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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

ers and their animals who drink 1t
freely IRE not promptly killed" Tho
answer is that most germs cannot live
in the perfectly healthy body Of man
or animal. Only certain kinds Of
germs, have the power to live and
multiply within the larger animals.
Most of them die when they are de-
posted in the. stomach; others are
harmless, and still others are neces-
sary for the purpose of digestion. A
comparatively small number OF spssa-
cies produce sickness and death, and
the only way Of avoiding the effects Of
their attacks is to use only pure water,
or to boil all drinking water that
comes from contaminated sources.
The refreshing taste of springs or
well water is due to several causes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
judges Love Profession.

The great majority Of judges have
possessed q strong love of their pro-
f~ession, some even for the technical
part of the law. Lord W~ensleydale
once n%pologiZed for his late arrival at
a dinner party, informing his hostess
that he could not tear himself away
from a beautiful demurrer"
Mr.. Justice Paterson found so much
pleasure In his work on the bench that
he vas afraid that he might continue
it after his increasing deafness made
1t kxpedient in the public interest that
he should retire, and he exacted a
promise from a friend - which was
faithfully fulfilled-that he would tell
HIN Immediately he thought his i'm
pYired power of hearing untitled Dim
for the work.-London Tit-Bits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
An Analogy.

To renew ones youth! Is that only
a fantastic dream, delusive mirage, or
is it a promise? Sub-human nature
offers a hint of this human expert
nee. The newborn butterfly which,
having dried its wings in the genial
sunlight. has just fitted away across
the garden, exhibits every mark and
sign Of youth. Last spring, this same
creature was born a caterpillar. Be
tween these two states Of youth sue
cessive the one to the other there is
no break In continuity Of individual
existence. From the laying of the egg
to the spinning Of the cocoon, the In
sect passes through all the natural
stages OF infancy, youth, maturity.
But 10, a second youth Edward Lew.
is, in the Atlantic.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

to obtain a water with an admixture
which is not harmful for the purpose
for which 1t is intended.
Many spring Or well waters contain
large quantities of lime in solution.
This lime prevents soap from diSSOlv-
ing and lathering: it makes the water
hard and almost unsuited for laundry
purposes. The chemist has means to
extract the lime from the water, Dut
it is Il process that could not be cheap
~ introduced into the household.
However, for drinkin" purposes. such
spring or We'll water is not harmful.
Other substances that are frequent
~ held in solution by water from the
earth, or from rock, are common salt,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Justification.

A former Berlin correspondent was
talking about Admiral Holweg's book
in justification of the submarine war.
THE Germans, with their queer,
blind souls, can justify anything-any-
thing, I mean, that they do them.
selves" he said.
THE Germans are like the lady who
had q costly string of pearls sent
home.
"'You ought to be ashamed to buy
those pearls said her husband, bit
terly, considering how I'm situated
why, George said she. that's
just 1t. Do you think / want every
body to know what q hole you're in?'"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

First, the water coming from a low
stratum in the ground is nearly al
ways quite cold; second, 1t contains
much common air and considerable
quantities of the dioXide Of carbon.
These qualities make the water palnt-
able. They a be imp; rtcd to tepid
water artificially, but not readily or
cheaply. Water ear be boiled to rid
1t Of dangerous germs; it can be
cooled by ice, or by means of an am
monia cooling apparatus. the so-called
ice machine. Air and carbon dioNide
III be forced through water to fresh
en- it.
There are many different kinds Of
pumps or contrivances for lifting wa
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

tom contains sediment that has washed
from the roof, and cannot, or shOuld
not, be used. This leaves about 6
cubic feet or 81 barrels, for actual use.
If we assume that the cistern is com
pletely emptied three times a year, 1t
gives 4 daily consumption Of just )
cubic feet, or 221la gallons, per family
of five members. Some families UNI
l%oubtcdly use twice as much or sew
eral times as much soft water as the
quantity stated, and more would be
used in many homes if the supply was
more adequate and easier to obtain.
The water reports of large cities
show much greater consumption fig
ures, because enormous quantities of
water are being used in factories and
packing houses and for street Sprink-
ling and building purposes. The farm
er should not of course be misled by
these city statistics. When calculat-
ing the consumption Of water in the
average farm home the following con
sentative table is generally used:
To fill n bathtub requires from S to
20 gallons.
To flush a closet, each time. from 3
to 5 gallons.
To fill Il lavatory, from l to IL gall
Ions.
For sprinkling lawn, per 100 square
feet, from Z to s gallons.
For soaking lawn, per 100 square
feet, from 10 to 20 gallons.
The consumption of water by farm
animals depends upon the season, the
feed, the age, and the individual hab-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

ter from wells or cisterns into the
kitchen, the laundry. the bathroom,
the f%armyard, II into the storage tank.
According to the mechanical principle
involved in their construction or oper-
alton, they may be divided into several
classes, rs follows:
!. Water hoistS, /. G.. co%ntrivances
which raise water by means of buckets
fastened to belts, wheels or levers.
The Old-fashioned cistern pump be-
longs to this class. Another form Is
the tread wheel employed in Oriental
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Her Sense Of humor.

Even gentle woman Is capable, when
dealing with tramps, of perpetrating
a type Of humor of which one would
little suspect her.
Il told dat lady," Cinder Smith re-
lates, dat I wanted just a little m
in to keep soul an body together"
AN what did she give your in
CURED Billy Trucks feelingly.
Cinder Smith exhibited the handout.
"She give me dis safety pin"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
John Daniel Walters says no
feature Of home architecture UM
afford so much comfort and be
so conductve to health as abund-
ant supply of pure zvater~
ant supply of pure quater
IN HERE was n time when the
farmer drank his fill from the
"old oaken bucket that hung in

IN HERE was n time when the
farmer drank his fill from the
"old oaken bucket that hung in
the WELL" when his bathtub con
sisted of an abandoned wash boiler
placed out in the summer kitchen or
down in the cellar, when the water
closet was a four-foot by five-foot
shanty planted behind the corncrib,
ana when on wash days the needed
SOFT water was obtained from an old
3oarrel n a stood at the corner of the
front porch; but these primitive con-
ultlons are rapidly vanishing-they are
almost a thing of the past. No one
argues now, as was the case then, that
enc or two baths a month ought to be
sufficient for a healthy person, or that
u Well-hghted, W~ell-Warmed and we'll
furnished bathroom is a luxury and
IN enfecbling detriment to the leyel-
tpinent Of q robust constitution, that a
Nater-clOset in the house is unhy-
gienic, and that ~labor-saving comforts
in the kitchen and laundry will make
The cool lazy. We all agree on these
points. The problem is, rather, how
can we get good water in sufficient
quantity, cheaply and effectively,
where it may be needed, J.. G., into the
bathroom. the kitchen, the laundry, the
front yard, and the feed lot.
The first question to be answered in
any water-suppIy problem is naturally.
How much water will be needed?
The answer must differ in accord
aince with the conditions involved. In
III smaller towns it is usual to place
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

When writing to those away from
home Of distant relatives or friends
see to 1t that your letter fairly spark
les with cheer and good news. Bring
a smile to the readers lips and make
him or her long TO be with you to share
the happy joys you tell about.
These are the kind of letters that
go straight to the hearts Of those who
receive them. The vast majority Of us
have a full measure OF cares and re-
s~ponsibilities to contend with, but ev-
eryone Of US can often think a happy
thought or speak q good word and we
should In oil fairness pass 1t on.-Ex-
change.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Pressure Tank With Pressure Gauge
and Hand Pump.

drawn. The average per capita con-
sumption of soft water, like that Of
hard water. differs very much. 1t de-
ponds on the size of the cistern and
the character of the plumbing fixtures
quite IS much rs on the size and
habits of the family. Most homes
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

would use larger quaint
ties of ciStern water If
they had q more adequate
supply or more modern
pumping contrivances. The
average home cistern holds
nominally about 400 cubic
feet. which is 100 barrels
Of water, but a part of this
cistern is not available,
since the water at the bot
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

The truth that occupies q nutshell
finds some minds too narrow to give Il
room.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

all the royal castles OF Europe pale
into tnsignificance when compared to
it In decoration, in door covering
and in size the krcml!n Palace stands
prcemlnent. 1t has several hundred
rooms each one vieing in richness with
the other. Modern Russia. however,
has seen at to mako use Of some Of
these great halls and during both
the Russo-J apanese War and the pres
ent conflict the throne room of Alex
ander has been used as Red Cross
headquarters and here each day WON
en- of all ranks meet 70 make band
ages and clothing for tho wounded.
The Treasurer of the Krcmlin con
tains the crowns OF many Of the
earlier rulers OF Russia and each one
is studded with jewels OF the purest
quality. All sorts Of rare plate used
at the coronation feasts. rich enamel
bowls and chaiices Of solid gold
sceptres set with diamonds and rubies
gold and silver horse trappings used
by the princes together with the
coronation robes of the Cars and
Czarinas, are spread out in cases
where the public may view these rich
relics OF Kussia's splendor. Russia
has preserved some queer things in
its museum as we'll as rich ones, for
here may be found stuffed and mount.
ed with the rarcSt skin OF the taxiaer-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

force Of workers con sisted Of e aecrc-
tary. There are now almost a thou.
sand men and women employed in the
Food Administration alone. Efforts
10 interest millions of womea through
out the country in food conservation
have been successful. ami a saving Of
s2.o0o.o0o,0oo is expected within a
year
The Capitals wartime Increase in
popuiation--enough In itself 10 make
a good-sizcd city has changed the
outward appearance Of Washington to
a certain extent. ~! public buildings
are heavily guarded, admission 10
many Of them is refused sirhtsoers
and government employees are required
to show their Identification cards. con
tanning physical descriptions and
photosra phs, when entering or leayinc
buildings where they are employed
4taeeFs Of the Army af1tf Va to.
eether with the enlisted men. throne
the streets at all hours and give the
city true war setting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

The first Liberty Bond issue required
large quantities OF rush work, One
million copies OF posters. printed in
two colors, we're delivered Within the
space OF 4 few days Four million
copies were printed Of what Is known
as the "Boy Scout Poster" and ten
million corfes or II were printed on
circulars, applications, etc.
"CrankS" Flock To Capital.
The war has sent 'cranks" and their
pet schemes to the Capital in drovea'
ard they have caused considerable
trouble to the police, But the latter
handle suspicious cases In business
like manner, and. considering the
number Of these added creatures who
have descended upon Washington, the
police have wonderful tact and de-
termination In getting rid of them,
n Mobilization OF Brains.
There are hundred or more men
in Washington now working for the
government at nearly double union
hours whose time the government has
never been able to buy IN peace times.
The names on the various war com
mittces are those of men who in pri-
vate life command bigger salaries or
receive bigger incomes than 100000.
They are prototypes of Herbert c.
Hoover, and the story OF his energy
ability and sacrifice is household
tale here and abroad.
The list OF names OF big men who
are working for Uncle sam in his hour
Of need is growing LONGER each day.
and it has been stated that Il resem-
bles a series OF pages from Who's
who" Virtually ali of the men have
made real sacrifices. either IN home
life, money, business interests or per
sonal comfort, to go TO Washington
There are no heroics about it. on
hand. the average citizen could not
name ten of them Most OF them will
never get their names IN the news
papers, except for a passing mention.
but history will show how big a part
they played in the struggle to make
the world safe for democracy"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

domes or towers which appear like a
bunch of upturned beets in shape.
each of which Is surmounted by a
golden cross. The carving on them
Is little short OF marvellous, the color
ing Of which is indescrlbably beauti-
fui. The interior consists of eleven
different rooms In one OF which repose
the remains OF St Basil the Blessed.
In l61f the church was ransacked by
Polish troops and in 1912 Napoleon
used II as a stable for his horses In
1889 II was restored to It's former
beauty and is today the pride Of Moe
COW.
The Church Of st. Savior in more
modern and was built AS n thank of.
fering for Noscow's dellve-ance from
Napoleon. It was begun in 1897 and
completed in 1888. AS the church f.
the highest building In the city and
dominates the sky line and its dome
is covered with solid gold 1T can be
seen for miles. The interior Is richly
decorated with paintings by native
artists and has over one hundred
marble tablets on which are inscribed
the names Of the men who gave their
lives TO the city during Napoleon's
INVASION.
Just outside the Kremlin wall stands
a house which always interests the
visitor. It is the old home OF the first
Romanoff. the founder OF the c TASTY
Of which the recently deposed Gar
was member, Car Michael Theo-
dorvitch. the founder was born there
and also his father. Theodore XXI.
tisch, who became patriarch under
The name Of Phlaret. The house In a
perfect specimen OF the dwelling
houses of the old boyars OF Russia.
It contains many relics OF the Roman.
Off family.
Moscow has fine libraries. Tn.
versity and rema rkabie picture gal
lery in which war pictures OF the
most bloody type seem TO FREEDOM.
tnata As ii IS the western terminus
OF tho Siberian railroad II "a the grea.
corn erciai center Of the country
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

known rs the Queen of Bells It
was cast in the year 1895 and weighs
twelve thousand pounds. During one
Of Moscow's numerous fires 1t fell
from a burning beam and piece was
broken from 1t. 1t lay where 1t fell
until 1886 when Nicholas the First
had it placed where it now stands.
Close by Is the worlds largest cannon
IA perfectly useless mass of brass,
which has never been fired.
In order to get the best view of
Moscow one must climb the bell tower
of Ivan the Great. whore the view ex-
tends over the city far into the sub
urhs. The big orphan asylum, where
eighteen thousand orphans are re
ccivcd each year comes into view, tho
huge bazaar building with is six thou
sand shops where the east and the
west meet in commerce Is in the fore
ground with It's hundreds Of droskies
parked before. The entrance to what
is known as the Chinese city, where
the warehouses and Office buildings
are located is in plain view. Mag
ni0cent homes ard great churches
with their richly colored domes are all
about TWO of-these c~urches are par.
sjcularly notable. ST. Basil the Blessed
and the Church Of 81 Savior.
Splendid Churches.
The former is one Of the most orig
inaI buildings in the world and has
style OF architecture all It's own
II was built at the command of Ivan
Tho Terrible as a thank offering for
The Conquest Of Kasan. There is n
tradition that when It was completed
il was so beautiful and SO wonderful
that Ivan had the builders eyes put
out so be could not build another like
1t. There is another version Of the
tradition which tells how Ivan asked
the architect whether he could hptid
mere beautiful structure. and when
the man replied In the affirmative che
car ordered the executioner TO Gu
off the architects head SO that tho
structure might remain uurivaled for.
ever The church has number OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

mist art the favorite horse of Cath
crime the Great. while close by Is the
bludEeon said to have been. used by
Ivan the Terrible. when he murdered
HIS son, and these things in the same
room with, the rare Jewels Truly
Russia is a land of contrasts.
On the wall outside one Is shown
the place where Ivan the Terrible
used to watch the executions which
were carried out by his orders on the
old execution block which sim stands
IN the Red Square outside the Krem-
lin. Russian history is filled with the
horrible crimes OF this ruler and il
makes one shudder 10 look upon the
place where his orgies of blood were
carried ont.
Queen or Bells
No write up OF Moscow would be
complete without some mention Of
the great bell which stands in the
kremltn Square. To provide "a bell
for q church has always been regard
ed as a meritorious act in Russia. Sc
the Queen Anne decided to have one
cast which by its great size should be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

months. 1t is probable that another
thousand workers VIII be taken on by
this department before the end OF the
present year as a result Of recent &C
ton by Congress. 1t is estimated that
those. will be needed by the internal
revenue bureau 70 care fer the in
creased war tax provisions 1he &C.
tiviues Of the Treasury Department
are SO varied that definite figures Of
rapid growth are impossible.
The Civil Service Commission has
examined over two hundred thousand
applicants in the present calendar year
and has certified slxty~five thousand
of them for places in the government
service more than third OF them be-
ing for positions in Washington.
War work in the nations big print
shop. the Government Printing ONCE
has reached large proportions Vast
numbers of orders covering every con-
ceivable class of printing and binding
have been taken care of and rushed
through to completion. working
forces were augmented as rapidly as
possible to meet the demand, and the
shops linotypes and presses do not
stop when the six o'clock whistle
blows. The workmen are divided into
several shifts and the factory works
through the full twenty-four hours OF
zach day.
Uncle Sans Omciai Bulletin. con
ducted by the George Greet Bureau OF
Information. IS new publication
printed by the Government Printing
Office. The first issue came ont on
May 10, 1917 It has eight or more
pages, and over eighty thousand copies
arc printed each evening,
During a single month. the govern
ment print shop, aside from all other
routine work OF the various depart
ments, Congress and the bureaus
printed twenty-five million registra-
ton cards, together with eighteen mil
lion certificates of registration. blanks.
vouchers. kilograms. instructions, etc.
In connection with registration total,
ing approximately four Billion copies.
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his hat Off and II was carried a quar-
ter Of mile away before It was re-
covered. Several times II Ia said that
the French tried to steal the gold
frame which encases the holy ikon
over the gate. but AT each attempt
the ladder broke in the middle The
Russian Of today still carries out the
law and the writer has seen drosky
drivers Guarreiing and sweating at
each other until they reached the
gate, They ceased and removing their
hats drove through in silence only TO
renew their quarrel when inside,
Remarkable Relics.
The Erarnlin which rises in the
center OF commercial Moscow is the
most sacred spot In Russian history
for here all the Cars have been
crowned for centuries, and here the
most sacred relics OF the country are
preserved Here are the palaces and
churches, monasteries and military
barracks. and museums where Jewels
of the rarest beauty and purest quail
ity are preserved. 1t is also the last
earthly resting place Of the Russian
patriarchs. whose bodies are in vaults
beneath one OF the churches. The
church Of the Assum ption, where the
coronation OF tho Cars were held. is
one OF the most richly decorated
places of worship In the world and
its treasury contains many venerated
relics among them written copy OF
the Gospels dating from the twelfth
century. nail said TO be one of those
used on the cross and 4 thorn said 70
have been taken from the crown OF
thorps worn by Christ.
The Palace is so magnificent that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

Washing en- average pretty veil along
the same line The proportion rep.
resented by the Inventor" can be
classified more appropriately under
the caption " crank"
Changes About The city.
Washington, heretofore rather
lethargic and hguratively inclined to
sit back and view events with a crit
teal eye, has Awakened with new re
sponsibtlities. The city. with an esti-
mated Increase in population of some
where between sorenty-fve and a hun
dred thousand persons, suddenly finds
Itself thing OF Importance to the
nation. the point from which all war
activities radiate. with many now
branches Of government service open
to workers and with business of all
kinds on The boom.
on the day a state OF war was de-
ciared between the United States and
Germany, the Capital was given inn
petus. All of the gigantic schemes
that go toward putting a nation on n
wartime footing and entering into the
greatest conflict OF the ages were CON
ceived and formulated in Washington.
where in most instances. headquar.
tiers were established and thousands o.
workers placed on the payrolls. Mr..
example of this When his plan was
decided upon, before the passage OF
the Food Bil by Congress. his entire
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19
An Intimate Sketch Of This Great City With 1t
MAGNIFICENT Palaces and Churches -- The
Center OF Real Russia.

ss,sras and churches If sre..t beauty
s....-.~ 10 ,-,a. q, 3oe,ou In 1905 an
italian architect u,as commanded 10
.r.4ks rfaas for surrounding the city
s-,lr a2t~cr hrDeuts
From that time on Moscow grew
~sf.tlv IN rora.ai5ou. bat its"proCress
,v1s =sasnr4 ervrrs, times by great
SIRE, lns.e4 in reading the history
90 sfoacss eno begins 20 think that It's
.r history con lists ef nothing buf
s-.-rl--. lions af arcs. one OF the most
- s.4-,rs.z of these ccraagratlons &C
--a~ IN 1881. berar in the poorer
.....1u whom ap old woman riousIy