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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
FIRE PROTECTION.
Provisions in Buildings of Proper
Construction.

| The fatal and costly fire in the Parker
building. New York. has prompted the
| International Society of Building Com
| missioners. through Its executive officer.
Architect Fitzpatrick of Washington. d.
| c., to again call the attention of the
society's members. the building depart
ments of the principal cities throughout
the world, to the pressing and immediate
need In nearly every city particularly of
the United States. to revise and strength
en- the municipal building requirements
and to enforce them with greater vigor
lone of the chief troubles complained
Of. according to this statement, lis the
habit councils have of granting special
permits over the heads of the building
departments and allowing favored ones to
build structures the building laws do
not countenance. 1t is also urged that
steps be taken by the cities to give the
general public a clearer idea Of what
is and what is not freproof construction
The suggestion is again offered that the
building departments classify and dis
| tinctly label every building within the
fire limits, as to just what class it be-
longs and that it be made a misde-
meanor for any owner of a building to
advertise or call his building 1ireproof
or OF superior class TO that to which
ii is entitled.
"The basic essentials of really freproof
construction are also set forth. The ex-
terror must be not only of inconbust 5ble
| Materials. but preferably those least af-
fected by fire. brick and terra Gotta. The
steel frame of the structure must be
amply and completely protected by brick
o. hollow fireproofing tile. The board
OF engineers that examined into the San
Francisco fire even contends that the in
tegral structural parts. the columns. CIR
ders beams and floors of a re-enforced
corcrete building should be fireproofed
as we'll as similar members of a steel
| frame structure, for concrete is de-
stroyed by fire nearly quickly as
| steel
THE elevators and stairs must be in
| closed and have fire doors. There must
be no unprotected openings through floors.
| Each story must be an absolute unit by
itself and each story should be cut up
| into as many iireproof units as possible.
! Floor areas must be defined and all ex-
ternal penings must be protected and
| pr, forably by windows of wire glass in
metal sash. In such a building and in
/ sue; one only is human life and valu-
able property safe. And even in such
a building there must be provided suit
able fire alarms. watch service and ade-
quate iire-extinguishins apparatus"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
ExCHEQUER TALES.
Barbaric System Of Accounts Lin
gered Long in England.

| From the indianapolis News
| The abrogation of the long-established
British law forbiddlng marriage with "a
deceased wifes sister" is interesting in
| recalling the abandonment Of other time
| hallowed customs of that country. Among
these was the final giving up of the ex-
| chequer tallies, an ancient mode of keep
| ing accounts in the British exchequer
! long after better modes were in use
| everywhere else. Macaulay referring to
this. said: Ages ago savage mode of
keeping accounts on notched sticks was
| introduced into the court of excheQuer
and the accounts were kept much as
Robinson Crusoe kept his calendar on the
desert island"
Arithmetics and arithmeticians. a null
titude of accountants and bookkeepers
lived and died-"still official routine in
clined to these notched sticks as If they
were the pillars Of the constitution and
still the exchequer accounts continued to
be kept on certain splints OF elm wood
Ncalled 'tallies.'
I'm the reign OF George III an inquiry
was made by some revolutionary spirit
whether, pens. ink and paper and states
and pencils being in existence. this OBJ
stinate adherence to an obsolete custom
ought to be continued, and whether
change ought not to be effected All the
red tape in the country grew redder at
the bare mention of this bold and origi
nal conception and il took until 1926 to
get these sticks abolished. In 1884 1t was
found that there was considerable &C
mumulation of them. The question arose
as to what was to be done with such
WORKOUT worm-eaten. rotten old bits of
wood. The sticks were housed at West
minister and it would naturally occur to
any intelligent person that nothing could
be easier than to allow them to be car
ried away for firewood by the miserable
people who lived in that neighborhood.
However. they never had been useful
and official routine required that they
never should be. So the order went forth
that they were to be privately and con-
tidentially burned.
TT came to pass that they were to he
burned in stove in the house Of lords.
The stove, oyergorsed with these pre-
posterous sticks, set fire to the paneling:
the oaneling set fire to the house of
lords; the houses OF lords set fire to the
house of commons; the two houses were
reduced to ashes. -
Now we may reasonably remark. in
conclusion, that all obstinate adherence
to rubbish which the time has long out
lived is certain to have in the soul Of it
more or less that Ia pernicious and de-
structive and that will some day set fire
to something or other. which if given
boldly to the winds would have been
harmless, but which, Obstinately retained,
is ruinOus.
There Is or was. a kind of nationality
in the tally-stick system, one stick being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
A Parable for the Times.

From Puck.
Once there was man who bought a
beautiful gold brick for which he paid
the sum of $40 or $15 although it looked
exactly as if it were worth 10 or IL thou
sand.
Then he took it home and. opening his
ledger. made an entry which materially
sweiled his assets.
Then he murtgaged his home and bought
an automobile and a season ticket for the
opera and gave'a large dinner at Sherry's.
And why should he not, for was he not a
rich man and could not he prove 1T by his
ledger?
And then one day ii occurred TO him to
examine his gold brick little more close
w Whereupon he found that it was worth
only 10 or ID cents.
He lost confidence Immediately. and the
effort he made to get rid of the brick
brought on a severe panic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
HISTORIC SCHOLARSHIPS.
The Saratoga and the st. Mary's, Re-
Gently Retired.

From Shipping Illustrated
The old Saratoga, built at kittery. Me-.
in 1919, and SO often repaired that there
remains little Of the original timber that
was put into her, has now been retired,
as we'll as the st. Mary's and the Enter
prise. When the Saratoga went into
commission she displaced about S22 tons
and carried a battery of twenty guns.
She was distinctly new type of Ameri-
can warship at that time. but was quickly
followed by sister ships, such as the
Portsmouth and the ST. Mary's Her first
commander was Josiah Tattnall. who
later was commander of the famous con-
federate ironclad Merrimac. In bringing
her to New York on her first trip he en-
countered severe storm. For two days
he fought the storm until the vessel was
dismasted and he had to work his way
back to Portsmouth Cor repairs. Later
she sailed for African waters to take part
in the suppression OF the slave trade. In
the Rarbary war, 1913, the Saratoga gave
a good account of herself. and in the
Mexican war she was attached to the
home squadron, her commander being
David Farragut. Prior to that. Com
mander Shubrick had her as a part of
what was then known as the Brazil
squadron. Her dimensions are: Length.
AT feet T. inches: breadth. SO feet / inch
and he displacement Is 1.O25 tons as is
that of the st. Mary's. The latter ves-
sci Is lJO rect IOnS, 81 1eet inches beam.
and Was built at Washington. d. c., in
1874. The st. Mays has for many years
been maintained as a scholarship by the
educational authorities of New York city,
while the Saratoga and the Enterprise
have been maintained by the states of
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. respec-
lively. The Enterprise is the only one
OF the three that is not absolutely de-
pendent upon sail power and is also
some what larger. her displacement being
1875 tons; length. 1S5 feet; breadth, So
feet She was built at kittery, Me-. in
1873. and is Of iron construction, while
the st. Mary's and the Saratoga are of
wood. All three. however, are now to
be retired in favor of more modern YES
sells and instead of the st. Mary's the
Newport. a gunboat. Is to be used. The
Newport will be brought to the New
York navy yard by the Lebanon. a col
lier. and put In condition for the new
service. For nearly a year the Newport
has been out Of commission and lying at
the Boston navy yard. Authorities at the
nautical school consider the ST. Mary
not modern enough for training modern
sailors. On the Newport the sailors will
be able to get instruction in operating
both sail and steam craft. 1t will prob
ably be two months before she will be in
condition to be turned over To the nauti-
cal school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01

the newer sections of the city. although
naturally such contrasts are not as nu-
merous as in the older parts. where the
progress of land values from low figures
to the prevailing rates has been more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
Appetites Of Woodsmen.
I'M the Kennebec Journal.

from the henneDtc JOuTnHI.
Here are some figures from a lumber
camp up in Greenwood which give an idea
as to the appetites of husky woodsmen.
There are thirty-five men in this crew,
and the cook reports that he makes each
day 500 large biscuits, $50 doughnuts, &C
pies. bakes six quarts of dry beans, with
potatoes, vegeta bles, etc, in proportion.
A large beef creature is eaten every five
days. There is something to be explained
in that item of thirty-six pies daily for
thirty-five men. Probably the boss gets
the extra one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
Women and Closets.
rom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1T would be just like rolling off a log
sideways to design a house." remarked q
prominent local architect day or. two
ago, III we could just deal with men. It's
the women who are crazy about lots of
closet room who make the architects job
difficult. The ordinary closet isn't such
an elaborate affair, it's true, but when you
get hold of woman who wants closet
In nearly every room, it's mighty hard to
design house for her that will be a
credit to the architect It's the most
difficult thing in the world. sometimes, to
allow for closet space off room and yet
not make a room look cut up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
Fast Enough.

From the Tatltr.
The discovery has been made that the
world does not revolve with the same
momentu il did Il thousand years ago:
but ii sill swings round fast enough to
satisfy the man with bill coming due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01

for the creditor, the other for the debtor,
and the tallying of the notches a proof
that both were genuine. In Scotland
even as late as half century ago. it
was customary for the bakers lad to
bring what were there called 1.-THE nick
sticks with his bread. notch being
made for each loaf that was delivered
While the notches on his stick CORE
spondsd with those on the one he had
lett. both parties were satisfied that the
account was truly kent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
Peculiar to This CITY.

The contrasts to be found in the char
scter OF dwellings, in the residence Sec
tons OF the city have long been remarked
upon as typical of this city. There
no Indications of changes in this particu-
lar. The humble home continues 10
nestle beside its great neighbor. even in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
Rock Creek Park Addition.

1t is expected during the present session
of Congress some report will be made by
the District Commissioners as to the mode
of treatment of the gorge of Rock creek
as it passes through the city. This Will
be done In accordance with law which
provided the means for making study
of the problem for the information OF the
legislative body.
In this connection the measure which
has again been brought to the attention
of Congress has importance. as 1t designs
to secure as part of the valuable public
recreation resort of Rock Creek Park and
the Geological Park the section of land
to the south of the Connecticut avenue
bridge and extending to the Massachusetts,
avenue bridge on the west side of the
creek
While the proposed new portion Is not
extensive as far as mere acreage Is con-
cerned. yet owing to the broken character
of the country it is looked upon as
most desirable and romantic addition to
the natural beauty which is such dis
tinguishing feature of the great park
system in that locality.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
Pig Pen Pointers

When fed dry, shcllcd corn is more
economical than cornmcaI to feed to
fattening hogs.
III selecting breeding stock it is an
item TO know they are from family
noted for fertility, as this is m inner
tied quality.
To secure thc best results care should
be taken to feed the hogs according to
age, conditions and time Of marketing
When an aII-corn ration is fed TO
growing pigs the muscles Of the body
do not develop to their normal size,
Desirable breeding qualities in n
herd are fixed by a long liuc Of care
full selection and breeding
The swine breeder is responsible not
only for the additions ne provides but
for those he permits.
The boy and he pig, generally speak
in@, are til. Important factors on the
American stock farm
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
Seed Inspection H. Needed.

The need Of rigid inspection of agri-
cultural seeds such rs clover and alfal-
fa has been again brought sharply TO
the attention Of the authorities of the
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical
College DR.. .. NJ. BAH of the depart
ment Of botany has repeatedly warned
farmers and planters against the dan
gers Of introducing highly pcrnici0us
weeds into alfalfa and other fields
through impure agricultural seeds. 1t
has been pointed out that Russian this
tie, dodder, Johnson grass and several
varieties of burr clover ana mclillotus
have been found growing in alfalfa
fields in various parts of the State ana
they have been introduced solely
through impure alfalfa seed Another
extremely noXious weed has made its
appearance in alfalfa fields in widely
separated parts Of the State. This is
charlock or wild mustard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30

A Rare Maine Bird.

A handsome bird, rare for this sec
ton, was brought to +. d. Braun, tax
idcrmist, at Ellsworth, tins week 1t is
a wild swan, which was shot at Webb's
pond 10y Hamln Kingman of Waltham.
1t is Il young bird, pure white except
for its black feet and bill and graysh
shade on head and neck. The bird
spreads Il feet . inches from tip TO tip
These birds winter around the Gulf
of Mexico, and nest in summer i'll the
vicinity of IIudSon's bay. The route of
their spring and fall migrations is usu-
ally along the Mississippi valley aud
The great lakes; they seldom stray as far
east as this. This bird was with n
small flock Of geese when shot. The
swan is credited with a speed Of 100
miles an hour in aight.-Kcunebec Jour
nal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30

Prof, Fraser Of the Illinois Expert
ment Station says that complete
knowledge and mastery Of the dairy
business cannot be secured without
testing each COW. Many farmers and
dairymen think this testing of the cows
is too much trouble, and do not want
to fuss" around with ii, but il they
considered the profits to be realized
from a herd Of really good cows as
compared with one of poor COWS. or
even a mixed herd, they would soon Sc
that it really pays to fuss around
with the scales and Babcock test.
Where one COW will give good returns
for her feed ana care there may be
another in the stall next to her that is
not paying her board, but is eating up
the profits from the paying COW. But
how is the owner TO know this if he
does not test them: a pair Of scales
and a tester 10 uut cost much, but they
pay biz profits GA the investment
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
Grating Methods.

Apple trees are usually opagated
in the nursery either 10y budding or
root grating two-year-old seedlings.
Larger seedlings may be taken up and
the roots cut into Il great number of
sections five or six inches long. Upon
these the ScionS of the desired varie-
ties should he grated by means q the
whip and tongue method of grating,
as shown in the accompanying illus
trations. This grating does not re-
quire any wax, the parts being simply
held together by binding with tWine or
raiIia. Root grating of this kind is
usually done during the winter time,
and the crafts stored in moist sand or
soil until tn" ground is fit for plant
ing them outside in the spring. They
should then be planted in nursery rows,
and in two or three years should make
trees large enough to transplant 10 per.
mauent positions.
Top grating is usually done by the
cleft method. as shown in the illus
trations. In this method the Scions
are cut Wcdgc-shapcd and fitted firmly
into the cleft made in the stock, which
is usually cut off squarely where the
branches are from one to two inches
in diameter, two scions being placed il
each stock. In this. as In all methods
of grating, great care must be taken
to get the cambium layer, or inner
bark of the stock and scion in contact
in at least one side, for it is at this
point that union takes place, and any
failure to connect the Cambium layers
Of stock and scion is sure to result in
failure of the sciOnS. In top graft
ing, the wounded surfaces should be
covered with grating wax \ good
formula for this is: -Four parts Of res
in, two of bccswaX and one of tallow,
by weight, melted together. Top graft
ing should be done early in the spring,
before growth commences.
In all this propagation work great
care should be taken to select scions
from trees bearing the very best type
of the varieties intended for propa-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
Music Badly Needed.

Peter Alvarado, the rich Mexican
mine owner, who recently gave $4,000
600 to the poor, is foe to divorce"
said Philadelphia broker. con my last
visit to Mexico City | dincd with him,
and he condemned the spread Of divorce
bitterly.
HE told an old story on this head
He said a young musician exclaimed one
day in his hearing:
AT last | have fame in my grasp"
How so" Mr.. Alvarado asked
You know Memberships wedding
March and the marvellous repute 1t
brought him. said the musician.
Yes, what of it, said the million
aire.
well, said the musician. I'm going
to write Il divorce march. "-rhiladeI-
phia Press
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
90 BUSHELS OF OATS TO THE
ACRE.
What Mr.. kaltenbrunner Has to
Say About His Grain Crops in
Central Canada.

Writing from Regina, Saskatche-
wan, Central Canada, Mr.. a. Kalten
Drummer writes:
Some years ago took up a home
stead for myself, and also one for my
son. The half section which we own
adjoins the Moose Jaw Greek is a low,
level and heavy land. We put in 20
acres of wheat in stubble, which went
20 bushels to the acre. and so acres of
summer fallOw, which went % bushels
to the acre. All the wheat we harvest
ed this year is No. hard. That means
the best wheat that can be raised on
the earth. We did not sell any wheat
yet, as we intend to keep one part for
our own seed, and sell the other part
to people who want first class seed.
for there is no doubt If you SOW good
wheat you will harvest good wheat.
We also threShed 5000 bushels of first
class oats out OF 100 acres; so acres
has been fall blowing, which yielded 30
bushels per acre, and so acres stubble.
which went 80 bushels to the acre.
These oats are the best Kind that can
be raised We have shipped three car
loads of them, and got 53 cents per
bushel clear. All our grain was cut
in the last week OF the month Of Au
gust before any frost could touch it.
notwithstanding the fact that we
have had a late spring, and that the
weather conditions this year were very
adverse and unfavorable, we will make
more money out Of our crop this year
than last.
For myself feel compelled to say
that Western Canada crops cannot be
checked, even by unusual conditions
Information regarding free home
stead lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan
and Alberta may be had on application
to any Canadian Government Agent
whose advertisement appears elsewhere.
He will give you information as to the
best route and what it Will cost you
to reach these lands for purposes Of
inspection.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
The Wood ruminc 4 head.

The prediction Of Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot that there will be no
more wood IN this country in twenty
years unless some action is taken by
the people Of the United States in pre-
serving and perpetuating the woodlands
now in existence should be an omi-
nous warning Nearly every farm has
its own woodlot, but in many cases
this is being rapidly cleared out. 1t
should be every farmers concern to see
that these woodlots are kept In pro
ductiye condition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
CAPTURING AN ENGINE.
How a Plucky Engineer Overlook a
Runaway on English Railway.

One Of the finest stories in the history
of the railways ceutorS round a runaway
engine on the Stockton and Darlington
line.
The engine was observed by the driver
of anC her and more powerful one. See
ing the fugitive speeding III the direction
of Darlington he uncoupled his own en-
CINE, crossed the points and set out III
pursuit on the same line. 1t was long
chase, but the pursuer. driven ut top
speed, gradually overhaulcd the run
away.
At last it came near enough for the
driver TO crawl to the front of his en-
CINE and drop a stout chain over the ten
der hook of the other. He returned to
his footplate, shut off steam and screwed
down his brake.
This steadiod the one in front and so
retarded its pace that the driver was
able now tn creep from his own engine
on to the runaway, but on the brake, ana
bring it To- a standStill, almost in the
crowded Darlington station. - London
Standard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
TIE
General Demand

OF the Well-lnfouned of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy OF known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to bs
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is gwen
the preference by the Informed
TO get its beneficial effects always bug
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig syrup Go, only, and for sale
by all leading druggists Price fifty cent?
per bottle,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-30
In tiIn SLrcn ItnIh.

But don't NEGLECT the old sheep. Feed
them at the rl-ht time and IN the right
place.
There is That sheep with hair in
place Of wool, Get her out Of the nooN
Wool is what we are after, not hair.
AS soon as The ewes have all been
served get the ram out He will only
be Il nuisance from that time on,
1t is n good plan to have little yard
with Il trough made ON purpose for the
lambs just outside the lot where the
sheep are kept
1t isn't much trouble to count the
sheep every day. Better do it and he
sure that all of them are all right
The hog has he credit Of being the
farm mortgag" raiser. But sheep will
do it just us surely if they sc given a
chance