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WASHINGTON BYWAYS
TIIE BEE: OMAITA'. MONDAY. JUNE 13. 1910.
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Insure fnts 1n the house of representatives
re not appearing ln"the house promptly at
o'clock, each day, as was their wont a
Jrw weeks ago. Closa observers hare dis
covered that the Insurgents coma trailing
it the house nowadays after the Jour
tal clerk gel through reading the proceed
tm of the previous day.
TarJIer In the session spectators In the
tallery could spy numerous insurgents who
bowed their heads reverently as the Kev.
Henry N. Couden, the blind chaplain of the
kousei pffered prayer. No one was more
attentive than Victor Murdock, George Nor
Ws, Charles N. Fowler and their insurgent
associates. Now. however, the insurgents
decllno to listen to the chaplain's prayer.
Mr. Couden,' If one may judge from his
prayers' of late,, has a very decided opinion
regarding Insurgency muckrakera and the
upilfters. John Dwlght republican whip
of the house, gc.ta uneasy If tha chaplain
does not deplore the muckraking game at
leases two or three times a week.
" Tha chaplain la hammering away at this
new found subject far mora effectively and
oftener thin the most ardent of Speaker
Cannon's supporters. While they do not
wish to be aaciillgloua. the Insurgents are
carious:' t know ..where tha chaplain got
the Inspiration. They recalled that the
first prayer- which they believed was di
rected at them waa uttered on the morning
following? a particularly bitter attack on
tba Insurgents by Speaker Cannon.
, A week or two later the speaker went
. to Boston and expressed some viw about
thai minority republicans In the house.
Shortly thereafter tba chaplain again de-
Tory Rolls.
Savory, rolls In. great variety are made
out of chopped meat either with or with
out egg. The variety la secured by the
flavoring materials used and by the sauces
-with which the baked rolls arc -served. A
few recipes will be given below. While
these definite directions are riven It should
be remembered that a few general princi
ples borne, in mind make recipes unneces
sary and make it possible to utilise what
ever may happen to be on hand. Ap
petizing rolls are mad with beef and pork
mixed. Tha proportion varies from two
parts of beef and one of pork to two of
pork and one of .beef. The rolls are al
ways Improved by laying thin slices of salt
pork or bacon over them,- which keep the
surface moistened with fat during the
roasting, - These slices should be scored
on the edge, 'so that they will not curl up
in cooking. . The necessity for the salt
pork U greater when the chopped meat 1
chiefly- beef than when It is largely pork or
veal. Bread crumbs or bread moistened in
-water can always be added, as it helps to
make the" dish go . further. ' When onions,
grsen, peppers, or. other vegetables are used,
they should always be thoroughly cooked
In fat before belnp put in the roll, for
usually they do not cook sufficiently in
tha length of time it takes to cook the
meat. Sausage makes a good addition to
the roll; .but it ia usually cheaper, to use
unseasoned pork meat with the addition of
s, little .cage.
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False Steel Arches Used to Support
' V Insteps Will Often Prevent Corns
As appendicitis may affect the general
hjetVt for. months without the cause be
, sjlk,T;g' known, so can broken arches hurt
tr.a feet so a 'woman may think aha has
corns, rheumatism and many other ills.
Sunken insteps can causa corns. There is
- ' gM doubt of that becsuee the fine bones
IB tba top of the f out become musplaced.
, ao the toers not held as they should be
and pinched . against each other or are
pushed off to one side and so press against
'. . tha leather.. The re f pre, I think any woman
who Is troubled with aching feet should
iim a steel arch during the day.
Bbe wlll.have .no doubt, after once try
- ing, whether or not 'she needs it, for if she
doCV the brace will give a feeling of aup
porV"n,aih the foot which mill be grati
. fying. If she does not require It. or the
-.' steel is too much arched, she will feel as
though she were stepping on a protuber
ance, which Indeed is the case, and she
will be uncomfortable accordingly.
All shoa shops and many Vruggista now
keep such arches in stock, and unless the
roubla is more than a broken arch a per-
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KT3 DILEMMA
- And remember, Theodora the
t erst. OmeAoy come borne at three
you'd better remain
llvered himself of a tirade against muck
raking, and from time to time since then
he has dwelt on the subject, much to the
Irritation of the insurgents.
Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock
has 12 that ha docs not know what to do
with and he is trying to get on the trail
of a man In Texas who Is believed to be
responsible for Mr. Hitchcock's deTflculty.
Early in April the postmaster received
a small mall sack. It waa directed to him
personally and It contained a silver dollar
and a piece of paper bearing; the following
statement: "San. Antonio, Tex., April 7.
1910. Postmaster General: I will call on
you for assistance on the 14th Inst."
Mr. Hitchcock has handled many political
problems, but he could not puzzle out a
way to take care of that allver dqllar. He
could not put It Into the conscience fund,
because it would be impossible to get It
out. Neither could he put It Into tba postal
receipts. The dollar, therefore, became a
personal Incumbrance without the right to
spend it, and yet responsible for Its safe
return upon demand. Finally Mr. Hitch
cock wrote to the man who sent htm the
dollar, acknowledging receipt and asking
what disposition ahould be made of It.
April 14 passed without any notice from
the Texan, but a day or so ago Mr. Hitch
cock received a letter from the same per
son, acknowledging receipt of the letter,
but shedding no light on what should be
dona with tha silver dollar. Accompanying
the letter waa another dollar. Mr. Hitch
cock now has two dollars In his custody
and he would like to get rid of them at tha
earliest possible moment.
CANNKLON OF BEEF.
This dish Is prepared by making chopped
beef into a roll and baking it wrapped in
a buttered paper, a method deaigned to
keep In the ateam and so Insure a moist
tender dish. The- paper must be removed
before serving. The roll shouM
occasionally with butter and water m rfrin
pirgs ana water. In preparing the roll an
egg may be added for each pound and a
nan oi meat, and choooed namlv nninn
Juice, lemon peel, or finely chopped green
pepper maka good seasoning.- A thickened
gravy may be made from the drinninn
the liquid being either wate- or tomato
juice.
Strips of pork laid on the roll nv h
substituted for the bnttered paper l
basting.
son can usually be fitted without difficulty.
A woman should not una a ateel that is
not comfortable, however, for she may
harm her feet.
If a woman'a toes are afflicted with
coins, and an arch relieve tha foot, it is
more than probable she can cure the sore
places, because tha pressure to which they
have been subjected will have been re
moved. Should the corna be between tha
toes, a few weeks of patient care will prob
ably cure the spots.
A soft corn Is not unlikely a blister, and
If, after soaking the foot, the edges of the
sore are worked a moment with a regular
corn knife, the top will lift off aa a blister,
in the center there Is a small corn which
should be gently but firmly worked around,
always from tha edges to the middle. The
kind ttl knife I mean is not that of horn
handle and blade, but a atraight piece of
Meel, one end of which la cut biaa, as It
were, and the other a scallop. Buch a knife
ia Invaluable, and is also excellent for mani
curing. It should not be sharp for either
puipimo. for, In chiropody, when the skin
has been soaked enougfc. It is so aofi no
sharp edge Is required.
When tha little corn has been removed,
the place It has occupied will be allghtly
hollow. This should be painted, night and
morning with iodiu to prevent new skin
from forming in a hard state and, before
drawing on tha stockings for the day, a
piece of tissue paper should be placed be
tween the toes, not only to prevent irrita
tion from friction, but to absorb natural
moisture, which is one of the causes of
soft corns. MAttOARET M1XTER.
Tta liaite.
They fished together, be and aha,
lieside tha babbling mountain brook.
He used mlnnowa small, for bait.
Bhe used a aweet but saucy look.
When they quit the noisy stream
The maiden'e home they sought.
He hadn't booked a single thing,
liut a "sucker". aha bad caught.
. . T. E. M.
B-r-r!
The optimist grew thoughtful.
.And his words were sadly tersa
"The world Is growing belter.
Hut the eluuate'a getung worce!"
T. E. M.
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COPTRIGHL.1910, 8T THE
Tbe Tired Business Man
BT WALTER A. SINCLAIR.
"What do you think about that Boston
professor who says women should study
leaves for dress styles?" demanded Friend
Wife. , ' ,'
"The Women should be given leave to try
It," aald the Tired Business Man. "Now
that the stag at Eve has thunk his will
I dare the unfair sex to take him up. If
they twig his meaning let them bow to the
popular demand and perfect themselves In
learning this branch of arboreal dressmak
ing. It won't cost those Boeton aristocrats
anything", because they can get all the
leavea they want from their old family
trees.
"Since Mrs. Adam had the till sent home
men have been malting for a return to
those simple and Inexpensive gowns which
can be made from a pattern printed on
a fashion leaflet. From all the parnttngs
on tha subject which I have viewed, I in
fer that while the dress Eva wore had a
lower Dutch collar than wa are accustomed
to regular low Dutch and .while the eklrt
was hacked off higher than Just above the
ankles, tha cutting waa also extended to
tha bill, and all poor old Adam had to lose
on the deal waa his home and garden, on
which be owned his own mortgage and was
paying instalments.
"The all leaf dress exposed no high tariff
silk hosiery that is mostly exposure and
sheen. Owing to the sweet water springs
la the garden Mrs. Eva had no pumps
Which were such tiny margins of leather
around the bottom of the feet that they
needed thongs to hold them around the
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The Boss of the Establishment
BT AMERE MAN.
"What on earth have you got at the end
of that rope?" gasped'the wife of the Boss
of tha Establishment as aha opened the
door of the apartment of her lord's ring.
"You wait and see," answered the Boss,
mysteriously, as he strode through tba hall
dragging a mangy hound into tha living
room.
"Is it aomething for me?" hla spouse
inquired anxiously, but coldly.
And then, as the Boss vouchsafed no
reply, she added disparagingly. "What la
It? It looks like a kangaroo or a wart
hog."
Aa though to answer tba aspersions cast
upon the Boss' newest and dearest posses
sion, a sudden and violent animation took
hold of the dog. which began to act aa
though It were possessed ot a devil or a
devltatinit medium.
Also strange whining sounds Issued from
tha cavernous Jaas, which caused the
Boss' wife to start back In alarm.
"Isn't he great?" the Boss Interrogated
enthusiastically. "Finest canine specimen I
ever saw, and the most friendly. See, be
knows oie already!" And he extended a
playful finger, which the long legged, long
eared beast began to mouth with almost
aa much enthusiasm as if it had been a
bone.
"What what kind of a dog ia he?'' in
quired tha aghast housewife. "A dasch
und?" "A dachsund!" echoed the Indignant
Boss. "Are you crazy? He Is a registered
sheep dog! . And tha biggest bargain you
ever, heard of! How much do you think I
paid for hltnT"
Now the Bona' wife did not wish to dis
please her lord, but she knew no more of
the probable price of a pedigree dog than
the Boss did of the prevailing cost of face
powder.
"Five dollars,' sne hazarded, and aeelng
thunder clouda gathering on his brow she
added, hastily, "ten dollars!"
"Ten dollars!" was th: sneering reply.
"Oh, no, not $10! Who ever beard of pay
ing -HO for a registered pup? Why, they
NEW YORK EVENINQ TELEGRAM NEW YORK HERALD CCX U Right Resorved
"PEACH!"
ankle.' And she wore no black velvet at
the neck to accentuate the er contrast.
"And so I think that the professor Isn't
proposing anything Immodest when he sug
gests that tha women go back to leaves.
He says that each woman intending to
deck herself out like a tree must study the
subject, so that there won't be any ldtofyn
cracies ouch! like oak leaves for clinging
vtne wives and so forth. He saya women
need not go to Paris for styles, but can
are two for a quarter all over town!"
A long, pained Biience on the part of the
Boss, wife ensued. The Boss, feeling that
the domestic temperature had fallen forty
degrees in as many seconds, added pro
pltlatlngly: "I paid $a for him and he's a IUM dog."
"What's his name?'' the appeased lady
condescended to inquire.
"As he's a sheep dog. I think I'll name
him Mutton," answered the Boss faceti
ously. "I suppose we'll call him Mut for
short?" queried his wife, but hastily
added: "Thats a Joke!"
It must not be inferred that Mutton had
remained Idle during the conversation. He
had, on the contrary, shambled from the
living room Into the dining room, sniffed
at everything in sight uncovered, every
thing out of sight , overturned a work
basket, scattering spools and scissors right
and left, and than, tiring from these exer
tions, bad curled himself up at the feet of
the Boss' wife.
To tha Boss he paid no attention what
ever, but every time his new favorite cast
a frightened look in his direction, his lank
tail begain to whack the floor so vigorously
that the chandelier shook.
"Go away!" finally exclaimed his wife
in a tone of disapproval which aha thought
no pedigreed dog could misunderstand.
She was mistaken, however, for In ans
wer to the command. Mutton scrambled
to bis feet, placed two huge, grimy fore
paws on her whits gown and attempted
to leap Into her lap.
But the Boss' wife dodged and, retreat
ing Into a corner, surveyed the ruin of her
previously spotless gown,
"Take him awayl Oh, please take him
away!" ahe shrieked, and then diplomacy
coming to the aid of terror, ahe added: "I
am aure ha must be starved to death! Take
him out to the kitchen and give him some
thing to eat!"
The suggestion seenting good to tha Boss,
he roe and, seizing the rope of the some
what abashed Mutton, led him to tba resr
of the apartment. :
Tells Friend Wife About the Time
When Women Leave.
Just take to the woods. Of course, widows
need only go to the nearest vacarj. lot and
pick weeds.
"Every costume should be made of ap
propriate leavea. I would suggest for the
tearful girl a dvess wreathed from weep
ing willow. For the literary girl you might
contrive an outfit from the leaves of a
book. The proud doll who tends the ex
pensive hotel cigar stand ahould have a
gown made of tobacco leaf. The Janltres
could compose a dandy furnace-cleaning
frock of ash leaves.
"The aweet girl's saccharine costume
might Ibe full of sugar maple leaves. Aa
for the flirt, there Is nothing like the leaves
from the date tree. And the girl waitresses
could have neat little tip-suggesting dresses
made of palm leaves. Proud dames who
wish aomething appropriate to wear with
a hat trimmed by bird's tall feathers should
don gowns of burdock leaves. Country girls
should wear rhubarb leaves. Women avi
ators could try fly leaves or falling leaves.
"Bathing suits could be made of water
lily leaves. Poplar leavea for pop'lar girls.
Apple tree leaves for dresses worn at eve.
Twins should stick to pear tree leavea.
Women bookkeepers could cull a few from
loose leaf ledgers, and a fine New Tear'a
day costume would be made of new leaves.
Of course, all pretty girls should take the
peach tree leaf."
"What kind of leaves would Salome
dancers choose?" asked Friend Wife.
"Leaves of absence." said the Tired Bual
nesa Man.
'Copyright, 1910, by the N. Y. Herald Co.)
Despite His Wife's Tears, He
Gives Her Pet Dog to the Janitor.
In the meantime the Boss' wife became
aware of the havoc In the dining room and
muttering to herself began to straighten
It up.
When the Boss returned she looked up,
smiled rat lie r wanly, and remarked:
"Dear, when are we going to keep a cow?
I think the dog will be lonesome with only
you and me and Mary In a five-room fiat.
He needs something of his own sice. Maybe
he'd like a camel."
Tha Boss ignored her feeble attempt at
sarcasm and alleged humor.
"Who's going to exercise Mutton?" con
tinued the relentess helpmeet, and she
drew a long, deep breath of defiance. "I
poslUvly wouldn't be seen In the street
with that disreputable looking pup, and
I'm aure Mary will feel tho same way!"
But at hesa words a terrific commotion
arose In the rear of the apartment The
kitchen door was flung open and Mary
rushed Into their presense.
"Please, ma'am," she said, "there's a
strange beast In the kitchen and he's kfter
eating the steak I left on the gas Btove."
'The Boss covered the distance to the
kitchen In three leaps, his wife following.
And, sure enough, there waa Mutton
munching the remalna of a choice porter
house, hlB tail pounding a rapturous
thanksgiving on the floor.
"Drop that! Drop It Instantly.." the
Boss commanded.
An ominous srroul rewarded him, but
that waa all. The steak remained in the
Jaw of the enemy.
"Sure." said Mary, "he's a fine animal!
He looks Just like the Janitor'a dog that
died."
"8ay," asked the Boss hopefully, "does
the Janitor want a new dog?"
(Copyright, 1910, by the N. 1Y. Herald Co.)
Yaratloa Time.
Soon off to the country will flock in a
hoard
The city folk, hauchty and proud.
And the farmer will wuth, hen they're
crowded his board.
That bis alls hadn t boarded ttw crowd.
E. T. M.
Tonight one of the four moons of Jupiter
mill be In transit across the face of that
big planet and anothers will pass behind It
In eclipse. It was through observations
of the movements ot the moons of Jupiter
that the theory of the velocity of light
was, evolved a discovery of prime Im
portance In astronomy. , Observations of
their movement were being made In or
der to assist aeamen to reckon their posi
tions, and tt waa found that the eclipses
occurred twenty-two minutes earlier when
the earth waa nearest to Jupiter than when
It waa at Its most distant point. It was
concluded that it required twenty-two
minutes for light to cross the orbit of the
earth. It was later found that the motion
of the earth and other things had to be
taken Into the reckoning, and then the
actual velocity of light waa determined.
After tha solution was worked out In
directly It was concluded that It must be
worked out directly, and many Ingenious
machines were brought out to do so. Per
haps the most accurate and conclusive
testa' of light velocity ever made were
those of the late Simon Newcomb and A.
A. MIchallson, acting on behalf ot the
naval obscrvatoiy at Washington. To
measure the velocity of aomething which
flies so fast that It will race around the
earth Seven and a halt times In a single
second might seem an impossible task;
but these two representatlvea of the naval
observatory set themselves resolutely to It.
At the base of the Washington monument
they set up a big mirror. In the grounds
at Fort Myer, two and a quarter miles
distant across the Potomac river in Vir
ginia, they stationed a revolving mirror,
with a speed ot 260 revolutions to the
second. By revolving this mirror with
great rapidity they were able to note how
far it would turn in the time required for
a ray of llgtit to flash across the Inter
vening space between Fort Myer and the
Washington monument and back again.
They found It would cover tha distance
In the forty-thousandth part of a second,
and thus they were able to settle positively
the question of the velocity of light. Their
Instruments were so delicately adjusted
that they would measure the millionth
part ot a second as easily as a carpenter
measured a board.
The naval observatory la one of tha
alghta of Washington that the tourist sel
dom sees, and. In fact, Ita work Is of such
a character that to make a ahow place of
It would Interfere with ita usefulness. It
Is here that America gets ita time. The
day was when sun time waa .accurate
enough tor any man, but with the advent
of the railroad and the telegraph, standard
time became a necessity, and the complex
conditions of modern civilization require
a time accuracy as near to the absolute
as may be. In the single matter of naviga
tion, an error In time might lead the
commander of a fleet to miscalculate his
position, and a war might be decided
-through the disadvantage of a fleet which
did not have the correct time.
If there is a necessity for correct time
the naval observatory Is the result of that
necessity. Its great master clock, kept In
an Isolated vault, in a sealed case, the
temperature of which Is not allowed to
vary more than the hundredth part of a
degree, ia one of the wonders of the world
of delicate scientific instruments. It is
so accurate that It never varies more than
three-tenths of one second, and at times
has run for weeks without getting out of
the way mora than the hundredth part ot
a second. In the sealed case in which It
la kept there la a little thermostat and an
electric light A. change ot the hundredth
part of a degree of temperature will affect
that delicate thermostat as much as a
change of forty degrees will affect a
human being. When It geta the two
hundredth part of a degree colder than
normal the thermostat shivers and turns
on the little light, which serves It aa an
automatic stove. When It gets the two
hundredth part of a degree hotter than
normal the thermostat begins to mop Ita
brow and turns off Its electric stove. Not
only must the temperature, but also the
barometric pressure, be kept constant. -
Yet with all the wonderful accuracy of
this clock a careful check must be kept
upon K performance, in the dokig of which
one finds a precision almost startling in
He care. In a little square house on the
naval observatory grounds there Is an in
trument which verifies Che time two or
three times a week, and Is, after all, the
source of the nation' time. It ia mounted
on two great pillar of granite, and looks
like a cross between a cannon and a tele
scope. It is on the exact meridian of Wash
ington, and can be pointed only north and
south. To make lb readdngs worth while
it must be adjusted with a delicacy almost
unbellevaMe. It cannot rest with but a
small percntage of ita weight on its pivots.
The entire weight, except for a few pounds.
Is supported by a sling arrangement only
enough of Its weight being allowed on the
real bearings to give It steadiness and to
It
Musings of a Gentle Cynic
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star," la the
favorite song of the average actress.
When we are in trouble we are always
full of sympathy for ourselves.
A woman seldom appreciates her first
husband till she gets her second.
The modern hero is composesd of nine
parts printer's ink. The tenth part doesn't
make much difference.
The minute a woman's dresses begjn to
feJ comfortable ahe knoas she is losing
flesh.
Ths nan who thinks he knows it all is
never the father of a boy old enough to
ask questions.
In spite of a popular tradition to the
contrary, tha only akcleton In the average
man's closet is a trouser s stretcher.
It's a good thing that poverty Is no dis
grace, or lots of us would be very 'dis
graceful The men who treat their friends better
than they treat their wives don't deserve
to have either. I can afford to say this
because I have no wife.
The fellow who drowns his sorrows In
the flowing bowl seldom baa an opportunity
ot using it to christen his joys.
Many a man la such a liar that he
wouldn't take his own word.
There is a remedy for vry evil, also
"something Just as good."
prevent wear. At Ita side there are two
delicately adjusted heela. or circles. These
may be turned the smallest conceivable
fraction of an Inch, and while they are
about two feet In diameter, (t la necessary
to have marks on the rims to fine that
they cannot be eeen by the naked eye. Four
microscopes of considerable power are used
to enable the observer to see the Hnee In
tha silver on the rims, and to make eure
that the Instrument is exactly set.
In vplte of the greatest exactitude that I
obtainable in the mounting and oprraMon
ot a transit Instrument there is always a
remaining margin of error; but It happens
that this margin of error has a law ot
its own, and that when tha obnernUinni
are made H may be compensated for in the
computations. To reduce error to a min
imum, however, the transit telescope Is
watched with great ears. There are many
tests made to Insure that it ia always in.
plumb. One ot these Is by the use of an
artificial hortson. This consists of a pan
ot quicksilver and tinfoil, whioh gives an
absolute level. The telescope Is stint Ion ed
in a vertical position, and the observer
looks down through It into the pan of
quicksilver. If the threads In the field
of the telescope exactly coincide with their
Imsges in the quicksilver it Is known that
the telescope Is still In position.
When the observer wishes to fix the time
he takea the transit ot about S o'clock
tars. As one looks through the transit
telescope he sees ten very fine lines across
the lens, and two others passing through
them at right anglea. The Instrument la
so adjusted that the star which is to be
observed passes down through the field of
the telescope between the two lines, cross
ing the other lines as it goes. Each time
the star crosses one of these lines the ob
server presses the key of a chronograph,
and the fact Is registered electrically. But
even here there is a margin of error be
cause of the "personal equation." One ob
server may press the key the thousandth
part of a second later than another ob
aerver. Allowances must be made In the
computations for the personal equation. In
some of the newer transit Instrument
there is an attachment at the eye piece
not unlike the combination wheel to a safe,
and by turning its wheels transits are re
corded without the intervention of the per
sonal equation. The drudgery of the whole
procedure cornea when the observer has to
make his compulsions from his observa
tions. These involve mathematical calcu
lations of vast proportions. The spider's
thread is the key to exact observations
with the transit telescope, and thus it may
be said that the world's time hangs by
the filmy thread of nature's first 'weaver.
The secret of ell the observations at the
Naval observatory ia ths use of the lnfln
Isemal in the penetration of the infinite.
One of the rooms at the observatory
which is full of Interest is tho chronometer
testlng room. Here dozens of Instruments
are gathered together and are "Watched for
a period of six months, so as to make euro
that they are as nearly ax-curate as they
can be mad when they are delivered to
the chips which reckon their position by
them. Every vessel in Uncle Sam's navy
mtirt carry at least three chronometers. If
they carried only one, these would be no
means of knowing when it went into error.
If they carried only two, they could not
know which was right and which wa
wrong In oase of variation. In the testing
room it is aimed to keep the temperature
as near to an approximation of aea condi
tion as may be. Wet clothes are hung up
around the room for this purpose.
Th big twenty-six-inch telescope, which
has the honor of being housed In a dome
of its own, has some history attached to
rt. It was through this instrument that
Prof. Asa Hill discovered the moon of
Mars. Many other studies of great Interest
have been made through it. The instrument
was contracted for about the same time
that the reaper king, MeCormick, con
tracted for hi . big . telescope. At first
R seemed that the government would have
to wadt until his Instrument was built be
fore It would get its telescope made. But
MeCormick generously agreed to waive any
advantage the priority of his contract gave
him, and so they were buiH together.
One can scarcely realize the change that
has been wrought by the work of the Naval
observatory. Before standard time was es
tablished in ths United States, there were
no less than seventy different standards.
With the railway and the telegraph, It
would be impossible for the country to do
business on the old-time basis. To show
bow it would work, the time cannon In
Paris affords an interesting; Illustration.
This little gun is fired every day at high
noon by the fasting ot the ray of the sun
on a burning glass. At different periods
of ths year, the time of this gun-fire
varies. At one period the man who eet his
watch by tt might be fifteen minutes slower
than the train he wished to take at the
Paris station.
By rmxQzauo jr. hasxist.
Tomorrow Water for Thirsty X.an4s.
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Daily Health Hint
J
Camphor as a medicine Is a quick, mild
and brief stimulant and will do wondere
If at hand w hen needed in conditions whroa
It will not effect If used too late. If taken
In the first chill ct a cold It will of ton
effect a cure.
I trim myself to the storms ot time;
I man the rudder, reef the sail.
Obey the voice at eve obeyed at prime;
Lowly, faithful, banish fear.
Right onward drive unharmed;
The port well worth the cruijte ia near,
And every wave is charmed.
Emerson.
WAY OUT OP IT.
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should have a vote?"
'Sure provided ahe doesn't use;
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