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The Washington herald., 1910-12-24
URGES CLERKS RETIREMENT.
Months Annual Leave Also Favored
for Railway Mail Men.

Tor halfway Mall Men.
In his annual report made public yester-
day. Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Stewart recommends that Congress
give consideration to the question Of pro-
viding for the retirement OF railway pos
tai clerks incapacitated for further duty
by reason of advanced age or physical
disability. He also recommends that
leave not exceeding twelve additional
months with pay at so per cent of their
annual salary be granted railway postal
clerks who are seriously injured so as not
to be able 10 resume duty, and that rail-
way mail clerks be granted thirty days
annual vacation.
According to the report, there are q. 461
mail routes of all kinds in the United
States, excepting railroad routes MAN.
tanned at an expenditure of 81, 100 As per
annum. and $3.50 railroad routes MAN.
tanned at an annual expenditure OF $A.-
52l, COZ.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-24
Nineteen OFFICERS Appointed.

The Treasury Department yesterday APP
proved the appointment of nineteen third
lieutenants in the Revenue-cutter Serv-
ice from the class of cadets which was
graduated from the school of instruction
at New London Conn. last week.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-24
Capt. WiImer before Retirinw Ronrd

Capt Frank a. Wilmer. u. S. N. COM
mandant of the Portsmouth IN. H.) Navy
Yard, yesterday appeared before a re-
firing board here for examination for
retirement for physical disability.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-24
Naval Orders

Aiidshipman r NJ JAEGER. 10 duty Panther
Cable from the commandments. United States
Asiadc Fleet dated Manila T. l., Dee =. 1910:
CommandeT " A. EDGAR detached duty Mon
toreys To duty Wilmington.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-24
AppoInted ChapIain in Nav.

Rev. Leroy Nelson Taylor. of Schenec-
tady. n. Y, Methodist, has been ap-
pointed a chaplain in the navy.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-24

On December q. 1884. the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the United States
was organized; the treaty Of peace was
signed between the United States and
Great Britain in 1914 at Client. and part
of the Capitol and all of the Library Of
Congress was burned at Washington in
1871. To-day is the birthday Of Galba
Roman Emperor g b. c.: King John
Of England Q166; William Warbuuon
Cc99 Christopher C'Kit'O Carson dS09) T;
Henry Russell the song writer OdO /;
Matthew Arnold. the poet dS22), and
William Frederick Poole, the librarian
CS2D. II is the date of the death OF
Nasco de Cana, Portuguese navigator;
Nine. de Genlis, authoress GS30); Hugh
Miller. geologist dS56), and the novelist
Thackeray in 1869.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-24

honor Of originating the practice, he hav-
ing used, on a Christmas night, mr.
tree lighted with candles 10 illustrate
TO his children the beauty OF the stars
shining from clear sky.
Real seekers after the history of the
Christmas tree have concluded, however.
that it may be revival of the fr trees
Of the Roman saturnalia, and still others
think il may be derived from the an
Client Egyptian practice of decking
houses, ar the time OF the winter sol
stice with branches of the date palm,
which was the symbol Of life triumphant
over death. These vague traditions, no
doubt, led 10 the permanent establish
ment Of the Christmas tree.
AS a regular institution. il can be
traced back 10 the sixteenth century. An
authentic manuscript speaks of its APP
peaTanCe in Strasburg. though il was not
generally adopted throughout Germany
till the nineteenth century. IL was the
marriage of Queen Victoria to "a Ger
man prince that led 10 the adoption OF
the custom in England. and il was
brought 10 this country by the German
immigrants.
IL was on Christmas Eve. IN 1776. when
one Of the most picturesque events of
the Revolutionary war took place
Washington's crossing of the Delaware
near Trenton. At the twilight hour. as
the earliest stars began 10 twinkle on
that cold Christmas night. the little army
of >, zoo men began their struggle with
the ice foes and the rapid current II
required many hours BY midnight the
sky was overcast and snow was falling,
but by I o'clock in The morning the en-
tire army was safely landed on the Jer-
sey shore. They marched the nine miles
10 the city The enemy was wholly un-
prepared. The battle was sharp and de-
cisive. and was all over in three-quarters
Of an hour The American victory was
complete. Washington always afterward
affirmed that it was the happiest Christ
mas of his life.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05
) OLD FRNE HOUSE oVERcoATED

to finish the house.
After that said Mr.. Curtiss. II
can take any plasterer in country
town and make an expert of him in ce-
ment surfacing inside of two hours The
brick mason isn't particularly a good
candidate. He slashes at his regular
work and is likely to keep to his pace.
But almost anyone with a mechanical
taste can become the plastering
mechanic of this new trade"
In the presentday markets are all
kinds of plastic materials manufactured
for this building or recoating work. In
the best of the work, however, the old
rule once applied-or suggested-by
the drayman who had the fat horse
holds good. This drayman was asked
how he kept his horse in such good con-
dition. He replied:
well, ! feed him mixture of oats
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

inventor of London, thrilled the Engineers
Society of New York when he explained
the operation of a new contriVance by
which photographs are set by wire.
For more than sixty years inventors
have been trying to perfect a machine that
would transmit photographs over the wire.
Mr. Baker has worked out a method based
partly upon the inventions of others, for
sending an exact reproduction Of a photo
graph.
Mr.. Baker had a portable machine with
him, and gave clear Illuminating idea OF
how It works. The inventor told the en-
gineers the wire photography abroad has
reached a stage where it HAS LONG since
ceased to be experimental.
Practical tests were made during the re-
cent trial of Nine Steinheil in Paris, when
photographs of the principals were trans
mitted over the wire from Paris to Lon
don, and were printed in a London news
paper No demonstration has been made
of the system for any distance equal to
that from New York TO Boston. Mr.. Baker
told the engineers that he was certain the
test on Saturday would be successful.
The wire photography machine exhibited
by Mr.. Baker resembles in its chief as
poets, the photograph. with its cylinder
adjustment. There are two principal parts,
for sending and receiving, exactly alike as
to appearance The process by which the
photographs are sent closely follows the
idea of the transmission of kilograms,
A print is made from the negative in
the usual way. From this print a wet
plate negative is taken, and this is printed
upon a film Of highly sensitized tin foil,
with a screen Of lines running one way,
instead Of crossing. as is the case with ordi-
nary zinc half tones.
The tinfof film is then wrapped around
the phonograph-like cylinder or drum of
the sending machine. Adjusted above the
cylinder is a stylus with a fine point. An
electric current is sent through the stylus,
and as the cylinder revolves the stylus
records the lines upon the film. In turn,
the current waves thus produced are sent
over wires TO the receiving machine.
Upon the receiving machine there is
similar stylus, poised above the cylinder
upon which is wrapped a sheet of paper
which has been treated with a chemical
substance so that 1t records the faintest
movement OF the stylus.
AS the stylus, animated by the electric
current, goes over this sensitized sheet, the
photograph Is traced exactly as II 10 re
corded by the sending stylus, giving 6
complete reproduction OF the original pho
togTaph upon the sensitized sheet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

ions of after-theater suppers and midnight
spreads. One could cook almost If not
quite, an entire dinner If need be, including
the toast made on the flat surface of the
stove itself. A double boiler and saute pan
are equally useful, and for travelling or for
a cup Of hot water or tea in ones room
there is either a cup or a tea-kettle. They
have coffee percolator also to fit the
stove, so that one may prepare her cup of
breakfast coffee for luxurious consumption
in bed with just as little effort. Baby's
food can be prepared by electricity at home
or abroad. When boarding or living at
hotel something of this kind is necessity.
Aside from the uses of electricity for
cleaning, ironing and cooking there is that
ever-present necessity for most OF us-the
curling iron. The little electric heater
solves the problem. One is so frequently
in houses where there is no gas, and even
with gas the process of holding the iron
over the flame and waiting patiently for 1t
TO heat is a very tiresme one. These little
time and patience savers cost about SO.
Still another ingenious device is the
electric heating pad TO be used in applying
heat TO the body, 1t should be invaluable
in Illness taking the place of the flannels
heated at such an expenditure of time,
strength and trouble and with such an un-
avoldable loss of heat and consequent eff
fectlveness in transmission from stove TO
patient The electric pad may even take the
place of our invaluable friend, the hot
water bag, as a foot warmer. II is very
light and soft, with covering first Of mus
lin and then of eider-down. 1t will heat
in about fifteen minutes, and by means OF
an internal arrangement the heat may be
controlled and kept at a definite point
An effort is being made to combine the
use Of electricity for cooking with the
fireless cooker the caloric Why should
that not be the ideal arrangement and
solve the problem? At present the use OF
electricity for a range is too expensive for
most consumers. Since the calorc is for the
express purpose OF saving fuel well as
heat and trouble why can't we start our
boiling, stewing and baking on an electric
stove, saving heat, odors, etc, there. and
then at the magical moment transfer every
thing 10 the caloric? The caloTic has now
been brought TO the state Of perfection
somewhat beyond the hayboX), in which IL
VIII carry on every cooking process, with
the possible exception OF frying and broll-
ing. Since these processes are brief, the
good offices OF the caloric are hardly
needed.-Helen Lanborn in Harpers
bazaar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

and every supporting part makes possible the
regeneration of whole districts in cities and towns
where has told roofs and weatherboardings In
the of the house of twenty years ago when the
suburban artist contractor made deformities out of
house lines and proportions the tearing away of the
old cupola and the hump-backed roof will be the only
real carpentry work necessary. The house may be
brought up the artistic standards of the pres
en and all the stone work finish is practical and
more than in the quality of the lath But poor and
sappy" the lath may be, it is used only the in
terror walls Of the frame house, which leaves it free
of wet and of extreme changes of temperature. But
after the evolution of the retarded cement
complete In these years of diminishing good timber
part of the modern of average suffers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05
A JOY Forever.

The vacuum cleaner is at present making
us all gasp with wonder, We see dirt and
dust disappear as II by a miracle and fore
see with incredulity a speedy relief from
the necessity OF those semi-annual trials Of
patience and strength, the spring and fall
house cleRpings. We may have one in the
house TO be worked by two people or, bet
ter still. by one person with the assistance
OF electricity.
For our laundry work we can get cleo
trio irons. The most trying part OF ironing
has always been the heat-the heat OF the
room and the heat OF the iron. The electric
iron may be used in any room where there
Is an electric attachment, for a large wash
ing In the laundry or for little pressing
in the bedroom. There need be no stove OF
any kind In the room where the work Is
done. nor Is there any heat from the iron
to penetrate 20 the hand or rise In waves 10
the faes. Moreover. the convenience Of be-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

agreeable? A power that creates neither
superfluous heat, odors nor dirt should
be invaluable in kitchen and laundry
in fact, throughout the house Most Of
us know the comfort and luxury of turning
a button to bring light out OF darkness, but
we are only beginning to comprehend the
other uses to which that same magical but
ton may be put. All OF us have taken a more
or less impersonal interest in watching the
progress from hand power to electrical
power in the large manufacturing concerns
surrounding us, and the interest has been
far from mpersonal In observing and en-
joying the advanced methods of transporta-
ton; but we have toiled on patiently in our
own kitchens, dependent upon the uncer-
families Of coal and wood and enduring the
heat during the summer months as best we
may. Gas stoves have relieved that situa-
tlon tremendously. and those who are
awake to the possibilities OF this progress
sive age are enjoying the economy of time.
strength and patience afforded by the in
PRODUCTION Of washing machines. bread
mixers. cake-beaters, etc. What we want
now Is a power to run the washing machine
and the bread-mixer. The halcyon day is
undoubtedly not far distant when the
turning OF a few magic buttons will bring
the required power to turn every domestic
crank. We OF the twentieth century are in
the dawn OF that day. and II is time for us
10 open our eyes and become willing ex-
perimenters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05
TTALIEN VILLA AT FLORENCE SHOWING USE OF STocco


y HE progressive citizens in every city and town
in the country look with despair on the old
frame houses They exist in every section
in almost countless numbers and seemingly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05
HeInfuI Devices.

The rions come in all weights from three
pounds up to eight. The three-pound iron is
particularly adapted to light work and is
easily carried by traveller. The six-pound
iron is used for ordinary laundry work. A
slx-foot length of flexible cord comes with
the iron, together with the necessary plug
for attachment to any ordinary electric
light fixture. 1t takes but second for the
attachment and 1t is absolutely without diff
tculty or danger,
The amount of power required to run
a range for the kitchen still makes them
too expensive at present prices 10 be prac-
ticable. When the electric companies are
willing to make special prices for cooking
we may hope TO use them.
The small portable electric stoves from
four and a half to fifteen inches in dame
ter are not expensive to run and are eX-
tremely convenient for use In place of the
more or less dangerous alcohol lamp. They
are round and flat, with four feet raising
them about two inches from the flat marble
or asbestos stands to which they are at
tached With them comes the same cord
and plug as with the iron. They viii bring
water to a boiling point in very few min
utes. Coffee made over them in a perco-
lator is ready in about eight minutes
Some of the stoves have more power than
others. Some give one degree of heat, and
others, equipped with a regulating switch,
give three degrees. The pEice for those CIV
ing three degrees is more than for those
giving one degree One giving one degree
costs approximately s. and one giving three
degrees about a dollar more
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

for outside ''plastering," it was a certainty
that the wooden lath was open to question.
But, as is usual in most necessities of the
kind, the metallurgist and the steel manufac-
turer got together and solved this problem in
the manufacture of the steel lathing, of which
cements are preservative from rust.
Retarded" cement is explanatory in the
name. All cements of the better grades
harden quickly after water is applied and the
mixture worked up. Eight or nine years
ago s. w. Curtiss OF Chicago began expert
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05
speoIaf utensils.

One must get special dishes Cor these
stoves. because they must be made with
flat bottoms 10 Fit exactly 70 the stove.
They are fastened 10 them so that no power
can be lost on account OF poor contact. The
dishes made for them are either OF alum
mum OF OF copper. The copper dishes are
plated with Tin on the inside and nickel
on the outside 1t is possible TO use the
ordinary tin dishes, but those specially pre-
pared are more economical In the end, The
different sized stoves lit the smaller and
larger dishes.
X There are chafing dishes opening up VS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

These things are
taken into considera
tion by the present day
home builder. No mat
ter how weather beaten
the rough coat house
may be, 1t darkens in
keeping with its ex-
posture to sun, weather
and the inevitable
north exposure. There
fore it's appearance Is
pleasing, always. 1t
has the appearance Of
"ripening."
But to any present
owner of a frame house
who is tired of its con-
tinual paintings, or its
continual lack of this
work. the builders of
the cement house are
prepared to take over
his old frame structure
and without removing
a nail from its weather
boarding make it over
into a distinctly new
house.
The newest of appli-
cations of stone effects
to disreputable old
frame houses that are
sound in stills, joists
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

and SaWdust, but on the principle OF the
less sawdust the better"
Lime and plaster of paris have been mixtures APP
piled make 1t plastic and workable These
cheaper ingredients and held to be inferior to
just the extent they enter into the mortar At the
time Canada has made wide and lasting expert
ments with lime mixtures, forced into the diamond
shape crevices made by mailing two layers of lath
criss-cross Some of the critics of lime in cement
however, still hold that the Canadian lime is hydrau-
lie me and that in that country the burnt limestone
is seasoned" for two three months before 1t is
worked up.
In a general way the making of the old frame
house into of plastic front, sides and reaa
the desrability of air space between the weather.
boarding and the inner coating of cement is empha-
sized Using the steel lah it is not sufficient for best
results that the small air made by mailing the
steel to the laps of the Notwithstanding dependent
upon. To start from waterproof cave of the frame
house two inches may be allowed, with slightly
greater slope downward the projecting center belt
of the twostory house From this projecting strip the
proportionate distance may be maintained to the
projecting water table at the base of the structure
double purpose is served in this air space Having
this closed air chamber the sides Of the house 1t
serves preserve dryness in wet while the
extremes of outside heat and cold reduced, sum-
and winter The scientific principle is that which
applies nowadays to the common icechest once thds
space between the outer and inner framework OF the
refrigerator filled with charcoal in the best grade
of cebox Today is accepted by the builders OF these
commodities that to leave the open serves as
well better, for the that the filling material
acted equally conductor of either heat or cold.
And prevent the ingress of heat was the main de-
sideratum.
With this innovation of making over the old frame
house into the and tested cement exteriors not
only the whole character of houses and even streets
may be changed artistically Wheaton now Is pre-
pairing for but the fire risk is immensely discounted
Especially in the older buildings of wood, crowded to-
gether in solid blocks not only is the outer timber in
dry weather extremely inflammabe but the coatngs OF
paint that cling to them is an added danger. WhsTe
tile roofing is substituted for shngles-as finally mt
come about--the cement house that has been made
over will be close to the fireproof test
But the frame house OF long or short standing Is
not the only subject for overcoating and rejuVenang
The brick house store building lends the same in
viting sides to the artist in stone effects The great
residence OF one of the Studebakers at South Bend,
Ind been undergoing these artistic touches. where
columns of Bedford stone in the walls were set be-
tween bricks. After the brick walls set the
cement workers stepped in and effaced all tkeSe Of
bricks in its construction. With the BedforE HtOne
decorations in relief the cement work brings od the
effects " pleasing manner.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

wv that electricity has become
so easily accessible, not only
in large cities, but in towns
and villages as well, why are
we not making the household
work lighter, quicker and more
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

ing able to press out the wrinkles in a linen
skirt or shirtwaist without either rousing
the ire of the cook by getting in her way
or taking the time and trouble to heat an
iron in the usual way is inexpressible. The
price OF the iron, 1915 for the small size,
will soon be saved in laundry bills. The
traveller will find one of these irons eX-
tremely useful. Wrinkles come so easily
in travelling, rates for pressing and laundry
work are high at hotels, and time is limited.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

with cement with the object of rendering them
plastic for a seasonable working period. Hardening
the does in water, 1t question of proper
lions cement and sand with other stony substances
which the mixture workable for the period
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-05

photographs by Wire.
D. ThoTne Baker. q technical expert ana
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-09
BY w. l..

people. The other officers are S. P.
Vester, vice-president; c. B. Butt,
treasurer, and Alvin J. Weatherford,
secretary. They all promise the
time of your life at the fair.
MIR. E. K. Knight is the busy ton
serial artist of Springfield, having a
large, commodious shop with all the
necessary appurtenances, he also
runs in connection with his shop a
dry cleaning establishment where
he attends to the wants of the
masses. He is agent of one of the
leading Nashville laundries. He
owns a beautiful residence on
South Main street, seven blocks from
The Square.
Mr.. G. B. Britt is the pro-
prietor of an establishment in the
busiest part of the town, dealing in
groceries and country produce. His
patronage is very gratifying. His
shelves are filled with the best that
the market affords. Mr.. Britt has
been in Springfield for a number of
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-09

years and has amassed considerable
property. His note is good at any
bank in the county. He has a fine
residence which is very fittingly fur
nished
Alvin J. Weatherford is proprietor
of the Manhattan Pressing Club, East
May street. This club dyes, cleans
and presses by modern methods.
Old tailor made suits, jackets and
cloaks are ~"regenerated and born
again when taken to the Manhattan.
Mr.. Weatherford is highly esteemed
by his fellow-citizens of the town.
He is a property owner, having a nice
home and other real estate.
In the medical profession we found
DIR. w. T. Bailey, who vas born and
reared in the state of Indiana, where
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-09

Minnie Waddy, 1911 Malone alley,
GO years.
Alice Paul, 81 years, Davidson
County.
Lucinda Swanson, so years, Bir-
mingham, Ala.
Benjamin Wadey, SO years, Muir
freesboro, Tenn.
Annie Alternately, 80 years, 1921
Cedar street.
Joan Voss, 81 years, PAPA Herman
street.
Celia Compton, TroDa avenue, 65
years.
Clemmie Gooch, 1916 Jackson
street, 20 years.
Maulton Garland Harris, 4015 Hill
street, 1 month.
Infant of Gilmore and Fannie Will
son, $50 Woods street.
Annie Louise Franklin, 1902 Elev-
enth avenue, North, 60 years.
Nancy McClelland, City Hospital,
70 years.
Thomas Green, 800 Twenty-fourth
avenue, North, 40 Months.
Ben Harris, City Hospital, 9 years.