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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TIIUIIBDAY. JAN. 2G, 1017.
SEEKS CROESUS' WEALTH.
frofor ButUr Will Dig For Traur
Buritd In Sardit.
rccksklll, N. V.-Crocsus, ktng of
Xordla nnd the world's first great finan
cier, escorted n committee of his sub
jects through lilx palnco one afternoon
ln'Fobruaiy, 77. nml after the commit,
teo hail looked at Croesus' heaps of
cold one of the visitors, the first muck
raker evidently, said it was wicked that
nny' one should have so much wealth
itnd that something was going to hap
pen. It dhl. Halt aii iiour later most
of the big mountain overhanging Sar
dls buried the city, nnd when the earth
quako was over Croesus wealth was
buried below mining depth.
Professor Howard Butler of the de
partment of art and archaeology In
Princeton university announced that ho
vsas going over to Asia Minor very soou
to, resurrect the buried treasure. In
2909 Professor Butler headed an expe
dition to Snrdls, and, though ho found
only brouxe statues, his excavations
were of great scleutiflc worth. His de
cision to return was made following
tbo receipt of a messago at his homo in
Croton Fails sent by Consul George
Horton at Smyrna, which asserted that
Professor Butler's old excavations were
.unharmed notwithstanding war opera-
tlOM. . ,
HE "MINES" MUSHROOMS.
Expert
Uses Deserted Coal Mine
Farm With Success.
MorgantOTm. W. va. The queerer
mushroom I
tho pis co selected for a
garden the finer, it seenis, is
Uj6 i
growth of this popular table delicacy.
The last woul in a mushroom farm,
bowever. Is such a garden placed in
tbo depths of a deserted coal mine,
hundreds of feet below the ground.
Not far from Morgantown there Is
located this old' coal mine, known as
the Pittsburgh coal seam, in Pennsyl
Tanla and West Virginia. Theodore F.
Imbach, an assistant in the state agri
cultural experimenting station at Mor
gantown, obtained a permit from the
owners of the property. Ua encamped
on the first level and made chemical
analysis of the rocky soli.
Ho found it was rich in moisture and
Its constituents exactly those needed
by edible fungi for their quickest and
Kiost luxuriant growth. He therefore
started a mushroom farm nnd found
tho spot was ideal for, his purpose.
This "mushroom mine" makes large
shipments weekly to the city markets.
HELPING THE IMMIGRANT.
Lss Angeles Plans Methods of Practical
Attiitance.
Los Angeles, Cal. Fifty thousand
clubwomen of Los Angeles are co-operating
with the Federal Immigration
Commission and the school board In
initiating new standards of education
for the foreign population. Instead of
teaching the alien patriotic hymns be
will be Instructed how to call a doctor
In, an emergency, talk to the corner po
liceman and similar usages.
The first step will be the opening of
eighteen night schools for the foreign
population. The general movement is
the outgrowth of a social survey made
of, the city under the direction of the
State Commission on Immigration and
Housing, the first scientific analysis of
the kind made by a western city In this
country. The new night schools will
be maintained the year round.
WHITE MICE SET FIRE.
But Then They Give Alarm by
Scam'
pering Over Sleepers.
New York. Some practical Joker
turned loose twelve white mice In a
$iooklyn store. As a result there was
i fire. Twelve families were hurried
to, the street, and one man was nearly
aitffocated.
.The first floor Is occupied by James
Rlgsby, a cigar dealer. He slept. In the
xiear of the store. When the mice,
scampering across beds, awoke sleep
js women siyeagjed and ran Into the
kails. Somebody " outside heard the
yelling and summoned a policeman. It
sros then the fire was discovered. Rigs
by was found unconscious. He was
revived by Dr. Harper of the Brooklyn
Jjpspltnl. The fire did ?500 damage.
4The police believe mice gnawed a box
f matches in the cigar store.
COLONEL HAS A FIRE TRUCK.
New
Apparatus Allays Oyster
Bay's
Fear of Incendiaries.
Oyster Bay. N V. Fear of Inccn
partem which has filled the residents
t this section for the last few months,
resulted in the putting Into service by
' Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and other
wealthy meu of a modern fire truck.
The machine is guaranteed to make
' the steep run up Sagamore Hill In rec
' ord time, and the new apparatus gives
'Oyter Bay the best fire protection on
lng Island outside of Brooklyn.
There huvc been many disastrous
rcs on the estates of residents of the
north short recently. Among those
who Joined Colonel Roosevelt In con
tributing toward the new fire truck
were W. It. Coe, C. IC G. Billings, J.
Stuart Iilackton, Colgate Hoyt and
Mortimer L. Scbiff.
And Still Eggs Are High.
Charleston, W. Va. Elpssle la tht
HArj$fofra Ilhodji IslandjRed hen owned
by 1. .White; aarmer of Birch Rub,
KajBjiwha county, Hhehas lald;an egg
rtry day fpr tTfp mgBths.cach of
WhtylJiMuuch lar?r, tliah-p ordinary
er. ' The last and largest of these
jMtisurod eight and one-half Inches the
loot viiy around and seven inches in
the vf ftfr largest circumference. Flos
i thau one year old.
INHERE MANKIND WAS REBORN
The Story of Florence EpItomUea the
Story of Humanity.
The story of Florence Is tho story of
humanity; the brond, deep, moving
epic of tho awakening of man to his
own divine power; tho story of wou
derful self mado men who had but one
idea In common tbo thirst for free ac
tivity of soul.
So ..tho talo of the now birth, the
reunlssaucc. Is the record of Individ
nal spirit so free, so subtle and clastic,
so profoundly penetrating to the
spriugs of human purpose, that it has
rurnlsbed tho motlvo power of the
world ever since, and Florence, as Its
source and focus, because of tbo con
dltlons then obtaining In tho city and
throughout Italy, was tbo ono spot in
tho world capable of producing such
an epoch maki.ig upheaval of human
consciousness.
And all this astonishing genius grew
directly out of business! Tbo city was
peopled by men who manufactured the
necessaries of life, by merchants, spec,
ulators, bankers, tradesmen, artisans,
handicraftsmen of every typo. Busi
ness, work, was a condition of active
participation in tho Ufa of the state,
and because they did not work the
nobles wcro debarred from this.
It was tho burghers, tho people, who
ruled, and even when evil chanco laid
tho state under tbo heavy band of a
despot he was forced to develop his
own character to tho uttermost, b
causo his rule depended entirely upon
his capacity as a man. The aristoc
racy accordingly was that of lutein-
'cnce, 0.J mcu who kecaine eminent bo-
cause, urst or aii, tuey were uio uess
in meir own muiviuum worn.
Under the practical inspiration of
theso mental giants Florence was re
created and learned to view IKe. from
within instead of superficially. Bbo
learned that the individual is the soul
of the state and that tho state can
succeed only when it is true to the best
interests of its individuals. A. 8. Biggs
in National Geographic Magazine.
VINDICATED THE MULE.
A Legal Case Whore tho Honor of the
Animal Was Involved.
One of the most famous cases re
ported in the Missouri Law Reports is
that of Lyman versus Dalo. known as
the "celebrated mule case."
It seems that Dale's hired band.
Parker, after a day's work supplying
water to a clover huller, was passing
through the city of Springfield, riding
one mule and lending another. He
met Lyman Just opposite a pile of
bricks In the street, capped by a red
lantern. The mule being led became
frightened at the bricks and lantcni
and. Jumping aside, broko a wheel out
of Lyman's buggy.
This laid tho foundation of the case.
Lyman sued Dale for n damage of $3.
charging him with "negligence In ban
dllug a wild and unruly mule."
The case was first tried In n Justice
of the peace court at Springfield, Mo.,
and was appealed to the circuit court.
From there it was taken to the court
of anneals, which court falling to
agree, sent It to tiie supreme court of
the state.
This court held that Lyman could
not recover damages unless he proved
that the muie was "wild nnd unruly."
Judge Henry Lnmm said that, while
the amount Involved In the case was
small, the value of the case was great
for the sake of the doctrine and also
because It Involved the "honor of the
Missouri mule." Exchange.
Who Owns tho Falkland Islands?
Few people are aware to this day
that the Falkland Islands are marked
In all Argentine maps and geographies
ns "unlawfully retained by Great Brit
sin. The origin of the dispute was
that England after abandoning thq
Islands in 1774 resumed possession In
1828. The Argentine government pro
tested and, as A. Stuart Pennington
pouts out In bis book on the country.
Is even today "careful to do nothing,
which could even apparently recognize
the rights of tho present possessors."
It was for that reason that It declined
u proposal a few years ago to run a
line of Argentine ships to the Islands.
Beautiful Bridges.
Popular love of art may be carried
too far. The author of "Charles Bour
bon, Constable of France." tells us that
on tne occasion of the sack of Rome
Iho citizens refused to secure their
safety by taking the advlco of their
captain, Reuzo da CcrL and cutting
tho bridges Ponte Quattro Cap! and
Ponto Slsto. The people declined on
tho ground that they were "too beau
tiful."
An Ox Hide.
"Thomas," said the professor to a
pupil in the Junior class in chemistry.
"mention an oxide."
"Leather," replied Thomas.
"What is leather an oxide of?" asked
tho professor.
"An oxide of beef," answered the
bright youngster. Chicago News.
Was Coming Back.
"Seemed to sadden old Geldbox when
bis, new son-in-law satd.goodby after
tbo wedding. Is be. so fond of him?"
'Well, uot.exactly. You see, the new.
son-in-law, didn't say good by; he, said
AO revouv "Browning's Magazine.
Foiled.
"Dearest, I ordered to be sent home
today a most beautiful bat for only
30. It's a perfect lover'
'My darling, your love will be re
turned." Puck.
Grumblers deserva' to. bo onerated
HpSn' Burgjcall'y Their' trouble! ta' usu
ally chronic. -Douilas Jcrrold,
WASHING, THE DISHES'.
Doing This Job Only Once a Day. It le
Said, Savee Time.
1 "Tho careful housekeeper will nlways
resent tho suggestion that onco a day
Is oftv'n enough to wash dishes," writes
Dr. It, Bamarl In "Tablo Talk" In tho
National Food Mftgaalno. ''She cannot
train herself to allow soiled plates and
silverware to stack up from ono meal
to the next. Mr she lias been taught
that such actions arc evidence of shift'
less, slovenly housekeeping. As n mat
tir ii f fnrf illotii- Mth mmiv ntlutr tut
tlons which nru fixed In tho onentlou
of the home, both time and energy aru
saved by cutting out two of tho three
dally dlshwashlug Jobs."
Dr. Rurnard goes on to reclto tho ex-
perleuco of ono hoilsekwpor who actu-
ally dared study tho homely work of
dUhwashlng. One week sho washed
llattna tllfSwt tllttrta ti ilrti tlm iwtvr tvititt
sho wanned each day's dishes Uo. ! HlBhway owno.l by Mr.. Yatoa rnUior,
gcther. She used tho sumo number of Collins,
dishes each day In both weeks. Sho M"- Yates Is putting In a now stock
found that It took her tlfty-ono minutes of goods.
a day to wash dishes after each meal j Mr. B. F. Collins expects to Icivo
and forty-ono minutes n day to wash Soon for tho Soldlors Homo nt Hoso
them onco a day. burg
This took account only of time but T,,'0 a,enwood chool houau has boon
there was a considerable udltlonnH h d
saving in gas or fuel consumed by t ., . ... ,
heating water onco Instead of thrtco a wm n,8 " ProcauUon against tho spread
day, to say nothing of tho saving In
soap.
SALT IN THE FOOD.
Why Its Flavor at Times le Too Weak
or Too Strong.
Tho average bousewlfo wonders why
she often over or under salts her
dishes when she "knows" that she
salted them Just right, as she always
did and as tho recipes called, for.
The reason Is Just this: The season
log value of different brands of salt
varies widely. This Is easily proved.
Take five slices of rlpo tomatoes: apply
equal parts of five makes of salt upon
tho separate pieces.
Eat as soon as
salted. Tbe difference in tlavor, per
meation, rapidity and equality of dls-
solution and seasoning value are read
ily detected.
A table salt should bo fine, the crys
tals of equal size, quickly soluble aud
free from ingredients wuicn absorb
mnlsturo from tho nlr. Lnrcn and
small crystals will not dissolve unl-
rormiy; consequently mo run sailing
effect is not obtained until the large
crystals are dissolved. Tho quickly
solublo salt diffuses itself through tbe
food at once aud gives an equality of
savor. Sticky salt is an Intrusive mil
sance.
Failures In salting arc largely duo to
changing from ono make of salt to an
other. Get the best grade, grow ac
customed to Its use aud stick to It
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Wont SMo, January 24-Mr. W. W.
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Orvlllo Collins litm routed Mrs. (J.
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THURSTON
Thurston, January 23, "Grandpa
Banks" who hns boon qulto 111, is rapid
ly recovering.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Taylor Neodham nnd
daughter, Laura, motored to Pleas
ant Hill Sunday and visited friends.
J When Uio sad nowa of tho death of
,vnmirai wcwey reacneu inursion uio
snhnnl HncrM wuru lnwnrcil linlf tnnnt.
Mrs. C. W. Ynrnoll enjoyed n visit
froin ,or brother. Fielding Crump, of
Grant county recently.
Mnny proplo from hero and Davis
attended tho funeral of Jesso McBrldo
at tho Walker chaprl at Springfield
last WednoBday.
Mrs, Lou Kennedy of Kim Ira arriv
ed hero today nnd will visit with hor
parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. John Danka
until Mr. Danks Is quite well again,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Withers and
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thy, of Natron, spout tho day, Sunday
with Mr, and Mrs. Walter ICdintnntou,
Several from huro attended tho fun
oral of J, W. Smith nt Natron Mon
day. Mr, and Mm, II Irani Miller and
daughter, Margaret, caiuo down from
Lnndax to-day nnd will rumaln uvor
night at tho homo of Mr. nnd Mrs.
Abt Miller.
Mrs. Walter Piatt entertained at
dlnnor Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gray, and family of Davis ami Miss
Mild rod I'rlco.
Mrs. Wayne Ynnioll cnturtalnod n
dlnnor guusts, Mr. and Mrs, Ira Gray
and daughter, Minn Zola, and Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Gray, Sunday.
Chnrlos Fowlor of Crow and Joseph
Fowlor of Jolur nro visiting nt tho
homo of Mr. nnd Mtb. Frank Fowler
nt Bon Ton Acros.
CAMP CREEK.
Camp Crook, January '2, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Stephens' small son Vor-
nou la nick with tho moaslos.
Oron Mnstorson was a visitor of
Thurston Friday.
Croed nnd Huleu Ilrattaln of Spring-
Hold spent tho wooktmd with their
parents on the ranch horo.
Mr, and Mrs, Will Jack and daugh
ter spent Sunday with tholr son Char
lie Jack and family.
Mr. and Mrs. MnHtorson woro Spring
field vlsltlra Friday nnd Saturday. i
Marlon Chaso Is hauling cedar posts
for Mr. Paul Vun 8coy. .
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Real Estata Transfers.
P. Conloy ot ux to Hurry Klofcr ,
ot ux Lot 8, block 1, B. B. Kcpnor.
addition to Springfield; 10.
James C. Parkor, shorlff, to J. O. ,
Nicholson Lots ,3, t, block 20, Spring- '
field; 11027.20. 1
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