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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-22
POSSESSIONS OF ROYALTY.
4 Pipe Set with Diamonds; Carriage
Handles Made of Gold.


The pipe smoked by the Shah Of Persia
on state occasions IS set with diamonds.
rubies. and emeralds Of the costHest kind.
and is stated 10 be worth as much as
eloo.0o0. His pipe Is. therefore, ten times
more valuable than his sword-worn by
the late Shah's father on his first visit
TO Europe-which IS only valued al the
insignificant sum OF e10o00. says Tit-Bits
Talking Of swords, perhaps che most
precious blade" in existence IS that of
the Gaezwar of Baroda. It's Hit and belt
are incrusted with diamonds rubies. ard
emeralds and II is valued at s220 0e0.
There are some costly swords in India,
and both the Gar Of Russia and the Sui
tan OF Turkey possess ieweIed sabers Of
great price. The most valuable sword in
England is the one presented by the
Egyptians to Lord Wolseley The hilt is
set with brilliants. and is valued at 5000.
The finest broUghsm in the world is
owned by the Maharajah Of Ghened. one
OF the wealthiest Of Indian potentates.
The handles Of the doors are Of solid gold.
while the rest Of the carriage is silver
one Of the most curious pianos ever
manufactured was made 20 the order Of
be made in parts, each small enough to
be carried by a slave. as his highness an
solutely refused TO trust them To the care
Of his camels. which formed the only
other available means Of transport. This
instrument was an exceedingly costly az
fair, being manufactured principally OF
orris and tulip woods. inlaid with unpoI-
ished jacaranda parQuery, and decorated
with scroll work Of pure gold The actual
sum paid for It was e3,o09
It is impossible to value certain things
until they come under the hammer In
the open market. There Is no doubt that
the Queen Of ItaIys pearls are, indeed.
worth "a kings ransom" but the pearl
necklace which fetched a record price be-
longed to the Duchess Of Montrose. The
bidding began at e5,Oo0, and rose by bids
Of G1,0o0 $500 and 800 to eH500, at
which price il was knocked down
ViOlins have romance all their own
apart from their price. but $500, the sum
paid the other day for a violin by An
tonic Stradivari, seems an enormous
price 10 pay for an instrument the origi-
nal cost Of which to the maker cannot
have exceeded 5s. But this price is bag
atelle in comparison with some OF the
prices paid for the creations Of the great
Cremona master. A few years ago s2.050
was paid for ''Stradr at Stuttgart, and
there are others in existence which even
"a kings ransom" could not buy Senior
Sarasate. the great violinist, owns one
such. It was presented TO him by Queen
Isabella Of Spain, when. as a boy Of
ten-the infant prodigy OF those days-he
played before her at the court of Madrid
1t is said to be destined 10 revert 10 the
state on the great violinists decease.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-22
The Tomcat Won.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A boastful machinist employed at the
Jessop Steel Mil, near Washington. Pa.
had the conceit taken out Of him by a big
tomcat one day recently He was boast
ing Of his strength, declaring that he
could pull a horse through the waters Of
Charters Greek. Superintendent Wilson.
Of the mill, offered to bet SO that he
couldn't pull a cat through .the water
from bank to bank. The bet was taken.
big black tOmcat was secured at a
nearby house, and the two hundred mill
workers gathered at the creek TO see the
test of strength. The machinist was on
one side Of the creek with one end of
rope, and the cat and the spectators were
on the other The rope was tied around
the cat, and, when ali was in readiness.
the word was given and the tug-of-war
was On. The machinist held his own for
a moment, and then, with might heave
against the straining hemp. the cat pulled
him into the water.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-22

OF Maj. and Mrs Thomas B. Dugan at
Fort Oglethorpe. Ga, for the remainder
Of the summer
Mr.. Charles ]. Simpson, wife, mother.
and son are spending several weeks at
Asbury Park, n. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Tracy, Of The
Wilson. Fourteenth and Harvard streets.
will have as their guests next week.
Mrs. Harold Reiss Tracy. of Portland.
Greg, and her mother, DIR. Ella ].
Fifield, Of Tacoma, Wash.
The Short story Club INDUCED in a
midsummer meeting combined with a
picnic party at the home Of One OF its
members, Mr. William Tyler Page.
Friendship Heights. Montgomery County.
Md. on Saturday evening. After an al
fresco dinner the members and guests. to
the number Of about eighty. gathered
upon the piazza and broad lawn. lighted
by the glimmer Of the moon and the mel
low glow OF Chinese lanterns, and lis
tened to music, song, story, and speech.
Several vocal and instrumental numbers
were contributed by Mr.. and Mrs VIII
liam Tyler Page The host was made
master OF ceremonies, and read letter
from DR.. George Hyde Lee. regretting
his inability to be present. and extend
ing an invitation TO the members to visit
him in his rural retreat at Greenwood,
Md He then called upon Prof. l. H.
Wilder, late Of the University of Chi
cago. the newly selected president. who.
after thanking the club for the honor
conferred, briefly outlined his work and
aspirations for it's future.
Mrs Mira H. Metcalf. the secretary.
read a resume OF the past seasons work.
Capt. T. Y. De COster, the retiring
president. enlivened the audience by his
humor. Mr. Page expatiated on the lead
ing characteristics and lovable qualities
Of his neIghbors; and Prof. Hyland c.
Kirk supplemented the humorous note
by relating several anecdotes and by
reading an original story.
Judge George r. Baber gave the ora
torical effect 10 a nominating speech for
William Tyler Page as Congressional rep
resentative, heartily extoIling his virtues
and capabilities, which was warmly sec
onded. Mr.. Leonard J. Carver. called
upon as a descendant of Pocahontas,
spoke eloquently.
Rising votes OF thanks were rendered
Mrs. Christine Walton Dunlap for her
effective work as chairman Of the picnic
committee. and TO Mr. and Mrs. Page.
the host and hostess. for the entertain
ment Of the evening. The company then
Joined in singing AUD Lang Syne. %
America and other patriotic songs, TO
the piano accompaniment OF Mrs. Page
and Mrs. William ID Mackenzie
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CHURCH DEBT PAID.
Letters of COngregatIOn's Women
Brought in Necessary Funds.

Brought I'm Necessary Funds,
There was great rejoicing in the New
Brooklyn Church in Sicklerville, n. J..
when the last dollar OF the debt against
the parsonage was paid. The money was
raised in a novel manner, says the Phil
adelPhis Inquirer.
Every female member OF the church
wrote q letter TO all the BOYS that we-e
'her schoolmates in bygone days, no mat
ter where they now lived, soliciting con-
tributions. The men members likewise
wrote TO their schoolgirl sweethearts of
long ago, Many a pleasant correspond
ence developed, and it is said some of
the letters were calculated to revive the
spark Of affection that was kindled when
the writer's were youngsters, but as hus-
bands and wives were allowed 10 read
one another's letters not a case of lea
lousy is recorded
The money came in so fast that in a
short time the entire debt was paid off
and as the contributions are still coming
IN the parsonage will be frightened by a
new coat OF paint
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Keep posted by having The washing
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Cabinets Of Note Paper and Envelopes Card Cases and Sets nnd
Fountain Pens and Penhoders Hand BoterS Stamp Boxes &c
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Reports That Are Not Drv

The staff of young women EMPLOYED In
making the notes and data for the index
Of economic material in the State docu-
ments seem to find the reports Of State
officials interesting reading, and show
the greatest enthusiast over them. A
knowledge Of languages is a necessity in
much OF the work. for many States print
reports and circulars In several Ian
guages. Wisconsin, for instance. has
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-22

OF Mai. and Mrs Thomas B. Dugan at
Fort Oglethorpe. Ga, for the remainder
Of the summer
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Tracy, Of The
Wilson. Fourteenth and Harvard streets.
will have as their guests next week,
Mrs Harold Reiss Tracy. Of Portland.
Greg, and her mother, Dr. Ella 7
Fifield. Of Tacoma, Wash
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Mrs. Henry Vessels and Miss Sarah
McGinnis, of Washington, are the guests
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-22

Mr.. Charles J. Simpson, wife, mother.
and son are spending several weeks at
Asbury Park, n. ].
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sated term the store viii close at o'clock Saturdays at
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-22

Mrs. Nellie Wilson ShircliN will leave
this week for short stay at Atlantic
City, after which she will go to Boyds,
Md, to remain until the second week Of
September, when she will return to her
place in the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church choir.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-22

William Mckinley Circle, No. ., La
dies of the G. A R., will hold a lawn
fete July ., "a, and 3, corner East Capt.
TOT and Second streets. no admission will
be charged and the proceeds are to be
applied to the relief fund of the circle.
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T<HE TREND OF the public mind is nowhere shown more
than in the American magazine of to-day
n Inc has ul1r o1o, i, l
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-19
ODD EXPERIENCES OF TOURISTS.
Americans Tell of Queer Happenings
While HsDoinR Europe.o

hluEopG.
How cat language is unalterably con-
fused with his first Impressions of
France is a story told by one Of
trio Of far western Americans who
have arrived at the Hotel du Louvre
after doing Europe" for the first time
The party is composed of w. Virges
lumberman from Tacoma, and q. E.
Coovert, a Portland (Ore.) attorney,
and his wife, who has been studying
operatic singing in Dresden.
Il didn't know we had crossed the
German-French frontier" said Mr.. Coo
vert. II was asleep on the seat and a
French lady with a cat in q basket
got aboard and went asleep alongside.
Suddenly the cat started to cry, and,
waking up, discovered l was leaning
too close to the lady (probably MASKING
the cat), and as she awoke, too, she
pulled out her ticket, waving it in my
face. As l couldn't talk French, l told
her in English didn't want he2 ticket
but to give it to the CONDUCTOR When
somebody came to explain | discovered
the trouble to be that l was taking uI
too much of the seat. Things like that
don't happen at home"
At Mayence Mr.. Virges says hi
worked unique scheme to see the
Kaiser during the maneuvers.
Some one told me it would be al
most impossible to get close enough t.
see him." said Mr.. virges. "But
went to the authorities and told then
was journalist from some Pacifi,
coast newspaper, and after l had sc
cured the necessary papers l went t.
the maneuvers in an automobile, pullet
out the papers and passed the police
who saluted. 1 took with me to hote
afterward two Philadelphians, and W
dined overlooking the boulevard wher
the Kaiser was to pass. Almost imme
diately he appeared, and when the Phil
adelphians cheered the Kaiser locke,
" and saluted."
Mr.. and Mrs. Coovert nearly 20
locked up In the opera here.
Mrs. Coovert, whom l came over t
bring home from her studies in DreI
den, wanted to see The Valkyries,'
said Mr.. Coovert. II expected to sc
a big ballet, but instead two or thre
persons came out and sang until on
died. The curious thing was that whe
we left our hats coming In neither {
us took any notice where. When W
came out we could not find the sam
cloakroom and neither Of us coul
speak one word of French. We pr
sented the ticket at four differeI
places, and l was getting mad. Afts
everybody else was gone one of the a
tendants, taking my wife by the arr
showed us the place. They were ju
slamming the doors when we starts
out Of the building.
After these experiences am stron
ly In favor Of a universal languae
and that ought to be the American la
guase.-New York Herald.
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Wit or THE YOUNGSTERS.
~~~~~~~~~~

Small Harold, after sizing UP the
new baby, said: well, that kid hasn't
got any hair to comb, but he's got an
awful lot of face to be washed"
Mamma-Garret, your conduct is just
dreadful. Why do you act so naughty
Garret Gage 5)-Oh, I guess It's be-
cause I'm too little to know any better.
Mamma-Do you love your teacher,
Tommy? Tommy-Yes, mamma but l
don't want you to tell her. Mamma
Why not7 Tommy-'Cause she might
sue me for breach Of promise.
visitor-Well, my little man, have
you any brothers7 Bright Boy-Yes,
ma'am; have one, but my sister has
two. Yisltor-Why, how's that? Bright
Boy-she has me and my brother.
"Why, Nellie" said mother 10 her
small daughter, "you never saw me act
naughty as you have been acting" "Ot
course not,' replied Nellie, I'm toe
much Of lady to notice such things
Little Sally (reading)-What is 9
prolonged conflict, Harry? Small Har
ry-I don't know. l asked papa thi,
morning what 1t was and he said 4
was something 1 couldn't understand
Until grew up and got married.
"Why, Nettie," said her mother
what in the world are you pounding
your doll with your fathers slipper
forT because she refuses to obey me
mamma replied the little miss. I'm
not going to have the nelghbors say
that | spared the slipper and spoilet
my child"
Little Lloyd-Papa, was George
Washington married to England? Pap,
of course not, my son. Why do yo1
ask such silly question? Little Lloyt
This book says England is our moth
er country and as George Washington
was the father Of his country l sup
posed they were married.
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CouIdn,t he Fooled.

The younger son of well-known po-
jitlclan Of Chicago has spent pretty
much all Of his life in the big city by
the lake. and, consequently, knows lit
tie of country ways and things.
Not long ago he visited man he had
met In Chicago, and who maintains a
big farm near Cairo, whittier he had
insisted the youngster come for q
lengthy stay.
One day the Chicago youth was wan
dering about the farm, closely exam
lining the top, ends and sides of GER
tain trim, well-made object fenced
round in the paddock.
"What are you searching for, jim
my" asked the owner of the place,
with a quizzical smile.
"Where are the doors and windowsT'
asked Jimmy.
doors and windows! Why, Jimmy,
that's a hayBtack."
Look here, old man." exclaimed Jim.
my; II may be only green person
from the city, but you can't bluff me
that way. Hay doesn't grow In Jumps
like that v'-Harper's Weekly.
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LEGAL INFORMATION.
~~~~~~~~~~

Liability Of city for injuries due to
fall upon sidewalk covered with ict
and snow, where the Ice which accumu.
lated from natural causes, was les,
than an inch In thickness, and the per.
son injured knew when he went upon
it that 1t was smooth and slippery, and
there was no other defect, is denied IN
Evans VS.. Concordia (Kan), Z L. r. A.
IN. 81 9S3.
Notwithstanding the statute provides
that mortgage Of real estate shall not
be deemed conveyance, whatever its
terms, 30 as to enable the owner of the
mortgage to recover possession without
foreclosure, 1t Is held, In Moncriefi
VS.. Hare (Col.), 7 L. r. A. IN. s.
1901, that court Of equity may, pend.
ing foreclosure, impound the rents and
profits to be applied in reduction of the
debt.
That each proprietor and Wholesale.
of patent medicines Is permitted to de
termine for himself to what retailers
he will refuse to sell is held. in Jayne
vs.. Loder &C. G. A. Sd C.) Z L. r. A.
IN. 81 9s4. not to prevent an under.
taking on the part Of associations OF
proprietors, wholesalers and retailers
to prevent rate-cutting from being
within the Sherman antitrust act, II
they bind themselves by an agreement
not to sell to aggressive cutters Of
prices, and the agreement is enforced
by the retailers notifying wholesaler,
who are aggressive cutters and putting
upon the list Of aggressive cutters all
wholesalers who do not desist from
selling to persons on the list 80 fur
nished, the result Of which is greatly
to increase the cost Of proprietary med
icines to consumers throughout thu
| country.
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His Consolation.

John and Willie are twins. TheiI
best friend and playfellow In Archie
who IL gifted with red hair and q hot
temper. One day they quarreled and
Archie started home In hun. Th&
unsympathstic twins called after him
Red head, red headw Archie seemed
not to hear until the insult was re
peated. Then he turned and called
back. Don't care II am red beaded
amt twins, and folks can tell ma
apart r"-Grand Forks Press.
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PASS This AROUND
ELLIS HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE RHEU.
MATiSM CURE At HOME.
Prescription Given Which Sufferers o.
DreEd Disease Can Easily Make
Up and Try at Home ut
Small Cost.

To relieve the worst forms of Rheu-
matism, take tesspoonful Of the fol-
lowing mixture after each meal and at
bedtime:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; (;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
These harmless ingredients can be
obtained from any druggist in the
smaller towns, and are easily mixed by
shaking them we'll in bottle. Relief
is generally felt from the first few
doses.
This prescription, states we'll
known authority in a Cleveland morn
ing paper, forces the clUgged-up, inac-
tive kidneys to filter and strain from
the blood the poisonous waste matter
and uric acid, which causes Rhcuma-
tism.
As Rheumatism is not only the most
painful and torturous disease, but dan
gerous to life, this simple recipe will
NO doubt be greatly valued by many suf-
fsrers here at home, who should at once
prepare the mixture to get this relief
1t is said that person who would
take this prescription regularly, dose
or two daily, OF even few times q
week, would never have serieus Kidney
or Urinary disorders or Rheumatism.
Cut this out and prestrvs it. Good
Rheumatism prescriptions which really
relieve ar> scarce, indeed, aad when
you need it, you want II bodily.
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ENGLISH STORIES.
The Striking Way an oxford Notable
Won n Nickname.


Won n Nickname.
Dean Stanley once went late to din
ner with his collar tapping His host
ess ventured to ask him If he knew
"Oh, yes!" answered the dean. do
you mind?" Not at ALL" said the
lady. "Then don't mind, either. The
button dropped off while l was dress
ing" And the dean continued his con-
versation.
Rev. w. H. Tuckwell Is responsible
for the history of how an Oxford nota-
BILE in the thirties got his nickname,
Presence of Mind Smith. He went
boating with a friend and returned
alone and was asked what had become
Of his companion. He explained that
his friend had fallen into the Thames,
"and If had not with great presence
Of mind hit him on the head with q
boat hook the both of us would have
been drowned"
The late Joseph Joachim was great
favorlte in London, and for more than
sixty years rarely missed season
there. A certain nobleman told him
that he was going to st. James hall to
hear him, and Joachim later asked him
II he had found 1t tedious. mot al
ALL" serenely answered the titled per
sonage 81 enjoyed myself immensely
did not recognize you at first under
your disguise as a niger, but later
laughed all the more" The noblemar
had strolled by mistake into min
strel show instead of the large concer
| kon
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-19

Pepy's Diary, 1851 1869, commentin,
on shakspeare's plays, says Of mid
summer Nights Dream" "It 10 tn,
most insipid, ridiculous play ever saw
In my life," and upon reading "'Othel
10. Moor Of Venice which have hith
erto esteemed mighty good play, bu
having lately read the Adventures o.
Five Hours 1t seems mean thing.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-19
g WIFI -
A New Parlor Game
For the Long Winter Evenings
r R q. T.

Go to your dealer and buy pound pack
age of 20-Mule-Team BORAX. Cut off
the top panel from package and mail to
Pacific Coast Borax Co. Oakland, Cal.
with &c in lamps and the WHIz game
will be promptly sent you Prepaid.
WHlZ, the New Parlor Card game,
can be played by all the family. 1t is
composed of A handsomely printed cards
inclosed in flap case with full and COM
plete rules for playing. Entertaining,
instructive or educational. Similar
games cost SOC in the shops. You can
get it FREE.
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To Ne Avoided.

"Do you believe there is any future
for me in politics?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum !;
but in these days Of graft you want
to take mighty good care not to be one
of those fellows who start in with a
fine future and come out with terri.
ble past. Washington Star.
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Visitor-How are conditions here? Has
confidence returned?
Resident--Conditions are slowly set
thing down to their former basis, but con-
idence has not returned. Most of the
people still believe it was the children Of
heir next door neighbors that carried
iway their gates.
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A ThoushtfuI wife.

"Why did you tell your husband that
there would be three parts to the con-
certl There are only two"
ayes. know, but he will bs 30 pleas
cd when It leaves of sooner than he
expects. ts."-Fllegends Blaetter.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-19
Hoods SarsapariIIa
For the Defence.

MAJ hear that you've been playing
with Donald Smith again, Tommy.
Now, l told you Tommy-Playing
with him! You see the black eye he's
got and you'll soon guess If there was
any playing about it-Punch.
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A sure Winner.

Mrs. Henpeck-Those who are un-
lucky in love are said to be lucky at
cards.
Henpeck-If you'd let me out nights,
dear, think 1t would be a good thing
'or me to play poker.-Puck.
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His Wooden Excuse

1t was the next morning and Mr.. jag,
way was penitent.
This is positively the last time, my
dear" he said to his wife. II had been
reading about the exhaustion of the tim
Der supply and 1 wanted to 20 on one
more bat before it was all gone"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-19
CAST TORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s's%s,s,. ssass ss: Of 1MAzzzM
Unavoidable Delay.

"You can prove an alibi on this charge,
can't your" asked his lawyer.
"Yes'r," said the captured crook; "but
we'll have to wait a week or two. The
fellies I'm goin' to prove it by amt out
A. mil Wit"
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The mattresses used in the German
army are stuffed with little rolls Of pa
pei, and are said to be great improve
ment on straw.
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wayside Com uninEs.

Adam Zawfox-They say meat is goln'
to be cheaper.
JOB Sturky-If It's any cheaper than
the kind they've been handin out to me
lately somebody'll hev to pay me fur
eatin' it, b'garsh! I'm no garbage reduc-
tion plant