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The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Henry Arthur Jones, the English play
wright, ut a dinner in New York, praised
directness Of playwriting.
There is nothing liket going straight
to the point" he said. you have heard.
perhaps. of that interesting and direct
play about the puzzle? No? Then I'll
repeat It 10 you"
And with a laugh, Mr.. Jones began:
ACT /
Mr.. PitcOe-Here's q toy I've bought
Willie to amUse him in the long winter
evenings. It's one Of those puzzle things
All you have TO do is to put the red ball
in the star.
ACT II.
Willie-Let me see that puzzle, papa,
won't you?
MIR. Pitcoe-Go to bed, You ought to
have been in bed two hours ago.
ACT III
Mrs PitcOe-Wil, are you going TO sit
up all night?
Mr.. Pitcoe-TH be there in a minute. It's
almost il now.
ACT ".
Mrs. Pitcoe-Will Pitcoe, you've been up
all night.
Mr.. Pitcoe-That's my business.
Willie-Where's my puzzle?
Mr.. Pitcoe-In the fire.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
PREFERS OVERALLS TO SKIRTS
Mrs. Ida NJ. Cook Seeks Convenience
in Outdoor Work.
Finds Male Garment Great Improve
ment Over WOman'S Apparel
when Filling Soil.

Mrs Ida NJ. Cook. a Lynn woman,
wears overaHs. tius the soil. guides the
pillow. does carpentry work, and shoots
small game with the proficiency Of an old
marksmau.
A few years ago, says the Boston Her
aid Mrs. Cook was obliged to give up
life indoors on account of poor health.
The physician told her that plenty Of
air and outdoor work would restore her
70 her former vigor, so she started TO cul-
tivate a garden.
one day when she was pulling weeds
out of The cabbage patch she trippcd and
stumbled on her skirt, tearing a hole in
it. While going into the house 10 take
or the torn dress she noticed a pair OF
her fathers oyeralls hanging in the en-
try. and the thought struck her that they
were just the things for a woman to
wear while working in the garden.
She lost no time in putting them on.
found them a great Improvement on the
clumsy skirt. and has worn overalls ever
since when pursuing outdoor tasks
around her estate
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

ace OF being washed to see, but was just
saved by one Of the men grabbing the
tips OF my fingers. We had to make our
way by foot as best we could into Nome
fOrty-five miles How did / do 1t? Oh
while I'm not very heavy, I'm strong and
determined Why, we think nothing out
our way Of walking forty-flve miles day
after day / have done it right along. We
don't think much OF a man who stops at
midday for lunch. You sec when you
stop you get all cold. Yes, I've walked
often from Council City, Alaska, to Sol
ONION City, a distance of f0Tty-five miles.
between early morning. say o'clock. and
night. You can walk nicely at 80 degrees
below You can walk at 60 degrees II your
back IS to the north.
Eursed Camp OF Miners.
II was in camp in Alaska one time
where out OF nearly 500 men all but 1856
were down with the seurvy. Two other
women and myself had TO nurse these
strong men. What do you think Of that?
One Of the men was A. J. Hayward, the
president now OF the Tacoma Tin Smelt-
ing and Hydraulic Company, former
Wisconsinian. This was in the Amber
camp in the winter of 1Sg7-5S
found the evidences Of the tin deposits
Of our company. One of the men Of our
party who made the find enjoined Sc
crecy. as under the circumstances VIC
were in 40 condition 10 stake off ac-
curateiy We kept the secret until 1906
and then attended TO # properly.
I've been through a great deal, but
feel all right and not much the worse
physically I've had to keep d watch
full eye on my interests, however. There
Is always some one trying to jump your
claim or get what's yours. all right. On
one occasion they made my Waterman a
prisoner while / was away and proceeded
TO occupy my property. I couldn't get any
of the boys where / was TO go with me
TO take back what was my own. They
knew "a was kill OF be killed. / went
alone and set him free. Once they bored
holes in my room door and Overpowered
me with chloroform fumes I had q heavy
bar on the door and a dog woke me up
threatened 10 use my gun, and they
ran OFF Oh. I've been through a lot but
I'm on hand and promoting successfully
the best business propositions in the coun-
try"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
WOMAN ABOUT TOWN
Stories of Washington Life

enlightened me. It also robbed me Of
any further interest IN my own choco-
late eclair.
Jennie is very large. you know. she
went Oh. Il put the big kettle on and
Maria got the soap ready. But" and l
faneied, though perhaps I wrong her,
that I detected q note OF regret in her
voice-'Jennie rallied"
And to this moment I don't know
whether they threw the water out or
saved it till Jennie was able to make use
Of it by he1self-it and the soap. I hope,
however. that Jennie doesn't know she
was so low they felt Obliged to take time
by the forelock and put the big kettle on.
Some people are too foOlishly sensitive to
appreciate foresight like that
"The South is becoming hOpelessly
Yankeefed and commercial writes the
woman who is spending the winter on
the Gulf OF Mexico. Everywhere the
shopkeepers are doing away with lag
nappe. -Four years ago I had no diff
Guilty i'm inducing my cook here 10 DO the
marketing. She never failed to ask for
and TO get llgniappe. When she bought
half a dozen eggs she expressed a wish
lOE Il NdnuLui OF Uoufs a toohgB Ut an
apple. That was her 'lagniappe.' IT used
10 take her a long time TO do the market
ms. FOR lagniappe depended not on low
much she spent. but on how many times
she visited a shop. A dollar spent all at
one time meant only one gift, but dollar
spent in four visits, a quarter at time,
meant four gifts. so she governed herself
accordingly I have known her to bring
home enough flour and apples to make
pie. and ] wouldn't undertake TO say how
many times she Went into the shop TO
set II all 1t was her lagniappe, and when
she played the game skillIClly L was no
small tax on the shopkeeper. Not long ago
the authorities, or the mothers. or some
body else in a town down here protested
against the custom of 'lagniappe' because
the shOpkeepeTs gave children unwhOle-
some candy and speCkled fruit. and a
movement 10 do away with II began. The
shcI keepers profit, Of course, and it IS
better for the children, I suppose, but it's
hard on the housekeepcr. Ny cook won
do the marketing any more. There's no
inducement for her. and since they've
stopped giving her lagBiappe she's always
entirely too busy 10 go to the shops for
me. one might just as well be IN a New
England village and be done with IT,"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
YOUTH TIMID, BUT DEVOTED
Young Saddler Loved Countess Who
Married Another.
Wrote to Her and Called Her
Invited TO Wedding.
From the Grand Magazine.

From the Grand Magazine.
The Countess OF Kinnoul, who has de-
voted much Of her leisure TO hospital Wis
itng. has had strange experiences. She
used to go regularly TO St. Georges Hos
pital and on one oecasion-she was then
not more than sixteen years old-made
the acquaintance Of a youth, "a saddler
by trade. who was suffering from hip
disease. Gradually he recovered and was
at last able to leave the hospital, though
still lame.
Between the young man and his kind
visitor a correspondence sprang up. He
always addressed her As Dear Molly.
and concluded his letters. with all my
hearts love, yours respectful"
At length the lady became engaged 10
be married and duly informed her humble
admirey Of the fact. Receiving no answer
from him. she sent him ticket for the
wedding. Still no reply! Again she wrote
him and at last received from him this
answer, without either beginning or end
Of an orthodox kind.
Il can never write to you again, as
don't know how to begin"
Once more the young lady took up her
pen. She reminded this tmorous CORE
spondent that her name was stili Molly
and urged him 20 come 90 her wedding
He came, he saw, he cred-a Httle-and
when 1t was over Lady LInnoul received
from him che following letter descriptive
Of his sensations;
There was I among those lords and
ladies' and none so beautiful as her what
needed no jewels"
Hes gone 20 Canada now" says Lady
KinnouL "He came TO see me just be-
fore he went. after baby was born. and I
said TO him: Would you like 10 see her -
Yes. he answered. And when Z
brought her in he just touched her in the
incest way with the point of one Of his
fingers and then he went I have heard
from him since and he always sends his
dndest regards 20 her little ladyship. 20
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
GOOD TEACHERS SCARCE.
Severe Estimate of the Present Ac-
tive Educators In Cities.


Ossian II. Lang. in the Forum.
Good teachers are scarce Cities which
exact a high standard Of qualification
find their eligible lists depleted and no
immediate supply in sight This state of
things is in d measure accounted for by
the prevailing shabbiness in the remuner-
alton Of teachers. The rewards are not
such as 10 induce enough ambitious young
men 10 invest their time and strength in
a thorough preparatory course
The increase of incorporating oppor-
tunities for working women has stiH fur
Their reduced the influx Of desirable ma
tcrial. The situation is a serious one.
Thousands Of efficient teachers leave
school work every year for more re-
mUuerative labor They feel that they
cannot afford the luxury of teaching
Meanwhile the number of inefficient ones
must of necessity increase, and as a mat
ter Of fact, is increasing, their inefficiency
ranging all the way from lack Of pro-
fesslonal judgment down to rank illit-
cracy.
People devoid Of almost everything In
cluded under the term culture, a COnsid-
cradle percentage Of them possessing not
even modIcum of elementary instruc-
ton, manage 10 get employment as
teachers.
Frederick II of Prussia has been held
up 10 scoTn because he insisted that his
nOncOmmissioned officers, many Of them
confirmed drunkards, wanting employ
ment, should be appointed as school
teachers. Al! protests were met by the
explanations that they must have shelter
during the inclement winter days; that
chief: that being military drillmasters
they would keep the children in order. and
that the wages paid 10 teachers were all
they were worth.
The frugal FTederick's TeasoEings, es-
peciaily on the latter point are not very
unlike those actuating some of our Ameri-
can school boards
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Girl MAY PLAN YACHT.
Miss Lydia GouIds Weld, of Boston,
Authority on NnVaI Architecture.

Miss Lydia GOuIds Weld, of Boston,
Authority on Naval Architecture.
There is one Boston girl who may
look the part of a secretary for some
home for stray cats. but who is build
ing battle ships. says the New York
Herald.
She is Miss Lydia Gould Weld. OF
a famous and wealthy old New Eng
land family. She is employed by the
Newport News Shpbuilding and-Dry-
dock Construction Company.
When just budding into womanhood
Miss Weld concluded to be of some
use in the world. A little story is told
concerning Miss Weld and Mrs. Lucia
Ames Mead, sometimes termed "a tenn
pOral vice regent of the Prince of
Peace" Miss Weld had annouced Der
intention of learning TO build battle
ships. Mrs Mead was Mortified.
My dear Miss Weld" declared Mrs.
Mead, zone battle ship costs as mucn
as an entire university. One is educa-
tional and the other is totally destruc-
tive, I am astounded."
My dear Mrs. Mead" responded the
girl, "your mathematics are correct
but I question your logic. Frequently
there are occasions in the onward
march of civilization when one good
battle snip, properly handled, is worth
more to God and humanity than forty
average universities"
So Miss Weld fitted for technology
and matriculated. Downing her leather
apron. barring her well-bred arms
greasing, Oiling. and blackening her
pretty fingers. she worked q the bench
the forge, the lathe, the anvil. and at
her books. After three years of savage
plugging at naval architecture Miss
Weld graduated at the head Of her
class
Miss Weld one day amazed the mil
lonaire owner of a big steam yacht
by running the pilot house out and the
engine room in on cruise in a heavy
sea,
President circuit, Of the big Newport
News company, is very proud Of his
fair employe. and says that be hopes
that his company viii get the contract
| for the 'Skeered- -Nothin'."
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
COULDN'T GIVE THE SIGNAL.

From Harper's Weekly.
An amusing story Of amateur sport
comes from Rockville. Md. where each
year there is held a series OF races for
all corners"
The sun was blazing down on a field Of
hot. excited horses and men, all waiting
Tor a tai, raw-boned beast TO yield TO
the opportunities Of the starter and set
into line.
The patience Of the starter was nearly
exhausted. Bring up chat .horse"' he
shouted. Bring him up, You'll get into
trouble pretty soon if YOU don't
The rider of the refractory beast, a
youthful Irishmau. yelled back: I cant
help It, This here's been a cab horse.
and he won't start til the door shuts, an
I amt got no door,
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Fer a French Chauffeur.

From Puck.
In the EtatS Uuis automobile is nearly
always used as a neuter noun. and is
usually preceded by the word Damn"
(Sacre bleuO
In the Etats Unis, when an automobile
breaks down. it is customary for pedes-
TRANS 90 shout Get horser' Gun
cheval! Tn chevalr)
In the Etats Unis the authority Of
country constable exceeds that OF the
President even 0ui-mem.
In the Etats Unis, when n chicken or a
dog is run over it IS customary to express
regret. If a human being. the express
sion Is: Full steam aheadr GA toute
vapeurr)
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
CATECHISM OF a TOURIST.
Globe Trotter Gives Results of His
Travels To His Paper.
From the Boston Transcript

Travels To HIS Paper.
From the Boston Transcript
4 globe-trotter journalist OF renown has
written a tourist cateChism in q German
paper in which he sets forth his Observa-
tons on the countries and the people he
has visited. His answers are ingenious
and they may be correct but they would
seem 10 convict him Of being a Swede.
We quote the following:
Where do you find the most comforta-
bic passenger trains?'
IN Russia"
But where are they kept In the best
condition."
In Sweden"
where is the railroad traffic managed
with the least noise?''
IN England"
Where do you find the best railroad
restaurants"
In Sweden"
where sSe the most comfortable steam
boats for longer voyages TO be found?'
In Germany and England"
Where do you find the finest and best
arranged steamboats, for shorter trips?"
In Sweden
Where are the finest restaurants and
cafes sOr modern pTices2''
In Copenhagen and Stockholm"
Where are the best automatic res
taurants2'
In Stockholm
where are the worst quick lunches?''
In America, particularly in Boston"
Where are the finest bath houses"
I'm Germany. Austria, and Sweden"
''Wlle1c do you find the truest politeness
and dignity among the people generally
In Sweden, particularly in Stockholm
Where the OpDOsite2'
In Italy"
Where do YOU find the most polite and
weil-bred children"
IN Sweden, Norway. and Denmark"
Where the Opposite2"
In Italy, Little Italy. but particularly
in South Boston"
Where do the young men have the
finest figure and the handsomest fea-
tures?
IN italy and Sweden, particularly in
Stockholm"
Where are the handsomest women
This question the writer, who appears
TO have gained some experience Of life,
does not answer
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
SOME DISTINGUISHED BACHELORS
Avoidance Of Marmony Mght Ague Possession Of enius

With the discussion as to whether or not
bachelors should be taxed, before the
public eye, it is worth while to stop for q
moment and view some of those men
who. though walking the earth alone. yet
have left for themselves names which
will always live, Let us note that these
world-renoWned bachelors We're deep
thinkers and philosophers, men whose oc-
equations in life required concentrated
thought. But as to whether or not their
single blessedness was due to lack Of
time and inclination for thoughts Of mar
rage or early disappointments, it is not
possible in every case to tell, although in
a few it viii be seen that the latter was
undoubtedly what led them to live their
lives without a mate.
The first man Of letters who lifted
American literature into the popular re-
spect of Europe was Washington Irving,
who was born in New York IN 1888. IN
his youth he did not excel in learning,
and at sixteen years of age had left
school and entered q law Office, but he
was not there long until he commenced
his long career OF writing, which only
ended when he died at the age of seven
ty-six years. for It was at an age when
most men lay aside the pen that he wrote
his Life of Washington" When he was
twenty-six years Of age he endured ter
ribIe bereavement which colored all his
life and caused him TO remain a bachelor,
He became engaged to Miss Matilda Hoff-
man, and was casting about for more
assured means of livelihood than the oc-
cupation of letters, in order that he might
marry. when the young lady was taken
I'll and died. Her death was a crushing
blow TO young Irving, and though time
sOftened the bitterness Of his grief, he
never entirely recovered from his loss
and could never bear to speak her name
and would get up and leave the room II
any one would make an allusion to her.
John Greenleaf Whittier, born in New
Hampshire in 1907, was the son of a
Quaker farmer lie early displayed a
talent for verse. but unable to devote his
time TO writing he learned the slipper
making trade. studying meanwhile 10 inn
prove his education. When little over
twenty he fell in love with Miss Elizabeth
Downing, of West Newbury, Mass, and,
his offer of marriage being accepted. he
doubled his efforts toward obtaining the
means to marry. and in 1879 became edi-
tor OF a Boston newspaper, whore he soon
became a force in tile anti-slavery move
ment. The course Of true love. however
did not run smooth and his engagement
with Miss Downing was broken. The fol-
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
From Behind the Counter.

From Puck.
The saleslady differentiated several
classes Of shoppers?
oh. yes. indeed. About FIVE classes.
So many?"
Yes" tmademoiselle counted on her
ingers) heavyweight. middle-weight.
wel,er-weight. lightweight, and feather
weight. Precisely i've"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

AIRY men the name Of Francois Vcltaire.
who was born in 1894. And though this
man spent his life with the gayest set of
Paris, he remained true 20 a romance OF
his youth. and this Notwithstanding the
fact that he was q great favorite with the
fair sex and much petted in society. He
was a saJirist Of TenoWn. and was i'm
prisoned in the Bastile for lampooning
Louis XIV, but the temporary incarcera-
ton only sharDened his wit and after his
release he became a merCiless critic. and
was especially bitter toward all religious
creeds ard beliefs. lie spent his last years
Win his niece. Nine. Denis, for whom he
mad great affection, and died at the ad-
vanced age of eighty-four years.
These are the most noted instances
OF literary men who have never mar
ried. but turning to men who have
reached renown through other fields of
thought we ind Sir Isaac Newton, who
spent his long life of -eighty-five years
in the study Of mathematics. physics.
and astronomy, but with no wife to
bless his home He was born in 1912.
and lived most of the time at his place
in Woolsthorpe. though he left it oc-
casionally for trips to London. He was
u graduate of Trinity College. Cam
bridge, ard in 1858 he represented this
university In Parliament. He was Tor
nearly a quarter of a century president
Of the Royal Society. holding that posi-
ton at the time Of his death. The name
of the maiden who caused this life OF
celibacy is not definitely known, but
we do learn that it was on account Of
being crossed in love that he remained
single. An incident in his life is in
teresting to note. Being very fond of
animals he had a pet dog, which was
allowed great freedom I'm his home and
on one occasion destroyed some valu-
able manuscripts by Upsetting a lighted
candle on them. This Newton was
never able to fully rewrite, and it
caused him great sorrow.
Turning to the musical world we
find the great Beethoven on the list Of
those who devoted their lives to one
great passion lie was born IN 1770,
and lived ffty-seven years. lie lived
for his art alone, although there is a
belief that he was once deeply in love,
but his unconquerable shyness prevent
ed bis becoming q husband However
this may be, we know he had great
aversion to society, and though even
mOnaTchs shOWored him with praise
and gifts. he was O. recluse, and spent
his life with music taking the place OF
home ard wife. N. L. T.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Doing 1t Up.

From the Tonklrs Statesman.
This bill is too high" said the Gus
toner
Too high?" calculated the laundry
man.
That's what I said; too high"
But. man, 90 you know how long it
takes TO do UP a Shirt"
why, about four washings"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Case of Necessity.

From Life.
Maud thought you had made Jack
swear off smoking cigarettes.
Ethel did But I had TO LET him be-
gin again. ] couldn't think OF thing to
give him FOR Christmas that didn't have
something OF other to do with tobacco.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

lowing extract from one Of his poems.
which appeared in a Massachusetts paper.
but is not in any of his published works.
viii give sn insight as TO the cause Of
parting:
] know that I have knelt too loEly
For smiles So Oft withdrawn;
That trusting love received too slowly
The lesson of thy scum;
That thou hast had thy triumph hour
Uuguesti0ucd and complete
When prompted 10y a spell q power
I knalt NE at thy feet
Go, hcartlcss girl. thou1t smile tomorrow,
AS I lad never been.
And spun thy lovers words O. sorrow
For those q happier men.
darker destiny tie page
or ccln.ng years may tell.
God help thee in thy pilgrimage.
Loved being, fare thee wei.
Though Whittier lived 10 the good old
age Of eighty-live years, he was true TO
this love Of his youth, and II may be in
teresting TO note that this young woman
never became a wife. and when she died,
at the age Of eighty-five years, was still
Miss Downing.
Horace WalDole carl of Oxford, an
other distinguished man of letters. was
lived to be eighty years old. and was a
man Of great charm and polish. he never
became a benedict He was member of
the House of Commons, but never gained
any distinction there, his thoughts being
occupied with literature and art. His life
contained u romance which influenced il
to a great extent He became deeply at
taChed 10 Nine du Dehand lady he met
in Paris. and though It was impossible
for his attachment 20 end in marriage, all
the rest OF womankind lost their charm
FOR him. and we are told that though APP
.peariEg a gay and happy man Of the
world the destinations of this lady had
left their mark. and he remained a bache-
Tor.
Another thinker and student was Ed
ward Gibbon, who was born in England in
1919, and 20 whom we owe that most ex-
cellent history. Decline and Fail of the
Roman Empire" the writing oe which
covered period Of twenty-four years. As
is usually the case with Jealous students
Mr. Gibbon did not shine in the social
world lie WAS ike his contemporary
Walpole. In that he became attached TO a
lady of the French capital. with whom
the fates forbid a marriage, Nine. NecsaT
This love and friendship did not com
mence until Gibbon was nearly fifty years
old, and It made such lasting impression
upon his life that he died in solitude al
Lausanne still true 10 Nine. NeckaT.
Crossing over into France. we find
among tine most famous bachelor liter
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Two women sat near me at luncheon
IN a department store one day last week
and as they toyed with their coffee and
their chocolate eclairs they carried on
one Of those frank pathological dialogues
which are 50 appetizing 10 the casual
listener
Jennie certainly was Ell sick. the
stOuter lady remarked after she had
told in detail all the things that had
allied Jennie and what had been done for
her and them she certainly was i'll
sick. Well, I'll tell You how low she was
she was so low that we went out into
the kitchen and pUt~the big kettle on"
The speech, striking my consciousness
sharply moved me TO speculation.
could not decide whether Jennie was TO
be scalded as a last resort or whether
her sorrowful friends felt the need of
tea or teddy. The lady's next remark