The Washington herald., 1910-01-04
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
"Visit any Of the wireless telegram
stations ard ten to one II is Inc tower
ing pole to which the dellcata receiving
apparatus Of the system is attached, 10
catch out Of the atmosphere the wave
sounds sent from some distht point.
that commands initial admlratka," said
II. G., Cardwel, an electrical ard civil
engineer Of Philadelphia, at IN. New
Willard. recently
Every Marconi station on this ade OF
the ocean is equipped with Oregon pine
poles. There are at least 800 Of the
sticks so utilized Then the pine makes
the finest OF spuds for dredgers.
oregon pine grows straight and taH,
branching out high from the groind.
which accounts for its singular freeom
from knots and other imperfections. To
woodchoppers Of the Washington Dr.
ests. the task OF laying low one 81 thse
giants is simple and a snort matter, IS
have seen. Three or four swings II
the sharp-edged ak on one side. a
few passes Of the great cross-cut saw n
the other. and down comes the tree. e.
actly where the choppers want It b
fall. Five minutes does the trick. wher
speed Is especially desired Many time
five minutes would be required BY ths
novice, and then ten chances to one II
would not come down anywhere near
the spot he selected for the fall let
alone falling on top Of the novice him
SELF
DR.. g. J. Kingsley, Of London, England,
who was seen at he Arlington recently,
discussing Continental spas. said:
Water does not teem, al first sight. the
sort OF thing out o. which q good living
can be made. Yet the prosperity OF a
great many towns. 10Th in England and
on the Continent, is entirely due to their
abundant supply in his respect.
But, then. the wahr IS mineral one
and finds eager purchasers at q price that
Yields a handsome prot TO the fortunate
owners Of the springs from which # Is
obtained
Although not quite = fashionable. the
! English spas are by % means behind
/ their Continental rival In popuIarlt,--
At HarrOgate. for examps, the most .cAle-
brated Of them al. therevere inward Of
90 visitors 70 the pump rooms within
the last twelve months. The great time
Of the year there Is Whsuntde. when
/ thousands upon Thousands, V hard-bea5a4
business men snatch q br.f HOLIDAY for
the purpose OF Imhibing fer hints NJ
! the sulphur impregnsted wars for which
the Yorkshire town Il 50 july famous
This. combined with the pure fresh
air. acts as a tonic that ksps then in
/ good health for months 10 .01-e Last
/ Whitsuntide the receipts fros the wells
and baths averaged 16J p0Uds 2 f4~
! the present Empress Of RUSS. for ev-
ample. often paid visit 70 hrr1wea.-
/ before her husband assembled i ursas-
throne. and a supply OF the Iocs mineral
water is dispatched regularly ev~v week
/ 70 81 Petersburg
Bath. the Oldest q al Englis z-ss.
has a veritable fortune n !ts .i-=-s,
springs. The daily yield Of the teruzl
/ springs exceeds 51o.009 gallons. TEee sEz
heated to a temperature - p 6T-zzz
Fahrenheit BY the fires q Al eIri-c va
! csno In addition to large numb ~
regular subscribers among the Tes.5--z
the pump rooms attract az least i--sE
I visitors every year.
There are large number o. 6-e NJ
/ eral springs IN the United States. IL
there IS really no need for Americas
60 10 Europe 20 take The KCT- Tie H
| tiers OF Hot Springs Ark. cannot be -
passed anywhere, and that Is only one
many equally good springs IN America"
Among the last remnants Of the n
dian tribes once inhabiting Connecticut
| according 10 Samuel s. Weeks. Of Rut-
land. Vt. who was seen at the Metropoli-
/ ton, are the SChagticookes. living within
the borders Of the town OF Kent, not far
from the New York line. where they have
existed for nearly 80 years.
| There are twenty-five Of them not on
their reservation" continued Mr.. Weeks.
and # is supposed there may be three
! times as many more scattered about the
|
/ breeds or quarter breeds. Their business
I affairs are cared for by an Overseer.
leaving them free 10 spend their time in
hunting, fishing, or making baskets.
The story Of the Schagticookes IS that
/ Of nearly all Indian tribes. But once In
their history were they oppressed, and
then not by Connecticut men. The tribe
I ~
powerful bands, and dates we'll back into
the eighteenth century. wien a Pequot
founded t. This Indian. who was evil
IDENTIFY a man OF more than ordinary in
teIligence and ability, once lived IN Derby.
and he first appears in Connecticut rec
ords as being one of thirteen Indians
who, In 1928 sold a section OF land. then
part Of the town Of New Fairfield. 20
a few white men for c65, the land
thus transferred comprising what IS now
the town Of Sherman. This PeQuot then
went across the line into New York and
remained for short time, when De
CHANGED 70 stray into the hills nov prom
inent in the town of Kent and caught
the idea Of forming a settlement there"
The ever genial and polite chief room
Ing clerk of the Raleigh Hotel. Nil
| Collins, celebrated yesterday the fifteenth
| anniversary Of his connection with that
popular establishment. He WIS kept busy
all day long acknowledging the con-
gTatulatiOns and good wishes which
| poured in from his many faends IN the
| city and the patrons Of re house, he
| being most favorably knOwntO them.
THE United States soldier is tougher
and stronger-physically tdlgTer-than