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The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
HOUSE WITHOUT A CHIMNEY.
Cement Dwelling that Has n Number
Of Novel Features.
From Tho Cement Age.

frcm tho Cement Age.
Inc ldeai twentieth-century home has
Just been completed at Carrollton I'M
Inc house is constructed OF concrete and
lhere IS not a sign of a chimney. al
ihough the building is supplied with an
abundance Of artificial light and heat
Neither IS there any fire in tho house
TOT COAL nor ashes. nor dangerous gases
while this wonderful residence is the first
OF ITS Kind In the world. II Is beyond n
doubt a good example Of what the aver
age American home will be in n few
years from now when both wood and
coal nave become too expensive for com
mon use. This model home is two stories
high. with attic and basement and has
eight rooms on the main floors.
In building this dwelling. Edlson's jdea
Of a concrete house To be poured In one
he mold was not carried out. yet the
foundation and walls are of concrete
blocks The concrete was mixed on the
sito and nodded into the building blocks
As required. There was no waste Of
building material The floors are OF wood
and the interior is finished IN plaster
and cak. The style Of architecture is of
the plain, substantial mission tyne. This
idea is carried out In the interior decora-
tons rs we'll Tho building Is fronted
by large porch. S by 30 feet and cost
less than $500
Perhaps the most novel feature about
this wonderful residence is the fact that
II IS heated by steam from a central
station. There is no noisy, dusty furnace
IN tho basement demanding daily atten-
uon al the long winter months. Instead
the steam, which usually goes to waste
about small electric light plants, is car
RED 10 the house by underground pipes.
Ills steam pipe enters the house In the
basement and IS carried to the rooms
just the same as tho steam from an or
dinary furnace The rooms are heated
with steam radiators. OF course. some
special arrangement had 20 be suppl.ea
10 furnish hot water for the bath
room Near the ceiling. I'm the bath room.
Is located a water tank which is kent
constantly hot by a number OF small
pipes through which q continual flow Of
hot steam Is maintained. This tank sup
plies hot water for tho bath and TO wash
bowls located in two Of tho upstairs
bedrooms.
or course, the house is also wired for
electric heat In cnse anything should hap
Ief 10 the steam heating system
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
WASHINGTON A CITY
OF OPPORTUNITIES
Continued from Page one.

Jersey City TO Washington. IT has
operated here successfully. in the Harper
Building. on G street northwest. and has
been successful from the start A mem
Der Of the firm told a Herald reporter
recently that the greater part Of the
Southern trade was now supplied from
the shops In this city.
This firm met only with favorable CON
ditions from the start. The chief diff
Guilty to overcome was the training OF the
operatives to run the power sewing ma
chimes and other mechanical devices used
In the manufacture OF boys clothing on
a large scale. This was accomplished In
the way described. and the plant is now
running upon a large basis. which natu-
rally will expand with the company's S
business
Within the past week an announcement
has been made which probably marks a
feature OF the business Of the future for
Washington. The Semmes-Kelly Com
pany. one OF the largest wholesale gro
cery firms OF the city has completed
plans for the removal Of its main ware
houses to Alexandria. The firm will
maintain it's chief offices in Washington
filling orders and making shipments from
Alexandria
DOh ~ ANt
The Washington Herald has suggested
that the Virginia side OF the Potomac.
and probably the Maryland side below
the District line. with the Anacostla flats
reclaimed and made suitable for the pur-
pose, was the natural ground for the
planting of factories in Washington. The
factories of the future will probably be
built in those places. In the city here
will be the offices OF the companies, with
the facilities for manufacture and ship
ment In the localities mentioned.
In connection with the Semmes-K Kelly
business must be maintained large
plant for the manufacture of vinegar and
other commodities shipped 10 the South
ern trade by the company. The shipping
facilities are better for the Southern mar
ket IN Alexandria than here. The factory
in Alexandria viii not be subject to soma
of the restrictions placed upon such con-
Germs on this side Of the river, hence the
impulse TO remove the warehouse and
manufacturing plant 10 Alexandria. with
the main Offices of the firm still in Wash
ington.
This action of the local company Is IN
line with all the discussion for the up
building Of the Greater Washington. 1t
is in line with the general development of
- ~NSA.i"e oAiog dS q NhtdtSF Ot man.
Gfacture and wholesale trade for the sup
plying Of the Southern States with what
they need.
The opportunity for the manufacturers
TO duplicate the action OF the Senames-
Kelly company needs no extensive dis
cussion 70 be recognized at it's true value
SO the opportunities offered IN Wash
lngton for investment in trade or indus
try might be enumerated further. They
are here innumerable. and tleir utiliza-
uon forms the next chapter in the his
tory Of the Capital
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
ARCHITECTS MIGHT
IMPROVE DESIGNS
How Block Houses Could Be
Made Beautiful.
ILLUSTRATION FROM DULUTH

Critic Points Out How Washington,
Following in the Steps of PhiIa-
deiphia and Baltimore, Is Being
ArchitectureIy RuIned-Suggests n
Way TO Get Ria of Present Style.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Must Report Their Operntiop,

All express companies doing an inter
state commerce business will be called
upon. on or about July l, TO make month
ly reports Of their business to the Inter
state Commerce Commission. II Is ex-
pected that the blanks ana the method
Of reporting will have been completed
by that date
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
COTTON IN GERMANY
Fatherland Is Third in Its
Manufacture.
ENGLAND AND AMERICA LEAD

Weaving, Knitting, and LacemaI<inE
Were Old Industries In the Rhine
ern Machinery-New Methods Have
Grown Steadily since 1870.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
QUALITIES or GREAT POETS


Byron and Wordsworth have this at
least In common. Each alike was filled
with righteous indignation at social
and moral wrongs. Each was a demo
crat before democracy, eager TO admit
the people to the heritage from which
they had been shut out by the selfish
n@ss OF class interests and the apathy
Of Industrial conditions. But while
Wordsworth's temperate zeal took the
gradual and the longer way Of a basic
reconstruction Of social practice, build.
ing 1t up afresh on arguments tested
by experience, and deeming no record
too trivial TO serve the architects de.
sign, Byron's more ardent mood burned
for instant reform, and would not
brook the restraints which the tao.
ticlan imposes on the fighter. "The
moment he reflects he IL a child" was
Goethc's verdict on Byron, who,
though he was moved by the same i'm
pulse az Wordsworth, and obeycd the
same order Of revolt, followed through.
oIt his short life the path OF action,
not Of reflection. His poetry carries
us forward. in the sense Of his own
dying cry, Forward. forward, follow
me" II exhibits, as Swinburne tells
us, a splendid and im~perishable eX'
ctlleDce Of sincerity and strength"
lie believed intensely In his cause
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
GREAT SCHEME TO KILL Eocs.
Ar Cannon Invented TO Drive Mists
Away from London.

A scheme to dispense fogs bT mr..
rents Ct air shot over London from
projectors" six miles away has been
laid before the public control commit
tee OF the London county council, and
NJ, Dcmetrio Moggiora, the inventor,
Is ready to start experiments.
ii. Moggiora says his apparatus has
already been subjected to sever tests
0: Milan, Italy, where fogs, clouds and
haiistorms were quickly dissipated.
With his projectors, or air cannon"
placed within a radius Of six miles
from the house Of parliament, he says
he will clear away the worst fog In
London within 20 minutes.
The theory Is that the fog hangs
over London simply because there are
no air currents to carry 1t away" said
NJ. Moggiora. Now. my projectors,
acting like cannon. furnish the neces.
sary currents Of afr"
Each protector, says the London
Daily Mall, is about so feet long. An
explosion is caused as in a cannon
and the conclusion has an effect for
six miles. Thus, II ten or more Of
these were ranged over London from
different directions the fog would be
lifted Immediately to an altitude where
the wind would blow It away, After
the apparatus was permanently in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Few people realize the many uses OF
salt. Its use for %tiavoring food, which
makes it absolutely indispensable in
the kitchen, Is, while the most impor-
tant, only one of Its many s II II
Ia put on n cut Immediately the cut
will heal up without being sore. II
tired eyes are bathed in n strong solu.
ton of it, they find quick relief. If 1t
IL sprinkled over spilled claret on table
linen there will be no stain. A small
amount taken on the tongue will re.
lieye indigestion and sometimes cure
a sick headache. And then, of course,
II you sprinkle II on the tail of a bird,
you can catch the bird, whether II be
an eagle or one Of those little hot fel.
lows that come with a cold bottle
What TO Eat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

That a large part OF the eastern
fresh halibut comes from the Pacific
const viii probably surprise many of
the lovers of that huge fish. The bust.
ness OF western halibut is growing
constantly, and the supply going to
Boston comprises about all of the 25,.
0o0, 900 pounds a year taken by the
fishermen in Seattle and Alaska. The
fish Is carefully boxed and iced down,
and then rushed to Boston by express
freight and sold back again to New
York, Chicago, and other large cen
tiers for distribution. Comparatively
little halibut is brought to Boston in
vessels.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Lived in a BOOMERANG,

A citizen of Tennessee recently built
a handsome country home OF Lookout
mountain in bungalow style. Some Of
his friends, anxious TO see the new
residence. inquired the way of a party
of small boys and girls, saying: Can
you show us the way to Mr.. G's
house?"
Yes, sir" was the response, but
II isn't a holse,"
What is II, them" quizzed one Of
the gentlemen,
why, it's ats a" stammered
the boy. ITS a boomerang"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Mrws
Deep Waterways Convention.

II Is expected that the Deep Water.
ways convention held at Jackson last
week will be followed by a thorough
awakening OF Interest throughout the
State to the Importance Of concerted
effort In securing Improvement Of the
rivers and harbors. The delegations
from the various counties entered into
u pledge TO return home, perfect local
organizations and aid In the work Of
raising funds to raise funds TO defray
the expenses OF the campaign TO be
waged at the national campaign. This
was the practical result Of the gather
Ing. Lengthy resolutions sere adopted
setting forth the needs Of the rivers
and harbors OF Mississippi, and every
delegate present was deeply impressed
with the Importance OF lne movement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
BOAST or OUR CONTINENT.
America Has the Worlds Supply Of
Hummins Birds.

Though the art museums of Europe
may have some treasures Of which
America cannot boast, our continent
has the distinction OF a monopoly of
the worlds supply of humming birds,
the gems of all the feathered creation.
OF these there are said to be some 400
species-the 400 we may call them!--
nearly all Of which are peculiar to the
tropical regions. Only Is cross the
borders Of the United States from
Mexico, and occur only in our south.
western states.
The popular idea is that the hum.
mer lives only IN honey, gathered
from flowers. This is q mistake. The
bird does secure some honey, but Its
food consists mainly Of the small In.
sects which frequent the flowers. Some
Of these insects are injurious to the
blossom, and the tiny bird fulflls a
useful function In destroying them.
That the hummer is insectiyorous is
also shown by its habit OF catching
tiny insects on the wing, which Is
occasionally obscrved.--H. X. Job. IN
Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

or the hunting accidents reported
this season, every n that has yet
come under II notice, says tho
Youths Companion has been due to
some Il SO familiar that II has
been mentioned year after year for
generations. They can all be summed
up as Didn't know 1t was loaded"
Pulled the gun mugzle toward him
through a fence" or "out of a wagon"
or In a boat" II hunters would keep
these few simple things in mind, many
lives would be saved eycry Nenr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
RAILROAD MAN
Didn't Like Being Starved.

A man running on a railroad has IN
be in good condition all the time or he
is liable to do harm to himself and
Others.
A clear head is necessary to run a
locomotive or conduct a train. Even
a railroad mans appetite and diges.
tion are matters OF Importance, as the
clear brain and steady hand result
from the healthy appetite followed by
the proper digestion Of food.
For the past five years. writes a
r%ailroader, Il have been constantly
troubled with indigestion. Every doc.
tor consulted seemed to want ia
starve me to death. First | was Diet
ed on warm water and toast until 1
was almost starved; then, when thew
would let me eat, the Indigestion
would be right back again.
Only temporary relief came from
remedies. and ! tried about all OF them
saw advertised. About three month.
ago q friend advised me to try Crane.
Nuts food. The very arst day / no
uced that my appetite was satisfied.
which had not been the case before
that ! can remember.
In a week. / believe, I had more
energy than ever before In my NE. /
have gained seven pounds andl have
not had a touch Of indigestion since
! have been eating Grape-Nuts. When
my wife saw how much good this food
was doing me she thought she would
try It awhile. We believe the dis.
coverer Of Grape-Nuts found the Per.
feet Food"
Name given BY Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road to wen
VILE" IN pkgs. There's : ReascsI~
NA| HWt FHEL -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

THE STORY.

THE choosing Of a wife is one of
L the most important steps Of life.
1t is a matter which must not be
considered hastily. Sentiment must
not be allowed to run away with judg.
ment or e~xpediency cover up the OBJ.
legation which one owes to God and
Gods law. Where love is based on
something deeper than mere physi-
cal beauty, and on something higher
than mere human attainment; in
other words, where love includes in
its inspiration and its expression the
thought Of loyalty and devotion to
God, then and then only is love a safe
guide, Sentiment and passion are not
love, and expediency and convenience
are sign posts which point to the
matrimonial whirlpool of disappoint.
ment and ruin. Man was intended
for woman and woman for man, but
Gcd intended that they should be
mated and not mismated. What God
joins together is eve put asunder.
1t was nj secret in Israel that a wife
was being sought for the young and
handsome King Solomon. Since his
coming to the throne 1t had been
recognized as one of the important
matters requiring solution. With the
chief men of the nation and those
to the king in the administra.
ton Of the affairs Of the nation 1t
was a question as to where they
should look for a consort for their
king.
More than n OF the chief men Of
he nation secretly wished that his
fair daughter might be the one
to be queen, but each with
becoming modesty RETAINED from
openly advancing the claims Of their
.espective daughters, so that appar,
'ntly no progress was made in the
Iuest for a wife for Solomon.
And perhaps the one least con.
erned over the matter was Solomon
His had been a busy life
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

you hate. and the qualms pass OF. /
feel better Already he. says, gulpin'
an swallerin'.
Another time | seen a hynnotist do
a good business OF the long southern
run from New York to Naples. Every
time the sea roughed up, this here
chap hypnotized them that felt them.
selves gettin' sick, and he fetched EN-
round again with the return O. smooth
weather, That there hypnotism was
the nearest thing to a genuine cure for
scasickness that's ever come under
my observation"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Taking His Measure.

"Do you eve drink to excess" asked
the girls father.
Il never touch liquor Of any kind,
SIR"
How about tobacco?"
Il do not smoke. have never had
a cigar or a cigarette in my mouth"
Ever gamble?"
Never. I do not know one card
from another"
Il suppose you swear sometimes"
mo, sir. An oath has never passed
my lips"
"Um. All right. Come out and have
q stick Of candy with me-"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Two CURES FOR sEAslckNEso.
Sailor Endorses One That He Considers
the Genuine Article.

"Speakin' Of s%easickness," said the
sailor, Il once seen n very seasick man
settin' ia a deck chair starin' hard at
a photograph.
"'Wot's the idear o that dodge" |
says to him.
Sure ure for seasickness, says
he. Fix your thoughts on some one
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
The Modern Child,

Robert, aged four, the chubby and
pretty son of a scientist, had lived In
the country most of his short life. One
day a caller from the nearby city.
wishing to make friends with the lit.
tie fellow, took him on his knee and
asked; Are there any fairies in your
woods here, Robert?"
NO" responded Robert, promptly,
but there r edible fungi."-Harper's
Weekly,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Burglar Gets Warm Reception,

When win Rogers OF Hattiesburg
reached home after midnight he drew
his chair before the CRATE and prepared
to count the money in his pocket, when
his wife informed him that there was n
mar under the bed. She had discov-
cred the intruder just as her husband
entered the house, Rodgers got his
pistol and shot the would-be burglar in
the leg and then held him until the POI
lice we're summoned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
The Safe Wav.

During a spell Of bad weather, wheI
the water supply was unusually muddy,
a young woman of Philadelphia asked
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, the famous au.
thor and physician. how she could best
safeguard herself in drinking the local
beverage,
First boil It." DR.. Mitchell an.
swered, then filter it, and afterward
drink ginger ale"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Trouble with Phone Company.

The Cumberland Telephone Company
has refused TO furnish tho city OF
Natche2 q free fire alarm system over
Its wires in cases Of emergency unless
the municipality will guarantee to in
demnify the company against damage
suits that might be instituted against
II for failure to promptly turn In the
ainrma
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Queer Plea for Pardon.

A rather unusual pardon petition has
been received by the governor from
1'unica county, signed by a number OF
prominent citizens and officials OF that
county 1t Is in behalf OF Alex. Tay-
lor, sentenced TO serve n term for lar
cenr, The petitioners say that Taylor
"was charged to have stolen the horse,
and we believe he was not guilty OF the
crime, but that the taking OF the horse
was without intent 10 steal it,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Swarthmore decides against Miss
Jcanes' Mathematician boquest. which
was made on condition that competi,
tive athletics be not allowed, not so
much because II loves athletics as be.
cause II wanted It's hands free. Free.
dom under certain circumstances is
worth n million and even more has
been paid for II. Nevertheless those
good Quakers must look longingly
after the vanishing million.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

An English literary light, who has
come over to make the usual exhaust.
Two study OF America and Americans
In the course Of a few weeks, has nj.
ready announced that the Americans
are hunting for the dollar. And she
might have added that the English.
men arc marrying the Americans dol.
lars when found as fast as they posi-
bly, can.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Now an Indiana professor Is telling
educators that children should be en-.
couraged to took cross-eycd, as 1t gives
them the power Of neal vision. A few
more theories and fads Of this kind
will bring the schools to the condition
OF near idiocy, to say nothing of u fl
ture cross-cyel generation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Uncle Sam is n good employer. With
?06,l40 persons in his employ. there
Is never q strike or suggestion of one.
Al the same time his business Is con
Quoted with profit, II his methods
were Initiated by large corporations
and industries having long lists OF EN-
ployes there would be a decided
diminution OF what are known az
labor troubles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Fund to Fight Crop Pests.

b, L. Moss, special agent OF the de-
partment OF agriculture at Washing
ton, will urge the Mississippi legisla-
ture to confer authority on boards OF
supervisors to cooperate with the Fed
ernl government in the suppression OF
crop pests, and TO make appropriations
therefor from county funds,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Oklahoma starts off with a snug 1T.
tie nest egg The state has re-
ceived from the national government
$4,000 600. which Ia awarded in lieu
OF the school lands In Indian Terri.
torys The money viii be deposited
In banks In the new state and should
ONE In handy for many useful pur,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Due Process Of Law.

At the time of the famous Eastman
trial in Cambridge, Mass, two Irish.
men, standing IN a street corner, were
overheard discussing the trial, One
of them vas trying to enlighten the
other concerning n jury.
"Bedad!" he explained, You're ar.
rlsted. Thin if ye gets tn shmartest
lawyer, ye're Innocent; but If tn other
man gets tn best lawyer, ye're guilty"
Life,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Veteran Dead.

Capt. Cass Oltenburg died suddenly
at Lexington, Capt. Oltcuburg was
one OF the landmarks OF Holmes coun-
ty. He came to Lexington in 1910 from
Ohio. He enlisted In the Confederate
army aai fought during the entire
four years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

The harems OF two OF the ministers
of the sultan OF Morocco have, been
captured and divided among rebel
chiefs. II meat and milk and groceries
are as high In Morocco as they are
here the ministers are likely to ex.
hibit q good deal Of fortitude in bear.
Ing their afiiction.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Ignorance Not Tolerated.

Ignorance in the pulpit will not be
tolerated" declared the Upper Missis-
sippi conference OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, In session ut Greenwood,
In rejecting seven young men who APP
piled for membership In the conference.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Reduced Rates to Inaugural.

The Illinois Central, the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley, the Gulf aud Ship
Island, the Mobile and Ohio and the
Southern railways have all agreed to
give a rate OF one cent a mile for all
military companies in uniform attend
ing the inauguration of Gov. Noel on
January Il,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Prof. Mathews Resigns,

Prof. II. =. Mathews, professor OF
mathematics at the Industrial Institute
and College, has resigned as a member
Of the State board of examiners owing
to the pressure Of the duties OF his
regular position on his time and atten.
tim
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
To Oust tho Cumberland.

Seeking 10 Dust the Cumberland Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company from
Mississippi and to collect az, 1885, 900
penalties from the company for alleged
violations Of the antitrust laws, At
torney-General Fletcher has filed suit
at Meridian.