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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
A NOVEL THERMOPILE.
Rugs, Carpets and Quilts Heated BY
Hot Wires Woven Into Them.
From the Strand Magazine.

FROM the strand Magazine.
The last invention dealt with in this ar-
ticle is the thermopile. one Of the most
ingenious contrivances ever devised It's
originator is a Frenchman, NJ Camille
Herrgott Of Belfort, France BY 5hc aid
of the thermopile it is possible to furnish
heat by means of a line electric wire OF
peculiar construction, which can be woven
into any covering, such rugs. blankets
or cushions. and all that is required IS q
very small electric battery. The inventor
claims that his marvellous little heating
apparatus Will do away with the necessity
of ever having fires In even ne coidcSt OF
wea ther.
The thermopile is so constructed that It
can be tucked in the hem of q bllnKcc,
run through the seam Of a rug. hidden IN
the cushion of a chair. placed undo. Tie
springs Of a couch affixed to a carriage
robe. inserted in footstool. arranged in
the seat of a carriage. placed in the
coaches Of train or on the cars OF an
electric tramway. In short, the thermopile
may be brought into use Wherever heat II
required. In any house, shop cr factory
where an electric current IS already present
for lighting purposes the thermopii. can
be utilized by means OF fabrics o. wool.
silk. cotton or hemp. and the sheen and
elegance of any material cannot be 'narrcd
by the insertion of the little heating ue-
vice. nor would its flexiblity or any otner
quality be leSSened.
There Is no danger attached to the Use
or this device, LOT the tneTWOpie Is It's own
circuit breaker. and consequently mistake
In attaching defect in any part. or any
other accident would not do more than stop
the passage Of the current.
The thermopile certainly opens up vista
of delight II its use should become at All
general during the wintry weather. mag
Inc going up to your bed room some cold
night, when the thermometer outside reg
listers below zero and the atmosphere inside
IS not much above the freezing point. 10
find heated blanket or quilt all ready 10
throw over you when you turn out the light
and jump into bed.
The temperature can be so regulated that
TIE blanket will not become uncomfortable.
nor will II be burdensome. for the thermo-
pile is a little thing and. very light In
fact, 1t is only thread and button. the
latter serving circuit breaker.
room I'm which several Of these queer
little heaters placed can be warmed
very quickly. 1t takes the chill off the air
by contact with the article In which II IL
placed, creating a veritable thermosiphon
of the atmosphere. and 1t warns the body
equally by establishing in the air the purest
atmosphere. The thermopie Is itself puri-
fed and made antiseptic by the passage ~
n current at a temperature sufficient TO XIII
all germs.
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ON TIE RIVER FRONT
VISIT OF TUG M. M DAVIS TO
HOME PORT A SHORT ONE.

The tug. NJ Mitchell Davis OF this city,
schooner in tow Friday. was not allowed to
remain here very long. although it was the
first visit she had made to her home port
for nearly a year. She had hardly berthed
the schooner at the 9th street ice wharf
when her managing owner. Capt. A. J..
Taylor, sent her orders to take the big
four-masted schooner J. c. Strawbridge in
tow for the capes Of the Chesapeake. The
tug lay in port for about two hours be-
tween her arriving and sailing again. The
tug, 1t is probable. will remain at the
capes until one of the numerous vessels
bound here with ice comes along. when she
will bring the laden vessel to this city. On
that trip. it is stated. she will remain in
port for day two.
The early closing on Saturdays in the de-
partments Is giving the clerks that own
pleasure launches. much to their delight.
an opportunity to leave here Saturday af-
ternOons in their boats for trips on the
river. Yesterday fully half the feet of
launches and sailing vessels left port early
in the afternoon. bound on cruises to
the lower Potomac, to return home to-
night.
A large lighter is lying near the wharf
of the United States fish commission sta
ton at Bryan's Point. Nd. taking aboard
big cargo Of railway ties, which she will
bring up to Great Hunting creek. near Alex
andria and land them where they can be
transferred to the cars of the W., A and
Mt. Vernon railway for use in the I'M
provement Of the railway between Alexan-
dria and this city. and later between Alex
andria and Mt. Vernon.
The Baltimore tug Progress employed
In towing for the Potomac Sand Dredg-
ing Company. came into port yesterday af-
ternoon to remain over Sunday. All work
aboard the sand and gravel diggers working
on the river below Alexandria ceases from
Saturday evening until Monday morning,
and many OF the men employed aboard
them come to their homes here and at
Alexandria to spend Sunday.
The use Of arks and the larger houseboats
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~ n NEARLY every street corner in
Washington and particularly in the
business sections where drug stores
~ are most frequently found, the
merry 'f-z-Z-Z-squosh-s quosh-f-z
OF the soda water fountain Is heard almost
constantly from early morning until late
at night. 1t Is not an unpleasant sound.
for 1t gives promise of relief to the thirsty
who have the price. and luckily the price
is within the reach of the most humble.
The soda fountains running In full
blast these humid days, and cold sweeten
ed air and water is being imbbed copiously
by the deniZens of the national capital.
Blessings be upon the head Of the man
who invented the soda fountain! There are
many generations to subscribe to these SEN
timents. The fixing product of the foun-
tain refreshes the hot. thirsty pedestrian:
1t cools the parched throat of the heat
stricken citizen: 1t gives joy to the toddling
child and to the tttering maid. and withal
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AT THE SODA FOUNTAIN.

Walnut Sundae. Siberian Freeze, Sunset
Floating Island. Ping Pong. May Bird
Chocolate Bouquet. The children find de-
light in some Of the following mixtures
Don't Care. Fourth of July Fizz. Foxey
Grandpa. Hokie-Pokie Glace. Alfonso and
CASTOR, Bob's Dream. But the list Of fancy
thirst quenchers that appeal particularly
to the men is even more interesting. Take
for instance the Grape Hickey and the Am
brosia Cocktail For some reason the male
patrons Of the temperance bars seem to
turn instnctively to anything that has
hickey or "cocktail'' attached to It. But
In addition to the two thirst appeasers
mentioned men find a modicum OF delight
in such mixtures as Life Preserver. Morn
ing Dew. Peach Mix. Frou-Frou. Ollie
Moore, Mollie Taylor, Champagne Cobbler,
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COLONEL M. E. URELL
MAY HEAD THE UNITED SPANISH
WAR VETERANS.

IT was understood that the Department
of the District of Columbia United Span
ish War Veterans. will present the name
of Col NJ Emmett Urell Of this city for COM
mander-in-chief Of the national organiZa-
ton at the Milwaukee encampment. which
will he held September to 8, inclusive.
Col Ureu is a past commander-in-ch chief
of the Spanish War Veterans before the
amalsamation Of the three national organ
izations of the soldiers OF the war with
Spain and his administration was a most
successful one the strength of the assocla-
ton having Increased a hundredfold WhlIe
he was in command.
He is also a soldier Of the civil war and
received a medal Of honor for bravery on
the battlefield. In the Spanish war he was
well liked by the men OF the LIST Dlstrlct OF
Columbia Volunteers
1t is said to be the desire of many Span
ish war veterans in all parts Of the Union
that the commandments should be
from Washington. as much good Will re-
suit they say. by having national head
quarters at the seat of the government
COL UreI Commended.
The Spanish War Journal In its last num-
Der has this to say Of the colonel:
Colonel Urell Is popular and influential
at Washington with the powers that be.
He is a man among men, genuine COM
rade, a man Of honor and one of the grand
est and noblest men that ever went to the
front for his country. His friends are
legion. and II his name is presented for
comma nder-in-c chief of the L. 8. w. V. at
Milwaukee. he will receive a handsome
vote Colonel Urell has stated that he will
not enter into any contest for the office.
but If he Is elected without any effort on
his part he will accept the position that he
may do all he can fer the splendid Organl-
zaton and his comrades all over the United
States"
Another Candidate.
Another candidate for the commander
in-c chief Is Gen. George M. Moulton, late
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WHAT TOTEMISM IS.
0'iie Light on an Interesting and Lit
tie Understood Subject.

IRON the HousekscTer
IL Is Interesting To rote that ,o,a,fs,, Ia
.ou'u not only IN Alaska. but among the
-, american Indians. the aborigines of
,-scaaa' the Hottentots of Africa and even
II''' Fioea OF India. Totems are also
cr'''iioh among the Samoans.
oioac.y' the totem is the badge of a clan
H'oe' but Il signifies a great deal more
a' mere political or social alliance. 1t Is
~ o"'y a tribal emblem, but also a fam
aI,. 'sHa'' not merely symbol of nation
- 'Ut also an expression OF religion:
w. mp! d bond OF union among primi-
'''es' Out also "a regulator of the
it, laws and Of other social institu-
OF ~. \ totem has been defined as "a class
WITH I'd! OBJECTS which a savage regards
tbera .Pefsttlous respect believing that
Der y, V .H's between aim and every mem
lation." LASS an intimate and special re-
.en ,nong the ojlbway Iadlans there are no
Nine nam twenty three different totems
the ~, ~ thtsc are qIadrupeds marking our
clans a. we bear, the beaver and other
oae j. s"t are birds. five are fishes and
. TIE snake "
Ing totem Ns'a l'L4Fy superstltons regard
believaI 80 prevail. In Samoa Thus " ia
4. t,!at II "a tgrtle-man eats Of ,ur
the ,,r,'o "a, ct, grow very III and the voice OF
He ate ", W.; lee heard IN his inside saying:
na-nsn me. me. am killing him" II bana-
comes hsII banana leaf for a cap he be-
butterey 't ., II a butterfly catches a
man eats strikes him dead. If a fowl
And s"S Fowl. deliriun and deatb rasm,,
lem b "a oA-al. going TO show that the to-
as well - mig o; the quality OF fetch
b.em '"e significance of a family en-
Tie reiaiinss l!'efnisn!, 1t is to be noted that
Includes sts1 o' mutual hep and protection
es ; man takes care i[ Of hs mat nat is TO TO
II the to-. '9teFn 70 return the compliment
not hurt W Is a dangerous animal, II must
seorp,oEsa 1 nia declare that the most deadIx
hurting ,b ~,,1 run over their bodies without
Australia MI mere is snake clan in
Il man e crocodile elan of the Bechuanas
has water - sn bitten by crocodile. or even
wd Stsd from the clan as s' one BY ONE he is
oy the totem. esteemed un-
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on the river is increasing and where three
years ago a half dozen were owned here.
there are now four times that many IN
service. They are, In most cases, oWneo
by clubs of young men who take them
down the river and anchor them at some
convenient point to be used as headquar-
tiers on hunting and fishing trips. Many
Of them are roomy boats and will accom-
modate & half dozen persons for the night.
General River Matters.
The steam barge Lily & Howard is lying
out OF service at her wharf. foot OF 10Th
street southwest, with machinist and other
ship mechanics aboard being overhauled
and made ready to pass her annual inspec-
ton at the hands Of the United States
steamboat inspectors. AS soon as the in
spection IS over the steamer will return to
service and will go down the river to tow
several RATS Of piling to this city and Alex
andria.
The work Of overhauling the tug Pow
hatan. belonging to the Washington Stone
Company. at the wharf of Forsberg & Muir
ray. has been completed and the tug has. 1t
is stated, returned to service. She will be
used to tow Stone-laden scows from Deco
guam to this city.
Work on the leaking boiler OF the army
tug Gibbon Is being pushed rapidly to COM
pletion, and she will be ready to resume
neE place Oh lne route DclWeGI the city ana
Fort Washington within the next day or
two. -
The new pier building in King George
county, on the Virginia side Of the river,
near where old Stiffs wharf formerly
stood. Is now nearly completed and will be
ready for service in few days. 1t Is I'M
derstood 1t will be used as a steamboat
landing by the river steamers and will take
the place of Stin's.
There has been but little II any, improve
ment in the catch of fish in the river dur
ing the past week. and the few fishermen
that are now trying to make a living out
of the waters of the Potomac are becom-
ing greatly discouraged at their continued
hard luck and are seriously considering
cutting out. This time last year plenty Of
fish were being caught in the river.
The Elk. Stella. Ruby and Olga were
among the fleet Of launches that arrived
here yesterday afternoon with pleasure
parties aboard.
The schooner Mary Ann Shea. laden with
cordwood from a lower river point has
arrived at Alexandria consigned to w. A.
Smoot.
The schooner ]. p Robinson has gone to
Upper Machodoc creek and will load q
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name of this drink recalls to the mind OF
every boy and girl and Of every one who
has ever been boy or girl some OF the
most bitter and disagreeable associations
Of childhood. The word bitter Is used add
visedly. The drink to which reference Is
made is on the lists Of the soda fountain
mixers under the modern name of Castor
Oil Cocktail"
Even the mention OF the dominant in
gredient of this connection causes a distor-
ton of the facial features OF those who
have been there" and few there are in
deed who have not had spOonfuls Of the
stun poured between their clenched teeth
by gentle mothers hand
But there is no necessity for facial dis
tortion over the castor oil cocktail served
in these days at the soda fountains The
dose of castor oil has been robbed Of Its
terrors. all the bitterness has been elimi-
mated. and mixed with little vanilla
syrup. a spoonful of ice cream and few
splashes of fiZz-water. the oleaginous ex-
tract of the castor bean slides easily down
the esophagus of the patient and leaves no
dsagreeable taste. BY means of the soda
fountain what was once considered in the
same light as a punishment for wrong
doing has been made a JOY and delight
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the Spanish war. This was one of the or
CARNATIONS included in the amalgamation
the other two being the Spanish War Vet
Grams and the Spansh-American War Vet
Grams.
Cen Moulton is the present senior vice
cOmmander-in-ch chief Of the United Spanish
War Veterans, and is a resident Of Chica-
go.
The coming convention will be the first
Of the amalgamated association. The COM
bining Of the three bodies was effected at
the last annual encampment at st. Louis
The Department of the District Of Co.
lumba will meet at headquarters. 719 9th
street northwest, on the evening Of August
l, when delegates will be elected to the
Milwaukee encampment. and perhaps they
will be instructed to vote for Col. Urell
for national commander. AT the same meet
ing the annual election OF officers Of the
Department Of the District will take place.
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part Of the night assiduously chasing high
balls, plucking cocktails and decorating his
interior with potent liquid connections Of
varegated tints and shades was wont on
the succeeding morning to HE himself I'M
steadily to some one OF the scenes OF his
previous nights drinkfest and. after locat-
ing the foot-rest. to address the white
aproned compiler Of fiery IiSations behind
the rostrum as follows:
"Oh, my! Oh my. What a headache!
wonder what sort OF food I took into my
system last night. What DID I eat In here?
Didn't stow away lot of that Roquefort
cheese? 1t always makes me feel bad
What? Yes, l did have a taste or two Of
liquor. but it wasn't what l drank; 1t was
the solid stun. Give me something to
steady my nerves and take away this boiler
shop drill In my noodle
And then the white-aproned genius graf
a tumbler and closing his eyes picks up a
number Of tonic bottles at random from
in front Of the mirror and throws the stuff
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orally served In Che burnt clay product
OF the pottery. A handful OF shaved Ice,
several tabespoonfuls of orange juice flaw
oring. couple of RDlashes Of lthia and
a dash or two of phosphate isn't so bad a
drink for a thirsty mar, on a day when tho
thermometer Is cavortin. up around 96 de-
grees and the asphalt Is running down the
paved hillsides in the national capital.
It Is even declared that the soda water
fountain has acted as a great temperance
agency. and that many men who were
formerly addicted to over-indulgence in
malt and spirituous beverages to the detri-
ment of their constitutions in the summer
time have found in the product OF the
soda fountain harmless and effective sub
stitutes of a liquid character. However. 1t
Is believed that there still sufficient
number of patrons of the liquor establish
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cargo of wheat there for the mills at
Georgetown.
The schooner Lille L. Decker has been
taken to Alexandria to discharge her cargo
of shingles from Norfolk for dealers there.
The schooner Carrie l.. has gone to a
lumber point on the James river and will
load there for this city.
The schooner Dora has completed the
unloading of her cargo Of lumber at George
town and was yesterday brought around
to the pier OF her owner. Mr.. j. O. Carter.
The schooner A. H. Quinby Is at Philadel-
phia loading a cargo Of hard coal for the
dealers here.
The schooner VIM. II. Mcguire has been
chartered to load lumber in NOmini creek
for parties in Baltimore.
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, Almond Hickey. Claret Glace. Milk Punch,
Carnation Flip and SwZZle.
The drinks mentioned are merely few
of the many cold concoctions served at the
soda fountains in this city. In addition TO
the cold drinks one can get hot chocolate.
clam boullon and many other hot prepara-
lions especially delectable during cold
weather.
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| made and enforced with considerable elias
ticity, a wink tipped to the soda fountain
| man will secure for the customer libations
containing all the liquids that produce prac-
tically all the visions Of the Arabian
Nights. But at Washington soda fountains
the wink Is wasted. 1t will produce moth
ing stronger than phosphate or a limeade,
and no one can see visions with an imagi-
nation stimulated only by phosphates.
But notwithstanding the many fancy
drinks prepared at the soda fountains the
soda. water mixers almost uniformly de-
clare that the great popular beverage that
passes over the temperance bars Is the old
reliable chocolate Ice cream soda" Choco-
late is the leading flavor. and all the fancy
connections invented cannot dispace It
from the head of the list.
Henry and Lucille, sitting on the front
porch on warm summer evenings, thinking.
planning and talking of the future and
other things which young people are pre-
sumed to think and plan and talk about.
finally become wearied with the heat and
perhaps with their conversation.
Lets to the soda fountain" suggests
Henry That is just what Lucille has been
wishing to hear, and away they go. When
they get to the fountain nineteen times out
of twenty Lucille will ask for Chocolate
without a seconds hesitation. The twen-
tieti time perhaps, Lucille will scan the
list of favors. pick out pineapple. or orange.
or strawberry, and then just as the mixer
has poured out the syrup she will change
her mind and say: NO. l don't want
strawberry; give me chocolate.
1t IS no fun to be a soda water dispenser
when a bevY Of beautiful misses lines up
at the counter and each changes her mind
about six times in ordering her one drink.
AS a rule, however, the whole bunch settles
the great intellectual enigma of deciding
on what flavor to order by compromising
on "choc'late'' for all hands. According
to soda water mixer children also seem
to have a preference for 'choc Late cd
ladies' prefer strawberry or vanilla: spin
STEERS favor lemon. while the masculine pat
soda water without any ice cream.
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Their Only Failings.
From Truth

From Truth
modern Engllshwoman Is good for ev-
erything-but marriage. A modern English
man Ia good for everything-but work.
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But there Is one drink In particular dis
pensed at and made possible by the soda
fountain which alone is sufficient to place
that invention in the list of benefactions
Of the human race The mention OF the
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artificial animation such as is contained IN
some beverages known in Washington and
famed in Milwaukee, and which in time
will tint the end of the imbibcr's proboscis
with the rosy bloom of inebriety.
On the contrary. judging from the healthy
looking regular patrons of the soda foun-
tainS. soda water and the various concOc-
tons of the fountain are harmless. not
withstaudiug some medical men point the
black finger of warning at them and bewail
their great hold the common people,
among whom the soda fountain seems to be
regarded as a permanent and essential in
stitution and an absolutely indispensable
adjunct of summer
Soda water drinking has become popular
within i comparatively short period One
need not be so very old to remember the
time when the soda fountains were cheap.
shabby locking affairs, with two or three
flavor spigots and a single siphon They
were small and were made out of cheap
streaked marble or a dirty. red-tinted gran
ite and the tiavoTs used were poor chemical
limitations of fruit juices. Soda fountains
were at first found in the stands OF fruit
vendors and later they We're taken up by
the druggists. Then came the improve
ments and the use of fine marble In the
construction of the fountains. Instead of
the two or three favor spigots fountains
were built with from ten to twenty SpigOtS
and with two or three siphons each
fountain. They We're made attractive with
artistic decorations and carving, and in
many cases the soda water fountains cost
thousands of dollars.
With the Improvement in the character
of the fountains the proprietOrs of soft
drink emporiums began to fit them up in
an attractive style. Neat and handsome
marble-tOpped counters were Installed, Ia
bes were placed in the refectories and pro-
vision was made for the patrons to sit
down while indulging in their faVorlte
thirst auencher surrounded by all the COM
forts of home. The attractive bid for pat
ronage had its desired effect, and the i'm
provement in the variety and quality or
| the refreshment served has made the soda
| fountain refectories most popular resorts
| In the estimation OF both old and young
| 1t was a decidedly propitious day for the
| soda fountain man when some ingenious
caterer. to the thrsts of mankind intro
| duced the combination or Ice cream ana
| soda water Before the advent of the foun-
| tain ice cream served straight" had been
| a delectable refreshment. And when SODA
| water first became known it was consld-
| cred as good enough by itself. But when
| the two refreshments were combined INTO
| one drink it marked the beginning OF
| PROSPEROUS epoch in the soda FOUNTAIN
| business. and the popularity of the SODA
| water cmporiums took great bound for-
| ward Then little later the fruit juices,
| which succeeded the chemical limitations.
were in turn supplanted by the crushed
| frnit favors and with these things to work
on as a basis the mixers at the temper
| ance bars have evolved many and varied
concoctions that appeal delightfully."- to the
paIates of the multtudes.