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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

Denver Democratic convention
q 1905, when Bryan was nominated for the
bird time the delegates, thoroughly worn out,
ried to get little morning rest Many Of them,
when afternoon came, left for their homes. a
humber, however wanting to see some of the
western country, remained over for a day or
two Among the latter we're some Of the men
rom Maryland-not necessarily the members
( the delegation.
Hiring an automobile and ii chauffeur they
ct out for Boulder, town in the foothills,
some forty miles away. Denver Isn I a dry
ity. Boulder is: but the automobile had been
built for emergencies. 1t contained basket
They hadn't gone far until they began guvlng
the driver about his machine. They called IT
Rocky Mountain burro. The OK teams IN Mary
land could hit up better pace than they were
going,
One of them grew reminiscent He told of
This first ride in of the first autos that was
seen in this country Charges of dynamite
Seemed to be continually exploding under him.
The said. Every time they came to a hill they
had to get out and push. Great Improvements
then. He supposed this particular auto was
lone of the old ones that he had formerly helped
push up some OF the MARYLAND hills.
The chauffeur, sickly looking fellow with
bad cough. seemed to pay no attention to their
raillery. Yes" or No or "Mebbe 50" was
Boulder, however, he took advantage Of their
absence to give his sixty horsepower touring
car a careful overhauling and oing up. 1t
would be down hill trip most of the way back
to Denver.
Prod her up driver" one Of the party
called to him. as they began their homeward
tourney. I'm Baltimore the men at the wheel
fall asleep at mie-a-minute pace"
This machine is kind of Enthusiastically,
seeing her shoes is pretty much worn and her
steering gears out o killer, replied the
chauffeur; but, being as you fellers are the
gritty kind, We won't take no pains to recollect
trif1es" He threw on another notch of speed.
The auto dashed forward with a suddenness
that made the passengers grip the sides of the
car. Forty-forty-fve- miles an hour
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hear one hundred and seventy-six ragtime
beats through the open car window IN one mile
of travel. II the train was travelling mile a
minute, its speed would be sixty miles an hour.
That's easy. Now. if at this speed the trucks
hit the rail joints one hundred and seventy-six
whacks in one minute, how many seconds would
elapse before the rail joints had been whacked
sixty times, sixty being the speed of this sup
posititious train in miles an hour. The equa-
ton looked like this:
l76 60 :: 60: X, which, brought down TO the
simple division of means by the extremes, gives
20. 4545454545-an so on od minimum. Vary
the speed of your hypothetical train as you
will. from thirty. forty, fifty, or one hundred
and twenty miles an hour, figuring the number
of rail clicks YOU will pass in a minutes time in
each case, and the answer is the same. Mathe-
maticians will tell me | worked the problem
inside out instead of outside in,-that is, |
looked in the back of the book for the answer
before began,-but the answer is nevertheless
correct. Anyone who wants to experiment with
wild and unframed unknown quantities can work
the problem from outside in. II you figure it
out once for yourself you will be in possession
of a state secret with which to while away in
termittent moments of tedious railway Jour
ney. / never get on train but take out my
watch and count when the ragtime begins to
syncopate regularly.
When Ii Didn't Work
I WAS travelling west on one of the hines that
parallel the lakes recently, when | noticed
the conductor counting time held my watch
and shouted:
Fifty-one miles an hour"
You are wrong, young man" he said. We
are doing just fraction over forty-eight miles
an hour, and what's more, were proud of 1t. -"
We started to argue. To show my erudition,
! took out pencil and paper and worked the
thing inside out for him.
There it is in black and white" ] said.
Figures don't lie
They happen to in this case" he said. The
dope is all right; but the right of way happens
to be bit out of Joint along this stretch. We
are running on twenty-eight-foot rails. This
stretch was put down with antediluvian spikes. ="
There nothing to do but to start hgur-
ing again; from which ! learned that anna
teur railroader ought to measure the rails be-
fore he applies his handy speedometer.. With
heavyweight foot rails, count only nineteen
seconds. not twenty as with thirty-foot rails.
The system is all right, however, like the sys-
TENS that break the bank at Monte Carlo.
There is one good thing about it. You don I
hit twenty-eight-foot rails very often.
Van Vllet Aiding
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LOW fast are we going!" asked the division
i i superintendent, we sat dangling our
legs over the edge of the rear platform of the
last car of a speeding train. The conductor,
who stood by and the superintendent both
were intent on their watches, and !, the unini-
tiated, gazed at the receding line of telegraph
poles and vainly tried to remember how many
feet apart orderly poles ought to march. ! had
the figures somewhere, away back in a Granny
of memory; but they would not come out. /
leaned over and tried to get some clue from the
rails, which seems to be fairly leaping from
under our feet.
Forty miles," ventured.
Guess again, laughed the superintendent,
looking up from his watch. How much do
you make it, Ed!"
"Fifty-two," said the conductor.
so do l." said the boss.
How on earth can you figure miles an hour
without looking at anything but your watch!"
] asked
IAN you have to do is to learn to listen" ex-
planned the superintendent. Listen for twenty
seconds and you have got it to half mile"
DO you hear the rails click" he went on.
Il mean when the trucks hit the rail joints"
! listened and the "clickety-click-click" of
the rails sang IN my ears with metronymic
regularity. i nodded.
Now pick out the measure beat" instructed
the superintendent, the accented one.
i listened again and the rails sang "clickety-
eliekclck," ''Clickety -oliok-click," "Cickety
dick" like the misplaced accent of ragtime
melody.
Now count the accent for twenty seconds"
the railroad man instructed. did as he directed.
Fifty-two measures sang out their monotonous
cadence my watch licked twenty seconds.
That's all very fine, p" said ;" but why twenty
seconds. Why not thirty or twenty-hve!"
The wise Providence who presides over our
steel rail destinies turns out his wares in thirty
foot lengths explained the railroad man with
cabalistic mystery Here is pencil and pa
per You can figure it out for yourself. | used
to amuse myself figuring; but nowadays life is
too short, and ] count twenty seconds and
take their word for it,
Figuring Ii Out
I DIDN'T figure it out that day or the next.
In fact, it was sometime later that nv dis
souraged interest in unknown quantities was
reawakened by the sight of a conductor quietly
studying his watch the train bowled along
I GOT ont Mcneil and rlaper and hit The trail NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
PLAYING THE GAME

Their speed was increasing. Then
it suddenly shot to sixty. The
road. very narrow in some places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

A FTER the adjournment Of
\ the all-night session of the
Denver Democratic convention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
Figuring II Out

I DIDN'T figure it out that day or the next
In fact IT was sometime later that nv dis
souraged interest in unknown quantities was
reawakened by the sight of a conductor quietly
studying his watch as the train bowled along
got out pencil and paper and hit the trail of
figuring once more.
Here is how it worked out: II a steel rail
is thirty feet long. there are one hundred and
seventv-six rails to Il mile. That is. one could
The Ordway new era., 1909-06-11

This may be Of the dress material or
of the sheer fabric used for the collar
and front of the gown.
When built of thin white or flow
cred summer cotton fabrics the EN-
belished portions of the gown may be
cut out of allover embroidery or lace
and supplied by edgings and flounc-
ings to match.
Striped linen is used in making up
the gown shown in the illustration on
the right. A combination of plain and
striped linen would also be most eff
fective in this model. while silk, in the
same plan, would also serve charm
ingly.
The coat is built to fasten at one
side under a panel front, in each of
which is inserted along the middle a
piece of trimming material. A semi
fitted effect Is given the garment by
means of narrow plaits or pin tucks
that extend from below the bust
down and emphasize n short-waisted
appearance. A babyish round collar
is edged with trimming, which may
be either a striped material or tuck
Ing, similar 10 tnaL uSeu upon tHe
coat panel. Large buttons decorate
each shoulder and also the sleeve cuff
and straps around the upper arm.
Perhaps the most striking feature in
the gown is its prtty sleeve. This
is mousquetaire, Of three-quarter
length, and shows, below it, fitted
cuff of lace or such embroidered ma
terial as may be selected to trim the
dress with. A plated skirt. made
walking length, completes an effec-
tive costume. which might be made
up attractively in any cotton, linen,
silk or thin wool goods suitable for
dress to be worn in the forenoon.
With this costume is shown a BASIN
shaped hat with flowers around the
crown and big loops of soft ribbon
hanging over the back.
Linen is an admirable material in
which to build the model shown. 1t Is
style equally adapted to light wool
and silk fabrics.-Boston Herald.
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and. since II is grown on very eN.
tenslve scale (see Fig. -. II must be
so distributed as to meet only the I'm.
mediate demands OF the market to
which II is sent.
At the north the crop is of very
different character. both In variety
and In the method of Its cultivation.
The great bulk of the northern.grown
cabbage may be considered rs n
truCk-crop feature of the general farm.
ing In sections where the industry has
gained a foothold. The cabbage crop
takes n regular place In the farm ro-
tation In those communities where the
industry has become permanent
feature. In some sections It forms the
chief money crop of the fall season.
occupying position similar to that
held by potatoes In other sections.
This great crop Is measured by
thousands OF acres and millions OF
tons. At harvest time. in October and
November. 1t is shipped to the great
consuming centers in bulk In carload
lots. 1t Is stored by thousands OF
tons in specially constructed ware
houses, TO be sent out as the demands
CT the market will justify during the
winter season. II is also manufactured
into sauerkraut. which finds its way
to the great cities as rapidly as there
is a demand for 1t. A sauerkraut fac
tory with wagons filed with cabbages
Is shown In Fig. ..
Besides the staple marketgarden
crops of the north which are now ex-
tensively grown as truck crops
throughout the South Atlantic coast
region. there are crops which are
more or less peculiar to certain To-
calities. AS illustrations. the water
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OLDEST SOLDIER IN SERVICE
Nal. Gen. Rucker Has Worn Uniform
Longest Of Any Officer In
the Army.

Washington.-Maj. Gen. Daniel II.
Rucker. U. S. A.. retired, who has Just
celebrated his ninety-seventh birth
day. is the eldest soldier in the serv-
ice, and has worn the uniform longer
thanany other officer who has fol-
lowed the flag of the United States. 1t
is hardly probable that the records OF
the world will disclose the name Of
another officer whose span Of service
has been equal to that of this Ameri.
can veteran. He lives in Washington
with his daughter. Mrs. Philip II.
Sheridan.
This veteran Of the United States
army. still strong in mind and in
spirit, was appointed a lieutenant in
the army from the state of Michigan
by President Andrew Jackson ~ years
ago, and in the army he has been un'
interruptedly ever since.
Gen. Rucker was born before the
war of 1912 with Great Britain. He
was Is years old when Black Hawk
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The development and extension OF
truck farming In the Atlantic coast
states has been coincident with the
development of transportation faciII.
ties throughout that section. The
phenomenal growth OF the great con.
sumlng centers OF the country has
stimulated a corresponding growth
and extension of the food.producing
territory. especially OF that capable
OF producing perishablc truck crops.
Transportation facilities. together
with cheap labor and cheap lands ut
the south. have made II possible to
produce products out Of season at the
north in competition with greenhouse
products.
The first development of truck farm
ing. as we now recognize 1t. as dis.
tinguished from market gardening.
took place about Norfolk. Va. and
Charleston. S. c. Both of these places
were provided with steamship connec.
tions TO northern ports before rapid
railway transportation became fea.
ture in the moving OF perishable
products and as a result of these ad-
vantanges for reaching the markets
these two ports became important
truck.producing centers for supplying
the northern trade.
Besides these advantages. the pecu.
liar geographic formation OF the terri
tory Immediately surrounding Norfolk
gives it winter climate characteristic
OF sections many miles southwark.
The fact that the coast line OF the
United States at this particular point
is very broken. together with the prox.
unity of the Gulf stream. gives this
area a winter climate which enables
1t to produce some of the standard
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4 RANCH HOME FREE.
II Is spIrndIdly Located Out In Colo.
rndo Near pixies Peak.

Practically everyone who can see
ahead at all H. anxious to provide for
future home. IL not for the present
A big land and cattle enterprise in
Colorado chartered by the State with
S25O.OOO capital stOck) In order to So
cure new members invites each person
Joining tho company TO visit the ranch
at pleasure and build u home. II de-
sired. either now or in the future In
"chun'-to eliminate trificrs and curl
oslty-seekers. each applicant must re-
nit nfty cents for n paId-up preferred
membership share later TO be refunded.
Included In the holdings Is the big
S,OO0-nCTe ranch. fenced and Improved
with buildings. implements, livestock.
hay and grain crops growing. town
site. good school. two railroads with
stations on the ranch. Near county
seat. Ample timber. hundreds OF springs
and running streams. delightful ell
here mention onc-hundredth part Of tho
advantages.
All who are Interested and In earnest
are Invited to send their names with the
nfty-cent membership zee. The company
will promptly send the preferred mem
bershlp share issued to you together
with a book OF Views and Official map
Of the ranch, including a disinterested
western magazine OF stories, sketches.
scenery. etc. just to keep you posted.
After you become member you may
shares. but the soc will he promptly re-
funded upon request. Enclose the soc
fco in cash. stamps. postal or express
order and address Mt once. Beaver VAL
ley Ranch Denver Ofilce Sta. l9b. Dem
yer Colo.
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Leaking Drains.-Faulty functions
of drain laterals with mains are the
cause of impeding the flow of water in
the main, and of lodging silt and final
ly blocking the drain, says the En-
gineer Magazine. 1t is sometimes best,
when the lateral has plenty of fall, to
make the junction two inches above
the head of the main. In any event,
the junction should not be right
angled, but preferably at an angle Of
80 degrees. The silt basin is valu-
able device in draining; it's use and
Importance cannot be too we'll under
stood. 1t may be used at the juno
ton of two or more drains in a line
of drain, where it is necessary to
change the grade from a sleeper to a
less steep one. The purpose of the
silt basin is to collect silt or mud in
part Of the basin below the line Of
tile, and thus prevent the silt from
lodging in the drain and finally block
ing the flow. In form the basin is
small well, IL to "a inches in dame
ter, extending from 12 inches below
the line Of tile to the ground surface,
where it is provided with a movable
cover to allow occasional cleaning. It
may be constructed of brick, stone or
plank.
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Carrying Water on Horseback In
Texas.

Is one OF the most difficult the people
have to contend with.
Water frequently has to be trans
ported long distances from the Rio
Grande. Where the country is noun
tainous and rough water carts cannot
be used. and the water is carried in
water bags which fit over the back
OF horse. These bags are evenly
balanced on the back of the horse. and
carry from ten to twelve gallons when
filled. They are In general use among
the McNicans OF the border. A slit
in each side of the bag near the top
affords place for pouring In and
emptying the water. The bags are
made OF stout canvas. and the cloth
fits close around the tunnels, which
fit into the openings. These open
ings are closed by means OF stop.
pers. 1t is n common sight to see
dozen or more OF these water pack
horses in n single train. vending their
way to or from the river In charge of
a Mexican driver.
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The 1903 National Encampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic will be
lith, An unusually attractive folder in
red whit it"-and-blue, replete with tnfor-
nation concerning Utah, Salt Lake City
ing distributed by the Passenger De-
partment of the Denver * Rio Grando
Railroad. one feature that Will be OF
particular interest To Grand Army mon
Is the reproduction OF speaking like
nesses Of all the Commnnders-in-Chie
from II. r. Stephenson. the organizer
in 1866. TO Henry Nevius. the present
CommHnder This is the first time that
this set Of portraits has been assembled.
The familiar faces of John \. Logan.
Ambrose T. Burnside. John +. Hart
ranTt. Russell a. Algcr. John g. Black.
James Tanner and many others appear
in this Interesting series.
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garden crops without protection and
many of the more tender crops with
only slight protection during the win
ter months. The islands off the coast
of South Carolina, in the vicinity of
Charleston, are SO protected by the
warm currents and by the atmosphere
of the sea that orange trees are grown
successfully in the open, and in some
favorable seasons are known to pro-
duce fruit. 1t is therefore possible to
grow the harder truck crops in the
open and the more tender ones with
very slight protection during the win.
ter.
The advantages of the Norfolk re.
gion for truck work appealed to a
Jerseyman by the name of Hugh
Bates, who went to this section about
1910. Naturally he followed the prac.
tices of his home people of New Jer.
sey in the new territory, and, while
he found some of his precautions un-
necessary, his work on the whole was
successful. He was followed later by
other growers from the same terri.
tory.
1t was not uuLll oU years ldteE Iudt
the first all-rail shipments of truck
were made from this territory. Rail.
ways began carrying the products
from Norfolk to northern markets in
1885, and from Charleston in 1888.
The methods employed to adapt
cabbage to the requirements Of the
market and to the different areas in
the trucking region are distinct and
each forms a chapter in the cultural
history Of this important truck crop.
For instance, at the south cabbage is
a winter crop. seeds being sown dur.
ing September and October. the plants
tSsnsplanted to the field at the begin.
ming Of winter. and kept in a slowly
growing condition throughout the
colder portion Of the year. to be
forced rapidly by the addition Of slim
rasting fertilizers early In the spring
IL supply the demands Of the market
- the warm weather Games a. This
product 10 naturally very s1h and
h0ss be consumed with l3eSls delay;
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UNITY. dazzling, delicious, such
|are the creations which Dame
Fashion has introduced for the
ner OF 1909.
} accommodate the clinging.
3. AOppy styles now in vogue.
trials are all OF n kind calculated
" in soft folds and drape in folds
fl as "Classic," and which are
" Parisian, and as much su-
10 classic folds as the smart
gown is to the cumbersome
writes Marie de Montaigne.
eer white embroidered robes are
yes Of this and the coming sea
and these are distinguished for
cellcacy and exquisite workman
Of the embroidery. This, in the
class Of machine-made en-
ery. rivals hand work in beauty,
pn!y an adept or the person who
the bills could tell the difference
ben then
first illustration shows an ad-
pie design in the latest mode for
Fafm season. 1t is n gown that
De made up in a wide variety of
pals, from cloth to chiffon, or
to null. A gorgeous dinner
could be created by making the
pc and stock; the full drawn
hcross the front between the en-
oand and sash, and the. sleeves
yer tissue with a gown of thin
satin; or of gold tissue with any
OF black evening material. In
rst case the empire bolero with
ort upper sleeves; the sash, cuffs,
Oh overskirt and bottom of skirt
De embroidered or braided in
In the next instance the black
would be embroidered in gold.
make an afternoon gown of this
use soft silk or satin, and work
'aoorate pattern of hand-em-
fy or soutache braid over the
part OF the bodice, which is
somewhat on the bolero order
ara 10 brevity. and which serves
'port the skirt by means Of two
embroidered straps which are
leu 10 the top of the sash. OF
'he strap is usually sewed
70 the sash, but it is quite pos
v hasten 1t on the button and
soncealed hook and eye in each
Ihls would permit one to
sneer blouse on a warm day
= 'ne embroidered covering.
o'erskirt is looped in upward
~ each side, and is embroid-
~ NJ narmonize with the design
,pol NV tae bodice. This begins
~, scallop high up the front of
,'.shirt' ,rt' and increases in the
sealiops towards the bottom.
so,v Ut button effects are set in
saliop' ans Usually these are of
IL. o1.luroldery, ~" beginning with a
,sos W. ala growing to quite large
".s down on the overskirt.
n,s, .ae skirt is repeated another
tns ,st embroidery or braid de-
Ns y, extends around the bottom
rm,.", Move the hem and straggles
|hs Icy t. into an irregular point
- MI .font of the skirt.
T,n ,um OF the skirt lies on the
= ,u.,, y, hoppy folds all around
|een 'i,snt trail in the back.
ana An .ne embroidered bolero
t hu..e Gun is a plain sleeve. flt-
'S''0ned down the outer side.
The Ordway new era., 1909-06-11

Liquid Manure.-If 1t be true. as the
experiment stations seem to prove,
that the liquid excrement Of live stock
contains more than so per cent. Of all
the fertilizing properties of the foods
fed, 1t would seem to be especially
important that campaign be begun
to induce stoskmsn to save and use
these liquids. New England would be
much more prosperous II this were
done.
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viii Do Proper Honor to Fulton.

New York has raised $1,075,O00 for
the Hudson-Fulton celebration which
begins September rs next. and $4,000
of the amount will be devoted to aero
nautic features. The reproduction of
Fulton's little steamboat will have
right setting with fast motor boats
and airships skimming around as 1t
moves upstream.
The Ordway new era., 1909-06-11
CARRY WATER ON HORSEBACK
Fluid a Precious Article In Remote
Texas Reslons-often Trans.
ported with Animals.

Presldio. Tex.-Water is a precious
article In the upper Rio Grande region
OF Texas. The Rio Grande itself con.
tains an ample supply for the Mexi-
cans and the few Americans who live
In this remote region. but 1t is some
times difficult matter to transport
ana distribute the fluid. In the vii.
lages and goat ranches situated back
from the river the water problem
The Ordway new era., 1909-06-11

melons of Georgia. the kale of Norfolk
and the sweet potatoes of eastern
Maryland and of New Jersey stand
out prominently. The northern
areas of the trucking region also are
characterized by particular crops
adapted to comparatively restricted
areas.