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The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

ployer. in an age characterized by the
use OF complex and dangerous machinery.
for the safety of the men who run the
machines and take the risks of hazardous
employment The bill modihes or abol-
ishes some ancient rules of the common
law, notably those relating to contribu-
tory negligence, and thus. as Mr. Little
field said, constitutes very pronounced
innovation on existing law
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
A Knock.

i haven't a single painting Of mine
left, said D'Auber. 4 manage to sell
them all"
That speaks well for your artistic
taste" said Crittick.
Yes, think So
Yes; If you didn't have such good
taste you might keep them 10 disiigure
your own walls"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

"oh, yes. Tommy" said the teacher. 'ff
you have dog you are the owner Of a
quadruped "
mo, / amt insisted Tommy.
Don't contradict me. I explained 20
YOU yesterday that any animal with four
legs was a.
''Yes'm; but Rover lost one O. hlgn't
hghtin' a trolley ear"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Mr John Sharp Williams compares Mr..
Roosevelt 10 George III. while more
ardent admirer compares him to George
Washington, Parties desiring to be con-
.servative will admit that ne greatly re-
sembles George" and let Ii go at that
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

IF The Washington Herald will take
our word for it. We have made a team
.of fine losers out of the Washington ball
players says the Houston Post. Well.
that bunch cannot say that we didn' t
warn them against even a temporary so
journ in that town, anyhow
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

From the St. Louis Globe-DemocraL
In January this country put sl6.000,0O0 into
new buildings and S24.00O.oOo worth burned
down. Americans seem indifferent about
this leak but 1t represents money enough
to build Panama canal every year, or to
improve all the main rivers OF the MissIs
sippi Valley
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

I have herr began the poet. "a haI
dozen more or less fragmentary poems
which YOU might group under the head
OF Fugitive Verses and"
Look here" cried the editor, reaching
Tor his CLUB "if you're not a very quick
fugitive yourself they'll be posthumous."
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
ExempIa Gratia.

1t is not enough" said the man who
Was fond Of moralizing. "that a man
should be prudent most a the time; he
must be so an the time. The foolish ae-
ton OF a few minutes may spoil the pros
peT-s of a lifetime"
''Ihat's so,f put in Henpeck. 1T only
takes few minutes to get married.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
sIr. RooseveIt and Gen. Harrison.


From the Springfield Republican.
Or. Lyman Abbott, in the Outlook
quotes President Roosevelt interestingly
respecting himself and the Secretary OF
War:
He (TafO can get along with some
men that can't get along with. We were
together in Harrison's administration. 7
was Civil Service Commissioner. Taft
was Solicitor General. I got on Harri-
sons nerves. and whenever 1 came into
the room he set his fingers drumming on
the desk before him as though il were A
piano. But Taft had 10 difficulty. And
yet he was always a man of highest
ideals"
AS President, Mr.. Roosevelt has come
to affect the country much as he saws he
did President Harrison, and It is quite
possible that he is alive TO the fact as
he was in the case Of Gen. Harrison.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

We would feel little better about these
international marriages were We even
convinced that some enterpristng Ameri-
|can lawyer would get the money in the
long run.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

From the Baltimore sun
In addition to all his other honors. Ad-
miral Bob" Evans has won the adnira-
ton OF his wife
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
Thc Git Prnnhesr.

IIum mo busIOu If1n2eflpI-
'Prophesy as much as you like. but
never set date, says Mr.. Carnegie; or.
as Horace Blglow hath it: My gram
TIERS rule was safern t is to crow: don't
never prophesy unless ye know"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

From the Charleston News and Courier.
A diIatory motion Is better than nc
motion at all-and that has characterized
the Republican majority in the House fol
three months.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
And Expensive.

Surely she must have some favorite
iower2"
NO, don't thing so Anything viii
please her; that is, anything that's out
of season"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
A PossibIe REASON.

i see that ancient Alexandria was In
tested with tramps"
Wonder why?'
We'll, the town had extensive library
facilities, you know"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Those English newspapers that are crit
icising King Edward for not being In
England when the premier resigned are
utterly unreasonable. The possibility that
an oficeholder may resign is perhaps the
remotest contingency known to specula-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
NIan vs. the PIatform .

Prom the Richmond Times Dispatch.
In coming out boldly for Joseph Can
non and tariff revision. Illinois proves
that she has thoroughly mastered the
art of being in two places at once.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
NOTHING SERIOUS.

From the Philadelphia Press
Ins and Outs.
What's that nOise?" asked The visitor
IN the apartment house.
Probably some one in the dentists
apartments on the floor below getting a
tooth out"
But this seemed 10 come from the
floor above"
"Ah! then it's probably the Popleys'
baby getting tooth in"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
Good .Inh 20 80

From the Chicago Record Herald.
one Of the reasons why Castro con-
tinues TO be a source OF trouble may be
found in the fact that Taft has never
been sent down 70 settle him.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
when Love Younu

You haven't half smoked that cigar.
A newly married man should not be so
wasteful"
leave the butts long 10 please my
wife. She likes to loop 'em with ribbons
and hang 'em about the fiat"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Every time Senator Davis opens his
mouth here Of late. he puts his foot IN
it,. says an Arkansas paper. This viii
give the average reader some idea OF the
ample dimensions Of the Senatorial un-
derstanding
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Senator Lee Slater Overman, Of North
Carolina. was born in Salisbury. After
graduating from Trinity College. he
taught school In an obscure town in
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

used. in disguised and modified form. per-
haps. by good many other s'reformerss
in this country.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

The anarchist respects no laws.
Nor fears the hangman's rope;
Perhaps he courts death thus because
While there is life there's soar"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Now that the peach crop has survived
the slaughter season unscratched, the
growers should out with IL. and LET us
know what's the matteri Surely, the crop
Is crippled, or something
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Mr. Otis Skinner says Mr.. Lawrence
Barrett was very fond of his own voice
and often stood for hours talking aloud
to himself It Is somewhat strange that
Mr.. Barrett managed TO keep out Of Con-
gTess during his lifetime.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

II viii be observed that no new Jokes
have come from Mark Twain since one of
the New York dailies printed his picture
and labeled it Prince tHelie de Sagan.'
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
Action and Reaction.

From the indianapolis News.
Still. the bad effect of fat life on chill
dren may be somewhat Offset by the bad
effect Of children on fiat life.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
4 DfmcuIt Choice.

Wen have TO cut the play somewhere -
declared the manager.
.'Well?' pouted the star.
Which is it to be, less epigrams OF
fewer gOwns?"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
QuickIy Canne to Ear.h.

From the Cle1eIand Plain Dealer
a man and woman were welded on the
top Of the Washington Monument ths
other day. But it didn't take EN- long
to get down to earth again.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
HeInfuI Advtce.

Il doubt II they will want me to run
the woman's page again. declared the
horse editor.
''Why note"
i recommended sweeping for all COM
plexion troubles, and dishwashing for be-
Ing crossed IN love"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

He says he has a million tied up
That's better than having it running
around loose. barking at statesmen and
swapping at candidates"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Beef up again. according TO the mar
ket reports II has come TO the point
where there isn't anything more than a
constructive recess between ups" in the
price Of meat these days.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

II Mrs. Howard Gould is given TO i'm
bibing foolish water to the extent charged
by Mr. Howard, the past few years of
her life must seem like one long-drawn-
out circus parade.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

We doubt the probability OF an extra
session OF Congress this year, no matter
what the shortcomings OF this one; GER
tainly not before the Presidential cleo
tion is over and the baseball problem
settled.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

From the Chicago News
Why not let Anna Gould go her way?
She cannot plead youth and inexperienee
any longer.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Boston boasts Of lobster three feet
long" says the Baltimore Sun. Wait
until he has grown a foot or so, and he
will do his own boasting.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
The slim Fad.

He has no mammoth pile
OF legal tender.
His income Is in style;
'Tis very slender.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Those Merry Widow" hats are all
right and good to look upon, when they
are all going in the same direction. One
cannot help feeling uneasy, however.
when two of them have TO pass each
other on the same side of the street.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Fashion DEGREES that trousers must not
be worn turned up next summer" We
presume, however. winter overcoats may
be "hung up" until fall as usual.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

We suppose Castro will be good now
The New York World is agitating a naval
expedition against him. TO be put IN
command of Admiral Rixey.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Chancellor Day says: The rich do not
live long If the chancellor We're a squad
instead of one man, the rich would have
no desire to live long.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

a Kentucky minister upholds the
night riders" because they are engaged
Il destroying ID harmful. noxions. and
wicked weed. Don't condemn him too
hastily; that same argument Is being
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

AT THE

]
Ohio
Iusber of pun
iiSiiet ot ID the
oi''o % 10. al
'ie Nc" there
/ is aDsolt his fscefvine
the Rep o at the eiec.
ton.
..The ...,-,-
- 49, M seeiii,
the 4ai and
u ahe4 0e losing Il;
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
AZ snaec Rates.

From the L5uisFille ColrierJourual.
It's easy to understand the prices put
upon women's hats this spring. They're
selling 'em by the acre.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

The Populists have nominated Mr.
Thomas e. Watson again for the Pres
ideney; whether designedly or through
force of habit, however, we cannot saw
with certainty.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

The New Orleans World is loud in
praise Of sassafTas tea. No doubt sas-
safras tea IS considered a great bevor-
age in New Orleans-where no one ever
thinks Of drinking ANYTHING Of the kind!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Mr.. Taft recently attended five lunch
cons and four dinners in a single day.
We hardly believe the President himself
could exceed that for true strenuosity.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

A Texas contemporary calls Uncle
Joe" a ''noiseless Cannon" II ought to
hear him making a noise ike a Car.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

The German Emperor has asked for
raise in salary, but he hasn't ordered
himself out on g strike until he gets t.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Spring seems inclined to stay put this
time.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

There is one man in Congress who Is
so careful TO avoid the appearance Of evil
that ne viii not accept even an apology. ="
says the Detroit News We suppose. how
ever, there is no doubt OF his Willingness
70 accept a denomination.
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
ArtifoiaI reeth.

II
1t is certain that the ancients had a
knowledge Of dentistry, but It is diff
flcult to determine when or by whom
the use OF artificial teeth was intro
dueed Herodotus says that the Egyp-
tans had dentists for the teeth" In
the British museum there are various
dental instruments which had been
found in the ruins OF Pompeii, and
Galen in the second century describes
the method Of extracting teeth by
means Of forceps. Belzoni says that
artificial teeth were in use in antiquity,
since he found some specimens in the
catacombs.
Modern dentistry admits that the
first to teach how to make artificial
teeth was the Arabian Albucasis, and
In his work al Tarif'' are drawings
of instruments used for this purpose.
The earliest known allusion to artin-
cial teeth is by Martialis in the first
century:
You use without a blush false teeth and
hair, ...a t
But, Laelia, your squint IS past repair.
Minneapolis Journal
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
FOR REALISM.
Robert Louis stevsnson's injunction to
Small Nephew at Play.

Robert Louis stevenson's injunction 10
Small Nephew at Play.
A story about Robert Louis Steven
son not generally known, according to
the New York Sun. is told by Mrs.
Stevenson's grandson, Austin Strong.
When Mr.. Strong was a little chap
Mr.. Stevenson liked to sit propped up
ip bed to watch him at play In the
next room. And often It happened
that the bigger boy of the two would
make suggestions for the make be-
lieve games and insist that they be car
ried out too. s...
One day Austin had arranged some
chairs in row. playing that they
We're. ships. and he, standing on the
front. was the captain. For a long
time he proudly walked the deck of
his vessel, encountered pirates and
weathered all kinds Of storms until he
felt the floor positively heave under
his feet.
Mr.. Stevenson looked on IN perfect
silence. but complete. absorption. no
doubt playing the whole thing much
the harder Of the two. Finally Austin
got tired Of his vessel. climbed OF his
chair and began waking across the
room to some object which had at
tracted his interest.
This was too much for his uncle.
Still deep in the game. Mr.. Stevenson
rose in his sickbed and shouted ex-
citedly at the recalcitrant sea captain.
Swim, - you, swlmr'
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
A WARM RECEPTION.
Il Gave the Hungry Preacher an Ap-
petite For Dinner.

II Gave the Hungry Preacher an Ap-
petite For Dinner.
Before accepting an invitation 1t is
as well to be sure It is given In good
faith. After an afternoon seyvice held
many years ago in certain village in
Scotland the preacher. stranger, who
had oficiated, accompanied one of the
elders Of the congregation home and
was introduced to his wife. The good
man having asked the clergyman to
stay to dinner. the latter, after a little
pressing, consented.
The good lady hurried or to prepare
for the unexpected guest, and, seeing.
as she thought her husband washing,
as was the custom in those days, at
the family sink. she seized the family
Bible, approached stealthily from be-
hind and brought down the ponderous
tome upon his bald pate, exclaiming:
TAX .ye that for bringing hungry
preachers here to. dinner every time
they come to the parish"
As soon as the assaulted. one could
get the suds out OF his eyes he looked
about him and, after thinking the mat
ter out, concluded that the old lady
had made slight mistake. She, too,
came to the same conclusion when, on
returning to the parlor. she beheld her
husband patiently waiting for his rev.
erend friend!-Dundee Advertiser.
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
Costly Jar Of the subway.

The tuppenny tube, London's sub
way, once set fire TO a house in a man
ner so extraordinary as to merit atten-
ton. In a mansion beneath which
runs the subterranean railway one Of
the bedroom freplaces wes fitted with
blower-a sheet OF kpS inside the
crate which can. be raisS1 or lowered
to regulate the draft The blower rest
ed on series Of iron notches One
afternoon a servant kindled a FIRE In
the crate and when it was well alight
raised the blowerl 80 that the coal
would burn but slowly. and so left II
while she went downstairs. Presently,
deep In the clay beneath the fouDda-
tIons Of the house. train rushed along.
The vibrations from its passing were
sufficient to Jar the blower from the
notches on which the servant had left
It II dropped down. The draft In
creased; the fire ragged madly. The
flames were enough to set the chimney
on fire, burning SCOT set the water tank
on the roof allght, and there resulted
a considerable conhagration. Pittsburg
Post
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
WERE MARRIED in
HEALTH OFFICE

A couple from Philadelphia was mar
ried here last evening and another to-day.
Tho pair who came to the city last even
ing were Paul N. Bookmyer and Mss
kathryn L. Huntington and the couple To-
day, gave the names of William J. Bremen
and Miss Mary Taylor Where the FIRST
couple were married could not be learned
but the second pair was welded in the
office of Joseph Wigglesworth, secretary
os the Board of Health. The Rev. c. =.
Wyatt. pastor OF Harrison Street NJ. L.
Church, performed the ceremony in the
reom where the Board Of Health holds its
meetings.
The couple applied at the health office
end wanted to know If they couldn't be
married there and the obliging secretary
Of the department said sure He then sum
moned a preacher and the affair came off
alright
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA, June 17.-FEED-Ths
burlpy was ample and quiet at former
rates. Quotations.:
Winter brain. in bulk. per ton. sa5.ooa
eooo' spring bran. in saks. as TO size, per
ton. t25.0Oa25.50.
WHEAT-The market ruled firm under
light offerings and stronger outside ad-
wees, but prices showed no quotahle
change. No. red was quoted as follows:
June s2a92lsc. Spot car lots In export eie-
Vater--No. ? red 92a92lkc, No. 2 red West
ern. 92as2ls, steamer No. red, ssisasoc;
No red. s9lza9oc: rejected A. s7aS7ilc;
rejected b. SaaSsi5cc
CORN-rhe market was quiet and un-
changed, with moderate hut ample offer-
nss. We quote spot car lots for local trade
rs TO location:
NO. yellow, Soasic; steamer yellow
7Sa7ac; No. yellow. 76aT7e; No. yellow
slaT2c.
oATs-onerings were only moderate.
and prices ruled steady, but trade was
ruiet. We quote as 10 location:
No. white. 57ka5sc: standard white
beiaaS7c; Ne. 3 white. 55isa56c: rejected
b2aka5a5c
PouLTRY-Live was in moderate sup.
ply. but demand was light and fowls we're
q shade easier. Quotations:
Fowls as to quality. l2alsikc; old roost.
ers. sltaioc; spring chickens. hroner. uni.
form sizes. weighing 1ika2 pounds each.
cgae0c.
Dressed Poultry. fowls, Southern. is,sc.
western, choice. 1Slkc: old roosters. drv,
piekeo. loalolze; broiiers. nearby. weigh.
'ne s1sa4 pounds to the pair Soas5c.
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
A olrI and a snak..

It Is a matter Of fact that men have
greater fear Of serpents than have wo-
men, During visit TO friends in the
country / was crossing a stretch of
meadow in the company Of my hostess
daughter. sprighuy girl Of seventeen,
when a black snake crossed the path
ten feet in front OF US. / caught my
companion by the sleeve, but she
wrenched herself loose, gathered her
skirts about her knees, gave a running
jump and landed squarely upon the
back of the reptile. His snakeship
thrashed the grass and the girls ankles
with equal fuulity. AS soon as she
could disengage one foot she planted
1t upon the serpent's head In the abb
sence Of club or stones l was COM
PEELED TO stand and witness scene
that to me was terrifying, but to the
girl furnished supreme enjoyment.
Years afterward when I read Hag-
CARDS description of Jess night with
the kangaroo / understood the kind Of
entertainment that my young compan.
ion had provided for me.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
BRIDGEVILLE MAN
ARRESTED HERE

Wanted on some charge at Bridge
vile, Del, Lawrence Costello, an Ital-
ian, was taken off the Delaware road
train due here shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning. The man had his two
children with him and all are now at
the Police Station awaiting the arrival
of the Bridgeville authorities.
To Humane Agent Frank Stout who
took an interest in the case because
of the children, Costello said he was
on his way to Philadelphia, and that
he had left his wife who he claims ]
was not doing right He did not want
to leave the children with the woman.
The police here were notified to take
the man off the train when it reached
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
JUDGE BRADFORD
TO GO TO EUROPE


Judge Edward G. Bradford and
United States Commissioner William
G. Mahaffy will leave this city to-mor-
row morning for an extended trip in
the northern part of Europe They
viii leave New York on the steamer
Bremen for Bremen. aud on July the
travellers will depart from Hamburg,
Germany, for Iceland and then proceed
to Spitzbergen and North Cape, return
ing along the coast Of Norway. They
will be gone for the balance Of the
summer.
AS there are some matters to be at
tended to by the United States COM
'missioners during the summer months,
Judge Bradford appointed Leonard %.
Wales as acting commissioner for this
district
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
MRS. BROWN PREPARED
TO BEGIN SENTENCE

Although the Supreme Court at
Dover yesterday sustained the SEN
tence OF six months imprisonment i'm
posed upon Mrs. Maria Brown by the
General Sessions Court of New Castle
county two years ago for harboring a
minor child, Mrs. Brown is yet at lib
erty- IL was said to-day that she
would not be taken to the county
workhouse until the lower court is
officially informed of the decision Of
the higher court She is prepared to
begin her term Of Imprisonment at any
day Robert G.. Harman, who appear
cd for Mrs. Brown, pleaded for the
woman before the Supreme Court on
the ground that she had no knowledge
that the child was under age.
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
GIRL SAYS SHE IS
FORCED TO BEG

Charged with being incorrigible
Katie Bloom, q ten-year-old girl. lfving
on Sixth avenue. was n defendant il
the City Court to-day, but he case was
not disposed OF. Humane Agent Stout
will make an investigation and report
back TO the court.
The police picked the girl up on the
street. after receiving many complaints
about her proclivity TO beg from peo-
pie
The little girl in a statement to
Humane Agent Stout to-day told a
story 10 the effect that her parents
forced her to so out and beg. Mr..
Stout win Investigate the child's state
ment.
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
IMPROVEMENT IN
FRONT STREET

Two permits were issued by Building
Inspector Johnson to-day. They were
to Peter NJ. Newell to alter the front
Of a building occupied as a saloon next
to Miners court, in Front street near
King, for the Logan estate at a cost
OF $1,000, and to Anderson & Son to
erect a dwelling for Harry Baynard.. at
Twenty-first and Monroe streets, to
cost $1,000.
The Front street property is to be
set back eleven feet in line with the
new building line drawn by the Street
and Sewer Department in that thor
oughfare.
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
Hanover Choir Recital.

The quartet choir Of Hanover Presby.
tefian Church gave a splendid concert in
Old Hanover Church. Sixth and King
streets. last night The members OF the
clioir are; Miss Lulu G. Lewis. soprano;
Mrs. William T. Mansiey. alto: W. r.
Walters. tenor; George f. Baird. bass.
George F. Baird is director. Those who as
sisted were Mrs. Joseph II. Jones. ac-
oompanist, c. P. NJ. Rumford. opoe. How
ara T. Crosby, vioioncello: Victor r. Pyle
fiutA
Evening journal., 1908-06-17
CHOICE OF DELEGATES
FROM THIS STATE
BY United Press Leased Special wire,

~ "NihAAta AAtoo AacoaNh oAttldA NAicf
CHICAGO. June 17.-While Della
wares six delegates were uninstructod
indications are that Taft win be given
the entire vote and that the Taft vice
presidential candidate win be accepted.
7. Coleman dupont has been elected
national committeeman from Delaware
Other elections were:
Chairman of Delegation, Senator
Henry A. dupont
Resolutions. Henry A. dupont.
Credentials-Dr. n. r. Burton.
Rules and Order, Walter o. Hot
fecker.
Permanent Organization, John G
Townsend.
Senator Richardson was named as
honorary vice president Of the conven
ton. Governor Lea was placed on the
Presidential Notification Committee and
Senator Richardson upon the Vice
Presidential Committee.