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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13

when once the sand is placed in
this filter it doesn't have to be touched
again. When it gets dirty we wash it
whore it is. This VIII be explained
in detail when we come TO it,"
Thc pumps.
Having thus implanted in your
mind the difference bctW cen the FL
tration systems you are anxious to
see the plant in operation and you
accompany the guide to the pump
house, which is the beginning of
ihings. Here you gaze into the pump
pit and sec, arranged around the bot
tom of it a number of pumps. each
with its own electric motor.
Here is where the water comes
into the filtration plant" explains the
guide. "From the reservoir in the
hills the water comes through a l2-
foot tunnel into "A 1G-foot shaft That
drops 20 feet below the surface of
the ground. This shaft acts as a sue
ton chamber for the pumps which
you see are arranged around ii on
radial lines.
Each pump is Independent of the
others, as you Will notice, and they
are installed that way to not only
give absolute control, but should one
or more be disabled the others can
not be- affected. These pumps drive
the water into an S-foot conduit In
which is located the meter which has
the odd-sounding name of Ventura
after its inventor, and leads to the
Head House"
Having given this information, the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13

and labor would be wasted in train
ing men and then Uncle Sam would
have on his hands great numbers of
men who would have to soon be dis
charged for disability and be given
place on the pension roles.
Uncle Sam will not enroll as a de-
fender of the Stars and Stripes any
man who has any criminal record or
who is drunkard. Each candidate
must have at least two men who will
vouch for his clean record and clean
character, and If boy is under 81
he must have something to show that
he is going into the service with the
full consent of his parents or guar
dian.
What happens to the recruit.
And now let us see what happens
to the everyday recruit from the
time he ceases to be a man in the
street. until he is safely snoozing in
infantry barracks or battleship ham,
mock. First of all. disabuse your
mind Of the idea that Jacks future
is assured as soon as he has put his
name to an application blank in the
recruiting office. There's many a slip
between cup and lip and the adage
holds good in getting start in a
military or naval sense. Why. last
year, of the men accepted by officers
at recruiting stations full 10 per cent.
had to be rejected and discharged
at the depots, mostly on account OF
physical defects or diseases that
sooner or later would detract from
his usefulness as a soldier or sailor.
When a greenhorn enters the Army
he is sent from the recruiting station
to the recruiting depot the latter y
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13

appearance of the filtered water reser-
voir when empty.
Nov of course we cannot see the
sand to know when ii Is getting dirty,
but as it gradually accumulates the
sediment the flow becomes lcssened
and this is duly registered by the
loss OF head cages
Washing the filters.
There are 3-12 in. centrifugal
pumps to supply wash water for
cleaning the filters and this water is
forced into elevated tanks from which
II flows by gravity back to the filter
tanks entering at the bottom, thus
driving to the top of the sand, all the
dirt that has been gathered and run
ming the dirty water off through suit
able troughs to n basin located near
the plant. Here it is allowed TO settle
and the settled water over1ows q
dam into a noighboring stream.
at Is worry simple in operation. II
only requires 100000 gallons of water
for each washing of a filter. For
this washing. filtered water is used SO
as to keep the gravel and sand as clean
as possible"
Automatic control is one of the fea
lures of the baltimore filtration plant
so that it is really mechanical plant
but why is the filtered water kept
under ground?" you ask, having in
mind that sunlight and air is so gen.
orally recommended as good for sc
many things.
THAT is to prevent the generation
of algae," says the guide. and while
you are wondering who or what algae
is you are informed that it is an or
ganism that has the popularity OF
thriving in pure water and in the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13


sunlight but which has the faculty for
odor and taste.
Demand varies.
I'm large city the demands for
water vary considerably at different
times of the day and on different days
of the year. For instance in the mid
die of the night the demand for water
is less. In the middle of the day.
when factories are running and when
hundreds of thousands of families are
cooking the demand is probably at
the hiphest. 1t is noticeable that the
demand is heavy on Mondays (wash
day. in Baltimore. Whenever there
is a big fire there is an appreciable
increase in the demand for water.
Here is where the filter controllers
come in. The filtered water is not
supplied to the city direct but. as men,
toned, goes to reservoirs. 1t is the
object to keep the water in these
reservoirs at a steady level. II the
water goes higher than the pre-de-
tcrmined mark then the controllers
close down the supply. Should the
reservoir water drop then the con-
trollers permit larger amount Of
water to pass through.
should it become necessary for the
city to suddenly receive n supply Of
water in excess of the capacity OF the
flters-in an emergency such as a
great connagration-on almost a mo-
mcnt's notice il would be possible to
entirely eliminate the filtration plant
by the mere closing of one valve and
the opening Of another and the con-
tents of the l2-foot tunnel could be
run direct to the reservoir. thence into
! the street mains.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13
Treating recruits with consideration

Raw, a recruit may be, according
20 the proverbial phrase, but Uncle
Sam never allows it to be rubbed in.
on the contrary every effort is made
to treat recruits with consideration
and to spare their feelings If they are
bit sensitive. To that end no en-
listed men other than those new to
the service are to be found at the
recruiting dcpots and training sta
tons. Everybody is in the same boat
SO that there is not much chance for
embarrassing and all members OF
the martial community get an even
start not only as to military or naval
accomplishments, but likewise as to
the athletic training that is sand
wiched in with the drills in order tc
keep the men contentcd.
Some more or less unusual stunts
are included in the program which
each recruit must go through with
ere he "bclongs" There is, of course,
nothing very thrilling about being
vaccinated, but to the average lad who
has just taken three year or a seven
year job it is a new experience to have
made the finger print that serves as
Uncle Sans favorite medium of iden-
titication. An important responsible
ity that must be met by each new re-
cruit is the selection of the arm Of
the service he will elect TO join. He
may have figured it all out In adj
vance that he will join the cavalry or
seek service on torpedo boat. but
If he hasn't he must think rapidly
once the recruiting officials say
(Which >" Finally it may be noted
that Uncle Sam is even making effort
to extend the spirit of content and
satisfaction to the parents of recruits.
one cXpedient to this end that has
been tried with success is the sending
to each recruits home of before and
after photographs-the one n like
ness of the young man as he appeared
/ the day he enlisted and the other q
prepossessing portrait showing the
we'll set up soldier or sailor in full
| dress uniform
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13

NAE Of mgnoeeS to Life ana Modern !,
water taken from rivers must be puri-
fed before it may be used for house
hold purposes.
When man was primitive the
chances were that all sources of water
supply were good. Now one must
consider well because, under the an
alysis of the chemist many a stream
that sparkles in the sunlight and has
every appearance of being pure may
be laden with the germs of deadly
poison,
Supplying water TO communities
has always been great task. From
the days of the Romans, who excelled
in their time in the type of aque-
ducts and baths, to the present time
the development of the water supply
has been a matter of tremendous con.
Germ for those burdened with the re-
sponsibiity yet so little has been told
Of how this has been accomplished
that few know of the means en-
ployed.
The development of the water sup
ply for populated centers in this
country makes most interesting
story because the United States leads
the world in this as 1t does in many
other things that makes mankind
more comfortable.
The Baltimore plant.
How tho City of Baltimore has
evolved from the original system of
wells dug here and there to ono OF
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solicitation to moving picture shows
that illustrate the joys and sorrows
of bluejacket's life.
Enlisted men help get recruits.
1.-TWO hundred additional enlisted
men have been assigned to the work
of gathering recruits" There is
decidedly interesting story behind that
bare announcement which came from
the War Department recently To
tell it will reveal to how large an
extent Uncle Sam is dependcn, for
embryo soldiers and sailors upon the
men who are already serving in that
capacity. Indeed it is the testimonials
of the veterans in the service given
man to man to the lads who are
meditating enlistment that are re-
sponsible in greater measure than the
persuasions of the recruiting officers
for drawing men into the awkward
squads at our forts and naval train
ing stations.
No Sergeant O'Leary has Uncle Sam
TO go up and down the country side
as the famous Irish winner of the
Victoria Cross has been doing in the
United Kingdom eXhorting his fell
lows to join the colors. but the Amer
lean enlisted men detailed for recruit
ing duty have, in their quiet way,
been doing excellent work in getting
the right sort of material into the
Yankee fighting forces. In this coun-
try it is not the custom of an enlisted
man on recruiting bent 10 publicly ad-
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20 VaIE<0 TOO tTT CZZ0
TIE FIIIe~ea NSHe~
Un0S@ C0vS~
GnLII HSeOSa

guide conducts you TO the Head House,
and you see the registering appa-
ratus. This meter performs two dis
tinct duties. one is to accurately
measure every gallon of water as it
passes through the filtration plant.
the other is to control the exact guam
tity of chemicals that are needed to
purify the water
Chemicals used.
chemicals play an important part
in the publication of water" says the
guide. "These are very ordinary
chemicals to be sure, nothing but
common lime. hypochlorite of lime
and sulphate OF iron. We buy them
by tho ton"
But how can you tell how much
to use?" you ask.
I'VE find that part of the work a
little more difficult than the remainder
for that is one of the things that is
not done mechanically. The chemists
who are continually taking samples OF
the raw water make their analysis
from time to time and they know Just
what percentage of each of the chem
icals to add to each million gallons
of water. Then they set the controll-
ing apparatus on the meter which
causes the mechanical mixers to add
the chemicals in proper proportion.
"Come, we will look at the mixers -
adds the guide, and YOU follow him
until you stop in front of two huge
revolving drums
"Before the water reaches to where
these machines add the Chemicals
explains the guide, 81, passes through
a stilling chamber where it has the
opportunity to be quiet for while
Passing through this chamber and
having the chemicals added, it passe.
| TO the mixing basins where It is YER,
much agitated and the chemicals are
| thoroughly dissolved"
Coagulating basins
"From the mixing chamber the
water passes into the coagulating has
ms. BY this time the chemicals have
formed what are called foe, which
very much resemble the small par
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13
The Story of How Balti-
more, With Its 100000
Inhabitants, Furnishes
Them With 100000
Gallons of Pure Water
Dailv-ATask for Giants
ny STUART STEVENS SCOTT.

N ATER! The great necessity
n and yet one of the greatest
b of mcnaces to life. Modern
~ conditions demand h a
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solicitation to moving picture shows
that illustrate the joys and sorrows
of blucjacket's life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13
Coagulating basins

"From the mixing chamber the
water passes into the coagulating bas-
ms. by this time the chemicals have
formed what are called foe, which
very much resemble the small par
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13
The First Step In Prac-
teal Preparedness Be-
comes a Jump 80 Uncle
SamHustles forDefend.
ers Of the Flag - The
FightingApprentice and
His Work.
HSHGSCo<0L@e
BY WALDON FAWCETT.

~ l. a jiner"-this is Uncle Sans
n advice, accompanied by his
N most seductive smile, to the
" youth of the land. The United
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-ZI17s ZIXaxo5H 2dZIn2e ZH<7%o~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-05

I'm not dressed up replied Spot
| less. Il don't have to wear this rib
bon if | don't want to-"
oh, yes you do said Tommie
Gray Il heard my mother say that
your mother never let you out without
+ a ribbon on, and you never could have
any fun like the rest of us. You
wouldn't wear it if you didn't have to. "
eff you don't have to wear it, take
it off and come with us said Tom
ME Black. I'VE are going over in the
lots where there is lot of things to
play with and lots of dirt. Come on,
Spotless Tommie; you don't dare. do
YOU"
Yes, I do" said Spotless, Juggling
at the end of the ribbon. and off it
came Spotless let it stay where it
| fell on the ground and ran after Tom
ME Black and Tommie Gray. He was
bound he would have one day Of fun
if he never had another
Over fences he followed the other
Tommies, and over heaps of ashes
and into the lot. Spotless rolled over
on the ground as the other Tommies
did, and his white coat looked like a
gray one in a short time.
They played with an old tin can,
and when it rolled down the hill Spot
less ran after it, and before he noticed
| where he was going he landed il a
puddle of water
Wait until your mother sees you;
she won't know you" said Tonlmie
Black, and Spotless hoped she would
not.
Now we must go and get our din
ner," said Tommie Gray. Il know
where there is nice barrel that al
ways has good things in it,
Off they all three ran, Spotless feel
ing that at last he was a real Tom
ME cat and no longer could be made
fun of.
At first he did not eat the scraps,
for Spotless had always had a dish of
milk and his mother had never let
him go to the scrap barrels, but after
while he jumped into the barrel and
joined the others.
Il guess I'll take a nap in the sun, y
said Tommie Black, so Spotless and
Tommie Gray followed him and curled
up beside pile of boards near the
road.
They were sleeping soundly when
Mrs. Tabby, returning from town,
came along
What dirty-looking Kittens she
said to herself Il am glad Spotless
does not play with. such Tommies.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-05

Il do not" The detective touched
/ an electric button on his desk. j
think il will be advisable for you to
| have a guard, for the next few days,
at least
"A guard" Ramon repeated, indig-
nantly. I'm not 2 coward. ANY man
| would be disturbed. to put it mildly,
/ over the conviction that his life was
| threatened every hour, but it was OF
| her was thinking-of Anita.
| could not bear TO think OF leaving her
alone to face the world, penniless
and hedged in on all sides by enemies.
| Bot | want no guard, I can take care
Of myself as well as the next man,
Look at the perils and dangers you
| have faced in your unceasing warfare
| against ulalefactors of every grade. 1t
! is common knowledge that you have
! invariably refused to be guarded"
| The years during which | have
| been constantly face to face with sud.
den death have made me disregard
the possibility OF it. But | shall not
insist in your case, MI Hamilton, If
you do not wish it; and allow me to
| tell you that admire your spirit. How
ever, should like to have you leave
| town for few days, if your clients
can spare you
| Leave town? Run away" Ramon
started Indignantly from his chair, but
! Blaine waved him back with a father
! ly hand.
| Not at all. ON a commission foI
me, in Lawton's interests. Mr.. Famil-
ton, you have known the Lawtons for
! several years, have you not?''
! Ever since | can remember" the
young lawyer said with renewed Gag
erness.
Two years ago, in August, Penning-
| ton LaWton and his daughter wore at
The Breakers at Long Bay, were
they not?"
yes, Anita and were engaged
| then, and | ran out myself for the
weekend"
Il want you to run out there for me
now. The hotel will be closed at this
time Of year, of course, but letter
which l will give you to the propre-
tor, who dives close at hand, will
enable you to look over the register
| for an hour or two In private. Turn
to the arrivals for August of that year,
and trace the names and home ad-
, dresses on each page; then bring it
back to me"
rs it something in connection with
that forged letter to Mallowe?" asked
Ramon quickly.
Perhaps" the detective admitted
He shrugged, then added leniently, Il
think, before proceeding any further
with that branch of the investigation,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-05
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure

Copyright, 1916, by the MccIurs
Mrs. Tabby had one kitten; he was
all white, without a spot of color on
his sleek coat. Mrs. Tabby was very
proud of Tommie, and called him
Spotless, to distinguish him from the
other Tommies in the neighborhood
The other Tommies called him Spot
less Tommie, and told him he never
had any fun because he had to look
out all the time not to soil his white
fur
And Spotless watched the other
the scrap barrels and walk through
mud puddles, and Spotless wanted to
do the same.
One morning his mother made his
coat look very shiny and neat, and
put a blue ribbon around mis- neck,
which Spotless always disliked to
wear. and then told him to sit close
to a hole in the wall, where she knew
there were two fat mice living.
Il wish my coat was black thought
Spotless. Mother never lets me nave
bit of fun. Tommie Black jumps
into the coal bin and his mother does
not know it, and Tommie Gray can
roll over and over right in the dust
and his mother does not notice his
coat being dusty. Oh, dear it is very
hard to have white coat!
And how | do hate this ribbon!
None of the other Tommies wear rib
bons I wish mother would not make
me wear it"
But Spotless sat down beside the
hole and watched as his mother told
him to do, but the mice that lived in
the hole must have heard Mrs. Tabby
telling her son about them, for they
did not even show the tip end of their
noses, and after a while Spotless got
tired of watching and ran to the door
and looked out. -:
"Oh, no! look at Spotless Tommie,"
called out Tommie Black. HE is all
dressed up; isn't he the nice Tommie
Kitten"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-05
"TWO Sisters"

Yes, thank you," responded Caryl.
Without further parley the man got
two camp chairs for the girls, placed
them side by side, then lifted his hat
and excused himself All this took
place SO swiftly that the girls had only
time TO say Thank you!" before he
was bowling himself away.
II am 10 meet a friend" he ex-
planned Good evening""
How kind he was!" Julia gasped,
as he disappeared.
'He Is big and good-looking, said
Caryl Il like big men Oh, Judy, see,
here comes his friend!"
She peered eagerly over the railing
as Harry Somerdyke came hurriedly
down the pier and was hailed by the
man who had helped her. Then with
q swift desire TO shield herself until
somerdyke should receive her letter,
she shrank back
~ know that man" she murmured.
But don't want him to see me here"
Julia had recognized the new ar
rival, but she did not want to betray
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-05

decided to try bottle of Lydia E, Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t worked
from the first bottle. so took a second
and a third, also bottle of Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Blood Purifier. and now am
just as well as any other woman. ad.
wise every woman, single or married.
who is troubled with any of the afore-
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and am sure they will help her to get
rid of her troubles. - Mrs. ELSIE J.
WANDER SANDE, Goodwin Street, Pat-
erson, N, j.
Women suffering with any form Of
female ills, or any symptoms that they
do not understand, are invited to writs
the Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co..
Lynn, Mass. (confidentiaD, and receive
advice wholly free Of cost.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-05

this fact Instead, she took her sis
ter's hand in hers, an impulse OF graft
tude and affection moving her as she
saw that Caryl wished to avoid Som
erdyke.
Dear little GIRL" she said tenderly.
how wise you are growing! He shall
not see you nor speak to you"
Only part OF her prediction proved
true For, the trip over, the crowd
of passengers was surging ashore
when Somerdykes friend. Ben Had
ley, spoke TO him in a low voice.
Il say" he said, "see the two girls
down there, just landing? The little
one is a peach.
Somerdyke laughed as he saw who
it was. "Oh, yes, she's all right!
know her" he observed.
Introduce me, won't you?" pleaded
Hadley.
Somerdyke hesitated for moment.
VERY we'll" he replied at last. 81
don't mind, only"-dropping his voice
lower-"wait while. l don't care to
do so here or now"
more Tomorrow
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-05

Won't you come right in and have
tea?" Mrs. Chanler led the way to
the large living room. Pm sure you
must be tired after the trip
ooh, real log fire." exclaimed
Helen. pausing before the warmth OF
the blazing logs in the wide, deep-set
fireplace.
Yes, that's one of the advantages
of living in the country Sit here
you'll be more comfortable" piling the
cushions on the end of a couch by the
tea table.
The long, windy drive from the
station had blown Helen's hair and
Redeemed her nose She longed to &c
straight to her room 1t seemed un
tactful of Mrs. Chanler not to sug
gest it.
"Jove, this is fine" Warren, who
had come in with Mr.. Chanler, rubbed
his hands before the fire. THE real
thing. Say, that burns like hickory.
Yes, these are some hickory logs
we cut off the place With the tongs
Mr. Chanler poked higher the leaping
flames.
II was their f1rSt visit to the Cham
lers' pretentious country home OF
which Helen had heard so much, and
now as she slipped her tea, she glanced
about with intense interest
The furniture was mostly Italian
for the Chambers spent much of their
time in Italy. The rugs were expen,
sive, but assertively new.
rir l,D
Pickering flames. the room was soon
in semi-darkness. A maid came in to
light the candles and the lace-shaded
lamps. So they used only candles
and oil lamps. Was it matter of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-05

He isn't one of the ordinary cranks,
or we would have dealt with him our
selves. He says that if you will read
this, you will be glad to assent TO an
interview with him
He presented 4 card, which Blaine
read with every manifestation of sur
prised interest.
Tell him | will see him in five
minutes" he said When the opera
tive had withdrawn, the detective
turned to Ramon.
more Tomorrow