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The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

'"Possum is fine eating" says the Presi-
dent. Watch him. Senator Foraker; next
ne viii declare in favor of watermelons-
and where VIII the net results Of your
Brownsville fight be then?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

Nevertheless, II King Edward didn't
have a lifetime Job. we feel sure he
would hesitate in these up-to-date times
before giving so much attention to the
mOlIycoddlish game of croquet.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

That Norfolk cigarette raid perhaps in
dicates Secretary Bonapartes even more
stern determination 10 smoke out the
octopus
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

A Connecticut man asks a divorce be-
cause his wife will feed him on nothing
but sausage. Naturally, he is getting
tired of leading a dogs life
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

The audience sat with baited breath. -
says a rural Kentucky contemporary.
Even though this did happen in old Ken
tuck, you need not jump to hasty con-
clusions; the audience was merely trying
TO catch the point Of the play.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

From the Atlanta Journal
OF course. there are so many Demo-
Gratis in Massachusetts, that division does
not endanger the success of the party.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

A little more activity upon the part
Of the paper trust and a check that
isn't worth the paper it is written on
may still be worth as much as sA19.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

why viii people ask foolish ques-
ti0ns?' asks the Montgomery Advertiser
Don't know; why did the Advertiser ASK
that one?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

Oklahoma's new constitution appears to
have been adopted, according to official
figures, by 10000 majority. This simply
goes TO show Mr.. Taft how contrary peo-
pie can be sometimes
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

We hope for old times sake. that the
prohibition prospect ahead isn't going to
cause a general flight Of Georgia editors
% New York.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

We hope the WallIngs will move out
now. and not get US into a mess with
Russia. We can't afford to go 10 war
with that country and Japan, too. Why.
we are the folks that patched up their
ate row.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

"EI PasO and Washington, D. c.. re-
semble each other most remarkably
neither city can play ball" says the El
PasO (Tex.) Herald, Distanty related, it
seems
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

The HeinZe financial mess has brought
forth innumerable references TO the fftv-
seven varieties Joke.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24
Friends in Misfortune,

From the Boston Transcript.
Hands across the sea between James,
town and Dublin! Each faces a big ex-
position deficit.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24
Cooperative housekeeping.

An attempt at cooperative housekeeping
is 20 be tried on a large scale at Garden
City. Letchworth, England, the plan en-
bracing some novel points. The houses are
10 be built about three and a half sides
Of a quadrangle, each house separate, ex-
cept that there VIII be d common dining
hall. This, with the servants quarters.
viii be in a central building, connected
with each house by a rooted closier.
Meals may be eaten in the common room.
or, for a s.---- r-tTa charge, may be
served in the separate houses. The rent
Of the houses is 10 be from 500 to S22j
year A special place may be pro-
vided for musical practice, so that the
nonmusical tenants may be freed from
annoyance and there viii be restrictions
on pets, but none on children, for whom
a separate playground with all modern
improvements will be provided. Il IS said
that there is little doubt but that the
cooperative plan win pay, as already
there have been a great number of ap-
plicatiOns for houses, many Of the ap-
plications coming from retired army and
navy officers.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

More glghtseers try 20 get into the
White House through the wrong entrance
daily, in Wonderful Washington, than
there are visitors in Hotair Houston in
seven weeks
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

In retrospect, the past few days must
appear to the President as something in
the nature Of one long-drawn- hand
shake
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

a woman can marry any man she
wants." says Gertrude Atherton. Of
course she can; only she must be given
true feminine latitude in the matter Of
changing her mind early and often be-
fore reaching a final decision.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24
New Zealand Strikes.

The newspapers and the politicians OF
New Zealand are still debating the oues-
ton as why it is that the industrial
Cancellation and arbitration act has
failed to prevent either strikes OF lock-
outs. That the colony has been enj0viug
"A period Of great prosperity is generally
agreed. A correspondent Of a London
Journal, writing from Wellington. says
that this prosperity exists not in conse-
quenCe Of compulsory Industrial arbitra-
ton, but in spite Of il. 1T is due" he
says. mainly, If not entirely. to the
productveness Of the soil. and more par
ticularly 20 the high prices that have
been ruling for the products Of the
pastoralist and the agricuitUralist In
deed, it is not difficult nowadays to find
evidence that the legislative regulation Of
our manufacturing industries has acted
as brake upon our progress, and that
were it not for the presence Of those
laws, a great deal more capital would be
invested tn manufactures than at the
present time. Only the other day one
of the ablest and Shrewdest business men
Of New Zealand declared that ne would
on no account invest his capital in any
manufacturing business in the colony
But the main point Of the matter is that
the act, as il exists In New Zealand.
is a failure as q means of preventing
either strikes or lock-outs.'
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

Chief Sprybucll, an Indian brave drank
quart Of blue paint by mistake. Evi-
IDENTIFY the big chief is a gulper and not
a slipper.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

The Emperor Of Japan retains forty
physicians. Under the circumstances.
how could he afford war?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

Chorus Of the varmints. brown bears
and black; I'VE don't care If you never
come baCki"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

What did Mr.. Taft mean by remark
ing that his next visit to Manila might
be as private citizen?" asks the Nor
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

Exhibit AIR. John Temple Graves IS
a crank" Exhibit B-"Mr John Temple
Graves IS to receive $4,000 per year sal
ary." Think it over,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

That must be a measly little old war
that France is carrying on In Morocco.
It only costs S35,O00 a day
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

A founder lays 1000, 100000 eggs per
annum. If only our hens were as ambi-
tious, the beef trust might so hang!
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

No attention tOiH be paid TO anonymous
contributions, and no communications to
The editor I0iH be printed 6rCept OUer the
name Of the lCriter
Manuscripts offered for publication tCiH
Dc returned If unavailable, but stamps
should be sent tOitb the manuscript for
that purpose
Al communications Intended for this
HeCspaper, i0hetheT for the daily or the
sunday issue, should De addressed to
THE R4SHINGTON HERALD.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

Take care Of the pudding. and the
dumplngs will take care Of themselves.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

Tt, to make the acquaintance o
Thanksgiving turkeys,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

Here IS the longing. the vision.
The hopes that So swiftly remove;
There is the blessed frlition.
The feast. and the fuIluess ot love.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

7 am dead against the park commits
sion. or whatever It is, about cutting
those trees down said Representative
Champ Clark. Of Missouri. yesterday.
Mr.. Clark had just finished a three
weeks lecturing tour Of the South u
was raised in the timbered country.
continued Mr.. Clark C"and you had bet
ter say it was in Kentucky. because
some people might think there is no tim
ber in Missouri - ''and I am very fond
Of trees. I have always paid a great
deal of attention to the trees on my own
place, and, when it becomes necessary 10
trim them. I do it myself ] wouldn't
give one handsome tree, in its proper
place. for monument. I am In favor
Of the government buying all OF the land
between the Sherman statue and the
Botanic Gardens. on that side of Penn
sylvania avenue. and of ultimately 10
eating all new government buildings on
it, as should have been done from the
start. That scheme would be q great
time-saver for everybody concerned.
Such an arrangement would ornament the
city, and all government buildings should
be grouped together. If the government
taken before valuable buildings are con-
structed on it. That is the part OF COM
mon sense"
Mr.. Clark declared his intention. If the
subject Of the trees came up in Congress.
to take the floor in defense of the nat
ural beauties of the Capital
The Washington herald., 1907-10-24

In short. this Vale OF wrath and
tears" is. after all, 10 the optimistic soul.
but the proving ground. Il IS here we are
tested and tried, and always may expect
the bitter TO exceed the sweet. the pain
10 be greater than the blessing. But -he
compensation for It all lies beyond the
horizon-it is heavenward that we must
struggle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Short Names,

An English clergyman. DR.. Frederick
Lee. had prejudice against Il long
string OF Christian names and held that
II such names We're proposed the cler-
gyman should alter them at baptism
whether the parents were willing or
not 1t was said OF him that he chris
tened all the boys Frederick after him
self and all the girls Mary after the
Virgin. The author of The Life of
Walter Pater" gives DR. Lees method
of christening as follows:
"Name this child" he would say in
his authoritative voice.
Archibald Cholmondeley Constan-
tine Ferdinand perhaps the mother
would whisper
"Frederick." she would hear. TO her
amaZement and then would follow the
formula of baptism.
In the vestry of course there would
be objection.
This child" Or. Lee would reply,
will have TO get his living in the
world and what do you want to handi-
cap him with Archibald Campbell
Cholmondclcy and all the rest Of them
for? Anyhow. it's done now and can't
be altered"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

laughter as he crossed the broad hall
For time she sat with compressed
lips as she pondered the situation. Tn
I'll two years before she had queened
IL over the Glendale set both by virtue
OF her husbands business and political
Importance and because OF her own
skill as an entertainer. Then the new
pulp mill had been started at the upper
dam. and Renfew Bryan has brought
his family 10 live I'm Glendale
From the first the two women had
crossed swords Mrs. Bryan. who had
humbly followed other leaders I'm the
city. now asserted her right TO the
title in the small town. and by the
brilllancy of her entertainments she
had very nearly wrested social SUI
premacy from her established rival he
fore Mrs. Padding had realized what
was going on.
Her own entertainments became
more ambitious. and for the last year
the advantage had lain first with one
and then the other. TO have Fred fall
a victim to Nancy Bryan was the
worst blow she had sustained. and
had she known that Nancy's mother
was as furious as she at the turn af-
fairs had taken she would have de
rived small comfort from that fact In
blissful ignorance of Mrs. Bryan's
state OF mind. she elected 10 believe II
move OF that designing woman.
To add 20 the discomfort OF the situa-
ton. she heard during the day that
Mrs. Bryan was to celebrate her re
turn by garden party of unusual pre-
tentiouSness
4 number of her city friends were
TO make up house party. and there
was to be dancing on the lawn to the
music Of an orchestra famous through
out the state.
In her calmcr moments Mrs. Pauld-
ing would have waited for revenge.
but Frcd's admission Of his love anger
ed her so that she lost her usual eau.
ton and announced party for the
same afternoon and evening. She en-
gagged a brass band for the promenade
music and arranged for a troupe of
Arabian acrobats to perform ON the
lawn
Glendale society was shaken 10 rs
foundations. and as each move was
communicated 20 the other contestant
through the medium of officiOus friends
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

THE MlkACLE Or The fELAhoONlbm.
swinging bridge The rest of the par
~ stayed away. We were to have this
little goodby hour apart.
"The Giant is 80 feet In circum-
ference. 3O6 feet high and is esti-
mated to be 1900 years old" chanted
Muriel in the words of the guide. "Or
was IL 5,OO0f Three thousand or 5000?
oh, dear. Must always refer to my
notebook? Can | tell nothing with
out always referring to my notebook y
she demanded wildly.
/ took the notebook from her.
"Your lips were not made for facts,
dry as dust. They were made for
l had Intended TO say for poetry and
romance. | truly had; but. CHANGING To
look at those lips. so red, so daintily
curved, so wondrously alluring | said
Kisses" and | proved my assertion.
No man could have helped II.
or course she was very angry. |
suppose / would not have had her 9th
erwise. but she did not spring 10 her
feet and run from me.
II will not apologize, for you know |
want you so. Muriel," | pleaded.
She regarded me scornfully.
LAS have told you before. | will not
mate with dreamer. Why do you not
go into the world and do some mighty
work? Everybody
Everybody works but father"
interrupted politely.
Even with my heart sore could new
er help laughing at Muriel and her fine
talk OF workers-little dainty wisp Of
creature, born 10 be worshiped and
cared for, but taking so serious view
of life,
would you have me a hodcarrlerT
| asked. AS 1t is. dream. and my
dream makes book. and the book
brings some dollars. and the dollars
make several things possible. If !
were hodcarrler it would mean sim
ply dollars. though perhaps fewer OF
them So the result is approximately
the same. and YOU have no idea how
much pleasanter It is TO dream than
to carry bricks
You are triher." she declared
You ought 10 write book which viii
make the world better
Il am quite sure my books never hurt
anybody's morals or manners" ! in
sisted gently.
"Only negative virtue" she re-
sponded. THE man | marry must be
positive. He must look
She hesitated. gazing down AT her
Lady Washington flowers. which she
had taken from her belt
How | asked. with some interest
81 don't deny that ! should be will
ing that he should look like YOU" she
admitted. fine color coming into her
checks III only you would do some
thing 10 make the world betterr
My mood had changed | would
plead no longer with this child. My
mind went 10 the packet Of letters
counted AZ among my treasures They
had come from different parts OF the
country after my first book had been
launched. According 10 these my mis-
sion was not failure my book
though a simple one. had made better
nc least n part of the world. but !
would not tell Muriel this. | would not
try 10 Influence her I'm the least |
arose aud held out my hand. In the
distance the train was whistling.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Genesis OF the Hailstone.

II II were not for the countless tril-
lions OF dust particles that float. sep
arately, invisible. in the atmosphere
there could be no raindrops. snow crys-
tails or hailstones From "A perfectly
dustless atmosphere the moisture would
descend I'm ceaseless rain without
drops The dust particles serve as
nuclei about which the vapor gathers.
The snow crystal Is the most beauti'
full creation of the serial moisture.
and the hallatOne is the most extraor-
binary. The heart OF every hailstOne
is tiny spcck Of dust. Such a
speck. with little moisture condensed
about Il. is the germ from which may
be formed hailstone capable of fell
ing man or smashing a window. But
first Il must be caught up by current
of air and carried To the level Of the
lofty cirrus clouds. five or six or even
ten miles high. Then continually
growing 10y fresh accessions of mois-
ture It begins It's long plunge TO the
earth. spinning through the clouds and
flashing in the sun like a diamond bolt
shot from a rainbow
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Health in the Canal Zone

The high wages paid make 1t a
mighty temptation TO our young artis-
ans to join the force of skilled work
men needed 70 construct the Panama
Canal. Many are restrained however
by the fear of fevers and malaria. Ii
is the knowing ones-those VINO have
used Electric Bitters. who 20 there
without this fear. well knowing they
are safe from malarious influence with
Electric Bitters on hand Cures blood
poison too, billiousness, weakness and
all stomach, liver and kidney troubles
Guaranteed by Geo. 4. Sharrar drug
gist SOC
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Beating the
BryanS.
BY LESTER CORNING.
Copyright. 1907. by C. II. sutcune.

That woman is back again." snap
ped Mrs. Paulding Her son smiled
THAT" woman could be none other
than Mrs. Bryan, the only person In
Glendale who dared challenge Mrs
Pauldlng's pretensions to social leader
ship.
"They got in last night" said Fred
mildly. "They had three weeks at the
shore. two weeks In the mountains and
month I'm New York. They brought
back lot of things from there"
"And where did you get all this in
formation?" demanded Mrs. Paulding
In Icy tones.
Nancy" said Fred promptly. Il met
her down at the postoffice and walked
part of the way home with her"
Il wish you would remember that
do not like TO have you speak to that
loud person." said Mrs. Paulding fret
fully. Mrs Beeman had the audacity
to ask at the sewing circle the other
afternoon if you were engaged to
Nancy"
There doesn't seem to be a chance
for such luck" said Fred gloomily as
he rose from the table. Every time |
ask her she reminds me how our re
spective mothers-in-law would love MS -
Every time?" echoed his astonished
mother. May | ask how many times
you have lowered your dignity by pro
posing TO that impudent girl?"
About hundred" was the easy re
Spouse. "One Of these days I'll catch
her off her guard and she'll say Yes 3"
Il hope / may never live TO see the
day" said his mother dolefully.
IL hope You do" he said. with "A
laugh. as he bent and kissed the tightly
compressed lips. you'd like her, mum
sey If you didn't hate her mother so"
Fred slipped out of the room and his
mother could hear the rumble OF his
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Better Unknown.

Into the yard of the great factory
crept the ragged urchn. while the
owner OF the establishment watched
him from the doorway.
Presently the urchin bent down and
picked up piece of string. This
moved the heart Of the merchant
prince. and he stepped forward.
My lad" he said. Il have a vacancy
for an Office boy ut 10 shillings week.
If you like. I'll give you the job. for
I'm sure YOU will be a nice. careful
boy. saw you pick mp that string.
and boy who is careful in little
things will he careful in big things.
Is It hargaln"
It was. but as the urchin sped home
TO tell his mother about his good for
tune he mutiercd darky
III he only knew that ! picked up
that string to fix a tin TO his dogs
tiilr'-London Tit-Bits.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

This curious tale of old time spirit
ism IS taken 10y Defoe from Bakers
QG15-iG9D Historical Discourse on
Apparitions:" There Is now in Lon
don an understanding, sober. pious
man. oft one of my hearers, who has
an elder brother. gentleman Of con
siderable rank. who having formerly
seemed pious. Of late years does often
fall into the sin Of drunkenness. lie
often lodges long together here in his
mothers house. and whatsoever he is
drunk and has slept himself sober
something knocks ~ his bed head rs If
one raped on the wainscot When
they remove his bed II follows him.
Besides other loud noises on other
parts where he is. that all the house
hears. they have often watched him
and tied his hands lcst he should do
II himself" Eui his mother declared
that she bad seen his shoes under the
bed taken up and nothing visible to
touch them" The drunken sinner re-
fused I'm spite OF these solemn warn
ings To ablndon his evil wavs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
EASY TO MIX THIS
Prepare IL at Home by Shaking In
gradients Well in a Bottle

What will appear very interesting to
many people here is the article taken
from New York daily paper giving
simple prescription, as formulated by
noted authority, who CLANS that he has
found positive remedy TO cure almost
any case of backache or kidney or bladder
arrangement in the fowolling simple
prescription if taken before the stage of
Bright's disease:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon. Que ounce;
coumpond Spyrup Sarsaparilla three
ounces Shake well in a bottle end take
in teaspoosful doses after each meal
again at bedtime.
A well-known druggist here at home,
VIXEN asked regarding this prescription,
stated that the ingredients are ali harm
less, and can be obtained at a small cost
from any prescription pharmacy, or the
mixture would be put up if asked to do so
He further stated that whilethe prescript-
ton is often prescribed in rheumatic Attic
tons with splendid results, he could see
no reason why il would not be splendid
remedy for kideny and urinary troubles
and backache, as it has a peculiar action
UPTON the kidney structre, cleansing
these most important organs and helping
them to sift and filter from the blood
foul acids and waste matter which cause
sickness and suffering Those of ouI
readers who suffer can make no mistake
in giving it a trial
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Ge Miracle Of
the PelarSonivm.
By INA WRIGHT HANSON.
opyright. 1907. by NJ. M. Cunningham.

We were nj the Big Tree grove, little
eastern bred Muriel. with pelargonl-
ums at her slender waist, and ], n
western writer. We had wandered
through the inner grove. where the
most mighty monarchs are-the Giant.
General sherman. Jumbo. the Sisters
and others. We had reveled at the
contrasts between trees 300 feet high
spring flowers nesting at their feet.
Then we had gone through the gates
into the outer forest and were sitting
at the rivers edge at the end of the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

Who is John Johnson; Why do the
people love him? Why did they elect
him governor by q, 600 when the Dem
ocrats have never been able TO carry
the state before? Is there some magic
power for leadership in this son of
village drunkard who helped his good
mother with the washing Is Colonel
Henry Watterson right in his belief
that John Johnson has some of the
genius of Abraham Lincoln, and that
he may be the dark horse" in the
coming presidential campaign: The
October American Magazine contains
the whole romantic life story of John
Johnson and his swift winning of a
people's affection 1t is a great read
ing and especially timely.