The Maupin times., July 07, 1916, Image 4

FIRES
Deadly Field Gun the Invention of
New Yorker.
Primarily Designed for the Destruo
tlon of Aeroplanes, Dirigible Bal
loons, and the Like Applica
tion of Old Principle.
A double-barreled field gun to shoot
chain shot is the newest invention in
ordnance to be filed at the patent of
fice. The inventor Is Julius Wodiska,
a New Ycrker, who is very confident
of its great usefulness in warfare and
also of its practicability. The draw
ings of the new gun plainly show that
It certainly has the element of nov
elty, and, if It works as the inventor
hopes, would be a murderous weapon
against a line of troops and could
sweep the sky of air craft.
"My invention," says Mr. Wodiska,
"can be used either for naval or land
work, and if the latter either as a
field gun or mounted on a permanent
emplacement. The gun has two bar
rels, whose axes slightly diverge from
one another so as to be suitable for
throwing projectiles united by chains;
such projectiles when they leave the
gun continue to diverge from one an
other and stretch the connecting
chain, thus forming, in effect, a cos
tinucus projectile of considerable
length transverse to the direction of
fire. Projectiles of this class, while
long known, may now find a new field
of application as a means for destroy
ing aeroplanes, dirigible balloons and
the like.
"One of the important features of
the invention lies in the fact that there
is only one explosion or powder cham
ber for the two barrels, so that the
two projectiles are fired at exactly the
same moment from the two different
barrels. The improved character of
my chain shot is that the shot are
united by a chain of considerable
length. This chain is held, up to the
time the projectile is fired, within the
body of one or both of the projectiles
and Is capnble of being extended as
the projectiles Increase their distance
from the gun. At all Btages during
flight this extensible chain tends to
be kept tightly stretched between the
two projectiles.
"So far as I am aware, in all 'ord
nance of this character previously
used chain shot have always been con
nected together by chains of definite
and rather limited length, so that the
area swept over by the chain has been
correspondingly limited. In this gun
I have provided means which will pre
vent any entunglemont of the chain
in the bore of the gun as well as any
wedging or wearing action of the
chain upon it. '
"The object of my Invention is to
provide a gun and suitable chain shot
therefor which shall be free from
many of the disadvantages hitherto
How the Double-Barreled Field Gun
Is Worked.
appurtenant to giuiB of this cIbsb, and
which, without Increase of powder
charge or size of gun, shall be capable
of greater dostructlveness."
Stolen Art Recovered.
A statuette by Andors Zorn, the
SwedlHh artist, which was stolen last
sunnier from the Haltlc exposition at
Mulmoe, hns been recovered under un
usual circumstances. Whon It wnslost
from the art section of the exposition
there was an uproar in police and ar
ticle circles. The value of the piece
can bo gnthered from the fact that
It had been insured against theft for
6,000 crowns, but, though detectives
all over Scandinavia were sent on the
hunt for the piece of statuary, which
represented a girl called "Alma," there
waa no trace of It. A reward of 500
crowns was offered for its recovery.
A few days ago "Alma" was found
The lucky man was a ratlroad cltrk
In Stockholm, uan.od WlKrun. He hud
been given the unenviable job of
searching through a mass of articles
that had been abandoned in the rail
road trains, and which were to bo
sold at auction the following day,
In an old traveling bag was found the
little piece of statuary, and the To
ward the clerk received amounted to
three months' salary.
"An Enemy Hath Din This."
Through someone's blunder a dozen
or two bucking bronchos have got
mixed with a western consignment of
cavalry mounts now on the way to
France. The unsuspecting troopers
who first bestride them will say, with
the man In Scripture, "An enemy hath
done this!" Youth's Companion.
Americans as Leaders.
The twentieth century is to be the
century of the leadership of the west
em world; there will be work cut out
for every American, and fortunate
should each one In these United States
consider himself that he Is here to
day to play his part. Three Partners,
CHEERY FELLOW IS CHIPMUNK
Little Animal Does No Harm and la
Only Persecuted Through
Thoughtlessness.
Of all the squirrel tribe, the chip
munk is the most common. He seems
to have a fondness for civilization
which the others lack, and delights to
be near mankind. As a result, and be
cause of his confiding and fearless
nature, this little squirrel may often
be found Quite near to the bouse, or,
if you happen to be in the woods, he
will investigate your tent with in
quisitive nose and pattering feet.
Unlike the other squirrels, the chip
munk, hackee or ground squirrel, as
he is variously called, is far more at
home upon the ground than in the
treetops; in fact, he will rarely ascend
a tree if it is possible to avoid it. Per
haps this is because he is not equipped
with the bushy tail that the tree-loving
squirrels use as a combination rud
der and balancing pole.
The burrow of the chipmunk is a
rather curious affair. The main tunnel
or entrance often extends into the
ground for three feet or more, at which
point side chambers usually branch
off; in one of these Bide chambers the
chipmunk makes his winter nest, the
others being used as storage places for
provisions, often a bushel or more of
nuts and grains being stored therein
for winter consumption.
All of these provisions are carried to
the nest in the curious cheek pouches
of the little animal; In the late autumn
chipmunks may be seen darting about
with these pouches so distended with
their cargo as to make the little fel
lows look as if afflicted with an epi
demic of mumps. When he considers
his larder sufficiently Btocked, the chip
munk retires to his nest for the win
ter. His little birdlike tracks on the
snow in even the coldest weather
prove that he ventures abroad occa
sionally, for exercise at least. If you
dig down into his burrow in the dor
mant season you are apt to find from
two to six of the little fellows curled
up snugly In the one nest a situation
never found In the homes of the other
squirrels.
The chief enemies of the chipmunks
are the small boy with stick and air
rifle, the weasel, the hawk and the
owl. The worst of these, however, is
the small boy. The chipmunk may not
be of any value as a destroyer of ani
mal or vegetable pests, but he Is nev
ertheless a cheery, harmless little
fellow, who makes the woods bright
with his happy, chirping cry and the
patter of his tiny feet.
Money Made Out of Peanuts.
In Farm and Fireside Harry B. Pot
ter writes a suggestive article entitled,
Why Not Grow Nuts?" in the course
of which he describes the various nut
cropB grown in the United States and
the profits to be made out of them. In
regard to the peanut he writes in part
as follows:
"The second most Important nut in
the United States Is the peanut. Sci
entifically the peanut la a pea, and
not a nut. But popular opinion has
classed It as a nut because of its
flavor. Like the English walnut, the
peanut didn't become important until
about 1870, though it had been known
for a long time before.
"The peanut Is now grown all
through the southern half of the Unit
ed States, and the 20,000,000 bushels
ralBed in 1009 (last census) were worth
about $18,000,000. The popularity of
peanuts is due to the ease of shuck
ing and the low retail price. The
early age at which the American pub
lic learns to love this nut also helps
to explain perhaps its remarkable
popularity."
Preferred Her Pie In Pieces.
There was a rush from the train tc
a nearby restaurant, for refreshments.
nnd, as usual, the men arrived first,
When the one woman entered, Bhe saw
and heard the transactions where pie
was bought for ten cents a quarter
She desired a whole pie to take back
to a party of friends, so she asked:
"How much for a pie?"
"Sixty cents," was the glib reply.
"I'll take the four pieces of this one, '
she said calmly, laying down tout
dimes.
The restaurant man hesitated, out
three tilings caused him to come to
the haBty conclusion that he had bet
tor cut the pie. The three things were.
tho set of the woman's chin, the sound
of her voice, and the suppressed laugh
ter of his customers.
She took up her pie in pieces, say
ing In the Bnme businesslike tone
"Thank you my knife was dull."
War Makes Dogs Homeless.
The annual British dog tax of $1.85
which fell due on New Year's day, has
set an unusual number of dogs adrift
The reason Is the war, with so many
men at the front and so ninny depen
dents behind. English people are ex
tremely sentimental In regard to aul
mats, and the protecting act passed
three years ago Imposes a maximum
fine of $100 or six months' Imprison
mont on any one convicted of aban
donlng a dog. This year, the senti
mental feeling for the homeless dogi
has taken the form of appeals to the
press for Individuals to ransom the
dogs and give them to the troops at
mascots, and hIbo of printed leaflets
which have been scattered among
householders, pleading with ownert
not to turn their pets Into the street
A Blunderer.
"Poppel Is not tactful."
"Not at all. It he knew a man was
fleeing to Canada to avoid arrest Dop
pel Is the sort of person who mould
advise Aim to see America, first.''
Mark Twain "Dandy" I
But Also a Student
In His Pilot Days
Old pilots of that day remembered
Samuel Clemens as a Blender, fine
looking man, well-dressed, even dandi
fied, generally wearing blue serge,
with fancy shirts, white duck trousers
and patent leather shoes. A pilot could
do that, for .his surroundings were
speckleBS, says Albert Blgelow Paine
in St. Nicholas.
The pilots regarded him as a great
reader a student of history, travels
and the sciences. In the association
rooms they often saw him poring over
serious books. He began the study
of French one day in New Orleans
when he discovered a school of lan
guages where French, German and
Italian were taught, one in each of
three rooms. The price was $25 for
one language, or three for $50. The
student was provided with a set of
conversation cards of each, and was
supposed to walk from one apartment
to another, changing his nationality
at each threshold.
The young pilot, with his usual en
thusiasm, Invested in all three lan
guages, but after a few round trips de
cided that French would do. He did
not return to the school, but kept the
cards and added textbooks. He studied
faithfully when off watch and in port,
and his old river notebook, still pre
served, contains a number of advanced
exercises neatly written out.
PoultryNotes
Do not be continually disturbing the
sitting hen or turkey, or duck or goose,
but leave them pretty much to them
selves and they will make a better Job
of hatching.
Turkey roosts should be located to
ward the roof, allowing only ample
space for the birds to stand erect.
Don't be afraid of overfeeding the
ducks. They should be fed four or
five times a day.
Good water is a necessity at all
times In the poultry yard, and don't
forget the loose, dry earth for the dust
bath.
Ducklings and goslings should never
be allowed to swim, even in warm
weather, because It will set back their
growth.
Be sure that the hovers in the brood
ers are cleaned every day and disin
fected once or twice a week.
After the chicks are a few days old a
run out on clean green grass in the
open air every fair day is necessary
for their health and growth.
Chicks with hens or in brooders
should have ample Indoor run so that
they can secure plenty of exercUe dur
ing bad weather.
Ten turkey eggs may be set under
a good five-pound hen.
All portable chicken houses should
be elevated to keep out the rats.
"Keep Busy," Advice
To Those Who Would
Reach Ripe Old Age
A number of well-known persons
who have passed the allotted three-score-and-ten
period all have a
defense against old age. Hetty Green,
the world's richest woman, says: "The
best advice I can give those who live
to an extreme old age and still retain
their mental and physical health is to
keep the mind occupied on some busi
ness endeavor, walk as much as you
can and chew a baked onion between
meals."
Chauncey M. Depew says the reason
he 1b so well at eighty, is because he
keeps busy. "My universal observa
tion has been that men who have led
active lives and who stopped work
when they arrive at eighty years or
thereabouts, died, while those who
continued at their tasks lived for
many years more."
Mrs. Thomas Whiffln, who has
0
Extremes
Meeting.
"That was a re
markable Idea of
contrasts the ani
mal painter had
In his latest zoo
picture."
"What was It?"
"He painted a
laughing hyena
standing under a
weeping willow."
Smokeless Conflagration,
Omar Hello, Iletny! Are you still
working at old Skinner's store?
Ileiny Not me. Old Skinner had
a big tire last week.
Omar Much of a loss?
Helny I should say so. He fired
me.
His Finish.
Trotter When I left here five
years ago old Grasplt was worth
nearly half a million. How much has
he now?
Homer Not a dollar.
Trotter What! Did he fail?
Homer Not exactly. He died.
Strange Behavior.
Doctor I regret to Inform you, Mrs.
Tightwad, that I fear your husband Is
suffering from softening of the brain.
Mrs. Tightwad Goodness gra
cious! What makes you think that?
CAMPING TRIP BEATS HUSBAND
HUNTING ON PIAZZA OF HOTEL
By LAURA JEAN LIBBEY.
(Copyright, 1916.)
Something there la more needful than
expense,
And something previous even to taste.
'Tis sense,
Good sense, which only Is the gift of
heaven.
And, though no science, fairly worth the
seven.
If nine girls out of ten -could have
their way about it, no one should ac
cuse them of go
ing husband hunt
ing under the pre
tense of leaving
home for a sum
mer outing. They
would go in for a
season of camp
life with all Its
free, life-giving
joys, letting "the
girls who dawdle
around hotel piaz
zas catch the
weak fish who are
as eagerly Intent
upon heiress
catching.
It's only within
a very few years
that girls have
gone in for camp life during their va
cations. There are a dozen good rea
sons to champion It. In the first place,
there's no fine, expensive new ward
robe to buy. The winter's half-worn-out
blue serge skirt, with a few dark shirt
waists, and the winter's thick-soled
walking boots, a sweater and wool
tam o'shanter cap, with a few needful
accessories, constitute the wardrobe
outfit. A crowd of happy, exuberant
passed her eightieth year, says early
to bed and early to rise makes old peo
ple young. Charles R. Flint, the well
known captain of Industry, says that
sunshine and not moonshine la the
real thing.
Window Washing Science
In This Big Steel Mill
There are 3,000,000 window panes in
the Bethlehem Steel company's mills,
and formerly these windows were
washed at irregular intervals by men
who worked on day wages and did
whatever amount of labor they chose.
Today the company has charts of all
those windows and, by experiment, has
determined the time and the number
of men needed to wash the glass in
each building. The work Ib standard
ized. The price set for washing the
windows in one of the immense 'ma
chine shops is $443. The work Is now
done on schedule, the windows are
kept clean (for steel mills), and the
increased light inside has a perceptible
effect on production. The cost is about
one-fifth what it formerly was, per
unit of window space.
Making a Room Look Cool.
Everybody has noticed that Borne
houses look cooler in summer than
others. Upon examination it will
generally be found In the house which
always looks cool and livable that for
one tiling there is no heavy Btuffed
furniture that has to be covered up
each summer. No room looks cozy
and comfortable with all the furniture
shrouded in those tan-and-whlte-sriped
covers that many people think they
must put on In June.
Nor can a room look cool and home
like with long bare windows. Instead
of heavy lace curtains that must be
washed painstakingly each spring,
stretched on a frame and put away till
fall, there may be used plain hemmed
or hemstitched curtains made of
cheesecloth. They are as easy to wash
Doctor Well, he insisted on paying
me in advance.
Sparing His Pride,
"Pa,
why do
you always send
me out of the
room when you
and mother are
about to have an
argument?"
"I hate to tell
you, son."
"But I'd like to
know, pa."
"Well, I guess
It's because no
man likes to ac
cept defeat In the
presence of his
son."
The Real Thing.
Little Lemuel Say, paw, what is
faith?
Paw Faith, son, is something that
will Induce a bald-headed man to buy
a bottle of hair restorer from a drug
gist who hasu't a hair on his head.
His Start.
"I hear, Vlss Gladys, that your
brother is ambitious to break rec
ords." "WelL he's begun practicing with
the most expensive ones we bought
for our V'lctrola."
.. - '- V :
young girls, under the care of a genial
woman of middle age, can enjoy a sea
son of camp life just as heartily and
thoroughly as young men can.
The exhilaration of outdoor life puts
a wonderful amount of vim in girls
even languidly disposed. There's a
newness in responding to the tin horn
which means up and out at five o'clock
In the morning. The camp is always
pitched near a brook and the way the
girls make a dash for it for their morn
ing dip makes an experienced sprinter
open his eyes with amazement. Oh,
the joy of dashing and splashing the
face In that cool, sparkling brook wa
ter. The girl who could only take choco
late, .toast and an egg the first morn
ing after her arrival could eat a whole
chicken and all the good things that
go with It after she has led the exhil
arating life a week. In camps where
money is not considered, a cook is
taken along, but where young girls
must count their pennies each girl
takes her turn at getting the meals,
showing how expert she is in the
culinary art, and she is pleased to do
it.
There are marching trips to some
good farmhouse every day or bo,
which means all the milk they can
drink gratis usually and as many
fine vegetables for a dollar or so as
they can carry back with them. They
are such fine, healthy, happy girls
when they break camp and come
home! No wonder they get, without
trying, tho good, sensible husbands the
hotel girls angled for in' vain.
and Iron as a tea towel and they cost
so little they can be easily replaced
when they wear out.
STAR OF MOVIE SERIAL
Ruth Roland.
Star in "The Red Circle," a Pathe
serial which has been one of the big
gest attractions of the movie world.
Here and There.
It is estimated that one seed of cot
ton, given the application of all pos
sible care and skill, would produce
40,000,000 seeds in six years.
To enable a physician to carry medi
cines without using a customary case
a cane has been invented in which
there is a tubular metal slide t'o hold
vials.
Air sirens for short distance signal
Ing have been invented by a French
man and. mounted on the masts of
ships, have been heard as far away
aa two miles.
Glass that will not splinter when
broken is being mnde in France by
pressing together under heat two
sheets of glass with a sheot of cel
luloid between them.
An Ingenious new .guard for finger
rings is worn Inside a ring and presses
against the finger to prevent It turn
ing, at the same tlmo being almost
Invisible.
It costs Paris nearly $100,000 a year
to care for the trees on ita streets
and boulevards and in its parks, more
than 1,000 new ones being planted
annually.
Refurbishing the Couch.
Don't be discouraged If your couch
cover seems hopelessly soiled. It Isn't
ruined by any means. One girl, who
expected to become a bride shortly
after she received her degree at col
lege, was saving her couch because the
cedar lining was so handy for linens
and frocks. But the bespotted exte
rior of faded green denim caused her
much annoyance. A friend suggested
recovering the whole thing in tones to
match the girl's boudoir. Now it Is a
charming affair In delft blue-and-whlte
striped chlnti, with a full, ruffled va
lance at the front, and oval pillows.
made from left-over pieces of the
ffr M
same.
To Suit All Tastes.
The following conversation was
overheard In a railway train not long
Just as the train was moving irom
the station two men were bundled into
a carriage. Both were of the sporting
type and were evidently particularly
keen on racing.
Let's 'ave a look at yer paper, Bin,"
said Charlie.
'Ere we are, Charlie," said Bill,
handing his friend an evening paper.
After a few minutes or silence unar-
lle remarked sententiously: "Wonder
ful things, newspapers, aren't they.
Bill? They've got so many different
sorts of things in 'em stories, cook
ery, murders, suicides, racin' some-
thin' for everybody, in fact.
You're right they are, Charlie."
But what's this 'ere blank space,
Bill?" pointing to the blank space re
served for stop-press news.
"Oh," replied Bill, "that's for people
wot can't read." Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
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Write for Cataloa. Prices and Testimonials
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How the Spellbinder Turns the Trick.
"To my mind "
"I can not do justice to "
"Far be it from me "
"It is hardly necessary to say '
"One word more and I have
done "
"It falls to my lot "
"I can not find words to "
"In the last analysis "
"Be that as it may "
"I shall not detain you longer"
"It becomes my painful duty " .
"1 point with pride to "
fc Columbia State.
Imperfect
Digestion
soon undermines your
health and impoverishes
your blood, but this may
be corrected by careful
diet and the assistance of
HOSTETTER'S
tomacii Bitters
It tones and strengthens
the entire digestive sys
tem and is a real aid to
Nature in cases of indiges
tion, cramps or malaria.
i-'i
Fleeting Fame.
"Fame doesn't last long, does it?"
"What's on your mind now?"
"I gave $500 to a worthy charity and
my name and the amount I donated
were printed In all the papers."
"Yes."
"And the next day my name wa.
dropped and the sum appeared only In
the list of previously acknowledged."
Detroit Free Press.
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur
geon's Work Unnecessary.
Astoria, N. Y. "For two years I
was feeling ill and took all k"inds of
i : t .
ujiiiui. x was pel
ing worse everyday.
I had chills.my head
wuuiu acne, i wai
always tired. I could
noi wain straignt
because of the pnin
in my back and I had
pains in my stom
ach. T pnf fa m
doctor and he said I
must pr nnilrr an
operation, but 1 Hid
jjsJlnot go. I read in
,. - . UJB paper aooui
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about it I
aid 'I know nothing will help me but I
will try this.' I found myself improv
ing from the rery first bottle, and in twe
weeks time I was able to sit down and
eat a hearty breakfast with my hus
band, which I h &i not done for two years.
I am now in the best of health and
did not have the operation." lira,
John A. Koenig, 602 Flushing Avenue.
Astoria, N. Y.
Every one dreads the surgeon's knife
nd the operating table. Sometimee
nothing else will do; but many timea
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not Letter after letter cornea
to the Pmkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed: or.if performed.did no good,
but Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was used and good health followed.
If you want advioo write t
Lydia E. Pinkham Modlela.Co.
fcoalUenUaij, Lynn, Mmsv
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