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The national forum., 1910-09-10
Dog Went Through the Paper.

A story went the rounds in New
Richmond that Chief Brooks had been
attacked by vicious dog. The New
Richmond News found that the story
was exaggerated. MIR. Brooks had
pet dog that he had been teaching to
jump through a hoop covered with
paper-just like the circus pups.
The other day when the chief was
lying on the rug, he picked up the
newspaper to read, not thinking Of the
dog. The dog thought 1t was the
game and make good running jump
through the paper, landing his north
rear paw In the fire department chiefs
+ eye and his south paw in his mouth.
The dog went through the paper all
right, but the New Richmond News
and Republican Voice insists that he
also, in about three seconds, went
through the window, screen and all,
ki-yi-ing fire and showing evidences
Of having been violently lifted.
The chief now has one sporty-look-
ing eye out for fires and his face
shows some signs Of sDrain.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Summer Vegetables.

So many of our summer vegetables
such as peas, string beans, squash,
corn and roots are simply boiled and
served with butter or milk. With the
exception of cabbage and Its kin, all
vegetables should be cooked in as lit
tie water as possible and used in the
sauce when serving as the favor and
mineral constituents are drawn out in
the water during the cooking.
Boiling water should be used to
cook all tender vegetables. Change
the manner of their serving SO that q
variety is always on your table, When
there is more of the liquid left In cook
ing vegetables than can be used in
serving them, save it for soups, stews,
and such dishes.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Value OF Being Soc liable.

To simply live alone, with no pro
vision for the qualification of the so
cial instincts, is apt to prove too Sc
we're strain upon the reserve forces
of even the happiest marriage. There
Is some excuse outside the home
wherein no thought is given to social
pleasure, while the wife Is apt to
grow petty and personal, and so less
attractive as she shuts herself away
from intercourse with others, says
Woman's Life. This dropping out is
very easy, but even when prosperity
comes, and large social functions are
possible, 1t is too late to gain that
most valuable possession, friendship,
which is entirely independent OF finan,
cial success. TO have and to hold a
place in the social life of the world
Is not only the right but the duty Of
the young wife who desires to have a
home in Ito truest and best senses.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Cause of the Tides.

The tides are due wholly to the at
tractive force of the sun and moon.
Every particle of matter composing
the earth grayitates toward the moon
inversely as the square of its dis
tance., p
By the law Of gravity the attractive
force of the sun and moon decreases
with the square Of the distance For
that reason the nearer surface of the
earth is attracted with greater force
and the further surface with lesser
force than the center. The resultant
effect Is to cause tendency to recede
from the earth's center In parts i'm
mediately under the sun or moon and
also on the side most remote from
them.
The waters Of the ocean are free TO
yield to this tendency and hence they
tend to be heaped up into four tidal
waves a day--two lunar and two solar.
The lunar tides greatly predominate,
the others being observable chiefly by
their action in reinforcing or diminish
ing them.
AS the earth turns on Its axis these
waves cause two principal alterations
of high and low water every twenty
four hours in every part of the ocean,
called food tide and ebb tide.
When the solar and lunar tides are
ir conjunction the maximum, or
spring. tide takes place. When they
are 80 degrees apart there occurs the
minimum tide.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
FOOD HEAT VALUES
WHERE THE GOVERNMENTS Ex-
PERlMENTs ARE FAULTY.
More Valuable information Could es
Obtained If Man Fed Badly Cooked
Meal Mere Put in
caIorimeter.

The department of agriculture ls
conducting a series OF novel expert
ments to determine the relative en-
ergy of heat value Of certain foods
m The subject selected for experiment
Is required to eat particular food
He then passes into the Calorimeter'
or heat measurer--an air-tlght glass
cage which has system OF pipes
filled with cold water running around
the inside walls.
The heat generated by the body In
assmilating the food just eaten causes
the water to grow warmer The IN
crease in It's temperature is carefully
noted, and a comparison OF the IN
creases due to different foods gives a
fair measure of their relative neat
producing qualities.
No one will deny that the arrange
ments here described are most IN
genious. They seem admirapS
adapted to shed much light upon the
subject. But that they will fail tt
record the highest heat effects OF
beefsteak, chops, rice, cabbage and
other foods must be obvious to ths
most superficial observer
To get that information me must
60 to the home. And we must have,
not the well-cooked roast beef and
cabbage and chops, etc, which the
government scientists are feeding the
subject, but very badly cooked food
indeed.
1t is a fact of common knowledge
that nothing makes a man hotter
than breakfast chop cooked until
1t is as tough as leather; or STEAK
that can hardly be masticated; Oh
ham fried when he likes 1t boiled;
or four.minute eggs instead Of the
favorite two-lninute eggs; or well
done roast beef when he wants II
rare.
If the department of agriculture
could sneak up and get the irate
father of the family inside calori
meter while in the intiamed state
due to these foods-well, he would
probably burst the calorimeter. The
cold water would turn to steam sc
quickly that the pipes would have
to give way.
All will admit the difficulty of Sc
curing a scientific registration OF
such remarkable heat effects. But
this difficulty does not alter the fact
that only under these or similar con
ditions can the observer get any Idea
of the tremendous caloric possibi!i
ties of certain foods
The utmost heat that man in Q
comfortable calorifetery fed on well
cooked food, could generate in AZ
hour would be practically infinltes
lmal compared with what a small
dyspeptic man confronted with .
[ leathery chop at the domestic boart
! could emit In q minute,
| 1t may be that the department in
tends to make farther and more IL
Illuminating experiments somewhat
later. II it does not, it might as wei
confess that it is not trying to fine
| out the extreme heat production oi
varic - foods--that its investigation
in word, lacks scope and thorough
ness. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
ATTENTION. ATTENTION, ATTENTION.
M,BaShOnCPuSOr&CO.
ARCHITECTS and BUILDERS,
Suburban Office
East DeanwoOd, ID. c. r. r. D. No. 8, Box "a
City Office
1922 You St>N. W.. Washington, D. c.

We have the most desirable location in the city for col
ored home seekers. Plenty of room, cultured communi-
y fine scenery plenty OF fresh air and pure water, away
from the cys dn dust and noise All home sites on the
Electric car line Chesapeake Junction We build houses
to suit the purchaser Architectural plans free Sites Sc
cured in any OF the SUBURBAN subdivisions Stop paying
rent and apply that to your home Best People in the
city among our purchasers and neghbors. We are able
offer you the advantage OF Schools Fire Departments,
Mail and Police Service One fare and transfers to any
part of city.
IDEAL LOCATIONS TO EE HAD IN
Beverly, DeanwOod East DeanwOOd LnwOOd Burvle Grant
Park Bloomsbury Rak Dennngs KenwOr Farmont Heights
and all Maryland suburbs
For Suburban Office Take "Dsirict Car Line at Fi-
teenih and SIS, N. w., get off at Brooks Station
For Info maton See
B&lOl CrBQr al Suburban or City (fG1 Or Consult
R. White, Atty for The Company al the City OHfGR.
Carter b. Braxto 4, Chief Mechanic.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Silias Johnson (.
New Pool and Billiard ParIor
l72l IL Seventh Street, N. w.
TURTLE VERY HARD TO KILL
One Found Alive Embedded In Clay
but Glacial Period Theory Was
Disputed.

The weekly meeting Of the FaunaI
Naturalists' club of West Hurley. NJ!
T., was enlivened by debate on thet
subject, Resolved, That the turtle ia
hfnsect." The negative. got the de-
cision, holding that it is a parable
The members of the club work ON
the Ashokan dam They were ten feeSi
down in seam Of clay when one on
them came upon a rock With difti-
Guilty he persuaded the other men tot
quit work long enough to look at III
After they had viewed 1t they called
the engineers. These men made the
laborers dig further; then it was seen
that one side Of the rock was marked
like turtle shell.
When the caked clay had been re-
moved from the other side Of the rocH
the engineers were satisfied that they
had found petrified turtle. They put
1t into pail OF hot water. BY and by
one man said sadly that he guessed
"petrifled" should begin with sp-u" in
stead of "p-e."
The author of this suggestion upset
the pail with his foot, and soon the
turtle himself settled the question. A
scanned and wrinklad head, in which q
pair of white eyes blinked, was showed
out from the shell, and then foot ap'
peared. The other feet came into
view within a few moments, and the
turtle crawled painfully away.
The F. N. club eagerly seized upon
the discovery as topic for its next
meeting. The members were tired OF
hearing essays on the hydra'headed
monster, which has figured so much Ia
the affairs of the Ashokan dam, and
the presiding officer had trouble In
keeping the debates in order when the
new subject was declared open.
One engineer told the club that the
turtle had probably become imbedded
in the clay in the glacial period and
had been caught in nap in the win
ter of, say. 34.672 B. c.
The argument that won the debate
for the negative, however, was that
the turtle had been caught the win
ter before work was started on the
Ashokan project. Every requirement
of antiquity being met by this theory,
which had the added virtue of sym
bolizing the rate of progress on the
dam work, the judges found accord
ingly,
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Wick Of a PhosnloIan L.amn.

There has recently been found at
Tunis Phoenician lamp which still
contained the wick. THIS lamp could
not have been later than the second
century before our era The dis
tovery is interesting, for we learn
that up to now il has never been de.
cided as to what material the wick
consisted.
There have been diverse hypothesis
elder pith, tow and various threads,
lint, papyrus, and even skins Of ami.
mails. The wick now found will set
doubts at rest, for under microscopical
and chemical analysis M Eugene Col.
lin has established the fact that the
wick was originally lint, M, Eugene
Collin has made his report to the
French Academy of Sciences.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
We WAS A MARTYR TO ART
Rheumatlcs Were Bad, but He Kept
on That His Womankind Might
Enjoy Advantages.

z Those who know the gallery of the
Pitti palace in Florence will remem
ber its long and painful staircase
Climbing this one chill February day.
/ came upon the limping figure of an
acquaintance. He was a gentle, God
fearing, harmless man, who the year
before had retired from the paint bust
ness in Detroit, and had been borne
abroad by a wife and daughter, who
were hot from the study of art under
the auspices Of some local woman s
club.
It's the cold rooms we live in," he
explained pathetically. q never had
the rheumatism before this winter"
He had hobbled as far as a com.
paratively little known, relatively un,
important room of portraits. | ex.
pressed surprise as he started to turn
in there.
It's about the only thing left l
haven't DONE" he said. 81 didn't want
much to come today--the rheumatics
were bad again-but they said 'Cour.
age, one more try, and here / am"
He smiled patiently, family, and
then suddenly he seemed caught up by
emotion.
II don't know as was ever meant
for this he broke out. 81 try. This
studying art is all very we'll, but OH
the pain in the legs afterward"
One must laugh, But one must cry
too. heard of his death year later
and actually believe he was mar
tyred that his womanklnd might not
lack ages--Delineator
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Some GUNNER Drinks.

Too much cold water is not good
to drink during the hot weather.
Lemonade and other cooling drinks,
X taken in moderation, are both cool
ing and beneficial The old-time gin
ger water, made by adding table
spoonful OF ginger to quart OF cold
water, sweeten to taste with either
brown or white sugar In the old
days they used molasses for sweeten-
ing and for those who want the old
time twang molasses is still popular.
Another wholesome drink is made
of ginger and hops. Boil handful
Of hops in pint Of water twenty
minutes, then strain, pressing to re-
move all the water. Boil together
three pounds of sugar, a quarter of a
pound of ginger (sliced) and four
quarts of water, twenty minutes, let
stand until COOL then strain add the
hop water and use when cold
Gingerade. Boil together one-quar-
ter of pound of sliced green ginger
and two quarts of water and three
pounds of sugar twenty minutes. Add
a lemon thinly sliced and let stand
until lukewarm Strain, add four
quarts Of warm water and one-third
Of yeast cake, let stand until fer
mented, bottle and keep In cool
place.
Cokos,
Mix together a quarter of pound
each of breakfast cocoa and oatmeal
and six ounces of sugar. Pour slowly
over 1t one gallon Of boiling water,
stirring well. This is ready to use
as soon as cold,
zambumba.
Spread one pound of coarsely
ground barley on pan and brown
slightly in the oven, stirring con-
stantly, Put into crock, cover with
six quarts of water, cover with a
cloth and let stand three or four days
until it begins to ferment. Sweeten
with brown sugar or honey and serve
cold
Mead,
Take four ounces of tartarlc acid,
two ounces of the essence of sassa-
fras, three pints Of water, one pint
OF molasses and three pounds of
sugar Simmer to melt the sugar.
Use half teaspoonful of soda tea
spoonful of the sirup to half tum-
bier Of water.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Pronunciation Of "Iuly.

The Spenserian pronunciation Of
the word July Is not by any means
dead yet. In English country tis
tricts the accent is still commonly
put on the first syllable, while in
Scotland that pronunciation Is the
general one. But the word does not
then rhyme with duly" for the sec
ond syllable is as clearly pronounced
as if 1t were accented. Indeed, July"
might almost be included in the small
list of English spondees, which is
generally held to consist solely OF
"Amen" and "Goodby." "Goodby" has
always seemed to the writer very
doubtful specimen, for it is seldom
that one hears its two syllables equal
ly accented. Another unrecognized
spondee is, if one accepts the rural
pronunciation, the name of the month
April Millions Of Englishmen pro
nounce it slowly and deliberately
"Ay-pril."
The national forum., 1910-09-10
CALIFORNIA; WINE ClSTERN
This Huge Tank Is the Largest In the
World, Carved From Solid
Rock.


One of the show places of northern
California Is the Italian-Swiss colony's
immense dry wine vineyard and win
cry at Astl in Sonoma county, which
is also famous as being the section
where Luther Burbank, the plant wiz
ard, has conducted most of his won
derful experiments with flowers and
fruits.
At Asti is the largest wine tank in
the world. This great cistern is vir-
tually huge subterranean lake OF
wine, carved from the solid rock and
lined with a two foot thickness of
Portland cement, with glazed sur
face. The upper sides and roof are of
reinforced concrete topped by unique
center dome built of rough rocks. This
mighty tank contains enough ruby
vintage for a whole nation to toast its
heroes with and is just 10 times as
large as the great tun at Heidelberg
To be precise, the Astl cistern is 81
feet long, "a feet wide and rs feet
high, and Its contents would provide a
glass each to 16000,000 people. AD
idea OF Its great size may be gained
from the fact that when 1t was first
emptied hundred couples joined in
a gay ball within it, to the music OF
large military band.
The cistern was built to conserve
the wine until an opportune time ar
rived for selling it, and to make large
blends and maintain from year to year
the same type and character. In this
tremendous underground concrete re.
ceptacle the ruddy vintage, hermetic'
ally enclosed and safe from outside in.
fiuences, mellows and ripens.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Nothing Taller.

Nothing Is ugler in American life
than the tendency to delight in tear
ing down regulations, We consider
the old Romans brutal because they
gazed with pleasure on wild beasts
tearing men to pieces, We bend not
back our thumbs as we behold the
rending of things that are more pre-
cious to man than his body.-New
York Globe.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Disaster In Train Of pe,,.

Recurs the story of the Indian chief
who had been persuaded to sign a
new treaty, He stood for all the pre-
liminaries, but when the pen was pro-
duced he showed decided tendencies
toward backing out the nearest door
Why. What's the matter with him"
asked the agent. "He says" trans
lated the interpreter, that he no.
tices every time he uses that thing
he loses something"
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Lnts Of Eun.

The sweet little sole sister Of 4
large family was asked II she didn't
have a lot Of fun with the big brothers
who were at once her slaves and ty.
rants, her adcring and adored. "Yesm,'
came the surprising rta0onse, accom-.
panied by ssraphic smile, I'VE have
lots Of fun always, Sometimes" the
wide eyes waxing fascinatingly remin'
iscent and dreamy sometimes they
fight me, an sometimes | fgbt theln!
The national forum., 1910-09-10
| |lN9M.F7FG5MEN
|2z,&ABINET

.sdAza@ your soul,
That all. the glory of the universe
May beautify it, Not the narrow pane
OF one poor creed can catch the radiant
rays
That shine from countless sources. Tear
away
The blinds of superstition. Let the light
Pour through fair windows broad as
truth itself,
And high as heuven-Tune your ear
To all the wordless music Of the stars,
And to the voice of nature; and your
heart
Shall turn to truth and goodness as the
plant
Turns to the sun. A thousand unseen
hands
Reach down to help you to their peace
crowned heights:
And all the forces of the armament
Shall fortify your strength. BE not afraid
To thrust aside half truths and grasp the
whole"
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Always the rwentynlnth.

Old Clerk (proposing toast at little
supper given by master on his daugh
ter's birthday y)--Gentleme we enjoy
this evening the felicity Of celebrat
ing, as we do every year, thanks to
his generosity, the twenty-ninth birth
day OF the respected and always ami
able daughter Of our worthy employer
/ give you, gentlemen, her health and
happiness, "--Scraps.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Frozen Pudding.

Scald one cup Of milk, add one and
cne.half cupfuls of sugar, stir until
dissolved. Mix a tablespoonful of
cornstarch with a little cold milk,
cook all together ten minutes, add a
beaten yolk Of an egg, stir until we'll
cooked, then add a pinch Of salt, a
teaspoonful Of vanilla, a cupful OF
steamer raisins and half cupful of
chopped nuts. When cold add pint
of cream and freeze.
Beach parties and basket picnics
will be the chief attraction for the
next two months. A few suggestions
may prove helpful,
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Montana City Holds Record.

Miles City, Montana, holds the rec
ord for variation in temperature, The
highest temperature recorded there is
III deg, which is within deg. of the
highest recorded in the United States.
Miles City's lowest mark has been 67
deg. below zero, which is truly arctic.
The range between these two ex-
tremes is 178 deg, which is record.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
f1e Made "A FIR,

Binkly--"My gracious, old man, you
are Ill banged up" Crankleigh--"You
have hit It." Binkly--"What did you
do--dispute the right of way with an
automobile" Crankleigh-"No. Took
a drop too much" Biakley-"Why, l
didn't know you drank" Crankleigh--
RI don't. The drop took was from
an aeroplane 20 feet from the ground" !"
The national forum., 1910-09-10
rnr Lona and Useful Life.

II thou desire to take the best ad-
vantage OF thyself, keep temperate
diet, use moderate exercise, observe
seasonable and set hours for rest.--F
Qparles,
The national forum., 1910-09-10
NeEA.G.-. ZNsa-,<e.e<Z..
lfs,a rhrss Great auentlons.

There are three great questions
which In life we have over and over
again to answer. rs 1t right or wrong?
Is 1t true or false? Is 1t beautiful or
ugly?--Lord Avebury.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Msnstahle cronuettes.

For these, any leftover vegetables
nay be used. Chop the vegetables,
season, mix with beaten egg and
mould into crocquettes and fry gold
en- brown in hot fat.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
MOT ALI Alike.

1t is absurd to assume things about
other people, TO think that all tnG
world shares any emotion. any desire.
dislike. or affection.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
a Wonder.

II like to go to church"
'Why?"
"Well, It's comforting to see one
man keep so many women quier for
nm hour"
The national forum., 1910-09-10
Wrappers Charged FOR.

For every dollar that you pay for
food in New York you pay from two
TO fourteen cents for the wrapper that
fs around IL.
The national forum., 1910-09-10
ATLANTIC CITY
OF Course

OF Course.
She asked him II he would give up
smoking for her sake"
did he promise?'
Yes on condition that she would
give up bridge for his sake"
And she sald?"
He was very unreasonable"
The national forum., 1910-09-10
ne HeME'FGMlEN
|,2=57zH.G7ABINET

W DYSPEPSIA Is the stronghc d
a&&&s% of deprayity. An abused and
impaired stomach Is but another name
for the eclipse OF faith"
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-07
RAILROAD NOTES

Engine 11l3 is in the shops for
repairs today.
Engineer VIM. Brown has reported
back for work after short layoff.
engineer Rucker has o. KID for
work, having been off few days to
rest up.
Vance Rumble, extra call boy. is
breaking in nights and will work reg
ular socn.
Conductor Henry of the Western
took the place of Conductor Fancier
for one trip.
Switchman Hufford is laying off
Tor rev days on account of a pain
ful attack of rheumatism.
Conductor Hugh Gallagher is Law
ing off for short time and his place
is being taken by Conductor Hallock.
superintendent ]. T. Nedwideck re-
turned last evening from Rifle where
he has been on business for a day or
two.
Sam Waldron. boss car repairer. is
making business trip up the third
division today looking up lost refrig.
orator car material.
Eleven cars of cattle are being fed
| today at Durham and Mr. Matt Castro
Is loading four cars for eastern mar
kets, leaving tonight.
Brakeman ii. H. Adam returned
this noon on No. 3 from Denver where
he has been visiting the past several
days and has reported for work.
Chief Dispatcher A. w. Hopkins is
anticipating the early arrival of his
wife and sons, who left their late