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, \SSBtBSSSS III' KNOW LITTLE ABOUT CLOUDS Scientist* Admit They Can Only Quaes as to the Manner of Their Formation. Many scientists have told us how clouds are made. Most of the text dooks on pnysical geography tell all about them, but it is all guesswork. Clouds are a mystery. It is true they are composed of moisture floating in the air, but how did the moisture get there? It is held that particles of moisture are evaporated from the earth's surface by the heat of the sun. This moisture does not form into clouds immediately. Indeed, the passage of the moisture from the earth to the upper air is quite invisible. It was formerly supposed that this moisture was condensed by the cold of the upper air into rain droplets, which j fnrni&A +V10 nlnmlo But scientists hold that the tiny particles must have something to condense upon. They used to tell us that the moisture collected upon dust particles to form into raindrops. Now they are practically agreed that it is something else, but they don't know what. Anyway, when these drops gel ; large enough they accumulate into vapor, forming clouds. When the ; droplets get too large and heavy to float in the air they fall to the earth in the form of rain, and this is about all we actually know about clouds.? The War Cry. MAKES FOR MINERS' SAFETY New Detector of Fire Damp Said to Have Been Tried Out With Success in London. A now fire-damp indicator was recently demonstrated in Ixmdon. which will give increased protecfion to the workers in coal mines. It is based on the well-known principle of catalytic combustion resulting from placing platinum black in certain explosive gases. The device is in the shape of a torch with two differential thermoelectric couples connected in series with a sensitive galvanometer. Each thermo-couple is embedded in a bead of porous material, one of which beads is impregnated with platinum black so that in the presence of firedamp it will become heated above the other and generate a thermo-electric current which will deflect the galvanometer. In order to make the platinum black as sensitive as possible, each bead is heated by a resistance coil to the required temperature. As both of the beads are heated alike, there is no deflection of the galvanometer under normal conditions. FIGHTING FOR AN IDEA. There is a great deal more camaraderie between soldiers and officers in Russia than anywhere else. "As a rule," writes Mr. Stevens, "the relations between officers and their subordinates are quite paternal, and an officer when addressing a soldier calls him 'Little brother,' 'Friend,' 'Little pigeon,' and the soldier in tarn calls his commanding officer 'Little father* or 'Brother.' The Russian soldier will fight with incredible devotion for an idea, particularly if it be religious.?Manehester (1 uardinn. ADDING INSULT TO INJURY. "Madam," exclaimed Dudcleigh, as a lady seated herself in a chair in which his new silk lid rested, "because of youah blundah, 1 am?aw? out ten dollars, doncher know." "Serves you right," rejoined the female of the species, as she stood up and surveyed the wreck, "for blowing in ten dollars for a hat to cover at ten-cent head." NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. "Is your business an art or a A I - Oft l 1 .1 .... nam' r nrtKca rne inquisitive caller. "Both," answered the jokosmith. , "Writing jokes is an art, but ex- i changing them for real money is a trade that is anything but easy." CERTAINLY CERTAIN. Mr. Askitt?I suppose Miss Overton is what you would call a woman of uncertain years, isn't she? Miss Knoitt?No, indeed. She has been the same age for at least ten years. QUICK, OFFICE?THE WAGON. Snicklcfritz ? Say, I've got a n over-failing scheme for making money fast Diii&iebatx?Put me next. S7uckiefritx?Glue it to the floor. < INDEX OF. THE CHARACTER One 8houtd Always Be Able to Judge Boy's Mind by the Contents of His Pooksts. The contents of a boy's pockets are a pretty good indication of the boy's character, and any mother who studies them carefully will find lWl for thought in plenty. The boy who loves Nature will fill his pockets with pebbles, shells, bark of trees, bugs, worms?in short, with anything that he desires to study. One boy of my acquaintance went to school with a couple of snakes in his pocket, but to his great sorrow the reptiles were taken from him. The boy with a mechanical turn of mind will be pretty apt to treasure ! in his pockets a good, sharp knife, a six-inch rule, a peneil and some bits of wood, wire and twine. He will also be apt to have half a dozen queer contrivances, the result of his inventive genius. The idle, thoughtless boy will put anything and everything into his pockets, without regard for "rhyme or reason." Articles wholly worthless will predominate. The teachers in our great public si-iiuum itrtiiize cicany mat to Know a hoy one must first know his pockets. They have made some astounding discoveries, some pathetic ones, and some that were tragic indeed. Maternal love ought to make a mother wiser than a teacher. From even a hoy's pocket she should he ahle to gather inspiration for his betterment.?Exchange. NOT WORRIED Dobbins?Doesn't it make you nervous to have your son play football? Bobbins?Oh ! no; I don't mind it a bit. He is only my stepson, you know. AEROPLANE POLICE SQUAD. The Twos Angeles police force is to have an aeroplane squadron. Its purpose, however, is not to ameliorate traffic congestion in the air lanes. The point is that recent experiments made by a professional aviator in tracking fugitives over rough country in the vicinity of the city proved so successful and superior to the old methods that the Los Angeles police believe the proposition to be a very practical one. The bold, bail villain in I/>s Angeles will in the future not only his-s-st twice, peering to right and left, but will also send several Denetratine ehmecs I ) O toward the sky before proceeding with his deviltry. MI8SING EARMARKS. "I saw a stage Englishman in n play last night who didn't use the adjective 'bally.' " "Is that so?" "Yes. And he didrft say 'My , word !' either." "Strange. At least he wore a monocle ?" "No." "Then how in the deuce did you know he was a stage Englishman?" MILITARY TACTIC8. "My wife is going through some army maneuvers with her last year's hat." "What d'ye mean, army maneuvers ?" I "Well, she's turning the wings." '1 1 A SUGGESTION. She?I don't like my new photo- ] graphs at all. They look years older than I do. ! j He?Well, the best plan is to put < them aside until you eatch up with i them. PLEA8ANT EXPERIENCE. Mollie?Did you hate a pleasant experience at the beac^ last summer? Chollie?Oh, yea, very. I met a tailor I owed money and he didn't j' recognise ma FAIL TO ACHIEVE RESULTS Large Industrial Concerns in China Seldom Make Money for Men Who Originate Them. Though generally adroit in launching an undertaking, the Chinese are a people very pdor'in bringing it to a final success. The number of native industrial companies promoted in China in the last dozen or more years has been very great, but extremely few of them live today to show any favorable financial results. All these modern companies in China start with plants of the latest and most approved type, employing foreign experts, who are generally assisted by Chinese newly returned from abroad with a store of scientific knowledge. But as a rule they seldom reap profits from their enterprise. It is not that the experts are incompetent, nor tluit their outputs are of an inferior quality. They are overtaken bv deficits that interfere with their work, and bv contracting loan after loan they sink lower and lower into the quagmire of debts with no hope of ever getting out of it. In their desperation the promoters abandon their work, and in many cases the oflicers run away. NOT TO BE CAUGHT. Bneheldore?Is Miss Brown clever ? Howard?Yes; nothing escapes her. Baeheldore?Heavens, man ! Don't ever introduce me!?Judge. READY FOR IT. "Driver, is this taxicab equipped with a shock absorber?" "Yes, sir." "Then tell me the amount of mv bill." PARTED. "Mv wife lJRnrl trt he o irrnnf />Knrr? -J ? " 6"v?? of Mrs. Spendcrby, but I'm afraid they will never again be as friendly as they used to be." "You are pessimistic. Why not?" "Spenderby has prospered so much in recent years that he has bought a limousine, while I have never been able to buy anything more than a runabout." NO WONDER. "Miss Clara has such ringing tones." "Naturally, when she's a great belle." MAKE YOUR OWN f PAINT I c YOU will SAVE Tf E56 ***'PER GAL11118 ls how /Buy 4 gals. L.CRM. Semi1) / Mixed Real Paint $8.40 J O And 3 gals. Linseed Oil (v i to mix with it at V4 I * estimated cost of 2.40 MA Makes 7 gals. Paint for $10.80 . 1A/1 1 It's only $1.54 per gal. The LAM. SEMI-MIXED REAL PAINT IS PURE WHITE LEAD. ZINC and LINSF.ED OIL the best known paint materials lor iM years. Use a gallon out of any you buy and if not the best paint made, then return the paint and get all your money back. J. J. Bailee. Fort Mill Luther Hdw. Co.. Columbia W. W. Coogler & Son, Cheater J. W. Copeland Co., Clinton J. D Wood. Crier i o ST! t ik TALK IS CHEAP and is alright in its place, but it won't run the furnace nor hake bread. If you have hot air in your house or oven, it must be produced by burning fuel. WP H SJ rwl 10 f Ko \?ortr Kon? LI -> ?/4 .. V oxnuiw 111V ?VI J UL'Dt lltllll and Soft Coal and our prices are way down. Phone orders to 72. Quick delivery. Fort Mill Lumber Company, A. A. BRADFORD, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, Estimates cheerfully furnished on all classes of brick and wood work. TdopkoM No. 30 ' :? ;>?Tc 5fgS?? / % T" LAND In Pleasant Valley S J AS. O. Hi Sub-divided Into ? This property is on the Camden and C in good School District and near Baptist ai ly located for Dairy, Truck and Poultry Fa water, and faces the public road. There i and outhouses on the place, r ' ? * Sale Monde At lO:; Penny Bros, and Thomas m.1 r -* -? aucuuneenng rorce, with the Company, Greensboro. N. C. Terms Very Easy. _____ BAG OF GOLD AND SILV This Property And this will be a chance of a life time to to be sold to the highest bidder. Don't fa; the same time and in the same tone of voi for selling lots and it will be well worth yo On the above d ! sharp, on prem; A. A. YOU Located one-half mile south of incorporate buildings, and running water on each tracl A |Cf., On the above dal _offer for sale to HOUSE On Forest street. Fnrt Mill 1 nt ennfain. 1 ? ?- ? --WII%UlllO dence, one tenant house, outbuildings, wel DIXIE REALTY B. C. ALBERTSON, Representative. =?_ F Printing 11 I TRY i Job Dep< The tort 'PHOI Prompt Service SALE ?* ection, near Fort Mill. % ALL FARM Several Small Tracts. a Charlotte Highway, six miles from Fort Mill: id Methodist churches. The land is beautifulrms; each tract has some timber and running s a new seven-room house and several barns ... 1VV1-1- 1 ? xy, men. isi, 30A.M. Bros, the world's original twin ! American Realty & Auction Music by Brass Band rER WILL BE GIVEN AWAY Is Nicely Located buy lots at your own price, as they are going il to hear the Auctioneers who each speak at ce. These Auctioneers hold the world's record ur time to witness this sale. late at the hour of 2:30 P. M., ises, we will sell at auction the ING FARM, ; limits of Fort Mill; dwelling, well and outSuitable for Dairy and Truck farming. te at about 2:30 P. M., we will ? ? highest bidder the A. A. Young AND LOT little more than one acre; has six-room resi1, good garden and fruit trees. p AUPTinM on 01 huuiiun ou., GREENSBORO, N. C. or j n . / lat satisfies THE irtment of , Mill Times. i HE 112. 1 Prices Reasonable ___ r