The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 14, 1916, Page 7, Image 7
FOUGHT DUEL IN THE AIR
German and British Aviators Engage
in Struggle Which Results in Destruction
of One Participant.
4, A thrilling spectacle took placo the
other day on the French frontier when i
'a German aeroplano passed overhead
spying out the land. First thoro was
a rapid liro of the antiuir-cuft guns,
and though the white pufTs of the
shells seemed to encircle it, they appeared
to be doing no harm. Then
the German airman caught sight. of
a British aeroplane aiul immediately
started in hot pursuit of it.
Another British aeroplane which
was returning from a scouting four
over the German lines, dropped out
of the white clouds, as if by magic.
But being above the. German plane, its
presence was not perceived until it
was quite close. Then began a sensational
battle. For fear of injuring
their own machines, the soldiers
stopped the fire from the antiaircraft
guns. Left to themselves, the two
jcrafts circled and recircled round each
Other, the British aeroplane rushing
in sometimes and then darting away
again, while the machine guns kept
up a rapid liring. Suddenly the German
plane dropped with an abrupt,
twisting drive, For a thousand feet or
more it fell, helplessly. Then, as it
the aeronaut had tr ide frantic effort
to adjust his It vers, the machine
Straight elieil <>n? ? 1 ?
The Liriti.sh piano followed the Ci?_srtuan
in its lull, in graceful spiral
curves, and when it righted, opened
f renewed fire upon it. A burst of white
smoke from the Gorman aeroplane announced
the explosion of the petrol
tank. The body of the German ma
chine crashed to the earth. Its heavy
four-cylinder engine embedded itself
in the ground, its wings and body
shattered into splinters, and its steel
stays bent and twisted, lay scattered
about.
BURNING AFTER SIXTY YEARS
Now One Million Dollars Will Be Spent
in Endeavor to Put Out Coal
Mine maze
nngineers ot the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation company arc making herculean
efforts to extinguish the lire,
which has been burning for ??0 years
in a coat mine at Summit liiil. I'a.
Seven mine locomotives and three
steam shovels are in operation and a
large force of men is at work driving
deep holes into the earth, into which
culm and water are being sluiced.
.Millions of gallons of water are being
pumped daily into crevices ami
holes, and the issuance of steam indicates
that the fire is burning in spots
'which had long been considered
iburned out.
The gigantic effort the company is
|making to extinguish the lire tor all 1
time will probably cost $1,QUO,000, but
tliut sum is insignificant when compared
with the damage the fire would
do if it should spread into the val&
n
i ley and ignite the mammoth veins running
throughout the Panther Creek
;valley. The lire had its origin directlly
west of Summit Hill and was
icaused, it is believed, by forest fires.
|Tho Uames have been gradually
ispreading westward, and have deistroyed
millions of dollars' wo?Th of
coal.
Give Home the "Once Over."
Now is not too late to look over the
ihouse and see what Is necessary to
repair tlio ravages of the summer
'duu iiiiii num. it in u good idea 10
clean the glass over pictures with a
iCloth wrung from hot water and
dipped in alcohol. Polish them immediately
until they are dry and glossy
with chamois or tissue paper.
Huh leather chairs with a little
fresh milk to prevent cracks in the
leather I>o this nbout once a week.
Whiting spread on a damp flannel
cloth will remove all spots from
painted wood without hurting the surface
and without tiriug the arm which
applies It.
Often when a house has been closed
all summer the iron sink becomes
rusty. It can be cleaned with mutton
tallow. Cover the tallow with quicklime
and leave it on over night. The
lime and tallow should then be rubbed
. on wun an oiu siuk oroom ana the
aink should then bo washed with hot
soda water. The lime should not bo
allowed to touch the hands.
Facts About Concrete.
Tests made In the engineering laboratory
of the Sheffield scientific
school. Yale university, using 1:2:4
concrete mixtures, with varying percentages
of water, showed that concrete
with 27 Vfc per cent of water was
stronger at the end of 20 days than
mixtures in which other percentages
had been used These experiments
Indicate that, contrary to the general
belief, there Is a definite limit to the
amount of water that should be used
and that that limit Is considerably
lower man tne percentage used in a
large amount of concrete construction.
Must Have Standard Vocabulary.
Two large manufacturing plants at
Uayonne, In New Jersey, om'
ploy an army of workmen of muuy nationalities.
require them to master a
standard vocabulary of GOO Qpglish
words. If, when hired, a man does not
know the necessary 600 words, his employers
give him, at their own expense,
enough time off to learn thorn. The
teaching is done in co-oporution with
_ the local board of education. A vocabuV
lary of 600 words is not exactly Shakespearean.
but a wayfaring Man can
do a lot with it at a pinch.
Till
REFUTES THE CANAL THEORY WA
Member of British Astronomical As- l,n'
scciation Takes Issue With Scientists
Concerning Mars.
According to the report on the 1909 "
oi position ot Mars, published by the
"section for the observation of Mars" si
of the British Astronomical associa- ?r ^
tion, under the direction of E. M. Antonladi,
"the alleged existence of a an 1
geometrical network of canals on ol 1
Mars has received a lasting and unanswerable
confutation." Mr. Anton- ?
iadi had the advantage of using on ?
Mars the great Meudon refractor. the
most powerful telescope in the Old an<
World. In working witli smaller in- u
struments he himself had, like other <oni
observers, obtained frequent glimpses una
of narrow, straight lines, but in the j'',r
Aicuuon instrument these lines were ^uw
seen only when the definition was ""
bad and the Image of the planet "liar- re''
ing " With good seeing, a complex ^
natural structure of the so-called "continental"
regions of the planet was re- *'
vealed. a variety of irregular hands | ' "
t cr
and shadings, replacing the sharp, tsarrow
lines drawn by Sehiaparelli. How- "
ell and others. Mr. Anlonladi pronounces
the geometrical lines, and nl- | '
so the douhling of the lines, mere op- i '
tical illusions, and presents a large j '),ls
number of his own drawings side by "
side with those made of the same reg- 1
ions hy Sehiaparelli and l.oweli. in
support of this contention. He notes 1 v',
tit it the markings which Sehiaparelli '
only glimpsed with liis modest .S'?-! '' '
Inch refractor were held quite steadily '
in the 32&t-inch refractor tit Meudon. '
?Sclontiflc American. 1 . i
ed
INDISCRETION COST HIM LIFE eiij
in t
Ambassador "Talked Too Much." and sttp
the Result Was Unpleasant for jj
Himself and Others. fp j<
In a "History of the Turks." C'hal- voir
coneylas, a Greek, relates how a fleet velc
of crusaders sailing toward Constant!
mint; in uie Regaining or tne thirteenth ....
century, was becalmed at the entrance
of the Hellespont. At that time there ?bs
was at the court of Athens an ambassador
of the king of France, who set
out in a galley to visit the chiefs of the
lleet. Tlio admiral confided to him A
that he had been ordered to take Con- win
stantinople by surprise. The amhaa- tim
sador spoke of the difficulties and dan- s-trt
gers of this passage, as it was between | 'he
two banks from which ballistae could j ann
burl upon the vessels enormous stones, : we<
boiling oil. and. above ail, Creek lire, j in 1
The admiral revealed to him that tho j wor
governors of the forts would make w;
little resistance, as they had been to I
bribed. The envoy was so pleased that dea
as soon as he had returned to land ho str:
had great trouble to hold his tongue, j
lie was heard to prophesy in mysteri- 1 h;
ous words that the famous passage | are
would soon be forced. As there were i
spies on all sides, the words of the am- any
bassador were soon carried to Con- t'ari
stantinople. When tho fleet presented I one
itself in the Hellespont the catapults To
of the Turks manifested groat activity, the
The bribed captains of the forts had in
been removed and others were in their "Cd
places. The indiscreet ambassador
was recalled to Paris and executed. thit
The Gurkha's Charge. WCM
That the Indian troops not only re- jn ,
speet but love their officers is tllus- aus
trated in the following humorous story tnli
from T. P.'s Journal: yol]
A young English subaltern had Just 7
arrived at the front, and his superior me!
officers, who were not at all sure of j1|H
him, gave an old Hindu soldier of his (-0i
regiment orders to keep his eye on
him. The Indian was very proud of
his trust, and looked after the young H
fellow as if be had been his own son. ser
although he was always perfectly re- tra
spectful and obedient. wil
Then, one afternoon, tho German Fii
fWTMes Ih.i ivii v .. I,??- !
w... %.?v iMUl iwu uuiciii i ii > in* i I1U(
hardmcnt. Carried away by his feel- ke;
ings, the boy jumped up and exposed pla
himself unnecessarily to their fire, am
The Gurkha immediately pulled him ant
back, pushed him to the tloor of the ula
trench, and sat on him' The young urc
Englishman struggled to rise, but the sia
Gurkha sat tight. of i
"Not yet. sahib," ho cried, "not yet!" opt
And it was not until the colonel its
gave the order to charge that the con- act
scientious Hindu allowed his prisoner thi
to rise, saluted him respectfully, and bal
charged the enemy trenches at his lie1
side fan
Treasure Ship Ready. da}
The staunch old whaler Jeanottn Is
receiving u coat of paint and a powerful
engine is being added to ber equip- q
inent in the Pacific shipyard at Alameda
Point. Cal. Tho Jeanette, for a W("
long timo, has lain idle, but now sho is
going to sail again on a long expedltion
to the South seas. Sho will carry th
adventurers to Cacos Island to search jir
for fabulous treasures thought to have .
been hidden by "lied Jacinto." a pirato
chieftain. q
The party is to be hoadod by Capt 7 ^
James Drown of Portland, Me., and is
composed of business men from
Springfield, Mo., and Kansas City, who ~0|]
have formed a syndicate to financo tho (
expedition They will leavo Oakland, ny
Cal., in a few days. flrr
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Wood Pulp Substitute for Cotton.
A Gorman chemist is working on a
process which is oxpected to make ?
wood pulp avuilaMo as a substitute for
cotton in tho manufacture of high f
power explosives. The pulp Is pre- c ?
pared and made Into sheets much the ti
same as in the manufacture of paper.
The only difficulties yet remaining 8 1
arise from the tact that the material
contains impurities which make tfoe
j explosive uncertain and highly dangtr
1 ous to handle.
pui
? laxcastkk xkws.
[y to inclose stamps
roperly Placed in Letter They Are
t^pt to Be Source of Irritation
to the Recipient.
is actually astonishing the numOf
persons, even those who nro in
iness, who do not know how propto
inclose a postage stamp in a
cr. The stamp is inclosed to bring
immediate reply, and the Intention
ho writer is good; but many times
wrong way of doing the thing is
cause of no little annoyance at
other end of the line.
'lien a busy man opens a letter
finds a stamp pasted tightly to
sheet he may be excused it he beics
Irritated. The ' itter is often
nswered, the stamp wasted or the
ty's time taken up in removing the
np and applying paste to hold it
the envelope sent containing the
iyere
is one way to inclose a stamp;
lolsten a spot about the size of a
in the center of tlie stamp and
-s it to a blank space on the lotsheet.
When the party nddresse i
loves the stamp lie can lift it from
edge, and that will cause the cento
release iesantly without injury
ho bit of paper. It one < orner is
led down i' >fte? tears in remov
-i ' - *
ui. i nt ( 1.1,5; i?? tne ruling nr
department. the postage -damp Is
tbless if any portion is torn or rut
iy.
mother way to ItIoso a single
111?. or two or three stamps, in
, Is to cut a little slit in the enrol'
the letter, taking pains that
is not done where it will he fold
as the letter is ninth* ready to go
he envelope. If the slits are prop
made the stamps can he tucked
ind will remain safely in that poDU.
ut for a large number of stamps
' better to put them in a small cnipe,
which is inclosed in the en>po
containing the letter.
lUtIM I LY A HOPELESS CASE
tinate Man Determined Not to Admit
That the Dictagraph Had
Helped Him.
certain young man of Columbus
y is so hard of hearing that lie oftes
carries a little dictagraph inim?
lit with liira to help him follow
conversation of his friends, was
ng some of his rural relatives last
k. There happened to he a farmer
I lie vicinity who had not heard a
d for years. The Columbus man
i introduced to him and referred
his little instrument which helped
f persons, and offered to demonte
it to him.
I can't hear through those things
ive tried theni ail and none of theiu
any good," he said.
i ui in is Ti ]> in your oar and try it,
how," suggested tho visitor The
uior hesitated a while and then put
end of the instrument to his ear.
the surprise of the Columbus man
deaf farmer replied, when asked
a tone hardly above a whisper,
m you hear what I say?"
Nope. 1 can't hear a word. These
igs don't do me any good."
Would you acknowledge it if they
lid help you?" was then asked him
a still lower tone of voice, and the
wer came back promptly: "Cerlly
1 would, but I can't hear a word
i auy."
he Columbus man put the instrunt
back in his pocket and said to
rural friend. "A hopeless case"?
umbos Dispatch.
Peculiar Customs of Finns.
The Finn is the most highly prized
vant in Russia, because, in const
with the Russian peasant, he
1 not Ktonl Tn f^nl ??%/! /?**
ins. the Russians say. it is never
essary to make use of a lock and
y. The Russians and Finns disy
the- same love for getting drunk
1 for going to church. The peaas
of both races are admirably regr
in their pursuit of those pleas s.
Moreover, the Finn an 1 the Kusn
are alike superstitious. The head
the new-born child is thrust into the
m door of the stove in order that
family's hearth spirit may become
tuainted with it. Now and again
s introduction has been fatal to the
jy. The peasant Finns also be
ye that the dead member of the
ally lingers in the household 40
'8 before taking its tinal departure.
Origin of Grain as Measure.
'he grain, as a measure of weight,
i its name from being originally the
ight of a crain of wheat. A statute
ised in England in 1266 ordained
t 32 grains of wheat, taken from
middle of the eai and well dried,
uld make a pennyweight, 12 of
ich should make an ounce, while
ounces were to make a pound,
'ho pound, therefore, consisted of
10 grains. But several centuries
?r the pennyweight was divided into
grains, which makes the troy
ind "i,760 grains. The pennyweight
s the exact weight of a silver penThe
standard grain was preibod
by act of parliament in the
gn of George IV.
Hazy Ideas.
I havo boon promised a Job In
i forest service," said the politin
What are your duties to be?"
t don't know much about the propoon.
I havo been told that I was
bo sent out to Inspect government
(serves.'
For what purpose?"
To see if they comply with the
re food laws, 1 suppose.'
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WHY YOU ARE NERVOUS f
Til'* nervous system w the alarm system
of the human body.
Iu perfect health we hardly realize tliat
we have a network of nerves, but when
health is ebbing, when strength is declining,
the same nervous system gives the
alarm in headaches, tiredness, dreamful
sleep, irritability and unless cotrected,
leads straight to a breakdown.
To correct nervousness, Scott's Kmulaion
is exactly what you should take; its
rich nutriment gets into the blood and
rich blood feeds the tiny nerve-cells while
the whole system responds to its refreshing
tonic force. It is free from alcohol.
Scott tit Itownc. Blooutficld, N. J.
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The now orow and the High
A ri*i/<!: win:; c < ducat ion hu<. been 1
n< -di i'!' d ! : " -tret < xt
(looi neighbor for running his ;iplio- '
()h<>tic <01 i how yranh. ac-coriing to $
which way it i.-, iov: lvi'U) iato at night,
l! listui i" ?i him I icclar d .' ti: <1 '
to _'tt !<i some tinif in tIn morning, i
aim it* 0 .,i dacHtoLiged .; IJut, '
in', heat ;r. returned ne.-hbor,
\v wis v v\ :ntf lieet :-al , ltoll. "I *1
|)in> i?,?t.I .p ' rat "h? e!-t - if I hoy
f
,jj t.j, I- i y an r- r
tu ill t. ! v; ti v; , ft a' 1 ;.?.?
voi: < 'i aiijtiv t i.ii u; ?; < : 11< high* t
. !u t Hi V .! win . .. hat ;s
J * t?,;, to "i* i tirst t.;.; !i I in* -a
f : it vr I I hind ol . t l, wl.it h v
?"it: . .i :i i . a k (i. ^ug!" t
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Busy Frensh Port.
The mt. t nuiioilant French port <>''t
side of Franco is Saigon. .vim li ran s
with Boulogne and Bordeaux among
the ports >. the mother country, it is jjj
the natural 'ollocting ami distributing '/
center for the groat rice-producing h
(delta regions it the Mekong Donnui, %
and other r'vers. and is the port ot W
(trans-shipment lor -ill the other ports g
of Indo f'liiiia Saigon is located on S
the right hank of the Saigon river, w
; about lifty miles from the sea and a
| about ten miles above the point where a
the river empties into the Domini, a S|
short coastal river parallel to the Me- ft
kong and about one hundred miles 3
east of it. 9
WUUU'S Swa
Prosperity Seeds. ?
With bright prospects a- ,,,
head for good prices on Veg- ?
< ?e.hle and ali Fan r produi T.
our farmers should feel en- ? X
c< uraged to plant improved ??
varieties of seeds, so as to increase
their crops. t f,
J WOOD'S VEGETABLE SEEDS, I 1
long known for their supe- i
rior quality and productiveness,
have greatly increased I
in demand and popularity T
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all Seeds for tbe Farm and Garden. ^
Mailed free on request. i-r-r
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Schedule In Effect August 15, 1915.
Eastern Time. ''
WESTBOUND.
Lv. Lancaster ...6:00am?2:30pm *, !
Lv. Port Lawn ..6:30am?4:08pm !l!
Lv. Bascomville ..6:46am-?-4:28pm l
Lv. ilichburg ....6:55am?4:4.1pm j"
\r. Chester .. ..7:30am?5:25pm
EASTBOUND. +
Lv. Chester .... o:OOani?6:45pm U
Lv. Richburg ... 9:45am?7:27pm - Lv.
Bascomville .10:00am?7:38pm o
i.v. Fort Lawn ..10:30am?7:55pm ~t\
Ar. Lancaster ...11:00am?8:25pm iConnectlons?Chester
with South- "
pro finfihnQ rH n nH f1o rolin.. P. u '
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western Hallways. *
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Line Railways.
Lancaster ,wth Southern Hallway
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S'A.SSKNGBR TRAIN SCHEDULES
T*"ulns arrive Lancaster from:
lo. 118?Yorkvlllc, Rock Hill and <
'ntermediate st-tiou.; 8 :31 a m. ] [
yo. 113?Charleston, Columbia and ?
intermediate stations lu:06 '' j
a. m ,,
No. 114?Marion, Blacksburg, Ch-r- J
lotte and Intermediate stations. 'J
1:35pm. ,,
No. 117?Co'urabia, Klngsville and i
intermediate stations, 7 : 4 1 p. m. {?
Trains leave Lancaster for: <
No 118?KlnKsvllIe. Columbia and *
Intermediate stations, 8:31 a. m * ...
No. 113?Rock Hill. Blacksburg, ^
Marlon. Charlotte and Inter- ?
mediate stations. 10: Of, a. m.
Nb. 114?Klugsvllle, Columbia
Charleston and Intermediate
stations 1:35 . r?
No. 117?Rock Hill, Yorkv'lle and
Intermediate stations, 7:41
p. m.
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Notice of Discharge. ^
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will, as guardian of Springs v-r
Raskins, on tlie 9th day of January. int< r
lain, make his filial return as such Viek
guardian, and apply to the probate
court of Lancaster county for letters iypt<
dlsmlssory. anpli
R. A. BLACKMON,
Guardian of Springs Raskins. li
Dec 10. 1915. W
w. i?it i r uiv lys ? -n mirsp. Peruna hnv helped I
mo fu rnj work iri< than .ill other uicdi irio " I
d ar. 22, 1011 "I \ < .f j rii! i! h j I
The above quotations cjive a vague gl mpse of the correspondence I
ve have had with Mr-.. Tanner nee 1399. Our files, which cover 9
wenty-tivo years, include many similar correspondents.
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AN OLD-TIME NURSE I
CURED I
Of Catarrh of the Stomach by Peruna 1
MRS. SELENA TANNER, ?
Athens, Ohio. E
This Cure Dates From October 3, 1899. V
jib o, io33 ?"fatarrii or the stomach. Was nearly starved.
After taking Peruna 1 have a good appetite."
Bept. 11, 1904 ?"1 can assure you that I am still n friend of I
Peruna. My health is still good."
^priI 23, 1906 ?"Yes, I am still a friend of p.-runn. Will 1) - a-long
as 1 live. 1 keep it in the liuuse all the time."
Dec. 18, 1907 "I remmtnend Peruna so often thai they call trie
the Pcuna doctor. l'eruua recommends ttself
when once tried."
Dec. 27, 190P ?"I till ti ll everybody I can that Peruna is the
l>e?t medicine in the world."
\ug. 15, 1909 ?"P-rutin i\. 1 my lif year- ago. I still lake It
when 1 have a cold."
Inn. 4, 1910 1 u t! r ei ! v illi j :k nm nla Peruna
saved me."
day 17. 1912 ? I iti"! <> ilo anything T can for Pomna." I
jlaw r -4 01/1 .< ?