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The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Disinfected Eansmitters.

A number OF suggestions have
been made from time to time with
a view Of disinfecting properly the
transmitters Of public telephones,
but the proposals have usually in
volved a great deal OF expense. An
Englishman has invented an mex
pensiVe apparatus which can be fixed
to any mouthpiece. The apparatus
consists OF a small nickel tube re-
sembling a cartridge, which can be
half filled with a disinfectant, and
which is fixed Immediately above the
mouthpiece. From the tube a dimin-
utive blind, soaking in the disinfect-
ant, is drawn by means of a loop or
hook. The little blind is drawn
down over the mouthpiece and fast
ened to a button underneath it. so
that the user OF the telephone speaks
through the blind, which springs
back and disinfects itself when the
subscriber has finished his conversa-
ton. The blind is made of ramble
fibre which is extremely strong and
becomes even stronger when soaked
IN water. Ordinary linen would
probably wear badly. The blind Is
exactly Is inches wide and does not
in the least interfere with the sound.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Filling Many Wants.

One of the most useful trees in
the world is a species of palm which
grows in Brazil 1t might safely be
called a vegetable emporium, for il
yields everything from medicine to
cattle food. From the roots is Oh
tained a very valuable medicine
which is used for purifying the blood
IN springtime. It's timber takes a very
high polish, and is much sought
after by cabinet makers for fine
work. The sap becomes wine or
vinegar, according to the treatment
it receives. From the sap, starch
and sugar are also obtained. The
fruit of the tree is given to cattle
for food; the nut, Ground % powder,
makes a good substitute for coffee,
and the pith becomes bottle corks.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
On a Windy Day.

An Gbsent-minded gentleman vas
going along the street on a very
windy day, when suddenly his hat
blew of. He few along the street,
and after a long chase picked up
what he supposed was his hat. An
other bareheaded gentleman arrived
on the spot at the same moment, and,
holding out his hand, said Thank
you"
What do you mean?" asked the
absent-minded man.
Thank you for capturing my
hat"
But this is not your hat"
Excuse me, it is"
where's mine, then?"
Hanging down your back"
Then he remarked that he had
secured his own by hat-guard that
morning.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
WHERE Do THE OLD PIANOS GO?
That Is, When They Get So Old You
Can't Give Them AWAY.

What becomes of all the Old
pianos? Any piano dealer will take
your old piano when you want a new
one and will allow substantial
credit on it even if it is of anotaer
make. From time to time the deal
ers announce sales of used pianos.
All dealers have large stocks of them
on hand constantly. One piano
firm has on exhibition an old fash
Toned square piano which was made
at least half a century ago. The
piano bears a piacard TO the effect
that any one who will Fay the cart
age may have it for the asking. No
one has accepted the offer. Suppose
no one ever takes that piano off the
hands of the dealers who want to
get rid of it. What will the deal
ers do with it? Obviously with
rents as high as they are it wouldn't
pay to store piano you can give
away. So the question remains:
What, in the last stage Of undez5ra-
btlity, becomes of all the cid pianos?
IN. Y. Sun.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Avoided the Danger.

It was wise young man who
paused before he answered the wild
Ow who asked him to guess her age.
''You must have some idea about it, 1"
she said, with what was intended for
an arch sidewise glance.
Il have several IDEAS he admit
ted with a smile. The only trou-
bic is that I hesitate whether to
make you ten years younger on ac-
counts Of your looks or ten years
older on account of your brains. ,"
Then while the widow smiled and
blushed, he took a graceful but
speedy leave.-Youth Companion.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Cotton pickerS.

There are machines that will pick
the Tipened cotton from the plant,
but it can hardly be said that, all
things considered, there is as yet a
successful" practical cotton-picker.
The machine is still in the expert
mental stage, and there are plenty of
cotton raisers who are firmly of the
opinion that there will never be any
all-round successful cOtton-picking
machine but the human hand. II
the cotton crop opened all at once,
then the problem of machine picking
would be an easy one.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
CheaR Gas Production.

Prof. BIau of Germany has dis
covered a new process of developing
Illuminating gas that may be bought
by the bottle at the rate of Is cents
a pound. A 22-pOund cylinder at Is
cents a pound would give a 5O-can-
die power light for four months
used four hours a day. That is to
say, the cost would be II cents an
hour or, say, S1.25 month. or even
Iess.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Birds That Figh. Windows.

THE mating season of the birds
approaches" said a nature student,
"and, if you live in a good bird coun-
try your windows will kill of many
a male. Male birds in the mating
season become extraordinarily bold
and fierce. Houses have no terrors
for them. Approaching. they see
their own reflections in the glass Of
the windows, and mistaking these
Images for rival males. they dart in
domitably upon the glass, to fall
back stunned, or bleeding, or broken
winged. have a south window that
I can always rely on in the spring to
kill me two birds a week. grill them
on toast"
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Not That Kind of a Talker.

"On one occasion when in Con-
gress, said James F. Banks of Bos-
ton, Gen. Benjamin Butler arose in
his place and minated that the
member who occupied the floor was
transgressing the limits of debate.
Why, General, said the member
reprOachfully, you divided your
J time with me-"
I know l did, rejOined Butler
grimly, but I didn't divide eternity
with you
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Future for Egypt.

An Egyptian paper says that the ma
tive families pay an average tax OF
S4.65 an acre, 28.5 per cent. of the
crop. Foreigners and land companies
hold 655, 900 acres. Through their in
solvency and liquidation, and the re-
distribution of the estates formed
since 1902, 1t is probable that large
amounts Of gold may be unhoarded.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Congratulations.

At the age of seventy-five when,
to everybody's surprise Cranworth
was asked to be Chancellor for the
second time by Palmerston (who
could not endure RoundeII Palmer)
someone congratulated him with
We'll, Granny, Kingsley is right; it
is better to be good than clever"
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03

Prices in the Diamond market are ad-
vancing, but OUR PRICES HAVEN'T
BEEN ADVANCED in some time. We
still havt a large collection of superb
Diamonds which we bought a consider
able time ago at lower prices than pre-
vail today.
We shall not advance prices on these
stones We are merchants and not soec-
ulators, and our fair percentage. Of p-
is all we ask. So, as long as these Dia-
monds last it will be possible to buy
them here under the regular market for
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
4 Bequest Refused.

The French Academy refused the
$4,000 bequeatheI to it by Mile.
Louise H. Leciere, to be used, ac-
cording to the terms N her will, lin
raising the moral tone of France. ."
The Academy holds the acceptance OF
this fund would be tantamOunt to ad-
mitting the opinion of the testratrix,
who regarded her native country as I
sink of iniqUity.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
What. Indeed?

What is the cruel pleasure which
carries sorrow and bitterness to the
heart Of your brother? Where is
the innocency of an amusement
whose source springs from vices
which ought to inspire you with
compassion and grief?-Jean Bap-
tiste Massillou.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
A Stimulating Diet

Harry Gosney by mistake fed his
morse a quantity of poultry food,
thinking the same to be condition
powder for the animal. The mis-
take was not noticed until the horse
had scratched up half the garden
and showed signs of wanting to set
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Significance Of Decorations.

The decorations, the illuminations,
the display of uniforms, and the fire.
works. serve a triple purpose when
they are arranged in honor of a vis-
itor. They serve to show that yisi-
tor that there is a real and hearty
attempt to express pleasure at his
coming; they give pleasure to those
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Where Grafters Live.

The guides on the Washington
rubberneck automobiles take great
pleasure in pointing out the Grafton
Hotel and informing the passengers
that a great many politicians stop
there.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
schools for Lace-making.

There are 100 schools for lace
making and embroidery on tuIle in
Belgium of which three-fourths are
msnaged by nuns Of the Roman
Caho!ic Church.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Why Indeed.

One old member of the New York
bar, who has long been in touch with
court methods and proceedings, says
he wonders why a certificate of good
character is required before a man
is admitted to practice.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
The World Do Move.

When Mccormick built his first
hundred Teapers in IS45 he paid
~ cents for bolts. To-day so bolts
ere made for a cent.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Fine Memory in OId Age

Although in her ninety-seventh
year, woman who is an inmate Of
the Wareham (Dorsetshire, EngO
workhoUse recently recited one Of
DR.. Watts poems without break at
an entertainment given al the insti-
tuition
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Diamonds From Crater.

A South African diamond mine or
''pipe" is the crater of an extinct VOL
cano and the diamondiferous ground
forms the filling of that crater.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03

fine stones.
Ladies Diamond Rings, $500 to $I5o.
Ladies Diamond Brooches, $3.50 to
$1,000.
Diamond Earrings, $500 to $4,000.
Diamond Scarf Pins, 500 up.
Diamond Cuff Buttons, 500 up.
Diamond Studs, $1,000 up.
We have Ladies Handsome Diamond
Rings set in Tiffany Mounting, which
We are selling at $1,000. This will make
an appropriate present for Christmas
Every stone ball of fire.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
Rice In India,

burma has under cultivation for
ricanearly 100000 acres, and this
is Ass than one-tenth Of the total
|areaunder rice in British India.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03

VINO take part IN arranging mem
and they delight high and low, grea
and simple, who see them.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
MANUFACTURINGJEWELER
725 9TH Street, Northwest
BETWEEN c & H


We mention here but a few of our
specials.
Gnetlemen's ao-year Gold Filled Am
lean Stem Winders and Settlers, $40
Ladies 2o-year Gold Filled Stem
Winders and Settlers, $40
Gentlemen's I4-karat Solid Gold Am
ercan Stem Winders and Settlers, as
cheap as SIS.
Children's Solid Silver Watches with
Pin Attachment, $3.50; regular price,
$3.50.
Ladies Solid Gold Watches, Open
Face, $500.
Boys Solid Silver Watches, $500 up
The Washington bee., 1908-10-03

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The evening world., 1908-03-11
POLICE SC0FF At
STORY OF HOLl-UP
La Belle Declares Negro and
White FIighwayman Robhed
Him on the Street.

Frederick La Rc!le clerk living at
No i9S Bergen avenue Bronx Wa held
IN last night at Morris and Pan. ave
nles bv tNn llEHwnymen and ruo1.d
of SiS The police today tried to dis
credit his story.
La Belle was on his way to the home
Il oswald T. kunkelly. No. Slot Park
avenue TO take part in a debate. Nu,.,
The evening world., 1908-03-11
S5.OOO.OO0 HIGHWAY
BOND SALE A SUCCESS

ALBANY. March IL The sale Of
= oaa ono OF ffty-ycar four per cent. state
,trnway Improvement bonds by state
comptroller Glynn to-day was a great
surcess. the issue being several times
oy.rsubscribed The bids In some cases
wore as high as lOIl4 one irU old
los 456 for the whole or any part" of
I'VE iSSue
The evening world., 1908-03-11
The Inst Thing,

tFrom the Baltimore Ame-Icanl
''Cau see Mr Cc,opus for rsu,
minutes about the trust combination ..
Sorry. sir but MI Octopus mas inst
Sl,Ti"n 80, 90 t,hr lie IN.
Good heavens Is he going to alb
sorb that neXt?'
The evening world., 1908-03-11

ti'r'm the rh!ll lc:phia Ledger,
The pImperci spanir! rode oy In an
automubile
That's what call cruelty to ami
mails. remarked u mpagre! of .,.
streets. 'That mt dog never knew the
joy OF lighting ore:' a bone in his IIra .
The evening world., 1908-03-11
HUBBY COT TIE
NOTE j WROTE
TO DEAREST E.
Policeman Stopped Trouble
When He, Instead OF Wife,
Went TO Rendezvous.

Herman MaEnes. a grocer a; No Az
Fifty-ffth street Brooklyn, Intercepted
a neatly-folded note addressed to his
The evening world., 1908-03-11
Choice of 1000 Waists at 99c.

remarkable collection embracing different styles Waists and
eSening number OF manufacturers Among the styles Madras Waists
finished with stitches and side peas Black Saeen Waists finished with M
OF fine tckS and henhed collar and cuffs Madras Shirts with patch
pockets and aerei cuffs Sheer Baie Waists finished with insertion ami
other styles white and black lawn including sheer Waists m
The sun., 1908-12-27
ONE ARMED TURTLE.
4 Big Loggerhead 1T tho Aquarium Shy
One Forward Flipper.

Down at the Aquarium there Ia a szeable
loEgerhead turtle. one weighing 800
pounds and which from tip to tip would
| measure five feet or more, that has but one
arm. Its right forward fiipper is gone
elbow. How it lost its arm nobody
knows. 1t may have been bitten on by
another big turtle in fight or perhaps
q big shark got it.
! Itwas captured OF Galilee on the Jer-
sey coast and brought to the aquarium
in August. 1900, and here it has been ever
since, well fed and growing fat, as COM
Portable as il could be in captivity. but
like. most captive creatures all the time
trying to get out. ,
And while the big turtle doesn't know
| it yet. as matter Of fact they have some
times thought OF turning him loose. Of
taking him out and sliding him over
the Battery sea wall into the .hsrbor aud
letting him 60 to sea and freedom;
because they have other big turtles here
and one armed turtle Is not an especial
attraction. but they thought that II they
turned him loose somebody would be
sure to pick him up and bring him back.
and so they have kept him; and here he
is still. always swimming. In his delib-
crate way, around the pool, seeking in
divides the pool into two parts some
opening through which he might escape
Somehow the other day he scraped the
stump Of his shortened right arm enough
TO start the blood; and then they took the
big turtle out OF the pool for treatment.
It takes three or four men to handle u
turtle of this size and weight but they
got him out of the pool all right and took
him to a secluded part of the building and
there laid him on his back, the position in
which he could be most easily handled.
Then they treated tho turtles wound
with a preparation to stop the flow Of
blood and did the stump up with sooth-
they kept the turtle out OF the pool for a
couple Of days to give the wound a chance
10 heal up. RI.
They put a generous pillow Of eel grass
under his head and wet him down occa-
sionally, and renewed the bandage once
or twice and 30 kept him comfortable
during his stay out Of water. and then.
the wound healing nicely, they put fresh
bandage on the stump and put the big
turtle back in the poole
An odd sight, @ five foot turtle with one
arm gone and a bandage around the
stump. and one that attracted attention
and sometimes drew comment. this OF a
varitd i character. 4
why, seel II looks as II they ID had to
amputate that turtles arm, said woman
who stood looking over into the pool
to a man accompanying her.
AAmputate nothing, madaml' said a
visitor who stood on the other side OF her.
. man Of friendly >disposition but appar-
one armer when he came In. I've been
looking at that turtle the last six or cight
years
The sun., 1908-12-27
NAME A CACTUs FOR CARNEGIE.
II Is . Giant and the Only One In Its
ClRss,

SiAbo-
Since the giant cactus, which is by fal
the most impressive feature OF the deser
vegetation of the Far Southwest, wa,
studied and named by DIR. George Engel
mann, in is47. it has been known to bot,
anists as Cereus giganteus, Now DIR
N. l.. Britton and DR.. j. N. Rose of tn,
New York Botanical Garden have founc
to n separate genus. of which it is the only
species. They propose to name the
genus Carnegiea in honor Of Andrew
Carnegie.
In It's home Mexicans and Indian,
alike know this cactus. as the suwarro
or tree cactus, or the sahuaro. The PLAN
is at its best perhaps on the rocky hill.
sides aud piateaus of southern Arizona
In the vicinity of the Desert botanical
Laboratory at Tucson it abandons the
solitary habits peculiar to desert plantt
and may be seen in groups That approach
the dignity of small groves.
Attaining, as it sometimes does. the
height OF sixty feet its great finteo
columns are fortified with close SCI
rosettes or clusters or gtout spincs OF
needle like sharpness and daggerlike
power of penetration. II branches al
from twelve to twenty feet from the
ground to assume great candelabtup1-
like forms. visible for miles in the de-
oeptively brilliant light and dry air OF
the desert, ~
The weight of suoll a plant is remark
able. DR.. MacDougal has estimated
that young unbranohed tree fifteen feet
in height will wcigh about half ton and
contain about 900 pounds of water.
As with many strange products of an
impoverished land, singular uses have
been found for the -pitahaya. name
which in its, earlier history was applied
to the suwarro but later on was trans
ferred 10 sundry cacti OF arborescent
habit The woody framework, residue
OF the decayed or sand blasted plant. was
utilized by the Indians in the building
Of their houses and shelters and the pulps
and seeds for food.
Varieties Of birds are accused of at
taoking the newer growth at the extremi-
ties of the plant for the moisture it con-
tains, and u is certain that birds, and
notably a small owl, In some way evade
the cruel spines and nest in holIows ex-
cavated in the stems. II is said that
travellers have secured water for their
thirsty animals by telling the plant across
partially sunken bucket gashing the
trunk above the receptacle and forcing
fires under it's extremities.
In the spring Of 1909 three excellent
specimens OF the stIwarro were secured
In the vicinity of Tucson by DR.. Mac
Dougal and safely transferred to the
New York Botanical Garden. where they
have bioomed each season.
Drs. Britton and Rose can atten-
ton to the fact that DR.. Engelman had
Cereus giganteus as belonging
to subgenus which he called Lepido-
cereis, "a name which IL Is neither nee
oessary nor desirable TO maintain He
also included In this subgenus G. Thur
beri, Engelm., native OF Sonora and
Arizona, (which we now know should be
excluded, leaving only the sahuaro
in the genus which we here propose under
the name Carnegiea.
The sun., 1908-12-27
~ A SEAT BY STRATEGY.
one Young Woman Remembered b!
Friends Downtown.

Although an elevated express train
that leaves City Hall at $3.50 every evening
10 crowded long before II reaches Ninth
street. there is always one seat waiting
for q young woman when that station ID
reached.
Two OF her friends nightly board the
train at City Hall and seat them sely es
IN the same place and il suoii q way thai
each occupies q seat and half until
Ninth street 10 reached. At this station
the third young woman comes elbowlne
her way along through the rows OF strap
hangers. Her arrival means q moving
up BY the other two and seat for the
newcemsF.
The sun., 1908-12-27
RIPENfNG BANANAS.
Even on Their Native Heath They Never
Remain on the Plant Until Edible.

II is a familiar fact that bananas are
imported green, but il came as new
thing to visitor to the banana district
In Colombia to find that bauanas arc not
permitted TO ripen on the plant even down
there. They are cut and set To hang
somewhere until they wither rire, as the
phrase n.
bananas DO not nave To be yellow 10
be ripe, That is only the color Of the
skin when II has dried up. To the renson
who is accustomed 10 eating bananas
only when they are yellow II seems odd
10 peel them when they are green and
find that they are perfectly iire within
and &c 10 eat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

under the Jelks administration The state takes charge of the men, mines the coal and delivers it to the top of the open ing, paying all the expenses of care for the convicts, doctor board and medicines, and receives B certain amount for the coal at the top. The state also guards. The coal company provides all stock ades and buildings for the safe and com fortable keep of the prisoners. MT. Perry says that if the men work like free miners they will make mighty good money for the state.
 The price to be paid for the mining and delivery of the coal to the top of the mine is as follows, based on grad uatng scale:
 When Pratt basis is 4712 cents a ton the state gets 63 cents.
 When Pratt basis is 50 cents a ton the state gets 651a cents.
 When Pratt basis is 5215 cents ton the state gets 68 cents.
 When Pratt basis is 55 cents a ton the state gets 7O15 cents.
 When Pratt basis is 571a cents ton the state gets 73 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
THE WELLER PLANT MAY BE ENLARGED
BOLT, NUT AND HORSESHOE FAC TORY MAY BE RUN IN CONNEC- TIoN-BIRMINGHA MEN SAID TO BE INTERESTED.

Gadsden, August 29.-(Specal)-It is re- ported here today that parties from Bir- mingham are interested in a deal to take over the Weller rolling mill property and establish bolt, nut and horseshoe fac tory in connection. The plan as outlined by those in a position to know will call for the expenditure of about $30,000 and create a plant that will give employment to 200 men. The names of the principals are withheld for the present as the nego- tiations are not yet complete.
 The Rocksprings stone quarries which have been idle for some time are to be operated again within the next few days. The quarries furnish work for about 50 laborers.
 education in this city today the board organized with the following officers J. E. Williams, chairman Alto V. Lee, sec retary. The only action taken of any special significance was the decision to admit the children of large section out side the corporation limits to the city schools for the coming year without any tuition fee.
 The first bale of cotton for this season came to this market today. Four bales were sold here today. The first one was brought by Dan Thornton of Cherokee county. The bale was bought by J. H. Arnold and brought 20 cents. The other bales brought little over the market price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
CENTRAL ROAD WILL
 STRAIGHTEN KINKS
PEOPLE OF ALEXANDER CITY FEAR THE TOWN WILL BE
 PLACED MILE AWAY FROM THE
 DEPoT-DAMAGE SUIT IS FILED.

Alexander City, August 29.-(Special)- The merchants and business men of AL exander City are somewhat disturbed over the recent rumors that under the Hartman control of this branch of the Central of Georgia railroad order is surveys now made by the engineers on the ground the depot will be erected something over one mile from town. The reason for this is that the town as 1t now stands is on the center of where the road forms big "S,'' and it is the pur- pose of the company to take out the kink.
 A contract by B. F. Robinson of Camp Hill, the inventor of a cotton seed and guano distributor. has just been made with the Belyue-Luker foundry of this place stipulating the minimum number of 2OOO machines to be manufactured for the coming season. It is the intention of the inventor to erect his own plant at this place for the extensive output of at least 10000 machines a year, beginning with the season of 1910. It is said this will be the only roller bearing fertilizer dis tributor on the American market
 A suit for SOC was filed today in the Alexander City circuit court against the Central of Georgia railroad by the ad- ministratrix, Georgia V. Finch, for the killing of Mrs. Aletha J. Allen on Au- gust 1 within the corporation of Alexan- der City. Mrs. Allen was nearly sev- enty years old and was struck by the engine of a passenger train