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represents sixteen years work. 1t stands
for years of experiment and study, and
the evolution of an unknown study to the
science of profession
The Star Spangled Banner, thought to
be the largest American flag ever in ac-
tual service. measures 29x32 feet. 1t has
fifteen stripes and the same number OF
stars. the blue field occupying more than
a fourth of the surface of the flag. one
star is entirely gone, and a small por-
ton of the stripes, while it is practically
riddled with holes, due solely to the nat
ural decay of the bunting.
First a backing, the dimensions of the
flag, is being made of the finest Irish
linen manufactured. Upon this the ban
ner will be laid.
It must, then be tackled down In the
cult, so delicate. is this work that only
Mrs. Fowler herself will do it Not
thread must be stretched too tight else
when the flag is finished. the strain will
break it. Not a single one of the raveied
ends must remain uncaught, else they
will entirely disappear through rot.
Then comes the final sewing. This
may require the services of fifty girls,
each an expert in plain sewing, each
filled with the responsibility of the work
being done More than 100000 stitches
will be necessary to preserve the flag.
By Mrs Fowler's method, which requires
a special stitch, every square inch OF
the flag will have ten stitches in 1t. That
means 800 stitches to every six-inch
square In this way the old flag is lit
orally made a part of the linen, but all
the wear and strain comes upon the
latter The work will take about six
weeks.
Special linen thread is required and
this is dyed to match exactly the portion
of the flag on which it is used. On those
portions of the linen left exposed be-
cause of holes in the banner, the stitch
ing will still be done. In this way an
exact idea will be obtainable of what
the flag should have been-intact while
yet not actually having been repaired
with new bunting.
X
It is really the west hall of the Smith
sonian Institution in which the work is
being done, but somebody gave the room
the name of chapel" and it is more
popularity known under that title. Nor
is it uniting. A long. high-roofed room,
with curved windows at either end. it
bears, in all truth, close resemblance
to chapel.
At one end, laid out upon a specially
constructed table, lies the real Star
Spangled Banner. And at the other stands
the Greenough statue of Washington.
Was it, after all, but chance that brought
these two together?
In classic garb sits the Father Of His
Country" In one hand, extended, is a
sword. The other is raised, as if to bid
silence in this room, which contains so
much of value to the nation.
In the midst of this sits Mrs. Fowler,
gray-haired, serene her deep, blue eyes
tear-dimmed as she talks of this flag, her
flag, our flag.
And over all seems to brood the spirit
of Betsy Ross.
I'VE need our flags" Mrs. Fowler said,
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Saved!

Although I'm a
long g e n e r alton
this side of Presi-
dent Lincoln" said
r G pre- s e ntative
Farr Of Pennsyl-
vania, II feel a
personal obligation
TO him for rescuins
my maiden speech
from disaster and
turning it toward
success.
ut happened at
Nauch Chunk, and
when l arose in
the theater there,
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TO REMOVE STAINS
FROM THE HANDS

L RUIT stains may be removed by dust
L ing first with sulphur, then rubbing
with lemon juice. Let them dry and
wash off with soap and water. rinsing
well afterward Cream of tartar will
remove dye stains from the hands. Rub
with soap and apply the powder thor
oughlv. If YOU have an ink stain on
your finger, rub the sulphur end of
match over it and watch the Lack spot
quickly disappear.
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Flag That Floated
Over Fort McHenry
and Which Inspired
Francis Scott Key to
Write ''The Star Span
gled Banner" Is Now
Being Preserved at
Smithsonian Instltu-
ton - Mrs. Amelia
Fowler, a Boston
Woman, Is Entrusted
With the Delicate
Task Interesting
Sidelights on Her In
tricate Work.
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T4E' STAR sSPANeLED BANNER
WHIcH TLoAIEp. OvER IoRTN oHENRY

and American soldiery. Its red became
symbolic of the sort of blood which not
TWO months ago was shed freely and I'M
questioningly because of an insult offered
TO the banner of the free and the brave
And so this bit of bunting has grown
to be national heritage: priceless
treasure: a national brevet!
1t was Betsy Ross who gave to the in
FAINT republic its first flag.
1t is Amelia Fowler another of the sis
terhood of needleWomen. who is preserv-
ing to all the generations of Americans
to come its most cherished emblem.
Betsy Ross made each stitch in her
banner a message of love and patriot
ism. a charge upon the soldiers of the
new country to go forth, to do their
best-if need he. to die.
And this other grayhaired woman,
a century later, is putting love and
patriotism into her work. and a mes
sage. But hers is a message of peace
Lest we forget
No matter how carefully cared for, a
flag will in time become but mass of
rags and tatters, be it in daily use or
a cherished relic. The fate of the real
of all our priceless old banners-the
fate of the priceless banners of the
world.
For many years this flag has been ex-
hibited in the main hall of the old mu-
scum of the Smithsonian Institution
There under strong lock. and practical
" in view of the Waterman kept ever
at the door of the building during
hours when visitors are allowed, this
banner has lain. Reverently folded,
but couple of its bright stars and a
touch of its blue field were visible. Ii
was too priceless to be displayed entire
YET the ravages of time did their
work. The flag. despite care and love
and reverence, literally disintegrated.
And so it became apparent that il
future generations were to have the
heritage of this flag kept for them in
tact it must be preserved and in such
a way as to insure it from further de-
cay.
But how?
Gray-haired veterans, who would will
ingly have offered their lives to save it,
were helpless. Scientists knew of naught
that would answer the purpose The Star
Spangied Banner lay untouched.
Flags have been repaired long before
this The ancient banners of the old
world. none the less dear to present gen.
erations than our trophies. can be found
in the memorial halls of Europe. Usually
they have been skillfully sewed between
two pieces of new. Some of our own ban
ners were preserved in the same way
But the experiment proved not entirel!
satisfactory Neither was the condition
of the flag improved. nor its durability
guaranteed Time still wrought decay.
And so the Star Spangled Banner ha:
lain torn and faded and untouched. Bu
now it is being preserved.
In Boston lives Mrs. Amelia Fowler
first an expert needlewoman, and toda,
the only scientific preserver of flags IL
the country, perhaps the world. And t.
her is due the credit for the Invention
which is making possible the preservation
of the Stars and Stripes.
Mrs. Fowlers method is simple Yet
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A Fallen Idol.

P e r h APPS thu
worst of all thu
petty annoyancea
that beset a con-
CHEESEMAN'S path IS
to have some OF
the swarm of en-
ployes about the
Capitol fail to
recognize him.
And this, irri-
tating at all times,
becomes q source
of extreme nlortif1-
cation if any of
your constituents
h pen to be
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Wanted to Hear 1t.

Speaker Clark
wins not only the
regard of his polit-
ical enemies by his
u pri g Illness and
probity, but also
their affection by
the gentleness and
simplicity of his
n a t ure, which
brings him close to
the heart of his
fellow-man," said
Il e pr e s e NATIVE
Farr, himself a
republican. He is,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14
|v1UNDERd Hn3>>| BE'& White Done A
A BuII's-Eye.

THE most abject
slaves of a politi-
cal boss will revolt
If their slavery is
( Il u n & in t h cir
( a C e s - philoso-
phized Representa-
tive NICK ellar, who
comes from the
Memphis (Tenu.)
district.
II had a concrete
example of that in
my first congress
sional campaign"
he continued. "One
day ! met in the
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NE another Betsy
Ross, a gra y-haired
woman sits today
mending an old
American flag in
the Smithsonian In
stitution.
1t no longer looks
like a proud BAN
ner. Its bright
stars are tattered:
its broad stripes
are faded and yell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14

courage and valor which have made pos
sible the progress and achievement our
nation has accomplished they are beyond
valuation
the sincerity of her devotion to the flag.
Her work first started through the need
of preserving the banners, has grown TO
be a labor of love.
used in the preservation of the flags. For
instance a flaw in the linen backing
might result in making the whole worth
less Throughout the work countless
points of that nature must be guarded
against. And in order to know just what
must be avoided. as well as accomplished,
required fourteen years study. IL DE-
manded an intimate knowledge OF llnenI
a sr1dy in itself. Not only the best OBJ
tainable, the linen used is OF spec1ai
weave
characteristic of the predominating idea
with which Mrs. Fowler has done her
worl, is her reason for choosing the linen
she has. 1t is Ulster, Ireland. linen.
SET choose it, she explained. Tor the
reason that there The production OF the
linen is not an industry so much as
work of love. From the time the hrse
SPROUTS of fax appear the irish peas
ants love it. They tend it willingly, ten
derly. And when the fax is reaoy W
he washed, it is accomplished by hand,
not machinery. Ulster linen is the hness
in the world for just that reason
want love to be the keynote OIL the en-
tire work.
The preservation of the Star spangied
Banner is not the first nationai Aas
which Mrs. Fowler has lovingly secufeo
to future generations. But three years
ago with a corps of sixty assistants she
performed a similar task at Annapolis
where she preserved nearly $50 banners,
the flags in Trophy Hall at the Naval
Academy. , ;+.,,f &c tho
,vaV in which Mrs. Fowler came to take
it up. 1t started in MASSACHUSETTS. ana n11t
raa1iv dates back to the time when put
fo,r Years old she showed a decided
ABILITY with the needle This 1is.f fos fnada
along original, even daring, INES sos1 mace aIs
her. in later years, one OF the most eA-
merit embroidery artists in her state.
Enter now the flag. Reglmental hass'
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on the St. Johns river. in Florida. a
hyacinth elevator. consisting of a cata-
maran scow equipped with an inclined
conveyor driven by a gasoline engine, is
in service. With this equipment it was
possible last year to keep the channel OF
the river quite clear of the plants. ES-
periments are also being made with
parasitic fungus growth which attacks
the hyacinth leaves from beneath, form
ing concentric circles. and in time COM
pletely killing them.
The water hyacinth Increases with great
rapidity during the summer season, and
propagates itself not only by seed, but
by the development of new plants from
the root stems, or portions of the root
1t made its appearance in the waters of
southern Louisiana about 1854 and spread
with such rapidity that it soon infested all
of the streams where sufficient current
does not exist to carry 1t to salt water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14

In Florida it was first introduced an
ornamental plant. Last year the army
engineers spent nearly $4,000 in their ef-
forts to keep the navigable streams clear
of this river weed.
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If it has stood for wars in the past, it
need not, and, l pray. will not, do so
in the future. Let it be an emblem Of
peace. Symbols of glory and sacrifice
alone, our old flags are valueless to US
today But as Indicative of the inspired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14
Exc SIM1lE OF The ORIGINAL D1eATr
OF The, SONGr.

be ashamed to be an integral part of it.
Ask him is he willing to face it, and
Yet not be an honor to it.
THAT is what our flag should mean!
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

London.-An eloquent commentary
on the feeling tnat exists between
British officers and men. and a reason
why the list OF casualties among the
British commissioned officers has
been so large Is furnished In the fol
lowing letter. written by q noncom'
missioned officer OF the BUNS: mo
regiment fought harder than we did.
and no regiment has better officers.
who went shoulder TO shoulder with
their men. but you can't expect abso.
lutte impossibilities to be accom-.
plished. no matter how brave the boys
are when you are fighting n force OF
twenty TO thirty times AZ strong. II
some of you at home who have spok.
en- sneeringly OF British officers could
have seen how they handled their
men and shirked nothing you would
be ashamed OF yourselves"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19
SMALL SOLDIER THE BEST
He Needs Less Food, Stands March.
ing Better and 10 Harder for
the Enemy TO H!t.

London.-Why England should re.
strict recruiting TO men OF the mini.
mum height OF five feet six inches IN
days when battles are fought with
long range weapons instead OF broad
swords and battles axes IL puzzling
many young patriots OF undcrsize who
are anxious TO go TO the front. The
old rule has already caused medical
men 10 protest both In print and to
the army medical advisory board.
One OF the medical journals points
out that what is needed these days
Ia not brute power to WELD heavy
weights. but a wiry physique able to
stand bad weather, irregular feeding,
broken sleep. long marches and brains
TO take cover and shoot with skin
and patience.
Tho short man weighs less, needs
less food. Is easier OF transportation.
stands hard marching without his
feet giving way. offers a smaller mark
to the enemy. keeps himself warm In
q smaller space and can shelter In
"A trench better thar a big man. Tho
heavier the man. t..e more food need.
ed To keep up a given amount OF phys.
ical exertion, and n man OF ITO pounds
requires a NTH more food than one
OF i40 pounds. II IL scientifically es.
timated. Hence five feet three inches
would open recruiting to excellent
material.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19
First Aid 70 Mstrlmony.

"The English military uniform
said General Holland in Canton. is
the best looking and Il 10 also the
best 10 fight In. Take the photo
graphs Of the wounded and dead Eng.
lish oficers-viscount Hawarden. the
Hon. w. A. Cecil. Lieut.. the Hon. r.
Keppel. Did you ever see such .
handsome lot OF uniforms2
mo wonder all the English soldiers
marry WELL" General Holland conclud-
ed. Handsome Is that handsome does
and the English uniform certainly
does havoc amongst the English heir
esses."
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

Georges Andrea. TO whom tho French
premier recently alluded as an all.
round athlete and the best rugby three.
quarterback who was a contestant In
the London Olympic games, Follow.
Ing Is the story OF how Andrea, who
Is widh the French army In Lorraine.
won his honors:
With six men he went into n village
Ia md rooms for officers. In the mar
ket place Was a large band OF Ger.
mans, who Immediately set upon the
small French detachment. Andrea
snatched n saber from the German
nearest him and killed two men with
Il. by this time no saw that his com.
panions were dead or captured. lie
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FOOTBALL PLAYER WAR HERO
Georges Andrea sprinted Quarter
Mile With German Flag. Leav.
Inc His Pursuers Behind.

Northumberland athletes have
been distinguishing themselves on the
fighting line. A few days ago a notice
appeared In the Omclal Gazette which
said that n corporal OF the name OF
Georges Andrea, who was mentioned
In dispatches, had been promoted TO
the grade OF sergeant before members
of his regiment. and had been recon.
mended Tor a military medal.
II Ii learned that this refers 70
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elrmlnaham MAKING swerda.

After a long interval OF ~slackness,
during which the trade drlfted TO Ger
many, there Ia now great activity In
the Birmingham sword and bayonet
trade. At present British officers are
fighting at the front with swords
made by tho enemy with whom they
are face to face, The nest supplies
will DO British.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19
French and German NavIes.

Within the past few years Germany
has passed France in naval power On
the basis Of vessels completed and
vessels under construction Germany
has 9i3,S3S tons and France has est,
002 tons.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

Lay something by for a rainy day.
and Just as soon as the clouds begin
TO gather some fellow will como
along and borrow it-New York
Timea.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19
An EmotIonalIst.

80 you're hanging around broke
again." said the policeman.
YES" answered Bill the Burglar.
81 haven't a cent I broke into .
house night before last and the poor
mark OF . taxpayer told me such .
hard luck story that he had me she'd
din tears an lendin' him my lAss
cent"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

grabbed n flag from a German, and
putting II under his arm raced through
the village street as though attempting
to try" In rugby football. A number
OF Germans were following at his
heels, After sprlnting a quarter OF Q
mile he left his pursuers far behind.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

DR.. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invlgorate stomach. liver and bowels.
Segregated, tiny granules. Easy 10 take
AZ candy. Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

protected from the enemy's fire by the
lay OF the land.
British officers Accuse Germans.
That there has been the bitterest
possible feeling between the British
and German troops has been frequent.
ly told by British officers whose word I
READILY accept. ] have been compelled
to believe that the Germans have mis-.
used the Red Cross wagons. have an
Idea. OF course, what counter charges
tho Germans might make. but | am
certain that both sides have neither
asked nor given quarter. Few prison.
ers are being taken, and that Ia sig.
nifcant in itself.
At the end Of the first days In Alsne
typhoid began to appear In the ranks
OF the British troops, and IL Is feared
the disease may become epidemic. The
British took ono German prisoner SUI.
ferlng from typhoid. and circumstances
surrounding his capture inspired sus.
picions that he had been sent over to
spread typhoid among the British
troops. That, at least, was the charge
that ! heard a high English medical
officer make.
Views an Artillery Duel.
! was on the plateau overlooking the
Aisnc one day Of the fighting. Beyond
a forest that ran to the edge OF the
plateau the Germans were Smelling the
woods so | did not enter II. ! kept in
the open Til I noticed a tall tree.
Climbing this | hid In the branches.
From this coign OF vantage | coHr
mandod n view of about six miles 81
firing line for three hours. II gavc mo
an idea Of tho British battle plan.
Somewhere In the rear, probably
across the Vcslc, were several batter.
les Of the howit2ers dropping heavy
shells constantly on "A few points held
by the Germans. One OF these was
Fort Condo. Directly opposite me and
ish batteries directing their fire at
points whore German troops were
massed. Along the northern slope of
the plateau these batteries directed
their fire at the German line over a
distance OF from two To -four mites. Cne
piece Of cover about four miles uor.h
was receiving two or three shells u
minute until II became uubcarable.
MerelIess Fire Of Cannon.
The German infantry had to leave,
and they apparently deserted one com.
pany which | saw running over "A har.
vested field. As each company OF Ger.
man troops broke from its exposed
cover the British batteries across the
Aisne about two miles from them dl.
rectcd upon them IA mcrCiless fire.
The range ~ tho British guns
seemed to be perfect. From the first
shot ] could gee the ranks OF the Ger.
mans break and then close again. I
could see the bodies lying In the field
after the fleeing Germans had passed.
There were four companies in that
woods. and they must lrayc lost so men
In the open. Others were undoubtedly
killed In the woods, because half an
hour afterward | could see men carry
Ing s~trctchers. These did not advance
far beyond the woods.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

woman the more she admires another
man to whom she has TO make love
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

Smile on wash day. That's when you uss
Red Cross Ball Blue. Clothes whittier thas
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-19

When a man says he was driven to
drink he always inslnuates that acme
woman handled the ribbons.
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EEli1N Fest sos l37a . esE Eslr1

Silence Is the wisest argument or an
ignorant man.
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Undesirable Lot.

He-Will you share my lott
She-No. | don't like the crop os
wild oats on Il. =
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DIT NV LOSSES SURELY PREVENTED
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A TREAT. MONEY SAVED. THREn
pounds pure Kentucky tobacco; natural leafi
Gel post charges paid. 81; 8 lbs. ti.Be.
Country Boys Tobacco Co, OwenabOro, NJ.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-23
FOUR ECLIPSES IN 1914.
Two Of Sun and Two OF Moon Will
Take Place.

Washington, II. c., Jan, 23.-Four
eclipscs two of the sun and two of the
moon, are To take place during the
present year The first is scheduled
for one month from tomorrow. 1t will
he an annular eclipse of the sun, in
visible i'm North America. The only
persons who will have an opportunity
to view it at all will he the residents
IN the southern parts of Patagonia and
New Zealand. and they will see il only
as q small partial eclipse.
During the second week in March
there will be a partial eclipse of the
moon. which will he visible in practi-
cally every part of the United States
and Canada. In August will come n
total eclipse of the sun, which VIII be
visible as a small partial eclipse in
eastern Canada and the New England
states. ON September ga there will
be partial eclipse of the moon, which
will be visible i'm the far western part
Of the United States and Canada.