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Capital Is Threatened With a Deluge of “Nuts
wASHINGTON.-—There is danger of an invasion of the national capital by
“nuts”—would-be inventors who have impossible schemes for getting
rich and famous. Secretary Daniels’ naval advisory board, composed of real
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seeks inventions which might aid the United States in time of warfare is
regarded as certain. The prospects are, however, that the visionaries, the
“nuts,” will outnumber by far the genuine inventors who come here for fame,
money or the consciousness of rendering a public service.
Joseph A. Steinmetz, president of the Pennsylvania Aero club, first
voiced apprchension that the naval board would encourage the pilgrimage
to Washington of men with hopeless schemes.
J. H. Brickenstein of this city, president of the Patent Law association,
sayvs Mr. Steinmetz is right about it and Washington prokably will be overrun
with impractical ones whose discoveries and inventions will not stand
gcrutiny.
“Many men with impractical schemes come to Washington as it is,” said
Mr. Brickenstein. “Every patent attorney encounters well-meaning but mis
guided fellows who believe they have solved some problem like perpetual
motion. Probably 50 per cent of the supposed inventions brought to patent
attorneys here are either impractical, or the patent would be comparatively
worthless if granted. These men are discouraged by reputable attorneys
from wasting their time and money.” 4
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Drug Store Glide Is the Latest in Washington
THE drug-store glide is here! During these torrid evenings, with the Fah
-2 renheit thermometers vying with Bethlenem stocks in the battle for as
cendancy, the popularization of the modern dances goes upward and onward
with the speed of a Teutonic advance
in the eastern theater of war. | " N )ad?
With the time of the evening ball €¢ ¢ "'z‘o "—-‘-" o\ ,yfb\\’é\?
and the dansant, either past or fu- oy A \\, \
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the soda-fountain cotillion, which is NN F='mo' (7 £ i
nothing more or less than a dance in == ? > \,‘a
the emporiums devoted to the dispo- 4l v'///‘“ \
sition of confectioneries and sweet / \/a :
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Heights led off, but other sections VC\' IC 2L BPS
have been enveloped in the fad and
now practically every residential section has one of these retreats where
youthful couples may dance while awaiting the preparation of their perspira
tion-producing prescription. It has even traveled downtown.
All of these places have either highly polished wooden or tile floors,
which make excellent gliding surfaces. The music comes from a victrola or,
if adjoining a case or a hotel or exclusive apartment house, the music is fur
nished by the regular orchestra.
The formula is simply to order the drink and, while the dispenser is
drawing, shaking or shoveling, according to what the order might be, the
couple glides off in a two-step, hesitation, fox trot or some other gyration.
The drink served, one-half is drunk, and then comes an informial intermis
sion. During this hiatus another dance is ‘engaged and when the glass is
drained a parting whirl is enjoyed.
The girl politely declines a second drink. But after a short walk the
couple either returns to the original place or seeks out some similar estab
lishment where the same courtesies are understood and extended.
Some particularly Bhy and demure maidens were rather loath to accept
the invitations of the management offered through signs which simply read
“Dancing.” But now it has become rather conventional and there is little
hesitancy in joining the others on the floors.
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President Belongs to the Cane-Carrying Brigade
ALTHOUGH President Wilson does not call his fondness for walking sticks
a fad, a hobby, or even a habit, the fact remains that he has a large and
handsome collection, in which he takes a lively interest and constant pleas
. ure. Whenever he walks he selects
| a plain, stout stick from among the
e number and carries it after the man-
Q'Q 0 ner of men who punctuate their steps
o™ r as they tramp; but inasmuch as the
L( 3 . president’s chief exercise is golfing,
A\ by and he always drives to and from the
‘\ /n\‘ links, he cannot be identified as one
! who “wears” a stick from choice or
_j i’l VPR habit. He does not even carry one of
™ ) his ebony sticks to church, but takes
- - - '-é? 8 the greater pleasure in what his col
lection of canes means—the variety,
intrinsic value and more intimate association. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary
to the president, is never seen without his neat bhlackthorn, any more than
Franklin Lane, secretary of the interior, can be found upon the street without
his malacca.
The secretary of state doubtless has walking sticks, but nc one remem
bers seeing him “wear” one on any occasion whatever.
Both the assistant secretary of state, Mr, Osborne, and the third as
gistant secretary of state, Mr. Phillips, have sticks, but not “the habit,” while
the second assistant secretary, Mr. Adee, is identified with no other con
comitant than his bicycle, with which he has toured the highways and by
ways of Europe every summer for many years, until the war made it im
possible,
The secretary of the treasury wears a slim, snakewood stick, a gift from
one of his sons at Christmas, and it is not unusual to meet Secretary McAdoo
on the street with Comptroller of the Currency Williams, both of them
swinging thelr sticks as vigorously as they walk only—with a difference.
Secretary McAdoo holds his exactly at the top, in the hollow of his
hand, and brings it down to thé pavement, tapping each step; Mr. Williams
takes his stick half way between the crook and the end, and swings it hori
zontally,
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John R. McLean Buys Front Steps of the Capitol
JOHN R. M'LEAN has bought the front steps of the United States capitol,
which are being removed to make way for new ones of grauite. It is un
derstood that the historic steps on which presidents have been inaugurated
for a century past and which have
been the site of gatherings of notable \
character in the history of the coun:
try will become part of a sunken gar- L /
den for Mr. McLean's country estate. g&==\ £ ¥ =
The old steps are being removed << ,
by Arthur Cowsill of this city, who ik ;
will replace them with granite. The
steps to be removed are 35 in num- ‘/// 1!‘
ber, each 16 inches wide and 60 feet il (\‘\‘
long, with several landings and plat- .‘ 5‘
forms. As a part of the cost of the ¥ o
work the contractor figured on the
historical value of the old steps and advertised them for sale as such,
Upon the old steps Prgfldent Lincoln made a famoue inaugural speech;
Presidents Gartield and McKinley, who were shct by assassins, took the oath
of office there, Creat demonstrations, gsuch as the recent guffrage and tem
perance crusades, have culminated on the east steps, and the finish of “Gen:
eral” Coxey's army cccurred there. Although millions of feet have pasged
up and down their historic surfaces, the contractor states that for waterial
purposes they are good for a century more.
scientists and inventors, promises to
be the cause of the invasion. Wash
ington patent attorneys admit it is en
tirely possible that the city will be
overrun with “nuts” with alleged won
derful inventions to offer the board.
A man who invents something
that turns out well is a genius; the
fellow who dreams and invents the
things that never get by is a ‘“nut.”
That's the difference.
That the naval advisory board
will encounter both species while it
CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD, FOLKSTON, GEORGIA.
iGOLD’S SIREN LURE FOR MEN
Hardship and Death Dared by Thou
sands That They May Gain
Riches Quickly.
It was in 1898 that the rush of gold
seekers to the Klondike reached its
flood. The ninety-eighters probably
never will know the fame of the forty
niners, but they have a place in the
long history of the gold hunters, the
men of all nations, ancient, medieval
and modern. The book has a hundred
chapters telling of failure and of death
to every one lightened with the story
of success.
H. M. Cadell recently visited the
Klondike and there made a study of
present conditions. He descrihes them
and adds an interesting account of the
early day rush to the Northwest terri
tory. The Smithsonian institution has
put Mr. Cadell’'s report into print. It
is an interesting document. Some of
the happenings in the Klondike were
duplicates of like happenings in Cali
fornia and Australia during the first
years of the surface washing in those
fields. These duplications show that
human nature is unchanging.
Men went to the Klondike daring
hardship and death that they might
get rich quick. Some of the gold
gseekers were quickly successful. A
large percentage of the successful
ones almost literally threw theix; mon
ey away. Easy come, easy go. This
gort of thing has marked gold min
ing in all ages. The Klondike is not
what it was, but human nature stays
the same. The discovery of gold at
the North pole would start a north
ern migration that would take no ac
count of the insuperable obstacles of
distance and cold. The lure is irre
gistible.—Chicago Post.
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less than oune-half the fluie it took by old
methods, and it eliminates 31l rubbing and mus
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Nothlnf but this simple little preparation,
which is absolutely harmless to the finest fabrigs—
white, colored or woolen. It makes the
hardest task of the week a pleasant pastime-—
a delightful occupation. You will be de
lighted at the clean, spotless, snow-white
clothes that come out of the rinsing water;
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Sold by all Druggists and Grocers every
where., If yours doesn’t handle it, show him
this ad—he’ll get it for you. Or send 25¢ in
stamps to A, B, RICHARDS €O.. Sherman, Texas.~—Adv.
Books and Bangs.
John Kendrick Banks, author of “A
Houseboat on the Styx,” and “Coffee
and Repartee,” who is spending the
summer at his camp in Maine, said in
an interview last week: ‘“People
should own and read books just as
they should seek friendships, and try
_to understand their friends. A book.
that one has come to know, and to
love, is one of the truest of friends.
In my library in Maine are not many
books, but none the less Lincoln walks’
there with me; Emerson is my friend;
Balzac and Dumas are permanent
dwellers at my side; I frolic with O.
Henry, and I play boyish tricks with
Aldrich and Penrod; I fence with Mon
taigne, and the great spirits of “The
Spectator.”
NO DOUBT THAT RESINOL
DOES STOP ITCHING
It is a fact that the moment resinoi
ointment touches itching skins, the
itching stops and healing begins. With
the aid of resinol soap, it almost al
ways clears away all trace of eczema,
summer rashes, pimples, or similar tor
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leaving the skin clear and healthy.
And the best of it is you need never
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prescription which for twenty years
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for many kinds of skin affections.
They know that its soothing, healing
action is brought about by medication
s 0 bland and gentle as to be suited to
the most delicate or irritated skin.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap are
sold by all druggists—Adv.
Family Days.
Family occasions ought to be cele
brated frequently, even if the celebra
tion is the simplest form of little fes
‘tival. Bringing the family together
helps to promote affection. Whatever
the event, birthday or wedding anni
versary or a welcome home from a
journey, it ought to mean something
to every member of the family, and
can be made an occasion that will re
main bright in memory when the fam
ily circle is broken,
Whenever You Need a General ‘Tonic
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
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eral Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out
Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 50 cents.— Adv,
Nothing to Be Said,
Judge--You admit, then, that you
stole the loaf of bread?
Woman Prisoner—Yes, your honor,
Judge—What have you to say for
yourself?
Woman-—Nothing, your honor, If it
was lace or jewelry, I might plead
kleptomania, but we can’t try that
when it's bread.
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DESERT AUTO IS NO CAMEL
!Theac Men Forget to Provide Water
f for Their Desert Ride and
One Dies.
Fallure to think about evaporation
in an automobile radiator brought
death to one man and frightful tor
tures to two others, who arrived in
Los Angeles from the desert and told
of their sufferings. The trio-—James
S. Roche and John H. Welsh, attor
neys, and James G. Clarke, a real es
tate dealer—lleft here Sunday in an
automobile for El Centro, in the Im
perial valley.
Monday morning the car stopped in
the sand. The radiator was empty and
they had no water. Roche and Welsh
started after a mirage which they be
lieved was the Salton sea. Clarke
waited a day, and then, believing them
dead, made his way to Mineral Springs,
where he was resuscitated after fall
ing himself in a faint and organized
a rescue party. They found Roche un
conscious and Welsh dead. Roche said
they drank lubricating oil.—Philadel
phia Record.
Saves Steps.
When the best and happiest house
keeper known to the writer was asked
to tell the secret of her gpeed In
housework she replied: “I never iron
with a cold jron, cut with a dull knife
or go to my kitchen to prepare a meal
without a clean smull hand towel
pinned to my apron belt on one side
and a similar dish towel pinned on
the other. Try it. and you will be sur
priged to see how much time and how
many extra steps you will save.”
Something Just as Good. ‘
“Let's get up a piscatorial excur
sion.” ‘
“Why not have just a good old sigh
ing party?” |
One Led to Anothar,
“I tried tuo get you over the tele
phone half a dozen times yesterday
morning, but the line was busy every
time.”
“Yes. My wife called up a neighbor
to ask her a question, and before they
got through each had asked the other
not less than one hundred questions.”
Correct.
“In what state does it cost the most
to live?”
“In the state of matrimony.”-—Bos
ton, ‘
A dentist may not be able to fill a
longfelt want, but he can fill an aching
void.
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try, but 478,000,000 acres of this arca
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