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VVednedsay May 4, 1910.
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BEANS IN BOSTON.
Th# Millions of Quarts That Ar* An¬
nually Baked and Eaten.
Boston baked beans are known
around the globe. In the efty of Bos¬
ton alone about 32,000,000 quarts of
baked beans are devoured annually, to
Bay nothing of the pork that goes with
them and the browfl bread that lo also
served. There are factories or baker¬
ies which handle nothing but baked
beaus from one year's end to the other.
One of the largest of these, which sup¬
plies restaurants wholly, bakes 14,000
quarts of beaus a week. Other baker¬
ies also furnish brown bread, while
nearly every bakeshop that makes
bread, pastry and pies also bakes
beans several times a week. There
are bakeries with ovens that will hold
2,000 quarts each.
The preparation and baking of beans
are interesting opera tjons. In estab¬
lishments where beans only are baked
it Is done on a huge scale. There are
great kettles that hold two or three
busbeis of beans, and into these the
beaus are put to soak and parboil.
Then the pots of earthenware, varying
In size from one quart to two gallons,
are ranged around on tables and tilled
from the big kettles. Every quart of
beaus is carefully picked over and
sorted and cleaned of all dirt and dead
beans before being put Into the kettles
The ovens are huge brick affairs, glow¬
ing red with heat. Experts consider
that beans cannot be properly cooked
except In a brick oven. Some of the
ovens hold 2,000 quarts each. Filled
with the loaded pots, they present a
sight worth beholding. So hot are the
ovens that long handled flat shovels
are used to push the pots in and take
them out—New York Tribune.
ASBESTUS.
Thera Are Many Varieties of This Pe •
culiar, Puzzling Substance.
Of all the queer minerals which na¬
ture seems to have provided for no
other purpose than that man might
show his ingenuity in their use noth¬
ing compares to that miueralogical
vegetable asbestus, which in Its native
state Is both fibrous and crystalline,
elustic and yet brittle, a stone which
will float and which may be carded,
spun and woven like flax or silk. As¬
bestus Is mined in practically every
section of the globe, and the asbestus
of the various countries differs as
greatly In appearance as does the foli¬
age of the trees and plants native to
If Is alike in but one feature
hat It Is absolutely indestructible, no
known combinations of acids even af
ectlng the strength or appearance of
flier and the fiercest flames leav¬
ing it unscathed, it is a nonconductor
of heat and of electricity.
Some varieties of asbestus are as
compact as marble and will take the
highest polish; others have loose, silky
crs. Mountain wood” Is a variety
presenting an irregular filamentous
luure, like wood, and other vari
es ’ tal£ Ing their names from their
r semblance to
the various materials,
rook, cork, mountain leather, fossil
Paper and fossil flax.
D se,^ ^ *) StUS ° r ls bornblende really a variety of ani¬
P rable filaments c . composed of
its colors with silky luster,
are various shades of white,
M° r ,*‘ reen Passing Into brown, red
or ’
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anlm«i lmal ° lder than any order of
°r vegetable life on earth.
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MAGNETISM.
Some of the Peculiar Properties of This
Strange Force.
The true nature of magnetism as
such, of course, is not known. All
that we can be sure of is that mag¬
netic attraction does not radiate out¬
ward in all directions as does light,
but simpiy acts along lines consisting
of closed curves and called lines of
force, these lines connecting the two
poles and not extending very far out¬
ward between them. These curves
may he found very nicely by placing a
horseshoe magnet under a thin sheet
of paper and sprinkling iron tilings on
top. The filings will collect along the
lines.
Now, as to the different kinds of
magnets, there are natural, artificial
and electro magnets. The natural ones
are found ns magnetic ore in the earth,
the artificial ones are made by stroking
a piece of iron or steel with a mag¬
net, and the electro magnets are caus¬
ed by the action of an electric current.
Some peculiar things have been no¬
ticed in regard to magnetism, among
which are the following facts:
It has been observed that fire Irons
that have rested in one position dur¬
ing the summer months are often high
ly magnetized, no doubt having been
caused by the magnetism of the earth
itself by the process known as Induc¬
tion. Other iron articles that stay ln
one position and do not come ln eon
tact with fire or other heat are often
found In the same condition, such as
iron bars to jail windows dfid Iron
railings in front of bouses.
The most peculiar observation made,
however, was that the upper part of
the steel tire of a carriage wheel at¬
tracts the north pole of. a magnet,
while the bottom part, or part in con¬
tact with the earth, attracts the south
pole. This is in the northern hemi¬
sphere only and Is fully ln accord with
the theory of induced magnetism. Of
course In the southern hemisphere,
where the earth is under the influence
of the south magnetic pole, the condi¬
tions are reversed.
A magnet dipped into boiling water
loses a great part of Its magnetism,
which Is miraculously restored to it on
becoming cool again.
A sharp blow given to a magnet will
cause.it to lose Its magnetism. Also
the application of heat will have a
like effect.
If a magnetic needle be placed over
a rapidly revolving plate of copper, al¬
though it be separated from it by a
thick plate of glass, the needle will
revolve ln the same direction as the
plate.—Exchange.
ODD EPITAPHS.
The Tombstone Inscription Willed by
an Ardent Republican.
At Attica in the little burying ground
is the grave of Nathaniel Grigsby. He
died ln 1890 and was a man of much
force. He had a war record, serving
as second lieutenant in Company G,
Tenth Indiana cavalry. Grigsby was
an ardent Republican. lie stood by
the G. O. P. at all times and even in
death. This epitaph is on bis tomb
stone:
0- - — ■ —
Through this inscription
J wish to enter my dying
protest against what is
called the Democratic party.
I have watched it closely
since the days of Jackson
and know that all the mis¬
fortunes of our nation have
come to it through this so
called party. Therefore be¬
ware of this party of treason.
Grigsby’s heirs did not want this In¬
scription to go on the tombstone, but
the lawyer declared that the will pro¬
vided that It must be used, and the
family had to agree. But the inscrip¬
tion is headed with a line that Grigs¬
by’s will made the epitaph mandatory.
At Lincoln ls a very odd tombstone.
A traveling man of that town, who had
been on the road many years and was
quite eccentric, framed an epitaph tnat
Is decidedly original. He died several
years ago. and a traveling bag hewn
out of marble stands at the head of hisr
grave. On one side of the bag is this
line:
BUI ttopped lutr
THE COVINGTON NEWS.
Respectfully Referred.
Chief Justice Marshall used to nar¬
rate with great glee the following cor-,
respondence on a point of honor be¬
tween Governor Giles of Virginia and
Patrick Henry. The governor wr(*te:
Sir—I understand that you have called
me a bobtail politician. I wish to know
tf It be true and, if true, your meaning, j
W. R. GILES. !
Patrick Henry’s reply came prompt¬
ly:
Sir—I do not recollect calling you a bob¬
tail politician at any time, but think It
probable that 1 have. I can’t say what 1
did mean, but if you will tell me what
you think I meant I will say whether
you are correct or not. Very respectfully,
PATRICK HENRY.
This was leaving it to Giles with a
vengeance; but, as there was no fur¬
ther correspondence, the governor of
Virginia must have read satisfaction
somewhere between the lines of Pat¬
rick Henry’s brilliantly equivocal re¬
ply
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A Mean Accusation.
The plump and pretty waitress was
being teased by a youthful male board¬
er when a sedate middle aged man en¬
tered the dining room. To him she
made prompt appeal.
“Is there anything on my face?” she
demanded.
“Why, yes,” was the reply, after a
lengthy scrutiny. “There is some cu¬
ticle on it.”
“Oh, there is not!” she said in high
dudgeon and flounced out of the room.
—Llpplncott’s.
There They Were.
“I am here, gentlemen,” explained
the pickpocket to his fellow prisoners,
“as the result of a moment of ab¬
straction.” “And I am here,” said the
incendiary, “because of an unfor¬
tunate habit of making light of things.”
“And I,” said the forger, “on account
of a simple desire to make a name for
myself.” “And I,” added the burglar,
“through nothing but taking advan¬
tage of an opening which offered in
a large mercantile establishment ln
town.”
Ignorance.
Elsie—They’re twins, aren’t they?
Bob (scornfully)—Twins, you duffer!
Can’t you see one's a boy and one ls a
girl?—London Opinion.
Do not put off under false pretexts.
—Homer.
NOT A LAW CASE.
Just Wanted to Know Her Rights and
How to Get Them.
In Washington some years ago there
was a colored woman who demanded
all that was due her. On one occasion,
at a period when less care was given
to the water supply than Is now the
case % the colored woman accosted a
man who was just leaving the Dis¬
trict government buildings. “Mistuh,”
she said, “I wants ter state a case.”
“I am not a lawyer, aunty.”
“’Tatn’t no law case. I ain’t gwine
to sue nobody. I jes' wants to know
what my rights is an’ how to git 'em.”
“You see any of the clerks here if
it's government business.”
“I ain’t got no piece o’ paper to
shove in at de window so's to get no¬
ticed. But I’s bein’ ’seriminated
against.”
“What’s the trouble?” was the kind
ly inquiry.
“I ain’ glttin’ proper ’tention. Evly
once in awhile I hyahs it read out o’
de paper dat somebody has got a col
out'n his hydrant.”
“Well, an eel is a very cle (>’v sort
of creature. It doesn’t do any harm.”
“You didn’ fink I was a-skyaht of
’em. did you? De case I wants to lay
befo' de gover’ment Is dis: 1 pays ex¬
tra rent to kiver de water tax. I's had
a hydrant ln my back yahd fob foh
teen years an' I ain’ nebber got no eel
yit.
“What I wants to know ls how does
dey ’stribute dem eels? Is dey prizes
or is dey favoritisms or what is dey?
If dar’s any eels cornin’ to me I s
hynh wtf my basket, ready to take
dem home right now. 'case we ain't got
no inouey to buy meat, an' we's kin’ of
hongry fob feesh anyhow.”—Youth’s
Companion
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Site Metropolitan Opera Company rite
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GRAND OPERA Mg
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BY THE ENTIRE COMPANY FROM NEW YORK xg
Site GIULIO GATTI-CASAZZA ANDREAS DIPPLE Site
General Manager Administrative Manager
AUDITORIUM—ARMORY XX XX
ATLANTA xx
XX May 2-4-6-7 Site
Site 250 People. 14 Car Loads of Scenery. xx Site
m Greatest Musical Week in the History of the South. XX
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Monday Night, May 2, “Lohengrin”—Principals Carl Jorn, Oliva Site
Premstad, Louise Homer. XX
Wednesday Matinee, May 4, “Tosca”—Geraldine Farrar, Richard XX
Martin, Antonio Scotti. XX
Wednesday Night, May 4, “Aida”--Caruso, Gadski, Homer.
xx Friday Night, May 6, “Madame Butterfly”—Farrar, Martin, Scotti. XX
Saturday Night, May 7, Double Bill:—“Heansel Und Gretel”—Otto XX XX
Goritz, Bella Alten, Marie Mattfeld. “Pagliacca”—Caruso,
XX Jane Noria, Amato.
XX Tickets for each performance, $2.25 to $5.00 XX
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Reduced Rates on ail Railroads, XX
Send for Prospectus and Diagram of Auditorium XX
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Site Atlanta Music Festival Association.
FRANK WELDON, Business Manager. XX
Weber Piano used exclusively. XX
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Habit From the Dungeon.
Convicts who were forced fo drag
about a ball and chain at the galleys
could often be detected when released
by their habit of trailing one foot
after the other. John Boyle O’Reilly,
condemned to convict life ln Australia
for his Fenian sympathies, had also in
after years a habit which told a like
sad story. One who knows him said:
When walking abstractedly and me¬
chanically he always went a short dis¬
tance and then retraced his steps, no
matter how wide a stretch he had be¬
fore him. It was always three paces
forward, turn and three paces back,
exactly like the restless turning of a
lion in a cage. One day I asked him.
“Boyle, what was the length of your
cell when you were in prison—hew
many paces?”
“Three.” he said. “Why do you ask?”
“Because when you are absentmlnd*
ed you always walk three paces for¬
ward and then retrace your steps
Early Sopcrifitt.
Heatbo, a Chinese physician win
lived ln the third century, gave his pa¬
tients a preparation of hemp, whereby
they were rendered insensible during
surgical operations. The soporific ef¬
fects of mandrake are mentioned by
Shakes pear*.
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