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The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Breaking in New Men.

A large corporation has lately
shown its appreciation of the value
of giving new employees a thorough
general knowledge of the business
by publishing a book describing in
an interesting fashion all the details
of the company's work. A copy is
furnished every employee and he is
expected to master not merely the
portions pertaining to his own work
but the entire book.
It costs us about $4,000 a year to
publish this book" says the presi-
dent of the company, but we con-
slider it money we'll invested When
a man enters our employ he is told
to read this manual and do nothing
else until he has mastered it. This
gives him a general knowledge Of
the business, and if there are any
points he does not understand they
are cleared up before he begins
work"
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
A Remarkable Blast,

One of the methods of quarrying
granite is to dislodge a huge sheet
from the surface of the formation
through the medium of a powder
mine. A large perpendicular shaft
is first blasted to a depth of about
thirty feet. At the bottom of this
and radiating horizontally, like the
spokes of a huge wheel. long holes
are drilled.
The extremeties of these holes,
says Popular Mechanics, are then
shot with light charges of dynamite
in order to create chambers large
enough to receive large quantities
of black powder. This takes weeks
of ever increasing charges. Then
the final charge is loaded The now
huge chambers at the extremities
Of the spokes are packed with hun
dreds of pounds of powder, num-
erous electric wires attached, and
the whole mine tamped with fine
material. A mighty roar and rum
bic n the bowels of the earth AMI
the huge sheet is detached from the
ledge.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31

tie, affable manners, and very small
well kept hands. lie had certain
qualities which Mrs. Eddy had al
ways found desirable in those who
were closely associated with her.
This new relationship seems to
have caused no little commotion
among the faith fdl Mr.. Frye went
his silent, inscrutable way, keeping
a wary eye upon the new favorite
When he was not doing his market
ing, he was usually to be found in
his own room waiting for orders
and working at his accounts-he was
always in trouble about them. and
they often cost him sharp words
from Mrs. Eddy.
Although he seems to have been
scrupulously honest. he was a poor
boOkkeeper. Once. during the ear
ly years of his service, Mrs. Eddy
had his books audited, and finding
him a few dollars short. fell into
violent rage She charged him with
trying to rob her, and walled at
him so late into the night that the
distracted man went out and per-
suaded another student to come and
stay with him till morning.
On another occasion Mrs. Eddy
took him TO task so savagely about
his accounts that Mr.. Frye told the
other students who had come in to
pacify her, that he could stand it no
longer, and he actually threatened to
leave her. The students set about
soothing him very promptly, for the
prospect that one of them might
have to fill Mr.. Frye's place was a
little terrifying.
Mrs. Eddy cOu.d be the most
agreeable of hostesses and of moth
ers when she winning, af-
fectionate and cOnsiderate, and she
knew the power of fattery. From
the day she told a young man of
Swampscott that if she could put on
canvass her ideal of Jesus Christ
the face would look like his. Mrs.
Eddy never underestimate the
human appetite for fattery.
She could unblushingly refer TO
the touch of fairy fingers" or the
music of footballs" and could de-
liver the most threadbare euphu-
isms with smile that warmed the
heart of the recipient and covered
him with foolish happiness. After
having fretted herself to sleep the
night before, she would sometimes
arise in a mood almost beat.fic and
would greet the object of yester-
days invective with a benedictioR
and a smile.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
SET Sec GulIs TO Work.

From Nannaimo comes the story
of an enterprising Government fish
cries official who is enlisting the ser
vices of thousands OF sea gulls in the
task of cleaning up the immense
number of dead herring dropped
overheard by boats at the different
wharves where cargoes are loaded
on the vessels.
While making his rounds one day,
this party tied up his gasOlene
launch at one of the wharyes while
figuring out the best method of at
tempting to remove the fish. Neglect
ing to switch off the power the pro-
peller churned up the water to such
an extent that large number of
dead herring came to the surface,
thousands of sea gulls Immediately
swooping down and glutting them
selves on the fish.
The experiment was made at sew
eral of the other wharves and in
every case the gulls performed the
task which would have entailed con-
siderable expense had it been done
by manual or mechanical labor
Seattle POst-Intelligencer.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Queen Who Objects to CoTsets.

Queen Amalia has the most Won
derful taste in dress and Paris cos
tuners are never tired of SoL nding
her praises. At the same time her
Majesty believes ii quite an easy
matter for a woman to have a per-
feet fitting gown without the aid of
corsets.
When the Roente en- rays were dis
covered she mad a tight laced lady
photographed in order to demon
strate scientifically to the ladies Of
her court, the evils of the practice.
She is never tired of preaching the
value of outdoor athletic exercises
for women. She is a magnificent
swimmer a wonderful rider, an
untiring cyclist and good shot. And
TO such pursuits she attributes the
beautiful figure which she Pc ssesses.
-Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Trail of the Auto,

On some of the automobile fre-
quented streets, especially where
there are garages. the asphalt pave
ment is stained with oil and smells
in no uncertain sense of the gasoIene
car. The trace of the auto is no
where better marked, however, than
on the streets with slight upgrades
in them.
There the oil dripping out of the
back of the pan, fairly splashes the
street. Some persons who live just
about where the street runs a bit
uphill are very unhappy because of
IL in the summer.
Every car that runs by leaves its
signature written on the pavement,
end the sun beating down does the
rest. 1t Is a fact that some houses
without other defects have suffered
il the market from the fact that the
street in front is foul smelling from
the oil drippings.-N. Y. Sun.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31

will be fixed. All the others revolve
in widening circles. The stars on
the horizon will always be there"
Is this the sum total of the land
6Cape at the north pole-the goal of
the civilized nation, to reach which
countless men have sacrificed their
lives?'
Commander Peary retorted.
$50 long as the 100000 square
miles of unknown area at the north
pole and the 100000 square miles
at the south pole are unvisited by
civilized men
His voice had the sharp resonance
Of determination; his square jaw was
set. In his grsy-blue eyes was the
fire that must have lighted the faces
of Jason and Colt mbus.
'The general plans of the last ex-
pedition will be followed" he said,
with some important variations
based on our experiences then. Sail
ing from New Yor'- in the Roosevelt,
In June. or not later than the 1st
of July, we should reach Greenland
about August 1.
Thence the way lies along the
west coast of Greenland, through
Bafin Bay, Smith Sound, and Kane
basin, with Ellesmere Land to the
westward. This will bring us to
Kennedy and Robson Channels,
passing through which we expect to
gain our old winter quarters at Cape
Sheridan. This is In Grantland,
west of Greenland. It is one of the
northernmost regions of solid
ground known to man.
Early in February we will start
from Cape Sheridan for the north.
The journey to the pole should be
underway in good earnest before the
early days of March Our equip
ment will be practically the same as
in the expedition of 1866. I want
TO have 200 dogs, 25 sledges and
rs men, with Eskimo assistants from
Whale Sound, similar to those in the
previous expedition. The journey
to the north by sledge should coz
sumo from 100 to 120 days. We
should be back on the mainland
some time in June 1909"
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Old Miners PrnnnsaI.

Annual proposals of marriage are
made by BOHEMIA Sharpe, an old
miner, to the stenographer of Ore
CONS Governor. whoever she may be.
Sharpe has just made his yearly
visit to the State Capitol. and Incl
dentally called at the Executive office
and made formal offer of his heart
and hand to Gov. Chamberlain S
stenographer. As has been the case
many times in the past. the offer
was refused, but it is expected the
hardy old mOuntaineer will return
next spring to renew his overtures.
Sharpe is now over 70 years of
age, but is still an active prospector
1t is said that he is quite wealthy,
but his riches DO not help to dispel
the loneliness of his isolated home
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
MRS. EDDYS ILLUSIONS
Her Ideas on MeSmerism
Amounted to MOnOmania.
MUST FLEE FROM IT
The Greater Part of Her Time TAX
en- up in Talking About it, in
Treating and Fighting Against IL,
and in Discovering and Thwarting
Imaginary Plots.

Mrs. Eddy's fear of malicious ami
nal magnetism. never let her rest
She was continually complaining
that she felt it trying to reach her
through the persons about her, and
she could not endure the presence
Of the suspected student.
The greater part of Mrs. Eddy's
time was taken up in talking about
mesmerism, in treating and lighting
against it. in discovering and thwart-
ing imaginary plots.
She had never loved anyone so
well that she could not in a moment
of irritation believe him guilty, not
only disloyalty, but of theft, knav-
cry, blackmail or abominable cor
ruption.
All the suspicion, envy and in
continent distTust which so often
blazed in Mrs. Eddy's eyes seemed
TO have found a concrete and corpor-
cal expression in this thing mesmer-
ism. Throughout the winter and
early spring of 1889 Mrs. Eddy had
been complaining to her adopted son
that Boston was full of mesmerism,
that it was choking her. and that she
must fee from it
The adopted son was a small man,
with an affectionate disposition, gen
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
What Yale Men Eat

Some statistics have been publish
ed by the Yale Dining Club to show
what the 1, ,06S members of thai or
ganizatiOn who eat at the Yale COM
mons,manage to get away with in the
line OF food. In a week, for in
stance. $500 pounds of meat, 900
dozen of eggs and 9,100 rolls and
loaves of bread disappear down the
Yale throat
The daily consumption is about
like this: Nine hundred and twenty
nine pounds of meat. 100 loaves of
bread, 1,200 rolls, so pounds of oat-
neal. 1900 quarts of milk 120
quarts of cream, 40 pounds of table
butter and a like amount for cook
ing purposes, as well as 20 bushels
of potatoes. TwoA hundred gallons
Oh soup is prepared daily for two
meals.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Sleeping with Shut Windows.

A man in neighbOring city who
has formed a habit of going out for
for mile sprint in the neighborhood
of his dwelling during the earliest
n oments of the cold gray dawn says
there is yet work for the ause of
the open window. From morning
TO morning his route is changed
somewhat, but it always covers a
district inhabited by the weIl-to-do.
Scanning the sleeping apartments as
he runs, he finds surprisingly few
windows open. His excursions are
taken so early that he knows the
sleepers are not awake, and that
they have slept the night through
breathing poor air. These are
proofs, he thinks. that many persons
intelligent in most matters, are still
unaware of what fresh air might do
for them.-BOston Transcript.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
POPE N UNIQUE SERVICE
He Hears Mass in Greek at
at the Vatican.
AN UNUSUAL SCENE
Conducted by An Eastern Patriarch
First Function of the Kind At
tended by a Pope Since 1888
Without Precedent i'm Other Re-
spects-A Historical Review.

The Service in honor of st. John
Chrysostom held in the hall of the
Beatifications at the Vatican on FSb-
ruary II was unusual in many ways.
Never before did any Pope take part
In a religious ceremony in which the
Greek instead of the Latin liturgy
was followed; nor has any Pope
attended a similar function since
the time of the union between the
Latin and Eastern churches after
the Council of Florence in 1893.
II was the first time in the history
Of the papacy that a capalla papale,
as the function held in one of the
chapels or churches of Rome in the
presence of the Pope is generally
called, was altered in ceremonial,
decoration and liturgy TO suit the re-
quirements of the Greek rite, and the
first time that the Pope used Greek
instead of Latin.
A special altar was erected at one
end of the hall with three icons in
front of it arranged in such a way
as to form the three entrances, or
doors, through which the celebrants
and servers pass during the mass.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
IS YEAR GAME OF CRIBBAGE.
It is for a Million Points and will be
Finished in 1915.

A cribbage game for a million
points. which Fas already lasted sew
en- years, is being played in Des
Moines Iowa, by Col. John c..
Loper and Milo Ward, says the Clin-
ton Ia.) Herald. The score to-day
is 460,234 to 455.234.
The players estimate that they will
live to finish the contest in 1915.
Mr. Loper is sheriff of Polk county
and Milo Ward Is secretary of the
Commercial Exchange The men
play once a week. either Monday or
Saturday night, from 7.30 to II.
They have played for 376 consec-
utive weeks and religiously keep
their weekly engagement. The av-
erage number of points made each
night for the past seven years is
also. Just what the stakes are
neither of the players will divulge.
Both men are over the fifty year
mark
The game has been divided into
series of 100000 points each. The
nen are now on their fifth Dur
ing the weekly contests they take
half an hour for light refreshments.
The players have worn out num-
ter of cribbage boards and about
twenty-five packs of cards so far in
their contest. The men expect on
their last series. which will come
about eight years from now, to in
vite their friends and card experts
to see the finish of probably the long
est card game ever played in the
world.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
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ICELESS ICE BOXES.
Running Refrigerator or Cold
Storage Plant hy Electric Motor.

HOrseless wagons, smokeless pow
Ger, noiseless guns and iceless ice
boxes. The last item is described
in Popular Mechanics. 1t consists
of an electric motor belted to a pump
which keeps a cooling solution NOV
ing through set of pipes which are
placed in the refrigerator.
These pipes are similar to The
steam or hot water radiators in the
living rooms, only they cool instead
Of heat the apartment.
The machine is automatic and con-
stantly maintainc whatever degree
of cold is selected. The moment the
thermometer rises above that point
the machine starts up of itself and
works until the apartment is suf-
ficientIy cooled then it stops of it
self
The whole affair is so simple as
to require practically no attention,
except an occasional oiling, which is
no more difficult than to oil a sewing
machine. At trifiing expense one
can also fix up a basement room as a
cold storage for large supplies. sacks
of potatoes, &c, which it is now inn
possible to keep in the average resi-
dence.
In many families the saving eff
fected by purchasing supplies in
quantities instead of from day to
day would be enough to pay the en-
tire cost of operating the cold stor-
age system; if not, the amount for
merly spent for ice certainly would.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31

On the altar were six gold candle
sticks and a crucifix. while rare
Oriental carpets covered the steps
below To the right was the papaI
throne. and at each side of the aisle
were benches for the Cardinals.
Bishops and prelates of the papal
court.
The body of the hall was crowded
with people eager and interested
even in the slightest incident. The
number of applicants for tickets was
so great that the majOrjOmO was
forced to issue permits to many al
lowing them 10 stand in the corri-
dors.
About the time appointed for the
ceremony the murmuring of many
voices in the hall was silenced by the
sound of the Greek hymn sung in the
distance, which meant that the cor
tege had left the Sistine Chapel and
and was vending its way through
the Sala Regia.
Three Greek priests carrying a
golden cross and two fiabelli then ap-
peared, followed by a procession of
Greek student priests. Bishops in
Eorgeously embroidered yestments
with the characteristic black biretta
and flowing veil, pdtriarchs in capes
OF cloth of gold and Phrygian mitres
studded with gems, and deacons car
rying lighted candlesticks. In the
centre was the Patriarch of Antioch.
his Beatitude Cyril VIII. the cele-
brant Of the mass and on either
side walked Bishops carrying SYM
bolic candlesticks.
AS the procession approached the
altar there was a hush and a pause.
The singing stopped and the papal
troops saluted the Patriarch. The
hymn began again, and from the
subdued hush everyone realized that
the Pope was coming.
He wore the triple crown and a
white satin cope. and from time TO
time he blessed the people, recog-
niZing even in the crowd. some of
his devoted friends At the altar
steps he alighted, prayed AMI blessed
the Greek celebrants.
Then the celebration of mass ac-
cording to the Greek liturgy began
It was most impressive and solemn
The Pope followed the mass from
the throne. where from time to time
he was incensed by the celebrants
AMI exchanged with them the en-
brace of peace.
The mass lasted two hours, at the
end of which the Pope impaired the
apostolic benediction and the cere-
.mony was oTer.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
4 Cheeky VIII.

r. w. Hebberd. New York's Com
missioner of Charities, showed in a
recent address the effect charity has
on some people.
AN old woman in Utica" he said,
had received a pint of milk and a
loaf Of bread daily for eight or nine
years from a rich young matrOn. The
old woman died the other week, and
it was found that she had left a will.
In this brief testament she bequeath-
ed her daily bread and milk to her
nephew"
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
BAN ON RICE AND OLD SHOES.
Western Railway Says They Must
Not Be Thrown ia Stations.

Young folks living along the line
of the Chicago and North western
Railway are convint ed that it is a
mistake to accuse a corporation of
having no soul. AT any rate that is
the opinion of the lender beings who
are contemplating matrimony.
In the first place the railroad in
auguratsd a honeymoon special to
California some time ago. That in
itself was a great bid for popularity
with the brides and bridegrooms to
be. But it was nothing in general
application to the latest move on the
part of the road.
This is nothing more nor less than
an order forbijding the throwing of
rice, old shoes and other wedding ac-
cessories in or about Chicago and
Northwestern trains.
Something simply had to be
done" said an official of the road.
Enthusiastic friends of the bridal
couples were carrying things 10 an
extreme, and check was necessary"
Young couples would come down
to the train with large satin bows
tied on the rear of their carriages,
and as they started for the train d
terrific storm o. rice and old shoes
would break loose. Innocent and
inoffensive people who were board
Ing the same train, but had not been
guilty of anything. not even mar
riage, would get most of the missiles.
Hence the new order, which will be
enforced in the strictest fashion"
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Austrian IcicIe Factory,

In Austria ice sticks" are manu-
featured at a profit. A series Of
poles is arranged so that the water
will fall slowly over each one in the
series OF course the water in the
winter time freezes, forming large
iclcles. When the icicles have at
tanned the proper size. the employees
of the ice plant come around with
carts, break off the great sticks OF
ice and haul them away to q place
where they are put in storage. Of
course it is much easier to handle
large quantity of ice in this way than
it is to cut If from some stream and
pack it away. There may, however.
be a difference in quality between
stick ice and lake or river 4ce.-The
Pathfinder.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Augurv by a Rabbit.

Every year at Arkalgud the local
god. NaTasimmasWami. is taken in
procession TO a building outside the
town and there a rabbit caught be-
forehand, is touched by the specta-
tors and set at liberty. II the rab-
bit turns toward the town il is re-
garded as an i'll omen foreboiing
some calamity Madras Mail.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
s4Rain'' in Moving Pictures.

Moving picture films are practical
ly spoiled long before their useful
ness should end because of the
rain" which blots out the clearness.
This injury comes from the continu-
Gus winding and rewinding of the
film through the machine at the rate
OF a foot a second, forming static
electricity. The electricity attracts
all the PARTICLES of dirt and dust
floating IN the atmosphere to the
Aims, and in pulling the film Up
tight these PARTICLES scratch, hence
the rain
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Fhe Night Of RiindneSa

The poets have taught US how full
of wonders is the night; and the
night of blindness has its wonders,
too. The only lightless dark Is the
night of ignorance and insensfbility.
We differ. blind and seeing, one from
another, not in our senses. but in the
use we make of them, in the imagi-
nation and courage with which We
seek wisdom beysnd our senses
Helen Keller, in Century.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
CarneII,s Yellow SIickers.

The distinctive wet weather dress
at Cornell is a yellow oiler, and prac-
tically every student sports one when
il looks rainy. The effect is bound
TO be a little odd, and it gives the
person who sees il for the first
time the idea that he is In a fishing
town, or at least in a seacoast place.
To be sure there's water a plenty
all around Ithaca, but the slickers
and the mountainE make a contrast.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
UsefuI Tears

Tears have their use apart from
the crying aspect, inasmuch as they
refresh and wash the eyes of ami
mails and birds who live exposed to.
the dust. The eye requires to be
kept clear and clean. and tears per-
form this duty. A striking example
Of this is shown when the eye is
hurt. it at once commences to water,
and often this natural method Of
cleansing relieves the pain and re-
moves the cause of the discomfort.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
Jews and Chess Championship.

The chess championship has been
retained in Jewish hands for the
last forty-two years. Steinitz held
it for twenty-eight years till 1895.
and Lasker has been champion ever
since. DR.. Lasker attributes this
predominance of the Jewish genius
in chess to the fact that its rules are
entirely based upon those Of self-de-
fence in the struggle of life, and the
Jews are adopts in this art.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
A Fine SPnd-On.

Col. Jeltz of the Negro Ledger" d"
q Kansas publication desired to say
something nice about the mention"
of J. F. FARRELL of Holton for State
Senator, so he wrote the following:
'IfJarrelI gets into the Senate the
thieves and grafters will not plum
der the State treasury without his
knowledge and consent. kansas
City Star.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31
PecuIIaT1ties OF the Face.

A biologist says that the two
sides of a face are nsve, alike; one
eye is stronger than the other In
seven cases out of ten; and the right
ear is generally higher than the
left.
The Washington bee., 1908-10-31

In 100 crimes, 4S are the work Of
habitual criminals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-16
SALE EXTRAORDINARY

as the blades in the highest priced safety razors. Sale begins Tuesday. See window display. POINT THREE-STROKE.
 The slanting stroke which makes shaving so easy, is allow d by the cleverly designed guard. No honing or stropping. The whole razor is light and handy.
 SOLD EXCLUSIVELY HERE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-16
POINT ONE-HANDLE.

The ingenious, inexpensive handle is what makes it possible at such a low price. You will find it dependable in quality and neat in design.
 POINT TWO-BLADE.
 This is the vital point and iu this there is no deterioration. for the blades are made of the same high quality Sheffield steel