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The Washington herald., 1909-08-07
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY.
David {. Hoover Found Dead In
Transforming station.

The body Of David s. Hoover, an ena-
ploye of the Great Falls and Old Do
minion Railway Company. was found
yesterday morning at O'Clock in the
Transforming station in Virginia. near
the AQueduct Bridge. Hoover had been
electrocuted during the night a burn
more than twelve inches long on the
back showed where a live wire had
struck him.
the operations Of the Transforming plant
The last record was at II O'Clock. II is
supposed he was killed between that hour
and midnight
He was forty-hve years old. and ma
tive Of Harpers Ferry, W. Va. He Is
survived by his wife and two children,
who live at S219 III street northwest
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calculated 10 distort the JOS. and mouth
breathing, the speaker Id, should be
discouraged for the s-.-e reason.
Proper Dental Surgery.
All maIformatons and abnormal condi-
tions in teeth can now be eradicated or
remedied by proper dental surgery. Here
the mothers are reminded of the In
hrmary al Georgetown University. open
the year round, and OF the infrmarles
al Howard and George Washington uni
versities. open from October I 20 May l.,
where examination and cleaning OF teeth
are free. and where there IS no cost for
other dental services, except for materials
actually used.
Mrs Biniey is doing wonderful work
among the children az the GARFIELD Park
Playground. she IS q kindergartner OF
wide experience, and has aroused great
interest ar the park through ring games
and other amusements. She represented
the Fairgrounds Association. at the
Jamestown Exposition.
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The Gnrdens of La GrnnIn.

From the Doston HeInld.
- Granja, the palace where the litue
daughter OF the King and Queen O; Spain
was born the other day, possesses the
most wonderful gardens In Europe. Le
Sraaja's fountains are said TO DO superior
70 those Of Versailles. The gardens were
4ala out IN 1727 by Isabella Fornese as a
surprise to hcr husband, Philip Y, on his
return from a long absence. Husband
Ike Philips first remark on seeing what
ms spouse had done for him. was This
uas cost me three millions and has
amused me three minutes"
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Association Beuring Her Name Gives
n Good Prournmme

Association Beuring Her Name Gives
Good Programme
Members Of the Elizabeth Thomas Cit
liens Association, gave reception yes
terday in honor Of Mrs Elizabeth Thom-
as, whose name the association bears, at
Fort Stevens.
The programme. prepared by r. f. Bell
vice president. included addresses by Rev.
+. w. Williams and Dr A. Cherry. piano
solos by Misses Williams and Grant, and
vocal selections by Miss Bowie.
At the conclusion of the programme the
meeting was called TO order by the Rev.
Mr. Williams, president, and routine busi-
ness was transacted. A resolution was
submitted and unanimously adopted. in
dOrsinE the board of education in its
ight against the Dolliver bill. which was
condemned as iuimical TO the best inter-
ests OF the people Of the District. A COM
mittee was appointed 20 wait upon the
president Of the board with a view TO
procuring the cooperation Of the two
organizations.
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The girls
could actually N her
Thank you" all she
the resolution to make else feel
IN It's transit
cever a ord Of appreciation
1t is such standpoint one who
gives IT, and
who
Haven't sometimes a gowv feeling
IN your heart simply because appre
citation praise?
When says You have helped me by vour
article on afnties ions am
Quta frequently it pre-
vents people from going
followed out the resolution heard shop
grls Thank
shine
work Of art and should as / could
When
fully What queer talk a
Yes kindness frequently Blu
RUTH CAMERON.
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MADE GRAPHOPHONE WORK.
Marine Band Records Produced In
stead of Scheduled Concert.

Owing 10 a previous enga cement. the
Marine Band was unable 10 give the
scheduled concert yesterday at the Home
for Incurabes.
AS a substitute, the band records were
played on a graphaphOne loaned by Z. F.
DroOp & Sons Co.
On Tuesday the Soldiers Home band
kindly offered to give a concert. and the
Terminal TaXicab Company has agreed
10 donate the use OF one of its sight
seeing automobiles 20 convey the band
to and from the Soldiers Home
The Marine Band will endeavor 10 give
its concert some time next week.
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TRANSFER PATTERNS.

Upon receipt q this pattern, ordered on coupon
below. place tho rough or glazed side Of pattern
down on material 70 be stamped. then uress ho,
hatiron on the bank or smooth ads Of the pattern.
Be careful not to let pattern slip
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MOTHERS INFORMED
AT PARK MEETING
Interesting Address by Mrs.
Mary Gale Davis.
CARE OF CHILDREN OUTLINED

Treatment OF the Teeth for Their
Preservation, the Giving of Food,
and the Necessity OF Proper Masti-
cation DveIt Upon in Entertaining
Way-Instruetion In Folk Dancing.
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MORNING CHIT-CHAT.
WoRDS or APPRECIAnoN ALwAys HELp

Why don't you begin to-day and always say them?
those kind little words Of praise or appreciation
hat you quite frequently think but very seldom get
round to saying
some time you may be heartily sorry that you
uloh [. out you never will be sorry that you did.
had a friend who continually Offering me
pls with this advice; They can't hurt you they
may help you"
That's the way with appreciation-it can't hurt
any one and It may help some one
The other day heard a woman say TO a clerk
VINO had waited her very attentively advising and
suggesting and bringing out garments trelessy
and had finally sold her a gown:
y wouldn't have bought that II you hadn't been
such thoroughly good saleswoman. want TO con-
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Paris Trnnsfer Pnttern 10. 500

Conventional Eyelet Design for l6-Inch
Centrepieoe and six S-Inck Doilies, 70 be
transferred to linen. lndian-head cotton.
linen lawn, bauste, damask or any material
on that order and embroidered with white
mercerized cotton. or colored mercerized
cotton may be used II desired. The centre
piece and dOilics may also be embroidered
in solid stitch. but If this is done the design
should first be padded as is the scallop.
which finishes the edge. If desired tie
edge may be further ornamented by a wide
lace houncing. which adds a most drsssy
effect
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OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
FROM WOMANS
POINT OF VIEW

The wife Of man. out Of work and de-
spondent, wanted nice clothes and told
him 50, and he promptly shot her and
himself. Level-headed persons probably
say that she deserved what she got. for
they could have no respect for a wife
who would nuke misfortune harder for
her husband or sympathy with so silly
thought as pretty frocks at such time.
IT Is. Of course, an exceptional case, for
women have a well-deserved reputation
for loyalty and unselfshness in time Of
trouble.
II Is 70 be regretted that dress has been
allowed 70 assume too much prominence
in feminine lie. There have always been
women Of wealth and fashion who paid
deal Of attention TO clothes, but even
with them they were not paramount till
few years ago. Women cultivated their
talents and their brains, and clothes were
Incidents like meals and respose. From
time immemorial the sex has shown a
iondness for beautiful raiment. but gen
orally women have been satisfied 10 regu-
late their expenditures IN this direction
by the limits OF their purse
Nowadays clothes come first The
daughters OF the rich are kept 10 sim
plicity until they are introduced 20 the
fashionable world. when they are allowed
wide latitude. AIiddle-class families are
usually conservative, but those who de-
pend upon weekly wages for all they
have prefer clothes to education. You
can see any number of finely dressed
-hn L 49,.
as they open their mouths to speak. They
have not had the she'll OF an education.
and they do not care. They can wear
stylish clothes without being able 70
speak the language OF TO spell or write
inteligently
The homes Of some OF these we'll
dressed beings are shocking. There is
often a lack Of comfort. Of order. and
even cleanliness. Stuffy little han bed
rooms open TO receive siIken skirts, and
none but the occupants know the strug-
gle that eternally goes on 10 keep up with
the fashions and with those who are able
10 he on intimate terms with the latest
styles. The owner OF large depart-
ment store was once indiscreet enough TO
confess that the accounts OF some OF his
-- f'-f---o 'e'e'iliSi9 we're SWelleQ Dy
purchases made by women who did not
bear the family name, some OF them
wives 10 honest and Woodworking men
who never bothered their heads over
feminine hnery, therefore were ignorant
o. Its value. II is lamentably common
ior women 70 accept personal presents
from friends Of the opposite sex-presents
OF clothing and jewelry-yet women. as a
sex. condemn the actresses who are the
recipients Of autos and houses and Jewels
all Of which does not add 10 our credit
Clothes are an asset. assuredly. but gen
uefolk wear them unobtrusiveIv as a part
Of life, but not the most important part.
BETTY BRADEEN
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This lictu.e IS Aom a naTshos O the former sscp-
tary 70 Marx Twain who came blcs 90 this
couatV 70 defend suit Tor the restoration of
some pgopeny which be had given her. TIE suit
Was settled upun her ARRIVAL
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MAINE RESORTS.
aud Cottages.
OPEN july TO sEPTEMRER -.

An attractive hotel noted for cuisine and serTios
elevator private baths telephone Ia suites. and a.
modern improvements; scenery UNSURPASSED A.
ltntic Coast Address II. l. BABCH. Prop Tha
LOuisburg Bar HarbcF. Ne.
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EOrkingman's Exchange

While YOU think OF g. telephone your
Want Ad 10 The washington Herald.
and bin viii be sent you Rt cent word
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23
FRUIT EXCHANGE
SETTLES TROUBLES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AGREES
TO PAY COMMISSION HOUSES :
PER CENT FOR HANDLING THE
CROPS.

1t was announced Wednesday By Pres.
ident H. c. Bagley, of the Georgia Fruit
Growers exchange that the executives
committee OF the exchange, at it's meet-
ing Tuesday. decided to pay commission
houses for the exchange a per cent
commission.
Contracts will be made on 10 per
cent basis, but a per cent rebate will
be made to the growers, which will go
through them to the exchange, and the
exchange itself will get a 2 per cent re-
bate.
The work of selecting 50 or more COM
mission houses to handle the Georgia
crop was taken up and list that had
been prepared by Manager 1. NJ. Fieming
was referred back to Manager Fleming
for such alterations as he thinks fit
In regard to a difference between the
exchange and ten New York commission
houses, President Bagley has issued a
statement in which he says that the diff
ference is simply of the sort that would
arise In any business and is not a con-
troversy.
The New York houses want per cent
and contracts based on Z per cent COM
mission were sent TO President Bagley,
which he refused to sign. Since then, no
agreement has been reached with the
New York houses.
1t is saNe however. that contracts are
soon to be signed with houses in New
York, Philadelphia, Boston and Balti-
more.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23

taula circuit for a number of years. and
has held other honorary and political Of
fices before and since removing to Daw-
son.
Under the rotation system, it was Ter
rell countys time to name the senator at
the last primary. The issue in Terrell
being purely local, Colonel Irwin was
openly opposing the city court Of Daw-
son and made the race upon that ques-
ton. He was unanimously elected.
The new senator from the Eleventh will
be opposed to any law calling for COM
pulsory school attendance. He believes
that the movement is unwise, impolitic
and impracticable under the existing cir
cumstances. He will advocate economic
administration of the various government
tai departments, wherever consistent with
progressive development. And he will
oppose any disposition of the states rail-
road property until the question of ex-
tension Is fully settled.
Colonel Irwin is a prominent candidate
for the position Of president pro tenn in
the senate and his friends are predicting
his election.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23
THE GASOLINE ENGINE A
GREAT FARM HELP

good many farmers have the idea
that the modern gasoline engine Is
something for the factory and the shop,
and that it has no place on the farm
1t is a mistaken idea. These very
farmers would be surprised If they
would stop to think of their own work
and see how many places and in how
many ways a reliable power would be
serviceable to them. The fact is that
the gasoline engine, ready, powerful,
easily moved, easy to operate and eco
nomical is emphatically the farmers
power.
The international Harvester Com
pany of America is advertising from
time to time a line OF these engines in
this paper. We are persuaded that
readers who ignore this advertisement,
thinking that the gasoline engine is not
for them, are not living up TO their
privileges.
A power of some kind always has
been necessity on the farm. II is
now more of necessity than ever.
Farm machines have multiplied. They
all have their place, they are all labor
savers. But many of them require
power to operate them. You cannot get
full value out of them and make them
do their full duty of Iabor-saving with
out a power.
The slow process of generating power
through a system OF gear wheels by
having horses travel in a circle will
not answer in this day. When 1t had
it's day, slow and wasteful az 1t was,
it was never used except at threshing
time and for one or two other pur-
poses. The windmill was never OF
much value except for pumping water,
and from the very nature of things
was very unreliable even for that The
treadmill was worse than either. All
were makeshifts which were used be-
cause some sort of power was absolute
ly necessary on the farm and because
nothing else in those times was avail
able
with all our expensive machines and
high-priced land and scarcity OF labor.
our farming must be more intensive
than formerly. We must produce more.
We must get the most out of our ma
chimes we must be less at the mercy
of hand labor.
The l. H. C. line of gasoline en-
gfnes are handy powers available alike
for big and little duties. Think for q
moment of a reliable power that you
can take anywhere for any kind of work
and have IL in operation the moment
you get there. Think Of having all the
power you want just as long as you
want IT and then shutting II off and
stopping all the expense instantly. The
cost is always low in proportion to the
work done. It's a power you can oper-
ate yourself 1t will save you labor
and make you money IN a score Of
ways. You will find II will soon repay
it's cost and you will have the engine
for many years of duty.
The International local agents have
catalogs giving particulars Of these
farm labor savers. II you have NOT
already done so. you had better call
and get one OF these books and study
It. and see how much real service such
a machine will be to you. 80"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23
FED CHILD TO HOGS;
USED AXE ON OTHERS

NEW ORLEANS, April Unlicensed
because his step-mother had left him
at home. near Opelousas, La, in charge
OF his young step-brothers and sisters
for the day, Tom Godfrey, a 12-year-old
negro boy, fed the youngest of his
charge to the hogs, ana fater. with an
axe, inflicted what will probably prove
fatal wounds on the heads Of the other
children.
Three children were injured. The
step-mother reported the triple crime
today to the parish authorities, and
Tom was placed in Jail at Opelousas.
She says she found the baby in the
pen with the hogs when she returned
home late yesterday. Its hands and
feet had been eaten off, but it was still
aliven
She straightway whipped Tom, end
when she went for a doctor to attend
the baby, Tom seized an axe and at
tackled his six-year-Old step-brother, in
fiicting several deep wounds. His young
step-sister interfered and he crushed
her skull with the axe. The girl is
dying, and the other two children have
little chance for recovery.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23

lance to the average farmer who pays
any attention whatever TO the selection
OF his seed. OF course the right way
TO select seed is to go into the field
and pick IL from the choice plants and
then establish a seed patch which
should be especially fertilized and cared
for. AS only a few farmers do this.
however. and the great majority pay no
attention to the selection Of seed, any
means by which they may get out the
best grade OF seed in a mechanical
maner is a matter of very consider
able Importance. We believe in seed
selection. for we have seen the benefits
which flow from systematic work along
t..s line not only with cotton, but with
corn as we'll.
Not being familiar with your ma
chine we cannot say how effective il
might be or what profit may result
from placing IL on the market. There
may be some demand, however, for such
a machine, and since you can manu-
facture It at a moderate cost, 1t would
probably find a sale in sections where
it's value was once established. We
would think a machine that does the
character Of work you claim would be
worth patenting, as a patent is not so
very expensive to take out, and then
any interest you have as an inventor
will be fully protected.
There has been a machine suggested
by the United States department or
agriculture for the separation of seed
cotton. The seeds are first treated with
a flour paste so as to make the lint
adhere closely TO them, and enable them
to be separated out readily. After they
are treated with the paste, they are put
in machine and blown through a long
hopper, the light seeds, of course, be-
ing blown the highest and carried
the furtherest away are thus winnowed
out and separated from the heavier
seeds The machine is constructed
somewhat on the order of a tanning
mill or grain grader, except that it has
an extra long tube attached to the back
Of it. You can obtain a full description
OF this machine from the bureau OF
plant industry, Washington, D. c. This
machine is somewhat complicated and
difficult of operation on account of the
treatment to which the seeds have to
be subjected and a simpler method
should find favor with the farmer. So
little attention has been given to the
selection of seed cotton that there is
vast room for Improvement along this
line, and we think any machine OF
practical type which will help the
farmer to secure a better grade of seed
4or planting will fill a useful purpose.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23
Hon. j. F. Redding

]. F. BEDDING is the representative
elect from Pike county. He is one of
Barnesville' lawyers.
Representative Redding was born in
Monroe county several years ago. 1t
happened befove he moved to GAINESVILLE,
and he saws hethas been living in Barnes
vile for a long Nme.
The first bill foS<the protection of white
primaries in the stSte was introduced in
Georgia's general assembly by Represen-
tative Redding. He seCved in the house of
representatives in 'S2-S' In the latter year
he made the first speech in the house adj
vOcating the taxing of railroads in this
state for county purposSs. Mr.. Redding
was elected again to the Mouse of repre-
sentative for the term of 1GS4-5, reelected
for 1867. and elected foJ the senate
for 1883. He was chairman OF
the special committee which re-
ported the general registration bill
that passed in 1894. and was entitled TO
a large share of the credit for the pas
age of the bill
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23
Choosing a Variety of Cotton

H. s. W., Sylvania, Ca, writes: 1 Will
greatly appreciate your opinion as to the
most suitable short staple cotton from
which we could get the results on our
lands in Screven county. The soil Is dark
on top with some pebbles with clay sub
soil about twelve inches from top or
ground. From whom can I get the best
seed at the most reasonable prices?
There are a number of things to be con-
sidered in the selection of a variety OF
cotton. First of all; one should endeavor
TO get seed that has been produced under
similar conditions to those where it is to
be grown. as all plants and animals are
more OF less the product of environment,
and when seed is brought from long dis
tances, It generally takes two or three
wears to adapt Il to a new set OF con-
ditions, and then sometimes 1t proves
to be an absolute failure. For this reason
we are always inclined to recommend that
the farmer give more attention to the Sc
lection and improvement of his own seed
rather than to depend so largely on pur-
chasing Il from various sources every TWO
or three years, as Is now such common
practice. No doubt there are strains Of
cotton in your section of the state which
are giving good results and have proven
more satisfactory all around than some
of the named varieties which can be sug-
gested. When this is not true, however,
we would advise one to purchase the best
improved strain which he can obtain and
then by selection from year to year from
the best types of plants produced in his
fitld. and by growing the seed on special
~ enriched and cared for areas endeavor
to improve on the undesirable qualities
and maintain the desirable ones. We
believe that more progress will be made
in this way than In any other manner by
the individual farmer in securing a strain
of cotton adapted to his peculiar environ
ment.
In selecting a variety, the yield per
acre. the number of bolls per pound OF
seed cotton. and the quality Of lint and
seed are all matters which should be taxi
en- into consideration. On the type of
soil suggested in your letter, you should
be able to grow a vigorous stalked va
riety Of cotton, and probably some of the
best ones for you to experiment with
would be Cooks Improved, which is big
boiled variety and valuable because of the
high per cent of lint II yields. Russelrs
Big Boil and Cleveland's Big Boil are also
good varieties. Layton's Improved is re-
garded by the Experiment station as one
of the most promising varieties they have
tested recently, though the bolls are
small. which probably makes it some
what more tedious to gather than the 9TH
er varieties named. There is one OBJ
lection to Cooks which you should not
lose sight of, as ii seems to be somewhat
subject to Anthracnose, probably more
Familiarity known as boil rot. OF other
varieties which you might do well to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23

of action. Beginning for himself at the
age of fourteen years. with less than
one years schooling to equip him for
life, Colonel McWhorter is today one of
the most highly respected of Georgia's
best citizens. He married when he was
nineteen years old. That may have had
something to do with his success. Col
onel McWhorter says that it did.
He began farming, without any means
whatever, in 1857. The war interrupted,
and he marched away to serve four
years under the stars and bars, enlist
ing as private, winning promotion to
captaincy, and attaining his majority be-
fore the end of the war. Returning to
his fields, he soon became a planter,
then planter and merchant, then plant
er, merchant and banker.
Representative McWhorter never drank
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23

the Peterkin is an old standard.
while Pullnot grown extensively in this
section Of the state has many warm ad-
mirers. You can obtain the varieties
named from the following persons: Cleve-
lands Big Boil ]. r. Cleveland, Decatur,
Miss; Layton's Improved, r. D. Layton,
st. Mathews, 8. c.; Russell's Big Boil, ].
L Thornton, Alexander City, Ala. :.
Cooks Improved, ] r. Cook, Ellaville;
Pullnot, j. E. Bradbury, Athens, Ga;
Peterkin, j. A. Peterkni, Fort Motto, S. c.