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The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

I One-third Of al the tonnage under the
American flag IS employed on the Great
I Lakes.
/ The recent discovery by q French chem
ist Of q simplihed method OF wood dis
ullatiOn- IL is said, Wiu greatly eheapea
/ the production Of nacetone-
= government Prospec,or who vas
searching for coal in the south OF india,
, , discovered valuable deposit OF taata-
lie. the first found in that country.
The brown coal OF the Australian state
OF Victoria has been founc 20 be rfch
In ammonia sulphstes and 20 be zeH
adopted 10 making. producer gas.
Magnesium is now being employed as
q de0Xidizer In brass manufacture ha,-
ing that advantage over phosphorus that
an excess may be used without harm.
Steam trawlers. similar 20 those use5
m the northern waters Of Europe. are 70
os introduced IN the fishing industry OF
the coast OF British Columbia
In the centers OF population alone rats
damage property worth 100000 a year
Al the United states. according 10 Sc
retary OF Agriculture Wilson.
The semicentenniaI OF The esta blish,,en.
Of the kingdom Of Italy win ba Gee.
brated az Turin IN 1911 with an interna-
tunal exposition OF industries and labor.
Sir Oliver Lodges theory that FOES
may be dispelled by passing electric cur
rents or high voltage through the at
moSphere IS TO be trieS on an extensive
scale al London.
After ten years OF unsuccessful teS--
boring. OF has been found IN immense
quantities on the island OF sakhaIin bv
a Russian mining engineer. Refining win
se0n begin.
As excavations a. HercuIaneun do not
promise important results. the Italian
archaeological Commission has recon-
niended that the government continue the
work az Pompeii instead
An estimate by TIE Geological Survey
places the eOunr-y's production OF Port
land cement in 1878 az 400000Oo barrels.
q decrease from the 1867 output OF nearly
p per cent
A gun for throwing q life lire 10 a
wrecked vessel by the use OF asr com
pressed by hand IN an attaehnent - fbs
gun IS recent English invention which
has worked well in tests
The recipe for Worcester sauce which
mas made an English firm both wealthy
ana famous, was a secret IN an old
Eneilsh Family for generations until q
butter sold L for q $au amount
cotton picking machine on The prfn-
cipie o. the vacuum cleaner. Il is claimed.
gathers go pounds Of cotton per. operator
in ten hours az cost averaging less
than s.
me new subway through the heart o.
sessions shopping dislftct is TIE mcst ex-
Denslve mile Of underground railroad in
ne world. having cost. with equipnent-
about sl0.000,o10 TO build.
Chemists in Europe are trying 10 reds
cover the method Of dyeing the oelo-
known as Tyrian purple with secret.ors
nom certain forms OF mollusk. Secret
was lost IN the Middle ages.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

the ice in the harbor. and in thar cana
city saves the District government large
sums OF money formerly paid out 10
tugboats in breaking up the ice 50 as 10
! prevent ice jams and the damaging foods
in the upper harbor.
Recently the boat has come or OF the
ways az the navy yard. where she under
went extensive repairs. Improvements
and was repsinted from keel 10 the top
OF her funnel Among the improvements
added 10 the boat were a compressed air
pump, and overhauIing Of the pumps
proper that greatly added 20 the power
ano efficiency Of the boat. These improve
ments were done under the personal d.
rection Of T. N. Robinson. superintendent
OF machinery Of the fire department. the
government only having % pay for the
raw material. the work being done in the
District machine shop Following the
boat coming OF OF the ways she was
given a trial trip to test her pumps down
the Potomac as Tar as Alexandria The
test demonstrated the fact that the boat
was superior FIRE fighter 10 the boat
when received from her builders
Commissioner Macfarland. who has
charge OF the IRE department and under
whose direction comes The Firehghter."
IS particularly proud Of the vessel and
her ability 10 handle a big fire on the
water front The boat originally cost
$500, less than the amount approp-i-
ated By Congress The improvements
added have cost practically nothing. but
have been extensive and valuable
Ihs engineers. pilots. and fremen con
stitUte the crew OF the boat. while the
others attached 10 the station make I'D
the fire crew The personnel OF the sta
ton follows: Jacob Stulz captain: J. "
Hurley. lieutenant; T. ". Reed. engineer.
r A Harrison, engineer: ". Glyrn. as
sistant engineer. c. j. Tennisson. assis-
tant engineer: J. B. Raleigh. pilot: ". H.
kullman. pilot; J. A Richardson. FIRE
man; G. z. Klein. fireman; r. c. Tegeler.
K z. Wilson. n A. Downs. c " Mar
maduke, J. B Klein. E I. Jones, Il. S.
Stevens. n. F. Pratt. privates.
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DR.. Woodward Get. Home.

The A. F Fox Company has sold for
H. p Morrill, the property az 1856
Lanier place TO Dr. William c. Wood
ward. health Officer OF the District
government TIE consideration Is stated
to have been $15.o0o- The property Is i'm
proved with three-story brick house Of
eleven rooms. two baths. and all modern
conveniences. and has an attractively
finished interior. The lot has a frontage
OF nifty feet. running back 20 an alley
80 feet With the purchase goes a 8
foot frOntage sdjoining the improved
property on the west The residence IS
described as one OF the many handsome
modern homes n that residential section
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bears the serial number Of the DEPART
ment Of No. I9. The home Of the Fire
fighter" is in a commOdious, modern,
well lighted and ventilated fire house at
the foot Of Seventh street southwest. Just
below the Norfolk steamboat wharf and
adjoining the District morgue The fire
station has q regular alarm station
equipped with al modern fire alarm ap-
pliances, telephones. and other conven-
fences. On the main floor Is located the
alarm ROOM in charge OF an operator
day and night Then there is q reading
room, drill room, baths, toilet, and lava
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

away with this delay. as any one can
break the glass. turn the key, and send
In the alarm.
When the District government moved
into the new Municipal Building last
year II was necessary 10 move the old
District government telephone central. No.
ono. and fire alarm headquarters from
over Engine Company No Il. in Eighth
street above Z. 10 their present location
IT. the Municipal Building THIS big un-
dertaking was accomplished by INSTALL
ments, without attracting attention and
without missing a single call OF alarm.
such thing had never before been ac-
complished by any city.
Every public hall. hotel. theater. and
public building is connected with the fire
alarm system by alarm boxes located IN
the buildings
The efficiency OF the District Of Coluul-
0ia Fire Department of which the FIRE
alarm is an important part. IS shown in
the report OF statistics OF the National
Board Of Fire Underwriters for American
cities having a population Of 2O.oOO and
upward for 1905. shows that Washing
ton with an area-the District OF Column
&c u seventy square miles and pOpu-
lation Of $4,000 had 1000 alarms OF FIRE
IN which the total loss was only s3g7- -264.
covered by Insurance OF Ss2i4,S44, with
the number Of fires to the population or
LOU 20. and loss per capita Of Loo.
With this record the National Capital
stands Al in the fire underwrlterg- rec
ords, and placed as a safe risk in insur-
ance
The fire alarm system was first intro
duced in Boston in 1852. and seven years
later II was put in at Baltimore The
system was put in in this city on Oc-
tober l2 1854 Since its introduction II
mas been greatly improved. During the
last twenty years there has not been q
single alarm sent In from a fire alarm
box that has not reached fire alarm
headquarters promptly. and as promptly
10 the engine houses.
The telephone operators who operate
'6Ooe. the central telephone service OF
the District government. and operated in
conjunction with the fire alarm system.
are John J.. Ksrney. n. P. Swearengen,
w. NJ. Gardiner. J. L. Hines. II. Mer-
chant, J. w. Walton. and A r. johnson.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
BY E. c. R. HUMPHREYS.

The ire protection Of a big city is
probably one OF the most Important
branches Of public safety in the general
scheme Of municipal government: GER
tainly II IS the most important in the
protection OF property. and in a large
measure comes in as an important fac
tor in the protection OF life from the de-
structive element OF IRE.
Where big city has an extensive wat
er front. as in the case here in Wash
ington, with valuable wharf property.
storage warehouses. and wholesale re-
positories Of large quantities OF valuable
property. together with fortunes invest
ed m the river craft in the harbor. the
fire protection OF the water front and
the territory adjacent thereto is one OF
the great problems Of fire protection that
must be considered and looked after bv
municipal officers in executive capacity
Washington's FIRE department. ac-
knowledged by fire chiefs and under
writers TO be one OF the best in the coun-
try, bears the additional distinction OF
having in its department one of the best
harbor IRE projections possessed by anv
other city, large or small The harbor
mt PlotcClivu IS embraced IN al that ter
ritOry running along both shores of the
Eastern Branch of the Potomac, from
Upper AnacOstia 70 the Junction OF the
Eastern Branch with the Potomac AZ
Giesboro Point, where is located the
Firth-Surling steel plant: thence I'D the
Potomac River TO and including George
town 10 the Aqueduct Bridge.
Often Renders Assistance.
Not only does the harbor FIRE service
have TO look after the FIRE protection OF
located directly along the water
front, but IS frequently called upon to
render assistance TO the regular land serv-
Ice by laying lines OF hose severa!
blocks away from the water front and
fighting the fires inland.
ms service consists OF a modern fire.
ooat known as THE Firefghter," and
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Going the Pace.

Prom judge.
Mrs. Crow-Where are you going this
summer for a rest?
Mrs Crsb-A friend of mine told me
OF lovely place where they do nothing
but play go9 al day and bridge all
night.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
HOW CITY FIGHTS
WATER FRONT FIRES
Protection Afforded to Har-
Dor by Fire Boat.
ALSO USED AS ICE BREAKER

The 'FIrefighter'' Bears the Serial
Number of 10 In the Department,
and Is Stationed at Foot of seventh
Street-Can Throw Stream 500 Feet.
or $50 Straight Up in the Air.
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Equal to SIX Engines.

The relative value Of The Firehghterr
as compared 10 steam ERE engines is that
she is equal TO SIX OF the largest steam
fire engines made. and can do more work
than eight Of the second size engines In
use in the fire department OF any city.
With the boat in fun lighting trim she
can throw 10 barrels Of fifty gallons each
TO the minute Her forward and aft
monitor pipes can be equipped with from
a E2-inch nozzle TO a 4k-inch nozzle. and
viii throw a solid stream OF water a
distance of 800 feet, and more than so
feet straight up IN the air. The value
OF The Firehghter' has only been tested
twice on the city's water front. when II
was demonstrated that she vas en inval-
liable part OF the service. Her work at
the recent big FIRE on the water front at
Alexandria contributed in large mea asure
TO the extinguishmeut OF a confederation
that threatened the total destruction of
the colonial town.
This boat is not only a fire fighter. bu,
two years ago she was sent to a Balti-
more shipyard. where her prov was
equipped with a strong ice breaker. The
boat is used every winter to break I'd
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tory and stOreroom. On the second floor
Is located the Office of the captain. or
skipper, as he is called by the men.
and large sleeping room. with non
standard cots. The men respond 70 an
alarm at night by a sliding pole running
20 the ground floor
Pride OF Fire Department.
IN the rear OF the station is the wharf
or berth OF The Firehghter." This trim
vessel Is the pride OF the FIRE department
and tka rivermen and business interests
lying along the river front, the rivermen
feeling an assurance Of safety and pro-
tec-ion in the boat that would be absent
II this beat was not there 10 look after
the harbor. The FiTefghter'' IS OF heavy
steel construction. single screw propeI-
Ter. equipped with single high pressure
marine engine OF $50 horsepower s10-
boiler, with two high pres
sure pumps Of 80 horsepower each. which
are capable OF developing a pressure OF
30 pounds 20 the square inch
The vessel was built for the District
OF Columbia by the Harlan & Hollins-
worth Company. OF Wilmington, Del. IN
der specifications furnished BY the fire
department. and went into commission
July l. 1905. She IS 10I feet long over an.
8 rect inches beam, and draws 9 feet
OF water. She has a speed OF twelve
miles an hour. Two double-acting Blake
pumps. with capacity OF 5000 gallons OF
water each, OF 5000 gallons a minute. can
be thrown from her pipes The boat is
always under steam and can get away
under full speed in answer to an alarm
within a minute Of receiving the call.
The boat IS one OF the most powerful
1reboats in the country. There are two
one forward and one aft: four
-urrets for throwing water direct from
ne boat onto wharf or burning build
ng or vessel. and fourteen connections
Tor 215-inch hose lines that can be laid |
long distance inland in case Of neces-
'lty, or carried onto a burning wharf /
near by.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03

and compilations. The wrong light in
ones sitting room extinguishes any
claims to good looks one may believe
ones self to have. while. on the con-
rary. with the right sort of light
faces and frocks appear at their best
The most ilattering light comes from
electric lights placed in rows in the
cornice of high wall. This. however
is only possible to the extremely rich.
Yellow is an excellent color for a
strong light 1t softens and at the
same time intensifies it, and yellow
shade can be veiled in different colors
until just the right degree of illumina-
tion is reached. The chandelier il.
Mstrated here combines yellow with
gilt. The shades are OF stiff yellow
paper with gilt garlands and fringe of
yellow beads.
Japanese lamp shades made Of rice
paper can be tinted any color that
harmoniZes with the furnishing of the
room or can be covered with silk.
cretonne or any material desirable. A
good effect is obtained by taking two
thicknesses of silk, a darker color for
the outside and a light color for re-
hecting the light inside of the shade.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03
Time Saver for Laundress.

Every washwoman knows the nuis-
ance of hanging out a large family's
handkerchiefs. collars, finger-bowl
doilies and other small articles. To
pin them to the line takes time and
patience. One old colored woman has
hit on a plan of drying that saves her
many minutes. She had her mistress
make her long. shallow bag OF
strong. white mosquito netting. with
a drawstring at the top and tapes
sewed at the corners and at intervals
Of three or four inches between.
When the smaller articles were
ready for hanging on the line they
were laid carefully in the bag. the
string drawn up SO they would not
blow out and the bag pinned to the
line by the tapes for the sun and air
to filter through the open meshes Of
the net.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03
KITCHEN RACK FOR LIDS.
Bright Woman Devises One Of Wire
Stretched Across the Pots and
Pans Shelf.

The tidy housekeeper finds the
many lids of pots, pans and kettles
needed in the kitchen a problem to
arrange with any degree of order ana
neatness.
They cannot be hung up. many of
them. owing to the shape. will not lie
in pile, and they are woefully un-
handy in the dresser drawers.
A bright woman to whom the lids
were as the hosts of the evening has
now solved the question in way Doth
easy and inexpensive.
She got a length of strong wire.
stretched it across the pots and pans
shelf by means of couple of nails.
and on this the lids accompanying all
the cooking utensils are neatly ar
ragged. The wire supports them per
fectly. and the even row of shiny tin
things is by no means unornamental
in addition to its hardness.
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lieutenants and a member OF the firm.
He directed the Morgan interests in
the famous Northern Pacific corner Of
1901. He arranged the British end of
the great steamship merger which Gre
ated the International Mercantile Ma.
rine company.
1t is not generally known, but Mr.
Bacon was actually. legally and CON
stitutionally president for the space
of about Is minutes. his administra-
ton coming in between those of Rooss,
volt and Taft. The term of Roosevelt
as president expired by constitution
limit at noon on March 4. So did that
of Vice President Fairbanks. But the
change in the Inauguration plans, the
result of the storm that made out.
door services inpracticable. caused q
delay of Is or IS minutes in the ad-
ministering of the oath to the new
officials. During that interval, Mr.
Bacon. as secretary of state with no.
limit to his term, became under the
constitution actually president. No
body knew there had been a double
shift of presidents until the attor-
ney general called their attention to
the fact next day. Even Mr.. Bacon
was not aware that the sun of great
ness had beamed hotly down upon his
classic head for a moment.
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or later must come crashing about
their heads or those of their descend
ants. 1t would, of course, be impos-
sible to prevent altogether the de-
struction caused by such an upheaval
as that which destroyed Messina and
Reggie; and it is difficult to imagine
any form of architecture that could
withstand tidal wave. But the pos
sibilities of wholesale ruin might be
to some extent mitigated, even in the
case of the most violent shocks, by
the use of specially constructed one
story dwellings, built of comparatively
light materials. 1t is done in Japan,
and it is to be hoped now that it
may be tried in Italy and other coun-
tries subject to seismic disturbances.
Fortunately, there is a brighter side
to such disasters in the heroism which
they evoke from those on whom de-
wolves the duty of rescue and recon
struction. The king and queen of
Italy have set noble example of
personal service. while the peaceful
cooperation of men of many different
nationalties (among whom Britain
has been proud to see her sailors
prominent) in acts of heroism and
succor will have done much towards
the cause of international friendship
and goodwill.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03
FURNISHING THE COTTAGE.
Cheap and Pretty Articles That VIII
Make the Summer Residence
Attractive.

II one has the means to furnish a
cottage it is quite an easy matter to
make an attractive showing, but often
one must curtail expenses. and at
such times it is best to know Just
what to purchase to have the cheapest
and best articles for the money. There
are any number of cheap woven rugs.
some in good colors-not lasting, per
haps. but good enough for the cheap
cottage. Indian print curtains look
very attractive in the cottage, and this
material comes in colors that can be
used to match other furnishings. The
cheapest of light wood furniture must
be selected. 1t Is called light mission
furniture. because of the square stand
ards. but, in reality, 1t is merely the
cheapest of stained pine. etc, Carpets
can be made of denim 1t is necessary
to stretch this tightly upon the floor
Moss-tilled cushions can be made of
denim. filled with moss. The cheap
est and prettiest Of dishes should be
included, and good grade is picked
up in the five and ten-cent stores.
In bungalow home made last sum
mer the interior of the house was
nothing but cheap boards. stained
medium shade of green, the curtains
were cream cheesecloth and the rugs
and carpets the very cheapest of jute.
The rooms were given honey aspect
with flowers. books and magazines.
but there was not one expensive ar
ticle in the place. yet inhabited by
persons of considerable wealth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03
Quaint Little Clock.

An odd little clock Is in the form of
crystal ball suspended by a leather
strap to the top Of a stirrup iron
The iron, which is really of silver
or gunmetal. stands on the desk or
dresser on the metal base on which
the foot rests when one rides, and
the clock swings from its tiny leather
strap.
This would make an ideal gift for
the girl who rides and drives and
loves bsrses.
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shown in the right-hand diagram and
sewn together at A. The interior, b,
should then be filled with cotton
wool, and the sides covered in with
pieces of the same material that has
been used for covering the card
board.
Next. it is entirely edged with a
fine silk cord carried into three little
loops at the upper corners. In front,
large dress hook is sewn on, and
this, for appearance sake. may be
bound round and round with narrow
ribbon of a color to match the rest
of the materials. The sides form the
pincushion, and the watch may be
hung upon the hook. This little ar
ticle can also be made to serve as a
paper weight
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03
Spanish Trot."

Bugle March. who is to be feature
OF this years London horse show and
was winner of the school horse"
class in last years horse show.
MIR. Winans. who has exhibited his
sculpture all over the world and got
the silver medal at the Paris exhibit
tion of 1900, is showing also at the
Royal Academy in London, his work
there being The Little Mermaid" il.
Illustrating the story in Hans Ander.
sons fairy tales of the little mermaid
who saw a shipwreck, saved a beau
tiful prince therefrom. falling in love
with him. and thereafter had the mis-
cry of seeing him married to a prin.
cess. The artist has caught her at
the moment when she is witnessing
the betrothal.
1t was this sculptor who won the
worlds championship as the repre-
sentative of the United States at the
Olympic games last year for shooting
with the hunting rife at the running
deer" target.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03
INTOLERABLE ITCHING.
Fearful Eczema All Over eaby's Face
professional Treatment Failed.
A Perfect Cure by cutIcura.

when my little girl was six months
old l noticed small red spots ON her
right cheek. They grew 80 large that
I sent for the doctor but. instead OF
helping the eruption. his ointment
seemed to make 1t worse. Then
went to q second doctor who said It
was eczema He also gave mo an oint-
ment which did not help either. The
disease spread all over the face and
the eyes began to swell. The itching
grew intolerable and 1t was . terrible
sight to see. consulted doctors for
months, but they were unable to cure
the baby. paid out from $40 to $50
without relief. One evening l began
to use the Cuticura Remedies. The
next morning the baby's face was all
white instead of red. l continued until
the eczema entirely disappeared. Mrs.
p. e. Gumbin. Sheldon. la. July 13. '0s. '
fossH Drug chsm. Corp. Sole PropsL. Bosoa
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03
Escape Nicely Timed.

A German shoemaker left the gas
turned on In his shop one night, and,
upon arriving in the morning, struck
a match to light it. There was a ter.
rifle explosion. and the shoemaker was
blown out through the door almost to
the middle Of the street.
A passerby rushed to his assistance.
and. after helping him to arise. in
Quired II he was injured
The little German gazed in at his
place of business. which was now
burning quite briskly, and said:
mo, aindt hurt. But | got out
shust in time, eh?"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03
The Second Fiddla.

The second fiddle is. on the whole.
the most widely played of all instrn.
ments-fortunately. since it is 10
especially the instrument Of harmony.
A great many men have an aptitude
for the second fiddle. and where they
take 1t up at once. without too much
vain experimenting with more pre-
tentious parts. they flnd much satis.
faction In 1t. There IL plenty OF moor
work done with the second fiddle
though. Men who are forced to Il. hv
marrying or other mischance. are verv
likely to play badly.
A master Of the second flddle II not
least among masters. and he has. be-,
sides, the promise Of inhsrfting Z ~
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