Newspaper Page Text
W NATIONALw
CAPDITAL AFTAIRS
. . .
Songbirds That Spend the Summer in Washington
ASHINGTON.—Certain varieties of songbirds come to Washington for
W the summer months only, and at present numbers of these visitors can
be seen in the city parks, in the grounds of the capitol, White House or
agricultural department. They are
4 ‘;\ recognized both by their tuneful
TN ’ songs and by their vivid coloring.
:f‘ t 11 The summer birds have bright reds,
JJ%""' : - yellows, green and blues in their
Y Adcs: ol coats, in marked contrast to the sober
:/X / *% > o i grays and browns of those which fly
AN g about during the drearier months of
2 \.( R the year. The warblers, thrushes,
Ax vireos, tanagers, swallows and orioles
PP ’ ," make up this summer colony which
= il 1 \ gettles in the heart of the city and in
o its many beautiful suburbs beyond.
The warblers are a‘busy little group that frequent the Virginia side of
the Potomac from Rosslyn to Chain bridge. They are small birds with thin
voices that are not especially musgical, although one or two varieties have
some really fine singers.
The thrush family contains gome of the sweetest singers, and with many
bird lovers they are the favorite songsters. The wood thrush, which is
larger than the other varieties, is a bright brown in color, with large dark
spots on its creamy breast. It is found in most woods around Washington,
and generally sings at sunset, early in the morning or on a cloudy day. Its
gong is clear and thrilling, while its call-note is a soft “whit, whit.”
Another interesting group are the vireos, dainty little birds whose color
fng harmonizes go well with the leaves around which they live that they are
often passed by unnoticed. They have sweet voices and build little basket
nests suspended from forked twigs,
The Smithsonian grounds are a favorite place for the orioles, both the
Baltimore and orchard.
The tanagers are the most brilliant of all the colony. The scarlet tana
ger, as its name implies, is a seven-inch bird with bright flaming body and jet
black wings. He mostly keeps well outside the city limits, as his bright
coloring is a sure mark for his enemies.
- . . .
District of Columbia 125 Years Old This Year
THE‘ district of Columbia was established as the seat of the government of
the United States by congress 125 years ago—July 16, 1790. The requisite
area for the District was offered to congress by the states of Maryland and
Virginia, and originally was a square,
the sides of which were about ten
miles each.
After the war was over it was
deemed advisable to look about for a
permanent residence of congress, The
articles of confederation left congress
free to meet where it would. There
were shortly many competitors. Of
the 13 states which at that time
fringed the Atlantic, the central point
was in Maryland and Virginia. Early
in 1783 New York tendered Kingston;
in May, Maryland urged the choice of Annapolis; in June, New Jersey offered
a district below the falls of the Delaware. Virginia, having Georgetown for
its object, invited Maryland to join in a cession of equal portions of territory
lying together on the Potomac, leaving congress to fix its residence on either
side. L v ;
icion it showid sssvete . Ao, aline isce. T GrR oTo
MM*RMGM is ing place, ' { drifted on for
some time, and finally, partly in deference to Washington's judgment, the
Potomac country was selected. By an act es March 30, 1791, Washington
was authorized to select the site and mark the boundaries, and this he did
early in the year, the corner stone of the Federal territory being laid on
April 15,
Maj. Pierre Charles I'Enfant, a French engineer, who had served in the
Continental army, was chosen to lay out the town, and though dismissed in
March, 1792, he drew up a plan which was adopted by the commissioners in
charge, and in accordance with this Andrew Ellicott laid out the city.
.
Album of Escaped Federal Conwicts Is Prepared
SOME\\'HERF. beyond the reach of the long fingers of the law a scattered,
furtive company of criminals are “hiding out” today. They are men who
have escaped from federal prisons during the past six years. Some of them
may have died in their self-sought
< obscurity. Others may have made
i \ * * perilous going to some strange port
/_ ! ! where extradition is an unknown
-»/(1-‘ . " r menace,
"-‘-4"-“ Yet, whether they are alive or
N) ' A
g} dead, and whether they are in a zone
\ rm of safety or skulking in some under
world dive from which they could be
!\ dragged forth to pay the penalty for
‘ 5 their offenses, the superintendent of
il :'s L 4 prisons in the department of justice
and countless sheriffs and prison offi
cials throughout the country are anxious to learn their whereabouts. This is
why a small volume containing the photographs of the escaped criminals,
their descriptions, details of the crimes for which they are wanted and facts
concerning their escapes has just been prepared for publication.
These escaped convict albums will be distributed broadcast throughout
the country,
One of the most interesting features of the album, aside from the fact
that each page of it will contain the record of crime or tragedy, is the fact
that it emphasizes, perhaps, more than anything else has ever done, the
comparative infrequency of escapes from federal penitentiaries and jails.
There are approximately only 150 convicts at large today who have won
their ways clear of federal prisons without the formality of discharge or
pardon,
.
Cranks From Everywhere Flock to the Capital
WASIHNGTON has been declared the mecea for cranks. Stowed away
in corners of their diseased minds are wonderfully fantastic schemes
which they hope to carry out with tpe aid of the president, For the majority
of these monomaniacs—that is the
scientific name for them-—have a keen
desire to see the chief representative
of the United States.
There are many different varie
ties of cranks. Most of them are
harmless and imagine themselves peo
ple of importance, They assume dig
nifled postures in front of the White
House .and haughtily demand that the
policeman on guard present their
cards and respects to the president.
Still others, cranks of the inventive
turn of mind, have just invented flying yachts or engineless autos, and wish
to have President Wilson put his stamp of approval on them.
There are a few dangerous cranks. Frank Holt, who placed a bomb
f the capitol, shot J. P. Morgan, threatened to dynamite several big ocean
liners and committed sulcide in jail, was of this latter class. These mono
maniacs labor under the delusion that they have “received orders from on
high” to perform a certain “task for the benefit of m~»kind." Whatever
crimes they commit they believe are wise acts which wrr Lid humanity.
In order to safeguard the high officials of this country, the chief targets
for these individuals of strange hallucinations, and the residents of Wash
ington against any acts of violence which they might commit, squads of
uniformed police and plain-clothes men are on the alert day and night for
the cranks who arrive in the city from time o time with their weird plots
matured and ready to put in action,
/\/A‘
£/ Z" THIS wiLL
,~“ ' 4», MAKE A
. e FINE PLACE
AW oot (125) o j FOR TH'
A Jgé’z’//; Qfi\' \/’» CAPITAL
..‘v"(://’ o — !“m‘
. fsé;\\ R '(/,
. -Qf”""&
@ B~ IHAVEA
QUorw® SRS IMPORTANT
‘_ L eNcAGEMENT
» ARaN WITH TH
&~ 6 N\ PRESIDENT
\urJ (\ .\9 -
) A\ CPMX NEEDS Y
!; ‘ ADVICE ~
‘%, N,
CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD, FOLKSTON, GEORGIA.
WW\A’\MN\AWMMW
1,000-MILE ROAD PROPOSED
Canada to Build Route Similar to
Lincoln Highway—To Extend
From Winnipeg to Calgary.
Central-western Canada will have a
federal highway much after the plan
of the Lincoln highway propoged
across the United States if thepxj
ect being urged by the board of com
trol of Winnipeg is carried out. This
project contemplates the construction
of a concrete highway from Winnipeg
to Calgary, to go through the more
thickly settled territory tappedsby the
Canadian Pacific railway. l
The thousand miles of highway
through the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and halfway into Al
berta will be financed by the mumici
palities by which the roadway would
be traversed. Special appropriations
also will be sought from the provinegial
governments. The project has been
received with enthusiasm in a number
of the larger cities along the proptfied
route.
It has been pointed out by the pro
moters of the highway through the
prairie provinces that its construction
would enhance the value of the farm
lands. for several miles on both sides
of the concrete roadway.
LOOKING AFTER GOOD ROADS
Splitlog Drag Can Be Employed to
Good Advantage—Prompt, Intelli
gent Action Needed.
Every farmer should spend some
time looking after the roads. The
splitlog drag can be used to good ad
vantage. Road dragging at the proper
time will insure good dirt roads the
greater part of the year. All it needs
is prompt, intelligent action. It must,
however, be done at the right time
to get the best results.
Yes! It is true in many places that
the road dragging should be done by
the county, but every farmer should
take enough interest in the community
welfare to see that the road in front
of his farm is gone over with a split
log drag.
There is no other one thing that
would add to our advancement, both
commercial and social as much as
would good roads. Spend a few hours
at this season of the year, when the
frost is coming out of the ;roung‘t‘nd
the wet from rain and snow is drying
up, with a splitiog drag an will
s H R
NEW YORK’S IMPROVED ROADS
State Spending One Hundred Million
Dollars on High-Class Thorough
fares—Money Well Spent.
The state of New York is spending
one hundred millions of dollars in
building good roads. That seems like
an enorimous sum of money, but there
was a demand for good roads, and the
results so far secured are worth all
the effort. :
Over fifty million dollars have al
ready been spent and about as much
more is now available, and in a few
years almost every portion of the state
will be reached by high-class finished
roads. They are like boulevards, well
constructed, well cared for and ought
to be very permanent,
SCRAPER BOARD ON ROLLERS
Device Is Controlled by Levers and
Can Be Made to Dig Into Ground
or to Deposit Earth,
A roller scraper recently brought
out in California has a wooden scraper
board mounted on rollers in such a
ailk &
s ]& %
.‘.‘. % _,.\3 :‘.‘> 3 R R ’
TN R ey ” ’
S| O ‘
‘}s,:( ‘YA\ g > :,_.f«\.{‘ :‘wi YS '
- ~
New Type of Roller Scraper.
way that it can be ralsed or lowered
by controlling levers, placed in con
venient reach of the operator's seat.
This scraper is drawn by horses, and
as the operator rides he can dig into
the ground, or deposit earth as re
quired, simply by manipulating the
levers, The trailing rollers not only
smooth down the earth, but make the
pulling easier for the horses—Popu
lar Mechanics,
Waste Product for Roads.
It is reported that an experiment is
being made with a material that here
tofore has been a waste product of
glass factories for roadmaking. This
{8 a thick, sirupy liquid that hardens
when exposed to the atmosphere, form
ing a substance that somewhat resem
bles glass,
Patience Required.
It takes a real Christian to drive
two miles through the mud holes, and
arrive at the church in an exalted
frame of mind,
l Charming Messaline Afternoon Gown l
.4-"""‘»""‘."7' o,
A i s,
4 l i
¥ ‘.f’v"' 1 4
YR T
R T B AT
s BT R
o BT 857 L R L >
¢ A bk By iy il T 2 e .
] k. R ;,;:;fi;:;;;;- fi:;. % (% :
Guge SO sSR ,’éfi»’;.’ e } A
RGN L RIS AN £k
AN S B G S S et
T R bk A e 3 S
9QB A RS T N e
(AR Vi AN I s S R TR A
(a 8 o N G AR
y. i ¢ o N ¥ s e G
7 S BRR B R 4 SRR, <U S :@ By
. ‘fl/% ?J) IR T fla ol
s R i 5 RPN TS RS B R L KR g
i o Gl IR L §E % :;::" & 403 4.8 80 3 ke
5 D s 2 :-“‘_;_A;"/"' iBIS E 7 RN ¥ el oo e : 2 A
e (W R A WS OISt R - Had AR
L 5.1 it AN B} W M @ L TNP O
peme e, 1 H B S e
it eA S A S géf(‘;i RNty
R A 5 % % R, ¥ RS,
o RS B 00
con e v SS R SR e s
5% % :';v o i ; fij:""vl"-._'_-;"‘ G g
(. v 0w -
P AR eiiEl B o SR
G F gE P f‘%” R
TR B IR g 205 R TR YAR K,
&S P A Vi 3 f":ffffi'i:’. AN RN B S
gv B F
B 4 o Ay R (R R
v PRI o B Bel
] s asesd: AN SRB e s AR A
74 4 W a B e
G Bes s B lioenl N
FF SRgls T sy S e eLA
o g VK ks LY RS SR bR R S
i, v PR TN | e AR R £
) i ’/ -4»' A S
8 4 ' PRELCAGELE . Jriy A A B
&s ¢ SRR s SRR | ST BT S S 2
:_—;:_ ;, ; ::;E; g;,z el '
: g \4 .46 4 ST 7S SRS {3553-:?:'. S,
R NDR eR R e
v,'f,v_l‘." SRR o 3
;’ 2 "
PR 3 ':“_u-—
An afternoon gown of messaline silk,
pictured here, is one of many that the
amateur seamstress may undertake
with assurance that success is easy.
The summer afternoon dress is about
the most satisfying of all the clothes
wherewithal we are clothed and any
number of them have been designed
(of the lovely fabrics made for wear
in the good old summer time) that are
easy to make.
In the dress pictured the skirt is
straight and short and full. It has a
high waist line with a smocked or
shirred panel at the front and single
box plaits disposing of the fullness at
the sides and back. Two knife-plaited
rufies extend about the skirt near
the bottom and at the hip line, but
they terminate at the front panel on
the same color as the dress with
Dutch neck has a narrow knife plait
ing of the messaline festooned across
the front. A short jacket of the mes
saline is decorated with small buttonsg
and these and the odd sleeves with
turnback cuffs, are forceful little items
in the very good style of this gown.
I Some Fads of the Late Summer l
Tl L T
: AT R B e i
2 X ‘,:7 : - \lb
X : {:_;,: 3 ‘
- - SALNE
TG i AR
*m(,# ol 7 RN BXA g iREEs v!\.;_ v
N \\. ,'/,‘.‘.-'h\, ,fi\\:é( o:3 2 3 ::" Q 'ff\:_ '/
§:‘ ot lf)x\“q \\)%1"" % N”L '% .\\'fifl b (.QG\A’:?” 3
. LU R S TROR o ‘%’@ LR X
& g ‘\‘W\V’w L DAL N
. » 1] PR | e
| PRRL LR ag w 0
X -5?33%,««@?%%5%! e
S T S | s | 1 | | | | S | S 1
In line with the fad for black and
white a' wide girdle is made of ribbon
showing alternate stripes of white
satin and black velvet. It is fastened
at the front under a shallow loop of
the ribbon, ornamented by a row of cov
ered velvet buttons. Such a belt looks
well with black and white striped
skirts or all white. Or it may be
worn with frocks in gay colors where
it serves to tone down the brilliant
but fashionable shades,
A short neck ruff is made of black
satin ribbon having a narrow white
border striped with black. It ig sewed
to a band of narrower black satin rib
bon in full triple box plaite. The edges
of the plaits are caught together to
form the ruche. A bow and ends of
plain black satin ribbon finish the
neckpiece which fastens with snap
fasteners at the front,
A bag of black and gold brocaded
ribbon is sewed to a giit frame that
opens out, at the top. It is finished
with a black silk tassel pendent from
the bottom and suspended by short
loope of narrow satin ribbon, This is
one of the prettiest of many new bags
Hosfery, shoes, handbags and purses
have all swung into the black and
white vogue. Stockings are shown in
white having a crossbar in black, in
small checkerboard design, in stripes
and polka dots. Shoes employ black
and white leathers combined in about
equal proportions or are in all black.
The sleeves are full and confined near
the shoulder with a band of narrow
knife plaiting.
A frill of lace about the neck and a
long tie of narrow ribbon with border
of white complete the dress, ~
Summer afternoon gowns of voile,
or crepe, and fine lingerie gowns are
very smart, worn with bright colored
coatees of taffeta or crepe or a mes
saline silk lined with thin satin. The
surplice waist appears in many varia
tions in afternoon gowns. A com
bination of the eton jacket and sur
plice waist effect is novel; the sur
plice ending in sash ends at the back.
A blouse and girdle cut in one is one
of the happiest suggestions for the
afternoon gown. To pick out the un
usual and at the same time the simple
effects for afternoon dresses is to be
sure of success in style. |
o e oL
good idea for the afternoon dress. It
is worn with a soft chiffon blouse and
made high waisted or given that ef
fect by a very wide girdle. Made of
one of the thin materials and worn
with a coatee of taffeta this is a cos
tume both economical and smart.
outlined with white, or white outlined
with black.
Belts have also entered the run
ning, and in combinations of white kid
and black patent leather they have
captured the honors,
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
New Petticoats,
The phases of the new petticoats
are many. We have princess slips of
silk, batiste, crepe de chine, held over
the shoulders with straps of ribbon
and elaborately trimmed about the
hem with wide flounces of lace, plait
ed organdies, chiffon or net, caught
here and there with bouquets of deli
cately tinted French flowers. They
measgure from four to six yards about
the hem, and sometimes little 1845
pantalettes, made of materials to
match the petticoat, are worn be
neath.
Jumpers Again,
A pretty garment.
Jumped into fashion.
It is especially for youth,
And hence middle age will wear it
Navy blue serge and taffeta build
them mostly,
They are nearer suspenders than
they were before.
Sometimes there are two straps
over the shoulders instead of one,
thereby lending dignity,
Enhanced By Perfect Physi
cal Health.
The experience of Motherhood is a try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in & hundred is prepared or un
derstands how to properly care for her
gelf. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the experi
ence with an organism unfitted for the
‘trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and a distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
a happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed child-birth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
ple time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound, a most valuable tonic and
invigorator of the female organism.
In many homes |>6> g
once childless there 2 2 K
are now children be- , oy
cause of the fact ?f?. G
that Lydia E. Pink- :
ham’s Vegetable g
Compound makes ENT
women normal, JJj3 "0*74’4
bealthy and strong. NS Smas
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confie
dential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held in strict confidences
D A 3BT BT TAR A 7G A SR WS R WAV R | I
Just So.
“Dad, what is meant by carrying
coals to Newcastle?”
“It's a figure of speech, my boy.
Like trying to tell something to a
graduating class that they don’t
know.”
o
Danger in Delay
The great danger of kidney troubles is
that they so often get a firm hold before
the sufferer recognizes them. Health
will be gradually undermined. Back
ache, headache, nervousness; lameness,
soreness, lumbago, urinary troubles,
dropsy, gravel and Bright's disease may
follow as the kidneys get worse. Don't
neglect your kidneys. Help the kidneys
with Doan'’s Kidney Pills. It is the best
recommended special kidney remedy.
- A Georgia Case
Mrs. A. G. Harris,
Walnut St., Greens- "BveryPicture Tells aStony”
boro, Ga., says: *“I
felt all run down from
kidney trouble and the
kidney secretions :
caused me no end of J
annoyance. Doan'’s
Kidney Pills rid me of
this complaint and
made me feel like a
different woman. One
of my children was
also in bad shape with
kidney complaint and
was weak and puny.
Doan’s Kidney Pills
cured her, too.”
Get Doan's at Any Store, 50¢c a Box
DOAN’S SPASY
PILLS
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., BUFFALO, N. Y.
The Wretchedness
w “
of Constipation
Can quickly be overcome by
CARTER’S LITTLE 4%,
LIVER PILLS. !!
Purely vegetatéle b o
~-act surely an :
gently on the & fl-,/ CA&IEB’S
liver, Cure 48P0 i
Biliousness, (8¢ IVER
Head- : ; PILLS.
ache, \oo | DRSS |
Dizzi
ness, and Indigestion. They do their duty,
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
To prove the curative value of our Iron
and Alum Mass we will, during the next
thirty days, mail to ONE MILLION persons
each, one full 50 cent box of our IRON and
ALUM MASS free. It has had the approval
of the Medical profession and the publie for
over fifty years in the treatment of Indiges.
tion, Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder,
Rheumatism and Gout, Catarrh of the Stom
ach and Intestines, Bkin Diseases, Nervous
and General Debility. Send ten cents to pay
for packing and postage, Address PIEDMONT.
BEDFORD SPRINGS CO., BOX 231, LYNCHBURG, VA.
TRY THE OLD RELIABLE
\YINTERSMiTyg
CHILLS
For MALARIA “FEiRSe
A FINE GENERAL STRENGTHENING TONIC
HAIR BALSAM
A toilet preparation of merit,
Helps to eradicate dendruff,
For Restoring Color and
Beauty to Gray or Faded Hair,
so¢. and SI.OO at Druggists.
nnops‘ TREATED usually gives quick
relief, soon removes sweling
and short breath, often gives entire relief in
18 to 25 days. ‘Trial treatment sent FREE
DR, THOMAS E. GREEN, Successor to Dr,
H. H. Green's Sons, Box /., Chatsworth, Ga
W. N. U, ATLANTA, NO. 331915,