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The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Our First Cup of Tea.

The first cup Of tea made in this
country was brewed on the Shapleigh
estate in Eliot y. H., it is said, early
In the seventeenth century. Nicholas
Shapleigh Of England, a rich tea deal
er, fitted out an expedition in 1923.
placed his sOn-in-law in command and
directed him to explore a portion Of
the new world. The sOn-in-law landed
at Kittery Point. and two years later
Nicholas settled in what is now Eliot.
The estate is still owned by his de-
scendants.-BOstOn Globe.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
ANCIENT EMBALMERS.
The Motives Which lmpelIed the Egyp-
tians to Preserve the Bodies
Of Their Dead.

To appreciate the motives which i'm
PEELED the ancient Egyptians to invent
the art Of embalming it is necessary
to throw our minds back nearly sixty
centuries. Then Egyptians were in
the habit Of burying their dead in
shallow holes Scraped in the soil i'm
mediately beyond the limits of the
narrow strip of cultivated land. As
the result Of placing the body in hot
dry sand it frequently happened that,
instead Of undergoing a process Of
decay, it became desiccated and pre-
served in an ncorruptible form for
an indefinite time. The burial of valu-
able and useful objects with the dead
naturally led to grave rObbing. which
was already common in the earliest
known prehistoric times IL. Egypt.
This plundering Of graves must have
taught the people at large that the
forces of nature were often sufficient
to preserve a dead body. In this way
it became a part of the religion Of the
Egyptians to regard the preservation
OF the body as the condition Of the
attainment of immortality,
The early Egyptians learned that the
body when placed in a coffin or buried
in a rock tomb usually underwent de-
composition. It was a widespread be
lief that the stone "ate the fiesh'-
hence the word 'sarcOphagus-' Arti-
fetal mummifcatiOn, therefore, had it's
origin in an attempt to deprive the
grave of its victory.-British Medical
journal
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
PARIS STOCKHOLDERS.
When They Fail They Are Always
Treated as Criminals.

Treated as Criminals,
An agent de change paris stock
broker can under the rule of the code
Of commerce never be adjudged bank
rupt pure and simple, his insolvency
always involving more or less criminal
responsibility In the absence OF
fraud the penalty is hard labor for a
term. but in case Of fraud the punish
ment is no less than hard labor for
life. The public. however. never suf-
fers from the insolvency Of an agent
de change, because his liabilities, ne
matter what they amount to, are a.
ways taken care of and IiqUidated in
full by the other members Of the cor
pOTatiOn, who contribute ObligatOrily
each year to a sort of insurance fu0d
or reserve for this purpose. Besides,
each of them must before being APP
pointed make "A deposit Of 250,O00 or
100000 francs at the treasury, which
allows them an interest of 2112 per cent.
An agent de change, according to
section 50 of the code of commerce,
must net transact any commercial or
banking business for his own account
He must have no financial interest In
any commercial enterprise, whether 10
his own name or under an assumed
name. He cannot even receive pay
ment or settle any account on behalf
of his clients The penalty for the
violation of this rule may be a fine Of
1900 francs and eventually the dis
missal of the offender.-Moody' Nag9-
zine
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
The Joined Fragments.

Waiter What will you have, sir:
Customer Cooking over the Testau-
rant bill of farel-Permit me to cOgi
tate In the correlation of forces it Is
a recognized property of atomic frag-
ments, whatever their age, to join,
and
Waiter Shouts across the hall)-Hash
for One!-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Northern Eskimos,

The northern EskimOs have absO
lutely none of the cOnveniences Of civ
flization. The weapons they use In
the hunt are tipped with bone or, more
usually, with native copper, which
they work quite skillfully. Bows and
arrows and sealing spears, with hide
canoes, constitute the outfit. Vegeta-
bles are unknown in those ATTITUDES.
and they subsist wholly on flesh and
fish
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Everz woman can Lac That GlOry # Sac Wishes IL

This &c for vsu No more soft long beautiful halT
that need not be put retiring Do want THIS
Of auan L y
Scalp Specialist Denver Colo who astonishing the "oo WI"
her arto 49,
My best advertisement With these fTeatmeGtS % y @ f
e wears What my doing for hundr6 OF others and
with Scalp Preparations MY
treatment stops breaking off, split ends removes
thick how thn straight from
will show WondeTtu
interested treat
,llov mail Write SEND
testimonials
enclosed need
when enclosed am the
who show the public
first began treating Send for booklet
these preparations
IKE them world The T. D. P Scientific Scalp Preparation
Perkins, sole agent
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Family Preserves.

The following recipe was sent TO
the editor Of a newspaper who had
established a household column. II
was evidently given by a person Of
experience:
To make a good jam place one fin
ger or possibly two lightly on the up
per edge Of an open desk or bureau
drawer, close the drawer quickly with
the other hand and keep closed for
two or three seconds.
Open it, remove the finger or fingers,
adding plenty of interjectiOns. This
recipe has been tried by every mem
Der Of my family and has never failed
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Orusn Pines.

The names Of the different parts Of
an organ pipe are interesting. For in
stance, the air is forced in through a
hole in the pointed toe of the pipe.
goes through the fiue Ghe slit cut in
the side) and strikes the lip. In some
cases it then hits the beard "a metal
cylinder attached just below the open
ing and rebounds against the lip, pro-
ducing a double vibration. There is
also a tongue, and the upper part is
called the barrel-Exchange
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Old Acouaint5nces

Mrs. Won Queer says that in a pre-
viOus existence she was a stray cat
in a medieval alley"
That's funny. l wonder If she re-
calls the gentleman in the purple vel
vet dOublet who opened the easement
In the castle tower and flung a boot
Jack at her! That was me"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
EauItnndinn

Often the most unhappy people are
those who have lost the art of admira-
ton and become experts in the art of
faultfnding Beauty is everywhere,
but they see it not because of the
flaws somewhere below it. FauItfnd-
ers should turn their magnifying
glasses upon themselves and there dis
cover why they are not loved.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
A WiIIina Witness.

''Did his actions have an air Of veri-
simiiitudeY' the lawyer asked the wit
ness.
"What was that. sir?
'T say, did his conduct wear an air
OF verisimilitude"
"Oh," replied the witness. Sure!
He was versimilitudin' all round the
place" Saturday Evening Post.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Dead Authors.

The society of dead authors has this
advantage over that of living men
they never fatter US TO our faces. or
slander US behind our backs. or intrude
upon our privacy, or quit their shelves
until we take them dOwn.-CoIton.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Conversation,

Conversation warns the mind, enIiv-
ems the imagination and is continually
starting fresh game, which is immedi-
ately pursued and taken and which
would never have occurred in the dull
er intercourse Of epistolary correspond
ence.-Franklin.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
N g EarfhnIIaLCa

The secretary of agriculture asked
the chief Of the weather bureau, "As
scientific man. can you tell me any
thing definite about an eaFthquakeP
Certainly l can" replied the wealth
er man. who is witty as well as wise.
"An earthquake is a great movement
In real estate. st. Louis Republic.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Breakfast Habits.

Mrs. X.-When my husband stays
out all night l refuse to get him any
breakfast
Mrs. Y.-When my husband stays out
all night he never wants any.-BOstOn
Transcript
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
What they're Not Dninn-

When two women get their heads to-
gether in a parlOr it's a safe bet that
they're not discussing the weather.
Detroit Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Some Balm.

Duke, I'm sorry" said the million
aire. but my daughter can't marry
you"
'aThen have loved in vain?'
''Not wholly, duke. Here's $50 for
you"
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Women and Their Idols,

Women adore idols"
do they?"
Don't they? Why, when a wom-
ans idol proves human she's stronger
for it than ever."-TOledO Blade
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Re ssurIud

Terrified Rider Gn hired motorcar)-
say-I say-yOu're going much too
fast. Chauffeur-Oh, you're all right,
sir. We always insures our passen-
gers.-LOndOn Punch.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
The Fluent Speaker.

"Pa, what's a fluent speaker"
zone Of the kind you are glad to hear
because the things he says never cause
you to change your opinion. ."-Lesie's S
Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
A Genial Reply.

Mrs. Wiggs-John, what is an abso-
lutte vacuum? Wiggs-An absolute
vacuum, my dear, is something that
exists only in your mind.-ChicagO
News.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Her low.

"How did you get along at the card
party?'
'Fine. My husband lost five games
that he couldn't blame me for DE
tFoit Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
This Tells The Story LopyrtGhted ,ud5ch @4th' ~
Woman, Stop, Wait, Listen, Eead

Madam T D. Perkins Coor who has spent hYe years IN
all globe III he
Of the hair and scalp No dark skin MADAM Feh:
method u
vatng beauting growing the hair will your haF mere
to been SuCCeu
an others have failed you written her: It not and you want
4-cent
write your plain expect reply 10"
Tf Woman have long hair glory to herI Cor HIS
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

This is the best day the world has
ever seen. Tomorrow will be better
R A. Campbell.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

The wicked are always ungrateful.
-Cervantes.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

g. o To
HOL ME- 81 II o T F /
$50 Virginia Ave., S. H.
est Afro-American Accommodation in
the District
EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN
PLAN
Good Rooms and Lodging SOC, 75c
and $I0O. Comfortably Heated
By Steam CiVs as cGN
Ianes Ottoway iHolmss, Proprietor
Washington. D c.
Phone Main 2315
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
NO. so.

bulletins are intended TO bring
the Importance of such factors to
the attention OF the prospective
settlers in regions of limited rain
fall The bulletins also contain
tables showing the normal rain
fall for practically every station
in these regions where precipita-
ton records are available, the
tables being supplemented by
State maps showing at a glance
the distribution of the rainfall in
the State.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
New Telephone Directory

Copy has been furnished The
Mail Office for a new telephone
directory for our local system
and long distance connections
The new directory will be in the
hands Of the subscribers in a few
days, and promises to be the
best we have ever had. The
leading aud more progressive
merchants of the city have
shown much interest and a de
sire to boost for all local enter.
prlses as we'll as their own bust.
ness. They are certainly de
serving of the patronage of the
people of WinsloW. If you are
a subscriber look the book
through and patronize those
who ask for your patronage
If you are not a subscriber a
copy of the directory may be
had by telephoning or calling at
the telephone Office
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
The WATER
GAVE OUT

1t is more difficult now than it
used to be to secure a piece Of
government land. AS the public
domain has been shrinking in
area the government has grown
more vigilant i'll compelling OBJ
servance OF the law relating to
the manner in which such land
may be secured. There was a
time, however, when it was COM
paratively easy for land grab
bers to get title to as much land
as they wanted with the aid OF
few accommoda ting witnesses
Fred Dennett, Commissioner
of the General Land Office, tells
a story illustrating how this
was sometimes done, and show
ing incidentally that there are
men who have a fine sense of the
technicalities of the law.
Under the Desert Land Act it
is necessary, in order to prove
upon a claim, to produce evi.
dence that the claim has taken
water on to every legal subdi.
vision OF his entry. A certain
claimant, says the Commission
er, took a party of witnesses in
a blackboard to drive over his
claim so that they would be able
to testify regarding his compli
ance of the law. He was a con.
scientious man and wanted no
one to swear to anything but
the actual truth. He according.
ly tied a bottle of water behind
the blackboard and then he pune
tiliously drove over the land and
every legal subdivision thereof.
This being accomplished, the
witnesses were given blank
forms to fill out, and they were
about to make affidavit to the
allegations therein set forth
when one OF them stopped and
pointing to the bottle, showed
his comrades that the cork had
come out OF it and that the
water had escaped.
"Gentlelnen," he said, II can t
sign this ahi lavit, How do |
know there was any water III
the bottle when we drove over
the claim?"
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
CALIFORNIA AND
THE RECALL

The initiative, referendum and
recall for all cities and towns in
California becomes law in six
ty days. Governor Johnson has
signed the measure passed by
the legislature. All elective mu-
nicipal officers may be recalled
four months after they assum e
office upon petition of twenty
five per cent. of the registered
voters of the town. Tie official
sought to be recalled will be sub
lect to an election and must
leave office Immediately if anoth-
er man receives the majority Of
votes. The initiative and refer
endum can he invoked upon pc
tition of % per cent. of the leg
islatOrs. Unless the governing
body passes or vetoes the meas
ures desired within thirty days,
an election will be held toenable
the people to pass upon the
measures. If the petition CAR
rles only 10 per cent. of the vo-
ters and the governing body re-
fuses to act, the measures come
up for a vote of the people at
the next regular municipal cleo
tiOn.-The COmmOner.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
The Architect of Memory

business must be and known Advertising is
the architect of Its sole first aim to fix some
proposition the mind whether trade mark, bargain
a name idea 1t is the polished steel rails over which
craftsmanship rides business be
and known Put a business in cellar without windows
and nothing about and might light
brilliantly and carry the finest goods and the only result
would be stack of receipts and light bills There is
business without advertising, there advertis.
tising without business.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

shutting our eyes to the fact
that Judges are made of the same
kind of clay that was employed
on the rest of us, and it isjust as
we'll that the Judge should have
before his eyes constantly the
possibility OF a rebuke If he goes
contrary to the sense OF justice
in the hearts of the people. A
Judge will be respected as long
as he deserves respect, and why
longer? If a Judge betrays his
trust it is better to let his sin
fall upon himself than to have it
rest upon the judici airy. There
will be more respect for the court
rather than less when the peo
pie have it IN their power to re-
move an unfaithful servant. /.
Now, if a Judge rests under sus-
picion the distrust is apt to
spread to his associates, but
when the people have the right
in their own hands their failure
to use it is an answer to the crit
1cism of an official
But suppose mista ke should
be made occasionally-that is
not a sufficient in die m e n
against the system. Mistakes
are to be expected just as our
constitutions contemplate the
possibility of officials, even
Judges, proving false to their
trust. Why is the power of i'm
peachment lodged in the legisla
ture except upon the theory that
a judge may deserve 1mpeach
ment? The recall is form OF
impeachment in which the peo-
pie act as a jury, and they can
be trusted much better than any
senate, even the senate of the
United States. After the seat
ing of Senator Lorimer who will
claim that the United States
: / @esiIate 10 "A better body to try an
official charged with corruption
than the people themselves?
The recall is coming and when
it has come we shall have a
higher standard of integrity and
a more jealous regard on the
part of our officials for justice
and the public welfare The
| Commoner.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Don't hesitate longer on buy.
ing that new suit. Do it now.
BABBITT BROS. y

insurance companies are issu-
ing for a term of three years at
double the annual rates policies
covering B or { class mercantile
buildings mot contents) occu-
pied exclusively for mercantile
purposes, and for office, lodge
hall, public hall without mova
ble scenery Hotel or dwelling
purposes provides a 70 per cent
co-1nsurance clause be made part
OF each and every policy cover
lug such mercantile risks.
The above was authorized
March ~, 1911, by the Board
Of Fire Underwriters OF the Pa
cifc. SPELLMrRE & LYONS,
Fire Insurance,
Winslow, Ariz.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
All kinds of fresh fish to be had
every Thursday at the City
Meat Market.

Passenger trahc on the Santa
Fe, both east and west bound
is unusually heavy at the pres
eat time, the west bound move
ment being principally caused
by the colonists rates to the
coast. Train No. 4, the fast
and fancy high-class train of the
Santa Fe, is being run in two
sections on Tuesdays and Fri
days and it is thought that even
this addition will be insufficient
to accommodate all those de-
string to return east over this
route.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

Mr.. Thos. F. Dye, president OF
Navajo Nest of the Order OF
Owls, of Winslow, has been ap
pointed an organizer for that or
ganization and was at Flagstaff
Saturday and Sunday last doing
the preliminary work of org aniz-
ing a nest there. Mr.. Dve states
that he has already about twen-
tyfve names signed to the char
ter roll and he is going there
again next Sunday to complete
the work of organiza ton, when
he hopes to have at least fifty
members enrolled.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Maccabee Rummage Sale

The local hive of the Ladies of
the Mactabees held rummaye
sale last week at the home of
Mrs | Johnson, in one of The
company tents across the track.
The Maccahees netted neat sum
as result OF the sale, as we'll as
having very pleasant afternoon
the gat herring proving to he Il
social event as well as business
affair.
Mrs. Johnson, who is the mo-
ther of Fireman Sparks, and has
been i'll Wlnslow about a year,
proved 20 be the life of the affair
and has offered the following
verses descriptive of the event:
On March 18th rummage sale is
what we heard,
At Lady Johnson's tent, she gave
+ her word,
SO hear they came, both great
and small,
Everyone with bundles almost
too tall.
Out i'll the back lot canvas was
spread,
Oh, how cool and inviting, they
all SAID,
Yes, the shade is just right,
We will sell rags with all our
might.
There were pants, vests, shirts,
whole dresses,
Yes, and fine beautiful skirts,
A whole wardrobe for baby,
Hats, coats and q gentlemans
cady.
We had just arranged our goods
in order
When here they came from across
the border.
They came in groups Of three and
four
And crowded us clean up to the
tent door
They all smiled at us, ala ck,
We all bowed and smiled back,
They looked at this and looked
at that,
Smiled again and down they sat.
Our ladies should be SO proud,
For, let me tell you. one in oar
crowd
Can talk and understand Span
1sh, too,
Those Mexicans found it So be-
fore they wete through
We sold every thing, yes, every
rag,
One dear old coat was left to lag,
But q friendly lady from another
order
Came to the rescue, and said for
my rug
This dear old thing OF gray will
make a beautiful border,
So she gathered it loveingly i'll
her arms and carried it across
the way.
This ended the work OF our long
successful day.
Some may call this hive slow.
If SO, they do not know,
For tell you i'll this order there
IS ability and snap,
But for their talk we donot give
. rap.
Mrs !. A Uphotf left Wednts-
day evening for her former home
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

$ When you Want meats or vege-
tables call at the City Meat
Market. We carry only the best.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

Rev. J. Redwood Jenkins of
Prescott will hold services in St.
Paul's Episcopal church Sunday
morning at II O'Clock, sermon
and holy communion. Evening
service at 7;45 With sermon. A
cordial invita- ton is extended to
all,
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01

At the school election last Sat.
urday Mr.. Riley Walcott was
elected to succeed Mr.. V c. Proc
tor. The following shows the
number of votes cast for each
candidate:
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
DRY FARMING
IN THE WEST

=
OF Agriculture keeps pretty busy
saving wood and working for
the agricultural Advancement of
the country One Of the greatest
things which the Secretary has
done has been the encouragement
OF the farmers in the seni-arid
sections of the United States
where the rainfall has been ac-
counted insufficient for agricult-
ure, but where, with scientific
methods, it has been demon
strated that good crops can be
raised and the b ,undaries of the
Great America Desert can be
pushed back upon the map until
the alleged desert shrinks up al
most to nothingness.
The United States Department
of Agriculture has for several
years been carrying on investi-
cations and accommodating data
regarding dry land agriculture in
the Great Plains, and in compli.
arce with the urgent demand
made by settlers, actual and
prospective, for Information con
cerning the best methods of farm
ing in that section, it has issued
two bulletin, giving publicity to
such facts and figures as have
direct bearing on the subject, al
though it is not claimed that
sufficient data have been accurnu-
lated to form a basis for final
conclusions.
The results announced are,
however, of sufficient Importance
to deserve careful consideration,
and they throw strong lightupon
the controverted questions of
summer tillage, continuous crop
ping and crop rotation, and show
that in addition to actual rain
fall the questions of evaporation
and run-of have much to do with
the successful production of crops
in those sections. Accurate in
formation regarding the precipi-
tation in many sections of the
West is now available as the re-
suit OF the extended opera t1ons
of the United States Weather
Bureau, many of the records are
complete for years, and being of
value to the prospective settler,
have been computed in rainfall
tables and have been included in
the bulletins.
The bulletins treat to a greater
or less degree upon continuous
cropping as compared with alter
nate cropping and summer til
lage, upon crop rotation com
pared with continuous cropping,
and the relative farm value of
crops of wheat, oats and barley
as produced by the various rota,
tions and by continuous crop
ping. The question as to the
relative merit of disking the corn
stubble for spring wheat and
oats and summer tillage, and
the relative merits of fall and
spring blowing receive consider
able attention and are discussed
in one or the other of the bulle-
tins in connection with the dis
tr1butlon of rainfall, raplditv of
evaporation, and the amount OF
moisture conserved by the diff
ferent processes,
Prospective settlers are apt to
give very little attention to the
climate features other than the
total rainfall They do not al
ways assure themselves that the
figures given fof particular
region represent the normal rain
fall and not simply the rainfall
for d single year hey igne re
almost completely tic frequency
of torrtntiaI rains, the seasonal
distribution of the ram. the loss
of water through water run off, !
the occurrence of hail and the