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The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

provide his enemies with an exact ac-
count OF everything the gentleman has
done, and everything he has failed 70 do
while serving his country as member
OF Congress.
A woman in Emporia, Kans.-that re-
narkable snail town, which no more re-
quires Kansas after it than New York
needs the name of its State affixed-has
made a lot of money by breeding cats.
A St. Louis man, thirty years old and
married, yet who is almost midget, gets
a big salary from a shoe company for
going about with its travelling men in a
Buster Brown costume. hair bobbed and
all, and accompanied by big dog, who
looks like Tige.
For eighteen years a Kansas City wo-
man made her living and laid by a COM
petence by designing the GESTURES worn
in the annual Priests OF Pallas parade.
Another woman in Columbia, S. g. Is
known as Official Painter Of Heraldry
to the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton" She makes a snug living by
designing and painting coats Of arms
and heraldic designs for those who are
vain of their ancestry.
A young woman in Louisville. KY, be-
gan baking cakes for ladies who were
giving parties, and was so successful that
she now owns the largest restaurant in
Louisville. and conducts a catering busi-
ness with customers in five States Ev-
cry city now has dozens Of shopping
brokers who advertise to buy things and
match samples for people living in the
country.
And these are just a few examples
| taken at wide random, to show that the
man who has failed ut shoeing horses,
or running q bank. nay yet find q cali
ing in which he viii be successful
(TO-mOrrOw-"Instan of Negro
Success.'D
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
4 Man of Expericncc.

From the Cleveland Press
The judge of the Supreme Court polished
his glasses slowly and with the dignity
becoming a member Of so august a tribu-
nal.
Judge not" he said. Judge not" and
paused and sighed.
Lest ye be roasted in the magazines. %
he added
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
Hard work. Mt That.

From the Cleveland Press.
L know few men get the better Of a
clash with a railroad. but there's one
turned the tables on eight or nine years
ago"
Tell US about IL
1T was simple enough. I worked at the
TOundhOUse.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
so WACS THE WORLD

Well. we are getting our share Of
winters favors. after almost another
spring as remarkable as it has been de-
lightful, Still so much of the winter has
gone that we can feel that we have
flched ten weeks from the usual ar
rangement But farther north it is so
much worse that we can feel glad and
pleased to be just where We are.
There was a small boy in Quebec
Who was buried in SNOW up 10 his neck
When asked. are you frizl"
He replied. Yes ! is
But We don't cali this cold IN Quebec"
Boys.
It is nice to see the briskness and
energy and good humor with which the
boys tackle the clearing away of the
snow. They don't banker for the work
at all, but they have got about a thou
sand plans for spending the money before
the first spadeful of snow is cast aside
They require "a good deal Of rest and en-
c0uragement too, In the way Of stopping
TO snowfall the other boy whose head
appears most mysterioUsly over the
neighboring fence but all the same they
get the paths and sidewalks clear by din
ner time, and give a good account Of
themselves when the meat IS carved
Boys are great institutions anyway. and
oliver Wendell Holmes was not aware
Of their charms when he said that they
ought all TO be put in barrel and fed
through the bunghole till they were
twenty-one.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
Everything in Proportion.

From Puck.
Brown-Say. what kind Of a mail chute
IS that over there? Where do you put the
letters?
Apartment House JantoT-That amt no
mail chute, sport! That's the elevator
shaft!
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
shakespeare's sonnets.

Have you heard OF the Bostonian, who,
having just read Shakespeare's Sonnets
for the first time. remarked in all good
faith and seriousness: Those are Hne,
There are not more than twenty men in
Boston that could have written them. d"
Mr.. Gladstone always called this his
laVorIte Joke
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
Rennrs Cnre.

With all their lawlessness, though. there
is always substratum of obedience in
these little arabs Of justice, and kindness
and generosity, when once their respect
and affection is won. AfectatiOn, insin-
cerity. pretense don't go down with them
at ALL They are not TO be humbugged by
anybody. But the real friend they divine
and adore It is pity that more men and
women who do not have TO make the
fight involved In earning a living do not
espoUse their cause.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
Easily ExnInIned.

From the Cleveland Press.
What is ar open letter." asked Mrs.
Smithers.
AN open letter" replied Smithers. 'is
generally one that the man to whom Il Is
sent would never read if he didn't see II
In the newspapers.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

and tete-a-tete with death and cut off
coupons only. AS for the women, it is
delightful 10 hear a woman say: MY
baby is just like any other baby. But
you should see my precious dog Why
you can hang a hat on his noser' How
sweet! How womanly.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
DIVERSIONS OF A LUNATIc.
BY AMBROSE BIERCE.
BY AMBHUsE HIbhNE'
Applied Quotations from OthelIO.
ACT


ACT l.
Macfarland, HarFies, Chancellor-Three
great men Of the city.
Harry X. Thaw-A fellow almost damn
ed in a fair wife.
Leonard Wood-Mere prattle without
practice.
Is all his soldiership.
Secretary Loeb-Doting on his own OBJ
sequious bondage.
Wears out his time.
SCENE 2:
Senator Tillman-'I would not my un-
housed, free condition
Put into circumscription and confine
For the seas wealth"
John Wesley Gaines-"I will but spend
word here In the House"
SCENE ,:
Bernard shaw-AItogether lacks abui-
ties.
The late Gen. McCleIlan-'I am glad at
soul I have no other child"
Fairbanks and Taft-Men whose heads
do grow.
ACT III.
John Sharp Williams-(Enter clown)
SCENE 3;
John D. RockefelIer-'T am very i'll at
ease"
ACT ".
SCENE 2.
Senator Plata fixed figure for the
time.
Bellamy Storer-'T do not find that thou
dealest justly with me-"
SCENE 5.
Carrie Nation-"o these men, these
men"
ACT V.
SCENE /:
Gen. Grosvenor-(Retires)
SCENE 2:
President Roosevelt-Makes men mad.
Charles +. Murphy-'T have done the
State"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
Two nend Reforms.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
As to that Texas amendment to SIM
plified spelling substituting Bryan"
for President" spelling reform is as dead
as 1e to !.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

The members Of the diplomatic corps
are most punctilious in responding to din
ner invitations. and resident Americans
could take a leaf from their notebooks in
tlis regard with much advantage to
themselves and their hostesses. Only
few days ago one Of the Ambassadors
happening to have a dinner invitation
forwarded to him In New York, whittier
he had gone for a few days visit, did
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

\ New Jersey girl. broken down by
teaching and office work, was ordered by
her doctor 10 get some occupation which
would keep her out of doors She fol-
lowed the physicians advice by acquir-
ing a boggy farm In New Jersey. where
she began the culture of buil-frOgS. Per
sons who heard Of the new venture
smiled, until they learned that she was
making a lot of money by selling frogs
legs at big prices TO New York hotels
and restaurants. In order to- get the
fresh air, she does her own killing. At
tired in rubber boots she tramps about
the marshes and shoots the frogs with
q small rifle
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

A novel way Of making a living is TO
do other peoples reading for them. In
the old days when a learned man de-
sired 10 write a scientific book it was n
labor of years. Not so nowadays in the
United States. Suppose a physician who
has attained great prominence as a spe-
cialist in the treatment OF a particular
disease desires TO perpetuate his fame
by writing a book on that subject. What
does he do2 Merely makes a contract
with a professional reader TO provide the
history of every case Of the particular
disease ever recorded in the medical
journals of all lands. The busy man
then goes hastily over this collection, Sc
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

e. Question; Is IT permissible 20 invite =iss
without husband. or vice versa! PUNCTILIOU6.
Answer: Most certainly not, if they
are living together Intimate friends,
however, are allowed many privileges,
and It would be perfectly good form for
a hostess to invite such a one-a man
without his wife, or a woman without her
husband-to MI up a sap at a dinner OF
luncheon table
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

81 Question: Must one make formal call after
a debutante tea: DEBUTANTE.
Answer: Yes. One must call or send a
return invitation. Every social courtesy
demands some acknowledgment.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

The United States consumes millions
of olives every year, but they are near
ly all unripe. About eight years ago a
California woman. while travelling
abroad, learned the secret Of picking a
ripe olive in a peculiar fashion. The
year after she came home she marketed
twenty gallons of ripe olives. Three years
later she could not begin 20 fiji the or
ders which came to her, and now she is
annually marketing over 100000 gallons of
ripe olive oil and picked olives
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

woman present TO table and precedes
his guests; his wife, with the most noted
man among the COnvives, is the last to
leave the drawing-rOCm. If name cards
are not at the seats. as they should be
for all formal occasions she indicates
begins
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

~ Question: Is It possible in Washington to IN
Tite a girl 70 80 70 the theater without asking
chapeTcu3
Answer: That depends entirely on what
circle you live in. It would certainly be
as bad form in what is known
as society"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

An Italian in New York takes over the
rubbish from the garbage collections Of
the great Eastern metropolis at stated
annual price. and makes from $4,000 10
S50GJ1 a year from the business. He en-
plOys hundreds of sorteTs and pickers
who go over the rubbish 10 get out OLD
bottles. rags, rubber. leather. and other
junk. It IS said that he realizes from
5000 to 5000 d year on old rubber shoes
alone.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

In the whole history Of the world there
has never been a country where II IS SO
easy TO make money as in the United
States. and this is the most prosperous
time the people OF our nation have ever
known. There is positively no excuse ior
any one with his wits about him faiiins
TO earn a livelihood in this unequaled era
OF plenty. That there are many ways OF
making a living besides being a trust
magnate, a life insurance president a
prize fighter, or 4 hOd carrier. is shown
by the following collection of unusual
cccunafinns
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
WOULD MAKE u Right.
Widow Had Plan TO Fix Things az TO
Jim's Body.

At the cabin OF a Tennesses settler
where stopped over night they told
me OF widow living three miles away
who, finding that the body Of her hus.
band had been petrified after lying in
the ground for five or six years, had
sold 1t to Snowman for $50 in cash.
The people were not at all sentimen.
tai, but they didn't look upon the
transaction as Just right. Next day.
as ! tourneyed along, ! stopped at the
house Of the widow named for glass
OF water. When she learned where |
had stayed over night she asked: did
they tell you about my dead husband
turning TO stone?" "Yes.' And
about my selling him to a Snowman
Yes And they don't think it was
right?" "Oh, they didn't say much" /"
but ] know what they have said to
others and how they feel about it.
Mebbe II wasn't jest the right thing to
do, but I'll tel you what's in my mind.
II kin get IN offer from rich man
III marry again, and the first thing
after that I'll buy Jim's body back and
use II for a gate-post and have him
near me all the rest Of my life"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
Rich Tones to Be Popular.

All the deep, rich tones for toilettes
and wraps and prevalence of velvet
flowers and soft sweeping plumage for
millinery garnishments are being ex-
plotted at the best shops. Many of the
colors that were fashionable during
the summer are now being brought
out In heavier tones for winter, NUN.
ber of them taking on foreign hues
never before seen. After all is care.
fully considered It Is almost assured
that the shades par excellence for the
entire season will be puppies, and such
ecclesiastical tones as rich plum, yio-
let, hyachinth and amethyst.
Materials already on sale make a
splendid showing In these colors. In
the new silks and yelyets these tones
are particularly attractive, also in un.
cut velyets, for which there is a no
ticeable liking In millinery. Hats are
being covered with 1t and faced with
silk OF contrasting color matching the
accessory color ~ The costumes they
accompany.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
Old Relics Found.

Whilst making excavations at the
Cape Town railway station for wall
building purposes last year, some
workmen found several loose stones
with inscriptions. such as were used
by the captains of ships calling at the
Cape before Van Riebeek had built his
little fort, to denote the places where
letters might be found. Further
search revealed the fight of steps on
the old seashore. which constituted
the first landing place for persons ar
riving by sea, and may have been used
by Van Rieoeek himself. The stones
were found at depth of over 20 feet.
and with them a small tobacco pipe
and a key. All the relics have now
been placed in an alcove OH tho sta
ton platform, erected at the exact
spot where they were found, and an
inscription in both English and Dutch
tells their hittory to travellers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
HAD THE BUSINESS INSTINCT.
Negro Knew What He Was After
When He Lent the Money.

Ed was mighty bright negro be-
longing to family in Columbia,
Tenn. He had been a faithful, servant
for many years, and by saving and
carefully Investing his wages he had
belied the usual thriftlessnoss at
tributed with more or less justice to
the majority of his race. His master
was an attorney. and one morning. be-
fore he had arisen, the lawyer was
called upon by Ed, who said: Say
boss All wants yo' ter draw me up a
mawkgidge." "a mortgage?" asked
his master. what do you want a
mortgage for?" "Well. Abs done lent
Unc' Lisha five dollahs. an All wants
mawkgidge on his cav an caff"
For how long have you lent the
money! "Fo' one mont" One
month! Why, the interest on that
amount for that time wouldn't pay for
the paper mortgage is written on"
Boss" said Ed, scratching his head
"Ah amt carin' muffin TO dat intrust
All jes' wants dat niggah's COW an
caff."-Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
BRIEF NEWS sTlrEMs.

Twenty.seven persons were killed
or wounded In railroad wreck at
Orio. Spain.
Eleven buildings were burned at
Carrollton, mining village across the
river from Monongahela City, Pa.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending October II
numbered 1874, against i70 in the like
week of 1906.
At Shelbyville. Tenn. a democratic
mass meeting was held recently and a
movement started looking to the nomi-
nation of a southern man for presi-
dent.
The Danish steamer Alfred Erland-
sen has been wrecked on the rocks off
Castle Point, Scotland. She went
ashore during a gale and 30 OF her
crew were drowned.
Thirty large coastwise tugs are idle
In the waters of New York City. Balti
more. Philadelphia and Boston, be-
cause the two engineers on each boat
refuse to work unless third engineer
is employed to help them.
George Kincaid, head foreman of
the public works department in Yu-
kon Territory. was arrested at Daw-
son recently on charge of stealing
$4,000 from a registered mail sack.
The other day Kincaid died suddenly
as the result of taking poison
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
Refused to Blacklist rakirs.

\ Washington, Oct 19.--The national
$8piritualists association on Friday de-
roided upon indianapolis as the place
GfeS holding the next annual meeting
s4Oncers we're elected as follows: Pres.
UAont, George B. Warpa, OF Chicago;
Vice president, Charles r. Schirm. OF
i,B4Itimore; secretary, George W.
ts1eates. OF CheRey, Pa; treasurer, Cas-
.sIlatss, Of CAeney Pa; treasurer, Cas-
ln1se g. Stevens. OF Pittsburg. 4 reso-
I6s)os providing that . blacklist" De
k61t Of mediums who have been ex-
poeed and that their names and pic
siturss be published and distributed by
1tnS association was defeated.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
MISTAKES IN DRESS
PROPER COMBINATIONS DIeRE
cARDED 0Y WOMEN.
CareIessness In Small Accessories !:
Sufficient to Spoil Whole Effect Of
Otherwise Becoming
Costume.

The woman who puts on q severely
tailored dress and then adds to IL all
the little accessories that belong to
calling costume is a sorry sight, yet
one that we meet many times in our
journeys. Why is 1t that many sen.
sible women will do these unaccount.
able things? For instance, take a
woman who. the other day, had on a
tailor-made gown. stiff black hat. dog.
skin gloves. ali of which were in good
taste for a morring outfit; but to spoil
the whole picture and utterly with.
out reason she had in her hand a
beautiful white purse beaded with
gold and green. What she should
have had was a small leather purse or
shopping bag. and the gaudy bag she
carried should have been left al
home until she was dressed in &C.
cordance
Another common fault is wearing
nice material, elaborately trimmed, a
feather hat and pair of old black
gloves. What could be worse? Think
OF this picture and you can recall see
ing It many times. A pair of white
gloves costs few dollars. but with
care they will last whole season,
and they are an absolute necessity to
the finish of dressy costume.
Vanity. thy name Is woman as re-
CARDS feet, and yet mistaken vanity
at times and q foolish woman. Since
short skirts have come In so uni
versally for street wear, many girls
are inclined to dress their feet IN
high-heeled shoes. fancy ties and
other inappropriate footwear for street
use. II you are In short skirt made
In the walking length. then the only
shoe that you can wear within reason
Is heavy boot. A shoe with a Louis
heel can only be worn with fancy
dress, and never for walking the
streets of either the city or country.
IL you can only have one pair of
shoes, then strike happy medium,
such as a military Oxford tie with
military heel.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
How Bear. Play.

In a recently published work q nat
urallst gives some Interesting facts
concerning the playtimc OF animals.
The bear is supposed by many 70 be
a rather solemn animal. but he Is
given TO pranks at times, and even
INDUCES In antics that closely re.
scmble games played by children.
The naturalist observed three cubs
repeatedly playing a game very much
like tag. A cub would chase the 9TH
ers. until he cuifed one with his paw;
then the one hi took up the chase,
IT may be that the writer's imagina-
tion put more system into the play
than actually was there. However,
bears IN zooogical gardens have been
known to turn soniersaults. and they
take to dancing 80 readily that II 10
easy to train them TO take certain
steps
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
Standard OIL Inquiry Halts.

New York, Oct. 19.-William G.
Rockefeller, assistant treasurer of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey, testified Friday in the govern
ment's suit for the dissolution OF the
oil combine, that the Standard was a
heavy lender of It's surplus funds In
Wall street, for which 1t obtained the
prevailing rates of interest. Mr..
Rockefeller made this declaration
when asked to account for the loans
of S32 100000, made by the Standard
Oil Company of New York, in 1906 to
Interests other than the Standard. !"
An adjournment OF the hearings was
announced until December 2, in order
that counsel may have time to go
over the evidence developed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
n Riot in New Orleans.

~ New Cy,cans, Oct. ia party Of
Hegroe. barricaded themselves In n
house ii night and started a small
riot. TIM trouble started in front of
the s nd German Presbyterian
church :, ing services. when several
negroeT became boisterous. PATROL
sman Campbell, who tried to arrest
them, was killed. The negroes ran to
~ nearby house, which they barricad.
Cd. WI h shotguns and revolvers they
sawaitcl the police, VINO stormcd the
Mouse. Sergeant Cambion was NOR
tally wcrcdcd and Patrolman Wcnck
and Corporal D.nn received serious
wound after a long siege the Off.
GERS rcaied the negroes by burning
them cii, rscrtally woun,ling one and
arrestirg Eve.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
OUH'S REVIEW Of TRADE,
RETAIL sUslNess BRoApENs
AND COLLECTIONS IMPROVE. ?


New York, Oct. 19.--R. c. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade says:
Autumn. retail trade broadens under
the stimulating influence of favorable
weather and collections also improve.
While reports are almost unanimous
regarding the satisfactory volun . Of
retail distribution Of seasonable goods,
in other sections Of commercial and
industrial activity there Is some ir-
regularity, attributed IN most cases 10
high rates for money, which induces
conservatism in preparations for the
future Yet leading cities at the west
and south find no restriction In sup
Elementary orders at wholesale, and
iobbers report that new lines for
spring are well received
Copper declined still lower, but
prices were steady in the leading
metal industry.
Plates and structural materials are
the strongest departments of the fin
ished steel market, and bar mills have
enough business to operate during the
balance of the year, even If no more
orders are received. Consumers feel
sanguine that waiting policy will
bring better terms. A fair demand Is
noted for prompt shipment of mer-
chant steel, very good news being re-
ceived from makers OF shafting.
In the textile Industries the event
of the week was the cut in prices by a
Chicago house. There was no evi.
dence of weakness In cotton goods
prior to that reduction, which in some
lines amounted to 20 per cent, and
eastern iobbers did not follow the
western movement Producers In
New England are all sold so far ahead
that there is no occasion for conces-
sions. yet the tone of the entire In
dustry was un.ettled..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
kruser's Grave Is peseersted.

johannesburg, Transvaal, Oct. 19.--
A sensation has been caused by the
discovery that the grave Of President
Kruger in the cemetery at Pretoria
has been desecrated The marble bust
of the ex-president was torn from It's
base and badly chlpped Other graves
in the vicinity, including that OF Kru.
gers grandchild, were slightly dam
aged. The desecration Is believed to
be the work of thieves who expected
that reward would be offered for the
bust, but which they found too heavy
to carry off.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
Another Postponem

Chicago, Get. 19.-The meeting oI
stockholders OF the Illinois. Centra
railroad was again postponed Friday
hls time until this afternoon. The
le!ay was caused by the inability ol
the ccmmitiee on proxies to present
is remr TT The checking up of the
uroHies Ia n task OF such huge pro
ncrticns that It Is uncertain when the
-omniittec VIII be. able to report
When the ste c'tholders met Friday
,he committee had reached only tht
letter III" and at that time had con
sidered merely the domestic proxies
None Of these received from abroa.
had aeen touched.