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the coast-to-coast highway. Idaho has
appropriated $50, for the cause and the
state Of Washington $120,0OO. Other states
Kansas. Missouri. Colorado and WyoW-
Ing. The trophy to be presented to the
winner by Robert Guggenhsim will be
f9rty-two inchessin height and will cost
80.
The latest state to fall into line and
appropriate money in building UP hts
highways is Maryland The task Of se-
lecting the final roads for Improvement in
Montgomery. Frederick and HarIsrd
counties has been completed and the next
step will be the approval of the various
Surveys The amount appropriated at the
last legislature was $5.oO0.OO a number
Of the roads selected by the commission
are travelled daily by local automobilists,
and the coming improvements are being
awaited with much interest by them. In
lower Maryland and on the eastern shore
experiments are now being made with
coal tar as a mixture with sand. to be
used where sand predominates.
Former President r. B. Caverly of the
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CENSUS CUR|0S|T|ES
Odd Facts as to the Nations
Nomenclature.
ORIGIN OF MANY NAMES
Some Revelations of the First Fed
eral Canvass in 1870.
ANALYSIS OF NATIONALITY
surnames on Schedules Show Very
Great Preponderance Of English
and Scotch Patronyms.

In the states for which schedules OF the
first census remain there were In l'1J
II $40 surnames according to publication
of the census bureau. OF this number al
most half-1l.0 names-appeared but
once, thus each represented but one fam
lily. But two names are represented py
3, 600 heads of families and over.
While it is impossible to estimate the
number Of additional names which would
have been contributed by the states
for which schedules are completely lack
in-. they form such a small proportion
Of the total number of schedules that
conservative estimate would place the
total number Of different surnames In the
United States in 1890 at less than 5000.
All the names thus represented nave
been classified in this report, and the
tables presented give in detail the dis
tribution of those names occurring upon
the schedules more than 100 times. and
hence represented by not less than 500 or
GOO persons as members OF the family.
Smith Leads List.
The number of heads Of families with
approximate total number Of persons,
under a few of the names of more fire.
ouent occurrence, were:
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THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. C., 25,

make the indianapolis track the Brook-
lands OF America. and new world rec
ords bid fair to be the rule. Gas pipes
will soon be laid TO the grounds ano
aeronauts entered in the national cnam.
pionship balloon race Of the Aero Club OF
America, which will start there June 5,
will be able to make trial trips.
4
Most motorists have felt the demand
for a leather lining to all the coats and
mackintoshas they wear while motoring.
Even q light dust coat In summer is
found chilly In the evenings. breast
plate'' Of leather has been suggested. A
hide Is trimmed and q V-shaped piece
cut out at the neck. with the edges OF
this incision stitched together. This al
lows the latter to fit tight, up around the
neck about the collar. the PACK penn
parts clean Lower down strap or elias
tic is. fixed so as to secure the breast
plate round the waist and any other at
tachments may be provided as may seen,
necessary.
Pennsylvania motorists are rejoicing
over the passage of the state highway bill
providing for a road from Philadelphia
through Harrisburg and Pittshurg. to the
Ohio state iine and the sO-calied trim
Townsend motor bill. The latter act nm
its speed in the open country TO tWen.y'
FIVE miles an hour. In dangerous places
in cities and in other places where loca
authorities have posted warning notices
the speed limit is twelve miles an hour
All cars must he registered and only pro.
fessional drivers are compelled to take ou'
a license. Non-residents may operate
machines without a license for ten days
providing the other states extend sim
liar privilege to Pennsylvania motorists
In discussing the efficiency Of radiators
or any other cooling medium, the qualities
of radiation and conduction enter. Io
define these. radiation Of heat Is that &C.
ton which takes place between bodies al
mea surable distances apart and follows
the laws for radiation Of light. ,ConducNoli
is the transfer Of heat between bodies pl
parts of bodies which touch each other
Internal conduction takes place between
the parts Of one continuous body, and ex-
ternal conduction through the surface OF
contact of pair of bodies. Convection
means the transfer and diffusion OF the
heat In a fluid mass by means OF the mo-
ton of the particles The latter is prop
erly called in6ernal eonduction.
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These nine names represented ABOUT
4 per cent of the total white population
in 1I0O.
Proper Names From Parts OF Speech.
! The surnames which appeared upon the
schedules of the first census show very
great preponderance Of English and
Scotch names.
A large proportion OF all the names
are adaptations of nouns, verbs and other
narts OF speech, and in general represent
the simplest Anglo-Saxon terms. lnspec-
ton Of the nomenclature of the surnSmes
Of the first census suggests the .prepon-
derance of the distinct Angio-Saxon ele-
ment.
tfon was represented by names ADAPTED
from parts of speech. Upon classiflca-
ton, according to the meaning OF the
names, it appears that the origin or
practically all was connected Win daily
life and surroundings.
Classified by Meaning.
Classified by meaning, most of the
preper names derived from parts or
speech which appear in the first census
schedules fall. under the following topics:
Food, eating, drinking, clothing. sewing
materials, household utensils, nations,
towns, cities, nationality. kinds Of men,
condition, appearance or state, bathing
ailment and remedies, occupation. parts
and conditions Of the body, relationship,
games. religion, music. literature. kind OF
house. building material, belongings. sur
roundin4s, furniture. tableware. mer-
chandise and commodities. money. color,
objects Of nature or features of land
scane. trees. plants and flowers. fruits.
nuts weather, beasts, birds. flying ana
creeping creatures, the ocean and mari
time subjects, war, death, violence ana
time.
English Stock Predominates.
The analysis of nationality as shown by
names indicates the fact that the Eng
lish stock composed S3.5 per cent of all
the white population at the period of the
first census, and If the Scotch and Irish
be added the British stock represented a
little more than 90 per cent. while the
Germans contributed slightly less than
per cent and the Dutch per cent.
In fact so great was the British pre-
ponderance in practically all of the New
England states that the other nationalities
were negligible.
In no other section Of the Union was
the British element so strong as in New
England, a fact strikingly in con rast with
the conditions which prevail in that sec
ton at the present time.
Old Names Stick to South.
Were 1t feasible to make an analysis
OF the population Of the southern states
in 1900 similar to that made from the
schedules Of the first census. in order to
obtain percentages comparable with 1t. it
is probable that very little change would
be noted from the proportions shown in
1890.
There has>been a Noteworthy nreserya-
tion in that section of the purity Of the
stock enumerated in 1890 contrasted with
the extraordinary change in the compost
tion of the population taking place in the
remainder OF the nation during the CEN
tury and more which elapsed from 1900
to 1900,
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best of it's kind in America. According
to the promoters OF the course It will be
Eve miles long.
When side brakes arg actuated by a
wire rope, keep a lookout nov and again
at the places where the wire rounds
bend, or anywhere where it II liable to
chafe. These wires. after strand or two
has gone, soon go altogether. and to sud
disconcertipg. more particularly as q
roadside repair Is not particularly easy.
~
The Automobile Club of Springfield
has decided not to hold the Wiibraham
mountain climb this year, on account OF
the high expense incurred by the event.
Last year it cost the members about
81, 200, and it is the opinion there that the
money could be spent better toward i'm
proving roads and in erecting signs.
Definite movements toward building a
road from Atlanta Ca. to the National
capital have been started at the former
city. through the application OIL Frank
Weldon and A. w. Smith for a charter,
asking to be Incorporated as the Inter
state Highway Association. 4 capital of
81 900 is given. but the right to increase
that to 500 600 is asked.
A Belfast Ireland. concern. which
makes a speciality of repairing motor cars.
has recognised the importance OF protect
ing the hnish and upholstery of cars In
trusted to its care. and has devised a
system CT covers which are applied to the
finished surfaces of cars brought in for
repairs before any work is begun.
Ten years ago gasol!ne-the grade that
Is used IN automobles-was produced In
very small quantities and was in slight
demand. Today 1t takes 10000 900 gal
Ions a year to move the wheels of the
automobiles in use i'm the United States
alone. and 159.OOO,ONO more to spin the
tires of motor cars In Europe. In round
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to wear woolen gloves. as the wool slips
on the surface Of the steering wheel.
Fines emounting to 1856 were collected
from motorists at a single days session
OF court In New York city during the re-
cent anti-speed crusade.
TRx.cab drivers in Boston are now paid
a weekly salary instead of a percentage
on receipts. The change Is expected to
result in better service for the travelling
public.
In cleaning rusty springs. after dis
mounting them. be careful not to mix the
leaves. bolts. etc. To avoid this it is best
to clean only one spring at time.
The annual races at Wildwood, n. j..
set for July and s. will. as usual. be
run off over the Central avenue boule-
ward, which provides one OF the finest
mile straightway courses in the country.
Automobiles In Georgia will probably
soon be regulated by a uniform law which
is now being prepared by the Secretary OF
State for introduction in the legislature
in June.
In addition to automobile events. the
carnival. to be held by the Lowell, Mass,
Automobile Club in September. Will la
clude bicycle races and a motorboat re-
gatta on the Merrimae river.
Metor-driven fire-ighting apparatus has
recently been installed.in or ordered by
Newark. n. j.; Bedford, Mass. and
Greenwich. Bridgeport and Waterbury.
Conn.
Large diameter sprockets run smoother
and quieter than small ones. Further
more, with small sprockets the movement
in and wear on chain pivots is greater.
The state Of Washington has apprapri-
ated $l25,0O0 and Idaho $4,000 to- i'm
prove the roads over which the contest
ants in the ocean-to-ocean race will pass.
0~xtv, ,1ofn y,ln fIa hoy nf
ears that will be turned out this year by
the fifteen automobile manufactures in
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for every motor vehicle used only for
transportation Of merchandise; So
year for every automobile OF ten horse
power or less; $l2 year for every au-
tomobile between ten and twenty horse
power: SIS a year for every automobile
between twenty and thirty horsepower
and S24 year fer every automobile over
thirty horsepower. Motorcycles are tax
ed IS year.
The fees annually for operators are 81
to operate motor vehicles other than mo-
torcycies and for motorcycles 81. Nom
the Maryland highways for two periods
each year, not exceeding seven days
each. There Is also a provision making
1t unlawful for a chauffeur or operator to
accept any bonus, discount or considera-
tion from sellers Of supplies or on work
done by others on a machine Racing on
the roads is prohibited and q penalty is
provided for intoxicated persons operat-
Ing motor vehicles.
The states Of Idaho and Washington
have come to the way Of thinking Of the
automobile enthusiasts In the west, and as
a result have appropriated large sums Of
money to repair the roads over which the
Guggenheim contest to the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacifc exposition will pass. Promi-
nent motorists are petitioning congress
men OF the various states to aid them In
extending the movement, whereby each
state win be enabled TO build link In
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De Gustibus.

From the New York Times.
"The other day." remarked a waiter At
a Broadway restaurant. "a man came in
here. and what do you suppose he order
ed? French fried potatoes and strawber-
ries. How's that for a novel dish?''
THAT'S nothing" rejoined the customer,
who knew his New York; II was In
restaurant once when a man put tomato
ketchup on his ice creamP'
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c. l.. Gable. Following adjournment the
members were treated TO an illustrated
lecture on Panama by Freon Gable. as
sisted by Freon Andersen. The lecture
proved to be most interesting one. An
other surprise was also given the mem
bers in the form of a luncheon. spread by
the Ecst.
The Mount Vernon Young Ladies' Club
gave a dance Thursday evening at the
old Masonic Temple. 1t was largely at
tended. and the hall was profusely deco
rated with flowers and palms.
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AS the result OF the efforts OF Mr.. Cav
erly, as chairman Of the good roads COM
mittee of the Washington Automobile
Club, officials of the turnpike companies
have announced their intention OF re-
moving all of the waterbreaks along the
pike controlled by the Valley Pike Com
pany Mr.. Caveriy recently addressed a
letter to the president of one of the
companies with q view to eliminating the
waterbreaks and encouraging automobile
the Shenandoah valley from Hagerstown
to Natural Bridge. He suggested that If
the road from Staunton to Natural Bridge.
via Lexington. was piked in a modern
manner and the waterbreaks removed
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Washington Automobile Club recently
wrote to George C. Diehl, chairman good
roads board, American Automobile Asso-
cistion, regarding the increase In bust
ness due to traffic of automobiles and
construction OF improved highways. A
number of replies containing testimonials
have been received showing where busi-
ness In some instances has increased
from IS to 100 per cent and others where
business is now prosperous. where here
tofore it never paid expenses. One road
house which formerly rented for $500
year now rents for $1,000 since the i'm
provement In the roads and the thorough
fares in New York state.
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numbers, automobilists spend $50.0O0OOo
a year for gasoline.
AS soon as the snow leaves the ground
a large force OF men will begin grading
on a new 5O0-mile highway between VAL
dez and Fairbanks, Alaska. 1t Is expect
ed that the road will be cleared enough
to enable automobiles to travel between
the two cities by this fall. and that with
In two years it will be possible to use
motor cars and heavy freight outfits the
year around.
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with the whole poem1.

with the whole poem)-
Y represents the average moral ex-
element. on the assump ton that
A:B:C as 1913.
Y represents the average esthetic
excitement, on the assumption that
DE as III
N represents the general average
excitement On the assumption that
KY as 81.
A, B and G represent the three diff
ferent appeals made by the poem, the
appeal 10 the mind. the heart ard the
soul Thy symbolic the general trend
Of the basic idea taught by the poem,
which may he put thUs-that the pro-
cess Of coming into perfect cOmpTe-
heusiOn of a thing consists Of three
steps. seeing IL, feeling il, and know
ing Il. OF n other words. collision. 2p-
pTeheusiOn and comprehension. OF
from the standpoint Of the cOmpre-
nendeT- interest awakened. sympathy
entanEied. and understanding achieved.
OF, from the standpoint of the thing
COmpTehe1ded sight Of IFS external
nature, then Of its internal nature. and
lastly. IF lis eternal nature From
this 1t ought to be plain why. in the
determination of their JUS average 4
b and c should be- respectively ranked
with as much difference OF value as
one, three and five. This ranking pays
no regard TO how these three might be
ranked in other poems In Paul Re
veTe's Ride a would undoubtedly
grade highest. as B would do in Ny
Last Duchess And in The Bells 4. =
and Q would have TO value AT all
The ranking here adopted attempts 10
conform only to the one poem and no
other, attempts TO approximate mathe-
maLiCalLE the relative importance
which the three elements plainly pos
sessel in BTCwuiuE-s eyes. This chart
cannot. Therefore. he made the basis
for comparison with any other poem
whatever
A. A B and q represent the three
species or excitement provoked by The
matter Of the poem. so , and r repre-
sent the two species Of excitement pro
-oked by the manner Cf The poem. D
Is the enjoyment derived from a dis
-anr perspective examination. F from
close i1spe~tive examination ID
ranrorez me mass ana r the detail
And iuasUUrh as both mere and else
where Browning very clearly value
structure much more than ornament
the arithue-ical proportion Of four ID
one has been adopted.
We thus have two aTe-aE ~S. -Lr
average moral excitement, f--Cui1ar-
ed Y. and the av--a-a aE-l-tlc excite
me1s. Eeuomi1a-aE y y IS certainly
more valuable than Y: but not q
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sympathy and concurrence of senti-
rent with the attitude Of the person
then speakingl.
c represents the moral excitement
over the purpose of lhe poem q. e..
understanding of the poems moral sig
nifiCanCe).
d represents the estet.ic excitement
over tn Cdramatics Of the poem Il. g,
a telescope delight in its large effects
such as the coordination of parts.
and the poets
skill in making the characters UHCOn-
scioUsIy reveal Themselves.
+ represents the uos,Hetlc excite
meHt over the decorations of the
poem Il. G., microscopic delight in
its minute effects, such as the Occa-
SiOnaI strokes OF satire or wiz. ana
the Incidental beauties of thought and
dictiOn, apart from any connection
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It ought to be added that every cf-
fort was made to make these proper
tons represent the most impartial de-
auctions from the discoverabIe pur-
poses OF the poem and theories of the
poet. IS n matter of fact. they dc
not agree altogether with the writer's
personal bias And the trend of the
lines. as drawn on the chart. showing
the rise and fall of the several excite.
ments. do not represent, any more
than can be helped, a personal expe-
Tien"o, but rather the probable expe-
rIeHce of the ordinary reader possess
cd of ordinary sense and sensibility,
his predictions having been removed.
Whom the trend Of A, b, &, ID and
r was determined, Y and 7 were de
reTmined by the proportions already
given. and VI in like manner from X
and Y And ali this hOCUs-pocus Of eX-
plantations. figures and charts goes 10
Continued on Page ElevenO
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much more valuable as in other poems
Of Browning where the structure is
less evident In this poem our atten-
tiOn Is directed to the structure in
many ways. Books Y and II are en-
titled Count Guido and Guido; Books
and III. The Ring and the Book. and
The Book and the Ring The books
number an even dozen. making com
plete clOCkI.ke circle. And in nUmer-
Gus other ways, hereafter TO be point
ed out, the structural plan is empha-
sized. We have not dared, therefore,
to rank y and Y N a more disPrCpOr-
tomato ratio than that of three 70 one.
To sum up, then. Abe as 1928;
DE as Al; KY as 81; therefore VI,
the average general excitement, is an
average based on the proportion that
A.B:C:D:E as 2:9:15:4:1- This ar
Tangement makes D GUJTank + and A
but no others, which seems 5IstiGable,
end it certainly affords ample promi-
hence to c.
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BROWNING PAPERS
BY n. c. EDGAR.

To this paper are subjOined two
charts. showing the rise and fall of
emotional excitement which would be
felt while reading The Ring and the
Book Some explanation is necessary
before the charts are to be examined.
They contain eight lines, marked a, B,
e. y. Z. Y. Y, and NJ, each represent
ing an emotion or class of emotions.
\ represents the moral excitement
over the plot of the poem lie interest
in the events Of the story as frs JOld
and as afterwards interpreted by the
several SpCakeTS(-
B represents the moral excitement
over the persons of the poem a. g,
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WHY NOT
SELECT
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS?

The completion of our Fall
lines affords gift-seekers the
advantage OF selection from
the most comprehensive dis
play Of the entire season and
in addition that of being able
to shop at leisure. Only in
this way will the lists you
have in mind be completed
satisfactorily.
You are more than wei
come to look over our new
lines, whether you purchase
or not.
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THE SOUL OF THE CHILD.

(By ViOIette GonzalezD
Once I sat in silent Teverie,
and saZed at blossom fair.
4 lily waiting its sweet perfume
Upon the evening air.
mon a Child-like form appears,
With a happy. HghtsOme tread.
tad bending its stem each petal er
The rounded cheek is spread.
How tenderly this relationship
Appealed to my inmOst soul.
he emblem of purity did each
p It's youthful life enroll.
air as the blossom is the little face,
-WeCT its breath IS the flower
That free, and natural mods its head
Throughout the twilight nOur
As fresh is the life as the lily.
IS the morning dew il sips,
md pure as its petals are the
thoughts,
hat escape the childish lips.
las, must the blossom fade and die
Ehen touched by the hands of time.
And in its place is another fed
BY the healthful sod and cline.
- the lily dies so dies one phase
# chiId-life that We treasure,
'urity. truth. and sincerity
NE Slapped by selfish pleasure
nd where is that easer, trusting
heart
That so priced its fragrant bloom,
DO the early teachings learned of it
Lie buried in the tomb?
Vain pomp, ambition, desires, or
gold,
7 thought in meditation,
are all of these for that truthful soul
IN equal COMPENSATION
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MISSES EULAH MAY AND
EFFlE GAVIN ARE HOME.

Misses EUlah Nav and FHa Gavin.
the bright young daugiters Of Rev
and Mrs. c. W Gavin. are horne from
Sullivan College. Bristol Va which
has been closed for the time being
on account of illness among the srU.
dents The Sirls viii remain in the
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THE MARRIED LADIES
EUCHRE CLUB.

The Married Ladies' Fuchre club
VIII meet on Tuesday with Mrs. f. O.
Koch on Government street.. Mrs.
toch is one Of the m@t charming
members OF the club. AM uer after
moons are always full Of delightful
interest.
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AT THE FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH TO-DAY.

There Will be two interesting ser
vices today 1T the First Christian
church. the Rev. NT. Th0s. Lennon
officiating. This morning the subject
viii be preaching Of the Cross, -"
and tonight SUN in Addition.
There viii be a beautiful duet this
mC~ninl 5y AIesGameS Albert ReageT
End Lnnn L9nS-
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NONADS WILL MEET WITH
MISS JULIA WILING TOMORROW.

The Nomads VIII meet tomorrow af-
teTnoou in their regular Monday seq
sion. Miss Julia Whiting to be hos
tess. The subject viii be Makers
Of Florence" Mrs. ". r. Gonzalez
VIII have q paper on the Building
of Florence" while Mrs. John 3.
Jones viii have as her subject the
"Nedicean Era.
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MRS. HACKER WILL ENTERTAIN
N TUESDAY,

Mrs. Hacker. wife of PaymasTer
icIer of the Navy Yard, will enter
ain at a bridge whist party on Tues
day This will prove one OF the in
tercSting and pretty affairs of the
week in the select circle in which
Mrs Hacker is a leading spirit.
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FIVE HUNDRED CLUB WILL
MEET TUESDAY,.

a regular meeting OF the Five Hun
dTed club will take place on Tues
day night. Mrs. l. NJ. Davis is to
he hostess at her home on Lee
street.