WHY LIBERTY BELL CRACKED j
Metal Lost Its Vitality by Triple Melt*
ing—Big Crack Promises to
Become Larger.
Metals, just like people, are sub
ject to the wearing effects of time.
And they also have diseases that de
stroy their vitality. A combination of
both is responsible for the great
crack in the famous Liberty bell,
which recently has shown a tendency
to spread, says the Chicago Journal.
The bell wTas made in England by
one Thomas A. Lester, and shipped
to Philadelphia in 1752. When test
ed with a hammer it cracked at the
first, stroke. The metal was recast
and 10 per cent of copper added.
This addition did not have good ef
fects, seeming to spoil the bell’s tone.
So it was remedied a second time
and tin put in with the copper to re- ;
store the sound.
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uctano aic dvjui^ rv
hazy, it is certain that facilities in
the colonies for handling such a
quality of metal were not very good.
The bell weighs about 2,000 pounds, i
and it is estimated that 20 to 25 of
the largest crucibles then in America
were required for the purpose.
At all events the bell was finally
cast a third time and accepted. But
it did not cool evenly, and was imme
diately subjected to shrinkage
strains. These strains had about the |
same effect as if a piece of cloth
were gripped in a person’s two
hands and down the middle. This
pressure ultimately caused the big
crack which is such a familiar char
acteristic of the bell, and which now
promises to become even larger.
PROPER EXPRESSION
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Dolly—Why do you call her a “de
cided blonde?”
Polly—She decided on the color
only last week.
THE SPIRIT OF M7.
“You seem very proud of youT
boy.”
“Yep,” replied the father. “Josh
is sure a credit to the army.”
“Has he a commission ?”
“No. He jumped right in as a
private. He said he was so anxious
to fight he didn’t have time to
argue.”
8HE KNEW.
Mother—Oh, Mary, why do you
wipe vour mouth with the back of
your hand ? N
Mary—’Cos it’s so much cleaner ,
than the front.—Punch.
SIGNAL LIGHTS ON AIRCRAFT
Miniature Searchlight Recently Intro
duced by French Permits Communi
cation Thousands of Feet In Air.
To insure communication between
aircraft and the ground, the French
army has recently introduced a novel
form of miniature searchlight, op
erated by electricity and equipped
with a telescope, says the Scientific
American.
When in use the searchlight is
held in the hands of the operator so
as to bring the telescope into sight
ing position. The searchlight is
aimed at the aircraft with which
communication is to be established
and maintained, and the operator
then sends the message by means of
a tapping key on the side, causing
long and short flashes of light to
spell out the words or numerals in
the telegraph code used. By means
of the telescope the operator is able
to see the distant flashes of the an
swering searchlight, and in this man
ner two-way communication is main
tained as long as desired.
Despite the fact that the new sig
naling equipment is light in weight,
consisting of but the searchlight and
battery, and therefore readily port
able, it is said to haye a range of
10,000 feet in broad daylight and
considerably more than that at
night.
HANDY THING ABOUT HOUSE
Mr. Psmythe Expatiates on Conveni
ence of Ingenious Match Receiver
Made by His Wife.
"And what,” asked the caller who
was being shown over Mr. Psmythe’s
new home, "is that pretty little ar
ticle hanging on the wall over the
piano ?”
"Don’t you know ?” cried the host,
with suspicious enthusiasm, and
raising his voice so that it could be
heard in the next room. "Why, that
is a handy match receiver, madq by
my dear wife. It is a most ingen
ious contrivance. Let me explain it
to you.
“I scratch a match and use it. It
must not be thrown on the floor—
there is the receiver. Holding the
burnt match carefully in my finger
I move the piano away frcm the wall
to the center of the room. Then I
go down to the basement and get the
Btepladder. I place the stepladder
against the wall, mount it, deposit
the match in the receiver, climb
down again. I then return the lad
der to the basement, come back, and
move the piano to its former posi
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“There’s nothing like having these
bandy little things about the house.
They encourage neatness and dis
jourage smoking.”—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
A CRUSHER.
He (pompously)—Men are what
they eat.
She (innocently)—Are you so
fond of calf’s brains ?
SOON SEEN.
Fortune-Teller—I see a dark pros
pect before you.
Customer—You needn’t worry to
dope it out. It's my coal bilL
Wiville
Rev, Johnson was in Jelks the
first of the week.
We wonder why Mr. Bryan
Merrill goes to McCrory so much.
Messrs. Clyde Melton and Roy
Angelo were among the fair sex
j Sunday night.
Mr. Leo Soles was a pleasant
caller at Mr. E. D. Marsh’s Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. W. D. Boyd of Auvergne,
visited Mrs. J. H. Staggs Satur
day and Sunday.
Mr. C. C. Campbell seems blue
as ever. Wake up Charles,
Christmas will soon be here.
We are glad to learn i;hat Mr.
Wyatt Matkin passed the exami
nation for the Quartermaster De
partment 0. K.
Mr. Tom Miller returned to his
home in Alabama Tuesday after
a week’s visit with his sister,
Mrs. J. D. Gillenwatur.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sawyers of
Pine Bluff returned home Sunday
after a week’ visit with his bro
ther Mr, L. J. Sawyers.
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I Russell Beasley, Plaintiff,
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the complaint of the plaintiff.
| Dated November 24, 1917.
L. W. Winfree, Clerk.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fakes
spent a portion of this week in
Memphis.
Dr. J. R. Piercey has had
a Delco lighting system installed
in his drug store.
Miss Jewell Daniel who at
tends Central College, Conwav,
arrived Monday afternoon to
spend the holidays.
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