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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Nero Device Is Used to
Restore Old Buildings

I In England there is employed an In
teresting process, called grouting,
whereby old buildings are restored.
In its original sense grout means no
more than Cruel. In its building sense
II is mixture of sand. cement and
water sufficiently thin to be poured
It is not a new thing, for 1t was prob
ably used by the Romans and has
been employed very much since their
time In engineering work. The COM
paratively new thing is the grouting
machine, which enables the grout to
be driven into places where 1t can
not be poured.
It is simple machine, consisting OF
two parts, cylinder of compressed
air, the pressure being 100 pounds to
the square inch, and a churn. A fiex-
ible hose connects them and another
flexible hose with nozzle leads out
of the churn.
The dust and decayed mortar are
blown out Of the cracks between the
stones with jet Of compressed air;
clean water is then blown in to
dampen the masonry just enough to
make the cement adhere. Meanwhile
the cement is put into the churn or
grouting pan and is beaten up until
1t is about the consistency of cream.
The preparation Of 1t must be made
carefully or the cement will grow hard
In the churn and the hose. The wall
being ready, the nozzle is inserted
into a crack, the cracks above and be-
low 1t are covered with clay to pre-
vent the cement from leaking out, the
compressed air is turned on and. pass
ing through the grouting pan, drives
the cement deep In between the
stones
Starting at the base Of the building
and working upward, the grouting ma
chimes will fill the whole of its walls
with a new cement that reaches every
crack and hole, so that when 1t has
grown hard the building is as firm as
II 1t were cut out of one stone And
1t does this without breaking the
weather-crumbled surface of its ma
sonry or even rubbing off the MOSES
and lichens that have grown there.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Rialto Bridge

The Rialto bridge is famous mar
HE bridge across the Grand canai IN
Venice, built by Giovanni da Ponte -
1890. 1t consists of single arch' ~
feet wide and "a feet high, and rests
upon 1900 piles. The name hiaito
Is derived from Rivo-Alto, one OF the
islands on which Venice Is built. Tnls
island was long the financial and COM
mercial center Of the city, and gave
IFS name to the bridge that connects
II with the mainland. There was STU
ated the exchange; and 1t Is probably
TO that building (and not to tne
bridget that Shakespeare refers In MS
comedy of "The Merchant of Venice.
aSignor Antonio, many time and Off,
In the Rialto you have rated me
About my money and my usances;
Still / have borne it with patient
shrug;
For suffering is the badge of all our
tribe"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Supply Exceeds Demand

There was an imperious ring at the
front door bell which caused Jones to
go rushing to open it, as he expected
to find some important visitors on the
doorstep.
He was quite angry when he found
that it was only canvasser selling
stationery.
"Any notepaper today. sir2' in
Quired the canvasser.
mo, none." answered Jones shortly.
ANY pencilsT'
mo"
"Try one of our cheap fountain pens.
The demand exceeds the supply"
Jones looked at his ink-stained fin
gers ruefully and then held them out
for the canvasser's inspection.
my experience Of cheap fountain
pens," he said angrily, SIS that the sup
ply exceeds the demand"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26

In Anecdotes Of Bench and Bar" Mr.
A. FL. Engelbach tells the following
story of an attorneys unfortunate Jug
Cling with the evidence:
Peter Burrowes, a well known mem
Der Of the Irish bar, was on one oc-
casion counsel for. the prosecution at
an important trial for murder. Bur
rowes had severe cold and opened
his speech with a box of lozenges In
one hand and In the other the small
pistol bullet by which the man had
met his death. Between the pauses Of
his address he kept supplying himself
with lozenge. But at last In the
middle of highfaluting period he
stopped. His chest heaved; his eyes
seemed starting from his head, and In
a voice tremulous with fright he ex-
claimed:
.Ohi Gentlemen Gentlemen I've
swallowed the bulletl''
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Back Lame and Achy?
The Advice of This Nearby Resident
Should Help You Get Well.

Do you suffer nagging backache?
Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed
Are the kidney secretions irregu
lar; breaking your rest?
Likely your kidneys are at fault.
Weak kidneys give warning. Yoy
have backache; rheumatic twinges.
You feel weak, tired, all worn-out.
Heed the warning. Don't delayl
Use Doan's Pills-a stimulant diu
retic to the kidneys.
Thousands recommend Doan's.
Here's an example:
C. M. Marshall, prop. of barber
shop, Mckinley Ave, residence 209 N
Thorn ST., Kellogg, Idaho, says
Mornings it was hard to get up be
because my back was stiff and sore
Heavy aches settled in my back and
| felt weak and tired. My kidneyi
were in poor condition because I wal
disturbed at night. I used Doani
Pills and kidney trouble became 8
thing of the past"
60c, at all dealers. Foster-MilburI
Co.. Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Wood "Wool'' House Lining

Household fuel bills can be cut from
a quarter to third. 1t is claimed, by
insulating the wallis Of the home with
a fireproof wool" made from waste
lumber. The material is said to be
almost as effective an Insulator as
pure wool, which, of course, Is too
costly for building purposes.
The insulator is a flexible blanket
made of spruce lumber waste cemented
together and packed between two
sheets of asphalt-lined, tough water
proof paper The waste is chemically
fireproofed first, and then dried by
fans and steam pipes. Next 1t Is
ground by machines, cemented, and,
after drying, Is packed between the
paper sheets. The finished product Is
said to be light. flexible, and easy to
apply and to accommodate itself to
shrinkage or vibration of the building.
Popular Science Monthly.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26

Some say the little bride Is poor
housekeeper, and some say she Is q
good one. It's all In the point OF
view. The negative side is firmly up
held by her mother-in-law, maiden
aunts and even her own mother. Those
who approve highly of her methods
are the other members of the sorority
to which the little bride belongs.
And even few of her nelghbors
who have taken advantage of neigh
boris inalIenable privilege to drop In
Unexpectedly have yielded grudging
admiration.
For no matter how hastily the little
bride has departed to attend meet
ing of her sorority, those whom she
gathers up to bring home to dinner al
ways find her kitchen looking neater
than an Office boy applying for job.
No matter how soon after breakfast
one Of her nelghbors chooses to make
the borrowing of cup of sugar the
occasion for a little chat, the kitchen
never shows sign Of an eggy plate
\ or an unwashed percolator.
sHow do you ever manage to get
your dishes done so soon?" one of the
neighbors finally asked. "Why de-
clare. 1t isn't ten minutes since saw
you at the window waving good-by to
your husband. And now there Isn't a
sign Of dirty dish"
The little bride giggled that silly
little giggle that her husband says is
the cause Of his downfall.
"Well," she explained, II loathe the
sight of dirty dishes myself And
often can't stop to wash them imme-
diately after every meal. In fact, for
a while had to lie down for an hour
after each meal and rest. The thought
Of those dishes nearly drove me crazy
and destroyed all the good the resting
did me.
$50, finally, after had returned
time and again to an upset kitchen,
decided would just stick them in the
washtub after each meal and then
wash them all together at the end of
each day. They go ever so much
easier, particularly If I have Friend
Husband here to help me, as he most
always does."-New York Sun and
Globe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Americans Are Largest
Chair Users OF World

Americans are becoming fhe biggest
chair users among nations, says a bull
Ietin of the national foreign trade
council.
Like Its user, the American chair Is
constantly on the move, and to make
1t strong enough to Withstand his fid-
getting this chair now passes through
SO operations In its building More
care Is taken with 1t than any other
piece of furniture we make.
The chair, commonly regarded as
stationary, may travel thousands Of
miles and meet many adventures In
its lifetime, according to the national
foreign trade council, which has
taken the chair as an astonishing IL
lustration of the international charac-
ter of trade.
Two chairs that do not travel are
St Peters chair at Rome, dating from
the Sixth century, the most famous Of
ancient chairs; and the worlds larg-
est chair, placed as q monument near
the railway station at Gardner, Mass.
The number of old and new chairs
III Lue OullSu DLdLeS ls cbliludltu dt
upwards of 700.000.000. with three to
four million annually manufactured.
We are more favored than the Euro
pean peoples of before the Sixteenth
century; until that time chairs were
used only by kings or the nobility,
and common people stood or sat on
the floor.
The ancient chair was built of
heavy carved and gilded woods, and
covered with costly stuffs. The EgyE.
tion chairs were often made of ebony
and ivory. Little used or moved, they
lasted.
Taking its average life at ten years,
and considering its daily shiftings by
q lively people, the travels of the
American chair in the home or Office
have been counted at minimum of
186 miles. Its movings to other houses
or offices. or to other vicinities. add
many more miles. The travels of an
American rocking chair have been
placed at 442 miles. The lazy rocker,
however. Is passing out of use.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Eric's Vanished Colony

Eric the Red, supposed to have been
born about 900. was Norseman and
the colonizer of Greenland. He fed
from his native country under a charge
of homicide and settled In Iceland.
Another killing forced him to leave
Iceland and he went to Greenland,
which had been discovered about
century earlier, but had never been
settled. In 9S5 Eric returned to Nor
way to recruit colonists for colony
in Greenland. He named the chief
town Gardar.
After fiourishing for about 400 years
the colony completely vanished, and
no trace of 1t has ever been found
Eric's son, Left Ericsson. is supposed
to have landed on the New England
coast In about the year 1OO0.-Detroit
News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26

"Prince Rupert's Drops" is the name
given to tadpole-shaped pieces Of
glass, formed by melting the glass and
allowing 1t to drop into cold water. If
the point of the tail Of one of these
be broken off, the whole win at once
shiver to pieces with loud report.
Owing to the sudden cooling, the
particles have not had sufficient time
to arrange themselves In stable man
ner, and hence they fly asunder as
soon as the structure Is broken.
These curious drops are commonly
supposed to have been discovered by
Prince Rupert, the grandson of James
I of England, but Faraday says that
they were simply brought by him into
England In 1660.-De News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Dangerous Handicap

Tommy had spralned his wrist and
didn't want to go to school. y
But your wrist is nicely bandaged,
urged his mother. at won't prevent
you from attending classes"
Still the boy held back. Dad took
hand at this point.
"Now speak up, son. commanded
his father. Lets have the real rea-
son. Why don't you want to go to
school with sprained wrist?"
TOO many boys owe me licking"
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Blasting Words

Inveterate Correspondent (about to
post yet another scathing criticism of
newspapers policy What do you
think of that, my dear7 Pretty hot.
eh7
Devoted Spouse Splendid, Georgei
Do you think they win dare publish
the paper In the morning ?-London
Opinion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
And He Said 22-is.fif

Lady calling the electric light
plant) The lights in my house have
all gone out.
Superintendent - Yes, madam. A
parrot got caught In the dynamo.
Lady-Oh, how shockingl
Superintendent You'd have thought
30 II you'd heard what he said.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Ought TO Be Satisfied

Wife-It says here In the paper that
there was married couple In Omaha
who didn't speak for ten years and
then got divorce.
Why?
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-26
Familiarity Breeds Contempt

A home girl has no chance In small
town for the same reason that the
moon doesn't impress night watch
man. He's used to It. Birmingham
Sun.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Governors QUERIED
: ON RADIO TAX STAND
Additional Flood of Protests on
Proposed Levy Is
Made.
DECLARED NUISANCE TAX"
Plea Again Is Made for Freedom in
: Broadcasting.

kilograms urging governors of
states to make known their attitude
son the proposed 10 per cent tax on
radio were sent out today by the Ma
stional Radio Chamber of Commerce
from the New York office. following
sprotests from all parts of the coun-
try against the contemplated levy.
Z The kilograms, which were signed
by William II. Davis, president of the
schamber, called attention to these
protests, and compared the free, ben
eficial service of radio to the postal
service and the rural free delivery.
The kilograms were as follows:
Communications from every part
of the country show deep personal
restment against proposed 10 per cent
radio tax. because it is a new nui-
'sance tax and. above all, because
radio broadcasting is a great, free
beneficial service making for a more
perfect union and as much to be en-
'Couraged as the postal service and
the rural free delivery. VIII you
please wire US (co,lecO your views!
The National Radio Chamber OF
Commerce is a non partisan, non
commercial organization. represent
in the radio industry. A special COM
Inittee, known as the emergency
radio tax committee, was created by
the chamber to assist in meeting the
.nation-wide problems growing out or
the proposed tax.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF RADIO EACH DAY
By JOSEPH CALCATERRA,
Radio Editor of Popular Science Monthly
All Rights Deserved. Reproduction Prohibited

er. than that of dry batteries, which
must be discarded after a certain
period OF useful life. 1t is also pos
sible by giving the batteries an oc-
casional charge, without waiting for
them to become completely dis
charged, to keep the batteries in the
plate circuits working at their maxi
mum efficiency instead of waiting till
the batteries are run down to point
where they are noisy and unfit for
use, as is the case with dry B batter
les.
Certain Disadvantages.
AS against these advantages they
tages. They are not so convenient
to use as the dry batteries. which can
be placed in practically any posi-
tion. They are more cumbersome
than dry B batteries. Their applica-
tion to portable sets or to such sets
as are subject to considerable han
ding is limited, and last, but not least
the first cost of a large enough unit
or number of units to supply the nee
esSary voltage required in the plate
circuits of the amplifier tubes is
prohibitive to some fans.
Where it is possible to use it, the
storage battery gives increased ehi-
cheney In operation at loWer up
keep cost, but the first cost is much
more than is the case with dry cells
batteries.
To use a storage battery to best
advantage it is also necessary to have
some method of charging the bat
teries at home instead of having &c
send them to a service station foi
charging The cost of the charging
eouipment also adds to the first cost
but makes the cost of upkeep ridic
uiously low as compared with the up
keen expense of dry batteries or o
storage batteries which must be sen
out to be recharged.
Evening star., 1924-04-29

sonaI physician. DR.. Graysons topic
is Preventive Health Measures"
Other musical numbers which will
intersperse the leading features in
clude a concert by the trio of the
Wardman Park Hotel Orchestra and
song recitals by Lillian Evan-Tibbs,
soprano; Mrs. Fred S. Purnell, So
prano, and Marybelle Finney Beck
ham, contralto.
AS a result of the spontaneous hit
registered by the Clef Club Orchestra
of New York on the occasion of its
recent radio debut from wOR, ar
rangements have been completed for
return engagement this evening
during the Music While You Dine"
period of the Newark station The
club is composed of colored musi-
clans, each of whom is a soloiSt.
HENRY r HESTER, 3712 Woodley
road, asks what station was broad
casting a talk on THE Air Mail
Route" at about midnight Wedpes-
day.
c. U. NJ. writes. Enjoyed wCAP
program Sunday night. Would ike
very much to know the name OF the
last selection on 'Roxie's program.
This last number was Deep River
by Burleigh.
E. II. H. 16 5th street northeast,
sends the following to the radio eoi-
what station did I hear Wednes-
day night at about 1920 o'clock? The
announcer said that the Red- Heaoeu =
| Gal and some man Wouio SING
Amt Gonna Rain No More. ne tnen y
announced that an old anS sehtiSve1 We're
| would sing, When You anu
| aer0ie'
"AIso, is there a station DApJ
Canada, Province of Quebec; gnu d..
| station CKEF, Ottawa, Canaha:
There are no Canadian stdsos
ALVIN PLANT, 1926 1st street
northwest, asks the following: :.
II would appreciate ~ very y,ation
Won could tell me what Statioh
hard Friday morning at 1922: =
man was counting up to ten aooue
| dozen times, and then up 10 hsT
| have a homemade crystal Sc -;
station came in with my tunins 20,
set at about the same place as io'
WRC." ,doubtedI,
was a local station testing.
BoYp s. BROOKS, Poolesville, Md
makes this query: .,o,
Wednesday night ] heard Statioi
which sounded like WG.-N; Ohe "
| the men who flew in the oalloon rae
was talking to his wife. WGAH !,
was the station 1 heard. This wa!
between 1880 and IL o'clock. ! ais AIS
| thought I heard station with car
iatteTs WON about the same time
DO YOU know a station of someWha
| similar call letters?"
1t is doubtful whether you heard
balloonist. Only one OF the racer
carried a broadcasting set. ana n
| Vas in the air for only a short time
Evening star., 1924-04-29
VIZ TO BROADCAST
PRIZE FIGHT TONIGHT
Berlenbach Meets Stribing in
Olympic Fund Bout in Madison
Square Garden.

The first. Of the big spring radio
boxing bouts will be broadcast by
station WIZ Of the Radio Corporation
of America direct from tire ringside
at Madison Square Garden. when Ber-
lenbach meets Stribiing in the Olym-
pic fund bouts tonight
Both fighters are young and COM
ing, and in the opinion OF the sport
authorities the Berlenbach- h-Stribling
mixup will be one of the fastest,
prettiest bouts of the season. Maj.
j. Andrew White, the sport announcer
whose name is indelibly stamped in
the minds of every radio fan who
heard such scraps as the Dempsey
Firpo. Dempsey ey-Carpentier and the
two Leonard Tender bouts or who
attended last years world series by
radio, will paint the word pictures
of every second OF the action in the
graphic, exciting, intimate manner of
which he is master. The broadcast
ing will commence at 9:45 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
RADIO BATTERIES, PART II.

The other type of battery with which
most radio fans. and especially those
who were dabbling in radio before the
dry cells tubes made their appear
ance, are familiar. is the storage bat
tery.
This type of battery consists essen
TALLY of two metal plates or electrodes
immersed in an electrolyte chemical
compound) which will not act on the
plates until an electric current is passed
through the electrolyte from one plate
to the other. Each electrode serves as
terminal. and the device is connected in
series into an electric circuit of the re-
quired voltage to charge the battery.
The passage of the current changes the
chemical characteristics of the plates
and the electrolyte SO that after the bat
terry is charged it can be used as
source of current. In charging the pas
sage Of the current produces chemical
changes in the battery in discharging or
furnishing current, the chemical changes
produce an electric current Many per-
sons refer to the action of the storage
battery as storing electrical energy.
This term is not descriptive of the ac-
ton which actually takes place, since
the electricity is not stored up as goods
are stored in a warehouse. What takes
place is similar to the process involved
in selling goods and getting the equiva-
lent value in money, which can later
beSused to purchase similar goods.
The current obtained is not the origi-
nal current, but it's equivalent pro-
duced by the chemical action of the
battery elements.
Storage Batteries.
Batteries in which a current must be
used to produce chemical changes to
provide the conditions necessary to pro-
duce an electric current are termed
| storage or secondary cells or bat
teries.
Where high current capacity or the
| ability to stand a heavy current
drain is required. the storage battery
is the best type of battery to use
With the old types of tubes, the use
| of dry cells was impractical because
| of the heavy current drain imposed
| on them by the current requirements
| of the tubes.
| The use of storage batteries in
place of dry batteries for the plate
| circuits-that is, storage b batteries
| in place of dry B batteries-is steadily
| gaining ground because of the gen
| eral. all-around efficiency, long life
| and economy of operation. Due to
the fact that they can be recharged
| the cost of upkeep is very much low
Evening star., 1924-04-29
wRC-Radio Corporation of America
(46g MeterSD.


SIS p.m.-lnstruction in interna-
tional code.
pm-Stories and songs for chill
dren by Peggy Albion and Marguerite
Meakin
1880 p.m.-Base ball scores.
the Army Music School. Capt. ?.
W. Lewis commandant; William c.
White principal of music. Duet for
two flutes, 1.-TWO Butterflies" (kron-
ke), by Holly Stanley and Jose
Echeverria,. Kurt E. Linden at the
The Chatterer" (Terchak), by Hol-
Iy Stanley, Kurt f. Linden at the
piano; duet for two flutes, Herd
Girls Dream" (Labitsky), by Holly
L, Linden at the piano; solos for
s4xophone, (a) "Nereid" Oh. l..
Clarke, (b) VaIse "Hilda" (Doerr),
by Vern A. Grooms, Kurt E. Linden
at the piano.
IS p.m.-"Preventive Health Meas
ures" by Rear Admiral Cary 7. Gray
sS:15 p.m.-Concert by the Column
bian Artists. Paul G.. Ledig, first
tenor; w f. Braithwaite. second
John C. Smith, bass: Marjorie ].
Webster, reader, and Mary Smither-
man, pianist.
9 pm-"Presidential Possibilities"
by William Hard of the Washington
News Service
9:20 p.m-Concert by n trio from
Irving Boerntein's Wardman Park
Hotel Orchestra
.9:40 p.m.-Song recital by Lillian
Evan-Tibhs, soprano; Helen Wheat
land at the piano.
.9:55 p.m-Retransmiss of time
signals and weather forecasts.
10 p.m.-Song recital by Mrs. Fred
S, Purnell. soprano.
.10:15 p.m.-SonG recital by Mary
belle Finney Beckham, contralto
'1@s@0 p.m.-Dance program by the
Blue and Gray Orchestra of New
Haven under the direction of Frank
Corcoran
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Will Sing Comic Opera.

The comic opera, THE Pirates of
Penzance," will be sung by the WGY
Light opera Company at o'clock
tonight as leading feature of WGY's
program. Carl Jester, who directed
the recent performance of III. NJ. S.
Pfnafore," broadcast from the Schenec-
rady station, will direct the tuneful
Gilbert and Sullivan opera. The WGY
Orchestra will assist.
wendall Hall, the "redheaded mu-
sic maker from the west" will be
heard strumming his ukulele and
singing popular songs at WEAF to-
morrow night. The popular radio
minstrel will play to the metropoli-
tan radio audience for a week before
taking a vacation from the micro
phone, preparing for his marriage on
June 4.
-
Radio may solve the problem of
education. judging by the success of
the new KDKA University of Pitts
bureh educational course. At pres
such a course in cotemporary fiction
is being broadcast and 10 cents will
purchase an outline with which to
follow the course.