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The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Making Flags for Our Battle ships

Lillian + Zeb. in Van Nogden'S
To supply the hundreds OF vessels,
ranging from the great battle ships down
TO the tiny launches, with their prescribed
quota many thousands OF flags are need
ed. To cut out, sew. and complete these
Uncle Sam maintains an extensive plant
going in full blast all the year round. and
employing nearly half hundred skilled
needIewomen and a few men. The flag
room is on the third floor Of the Bureau
of Equipment Building. On entering the
large room the visitors first impression
is a blaze Of colors. Rolls Of bright bunt-
Ing are heaped Up. waiting 10 be cut,
while long lines of electrically driven sew
ing machines, with women operators. are
reeling of and putting the finishing
touches to American and foreign ensigns
Of many different hues and patterns.
A good idea of the number of flags that
must be carried by a single ship can he
gathered from a large pile. shoulder high
and fifteen feet long. Just finished for the
new battle ship Connecticut About one
half of the lot is composed Of the foreign
flags. incased in thick paper bags. The
name of the country is stenciled on the
bottom. The remainder, including the
flags for ordinary uSe-signal set the in
ternatiOnal code, &C.-are not wrapped,
but tied In round bundles and lettered.
The pile contains 80 different flags; the
regulation number for ships in the serv-
ice. II is necessary to equip them for all
forms Of ceremonial and official occasions,
saluting and signaling, both at home and
in foreign waters With an extensive ar
ray Of flags stored on board, the ship is
prepared to meet all officials Of high rank
Of any nation who may come aboard. or
within whose jurisdiction the vessel may
be while on "a cruise, and TO observe the
proper etiquette. The foreign complement
contains forty-three flags, each 25 feet
long and Is feet wide. Certain of these
are full OF animal shapes, curious designs.
and marine landscapes. They are. there
fore. difficult to make, and require sur
prising length of time to finish.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

From the San Francisco Call
Before he reached his years of af-
fiuence Philip Bolger, the insurance
broker. was at one time a range rider
in Trinity County Bolger tells story
Of a rancher of the district who was
noted both for his piety and for his
voracious appetite. This man was
never late at meal time, and always led
the charge into the dining-roOm. Once
in his chair at the head of the table 1t
mattered little to him whether or not
the others were seated. Bowling his
head in pious invocation he would rat
tie off something like this:
I'VE thank Thee for what has been
put before US. Sharpen our appetites
TO Thy spiritual food, as well as to the
material things of life. for the Lords
sake. Pass the meat"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
1T. P. 4" in T. P.'s Weekly.

/ T. T., In 7. P.'s Weekly.
GlasgOw's prosperity has been SO
great and her growth so rapid that
her history has been comparatively un-
needed, and the landmarks OF her past
indiscriminately swept away in the
onward rush Of commercial progress
But the hand of vandalism has been
stayed. and the harsher spirit of utili-
tarianism is now being mellowed by
sentiment, This change Is welcome,
and although it has come too late TO
save much that would have been worthy
cf presentation-notably the old college
in High street-yet 1 am thankful that
it has come in time to preserve for
posterity the Provand's Lordship, that
old pre-Reformation lodging so closely
associated with the early history Of the
town
The Provand's Lordship stands at the
head OF High street, in the immediate
vicinity of the spot where Wallace won
the battle o. the Brae in his fight for
Scottish liberty in 1900. It was erected
during the episcopate of Bishop Muir
head (1455-73) to be a residence for
the first priest in charge Of St Nicholas
Hospital James ", who was in early
life a secular canon Of Glasgow
Cathedral. occupied the PTOvands Lord
ship during his visit to Glasgow, and,
as he was prebendary Of ProVand, he
would take his seat in the Provand stall
in the choir of the cathedral at mass
1t is almost certain that in Provand' s
7 -1.-s-g-
lodgings" when she came, IN 1857. to
visit Darnley as he Law recovering from
smallpox in the neighboring house OF
Lord Lennox. John McUre. Glasgow's s
first historian. refers to the Provands
Lordship as "a large house" About a
year ago the old house was threatened
and it was then that the Proyand Lord
ship Literary Club was formed to save
it.
The club denuded the Old pile of its
picture posters. and to-day it appears
a fine specimen Of fifteenth century
domestic architecture, standing in pleas
ing contrast to the factory-like tene-
ments that have grown up around
1t. The ancient appearance of the
interior of the house is most re-
markable. The walls are three feet
thick. Some of the fireplaces are eight
feet wide. The rooms, large and gloomy,
extend from wall to wall, and originally
have only been connected by doors lead
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
LUMINOUS PAINT.
An Interesting Chemical Compound
with Strange PecuIiarities.

/ Nearly every one has heard OF lumni-
Gus paint-the sulphide OF calcium-but
il is probable that comparatively few
/ persons know much about the behavior
OF this interesting compound.
When OF good quality 1t is quite white,
as seen by reflected light. but the light
that is emitted by It in the dark imme-
diately after exposure 10 the direct rays
Of the sun is quite blue. and the emit
ted light is OF a lavender hue directly
after subjection to the action Of ordinary
difused daylight Both Of these col
ors, however, in a dark room rapidly
fade into a white light that is more
luminous A greater luminosity is pro-
duced by a short and near exposure to
an ordinary artificial light. or by being
placed near a window about sunset on
rainy day The direct rays Of a bright
full moon falling on it for several mo-
ments have very little effect, making it
barely visible in a dark rooom.
After ten seconds exposure TO good
dihused daylight. which is as effective
as an exposure Of ten hours, this sub
stance viii give out a practical light for
ten or twelve hours, and its luminosity
will not entirely disappear in less than
thirty hours. This great difference in the
times required for the absorption and
the emission of light is quite remarkable
and makes II seem as If the light emit
ted were many times greater than that
absorbed.
When luminous paint Of poor quality
Is removed from light to darkness, the
light emitted by It fades rapidly. and
in a few minutes becomes Of a dull red
dish or smoky color. much Ike that Of
the moon during total eclipse.
A temperature Of 400 degrees will
not put calcium sulphide in a luminous
condition, though after exposure TO light
an increase in temperature Of twenty
degrees will make It much more lumin-
Gus. That this is not a conversion OF heat
into light IS shown by the fact that
If kept al a high temperature it viii
become nonluminous In a shorter time.
As might be expected, a lowering Of
temperature of ether Of or other volatile
LIQUID VIII diminishe the luminosity.
This luminous condition is not con-
veyed from particle to particle like heat
If a quantity of the dry powder be
oAPoSSu ~ llS iiSL4t GA udyt On DftdhlHs
through the surface the interior will be
found 70 be nonluminOus, the light hay
ing affected the the outer portion 10
depth Of perhaps q sixty-fourth Of an
inch. II a bottle partly filled with the
dry powder be revolved in the light until
the whole mass has become luminous,
and then be set away In the dark. the
interior loses its light as rapidly as the
sslrfarn huf In doing en does NOT helm
the surface to glow any longer or more
brightly.
The luminous property Of this substance
is known TO have remained unimpaired
for more than five years.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
safety Against Drowning.

A Norwegian inventor has patented a
suit of clothes which is said to protect its
wearer against drowning. The garments
are lined with a nOnabsoTbent material
made of specially prepared vegetable
fiber, which. without being too heavy, will
effectuaily hold up the weight of a man
in the water Twelve ounces of the new
material will, it is claimed, save a person
from sinking The invention has been
tested with favorable results at Chris
tiania Successful trials were also made
with rugs made of the same material,
capable Of supporting two persons in the
water.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Causes of City Grims.

City CRIME is not due to factory smoke
alone. In experiments lasting several
months the chemist and analysis Of Glas-
gov has shown that every million OF
cubic feet Of chimney gases from an or
dinary domestic IRE contains 81 pounds
Of heavy oily hydrocarbons, which are
black in color and practically solid at
ordinary temperature. but when llquified
have the properties OF a very adherent
heavy oil. This little considered source
of air pollution Is important. The 10000
inhabited houses Of Glasgow have each
one IRE at least twelve hours daily, and
these fires II y scatter in the air each
day thirty-one tons Of the heavy oily
hydrocarbons.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
TERMS OF CONTEMPT.
Fish and Animals, but Flowers Are
Used in Opposite Sense.

Used in Opposite Sense.
The New Orleans Times Democrat in
qulres why man has a grudge against
the sea, that he should use the names Of
its denizens as terms of contempt. says
the New York Post, dumb as an
oyster" 'cold-blooded as a fish" Slip
perry as an eel. and "slimy as a frog. q"
are some OF the SMILES.
Shark, shrimp" lobster" and "oc-
ropus" are words of reproach. while
phrases such as Goldfish aristoracy."
"carping criticism" and crocodile tears"
bear on the same point But is the use
Of creatures names confined to the fishy
element only? To call another an ass
or a pig has ever been considered far
from complimentary in the best circles.
Shakespeare says: Dogs, cowardsl
dastards"' and the Century Dictionary
gives one definition of eat as "a gos-
sipy, meddelsome woman who inGulges
In scandal and intrigue" To call a man
a human wolf is enough 10 bring tears To
his eyes, while among the birds the
goose, the peacock, the loon, the owl
the jay. the hawk. the buzzard and
many others have lent their names for
defamatory purposes.
Man seems to take his uncomplimentary
metaphors pretty generally from the
whole animal kingdom. He lays vegeta-
bles under contribution by referring to
his brother as a cabbage-head or a tuTnip
The innuendo ceases only when he
reaches flowers. There his generosity as
serts itself Wall-ioWer. the only un-
complimentary epithet we recall, IS used
more In pity than contempt. The daisy,
the rose. the lily, and their ilk are the
perennial material from which the poet
and the politician make up their bou-
0uets
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
GLASGOW'S OLDEST HOUSE

ing 10 the staircase tower. The windows
are small, with stone window seats.
The literary club has adapted some of
the chambers Of the old building TO meet
its requirements. There the club meetings
are held. and during the winter months
papers are read by candle light as the
members sit surrounded by relics remi-
niscent Of the days OF the Tobacco
Lords" Prince Charlie, Rob Roy, and
the early Evangelists, st. Ninian and St
COLUMBIA. while from the windows in
daylight may be seen across the square
in front the ancient steeple that rises TO
mark the spot where St. Kentigern rails
ed his hard In blessing as he said, Let
Glasgow flourish"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
An Anomalous Diagnosis.

From Philippines Gossip.
Dr. Fitzpatrick, who is something Of a
humorist, was running down the steps OF
st. Pauls Hospital when he met fellow
doctor.
Hello. Fitzpatrick" cried the latter.
noticing that his friend looked pleased.
You're IN a hurry. What's the matter
any good cases?"
L should think sop' cried Fitzpatrick.
We've got a woman in the ward upstairs
who is so cToss-eyed that the tears run
down her backi'
BLESS me!'' said his friend You can't
do anything for her, can you?"
Il should think we can-in fact. we
have" cried Fitzpatrick; we've treated
her for bacterial"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
ALWAYS KEEP FAITH.
Bad Policy to Break Word Given TO
n Child.

a OH1Eus
Many a woman who would not think OF
lightly breaking a promise made 10 q
grown-up person is utterly careless about
keeping her word with her children.
She promises whatever is convenient at
the moment, and apparently thinks that
the breaking or keeping Of those promises
is matter In which she can please her
self. and that her children have no right
TO consider themselves aggrieved If she
does not do so.
4 mother who acts thus does her child
grievous harm, says the Pictorial Review
She forgets that the sense OF justice is
strong in quite a little child. and that IL
is natural and reasonable that he should
expect his parents to be as good as their
word and 10 fulfill their promises even at
the cost of convenience. Promises should
not be lightly broken. and the parent who
is guilty or this soon loses his children s
confidence. which is one Of the sweetest
things which our little ones can give US.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
nurnhiIitr nf Woods.

From the Kansas City journal
Some interesting experiments have been
made 10 ascertain which wood lasts the
longest. 1t is found that birch and aspen
decay in three years, willow and chestnut
In four years. maple and red beech in
FIVE years, and elm and ash in seven
years. Oak, Scottish fir, and Weymouth
pine decay to the depth of half an inch
in seven years; larch and juniper are
unintuTed at the end Of seven years
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
The Last Ston.

From the Argonaut
One cold wintry morning q man of tall
and angular build was walking down a
steep hill at quick pace. A piece of ice
under the snow caused him TO lose control
OF his feet; he began to slide and was un-
aole TO stop. AT a crossing half way
down he encountered a large heavy von1-
an. The meeting was sudden, and before
either realized il a collision ensued and
both were sliding downhill, the thin man
underneath, the fat woman on top. When
the bottom was reached and the woman
was trying to recover her breath and her
feet, these faint words were borne to her
ear; Pardon me, madam, but you will
have to get of here. This IS as far as I
go.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
RAISING vIOLETs.
Out-worn Farms I'm Virginia Put 20
New Use.

Many worn-out farms in Virginia have
of late been utilized for the growing of
violets. The industry is spreading rap
IDLY, and some of the most successful
growers are women. They employ negro
boys to carry on the work. which is not
laborious The greater part of the yield
is taken by Philadelphia dealers
The great violet-growing center, how
ever, according 10 an official of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. Is Poughkeepse
n. Y. All violets from this district find a
ready market in New York City. the flow
ers generally bringing the raisers not less
than cent each. The average yield of a
single plant is fifty flowers a year, and
with good care a hundred may be OBJ
tanned.
On the Virginia violet farms. after the
young OffshOots have been transplanted
into open frames. rolling wooden screens
are used on the top of the frames to reg
ulate the amount OF sunshine which shall
be admitted to the plants
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
POWER OF MIND ON FLOWERS

ran directly into the Reader. who was
letting herself into the reading room IN
der cover Of the darkness, and in her
arms was big begonia plant, a gorgeous
mass Of pink blossoms. She was too in
tent on her erTand to notice me. so 1
watched her go in. and when she came
out she was carrying a very worried look
ing geranium.
Next morning 7 went over to the
reading room, and there was the begonia.
and around II an awed group Of Scientists
While the voice Of the Reader softly
purred
A glorious demonstration, Is II not?' &"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

and he VIII let no profane hand be laid
upon the dead. whether OF his line or
another's. To those who have seen the
last remnants Of somebody's beloved ones
mishandled in the course OF public i'm
provements, this trait will appeal most
strongly. and is there anything but senti-
ment in such a trait?
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Mr.. Cannon on Philanthropy.

From Harpers Weekly.
one OF the cloakroom stories relates an
incident that happened about Christmas
time. A member who had a grievance
against the Speaker because of his com
mlttee assignment insinuated that Mr..
cannon had displayed something more
than partiality for the Illinois delegation
ana Tor others whose names stood for
material help in the coming campaign"
In his most perfect s0n-of-th -the-soiI man
ner Mr.. Cannon whined:
wall, out in my country it isn't consfd-
cred a crime TO buy your own children
pants before YOU put neckties on your
neighborls Christmas tree"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
A Reserved Secret.

From Puck.
Madge-How do you know you can keep
a secret?
Marjorie-I know something about
Dolly. and I'm keeping it from her un-
til some time I get angry with her.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Rising and pisappearng IsIanda.

The number of islands in the world is
not at all constant. During the past. CEN
tury. says the Certificate Examiner. vol
eanic action caused the rise OF flfty-two
islands from the sea. and the disappear
ance of sixteen others
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
First German DreadnouKht.

The launch Of the first German Dread
nought, the l9Ooo-ton battle ship Bayern,
viii take place al Wihelmshaven at the
end of February. probably in the presence
OF the Emperor,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Improvsng Cochin Water.

A scheme is under consideration with a
view 20 improving the water supply ia
Cochin,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
MOCK BURIALS OF OLD
First of Record Took Place
OH December II. 1920.
SECRET OUT 200 YEARS LATER

Mystery of the Last Days of Mrs.
Jordan, Famous English Actress.
Funeral Was Supposed 10 Have
Taken PIace-FIed to Paris.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

One morning at breakfast" relates
Swoboda. Il picked up a newspaper. and,
perusing it. I am struck by the head
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25

The supreme court was called upon
a few days ago to pass upon the action
Of circuit Judge Cochran in allowing
bail to the Key brothers of Lauderdale
county, charged with murder. Pre-
vi0us to the action Of Judge Cochran
bail had been denied by the Chancel-
lor Of the district. The supreme
court held that Judge Cochran had no
right to interfere and ordered the
brothers rearrestcd and placed IN jail.
Chef Justice Whitfield took occasion to
read a lecture to.the Judges and Chan
cellorS Of the state about some Of the
easy methods of obtaining tail.
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md they failed to re.elect him.

and they failed to r~e.elect him.
They do differently oye? in Ger
many. When a member of the Reich
stag called the reporters %"piggiSh
louis recently, the latter went on a
strike and for several days the de
alterations Of that body. In the end
the lawmakers were only too glad to
make apologies.
The German reporters failed to
realize ,hdf they owed Il duty to the
public IN reporting the Rcichstag; and
that that duty was paramount to any
personal difference VITA members. In
this country there would have been no
strike. hat J., : safe Ia say that tbs
scion who N",..d call American news
paper men 'Y;GgiSh louts' would be
LETT t. Sink i.ja oblivion after they
mad taken onc turn in holding him up
to puh,ir r,d.cu.eI and corn.-Green-
Vile Times
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We Have Made Good,

While it is MT considered quite the
thing l. hra- on ones y work
nevertheless, we submit that we are
warranted N saying that we feel
some special pride in this issue Of
The Sentinel. We present u readers
the pretticSt and most attractive. if
not the best. paper eve issued in
Grenada. We lave been at some
extra expense AID have labored hard
to get the matter together that
would interest and edify u readers.
With what success, we leave them to
Judge. We believe this issue will be
worth something to the general in
tereStS Of Grenada, If we are correct,
then we are rewarded. We have
made good any promise VT made
with reference to this issue.
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Power of the Press.

In this country, if a ia wishes tC
be buried alive and completely forgot
ten, all he has to do is to insult the
newspapers. They will do the rest.
Some years ago in Congress the
Representative of a b~ack-wOOdS dis
trict in the West publicly denounced
press correspondents and newspapers.
He was 50 inflated by Self-importance
that he imagined that next day every
paper in the country would appear in
black borders and unkind remarks
they had made about him which had
called forth his ire. Instead, without
exception they flayed him as only
masters of the Kings English can,
and then dismissed him with a sheer.
From that time on the blue pencil was
always ready for his name. He might
i,aye been dead for all the notice the
newspapers took of him. Moreover,
not seeing his name in print, his con-
stituents began to think that he was
accomplishing nothing at Washington
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25

Thoughtful MiSoiSSippian> are
gratitied to know that Gov. Noel viii
attend the Conference OF Governors
called by President Roosevelt TO meet
at the White House early in May
Whether definite plans for anything
are agreed upon or not, the mingling
together of the heads OF the state
government OF the several states can
but do gCod.I 1t will intensity patriotic
sentimentand develop community OF
interest that will be wholesome.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25

During the panic last fall the New
York banks had $500, O00, 900 of re-
serve funds of the interior banks in
their possession, and refused to pay
it out to it's rightful owners, though
they kept it in use in their prodigious
speculation. And yet a law that will
permit such things is permitted to re-
main on the statute books, and the
interior bankers will continue that
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-25

1t ) a mistake 10 teach children a
little OF everything and nothing thor
ough,y. About al education can do
for a maj or Ooy is to set him to
thinking Tor himself. The germ Of
originality III The individual needs
cultivation, need stimulaut. The
head crammed with other peoples
ideas has little room for its own
thought. Nauy Il boy is 50 thorough
" schoOIed That the co nmOn sense,
the viii power. the self reliant man
.oUd. is driven out Of him. \ load
OF facts with no education in their
use is Of little ya.ue. The most sue
ceSsfui business men liz IA cities are
those whose Scanty education en-
braced a thorough knowledge Of SIM
pie rules and studies. but whose nee
e~SSitieS have since demanded vigOr-
Gus thought, inceSSant industry and
the best Use Of every resource of mind
and body. The hOtbad system Of edu-
cation e|ufeebleS rather than strength
ems. only Il few require the classics,
astronomy or Il knowledge Of the dead
languages.
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1t is an accepted axiom, almos t,
now that a thing can be written
into a live, moving, pushing reali-
ty or left unWrltten to stagndtc
and die of dryrot. A good news
paper believes in its community
and will throw its shoulders to the
wheel with all its power but at
the same time it wants to be
helped.
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custom OF business. In that panic
the country was saved by the South
and WeSt.-Aberdeen Weekly.

Denver, the chosen arena Of the
next Democratic presidential nominal
ting convention, is over five Thousand
feet above the sea level, and water
boilS there at n hundred and ninety
eight instead Of two hundred and
twelve degrees. 1t is said that two
drinks will produce as much cXhiIira-
tion as twice that much at normal
altitude. The Democrats are develop
ing foresight and economy. McComl
City Enterprise.