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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-11

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-11
RHEUMATISM
CURED
THROUGH THE FEET.
Every Drop Of Blood in the Body
Reached and Purified Through
the Foot Capillarios by
New Discovery.
g DOLLAR PAIR FREE

The Makers Want Everyone to Try
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-11

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-11

Holy Cross has real trouble ahead.
Syracuse will be mighty capable on its
own grounds this afternoon.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
Outdoor Advertising Fails.

= W
Pointed ami impressive testimony a.
TO the small value of poster ana other
outdoor advertising. in comparison with
the more regular and less obtrusive
methods of securing publicity, is fur
uiSled in the recent annual report of
the American Scenic and Historic Pres
ervation society. During the past year
this organization sent letters to four
teen OF the largest advertising con-
Cerns III the United states, asking for a
statement as to the amount spent by
each in outdoor advertising and the
estimate placed upon the value and eff
fectivaness Of sue advertising. The
answers received by these queries were
ilIuminatiye.
One irm which appropTiates from
$500 coo TO $500. 600 a year for adyertis-
ing now devotes only ) per
cent. OF its appropriation TO outdoor
display. ana expresses a doubt whether
even his amount is profitably ex-
pended. Another firm which has been
in the practice of appropriating about
the sam percentage for outdoor ad-
vertising in a $500, 900 advertising bud
get has been SO disappointed in the
results that it has given UP the outdoor
method entirely.
Several companies which expend vast
sums each for advertising express the
belief that outdoor displays on rocks,
trees. etc, are of value only in reach
ing the illiterate class and others who
read but little ana must be impressed
by posters and pictures. if at all. For
this reason enc concern. whose adver-
Using budget is nearly 81 900, 600 a year.
spends nothing at all on outdoor dis
plays in the United States and Canada,
but resorts to this method in Cuba
where the population is so largely illit,
crate. This tells its own stofy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
President Aided a Teacher.

From the New York World.
President Roosevelt has a devoted ad.
mirer on Long Island. She is Miss
Marie Reeve Oyerton, and she is about
the happiest OF all the teachers who
lead the young through the byways OF
learning at Richmond Hill. Her happi-
ness is all because the president per-
sonally obtained for her an appoint
ment In the Philippines. Furthermore,
this pretty girl who belongs to OF
the oldest Long Island families, is the
youngest teacher in all Uncle Sans
service who has had ten years expert
ence.
Miss Overton is the daughter of VIM
fred Scott Overton OF 359 Madison
street, Brooklyn.
II am so happy said Miss Overton,
ito think that President Roosevelt in
terested himself i'll my case and got me
the appointment.
you see. | passed the civil service
examinations last November, and ex-
pected to be appointed right away, as
my percentage was good"
Miss Oyerton neglected TO state that
she passed with a mark of 93.28 per
cent. Out OF the 200 who passed she
stood sixteenth in merit and yet for
some reason she was not appointed.
II waited and waited" said Miss
Oyerton, until / heard that some of
kIt lcdSlltIS wiz pdSSliib SIduSS were
love than mine and who had not had
my experience had received appoint
ments over me. OF course / felt badly,
but | think that the reason was that
the appointments went to women who
had friends and relatives in the Philip
pines. There seems to be a hesitancy
to send wornen all alone over there, for
so mary OF them are likely to get
homcsick.
My father presented the facts to
Congressman w. w. Cocks OF West
buiy. l.. L., who went to see President
Roosevelt and / feel very grateful to
him. for he must have explained my
case very we'll indeed.
u am anxious 20 so 10 the Philip
pines, for / have always been interested
in the educational work introduced
there by our government. Then. too, I
want TO see the country and take the
trip. | think everyone should manage
to get n change in work and environ
ment. have taught constantly in the
Greater New York schools for ten
years
Miss Overton, though she will take
the journey alone, will not be alone
when she reaches the Philippines, as
she has friends there and hopes that
her brother. Lieutenant Overton. may
be stationed there later.
When President Roosevelt heard OF
the ailur to secure an appointment
he ordered q cable inquiry sent at once
to Manila to see why her appointment
had been held up. The appointment
was cabled back at once.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
Only Three Men Who Can
Turn an Ivory Billiard Bali

that need to come away from it. Re
moving the rounding ball from the
chuck and placing it In new positions,
time and again, serves to turn every
possible bit of surface to the cutting
tool.
But, however perfect a billiard ball
may be, ii will not remain round. In
the winter the diameter of the ball is
less through the grain, the core length
ening because of the contraction. But
If this ball be turned down to a perfect
sphere at a winter temperature, the
coming of moist. warm weather again
will make 1t out OF true because of the
expanding effect of this atmosphere.
The one thing devolving upon the own
er OF q billiard table is to keep his bill
hard room at an wen temperature s%6
under conditions of moisture If possible
the whole year round.
In one billiard hall in Chicago last
winter 5000 worth of ivory balls split in
a night because OF Il drop in tempera-
tCre in the rooms.
Heat or Cold Spoils Spheres.
There are several grades OF ivory
billiard balls, of course. There are sew
eral ways of producing them, too. For
instance, not ~infrequently a second
rate ball can be cut from a tusk after
the three first-class ones have been
sawed. This is lone by making a cut
just llllO the llD OF the laDeflnS mol.
low, plugging the hollow with an ivory
scrap and then turning the ball. A
"barky" ball is made from a tusk too
hin to afford a irst-claSs bail of stand
ard size. this disposition to bark COM
ing from the leaving of a collar of en-
amel on the ball.
The whole value of elephant ivory in
the making of billiard balls comes from
the fact that ivory never seasons as
wood will do. For this reason the ball
does not remain round, while for this
reason also the ball preserves its live
ness and elasticity. In a cold room In
winter n ball may shrink a sixty-fourth
of an inch in its diameter against the
grain. leaving the ball comparatively
that much longer through the core.
When a billiard ball has Clipped
through use, perhaps upon one side
only. the turner finds q chance to use
his art in preserving ii to the table. He
does this by changing the center OF the
bali. Ordinarily a lathe worker In
wood I'm r~emedying such a defect would
turn the ball anew, cutting from the
whole surface MS much depth OF ma
terial as had broken from one side. The
ivory turner mooths first the Clipped
surface till the last shade OF roughness
K gone; then taking that rounded SUR
face for q new ball rim he cuts away
from il until the ball is again round.
If the chip should be one-sixtieth OF an
inch deep, for instance. the ball by this
method suffers only this loss In diam
eter, whereas 10 turn il by ordinary
lathe methods 1t would suffer one-thir-
tieth of an inch loss.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
cmzyISs1aw2 ~ z2alzapn:
-4A@ H(AEER7 RHRXW.

4, Gilbert" she said presently, you
loved me once
He looked up at me and said, half
a~pologetically: Yes, L loved her
once"
Then he fell on his knees beside the
bed and continued brokenly, Il love
you now"
Il want you to take her, my little
Dollio,' she went on. Take her and
see that she is cared for. She is my
only one-mine and-his. / can trust
you, Gilbert. She is all l have, and
| you will-cherish her-for my-sake.
Do not let her love-unwisely, as her
mother did. Promise me, Gilbert?"
Il promise, Ramona. For your sake
| viii 10 Notwithstanding"
Never let him contaminate her with
his touch" she cried, feveriShly and
wildly. should he come to you tell
him that l died hating him."
Then she leaned forward and kissed
Treadwell and took up the child in her
arms and kissed her passionately. The
following moment she sank back
among the pillows dead.
| notified the Of the house,
and a few moments later Treadwell
and l went out INK took a return bus.
Nov, what are your plans?" / asked.
You are not exactly in a position to
assume such a responsibility as you
have undertaken. L speak frankly, old
man. How are you going to take care
Of this child?"
Cant l do it on an income Of ten
pounds a week." he responded. "Didn'r
| ave an offer of that for my services
this afternoon"
Yes, but" l began.
The circumstances are changed
no." he interrupted.
He strobe majestically out of the
door and that was the last | saw of him
for two days. l read the announcement
in a daily paper of his engagement for
a burlesque part in "Conrad's Popular
Willy Willy Company" and / thus
knew that his revised plans had been
successful.
For the sake of the mother, the child
had become more to him than his own
future. He was to care for it, and cher
ish ii, even as he had cherished the
hone of his own eventual success. To do
this it vas no longer possible to con-
tinue in the old way; he must have
money, and there was but one way
open TO him to get it.
He did not ask me to the theater to
witness his performances; but / went
one night, and sat where he could not
sec me.
Conrad's predictions were we'll found
ed. Treadwell was a success. His APP
pearance brought forth a storm of APP
pause, ana MS manner
was n continual source of merriment.
[ felt truly sorry for him, knowing
what ne suffered. There was an ex-
preston of the keenest pain on his
c~ountenance when the audience roared
at his manoeuyers, but it all intensified
the humors of the character he so we'll
;m~personated, md few suspected that
ii was not assumed for hat purpose.
a day or two afterward he took me
to see his new charge. She was har-
bored in the house Of a kind old lady,
who provided her with the utmos con-
Sidcration and care, and tool q moth
! criy interest i'm the little dear"
She was really the prettiesr and
! sweetest child / ever saw. And as she
ran % Treadwell and put her babyarms
aCfeytionately about his neck, he kissed
her Uenderly and smiled. Yes, Gilbert
Treadwell actually smiled.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
American Militia.

From the London Speaker.
The strength Of the American land
forces lies in its national guard or volun-
teers, both for home defense and also for
expanding the regular army in time OF
war. A rifle team OF the Seventh regiment
OF these volunteers came over from New
York last year to shoot against a team
OF our Queens Westminster volunteers.
No country in the world. under any copdi-
lions OF services, could have produced
finer and more intelligent men h these
American citizen soldiers, and IL they are
a specimen Of the volunteers OF the United
States-as doubtless they are--that power
has no more to fear as to her land forcea
than she has as 10 her navy.
These officers and men were ~astounded
TO hear how the volunteers OF GREET Brit
attn are snubbed and sighted by the gov
nme in the person of the war minister.
and asked the pertinent question wha
other force we. as well as they, could have
TO stand between the people and the curse
OF conscription. which they would never
endure. and which. they thought. was
equally hateful and impossible to us Brit
.ons.
Ii must be mentioned that in contrast to
our recent war office administration
America has been fortunate to possess for
some years. up to latterly, OF the most
able men as war minister-viz- Enhu
Root, who has now been appointed secre-
tary OF state. In place of the ever to be
lamented Mr., Hay. Mr. Roof 81 a srnan
OF business, and remarkable xor hisscom-
mon sense. two factors which are con-
spicuous for their absence In our army
administrators.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
The Story Of the Cranberry.

FROM PEARSON > Magazine.
The history of the cranberry car be
told on a bit of parchment no larger
h a the fruit itself; but TO judge its
interest by its length would be like
ranking the berry's Importance by it's
weight. The cranberry, to begin with
the day OF it's christening, was SO
named because its sponsors fancied
that its bud resembled n crane. and,
in truth, just before the bud expands
into the perfect flower with stem, calyx
and petals, it resembles the neck, head
and bill OF that ungainly bird. Hence
II was originally dubbed "craneberry,"
populariZed into cranberry.
Like all families of Importance in
the agricultural race, the cranberry
has an imposing ~genealogy;. its Euro
pean forbears belonged to the clan Of
the NaccInium ~OXycoccus; how long
the American branch, or the Macrocar-
pom, has been established here nobody
knows, but 1t began 10 attract attention
about 100 years ago. Its acquaintance
was first cultivated In the Cape Cod re-
gion of MassacE asetts-New England
has ever been ready 10 pay respect to
ancestry.
1t gradually worked its way out OF
obscurity until today the cranberry oc-
cupies a place OF no mean Industrial
Importance in the community; yearly
1t adds to the wealth of our nation all
the way from SO, 1000, 900 10 81, 000, 900. The
family is exceedingly prolific, 1900, 900
bushels being produced in the United
states, leaving Europe far behind in
quantity IS well as In its quality.
About 60 per cent. of the family are
born and reared in Massachusetts-for
the greater part in the districts of Cape
Cod, Plymouth and Barnstable. New
Jersey, which deyotes more of It's ter
ritory TO the cranberry than any other
state In the union, save Massachusetts,
rolls up "a per cent. and takes second
place. some years ago forest fires de-
stroyed the marshes and dried up the
streams of Wisconsin, calamity that
reduced the production OF the Wiscon-
sin berry TO IL per cent. II forced
that state TO assume third place; but
Wisconsin is gradually recovering. and
is striving for a position at the head
The rest OF the cranberries hail from
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas. Maine. Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York,
North Dakota, Oregon. Rhode Island.
Washington and West Virginia.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
Russia.
Behold.

Behold.
The old
Has passed away
And Russia sees the dawning day
OF new ideas in government,
or freedom and it's high intent.
A breath of pure. fresh air is ent
Across her wide domains and she
Lifts up her eyes to Liberty
Dull eyes I'm ignorance still set.
Dim eyes that see not clearly yet,
Sad eyes hat with blood tears are wet
But not dead eyes. Behind them burns
The spirit that forever yearns
To be unfettered-to be free
AS man by right is born to be.
God makes no slaves: the life He giveI
Is free to every man VINO lives,
And though the weak know slavery.
Their spirit cries for liberty
necessarily through all the years
OF sacrifice and blood and tears.
Until at last, no more oppressed,
The God in them is manifest.
Lo, Russia stands
The last among all Christian lands
To recognize the primal plan
OF mans equality with man;
To hear the peoples voice and now
1t is the voice OF God: and so
Upward she steps to nobler thought.
Outward to what the world has
wrought:
And we, grown strong, stretch hands
to her.
This Freedoms baby totterer.
New York World.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
Wife the Purse Holder.

FTUFH EEtTy UUuy ) MdBdZIHt.
Admira! Togo's income is less than
50. 900 a year. Like every good Japanese
husband of the upper class ne hands
the money w to his wife, who gives
him a small allowance. Here Is a GUS
tom which American married women
should insist upon adopting. Give the
old man q chance. but don't give han
TOO much spending money!
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
The Worst Of Bores.
From the Philadelphia Record

} FfUW tHt HIIdutIpHId fNtCUTU.
He's tiresome, isn't he?"
"Oh. the worst kind of a bore. He's
the sort OF fellow who says: Heard a
funny story about an Irishman today.
It's the brogue that make the story
funny. but / can't initiate the brogue.'
and then tells the story In his own
way"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17

The Hon. John A. Merritt. the pres
emit postmaster OF the nations capital.
was In early life a farmer, and before
studying law worked M a grocery store,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17

nual salary Of 313,50e. An ordr5Ary sseaman
gets sls . month.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-21
Saving Platinum.

The increasing demand for platinum,
particularly for use in the manufacture
of gas mantles, has led to the invention
of a process of saving the fine powdery
grains of this metal found in the gold
placer deposits-of southern Oregon and
elsewhere The platinum, being in
state of very fine division, almost in the
form of dust, will not settle In placer
sluice 50 long as the water is briskly
stirred. After the metal bearing water
has passed over q rifle table, on which
nearly all the gold settles, it is drawn
more slowly over a coco-mat rifle, on
which the platinum settles, and is then
collected by rinsing the coco-mats over
tanks. Formerly the platinum was all
wasted. at first because It's identity was
not recognized and afterward because
no process was then known for saving
it.-Youth's Companion
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-21
TELLS or A HAUNTED ROOM
Earl to Relate to Son Story of Strange
Events in Castle Where
Ghosts Roam.

London.-When Lord CLAIMS comes
OF age the secret of the haunted room
at his ancestral home. Glamis castle.
Forfarshire, will be communicated to
him by his father, the earl of Strath-
more At least that is locally under
stood to have been the invariable prac-
tice on such occasions from time inn
memorial.
What secret the haunted room con-
ceals ie supposed to be passed on to
every heir as he attains his majority,
thnr its precise nature is in the pos
session of never more than two per-
sons at the same time.
Conjecture or tradition, says, how
ever, that in the long ago. when the
Lindsays and the Ogilvies were at
feud, a number of the latter clan were
imprisoned and died in that particu-
lar chamber That the room has some
uncanny peculiarities appears to be be-
You'd doubt, for the late Lord Strath-
more had it walled up after visit ng
the apartment one night to determine
the origin of certain weird noises,
which, it is said, for long time dis
turbet and puzzled him.
The earl opened the door with a
key, and dropped lack in dead swoon
in the arms of his companions, nor
could he ever be induced to open his
lips on the subject afterward
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-21
SOON TO LAUNCH WARsHIPs
Navy Department Announces Vessels
Are Almost Completed - Nineteen
Other Craft Under Construction.

Washington. - Thirteen first-class
battleships will soon be added to the
United States navy. several of which
are nearly ready to be placed in com
mission. and 10 other vessels, includ-
ing armored cruisers protected cruis-
ers, torpedo-boats and torpedo-boat de-
stroyers, are under construction.
The first class battleshlps win be
placed In commission within the hext
six months.
The bureau of construction and re-
pair the other day prepared state
ment showing the progress made on
the vessels during the month of Au.
gust. and how near completion are
these ships. The most progress. four
per cent, was made on the Mississippi.
which Is being constructed by the
Cramps at Philadelphia. The percen-
tage OF completion OF the battleships
is: Rhode Island, 80: Virginia. $3.50;
New Jersey. 1913: Georgia, S6.44; Con
necticut. sGi5; Louisiana. S6.4; Ne.
braska. 1858; Minnesota, 71.16; Yer.
mont. 6i.4; Kansas. SOL; Mississippi,
1871; Idaho, 1896. and New Hamp-
shire, 1872
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-21
TRAGIC DEATHS IN FAMILY.
Strange Series, of Thirteen Fatalities
Among Relatives of Indianian
Only Two Remain.

Indianapolis. Ind.-Thirteen tragic
deaths among members of the same fam
lily is the record made by the kin of Abra-
ham Grippe, German farmer of Fulton
county. The thirteenth victim was
Samuel Horn, who was killed recently
while hauling logs. But two members
of the family remain, and the home
stead is deserted through superstitious
fear that in some way the place is re-
sponsible for the tragedies.
Grippe was prosperous, but his wife was
disconnected and wanted to return to
the old country. She became insane and
burned herself to death in pile of hay.
A few days later Cripe's sister fell dead
while at work. Two months afterward
Lucien Grippe. son, became deranged
and died within a short time.
Next Elias, a brother, was found muir
dered in his barn. His two sons, Clark
and Jay. died in an insane asylum. Will
son Burns a son-in-law of Abraham
Grippe, murdered his wife, Joseph Grippe
and Mrs. Margaret Braham, an aunt,
and then blew out his own brains.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-21
PHONE ROUND EARTH
IOWA ELECTRICIANS INVENT
NEW WIRE SYSTEM.
Sioux City Men Claim to Have Or
iginated Device Which Will
Make All the People Each
Others Neighbors.

Sioux City, Ia.-Two Sioux City cleo
tricians, M. l.. Garrett and e. w. Pres
ton, claim to have found way to talk
around the world.
BY the use of an invention just pat
ented by them 1t will apparently be as
easy for Americans to converse with
their neighbors in Europe as it has been
to talk ten blocks across the city
Only, girdle the world with wire, these
men declare, and they will make it pos
sible for the Swiss maiden in her Alpine
home to flirt in the morning with young
men on Florida plantations. Only bisect
the two American continents with cop
per wire, they declare, and it will be
mere child's play for the Iowan to order
cattle from Patagonia over the tele-
phone
And 1t is true that the instrument is
quite simple. Loosely speaking, it
might be said that it consists of tele-
phone receiver put to the mouth of a
telephone transmitter. In other words,
that it brings the ear-piece of the or
binary telephone up to a mouthpiece
that the earpiece may talk into the
mouthpiece and sent ON the sound.
Garrett and Preston solved the prob
lem by putting together what are really
two separate telephones The central
piece is a Eureka transmitter, such as IS
used by many telephones to-day. This
is simply the diaphragm, or disk, seen
In any mouthpiece, the vibrations Of
which are sent over the wire.
q Back of this disk are placed two cleo
tro-magnets. These electromagnetic
are similar to those used in telephone
receivers, SO, roughly speaking, it might
be said that two receivers are put
against this disk The sound from one
direction comes over one of these cleo
tro-magnets, or receivers, is commune
Gated directly to the disk, which vi
brates just as the disk in the original
instrument and the sound is sent on
just as it came from the original instru-
ment, 200 miles away. Sound from the
other direction passes over the other
electromagnetic and to the disk, and
goes on it's way in the opposite direc-
ton, and thus people at opposite ends of
the wire can converse with one another.
Heretofore only one receiver magnet
has been used in devices of this kind and
this is why it has never before been pos
sible to talk but one way The. manner
in which the two currents are kept sep
arate is not explained by the inventors,
who are not making public some of the
details OF their instrument