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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
The Tea Face.

If diction not quite in accordance with it's subject may be pardoned. certain acquisition of the women of today may be described as the "tea face"
 It is seen on nine out of every ten women at any afternoon tea, and 1t is a strenuous. vapij expression which once observed can never be mistaken for any other intent of countenance. Young girls are not afflicted with it. Their unsated, omnivorous propensity for social gather ings and their merry buoyant spirits en- able them to enjoy even teas.
 But the women who are perfunctorily attending the function. to whom 1t is only No. or 2 on an afternoon list of four Or five-these women assume the tea face like mask, and with 1t hide
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

sparkling bits. but am so tired of 1t. And when a bright man isn't shining he is morose. There never is an ordinary. sensible, everyday quality in his makeup, the kind of human thing that you long for. He Is at one extreme or the other. If I have the slightest influence or ad- thority over my daughter she never shall marry bright man" This poor wife certainly has a grievous burden to bear, almost as heavy a one as the wife of the handsome man, or the wife of the good fellow, or the wife of little great man.
 It is quite comprehensibie that the sort of brightness she refers to would hurt the eyes that had to gaze upon 1t day by day and finally dim their vision Wit in a lover is an entrancing thing. but in a husband it is of doubtful value. Unless used with discretion it wearies and at last disgusts. One moral of this condition of things is that the dull man may take courage and hope in the long run to outshine his brilliant competitor.
 The Sage Adviser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
. Clean Newspapers Prospering.
Youths Companion.

fouth s Companion.
 There are encouraging indications of a revival of clean journalism. It is not coming through the establishment of 'eu- dowed newspapers Few practical news-. paper men believe in that agency for the reform of deplorable newspaper tenden4 cies The fact that newspaper was en-G dowed would so far detach 1t from or- dinary conditions of publication as to make 1t useless as an example. More-l over the existence of such a newspap IT, would imply a confession that a really clean and moral journal was unprohtabte: else why the endowment?
 It is not philanthropy that Is wanted so much as business sagacity and good newspaper sense joined with high pur-e pose. A newspaper is not a moral tracts. and cannot be displaced by tracts. A man who should spend millions in endow-c ing newspapers that were too good to- stand alone would not be nearly so great a benefactor as the man who demons strated that a clean newspaper can be- made to pay.
 This demonstration is now being made in several American cities. Some of the. most successful newspapers repudiate- altogether the methods of the ''new jour-l nallam." They do not disfigure their pages with cheap pictures, nor with huge blotches of red ink, nor-w with headings in type four inches high. They do not pad three lines of actual news trans. mitted by cable with half a column of lurid details manufactured in the offfce preceded by lying date line. They havs no drag net for scandals: they show some respect for right of privacy. Yet their news service is of the best They are well written and well edited: they appea. to healthy minds: their circulation Is large and increasing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
REMARKABLE RACIAL FEUDs.
Antagonism Engendered Between
 Prussians and Poles.
London Leader.

London Leader.
 Hardly a day passes but the newspa- pers contain striking evidence of the an tagonist spirit which is being engendered between the Poles and the Prussians. Last week it came to the ears of the publishers of a Polish paper circulating in WestphaNa that one of their composr itors was to marry a German girl. They considered that this stamped him as q traitor to Poland. and although he had served them faithfully for many years, they dismissed him on the spot. A large number of Poles work in the Westpha- Han coal mines, and in order to further the amalgamation Of the races the au- thoriues have issued regulations to the effect that no person g. Ill be employed underground who Is not proficient in the German language. The Poles obstinately refuse to know a word of German when they happen to be called up to make statements in public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Doubtful Compliment.

Pretty good pie, this. for boarding. house, Mir. Gregory. 4e ''weli, yes, pies fairs but you just ought to taste one of my wifes pumpkin pies!"
 'Td like to. How does she make hers? 'Why, right out of her own head.' \
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
NAMING OUR CHILDREN.
Punishment for n Lifetime Is Likely
to Follow in the Wake Of
Some Bestowed.

What names thoughtless parents
give to their helpless offspring, says
writer in Good Housekeeping. By
marriage, to be sure, Henrietta Dud-
ley may attain to the estate of being
A Coup or Rev. Mr.. Fiddle may have
the honor of being made d. D.-these
little incidentals are in measure vol.
untary and avoidable; but what ex-
cuse is offered by those who are re-
sponsible for the existence of Corne-
Illus Cobb? Through long life he has
risen superior to his suggestive cogno-
men, till his white hairs (what he has
lefty are crowned with a professor
ship; but every boy under his infu-
ence. while he loves and honors him,
calls him Corncob!
In this matter of names, truth is
stranger than fiction; there's no end
to the ridiculous combinations. The
rise to prominence of every success
full soldier. or statesman, or naval
hero is followed by a crop of pigmy
namesakes, who grow up to disgrace
or shed further luster on the name
they have no right to bear. OF course
this is done by parents without
malice or aforethought in the enthusi-
asm of political preference or the hope
of reflected glory George Washing
tons and Martin Van Burens all over
this free country have to step aside
for the perambulators which carry
Deweys and Hobsons and "Teddys."
Deplorable as is this bit of human
weakness, or the appropriation of
meaningless names from popular
novels. or the sic" which ruins the
beauty of so many fine names, l sup
pose we must accept it. But is not
protest in order against saddling the
innocents with the lifelong burden of
a name which is an offense alike to
euphony, good English, and a common
perception of the eternal fitness of
things? We smile, albeit with a quick
throb of sympathy. when our son John
comes home from school and tells us
with the inhuman glee peculiar to his
kind that the new boys name is Otis
Sweet! Or when Constance-named
for her grandmother on her mothers
side-speaks of her little brunette
Isadora Black q refrain from multi
plying eXamples); but the unfortunate
owners of such names do not smile,
and have shed tears. many and bitter,
over a trial they should never have
borne and for which they are in nc
way responsible. As Capt. Cutie said:
''The vally of these observations lies
in the application of EN-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
LAUGHTER AS STOMACH CURE.
Aids Digestion by Agitating the Alb
dOminal Organs and increases
Blood Circulation

Worry is but one of the many forms
of fear. so that worry tends tc the
production of Indigestion. lndiges-
ton tends to put the body of the sub
iect in a condition that favors worry.
There is thus established vicious cir
Gle which tends to perpetuate itself.
each element augmenting the other
wholesome atmosphere for the dys-
peptic. He should eat his meals at
table where there is good fellowship
and where funny stories are told. He
should himself make great effort to
contribute his share of this at the
table. even if it be necessary. as it was
in one case under my care, for him to
solemnly and seriously collect funny
paragraphs from the press. and 1t first
interiect them pasmodically during
lulls in the conversation at the table
The very efforts and determine ion of
the man to correct his own silent hab-
its at table, to correct his feelings of
Encouragement and worry, were in
thems elves a promise of success. The
effort made was adequate to the OBJ
Stacles to be overcome. He succeeded.
and the spectacle of that man trying %
be funny at table when he felt thor
oughly discouraged and blue is one we
shall never forget, says the London
Family Doctor.
Laughing is in itself also a useful
exercise from the standpoint of di-
gestion. 1t stirs up all the abdominal
organs, it increases the circulation Of
the blood, it increases peristalsis, it
increases the secretion of gastric
juices. Five minutes deliberate laugh
ing after each meal would be an excel
lent prescription for some people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
USE MANY WORDS EACH DAY.
Men Ordinarily Give Utte=ance to
Many Thousands of Phrases
in Twenty-Four Hours.

Il have been trying to figure out
how many words the average man
utters in every PA hours" said a
gentleman who has a penchant for
peculiar things, according to the New
Orleans Times-Democrat, but l have
been unable to reach any satisfac-
tory conclusion on account of the
different rates of speed at which diff
ferent persons talk. OF course, L
have no reference to the different
kinds of words which may be found
In the daily vocabulary of the aver
age man, but | am talking about the
total number Of words uttered,
counting repetitions and all, during
every "A hours. There is the quiet,
melancholy gentleman, who will not
speak on an average of 500 words
day, and there are many who for
one reason and another would not
utter anything like this number. On
the other hand there is the conversa-
tlonal Calling gun, not always a
woman either, who will roll off words
at fearful rate of speed, and whose
aggregate for one day would run up
to dizzy heights. Then there is the
normal talker, who will strike a
good, decent average-the man who
will neither bore you with his indif-
ferent silence nor tire you with his
meaningless verbosity.
But suppose we figure that the
na to,
of 40 words every minute, or about
$1,000 words for every "a hours. Of
course, no person will talk this much,
as the windiest of men and women
would probably break down before
they had talked as much as 81 col
umns in the average daily newspa-
per. The only question is as to how
much time each person puts in talk
ing during each day. Some men and
women are situated so that they cam
not talk during the day, except at
meal time, on account of the charac-
ter of work they have to do. There
are others, such as travelling men, for
instance, who depend upon talk for
their living. / have figured that the
high man, probably the travelling
man, will talk five hours out of every
"a, which would give him total of
$4,000 words every day. / have fig
ured that most any sort of a man
will talk as much as ten minutes out
of every "a hours, and this would
give him a total of 600 words for the
day.
These are the two extremes. 1
am satisfied that the normal man
the man who strikes a decent average
between Indifferent silence and dis
gushing verbosity-will talk probably
one hour, all told, each day, which
would allow him 2,400 words. And
this, by the way, is considerable talk,
for it will fill two columns in "A news
paper and whole lot of wisdom can
be crowded into two columns"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

Somehow" said the girl in blue,
81 can't help wishing l had accepted
him"
why, dear?" asked the girl in
gray.
why, he swore that he'd never be
happy again, and I'm afraid he is
''Ah, yes" commented the girl in
gray retiectively. 'As matters are
now you can't be sure that he isn't,
but if you'd married him you could
make sure of it."-Chicago Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
Dazzling Onnortunitx.

The professional mountain climbers
foot slipped when he was near the sum
nit, and he started for the plain be-
low by the shortest and most direct
route.
"Gosh!" he exclaimed, as he went
humping from rock to rock. IF live
to reach the bottom what story this
will make for the magazinesl"-Ch Chi
csgo Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
Enr-MarkS.

Strange that the jury should give
a verdict against him in his suit for
damages"
oh! They had very strong evil
dence that he was a hypocrite."
why, no one testified to that eff
feet"
Perhaps not; but he wears flow
ing side-whiskers and a smooth lip
and chin."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

yes" he said, regretfully, 81 seem
to be up against it good and plenty.
My fiancee is wild on the subject of
germs and microbes, and she insists
that l must choose between her and
my mustache. I'm due to lose one or
the other"
Lose the mustache, my boy"
That's just the trouble. If you ever
saw me without it you'd have my
haunting fear that, when it's gone, I'll
lose the girl. too.'-BrookIyn Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
Hope Springs Eternal.

Landlord-In one word, when are
you going to pay your arrears?
Hard-Up Author will satisfy your
demands as soon as receive the money
which the publisher will pay me if he
accepts the novel L am going to send
him as soon as the work is finished
which | am about to commence when I
have found suitable subject and the
necessary inspiration.-Tit Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
A Poor Object Lesson

"My! My! N.Y." said the little girls
grandmother, you mustn't make so
much fuss when you have your hair
combed. When L was a little girl
1 had my hear combed three or four
times every day"
Yes" said the child, pointing at
the poor little gray knot on the back
of the good old lady's head, land see
what you've got for it!"-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
1t Was Old.

"Confound it," growls the testy hus-
band, "Fd like to know what has be-
come of that bottle of whisky kept
in my wardrobe"
"Why, Henry" says the patient wife,
81 heard you tell Mr.. Gooph that it
was IS years old; so when l was collect
ing all our old things for the charity
rummage sale l sent that along, too"
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

Born with silver spoon in his
mouth, Ell"
Yes; favored his mother. His ia
Their, you know, is Chicago man."
what has that to do with it?"
"Well, if he had taken after his IA
Their. it would have Been silver knife"
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

81 shall sweep everything before me
in this campaign" said the unscrupu-
lous politician.
81 see," said his wife; "that explains
what that rude person meant by say
ing you were out for the dust. Wash
;ngton Star. :.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
When to Eat Pie,

81 see Boston people eat pie in the
morning, and New Workers have it at
night. Which do you think the better
way, doctor?"
"Well, l should say the New York
style. The longer man puts off eat
ing pie the better it is for him
Yonkers Statesman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
The Thyyarting of David.

Il see that the cartoons represent
us as Goliath" said the first mag.
nate, "and the law as David coming
to do us battle"
yes" laughed the second mag
nate; but we have fixed all that"
"How?"
enough material to make his sling"
N. Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
Genuine Philosopher.

Scraps all burnt to fiinders?"
"Yes."
"No rain in sight?"
'Not drap."
Totally ruint, amt you?"
"Tetotally!"
swell, what air you a-smilin' over?"
"I'm smilin' at the prospect of the
sheriff comm to levy on nothin'!"-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

Just man and just a maid,
Just a hammock in the shade,
Just a pair of laughing eyes
Tinted like the summer skies,
Just little argument
Savoring of sentiment.
Just the theme of love begun,
And just thistle maiden's won!
-Leslie's Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
Steamed EgRA.

Break the eggs into a buttered dish,
set inside a steamer over a kettle of
boiling water and steam until the
whites are thoroughly cooked and
firm; season with butter. pepper and
Galt.-People's Home journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

Jack-Years ago there used to be
law in New England against kissing on
Sunday
Maude--Yes. | know; but I'm sure
the law isn't in force now.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
Might,

The pen is mightier than the sword,
But in the large affairs of men
This fact We may likewise record:
The dollars mightier than the pen.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

The girl said NO to all his pleadlngs,
And every joy his heart forsook,
For that morn his wife had told him
To hustle out and hire a cook.
Chicago Daily News
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

Bramble-Why do you always agree
with your wife in everything she
says?
Thorne-I find it cheaper to do
that than to quarrel with her and
then buy diamonds to square my
self.-Judge. - =
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
The Usual Thing,

I shot an arrow into the air;
1t fell to earth-I knew not where
Until a neighbor Sc: up howl
Because I'd killed favorite fowl.
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

Some men can drink and stop before
They've gone TOO far, they think;
And then they walk a few blocks more
Ard then they stop and drink.
Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

Miss Rosebud-Im afraid I've
caught cold. l have such a terrible
headache.
Miss Lotus-Yes, dear, cold al
ways flies to the weakest spot, does
MT it ?-Moonshine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

Thank you ever so much"
"Yes, it's going to rain, and if yotr>!
step over to my Office I'll lend you
one of your umbrellas SO you won't
get wet while you're looking.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
Could Be of Assistance.

Jim-Say, Fred, old boy, I'm look
ing for some friend who will loan me
ten dollars. Come, now-can't you
be of assistance?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

He'd go to the end of the world
with you, darling.
She-Yes, but have you the car
fare ?-N. Y. Journal
Evening star., 1902-01-16
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Association of Masters and Pilots
Again In Session Today.

The. American Association of Masters and
Pilots and Steam. Vessels continued its ses-
sions at the Jolly Fat Mems Club to-day
This is the annual meeting Of the order,
and over half hundred members are in
attendance. The delegates are manlng their
headquarters at the Metropolitan Hotel.
President John c. Silva called the meet
ing to order today, and after the minutes
of yesterdays session were read, the fol-
lowing committees were announced by the
chair:
Constitution and by-laws-Captains Van
Kuerenn, Brown. Montgomery. White,
Harvey, F'rigazzi, Pruitt, Dow, Cullen, Den
lin, Fuller and Davis.
Neutrality-suspicious. Dow, Colyille,
Pruitt and Van kuren.
Finance-Stanton, Miller. and Davies.
Light houses-Captains mclaughlin,
Denny, and McCullom.
War Department-Captains Van kuerenn,
Coville and Dow.
Rates-Captains Silva, Van kuerenn and
Brown.
The association will continue it's sessions
throughout the week. On past occasions
the delegates have been entertained at a
banquet by the river and harbor men Of
this city, but this function will be dispensed
with at the present convention. The dele
gates IN attendance are representative
steamboat men from all parts of the United
States and its possessions, two delegates
making the trip from Hawaii to be pres
ent at the sessions.
President Silva made an address to-day,
reviewing the past work of the order and
certed action for the accomplishment of it's
purposes.
Evening star., 1902-01-16
PENSION ron TEACHERS.
Resolution Providing Therefor Con-
sfdered by Board Of Education.


The board of education devoted most ot
last nights meeting to the consideration
of resolution offered by Mrs. Francis re-
lating to the establishment of pension
fund for the benefit OF teachers who have
given the best years of their lives to pub
lie school teaching. Mrs. Francis views
on the subject are embodied in the follow
ing memorandum, which she submitted to
the board:
Whereas. it is a fact that many of our
teachers have served the public schools
faithfully for many years, some probably
as long as thirty or thirty-five years, giving
the best period of their manhood and wo-
manhood to its service, making all Of their
interests subservient to their chosen work,
and are now old and feeble, utterly unfit
for the daily demands upon their strength
and nerves yet feel compelled to keep up
the struggle for existence 1t seems to me
that, In view of their faithfuness and 10y
atty, 1t would be along humanitarian and
progressive lines if We should pension our
teachers.
From economic point of view such
step would be laudable, since it is a fact
that many are now paid for services which
they are physically unable to render prop
erly.
Therefore I hereby recommend that a
pension fund for teachers, the amount and
apportlonment of same to be determined by
the ways and means committee. be asked
for in our next estimates for schools
The subject was referred to the proper
committee, and will come up again at
future meeting. In further explanation of
the proposed pension plan, it was stated
tnat the fund so raised by the relief so
ciety, organized by the teachers about eight
years ago, would not be equal to the de-
mands upon it, should all the teachers en-
titled to its benefits be allowed to do SO.
The following appointments were an
nounced: Miss Marie Jordan substitute kin
dergarten teacher Miss Eva E Steward
substitute music teacher Miss Margery E.
Smith substitute sewing teacher for the
ninth. tenth. and eleventh division. and
Miss Rose Hessler teacher of night school,
vice Miss CarOlie Robinette. resigned
Evening star., 1902-01-16
The Dyas Concert.

A concert OF great merit is to take place
in the ballroom of the New Willard (Fri-
day., tomorrow afternoon, when a trio o,
gifted sisters, Miss Cornelia Dyas, Mrs
Dyas-Standish and Miss Louise Dyas will
give piano, song and violin recital. Miss
Cornelia Dyas is the director Of music at
the National Cathedral School and a pian-
list Of undoubted ability. She has many
warm friends and enthusiastic admirers in
Washington among musical and society
people She has played with the Seidl and
Thomas Orchestras and the Kneisel Quar-
tet.
Mrs. Dyas-Standish has voice Of great
purity, remarkable in Its sweetness, range
and dramatic power. Her numbers on the
program include English, French and Ger
man songs. Miss Louise Dyas, the violin
ist, has just returned from abroad. where
she has studied with Ysaye, the greatest
of masters. She makes her initial appear
ance in Washington and those who have
already heard her predict a great future.
The program is unusually varied and at
tractiye.