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The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
HANDLES APPETITE.
From Modern Society.

From Modern Society
Handel was a gross man, whose love Of
eating was anything but In accordance
with the subllmiry Of his compositions
Can It be possible that the author OF
such heavenly strains, such prOdigality
OF the sublime, should have been the
voracious gIutton he is depicted, He used
to order his dinner at an inn for two
persons. and when the walter inquired
whether the company was not coming
thinner being ready. was told by the
harmonist. in a voice Of thunder. Z am
de gomp0ny. Pring de dinner-"
II all that Is said Of Handel be true,
he was sometimes either so sensible Of
this infr1nity. or so fearful Of not get
ting enough when invited out. that ne
took care 10 make an enormous repsst
before he went; and in one Of those ante
repasts ne devoUred a couple OF chickens.
half q dozen Ts-sckerel, and a good part
Of a duck. and in less than two hours
went to complete his dinner with noble
man. Handel was. in fact, an indulger
Of his appetite TO excess.
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READY FOR HIN.
From an Exchange

From an Exchange
The dignifed president Of well-known
and fourishing college. in his moments f
relaxation. tells the following story at
his own expense:
One summer. some years ago. he spent
a vacation OF several weeks at a farm
house. The next season he received a let
ter from his former boarding mistress.
inquiring If he would Ike to return
In reply, he stated that he would be
very glad to pass another summer vaca-
ton with her. provided some needed
changes were made about the place
First wrote the college president.
your maid Mary is persona non grat9,
beng anything but neat and orderly in
her ways, and II she Is still with you
trust you will at least not allow her to
wait at the table
secondly. I would suggest that the
sanitary conditions Of your place would
be greatly improved II the pigsty were
moved back a few rods farther from the
house OF done away with altogether.
I viii wait until hear from you be-
fore deciding about coming
The somewhat particular college presi-
dent was reassured by the receipt Of the
following reply:
Mary has went. We hain't had no
hogs on the place since you was here
last summer. Be sure and come
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Among educators he is looked upon as a
sort OF educational curiosity; for. though
he has held responsible positions, rang
ing from lecturer 10 president, with at
least half a dozen high-ciass colleges and
universities. he himself is not a college
man. his school days coming to an end
in high school the year before the civil
war began.
Wright. at twenty, was teaching school
and studying law at night when the call
to arms came. He responded as a private,
and was a colonel of New Hampshire
volunteers when the war ended One OF
his interesting war experiences occurred
when Gettysburg was fought. He was
officer Of the day in Washington. and he
Il was who received the telegram sent
from the field to the National Capital
asking that an ambulance be sent to the
train TO carry the wounded Cen Daniel
E. Sickles to hospital
Born near the Franklin Pierce farm IN
New Hampshire and beginning with that
President. Wright has known every Pres
ident Of the country since, with the ex-
ception Of Buchanan. He probably knows
Intimately more men IN the country's eye
than any other man. President Roosevelt
excepted During the two decades that
he was Federal Labor Commissioner. II
was his good fortune TO become acquaint-
ed VITA Almost every man u A4a-AADAA--A
reputation during this period
As Commissioner Of Labor. Mr.. Wright
was one Of the few high officials Of the
government who had nothing to fear from
charging administrations. The Bureau
Of Labor was established toward the
close OF Arthurs administration That
gentleman wrote President-elect Cleve-
land that he would not appoint Mr..
Wright Commissioner-would simply dele
hHs rrHaa
| leave the place open for Mr.. Cleveland
10 I'll Cleveland. who knew Of Wright s
labor statistical work in Massachusetts,
requested that Arthur appoint him Com
missioner. and he saw TO it that Wright
was Commissioner Of Labor during both
/ his terms as head Of the nation Harri-
son was as great friend Of Wright as
was Cleveland. McKinley's private door
always was open 70 Wright He was
Cand Isl one Of President ROOSEVELT s
closest advisers. and the latter charac-
teristicaIly expressed his regret AT losing
I Wright when he decided 70 become the
/ executive-founder Of Clark College,
where he now is.
Appeals to All Glasses.
Not only has Mr. Wright appealed TO
men OF large deeds by his pleasing per
/ sonalIty: men OF greatly varied pursuits
= labor leaders like John Mitchell and
: Samuel Gompers. and capitalists Ike
/ George F. Baer and James Van Cieave-
/ also have conceived a liking for him be
/ cause OF the admitted fairness OF his
: statistics The respect in which labor
! and capital hold him was strikingly
shown AZ the time President Roosevelt
was making Up his anthracite coal strike
/ commission When asked by telegraph II
| Mr.. Wright would be satisfactory TO
/ them, President Baer, Of the Reading,
l chief spokesman Of the coal roads. and
John Mitchell, chief spokesman Of the
miners. Immediately telegraphed back not
simply yes, but declared that not the
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NOT TO BE PUT OFF.

From Sketch
An eminent lord chief justice. who was
trying a right OF way case. had before
him witness-an old farmer-who was
proceeding to tell the jury that he had
'-kEowed the path for sixty yeer. and my
feyther tould I as he heered my grand
feyther say
Stop said the Judge; I'VE can't have
any heresay evidence here"
Not exclaimed Farmer Giles Then
how dost know who thy feyther was 'cept
by he-esayI-
After the laughter had subsIded the
Judge said, In courts Of law We can
only be guided by what you have seen
with your eyes, and nothing more or
less"
"Oh. that be blowed for a tale,-' re
Piled the farmer. 7 ha' got a bile on
the back of my neck. and I never seed
'JIT. but be prepared TO swear that he's
there. hang Un,''
This second triumph on the part Of the
witness let in a torrent Of heresay evil
dence about the footpath which obtained
weight with the jury, albeit the judge
told them It was not testimony Of any
value. and the farmers party Won
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& STORY OF THE SEA.
I'm TdBits

From Tid-Bits
Anchored amid the soft breezes Of Cey-
Ion lay the East India feet. The weather
was faint and suitry. and scarcely any
one stirred on board Suddenly fore
castle boy sang out, n clear treble. his
childhoOd's hymn: I think when I read
that sweet story Of oldt" Before the sec
ond verse was reached all the ships COM
pany was joining IN. IN pleasant har-
monv. Above the bulwarEs OF the other
ships the men were seen congregating In
the attitude Of intense listeners
After the last line OF the hymn had been
sung there was silence for brief space.
and then the hills caught. up and sounded
back the echo. And crowd to His arms
and be blest" ship after ship followed
with old familiar hymns. one after the
other; all but the admiral's ship-that
was silent
Would the flagship follow suit before
the sun sank into the waters. and what
would be its choice. every one wondered
Then suddenly there was a mighty burst
OF many voices. as If trained in a ca
thedral choir. and the warm air vibrated
with the grand old Te Deum: We praise
Thee, o God: We acknowledge Thee TO be
the Lord
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AWKWARD LANGUAGE.

From tAs Detroit Free Press.
japanese typos have their troubles
X Sugimura- literary editor OF the Tokyo
Asahi Shinbun. says that he especially
sdmires the linotype tyPesetting ma
chimes. Unfortunately we are unable to
use them In Japan. for our language has
forty-seven letters. as well as over 1000
Chinese characters. and such number
of types Is. Of course. beyond the capa-
bilities Of any machine yet invented In
the printing Office OF our newspaper IN
Tokyo the compositor must often walk
the whole length Of the room to fetch
one character. instead OF standing in one
place before a single case. as the Eng
lish OF American cOmpOsitors can do
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slightest objection could be raised against
him President Wright is rather a
modest chap. but II you should happen
20 mention thts-little incident in his
presence he would probably look just a
'leetIe'' bit proud-and with good reason
Whenever ne talked Of his old LABOR
Commissioner. ex-PresideEt Cleveland
never tired OF recalling the incident OF
NJ Wright and the eX-conviCt he mad
vertently appointed 70 Office As soon as
the announcement was made the admin
istrztlon was flooded with telegrams ard
letters calling its attention 70 the fact
that the new man had done time" Sec
retary Lamar, greatly perturbed. sought
out Mr.. Wright. That gentleman natu-
rally was much interested-aEd enliEht-
ened. not 10 say Cstoaished and shocked
Nov" said Lamar finally, what are
you going 20 do about it,
Wright hastily recalled the long list
OF eminent judges. State legislators, na-
tiouaI Representatives. and Gignifed Sen
ators who had so strongly ind0rsed the
ex-convict's application
Why" he said. I'm going 20 dismiss
him ct once and then give out for publ
cation a list OF the men who recommend
ed him to me-
For some reason. however. perhaps q
second thought. the country was not
thus Interestingly flumins ted
The intensely practical man, reviewing
Wright's career from the financial stand
point. probably would place him in the
foolish class" Just before he became
the labor expert for Massachusetts,
Wright had built up q law practice that
was bringing him IN $1,000 a year and
constantly growing; he had returned q
his law studies after laying aside his
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
ORCHIDS FROM BRAZIL.

Prom Consular Report
According TO Consul General George
E Anderson. OF Rio de Janeiro. there
seems 20 be considerable activity in The
orchid-exporting business OF Brazil. and
the United States has a great portion
OF the increased business He says
Most OF the orchids taken IN the past
have been shipped 10 England, where
there are a number OF great houses do
Ing a worldwide business II such plants
alone The increased interest in them in
the United States has followed largely
from European interest While the plants
are somewhat difficult 70 handle with
safety in a commercial way. there is
comparatively little loss from damage IN
transit Sometimes the plants are packed
IN baskets. an average OF about hun
dred in each Other firms ship them in
specially constructed cases with much
larger lots in a case The average value
Of the shipments out OF Rio de Janeiro
Is substantially % cents q plant IN Rio
de Janeiro HarbOr. The number % the
finer and rarer varieties secured and
shipped Is comparatively q small item
in the trade. the standard varieties form
ing the vast bulk Of the business
There are something over 500
varieties Of orchids recognized and de-
scribed By the authorities in the bOtani-
cal gardens OF Rio de Janeiro- A very
large portion Of this list Of plants IS
composed Of varieties which have little
or no value from any standpoint Some
varieties are very common while a great
many OF them are rare enough 10 COM
maud from 50 70 so here in Brazil
Other varieties are very rare. and the
value Of specimens is mostly fixed by
what collectors will pay for them, vary
ing greatly from time 70 time Probably
thrse-fourths Of the business. IN value.
is in less than g dozen varieties OF the
plant"
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How She Escaped.

From Peuux Pictorial
MY darling said Mr- Spoonamore,
as he finished the third helping Of his
wife's plum cake. the Ughtness and
favor OF your excellent cake give a
grand and emphatic denial to all the rub
bish written in would-oe funny papers
about the incapacity OF young wives to
cook
She nestled close 20 him
"Or. perhaps. he continued. 'ft may
be that my own little wifey-pifey Is bet
ter than all others"
"Oh. ducky.~ she whispered, how hap
py you make me-"
And then she thought how lucky Il
was that she had had the sense TO buy
that cake a. the baker s.
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Missionarz work.

Frorn Puck
so you once lived in Africa. sam?"
Yes. sah-'
Ever do any missionary work out
there, Sam2"
'oh. yes. sab, I was cook for can
nibal chief. sah!''
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
An Emergency.

EEoIn LIE
m In an awful hurry, Judge" said
the fair applicant for divorce
These affairs must take a regular
course. responded the Judge.
Well" she went on. BE as quick as
you can, anyway You see, my husband
has picked out his No and I have
picked out my No 2, and IN case Of delay
we're afraid they'll marry each other
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Very interesting.

From Judge.
What do you ind 30 very iuresest-
ing about society?'' asked the -,ary
person.
Watching people trying to get AZ
answered Miss Cayenne.
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the great public library system Of New
York City. In this connection it is inter
esting to note that he made librarian OF
himself while he was in the army fol
lowing the civil war When stationed in
the surgeon generals ofice he undertook
the task OF cataloguing. for the use Of
the Office, every medical subject then TO
be found in the Library Of Congress
This index fills sixteen great quarto vol
umes. and when Maj. Billings had COM
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case Of the Institution, he practically or
ganized, singie-handed. Johns Hopkins
University. And though he did not be-
come president Of the University Of Cal
ifornia until four years after 1t threw
open its doors. he is looked upon on the
Coast as one Of that institutions faith
ers, for he found the university weak
ling and in three years transformed It
into a lusty educational youngster- To-
Of the lines laid down by Dr. Gilman.
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Literary Note.

From Llppincott's
Why don't you get married7'' said
K to q friend ot his
Because. in the first place. I detest
women on principle: secondly and chiefly.
because marriage would interfere with
NY literary work.
What class OF work.
7 am writing love stories"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

Now the Engagement Is Broken.
Frcn the Bystaudcr-
Edna-Stop hattering ne OF III put my
hands over my ears.
Edward trying 20 be com2Ilmeatary)-
Your lovely hands are too small
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
That Day.

Good -nisat." he said The clock struck one.
She noted Tines swift Sight
Smiling. and whispered Tel ne, vii
Tou cone sg4in-to-nighti'' judge.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
FAMOUS ADMINISTRATORS OF GREAT PHILANTHROPIC TRUSTS

Carroll D. Wright Who Said that Figures Do Not Lie but
Liars Figure"-CeOrge Foster Peabody, Trust Fund
Treasurer Who Had to Get Out and Hustle for Himself
at the Age of Thirteen and Other Notable Characters.
The Washington times., 1908-09-20
GOOD RUNS MARK
EFFICIENCY TEST
Stevens-Duryea First to Check in
After Trade Association
Trip.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1s-The first car
to arrive last Thursday at the Auto
mobile Club Of America on the return
trip Of the two-day mechanical efficiency
test, held under the auspices Of the
New York Trade Association. was a
Stevens-Duryea, az $50 D. II.
1t was driven by Frank Evaland. The
run was from Montauk to AIontauk
Point, thence TO New York. a distance
OF 155 miles. OF the thIrty-Cne cars that
started in the second days run, all but
two arrived at the Automobile Club of
America, the two being delayed By
slight mishaps ----------
Among the different makes Of cars to
check iE on time and make a good
showing in the test We're the Maxwell.
REQ Mitchell, White, Stevens-Durvea.
Haynes, Mora. Apperson, and American
Locomotive. The American Locomotive
taxicab. driven by P ]. Johnson, came
through with flying coIors, without a
mark charged against it for any repairs
whatever. Mrs. J. n. Cuneo and Mrs.
j. r. Ramsey, tho two women drivers
in the test. were among the early ones
to report at the various checking
stations.
The Washington times., 1908-09-20
ITALIAN SUGGESTS
CHANGE IN RULES
American Makers Recogniz-
ed in Proposed Revision
of International Code.

NEW YORK. Sept. lathe Automo-
bile Club of America has received a
communication from the Marquis A
Ferrero Ventimislia, president Of the
Automobile Club of Italy. embOdying
suggestions for a revision OF the inter
national rules at the coming meeting Of
The international Association OF RecOg-
nized Automobile Clubs, which will
meet in Paris on October IL
The new suggestion limits the cylinder
bore TO 130mm. The arguments in
favor Of this limitation are that, al
though there exist types on t1e market
larger than BONN. bore. II would be
better to limit the maximum to this
measurement, because there Is an op-
portunity TO leave sufficiently strong
difference between the 155mm- bore Of
cylinder OF racing cars and Of the
BONN bore proposed
II is also suggested that owing to
continual improvement the power OBJ
tanned from a BONN bore motor is
already sufficiently great for touring
purposes.
These suggestions have been for
warded 10 each American manufacturer
and manufacturers association, with a
request that their views be forwarded to
the clubs technical committee: in order
that the clubs representatives may lay
the American manufacturers views be-
fore the international Association
II will mark a new era in America
international affairs when the American
manufacturer has a voice in the Inter
national Association Of Recognized Au-
tomobile Clubs
The Washington times., 1908-09-20
PREMIER CENTURY
UNDERGOES TEST
Hundred-Mile-a-Day Car
Completes Run in Good
Condition.

Another precedent was established re-
Gently BY the Premier Company IN con-
nectiOn with the official and seni-sf-
fetal reliability runs.
When>J. W Moore finished the Pre-
mier Century new worlds reliability
record OF 100 successive centuries. az
gregating 12,1S9 miles. without a me-
chanical trouble OF any sort, his car
was turned over 10 a technical commit
tee, Of which David BeecrO1t, the we'll
known automobile technical expert, was
chairman This committee was 10 thor
oughly inspect the car IA minutest de-
tail, ana report its impartial findings
TO the Premier Company.
After eight hours OF careful and thor
ough inspection, the committee reported
as follows;
Every part examined was found 70
be in exceptionally good condition. Not
single case OF breakage or distortion
which was due 10 faulty workmanship
or design was discovered in the com.
plete examination There were one or
two evidences Of eareIessness on the
part OF the driver. The four make-and-
break igniters first examined showed
those In the front two cylinders en-
tirely free from carbon. whereas tire
AeeA Two showed coating OF carbon
on the end Of the insulation. and on the
two electrodes, this being due 20 exces-
siye fabrication The platinum points
On al four were IN good condition, no
pltting being noticeable.
The intake valve stems showed wear
varying from haIf-thousandth inch 70
one and a quarJer-thousandth indhes.
The valve seats were all in good c0ndI-
ton.
IN the transmission there was a
slight blurring on the gears for inter
mediate speed, caused by poor gear
shifting The high speed clutch showed
a slight rounding OF the edge IN one OF
two cases The rear axle housing vas
IN alignment, and the left front wheel
bearing was slightly loose and ths
side members Of the frame showed not
more than three-sixteenrhs inch sag.
The compression was good in two cylin-
ders. and slightly less IN the other two.
The motor invariably started on one
lift Of the crank. the low tension cur
rent only being used %
The Washington times., 1908-09-20
B. L. N. WILL ENTER
RACE AT SAVANNAH
R. W. Buckley Places Car Built for
Vanderbilt Event in
Competition.

Following close on the heels OF the
entry Of the Benz cars in the grand prize
race at Savannah, comes the announce
ment OF the completion Of the entry
from the first American competitor.
r W Buckley. jr.s has made entry
OF the 11O-hOrsepower 3. l. NJ, built
for the Vanderbilt. which did not take
place last year. II has a cylinder bore
Of six inches, which comes close enough
10 155mm- 70 make IL a serious compst
tor for the foreign cars
Timed by E r SIssOn. OF the Ar1e Il
can Bridge Company. this car mae
mile in % 2-5 seconds at Garden City.
on August 10, and its speed for long
distances has often reached ninety
miles per hour.
Thomas Williams has been nominated
IS the driver Williams Is remembered
as the track driver OF the American
Mercedes, where he achieved some sue
cess
The Itala Import Company has also
announced that three Italas would start
at Savannah. instead Of the two pre-
vioGsly expected
The Washington times., 1908-09-20
AUTO SWEEPSTAKES
FOR ALL CLASSES
Event Will Dedicate Newly
Opened Long Island
Motor Parkway.
CARS IN TRIALS
OVER THE COURSE
Route of Vanderbilt Cup Race and
Work on Grandstand Near
Completion.

Posters were issued by the Vanderbilt
cup commission last week announcing
the opening Of the new Long Island Mo-
tor Parkway. October 10. with a NAM
moth sweepstakes for all classes O.
Gers
The entry blanks describe the event
as the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes. di-
vSded into five classes. as follows:
Motor Park Sweepstakes. Meadow
Brook Sweepstakes, Garden City Sweep
stakes. Jericho Sweepstakes. and Mas
sau Sweepstakes. Each class bears a
name we'll known on historic Long Is
land. The event, which is over the Will
lam K Vanderbilt jr., 1908. cup cir
cult, takes the place of the Vanderbilt
cup elimination race. which was made
unnecessary through the limited num-
Der OF American cars.
Vanderbilt's Suggestion.
Mr.. Vanderbilt returned home from
Europe recently and when he heard
that the Parkway was in shape for a
big race. and while very few racing
cars or the special Vanderbilt type had
been completed, or could be completed
by that time, ne suggested that the
Vanderbilt cup commission inaugurate
a sweepstakes and offer 5000 in cash
or plate prizes This idea has been
carried out.
Since the entry blanks and formal an.
nouncements have been issued, the en-.
gineers on the parkway have reported
that the work Of construction is prac-
ticaIly completed. The lar gest bridge
on the parkway, which is At Central
Park, was turned over to the cement
workers last Tuesday, and 1t is be-
lieved that it will be thrown open for
use early this week. This bridge con
meets two long sections OF the cemert
highway between Central Park and
Bethpage. and Central Park and the
grandstand.
Grandstand Stretch Open.
All of the grandstand stretch is COM
pleted and cars have been running over
1t for some days This practically COM
pletes the eleven miles of parkway
which forms a southern boundary OF
the 1905 Vanderbilt cup circuit. and the
grandstand Is about half completed.
In many ways this sweepstakes event
will be quite as interesting and spec
-acular as the Vanderbilt cup race. II
rs novel race, in that cars Of all
classes are started together. OF. within
thirty seconds apart, just as the Van
derbilt cup cars are started. and they
will all go over the Vanderbilt cup cir
cult Of twenty-five miles.
The Washington times., 1908-09-20
MOTOR RACING BODY
IS NOT PLACATED
Will Continue to Wage War on A.
A. A Despite Auto Clubs
Agreement.

Acceptance on the part OF the Ameri-
can Automobile Association of the
terms offered by the Automobile Club
Of America has not ended the racing
war. The first named organ cation, and
possibly also for that matter the second,
has yet TO reckon with the Motor Rae
ing Association. While the club has
gained all the points it cOntended for. il
has not protected the band Of New
York importers and dealers who organ
szed the racing trust 10 enable the
club 10 win its fight
In the fight against the a. A A. a
sensational move IS planned by the NJ
r. A The latter will not seek the
sanction Of the former for its next two
day tournament at Brighton Beach, on
October and 3. but at the same time II
does not wish to disqualify its galaxy
Of drivers from competing IN the grand
prize race At Savannah. II, therefore,
is contemplated 10 announce the fea-
ture event as an international twenty
four-hour championship" and thus
qualify Tor sanction from the A c. A.
as the International governing body in
this country