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The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Never was an Actor.


That old story about Senator La FoI-
lette once having been an actor has
been started on It's rounds again. The
Wisconsin Senator was asked yesterday
II he had ever been on the stage
You mean. was ] ever an actor?" ne
Inquired.
Yes"
II never was. but 1 suppose they'll keep
that story going even after am dead.
William Jennings Bryan has denied 50
often the story that he once was an actor,
or tried 10 be. that his friends say he
viii no longer discuss the subject
There is at present only one member
Of Congress who actually was an actor,
so far as known, and he is the Hon. Julius
Kahn, Of san Francisco. Mr.. Kahn is
proud Of having once followed the stage
as a profession, and in his autobiography
IN the Congressional Directory states
that after leaving school in San Fran
cisco he followed the theatrical profession
for ten years. playing with Edwin Booth.
Joseph jefferson. TOmasso Salvini Mr..
and Mrs W J. Florence. Clara Morris.
and other well known stars Il Is a rare
treat, by the way. 20 attend a dinner with
the San Francisco statesman and hear
him recite Shakespeare and the other
masters.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

.seryatism. He has made no mistake IN
reaching the conclusion that "as be-
tween a few cats and innumerable rats.
most persons would doubtless favor the
former"
Possibly il is ungenerous not to feel
fully satisfied after having been furnished
with such a valuable dissertation on the
merits OF cleanliness as is further pro-
vided in the report. but nevertheless it
must in fairness be said thst a more
detailed account OF actual conditions
would have been welcome.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Prom the Atchls0n Globe
An Atchison young man not many years
ago commenced TO call on a girl He
kept her out on the front porch late al
night he made fife a torment for her II
she looked at any other man, and finally
he married her. lie is poor. and her
father was in fairly good circumstances
so that for the first time in her life she
She cooks for him; cleans. sews. mends
and slaves for their two children. Do
you want to know why this man put her
in position where she would experience
such hardship in addition to his tyranny
Because he Loved her
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
POVERTY.

Amid the tinse Of ow gttering life
Around the splendos Of the god of gold
There lies the sha6o@ Of a world Of strife
OF crowded roOms, Of hunger. and Of cold
When all Is light, and Eayetv Is queen.
And bright the ewes Of folly and desire
II chance lifts up the veil. beneath il seen
The black sides Of the pit, the quenchless fire.
Have ] the right my hanriness to show
To let nv laughter echo through the night,
When many pass me by who cannot know
The worth q beauty, meaning Of delight
Oh. all the pain and SORROW Of the poor
! feel within my heart . God, that !
Could knock upon the little attic door
And tell the children that they need not cry
rPSll Mall Gazette
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
FIatterinE Them.

From the Teue Hautc Tribune
Washington papers are discussing
whether there is any authority for calling
a member OF the lower house a Congress
man. While it is true that both members
OF the Senate and the House are members
of Congress, the Representative wants
some distinction made between him and
the representative of some county in the
State legislature. and so we viii hatter
him by calling him . Congressman.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
ST First sirht

Ny name to you is quite unknown,
And yours to me, 7 frankly own:
But maiden whom / Glanced to sce
Last night. You look so good to me.
That ] adopt this am0rous tone.
I'm, single and ] live alone,
But / am willing to atone
For this-Tu unfold. presently,
Mine aim "a you.
want to put YOU on a throne
And cast myself before it. prone
To beg Of YOU on Blended knee
To pat my JOY way up tn c.
want to give 80 nuts I've grown
My name TO you,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Tit for Tat.

Before he became a working statesman
Senator Scott, of West Virginia was a
glass manufacturer. While serving in
the West Virginia legislature Mr.. Scott
thought to have fun with lawyer col
league. who was prone. on the slightest
provocation. to address himself eloquent
~ aud cOgently to constitutional argu-
ments Frequently during the course Of
the lawyers speech one day he was in
terrupted by Mr.. Scott with the ques-
ton;
rs the gentleman now speaking as a
constitutional lawyer?
Yes" Numbered the orator every time
in reply.
A few days after he had had his fun
Mr. Scott was making a speech, and the
man he had tormented shot at him this
question:
rs the gentleman now speaking as a
glass-blower?
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He Coz His.

Deduction is the thing" declared the
law student. For instance. yonder in
our yard is a pile % ashes. That is evil
dence that We have had fires this win
ter"
And. by the way, John" broke in his
father. YOU might go out and silt that
evidence"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Fr0m he UmaHa Bee
Oklahoma proposes TO select state
flower ar her constitutional convention.
The way Oklahoma's suggestions are be-
ing turned down at Washington suggests
that the lemon would be an appropriate
Sfafa nnMnr-
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
His Only Bath.

Maj. Alexander Mcdowell, clerk of the
House, halls from Mercer County, Pa.
where. 1t is alleged. the Democrats are
stiH voting for Old Hickory Jackson.
one Of the majors constituents met an
other on the street and asked him how
he caught so bad a cold
Il don't know, but I guess I caught il
taking "A bath, was the reply.
Now" said the second MerceTite. with
a glare Of triumph In his eye, that just
shows that what 1 was telling nay wife
this morning is true, which is that people
In these days take too many baths. Look
at me. ] was never sick a day with a
cold or anything else, and never took
but one bath in my life. which was when
fell in the creek while washing the
sheep"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

The report brought to Washington "a
few days ago that I'm the lineup on the
Senatorial fight in Georgia, soon to open,
the picturesque Tom Watson would be
against Senator Clay, turns out to have
been an error. On the contrary. Mr. Wat
son has declared his purpose TO support
Mr. Clay. and 70 turn the batteries Of his
new magazine on the side OF Georgia S
Woodworking and level-headed Senator.
Mr.. Clays friends are particularly pleased
to learn that 80 good fighter as Tom
Watson is for him instead of against
him.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Near Glory.

Most any of Us. remarked Uncle
.Gilderoy Skite. Kin reach fur enough 10
touch the hem Of the mantle of fame.
Abraham Lincoln used to split rails fur a
man that a cousin Of mine. only twict re-
moved on the mothers side, afterward
stole a dog often"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Wight Have Known.

From HaTpers Weekly.
Give me a ticket TO Pierre. s. Oak
"Single2'
"If was wouldn't have 10 go to South
Dakota"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

in their first -jurywoman. lady
iuror-well. the Norfolk Landmark viii
have to settle it; but they have sworn
her in. all right
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
nfsErunfIed.

There be certain folk, tbs said.
Inside party lines
Mad enough TO send TO Ted
Ugly valentines.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

According to Thomas Hucksley's notes.
the prophet jeremiah was Il dyspeptic.
Perhaps he was, therefore, the gentleman
who invented the famous Tom and Jere-
miah
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Had to SION.

You don't can your wife Toots' any
more"
No; il always reminds her that she
wants an automobile"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Senatorial Enemies.

When Hon. "Fiddling Bob Taylor pre-
sents himself before the bar Of the Senate
to succeed senator Carmack next month
he will not DE accompanied 10y his col
league. Senator Frazier The rule is for
the sitting Senator To escort his new
colleague from the rear OF the chamber
to the Vice Presidents desk and stand
by his side until the ceremonl0Us oath
has been administered, and then escort
him back 20 the seat assigned him. But
Messrs- Frazier and Taylor are enemies
OF long standing. and have not spoken
for years. Word has been received in
Washington from Gov Taylor thar he
does not want Senator Frazier 10 per
form the usual courtesy when ne comes
here 70 don the toga, and so that pleasant
task will fall 70 a Senator from some
other State. probably one whom the Sen
ator-eIeCt has known a long time.
A similar condition existed when Mr.
Clarke of Arkansas. came here To sue
coed James X Jones. Mr. Clarke and
Gen Berry. who retjres 10 private life
with the expiTatiO of this Congress. and
viii be succeeded in the Senate by the
antamabIe JEFF Davis, are uncompromis-
ing enemies. and old Cotton Top. rs
Senator Clarke is called by his idolatroUs
followers at home. walked To the Vice
Presidents desk alone and took the oath
Senator Newlands, of Nevada also re-
fused TO be accompanied by his then col
league. the veteran and Santa Claus
like William NJ Stewart. II was widely
heralded before Senator La Toilette came
on from Wisconsin last year to take his
seat in the Senate that he would decline
tile services OF Senator Spooner. but this
rumor proved to be wrong. as the two
famous rivals and implacable foes
marched not only peaceabiy, but with be-
coming grace the fun length Of the
chamber TO the Vice Presidents desk. arm
IN arm. while the galleries Uttered and
Senatorial faces beamed with merriment
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
anite So.

When YOU find a public official who pro-
fesses to despise newspaper men. there s
a reason, and YOU don't have to dig very
deep 10 uncover the same.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
where She ExceIIed.

I'm going TO make cakes, Henry"
mo; make doughnuts."
Why
We'll. dear, your dough is little
soggy, but your holes are always first
rate.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Certainly Not.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
According to the observant Washington
Herald. 1900 microbes can stand on a sin
gle pin point. They certainly can't be
blamed if they don't sit down.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

1T is mighty good exercise for Iegis-
.ator to sit down and think right hard
every now and then" says the Nashville
Banner. But isn't it. as a rule. rather
violent eXsrcise2
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
with Taft to "Breakp Them.

From the Atlanta Journal
Roosevelt. Tillman. Beveridge, and l.
Toilette would be a team that would al
most make the Senate an efficient body.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Mr.. Roosevelt may make sandwich
of Honduras and Nicaragua," SAYS an
esteemed contemporary a sort of club
sandwich, as it were,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

The Johnstown (Pa) Journal carries n
good lot Of editorial matter every dav.
At least. We thought it pretty good stuff
when we originally handed it out to the
public
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

1T is strange that / should be so vio-
Iently abused by Americans. a member
of my country's parliament" says Count
BOni de CastCllane. BOni ought TO hear
Us talk about some of our own Congress
mnn-
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Diplomatic relations are broken off
between Honduras and Nicaragua saws
a dispatch. Another case of poor reia-
tions causing trouble.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Give me a girl with ravishing eyes and
sweet red lips. TO boot" sings a Nichi-
gander. Needn't bother about the boot
the old man will probably furnish that.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

War means murder. vice. graft. theft.
debt. vainglOry. and unspeakable human
suffering" says the st. Louis Post-fis-
patch. That's what Gen. Sherman said
but he didn't use up quite so much Ian
gUage in saying IL.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

VIII Mr.. Charles X. Harris please favor
rs with ballard" entitled When This
Cruel War Scare's Over?''
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
pnf,s .Inkn-

What's the number ay her shocs?" says
T.
Two. says he
''Two's2" says T.
Co ann-yez have been at the booze
says he.
'Who2' SAYS l.
YOU" saws he
The number av thin Is two-T beg
Yez TO state e we've heard that she's lost
leg
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Congress 20 nafe.

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Congress is behind with its work, but
not with its talk.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Cut Low.

"She had on "a long. red, short dress
quit your kidding How could there
be q long, red, short dress? ,"
We'll. it was long at the bottom and
short at the top.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

1t is a compliment 20 some newspaper
stuff that it is allowed the use of the
mails as even secOnd-class matter
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Ii Al ncncnhs.

'Intempersnce is a crying evil. an
nounced the man with white tie
Not always" objected the man with
the red tie
What do YOU mean, sir?"
well, take my case. I never had "a
cryin' souse in my life. / generally sing.
Some fight. You can't make no general
statements like that
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Judge Parker says the granting of the
franchise TO the negro was a mistake.
Perhaps he is right; at least we should
probably have heard precious little of
that Brownsville row had il never been
done
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
JUST BY THE WAY.

Hom the Cleveland Leader
Tempered JOY.
Bjones-Tou were passing around the
cigars yesterday?
Psmith-f es-new baby al my house
Bjones-But it wasn't your first baby?
Psmith-No, my fourth-but how did
you know?
Bjones-I smoked one o. the cigars.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

1t is rather discouraging to the anti.
stage Irishman society 20 learn that John
L. Sullivan is acting the part i'm a Harlem
theqtpT
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

As the new Douma is said to be hostile
10 the Car. il is difficult 10 see the use
of paying the railroad fare to st. Peters
burg
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

The President ought really to go a
step further and order the suppression
OF the pictures and sketches" also.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

According to an Alabama contemporary.
. Senator Hamburger made a gallant fight
10 save the newspapers from the pro-
visions Of the anti-pass bill. but was final
ly compelled 10 yield his ground Per
( haps Ire didn't have It staked out right.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

IF We should lose the Philippines.
Capt. HobsCu would have nothing to
talk about notes a contemporary. No
one seems able 10 advance a rational
reason why We should not lose the
Philippines
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Book agent talks. says a headline.
If he didn't, there would be an excuse
for head-lining him.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

How would you like To work and work
and finally scrape few millions to-
getheT and then have some cymIng-head-
ed descendant come along after you were
dead and gone and plead hereditary in
sanity as an excuse for crime?
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

II was probably nothing but a hasty
glance at the calendar that saved the
Kaiser from installing Harry Lehr for A
comic valentine.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

What is the moral Of the Thaw case?
asks a contemporary. Il seems to be an
immoral.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Out in Oregon a gambler shot and killed
by an editor turns out to have been the
wrong man. That should entitle him 10 a
me obituary and "a frst-class position
for IT,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Milwaukee cannot decided upon 1T
and proper emblem for the new city seal.
How would a pretzel do?
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

An Ohio bank has printed ncsice of
It's failure in rine languages. IL must
have failed for all kinds OF money.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
Our I.annunre-


I'm dying TO see that show.
You ought TO- It's perfectly killing.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

AIR. r. c. Harper. collector Of customs
for the Puget Sound district is in the
city. Mr. Harper's Headquarters is ut
Port Townsend. from which place clears
the enormous shipping for Alaskan and
Oriental points. II ranks third i'm ths
list of collection districts in the magnI.
tude of transactions.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Sew York Office. Nassau-Beekman Bldg, LaCoste 4
Haxvell Managers
Chicago Once. Marquette Bldg. LaCoste & Max
vcl Managers
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Mr.. Guy s. Mallon, Cincinnati lawyer
Of high standing. who has been prominent
in the Democratic councils Of Hamilton
County, in conversation with a Herald
reporter at the New Willard. said:
There is no mistaking the fact that
the great mass Of the American people
favor another term for Col Roosevelt
Although I am. and always expect 10 be.
a Democrat ] would be glad to see him
continued in Office for another term. IN
my opinion Il would be a good thing il
the Democrats in their national conven-
ton should make him their nominee He
ought. indeed, 10 ne nominated by both
the great parties, for the reason that i'm
the administration Of his Office he has
displayed TO partisan bias. lie has been
President of the whole country and OF no
section or party, and deserves the sup
port of all loyal Americans.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

Mr.. Henry A. Melvin. of Oakland, Cal,
grand exalted ruler of the Elks, and Mr..
B. F. McNulty, Of San Antonio Tex.
secretary Of the board Of grand trustees
of the same order, are at the New VIII
lard They go from here TO New York
20 be present at a banquet Saturday
night. which commentaries the thirty
ninth anniversary OF the founding of the
EIkS
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

The Washington Herald is delivered b.
q TT'ieT ia the District Of Columbia and at
Alexandria, Va, at s. cents per month,
daily and Sunday, or at 25 cents per
month lUithOHt the Sunday issue.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-09
Official Forecasts.

The Ohio at Evansville and Mt
Vernon will continue falling during
the next "a to SO hours. At Paducah
and Cairo will continue falling dur
ing the next two days.
The Tennessee from Florence TO be
low Johnsonyille will probably con-
tinue falling slowly during the next
"a to SO hours, probably passing be
low two feet at Florence.
The Mississippi from below st.
Louis to above Cairo will rise during
the next "a hours.
The Wabash at Mt. Carmel will re-
main about stationary or fall slowly
during the next "a hours.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-09
APPEARING OLD.
Acts as Bar To Profitable Employ
ment.

You cannot afio.d to grow old.
In these days OF strenuous COM
petition it is necessary TO maintain,
las long as possible ones youthful APP
pearanoe.
Il IS impossible TO do this without
retaining a luxurious growth OF
hair.
The presence Of dandruff indicates
the presence OF a burrowlng germ
which lives and thrives on the roots
.of the hair until Il causes total bald
ness
Newbro's Herplclde is the only
known destroyer Of this pest. and Il
Us as effective as lt is delightful TO
use.
Herpicide makes an elegant hair
dressing as well as Dandruf cure.
Accept no substitute there Is
none
Sold by leading druggists. W. b.
Mcpherson. Special Agent. Two
sizes. soc and 500. Send loo in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co.. Detroit, Mich.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-09
lr,s rHE sKIN, NOT TBE BLOOD
Costly Error of Treatmtnt of Skin
, Diseases BY Internal Nostrums
when the Surface Alone
should BE Healed.

II you slash your fing er do you
drink liniment to cure Id? No, you
apply the lotion TO the Wound, yet
people are treating skin diseases
constantly by dosing the stomach.
Until a few years ago many doc
tors thought that skin diseases origi-
mated with the blood. But the appli-
cation of the germ proves that skin
diseases are caused by germs which
lodge in the skin.
To cure the skin direct, through
the skin, DR.. Decatur ID. Dennis COM
pounded OIL of wintergreen and 9TH
err remedial agents into a liquid cali
ed d. d. ID. Prescription. He gave
this to his patients and found that
the eczema germs were ersdicated
while the healthy skin was not in
jured at all.
Later Or. Dennis was prevailed
upon to allow a private company in
Chicago TO put up this remedy in
bottles. While DR.. Dennis has no dl-
rect connection with the company
selling the prescription he endorsed
the remedy and sanctioned the sale
of d. D. d. through drug stores.
Great credit is due to physicians
who recommend this remedy and
there are many such physicians 49,
when they can make so much larger
fees by writing out their own pre-
scriptions.
We youch for ID. ID. d. Prescrip-
ton and ID. ID. ID. soap and recon-
mend these to all sufferers from skin
diseases.
r. W. WALKER & CO., Druggists,
Fifth and Broadway.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-09
TWO VACANCIES
FILLED BY BOARD
Police and Fire Commissioners
Elect
Orders Issued to Keep All Unattached
Vehicles on Streets of
Paducah.
HUMANE OFFICER JAP TONER.

George Starrett, patrolman. and
James Williams, fireman, were APP
pointed, police powers were taken
from Waterman e. f. Holt and CON
ferred on humane officer, Jap Toner,
and a sweeping order was made to
clear the streets of all vehicles with
no horses attached by the board of
fire and police commissioners last
night The meeting was Held at j.
X. Bonds drug store and Commits
sioners Bonds. Jesse Gilbert and
Dick Sutherland were present. Com
missioner Mann W. Clark being in In
dian Territory.
George Starrett succeeds Patrolman
James Brennan. who resigned to work
for the Illinois Central. Starrett is
running a saw mill near Ogden Land
ing in Ballard county
James williams succeeds Fireman
Len CothraT who died of appendicitis
Williams is well known generally in
Paducah and Is popular.
The board ordered Chief of Police
James Collins to swear out warrants
against al persons guilty OF leaving
vehicles of any kind with no horse
attached on the streets or in alleys.
At noon hour wagons are driven to
livery stables, the horses unhitched
apd the wagons lef1 standing IN the
street. Il is nuisance long com
planned Of. and there being law
q against it, the board ordered the law
rigidly enforced.
Police powers We're taken from T.
E. Holt. night Waterman at the I'LL
nois Central freight depot He shot
Fred Collins. a plasterer several
weeks ago. thinking Collins was GO
ing TO assault him with a club.
Police powers were conferred on
Jap Toner, humane officer