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The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Charleston Is Progres.ive.

Charleston. S. c., July 1O.--Bayor Rhett
and the commissions are at work on the
arrangements for the issue OF 100000 OF
bonds for extending the Charleston sew
erage system. The officials are bending
their efforts to have the construction
work started as early as practicable. The
citizens decided on the bond issue and as
soon as the result was officially known
the commissions began with the prenmi-
narieS.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Receirer.hip Ir Remnvea-

Houston, Tex, July 10.-The United
States Court here has ordered the dis
charge OF the Kirby Lumber Company
from receivership. The Kirby Company
went into the hands OF receivers .Febru-
airy 1, 1904, on application Of the Mary
land Trust Company. holding large Sc
curities in the shape or timber certfa-
Gates At that time the liabilities aegre-
gated S,s50,000, with assets Of Sl0OO0O00
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

Although Italy has had much success
with some forms OF boats made of re-en-
forced concrete. its lighters constructed
Of that material have failed, because OF
their liability TO cracking in the rough
service to which they are subjected.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
OFFERS HOME CHEAP
Wage Garner May Buy One
at Observatory Heights.
A SUBDIVISION ESTABLISHED

baltimore Capitalists Purchase the
KengIa Estate, and VIII sell sites
Pretty Residential Park Water
and Sewer Connections Provided.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
COOPERATION KEY
TO REAL PROGRESS
G. G. Dave Takes This Mes
sage to Convention.
REVIEWS SOUTFs RESOURCES

Managing Director Of Southern Com
merciaI Congress Appeals for
United Effort in Spreading KnOwI-
edge of Sections Resources to the
WOrId-FInds 1t In United Effort.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

Papermaking from peat on a CONNER
eiaI scale has begun In Sweden. where a
million dollar company is turning out
wrapping paper and pasteboard
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
WIN DeveIop the Heirbts

To this end ne said HIS company would
develop Observatory Heights with an
idea to its natural beauties. as well as
with the idea Of making money by the
sale OF the property. First. there VIII be
a sale Of lots. Then means VIII be pro-
vided to assist homeseekers in building
their homes. and the lots are OF such a
size as to make the detached home the
typical residence Of the subdivision.
Elsewhere In this issue OF The Wash
ington Herald win be found the an
nouneement Of the company more IN de-
tail regarding its plans. Those in Wash
ington IN search Of homes are invited to
go out to Observatory Heights and see
for themselves what Is offered in the way
Of home sites.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

! Observatory Heights is the name given
/ TO the new subdivision which the Inter
national and Realty Company has estab-
lished on the old Kengla estate. one
/ square west OF the United States Naval
| Observatory. The new subdivision Is one
square from the car line and has water
and sewer connections along the entire
! front Of the property. It is the intention
Of the company that no house shall be
erected in the subdivision which costs
less than SS5Oo
The moving spirit IN the International
Realty and Development Company IS
( Ephraim Macht, Of Baltimore. who has
had many years experience in the real
/ pal operators IN real estate IN Baltimore.
and erected the NIacht Building at Ills
East Fayette street IN that city
VIII ORer Cheap Homes.
Mr.. Macht. believing that Washington
offers an excellent field for the real es-
tate man. and knowing from experience
gained in other fields that moderate
priced homes in a growing section OF any
city are a good investment. has come
~ WASIlAuBlOuy ana recently DOugnL Ine
Kengla estate with a view TO providing
such homes for Washfngtonians in a To-
cality which until now has been largely
taken up with the country homes OF rich
people who are able TO build palatial
homes in the midst OF broad acres and
dwell apart from neighbors secluded and
alone.
Observatory Heights WIN soon offer q
home site 10 the ordinary family at
moderate investment, and the Iuterna-
tional Realty and Development Company
expects TO be the agency Of locating
many humble wage-earners out on the
highlands north Of the city IN an envi-
ronment which hitherto has been beyond
their means 70 reach.
Mr.. Macht recently, IN talking about
Washington, said It is already a beautiful
city. but would be much more so in the
future he said he hoped 10 have hand
in surrounding the city with some Of the
pretty residential parks, which are such a
handsome feature Of many other cities OF
the country
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Cooperation Now the Slogan,

The greatest method for acceleratiDg
the South's development is found In the
word cooperation not as a sentiment,
but as compelling influence. Your town
is not going TO grow through your efforts
in any such measure as you may desire
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-29

and a classic He has the same keen
appreciation of the value OF words as
to their shades Of meaning that Swim
burne had in relation TO their metrical
and musical adaptability,
Dr. fials's Long Career.
The first ii trio OF distinguished
americans who died in 1909 was the
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale Dr.
Hale passed away June 10 at his home
In Massachusetts lie was eishTy-
seven y9ars old and had been for many
years one Of the most beloved of all
Americans As Unitarian preacher
lac won wide recognition In early life,
but II was his literary and lecture work
which gained for him his widest re-
pute DR. Hale was the author OF The
Man Without Country" one of the
most remarkable short stories ever
written II is a classic Of American
patriotism For years, up to his death,
DIR Hale was chaplain Of the United
States senate.
To know Edward Everett Hale was
TO love him "Do you love this old
man 2" was the legend staring from an
advertising card that bore picture of
DR. Hale. posted IN street cars all over
the United States. in exploiting a mag
azine for which he wrote
Honored In War and Peace.
The most DISTINGUISHED survivor ol
the civil war. General oliver Otis How
ard. finished his career Oct 20 at his
home In Burlington VT. General How
ard commanded the Union forces al
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-29

persons Of special plea. Swinburne
was poet by birthright The divine
fire burned within him Fortunately
gor him and for humanity. ne had suf-
acient income to fend him against the
wolf that obsesses the doors OF most
men Of genius RE could live his life
and do his work undeterred by the
nasty opportunities which beset most
mortals.
All his ne SwinburEe was just
poet, nothing else. He never was com
monplace He never yielded 70 popular
demand He never was compelled for
the sake OF bread crust to write the
namby pumby sort OF stu which maga-
zine editors accept and pay for--mea-
gerly lie wrote from his soul, and no
man can dispute that Swinburne's was
"A soul Of sky born ideals
Swinburnc wGs too big for the Brit
isl laureateship He was a democrat.
a republican. believer in the divine
rights Of the people In 1890 he wrote
poem In which he suggested the as
sassination OF Russia's czar because OF
that despot's crimes against humanity.
That sottlc( tho matter so far as
siwinburne's succession 70 the lau-
reateship was concerned when Ten
nysnn died. two years liter, the con-
servatlye administration Of Great Brit
ain never considered for moment
the claims OF Swinburne TO be poet
iaureGre. though Tie man. was indis-
putahiy ard indubitably the foremost
poet employing the English tongue
Swinburne did not need the laureate
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-29

fiction which VIII carry his name down
to the elect Of future generations. He
never was widely read and never Will
be. The man was an intellectual CO.
lossus too big for the assimilation OF
the average brain 1t is dithcult for "A
mouse 10 understand an elephant.
Meredith was FRIEND OF SWinburne
and once lived with Swiuburne and
Rossetti. Elghty-one when he died, he
was the connecting link between the
grand old school OF British noyeist6
and tho penny-a-liners Of the present.
II Is interesting to note that Mere
dith's first novel which perhaps Is his
greatest. was published II. 1859, the
same year that gave light 10 ~ Tale
OF Two Cities" by Dickens: adam
Bede" by George Eliot and "The Vir-
Rinlans" by William Makcpeace
Thacleray. Mcrcdlth's hook "The or
deal Of Richard FcVerol" attracted lit
tie popular attention. though diyining
critics foresaw that novelist had
arisen who would do high honor to the
art,
"Hichard Folcrcl" has CROWD IN ap-
probation. To-day, half century after
It's publication, 1t Is favorite with tho
elect 1t contains character studies
that are rare in the vast hulk OF Eng
lish fiction Moredith's last book. a
volume OF poems. was published In
1901 He began with poetry and ended
with II. but his verse has not found
popular acceptance. IT Is rather ton
much on the Browningcsque order. AS
q writer Of prose Meredith 10 purist
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-29

tho battle Of Gettysburg for short
TIME during that terrible conflict He
was In command at the fierce bat ties
OF Antietam and Fredericksburg Al
Fair oaks he lost Ills right arm ON
Sherman's march TO the sea General
Howard was In command Of the right
wing the Army of the Tennessee H.
fought IN twenty great battles. After
the war his services in Indian cam
paiEns In the west gave him wide re
nown
General Howard was made commits
sionor OF the Frcedmens bureau IN
1863. His work in behalf of the lib
Grated slaves occupied several years
For four years he was president OF
HOWARD university established in
Washington and named for him It's
aim being the higher education OF the
negro General Howard founded In
1895 the Lincoln Memorial university
at Cumberland Gap. Tenn. for the edu
cation OF ths poor boys In the mountain
regions He lived to The age Of sevcn-
ty-nlne and retained to the last his in
terqst IN retOrm movements and the
ameliorati lion OF distress General How
ards career furnishes shining OK :
ample 10 men Ia this money mad era.
He loved humanity and lived fOr II. MS
he would have died for II IN wartime
had the bullets reached vital parts
Glider Great Editor. N
A great editor was lost 10 the world
when Richard Watson Glider died In
November. Mr.. Glider had been for
twenty-eight years editor In chief OF
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-29

ship, His brow was wreathed with the
laurel Of love and appreciation from
millions OF hearts throughout the Eng
lish syeo Ing lands, He was hailed as
an artist consummate To those who
know poetry when they meet II face TO
face Swinburne was the highest living
exponent g. the art.
This man Swinburne wrote enravish-
ing verse. Much of his poetry is so
divinely musical that 1t may be read
aloud, like a chant, with no attention
10 the thought or the meaning II has
the sweep and roll OF a mighty organ
In a vast cathedral. 1t suggests the
thunder Of the sea against riyen crags,
the rise and fall of tides In rocky cav
erns, the long low monotone of surf
beating upon barren sands.
Swinburne was musician In
words. He WAS the Wagner, the Mo-
zart, the Beethoven, of language. What
ever topic he touched. his treatment
was magic. He Transmitted the harsh
English tongue into soft and sblant
melody He was the one supreme and
superb wizard OF word appreciation.
The world Of action never properly es
timated Swinburne, because he was Il
magnificent minstrel singing a siren
music against the iron gates OF a clam
orous cofnmerciallzed age
George Meredith's Death.
George Meredith. who died May ls,
was a British noyenst unknown 10 the
ordinary horde. being the opposite of
the best seller sort Of story writer.
Meredith was poet also, but It Ii his
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-29
North Pole DiscOv-
cry and Aviation
} Triumphs Fore
most Passing of
SwinSurne "A Re-
view of the Twelve
month ..,,sS ...,.s.

BY RoeERTus LOVE.

Vi " VEEN the future historian
"a records the achievements
" w and the events of the
" v twentieth century's first
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

enough to enjoy herself. She has
enough children to make her happy,
but not 80 many that they overtax her
strength
Ths woman between rs and 40,
married or single, still retains some of
the freshness Of youth, tempered by
the ripeness of maturity. If she is
married. she is the guiding light of
her home, single. she Is that splendid
thing. mother of many mothers chill
dren. She is lenient and charitable
In her views. She has learned to
know human nature and adapt herself
to circumstances. She knows that a
woman needs moro than personal
beauty. At 30 and upward the best
side Of woman's nature shows to the
best advantage and 1t is then that her
attractiveness Is at the zenith of her
power. And she has a repose and rest
fulness about her which is delightful
In these hustling times"
II think woman Is at her best
between 40 and co." says one reader.
"A woman at that age has learned the
true value of things. There Is some
thing wonderfully attractive In the
face Of woman who has profited by
the lessons which life teaches, who
has come through the furnace At
that age, married or unmarried, she Is
the most useful member OF society,""
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
Al Thln9s Are,

It was evening in the great west
The golden sun had gone down ovel
the cornfelds and all was silent
maria, what did you do with that
Rubens that came todayr
II hung it up in the art gallery next
to the Rembrandt"
That's right, how about that new
balloon we ordered"
1--WE got a wireless from tho factory
today, saying that 1t wouldn't be ready
until next week."
"Um! That will give one Of then
chauffeurs Of ours an excuse to be idle
Couldn't get any Of them chaps tt
help with the hay. How is the new
French car actingT'
"Fine, but I had to telephone for q
new set Of tires"
did that consignment Of govern.
ment bonds conner
Eyes"
"And how about that first folio edi'
ton Of ShakespeareT
'That's here"
And then the Kansas farmer, remov.
ing his evening clothes and putting or
his overalls, went out ON the estate
and locked UP for the night-Thomal
l.. Mason in Success Magazine.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

when II Woman at Her Bestf
III 1t II not a paradox" says q man.
4 like q woman best while she is
IT'LL q girl, while she still retains her
frank innocence and freshness, the
bloom which the world so soon rubs
III. The girl in her teens is simplici.
" itself-and simplicity is woman's
greatest charm" "A woman Is at her
best when she has just become en-
gagged" another says. "She sees
Everything couleur de rose then. The
whole world is bright and beautiful.
Everybody seems kind to her, and she
feels on the best of terms with every
fody. She becomes bright and ami.
mated. She achieves things, launches
sut in ways that nobody supposed her
capable Of"
"A woman is at her best during the
sarlier years of married life. Dur
Ing the engagement she has perhaps
been selfishly wrapped up in her lover.
md has only striven to cultivate that
tide Of her character which most ap.
psals to him. After marriage, though
The glamour of romance still fingers,
she Is installed in home of her own,
where the more practical side of her
character Is developed. Her outlook
10 broadened. her sympathies deepened.
The sacred duty of motherhood has
claimed her. but she has not reached
The trials and anxieties that too often
ags . woman before her time"
Il think q woman is at her best in
he bloom Of young motherhood. Her
sympathies are reader and deeper,
her whole nature is softened and made
beautiful" Another suggests that the
mother Of IS or so, with three or four
young children. is even more at her
ssnith. "She has passed the empty
foolishness Of youth, she has learned
the grandeur and nobleness of bring
Ing up children. But she is still young
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

tresses In the United States govern
ment employ. some Of them receiving
more than $1,000 a year.
Ada G. Sweet, formerly United
States pension agent in Chicago, was
the first woman ever appointed as dis
bursting agent for the United States
government.
Women writer's Of Paris and Lon
don are raising a subscription fund
to erect a monument to Nine. de
Stael, whom Napoleon honored with
his intense hostility.
Probably the highest-pnid women
in the United States civil service are
two young woman translators of
French and Spanish employed at the
bureau Of American republics. They
receive $1,000 year.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
For Rough Hands.

Another quaint farmhouse" remsdv
for rough hands was made of thres
parts of pure shredded beef suet to one
part of pure beeswax, simmered over
the fire until melted, and then poured
into a mold. In applying 1t dairy.
maids, whose arms and hands were ant
to become very red and Clipped after
securing out the milk pans in cold
weather, were wont to din their
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
To Color Hair Red

Henna to color the hair red is pre-
pared by making tea Of two ounces
Of the leaves, powdered, to a pint of
boiling water. The two steep gently
for fifteen minutes or more, and when
cold the tea is strained. The hair is
washed and thoroughly dried, using
ammonia or soda in the water to re-
move natural oils. When quite dry
1t is wet evenly with the tea, that dries
on In the sun. The hair is again
washed. this time in clear water, dry
ing also In the sun.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

There are over 600 women students
of medicine In French universities.
Last year Mrs. Russell Sage made
public gifts amounting to $1.559.s35.
Statistics show that out Of every
twenty greenhouses in this country
one IL managed by a woman.
Countess van Boos Farrar Is to
build . home for the children of
criminals at Spring Valley, N. Y.
Red morocco cases containing % va.
rieties of cigarettes are bought by the
queen of Spain for presents to the Ia
dies Of her court.
There are 1870 woman postmis.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
A oue.tion Of Honor,

Mother-Willie, you wicked boy, you
haven't kept your word. You prom
Used you would never steal jam, and
here I find you at 1t again.
Willie-Well, It's no worse than you.
You said you were going out this even
ing, and If you had kept your word
you wouldn't have found me stealing
Jam.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
Fashion Item.

Fashion Item.
A good potato sack will make
A very stylish gown,
The narrower the better, so
You don't by chance sit down.
The corset now must be of steel,
All riveted before
You get 1t in the antique shows,
The kind Crusaders wore.
The scuttle used to carry coal
Now makes the SWEETEST hat,
When trimmed with rubber auto tires
Put on quite plain and fat.
No puffs are large enough to suit
The couture of the spring,
So feather pillows pinned behind
Are now the proper thing.
=NeW York Press.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

The hat Of the fashionable bucket
shape may be had in almost endless
variety Of straws and braids, and for
trimming there is used one of the new
silk scarfs SO attractive in their pretty
colorings as well as soft one-tone ef.
fects. Directly in front is placed a
huge bird. Its bill just peeping over
brim.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

Baby's FrOck.

A little empire frock for babies
wear is one of the new seasons offer
ings. 1t has the tinient, shortest yoke.
cut out in the conventional square,
which is daintily finished with bead
Ing, ribbon threaded. The full skirt
Is gathered to the yoke and is trimmed
on the bottom with groups of tucks
and lace insertion. The little puff
sleeves end in narrow lace frills. It Is
a sweet little frock and is entirely new
in design.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

al duties, finds time to serve as proba-
ton officer in her home county, to do
the work required of the president of
the Board Of County Visitors, to act
as special agent to the County Com.
mlssioners in cases of restitution and
to be the humane officer and secretary
OF the local Humane Society. She is
widow with three children. She il
New Yorker by birth and has lived
IN Colorado less than eight years.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
shoes That Hurt.

Women with narrow heels frequent
ly have trouble with ready-made foot
wear. The shoe rides up at the heel
and painful blister occurs, which eff.
fectively cripples one for the time be-
Ing. This is especially trus of low
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
Peculiar New Color.

There is a new color that one doe
not know how to classify. 1t is not
brown and 1t certainly is not gray,
and 1t does not belong to the green's,
but 1t has tints of all three colors.
The general tone is as much like putty
as anything else, but 1t is not putty
color.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
~ Il fines ft9 IS oP5IEnffE E1

shoes. To prevent 1t with your next
pair cut few inches from piece of
old velvet, or get bit Of velvet rib
bon to At between the heel and tho
shoe. It can be either tackled into place
or pasted. This renders the heel COM
Portable without lessening the size Of
the shoe, which Is the disadvantage Of
the felt sole,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
serviceable Business Hat,

This simple but
attractive model
Is an ideal sug.
gestion for the
business girl. 1t
Is modish, good
looking and prac-
tical, as in its
construction IT
employs only ma.
terials which can
not be harmed by
sun or damnnecs
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
Bread and Butter Plates.

Bread and butter plates are no long
or used on formal occasions. but are
TOO convenient to be dispensed with at
family meals. They 60 to the left Of
each plate above the plates, and the
glass Of water to the right,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
Quita Ont Of Plaza.

Timid-That boss Of yours Is so pom
pous he always makes me feel Ill at
ease
Clark-Strange; felt out Of place
when he was talking to me to-day.
Tfmid-That 50?
Clark-Yes; he was telling me I
needn't come back after Saturday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

who's your ideal Of braveryf"
queried the old bachelor. Is 1t General
Kuroki?
NO." answered the spinster desper.
ately. sits q Mormon" Tatlsr
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

Meals OF inordinate length are NJ
longer considered good form even for
elaborate occasions. A few courses
oeiiciously cooked and properly served
are all that are necessary syea Tor
dinner giving.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

Work Of the Woman.
Mrs Catherine B. Bell, editor Of the
Cannon, Of Cannon City, Colo, besides
attending to her household and editort
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

hands In hot water, and then, sitting,
before red fire, to rub the cake Of
soap well over the hands until the
pores Of the skin had absorbed the
emolltent.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02

An Evanston (Ill.) club has passed
by an overwhelming affirmative vote
tho following proposition: Resolved,
That girls should be taught to box"
Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch, q
woman justice Of the peace, introduced
tho resolution.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
CHAPTER Xxx.

Missile received the news Of Aunt d.
ana's arrival with an exclamation Of dis
mas. and q hot fush came 10 her face.