Daily British Whig (1850), 20 Jul 1912, p. 12

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"nw ~aescsasasssesssae' Motor Boat Supplies Tungsten Lown for sig- naj lights - 50c. eac Best Spark Plugs made . . $1.00 Columbia Ignitors Li. 25c¢. each - « - . Multiple Batteries $6.00 'Storage Batteries $10.00 Best place in the City for Motor Boat supplies 'and repairs ~ With danger out of sight and far re: wel, the coward never lets the man obscure his shadow, TB who steals a wits heart h to sebvitndel ior Jie! TAKING A BASEBALL THE WINDING PROCESS IS DONG = IN SECRET, f The Work ig Performed. in a Locked Room--The Best Used for the ( Overs, In the center of the standard base ball, as used by the professional play- ers, there is a globe of compressed cork covered with rubber. This globe is about an inch in diameter and around it are wound a few layers of coarse twine. It is then sent to the winding room, where machines first" wind on thick four ply blue yarn. At frequent intervals the ball is soaked in 'a ce ment solution and put aside to dry. Many different workers bave to do with the winding of the ball. Each workman tests it for size and weight before he passes it along. "The ma. chines insure tight and even winding and there are different machines for different sizes of yarn. These machines are operated in secret in a locked room, When the ball has been wound to the proper size with blue and white yarh and has been dipped in the solution, it is wound finally with smaller yarn. Thus the firm, rough center is overlaid with finer and finer material until at' last it is smooth and perfect, ready for the cover. The best horsehide obtainable is used for covers. The pieces are cut by hand and dampened and stretched. The ball is. put into clamps and the coversewed on with cotton thread, which has a greater frictional strength than linen or silk. Each ball is sewed by hand and tten put into a machine that irons down the seams. The polishing is done by still another machine. Then, after being stamped and wrapped, the ball is ready for market. A ball weighs five ounces and is nine inches in circumference. In the course of manufacture it Is weighed and meas. ured five times, ~Hatpers Weekly. Horschide is And the Earliest Religious Services on Manhattan fsland. " _ The first religious service tn Man. hattan Island was held in 1628, This resulted in the organization of 'a church, the services of which were held in the upper story of a mill which grofind the grain of the colonists. The first minister was Jonas Michaellus and the first elder Peter Minuit, direc. tor genera} of New Netherland. The first church building on Manhat tan Island was situated on Pearl street, between Whitehall and Broad streets, facing the East river. This structure was a poor, plain building of wood and constructed in 1633 by the West India company. Its congregation was' presided over by Dominie Bogardus, the second clergyman of New Amster dam, and was regarded as a more fit- ting place than the loft of the mill for public worship. Wiliam Kleth, director general of the West India company, caused to be erected a church outside of Fort Am- sterdam, which contained three long, narrow windows on each side, fitted: with small panes of glass set in lead, on which were burned the coats of arms of the chief parishioners. This building was erected in the meadow of Mrs. Dominie Drisius and fronted on 8 lane, now called Exchange place. In those days, however, it was known as "Garden alley." A large bowl of solid silver for bastismal services was made by the silver workers in Holland. In the belfry was the bell which Had been removed from the old church in the fort.--~Westchester County, Maga zine a i 3 i + +, ov Mark Twain's Question. "* Mark Twain when visiting Mel bourne was the guest of the mayor on a plenie trip down the river Yarra, @ stream renowned for its crookedness and for the odor from its banks. On account of the many turns in the rive: numerous signs reading "Dead Slow" are placed at the turnings to wars ship captains to slacken speed, and these attracted Twain's attention Sniffing cautiously at the tainted breeze that came from the slimy banks, he turned to his host. "Mr. Mayor," he asked, "what are these dead slows that smell so strong? Radium's Wonderful Powen. Suppose that the energy of a ton of radium could be utilized In thirty years, instead of being evolved at Its {nvariable slow rate of 1,760 years for lialf disintegration, it would sufiive to propel a ship of 15,000 tons, with en gines of 15,000 horsepower, at the rate of fifteen' knots an hour for thirty years--practically the lifetime of the ship. To do this actually requires Ramsay. » oy : A Household Hint. ~~ Young Wife (sobbing)--George treat od 'me awful mean. He--he promised to give me a machine for my birthday, Have you noticed what a fonle 8 good langh ix? The next time you are angry instead of frowning make youn self smile, then mogh. You'll feel bes A or res free Mrs. Sproce--That man you Just bod ded to looks familiar. Do you see him often? Mrs, Walnut-~Not vecy; hes Hl NEW YORK'S FIRST CHURCH. ! 'ac A \ THE DAILY "hori WHIG, | SATURDAY, IVLY- 20, 1912, THE HALIFAX GIBBET, A Sort of Guillotine That Was Once | Used In England. An ancient Jaw of Hardwick forest, | = a tract coextepsive with Halifax par} ish, is song by "Taylor, the water poet: At Halifax the law so sharpe doth deals | That whosomore than thirtéen pence doth teal Thay a jin that wondrous Quick ana' well Sends thieves all headless into heaven or This "Jin" resembled the guillotine | In. construction and stood on a stone | scaffold, unearthed when Gibbet hill | was leveled. The ax is preserved This, the only gulllotive used in Eng', land, was the forerunner of the "maid en," introduced Into Scotland by Re | gent Morton and pow In the Edin bargh Antiquarian museum. - The | "Halifax gibbet" was last used 1n 1650 | and the "maiden". for Lord Argyl in' 1661 and his son in 1685, who spoke of ft as the sweetest maiden be ever Rihed, .Gullletine dla not' invent the | Ba Dr. Louls constructed one in 1791, the *"Louison," -but the name | "guillotine" became general from the | bust of surgical enthusiasm, tn which Dr. Guillottie in 1789, after deploring the tedious torture of hanging, "ex- claimed, "With my machine I strike | off your head In the twinkling of an! eye, and you never feel itf'--~London Globe. i % MEERSCHAUM MINING. H The Pits at Nemiau Have Been Worked | For Twenty Cenfuries. | * Meerschaum mines at Nemlan have been worked for 2,000 years, it is claim. | ed, and the process is quite simple, The | mines, which at one tim.e reached from | Kahe to Mihalitch, on 'the sea of Mar mora, are concentrated around the city ! of Eski-Shehr and give employment to, some 5,000 miners, r / READING IN BED. [ Not 'Injurious to the Eyes if a Fiw . Simple Rules Are Observed, To those addicted to the practice of reading no' bed the remarks of Dr. Carl Seiler will be of interest. He states that there Is no valid reason to | be urged against using the eyes in a proper manner in a. recumbent posi | don--such use is the least tiresome | and can be persisted in for longer per. lods without damage than any other position, 'We all know that grave damage often 'done by reading in a recimbent posture, but therein possibly some oc nlists are at fault. Had it been the universal practice during the last { twenty or thirty years to give careful | directions how to read lying down in, | stead of saying to one and all, "You must not read lying down," thers would be less near sight and better eyes In the community than now exist. Three easily avoided errors cause all the barm possible froin reading lying down, the first often leading to the other two. They are insufficient or wrongly directed light, short reading |' distance and #ipping the book out of the plane at right angles to the line of vision, : If, however, every one reading lying down will so arrange'bls lounge or bed that the light comes over the head without striking the eyes and | falls well upon the page, if he will bold his book at a long reading dis tance and. take care that the line of letters shall be at right angles to the line of vision, -be.¢an be sure of doing his eyes no more barm than if he were slitting up. More than thls, there is much pos! tively in favor of reading lying down, Dr. Seller concludes, "The recumbent posture allows more rest of the bodily structures than the "sitting posture, and {bere Is greater possibility of rest , i ing and repair in that position."=Lon The mines are worked in the most 'don Globe. primitive manner by a foreman ana | two to five workmen with picks, The, depths of the pits vary greatly and de | pend upon the depth at which a red. | dish brown earth is roet, which 1s the "rst indication of the existence of mag: | nesite, . | Sometimes this red. earth is found | only a few yards benenth the surface, but ordinarily at a depth of twenty | yards, often forty and even sixty. Ing this layer of red earth meerschaum is | found, - disseminated in nuggets of ir! regular shape. The size of these rarely exceeds twelve to sixteen cubic inches. | The greater part are of the size of a walnut. No explosfves are used, the | ground being soft. Almost the entire output of this arti: | cle 1s exported to Vienna and thence! distributed to the various European : countries and to the United States, the | latter buying only the finest selections, Well and Truly Lald, The laying of the British royal table | is attended with considerable ceremo- oy. come. thé "upholsterers," | whose duty it is to see that the table | 18 In its proper place.and in good con- dition to bear its precious burden of gold and silver plate. 'The weight ot! the famous Flaxman service designed for George 1V, is so tremendous as to ! justify fully this precaution. The up- holsterers give place to the *"table | deckers," who arrange the snowy na: pery worked with tHe royal arms and | the plainly folded serviettes. Fanciful shapes are inadmissible on the royal table. This accomplished, there enter the "yeomen of the silver pantry," whose task it is to place the silver in | position. The "deckers" then arrange | the flowers, after which the royal ta: | ble is considered "well and truly laid." Bae i" "The Deep Sea Lead. In order to find a ship's position when approaching the land in a fog | soundings are taken with the "deep sea ! lead." This lead weighs twenty-eight | pounds and is attached to a line which | is marked off in fathoms by bunting of | various colors, pleces of leather and knots. Bored in the base of the lead | is a hole about two inches deep, and this is filled with tallow, so that the | gravel or shells at the bottom will ad. | bere to it, and the nature of the bed may be thus ascertained. When the | lead is thrown overboard the water's | depth is noted on the line, and this and the adherence to the tallow when com- | pared with the- description given on the chart will give the ship's position with tolerable accuracy. Mi fad Sibilant Praise, One of the ushers approached a man who appeared to be enor. those about him, "Don't you like the show?" "Yes, indeed." "Then why do you tin Mastig the performers?" "Why, m-man alive, I w wasnt b-hissfiig. I w-was s-ssimply s-s-s-vay ing to S-se-sammie that the s-se-sing {ng is s-8-s-superb."--Judge, jd wey wih Hadn't Seen Him. . Thé Vicar--Did you see a pedestrian piss this way a few minutes ago? Farm Hand--No, sie. I've been work: iv' on this tater patch more"n a nower, an' notter thing bas passed 'cept a solitary man, an' he was trampin' on 2o0t-1on8un Telegraph. # -- TNT : Good Reason, Mrs. Wright (to vicars wife)=Why is your husband always asking for money, money, money? Vicars Wits (wearily)--1 presume it's becausy he never gets aay. ¥ mn ep-- Unkind, phn "Mighty mean man I's wokin® fer® "Wat's de mattah?™ "Took de halgs off d¢ wheelbarrah sos 1 kamn't sel down an' rest.*~New York World ops mats Insults mugs. be slower in coming if we would not look tof them 20 otien, Imitation is siways right when it leads vou on to the road of improve ment, AN ICEBERG'S SECRET. One of the Mysteries of the Sea That Will Never Be Solved. The age of an iceberg is problem atic. The berg thut sank the Titanic may -have been forming on the coasl of Greenland when Columbus crossed the sea or even before that Then again it may bave been reared by the elements since Peary's first expedition | to the pole, but probably it antedated steamships by many years. In 1841 a great berg appeared off St | John's, N, F. Its pinnacle was fully a bhnndred feet above the sea, and its base formed a glittering island fn the middle of which, tmbedded between two hills of ice, were two ships side by side. 'I'he masts were gone, but other wise the upper works seemed to be in tact, Scattered about the decks were various objects that might have been i the frozen bodies of the crews. Al were covered with snow. Several old sailors approached 'the berg as near as they dared to anc scanned the ships through -powertul glasses, but could not see any name 01 anything to indicate their nationality or business on the seas. There were no signs of life aboard them, nothing but the motionless masses under thed white coverings. They were believed to be part of Si John Franklin's expedition and were seen at the mouth of the harbor almosi stationary for several days. Then one morning the berg was gone, and the ultimate fate of the derelicts it carried is still offe of the mysteries of the sea --~Minoa Irving in New York Press, The Pillars of Hercules. The "Pillars of Hercules" was the name anciently given to the mountains of Calpe and Abyla, standing opposite to each other, the one on the European ang. the other on the African shore of the strait which connects the Mediter ranean sea with the Atlantic ocean The mountains are now called the Rock of Gibraltar &nd Jebel Zatant The word Gibraltar; which is at pres ent 'also applied to the strait, was originally "Jebel Tarle," or "Mountalo ot Tarie," 'Tarlc being the name of the leader of the first Mohammedan band | which crossed at that point over inte Spain In the year A. D. 710, ; . Power of St. Francis. The power of St. Francis of Assisi ! son of the practical Peter Bernardone and the tender Madonna Pica, over the western world of his time and over our hearts in our time has been ex | plained In many ways, But it bas only } one source, and that is love. Love made him a poet, Jove made him a saint, Jove gave him life and fire and 'understanding and all the things thai were added to him.~Century Maga zine, he pr His Sole Regret. "You are not afraid to dle, are you? asked the weeping watcher by the bedside. "No," whispered the chronic kicker, "but it does worry me to think that | shall soon be with the silent majority when all my life I have so enjoyed being in the nolsy minority." Too Small a Ring. "What you need," said the wordy medic in his ponderous way, "is an en largement of your daily round, a wider circle of activity." "Mebby that's right" sald the pa- tient. "I'm a bareback rider in-a one ring circus. "~Cleveland Plain Dealer. Making Headway, "Have you a spare cigar about you old chap? "Certainly! Bot 1 thought you wers going to stop smoking." "So 1 am, but not too abruptly. I've already quit smoking my own cigars." =Boston Transcript. ae ae For the sake of policy we are some- times dishonest as well as cowards. In self we often times have a most determined and relentless adversary. he prodigal probably also had mind the big dinner. in (Te x .Gelicious old Stout that O"Keefe's Special Extra At Hotels, Cafesand Dealers ¢ Limited, _- Toronto. 220 E. BEAUPRE, is extra mild. Mild. generally, The O'Keefe Brewery. Co., WOKEEFES SPLECAL EXTRA MILD STOUT 'is just what its name implies--a rich, creamy, It is a special O'Keefe brew, that you may enjoy without fear of it making you bilious. If you like Stout, you certainly will enjoy \ re ; \ SPECIAL \ EXTRA MILD STOUT , Phone 313 ne IS NUMBER 13 UNLUCKY? Well-Known People Afraid Of Te Queen Victoria One. Some interesting stories concern- ing celebrities who dreaded the number "13" are related by Sir H. W. Lucy in the "Cornhill Magazine." He tells how Parnell was a slave to the quaint superstition that "13" is an unlucky number, and refers to the fact that the leader of th rish party, during an election camPaign with Tim Healy, refuged to occupy a bedroom number "13." On an- other occasion Parnell, whilst at Kilmainham, declined to have any- thing to do with the draft of a bill amending the Irish Land Act, sub mitted to him by a colleague, on discovering that the clauses num- hered thirteen. Queen Victoria was very supersti- tious regarding the number, and the late, Lord Granville has told how he on one occasion was invited to dige with the Duke of Cambridge to meet Hey Majesty, but at the last moment was disabled by an attaek 01 gout On the Queen's. arrival, pfnding the dinner guests were thie { 'een in number, she politely refused to sit at the table | Here is one of Sir versanal experiences Dal meny, Lord Rbsebery's seat near Edinburgh, during the last' of "the Midlothian campaigns. he was sur- vrised to find the host seated apart from the big table, in company with Mrs. Gladstone and Sir Algernon West. "Did you notice," Lord Rosebery axplained, 'that we were thirteen at dinner? Had that number been at , ona table someone might have been disturbed in mind. I have no super- | gtitions on the point myself, but others have." Professor Blackie told Sir Luey the story of a lively which also happened at where he arrived late one night and found the guests at dinner With characteristic cheeriness, and in obedience to a pleasing habit of making 'himself at home in any cir- cumstances, he brought up a chair and seated himself.near his hoes- tess. \ Henry Lucy's Dining at Henry incident, Dalmeny, NAVYY PLUG (IT [FARAH Tne Rock City Tosacco Co. Lm. QUEBEC effectually LETS He instantly a strange became conscious of | uneasiness in the circle. | As it deepened into constrained | silence, Lady Rosebery whispered to him that he had better go into the | drawing-room, where he would find | Lady Aberdeen. i Blackie had not dined, and was | not the kind of man to ses others 3 y engaged without desire by and by," he answered to Lady Resebery's increased embar- rassment Presently one of the guests -point- | ed out to him that his arrival made | the company thirteen .at the table, and there was a lady present who | was a firm believer in the traditions | that in such arithmetical circum- stances death -would be busy with one or more of the guests befarpg | | the year was out. On hearing this, | Blackie dolefully departed to the! drawing-rdom, -------------------- Taxation in Britain. Ottawa Journal Ibe following item recent issue appeared in a | London Time estates of James who died on March 22nd, Archibald 12th, have just heey of The "luventories of the Coats _Jr., and of his cousin, who died on May lodged with the sherifi-clerk lev, James Coats. had a net amounting to £1.964,745 and the city paid was £230.219. The inventory of the estate of Archibald Coats amount eid to £1.365,182, on which duty of £205,089 has been paid." Together it will be these two opulent British thread-makers left some six teen million dollars, of which the thrifty British government at once appropriated nearly two million and a half as death duties. That, wilh n graduated mcome tax, constitutes ihe way iu which the Brits rich peopie tax themselves amd let the poor ale Coats, | of Pais- | | | | noted, rie. Many a story with a happy ending finds its last resting place in the waste paper basket, When a boy begins to state his side of the case he 1s accused of "talking hack." 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