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The Washington times., 1916-04-04
FINISHES 81 YEARS
WORKER
Miss Emma S.. Brown Sees Long
Service at Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing.

Miss Emma 8 Brown, sixty-one years
old. Is rounding out her fifty-first year
in the Government service today.
Despite the talk of superannuated en-
ployes there are few who have served
nfty-one years. and there are no others
who can boast such a service at the
age OF sixty. one.
Miss Brown entered the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, April 4, 1856.
when she was not quite eleven years
old. She began by binding up pack
ages of the old fractional paper cur
rency known as "shin plastcrs." She
il now chief OF the trimming division
of the bureau. and has more than 100
employees under her direction.
Miss Brown is In the best OF health,
and is active as ever, II Ia declared.
She expects to servo Uncle Sam for
a good many years to come.
Is on Her Leave.
There was no observance at the
bureau today of Miss Browns anniver-
sary. Usually AS another years work
IL put behind her she is felicitated by
the employees of her own and other d.
visions, but today Miss Brown is on
leave.
She is an earnest worker in the
Methodist Episcopal Conference. and
has taken a part OF her leave to attend
its sessions. She is one of those who
welcomed Billy Sunday to Washington
yesterday. and Is working for his re-
vival.
EMPLOYEES OF the tromming division
will POSTPONE their Fluctuations to April
q when Miss Brown will celebrate
her sixtv-second birthday.
Miaa RrOun haCama tho faunilv WA re
Garner at the age of ten. because of the
wars toll OF her family. She was born
in Philadelphia, but when her father.
an expert electrician. came to Wash
ington to wire up the Treasury money
vaults. hes brought his family with
him
The Washington times., 1916-04-04
TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLE.

TIDE TABLE.
High tide-9:l2 a. m. and 942 %. m.
Low tide-321 n. m. and 1852 p. m.
SUN TABLE.
Sun rose, .,,,.,t:i0 Sun sets..,....6:26
Light automobile lamps $3.50 D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-04-04
MARYLAND MOTOR
LAWS ARE CHANGED
Continued from First PACE

I CONTINUED from First PaBe.)
| a trial provided the defendant does not
plead guilty, in which case no fee will
| be allowed; 10 cents for administering
| an oath, 10 cents for continuing a case.
| IS cents for releasing a prisoner on ball.
| and 10 cents for copying a warrant.
The Washington times., 1916-04-04
For All
Sufferers
Pyramid Treatment Is Used at Home
and Has Saved a Vast Number
from the Horror of
nnoeuN;Av

Don't permit a dangerous operation
for piles until you have seen what
Pyramid Pile Treatment can do for
you In the privacy OF your own home.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Why Coins Are MiIIed.

Did you ever look at the edge Of q
dime or quarter? They are different
from pennies and nickels, for all silver
and gold. coin have what are called
"milled' edges, while the edges OF
pennies and nickels are smooth. The
reasons for this is that some dishonest
persons used to clip pieces off the
coins, especially the gold ones, and
then sell these scraps of precious metal
when they had saved a great many.
Every year the nation lost large sums
of money this way, and the thieves
would smooth the edges Off so well
that it was hard to find out who was
guilty. The best way Of stopping this
practice was found to be to "'mill' the
edges Of the most valuable coins 50
that no one could pare them without
letting it be seen at once. Kansas
CITY Star.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
He Who Shirks His Work.

The man who shirks his work, who
treats the service Of labor with indif-
ference, who sacrifices his efficiency on
the altar Of self indulgence, loafs on
his job and plans to see how little he
can do and not be caught, is to be the
most p1tied man on the face of the
earth.
He thinks he is cheating his en-
ployer. But the employer is not the
nan he is cheating. Far from it. He
Is cheating himself. More than cheat
ing himself, he is assassinating oppor-
tunfty and paving the way to utter
ruin and disgrace.
The man who cannot be trusted with
labor for which he is honestly paid is
just as d~espicable as the man who re-
fuses to pay for labor honestly per-
formed. The shirker is essentially dis
honest. Unfaithful to himself, setting
the bomb that will sooner or later send
him to poverty, he is a menace and an
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
A Saving Man.

II the fame Of all great men were
sung n member Of our community
would be known far beyond the circle
Of family and friends. We believe that
in n regard he has few equals. Give
him something to save for, something
not toe far Off and not too vague, and
he will keep the money in his pockets
until it is black with pocket wear.
He has saved money for several yards
Of finely bound books, one or two vol
umes Of which he has actually read.
He has saved money with which to
join secret orders and uniforms there
Of. By frugal attention to pennies and
nickels, pairing an expense here, max
ing a rigid self denial there, he has
saved the price of an automobile. In
March he begins to a for vacation,
and along about August he begins sav-
ing for Christmas. ,...
But our friend cannot save for a rainy
day. He cannot save for investment.
There has never been a serious thought
In his mind about old age, impairment
Of working and earning powers, sick
ness and neutrality-suspicious. Blade.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
During a Thunderstorm.

Do not use the telephone. The tele-
phone wires may receive a heavy
charge.
Keep away from stoves, radiators
and the like. They are large metallic
masses, likely to become heavily
charged.
Avoid screen doors or other metallic
bodies connecting with the exterior of
the building.
Keep away from chimneys and open
screened windows. ,
Out Of doors the most dangerous
places are under isolated trees and near
wire fences in open fields.
Small sheds and other shelters are
dangerous If isolated from larger build
ings.
Thick timber is undoubtedly the
safest place to seek out Of doors, since
a single tree in a forest is not so likely
to receive a stroke as a single person
or an object in an open space Of equal
area.-Country Gentleman.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
How Limp.t. stiek.

Every one is familiar with the saying
ITO stick Il +. a lmpet," but there are
not so many who know how it is that
a limpet is able to stick as it does to,
the rocks upon which it passes it's ex-
istence. The creature is able, by means
of the central portion Of its body,
which a be raised independently Of
the edge or frill which surrounds it,
to create a vacuum, much in the same
way that a piece Of soft wet leather
can be made to adhere to a smooth
surface by pressing out all the air.
Thus the SO called strength" of the
limpet is largely due to atmospheric
pressure. 1t is not entirely so, how
ever, for If they are closely examined
it will be seen that the shells accom-
modate themselves around the edges to
the surface of the rock upon which the
limpet is located, and If removed to
another spot the edge Of the shell will
probably be found to be a very bad 1T
and the creatures power Of adhesion
somewhat lessened. If taken by sur
prise with a smart sidelong blow even
a large limpet is easily enough dis.
lodged; but, given the slightest warn
ing, its power of suction is instantly
brought into play, and very often con-
siderable force is then necessary ere it
can be detached.-London Mail
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Tanning the Mink.

The United States department of
agriculture is making experiments In
domesticating the mink. Well, here's
luck to its efforts-but heaven help
the poultryman who tries to real his
chickens near that experimental farm.
The mink has fur as fine as the most
exacting lady could desire, but his dis
position is as bad as that Of a Villista
bandit, and he has at least as much
cunning. he can dig his way into
any Enclosure not made of brick, stone
or concrete. He loves blood as well
as a weasel. He has a perfect genius
for evading traps, and he can conduct
his depredations SO skillfully that for
months and even years they will be
laid to other marauders, and only the
closest observers will know that there
is a mink in the neighborhood. The
manor the department-which un-
dertakes to tame such q creature has
a large self confidence.-Chicago Jour-
nal.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
NAPOLEON and a Submarine.

The idea Of submarine navigation is
not so modern as many people imagine.
When Napoleon was banished to st.
Helena a notorious smuggler named
tombstone conceived the idea of assist
ing the dethroned monarch to escape.
In SCOTS life Of Napoleon" he says:
"A submarine vessel was to be the
means Of ehecting this enterprise. 1t
was thought that by sinking the vessel
during the daytime she might escape
the notice Of the British cruisers and,
being raised at night, might approach
the guarded rock without discovery.
The vessel was actually begun in one
Of the building yards upon the Thames;
but, the popularity Of her construction
having %occasioned suspicion, she was
seized by the government"
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Two New York Streets.

The following information as to the
widest and narrowest streets from curb
to curb and from property line to prop
erty line is for the old city of New
York, now the borough Of Manhattan.
Rachel lane, near Grand street, be-
tween Goerck and Mangin streets, is
n of the narrowest streets, having a
width Of ten feet between property
lines: Delaney street, east of Norfolk
street, has a width of 200 feet between
property lines and is the widest street.
Rachel lane has no sidewalks. Delan-
cey street has a width of 165 feet be-
tween curbs.-New York Times.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Our First Railroad Train.

On Aug. %, 1880, the first American
built railroad train made its initial
journey. The train carried passengers
in Its one little car and made q trip Of
fourteen miles in one hour and fifteen
minutes, to the utter establishment Of
the natives" who predicted all sorts
Of dire calamities from such speed mad
ness. This was the beginning Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the Oldest
American road.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Treating Hives.

+ An attack of hives has usually
+ q beginning in some c~arelessness
+ due to eating. It is a very COM
+ mon thing to mix up indigestible
+ foods in ones dietary. The par
+ taking of foods which cause in
+ digestion must be avoided.
+ Nothing destroys the appear
+ ance Of the skin more readily
+ than repeated bilious attacks,
+ which are always brought on by
+ in%judicious eating. The skin be-
+ comes thick, yellowish and pasty
+ looking and many times covered
i with IN eruption known as urh-
+ caria or hives.
+ The hives will quickly disap-
+ pear If a good purgative medicine
+ is taken, such as the ~effervescing
+ citrate Of magnesia, a half glass
+ three times a day between meals
+ for a day or two, or the effer-
+ vescing phosphate Of sodium, two
+ heaping t~easpoonfuls in a tum-
+ blerful Of cold water three times
+ a day half an hour before meals.
+ The itching of the skin will be
+ relieved by bathing the skin sey-
+ eral times a day with a mixture
+ composed Of vinegar, two table
i. spoonfuls, and hot water, four
+ tablespoonfuls.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
PRUNING Trees.

In pruning branches from trees cut
them off close up to the origin. Never
leave a stub of the portion removed,
for the cut surface will never heal
over, allowing the decay germs to en-
ter and gradually work into the body
Of the tree.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
A Careful Woman.

Mrs. Talkalot-What I have Just told
you is a very great secret. It was told
to me in the strictest confidence. I
must caution you against repeating it.
Miss Caustique-I shall endeavor to
be just as cautious as you are.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Single Roofs,

There is a definite record of an early
use Of shingles for roofing in England
in pre-Norman times. At that time this
method Of making roofs was common.
The shingles were thin pieces Of split
wood, usually oak. Many old examples
still exist in England, especially on the
wooden towers and spires Of East An
ella.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
A LASTING Flower.

A common South African flower, the
white star Of Bethlehem (Ornithoga-
lum lacteum), will keep fresh for two
months or more after cutting. It can
be sent as a cut flower from South
Africa to Europe or Asia or America,
and then will last for weeks in water.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02

The great soul that sits on the throne
of the universe is not, was and
never will be in a hurry.-Timothy Tit
comb.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
or STOLEN

Bay. mare, 4 years old, small white
spot in forehead. shows scar on right
breast from wire cuts; white spots on
back from saddle; weight about 1000
Is miles south Of Dickinson about Aug
ust LIST. Reward of $25 for Information
leading to return to Wilhelm Zempel,
New England, N. D. s-26-3p
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Domestic Joy.

Domestic Joy.
"You were always a fault6nder"
gr0wled the wife.
Eyes, DEAR responded the husband
meekly. II found you"
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Identified,

You haven't forgotten us, have you,
waiter?"
"Oh, no, sir. You are the two fried
smelts. Judge.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Bio Rraziliana.

Big Brazilians.
The average height Of the Bororos,
who live in the southwest of Brazil, is
six feet four inches. They are the tall
est people in the world.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
$40 REWARD

Strayed-1o head of horses. Last seen
this spring six miles south Of my place.
$40 for Information leading to recovery.
n. 3. Schaffner, Marshall, N. .. 8-26-2t
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-12
SIL0 is NECESSARY TO DAIRY
Exercise Lot-Rouohage Is Con-
served for Feed.

The intelligent farmer of today has
a silo to take the place of his grazing
or pasture land and finds it real econ
omy says De Laval Monthly. In fact
there are some dairy farmers in the
dairy sections Of our country who have
only an exercise lot in place of pas
ture land, and nearly all their farm
roughage Is conserved for feed during
the summer and winter. They have
their summer and winter silJs. These
farmers rapidly learn the advantages
of winter dairying, which are; A
greater milk and butter production,
better prices for milk and butterfat,
better quality of calves, hence better
dairy cattle, and better prices for their
crops, by feeding them to their own
live stock ut that season OF the year
Winter dairying also enables the
farmer TO employ the best kind Of
labor because it is possible to give
steady employment the year round.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-12
HARM BY SQUASH BUGS
Insect Attacks Many Plants in
Vegetable Garden.
No Poison Can BE Applied That Is e.
feetive-Anythina With Strong
odor VIII Act ss RepeIIant-
Keep Close Watch.

The squash bug attacks squashes,
pumpkins, cucumbers and such plants,
often running the crop in Il day, II
nothing is done to overcome them. No
poison can be applied that is effective,
as the insects work is done on the
under side of the leaves where the poi
son will not reach. They also do their
work in the early morning while the
dew is still on the foliage. Anything
with a strong odor will act as a re-
pellant, also material like air-slaked
lime or Underground land plaster will
have a marked effect in keeping them
away.
Careful watch should be kept for the
first appearance of the bugs. At the
first sign of them, sprinkle the hills
with the dry material, on which just
enough crude carbolic acid has been
sprayed to give the material strong
Odor. Quick action must be the watch
word. One day of delay means the loss
of the crops. Cantaloupe vines seem
particularly susceptible TO the attacks
and they seem TO Succumb to the raw
ages of the insects more quickly than
sQuashes and cucumbers.
There is another remedy frequently
used, where it is obtainable, and it
gives excellent result. 1t is fish scrap,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-12
WATERCRESS EASY TO GROW
Loan, Leaves and Rotted Manure
Is Satisfactory.

Watercress is easily grown In u tub
for the table use in any kitchen gar
den. Sow the seed in shallow boxes
just sift it on the top soil. Then
place wet cloth over the soil to moist
en- the earth. This method prevents
the seeds being washed to one corner,
which usually occurs when watered
with sprinkler.
When four leaves appear on the
plantlets they are ready for their per-
manent position. For that purpose
use barrel sawed in half. Fill in
with garden loan, leaves and well-rot-
ted manure. Work the dirt fine and
bring the earth up to within ten inches
Of the top of the barrel.
Set the plants six inches apart each
way. Water them frequently. The
soil must be kept moist. once q week
overflow the barrel with water TO
carry off any sour deposits. Place a
little small charcoal on the soil to keep
1t sweet and fresh. The cress is cut
with knife. The barrel must be
placed in partly shady place.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-12
CHICKS RELISH GREEN FOOD
Manoels, 5eets, Potatoes, sprouted
Oats, Lettuce and Lawn Clip
pings Are Good.

Green food Is necessary for little
chicks, according to the Connecticut
Agricultural college. Among the most
suitable and convenient crops for this
are mangels, table beets, potatoes,
sprouted oats, lettuce and lawn clip
pings. The season and availability will
usually decide what to use. The prin-
cipal thing is to use something Of
this nature. The feeding may begin
on the second or third day. The little
chicks must be taught to eat this or
they may not develop an appetite for
it. If they are fed sparingly of grain
for a few days they will soon get to
like the green feed. The mangels may
be cut in large pieces and placed on
nails for the chicks TO peck at. APP
pies, etc, may be fed the same way.
Later in the season clover makes
an ideal feed. With a double yarding
system rye or oats may be used One
of the easiest ways to get green feed
Is to sprout grain. A layer of sand
about two inches deep kept warm and
moist will soon produce a lot of oats
or barley sprouts.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-12

new word as he was to detect signs Of
shamming on Guys part. "If war
comes, l bet he'll so to the front. He's
like the rest OF you English-half
ashamed to say what he really feels"
The embarrassed Guy faced him
sheepishly.
"Oh, I say-that's all swank!' he re-
nonstrated.
'Swank! That's a good wordr'
Charlie Brown exclaimed. I'm going
to take that back to America, too"
And then. returning to the subject of
their conversation, who was manifest
~ Ill at ease, Mr.. Brown continued,
"Once you do touch Guy on the raw
of his patriotism he'd go through and
go through big"
81 think Mr.. Brown is right" Street
man declared. at was only two months
ago at the Ritz in Paris that l met a
young English officer. We got to chat
ting. He seemed very down in the
month-some trouble over a girl: he'd
been Tilted, or hadn't enough money to
propose, or she'd married someone else
usual sort OF thing, so l paid no at
tention to the incident. But one night,
walking along the Champs Elysees. a
man ahead of me suddenly turned
aside behind one of the trees. Silhouet-
ted against the moonlight l saw his
hand go to his pocket, as If to draw a
revolver, l ran up to him, and seized
the niSf0l II VUus mr. vot,u ~
English friend. I dare say the moon
had gone to his head. He was quite
desperate-really started to struggle
with me at first. We stood there for
an hour talking. I'd taken quite a
fancy to him. 1t seemed such waste
of good material for him to kill him
self; but he was quite firm. Finally,
1 appealed to him as an English officer
in his majesty's service. Some day his
country might need him told him
and he wouldn't be there because he
was a coward-a traitor. That
hit him. l pressed the point. And
eventually he gave me his word"
They had all listened eagerly to
Streetman's vivid recital
did he keep his word?" Ethel asked.
81 don't know! I've never seen him
since; but he's the sort of man who
would. l merely mention the incident
to show that when nothing else count
ed. his country did. And most men
are like that Streetman added, as he
patted Guy Falconer on the back.
Somehow, Guy resented the familiar
tty. But he merely moved away. So
far as he knew, Streetman was a de
cent enough chap. But he did not rel
tsh being patronized by him
All at once Sir George Wagstaff no
ticed for the first time that the after
noon light was fast fading. Looking
at his watch, he rose hastily.
by Jove!' he said. I'D no idea II
was so late. l shall have to be getting
back to the admiralty"
Il must be leaving, too" Streetman
announced.
80 must l." said Charlie Brown
"Good-by, Miss Willoughbyr'
ooh, don't you hurry off, toov' Ethel
protested. stay and have one more
cup Of tear In some inexplicable way
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-12
CHAPTER VI-Continued.

''You do talk like a German" he
told Streetman after he had blown out
& cloud of smoke.
THAT is a matter of opinion" the
other replied stif1y.
Yes, l think he talks like a Ger
man, too" Georgy Wagstaff chimed
in. But as we know he isn't one,
does it really matter? Go on,
gentlemen! Argue!" Sir Georges
daughter was having the time of her
young life.
Here's one thing I'd like to know. !"
Guy put in-"where on earth is all
the blooming money to come from?"
My dear boy, there's nothing so
elastic as national credit" his friend
from the States replied with a calm
assurance that came partly from the
speakers having, at one time in his
career, conducted the financial page
Tor his newspaper. "Why, down in that
tWo-by affair in Mexico, one of
their weekend presidents ran out of
money; so he issued an order for fifty
thousand dollars. stuck a gun in the
Olher gentleman's chest. and said,
That is worth fifty thousand dollars
and It was"
Mrs. Falconer felt that it was hard
y proper that the men should monopo-
nze all the conversation.
i can't believe there will really be
war-a great war" she announced.
Think what it would mean-absolute
oar0arism. And this is the twentieth
century"
1t would put us back a hundred
years. Sir George declared YEARLY.
he both realized and dreaded the hor-
Fofs that he knew must inevitably at
!ehd such a titanic struggle as seemed
imminent
ITS too horrible to think of" Ethel
"l'pughby exclaimed with something
approaching a shudder. ut doesn't
seem real that we're sitting here quite
AMY talking over even the possibil-
1ty Of such a thing"
And this won't be war like other
wars the American pointed out.
Ihere'u be no personal heroes-no
cna rses up San Juan hill-no bands
paying or flags flying. It's going to
oe cold. deadly thing of mathemat-
1cs and notifications. Of big guns and
submarines, of aeroplanes and ammu-
n'oon' Of millions of little mites called
uen' who will be only little, unimpor-
'aht cogs in the big machine. It's
gong to be brutal. cruel. barbarous
murder. conducted on the most modern
scientific basis"
ana afterwards whatll we do for
mem: GeOrgy wagstaf inquired
C1oughtfully, as If the dearth of males
llat threatened the world were a ca
!snlty almost too great to face. Not
u1at really care so much about that
reasonably" She added, with an insin-
usting glance at Guy Falconer, who
Always dogged her footsteps, for men
ina aks" Guy remarked. II Georgy
1@o fault "a possibility he was sell
80 willing TO admit. even to himself
- leif that it consisted Of a caustic
tongue. and occasionally the thought
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-12

Squash-Vine 5orer-a, Egg as Seen
From Above; b, Same From Side,
Showing Sculpture; c, Sculpture Of
Egg Greatly Enlarged; d, Newly
Hatched LarVa; e, Half-Grown
LarVs; Z, Head Of Same From Side;
9, Head of Mature LarVa From
Above.
finely ground. This may be strewn
with lavish hand as it is cheap and
besides repelling the bugs serves an
excellent purpose as a fertilizer. Two
dustings with the powder, if no heavy
rains occur, will usually do the work.
One application of the fish scrap is
usually sufficient, If there are no rains
to wash 1t away. What damage the
bug does is done quickly, in fact the
ravages do not usually last more than
two weeks.