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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
OLD FLEET PATCHED UP
Windjammers Of All Kinds Are Being
overhaued and Pressed Into
Grain Carrying on Pacific.

Vancouver, b. C.-With a bumper
crop Of barley estimated at 100000
tons, California grain men stand to
lose immense sums owing to the lack
Of tonnage for handling the crops. The
utmost carrying capacity Of all the
vessels in sight is between $4,000 to
10000 tons The ships Of England and
other nations, which formerly had am
pie space for the grain have all their
tonnage taken months ahead and most
OF them are engaged elsewhere at
such high rates that they are not con
sidering Pacific coast shipments.
The situation in California is a
sample Of what pertains to the whole
coast, scarcity OF tonnage will be felt
more acutclT toward the end of the
year il IS claimed
Old sailing ships which had been
towed to the Oakland estuary as OBJ
solete in view Of the growth OF ship
ments by steamers a few years ago
are being ovcrhauled and patched up
to handle the grain in the absence Of
steamer tonnage The estuary for
the last six years has become a land
mark because OF the presence OF the
immense fleet Of sailing ships which
had been moored there TO rot
Among the boats are the Ferris s
Thompson, Halcyon, Lurline. Reuce,
Charmer California. Sonoma. Beulah.
Little Bonnie, Diamond Head, Balboa
and host of others, consisting of
schOoners, banks. brigantines and full
rugged ships
Most of the vessels have been strip.
ped of their boats and gear but many
Of them have been kept up in a half,
interested manner 1t was believed
that the days Of the windjammer
were past and the whole fleet could
have been bought for a song
Now even the worst Of the old lrulks
is being hauled out and patched up to
make a voyage or two, and some OF
them will be unable to pass the in
! spectors. The freight situation has
brought the windiammers to the fore
once more, and they are as much in
demand as they were before steam
ships became general.-Vancouvel
Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
BENEFITS OF THE WIRELESS
Lighthcuuea In Obscure Places Are
Soon 70 Be Equipped Win Means
Of Communication.

There was a time when tlAc keepers
OF lonely lighthouse stations were
greatly 70 be pltlod aud when some
went insane from solitude Soon these
men will be In topch with the ansirs
Of the world. and learn the news as
quickly as tho man who reads the
latest editions OF the newspapers.
For II has been proposed that In
some OF the lighthouses along our
coasts a wireless equipment should
be Installed, and supplement the work
now done by the beacon light The
adyisability Of doing this is being care
fully considered by government ez'
perts, and tests are being made with
these blind lighthouses" as they are
called.
This plan seems very reasonable
To-Day these great land beacons throw
out Hash signal or sweep or light, so
that vessel can recognize a parucu-
lar lighthouse miles at sea. In very
clear weather the most powerful OF
these lights are visible upward OF
forty miles, most OF them, however.
having a much shorter range.
A warning by wireless may, OF
course be thrown hundreds or miles
to sea, telling a vessel many hours
IN advance that she is approaching a
dangerous coast writes Francis
Arrold in the St Nicholas Nor is
this all. For. in the experiments now
being carried on, these wireless signals
dc more than warn ships at sea OF the
pcrils OF the shore-they actually en-
able a ship to calculate its exact posi-
ton. even should 1t be In the midst OF
the thlckest fog or most binding
storm The wireless. OF blind. light
houses flash their position. and the
master OF a ship receiving messages
from two or more such points on shore
can readily figure out his own position
b.; a simple process Of trlangulation.
Such an extension Of the wonderful
system Of wireless communication
makes us realiz that we have prob
ably only begun to enjoy the benefits
chat this great discovery is destined
to confer on humanity.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
TOURS WORLD IN WOOD SHOES
HoIIander Asserts In Atlanta He "
Only Man Who Has Done
This Feat

Atlanta, Ga--Lieut. Nordwan Hol.
lander, who says he is the only man
who has circled the globe in wooden
shoes, arrived in Atlanta. He resigned
from the army six years ago, accord
ing to his story. Starting from Am
sterdam he walked through every
country in Europe, then Africa. India
and China, Two years ago he landed
at San Francisco.
After visiting Alaska he walked
across the United States, passing
through Butte, Mont; Salt Lake City,
Denver, Kansas City st. Louis. In.
dianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo, Mon.
treal, Boston, New York, Washington.
D. c.. Charlotte, N. c., to Atlanta. He
now is en- route to Florida, accompa-
MED by his sister, Wilhelmina.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
Fifteen-Months-O English YoungsteP
Is Champion Weight Litter
of His Class.

London.-A baby who is probably
the champion weight litter of the world
lives at knights Park, Kingston-on-
Thames. Leslie Heather is the fifteen
months-old Samson, and his two favor
lite playthings are his mothers fat
irons and a wooden horse, but the
horse is a bad second.
Proudly Leslie displays his prowess
in lifting weights. His father, who
is a constable in the Kingston force
took him into the garden with his be-
loved fiatirons recently.
Leslies eyes glistened with pride
when daddy" ordered him to pick
the iron up Slowly he bent, and
stretching out his chubby right hand
grasped a four-pound flatiron.
But he had mightier strength still
Without dropping the fourpound
weight, he picked up another tatiron.
six pounds in weight and then held
tine two weights aloft.
HE just loves to try his strength
with my fatirons," said Mrs. Heather.
He started this weight lifting month
ago His uncle was lying on the sofa,
when Leslie came struggling along
with two fiatirons in his hands and
placed them on the sofa.
"Since then he has been fascinated
by them and likes them better than
his horse.
Last March he took a special prize
at a Kingston baby show. He has six
brothers and sisters, all older than he
is, but they dare not tease him, be
cause he is quite able to attack them.
Leslie was fifteen months old or
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
ELECTRICAL
@NOTESS61
Ocean telegraph cables cost $1,000

Ocean telegraph cables cost $2.Oa0
q mile.
Worn out machinery is now repaired
by electric welding
The first cable was laid at BirmlhS-
ham, England, in 1887.
California dates are now ripened
artificially in electric ovens
= More than half million people viz
tied the recent Boston electric show,
Wireless communication between
airships has been successfully tried
in Germany.
Perry, Kan, a town Of but 300 popu.
lltion, has a twenty-four hour ele,,,
trical service.
An electric motor has been devised
for application to sewing machines IN
| private homes.
| The water courses of the state OF
Washington have been estimated to be
capable of supplying 100000 horse
powe-.
A ceiling rosette for electric lights
that a Massachusetts man has
patented has a shock absorber con
cealed within 1t.
Harness to enable a man to carry
upon his back small electric motor
for driving tools has been patented
by Georgia man.
Tungsten lamp filaments will lata
longer If a weak current be kept run.
ming through them, enough to keep
them a. a dull red
In the number of telephones in pro,
portion of population, Iowa, Nebraska.
Washington, Nevada and California
lead the other states.
Work has been started for the
erection Of the permanent hydro-elcc.
trio station at the spillway of Gatun
dam OF the Panama canal.
Electrical crib warmers, in which
the temperature can be regulated
have been installed in a hospital for
children in Philadelphia.
A speed exceeding two miles a min
ute has been made by cars on a short
German electric railroad built by army
officers for experimenting.
The first electrically driven steam
FIRE engine in the United States has
been added to the equipment OF the
New York fire department.
Since October l Germany has re
auired wireless equipment on all pas
senger steamers carrying seventy-fv,
or more persons, including crews.
The Italian government has unde
construction a very high-power wire
less station at Brindisi, at which poin
: it is hoped to hold communication
, with Tripoli and Egypt
Motor cars for laborers have aImos
, entirely displaced handcars on rail
roads. They are economical becaus,
they deliver the men at the place o
operations in good condition.
, A complete telephone transmitte
} which folds into a watch case ha
! been invented to relieve a person Q
. the unpleasant necessity Of using a
insanitary public instrument
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
NEW CIVIL GOVERNOR OF CANAL ZONE

President Taft has rendered to
Col. G. W. Goethals, U. S. A, chief
engineer of the Panama canal and
the colonel has accepted the post OF
civil governor OF the canal zone.
The change of government on the
isthmus will take place probably in
the spring Colonel Goethals will
serve as civil governor until the canal
is formally opened on January 1, 1915
The first vessel will be sent
through the canal, barring the I'M
foreseen, Sept. %, 1913, on the four
hundredt1 anniversary Of the discov.
ery of the Pacific From then until
the formal opening the canal will be
operated as a sample" for training
Of the operating force, the getting of
everything in final shipshape, etc.
The canal, according to Colonel
Goethals, is now more than rs per
cent completed, and July l next will
see It ready for the turning in of the
water. It is apprehended that the
entrance and presence Of the water
may cause some further slides of the
Culebra cut, but the expectation is {
material thus deposited in the big ditto
Colonel Goethals intends, when q
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
EXCELLENT FOR WINTER USE
Device Arranged for Warming Beds
During Severe Cold Weather
Also for Nurses Lamp.

A device for making use of an ordi
nary incandescent lamp to warm up
the bed before retiring during the cold
fall and winter months is the subject
of a patent issued to John Alder,
Boise, Idaho
The lamp is mounted upon one wall
Of an enclosing drum lined with
asbestos or other suitable material
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29

St Episcopal church,
S McDouga H.
Ziegmeier
Montpelier, VT, In 1887
should he declared today that who begins to ride
throughout his will
of physical exercise that will be
n
is ride
early with
benefit
remember riding with George Bancroft the historian He
what ascribed
and he pointed his horse
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29

a particularly handsome dressing case
with my monogram on most of the
articles in 1t. l took it back with my
own hands in order not to hurt the do
nor's feeling in any way. / believe
he still cannot understand me. Tact
is certainly required in some cases.
Personally hold that If wedding
gifts must be given at all, they
should be given by the bride and bride
groom to their friends TO signalize
their happy union, rather than the 9TH
er way about have done this myself
to some extent"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29

OF giving wedding gifts, and made no
exception in his own favor or even his
wife's.
1T is hard to break the lance with
convention" said Mr.. Samuel. The
majority Of my friends knew my
wishes, fortunately, and took them Sc
riously, but others, who either had
not heard or did not believe my In
tention, sent gifts in the old familiar
way They have all gone back"
Mr. Samuel explained that it had
been a delicate matter
Take the case" he remarked, "ol
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
S&He&
ELECTRICAL,
@2WORLD6
FOR HEATING A WATER TANK
Electrical Apparatus Takes Up Little
Room and ls Easily Controlled
Cost 10 Small.

The tank heater. shown In the Illus
tration below. Is an electrical device
fc heating the contents OF hot water
tanks.
The electric heater may be- easily
installed under any tank supplying
hot water for household use. II is
about two feet in length and three
inches in diameter.
This heater operates in the same
manner as a gas heater. the water
In the tank circulating through the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
Tank Heater.

heater. II will heat 30 gallons in as
minutes at a cost OF less than one
half cent a gallon and with no odors
nor dangerous exhalations.
A switch controlling this heater may
DO located In any place desired. 1t
may be placed upstairs, so that It ia
not necessary to go to the cellar to
start the heater.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
rmpersonates Parent; Is Arrested.

Lexington, Ky.-Henry B. Stewart
and Mamie B. Wells, fourteen years
old, we're married here and a few
hours later Stewart and his sister,
Mrs. Thomas, were arrested charged
with impersonatlng another for the
purpose of unlawfully securing a mar.
riage license. 1t is said Mrs. Thomas
went with her brother to get the
license and passed herself of as Man
ME f Wells"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
WILL FOIL ROBBERS

ing my machine lock automatically
at the right time" said Mr. Nelson,
81 studied on the problem weeks and
months and was about to give up In
despair when one night ] awoke from
a deep sleep and the solution of the
problem came to my mind like a fash.
Before | went to sleep again my idea
was perfected"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
RETURNS ALL WEDDING GIFTS
Custom Is an Imposition, Says the
Lord Mayor of Norwlch-Aet
Creates Sensation.

London Arthur Samuel lord may
W Of Norwich, has created a mild SEN
sAtion by taking a determined stand
against the custom of giving wedding
gifts Mr. Samuel, who is the young
est man ever made a lord mayor In
England. was married recently. He
Is IMPOSED. on principle TO the habit
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
TO TIGHTEN TROLLEY WIRES
Automatic Appliances Are Fastened
to the Wires by Means Of Chains
Passing over Pulleys.

Trolley wires provided with auto
matte tighteners, which compensate
changes in the length of the wires
due to variations of temperature, are
shown in the accompanying illustra-
lion, says the Engineer The auto
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
DEWEY RECOMMENDS HORSEBACK RIDING

Admiral Dewey celebrated his 18TH
birthday on December 26, in a quiet
way, working a little in the forenoon,
riding out for an airing later, and
dining with a few friends in the eve
ming.
q feel like an ensign" said Mr..
Dewey to friends. He looked as
healthy and happy as a man just out
of college
Il never felt any better in my life
than l feel today" added the admiral
Two things, horseback riding and
keeping away from banquets, have
helped me To be Of a good old fam
lily Of people who live to ripe old ages
helps one to grow old gracefully and
keep in vigorous health"
Admiral Dewey went to his office
to work during the day, but his call.
ers we're SO numerous that he had to
give it up, Among his visitors were
Rear Admirals Barker, Mason, Twin.
ing, Fletcher, Vreeland and Cone,
Surgeon General Stokes. Gen. John
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
THIS SENATOR AvERSE TO ARBITRATION

In stating his position regarding
the Panama Canal situation, Senator
James OG0rman, OF New York, said:
The canal Is an American canal.
constructed by American engineers
through the liberal appropriation OF
funds by the American congress, and
above all, Il Is constructed upon
American territory, and am amazed
that anybody should have the hardi-
hood 10 csntend that Il should not be
administered by American law.
We should not lose sight OF the
fact that oven n we we're willing to
submit this domestic question to an
lrbitral court Il would be impossible
20 ind anywhere an impartial tri-
bunal TO try e.
"Nominally. the case az II stands
"a ono between the United States and
Great Britain, as a matter OF fact.
the controversy raised by Great Brit
ain would be one between the ship
ping interests Of the United States
ana the shipping OF the entire world.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29

boarded years
spend on Appleton house sandngham which wedding gift from
the queens father the late King couple
Norway spend much Of their time there their
cs who have frequently complained buy
Christmas things
One gain idea Of Hakon expenditures himself
Of his clothing which 81 a
OF he
She the
that of Norway impaired periods
n Norway
Morse language
King Haakon would
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
MAY RECALL HAAKON, KING OF NORWAY

According to common gossip in the
courts Of Europe, King Haakon OF
Norway is rapidly losing favor And
judged by the same source OF in
formation, It seems apparent he will
soon be discouraged by the Storthing
into giving up his throne.
Just after Haakon left Norway
early in December, with Queen Maud
and Prince Olaf. for London, to do
their Christmas shopping, the Repub
iican party introduced a bill into the
Storthing abolishing all decorations.
This bill is certain to be passed
and as the power to confer decora.
tons is the only privilege enjoyed by
the king without securing the sane
ton of his ministers, the force of the
intended legislative attack is obvious.
Almost Immediately prior to the
introduction Of the bill Haakon con
ferred the grand cross Of ST. Olaf on
retiring Minister Thorne
Another factor emauates from the
charge made that the king and queen
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
Black Eve DELAYS Court.

Neuberg, N. Y.--The supreme court
here has been adjourned for a week
because Judge Arthur S. Tompkins is
suffering from a black eye caused
when his son accidentally hit him
with a golf stick.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
Eleotrlo lime Service.

BY combining an electric clock with
a telephone cabinet an inventor has
enabled telephone companies to fur
nish a time service to patrons with
out additional wires.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
Keeps Cigar Case Moist.

An ordinary electric lamp inserted
in a jar of water in cigar case will
heat the water sufficiently to cause
its quick evaporation and consequent
moistening of the cigars.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
Wireless In Chill

Direct wireless communication has
been established between two Chilean
cities on opposite sides Of the Andes
mountains without the use OF inter
mediate stations
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29

Great economy of power is claimed
for a system of canal towage that is
being experimental with in Germany
IN which the tow boat is supplied with
electricity through trolley wheels that
run on a submerged rail,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
Automatic Tighteners.

matte tightening is accomplished By
means of weights moving up and down
the poles and connected to the trolley
wire by means Of chains passing over
pulleys.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
Electric pile Driver.

Electricity is used in pile driver
invented by a New York engineer TO
hoist heavy metal balls in belt con
veyor and drop them rapidlTb}n top
of a pile. q
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
FLATIRONS ARE BABES TOYS

December II. He is two feet nine
inches high and weighs twenty-nine
pounds, His chest measurement is
nineteen inches
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29
New Electric Lamp.

4 new electric lamp with a filament
so closely wound that it resembles a
mantle for an incandescent gas lamp
has been successfully tested in the
French lighthouse service.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29

slides
but the expectation is that
mater thus
Colonel Goehal intends when the agong
making his
promoting
liz o be a major-general in the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-29

The other end wall is removable,
making is possible to use the device
also as a nurses lamp, the body
around the lamp acting as a shield for
the light rays.-Popular Electricity.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-05
LOOSING GOOD CITIZENS

Mrs. Walter Foster and son Billy
left for Spokane Tuesday after resid-
ing in Oroville for a number of months
Mr.. Foster will change his residence
to Pateros in few days. Ar. soster
is the resident representative e. the
contracting firm of Guthrie Bros.
IL Co., and has been stationed in Oro-
vile during the construction of the
Oroville-Wenatchoe branch TO the
Methow river With the com.eti0u
of that section Mr. Foster is re.uired
to follow up the construction crew
and hence will be stationed gt Paterys
until the gap between the Nothor and
Chelan rivers is completed. Ne and
Mrs. Foster are pleasant and lmir-
able people, and made very many
friends during their stay In this COM
munity. Their departure is sincerely
regretted and both Will bo moi ca in
social and church circles.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-05
PAINFULLY HURT

Seifert, manager of the old
+-.. mine, was very painfully hurt
last friday afternoon, and had a mar
escape from death. Mr.. Seifert
N ridiu4 horseback down the mount
au rom the upper workings of the
iua when, on a path crossing a shale
..es -lilu he thoughtlessly applied
spurs TO the horse he was riding. At
sac prick of The steel the animal went
Nr 10 the air and rolled down the
noH0tain side. Mr.. Seifert has no
recollection as to how many times
the horse was on top while he was
shooting The shute. but from the shape
~ after it was all over he must
t. he'd the lower berth most of the
.i tie remembers reaching build
t the north end of Palmer lake,
and henceforth until the next day his
mind was blank Two trappers hap
Nen"d to he at the house, and they
.=frl him to his home. DR.. Elmer
was summoned by telephone, and E..
F. Henderson took the doctor up the
railroad on a speeder, the trip con-
uning most of the night. The doc
TOR found that Mr. Seifert had sus-
tanned a broken collar bone. on the
left side and numerous bruises and
contusions.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-05

read and ordered placed on fi'o. The
clerk was then instructed to write the
other engine companies that had the
next lowest bids and ask for re-
newal of their bids Motion was then
made and carried that the treasurer
be instructed to transfer $255 from the
Water Co. fund to the bond fund Mo-
ton was then made and carried that a
warrent be drawn in favor of the
treasurer for S255 to pay the interest
on the Orovile refunding bonds fund.
1911. On motion the following bills
were laid on the table Mrs " Bur
kett, meals to smallpox patients. r
Greiger. lumber On motion The bin
of J. F. Samson for drugs WAS iacted
On motion the following bills ere al
lowed and ordered paid: w g pavne.
salary, SIS; E, r. Hooso. salary.
$76.25; Hughes & Co. suppl water
works, $23 So Similkamcen Power Co.
lights and power. $40 so. Gazette Pub
Co., printing, s17, John Collin labor
water works, $1G.Go: II. H1fmier
labor water works, Spills, L. Crisman.
wood. $5; Geo. Fulton. guard pest
house. 1915; Cameron q Parsons.
blacksmithing, 81; A. r. Schultz
freight and drayage $145o; j. F sam
son, police Justice fees. $22o. Pioneer
Bnd. Co., election supplies. So no.
On motion council adjourned
E. r. HOOSE. Town Clerk