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The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
DOING HER OWN WORK
A Chicago Housekeeper Solves Problem in the
Construction of Home

can be used also for boiling the clothes.
The rest Of the basement Is yet unfinished
and should its owner decide. there is space
for several rooms down there besides the
billiard room contemplated.
Quaint FurnishinEs.
The furnishing OF the house IS as quaint
as the house itself. for there are in 4,
many things that collectors delight In
owning. In the bedroom is an old four
poster mahogany bed, and an old-fash-
l0ned mahogany bureau to match In the
sewing room is another old bureau with
glass knobs which was rescued by Mrs.
Glasner from several coats Of yellow
PANT She thus found the mahogany IN
deTneath.
In the large living room are good old
Iashioned rockers and easy chairs. a
spinning wheel and fax wheel. both Ike
the otner pieces-helrlOoms. There also is
an oid-fashioned mahogany table or two
ana pair OF andirons that give just the
right touch 70 the fireplace, and old-fash-
ioheo cdndiesticks in abundance. There
are no curtains and heavy portieres to
keep out air and gather dust and the
Ihor0ush Cleaning that the ROOMS receive
once week at the hands Of the laundress
VINO comes 70 DC the washing and ironing
is sufficient to keep Il immaculate
Mrs. Glasner considers her housewori< q
joke in her new home, and frankly saws
she would not change places with any one.
and unselfshly desires that other women
be told Of the attraction OF housekeeping
in her way. She IS sorry for the women
dependent on servants. while every woman
who enters this beautiful ideal home longs
most ardentiy 10 change places with lts
mistress, and men who view Il sigh re-
gretfuIly and say: How I'd Ike to live
in a real home like this; but ours Is such
big. uncomfortable place"
II may be interesting 10 add that ths
cost Of the building OF the house was
moderate, and TIE daily household ex-
penses and maintaining Of the house are.
as the mistress expresses II. so small as
10 seem almost absurd"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
FIVE COPS TO TWO JAPS.
Latter Had Too Much sake, but They
Knew Jfu-Jitsu.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Tom HASH and Ray Kamachi, q butler
and clerk. respectively. both japanese,
who said they lived at 81 East Nineteenth
street. were arraigned in the Tombs po-
Ice court on a charge OF intoxicatiOn and
resisting the police. John Giba, the
cop who appeared against them, said
that about 5 per cent intOxication and 95
per cent resistance TO blue-coated author
ity would be a fair proportion.
Tom and Ray had been celebrating the
Mikado's birthday Saturday night and
admitted having imbibed much sake in
various japanese restaurants. They got
10 the Chatham Square station OF the ele-
waited about midnight, shouting banzais
for the Emperor and singing the national
japanese hymn.
Now, cut that out" finally ordered
Policeman Gtba, laying his hand on the
shoulder OF HASH, who was at least a
/ foot shorter than the cop and fifty
pounds lighter. HASH said something
staccata to Kamachi, jumped back. gave
the cop yank by the arm and a push
and Giba went sprawling off the platform
and TO the track.
Giba quickly climbed back, but renewed
the charge only when MS whistle brought
four more cops putting I'D the stairs. Tha
AZ" BtAsoNAiSIAo 44tSEAAL LuG4 nA4 the
finest kind Of a ten minute exhibition OF
Occidental Drawn pitted against Oriental
cunning. The tiny Japs were Ike eels In
eluding the heavy cops.
Time after time a heavy night stick
was brought down on Jap head, only
the head was not there. The Jap. in re-
taliation, would duck, give the COP a
yank' Ia jiu-jitsu, and make him howl
Ihe police finally conquered by sheer
ayoirdUpois
What take five cops to bring in that
pair asked Magistrate Finn IN disgust.
But they used Jew justice on Us. your
honor" said Giba.
That's new one on met I wonder
what Is Jew jUstice?' asked Battery
Dan.
oh he means Jiu-Jitsu, judge" spoke
up Clerk Charley Anthus. the most versa
tile clerk in the police courts.
Wen let EN- have little American
Jusuce to cure their Jew justice. Three
dollars each" said the MAGISTRATE. Tom
paid both fines out Of a So roll.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
MANY MARRY BY CONTRACT.
New York Law of Three Years Az.
Leads 10 5000 Such Unions.

Leads 20 5000 Such Unions.
From the Pittsturg Dispatch.
Marriages by contract are becoming noD-
ular IN Gotham. Since the law providing
for this kind Of marriage became opera-
tive three years ago there have been filed
IN The city clerks Office almost 5000 such
contracts Marriage by contract is a
simple legal procedure. Two persons d.
string TO be married go to a LAWYER or aD,,
other person qualified to draw IN q con
tract or apply to the city or county
clerk Office for the regular blank form
nave the contract drawn up or iii out tbe
1orm' and then go before a notary public
justice Of the peace, commissioner Of
deeds, or any other officer with legal an
thority, and there the contract is ac-
knowledged. That ends il
Inc contract may be filed with the city
clerk or II may not The law does not
require that it be fled; it only entities It
10 De nled. On that point the law is lax.
ana EFFORTS are being made to have the
Id" cuanged so that il shall require the
notary or whoever takes the acknowledE-
fnent OF the contract to file 1t with the
clerk Of the city within ten DAYS or be
subject to d penalty. The law REQUIRES
clergyman 10 file with the bureau OF
vital statistics all certificates Of marriages
performed by him within ten days after
the ceremony.
Ihe marriage contract is not without
other weaknesses It is true that II hus-
oand and wife agree to disagree, or one
Iorsakes the other, so long as the con-
tract can be produced in evidence OF their
hrst agreement. or witnesses can be OBJ
tai1ed 10 the signing Of the contract, the
agreement remains in legal force. But II
the contract has not been fled with the
clerk. or has been lost or destroyed, and
no witnesses TO the contract can be pro
duced, and one of the parties To- the con-
tract desires it abrOgated, there seems to
be no redress for the victim.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
DOES II PAXR

When your business cares are heavy
And The world and al seems wronz.
Everything is topsy-turvy-
Life is but a sober song.
And you think il matters little
What you do OF what y0u Say
Then you look for things OF pleasure IN
For relief-but does It pay9
Does It pay yOu In a measure
Do your business cares grow less.
Does il make up for the pleasure
That right thoughts will always blcssY
Do your friends with whom you mfngls
Give You joyous Thoughts next day
As your nerves and body tingleY
Tel ne. dear one, does it payG
Every heart must have It's sorrow.
So we're told Of the decree.
But the coming Of the morrow
Thoughts Of which we all should nes.
Let US then in thoughts Of kindness
Live and love and bless alway.
SO that We can say 70 each one:
To be true and right does pay.
z J. CARTER
The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
HOW ONE GOT IN

St Peter settin at De gate;
Niger paSsin' by
St. Peter up an sez ter him:
How did you come ter dies''
Go AZ de man whut heit de gun
A-pintin' az dat zoos
Go ax de dog whut helt ny foot
An wouldn't turn hit loosel''
An 80. St Peter ses ter him.
''You WIZ kotch in dc ac'f''
Dat Niger turrt an looked at him
An spon's: Hit is fRc'i''
Down IN deep It den you mus 20
Fer stcalin' Nv dat henr'
The niger scratch his haid night hard
st. Peter had him denl
But 'dreckly, liftin' up his armA
He flop ERA on his side,
An zackly like q rooster crow
Three times out loud he eriedl
st. Peter hung his haid wid shame
He 'membered Nv his sin
An gTabbin' up a great big key,
He lot dat nigger in
New Orleans Picsyuns
The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
THE WONDERFUL SOMETHING.

There's a Something that makuth a palace
Out Of four little walls and a prayer;
a Something that seeth garyien
In one little flower that is fair.
That tuneth two hearts to one purpose
And makcth one heart Of two;
That smiles when the sky is a gray one
And smiles when the sky is blue
Without il no garden hath fragraace
Tho it hoidcth the wide worlds blooms;
Without IT palace prison
With cells for banquetins ro0ms;
This Something that hallOWeth sorTow
And stealeth the sting from care:
This Something that maketh a palace
Out Of four little walls aud a prayer.
Maurice Smiley. in The Housekeeper.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
ANY DAY
Don't Like the Word "Japs."

From the New York Sun.
Every time the papers say something
about Japs' it hurts the japanese peO-
pie. said a japanese yesterday. we
call our country Nippon, pronounced In
the japanese tongue 'Nihon,' and a Jap
anese man is 'Nihonjin.' Foreigners say
Japanese and Japan because they don't
know how to pronounce the real words.
But when they call us 'Japs' we be-
lleve that it is a term of derision. just as
you speak Of cOloTed people as 'cOOns,'
and ali cultivated japanese hate the
term. None Of the foreigners living in
Japan would think OF insulting Us by
using the abbreviatiOn.
In Japan we call all white people
'sayojtn.' which means Western men.
Sayojin is a most respectful word. But
there Is another that was used before
we became what the Western world calls
civilized; that word means foreign
devil That is a very impOlite word, and
/ hope the time viii never come when II
viii become popular again In Nippon"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
The Princess Bridal Dress.

Princess Ena's wedding dress at
tracted great interest in Spain, as it
is truly Spanish product, in fabric
and finish, except for the wonderful
Brussels lace, which was brought to
adorn it. 1t was a fancy of the
King and of the Queen-mother that
the wedding dress should be made in
Spain, and the Princess Ena graciOusly
fell in with this patriotic sentiment.
The dress is, Their fore, one of the
special presents from the King and is
a marvel of elegance.
The silk was manufactured from a
special pattern in one of the large
Spanish silk establishments 1t was
made up with all the artistic skill of
the court dressmakers. The silk is
heavily Overlaid with wonderful silver
embroidery, with soft frills of the
finest Brussels lace, said to have cost
$50 yard. The laces We're publicly
exhibited before being put on the
dress, and excited the admiration and
establishment of even the aristocratic
ladies of Madrid. Orange blossoms
were profusely used with the silver
embroideries and laces for the corsage,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

the attempt The scheme cuts adrift
absolutely from all other of the time
hOnOred methods of travelling over the
eternal ice of the Arctic zone. Mr..
Wellman is no novice in arctic travel,
as he has already made one attempt
for the Pole, in the old fashioned way.
From Spitzbergen, Wellman, to-
gether with Maj. Henry b. Hersey,
representing the United States
Weather Bureau, and NJ. J. Smith. a
wireless operator, will start in the
biggest airship ever constructed on the
6OO-mile journey toward the goal of
so many mems desires. If the air.
ship works and the winds remain true
to the analysis of them made by the
Nansen expedition, the thing i; done.
The North Pole is a terribly Elusive
sort of nOnentity, and thousand I'M
fOreSeen calamities may be ready to
pOunce upon Walter Wellman and his
plucky associates. Yet the quest is
not an absolutely fOrlorn hope. To the
American newspaper man may yet be
given the honor of locating the North
Pole, just as TO a British newspaper
man was given the glory of cu,l
Africa in twain.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

the house, and not a drain for the
company"
Il will take your orders, gentles: |
will assuredly take your Orders,'' the
landlady answered, bustling in with
her hands full of leathern drinking
cups. What is it that you drink,
then? Beer for the lads of the forest,
mead for the gleeman, strong waters
for the tinker, and wine for the rest.
1t is an old custom of the house, young
sir. 1t has been the use at the Pied
Merlin this many year back that the
company should drink to the health
of the last conner. Is it your pleasure
to humOr it?'
"Wby, good DAME" said Alleyne, Il
would not offend the customs of your
house, but it is only sooth when l say
that my purse is thin one. As fer as
two pence will go, however, I shall
be right glad to do my part"
"Plainly said and bravely spoken
my sucking friar," roared a deep
voice, and heavy hand fell upon
Alleyne's shoulder. Looking up, he
saw beside him his former cloister
companion, the renegade monk, Horde
John.
"By the thorn Of Glastonbury! Ill
days are coming upon Beaulieu,"
said he. Here they have got rid in
one day of the only two men within
their walls-for I have had mine eyes
upon thee, youngster, and 1 know
that for all thy baby face there is the
making of a man in thee"
While he was speaking the landlady
came in again. bearing broad platter.
upon which stood all the beakers and
fiagons charged to the brim with the
brown ale or the ruby wine. Behind
her came a maid with a high pile Of
wooden plates. and great sheaf Of
spoons. one of which she handed round
to each of the travellers. Two of the
company, who were dressed in the
weather-stained green doublet Of for
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
CLEVER LADY NAVIGATOR,
MRS. ROSE WATKINS GRANT
ED PILOTS LICENSE ON
ILLINOIS RIVER.

4 Model Housekeeper and Expert
Cook-Assists in Painting Engines
of Steamer-Husband is Engineer
of Boat of Which she is Pilot.
In the early spring of this year
when the Steamboat Inspectors began
their examinations at Chicago of the
various applicants for license to handle
steamers on the Illinois River, they
were somewhat startled over the ap-
pearance of Mrs. Rose T.. Watkins in
the class, and only after most thor
ough test as to her ability to handle
a steamer was she issued license.
Mrs. Watkins is the wife of Cap
tain George Il. Watkins and they own
the boat with which they navigate the
waters of the Illinois. For the last
eight years Mrs. Watkins has made
her home on her husbands boats
Their home was originally at Peoria,
where Mrs. Watkins spent her girl
hood days and before her marriage to
Captain Watkins had taught school.
EXPERT IN RIVER NAVIGATION.
For the last four years they have
put in the summer conducting an ex-
cursion business between Chicago and
the scenic points down the Illinois
River, including Starved Rock and the
ravines and canyons surrounding it,
Mrs. Watkins has been for years an
expert in navigating these waters, but
not until this spring did she formally
apply for pilots license. While
classed as a navigable stream. it has
L. ~,
CATION of the Illinois ended at La Sale,
but in spite of this, the Watkins and
one or two smaller craft have been
regularly plying the upper reaches of
the river. Last winter the steamboat
men were notified that the boats on
this section would have to comply with
all the government regulations to
carry regularly licensed pilots and
engineers.
A few weeks later Inspectors Mans
field and Peck came to Ottawa to in
spect the Watkins. Since Mrs. Wat
kins has secured her pilots license
there have been all sorts of stories in
circulation as to that inspection. One
romance reads that the inspectors
found her seated at a table in the
pilot house porting over a chart look
ing up the location of q recently dis
covered rock. 1t is a pity to spoil
such a beautiful romance, but these
are the hard, unitarian facts in the
case: The pilot house of the Watkins
is too small to hold a table and Mrs.
Watkins is much too busy to pore
over a chart at this season of the year.
Then the only really dangerous "snag"
in the river at Starved Rock is the adj
mission fee which the corporation that
owns it charges before the sightseer
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
CHAPTER III.

Though it was an autumn evening
and somewhat warm, a huge fire of
heaped billets Of wood cracked and
Sparkled in a broad, open CRATE, some
of the smoke escaping up rude Chin
ney, but the greater part rolling out
into the room, so that the air was
thick with it, and a man coming from
without could scare catch his breath.
On this fire a great caldron dubbed
and simmered, giving forth rich and
promising smell Seated round It
were a dozen or so folk, Of all ages
and conditions, who set up such a
shout as Alleyne entered that he
stood peering at them through the
smoke, uncertain what this greeting
might pOrtend.
"A rouse! A rouser' cried one
rOugh-looking fellow in a tattered jer-
kin. lone more round of mead or
ale, and the score to the last comer.'
TITS the law of the Pied Merlinr'
shouted another. "HO, there, Dame
Eliza! Here is fresh custom come to
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
Pages l to 4.

esters. lifted the big pot off the fire.
and a third. with huge pewter ladle.
served out a portion of steaming col
lops to each guest. Alleyne bore his
share and his ale-mug away with him
to retired trestle in the corner. where
he could sup in peace and watch the
strange scene, which was so different
from those silent and well-Ordered
meals to which he was accustomed.
Three or four of the men round the
nre were evidently under-keepers and
verderers from the forest, sunburued
and bearded, with the quick restless
eye and 1.-THE movements Of the deer
among which they lived. Close to the
corner of the chimney sat a middle
aged gleeman, clad in a faded garb of
Norwich cloth, the tunic of which was
so outgrown that it did but fasten at
the neck and at the waist. His face was
swollen and coarse, and his watery.
protruding eyes spoke of a life which
never wandered very far from the
wine-pot. A gilt harp, blotched with
many stains and two of it's strings
missing, was tucked under one of his
arms, while with the ether he scoOped
greedily at his platter. Next to him
sat two other men of about the same
age, one with a trimming Of fur to
his coat, which gave him a dignity
which was evidently dearer to him
than his comfort, for he still drew IL
round him in spite of the hot glare Of
the fagots. The other, clad in a dirty
russell suit with long sweeping doub-
let, had cunning foxy face with keen
twinkling eyes and a peaky beard.
Next to him sat Horde John, and be-
side him three other rough unkempt
fellows with tangled boards and
matted hair-free laborers from the
adjoining farms, where small patches
of freehold property had been suffered
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

to remain scattered about in the
heart of the royal demesne. The COM
pany was completed by a peasant in
a rude dress of undyed sheepSkin,
with the old-fashioned galligaskins
about his legs, and gayly dressed
young man with striped cloak jagged
at the edges and parti-colored hOsen,
who looked about him with high dis
dain upon his face, and held a blue
smelling flask to his nose with one
hand while he brandished a busy
spoon with the other. In the corner
a very fat man was lying all asprawl
upon a truss, snoring stertorously, and
evidently in the last stage Of drunken
ness.
Alleyne listened to the talk which
went on round the fire.
elbow room for FlOyting Willr'
cried a woodman. 'Twang us merry
Tilt"
AYE, aye, the 'Lasses Of Lancas-
ter" one suggested.
"Or st. Simeon and the Devil"
"Or the Jest Of Hendy Tobias"
To all those suggestions the jone-
leur made no response, but sat with
Ills eye nACu bpOh thC
ceiling, as one who calls words to his
mind. Then, with a sudden sweep
across the strings, he broke out into
a song so gross and so foul that ere
he had finished a verse the pure
minded lad sprang to his feet with
the blood tingling in his face.
'How can you sing such things"
he cried. "You, too, an old man who
should be an example to Others"
The wayfarers all gazed in the ut
most establishment at the interruption.
''By the holy Dicon of Hampole! our
silent clerk has found his tongue"
said one Of the woodmen. "What Is
amiss with the song, then? How has
it offended your babyship?"
"a milder and better-mannered song
hath never been heard within these
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
"NaiVe'' Questions.

Mrs. Alexander, the novelist, lives in
Florence. There a young American
woman recently interviewed her.
Mrs. Alexander was delightful" said
the young woman. 'She amused me
very much. 1, too, amused her-she
thought me naive.
Once, when l asked her a certain
question about the financial side of
novel writing, she declared that my
question was as naive as that of a
little Florentine child's that she had
heard about the day before
This child, at dinner with her par
ents, turned to her mother and said:
Mamma, where were You born?'
"'At Padua, darling
"'But was born in Florence, wasn't
II?
Yes, dear
"'And father, where was he born?'
"In Venice
'The little girl looked gravely from
one to the other.
"Isn't it funny she said, that we
should all have met like this
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

The Of the story laid in the 18th century
The monks Of the Cstercan Monastery Abbey Of
Beaulieu, assemble TO witness the trial Of a lay
brother, known Horde John, upon numerous
grave charges brought against him. He pleads guilty
and is sentenced to be expelled from the Order
and at the time is decreed that he be dragged
forth and scourged from the Abbey's precincts. He
threatens to assault number Of the brethren, and
IN the excitement escapes. Shortly after another OF
the lay brethren of the monastery Aeyne Edricson,
takes his departure from the monastery IN accord
with provision Of his fathers WILL that in his
twentieth year he shall go forth into the world for
one year to choose for himself his future calling.
In sadness he wanders from the monastery on his
way to visit his brother, the Socman of Mnstead
whose reputation is a most unsavory one. Night
coming on, he seeks shelter in q roadside inn.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

is permitted to set foot on the shore
at that beautiful and historic spot
The plain facts in the case are that
when the inspectors made their Off
cial visit to the boat Mrs. Watkins w
engaged in painting the engines. Dur
ing the winter months the two Cap
tains Watkins were engaged in over
hauling and renOvating their boat
no small task when one remembers
that the boat can carry 600 passengers
on its two decks.
AS a result of the examination
which they recently underwent at
Chicago, Captain George Watkins
holds an engineers and a masters
license, while his wife holds a license
as master and pilot which entities her
to pilot any craft up to 100 tons bur-
den upon the waters of the Illinois
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
THE STEAMER WATKINS.

their labors on board. There is moth
ing mannish or strenuous or new wom-
anish about this lady master of the
steamer Watkins-she is model
housekeeper and is household guard
ian angel for all the crew who dwell
upon the boat. This is the plain
story of a good woman, refined,
pleasant and energetic, who does the
work that comes to her thoroughly and
who is surprised that her ability to
handle fair-sized fresh water craft
should have attracted the attention
that it undoubtedly has.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
CONGRESSMAN ARRESTED.
TWO DOZEN OF THEM GATHERED
IN AT BASEBALL GAME BY
OFFICI4L OF HOUSE.
Presidents Son-in-Law Among Those
Corraled by Sergeant-at Arms
Trouble Caused by Minority Leader
Williams.

That the Members of Congress are
fond of ball game was evidenced
few days ago when a call of Il.
HOuse-a desire to obtain quorum
of the members-caused the Sergeant
alarms of that body to send out his
deputies to arrest whatever members
his squad could corral. Twenty-Five
congressman were gathered up from
the grandstand and bleacherS of the
Washington Baseball Club, Mr.. Mich
Olas LOngwOrth and his wife being
brought in from the Presidents box
1t was a delightful spring afternoon
and the House was drOning along
through its business, with John Sharp