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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
QUAINT OLD BOTTLES

Many of the American glass makers
after 1900 adopted the idea of the
Staffordshire potters and made bottles
and other pieces blown in metal molds
in American historical or political de-
signs, writes Walter K. Dyer in Coun-
try Life in America. The earliest of
these bottles are characterized by the
rough, irregular edges of their mouths,
where the neck was cut off with shears
when the glass was in a plastic state
Between 1850 and 1860 an improve
ment was made. Some of these old
bottles were made in very beautiful
tints-sapphire blue, emerald green,
olive, claret, brown, opaleScent white,
light green. pale blue and transparent
white.
AS early as 1890 bottles bearing heads
and busts of noted men were made in
Baltimore. In 1775 Stranger Brothers
established works at Glassboro, N j.,
which became the property of Whitney
Brothers in 1910. The latter firm made
"Tippecanoe" inksands in the form of
beehives and log cabins. In 1850 they
made TASKS with globular bodies and
long, slender necks, dedicated to Jenny
Lind.
Early in the century interesting bot
ties were made of a similar nature.
Among others there was a factory at
Coventry, Conn, in 1873 which manu-
featured certain quaint tumblers, bot
ties and inkStands
In 1925 several factories made por-
trait TASKS commemorative of the
opening of the Erie canal. many of
them bearing the busts of General
Lafayette and Dewitt Clinton. Others
are the railroad bottle of 1925, Pixies
Peak, General Zachary Taylor, Captain
Bragg, Louis Kossuth and Charley
Ross bottles: also bottles bearing ma
tionaI and Masonic emblems. These
old bottles are today worth from Sc to
subject
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
BREAD WITHOUT FLOUR
Partisan Process by Which the
Whole Wheat Grain Is. Used

Partisan bread is made without flour
in a machine that transforms the
wheat into dough. The machine con-
sists mainly of a large screw turning
loosely in case on whose inner sur
face is a screw thread running in an
opposite direction.
Between the main threads on the
cylinder are smaller threads, and the
depth of the groove grows progressive
ly smaller from one end to the other,
so that it will hold the entire wheat
grain as it enters the machine and will
accommodate only the pulverized
wheat at the exit.
The wheat is prepared by thor
ough washing, after which about a pint
of tepid water to a pound of grain is
added and the whole is allowed to
stand about six hours At the end of
this time the grains of wheat have
swollen to double their ordinary size.
It is then mixed with the yeast and
salt and poured into the machine 1t
falls between the threads of the moving
screw and of the fixed contrary screw,
which simultaneously crush the enve-
lope and body of the grain, making
of them homogeneous mixture which
forms a smooth paste
Bread obtained by this process con-
tains a succession of holes whose size
increases as they approach the crust,
which is thin. The odor given off is
most agreeable and far more pro-
nounced than that of ordinary bakers
bread.-Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10

TO detect them, Generally speaking,
the limitations are lighter than the
real pearls. and are of brittle char
acter, although some are made solld
of fish scales and do not break so
easily. AS a rule, the imitation pearls
are little hollow spheres of glass col
ored internally with coating closely
resembling the orient" of natural
stones.
The manufacture of these articles
comprises two processes-the produc-
ton of the sphere and the introduce
ton of the coating. The spheres are
produced by the ingenuity of the glass
blower, who, with the aid of an enam-
eler's lamp, soldiers the extremity or
a tube when the substance has reached
the proper consistency, In the more
beautiful limitations the tube used is
of slight opalescence, and the glass
blower imparts to the little spheres
while vet malleable certain almost i'm
perceptible inequalities of surface by
tapping them with a diminutiVe metal
bar. This additional touch renders the
counterfeit still more deceptive, giving
a close resemblance to natural pearls,
which are very seldom absolutely reg
ular.
1t is said that imitation pearls were
manufactured at least fifteen centuries
before our time, in Egypt, but, the eX-
perts affirm, this manufacture made
but little progress toward perfection.
We have the authority of Pliny that
the manufacture of false pearls in
Rome was coincident with the spread
there of the taste for fine pearls.
In the year 1918 imitation pearlmak-
ers were firmly established in Venice.
At first the glass balls were filled with
various materials, generally with u
base of mercury, but in the year 1880
a rosary maker named Tacquin hit
upon the device of substituting for the
mercurial mixture a substance that
produced an infinitely more perfect
color-the essence of orient, formed
from the scales of the Athletic, a fish
that abounds in certain rivers in Eu-
rope.
The fish are rubbed somewhat rough
ly in pure water in large basin. The
water is then strained through a linen
cloth and the residue left for several
days to settle. The sediment obtained
in this manner is what constitutes the
essence of orient. 1t has been estimated
that to obtain 500 grammes something
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
What Would Lincoln Do If He Returned to America

do something to reform railroad regu-
lation.
Railroad transportation is something
that no one can escape, and we know
that Lincoln was the man who stood
by all and for all the people.
In 1887 congress passed the interstate
commerce act, which introduced many
reforms, but it has not accomplished
what was hoped from it.
Railroads should be operated for pub
lie interests. They are of public
nature. First. in their economic rela-
tions Second. in their legal relations.
Third, as public highways.
Railway transportation under pres
ent conditions is to the industrial world
what the atmosphere is to the physical
world. 1t pervades and is essential to
all industries. AS in the physical world
no man nor beast can refuse to breathe
the air without death ensuing. So in
the Industrial world no industry, no
human being can refuse railway trans
portation except under similar penal
ties. 1t pervades every trticle of COM
merce. No matter what one buys he
buys railway transportation, and 1t is
not right U know Lincoln would not
think SOD that a few men should have
the power to fix the rates of trans
portation on all the people.
1t is certain that of no railroad, how
ever has the value been created by pri-
vate effort alone. The very first factor
in the creation of railroad wealth was
contributed by. the state.
CLAUDINA PESQUEIRA.
San Fernando school, twelfth grade.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
IMITATION PRECIOUS
STONES ARE WELL MADE

While the demand for precious stones
increases, despite counterfeits, there is
shown these days an amazing ingen-
uity in the manufacture of the imita-
lions, both in this country and abroad.
The counterfetng of gems has always
existed, but in recent years the work
has been brought to state of perfec-
ton not dreamed of by the workers of
ancient times.
Imitation diamonds, rubies, emeralds,
sapphres and pearls from abroad are
generally imported under the designa-
ton of reconstructed gems" OF these
the ones possessing the greatest eX-
cellence of manufacture are the recon-
structed rubies, product of the lab
oratory 50 skillfully developed that, it
is said, they are chemically identical
with the finest rubies of Burma, the
differences being seen only in the in
terror lines and bubbles and in the
crystalline formation.
The sapphire, like the ruby being of
the coIundum group, it was for a long
time supposed that the blue stone could
be made in the laboratory as readily
as the red. 1t has turned out, how
ever, that the reconstructed sapphire
is a doublet-that is to say it is COM
posed of two pieces-of aquamarine
Joined as a doublet with green col
oring mixed with the cement, the
work being so skillfully effected that
to the naked eye the two stones pre-
sent the appearance of one. Chemically
speaking, we are assured, the emerald
and the aquamarine are about the
same the chief difference existing in
the coioring.
The cleverest limitations of precious
stones are shown in the false pearls.
The real thing is counterfeited with
such marvellous skill that the eye of the
keenest expert is frequently necessary
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
, SLAVERY AGAIN THRIVING
IN A NEW FIELD
FIRST PRIZE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
If Lincoln should come to the United
States today he would find many cor
rupt laws in existence. In 1862 he is
sued his Emancipation Proclamation"
which freed about 100000 negro slaves.
But at the present time he would find
nearly 5000O,000 people, including wo-
mon and children, who are slaves to
the powerful trusts. 1t must be re-
membeled that these trusts pay barely
CROUCH to buy food and clothing, and
if some eloquent man like Lincoln does
not conquer them, what will happen to
America in the future?
Lincoln would also find that the peo
Pile have forgotten the do trine for
which their forefathers fought. and
seem willing to trample the Declara-
ton of Independence under foot and
branch off into imperialism.
On this subject Mr., Lincoln once
said: 1.-The assertion that all men are
created equal was of no practical use
in effecting our separation from Great
Britain and it was placed in the Dec
laration not for that, but for future
use. It's authors meant it to be as,
thank God, it is now proving itself.
a stumbling block to all those who in
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
AN AMBUSH FOR WASPS
Special Fonduess of the Queens
for RhododendronS

A curiosity in natural history, that
must surpass all records has been OBJ
served in garden not far from Alder
shot, says the London Mail. number
of wasps were heard buzzing about a
particular rhododendron bush. The
gardener summoned the owner of the
garden, and the two proceeded to
slaughter. Within half an hour fifty
queen wasps had been killed.
The next day a number more were
buzzing about the bush under the same
fatal but obscure attraction. 1t was
noticed that the wasps were only at
tracted to this single bush, which is
one of many. A suggested reason is
that the flowers were a little further
advanced and so more full of honey;
but as rule color is almost as strong
an allurement as scent or the honey
sense.
1t is not unusual for a few queen
wasps to be killed at this season, when
the time for nest making is approach
ing, but this quantity is unparalleled.
The experience suggests that the wasp
might be exterminated, supposing this
to be desirable, if we all grew speci-
mems of this favored flower The spe-
cial fondness of queen wasps for white
flowers of particular sorts has been OBJ
served before, and some gardeners
grow such on purpose, but fifty in half
an hour is a new record of slaughter.
The queens were killed by pinching
the flower into which they dived and
which served as a shroud to the guam
tity of bodies lying arounl the deadly
ambush of the rhododendron.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
HISTORY CHARACTERS UP-To-DATE

prize 81 will be given for the best paper in this contest
which will for trial of four weeks only. Subjects
historical characters will be assigned for
each week
All papers submitted be the form of letters of not less
200 than 800 words and must be written ink
upon side only of the paper.
Letters be signed with the writer's grade of school
address, the number of words should be placed below the
signature
All work submitted be strictly original and entirely the
work of the person who submits it.
Suggest Some Possible Consequence of Visit from
Emperor Napoleon America Today Papers this subject
received in this office later than July a. for publca-
ton July "a
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10

after times might seek to turn a free
neonle back into the hateful paths of
despotism.
''This is a world of compensations.
and he who would be no slave must
consent to have no, slave. Those VINO
denv freedom to others deserve it not
for themselves and, under a just GOD,
cannot long retain it,
RUSSELL WRITSMAN.
1917 East Twenty-third street.
Twentieth street school, grade s.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
WOULD REFORM RAILROADS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The topic this week. abraham Lin
coln-What Would He Deem the Most
Necessary Reform to Accomplish if He
Were in the United States Today?" is.
am sure, very good, but requires some
thought to write upon.
l think that if Lincoln were living
today he would think it necessary to
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10

over one pound) of this substance there
must be utilized some 1900 fish. This
peculiar scaly substance is subject to
rapid decomposition, so that it becomes
necessary for it's preservation to en-
ploy various chemical agents the ma
ture of which is a trade secret. 1t is
known. however. that one of these
is Iiuuid ammonia
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
A SAD FATE

A brave torpedo climbed up a wall.
Then he took off his jacket and shouted to
all;
"Hurrah for the Fourth! Little boys. see
me jump"
And downward he dashed with terrible
bump;
with bump and bang and whiz and
whack,
He jumped out of sight and never came
back.
Anna M. Pratt in Youths Companion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12
Census Enumerators.

/ Lest Saturday was the time for every
applicant all over the United States to
take she examination for the job a.
enumerators. In nearly every county
it was before the Postmaster as Elk
aminer All ne had to do was to re-
ceive the cards of application, open the
sealed package of blanks in the pres
ence of the applicants, read them the
instructions and see that they obeyed
them, principally that they did not con-
verse or help each other in filling out
the blanks. Here in Ellis county it
WAS held in the CITY Hall, in the pres
ence of Postmaster H. J. Penney, with
fourteen candidates for the ten dis
tricts in Ellis county and two gentle
men from Trego county. Mr.. Penney
cut the strings and broke the seals IN
their presence, took from there the
instructions, and read them to the
crowd after which he gave each the
blanks and gave them each four hours
to write out the answers. No one was
allowed to leave the room, or con-
verse and no one could see their paper
after harding it in. The examiner
folded up the answered blanks and
St Mt them to the supervisor, VINO in
turn sends them to the Census office at
Washington where they are examined
and passed upon, so there's no politics
in the deal this year.
In Ellis county it is divided into ten
districts and but fourteen appeared to
take The examination for the places, as
follows: Big Creek, Will Montgomery;
Hays, John Freese. &C. w. Miller and
George Cox were enrolled at the Dis
trict office but did not appear for ex-
amination.) Buckeye, John Stutzman,
H. w. Joy, Meldon E. Battin; Cathar-
ine and Saline, Miss Oleva Fink and
Jacob Brumitt; Ellis, William Snyder;
Freedom ard Victoria, John Weigel and
Martir A. BasRall; Rsnilton or Ellis,
Mrs. Minnie O'Neill; HerzoR ard Walk
er, Peter N. Schmidt; Lookout and
Wheatland, Peter Johnson, Jr, Smokey
Hill ard Pleasant Hill, Harrison Kings
lev. Elihu W. Altman ard Charles w.
u AONS "a OOOAtJ WCAC ACLC anu
took the examination for places in
their county as this was the most con-
veuient place to attend. The enumer-
alton begins about the middle of April
a d must be completed within thirty
davs. The examination consisted of
two stories, ore of town people ard
tie OTTER of the farmer and IL was just
about as some ore would tell it at
home. The candidate had to put every
answer in it's proper column and three
stumped In the farm story they had
t. 'ell ali ahour the farm, how many
acres in the place. how many acres
plcwed and what Kind Of crops, income
from each, different kind of stock, val
u, etc. In the town story they gave
their age, where born, parer tage,
schooling, etc. 1t was somewhat tire
some and tedious.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12

'fCleveland's city council have passed
an ordinance imposing fine of 500 on
theatre managers who permit late
corners TO be seated while the curtain
is up The result has been highly
satisfactory" This is a good idea. It
is an outrage for people to pay fifty or
seventy-fve cents to see a play and
just when an important, maybe pathe-
'ic, part is being played, for the usher
% pilot scre lste corners up the isle,
md maybe make half dozen get up
70 let them in to their seats, discom-
moding he whole audience. If people
will persist in coming so late, let them
wait at the hack of the room until the
curtsir goes down ard after they have
stood awhile they viii went to come to
the Ttxt ere earlier
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12

The Jackson Automobile Company at
Jackson. Mich. has been making large
additions to it's factory the last year,
Four new buildings have been erected
giving the company an added floor spac.
of over 175. 900 square feet. The Jack
son Company during 1909 was oblige {
70 decline over one thousand orders arr
is making strenuous effort to keep UP
with the demand for 1910. The com
pany will build five thousand cars this
year. This is the make of Auto that
Schlyer & Arnhold sell.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12
Aired Henry Lewis on the
protected Interests -

The public has been quick to recoR-
nize that Alfred Henry Lewis's series
OF articles, entitled Travelling with
Taft" now rurring through HUMAN
L IFE, and which began with the Deem
Der issue, are far ard away the biggest
m sgazine feature in recent years, and
are, in fact, little short of revolution
airy in their revealment of secret ras-
caiity in high places.
TIE following are few of the points
touched on in the February issue: Will
Roosevelt run sgain fer the presidency
Or, if not the presidential chair, then
what waits the return of the lion
hunter7 Mr.. Lewis's views on both
questions are decidedly interesting if
somewhat surprising. Incidentally he
lays bare Roosevelt's consuming am
billions. With sly humor, which bub-
bles 40 everyw here through his article,
like springs in glade, the writer de-
clares his platform on the women suf-
frage question. And if he proposes to
tilt no windmills in this sffray it isn't
for lack of courage, but because-aud
follows the most unique argument yet
heard on the subject.
MIR. Taft's stop a. Winona and how
Mr.. Tawrey. e constituents received his
tariff eulogP best revenue meas
ure ever passed''-is described. Alec
how the President bunQIed the Job in
his defense of Mr. Tawney On this
same Payne-AIdrich tariff Mr. Lewis
turns the spotlight of bis keen analysis
and sums up the matter in nutshell
thus: els means that the few shall
search the pockets of the many ard
steal all save Just enough to buy the
victims bread and cheese
But perhaps the keenest sword-thrust
of ali the writer plants in the shield
which tariff protection throws over the
infamous Sugar Trust. 1t lets the
broad DAYLIGHT in on the subject with
an array of facts that shows the ap-
falling clutch of this incubus on every
householder in the land, and beside
which Pharaoh's stunts with the Israel
ties look like game of ring-around-a-
ROSY.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO

The undersigned hereby gives notice
that he will on the 18th dav of Febru-
ary 1910 make an application TO the
Probate court Of Ellis County, Kansas,
to purchase the following described
school land situated in the organized
County of EiIis, state Of Kansas. VIZ:
N. w. I, OF N E ard W 0f NE J
of Section 4, Tawn@hip Is r .nge 19
West P M He names the following
persons TO prove bis settlement, con-
tinuous residence ard improvements viz:
James Myers. residence Ellis RAMS,
Frank Slaughter residence Ellis. Kaps.
Done at HAYS ir EllsH com ty1 Kansas
this 1st day of February 1910.
i r. bURK. Pesisioaers. 1854
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12

Citizens of Omaha are extending
whole hearted expressions of gratitude
toward the Union Pacific Railroad Co
for its gift to the city of million dol
lar. twelve story, steel frame building
for which bids have already. been asked
by the railroad officials. Consideration
of Omaha people in helping the Over
land develop its terminal properties
prompted the plan for the erection of
the structure. The building will have
frontage of 17S feet and depth of 81.
Jarvis Hunt, eminent architect of New
York and Chicago, is the designer of
the structure. All the Union Pacific
Offices now scatterd about the city OF
Omaha will be brought together under
one roof.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12


Joe Meier, who has been day man
at our depot has been promoted to the
agency at Victoria and moved there
This week.
Mr.. O'Brien spent part OF the week
IN Kansas CITY attending to business
ard selecting some fine plumbing work
For our citizens.
Will Kirkland came home this week
from Kansas City where he has been
working as overseer of big gang of
men on public works.
Next Monday is Valentine Day and
many beautiful ones are being display
ed hv come of our merchants. Schultz
has beautiful display.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12
@EasS Pic LoSf.

On last Surd*y Afternoon q Fl. H.
class pin OF 'O4 was lost. Find will
he rewarded ny returning it 10 Mis-
Henrietta Meyer.
The Washington times., 1910-03-05

Counsel. Howard Boyd.
The Washington times., 1910-03-05
SUBURBAN TRACT
BEING SUBDNIDED
Hedges Will BE Placed
Along Front of
y Every Lot.

The work Of subdividing the well
known Patton tract ln the northwest
section viii begin during the coming
week
This new subdivision viii be developed
and handled by Cyrus Kelser and
Charles F. Kinchloe. both residents Of
Montgomery County, Nd, who bought
the property from the Thomas J. Fisher
Company.
The tract is situated on the Rockville
electric line. II comprises more than
twenty acres Of land and Is looked upon
by real estate men as beautifully stu
ated and adapted for subdivision Dor
poses. A distinctive feature OF this new
SUBDIVISION Will be the rows Of attrac-
tTs' tive hedges along all the lot fronts
Ihs lots probably will be about - by
$50 feet.
Bids already have been invited for the
contract 10 prepare the land for the
market oy grading IL, laying out and
InacadamiZing streets. planting shrub
berry and probably the installation Of a
water ana sewer system.
rms deal which was closed about two
weeks ago is looked upon as an import
ant one That section Of Washington
.s lastly bscOming populated and IS
PLAYING an Important part IN suburban
realty.