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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
ELECTRICITY WINS
DECISIVE VICTORY

the saving is from eighty TO ninety
per cent, according to engineer IN
the Western Electric Company's lab
oratories.
The need for better telephone sys-
tens in apartment houses, to replace
the old unsanitary speaking tubes,
produced flexible interphone service
between vestibule, apartments, jan
itors and tradespeople.
! An all metal switchboard for use
on board ships of the navy has been
designed by Western Electric engl-
neers. When the switchboard is re-
CURED for use, hinged panel is drop
ned and the cords, keys and signals
are exposed to view. Access to all
parts OF the switchboard may be had
either from the front or from the
rear.
New Uses for Telephones.
Further experimentation on the
loud speaking telephone for railway
train dspatching work has resulted
in loud speaker that is an unusual
combination of distinct enunciation
and large volume. A number OF these
instruments have been installed dur
ing the year on many Of the lines Of
important railroad systems where they
are doing efficient work.
A new type of hand telephone has
been developed in collaboration with
the United States forest service for
use In forest service patrol work. This
hand set is complete local battery
telephone set which weighs only two
and three-fourths pounds, making it
the highest satisfactory portable local
battery set obtainable. The omission
of hand generator makes this pos
sible.
| Signaling of other stations on the
line is done with an interruption mech
anism which operates bowler, con-
nected at the permanent station, in
addition to the regular bell Of the sta
tionary telephone. 1t is possible with
this equipment to send bowler sig
nal over a longer line. The hand set
consists Of a transmitter, receiver,
induction coil, battery, signaling in
terrupter and talking and signaling
push buttons. A bayonet type ground
rod and line connecter are used for
making ground and line connections.
New Call Light for Police.
In the larger cities, with their high
ly organized police forces, demand
has arisen for a means by which po-
lice headquarters can quickly signal
for the policeman on beat in an
emergency call. Bells and horns are
Objectionable on account Of the dis
turbance they create.
1t remained, therefore, to produce
lamp whose light would be visible
both day and night and from ANY
angle. This result cannot be obtained
with the ordinary bulls eye type OF
lens. as its light can only be seen
straight ahead.
Development work on this problem
has resulted in lamp equipped with
special high power spheroldal lens.
The light projected through this lens
is distinctly visible from any one of
the $50 degrees of the circle and at a
distance of 1000 feet or more in day
light.
An improved loud ringing exten-
sion bell has been produced for use
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
DRUDGERY NOW
THING OF PAST
So Far as Housewife is Con-
Cerned, Says Second
Elbow To" Letter.

My Dear Marjorie: After my very
pleasant visit to your charming home,
Jack and were talking over the man
agement OF our suburban home upon
an efficient basis. He told me a couple
OF weeks ago that he paid an efficiency
expert a tidy sum to put his Office on
systematic basis and he installed
new electrical equipment that would
tighten office drudgery. Now It seemed
to me that we must make a similar
change here.
Any chap who has even superficial
knowledge Of efficiency principles
ought to take one thoughtful look into
the machinery of his home. I'll war
rant he will get the surprise OF his
life. Nine times out OF ten he will
find the women folks cleaning house
with brooms, or sending the washing
out or having some one extra come in
to do 1t or they may be doing 1t them
selves in the old, back breaking way.
I'm not saying it's their fault. Jack
says it's thoughtlessness more than
anything else, but we think we've seen
the light and well-when you come to
our house, you will see a decided
change, as we are golfS to invest n
hundred dollars to begin with in cleo
trical equipment for our home. / do
want the electric sweeper-that seems
to me the most important thing right
now-and IL we put in an electric iron
and an electric washer, too, the worst
of my troubles will be over.
j have never seen you looking so
well, Marjorie. and If you are taking
care of that home of yours with so
little help, think you have hit upon
happy solution Of the housekeeping
problem.
Yes. Of course, shall come again
soon, for nowadays with up to date
household equipment one is not tied
down to drudgery as in grandma's
day. Devotedly yours, BETTY.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
LIKE ELECTRICAL COASTERS.

In Shanghai, China, about 10000
houses were reported under construc-
ton during the current year. or this
number, 1900 were fitted with cleo
trio service. Besides electric lights,
the electrical appliances, particularly
toasters, are heavily in demand among
leading Chinese families Extensions
to the Shanghai electric plant re-
suited in increasing the importation
Of electrical machinery over 100000.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
ELECTRIC TAx1S.

That the electric vehicle, both for
pleasure and commercial service, is
fast gaining friends is evidenced by
the popularity of large feet of cleo
trio limousine cars recently placed on
the streets Of Detroit. 1t is under
stood that large number soon will
be introduced in New York. Electrics
excel gas cars in dense traffic, due to
their quick control.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

1t is proposed to replace the horse
drawn carriages at Alden, Arabia. with
buses using electric batteries. A bus
that will carry six or seven passen-
gers at a regular fare Of about twelve
cents from Steamer Point to Crater,
about five miles. is expected to wrest
all the business from the old time
pony carriages The electric type is
favored because of the high price of
thirty-six cents q gallon for gasoline.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Many New Home DeDices Seen in
Electrical Progress of Last Year
Electric Lanterns and Dish
Washing Machines Are
Two Novelties.

Growing requirements for CONNER
cial applications of electricity brought
many useful contributions to electrical
progress during 1916.
An electrically operated dishwash-
ling machine has been added to the
ALREADY large line OF household helps
Dishes, glasses and silyerware are
placed in rack and wire basket
which fits into the top of the machines
Hot water and soap are run into the
tank and the motor started by attach
ling the cord to an electric light sock
ct and turning the switch.
The washing is done by forcing the
hot, soapy water, by means OF motor
and pump. through a perforated pipe
and over the tableware. After min
ute, this water is drawn off and hot
clean rinsing water is run in. The en-
tire washing, rinsing and drying oper-
alton takes less than five minutes and
there is no danger Of breaking or
chipping.
A decided novelty in the electrical
field is a junior electric range, per-
fectly practical miniature cook stove
This range is intended for young girls
and serves at once for toy and
means for teaching cooking. Real food
can be cooked with perfect safety to
the child. This stove is fifteen Inches
high and has, as part Of its equipment,
set OF four cooking utensils, min
iature cook book and cord, switch
and plug for attaching to the electric
light socket.
The increasing use OF large va
riety Of electrically operated toys and
the necessity for replacing dry bat
teries frequently have brought about
the development OF a toy transformer
"a medium through which low volt
age current may be obtained from an
alternating lighting circuit.
Safe Light without Fire Danger.
An electric lantern, operated by dry
battery, meets a demand for a safe
light that can be left burning any
where without fire danger. This Ian
tern is made in two sizes. one giving
powerful light and making use OF
two dry batteries and another, will
slightly less brilliant light, ar
ranged for one battery only. The ligh'
from this type Of lantern will illumi'
nate an object 200 feet distant.
An electric floor lamp that can be
placed anywhere in room is made
in adjustable heights from thirty
inches to five feet. A cigar ash trar
is furnished with the lamp. It finds
Its application in the library, in the
sitting room, in the music room
where it may do duty for the pianist
or for lighting music stands, in the
sewing room, for shaving. at the dress
ing table and for bedside use. 1t is
also invaluable for the dentist and
doctor.
Rains 1,4OO Blows a Minute.
A portable electric drill and a por.
table electric hammer have been
placed on the market. The drill is
compact and light in weight. A
switch, near the handle, reverses the
motor when the drill sticks. The cleo
trio hammer will produce uniformly
strong blows at the rate Of 1900 to
1,400 per minutes. The hammer can,
not be overloaded and cannot burn
out. 1t will do the work of pneu.
matte drill at fifteen per cent saw
ing Of power alone. Over hand work
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Over Steam Power in a Test
Conducted in the Rocky
Mountains.

On the Pacific slope of the Rocky
mountains in sight Of Butte, Mont,
has electricity won a decisive victory
over steam power. The test was a
haul of freight trains up the contin-
entail divide and is said to have been
the first practical pulling contest ever
arranged to determine the advantages
of one power over the other.
One of the trains in the competi-
ton weighed 2,2OO tons and was
drawn by three steam locomotives.
The other weighed 5000 tons and was
pulled by two unit electric engine.
At the time set, an electric engine
started up the two per cent grade,
rounded the big curve and sped on
at uniform pace and without .appar-
ent effort. A few minutes later the
three locomotives came chugging and
laboring UP the same hill hauling its
lighter load.
The contest determined the use Of
electric engines over the 440 miles Of
main line from Avery, Ida, to Harlow
ton, thirteen miles Of which have al
ready been electrified.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
yULCANIzEs TIRES.

Four automobile tire patches can be
vulcanized by the use iof one cents
worth of electricity, according to sta
tistics compiled by the Society for
Electrical Development.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
OPERATES CREDIBLE.

According to figures compiled by
the Society for Electrical Develop
ment, an electric griddle can be oper-
ated eight minutes by the use of only
one cents worth of electricity.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
OPERATES FAN.

A twelve inch electric fan can be
operated for two hours by the use of
only one cents worth Of electricity,
says the Society for Electrical Devel-
opment.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

on telephone lines in noisy factories
and on farms or other outdoor places.
The efficiency of the new bell is ex-
ceptionally high. This means that less
current is required to operate this
bell than other types. or, on a given
line, more bells can be rung with a
given current.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
FOR ONE CENT.

One cents worth of electricity will
keep foot warmer warm for fifteen
minutes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
RAISES ELEVATOR.

1t is said that one cents worth OF
electricity will raise passenger ele-
yator five stories In minute.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30
PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA.

In the registration area in 1918, ac-
cording to DR.. Matthias Niooll, of New
York, $4,000 people died Of pneumonia.
At this rate the number Of deaths from
pneumonia in the United States was
about 100000. The number Of cases of
pneumonia was at least 600, 900, and it
may have been as high as 1000, 900.
To find out the number Of deaths in
any community divide the population
by 100000 and multiply by 1872. The
result will be too high if the COM
munity Is rural, too low If it is a
crowded city.
A city which kills SO many and sick
ems SO many more is of great i'm
p%ortance. Therefore, s~anitarians are
studying it closely. Drs. Cole and
Dochez find that four-ifths of the peo-
pie who get pneumonia catch it from
people who have recently had the dis
ease or who have been nursing cases
of consumption. Cases of pneumonia
have the germ which caused the dis
ease in their threats for an average Of
% days. Carriers (nurses and others
who have been in contact with cases
of pneumonia) carry the disease in
their spit for an average Of % days.
What this information leads to is
this: Cases of pneumonia should be re-
ported to the health department. The
health department should quarantine
the case. The quarantine should last
from three to four weeks. Just what
restrictions should be imposed will have
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
lrritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally.
else we have backache and dull misery
in the kidney region, severe head
aches. rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, com-
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. It also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad-
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive:
makes a delightful e~ffervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com.
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t is only trouble.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30
ADDING CUBlTs.

stock of crepe de chine in the color OF
the blouse, with cream or white lace
for h jabot. Or soft velvet may be
used. There are also some charming
high collars of tulle or lace, SHRED
front, back and on each side, and stiff
ened with wires or transparent stiff
eners.
Another sort of detachable collar that
can be made to cover up a multitude
Of last years blouses is one attached to,
a ribbon. This ribbon should be stiff.
about an inch or an inch and a half
wide. 1t follows the Wine of the
front closing, and at the back it goes
straight along the top Of the blouse
At the back inc sides some sort OF
flar1ng lace or muslin collar is at
tached, starched or stiffened to stand
up. Such a collar gives a very good
line to the old blouse. The ends are
crossed and fastened with a pin at
the point of the V-shared opening.
There arc also various collars OF
stiffened lace or muslin that are high
at h back and disappear entirely at
the front. These can easily be fastened
into old blouses with good results.
The coats of the winter were NOT
made to wear. without collars. and
therefore, the blouse with a high col
lar is almost necessary under a Jacket
These different makeshifts fill the hill
lquite satisfactorily.
9 LHHE - EEe HA
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
naper SyDdicate1

1 paper Sy~nQlcale.)
Tommie Jones was only five years
sometimes he said things that showed
he had a great deal of sense in his lit
tie head.
One day a family moved into the
mouse next to where Tommy lived. 1t
was not very near. because the houses
We're far part and not like the city
houses.
% mother! there is a little boy come
to live in the next house." Tommy told
his mother. II saw him go in there Just
now, and he is as big as l am"
Iommie meant by that, of course,
that the little boy was about his age,
and he was SO impatient to see him
again that he hardly ate any dinner.
That night he came in to supper
with a smiling Ice His name is
Freddie. and he is five years old, just
like me-" he told his mother.
The next morning he was up bright
and early to play with his new friend,
and when he came in to his dinner he
had many things to tell.
20 mother! Freddie has a cart
and a horse that goes all around the
floor when you wind it, and he has a
baseball and a bat, too" he said. HE
has an Indian suit too. mother, 1 wish
L had one"
That night Tommie came home
with many more wishes. Freddie has
a music box over at his house." he
SAID. Il wish I a one.
And he has a big boat that will sail
IN the water. too; he has a knife with
two blades, and, mother, he has a
watch. and he carries it all the time"
[ am afraid my little boy will int
freddie has many things that he does
not have and cannot have, for Fred
dies father has more money to buy
things with h your father said
ms mother. You must not let it
make you unhappy because Freddie
mas SO many things to play with and
you so few.
Perhaps you will find there is
something vol nave that Freddie has
not got, if you keep your eyes open.
n then you may think you are much
more fortunate than Freddie"
L guess it is not SO about Freddie's
not having everything said Tommie
the next day at the dinner table. Il
Kept both eyes wide open, and 1 didn't
see that he was without anything. He
has lots more han 1 have, mother,
l am sure"
You keep your Eyes open, son."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30

Were not really poor enough to ap-
preciate cheese. Wherever mankind a
become civilized enough to herd cattle,
he has become a drinker of milk and
an eater Of cheese. And this country,
with it's vast herds Of cows, produces
very good cheese. We make not only
what we call American cheese, but
many of the foreign kinds as well. And,
incidentally, we LAY made the biggest
cheese ever made-an exhibition cheese
that was made with the milk of some
5000 cows, but weighed over IL, 900
pounds, and that stood five feet high
and some 20 feet in circumference.
Yes, We're a cheese-making nation,
and 1t is now our economic duty, at
least opportunity. to become a cheese
eating nation.
Among the cheese that the housewife
can use. with waters and coffee, in
stead of dessert, at dinner, are Stilton,
Cheshire, Roquefort, and the softer
Camembert and Brie. Cruyere or Swiss
cheese make delicious sandwiches
with toast. or bread and mustard.
Cream cheese can be eaten in sand
wiches, or with salad. Pot cheese or
cottage cheese can be eaten with bread
and fruit to make a substantial lunch.
Parmesan cheese can be grated. the
dried bits Of it, to flavor all sorts of
dishes cooked au gratin.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30

OF course we can't add cubits to our
stature-but that isn't important to-
day. We can add them to our collars,
and that's the all-important thing to
do.
The smartest Of the new blouses
have high collars, at least at the back.
So the high collar might be called the
distinguishing mark of this years
blouses. IL you have some of last
years blouses in good condition on
hand the only thing you need to do is.
to remodel the collar. Even IL the
sleeves are short, they will look vel.
under a o "a OIL jacket if the collars
are high.
Sometimes, Of course, 1t is possible
to put in full length sleeves Of chiffon
or lace, but this is not always worth
while.
AS for the collars, there are several
ways Of remodeling these. And, per-
haps, the best way is not remodeling at
all, but simply covering the low line
OF last year. The jabot is In fashion
again, and a fluffy bit of lace arranged
in a jabot will cover the V-shaped
opening In front. To the top Of this
the collar is attached. The old collar
should be removed. and the neck of the
blouse neatly bound. Then the new
collar can be easily adjusted.
This collar can be a high shirred
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30

to be decided by each health Depart
ment. In time a standardized method
will b. worked out.
But on some of the, points Of this
quarantine all health departments
would be in agreement from HI start
The sputum of sick persons and con-
~valescents must be received on cloths
and these must be burned. The sick
person must be kept in a well Ven
tilated room and all~unnecessary visitors
must be kept out of the room. kissing
must not be allowed. All towels, sheets,
dishes knives and forks, spoons, and
cups used by the sick person must be
sterlized by hot water.
When ~convalescence is established
special precautions against splitting on
the floor or walks must be enforced for
at least four weeks. A handkerchief
must be held before the face when
coughing and sneezing while the dis
ease is on, and for four weeks thereaft-
er. Some sort Of an a~ntiseptic mouth
wash must be used during the attack
and for four weeks thereafter. The
provisions apply with about equal force
to the patient. the nurse and other
caretakers.
When the quarantine period has
passed the health department should
inspect and then remove the card and
lift the quarantine. Such a public poll
icy for the control of pneumonia means
that the present efforts to prevent spit
ting in public places must be increased.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30
WHY DON'T WE EAT MORE CHEESE?
hit, 1916, by the Mcclure News

NCopyrlght, 1916, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
AS a race We don't eat very much
cheese.
1t is not because we are ignorant of
the food value of cheese either, for by
this time most of US have read and
heard more than we can remember
about cheese food values.
1t is because we aren't enough in
terested in getting the most for our
money that we still neglect cheese. We
talk much of the high cost of living, but
we don't by any means. take every
chance that presents itself to cut tina
high cost down.
Cheese has a tremendously high food
value. Cheese, if properly prepared, is
not a tax on the digestion; that is to
say, although it digests slowly, it even
tually digests without causing distress.
1t has a taste that is tempting to most
of us and when it is added to other
foods 1t makes them more appetizing.
So it is obviously merely a matter Of
Indifference that makes US eat such a
comparatively small amount of cheese
as we do. Most OF us eat it, not as a
food. but as a tidbit at the end Of a
meal. AS the saying says:
Poor men eat cheese for hunger;
rich eat it for Digestion"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-30

ana soon quoted MIN.
Mother knew her boy would not
van to change places with poor little
Freddie when he knew there was no
mother there" she said. You see, it
was wrong to want anything Freddie
has, because he hasn't any mother
and his father buys him all the things
that money can get for him. so he
will not be unhappy
But he'd rather nave his mother
than anything else in the whole
world" said Tommie, looking up at
his mother through his tears; The told
so and he cries every night when
he goes to bed, n no mi tells him a
story or tucks him in his bed same as
you do me-
Poor little Freddie, we must be
very kind to him and do all we can
to make him happy" said Tommie's
mother, land you will never again
want anything Freddie has, will you,
or be unhappy because you cannot
have as much as he has,"
mo, mother. l won't" replied Tom
ME, hugging her tight.