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The daily sentinel., 1913-12-12

Jesse Demaree. who is i'll at Glove
Lawn, is reported as improving.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
either is insane or plays with Emperor
Wilhelm's knowledge to the galleries!

There is hardly any doubt in the minds
of close observers of affairs in France
that NJ. Poincare is not a man Ito be
caught mapping in case of a sudden
crisis which would call for prompt
mobilization and readiness to fight with
an efficient and sufficient army. He
was quick to grasp the situation when
the Kaiser proposed in the Reichstag the
replenishing of the German land forces
by more levies to fill the discrepancies
caused by drafting large numbers of the
engineers, bridge-building, wireless, and
aerial corps to the imperial navy The
German government was well aware
that wherein France was sadly lacking
was men for the army, but the VIII
helmstrasse failed to take into consider
alton the resourcefulness of the new
French ruler. For no sooner had NJ
Poincare come to the conclusion that
keeping the French soldiers with the
colors three years instead of two was
insufficient to make the army numerically
as strong as Germany's forces, when he
ordered levy to be made in Tunis and
the Sahara border to draft the Moorish
(kabyle) tribes for service in France.
Presupposing that the Kaiser, who also
has negroes as his subjects in East and
Southwest Africa, may be forced to call
these to the German colors for service
in the Fatherland, Der Roland, Der
Inns exceedingly satirical society weekly,
In the event of Franco-German war,
foresees the black Kabyles singing, as
their battle-cry, "Allons enfants de la
Patrie," while the South African mig
gers" would defy them with their Fest
steht und treu die .Wacht am Rhein."
Not so bad is Il? FLANEUR.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
Helpful Suggestions for Soup Making.

whole to stand for fifteen minutes. Then
the pot should be placed over the fire
and allowed to come gently to the sim
mering point. The pot Is then pushed
back and the slow cooking continues for
five to six hours.
Vegetables are added about an hour
before the soup Is served.
Stock when ready should be- strained
into an earthen vessel and be allowed to
cool uncovered. Never allow soup to re-
main in the stock pot. Fat will form on
top, and this helps to keep the stock. so
1t Is a good plan to use several small jars
instead of one large bowl. The soup Will
keep as long as the cake of fat is not
broken.
Chicken stock is made as follows: Cut
an average size fowl into pieces and
cover with four quarts of cold water.
Bring to boiling point and then gently
simmer for three hours. The seasonings
are one slice of onion, couple of sticks
of celery, one tablespoonful of salt, and
one saltspoonful of pepper.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
FREEZING WATER.
Conditions That Cause the Bursting
or Cracking of Ice.

Ice never bursts from freezing. As
soon as the liquid of which it is COM
posed is frozen solid expansion ceases.
The cracking or bursting Of ice =
brought about in this way: When wa
ter is subjected to extreme cold ice
crystals will gradually form on its sur
face until the same are covered with a
thin coat of what appears TO be wet
snow. From this outer coating Of ice
crystals all subsequent freezing goes
downward, the ice thickening according
to the degree of cold. The water which
is being converted into ice now begins
to expand, creating a pressure upon
the unfrozen water below This pres
sure is both downward and outward,
and In case the water under observation
is In a vessel the sides and bottom of
the receptacle supply the resistance.
As the freezing process continues the
pressure upon the confined water and
air in the interior of the bulk increases
until something yields. If the vessel
be stronger than the ice stratum that
has formed over the surface the layer
of ice will be bent upward at the CEN
ter, that being the weakest poir1, on
account of the fact that the outer edges
OF the CONCEALED mass are frozen fast
to the sides of the vessel in which the
experiment. is being made. In this con-
dition the center of the Ice continues to
rise or bulge until il bursts from the
resistance of the water below. Could
the vessel be tapped from below and
the water drawn OF no amount OF
freezing would be sufficient to crack or
bulge the ice layer on the surface.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
ECONOMY IN JAPAN.
A Country Where Absolutely Every
thing II Utilized by the People.

A Country Where Absolutely Every.
thing II Utilized by the People.
From the Waterman.
Perhaps the visitor who gets away from
the large centers and plunges into the
rural life of the japanese is impressed
first by their use of all their resources.
The country is populated far more thick
ly than the American can we'll imagine,
and the struggle for existence, always in
creasing with the rapidly growing popu-
lation, has become SO acute that the Jap
anese cannot afford to waste the value of
a straw. The sea and .the land must be
searched for whatever can be eaten or
worn. Even the seaweed and the octopus
serve for food. Nothing, absolutely moth
ing. is wasted, and examples of thrift
ness must be seen to be believed. Hill
sides that would be given up in America
az absolutely untillable have been con-
verted into rice fields in forty irrigated
terraces rising above each other on a
single slope and made permanent by walls
Of masonry. II there is no water on the
hillside it can be carried to the topmost
terrace on the backs of the farmers and
whatever is not absorbed by the first bit
of soil or the second or third finds its
way to a lower level. If the hillside is
rocky, even soil itself may be taken from
some distant deposit TO the aerial ter
races.
In most countries the straw of the grain
is Of little value. but not so in Japan.
where nothing is wasted. When no food
values are left the straw is converted into
bags for grain, shoes for the feet, rain
coats for the body, roofs for the houses,
paper mats. screens, beds and numerous
other articles
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04

and neck pieces, the knuckle of veal,
and fowls too old for roasting.
ANY desired vegetable may be used. but
il the soup is to be kept for any length
of time these should be omitted, because
they ferment quickly.
A granite or earthenware kettle il best
for soup. The lid should be tight to pre-
vent the steam escaping. A towel folded
and placed on the cover is a good idea.
The usual proportions for stock are as
follows: One pound of meat and one tea
spoonful of salt to one quart Of cold
water. To four quarts of water use one
each of onions. carrots. and turnips. two
sticks OF celery, two or three sprays Of
parsley, one bay leaf. twelve pepper
corns, six cloves, and one pinch Of
thyme.
Meat for stock should be cut into pieces
not more than two inches square, and
bones should be well broken or cracked.
This is done 50 the gelatine they contain
may be more quickly released.
Turn on the cold water and allow the
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04

BY soup-making stock is understood.
variations being made from the same
stock. Brown stock is made from beef
alone, usually, though vegetables. veal,
and poultry are sometimes used in COM
bination.
White stock is made from veal and
chicken. II vegetables are added, these
should be white. as celery and onion.
Fish stock is made from fish only.
Lamb or mutton, too, must be used
alone, though little salt meat. as pork,
bacon. or ham may be used tjust by
way of adding a favor to any and all
soups.
Stock Is the juices OF the meat brought
out by long and very slow cooking. II
soup is allowed to boil. it can never be
properly clear afterward, because the
boiling dissolves the lime in the bones,
and this causes cloudiness.
Soup meats include the lower or tough
part of the round of beef, also the shin
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
foreign news Letter

Copyright 1913. BY Court Gossip Syudicate)
The year Of grace 1918 is a sure-enough
period of festivities in the Russian en-
pire. Following close upon the heels Of
the great and diversified celebrations to
commemorate the Tooth anniversary OF
the burning of Moscow and the terrible
punishment inflicted upon Napoleon and
his Inflated ''Grande Armee.' begin the
observances Of the tercentennary Of the
rule Of the Romanoff dynasty.
1t is almost a marvel how the Cars,
for SO long a period and despite revolu-
tons, Nihilist plots, all sorts Of internal
strife, and so-calied palace rebellions,"
managed to retain so firm a hold upon
their throne. When three centuries ago
the Russian Woyvodas (nobles} and the
clergy at the holy Kremlin congress Of
Moscow chose Michael Fedorovitch, the
son of an obscure orthodox priest by the
name Of Romanoff, to be their Gar
(Gospodar), 1t was in the nature of a
dark horse" after a deadlock that last
ed the best part Of a week. Still the
choice of the comparatively obscure
youth proved good one, as in his veins
flowed the blood of Rurik, the dynasty
then just extinct, a felicitous result, for
1t brought together the conservative
ORTHODOX church) party and the Ash
atics (Tartars and Slavs), who in 1913
were the pioneers of what to-day would
be called progressivism.
The male line OF the Romanoffs be-
came extinct in 1875, so that it might
be said truthfully that there is no
house Of Romanoff in existence to-day.
The succession reverted to the female
line, and what that meant is easily
seen from the fact that Catherine was
a washerwoman and others were
worse. But through their consorts
these women infused German blood
into the mi-Tartaric Russian stock.
The present rulers. though they call
themselves Romanoff- Holstein. in real
ity are more Teutons than Muscovites,
hence more refined, because ever since
the intermarriage Q763, when the
''Holstein" was affixed. Russian assim-.
ilation Of European civilization has
grown apace.
Russia, identified for generations
with INSTRUMENTATION and stead
lastly opposed to liberalism, impresses
one at the first blush as a very old
empire in the concert-of the European
nations, and yet it is one of the
younger of the great powers Only
this country and Japan are its juniors.
Russia, even after the enforced devel-
opments and improvements Of the reign
OF Peter the Great. still was stepped
too much in Asiatic barbafism to be
on q footing OF an equal civilization
with the rest o. Europe.
In short, Russia was considered to be
savage with an outward polish of civili-
nation, and Il IL but little more than $50
years since the chancellories of the west
ern nations grudgingly began to allow
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
SEEK TO IMPEACH MANN.
virginians Circulate Petitions Ask
Ing Legislature to Act.

Richmond, Va, April 3.-voters of
Hanover County have prepared and are
circulating petitions. which are being
signed by q large number of men, ask
ing the members of the Legislature to
convene in extraordinary session and
proceed with the impeachment of Gov.
Mann for permitting judicial murder
In refusing to commute the sentences
Of Floyd and Claude Swanson Allen
The petition declares that the Gov
ernor has been unable to discriminate
between a Judge on the bench and an
executive charged with high powers
and duties.
The petitions were prepared at a
meeting of citizens at Beaver Dam and
were signed by every man to whom
they were presented. Today 1T Is said
that practically all the county has ap-
proved the petition. and other coun-
ties are taking it up.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
BEST LETTERING FOB SIGNS.


the Easiest Reading.
From the Scientific American.
Railroads have tendency to adopt
ground, not realizing that the black let
ter on a white background is easier to
read and can be seen at a greater dis
lance. This follows in an interesting
way from the structure of the retina of
the eye.
The impression of letter at the limit
of vision is received on the ends of a
small bundle Of nerves which convey to
the brain a sort of mosaic impression.
A nerve can only transmit to the brain
information as to whether or not a ray
of light is falling upon it. and when
a nerve is partly in the light and partly
In darkness the sensation is the same
as though all of it was in the light.
It follows, therefore, that all nerves
on the dividing edge between any black
and white area transmit the sensation
Of light so well that all white lines and
white areas appear wider and all black
lines and black areas appear narrower
than they really are.
Black letters grow thinner at the limit
of vision and are still recognizable, while
at the same distance white letters grow
thicker and cannot be distinguished.
There are times when 1t is necessary to
use white letters, but in such cases leg
Utility Will be improved IL thy are made
with a thin stroke and strongly lighted.
Black letters are more distinct IL made
with heavy stroke.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
the Muscovite a voice in their interna-

the Muscovite voice in their interna-
tional council
| OF how recent date the modernization
of the Colossus Of the North actually is
may be learned from the fact that, when
a united Italy was being formed, the St
Petersburg Cabinet protested against the
plebiscite as "a dangerous concession. %
We know that the objection awaited moth
ing. but it was telling proof of Russia's
consistency.
Russia. however. also was destined to
have its liberator in the person of the ILL
fated Car Alexander III, under whose
rule the serfs obtained their freedom and
! the vast empire made great progress, but
his ASA ssination, as is usually the case, So
far from aiding the Nihilistic cause, re-
| suited in strong reaction. which was
stin more strengthened as a consequence
of the tragic death Of his successor, Alex
| ander III.
The Russia of to-day lives in the sign
of transition. 1t has a sort Of constitu-
ton, If the right to select a number Of
delegates to the Douma may be called by
I this name. But it's legislative powers
are very limited under the watchful and
| jealous eye Of the government. Still who
will gainsay that it is not most encour-
aging that Russia has any Parliament
at all? Popular representation Ii adj
mitted, and that means great deal to
the Russian MASSES, for Pariiaments have
proven themselves to possess an aptitude
; to grow from "a mere convenience" to
governing influence.
But what is one to think of the policy
adopted by the present ruler of all the
Russias. A number of the Romanoffs
| have married German princesses;
Nicholas I was the son-in-law of King
Frederick William III Of Prussia; three
Of the Cars had Scandinavian or Danish
wives; the Grand Dukes of Mecklen-
burg and Of Oldenburg are closely re-
lated to the RomanQtfs: the mother of
Crown Princess Cecelie of Germany
Grand Duchess Anastasia), is a
Romanoff: one of the House of Olden-
burg even may ascend the Russian
thone. If the little Czarovitch dies and
the Car does not lift his ukase Of exile
against Grand Duke Michael for his
misalliance: all Germany expresses its
self az overjoyed at the tercentenary Of
the relative and friends on the throne
of the Ruriks and Ivans. and yet
Nicholas not only accepts NJ. Dcfcasse.
the most rabiate German-baiter, as
French Ambassador to his Court (by
the way, one IF the neatest little poll
teal tricks ever turned by M. Poincare
against Germany. but he decorates that
great friend of Russia the new
President of France. with the Order Of
st. Andrew on the very day that the
German Kaiser's personal representative
hands him his near relatives autograph
letter OF congratulations! Delcasse. at
st. Petersburg; Isvolski. another Teu-
tophobe, as the Cars ambassador in
Paris. and Pcincare pointedly decorated
as a slur to the Kaiser-things could
not be much worse. unless Nicholas
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
BROADWAY WELL Barred.
Probably Ono Of Six that Supplied
Manhattan.

l.. F. Crawford. contractor for a sec
ton of the Broadway subway, reported
recently the unearthing of an old well
believed to be one of the six ordered
built in the southern end Of Manhattan
Island for public water supply by the
Dutch Common Council and Aldermen.
The we'll Is under the east sidewalk Of
Trinity Place, 175 feet north of Rector
Street. and in line with the north wall
of Trinity Church.
Up to 1776 the New York water sup
ply was obtained from public wells. the
most famous of which was the Tea
Water Pump in a hollow near the
junction of the present Chatham and
Roosevelt Streets. A building was erect
ed over it, and for years 1t was one Of
the most famous resorts Of the section.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
WOMAN SUES DENTIST.
Miss Mckee Seeks &25,OO0 for In.
Jury to Cheek.

Miss Mckee Seeks &2S,OO0 for In.
jury to Cheek.
New York, April 3.-Because her den
fist, in assisting a refractory wisdom
tooth to appear, made a scar upon her
cheek Miss Norine Mckee is suing him
for $4,000 damages. She claims that
DIR. Arthur Miller, prosperous Harlem
dentist, who is defendant in the suit.
treated the tooth unskillfully, causing
her much pain.
According to the plaintiff. the last
words she heard as the dentist prepared
her for the operation were:
MY, isn't she a fighter? I've given
her forty pounds of laughing gas-enough
to put four strong men to sleep"
1T hurt dreadfully,' she told the
court, land the next day he decided to
draw the tooth. After that went home
and went to bed. / was so i'll that had
to have physician, surgeon. and a
trained nurse
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
"Prexy" Taylor and Mark Twain.

From the POftIanu OregOnian. :
There is a curious passage in Mark
Twain's autobiography about Dr. James
Monroe Taylor, the retiring president
of vassar. Mr.. Clemens had been in
vited to speak to the Vassar girls,
and went to his appointment under
great difficulty through a driving rain.
He reached the college wet, shivering,
and hungry, and naturally expected
some attention from the president. But
he received none. He was left to sit
all by himself in an icy reception
room, without food or fire. until the
hour for the lecture. DR.. Taylor then
appeared just long enough to Introduce
him, and when the function was over
Mr.. Clemens was left to dispose of
himself as best he could forNthe night.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
ARRANGE CHARTER PLANS.
IabaBa Company to Succeed Old
Birmingham Corporation.

Baltimore, Nd, April 3.-Papers for the
Incorporation of the Alabama Company.
with a capital of $6,9l9,000. which Will
succeed the old Alabama Consolidated
Coal and Iron Company, of Birmingham.
Ala. have been prepared and sent to
Dover, Del, where the new company will
be Incorporated under the laws of that
State within the next few days. This step
was taken after advices had been re-
ceived in this city that Judge w. j.
Grub, in the United States Circuit
Court at Birmingham. had accepted the
offer of the reorganization company to
purchase the property of the old COM
pany, according to the terms which they
proposed, with a few notifications.
Judge Grub has issued an order for
the drafting of a decree of sale. When
the property is finally turned over to the
new company steps to improve the plant
at Birmingham will be taken immedi-
ately.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
An Expert.

From Judge
what experience have you had oper-
ating typewriter asked the prospec-
tive employer.
Il" replied the applicant. running
skilled fingers lovingly over the keyboard,
was q pugilist for ten years
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04
At . Winter Resort.

From Judge
That man who just registered says he
is light sleeper" remarked the hotel
clerk.
Good exclaimed the manager.
Charge him extra for light"
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04

Women have no sense of humer. unless
It Is In their choice Of husbands
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04

inventory of the equipment Of Compan,
G, Alexandria Light Infantry. having
been designated to look after the equip
ment of the Virginia militia by the Wa
Department.
The members of the Alexandria Ligh
Infantry will, tomorrow night, attent
in dress uniform, the bazaar at Dc
Fellows Hall. under the auspices OF tn
Alexandria Musical Association. wher,
they will give An exhibition drill
Miss Sadie Basin and MIR. George w
Crump, both of this city, were married
tonight at the parsonage of the First
Baptist Church. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. DR.. w. F. Watson, pas.
tor. Mr.. and Mrs. Crump will reside In
this city.
Bank Cashier Dies.
James Hood Weldon, cashier of the
Bank of Occoquan, died suddenly ye1
terday morning at his home at Deco
guam, Prince William County, Va. He
WAS forty-eight years old, and, besides
his wife, leaves several children. His
funeral will take place tomorrow from
the Chippewamsic Church, Occoquan.
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine
Hanratty VIII De nelo at CLOCK To-
morrow morning from st. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church. They will be conducted by
Rev. III. J. Cutler, pastor, and buria
will be in st. Mary's Cemetery.
Otto B. Hopkins has purchased from
Mrs. Helen r. Pierpont the house at 2lt
Wolfe Street A deed for the same was
placed on record today in the Office OF
the clerk of the Corporation Court.
Harry Brown was fined so in the Po-
lice Court today for disorderly conduct
on complaint of his wife, who claimed
he came home last night and acted in
a very disorderly manner.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-04

Col. Charles A. Dempsey. U. S. A.. will
at 10 O'clock tomorrow morning begin an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-01

ST. PAUL. Mimi. July Mime
sofas new eight hour law for women
and girls went into effect today, Gull
minating years of work on the part of
labor leaders and economists. The
law applies to ali female employees of
department stores, laundries, factories,
of all kinds and affects all women and
girl employees except telephone opera
tors. The fact that telephone oper-
ators are not benefited by the law. was
not discovered until two months after
the bill was enacted Then it was
learned that In the last hours of the
session, during the rush and hustle of
getting work cleared up, representa-
tiyes of the telephone company went
before a few members of the senate
committee and wheedled them into
excluding telephone operators from
the list of those who are to work but
eight hours a day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-01
The Warsaw Gate CITY
Warsaw, ILL.,, July l, 1913.

The ball game Sunday afternoon
was the best ever played on the fair
grounds. At the tenth inning the
score was 0 to O; at the eleventh and
last inning, 2 to 0 in favor Of the
Santa Fe's.r
J. T. Battles. the grocer has bought
the two lots on the southeast corner
of Sixth and Main streets and will
erect a two story brick building
thereon by next fall.
A cement walk will be laid on the
south side Of Lafayette street from
Fourth to Fifth.
Word comes from DR., John Miller
who is In New York City attending
the New York POSTGRADUATE Medical
school and hospital, that he is hard
at work from morning until night
but is enjoying the great benefits the
work brings; his opportunities are
great.
Mercury ranges from s5 to 102 IN
the shade these hot days The health
OF our people is good for all that and
there is but little sickness.
Mr.. Henry Schenebriker, wife and
three children Of Wichita, Kans., are
visiting the family OF Peter Hart
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-01

mann.
Mrs. James Scott, long time resi-
dent of Warsaw but later of Keokuk,
died on Saturday, June %, in the lat
ter city after long and painful ILL.,
ness. Her remains were brought here
today for burial. She was sister Of
Mr.. ]. C. Bell OF this city.
Mr.. w. H. Bowen Of Hamilton was
business visitor today.
The Pope-Giller Co. is having the
front Of their building the Empire
beautifully painted.
Sunday was the hottest day OF the
summer.
The Gate City Is gaining many
friends these days. Carroll Patterson
is the carrier, is strictly business
quick in delivery, careful OF the pa
per's interest and always wears d
winning smile that wouldn't come OF
II 1t could.
A gasoline explosion in the kitchen
of John D. Hopkins on Saturday aft
ernoon called out the Are department
but its services were not needed al
the fire was quickly eVtinguishet
with few buckets Of water before
the fire brigade arrived.