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The Washington herald., 1911-04-13

Agitation for universal transfers
on the District of Columbia street
railway lines, given an impetus by
the action of the Chamber of Com
merce in indorsing the project, is
not new. Congress has heard of the
proposition before. The House
went so far last year as to pass bill
requiring the street railway COM
panies to issue transfers good on
each others lines. The measure
went aground hard and fast in the
Senate District Committee.
HOW THE HOUSE STANDS.
On the new District Committee of the
House are six members who listened to
universal transfer argument a little over
a year ago. Part of the same six were
on the District Committee in 1907. when
the universal transfer project made vir-
tually its first appearance as a part Of
a measure which required many reforms
OF the District transportation companies.
Scattered throughout the House are sew
eral members who were members OF the
District Committee then and heard the
pleas for general system Of transferring
advanced by citizens. to be met with
assertions OF the street railway repre-
sentatives that the imposition OF the rule
would entail heavy losses on their con-
Germs.
The printed hearings of the House COM
mittee disclose some strenuous debate
in the committee room on February s.
1907. between the late George T. Dunlop,
then the president of the Capital Trac-
ton Company. and Representative Thetus
Sims, of Tennessee. at that time a mem
Der of the District Committee.
Opposed by President Dunlop.
In response to a direct query by Mr..
Sims as to whether he favored universal
transfers. Mr.. Dunlop asserted firmly
that his company could not, and would
not, stand the imposition of such a law;
that it would go into court on the ques-
ton as to the rights OF the government
to require any corporation to carry
passenger or do any kind OF work with
out reward.
Free transfers mean simply that we
must perform certain duties without re-
ward" said Mr.. Dunlop. and to that
we decidedly object"
Mr.. Sims called attention to the high
price of Capital Traction stock and its
healthy dividends. but failed to shake Mr.
Dunlop's belief that universal transfers
would seriously injure the company
There were several sharp clashes between
Mr.. Dunlop and Representative Sims on
that occasion over the general policy
followed in conducting a street railway
company. Mr.. Dunlop emphatically as
serted that he would resign his position
the moment the Commissioners attempted
to impose universal transfers
It developed during the hearing of 1907
that the two principal street railway lines
touched each other at forty points a
few citizens appeared and urged the
adoption Of the transfer rule, among
them Mr.. l. P. Shoemaker of the Bright |
wood Citizens Association. Mr.. Shoe
maker said the members of his associa- !
ton wanted universal transfers, but they
were much more seriously concerned in |
seeking general betterment of the serv-
Ice.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-13
Tide Table.

Tide Table.
To-day-High tide. sae r. m; 81 D m Low
tide. 212 q m; 80 p m.
To-morrow-High tide eE q. m, ear u N
Low tide. 2n q N; sp p N
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
Rise and Fall of Peter Lycie.

The Tripoli of the early nineteenth
century could boast of fleet. And
more, the feet could boast Of an admi-
raj hailing from Scotland. Peter Lycle
was his name. When he arrived at
Tripoli in 1894 he was mere mate of
an English vessel But a nature ava
ricious asserted itself. He plundered
part of the ships cargo, was suspected
and took refuge in the castle. There
began his real career. He turned Mos
lem, married q. relative of the reigning
paSha. and in time became lord high
admiral of the feet His ambitions
did not stop even here. He did not
stick to his feet. He embarked on a
course Of piracy. distinguished himself
and made enemies His standing be-
came undermined. Poor Peter" COM
mented an old time traveller. was no
longer an object of consideration with
any party."-London Globe.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
MANSARD'S ROOF.
BY It the Architect Won His Sons Life
From Louis XIV.

TTOHl GOuIS NiNs
The great hall of the Hotel de Vile
of Aries, designed by Mansard, is the
wonder and admiration Of every one
who has seen it on account of the
grOined roof.
In regard to this neighboring cafe
tier tells a somewhat grim story. King
Louis XIV. happened to be passing
through the city Just at the time Man
sard was experimenting the compile
ton of his creation. The roof was sup
ported by powerful pillar. The mon
arch admired the work and congratu-
lated the architect on his design. At
that moment the architect was passing
through great domestic tribulation. He
had a son under sentence Of death, so
he thought it would be a good oppor
tunity to intercede on behalf of the
lad.
Mansard threw himself at the feet of
the king and said: Your majesty sees
in the center that massive column? II
you will spare the life of my son
will remove the unsightly pillar. and
the roof shall stand without support"
"Mansard,' replied the king, IF you
accomplish that miracle | will pardon
your son, but if you fail l will hang
you with him.
The architect removed the pillar
without great difficulty and with the
result desired. The cafetier is a phi
losopher. and he concludes his story
with the reflection that had not Man
sard's son been a scamp the hall at
Aries would be just like any other hall.
London Globe.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
HOLES IN MACAR0NI.
Device by Which the Hollow Strips of
Dough Are Produced.

Device by Which the Hollow Strips of
Dough Are Produced.
Haven't you often asked. How do
they get the holes In macaroni?" Yes.
you undoubtedly have, and unless you
have visited a macaroni factory you
are probably still in doubt. Interest
ing methods are employed in bringing
this food into the form in which it is
placed before the public.
After the dough has been well mixed
and kneaded in a powerful machine it
is ready to~form into macaroni, which
is Of a tube shape about one-fourth
inch in diameter, or spaghetti, which
is a solid stick shape of about one
eighth inch in diameter This is done
by forcing the dough under hydraulic
pressure through a cylinder with fat
circular bronze die or mold at the bot
tom. The macaroni die is full of holes
about one-fourth inch in diameter, and
each hole has small pin in the center
Of it, which is attached to one side of
the macaroni and divides the dough
on one side as it starts through the
hole, but before the dough reaches the
end of the hole the divided side comes
together and remains so, making per-
feet tube. The spaghetti die contains
only plain holes about one-eighth inch
in diameter arranged in groups. When
macaroni and spaghetti come from the
presses or cylinders they are cut into
certain lengths, the length depending
upon whether the curing or drying is
to be done on trays or by hanging over
rods.
In curing or drying macaroni the
length of time varies according to the
process employed and to atmospheric
conditions outside the factory and the
standard of quality maintained. Some
makers require only three days, While
others take as many as six days.
Omaha Bee.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
Wise and Otherwise.

Cold cash makes an excellent
hot weather comfort.
Money talks, but it doesn't.
stutter when it gets tight
If we were a dressmaker we,
would work only on pay trains.
1t usually takes more than one
swallow of liquor to make a man
feel like a bird
When a man falls eff the
water wagon he can sympathize
with the chap who falls out of a
balloon.
But most people who do the
right thing at the right time
earn lot OF money they never
get.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
CHM attic Variation.

There is plenty of evidence going to
show that the climate of North Amer
lea was much warmer than il is now. y
The remains OF the now extinct mann
moth. for instance. which are found
all over ne continent, and especially in
the northern part thereof, prove that a
tropical climate prevailed here at a
very recent date. geologically speaking
There are. of course other evidences.
bat the aonclusiOn to be drawn from
the mammoth is enough to convince US
that where the temperate Tor COLDER
climate now is there once prevailed a
hot climate. such as the now extinct
monsters luxuriated in for centuries.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
IRON IN WATER.
1t Is One of the Most Powerful Flavor
ing Agents Known.

II is one OF the Most Powerful Flavor
ing Agents Known.
What would you consider one of the
most powerful agents with which to
flavor water? Would it be iron?
A half part per million of iron in
water is detachable by taste, and more
than four or five parts make water
unpalatable. In some mineral springs
ironNis the constituent which imparts
a medicinal value to the water, but
ordinarily it is undesirable.
More than 2.5 parts per million in
water used for laundering makes a
stain on clothes. Iron must be remov-
ed from water from which ice is made
or cloudy discolored product will re-
three parts per million in water used
in the manufacture of paper will stain
the paper.
Iron is harmful in water used for
steaming, for it is in equilibrium with
acids which inside the boiler become
ASSOCIATED. with the result that the
free acids corrode the boiler plates, but
the amount of iron carried in solution
by most waters is so small that the
damage it does to steam boilers gen.
orally amounts to little.
Waters having high iron content
have in some places caused an i'm
mense amount of trouble and expense
when used as city supplies, for they
favor the growth of crenOthriX to such
a degree that the water pipes become
clogged with the iron sheaths of the
organism. The removal of iron from
water is sometimes easy and some
times very difficult.-GeolOgical Survey
Bulletin.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
CURIOUS CONTRASTS.
Authors Whose Writings and Methods
of Life Were Contradictory.

Authors Whose Writings and Methods
Of Life Were Contradictory.
A man of genius when he writes a
book and ''all the god comes rushing
into his sour' is in an abnormal state,
and hence lives of men of letters have
often been in glazing contrast to their
writings. Montague tells us t4at he
always observed supercelestial opin-
ions to be accompanied with subterra-
most latitudinarian professors of cpl
cureanism have often lived like an
chorites or trappists. Some Of the
best sea songs have been written by
men who never snuffed a salt water
breeze, stirring war songs have been
written by timid men and women who
would have shrieked at the sight Of a
mouse. and hymns STEPPED in the very
spirit of devotion have been written
by men of doubtful morality, who
were never less at home than in
Christian church. Charles Lamb was
ready to wager that Millions morning
hymn in Paradise was penned at mid
anu we kuOW pOSIuNSiy
Thompson, who sang the praises Of
early rising in the Seasons" used to
lie abed till noon. Sir Richard Steele
could discourse eloquently on temper
ance when he was not drunk. Wood
worth in his "Old Oaken Bucket" sang
the praise OF cold water under the in
SEPARATION of brandy. DR.. Johnson.
who wrote so well on politeness, inter
rupted his opponents with You lie.
sirr' 'You are a vile Wing. sir"
Burns was a compound Of "dirt and
deity" Rousseau. who was always
filling peoples eyes with tears, be-
trayed and slandered his benefactors
in turn and sent his children to the
foundlings hospital. When Moore pro-
posed to Scott to go and see Melrose
abbey, as Sir Walter had described it,
by moonlight. Pooh. pooh." said Scott,
you don't suppose l ever saw it by
onlightr-William Matthews, Sainte-
Beuve's Monday Chats.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
American Sunshine.

Until a man has made the expert
ment it is impossible to believe how
vivid and how severe on British eyes
is the glare Of the American sun, and
also how impossible it is. no matter
how strong British prejudice may be
in that regard. to play golf in the coat
which all the traditions of Scotland
prescribe as decent Very soon the
Briton golf1ng in America will have
cast from him that worse than super
fiuous garment and will be going with
light heart and light raiment-so call
ed lin shirt sleeves'-like the Ameri-
can himself.-London Globe.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
cARBoLIc ACID ANTIDoTE.
Tineture Of Iodine, Il Is Claimed, Gives
Remarkable Results.

Remarkable Results.
Among cases of accidental poisoning
those caused by carboIic acid are the
most frequent. These generally arise
through mistaking a solution Of car
bolic acid for some medicine or, as
occurs very often. for some alcoholic
liquor.
The remedies generally employed in
dealing with this kind Of poisoning
consist in washing the stomach with
alkaline water or pure glycerin. fol-
lowed by the ingestion of alkaline sui
pilates, oil and white of eggs beaten
up. Some years ago. however. DR..
Maberly showed that tincture of 10
dine. administered in fairly large
doses. may give much better results.
On one occasion when called in to
attend a young negro who, thinking
he was drinking whisky. had swallow
ed a quantity of a strong solution Of
carbolic acid and who consequently
was severely burned about the lips and
throat, DR.. Maberly hurriedly made
him swallow a teaspoonful of tincture
Of iodine in a cupful of water. A few
minutes afterward the patient was
able to swallow some milk without any
difficulty, speaking became easier, and
he very soon completely recovered.
The same immediate and complete
effect was obtained on administering
tincture of iodine in doses of five drops
in water In the case of a three-year-
old boy who had just swallowed some
carbolic acid.
Similar success was met with in a
third case Of carbolic acid poisoning
the victim being a child of two years
Of age In this instance the iodine
treatment could not be begun till thir-
ty hours after the ingestion of the poi
son. The alarming symptoms soon dis
appeared under the influence Of tine
ture of iodine given every four hours
in doses Of five drops in a teaspoonful
Of water. The little patient was cured
The tincture of iodine neutralizes the
carbolic or picnic acid by forming
with it an iodophenate. insoluble and
therefore harmless.-Europea Edition
New York Herald.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
Twininq of Plants.

One of the peculiarities to be noticed
in connection with the twining of
plants is the fact that with very few
exceptions all the individuals of one
species always Irvine in the same d.
rection. Most plants Irvine in the op-
posite course to the movement Of the
sun or the hands Of watch. Such
twiners are the morning glory, wis
taria. wax plant. trumpet creeper and
many others Among those which
Irvine in the opposite direction the hop
and wild bindweed. or climbing poly
gonum. are familiar examples Har-
per's Weekly.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
A Lot Of Nerve.

What is monumental gall?
Well, without giving the matter
much investigation we should
answer that it is when a patron
of mail order houses solicits sub
scriptions of local merchants to
help rebuild a barn destroyed by
fire upon which he carried no in
surance. Also When he requests
a card of thanks in local papers
which he has never patronized.-
Danville Messenger.
Or a party going into newspap-
er office that he never patroniz-
ed in his life with lengthy adj
vertisement looking for free
column" in which to have it pub
lished. We had an experience
of that kind last week, but there
was nothing doing. Shelbyville
Sentinel. ~
Or a person who owing three
or four years subscription, writes
you to change his address and
says in his letter chat he enjoys
the paper so much he couldn't
possibly live without it. and when
you send a statement he replies
he never subscribed for the pa
per and can't understand why you
should expect him to pay for it.
We have had instances of the |
kind. but not often. for practic-
ally all Enterprising subscribers !
are honest God-fearing people
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
QUEEN VENUS.
Orbit, Mass and Gravity of the Planet
Twin of Our World.

Orbit, Mass and Gravity of the Planet
Twin of Our World.
Mercury is the nearest of known
planets to King Sol, but Venus comes
next. and in ecceHtricity of solar orbit
AN eccentricity having an average of
about 67,2OO,OOO miles-is the least ir-
regular of the planets. The distance
of Venus from our earth also varies,
with an average or mean of about %
100000 miles at her nearest. the aver
age distance of Venus from our earth
being approximately 16O,O00,OO0 miles
at her farthest
Queen Venus may be called the plan
ct twin of our world. since her mean
diameter and that of our earth are
nearly equal. Nevertheless the differ
ence of some 200 miles in their diam
eters leaves Venus with about 92-100
of the terrestrial volume. Venus mass
or weight approXimates S2-1OO of
that of our planet, and, dividing 80
100 by 92-10O. we get $1,000, which is
Venus density compared with the den
sity of our earth. Venus gravity ap-
proXlmateS S2-1OO that OF our planet.
or, in other words. terrestrial body
weighing 100 pounds would weigh only
eighty-two pounds upon the surface of
Venus.
Queen Venus exhibits phases like our
moon. but possesses no moon herself.
She presents a bright and thickly
clouded appearance and has an atmos-
phere- which is estimated to be from
one and one-half to two times as dense
as our own. This beautiful planet was
seen, of course, by mankind in pre-
historic ages. but the earliest known
record respecting her was in CSC B. c.,
a record engraved upon earthenware
now in possession of the British mu-
seum.-New York Tribune.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
Horse MARKINGS.

Among horses. irrespective or the
question of breed. white is much more
commonly seen on the hind legs, or on
one of them. than on the fore legs.
And when the latter are white it is
practically always true that you will
find white on the hind legs too. Ac-
cording to the Horse World. when
markings are present both behind and
in front those on the hind limbs are
usually the more extensive.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
Superior.

Little Nelly told little Anita, what
she termed a little fib."
Anita-A fb is the same as a story,
and story is the same as lie.
Nelly-No. it's not
Anita-Yes, ii is. because my father
said so. and my father is professor
at the university.
Nelly-I don't care if he is. My ia
Their is real estate man. and he knows
more about lying than your father
does.-United Presbyterian
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
who believe in S hereafter.
Lebanon Enterprise.

Or one of those fellows, who
never spent a cent with the
home paper in his life, to kick
and complain that the local
newspaper has nothing in it any
way, and that he does not care
for such a sheet. He is about
the first man to drop into the
barber shop and ask if the News
Journal is out"
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
Goinq Too Far.

Mrs. Boffin-I read in the paper that
woman in looking after another wo-
man to see what she had on fell out
of window. Mr. Bofin- Well. that
only goes to show that some women
in trying to follow the fashions can go
too far.-Illustrated Bits.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
Got Her Ratified

Manageress Ito customer in tea room.
about to light "A .cigar,-No smoking in
here, sir, please. Customer-But you've
got Smoking Room" on the door
there. Manageress-That is the door
Of the next room. sir. Customer-1ihen
what's it doing in ?-London
Punch
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20

If you are troubled with chronic >
stipation, the mild and gentle effect of,
Chamberlain Tablets makesthem esn
pecially suited to your case. For sale
by PAUL Drug Co.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
EuIIv Irnreeeed

Il see your daughter is engaged to
be married"
AT last"
II hope she realizes that marriage
is serious thing"
You bet she does. We thought
she'd never land this boob."-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
Exempt.

Exempt.
Clerk ito Office boy after senior part
ner has told poor joke)-Why don't
you laugh too? Office Boy-I don't
need to. I'm leaving on Saturday
London Punch.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20

Blobbs-Borrowell is the sort Of fell
low who is always looking for trouble.
Slobbs-Oh. ] don't know. he is al
ways anxious to dodge a creditor
Philadelphia Record.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20

Blobbs-Wome talk about nothing
but their dress. Slobbs-O oh, / don't
know! 1t seems to me I've heard some
of them talk about their hats.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
How II Went.

Il hear you won fifty dollar prize"
II did And have already loaned
out $165. invested 5000 in schemes and
alienated 5000 worth Of other
friends" Post.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20
The American NAVY.

The origin Of the American navy
dates from Oct. IL. 1875. when con
gress authorized the equipment Of two
cruisers.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20

Be not ashamed to b helped. Mar
Gus AureliuB.
The Adair County news., 1911-12-20

"Just then the train entered long
tunnel, and'-
YES, and jack"
mo. he didn't. the stupidr' Tx
change.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11

year 1t will pay big dividends. The
indications are that we will have
three times that amount of grain,
and yet none OF the old line elevators
care to come i'll and handle it.
John a. Dreesman was up from Nj
hill ednesday on his way to Moore,
where he expects to help thresh for
several weeks.
Henry Denny sold his farm on Okla
bench the first of the week to George
Rice and left Wednesday for his old
home in the east.
Oscar Ridgeway spent several days
Of this week in Moore Wlrchasil
seed wheat with which to SOW 1925
acres on his farm near Okla.
G. j. Shanahan of Mill was here
Wednesday talking politics and re-
ligion. Mr.. >haEahan is quite Il flu
ent cOnversationalist, but he can't
play Norwegian whist very we'll.
Monday Albert V. Horn made fin
al Communication proof in Judith Gap
on his homestead in section 33,
township !, range Is. Ills proof
was good one.
George llincley, one of Nihill's
prosperous farmers, was in Judith Gap
Wednesday on business. Mr.. Him
chey has about 100 acres in crop this
year which he says is looking fine.
Sam Lutz and brother-in-law. Peter
Daily, who is visiting at the Lutz
ranch, were in the city Wednesday.
Sam is making arrangements to have
several hundred acres OF sod powed
on his place.
Charles Roberts, who OWNS an ex-
cellent 640-acre farm OH Ross fork,
was in the city Wednesday transact
ing business. Mr.. Roberts has 100
acres in winter wheat and oats which
he saws promises good money-mak-
ing yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. p. Reed were
city visitors yesterday from their
ranch southeast of the city. Mr..
Reed has 10 acres sOwn to flax which
he reports as looking fine and that it
will yield over 20 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Reeds other crops also give pro-
mise of good yields.
Several Judith Gap people went to
Great Falls Tuesday to attend the
circus there Wednesday. The circus
passed through Judith Gap Tuesday
night in four sections coming from
Billings, where only an afternoon
performance was given in order to
make the 25O-mile jump to Great
Falls arriving early next morning.
G. I. Benson. \. l.. Shatfler, and
Geo. p. Reed have been putting ,lp
hay near the W. 4. Neill place in the
SnOwies but had to desist this week
on account of the heavy rains. Mr..
Reed brought an excellent sample of
Sonora spring wheat to the journal
office which was raised OH w. r.
Neill's ranch.
The NJ. E. church ut HobsOn will
be dedicated with impressive services
Sunday, August 18th. Friday, Aug
ust 18th, Brother Van will deliver his
noted lecture on "What Boy Saw
and Heard Oh the Battlefield of Get
tysburg;" on Saturday, August 18th,
at y. NJ. the former pastor, Rev. \.
w. Hammer, will deliver sermon
Sunday, August 18th, at II Il. m.,
and 8 p. M, Bishop Nueson of Oma-
ha will preach and dedicate the
church. At 3p. M, Rev. F.. l..
White of LpWiStOwn will sneak