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The Washington times., 1906-12-26
WON'T ADMIT MERE NAN
is SUPERIOR TO WOMAN

To the Editor Of The Times:
Win it be possible through The Wash
iDgtOn Times to convey To the under
standing of Otto Weininger the thought
that it may be possible that the world
was not created exclusively fer man:
that in the great scheme women may
have been considered a potent factor
quite as much as the seIf-ascertive male
portion?
When MEN discuss the advisabiIty Of
giving 10 women universal suffrage does
K occur 10 thcm that ii is out of their
province TO give or withhoId2
Do they consider the fact that life,
Hith its possibilities, its turmoils. its
VeSed questions mean quite as much to
women as 20 men, and that they them
selves are as fully capable of combating
its problems, To regulate their own
'SpheIe" in the contest. according to
their own known capa abilities or tastes.
as arc those who have abrogated 10
themselves this heaven-given priyilege2
Friendly advice VIII be rs Well re-
ceived IN these matters as in others. but
the spirit Cf dominion. one sex over an
other, must be relegated 10 the ms-
dieyal times
JULIA l. LANGDON BARBER.
Washington. d. c. Dec. 26.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
VETERANS RETIRE
FROM THE HOUSE
Some Great Democrats That
Have Passed Into
Oblivion.

With the retirement Of Representative
John II. Bankhead OF Alabama ana
Sam n. Robertson Of Louisiana from
the House on March next. Represent
atives d. A De Almond Of Missouri,
". a. Jones of Virginia. L. f Living
stoa OF Georgia, and AdOlph Meyer OF
Louisiana. step forward a peg in the
ranks of the veterans in continuous ser
vice
These four statesmen were elected to
Congress on the gidaI wave Of 1881. and
have been reelected sUccessively.
When they first entered the House
there were quite a number Of distin-
guished and prominent Democrats with
long records OF service 10 their credit.
In this particular. the service-record
was on the Democratic side, rather than
on the Republican side of the House,
as is now the case. These four Demo
cratic survivors of the Fifty-second
Congress had for colleagues such Demo
Gratis as Mills, CulbersOn, and Sayers
OF Texas. Crisp. Blount. and Clements
of Georgia: Herbert and Oats Of Ala
bama; Richardson, Mcmillan. and En-
Ice Of Tennessee; Hatch and Doc!lery
of Missouri; Holman of Indiana. known
as the Watch dog % the Treasury
and the Great Objector" Springer of
Illinois. breckenridge of Kentucky,
Breckenridge OF Arkansas, and Others
VINO have long since retired from pol
itics.
Hut in those days with the Democrats
exceeding the Republicans in the num-
Der Of veteran members the latter then.
as now, had the one member with The
longest continuous service which car
ried with It the title of Father of the
House" And the most remarka ble part
j il . 10
State, has held the honor for nearly
thirty years.
Pig Iron" Kelly, the father Of the
House. was succeeded bF Charlie
O'Neill, who, in turn was succeeded by
H8rmer, and the honor now rests upon
Col. Harry II. Bingham, the best dress
ed man in the House Had II not bean
for the break In Uncle JOe's'' service
ia the F1fty-second Congress, he would
be father OF the House as well as
Speaker
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
FRESHMAN FEARS
SOCIAL SLIGHT
Russell Shears, of Chicago
University, Missing From
UnCle'S Home.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Russell Shears. a
freshman at the University of Chicago,
fearing he would not be taken INTO
the Psi UpsiIon Fraternity along with
his other classmates, left the home OF
his uncle Dr. George T. Shears, 2s1I
Prairie avenue, on December Is, and
has not been seen since by friends or
relatives.
Young Shears attended a matinee per-
formauce OF The Decei;ful Dean" a
comic opera given on December 10 by
University Of Chicago students That
was the last time he was seen by his
friends. A search of his room indicated
that he had planned To leave the city.
4 believe Russell Will come to his
senses soon and return home" said
Dr. Shears. I do not for q minute be-
lieVe he has met with foul play"
Shears is eighteen years old, and is
the son of Thomas Shears, of Denver,
who is said to be wealthy.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
BLITHEEING'S COMPLETE COM
PENDIUM, OR THE DANGER
nE Hy,...tE~FCAEc
OF WlrrISISMS.

Harold alt Essyfaee Hoilowhead had
been invited to attend Mrs. Much-Ma-
yuma CON ng out ball IN honor OF hef
daughter R1s.ebelle. Faultlessiy attired,
he paused before leaving his room long
enough ~ absorb a few hints from
Bnthermg's 8 Complete Compendium OF
Etiquette and Business" He was alb
aorbing something from the etiquette
end ol he volume as follows
Al ays be jOvia1 and witty IN So
cisbyf This creates splendid tmpFes-
slon ana assures one OF inst mt popu-
iari 81. If one is not naturally witty
stt4oy the surroundings, there Is al
Was plenty OF inspiration for bon
n4f.ts, wittiCisms and the like IN COM
- .enting upon tzOse about you."
Me for q few seintillating comments,
| murmurcd Harold as lac was ushered
! down the receiving line.
| 1t takes courage to come 10 these
debutante affairs, does IL not% he asked
| lplaintiyely Of tired looking man beside
| him,
Indeed il does" replied old man
Much-Mszuma heartily Il told my
wife today / didn't believe she would
have a dozen people here.
Harold FASTENED hence. He was not
| ing sight of the very stout Miss Biones.
remarked to the handsome young Wo-
/ mar on his right:
Il see The Biones twins are out to-
night-how droll, that profile of her col
/ lection OF Chins led me to think she was
twins" And hc started TO laugh heart
/ ily when the young lady froze him with
q stare and moved haushtily away.
The joke was too good To he lost and
Harold repeated it 10 the first young
man who came along, adding that the
yornC woman who had been sitting be-
side him seemed To take Ofiense.
Strange said the young man with
r steely glitter in his ewes, -'she should
have appreciated that for She is Miss
] BjoGes' sister. But never mind. as am
, brother 10 both I viii explain IL "a
them" and he stared so hard at Harold
that the poor boy went into the con-
servatory.
Don't you know" he said brightly %
an elderly woman who nodded to the
debutante as she passed on the arm of
| Young MacMunn. "Macbelle reminds ne
of a man ia q saloon, so long coming
out v'see. ba-ha, hu-ha--'
"MV niece is only eighteen. sir. and
| your remark savOrs Of impudence."
I Harold sighed, but decided To make
| one more effort to be- J0vial and witty.
A woman thin enough and rich enough
30 he called sDirituelle. stood leaning
against the fountain Another bright
thought occurred 10 him, and sauuteT-
ing over Ia the nearest man who was
coming hUrriedly into the conservatory.
/ he stopped him and said, noddiuE I'm the
direction Of the thin girl:
How careless Of old man MuCh-Ma-
/ yuma 20 leave mis- paper cutter out here!
! II viii get rust
( Something full Of knuckles and other
hard spots struck him In the eye. When
/ he regaiucd consciousness he was told
/ spirtuene giFl and could not take a
!
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
A NEAR-FABLE.

There was once very temperate
man. He abhOrred strong drink and de-
Clarcd there was never an excuse for
indulgence. That was before he mar
ried, before his mOJheT-in-laW butted in
before the bill collector got familiar. be-
fore baby had the collie. before he lost
on the election. before he moved into the
suburbs. before his neiEhboT asked him
IL IL was cold enough for him. and be-
fore he had 20 ride in town every day
on a car strap When he found tHis en-
abled him 10 forget his troubles IempOT-
arily he altered his views on the drink
question altogether.
MoraI-PIenty of nen have Oodles Of
real excuses for drinking.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
CHILD Walks 20 MILES
TO FIND SANTA CLAUS

POTTSTOWN, Pa. Dee 25.-Stanley
Pulaski, eight years Old, of Sl4 Mulberry
street. Reading, was not visited by
Santa Claus, and told his. sad story this
morping to several companions.
They said they would take him to find
Santa. ard after walk of a mile in the
country deserted him. The little fellow
did not know where he was and walked
twenty miles 10 Pottstown
He was found half frozen on the
streets here. He told his story to Bur
CESS Collier, who took him to his honae.
gave him good supper and some gifts
from his own Christmas tree and sent
him back home ii parlpr car.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
NO CHILD IS OVERLOOKED
BY SANTA ROCKEFELLER

NEW YORK, Dee. 26.-Whatever other
people may think of John d. Rookie
feller the children of Pocantico Hills.
his country estate. will long remember
him as a generous Santa Claus. After
the dig Christmas tree at the Pocantico
Lyceum had been trimmed and all deco
rations made. Mr.. Rockefeller visited
the place and took care to see thar
every child who attended should receive
a present.
Trustees Of the lyceu.n sent to the
provider of the entertainment mes
sage wishing him a Merry Christmas
and many. years Of good health and
happiness"
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
CARLOADS OF GREETINGS
FOR MRS. MARY HARTJE

PITTSBURG, Dec. 9t.-Telegrams and
gifts in carload lots We're shcwered upon
Mrs Mary Scott Hartje. of divorce trial
fame, and her two pretty children.
The little woman who has fought so
successfully a most sensational divorce
case was remembered kindly by her fell
lOW-WOm IN, from Maine 10 California
and from he lakes TO the Gulf. Tele-
grams by the score. wishing a merry
Christina 20 herself and children, came
last evening and today until Mrs. Hartje
simply Wept from JOY at the knowledge
that she was still remembered kindly
DN American woman
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
.SCOLOS BURIAL MAN.
WOMAN is NOT DEAD

CHICAGO. Dee. 26.-Afrs. Emma Card
mann last night came back TO life on
the undertaker's slab after her death
certificate had been signed by two ply
sicians- She ehided the burial man who
was preparing her for the grave.
My. but you're rough," was her first
words
The undertaken telephoned for the
police When the bluecoats came the
woman had put on her clothes and wes
starting for home.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

1t takes a grain car on the average
ten days to cover go miles on the North
ern Pacific" writes Mr.. Lane an Inter
state Commerce Commissioner. The
grain car would be justified in getting
impatient and trying the wagon road
for while.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
BUNK0ED.
Have You Been Buncoed? How Was It
Done? Tell Us!

The public is not falling over itself in
frantic haste 70 answer these questions
now being asked in I+hllOdeIphia and
Chicago, as well as IN Boston. but a
number of pitifuI confessions have been
sent me, from wnicA these are culled:
Dear Mr. llditor.
bought GAN cd potted chicken
Ogden Swift.
Dear Mr. Editor-
An lnsidlOus sent got me to mortgage
my house and t,Uy an auto. Then some
one dropped y match In the gasolene
tank Now ! avn boarding out, and
walking to Ncrk G. Ranke.
Dear Mr.. Editor:
/ bought stock In an airship. The
airship woegld not go up. but the stock
did. Eighty Fittz
Dear Mr. Editor.
] bought a pretty little bank for 81
ana let au eEtire stranger in a big Of
fee beb ind "a gilt grill have the key.
Every time ] filled this little bank he
kindly opened IL for me. and took my
money. Then ne got tired of banking.
or something, and closed his Office lie
has not been "at home to me since.
Welle Skinucdd.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
PAY CHECKS SCATTERED
FROM EXPRESS WAGON

DAYTON. Ohio. Dec. 26-Packages
containing checks TO the amount of
$4,000 which were for the employees of
the Indiana, Columbus and Western
Traction, were lost from an express
wagon, and scattered along the streets
in the city. Many were forged and
Cashed.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

II is not known whether this divorce of
Mrs James C. Blaine, jr., ends the list
or whether it IS just another chapter in
the serial.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
PLOT TO ROB BRYAN
OF A NOMINATION
Friends of Nebras kan
Charge Conspiracy Is
On Foot.
ROGER SULLIVAN IN 1T
Chicagoan Said to Be in League With
STANDARD OIL to Defeat the
WesterneT.

Is there a conspiracy on foct to de-
feat William Jennings Bryan for the
democratic nomination in 1858?
western friends Of Mr. Bryan charge
that there ig and that the promoters
OF the scheme are extremely active.
Ihey aiiege that the plot is to beat
bryan out Of the nomination. and put
up some safe and sane" Democratic
candidate, who will have no strength
before the people, and who win De
easily beaten by conservative RcDub-
hcan candidate, such as Fairbanks.
Cannon, Foraker, Root. or Shaw.
big interests and leading conservative
politicians IN the Republican and Dem
oeratic camps are charged with being
at work IN furtherance CT the plan
STANDARD in Plot?
Standard Oil interests are said 10 be
deeply interested in the movement
Conference lave been held III New
York 10 promote IT. and recently there
was a conference IN Chicago ia the Of
fee Of National Committeeman Roger
Sullivan, Al which there were present.
aside from Mr. Sullivan. James II.
Eckles. Thomas Taegart, Col James NJ.
Gu1ey. Of Pennsylvania. member OF the
Democratic National Committee. and
closely allied 90 the Standard Oil lead
crs, and state Chairman Miller, of Iowa,
hn ahU-BFNstn Democrat Mr. Bryanis
Western IrienGts charge That al This
thlcago conference, details OF the plans
were gone into for d-priving Brvan
OF delegations from various Western
states ana throw lns them TO a CenseFg-
allNe Democrat Who viii be centcred
oh as TIE man with whom to beat Bryan
IS not yet disclosed
Bryan s friends charge that the con-
seTk aIlEe leaders who 2re nov tFEinE
To beat Bryan WeIe the first 10 shout
Tor him when there was danger that
Hearst would carry New York. When
it was seen that Hearst was beaten by
haAHes. anu was probably eliminated
as a Presidential factor in iS1s. then the
movement was set on foot 10 deprive
Bryan OF the chance Of nomination.
Conspiracy Deep-Rooted.
A fight has already been precIpltated
ia Iowa because Bryan's friends. led by
George r. Rinehart. the foremost Bryan
man in the State, are fearful that the
Iowa delegation viii be stolen from
the Netraszan. Rinehart and his friends
are determined 10 set an Iowa delega-
tiou for Bryan. and 10 drive fron power
Charles ". Miller. the present Demo
cratic State chairman. who is accused
OF being f0r Bryan on the surface. and
yet seeking quietly 10 knife MIN Sim
liar fights will undoubtedly be preCipi-
Jated in other States.
According TO Bryans friends. the
nomination of an aggressive, radical
Republican would be quite as dIsc0n-
cerGDg 10 the men y no are trying TO
beat Bryan out or the nomination as
would the ncWina ton OF Bryan. These
men, vino are allied win great cOFpO-
rate interests. want neither "A Bryan
nor a man Of the Roosevelt type in the
White House it is alleged the attempt
of Hartman backed bY Standard OH
TO get control of New York State once
more and replace Odell ia the saddle
is related 10 the movement to keep
Bryan from getting the nomination.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
MANY DO

Many an artist is wed TO his art.
How easy. poor art. 10 delight her.
Then vi y may not business men give
up their heart
And hand TO some charming tyne
writer?
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

There is no certainty. of course, that
the private correspondence in the case
of Ambassador Durand viii not finally
md its way into the public prints
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Capt. Jack Greenway has the distinc-
tion of being the only Rough Rider in
private life
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

That soubrette who committed sui
eide the other day because financial
troubles had first made unsuccessful ef-
forts TO get To Pittsburg.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

The shop girls smile may now become
q little more natural.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

IL you get a box of Christmas cigars
you may be justified in swearing of
now instead of waiting until the end of
the wear.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
TABLOID PHILOSOPHY.

The trials OF life are supposed to make
US. but they too frequently break US.
Think vice talk vice. act vice. are
three short steps.
The rich man with nothing TO do gets
awfully tired. but the poor man with
nothing To do gets aWfuliy hungry.
Continue 90 study. else you viii be
drawing upon the principal OF your in
telleCtual powers.
Woman is like a rose. her bloom fades
but her thoTnlike tongue remains sharp
II is easier 10 make a fortune than
IL is To make a happy life.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
s.sl CENT GLOVES REDUCED TO
70 CENTS

It was all OF for Manley
With a rash and "A roar the women
fought their way to the counter.
Down, down. down went Mauley.
crushed to the hoOr How the rubber
heels and Frerch heels and colonial
heels and Cuban heels and common
sense heels and run down heels pat
tered over his PROSTATE form
And then ne lost consciousness
iTo Be Continued
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

JOAN Wesley Gaines says he sleeps
only five hours night He ought to
let US know who stands guard oVer the
Constitution during those five hours.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

An income tax makes liars" saws
Mr. Carnegie. Which merely goes TO
slow that an income tax, IN results. ia
not different from other kinds OF taxes.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Miner Hicks is able to be out.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-12-08
PRESENT STATUS OF IRRI-
CATION ON THE NILE
Great Triumph of Engineering Skill Which VIII
Make New Land of Old Egypt


Behold what irrigation hath wrought
in Egypt. Between 1901 and 1905
205,00o acres were given perennial
irrigation at a cost of about 81 900 900.
The rental of this area has since in
creased by over $4,000,000 and the
sale value by over $40,000,000. Irri-
cation improvements on an old peren-
land in Middle Egypt increased the
mean rent from SIS to $50 per acre.
just double. A state property in the
Fayoum of $4,000 acres has had its
mean rental increased from $500 in
1898 to 5000 i'll 1905. The value Of
this property, estimated in 1899 at a
little over 100000 is now about
$500 000.
The area under perennial irrigation
to-day is 100000 acres, and the kilo.
metrage of perennial canals 1854.
CA kilometer is 1000 meters, and a
meter is 1886 inches long,. The en-
tire perennial tract in Middle Egypt
is supplied by the lhahimieh canal,
242 kilometers long. This canal takes
off at Asyut, and has bed width OF
so meters, a summer depth OF 40
meters, and a flood depth Of so
meters. The discharge varies from
155 to 700 cubic meters per second.
The Delta supplied by six main
canals taking off between Cairo and
the Delta barrages. The aggregate
discharge of these canals is between
400 and 500 cubic meters per second
in summer, and 1000 cubic meters per
second in flood. A number Of minor
canals also draw direct from the river
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-12-08

The modes of the present season, as
known to the multitude, allow of so
much latitude and admit of such scope
for the exercise of individual taste and
ingenuity, that it is the woman of
imagination, tempered by knowledge,
who triumphs.
Although it is practically case of
choose as you will, certain unbreak-
able rules must be observed. For eX-
ample, self-respecting sleeves exhibit
degree of fulness at the shoulder, a
square effect being achieved, when
necessary. by means Of a small cres-
cent-shaped pad inserted between the
lining and the material at the top
the arm. Such cuffs as obtain on
dress bodices and blouses are tightly
fitting, and reach to the elbow in ad-
dtion they boast a number of diminu-
time buttons which serve the dual pur
pose of use and ornament. Skirts are
long and clinging and critical survey
of the outline of the really we'll dress
ed woman possessed of Legitimate
claims to elegance, causes the unini-
tiated to wonder whore she bcstows
her petticoatS and to question whether
she has not done away with them alto
sether as superfuous accessories.
This brings me TO a delightful I'M
derskirt | saw and coveted the other
evening. Presumably its foundation
was softest satin, but l was not per
mitted a glimpse of its inner mysteries
and so can only chronicle fleeing
vision Of snowy chiffon, terminating in
a diaphanous flounce of the same, lace
bordered and bearing a design of
hand painted leaves in delicate tones
of green, and raised lilac blossom
traced in mauve ribbon. Other fas-
cinating petticoats are entirely com
posed Of lace, while an ideal petticoat
of luxury for afternoon wear consists
of white suede to the knees, where 1t
is succeeded by flounce contriyed
from alternate lines of ivory MORE An
inch in depth, and lace insertion.
AS | write the question of millinery
ia exercising the feminine mind to nm
unwonted extent. Despite the unde-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-12-08

cent. of the food discharge Of the
river reaches the White Nile. TIC
capture this lost summer discharge,
without interfering with the existing
floor regime, is the problem now being
studied. Let us now see how the
available supply is utilized.
The systems of irrigation pracuced
are the basin and perennial systems.
Under the first the land receives one
annual flooding; under the second,
waterings proceed uninterruptedly
throughout the year. Basin irrigation
has been in existence some 5000
years, and formerly was universal
In 1920 perennial irrigation replaced
the Delta basins, and in 1873 reached
Middle Egypt Since 1901 the con
version of basins into perennial tracts
has been pushed vigorously and IN
three years time only $4,000 acres
of basins will be left in Egypt.
Regulating works to control the
levels in the parent rivers are al
most invariably a necessity for any
successful perennial canal system.
Hence we find the rivers in India
studded with weirs and the Nile with
barrages. A barrage may be deflned
as a viaduct on massive masonry
floor, having many openings Of small
span fitted with gates, which can be
raised and lowered at will. A we'll
designed barrage differs from a weir
in causing no appreciate rise in the
river level during food, an important
consideration on the Nile, whose high
flood level is we'll above country level.
At the head of the Delta come the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-12-08

Rosetta and Damietta barragcs. These
structures were commenced in 1888,
officially completed in 1861, ana pro
nounced a failure in 1888. Then came
Sir Colin Scott Moncrief and several
Anglo-Indian irrigation officers, under
whose directions both barrages were
remodeled between 1887 and 1890.
They were further strengthened and
provided with massive downstream
weirs between 1897 and 1900, and to-
day hold up six meters of water, and
divert the entire summer discharge
of the river into the Delta canals.
The Assyut Larrage was completed
in 1902, and during three recent low
floods has saved crops to the value Of
100000
The Zifta barrage, on the Demietta
branch, was completed in 1903, and
increases the early flood supply of
the Delta by % per cent. These bar
RACES vary from 3S6 meters to $50
meters in length. The Assyut barrage
has Ill, and the Zifta barrage so s.
meter vents. The cost of the four
barrages has been 100000. The
Esua barrage, IT'S kilometers north Of
Aswan. is now in hand. The function