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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
Ssth Low RserrePont

Political men OF mark apparently ap-
preciate the possibilities OF the career
for their sons, for IT is said senators
highly appreciate the honor of placing
their sons In diplomatic positions. and
every year sees some name well
known in the national affairs Of
this country which, in the second
generation is represented at some
of the foreign 1egations-in . most
minor post. it is true. but 1t IL by
beginning at the very bottom and
slowly but surely moving upward that
the coveted post Of authority can be
gained.
wealthy he may be, nor how good may
be his backing. is at once made part
ner in a firm OF whose business meth
DDS he is absolutely ignorant. He goes
through a long course OF probation,
compared to which the long working at
the diplomatic career seems absurdly
easy in contrast
College men are much exercised at
the moment over this subject OF the
diplomatic career, and all the univer-
stiles of the country realize the import
ance OF the question. There can be no
doubt that the college education counts
for much. the college training for even
more, and the necessary course OF study
that would seem to be part OF the re-
quired Initiative must perforce be sim
pier, less complex, to the college man
whose mind has been more or less at
tuned to such interests than to the man
who suddenly elects to become dfplo-
mat, or who has the honor thr,st upon
HMM rare instances this last.
1t has been for years rather q fad for
the young society man to take trip
arouad the world after finishing his col
lege education and before settiing
down to his business or profSsslonal
life. More of recent fad hes been
the sending of the college eraducts 70
some one of our embassies in sorse nai-
nor position. as perhaps might be
termed tho assistant OF an asssistant
secretary. In this capacity he has the
opportunity to judge land to be
Judged as to what the career holds
forth in the way Of promise. and it
must be admitted that the few months
of trial do not infailibiy awaken or
intensity love for diplomacy. but, on
the contrary, apparently create prs5u-
dice In favor OF much more mum
dane career.
The would be aspirant for dipio
matte hcnors--the college grad
uats. az has been said. has the
advantage hsre--can apply to a school
of diplomacy. diplomatic college as
it is sometimes termed in Washing
ton, whore there 10 course OF studies
to be entered upon hut, II a college
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Mountain Climber

mountains, where the club has Gus
tOmarily held its annual climbs
While / thought only of reaching
the top Of Mount Marcy on the day OF
the climb, now that l have had time
to think over its many dangers and the
several close calls I and the other four
of the surviving party had fear /
wouldn't care to undertake to climb
that mountain again under similar con-
ditions," said Miss Banfield after her
return to her home.
It's a 10 mile drive from the Lake
Placid club house and a five mile walk
to the starting point and on January
II, when we started, the day was fine,
though somewhat cold, the thermome-
ter registering about II below.
Before we had made the starting
point. however. a ripping old blizzard
was under way and increasing every
hour. Upon arrival at the start all
who had entered for the climb agreed
TO see it through.
The party split some thinking the
regular way accessible. while the re-
mainder, Of w4.ch I was one, elected
TO try the shorter but more dangerous
route to the top, one travelled only
during the summer time. That we had
chosen the only route that could be
travelled was evidenced by the hurried
return OF the first party, who found
that 10 have continued on up the right
side would mean being blown to GER
tain death by the fearfufly high wind
blowing on that side.'
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Champion Woman


A RS. FANNY BULLOCK WORKMAN
" Of Worcester. Macs. at home and
abroad, is acknowledged the
greatest woman mountain climber in
the world, having scaled the most
treacherous peaks OF the Himalayas in
Thibet and reached the highest altitude
yet attained by any one in the world,
and now her home city has produced a
rival for her mountain climbing honors.
Miss Laura Banheld. pretty young
woman OF Worcester, Mass, on January
IL. in the midst OF a terrible blizzard,
accomplished hitherto unrivaled feat,
that Of climbing Mount Marcy. the
highest mountain in New York state.
She was the first woman ever TO have
reached it's peak. either in summer or
winter, and her feat is all the more
noteworthy when the hazardous condi-
=sons under Which the dangerous as
cent was made are taken into consider
axsCn. OF the last party that started
But To- The climb from the Lake Placid
Grub only four survived. Miss Ban
field was the only woman in the party
OF the four and she broke the way for
the rest and led all to the top.
Miss Ban6eld is an enthusiastic
mountain climber. as is her father. DR..
r. I. Banheld. Both are members OF
the Appalachian club OF Boston and
were members OF a party from that
club that 5ourneyed to Lake Placid for
some New York state climbing. such
"a was not TO be had in the White
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

-HE diplomatic career as a future
for the young men OF America is
! growing in favor every year in
the nainds OF all thinking people,
and politicians. businessmen and col
lege professors unite IN regarding its
possibilities with interest.
That America shall be well represent
"a everywhere is the desire OF every
legal American citizen. and the great
majority are rapidly becoming alive to
the fact that this is no longer a new
country. for which excuses can be made
en- aocouzt Of it's Youth. but q nation Of
well educated, thoroughly well poised
msn. who are fitted to take their place
Gmong the older peoples Of the world.
unhanpered By lack OF knowledge in
srsn ire smallest details of court eti-
gustts. The diplomatic career is there
fcqs q career in the best sense of the
wor6. but enc in which to attain sue
esss thsrs must be careful instruction.
There are men OF note who have
risen Superior 20 their surroundings.
ahesr force OF their mentality have
risen superior 70 the petty snnoyances
tlsat arose from a lack OF knowledge
~ GO the customs Of the countries TO
wAteh they had been appointed. But
the Cay has gone by for the ignorance
ef TIE customs OF any country being
SReussA 60 Americans on account either
81 their lack of social knowledge or
because they have commanded respect
By their honesty of purpose and their
brain power. and the young American
who starts today in a career as a dip
lemat starts with a backing OF knowi-
edge that is q most valuable asset in
his favor and which viii never fail him.
The embryo diplomat realizes this and
aecordingly works hard and to some
purpose in order to attain TO what IS
his own deal of what an American dip
lorat should be.
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graduate. this Is said not 70 bs eefig-
atory. Application must be made 60
the diplomatic bureau OF the state de-
partmcnt, the candidate stating his de-
sire to become a diplomat and giyiaS
his qualifications. In return the wolil1i
be aspirant for honors receives small
pamphlet setting forth what is neces-
sary to study and a number Of quss
tions to be answered. Then there must
be an examination in international law.
This can be taken elsewhere. SO 1t is
said. and then, to quote one who
knows, pull does the rest pull"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
John .Rs1dSelY Carter -
-.A@7 se1sITARS tss..sxo.sSAyEs GRASSY lce4co.

which Ia shsss aass msans eaanR am
that The esnaieAAA. IN gnaJz9eeAas1s
ana merits be properly presented - %
powers that BE-
London. Paris. Berlin. Rome and q.
I'etersburg would seem to possess se-
pecial attractions for the young men
Of today, FOR among the nance well
xSnown there are more enrolled at those
within the last twelvemonth there have
been appointments to posts much far
ther distant. Among recent departures
for diplomatic posts of minor import
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" LII these bear names well known
IA TO the public. They are men
who have had the advantages
Of education and training. Thev
(the majority are men who have been
engaged In this profession for a long
time They are representative men 81
representative families and, with the
exception OF perhaps three. may be
termed .nasters-of their art. The Young
men just appointed and starting ont
nave much to learn, but they are en-
thusiastic and their enthusiasm viii
avail them much Fhay have good rec
erds from their respective colleges
family traditions to maintain. and the
youthful American claimant IN diolo-
matte honors can compete on even
terms with his foreign coworksrs. In
the meantime the American aufckness
OF perception and marvellous adapta-
favor.
It Is not only the soldier and III
sailor who can and do serve fhAir
country. but the Statesman ana tba
diplomatist. and the career viii bur en-
large It's field IS the iCGenle ~ Of men
OF affairs. those who see the possibili-
ties OF good as well as evil in the
rapidly growing leisure class OF Ameri-
ca, IL stimulus and a future can he
FOUND wherein their inherited brains
and capacity, as veil "a their inherited
wealth, can be made OF the creates,
possible avail AT the same time be it
stated that wealth Is an advantages. but
not necessity. to a successful diplo-
matte career.
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should not American young men aspire
to the same state OF affairs? True,
the salaries paid are not large. but
there are many perqulsites, so it is
said, and not more demands than come
to the purse Of any we'll born man in
any business or profession. At the
same time il would seem as though
this were business best of all suited
for the sons of the enormously rich
men. There does not seem to be in it
the prospect Of any great financial
future. The glories OF success are,
as it were. tentative. and for this rea-
son the assurance of well established
bank account must leave the mind free
to grapple with the intricate and mys-
terlous affairs OF state
For the father who has made his
millions, who has given his son every
possible advantage Of education and
culture. whose money is so invested
that nothing short OF a de1uge could
bring on financial ruin, and who does
not discover in his son. any one Of
the qualities that would enable him to
prove to be a master of finance, it
would seem as though the career of
a diplomat offered unparalleled oppor-
tunities for success. His education. his
surroundings, the knowledge that
travel and culture have alike bestowed.
are one and all most potent factors to
his success as a diplomat, and the
inherited business sagacity and clear
calm judgment which have made the
father succeed in his fight with finance
and which apparently are missing in
the son, perhaps because of the very
lack of obstacles to overcome, will come
to life in the obstacles of a diplomatic
career.
:, is no career for the idle minded, no
career for the spendthrift, but a ca
J reer for man of fine mind, unlimited
tact. a Judge Of human nature and
passionately loyal American citizen,
who is willing to sacrifice his own in
terests to the interests of his country;
TO realize that it is more than sue
cess as a financier he will attain. but
that financial success is not to be in
cluded in his scheme, and surely no
rich man but would feel he had in
vested his capital wisely when he in
vests for his son in such a, line Of busi-
ness.
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mmss have been Stephen Van Rensss-
Iaar. the son Of the late Kiiiaen Van
Rensselaer,. who 10 now en- route to
Lisbon. whore he Is to have che post
Of secretary formerly occupied by
Francis Potter. who has been trans
fsrrsd to Paris. Seth Pierrepont, a
nephew OF Seth Low. 4 recent grad
uats OF Columbia. a member OF the
well known Pierrepont and stuyvesant
families. has gone to home as secre-
tary. To Panama has gone Henry
May of Washington. recent graduate
of Harvard.
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4 s diplomacy only for the rich? would
appear TO be the question Of the
hour. Money is always OF supreme
Importance in every career. But the
lack OF il does not make the life Of a
diplomat impossible. In England and
other countries the younger sons turn
to diplomacy as a career best suited
TO a gentleman without fortune. so why
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

IN Lendon Ass JshA n casass Ana
Craig wadGworSh. - Arsa and second
secretaries. The torrnsVs dlrEomAaia
career 10 Of long ana BueesssRul ssAud-
TAD. the lRttSg'B eg equally suaoansfsaa
but shorter period
Charles RishArdssa. arE& secretary -
Denmark.
r 9. Rsyneids. nrst secretary to
Rome.
Robert winthrop sf Boston. second
secretary.
Spencer Eddy. nrst secretary; John
". Garrett. second secretary 20 Berlin.
All are familiar names.
NJ Marshall LanEham. Norway.
Hoffman Phillips. TAnEisrs.
G. l. Munroe Jr.. Bolivia
Chandler Hale (son OF. Senator Eu-
gene Hals OF Mains). nrst secretary
to Persia. These men are enrolled on
the list OF diplomats who are serving
their country as secretaries for the
different embassies.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

ever want to be the little girl in blue
aRain?"
Yes, she did said she fatty.
j sprang to my feet and began 10 pace
up and down
Then why wasn't she?" I demanded.
well. il was hard" she began.
Does she want to be now?" I cried.
Let's have a light said she. weakly.
/ ignored the suggestion
Does she want to nOw?" I said, stop
ping directly before her
Don't, Tod" she said. You mustn't q"
She shall be II she wants 10 be-,
declared.
Think Of all the plans that have been
made for me, Tod I mustn't, T."
'Drat the plans You shall be Just
what you want-just what you yourself
want" said l.
I felt her hand on my sleeve. Then
she drew me toward her.
Il want to be a little girl In blue
your little girl in blue, she said, with
something like a sob.
In minute she was in my arms.
She didn't die after ali, I said exult-
antly
NO Tod, dear. They tried to kill her
but they couldn't, she whispered. Now,
now, please, let's have a light"
Laughing, / released her.
All right. Let's have a light" said
And after we've got the light. let's call
ia the family. There's bound TO be a
big row over this. Phnlipa: so let's get
1t over as soon as we can"
Copyright 1905 By Homer spraEle)
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
VALUE OF GOOD LOOKS

4 healthy skin. bright eyes. abundant
and fine hair, white teeth, a symmetrical
figure. with an upright, graceful carriage,
and tasteful dress go 10 make up an at
tractiye personality, anu are passports to
favor and distinction which receive prompt
recognition.
If added to these is a well-informed
mind. a cheerful disposition, an unselfsh
and helpful spirit, the individual is a well
come addition to any gathering.
In the first place. it IS impossible TO
look weff- without a good skin. The skin
should De free from blotches and pimples,
sad smooth and shiny like satin, and as
soft as velvet. If one does not battle
properly the skin announces the fact.
There are general directions which ap-
ply to all cases of inquiry in regard to
the skin In the first place. the skin
must be kept perfectly clean. Not only
must all visible dirt be removed, but the
microscopic as well.
Clean sponges and washcloths. and
free them from the remains Of deeayed
soapsuds.
In order TO have these clean, so that
the use of them viii not result in pimples
ana muddy skin, they should be scalded
every day and dried In the air and sun.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
JUST IN GOOD TASTE

From Good Housekeeping
How can one acquire good taste by
themselves
BY constant consideration OF the IN
considered trifes-by disregarding the
sitting cruelties Of fashion-makrng per
sonal all intimate surroUndings-by study
ing our likes and disl.kes till we under
stand their relation to universal prin-
ciples.
IN time this will bring understanding Of
self. with confidence in self Then it viii
be impossible when We want a green
chair for any shopkeeper to persuade Us
70 buy red one.
Don't be afraid of making mistakes IN
upward growth.
vulgarity is the expression OF the active
but uncultured.
1t contains far more promise than mega
tive refinement"
The road is narrow and straight
Fashion and popularity wave feathers
to allure.
Bargains bristle on every bush.
You will be hated by clerks for wanting
what you want.
Scoffed by the jealous.
Loved by friends.
Respected by yourself.
In time you will feel you have a real
self and are not merely one Of those pup
pets manufacturers change their webs
four times a year to entics
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
CLOTHING CHILDREN

Do not let the child wear clothing so
fine that he dares not play freely. nor so
elaborate that II excites the Jealousy of
the other children.
Dress the infant in the fewest garments
possible that shall be soft and warm.
Through childhood use wool next the
body.
Do not use tight bands. More children
have been injured by tight bands than
ever were helped.
When the child grows into short dresses
use few pins and strings to mar the soft
flesh.
Let the dress be short enough to be out
of the way OF the uncertain little feet,
ard thus save the baby many g fall
Do not impede the circulation with
bands about limbs and body.
Let the weight Of all the clothing, even
the stockings, hang from the shoulder.
Never allow the child to wear clothing
too small or shoes too short
While the clothing should be subordi-
nate to many other things, do not let the
children acquire the idea that it is of no
account.
Teach them 1t is a duty they owe them
selves and others 10 be careful of their
clothing and what is suitable to the occa-
sion
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

II women are vain. and Of course they
are. man. domineering, dominating man,
is the chief cause. and the very last one
10 find fault because women take such
extreme means to attain that quality
which VIII prove pleasing in his eyes Is
the one whose fiattery admiration, and
praise is directly responsible. Men think
so very much more of beauty than they
do Of brains, so far as women are con-
cerned, and woman, realizing It. will go
to almost any extreme to attain that
which will help her find favor in his eyes.
The desire for admiration IS born in
every woman and under the fostering
effect Of mans Gattery It grows until
Milady reaches the point where she Is
willing 10 endure eXcruciating pain. and
go TO endless trouble If she can acquire
thereby a little more Of the attractiveness
that viii appeal TO him. She will sit
quietly while the beauty doctor removes
layer after layer OF the skin OF her face
in order to provide her in the course Of
few short weeks with a new one that
in texture is Ike that Of a babes.
She is not told Of course. that in q
few months at most, if she would retain
this wonderfully soft skin, she must
again undergo the pain, and expense. She
is not told that winds will deal harshly
with it, that the skin OF a child is not
natural To the woman who is out IN all
kinds OF weather, and that il will soon
be even more unlovely than Il was before.
She will permit a surgeon 20 cut tiny
dents in cheek and chin that when she
smiles her face may be wreathed with
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
THE PROPER WAY

Some linen sheets for a bride were
iainuly marked with the initials in tiny
cToss-stitch. the weave of the sheet being
used for a guide as cToss-stitching is
done on canvas. Below was the date.
and the whole marking occupied not more
than half an inch square.
The first thing one girl does TO her
high-neck winter woolens is to rip the
shoulder seam and finish it with tiny but
tons and loops. making the wearing OF
the garment under a dress with trans
parent yoke easily possible.
Instead Of cutting the morning orange
in half, many prefer merely TO cut a
slice of the top, and from that point Of
vantage attacking the pulp with the
orange spoon.
Here are two ideas for BOBBY prizes at
a card party: A tiny dolls chair labeled
"A back seat and a pair of dolls rub
bers marked For de feet
An old Oriental .ug will wear much
longer if mounted on a soft pad to keep
Il from rubbing on the hardwood floor.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
THE VANITY OF WOMAN

dimples; she will cover her arm with an
adhesive plaster and tear it of so quickly
that she causes herself cruel pain, be-
cause by that means she can remove the
short and almost invisible hairs that she
has considered dishguring.
To remove freckies she will lave her
face with acids so strong that her eye
sight is almost ruined; she win suffer
headaches severest tortures, that her
couture may be built mountain high by
the use Of a rat; she viii squeeze a 25
waist into a IS corset; a No. foot into a
No. shoe; No. hand into a No. 6
glove, in fact. she will undergo any ply
steal torture recommended If she thinks
that thereby she can add to her attrac-
tiveness.
II in her dress she is Quakerish and the
fancy Of zone man" runs to the bizarre.
she VIII go far in her desire TO achieve
the novel; II she is Of the tall,
svelte type Of gliding movements,
and low. velvety voice, and hears
him express admiration for her plump
cousin. she will Immediately lay aside
her French heels, fatten her pomp-
adour in a low wave, that she may not
appear too tall, and then. by fearful and
wonderful means, not intended for the
knowledge Of man, proceed 10 make her
self ar artistically plump and rounded
person
Oh, its funny. funny, funny, but it's
only too dresdfully true that there is
hardly a member OF the sex who. 10
please the capriciousness Of the man she
would fascinate. is not willing 10 be mads
over, done over. plastered, carved, burn
en- and tortured
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

was that of John Piatt, of Ohio for sup
plies furnished the army during the war
of 1872. The Piatt claim was not settled
until long after the establishment OF the
Court of Claims, and the original claim
ant had died in a debtors prison. Con-
cerned in this claim was Nicholas Long
worth, afterward noted as q Cincinnati
wine merchant He was an ancestor Of
President Rooseveit's son-in-law Of the
same name. The price of IAN elegant
pair Of blunderbus pistols"-S26 66-was a
claim presented by a sufferer from the
whisky insurrection in Pennsylvania dur
ing Washington s administration.
Of the scores of interesting stories that
float around the Court of Claims there
is one Of Gen. Benjamin f. Butler and
his claim for the cost of hand organ
What the captOr of New Orleans could
possibly want with a hand organ is ex-
planned. lie had bought it as part OF the
picturesque makeup OF a spy whom he
wished to send into Baltimore 20 get In
formation about the enemy, and a dila-
tory government gave him many anxious
moments before the validity of his claim
was finally allowed and he obtained a
finding for the cost of the organ.
The personnel of the court since its
creation has been of a high order Of
ability and learning Among the most
distinguished judges Of long service was
Charles c. Mott who was appointed by
President Lincoln a little more than a
month before his assassination. Judge
Mott was practicing law In New York.
when he induced Mr.. Lincoln TO make his
famous Cooper Union address which led
TO his nomination for President in 1850
Judge Mott retired in 1906. after more
than forty years service. and now lives
at Princeton. n. J. Another eminent
judge of the court was Chief Justice
Drake, who had represented the State Of
Missouri in the United States Senate.
William A. Richardson. Of Massachusetts.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
FORCE OF INSTINCT.

The day of the lady cop had arrived.
HALT" exclaimed one of the gentler
guardians as she stepped in front of the
speeding automobile.
"Will you take my name, miss?" asked
the courteous young man in the big ma
chine
She blushed to the roots q, her hair.
Take your name?" she chiTped. why
why, this is so student