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CHANGE IN CALENDAR. Our Reckoning Not Like That of The Colonial Fathers. Philadelphia Ledger. If anybody knows when Be-ijamin Franklin was born it should be the Franklit. Inn Club, which cele brated the anniversary of his birth on Jan. 6. On the other hand, a resolution has been introduced in congress directing a medal to be struck in commemoration of the bicentenary of Franklin's birth the date of January 17, 1806. Why this discrepancy? Simply because the Franklin Inn Club, with the thought of reproducing for the occasion, the conditions existing in Franklin's time, notes the date of his birth in "old style." Franklin was actually born upon January 6, 1706; the anniversary of thafday in the reformed calendar, or "new style," is now January 17, just as we keep Washington's birthday upon February 22, although his birth was recorded as of February ii. The Gregorian calendar was not adopted in Great Britain and its colonies until 1752. The old, or Julian, calendar had reckoned the year as of 365 1-4 days, working in the quarters by adding an extra day every fourth year. But the solar year is really eleven minutes and twelve seconds less than 365 1-4 days, and in the course of centuries the accumulated deficiency footed up a considerable period of time. In 1852 this error was rectified by dropping ten days, between October 5 and 15. and ordaining that only one in four of the centurial years thereafter-A. D. i6oo, 2000, etc,-should be a leap year. Though this still leaves a discrepancy ot about forty-three seconds, to a year, the difference will not amount to a day until about the year 4ooo. The accumulation of error under the old calender was so rapid that between 1852 and 1752 it amounted to an additional day, so that when the "new style" was adopted iE Great Britain it was necessary tc drop eleven days instead of ten, and we have thus to add that num ber of days to all previous dates it our history to reach the actual anniversary.. The change occurred about midway in Franklin's life, and it is quite probable that he would continue to keep his birth day upon the date to which he had been accustomed. Russia, as i generally known, has never adopted the reformed calendar, and this is why today is observed as Christmas in the Eastern Church. L.aying Down The L.aw. Punch. Lady (entertaining friend's littl girl)-do you take sugar, darlingi The Darling-Yes, please. Lady-How many lumps? The Darling-Oh, about seven and when I'm out to tea I star1 with cake. It makes a woman very indignan with a man to tell her a queer story that isn't. Real Estate for Sas. I I HAVE IN HANDS THE FOLLOW ing described property for sale or terms that will enable persons desiring homes to secure same: Seven tracts in No. 2 Township, con. taining respectively 147.33, 211.13, 198.50, 192.75, 142.29, 217 and 188 acres. These are choice lots, highly productive, well wooded and watered, with penty of the best pasture land on each place. There are two good dwelling huses and several tenant houses, barns, cribs and stables on two of them, good well or spring water in plenty. Also onlE handsome residence in the town o1 Newberry, admirably constructed witl: modern improvements, desirably beated on one of our main thoroughfares, anc in one of the most desirable sections of our town. In connection with this place there are several handsome building los which we will dispose of at an eare date. For prices and terms apply to F. W. HIGGINS, THE SLED BOAT. Ingenious Comiinaton Devised by the Fire island Life SnVerx. The life savers attached to Uncle Sam's stations ou Fire island encoun tered great ditticuities and dangers'n crossing the Great South bay to the Long Island shore. either by water craft or ice craft. Still, naturally enough, they had a longing to visit family and friends when the great is. land sea was choked with drift ice or partly frozen over. These ingenious people long ago realized the needs of a vehicle capable of traveling on either ice or water safely, and years ago they launched the first "scooter," a boat con structed to travel on both ice and in water. It was a small boat, made fast to a sled, which was pushed on the Ice and rowed on the water. This crude mode of travel, with the wind against or across the boat, made the trip one of tremendous exertion. In the course of time a sail was tried, at first square rigged and very small. but it was used only when the wind was A; .:. Then a special boat was built which was par tially decked, and the sled was made lighter until at last the scooter of the present day came about, with nothing left of the sled but the bottom of the runners, shod with iron, or, better still, as experience has shown, with brass. And so has developed the wonderful scooter of the Long Island lakes and bays, a swift iceboat that will sail in the water and from one element to the other quickly without a jar.-Exchange. GOLD NUGGETS. The Proces In Nature by Whieb They Are Formed. That gold is formed from solution is generally . recognized. The miner re ceives the theory because it explains the making of gold to him, but he of ten wonders how it is done, so here is what has been seen: Daintree once pre pared a solution of gold and left in it a small piece of metallic gold. Acci dentally a small piece of wood fell intc the solution. The solution decomposed, the gold assumed a metallic state and collected and held to the small piece of undissolved gold. which increased in size. Another investigator heard of this and made a dilute gold solution, in which he immersed a piece of iron pyrites and left it there a month. He added also organic matter, and at the month's end the pyrites were covered with a film of metallic gold. Pyrites and galena were next tried, and each was covered with gold. Gold, coppei pyrites, arsenical pyrites, galena and wolfram were also tried, with similaz results. Metallic precipitates were tried, and while they threw down the gold as a metallic powder they did not cause it to cohere nor to plate anN of the substances tried. Organic mat ter thus seemed the necessary chemica agent Through the wood used in thesk experiments gold was disseminated it fine particles. Imagine ihese experi, ments conducted by nature througl ages and the result could be a nugget -Mines and Minerals. The Cook Approved. Out in Columbia road lives a gentle woman of ample means, who recentI3 advertised for a cook. The establish ment is entirely in accord with an ex, cellent social position, but is by nC means pretentious, so when a well rec ommended cook called and mentionce her prie~ as $40 a month the lady o1 the house answered that a wage of tha figure was quite out of the question. The cook dwelt a little on her su perior ability in the matter of getting up smart luncheons and dinners. bu the mistress of the house answeres that she wouldn't think for a momen of paying $40 for a cook. The chef lady rose to depart. She was perfect3 affable, and the gentlewoman's deter mination evidently impressed her a: most commendable. "I see how it is," she said approv ingly. "You are trying to live witi3 your income." And she departed, doubtless to finm somebody who isn't making that ef fort-Washington Post. Look Niaher. Never cultivate second or third rate folk except for artistic purposes. Mee them. if you must; leave them whet you can. You need expect nothing from them that they can conscientiousl3 withhold, for they are after your goodt while keeping a strict and jealoun watch upon their own. All you can ge from them Is material, never any spir Itual, Intellectual, wise, sane or mora or helpful messages. Just Like a Woman. "She's runnIng a correspondence school; teaches the secret of success." "Just like a woman to tell secrets." Detroit Free Press. You might shed your blood for some fellows, but they would never under stiand the sacritice.-Schoolmaster. The Ynnkee Twist. The beginning of an internationa: misunderstandin;: or thec continuatior of an oHt one is conta ine.d in this dia iogue fromu the I hladephI'ia Ledger: ".Of cors you eun." repihed the Yan BAKED APPLES. I'be Way to Make a Convenient and Delicion DeNmert. The diffence tbetween apple sauce stewed ouickly over the fire and that baked slowly for several hours in a moderate oven is so great that one coUld easily believe that diterent fruits bad been used. Each method. if care fully followed, produces a delicious re sult, and. while some persons have a strong preference for one or the other. to my mind it is difficult to decide which is the better way. Therefore it Is vwll to use both methods, cooking the lirst apples that come in midsum mer by stewing. and later, when the cool days of early autumn make a fire less objectionable, trying the baking. The dish for baking is as important as that for beans baked properly and also for Indian puddings. and should be the same in style and material. Cut the fruit (and you may use in this way any kind of apples or pears which are too green or hard to use uncooked) into quarters; then remove the cores and skins. Allow one cup of sugar and one-!alf cup of water to two quarts of fruit. The amount will vary with dif ferant apples. and it Is important not to use too much sugar. for the long cooking seems to develop the natural sweetness of the fruit Cover them closely and cook In a slow oven four or five hours or until they have a deep rich red color. If they cook too fast. the steam will cause them to burst and run over the edge and result in a mushy sauce. but a moderate heat. long continued, will leave each quarter distinct in the clear sirup. Let it cool in the pan and turn it out without any stirring of the fruit This may be poured at once into sterilized jars and sealed the same as canned fruit, if you are not likely to use it all soon. AQ a sauce for a breakfast or dinner i, acceptable; with cream and hot biscuit for supper it is delicious, and as a fill ing for pastry shells it is convenient. Home Science Magazine. THE CAVE OF GHOSTS. This.I One of the Wonder Places of New South Walea. On'e of the curiosities of Oakley creek. N. S. W., is a cave which very few people care to enter. It is of the usual order of stalactite and stalag mite shapes and figures, but in order to get inside it the visitor must crouch down and squeeze himself through a narrow opening and grope his way in the inky darkness for a few yards till he can stand erect and light a torch. As s-,on as he has done this he sees faintly the weird shapes assumed by the water dripping from the limestone and he he .- a whirring noise. He feels inclined to make his exit at once, but he hears something moving all round him, and presently something touches him. He concludes that there are uncanny spirits about, and this sensation is mul tiplied many times in Intensity when on turning to retrace his steps he finds himself confronted by a tall, ghostly figure. If the visitor has a strong nerve or has been forewarned, which is not al ways the case, he recognizes that the ghostly figure is a senseless block form ed by the dripping from the limestone, and that the moving creatures are bats. IThere Is one part of the cave which no man has dared to explore. It is called the blowhole. One adventurous visitor was about to squeeze himself through this narrow aperture when it ~occurred to him to throw a stone through. He did so. listening for the stone to touch bottom, and the dull sound that finally reached him con vinced him that there was a sheer drop of 200 feet on the other side of the blowhole. The Great Secret. ~Towne-You say it's Impossible for a woman to keep a secret? ~Browne-Yes. Towne-How about her age? Browne -She doesn't keep that a se cret. She merely tries to.-Phladel phia Press. A Kick on Unions. Clerk-I want more salary. sir, be e ause I am going to be married. aEmployer-But I don't believe in "un ions" raising the price of labor.-Puck. Jus't Too Late. T!m world i'. overloaded with people -...w-~ just going to do something I ,~ -...-y dse got In ahead of .--- -:r':ee Sentinel. Int~ferenee. Dorothy-What F'rank Werser ever couid have seen In Bessie Brown is past my knowledge. Bella-Why, Dorothy, I didn't know you cared so much for Frank.-Boston Transcript. The Doctor's E,xpectation. Friend-1'm glad to see you so much better. old nma. Does the doctor ex pet you to bie out soon? Invalid-Well. I thinik ho expects me soon to be om the amount of his bill. Ie sent it in .'da:y.-Exe1Mm(nz. W.~hmen a1 eilusy I:.. ha z~s . ipO on a lady'- tra!!ing skirt. be*for iw bengins to aplgize he should always get off CLIA: LUBE & . CO - COLUMB1 A 1 C THOUSANDS SAY THAT McCLURE'S MAGAZINE is th best publishpd at ary price. 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