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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-13

SWARTZELI. RHEEM HENSEY CO..
my13-3t.eSu 916 st. NV.
FOR SALEM BUSINESS SECTION, JUST OFF
7th st. NV, fine brick dwelling; rooms, bath;
excellent condition; only $4,000.
WILLIGE, GIBBS & DANIEL, sos & COS 18th.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-13

NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE
North Dupont Circle; sixteen rooms: double
house; three baths: heated by hot water.
COSTING OVER $50, 600.
OWNER ANXIOUS FOR AN OFFER.
Sec US regarding this very desirable location
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-13
FOR sALE-LoTs.

FOR sALE-BARGArN IN LOT ON WASHING
ton Heights-west OF 18th ct.
A snap at 81 $50.
ADyoINS A HANDSOME PROPERTY WORTH
PROBABLY &7s,0oo WITH SIDE GROUNDS
WHICH WILL PERMIT SIDE LIGHT; size &c
by over 100 to 2o-foot paved alley.
This Is an opportunity for a party desiring to
build q home.
MOORE 4 HILL Qnc.), III l4th ct. NV.
my13-2t. eSu
FOR SALE-FINE BALTIMORE STREET LOT
Washington Heights; 2OxlI2 feet; So 500: trust,
$500. cash. 81 p0
WILLIGE, GIBBS DANIEL eQa A. 90, 18th
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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
INcoMBUSTlBLE cELLULOID.
Inventive Genius of French Chemist
Widens It's Field of USE
fulness.

Celluloid. hitherto barred from man.
uses because of its explosive qualities,
has at last been made i~ncombustiblo
through the invention OF a French
chemist.
An ether-alcohOl solution of cellu.
lOid Is made, to which IS added an
ether-alcohol solution OF perchloride of
iron. The two are mixed and upon tho
evaporation OF the solvents a com.
pound having every property OF cellu.
loid and which Is not only nOn-infiam.
mable but n-c0mbustible Is obtained.
This invention should greatly widen
the field of usefulness of this modern
product, for celluloid is closely akin
to g%uncotton. and its use has been i'm.
possible in many directions on this ac-
count. Now lamp bowls may be made
of the new product. and really I'M.
breakable chimneys are among the i'm.
mediate possibilities.
Sheet celluloid already has displaced
glass In picture framing where the
frame Is apt to be subjected to rough
usage. and now glass will be crowded
out OF other fields.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

the manner explained under Figs. l1e
and III, FIVE or six bowels five-sixteenths
inch in diameter being used in each con.
nection.
In Fig. 1i6 the plan for the front Is
shown, including dimensions and dis-
tances. At A in Fig TAT Is seen the de-
sign and details for the sides, and at u
q design for the base, which is glued un-
der the front edge of the lower shelf.
In Fig. 148 at A an enlarged illustra-
ton 10 given Of the upper end OF the
sides, with the lengths of the radii for
the different curves, and here again the
design should be drawn OF heavy draw.
ing paper or cardboard, which, when
cut out, can be used as a pattern with
which to mark out the sides. The upper
ends Of the two curved openings are
seven-eighths inch in diameter and may
be bored out with a seven-eighths inch
center bit, also a hole of the same size
in the middle opening, after which the
remaining wood is easily removed with
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
DIVERS DON'TS.

Don't expect the same amount Of
consideration in the business world
as in the home circle.
In business the object Is to get as
much work as possible in a given
quantity OF time. No one has time
for "frills."
Don't take your domestic troubles
into the business world. You are do
ing a mans work, and must take les
sons from a man. to live two lives.
Don't be always crlticising the per.
son who employs you or your fellow.
workmen. There Is n whole lot In
loyalty to the person who pays you.
even If you are doing your duty.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
WORK OF INVENTOR
A new time.recording Gamers hi

A new time.recording camera has
been patented in England. BY photo
graphing an automobile in motion and
a watch at the same moment, 1t Is pos
sible for policemen to produce absolute
proof that a motorman has exceeded
the legal speed limit.
1t is reported from London that an
inventor named Apostoloff has de-
vised n new process Of milling wheat
Ivy which the quantity of -four OBJ
tained is increased no less than Is
per cent. The quality, 1t Is claimed,
is improved at the same time.
A device has been patented in Aus
tralia whereby a number Of radial OF
curved V.sectioned vanes Of blades are
disposed between the hub and rim
Of the wheel OF a cycle for the pur.
pose Of assisting the propulsion Of the
vehicle by means Of the air currents In.
duced by the vanes.
An inventive genius has patented .
detachable fur collar for overcoats,
and some local clothing manufacture.
ers think highly Of 1t. 1t fastens over
the permanent collar with flaps, and
when adjusted 1t would puzzle an ex.
pert to detect its on and off feature.
The economy herein presented is obvi.
BUS.
An Italian scientist has invented .
novel substitute for irrigation. He
uses the fruit Of the Barbary nopal,
a fig tree which bears fgs that are ex.
cellent reservoirs Of moisture. In tho
spring the scientist digs a ditch about
the foot Of the tree he desires to pro-
tect from the coming drought and this
ditch Is filled with figs cut into thick
pieces. A dense layer is made and
beaten down. The m%ucilaginous pulp.
covered with earth, stores up much
moisture, which 1t gives Off gradually.
watering the tree sometimes for al
long u period as four months.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
OLD FASHIONED FARE.
Hot Biscuits, Griddle-Cakes, Pies and
P%uddings.

Tho food that made the fathers strong
Is sometimes unfit for the children un-
der the new conditions that our chang
ing civilization Is constantly bringing
in. One of Mr.. Bryan's ncishbors In
the great state Of Nebraska writes:
II was raised in the south. where
hot biscuits. griddle-cakes, pies and
%puddings are eaten at almost every
meal, and by the time ! located In Ne
braska | found myself q sufferer from
indigestion and its attendant ills
distress and pains after meals, an al
most constant headache, dull. heavy
sleepiness by day and sleeplessness at
night. loss OF flesh, impaired memory.
etc, etc.
II was rapidly becoming ~incapaci.
tatcd for business. when a valued
friend suggested n change in my diet.
the abandonment Of heavy. rich stun
and the use OF Grape-Nuts food. I
followed the good advice and shall al
ways be thankful that | did SO.
"Whatever may be the experience
Of others, the beneficial effects of the
change were apparent In my case al.
most Immediately. My stomach. which
had rejected other food for so long.
took to Grape-Nuts most kindly: in .
day or two my headache was gone,
began to sleep BEAUTIFULLY and before
O week was out the scales showed that
my lost weight was coming back. My
memory was restored with the re-
newcd visor that l felt In body and
mind. Fol three years O Grape.
Nuts food has kept me in prime condl.
ton, and | propose It shall for the
rest Of my days.
"And by the way. my 2R-year-old
baby Is as fond OF Grape-Nuts as I
am, always insists on having 1t. Il
keeps her as healthy and hearty as
they make them" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the little book 1.-THE Road u
MELVILLE" In pkgA
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
SPECIES OF BOOK COLLECTORS.

In this age of specialization, even
so simple a subject as book collecting
is subdivided in a complex, scientific
way.
Book collectors of the twentieth cen.
fury fall naturally into these classes:
Bibliomane - An indiscriminate,
emotional collector.
Bibliognoste-A learned collector.
very expert In imprints, first editions
and the technicalities.
Bibliotaphe-A cautious collector.
who keeps his books always under
lock and key in glass cases.
Bibliophile--A real lover OF books:
one who buys books only for the pleas.
uro of reading them.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

scraper. before using sandpAper for
smoothing. polishing and finishing tho
surface-bearing in mind always that
stain, filler, wax or varnish of any kind
will in every case cxaggerate and bring
into prominence the slightest rough.
ness or defect left in the surface of the
wood. These remarks will apply equal.
ly to all articles illustrated and de.
scribed In these lessons.
The case shown In Fig. las will look
we'll in mahogany color, but especially
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
Historic Sapling.

The interesting sapling from Shake.
speare's garden at Standardization,
presented by the mayor to Southwark,
and planted In front of the town hall,
Walwor,h road, last autumn. has not
survived the transportation, and has
lately been removed. 1t was al, offshoot
OF the famous mulberry tree and was In.
tended to commemorate the Shake.
soearean connection between South.
wark and Stratford -op-Ayon.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
Got 800 for Her Hair.

Bertha Fellback, a laundry girl em-
ployed during last July by the Silver
Laundry and Towel company, Of Kan
sas City, brought suit for $500 damages
in the circuit court alleging that acid
leaking through the floor above where
She worked fell upon and ruined her
hair. The case was settled an hour
after filing, the defendant company
agreeing to pay Miss Fellback 500 and
the cost of the suit.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

The federal prisoners confined In
the Missouri pcnit"ntiary probably will
he moved to the federal prison Mt Fort
~Ieavcnworth In the Christmas holt.
days. Warden Hall has received n let.
ter from the attorney general. saying
that The government has decided 10
remove all federal prisoners from The
prisons Of all the states TO the govern
ment prison.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
4 SmIthVine E'.ilNrr.

J. v. Shafcr, who has been In busl.
ness at %Smithville more than 25
years and owns two large stores
there. n in Edgerton and one in Cam
den Point has made a voluntary as
signmcnt. The assets are about $25.
600 and the liabilities between $4,000
md $50, 900. Swofford Eros. CT Kansas
City arc the largest creditors. having
about 1922, 600 involved.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

Everett Shulse. aged 1G wears, q
prominent Young man living near Gers.
ter, was thrown from n horse, dislo-
eating bis neck. He has been uncon'
scious ever since. The physicians wh0
are attending him say there Is no tell.
ing how long he may live IN this con.
dition, but they say his recovery Is
impossible.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
Fined y standard Agent $500.

+. W. Shenkel, agent Of the Standard
Oil company, vas fined $500 In Louis
lana by Justice Armstrong. for selling
gasoline without first having It inspect
ed. There were six counts In the
charge and tho fnc was $50 on each.
An appeal was taken. The attorney
general. Mr.. Hadlcy. has offered to as
sist In the prosecution in the higher
courts.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
4 81. Louis Factory Fire.

The Columbia box factory In st.
Louis was completely destroyed recent
ly. The secretary OF the company esti-
mated the loss at $50 900. lie said
Is was fully covered by insurance.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

so If made Of fine quartered oak and
stained and filed with golden oak stain
and filler, after which 1t should be fin
ished with two coats of wax as described
In n former paper.
The stock list for the design shown In
Fig, las will be as follows:
2 pieces 53Xsx7s-SlGes.
. pieces 4ol2x71s with lemons
I piece 36X17sxA- Shelf. dowc'ed.
z pieces NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., dove ed.
] piece l6l2x1hxA-Shclf, dowo,el.
z pieces lsAX7sxh-Cpright partitions.
doweled
1 piece 9ax77sxR-upright partitions. dow
eled.
/ piece 3Sx2X5-l6 or A-Iedgos on back Of
shelves.
] piece 40N2x5-l6 or A-Lcdros FOR 3 short
shelves.
4 pieces 5iSXlGv1ia-Castor blocks.
The table book rack illustrated in
Fig. $50 differs from the n given in
Fig. 12S only in having the ends hinged,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
LESSON IN
MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS
WITH AMBITION AND
GENIUS.
Construction Of a Set Of Floor Shelves
in Modern Mission style-A Table
Book-Rack with Hinged Ends.
BY NJ

BY JAMES RITCHEY.
Instructor in Woodworking and Pat.
~ern-Making. Armour Institute
OF Technology, Ch!cago.)
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph B.. Bowles.)
In Fig. 1923 we gave a pleasing illus
tration, from an artistic point of view,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10
Cre,a htoe hank Robbed.

The bank OF Creighton In Cass
county. was robbed recently. -Four
thousand dollars In money. nearly all
the money In the bank, was stolen.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

: NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


The state supreme court refused to
grant the application for n writ Of
habeas corpus Tor the release of Lee
DeFord, the Altamont bank cashier
from the ~penitentiary. where he Is
serving an eight-year term for receiv-
ing money when the bank was in q
failing condition. He vas sentenced
to serve two years on each Of four
counts, and he sought to be released,
having served IS months, under the
provision of the three-fourths rule, his
prison conduct being good. This would
have given him liberty for six months
when he would have been returned to
the prison to serve another Is months.
and SO on, until all four sentences had
been carried out. As the second sem
tence, however. under the statutes, be-
gins Immediately upon the expiration
of the first, he has already entered up-
on it's service, and must remain In the
prison six years, getting the time off
allowed for good behavior all IN one.
There are efforts now being made to
have the governor either pardon him
or reduce his sentence by commuta-
ton.
4 Physician Rmrncd to Death.
Tho drug store of Or. Ira Smith OF
Austin. Cass county, was destroyed by
fire recently, and DR.. Smith was burned
to death. DR.. Smith was seen In the
building shortly before the fire broke
N carrying n lishted lamp. 1t Is
supposed he fell and the burning oil
from the lamp ignitcd the building.
Tho cororcr's Jury returned n verdict
that he came to his death through &C.
cidcnt. The store of II. G. Crum also
burned. DR.. Smith was widely known
throughout Cass and Bates counties,
where he practiced medicine for q
years.
An Eight Weeks Farm Course.
The college of agriculture of the
University of Missouri has arranged
to offer an eight weeks course in prac-
tical farming for the benefit of those
who cannot spare the time for an ex-
tended course of study. The branches
to be taught are agriculture, with
special reference to plant production.
animal h%usbandry and dairying. In
structiOn will begin January 4, 1906.
No examinations are required for en-
trance to the short course. Any person
more than 1G years old Is permitted 10
enroll.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

and is so fully illustrated by the draw
ings as to need no further description.
The stock list will be as follows:
l piece lGX6x@s-Base
Z pieces JxtNbs-Euus
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

Of the advantage Of breaking up the o
ventional straight lines in the hanging
book shelves, and in like name Fig.
las illustrates the same principle applied
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-10

TO a set of floor shelves. not only great
ly improving their appearance, as COM
pared with Fig. 124, but also adding to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
THE SHRINE is POPULAR.
Guadalupe Visited Annually by Thor
sands of Mexican Pilgrims,

Guadalupe Visited Annually by Thou
sands of Mexican Pilgrims.
1t is conservatively estimated that at
least 100000 pilgrims visit the shrine
of Guadalupe each year. OF this large
number, about half go there from this
city, says the Mexican Herald, the re-
mainder travelling from other parts Of
the republic. Thousands of pilgrims
arrive in the city in trains, a much
greater number come in wagons and
other conveyances, while by far the
largest number make the journey on
foot, many of the latter people tru.-
cling many miles from the interior
portions of the country, in order to
make their pilgrimage and to pay their
devotions to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
About 100000 people visit the basil
lea of Guadalupe during the days
of fiesta that mark the great sion
Of December IL, and at this time
there is city of booths erected about
the church. The other 100000 pill
grins who visit the shrine are dis
tributed throughout the year, the nil
grimages occurring OH an average of
once month, when the church is
always profusely decorated with flow
ers and brilliantly lighted with can
dies. On the 18th of each month there
are pilgrlmages, when the same cere-
monies and religious observances can
be witnessed as take place there on
December ~, although not on such
magnificent scale.
Besides the pilgrimages on the 18th
of each month, there are other pill
grimages held during the year, and
on special feasts of the church elab-
crate services are held at Guadalupe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
GALVESTON DEF,es THE SEA
Her Sea Wall Makes the oleander City
Perfectly Safe.

1t will soon be FIVE years since the
city of Galveston, Texas, was practi-
cally destroyed. The loss of life and
the havoc wrought to property was
the greatest in the history of Ameri-
ca. More than 5000 lives were lost in
the city alone and fully another thou
sand on the rest of the island and on
the mainland. The amount Of proper.
ty destroyed was more than $40, 000.-
600. This frightful calamity was not
the result of tidal wave or of tor
nado, as is so frequently stated, but
Of regular West Indian hurricane,
such as occur every autumn. The par
ticular storm which overwhelmed the
Oleander City, was more terrific than
any ever known before, the wind
reaching velocity of 12O miles an
hour. Such wind has wonderful
power on water and the result was
that the Gulf of Mexico was practi-
cally picked up and hurled on the
doomed city.
Galveston, fortunately, can never
suffer from like visitation. Her peo-
Pile, instead of abandoning their ruin
ed city, set about rebuilding and max
ing such calamity impossible Of a
second recurrence. At an expenditure
of an enormous amount of money the
plucky people of the city have con-
structed sea wall designed to keep
out the waves of the Gulf of Mexico,
ovoo chould thoro cOma another SNch
storm as that of 1900. This wall is
now completed for distance Of over
three miles and follows the curve Of
the shore. 1t will be extended as time
passes. The wall is II feet above low
tide and is 16 feet wide at the base,
narrowing at the top. The wall is
constructed of concrete and rests on
foundation of piles driven A feet
into the clay. The sea front of the
concrete wall has an apron 81 feet
wide and feet thick and composed Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Japanese New Years.

To devout japanese breakfast on
New Years day Is n religious rite
rather than vulgar satisfaction of
the appetite, says the London Chron-
lcle. No ordinary dishes are consumed
at this meal. The ten must be made
with water drawn from the well when
the first ray Of sun strikes it, pot
pourri of materials specified by law
forms the staple dish, while at the fln-
ish measure Of special sake from a
red lacquer cup must be drained by
whatsoever desires happiness during
the coming year.
In the room is placed an "elysian
stand" or red lacquer tray, covered
with evergreen leaves and bearing a
rich dumping, lobster, oranges, per-
simmons, chestnuts, dried sardines and
herring roe. All these dishes have a
special Specification. The names of
some are Homogeneous with words of
happy omens the others have an allie
gorlcal meaning. The Holsters curved
back and long claws typify life pro-
longed till the frame is bent and the
beard is long; the sardines, which al
ways swim in pairs, express conjugal
bliss; the herring is symbolical of n
fruitful progeny.
These dishes are not Intended for
consumption, although in most cases
the appetite is fairly keen. The ortho-
dox Japanese not only sees the old
year out; he rises at 4 to welcome the
newcomer and performs many ceremo-
MES before he breaks his fast.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
MONKEYS AS GAY wAGs


Recently a monkey got the better
of the common enemy, the carrion
crow, by feigning illness. He was
fastened to bamboo pole with rum
ming ring. When ne was on his perch
the crows annoyed him by stealing
from his porrtnger on the ground.
One morning they had been specially
disagreeable. He closed his eyes and
feigned bad illness. When his days
food was brought him the crows des-
cended upon it, and he had scarcely
strength to defend it. BY good act
Ing, he managed to capture one of the
crows. To pluck it alive was the
obvious course. Then, instead of pull
Ing 1t to pieces, like the king mon
key whom Kipling and Sir Edward
Buck watched enjoying similar tri-
umph at Simia, the monkey tossed
the crow into the air, where its own
companions fell upon it and killed it.
Monkeys certainly have sense of
fun. Darwin used to spend hours
watching a young female orange-ou-
tang in the Geological Gardens, and
was sure that she had the comic senti-
ment. She delighted to put on her
head, like a cap. a peculiar shaped
bowl, which had droll effect, and
she was sensitive to the effect which
her joke produced upon the spectators.
The Lahore Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

stood up and robbed several ranch
ers; and, as told you, was all alone
Somehow, couldn't go to sleep when
went to bed. After tossing around
for while, got up and sat by the
fire, brooding over my trouble, and
trying not to think of the poor chap
shivering out there in the cold rain
somewhere. l looked at his pack sit
ting up in the corner, and wondered
what made it so long. AS watched
fancied l saw it move.
saw it mover
Exactly. wouldn't believe my
eyes at first, but after watching in
tently for while distinctly saw
the front of hand pressed against
the canvas from the inside. Like a
flash, then, l understood the whole
thing. The peddler was one of the
road agents gang, and knowing had
considerable money about the house,
they had adopted this plan for snug
Cling one of their crew inside the
house. After had gone to sleep, the
fellow inside could let in the rest and
finish the job. l walked quietly across
the room, took my gun from the
| antlers, knelt down few feet from
the pack, aimed squarely in the cen
ter and pulled the trigger"
go on" murmured the listener,
with shudder.
But the gun didn't go off," con-
tinued the landlord, clearing his
throat.
1.-The nipple was rusty and wouldn't
work, so l laid down the rifle and got
an axe from the kitchen. 1t had been
newly ground that day, and when
| lifted it over my head counted
upon cleaving that pack, robber and
all, clear to the floor Just as raised
the axe and braced myself for the
blow I-saw ghost"
YES, sir. The pack opened, and
saw sticking out Of its top the curly
yellow head, but eyes and rosy cheeks
of my Mary when she was a little tot
of f. The shock staggered me so that
sank on my knees. l wiped my
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26
Did as He Was Told.

An amusing instance of Literal
mindedness" was afforded not long
ago by a bell-boy in a hotel in Wash
ington.
One Of the guests. Congressman
from the WEST, had hurried to the ho-
tel clerks counter. He had just ten
minutes In which to pay his bill,
reach the railway station and board
his train.
When he hastily had transacted his
business with the clerk and had
turned to dash out of the door, 1t
suddenly occurred to him that he had
forgotten something. Here, boyw
shouted he to diminutive negro on
the bench, run to room No. 4S Just
as quick as you can, and see whether
l have left box on the bureau. But
hurry, as have only five minutes"
The boy rushed up the stairs. In
two or three minutes he returned, out
Of breath. Eyes, sah" he painted.
"you left 1t, sah!"