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The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

In cannot be Transferred to the credit of
another person.
s. Votes can be obtained only By pat
ronizing the firms and products adver-
tised in connection with the contest.
6. The Washington Herald reserves the
right to introduce rev advertisers at any
time during the contest. Contestants
should watch the paper every day for
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retail merchant or manufactured product
may be withdrawn At any time BY Tia
Washington Herald for good reason. In
such event votes will not be counted for
the firm after the date that the adver.
tisement In dropped
T. Contestants may compete only for
the articles to be awarded In their rs.
spective districtsl
g. Candidates are not restricted to
their districts. however. In the matter Of
securing votes Votes may be procured
in any section Of the city and cast for
any contestant. regardless OF districts
9. The contest il now on and continues
until Il o'clock (midnight. February .
1918.
10 The relative standing Of contest
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The Washington Herald from time to
time.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
Wide-awake Contestants Are
Making Big Gains


Washington and children
privileges
organizers will
It's unusual contest that contestants and their supporters required
included
purchases
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
Everybody's Interested in the Display of
Awards and Merchandise.

a exhibit The products display
practically
hand The $25OO Contest unusuao big and
the talk Of the
planning wornhe
Manufacturers retailers the everncreng de-
ovotesa anoverhe cit
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

The Advocate has mpae dfh
votes the eCotetB 4
ttheexr ravoesyo to dorD
mtaeo O
o them creased interested (
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Scientific Toy.

parts, the blade and the handle. The
blade is made from a piece OF wood
six inches long by one inch wide, and
three-eighths of an inch or a little less
in thickness. Choose a piece of soft
wood that will white easily. This Ia
shaved down until rather thin, slant
ing the two ends in opposite direc-
tons, just as in making windmill.
The handle should be OF the same
length, made round one-fourth of an
inch in diameter. 1t will stay In the
blade better IL the hole to receive 1t Ia
square, rather than round, but pin
driven through the joint will make 1t
secure in either case.
To fly it, place the handle between
the flattened palms, as in the illustra-
ton, and draw them forcibly over each
each other. If 1t is well made, a
strong boy can send it 20 feet or more
up in the air, and 80 or 40 In a hori-
zontal direction. Two boys, standing
20 feet or SO apart, can have great
sport with it, as 1t is not 30 easy to
catch as 1t looks, often returning, like
boomerang. from the catcher's very
hands, to fall almost at the feet Of
the sender. II 1t "wobbles," the stem
is either too short or too light for
the blade. II the blades are not slant
ed in the direction shown in the cut,
1t will have to be whirled In the Cd
posite direction.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
LITTLE TOTS READY ANSWER
Fit Very Nicely, Considering Step
mother Got Her Ready Made"
Replied Miss Pollikins.

She was pretty little tot. and
everybody who knew her took pleas
ure in pausing to ask her some kind
Of a question. merely to show an In
terest and for the pleasure OF hear
Ing the musical cadence Of her voice.
Some OF the questions were what
might be termed leading. but for all
she invariably had some kind Of an
answer Among these latter inquiries
was one from an intrusive busybody
who was old enough to know better.
but who belongs to a class Of person
who never learn. Knowing that
the little girl had only recently b.
come the possessor Of . young and
attractive stepmother. with q curl.
osity Unborn she asked her very
frankly:
We'll, Pollikins, how do you like
your stepmother!"
The child raised her blue eyes
gravely, and with her face glowing
with happiness replied:
"Oh, very much, indeed. Mrs. Skill
ington! We fit very nicely, consider
ing that she got US ready made
Judges Library.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
A Russian Baby.

A traveller from Russia says that
dussian babies In Siberia are not
rery attractive, He says that one
day he noticed in one of the houses
curious bundle on a shelf; another
nung from a peg in the wall, and a
bird hung by a rope from the raft
ers-this one the mother was swing
ng. The traveller discovered that
each curious bundle was a child; the
me in the swinging bundle was the
youngest The traveller looked at the
little baby and found 1t SO dirty that
be exclaimed in disgust. why do
you not wash it," The mother looked
1orror-stricken, and calculated, Wash
It! Wash the baby! Why, it would
kill it," What happy country Rus
.ia would be for some boys! Never
70 hear. Wash your face and hands"
1or Have you brushed your hair?"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
BOXING IN EVENING SCHOOL
Successful Educational Enterprises Of
Scotch Mining Town-Clerieal
Members Opposed.

By introducing boxing to the eve
ming school curriculum the school
board of Girkintillock, mining center
several miles from Glasgow, has added
to its reputation for education enter
prise. according to the Glasgow CORE
spondent of the London Chronicle.
Last autumn the local community
at kirkintillock were agitated over a
school board proposal to institute
dancing as one of the evening school
subjects. Mr.. Thomas Johnston.
Glasgow journalist. who was RESPONSE
BILE for the proposal. carried his point
after convincing opponents that
whether the school board took the
initiative or not the youth of the dis
trict would indulge In dancing, and
that 1t was the best policy for the
school board to organize the dancins
In moral atmosphere.
To carry out this proposal the
school board used the town hall and
employed a full orchestra, and 1t was
stipulated that only those youths who
enrolled in one of the other classes In
the evening school would be admitted
to the dancing hall The resolution
was surprisingly successful. Such was
the increase In the number of pupils
enrolled for the evening school that
the board gained extra grants from the
educational department in respect oil
increased attendances, which were 40
tually sufficient to reduce the educa
ton levy on the ratepayers.
Inspired by the success Of the danc
Ing venture Mr.. tombstone urged the
desirability Of boxing ~ an evening
school subject With several clerica
members on the school board thers
was naturally . good deal Of opposi
ton. but Mr.. tombstone argued thsi
they had never attracted the type o.
individual to the evening school whs
most needed this continuation school
Ing. They must get down to the leve
OF these young fellows.
The discussion ended in q clos,
vote. and 1t was only by the castinl
vote OF the chairman that the boar,
agreed to include boxing In the cur
riculum
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
What Deep Piowlnq Has Done.

We wish those farmers who are
skeptical about the value OF deep
blowing could look at 14-acre field of
barley on the Hoard farm as It stands
Just now, says Hoard's Dairyman OF
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The land
was plowed IL inches deep last yea r.
1t was sown about the first OF Nay
with 20 pounds Of alfalfa seed and
three pecks of barley. The stand Of
barley now in comparison with any
other on the farm or in the neighbor-
hood is very striking 1t is thicker,
stronger, taller, and of a deeper color.
Indeed, 1t 10 80 heavy a stand as to
cause some concern about the alfalfa
seeding, There are several things
about 1t that are well worth study
Ing by any thinking. observant
farmer.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
A Phjlanthropjst.

A north side lumber dealer con-
,racted to supply lot of lumber to a
stranger. On looking 1t over he
found it full of knotholes and told his
customer about it frankly.
you may not want this lumber
de said
why not?"
I'm have to be honest with you
It is full of knotholes.'
The stranger only laughed.
I'll take it," he declared "The
lumber is to go around some base
ball grounds Knotholes won't hurt
matters any. was kid myself
once"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Kept Her Word.

Senator Root was talking about
certain resourceful corporation. They
ran get around anything" he said. a
touch of admiration in his voice.
They remind me of Narragansett
girl.
"A Narraganset girl. driving 60
horsepower gray roadster. admitted:
Yes, I've accepted David
why, said the girl beside her,
you told me positively that IL Dave
proposed to you your answer would
be word of two letters"
THE other girl. blushing little.
said softly:
But l answered Dave in Ger
nan.'"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
SATISFIED WITH OLD GAME
Provisions to Ante-Nuptial Agreement
Suggested by Girl Cause Re-
sumption Of Love Making

Before we proceed any further with
our courtship." he said. would it not
be well for us to consider the pre-
nuptial agreement? All the best peo-
pie. you know, are having pre-nuptial
agreements now"
Miss Gaythorne looked at him in
perplexity for moment and then an
swered:
81 don't believe l quite understand
you"
Haven't you read about the pre-
nuptial agreement that was entered
into by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and
Mrs McKim:"
81 don't remember 1t. II did. What
was it,"
They had complete understand
ing concerning the divorce and tho
alimony and the disposition Of the
children and all that sort Of thing, SO
that 1t would be unnecessary for them
to have matters aired in court or pub
lished in the newspapers. II they ever
decided that their marriage was q
failure.
And you wish to have me enter In
to an agreement of that kind?"
1T would simply matters in case
we ever found that our welded life
was not what we expected 1t to BE-.
Very well, l will enter into an
agreement Of that kind II you viii lot
me add few provisions"
What have you in mindr
We'll. for one thing, you are b
agree to always consider me tn
loveliest and most beautiful girl in tha
world. For another. you are to agrsa
that you will never do or say any
thing which might cause me to esas>
to regard you - the ideal man. It vii
be further agreed that neither Of ~
shall cease to love the other without
a sufficient and reasonable cause. an
that"
oh. pshaw, Bessie" he interrupted
what's the use Of considering thu
matter any further. Come on ovsl
and let's resume hugging and kissinl
where we left or"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
A Childish Idea.

why is it, Willie" his mother com
planned, that you won't study? You
can never amount to anything in the
world unless you have an education
and you can never have an education
unless you study. You don't want to
grow up and have to be somebody's
hired man all yoru life, do your"
No" replied Willie.
We'll, then, what do you think Il
going to become of you II you keep
neglecting to get your lessons?"
oh, | can run correspondence
school of some kind, can't I?'
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16

dress Of the person to whom the card
OF booklet is sent. On the front cover
is some such pleasing title as Studies
Of Animal Life. The Hog Family"
On the pages inside are pictures Of
various members of the hog family.
and as the recipient turns to the last
page. on the back cover, he finds him
Ielf looking into the mirror for the last
member of the family, which may be
varied TO represent other animals.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
That Equaiixed Il.

She (pouting)-You don't love me
as much as you did. You used to hold
me on your knees whole hour, and
now you tire in 45 minutes.
He-I love you just as much, dar-
ling but you know while you were
away this summer you gained rs per
sent in weight.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
XIII the Cutworm,

Farmers at all seasons of the year
should watch for the appearance of
cutworms, and should lose no time in
Kidding their premises of this pest i'm
mediately upon their appearance. The
following remedy is recommended BY
several agricultural departments:
Bran, 100 pounds; Paris green. dry, l
pound; sugar, to pounds. Mix
thoroughly and dampen slightly with
water and spread over the section
where the worm appears.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Publicity,

80 you have a grievance against
the newspapers" said the publisher.
YEARLY.
81 have" replied Mr.. Dustin Star.
IF man wants to start business
he has to pay for advertising by the
inch. But when a candidate comes
along 1t is handed to him gratis BY
the column"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
BOY SCOUT PUZZLE SOLVED
Considerable Argument Over Cues
tlon as to Who Made BuIl's-Eye =
Some Ingenuity Required.

When the Boy Scouts held their big
target shoot, which resulted in tie
between Gen. Dick, Col. Tom, and
Capt. Henry. considerable argument
arose as to who made the bullseye.
You see, 1t was acknowledged that
each had scored II points in six
shots.
Now, 1t involves quite respectable
puzzle, for the reason that 1t re-
quires some little ingenuity to pick
out the six which each one must have
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
RIDDLES.

To what question can one answer
nothing but yes?
Answer: The question to which one
can answer nothing but yes" IL:
What does yes spell?"
Why are deep signs like long stock
ings?
Answer: Because they are heigh.
hos (high hose).
Why is miser like a man with a
short memory:
Answer: Because he is always for.
getting.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
MAILING CARD FOR J0KERS
Recipient Sees Many Members Of Hog
Family and Finally Finds Him.
self Looking In Mirror.

There may be two opinions about
the good taste of this Illinois mans
mailing card device. but this Is what
1t is: The card has back cover. in
which small mirror is set. There
are several sheets inside and the front
cover passes and holds the little book
thus formed together. On the back
cover are written the name and ad-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Tin for TOYS.

A shipload Of pieces of tin left over
rom making salmon cans on the Pa
.ific coast was recently sent to Ger
many to be transformed into little
lin soldiers and other toys for chill
iren. Heretofore this product has
aeen entirely wasted
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
That Was Different.

Now, Noguchi, in the matter OF
your wages" said Mrs. De Rich to
the candidate for the office of Jap
anese butler
Money no object" smiled Noguchi
"Oh, indeed How NIGEL" said Mrs
De Rich. You mean that you will
work for nothing?"
mo, no, mol" cried Noguchi. me
mean me no object to money"-Har
per's Weekly.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Boy Scouts Puzzle.

diade to produce three totals Of II
points.
The answer is as follows:
The three tie scores were com
,osed as follows:
First-50, 10, 8. 8, 2, 1. Second
s5. 20. 20, 3. 2. /. Third-25, 20, 10, 10.
l.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
No Political Authority,

What became Of that smart little
office boy you had all during the sum
mer?"
The chief clerk had to fire him"
"Sorter fell down in his work, chi"
MOT altogether. II was all right
as long as he was q part Of the ofice's
baseball controversies, but when he
started to butt in on some Of the fall
politics they had to let him CO."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
One Perfect Boy.

81 never heard Of but one perfect
boy" said Johnny. pensively, as he
sat in the corner doing penance.
And who was that?" asked man
ma
"Papa-when he was little" was
he answer. Then silence reigned for
he space OF FIVE minutes.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
HOMEMADE SCIENTIFIC TOY
Ono Cannot Have Too Many Devices
to Furnish Outdoor Amusement
--latest 10 Shown Herewith.

During the summer days you can't
have too many things to furnish out
door amusement. A lot Of fun can
be had out of the simple little device
here shown. which any boy (or girD
can easily make. There are two
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Business Ways.

His wife is business woman all
right
what makes you say that?'
shes installed time clock in the
hall. and he has to punch it when he
goes out nights and when he gets
back"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16

Out of ten friends very few will be
able to answer the following without
the aid of pencil and paper Try it
yourself first:
What part of 8 is one-third of 1r'
The answer is twoninths.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
BaroaIn Hunter.

Little Loda, aged five, upon being
shown her twin brothers that had ar
rived the night before, said:
well. l never saw such woman a.
mamma is for hunting up bargains!"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Incompetent.

Mrs. Kaller-Cooks are such ignor.
ant things nowadays.
Mrs Justwed-Aren't theyf They
can't do the simplest things. l asked
mine to make some sweetbreads the
other day and she said she couldn't
McCall's Magazine.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
RESERVOIR FOR DRY FARMS
For Gardening and Other Purposes 10
10 Well to Make Careful Study
Of Storage Places.


as bigger ones, constructed under the
superintendence of engineers, have
gone out this spring, and much water
run to waste. When 1t comes to the .
case Of damming up the ordinary ar
roya or dry creek that merely was q
heavy flood when large area has be-
come saturated beyond it's holding ca.
pacity, 1t must be recognized that we !
are endeavoring to accomplish some
thing very difficult, II not In some
cases impossible, unless the dam can
be made to act as an overflow weir In
times Of sudden flood or a point OF
diversion provided higher up for the
Hood waters have and will again
need the whole space across the draw
tor their flow Having In view, how.
ever, the immense Importance Of
reservoir to the dry farm for garden.
Ing and other purposes, 1t is worth
while to make a careful study of all
4 places where water can be stored and
to see II the natural difficulties can.
not be overcome. Rock Is, as a rule.
scarce upon the plains and concrete
dependent on the solidity Of its base
approaches and overhows from the
dam. often necessitating long and ex.
pensive aprons which may become
undermined and fail
In a dry country the soil 10 SO alb
sorbent that It takes a large drain
age area in normal years to prevent
any flow and yet only yesterday ! saw
= gravelly soil become saturated on
a side hill in forty-nve minutes to the
point Of producing = turn OF on land
plowed eight inches deep and the
drainage area was only $50 feet In
depth, or q little less. The ground
had been left with some back burrows
and there were from four to twelve
inches deep where trees had bssn
planted, soil taken for use In other
places and 90 forth. Some Of the
holes filled and overlooked. Some
absorbed the water In accordance
with the amount Of the clay mixed
with the gravel. Only a few Of them
absorbed all the water where the soil
had been removed and 1t fell on
, straight gravel with the burrows
around the lower part OF the lots, the
small space. 200 feet by $50 feet. man
, aged to practically absorb all the
rain and hail, but 1t couldn't hold any
more than the inch and half that
fell: in fact did not take quite all o.
that. The reasons why land will TAX,
cubic foot of water under irriga
ton and be soaked with an inch an,
: half OF rain till run on occur
need not be gone into here. Tn
point Is how are we going to inter
\ cept some of this water for futur
use at a reasonable outlay. In tn
first place the dam must be made a
solid as possible, not be piled up q
straight as IL will stand ready [
wash and settle so soon as stress
put upon 1t and In the next place
should be provided with a very an
pie flow pipe leading water IA
enough away from the foot of tn
dam SO 1t will not cut back durin
the storm period, causing the dam I
fall
e The lower end Of the flow pip
d should be led into ditch, when poss
d BILE, that will distribute the water O
s higher ground rather than allow It t
t run to waste down the creek. Tn
8 land will take this water when 1t a
t lows the rain to run off, as may b
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
STRANGER Than Fiction.

Coming into the city this morning,
sat just behind two lawyers"
We'll. there was nothing remark.
able about that"
There wasn't. Ell? They were not
talking shop"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Maxine Button Holes.

Ldttle Bess-How do you make but
ton holes, Nellie?
Little Nell-Oh, Just take a hole and
sew eye-winkers al round II.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16

Henry-Do you think she would ac-
,spt me IL should propose?
Ethel-Why, Of course She has
accepted lots worse looking chaps
thap you
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16

Mr.. Askitt-Why is It. doctor, that
so many men are having nervous
prostration. They didn't used to have
In the old days.
The Old Doctor-No; in the old
days, you see, we used to call 1t de-
llrium tremens.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16

Beauty may be only skin deep. but
goes clear to the bone.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-11-20

Las declaraciOnes del doctor Creel
son muy oportunas, porque nos dan una
orientaci6n clara acerca del dia en- que
San Juan ha de ser declarado puerto
limpio por nuestras autoridades santa
riaS
La Ultima rata infectada fue cOgida
el once de septiembre, y ell 1ltimo caso
de peste ocurri6 dos dfas despues va
han pasado nueye semanaS sin haberse
regiStrado nj un case de peste. nj una
rata infectada Faltan solo p dias pa
ra que nuestro puerto sea ofcialmente
declarado puerto limpio.
Y el trece de diciembre pr6ximo 10
sera. no hay duda alguna, porque afor-
tunadamente puede va afirmarse que
aqui no hay peste, aun cuando la pre-
vision justifcada de las autoridades sa-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-11-20
Dana fa llecida

Tn cable que ha recibido anteavpr
nuestro il~,tIe amigo el licenciado don
Jose d. nie~o = traio una notioia iris
tisima: En- Palma de Malorca, donde
habia lido en- viaie de recrao hace unos
meseS, falleci6 la honorabilisima DANA
dona Georgina Mangual de Blanes; ps-
posa de don Rafael Blanes. prpstigioso
cabaIlero eSpanol, Y madre politica de
nueStros amigos los licenciadoS de Diego
y Mestre y del doctor Gonzalez Marti-
neZ
La dama falpcida tenia meritos her
moSoS. aItlsimaS v1rtudes que la conquis-
taron TN gran puesto en- la Sociedad,
perteneciendo ella la mas selecta.
I'm afecto cnIanable en- Mayaguez. don
de todo ell mundo la queria la admi-
raba.
No hay para one deeir cuanto lamen-
tamOS eSta gran desgra ia.
Sa.ben los deudos de la sei1ora Man
gual que ell BOLETIN comparte con
ellos su hondisima pena.