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The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Honest Effort Is Glory.

Each true deed is worship; It is prayer,
And carries its own answer unaware;
Yes they whose feet upon good erTands run
Are friends of Cod with Michael Of the sun;
Yes each accomplished service q the day
Paves for the feet Of God a lorilieT way.
The souls that love and labor through all wrong.
They clasp his hand and make the circle strong
They lay the deep foundation stone by stone,
And build into eternity Cod thTonei
Edwin Markham
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
On Center Counters, Today,
Printed HaH-SiIk MouSSeIine de Sole,
Csc the yard. Value, Sic.

Fresh crisp goods in spring of 1908 designs and pnngs
Artistic floral patterns Of pink heorope light blue and yellow on
white embroidered dotted silk groundwork dainty, pretty material
That will build into most effective evening VIII also make ideal
winter resorts The quantity small hence early
o-Gst
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

The Brazilian Ambassador and Nine.
Nabuco entertained AZ dinner last even
ing at the embassy in accordance with
their usual Sunday evening custom.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
SLOW TO PAY Bills.
Merchant Complains that Rich are
Careless In Small Matters.


1T is not only the trusts that make II
hard for people in New York" said the
merchant but the way the very rich
people delay in paying their bills. Their
abuse Of their credit is IN some cases
almost cruel and inhuman-positiveiy dis
honest They become. in fact. parasites.
living or the Iradespeople
For instance, one Of my largest Gus
toners lets his accounts run two or even
three years. or course. he knows | want
his trade: he knows that he is good for
the amount; also that viii not insist on
payment lest l should lose his custom
and he simply takes advantage Of me.
All that time his mOney-really my mon
ey-is drawing handsome interest some
where In his many investments. while nv
credit-though good-nOt being so good as
his. / have 10 pay my bills promptly-in
fact. l discount them. to gain what ad-
vantage l can by that process: whereas.
when he finally does get around to settle
with me. he wants big discount for
squaring all up at once, Thus ne robs me
again.
1T is a wonder that any New York
merchant can do business If he has the
very rich for his customers. In fact. he
couldn't were it not for the people of
moderate means, who usually pay
PROMPTLY"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
TO REFORM TEE CALENDAR
The Novel Proposal Is Made by a
British Scientist.
Would Have Days of tho Week
Always Come on Same Day
OF the Month.

An ingenious. simple. and useful schema
for reforming the anomalies of the calen-
dar has been prepared by AIexan Iei
Philip. an English scientist, and has re-
ceived the favorable opinions OF such emf
nent men as Lord Avebury. Sir oliver
Lodge. and Sir Wnlam Ramsay.
The defects Of the calendar Al present
in use are obvious At all times. The wear
Of $50 days cannot be divided into twelve
months Of equal length, or into an even
number OF weeks Of seven days, and the
.inconveniences arising from this are in
creased by the fact that every fourth
yean ConsiS s OF 500 days
Mr. Philip points out in "A oookle1 lie
mas Just published explaining ms scheme
that under our present calendar II is i'm
possible 10 determine beforehand any day
of the month as available for any civil or
conversely for any ecclesiastical purpose.
Accordingly all elections or other annual
public engagements or festivals are usual
ly fixed for the first THURSDAY, second
Monday, and so forth. OF 4 given month.
it being impossible in such cases 10 de-
termine the occasion by a fixed date with,
out involving constant alteration Of
week day and the occasional occurrence
Of a Sunday on the day selected
Mr.. Philip therefore proposes TO give
the day a fixed relation 10 re week. the
nc nth. and the year Und,r his scheme
the eleventh day Of February. for in
stance, might always be a Tuesday and
any one day would be available for one
particular purpose.
He suggests a few simple alterations
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
ORIGIN OF MOVING PICTURES.
Result of Experiment TO show Both
sides of a Coin az Once.


/ The beginning Of moving pictures was
in this wise: Sir John Herschel, after a
dinner, in 1876. asked his friend. Charles
Babbage how he would show both sides
Of a shilling at once, Babbage replied
BY taking a shilling from his pocket ard
holding il 20 a mirror
This did not satisfy Sir John. who se1
the shilling spinning upon the dinner
table. at the same time pointing out that
If the eye IS placed on a level with the
rotating coin both sides ear be seen az
once. Babbage was so struck by the ex-
pertinent that the next day he described
II 10 a friend, Dr. FjJtoD. who immediate
~ made working model
on one side of a disk was drawn a bird
on the other side an empty birdcage;
when the card was revOlved on q silk
thread the bird appeared 70 be in the
cage This model showed the persistence
Of vision upon which all moving pictures
depend for their effect The eye retains
the image or the object seen for a frac-
ton Of a second AFTER the object has been
removed This model was called ths
thsmaUOPe.
Next came the zoetrope. or wheel OF
life A cylinder was perforated with a
series of slots and within the cylinder
was placed a band Of drawings of dane
ing men. on the apparatus being slowly
rotated the figures seen through the slots
appeared 10 be in motion The first
systematic photographs taken az regular
intervals Of men and animals were made
by Maybridge in 1877.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

| The Literary Digest gives this extreme
I y interesting account Of the usage Of
/ China in measuring time and space
( That Chinese systems Of measurement
are simpler than our own IS pointed CT
/ by a correspondent of Cosmos paris.
September 2St Writing from Zi-ka-wei.
he says that Il we are 20 believe the
learned Hoang. the decentralization Of time
measurement is no great novelty This
/ scholars work on the Chinese calendar
tells US that the ancient Chinese formerly
divided the day into ten equal hours. or
che. Each OF these contained ia OF our
minutes. II was only after lo4 B. G. that
astronomers divided the day into twelve
che, each the double of one of cur hours.
The writer is plainly Of the opinion tha;
We would do better 10 copy Cnlna's sys-
TEN OF measurement than TO impose our
system upon them. and he seems 10 have
a special grudge against Anslo-Saxon
methods. After speaking Of che Chinese
division of the day into ten che, he con-
tinues:
Another decimal division OF the day. in
which it was divided into leo ko. survived
this reform by many centuries. since 1t
was in use up to 1870. when the Emperor
Kang Hi reduced the number Of ko TO
ninety-six. eight to the hour. thus identl-
flying them With the Western quarter
hour
How is this? China has twice taken
retrograde step by coming nearer TO Us?
Or shall We see the Occident adopting the
day Of 10 che and 100 koe X would only
remain 20 complete The system by giving
10 the kO ten minutes instead Of fifteen
These minutes would have ninety OF our
seconds, and might well also be divided
into 10 and 100 Why not? There is
much question in China Of adopting the
European calendar. but assuredly not be
cause It is good one.
In passing. when a Chinese asks why
We have months or twenty-eight and
thirty-one days. when we know very well
that aIunation is twenty-nine and one
half days. it is rather disagreeable to
have 10 answer that Numa PompIlius
was afraid of fever and that Octavius
Augustus was jealous Of Julius Caesar.
Another little remark one Of The OBJ
jections brought up against the decimal
system by Anglo-Saxon manufacturers is
that il does not lend itself well to binary
division, which is the most natural OF
all forms. Many centuries before the
English dreamed of reguiarizing. If I
may so speak. the multiples and sub
multiples Of their inch. millions of Chi
nese divided their yu into ter fathoms /
(chang). the fathom into ten feet. the
foot into ten inches. the inch into ten
lines and so on. without appearing TO be {
particularly Inconvenience.
AS 10 the terrible division by two. /
where the decimal system is said 10 fail /
] do not know how things are managed !
elsewhere. but this is what hear said in /
my own neighborhoOd For a half they /
say. FOR example. Half a foot. For (
quarter. they say Two and half |
inches" For an eighth they say An |
inch, two lines and a half
Although I am not familiar with Anglo i
Saxon shops we may well believe that !
their workmen have sufficient intelligence /
to understand this way Of speaking. But. /
on the other hand. Il IS doubtful whether /
the Chinese, accustomed to simple and ;
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

/ which would bring about this highly con.
veu:ent and businesslike state OF things
/ The nrSt day Of the ye1r sh1u.d he says
be regarded as day apart. being re-
/ garded as ] 1895 I 1877. &c" II should
not be regarded as day Of the week
nor counted as belonging 10 any OF the
twelve ncnrhs.
For business purposes and public NJ
fairs New Years Day would n1t exist.
and Mr. Philip expresses the opinion :na,
as the Gag Is already aImos, universally
treated as a holiday. this first step in
his plan OF reform would cause no iucoL-
venlence.
Leap dag. on its occurrence. would 50
into the same category as a day not
counted. Il would be known as l. 1905, 20
and 50 on. and would he interp dated be
tween the end Of June and the beginning
Of July, and observed as a quadrenuial
midsummer holiday.
There would then be left ss4 days. d.
visible into TWO halves Of lSe days and
four quarters Of 81 days each. The day
following New Years Day would. OF
course, be January ].
The symmetry Of the scheme is com
pleted by the taking OF ona day from
July ard one from October ard add NJ
them 20 February. thus giving the month
90 days. Every quarter would then con-
sist OF two months Of 90 days and one
month Of 81 days.
a perfect correspondence throughout
the year Is obtained by the further TAX
ing Of a day each from May and August
and adding them TO June and September
The year would then be equally divided
as follows, each quarter having II days
or 13 weeks:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

The late Marshall Field. Chicago s
greatest merchant. put the matter in a
nutshell when he said 20 delegation
that had come TO enlist his support ot
the plan 70 municipaiize the street rail-
ways Of Chicago
snail be glad go coneede tha. yous
Plan IS the serious. dignifed. business
IKE remedy Tor existing evils that YOU
represent L 10 be when you have ienl-
onstrated 90 me the ability OF the city u
Chicago 10 operate a decent elevator ser
vice in the city hall"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

country. and most Of the available prop
erty near the car lines and accessible 10
the city has been taken up by land COM
panies, and houses are rising over there
as rapldly as on this side.
reese facts offer suggestion OF what
washington will be a quarter and half
century hence when its population shall
have adjusted itself 10 the conditions or
suburban homes and city Offices and
places of business.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
Railroads TO spend s2.ooo.Ooo.

Chicago. March lion April 1 the
Northwestern and the Burlington rail-
roads VIII begin the task Of elevating one
of the largest and the busiest freight
yards IN Chicago. at an expense OF more
than 100000 The yards are known as
the Wood street yards. through which
between 2oQ0 and 5Qc3 cars of freight are
handled daily for all points in the United
States and Canada and FOR export.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

Word has been received thar the city
council Of Vienna. by the purchase for
No0ea OF the rights and privileges OF
two large undertaking. companies. has
obtained practical control or that busl-
ness Il is also proposed that the city
go into the wholesale coal business. as
its own consumption OF coal is one-third
Of all brought into the city. Thcs one
private industry after another is absorb
ed by the great trust-.he municipality
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
women work the Wines.

In Colombia, South America. half the
miners are women In hydraulic mining
they work UP 10 their waists in water
side by side with the men. In fact if the
women did not do this work the gold
fields Of Colombia would to "A great ex-
tent be undevelOped. The wage paid
ranges from Is to % cents per day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
The DECIMAL SYSTEM NOW USED IN CHINA

uniform multiples. would succeed in re-
memberjng that the chain contains TWEEN
Jy-Jwo yards The perch FIVE and One-half
yards, the yard three feet. the foot twelve
inches. &c. Perhaps they might even find
il hard 20 understand how twenty-five.
Eve and onc-half. and three are all easily
Invisible by two
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

with the day o: the week ami the day OF
the month always the same would thus
be assured.
'1hG-e seems NJ reason WAY an intel
material agreement for the aioDtiol Of a
rectfed calendar on the lines indicated
should not be very easily effected" Mr.
Philip says in conclusion.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

Cleveland Park.
DESIRABLE HOME
ONLY $3.50.

An attractive home, containing
Q large rooms, gas and electric
lights, large attic. side ward.
southern exposure. Exceptional
value at $3.50. Investigate this
property now.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

$1,000. Only 325 feet from the
PLAZA; 3-story brick, on Mass.
avenue, containing 8 rooms and
bath good condition; NOT BELOW
GRADE Rent, SIS per month.
Parlor, dining-room, and kitchen
on main floor; alley in rear. For
further information sec Sales De
partment.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

Good investment in n. E.
$3.50 for Groom brick resi-
dence in northeast, renting for
5000 per month. Excellent con
dition. This is a special price to
a quick buyer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15

$500 WILL BUY FOUR
TWO-STORY BRICKS
In northwest section. renting for
$40 per month. This is a good
paying investment.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
Investments.
MEAD

NEW UNION STATION.
Price, $4,000. Renting for S73.
Two bricks, in good condition /;
also, small bricks in rear, front
ing on wide alley. Don't fail to
see this.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
BLOOMINGDALF.
$3.50.
Auto Shed in Rear.

Nearly new S-room brick; in per-
feet condition: oak trim: close to
North Capitol st. car line, In
vestigate this offering before you
decide on your home.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-15
Special Offerings Homes and Investment Properties
Chevy Chase Section.
$500.

$500.
New Groom and bath detached
cottage; lot JONAS; lighted by
electricity; ami; stone founda-
ton; steam heat.
$1,000.
One acre OF ground and frame
cottage, situated 700 feet from
Conn. ave-, near Grant road.
Ground is exceptionally we'll To-
Gated. For further particulars
see Sales Department.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26

To the Voters Of Chelan County:
l hereby announce my candi-
dacy for the Office of county engi-
neer. subject 10 the republican
primary in September.
G. C.. WARD.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
TONY is BURIED.

Tacoma. Tuesday. Aug. %
Here lies Tony, horse that never
disobeyed," is the epitaph placed
over the grave of a $4,000 trained
Norman horse which died Satur day
night shortly after performing in
the middle ring of the Barnum and
Bailey circus. The body of the horse
was left by the show people lying
near the site of the big show tent.
A hundred boys provided with picks
and shovels organized volunteer
burial brigade. They had witnessed
the horses remarkable performance,
and believed the animal worthy of a
burial. 1t required about three hours
to dig a grave. A minister volun-
teered his services, and delivered a
simple funeral eulogy over the ami
mails grave.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26

Sun Flake Marshmallows, 40c per
pound, at the Fern Candy Kitchen
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
MEMORY

If it should be asked what poss-
ession 1 most valued. would say
some beautiful memory. Memory is
possession. 1t is the only thing on
earth that is absolutely ours, which
no one can take from us. We can
produce and enjoy 1t in crowd of
uncongenial people as easily as if
we were alone. No noise can drown
its voice; no distance can dim it's
clearness. Strength, hope, beauty,
everything else, may pass. Memory
will stay.-Selected.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
FLOODS CAUSE
Loss Of LIFE
Omitted Press Service.)

Omitted Press Serv1ce.)
Columbia, S. c., Aug. 26-Reports
today indicate that nearly fifty per-
sons have been drowned in the
floods raging in this state. The
property loss will run into millions.
The Wateree river is out of its bed
at Camden. At this place nineteen
lives were lost by the collapse of a
bridge upon which they had taken
refuge from the food. The loss of
life and property in the Lynch river
district, where it has been raining
for three days is reported to be very
great.
Later reports give more in detail
the damages to property inflicted by
the floods in South Carolina. The
rains which have prevailed for 48
hours are said to be the heaviest in
many years. They include the two
Carolinas and Georgia. The report
comes from Raleigh that the Norfolk
& Southern railroad has suspended
operation because of the washouts.
From Augusta, Georgia, it is report
ed that the canal lock, seven miles
above the city, burst today under
the terrific force of the flood waters,
inundating the entire city in two
feet of water mother sections
bridges have been washed out, others
are tottering, and telegraph and tel
ephone wires are down. The de-
struction to property will be enor-
nous.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
For Lieutenant Governor

Ellis Morrison, candidate for
the republican nomination of lieu
tenant governor at the primary
election to be held on Tuesday,
September 8, 1908. 1 stand pledg-
ed to the principles as set forth
and adopted by the republican
party in convention on May II,
at Spokane. Your vote and your
influence respectfully solicited.
ELLIS MORRISON.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
THRESHING BEGINS.

The Columbia Valley Threshing
company did its first work OF the sea-
son Tuesday. With Oscar Nicely on
the separator, Homer Shonts of
Brays on the engine, and H. w. Scott
holding good eye bread-and-pie box,
the outfit started in on the field of E.
E. Bruce.
The crop this year will run con-
siderably under the average. All of
the stock of the threshing company
is now owned by Will Bordow and
H. w. Scott.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
The CANDIDATES
rAID ADV ERTIM<S.
For County Engineer.

For County Engineer.
/ hereby announce my intention
Of becoming . candidate for the
Office Of County Engineer. subject
to the choice Of the Republican
primary. hours respectfully,
FRED M. BERRY,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26

| hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the republican nOmi-
nation for county commissioners
in the second district, subject to
the September primaries. 1 pro-
pose to make the campaign ON
the issues Of good roads for all
parts of the county and economy
in county expenses. My motto is:
Equal rights to all.
F. A. DREBIS.
LeavenwOrth.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
For State Senator.

l hereby announce myself a
candidate for the nomination for
state senator FOR the 18th district
(Kittitas and Chelan cOmties).
on the republican ticket, subject
to your choice as expressed at the
primaries to be held on Septem.
Der 8, 1908.
I stand pledged to vote for the
party choice for United States
senator. With my experience and
work accomplished in the 9Th, 9th
and 10th sessions of the legfsla-
ture, of which / had the honor to
be q member, representing Kit
titas county, l can assure the vot-
ers of Chelan county that the in
terest Of the entire district will
be impartially and faithfully rep
resented by me to the full extent
of my ability.
GEORGE e. DICKSON
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
CITY DIRECTORY |

c. H. Wildberger, H. r. Parshall,
A. A. Bousquet, L. H. Belser, F.
D. Case, G. E. Buttles, M. G.
Russi.
The city council meets every Tues
day evening at the city hall in Daily
World Building.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26
COL. STEWART MAY BE RETIRED
UNITED Press Service. J

Wilcox, Ariz., Aug. 26.-Colonel
w. Stewart, who was practically exil-
ed by being stationed in lonely fort
in Arizona by the pres lent because
of "temperamental in oaDacity," was
overjoyed today because he was or
dered out of exile to take a riding
test. This is said to be a last attempt
to retire the colonel. Stewart says
he will fool them, as he is in fine
condition for riding.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-26

1t is most interesting sight to
watch Chas. A. Fry's new lock-stitch-
ing machine do its work The device
only requires two minutes in which
to pitt a new half sole on your shoe.
And the quality of workmanship can
not be duplicated by the most expert
cobbser. 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-02


Ringers. aged fifty, well-known res
ident, who was connected with the
Lynchburg Pillow Company, died this
afternoon after an illness of several
months. His remains will be taken te
Watkins, N. y. tomorrow for burial
Mrs. Snln,p HennestOnfic.
Especial TO The Times -Dispatch.l
WINCHESTER, VA, May Mrs.
Salma Hennestoafle. one OF the Oldest
residents OF the county, died at This
Naples" the residence OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. d. Richards. near Winches.
ter, last night, aged eighty years.
julius Tate.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. May H.
Mr.. Julius Tate. of Stafford county.
died yesterday OF consumption. aged
forty-hye years. He is survived by
one brother and one sister.
Mrs. Mary Powell.
FREDERICKSBURG VA. May L..
Mrs. Mary Powell, an aged lady OF
Spotsylyania county. died at her home
yesterday OF pneumonia. She is sur
vived by several children.