The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
AT THE HOTELS.

". II G. walker. a marine engineer Of
Buffalo. at the Rigs yesterday.
7 am afraid the people Do not fully
realize what sort of a man Taft IS They
have not kept track OF his great work
for the country In almost every part o1
the world He has IN fact kept step with
Roosevelt 50 far as practical work and
efforts for the benefit Of this country are
concerned II requires a campaign Of
education 10 make people realize what
Taft has done for the country. While
Bryan kept himself before the people by
talking. Taft worked
Bryan has used every method 70 keep
in the limelight OF publicity. and it would
almost amount 20 a calamity If he were
elected IN November I an afraid Com
pers has more influence among the Ia
boring class than he is credited with
I have every opportunity 20 know the sen
timent Of the working people. and TIE
large majority seem 20 be loyal 70 their
unions and their leaders
Sherman does not strengthen the tick
ct, or viii not help % retain New York
I In the Republican column Il Is all TAFT
and his work; that's the whole ticket"
Discussing Washington's various attrac-
tons. Daniel H Hammond. Of Boston,
Mass, who IS at the Raleigh. said yestsr-
day:
Among the thousand and one attrac-
tons Of the National Capital are the little
pumps and drinking fountains, with ladies'
attached 10 them, that one finds scattered
at various points about the city This
makes favorable impression upon one.
as il points out the fact that Il a man
wants a drink Of water when he is per
ambUlating the town he doesn't have to
butt into a whisky shop 20 get it
Now, let me tell you something" con
tinued Mr. Hammond. who Is q business
man and is here On business before the
departments 4 was two days in New
York recently Never had been there be-
fore. and they were very hot DAYS
started out 10 see the sights, and walked
a good BIT 7 am no lightweight. as you
see, and soon I wanted drink Of water
I never do drink anything but water and
on this occasion feIt as If I wanted q gal
ion or SO, but I couldn't ind any. Z
stopped a man on the street and said 70
him. Ny friend. do you know where I
can get glass OF waterE He took ne
me a miserable grOggery. We walked up
20 the bar and asked the man in charge
20 g'-e ne a glass Of water. I ought not
to have gone into the barr0Om- and would
not p I had known where I was going.
because I am opposed 20 giving them the
slightest announcement, even that Of ny
presence The man poured OUT about
big thimbIeful OF water. when wanted a
celery glass fuII. and Il tasted Of spirits
10 ne same way su along I couldn't
get a drink without violating my prin-
ciples-
Therefore. you ought 70 be grateful
for your fountains A thirsty man walk
ing along the street has a chance here
The average man who buys cheap shirts
wonders why the sleeves are always in
wrong
That's because they're cheap" said
Duncan c. Cole. Of Jersey City. al the
National. last night Gr- Cole is a shirt
manufacture and IS touring The country
! on business.
In making up big lots OF cheap shirts
the bodies. ba-zs- and sleeves are made
I in separate patches. One machine. for
I instance. viii co nothing but turn OUT
sleeves They are cut and s=we6 indie
pendent Of everything else and afterward
put on the shit just as they happen %
come out And that's the reason your
Sutton always comes around 70 the in
side instead OF where it ought % be- 4
man who buys such q shirt ought 10
take Il right back 20 the seller as soon
as he discovers the mistake III warrant
you that nine out Of ten shirts OF that
I class have the sleeves in wrong In shirts
[ Il doesn't pay 10 look for Cheapuess. You
[ can't get quality for song. and few
dollars more the dozen VIII be economy
I IL the long rur. Tor you've got the ma
I terial and finish. il the first place. and in
1.-THE second place the goods VII stand
I laundering better and VIII always have 4
nice. fresh appearance
What IS the most expensive shirt
T have ever SEEM Wen. a couple Of years
ago Z saw a fancy shirt made for a fsI-
| low IN Wyoming that must have been
worth several hundred dollars Il was
I Of the finest leather. elab0rateIy deco
rated, and the buttons were s. gold
pieces. while over the left pocket was
I a medallion made OF a 50 gold piece with
[ a diamond set IN the center. Il was q
I fad OF wealthy cattle owner OF thai
state. where SNOWY trappi1Ks are as
highly priced as monkey dinners at New
port / don't knoET that he ever wore il.
but II he did. al right It was his shirt.
not mine"
I Dr. Lyman B Cox. OF Baton Rouge.
/ La. who is At the Arlington. speaking OF
[ present-day ailments. said last night that
/ the struggle for existence among all
classes today was keener than ever be-
/ fore. Every year it is becoming more
So" continued the physician. a larger
proportion Of the pOpuIaCe use their
brains in the struggle. Universal educa-
ton has Intensified this competition 20
1 live Overwork is the order II the day;
the whole nation now suffers relatively
more from nervous trrftabiIity- there are
more nervous, exhausted people. more
+ ineUrastheuiCS-tLe persons OF Imaginary
ailments-than there were before this
busting age
"Overwork- associated with anxiety.
[ worry. or excitement. quickly produces
I this condition The business man anx-
I ious for his ventures, works doubly hard
. 10 secure success. the slee0less mother.
worn with care and nursing does double
[ OF treble duty, and finally goes TO pieces
Z when the strain Is over The Overtrained
( athlete goes stale the young profes-
/ sional man. keen. but faced with dIsap-
! pointment On the threshold Of his career
/ these are types OF neurasthcnics Their
/ complaints are many All manner Of
vague sensations. Of heat and cold. numb
/ ness, stiffness. wea kness. faJigues. sore
/ ness. pain, pressure. or headache. such
I as no man has ever suffered from be-
minuteness defyine subdivision. every
function. every organ OF the body being
/ described as sJibiect TO strange sensa-
tons They are the subjects Of mental
disturbance Attracted by any Of the
I morbid sensations. they develop a morbid
dread Of sickness and disease As the