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THE ELECTROsCOPE.
Instrument by Which the Presence Of
 Electricity Is Detected.

snStrumen1 0y WHICH the TreSehce or
 Electricity Is Detected.
 The electroscope is an instrument for the detection of electricity. It depends for It's action on the principle that bodies charged with like electricity re- pei, while those charged with unlike electricity attract each other. The ordi- nary pith ball suspended on silk thread is the simplest form ol the in- strument
 The most common type of electro scope is that devised by Bennett in 1787 and known as the gold leaf cleo troscope. It consists of two strips of gold leaf or thin aluminium foil sus- pended from the lower extremity of a conductor within glass bottle or jar. The upper end of the conductor ter instrument is to be used as condens- ing electroscope. If body charged with positive electricity Is brought near the knob of the electroscope the nega- tive electricity will be attracted to the knob and the positive repelled to the leaves, which diverge. If now the fin ger Is touched to the knob the positive electricity Is drawn of and the leaves collapse, while the negative electricity is held bound. Removing the charged body, the leaves will diverge again, charged with negative electricity. In this case the instrument can be used to determine the nature of a charge of a body brought near 1t, as with posi- tive charge the leaves will collapse and with a negative charge spread farther apart-Exchange,
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Sons of Butchers.

Three of the stained glass windows in the hall of the Butcher Guild, Lon- don, contain the portraits of Cardinal Wolsey, William Shakespeare and Daniel Defoe in recognition of their connection with the meat trade.
 The cardinal was the son of Ire spectable'' butcher at Ipswich. in Suf- folk, and the immortal bard" assisted while . youngster a butcher in his na- tive town of Stratford-on-Avon.
 Defoe, nowadays known as the au- thor of Robinson Crusoe," but in his day an adventurer and secret agent of his government, was the son of a butcher in Fore street and a member
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Some. Consolation.

He was frugal Scot and when the collection plate came round dropped in a dorin in mistake for the humble copper. Speedily discovering his mis- take. however he stepped softly down the aisle and requested the oof gath erer to give him back the coin. which request was politely but firmly re- fused. A shade of disappointment fit ted over the northerners face as be walked slowly back to his pew.
 "Aweel," he said, "it's a loss. but there's some sma' consolation in re. flectin' it's a bad one. It might have got me into trouble anywhere e!se."- London Telegraph.
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SUGGESTIONS TO FARMERS
 AND POULTRY RAISERS,

There is no need of leaving the duck out of your plans. These In- dian Runners are wonderful layers and some say they even beat the best of hens.
 When eggs are not fertile they are worse than no eggs If sold for hatch- ing purposes, for they damage both the one who buys and the one who sells them.
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THE SOUND SLEEP
 OF GOOD HEALTH

Can not be over estimated and any ailment that prevents it is a menace to health. J. L. Sout, CTS, Eau Claire, Wis, says: "I have been unable to sleep soundly nights because of pains across my back and soreness of my kidneys My appetite was very n.rch run down ;:ave been taking Fciey Kidney Pills but {; shol time and now sleep as sound as a rock my general condition is greatly im- proved and I know that Foley Kid ney Pills have cured me-
 For Sale by w. l.. DeWoody & Go.
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You can start in poultry withou. any capital at all, or at least with none to speak of Again you may start with thousands; Uu. the chances of success are in favor Of the peor man.
 If you want eggs. don't allow the hens to be frightened or chased by dogs. Yet give them plenty Of exer1 else and fresh air. Also the premis- es must be kept in sanitary .conalr tion. xxx
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She Was No Child.

This college professor, like many other men of erudition. was fond of Lewis Carroll. While visiting his sis ter he asked his niece, miss of flf- teen. to get '"Through the Looking Glass; for him from the public libra. ". She evidently did not like the task, and he asked her the reason. With some hesitation she replied: "Oh, I'll get 1t if you really want it. But l don't like to have the librarian think that I read children's books,"-NeW York Tribune
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DO GHOSTS HAUNT SWAMPS?

DO GHOSTS HAUNT SWAMPSY No, Never. It's foolish to fear fam cied evil, where there are real and and deadly perils to guard against in swamps and marshes, bayous, and lowlands. These are the malaria germs that cause ague, chills and few CT, weakness, aches in the bones and muscles and may induce deadly ty- pho;d. But Electric Bitters destroys and casts out these vicious germs from the blood. Three bottles drove all the malaria from my system,' wrote Wm. Fretwell, of Lucama, N. since" Use this safe, sure remedy on- ly. soc, at all druggists.
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h.. ,Ya. ..uriv "~ ci''::''e!s ' a.f.i n 's,."n "i-'. ! tl"si "'>s used i" t.;:.w shril .,ns and nui'>. ai s,4r f.sr ue the ''c:tdirg rrn'' ;S !, teinrnh along '';;.c fjnw,r walk" [" i,.. .,,,:,e. PIG lures of these heroes were an early product of Japanese wood engraving, and these portraits were secres treas ures of many maidens
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Dickens and his Wife,

! Commenting on the unhappy rela- 1 tons between Dickens and his wife. papers: Ut was common case. Dick ems had married at low level. and his wife had not risen with him: otherwise there was no fault on her side. The matrimonial history of writers of works of imagination has often been unhappy Their imagination turns the woman into an angel. and then they 6nd that she Is a woman"
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Proof of Her Ahilitx.

The One-I can't understand why you imagine she has wonderful con- versational powers, when. as a mat ter of fact, she talks extremely little
 The Other-That's just it. She shows remarkable discretion in the selection of things to be left unsaid.-Chicago News
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Tims. but No Money.

Street Missionary-My good friend, why idle away the precious hours in this fashion? Don't you know that time is money?
 Loafer-Don't you believe 1t. guv'nor. If that was so I should be . bloomin' millionhair. should. I've been doing time on and orf ever since l was { nipper.-London Mail.
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Tho Mean Thin,

The Mean Thing. Phyllis is the meanest kind of a gos. sip.'' s-@'- -- What makes you think sof' Because she never tells you any. thing herself. but gets you to tell her all you know"
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Two Company

Have you ever lo.ed before?" asked the coy maid.
 "Yes." yawned the worldly young man, .'but-never before a chaperon, two small brothers and pet bulldog"
 And then she suggested trip down the old road to see the stars.-Chicago News.
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Let us clean your carpets or rugs do your upholstering and make your awnings. Old phone 1850. Ed Tt us- saint. il Inn
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A Sugar Coated Pii..
 'How did you persuade your daugh- ter to learn kitchen work?"
 "By calling 1. domestic science."- Pittsburg Post.
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A Parting Shot.

Cabby (hadly worstsd in the dispute Well. 'npes as the nex' four wheele' ye tikes. mum, will he an 'ear Punch
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A Poor Plan.

] The trouble with some men who
 reach the top is that they go right on over and down the other side.-Chica go Record-Herald.
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TRY A SMALL CHICKEN AID. THEY BRING RESULT
 Poultry Advertisers and Poultry Notes
Are Your Chickens Dying?

CRYSTAL. GRIT AND OYSTER SHELLS
 CHICK SIZE FOR THE YOUNG CHICKENS After the Chick Hatched, Excepting
 CRYSTAL (Chick Sise) &SE of 
 will the gizzard Crystal healthy will credit to the yard profit 
 oders state want the grit for small chickens Special soc Drinking Fountains for small chickens sc chickens
 
 RYLAND 0UEE NSWARE co. Second Avenue Pine Bluff, AEAaAsas. cEARcoA1-s lbs a5c 12 1-2 lbs soc: 25 lbs 75c
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For limited timestI will sell Sim gle Comb White Leghorn Eggs from the largest and best flock in the state at $1.0O per 15 or $500 per 100 Will replace all clear eggs tested out on the 10th day. Leave orders at Ry- land Queensware Co. or call old phone 74S. Eggs delivered anywhere in the city. A .P.. Ryland, Pine Hill Farm, New Sulphur Springs road.
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Tho way of the world is to make laws, but follow customs-Montaigne
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
Times Inquiry Department:
Comfortable Guest Room
Greatly to Be Desired

Comfort in a guest room is greatly
to be desired. but is more a matter
of thoughtfulness than of money.
Simplicity. immaculate cleanliness
and refreshing coloring are requisites
of the ideal guest room. Have an ex-
ira quilt thrown over the foot of the
bed, eiderdown in winter. light weight
cotton or a silk blanket in summer.
Have a table near the bed on (which
stand a night lamp and a tray with
pitcher and glasses for ice water.
Have plenty of hangers in the closets.
See that the bureau drawers are en-
PITY and Immediately clean. and that
all the necessary toilet articles are
on top.
Guests usually prefer to bring their
own toilet accessories but one must
not count on that, so all the necessary
toilet articles should be on the bu-
reau. There should be plenty Of
towels, soap. and wash cloth. There
should be q comfortable chair and a
lounge, II possible. The writing
equipment is also an essential in a
guest room. There must be a desk
or a table with attendant materials
and a book of stamps A work basket
we'll furnished, and several interest
ing books or magazines will add
much to the comfort of the room.
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
Times Inquiry Department:
Economy of Time and
Effort Is Much Needed

Very few of US know how to ccono-
mize time-did you ever stop to think
of 1t And are you one of the unen-
lightened? If you are, SIT down and
think 1t over. It's time 20 reform.
The successful business man saves
time, so does the successful business
woman, and their success IS due large
ly to their knowledge and practice OF
time economy.
Honest confession is good for the soul,
they say, so We may as we'll admit that
wasteful extravaganza in time and steps
Is undoubtedly a great failing Of the
needless housewife, she whose work is
never done.
Instead Of putting the bedding to air
when she arises In the morning. She
runs up stairs to do it after breakfast,
or whenever she happens to thioK of 1t.
Then down she goes again to'do Other
work while the airing process goes on
thereby taking extra steps and using
extra nerve force.
Her work table Is almost as for from
her stove as she can get it, somehow
or other, when she Is ready to cook her
Dreaded chops she spears them on a
fork, one at a time, and dashes back
and forth six times II she has six chops.
when she might have token them afe to
the stove at once on the meat board
The Washington times., 1911-08-28

the people VINO came there and their
clothes
because Katie was poor do not think
she was resigned to her life Of pow
erty. Far from II, for she rebelled
against a life which denied to her the
means to have pretty clothes.
Mrs. Miller had a little girl about the
age Of Katie. and Mary Miller had
many pretty dresses and bright COL
ored ribbons for her hair.
Katie often slipped away from the
kitchen in the afternoon when lary
was on the lawn in front Of the house,
and looked through the hedge with
envy in her heart and longing in her
clothes.
One morning Katie was sent upstairs
with some linen and saw Mary dressed
10 go driving with her mother. She
wore a gingham dress trimmed with red
and shoes and stockings to match, and
her hair was tied with a red ribbon.
Katie almost dropped the linen she
was carrying when she saw Mary, for
! she had never seen anything so beau
tiful.
"Oh, dear" she said as she went down.
stairs, II do not see why ! have to
work and she doesn't and she has all
right"
All day. while Katie was doing her
"OTh llc uIcSs was III
she wondered how much money II would
take to get the shoes and stockings
But after she asked cook and heard
her reply. the dress and shoes were only
10 be dreamed Of, for Katie knew that
she would never be allowed to spend
half that amount for a whole outfit.
But she did dream Of the dress, and
shoes and stockings. IF l could put
them on just once" she said, TO see
how looked, but l do not suppose 1
will ever have a chance"
One day not long after that Mrs.
Miller and Mary went into the city
and took the maid with them, leaving
Katie and the cook alone.
After they had their lunch cook said.
81 am going to have a nap, you look out
for the house"
Katie sat in the kitchen for a while
when II suddenly occurred to her that
now was her chance to try on the red
costume. She ran upstairs to MaryS s
room and opened the closet door.
There on a hook hung the dress and
on the floor were the shoes. Katie took
them out, and then she opened a
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

Theodore Racksole, American multimil-
liOnaire, travelling abroad with daughter,
Nolla, buys Grand Babylon Hotel at Lon
don when unable to get dinner ordered.
the owner, Felix Babylon, wishing to re-
tire to Switzerland. Racksole is assured
he has a white elephant, the hotel being
greatly affected by royalties from the Con-
tinent, a forerunner OF which he meets
Immediately, Reginald Dimmock. whom
Nella had met in Russia a year before
and who is in service to Prince Artbert
uncle and next In line to the Grand Duke
Eugen Of Posen. small Duchy Of Ger
many.
At 2 o'clock the next morning Racksole
secs Jules, the head waiter. leaving room
No. Ill. that OF Nella- Drawing a pistol
Racksole forces Jules to admit him, dis
covering DimmoCk In the room and Nella
gone Dimmock explains he changed
suites with Nella because a rock was
thrown through her window. Leaving
the room he sees Jules wink at Dimmock,
and discharges the waiter the next morn
ing. Miss Spencer, hOusekeeper at the
hotel, mysteriouSly leaves during the night,
Neila insisting, although an heiress, upon
taking her position. A guest approaches.
proving 10 be Prince Aribert OF Posen,
>ahon she recognizes as an acquaintance
made in Paris under the name OF Count
Steenbock. When recognized the Prince
blAnches and begs silence as TO his iden-
uty.
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
Right Way to Lengthen
Growing Child's Dress

II your little daughter has reached
that age when her dresses which were
made early in the season have become
too short because she is running up
like a weed you will find it necessary
to let out the hens in the skirts.
Do this when the dress is ready for
the tub and not after 1t has been freshly
laundered.
A good way to do Is to lower the hem
half its width, stitching the hem in
again where the crease OF the former
lower edge is marked. Then when II Is
washed and ironed there will be no un-
slightly dark mark on the hem, for the
present stitching will quite conceal this.
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman's Stories
THE RED DRESS.

, drawer to the chilfonier and took out
the stockings She opened another
drawer and found the red ribbon. She
pulled of her plain. coarse dress and
floor. She drew on the red stockings:
the heel came in the middle of Katie'S
foot, but she did not mind. But IL was
dinerent with the shoes, for try az
hard as she would her foot would not
go in.
She put them aside and tied the red
ribbon on lock of her hair: then sho
put on the dress.
the shoes. Her toes would 90 In, and
although they hurt Katie sat her heel
hrmly on the back OF jhe shoes and
her costume was complete.
She shuffed along to the long mir
ror in Mrs. Miller's room and admired
herself What did 1t matter II her poor
little hands were red and cut from
work? She had on the coveted dress.
She was so lost in admiration that
she did not hear the hall door open or
! hear steps on the stairs, and when
some one said, Katie, what are you
doing here?'' she was so frightened that
she jumped, and the lock of hair tied
with the ribbon fell over her eyes, max
ing her look like a comic picture.
In the doorway stood Mrs. Miller and
Mary, looking as II they thought Katie
had taken leave Of her senses.
Poor Katie started to run, but the
shoes trtpped her, and she fell. In all
her fnery, at Mrs. MilIer's fea.
She locked so funny that Mrs. Miller
and Mary had hard work to control
themselves. They picked her up and
Mary rescued her shoes and took them
to her room.
Katie was crying by this time and
, trembling so that she could not answer,
but Mrs. Miller told her that no one
| would punish her, and she helped her
| to take of the dress and united the rib
bon. Then she put her on the couch,
and after a while Katie became quiet.
Now, tell me- said Mrs. Miller, how
| you happened to come upstairs when
we were out and why you put on Mary's
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
Times Inquiry Department
Knife Cleaning That
Keeps Ware From Rust

Knives should never be put away
dirty. Stains are more easily removed
when first made than when allowed to
become set in the steel.
The hafts Of the knives should not be
placed IN hot water; they should be kept
in jar with water sufficient to wash
the blades without wetting the handles
Charcoal powder Is excellent for i'm
parting a good polish to steel knives,
as Is also powdered rottenstone made
into a smooth paste and rubbed on the
knife. which must afterward be pol
ished with a clean cloth.
Steel forks require the same treatment
as knives. To keep knives from rusting
scour bright, wipe thoroughly dry, by
the fire, dust fine wood ashes fresh from
the stove plentifully over the knives on
both sides, leaving on what adheres TO
the blades. wrap in a piece Of cloth and
roll up In paper. taking care to fold
the ends Of the paper so that the knives
are all covered up.
The Washington times., 1911-08-28

Katie told her how she hated her
plain, coarse clothes, and wanted Just
once TO wear a pretty dress.
You poor child" said Mrs. Miller, in
49, -'oi"e "~d then she asked Katie
how she would like to go to the city
al rme winter. You can help
the maids, and if can get you place
as errand girl with a dressmaker
know, you can learn the trade and some
day you will be able to have the pretty
dresses you want"
Katie's mother was very glad to have
her go. and for several years Katie lived
with Mrs. Miller, coming back with her
every summer.
She worked with the dressmaker In
the winter, and she found time 10 go to
night school, too.
When Katie was fifteen she was given
a place in the dressmaker's shop with
wages, and 1t was not long before she
was able to support herself.
She has had many pretty dresses since
the days she envied little Mary Miller,
but none of them have given her the
thrill that she felt when she first saw
herself in Mary's red dress.
Tomorrow's story: THE Green Cat"
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
Rear Admiral Vreeland
and Mrs. Vreeland At
White Sulphur Springs.

Rear Admiral Vreeland, U. 8. N,
commanding the flagship Connecticut,
who recently returned from Europe,
where he went on detail as naval aide
to the coronation, Is spending the early
autumn at White Sulphur Springs. He
Is accompanied by Mrs. Vreeland.
-
Mrs. w. C. Robertson, who Is spend
ing the season at Capon Springs, w.
Va, was among the guests at the card
party given last week by Mrs. ]. A.
Norris. of WASHINGTON.
Miss Marthena Harrison. who has been
her mother at the White Sulphur
Springs.
Mrs. LeSalle Corbelle Pickett Is among
those from Washington spending some
time at Mountain Lake Park.
-
weyls Are Guests Of
Philadelphia Relatives.
Max Weyl and daughter. Miss Hattie
Weyl. who have been the guests OF
relstives in Tylersville, Pa. for the
past two months, left during last week
for Philadelphia to visit Mr.. Weyrs
sister. Mrs. l. Lyons.
-
Miss Selena Sternheimer, of Augusta
Ga, who was the guest of Miss Flor
ence Gusdorf, of Eighteenth street, Is
spending some time in Richmond, Va
=
A. /. Gardner, of Philadelphia, was
the guest Of relatives in this city dur
ing the past week.
-
birthday party was given in honor
Of Miss Ethel Goldberg, at her home
e23 NJ street northwest, on Thursday
evening.
r
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Gassenheimer have
returned to their apartment in Harvard
street after spending several days al
Virginia Beach.
r
Miss Hetty Abraham. who has been
the guest of Mrs. J. w. Barnes, left
today for her home at Farm School,
Pa.
DIR. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Kaufman will
return home on the steamer Amerika,
September 7, after a three months tour
through Europe.
Joseph Moser. returned TO the city on
Monday from Ocean City, Md, where
he spent two weeks.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Behrend and
Miss Nellie Behrend have left Wash .
ington for a trip through New Yor.s
State.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Rosenbush and
daughter. who have been cruising on
their yacht, have returned to lng!eside,
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Newmyer and Alvin
Newmyer returned to Washington yes
terday from a lengthy stay in Brad
dock Heights, Md.
nue., who has been in Atlantic City,
has returned to her home.
Mrs. Prince and daughter, Miss Marie
Prince. are spending two weeks at the
New Waterloo, Colonial Beach Va
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
She Didn't Think
It Was Permissible

IT think" said Mrs. Oldcastle. that
our minister is going too far. Did you
hear his sermon last Sunday
Yes" replied her hostess as she
finished sealing letter TO her daughter,
the Duchess of Ramshead. Both me
and Josiah put in $50 bills when the con-
tribution was taken
Il don't like the habit he has fallen
into Of matchmaking the rich
Mercy! l haden't heard about hin,
doin' that. I didn't think anybody was
allowed to anathematiZe people unless
they had appendicitis or something. -
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Washington times., 1911-08-28
Mrs. George Won L. Meyer and Two
Daughters Soon Will Leave Maine
Miss Ward to Wed
R. B. Davis Today

Miss Bessie Ward. daughter OF Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Ward. will De married to
Ralph Canute Davis this afternoon at
8 o'clock at her mothers home, 1881
Georgia avenue.
The wedding ceremony, which will be
performed by the Rev. N. II. Holmes.
Of Foundry Methodist Church, will be
attended by a small party OF relatives
and intimate friends.
Green vines and clusters of white
roses will form the house decorations.
and a sister-in-law of the bride, Mrs.
Horace Ward, will play the wedding
music.
The bride, who will be unattended,
will wear her travelling suit OF golden
brown chiffon broadclotn, with small
white felt hat, and will carry a shower
bouquet of Bride roses.
An informal reception will follow the
ceremony. and later in the day Mr..
Davis and his bride will leave Wash
ington for q wedding trip.
Upon their return to Washington
they will be at home after September
Is at the Engleside.
=
Mrs. Harry Lowman, who has been
spending some time in Chicago visit
ing her brother -in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Fits, has returned
to Washington. Her sister. Miss
Claudia Minitree, who accompanied her
to Chicago, will remain indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Minnix have ar
rived at Mountain Lake Park. Nd. for
several weeks at the Mountain Lake
Hotel.