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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
30 TONS OF PAINT
FOR EIFFEL TOWER

PARIS, Dec. 24.-The appearance
Of a number OF ladders and painters
trucks in the Champ de Mars under
meath the Eiffel Tower was the cause
of rumor that the famous tower was
to be reprinted. There is no truth in
the rumor. The question OF giving
the long girders a new coat of paint,
requires. in view OF the cost, mature
consideration. The tower has been
painted four times since its erection
once in 1889. again in 1898, again
six years later. and lastly. a short
time before the war.
On each occasion $4,000 pounds Of
paint was used. and the workmen.
swinging dizzily hundreds of feet from
the ground. had carefully to cover q
surface of 1920. 900 square feet. Be-
fore the war the work cost $4,000. and
took several months, but now 1t would
cost several times as much.
Copyright, 1911
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
ELEPHANT REJECTS
HUNGARIAN MONEY

BUDAPEST. Dec. "A sagacious
elephant at the Budapest zoo named
Hassan refuses to work any longer
for Hungarian kroner. For the last
i've years Budapest children could
enjoy a ride on Hassan's broad back
by paying a ten-kroner note, which
he received in his trunk. examined
wisely and then handed over to his
keeper.
Recently q child rider was sur
prised at having a kroner note re-
turned with a disguised snort. Later.
however, Mr.. Reiger, Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross at Budapest, tried
Hassan with a dollar bill, which
the elephant took In his trunk and
promptly handed to the keeper.
A story written by . local Jour
nalist was censored owing to the
fear that the exchange would be in
iuenced. A possible explanation n
offered BY Hassan's keeper, who
points out that the new ana un.
pleasant chemicals used In printing
the new. issue Of ten-kroner notes
may offend Hassan, but the popula-
tion considers the elephants attf--
tude . bad omen.
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Gallo Colonial Interests
Shown Huge by Statistics
Area Controlled Exceeds 100000 So. Kilos,
With Increasing Imports From Mother
Country Other Foreign Comment.

Although the British political or
ganization retains the form Of .
monarchy, and the French political
organization maintains the form Of
a republic, II is quite certain that,
In principle. Britain Is as much a
republic as France, and France is
as much an empir4es Britain. The
french Empire diners from the
British in being vaatly smaller and
I'M lacking self-governing domin-
ions. which may be taken to mean
that the French organization IS
really more imperial in nature than
the British. During the session of
|ls21. the French Minister OF the
Colonies introduced a bill contain
ing a comprehensive scheme for the
development of the French possess
|sions. The preamble to this bill
gave Information making plain the
great interests Of France through
out the world. particularly in
Africa and Asia.
The Economists Francois qu0es
at length from this preamble, CIV
ing much Illuminating information
concerning frances world inter
ests- The matter contained in the
Economiste Francois may be con-
ensed as follows:
The French African possessions
extend from Algiers TO Brazza-
lille. and from Dakar to Abecher,
nd include the three great colonies
bf the north. Algeria, Tunis and
Morocco. with an area of 1.3OS'3SS
kquare kilometers, and an estimat-
a population Of 10000 900. Next
omes French West Africa, COM
brising:
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Trucks Help Building.

Speed records in road construction
work have been shattered durins the
last few months as a result Of a NOR
rapid handling OF raw materials. &C
cording to contractors.
The increasing use Of motor truck
during the last few years aided great
ly In accelerating the building o.
roads, but recent improvements IN
motor truck design have enabled
operators to haul more materials than
ever before.
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Continued from, Page One.
provision of Article " contains the
reward for all American concessions
elsewhere. 1t is asserted thAt fol-
lowing ratification of the four
power treaty the Anglo-Japanese
treaty shall terminate"
But Mr. Balfour for long con-
tended that for terminate should
be used the phrase shall be super
coded" Suppression, however.
would at least imply the notion
that one treaty OF alliance had re-
Placed another, an das a conse-
quence, the American representa-
tives stood nrm and won.
They won. also in another i'm
portant direction. The British and
the Japanese at al times from the
moment of t'.e speech of Lloyd
George onward, contended for a
three.party arrangement But a
three-party arrangement would.
also from the American point of
view, have suggested all too
strongly that one alliance had CIV
en- way to another. As a conse-
quence when the three powers had
reached agreement. Mr.. Hughes
proposed that France be admitted
to sign. Here was a new compli-
cation which brought new delay
The proposal was opposed by the
japanese and the British because
it obviously weakened the moral
effect of the arrangement. gave il
more general and less impressive
character.
In the end France was admitted
and signed. To be sure France had
islands in the Pacific. but they are
small and unimportant and the Pacific
is not a field of French activity or
interest. The admission of France
was specifically a graceful recogni-
ton of French prestige as a great
power, but on the other hand IT was
a concession TO American insistence
that the presence OF France was
necessary. II the treaty were to be
put through the United States Senate,
for otherwise the American represen-
tatives In the conference would seem
to have been outgeneralled and
brought into an arrangement in which
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Take IL Per Cent Exports.

According to the minister Of the
|Dlonies' document, the colonies
kovide 10 per cent of Frances i'm
! rts and take Is per cent of her
kports, but whereas the former
|ave remained stationary since
pos. the latter have slowly but
Readily increased. During the last
rewar year. the trade of the col
knies with France and foreign coun-
%ies respectively was. about
&ual. During the war imports
ktO the colonies froms foreign
buntries doubled those from France
nd II colonial exports to France
krgely Increased IL was because
he reserved to herself almost the
fhole colonial output. French peo-
lie should realize that many COM
Ioditfes at present purchased from
breign countries can be obtained
kcn the colonies. either because
hey already exist there or because
heir cultivation can be introduced.
b this means France viii ma new
htiets for her own produce. since
country that sells. also buys. The
lore the colonies sell to the mother
buntry the more they will buy
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
ARGENTINE WHEAT
SOUGHT BY GREECE

BVENos AIRES, Dec. s4.-Greece
requires $4,000 tons of wheat every
month. or about nine cargoes. and
may become q purchaser of Argentine
wheat. according to report sent "a
the Argentine foreign once BY the
Argentine consul at Piraeus, who
urges Argentine cereal houses to pae-
take In the monthly bidding for sup
plying the Greek harket.
(copyrieht, lsz1.1
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

A Siberian ermine wrap may con.
tain 400 skins, and 4 striped skunk
Jacket ninety skins.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

Industrial alcohol produced In
this country amounted to l7S.sss.-
7ss gallons in 1911. made princi-
pally from blackstrap molasses
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

The Imports OF Equatorial Az
lea U919) were FIR. 9.77e,6l6; ex-
korts FIR. 2s.e9s,o0o.
ssNIada gascar, which with the
tomores has an area OF 5S2,lsO So
I'm. and a population of 3.446,OOO,
Iorms the fourth French African
troup. Its Imports (191s) were FIR.
sT2. 900 and exports FIR. l17.lor'-
! 90.
The Asiatic group is represent
Il nv the GovernmentGener or
Indo-China, with an area OF 49,
M 50. KIN. and a population Of IT.
81 600. OF which 100000 belong 70
I-ochinchina. 1900. 900 to Combodia.
s93. 900 to AMMAN. $4,000 to Laos.
90 900 to Topg-kin. and 100000 to
tuanchow-wanA This groups i'm
Sorts Ie19) we're FIR. Isl mill. and
Is exports FIR. ! .051 mill.
.Tn addition to these rve great
kroups, France owns the following
detached possessions; in Africa, the
komaH coast population $4,000.
rea 10000 50. km.); the Reunion
population 10000 and $500 So.
in Asia. the French Settle
hents in British IndTa population
! az 900 and SIS 50. KIND; in Ameri-
! "a St Pierre and Miquelon Cpopuia-
hon $500, 2.405 50. km-). Martinique
population $4,000. ss5 50. km.)
fuadeloupe population $4,000, L.
tsO 50 kmD: Guyana population
3 900. 10000 50. km.); in Oceanea,
Sew Caledonia population $4,000,
! 900 50. km.);. Tahiti and other
settlements Population $4,000, g.
so 50. KIND. The aggregate value
II the foreign trade OF all these
battered colonies Qs1S was; i'm
>orts. Fr. 3ss7ss.00o; exports, Fr.
74.3z1 900. The total French over
cas- possessions have an area of TO-
HISS 50. KIN, and and population
X Sz.44s.0oo.
The Ministerial statement above
eferred to. from which these hg-
res are taken. gives. for COMPARE
lon. the following statistics of the
verseas possessions OF other colon
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French West Africa

The imports of the whole OF
West Africa us1O were OF the
3alue Of FIR. 3O0,433,26s, and ex-
Sorts FIR. 33s. s7e,56
The third section of the African
kroup is French Equatorial Africa
comprising:
French Equatorial Africa.
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France Ready for Deal.

Even France is beginning to un-
derstand this is plain arithmetic,
though II has taken a long time and
much agony OF spirit to reach such
conclusion. Frace under BRAND.
who is more reasonable than many
think. is willing TO make a deal
with England. whose business is
more touched by Germany's export
and import trade than her own.
BRAND is willing to give Germany
a chance for economic recovery by
a modification of the war indemni-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16

names, and think the white waist
coat we wear is Il stylish touch.
How we jump from the top of one
tree To the next tree below. Oh, how
"" love trcpSr'
And our nests are so like the
woods" Mrs. Brown Crrcper said
with the moss and twigs and bits Of
bark, which we use for our wall panrr
and rugs and furniture.
I'VE like 20 nest on old stumps. We
don't care about living in rich, smart
nei-hborhoOd. We never found that
made any one any happier.
And soon the little white eggs Will
come out into little birdlings, the deo,
little white eggs with the reddish
brown spots on them!
"Oh, it is nice TO be Brown Green.
"r and lead such Il happy life in the
dear. beautiful woods"
I'VE have rather long bCaks" said
MIR. Brown Creepcr, land they heir.
US TO get fhe long grubs and insects
which y" enjoy for breakfast, dinrer
and SUPPER"
Il know why we have such low
voices said Mrs. Brown Creeper.
WHY" asked her mate.
because We have always lived in
The woods, where it is quiet and where
the sounds are all low sounds.
And we have grown TO he ouict foo
We have Kept our voices low and soft
ana the pine trees have whispered TO
Us:
That is nice, little Brown Green.
'rS; that is nice 10 make those soft
little sounds. When people hear Won
h"y will be so excited and pleased
because they will know they are ouits
near YOU and are actually becomino
friends. For YOU will become friends
with them. Because YOU are so trust.
ing. surely no one will ever hurt Won
Yes, the pine trees whispered that
TO me only the other day. And they
tod IN" that always brown creepcrs
have loved the woods and have had
their voices low and quiet and peace.
ful like the woods.
You don't have To shout to hc hig"
ended Mrs. Brown Crrcper. for the
woods are great and mighty and they
aren't always shouting about IT,"
Right" said Mr.. Brown ,Crreper
You are perfectly right
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16
EsCdddyS
41R6EveniN9
Fairy Tale
6yWARY GRAHAM BONNER
THE BROWN cREEPERS.

Were not fashionable like some
Of The birds" said Mr. Brown Creeper.
The fashionable ones have summer
homes and winter homes"
We'll, don't know whether II IL
because of fashion or not that the
birds have summer homes and winter
homes" said Mrs. Brown Creeper. 81
believe IL is because a great many of
them cannot stand cold climate.
Some Of our family don't like it so
well and travel away bit But most
Of us do not mind.
You sec, ii is hard on many birds
TO stay whore II Is cold. for they only
have their little feathers to keep them
warm, and while feathers are nice and
only feathers.
Feathers will often blow about In
the wind, and then little bird may
become very cold. indeed.
birds haven't great fur coats TO
keep them warm. Yes, Mr.. Brown
Crccper, the birds who 20 South IT.
the winter and who travel about t.
| different climates are the ones who
| can't keep warm when the weather is
so cold"
81 do believe you are right, Mrs.
Brown Crceper. | do believe you are
right As YOU say, it is hard for the
birds TO keep warm all winter. I've
| often thought about 1t myself.
"The winter is mighty cold. mighty
cold. But we don't have to think OF
1t now that the warm weather has
come
"All the birds are singing songs OF
the Springtime. We can't join in the
great chorus because our voices are
so low. They have always been low.
No one ever hears brown Creeper's
voice unless very near to us.
1--WE give Il little low trill and n
very low chirp.
"But how we love the woods! How
we enjoy climbing up the trunks OF
trees. looking in the bark for bugs
and insects.
I'VE like people. too, and are very
tame. We do not mind any one and
are not easily frightened.
"Of course. we like to wear brown
suits. rs one wculd guess from our
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16
Walking Fish.

The ability of fish TO retail, ;,s -;
tally out of the water depenjs in ,
great degree upon its ability 10 kee,
the delicate tissue of its gills wet and
this ability is increased. in z few sne.
cles, by means of a peculiar cOnstruc.
ton in the head. in which water is re.
tanned after the fish is taken out of a
river or lake; the gills being kent wet
by percolation from this reservoir.
Some such species have also the power
OF using the lower fins as feet or legs.
and ara enabled BY these two sinpu.
lar gifts of nature to pass over land
from one BODY of water to another.
A correspondent in Province Welles-
ley-as quoted in the "American Ang-
ler's Book"-relates that. while pass.
ing along, during a shower of rain. the
wide, sandy plain which bounds on the
sea-coast in the neighborhood of Pan.
aga, he witnessed a singular overland
migration of kan Puvu. from a chain
of fresh water lagoons toward a sec.
ond chain of lagoons, about hundred
yards distant.
The fish were in groups of from three
to seven, and were pursuing their war
in direct line, at the rate of nearly
mile an hour When disturbed they
turned and made an effort to make
their way back to the lagoon thew had
left, and would very soon have reached
IT, had they not been secured BY the
Malays who accompanied the teller OF
the story, and who looked upon the MI
grafton as an ordinary occurrence at
that season Of the year.
Upwards Of twenty were thus taken
during walk of about half mile,
and no doubt many more could have
been obtained had the Malays been
given time.
The ground these fish were travers-
ing was nearly level. and only scant-
lily clothed with grass and creeping
plants, which offered very slight OBJ
struction to their progress.
Sir Emerson Tennent mentions the
fact that he has seen fishes walking
across the country. In India 4 writer
speaks of fish that. bv making an eX-
traordinary use Of their fins. can clmo
trees.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16
Dis> Ss.on lad T.he.c...o...

The condition of the stomach i. ~,
hrst Importance in consunn,;,- VI ne
this fact, which is well-knou., &c
physicians, should be more wiss, " al
oenlzed by people in general. es,s.,. -
because consumption is so ofte, an, ,.
treated or home-treated disease SILL
Medicine is of value CHIEF.
as IT aids in building up the vi,sr Co.. -
OF the patient; and it is evite7, =. .s x
to that end nothing can COZ, "'1'
more than a good appetite and ..., .'5
digestion. s'-hc
Recent laboratory experima-.
! shown that the living blood i a. las
the most powerful des,ruc,iva VI
to the bacillus of tubercu,os:-, aus
that the more highly vitalized the ,,-.,
is, the more potent is it in rss;...o
the attacks of disease perms -,.
vitality of the blood must deoo,.
the successful digestion ana 80 ~"
iiatlon OF food. In other words
tritlous food thoroughly dipestei :. -.
itself a direct attack upon the YER.
igin Of the disease. W.
A method of treating corsru,.;,-
has indeed been devised called ",a-.
ed feeding" which consists in pivi,n :.
patients willing and able to e,, . ~, W
or more meals of easily diges,e5 foo4
every day. Unfortunately this rr.,bo5
is not applicable in cases where r,n.s
fever is present, or where there ;s 90.
trio trouble.
The influence of the digestion Inn,
tuoercular disease is so nro,o,,.
ed that the physician is Often -ro.,
solicitous regarding the condition ~
the stomach than about the ,,.n.,
progress of the disease itself
It may indeed be stated IS %,
eral fact relating to consumptive, ,b,.
anything, even medicine, if i ,Fac,.
the stomach badly, must be dfsconti1
ued and substitute found.
To promote digestion. patients shout,
live as much as possible in the o,oa
air, while a reasonable amount Of dive
sion should be furnished them Al
who have to do with them Should 70
member that cheerfulness MT o,r,.
provokes the appetite but assists tba
digestion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16
AN ACT OF KINDNESS
- a ShepherdstOwn Resident Sne,ks
rGbhcly for The benefit of Shenbs vrNs
Town People. ''ephefds-

/ IL iI you had suffered fortunes from
kidney trouble, 'ioi''
mad experimental with different rem
eoies without relief: '0'''-
III YOU were finally cured throuob q
trends suggestion q
Mouldnt YOU be grateful?
NE Following statement has heen
gwen under Just such circumstances
Pills. Ivan Kidney
He publicly tells of the benefit he
has received. N"' ''0
HIS is a simple act of Kindness n
otner Shepherdstown sufferers
NO need to experiment with sucb
convincing evidence at hand
Mr. kretzer speaks from experience
iou can rely on what he tells Won.
II. N. kretzcr, Shepherdstown. saws
~ heavy cold settled in nv kidneys
ana caused me TO suffer with severe
pains In my back and across nv kid
neys: Mornings, especially, I felt dull
and lame and the action of nv kidnevq
was too free. | read of Doan's Kid
ney Pills helping others and took
them, getting my supply at Hills Phar-
macy. They weren't long in curing the
attack. NV back and kidneys do not
trouble me now"
Price 6oc. al all dealers. Don't SIM
DIV ask for a kidney remedv-pet
Doan's Kidney PillS-the same that
w. Krct7er had Foster Milburn Co
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16
State Of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, SIS.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. j.
Cheney & Co, doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and STATE
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscriber
in my presence, this 9th day of Deem
Der, A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON
(SeaD Notary Pu2H.'
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken III
ternally and acts through the $1,000 u"
the Mucous Surfaces of the system"
Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo "
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for conSlIpa''o''
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16
Mann.

The mamma of commerce comes
chiefly from Sicily. II is sweet sub
stance, obtained from a small tree
which is known as the mamma ash
This tree can be grown as far north
as England, but in that country il
yields no mama, and is cultivated for
ornament only. The mama is formed
from the sap. The trees are ready to
be tapped at the age of eight years
when the stems have a diameter Of
about three inches. The tapping is
done by making cuts through the bark
to the wood, the incsions being one
or two inches long, and about an inch
apart.
The first cut is made at the lower
part Of the trunk. The next day an
other cut is made just above the first
and so on, day after day, during the dry
season. The next year the untouched
part of the stem is operated upon in
the same way, and the practice is con-
tnued in successive years till the tree
is exhausted.
The first cut is made at the lower
part of the trunk. The next day an
other cut ismade just above the first.
and so on, day after day, during the
dry season. The next year he I'M
ouched part of the stem is operated
upon in the same way, and the prac-
tice is continued in successive years
till the tree is exhausted.
The finest mama is that which is
encrusted around pieces of sticks or
straws placed in the incisions. Flake
mama is that which has hardened
on the trunk. The inferior quality is
from the lower incsion. After its re-
moval from the tree, the mamma is
dried on shelves.
There are other plants that Weld
a similar product. The tamarisk of
Arabia eXudes from its branches a sub
stance that becomes solid in the cool of
the morning. The emulation IS assist
ed by the puncture of small insect.
1t is said that this honey is described
by native writer's as dew which
falls upon the leaves of the tamarisk
and other trees.
/ The Persians gather a kind of mamma
from leguminous plant by shaking
its branches, or by picking the leaves
and gently beating them over cloth
when dry. Throughout Persia and
Afghanistan naturally produced mamma
Is harvested from different trees and
shrubs. 1t is eaten by the people as a
sweetmeat, and is exported to India.
. IN Australia sweet substance is OBJ
tanned by the natives from the sandal.
wood. 1t is a favorite article of food
with them and with the colonists The
mama gathered from the leaves Of the
eucalyptus is rather a product Of in
sects. The emulation of the sap is due
10 their puncturing of the leaves, and
the same is supposed to be the origin
OF the mamma which is collected from
the twlgs of certain species of oak.
The notion of the Arabs that the
mamma was dew deposited upon the
leaves OF shrubs reminds us thar we
nave the phenomenon of honey dew
on leaves of the elm in this country
II Is to be observed on hot and drv
Gays In August The upper surface O,
the leaves becomes vanished with .
soluble sweet gum, much resorted TO nv
I,'Sec'S IN the morning. 1t hardens in
the not sun. This appears to be 2
true natural oxidation of sap from
tne leaves, caused by excessive heat
mere is no indication of the leaves be-
ing punc'ured; the visits of the insects
are a result, not a cause.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16

a doctor who had taken I'D as his
specially the treatment of skin dis.
eases was asked BY a friend how he
happened to select that branch of medi-
cine.
There were three perfectly good
reasons" replied the physician. "My
patients never get me out of bed at
night; they never die; and they never
get wellw
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16

WANTED-Men or women g k,
orders among friends and ncIphhors
for the genuine guaranteed hosier,,
full line for men. women and Child
ren. Eliminates darning. We nav
&C an hour spare time, or S36 a weet
Tot full time. Experience unneces
Mills, Norristown. Pa.