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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-14
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THE GASOWASHINE.

like this and hear my own machinery
running. Are you coming?"
I will admit that I was curious
about the contrlvance. followed
Hawkins through the crowded dining
room to a door in the back.
Then, lodging a dozen hurrying
walters, we made cur way down an in
cline into the kitchen and through that
apartment, past steam tables and
ranges and pots and kettles and other
paraphernalia of the cuisine.
At the farther end of the room stood
a massive affair of oak. It looked, as
nearly as 1t resem5led any other thing
on earth, like piano box; but on each
side, near the top, was a huge fly
wheel, the two being apparently fas-
tened to the ends of an axle.
For the rest of the mechanism, it
was all concealed. I rightly surmised
the monstrosity to be the Gasowashine.
The fly-wheels were revolving slow
ly, and this seemed to irritate Hawk
ms.
Good evening, Mr.. Macdougal," he
said, to a puzzled looking gentleman.
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the Gasowashine upside down, allow 1t
to rest upon the fly-wheels, which
keep on revolving, of course, and steer
it wherever I desired
and so you might go little bet
ter and put on saddle and steering
wheel and take a ride across the park
while you were washing dlshes?" /
suggested, somewhat to the managers
amusement.
POSSIBLY you think it's Impractical
ble?" Hawkins raped out. ''Perhaps
You don't realize that there's a five
horsepower motor running that?'
There, there, Hawkins" I said,
soothlngly, If you say that washy-
washine is good for a trans-kitchen on
a transcontincntal tour, I'll take your
word for it,
you don't have to-" cried the in
ventor, wrathfully. Il demonstrate it.
See here, you!"
To this corpulent French gentle
man in white, who had just tipped an
omelette to platter and sent it upon
it's way. Come and give me a hand
here. Just help turn this thing over. :"
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The Gasowashine, putting heavily as
any racing auto. had plans Of it's own
and was accompanying them to the ac-
compartment of simply appalling
rattle OF crockery-
Don't let go! Don't let go!" cried
Hawkins. Keep hold, my mani"
Il do! I do! Mais, mon Dieu!" called
the Frenchman jerkily
But, MI. Hawkins" gasped the
manager as we hurried after, what
will become of our china?"
The devil take your china!" snap
ped Hawkins, forgetful of his recent
guarantee IF they run into the wall,
it'll break the motor!" p.
They were not going. to run into the
wall. The Gasowashine approached
the side of the apartment, swerved
easily to the left, and made for the in
cline which led to the hotel dining
roOm
"Good gracicus!" screamed the man.
ager. mot up there! Knock that thing
over on it's side, Henri"
Don't you do it, Henri" cried uaw:
kfns. IF you do ;t'll smash
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LET it smash!" roared the manager.
Throw it over, Henri"
But cannot" gasped the French
man as the GasOwashine set it's wheels
upon the incline
"Here! Somebody get in front of that
thing!" commanded Macdougal Don,
let it go up. Knock it Overt"
IF you knock that Overt" stormed
Hawkins, springing to the side of his
contrivance and feeling excitedly for
the valve which should shut off the
supply of gasolene.
Two or three walters, having In
mind that their jobs depended upon
Macdougal's appreciation rather than
Hawkins strove to obey the formers
injunction They ran to the fore end
of the Gasowashine and seized it and
pushed back upon it sideways.
And did the Gasowashine mind ?
Hardly.
1t bowled the first man over so neat
ly that he fell squarely beneath one Of
his fellows, who was descending load
ed with dishes. it rolled one of its
wheels across the toes of the next an
tagonist, and drew from him shrek
which sent people in the dining room,
to their feet.
After that coup, the Gasowashina
had things all it's own way on the in
cline.
The French cook still maintained his
hold. Hawkins pranced along side and
fumbled feverishly, first with that knob
then with this little wheel.
Several of them he managed to move.
but to no good end. Whether excite
ment had confused Hawkins mind on
the details of his invention I cannot
say; but certainly, far from control
ling the Gasowashine, he made matters
worse.
The machine pulled harder, the
wheels revolved more rapidly, and the
whole affair climbed steadily toward
the dining room, dragging the tena-
cious cook along the incline in a sit
ting posture
Thus was made the first public ap-
pearance of the Gasowashine, to the
utter amazement of some hundred
diners.
Bursting through the doors, it snort
ed for moment, and seemed to be
considering the long rows of tables be-
fore it. Several walters, gasping with
establishment at the uncouth appari-
ton, ran to check it's progress.
That seemed to stir the Gasowashine
anew. 1t emitted a sharp puff of rags
and plunged headlong forward
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Should Never Be INDUCED In Unless
the Person Is in Good Ply
steal Condition.

In a suggestive article on bathing,
a doctor gives some hints which
should never be forgotten and which
are of interest to those who have long
known them as we'll as to those who
have not. Here are few excerpts:
Should one feel chilled after cold
bath and the following hard rub, that
person must realize that cold baths
are lad.
There is really no way I can sug-
gest that a person can tell whether or
not cold baths are good for him, ex-
cept by the glow and bodily warmth
that should follow. I think if the
finger nails look blue and the body is
covered with goosefesh after the bath
that it is too strenuous, says the
physician.
AS to the method of taking baths,
I believe that needle, shower or
bath sponge is best, for few are strong
enough to stand plunge, and as to
sitting or lying in tub of cold water,
1 would say unhesitatingly that it is
unwise, for it takes too much animal
heat and results in a loss of energy
that is unnecessary. Frequently those
who are not strong enough to take a
cold water bath as it comes from the
spigot will find it Immensely bene-
fetal when a bag of salt is placed in
the tub; or by taking the chill of with
the addition of warm water, the bath
will still be practically cold, for the
temperature will be much cooler than
the body.
Cold baths should, as a rule, be
taken only in the morning directly
after rising, unless person is very
warm and wants cold tub on a hot
day or in a few cases of extreme
fatigue, When very warm I would
suggest that the individual wait until
the perspirattQn is entirely dried on
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~ Shall Let. Go? Yes?"

CONNIE cela?" inquired the aston.
ished cook, making pantomime with
his hands.
Exactly. That's right. Catch hold
of the other side and don't let go until
l tell you.'
The cook complied. Really, the Gaso-
washine seemed 10 turn more easily
than might have been expected from
it's huge bulk.
A strain or two, a pulled command
from Hawkins, an ominous sliding
about of hidden dishes, and the ma
chine lurched forward, poised a mo-
ment on it's edge and turned quite
gently, so that the wheels approached
the floor.
Nov, easy! Easy!" cried Hawkins.
Don't let the wheels down until tell
you, and don't let go till give the
word. Now down! Down! Gently"
The cook seemed to be feeling for a
new grip.
Here! What are you doing?" cried
the inventor. Don't touch any of those
handles
1T is that 1 seek a place for *
hand murmured the cook apologetic-
ally.
"Well, find it and let her down. Got
your grip?"
AHA! I have eet!" announced the
F'renchman, clutching one of the brass
knobs.
"All right. Down."
Down went the Gasowashine. And a
very small fraction of one second later
things began to happen. /: 1.:.
Each of Hawkins inventions pos
sesses a latent, DEVIL; You: have only tn
brush against the handle or the valve
or the string, or whatever it may be
that connects him with the other world
and the demon awakes.
In this case, the cook must have
pinched the tail of the devil of the
Gasowashine, for he sprang into actor.
with rush.
rs it to release the hold?" asked the
Frenchman as the wheels touched the
floor.
mo, not till 1-hey!" cried Hawkins.
starting back in amazement.
"Our-dishes!" calculated the man.
ager breathlessly
The Gasowashine and the cook were
travelling across the witchen together.
The Frenchman, with remarkable pres
ence of mind, was behind the machine
and dragging back with all his might;
but as we'll could he have hauled to a
standstill the locomotive of the Empire
State Express. !
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who stood eyelng the affair. 'Mr.
Gr1ggs, Mr.. Macdougal, the manager.
So some one started it, did he?"
, Zone of the buses happened to
touch it, and it started ITSELF" replied
the manager, gazing on the contriv-
ance. Its quite safe to have about,
is it not, Mr.. Hawkins?'
"Safe? Certainly it is safe'
Il mean to say, it won't injure the
dishes?" the gentleman continued, with
a doubtful smile. "You see, we have
filled the main compartment with not
water, as you directed, and put in
300 pieces of our best crockery."
mir. Macdougal," said Hawkins,
icily, IF one dish is broken, I'll pay
for it, and make you a present of the
machine, if you say so. If you do not
wish to make the test, doubtless there
are other hotel men in New York who
will appreciate its advantages"
"Not at all, not at ALL cried the
manager. Il appreciate fully
''All right said Hawkins, shortly.
Nov, the dishes are all in, are they !?
Very we'll. I'll explain the thing to
Mr.. Griggs and then start it. You see,
Gr1ggs, the dishes are in here"
He tapped the side of the big box.
when l turn on the power, they
are thoroughly rubbed and soused by
my automatic scrubbers-a separate
patent, by the way-and then they
reach this spot"
He raped upon the box near the
end.
"Here they are forced against a con-
tinuous dish-tOwel, which runs across
rollers all the time. Just think of It!
Sixty yards of dish-towel, rolling over
and over and over! After that-but
you shall see how they look after that
I'll start her"
He twisted valve of some sort. The
chugg chugging became more pro-
nounced, and the fly-wheels revolved
with very perceptibly increased rapid
ity.
From somewhere inside the thing
emanated a gentle rattle and swish of
crockery and suds. Hawkins stood
back and regarded it proudly.
''There's another great point about
the Gasowashine, tco," he said. "As
you see, it's too heavy to shove fror
place to place. What do we do?"
leave it where it u.s." I hazarded.
mot at all. We simply invert it!
The whole business is watert1ght.
Every door fits so closely that it's
impossible for drop to escape Now.
if I wished to move it to the other
end of this room. should -sinnlv turn
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DANGER IN THE COLD BATH.

the body before getting into the wa
ter. For the shock to the nerves and
the rapidity with which the blood is
drawn to the surface of the skin by
the cold is not good. This same rule
applies to salt water bathing. And
many persons who jump into the surf
when very warm and covered with
persipration often wonder why they
feel nauseated after they have been
in few minutes.
One of the most refreshing baths I
have ever taken is a combination of
the cupful of cider vinegar and cold
water. If it is not too cold would
suggest lying in it from five to ten
minutes when particularly. fatigued,
for the reaction is remarkable.
There is this to be guarded against
in cold water bathing, that it is not
to be done unless the person is physic-
ally fit, never when the thought of the
cold on the body brings SILVER or il
one feels weak. At such times bath
in tepid water will be far better and
will have no bad results, as the cold
one might.
A Soothing Remedy.
There is something infinitely sooth-
ing in massage for tired eyes when
rightly applied. All that is needed is
the power of using the fingers with
infinite gentleness. The lids are
closed and the "masseur" using two
or three fingers passes them above
and below the lashes from the inner
corner of the eye outward. The
movement may be followed by strokes
over each eyebrow:
A quick bath is the best remedy in
the world for, lassitude, At of the
blues headaches and a lot of minor
ills. There is nothing SO conducive to
clear skin, for by stimulating all the
pores all over the body loss of the inn
purities of the skin are sent out
through the more sensitive glands of
the face Beauty baths of milk and
rose petals and all that sort Of thing
Is the greatest kind at fiubdVh talk.
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overt" big nilitary-looking man In
evening clothes sprang forward. l Of
fered prayer for him and held my
breath. He rushed to the Gasowashine.
seized it with his mighty arms, anG
gave shove.
M-m-m-mister," quavered Hawkins,
Wriggl1ng from under one of the ia
bles, don't 90 that! The g-g-g-gaso-
lene Tank"
But it was done. With a dull crash,
the only perfect machine for washing
and drying dishes fell to its side, The
big man smiled at it.
And thel-well, then a sheet Of
flame seemed to envelope the unfortu-
nate A heavy boom shook the apart
ment, the big glass door splintered
unsteady and fell inward, the lights in
that end of the r0om were extin-
guished~
Then followed the screams of the
terrified guests, the patter OF NUMBER
less fragments of crockery and. count
less drops Of filthy dishwater as they
reached the floor. And then the big
man picked himself up some 20 feet
from the spot where he had dared the
wrath of the Gasowashine.
And Hawkins standing majestieally
in the wreck of a table, with one foot
in a salad bowl and the other oozing
nesselrode pudding, while an unbroken
stream of mayonnaise dressing mean
dered down the back of his coat-Haw-
kins, standing thus. shook his fist at
the big man and, above the, turmoil
shouted at him:
Il told you sor''
Such was the fate. of the first, last
and only Gasowashine
Bellboys, clerks and walters pelted
with hand grenades it's smoldering re-
mains and squirted chemical fire ex-
tinguishers upun it; but the Gasowash-
ines day was done: It's turbulent spirit
had passed to another sphere:
Later, when some measure of order
had been restored to the dining room,
when the door had been boarded up
and the inquisitive police satisfied and
the street crowd dispersed; when a
cleansed Hawkins, and that gentleman
had suggested that we might as well
depart, he received peremptory invi-
tation to call upon the proprietor in Ills
private office.
The proprietor was calm, cold
man. He viewed Hawkins with an IN
scrutable stare for some time before he
spoke.
81 hardly know, Mr.: Hawkins" he
said at last, whom to, blame for
this
WELL I know! That hulking lum-
nlox who knocked over N.Y.
At any rate, the machine was yours.
I fear you will have to pay for the
DAMAGE
Il will, eh?'' clustered Hawkins
''Well told your man Macdougal tina.
if one dish was broken I'd pay for it.
Here's the dollar for the dish! Come.
Griggs-"
"Um-um: So you refuse to settle?'
smiled the proprietor:
absolutely and positive]yr" de-
clared Hawkins.
well, I think that, pending suit
for damages, can have you held on a
charge of dfsorderly conduct" n,used
the calm man: "Mr: Macdougal, will
you kindly calf an offfcer?'''
Hawkins wilted at that His check
book came forth, and the string OF 1g-
ures he was compelled to- write made
my heart bleed
When he had exchanged the slip for
a receipt, Hawkins and made for the
side door and skunk oqt into the light.
The Gasowashine, presumed, or
such combustible fragments as re-
manned, found an ingrorious hrave
next day in the ranges of thu same
kitchen which had Witnessed Che start
of it's short little life
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-03
BANKERS TO MEET.

The fifth annual convention of the
Colorado Bankers association will
be held at Glenwood on Friday and
Saturday and an attendance repres-
enting nearly every banking insti-
tuition in the state is expected. The
program has been so arranged that
there will be something of interest
to all those in attendance each day
and this convention is expected to
surpass any of the previous ones in
the matter of attendance.
Owing to the death of F. A. Rey-
nolds, of Canon City, president of the
association, the convention will be
under the direction of C. c. Hem
ming of Colorado Springs, vice presi-
dent.
The convention will be called to
order at ten O'Clock Friday morning,
and the address of welcome deliver
ed by the mayor of Glenwood
Springs, after which the meeting will
be devoted to the transaction of busi-
ness, appointing committees and to
discussions on banking by the dele
gates. Saturday numerous address,
es will be made during the day. In
the evening a dance and reception
will be rendered the delegates and
their friends by the citizens cf Glen
wood Springs.
On account of the convention the
Denver & Rio Grande and the Colo
RADIO Midland companies have an
nounced a rate of one fare for the
round trip from any point in the
state
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-03
THE WEATHER. IN JUNE.
of Conditions that Prevail
ed in the Valley During
The Past Month.

From the monthly meteorological
summary furnished by r. NJ. Har-
dinge, observer for the local weather
bureau we CLEAN the following in
teresting facts concerning the wea-
ther conditions of June, 1906:
The highest temperature was 81
degrees on June 12. The lowest tenn
perature was Al degrees on the eigh-
tn. The greatest daily range of tenn
perature was Al degrees on the 18th,
the least daily range of tenn
perature was 20 degrees on the 18th.
The mean temperature for the
month of June for the past fifteen
years has been - degrees. The alb
solute maximum temperature for
the month for fifteen years is 104 de-
grees, absolute minimum was 81 de-
grees.
The total precipitation for the
month just ended was 0.04. The
greatest precipitation in "a hours was
.04 on June 5th. The average pre-
cipitation for June for the past fif-
teen years has been OBJ.
The prevailing direction of the
winds has been northwest. The aver
age hourly velocity was "a. The
maximum velocity was 81 miles per
hour from the south on June D.
There were nineteen clear days
dur:nS the MONTH eight partially
cloudy and three cloudy days.
There were thunderstorms on the
fifth and twenty-second. There was
light frost on June s.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-03

a dispatch from Washington states
that James Wilson, secretary of agri-
culture, appears to be in n fair way
of being forced out of President
Roosevelt's cabinet, because of alleg-
ed derliction of duty countenancinr
slipshod inspection of meats and in
failing to follow up his inspectors
and seeing that the strict letter of
the law is maintained in condemning
unfit cattle. Secretary Wilson, who
is admittedly man of integrity. has
been on the verge of dismissal before
because of allowing himself to be
hoodwinked by inspectors who leak
ed the cotton report and allowing the
market to be manipulated to the tune
OF many millions. 1t is current be-
lief that President Roosevelt consid-
ers the Neill-Reynolds report of the
condition now prevalent at the pack
ing houses as an Indictment of the
department of agriculture, of which
the bureau of animal industry is a
part. This important position in the
cabinet seems slated for a younger
and shrewder man, one fitted to cor
rectly guage inspectors, who are al
ways confronted with the temptation
to graft funds. The change may not
take place for several months, but
in the light of present conditions in
Secretary Wilson's department 1t is
believed to be inevitable.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-03
HERE'S FOR BUSINESS.

Ackerman & Corcoran, up to date
grocers.
If it's Fred Mantey saddle 1t will
wear.
How about Fred Mantey's Buggies
and Harness?
You forget trouble while smoking
the ElSocorro cigar.
There is no place like home. A
meal at the Boston Lunch will remind
you of home.
Are you going east? Ask the Colo
rado Midland ticket agent about rates
east for teachers.
The luxury of life is a good cigar
and you make no mistake in trying
the Ell Socorro.
The Progress guarantees satisfac-
tion to its patrons. Their bakery
is thoroughly modern
HAMMoCKS AT ALL PRICES
NOT EVEN BEAT IN DENVER, at
the Postoffiee book store.
Hacks and carriages for all occas-
ions. Heavy wagons for transfer
hauling.-Barton & Platt.
One fare plus $500 to Omaha, Chi
cago. st. Louis. Memphis. Kansas
City and intermediate points. Long
limit.-Colorado Midland.
Don't fail to call up Barton & Platt
when you want anything in the liv-
cry line or when you have any
heavy hauling to be done.
Get your bread at the Progress.
1t is famous for it's quality. Fresh
pies, cakes and other pastries can
be supplied you daily.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-03
EMOTIONAL INSANITY.

Authoritative announcement has
been made that the attorneys for
young Harry X. Thaw will set up the
defense of emotional insanity. The
statement is calmly made that it will
not be urged that Thaw was insane
before he fired the shots that killed
Stanford White or that he is insane
now. The reason for this is that if
he should be adjudged insane now he
would be committed to an asylum,
instead of being given his liberty. Ac-
cording to the attorneys, Thaw was
mentally irresponsible only during
the very few moments in which his
automatic revolver was pumping bull
let's into Whites body.
These emotional insanity cases
are most peculiar. If we believe there
is such a thing as emotional insan-
ity We must believe that a man may
be sane one moment, insane the fol-
lowing moment and sane again the
moment after that. That is to say
a man may be insane just long
enough to kill someone against whom
he has a grudge and the jury must
acquit him on the ground that his
mental condition redered him unfit to
distinguish between right and wrong,
A great many murderers, thanks to
adroit lawyers, have been acquitted
on this plea. Some of them
have proceeded to become insane
again at the exact moment when 1t
seemed necessary for them to XIII
someone else.
So the emotional insanity plea has
come to be regarded as the best pos
sible defense when one man deliber-
ately shoots down another who is un-
armed and has no chance to defend
himself. II has come to be the last
refuge of the murderer of high sta
tion or great wealth or both. 1t seems
to be the theory of the average jur-
or, If not of the law. that a man may
become emotionally insane through
a desire for revenge but not because
of desire for gain, for who ever
heard of man who murdered an
other in cold blood for money being
charged on any emotional insanity
plea.
Stanford White was accused by
Harry Thaw of running his home. If
he can demonstrate to the satisfae-
tion of a jury that the accusation is
true he will undoubtedly be acquit-
ted, for that is the unwritten law. 1t
is the written law in Utah, a part of
our statute book. And the majority
of men regarded it as good law. For
the man who despoils his neighbors
home, the punishment is death at
the hands of the enraged neighbor.
1t Is not necessary to set up an emo
tion insanity plea. Nobody Is hood
winked by It, All that is necessary
is to make out the case.
Whether or not Thaw and his at
torneys can do 1t remains to be seen.
Salt Lake Herald.