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The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

DR.. Walter C. Murphy has returned
to the city from Burgaw, n. c., whittier
he went last week to attend the obsequies
of his mother. who died at the advanced
age Of 20.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. c.. z. Nash, of Norfolk.
registered at the Raleigh yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

Senator-elect Kenneth McKellar. of
Tennessee, is q new srrivaL The New
willard is where he Is stopping.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

Col Lloyd NJ. Brett, First United
States Cavalry. superintendent of yell
lowstone Park, has come to Washing
ton for duty at the Interior Depart
ment in connection with the work of
his office in the park. He has many
friends here.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

Al Hamen, well-known New Yori
theatrical producer. was Washing
ton visitor yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

Harold z. Cleaves has resigned from
the position Of assistant chemist in the
Bureau of Standards, Department Of
Commerce.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

s. W. Mason. connected with the i'm
migration service, in the Department Of
Labor, stationed at Cleveland. Is spend
ing a short vacation in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Taylor. Of Pitts
ourgh. are registered at the Raleigh.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

X. C. Schuyler and wife. prominent
residents of Denver. Colo, are stop
ping at the New willard.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Po. and tho MAGAZINE.

With his stories and his criticisms
during the meager two years Of his
connection with the magazine Poe was
certainly able to. reflect that as at no
time In her previous literary history
he had put Richmond on the map. But
the letter he wrote to Anthon when
projecting the Stylus was somewhat
flamboyant: Il had Joined the Mes
senger. as you know then in its second
year, with 700 subscribers, and the
general outcry was that because a
magazine had never succeeded south Of
the Potomac therefore magazine new
er could succeed. Yet in spite of this
and the wretched taste Of the proprie-
tor, which hampered and controlled me
at all points, increased the circulation
in fifteen months to $500 subscribers.
paying an annual profit Of $4,000
when l left it."-Algernon Tassin in
BoOkman.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
wa.ted Effort.

A young married woman set out to
convince the social circles of her new
~ adopted city that she was of aristo-
cratic lineage and upbringing. She pur-
chased an expensive book on the eti-
quette of the upper classes. took
course in auction under Nine. de VII
liers and stepped her husband in the
philosophy and the diction Of pink
teas and formal dinners. What she
could she bought on the deferred pay
ment plan, and what she could not she
borrowed from the neighbors When
all was ready she cut the grocery al
lowance to the point of diminishing re-
turns and hurled herself and her hus-
band bodily into the best society. At
er two or three years Of commendable
effort she gravitated to the level Of
several other women who were doing
the same thing and lived unhappily
ever after. An ounce Of pretension re-
quires more than a pound Of cure
Judge.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Wa,hinaton's Wet Army.

.
We are now accustomed to seeing
the demon rum kicked out Of whole
empires. Armies. by imperial edict,
become dry as desert camels.
Washington's army, on the contrary,
might drink all the liquor 1t could pay
for. and even officers became intoxicat-
ed on duty and received but slight pun
ishment. To David Lewis, one Of our
most painstaking students of history,
I am indebted for the record Of an in
teresting court martial due to bottle
Of rum.
Lieutenant Bunburg was in COM
mand of the Statehouse guard-it Is
officially referred to as the Statehouse
-one day in May, 1777. Not only was
he intoxicated himself, but he carried
liquor to his own troops and neglected
his duty for hours.
His punishment was suspension Of
command and pay for one fortnight!
Major Nicola was president Of the
court and James Sharswood Judge ad-
vocate. F'.
After Nicola had become general
he was chairman Of that unique COM
mittee which offered a crown to Wash
ington.-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24

Every morning at 8 o'clock. winter
or summer. band of little children
make their appearance in Morningside
park, New York city. They are all
suitably clothed and in age range
from two to eight years. Weather does
not bother these little scholars. for
only a driving rain or a hard snow
storm keeps them indoors. When an
ordinary rainstorm makes its appear.
ance they are not bothered. for the
children are provided with raincoats.
School sessions are opened with song.
the selection usually being $50 Very.
Very Early In the Morning" The pic.
ture shows couple of these healthy.
happy little youngsters raising their
voices In melody. The idea Of the out.
door school is primarily the benefits of
fresh air. These little folks are taught,
besides the three "R's." modelling. mat
weaving and all about plants and trees.
All of them are pictures of health and
think 1t. is great fun to go to school in
the park. When the weather is 50 very
bad that even they cannot remain in
the open they 60 to the home of their
teacher. Mrs. Calvert, who has proyid-
ed sand piles. toys and games for their
amusement and instruction. More
than half a hundred of these little tots
are under Mrs. Calvert's care. She
and her assistants call each day for
their pupils and marshal them to the
park. which is near Columbia univer-
sity.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Odd Tobacco Pip, sorsr.

Odd Tobacco Pipe eorsr.
Travellers among the Sioux Indians
are much impressed with the perfect
smoothness Of the bore in their pipe
stems. Without the use Of tool of
any kind they make perfect bore in
the twigs Of ash trees, which they use
for musical Instruments and for pipes.
To accomplish this end they employ
the larvae Of butterfly which inhabits
the ash tree. The Indians remove the
pith for about three inches from the
stick they wish bored. Into this cavity
they place one of the larvae Of a
brown butterfly, which gradually eats
its way down through the pith until
the bore is completed. A little heat
applied to the wood expedites the work
Of the larvae. The Indians consider
both the tube made in this way and
the. larvae as sacred as their idols
Popular Science Monthly.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Eiohtino Locusts,

Modern methods to defeat an ancient
enemy were employed with extraordi-
nary success in Costa Rica. The coun-
try was invaded by an army Of To-
Gusts. Ordinary methods were employ
ed to combat the pest without avail.
Then a state of actual war was de-
clared against the insects. Cannon
loaded with sand were wheeled into
advantageous positions and the invad-
ing army literally bombarded. Rockets,
asphyxiating gases and gunpowder
were also used, but the greatest sue
cess was obtained with the sand. At
the time of the first invasion of the
country by the locusts they were ap-
parently in comparatively small num-
bers, so that they were speedily driven
across the boundaries into Nicaragua.
Active defense preparations were then
made, and when the original invading
army. heavily REINFORCED, made its
second appearance two months later
the Costa Ricans were ready and lit
orally blew the insects from the face
of the earth.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Tribulakiss,s OF = Voluntssr.

=
Richard de Gunpowder was an en-
thusiast. He was so enthusiastic that
he enlisted in the Harvard hundreds.
Moreover. he was so very enthusiastic
that he enlisted twice. Then matters
became confused, for he was assigned
to two different regiments.
In some way, however, he managed
to persuade his superior officers that
he wsqld: rather be wholly and entire
" In one company than partly in two.
SO one of his enlisted selves Joined the
other in the same squad. But now he
was absolutely beside himself: every
time he turned around he hit himself
In the back; whenever he was out Of
step he trod on his own heels; every
time he-what should-what could he
do7 What would you have done?
But the captain was cleverer than
you. He selected one Of Richards en-
listed selves and made him an officer.
So now Sergeant de Gunpowder once
more has complete command Of him
self.-Harvara Lampoon.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
A R.markabl. coneert.

A program Of a remarkable concert
which took place in, Carlsbad on Aug.
8, 1912, is still preserved in the city
archives at that place. The entertain
ment was given for the benefit Of the
sufferers by the fire which had laid
waste Baden and took place at the
.Saechsischer Saal. The only perform.
ers were Beethoven and Polledro. who
played their own compositions. There
were two pianoforte and two violin So
los and several numbers In which both
took part says the writer. The account
of the entertainment also mentions the
fact that one Of the interested listeners
was "tall, elderly man. wearing a
great blue coat, who sat perfectly
erect throughout the performance. new
er. looking anywhere but at the stage.
This. was Goethe" The amount real
lied for the fund was about $500.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
The Nursery Bib.

Away with the bib and its strings
that will knot or the buttons that win
not button! Here Is the dearest little
eating apron that ever covered dainty
ruhles or Dickens suits. and when
mother realizes what . very simple
matter the making of such an apron
can be she will hasten to fashion one
for the littlest girl or boy In the
nursery. A Turkish towel Or . simple
huck affair can be turned with q snip
Of the scissors and q few stitches into
q comfortable. easily managed apron.
At about two-thirds Of the length Of
the towel cut a hole large enough for
the little head to slip through. Bind
this with tape or scallop It u you wish
a little extra fanclness. The shorter
side Is then gathered or plated into Q
belt. made from wide tape or q piece
of old toweling. which passes around
to the front and holds the apron In
place. Cross stitch may make tho little
apron still more attractive. especially
II the design be the favorite. nursery
chicks. Dummies or Kittens. While tie
linen or huck toweling b pret1i3er, the
the Turkish toweling b really m6es
practical because of its absorbent qual-
tiles. It saves crying over split milk.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
THE RURAL PROBLEM OF TRANSPORTATION

on the two items of hauling and ad-
ministration the enormous sum of
$780, 600 900 yearly. The railroads in
the United States carry about OO0O.-
600 tons of freight annually, and Of
this vast tonnage at least 200,O00,O00
tons are hauled over the country roads
to the railroad station or to the canals
for shipment. The immense volume of
mining products aggregating millions
Of tons is not included in this estimate.
but only the agricultural, forest and
| miscellaneous products hauled by wag-
on over the public roads, nor is the
cost of hauling back and forth, be-
tween; the farms and the mills. It Is
an underestimate rather than an over
estimate to place the cost of hauling
over the country roads at not less than
$500 100000 yearly, and no other busi-
ness but the business Of farming could
stand such q strain without bank
ruptcy.
'sThe main cause of agricultural dis
tress." says the bulletin. - subject Of
perennial alarm to popular favorites.
is not SO much the wages Of the work
ers or the infertility Of the soil or the
prices Of the products, but the enor-
NOUS drain Of getting the stun to mar
ket, the waste Of the roads in the wear
and tear Of machinery. the sacrifice Of
teams, the inehaciency Of service COM
PEELED by impassable highways. Tribu-
tary to every market town or railroad
station there are what Mr. Page calls
zones Of production From the first
Of these zones all products can be de-
liyered to market at profit. and from
the rest one class Of products after an
other must be eliminated because Of
the prohlbitive cost Of hauling. and BE-
yond lie vast territories that cannot be
cultivated without the building and
constant maintenance of roads suited
Ito whatever traffic there may be de-
lveloped."
It has been demonstrated that as
the roads, from the market towns. have
been improved there has been q great
increase OF their business and q CORE.
spending Improvement In the condition
and opportunities Of the rural popula-
tion. larger prosperity Of the individ,
ual farmer. greater traf3c for the rail.
roads. better supplies and lower prices
for the consumer. It does not pay to
raise crops that cannot be marketed
readily and scheaply Millions Of dol
lars worth Of neld and orchard crops.
have been utterly wasted because 3Ofl
expensive and inadequate facilities for
H.. NNB,sc, e. SSAns nHafSna 8saA ~
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
A Fellow Feeling.

There had been several little short
ages in the petty cash, and at last the
partners in certain firm set trap
for the pilferer.
It succeeded. The culprit was the Of
fee boy. The Junior partner was SO
incensed that he wanted to call in the
police and give the lad in charge with
out further delay.
But the senior partner was kind
old man. He took more humane view
of the situation.
mo, no." he said gently. LET US al
ways remember that we began in a
small way too!'-St. Louis POst-Dis-
patch.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24

= The brown thrasher Is one Of our
most useful birds. He measures eleven
and one-half inches In length. Perched
upon the very top Of a tree. which
usually is not very tall one. with
head up and tail down, he p0urs out a
food Of music-high notes and low
notes. smooth notes and rough notes.
all jumbled together as II the singer
were really beside himself.
Following are few marks by which
he can be distinguished from all the
other thrushlike birds: The two white
wing bars. the extraordinarily long
tail. which is a bright reddish brown.
and the long continued. bright and
cheerful carol which Is heard in the
morning (his favorite time for sing
ing), consisting Of all sorts of musical
sounds. While the farmer Is planting
the seed he cries. "Drop it. drop it
cover it up. cover it up-pull 1t up. pull
it up, pull It up." His call is clear
whistled "wheuu."
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
CASSEROLE COOKING.
Appstixina viands Depend Upon Dain-
ty Serving Of Thorn.

Appstixins viands Depend Upon oain-
ty Serving Of Thorn.
The cooking done In casserOles has
several important advantages over that
Of the ordinary kitchen vessel. The
dishes are without the metal taste
which go often contaminates common
pots and pans. AS the cooking is slow
and thorough the nutritive values OF
food are preserved, and the perfec-
tion of the favor is therefore concen-
trated.
The ornamental appearance Of the
various dishes used permits serving the
viands in the very utensils in which
they were cooked, which is tremen-
dous point when the dish needs to be
eaten very hot. Food can be put away
In the casserole without danger Of
changing color or taste, as would hap
pen If 1t were left to chill In metal
vessel. The earthenware of which the
dishes are made is not open to the acid
influences of fruit and therefore IL
without the possibility Of any noxfous
change. The enamel Of the inside does
not scale OF, 1t is easily kept clean.
and so food prepared in the casserole
Is clean and sweet
The pretty marmite for soupmaking.
the larger and smaller pots and shall
low pans and plates In every size can
be bought. Among the many shades Of
brown there are some green tones
(these vessels of French make), which
are very effective on the table. Some
don'ts are involved in the proper caro-
Of the charming utensils.
Before using them for the first time
the dishes should be soaked In cold
water for some hours, as this will help
to keep them from cracking on their
first exposure to heat Never put the
vessels on the hot stove or in the oven
without first putting in water or fat.
Do not put them roughly on a metal
surface or set them when hot on wet
table. A fierce heat is never desirable,
and so, even If the flame Of the top of
the stove is low, 1t is best to put an
asbestos mat under the vessel used.
Many more things for the preserva-
ton of these toylike cooking vessels
might be said, and for young house
keepers and girls who want to learn
how to cook in a dainty and perfect
manner they are certainly more in
spring than the common cook pot. pan
and kettle.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Non. seemed 70 F;t.

None Seemed TO Fit.
''The younger members OF congrega-
ton sometimes ask shrewd questions y
says q parson.
Il once told very young class that
there were astmany commandments as
there were fingers and thumbs On the
two hands. One of my listeners Intro
duced a small friend to me day or 80
after with the question:
".Please. sir. here's Jim. He's only
got three fingers on his left hand on
account Of an accident. an me an
him's been talkin' 1t over since last
Sunday which one of them command
ments wouldn't belong to him. Buff
falO News.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
GOOD HIGHWAYS
and FARMERS R||MI
Lower Cost and Reduce rrou.
bic Of Transportation.
VALUE OF IMPROVED ROADS
Farmers Are Great Gamers From the
esttsrmsft Of Highways Which
Greatly Reduce the Cost Of Transpor-
tation-RuraI Prosperity Largely De-
pends Upon Good Roads.

tation-Rural Prosperity Largely De-
pends Upon Good Roads.
Before the war in Europe affected
the rates at sea it cost the American
farmer more to haul a bushel Of wheat
nine and a half miles to the railroad
station for shipment than it cost the
buyer to ship the same bushel Of wheat
from New York to Liverpool, dis
tance of 5000 miles. according to bull
letin issued by the American Highway
association. The average cost of haul
ing ton Of farm produce or a ton of
anything else over the average country
road is about % cents mile; seventy
years ago the cost of the same service
was II cents. The cost Of hauling over
the railroads is less now than one-ninth
as much as it was sixty years ago. The
cost Of hauling by railroad has almost
reached the vanishing point; the cost
Of hauling on the country roads has
gone up as the roads have gone down.
By careful calculation Logan Waller
Page, director Of the United States Of
fee of public roads. has reached the
conclusion that with wise and equita-
BILE road laws and good business man
.agement it would be entirely practtca-
BILE for the people to save themselves
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Saffron as q Perfume.

\ SAnf0h II PeTSUWVs
It seems sStrangest0 us' today to read
of saffron as perfume. But such It
undoubtedly was almost universally.
and the element of romance" about
it lies in the story told by Hakluyt OF
q pilgrim smuggling, at the risk Of his
life, from the Levant head of sahron
in hollow made in his staff, from
which grew the plantation which gave
its name to Saffron Walden.-London
Mail .;H
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Little pitchers, Etc.

Little Pitehsri, Etc.
4 Blank ito caller)-If Id only known
that this pleasure was In store Tor me
Il should certainly have arranged my
business 80 as to be home much ear-
lier. Bobbie-Why. pa. don't you re-
member ma told you they were coming
and you said. ooh. the liberalization
TRANSCRIPT. S.s
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
! ldeas ,AbSiut the Sun.

In ancient times the philosophers
held very erroneous notions concerning
the size Of the sun. Anaximandef
thought that It might be nearly az large
40 the then known earth, Including
southern Europe. northern Africa and
western Asia. Anaxagoras declared II
could be no larger than Greece and her
Islands. Heraclitus convinced bis hear.
ers that It was about the size Of q
mans head
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
80 CHIC.

This elongated peach basket comes in
all the favorite spring straws and nov
city weaves. This one is deep tan, with
satin rose set slightly one side OF
the center front. What gives style to
this hat is the enveloping veil Of coarse
mesh bound with brown ribbon and
"belted" at the neck with slightly
wider ribbon held by rose matching
the one on the hat.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
n. L;on,e shar,.

t ~ The Lions Share.
''Taking the lions share" is borrowed
from Aesop. At the end Of a joint
hunt the animals wished to divide the
booty. The lion claimed one-quarter
OF the spoils by right Of prerogative.
one for superior courage, one for bis
dame and cubs, and. ''as for the fourth.
let him who win dare dispute with me. /"
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
lumpjna Letters,

jumping 60txotos
l. Jump a piece Of marsh land and
flnd part Of Great Britain.
2. Jump able to endure hardship and
find yourself held in moral obligation.
8. Jump to clean with brush and
flnd yourself in tears.
4. Jump articles Of household furni-
ture and 6nd the most competent Of
men.
5. Jump a marsh plant and find bor-
ders.
Answers.-l. swale-Wales; 2. tough
Ought; 3, sweep-weeps; 4. tables
ablest; s, sedge edges.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
oat nnad.

Make q sponge Of four cupfuls rolled
oats dry. one.half cupful molasGas,
two cupfuls boiling water, scant tahle-
spoonful Of lard. one teaspoonful tit,
one-half yeast cake dissolved IN s$lit-
tie lukewarm water. Add only paresof
the dour. then let rise overnight Now
odd about four cupfuls fiour ana knlad
about fifteen minutes. Let ttso I'll
twice It's she. form into loaveG, - O
until it's bulk b doubled, IT, go
about forty-nve minutes. Thisn0ke1
two large loaveS. VIZ b
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Game Of Cities.

In this game the players sit in cir
Gle around table, and each one is pro.
viied with q piece of paper and a pen
ell. The leader asks them to write at
the head Of the paper the name Of a
city, each being different They are
allowed five minutes to make up a
sentence, each word of which must be-
gin with the letters composing the
name Of the city. For example:
T City-Chicago.
Sentence-Came home in carriage
after going out
II any one fails to have a correct
sentence at the end Of I've miutes be
must pay forfeit.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
RecreatIon n cleveiand.

A complete survey Of the recrea-
,tional facilities Of Cleveland. O.. viii
be made by the public recreation
committee Of the chamber Of COM
merce to precede the mapping out of
. i've year recreation program, Rec
reation for Sundays. Saturdays ana
holidays will receive special conslder-
alton.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24

COOPERATIVE EFFICIENCY.

) Cooperative efficiency Is the I
; keystone Of the successful COM I
, mercial organization. When the I
business men Of city give their I
) time and money to promote the I
} welfare Of their city and commu- I
nifty they expect results. Unfor- I
} tunately. most Of the things 4
which the commercial organiza- I
tions working for the general I
} benefit of the community must 4
do are Of q general rather than I
a directly pecuniarily, beneficial I
character. Therefore for the best I
} interests and advancement Of I
commercial organizations it IL 4
practical that they incorporate I
} departments that will produce I
definite, direct, pecuniary bene- I
fits for their proprietor members. I
) For the past decade the tend i
) ency in this direction has been 4
very noticeable. Chambers of I
: commerce, commercial clubs, i
) boards of trade and retail mer- 4
chants associations whose origi- I
) nal purpose was to promote in 4
dustry and enhance the value of 4
! real estate have created depart 4
; ments and bureaus which pro- 4
) duce definite and tangible re- I
! suits. The organization of the 4
; credit bureau as a department I
; of activity is an example Of this I
changing order In commercial or 4
) ganization progress.-Town De- 4
; velOpment Magazine.
} 4
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
!. piherent 1xpe,.r;tsrs.

Different 7ypswritsrs.
Agent (entering omce)-I've an at-
tachment for your typewriter; sir,
which Il Busy MAXWELL settle II
with her. Your love affairs are no
concern Of mine.-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
ossorip.ive.

Little Lucy had struck her elbow
against the table. .Oh. mamma" she
exclaimed. t'smy arm feels as Il ! could
sse stars In my 6nge1!' Chicago
3lgsws n s
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24

yalor u stability not Of legs and
arms, but Of courage and the soul. Il
Montaigne. ss .iI