Part 21 (1/2)

Such is the make-up of the tohich has been called ”the most American city in the United States”

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(_Kansas City Star_)

A KANSAS TOWN FEELS ITS OWN PULSE

Lawrence, Kas, was not ill Most of its citizens did not even think it was ailing, but there were some anxious souls ondered if the rosy exterior were not the mockery of an internal fever They called in physicians, and after seven nosis, they have prescribed for Lawrence, and the town is alar theirthat Lawrence has just coh municipal survey ever undertaken by a town of its size, and in so doing has found out that it is afflicted with a lot of ills that all cities are heir to Lawrence, however, with Kansas progressiveness, proposes to cure these ills

Prof FW Blacky at the University of Kansas, and incidentally a sort of city doctor, was the first ”physician” consulted He called his assistant, Prof BW

Burgess, and Rev William A Powell in consultation, and about one hundred and fifty club woot busy That was April 1 This month they completed the examination, set up an exhibit to illustrate what they had to report, and read the prescription

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(_Popular Science Monthly_)

BREAKING THE CHAIN THAT BINDS US TO EARTH

BY CHARLES NEVERS HOLMES

Man is chained to this Earth, his planet home His chain is invisible, but the ball is always to be seen--the Earth itself The chain itself is apparently without weight, while the chain's ball weighs about 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons!

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(_associated Sunday Magazine_)

IN TUNE WHEN OUT OF TUNE

BY JOHN WARREN

How many persons n pianos and play them can explain why a piano cannot be said to be in tune unless it is actually out of tune?

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(_Railroad Man's Magazine_)

MAKING STEEL RAILS

BY CHARLES FREDERICK CARTER