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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

The proposed constitutional amend
ment is a moral question. pure and sim
pie" says a writer in an Alabama paper.
Evidently. It is doubtful that there
would be one-half the bitterness and in
tolerance manifested in discussions Of it
otherwise
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Mr.. BaIlinger's Travels.

From the Boston Transcript
Secretary Ballingcr fer instance, has crossed the
continent on two round trips since early summer
and probably has Travelled more miles the last four
months than has President Taft.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Somehow, buy on a rising market"
seems TO the ordinary iayman unneces-
sary advice. What other sort OF market
is there 70 buy on these piping times OF
high-tariff prosperity?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

"A Delaware man has been arrested
to dodge taxes. says the Savannah
News, All the average dodger asks is a
safe and sane way. Of course.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Household Hintn

when any one faints. open all the
windows"
And what n they are already open?'
CLOSE them Instantly"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
NRturni Question.

From the 81. Louis Star.
Follower OF Events-A Harvard pro-
fessor favors a revision OF the ten com
mandments.
Ultimate Consumer-Gee. whiz. Up
ward or downward?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Meat and Shoes.

II appears that the practice OF vege-
tarianism interferes with the shoe busi-
ness. It IS necessary TO sell meat in
order 70 obtain hides without loss. This
IS another instance OF the intricate rela-
ton between industries. Unless the pack
ers can sell their food products. the shoe
factories must consume fewer hides.
When the factories are short OF leather,
the world must get along with fewer
shoes. and must also pay a higher price
for those Il does buy. II is interesting 70
know that the foreign shoe trade is con-
stantiy increasing American statesmen
are entering Darkest Africa and inducing
the natives TO court bunions and corns
by departing from their good custom OF
going barefoot
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Judge Gaynor,s Election.

From the New York sun.
Judge Gaynor IS elected largely by Republican
votes and as an angry protest against the condition
Of shocking corruption and immortality disclosed by
the Republican organization. Il Is a costly and a
gIievous retrbution which 8Ir. Herbert Parsons and
his excciasc associates have called down upon this
town.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Never ArnIn.

why don't you give your wife an al
lowance?"
I tried that once, and she spent II be
fore I could borrow II back"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
DIR. Wilson and Hamilton.

From the Boston Transcript.
In addressing a New Jersey Democratic Club
President Woodrow Wilson advocated getting back
to the tariff principles laid down by Alexander Ham
nton. Democracy has assumed almost all shapes,
but Hamiltonian brand would still bs a novelty
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Tnmmnny's Early Days.

The reputed founder and first grand
sachem or Tammany was William
Mooney, an upholsterer. He was charged
with being a deserter from the Cont
mental army In 1776. and with having sub
sequenuy served against his counTymen
in the British army. but the truth or
falsity Of this charge has never been
established This upholsterer, Mooney, was
a lifelong adhereut and satellite Of Aaron
Burr and Burr IL was who was the first
real leader OF Tammany Hal lie him
self never held Office IN the organization
and seldom went near the 'Wigwam," as
the sOclety's meeting place was called
from the first. But through his intimate
Matthew Davis. the society was adroitly
nodded into a close political corpora
ton. with the control IN the hands Of
Burrs friends. These men. the first
rulers OF the Tammany machine. the
direct precursors Of the district leaders OF
to-day were nearly all. sooner or later.
guilty OF some act OF public or private
dishonesty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

1t is rumored that Mrs. William Ellis
Corey Will be presented at the English
court soon. Evidently King Edward IS
not nearly so straitlaced as was his
royal mother.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Prom the Chicago Record-Hcrald
Apparently Uncle Joe has no intention o. offer
ing any gImdruqs 20 the insurgents Of the House,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

From the Springfield Republican.
Mr.. Whites long experience IN tho courts Of
Europe has left him good American and there are
many who regret that he il leaving our diplomatic
service.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
NTr. Crane silent Now.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Prominent business men Of Chicago sem not al
al impressed With the Knox theory that Crane vss
not proper diplomat because he talked too much
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
UnnIIoycd Ontiminm.

Prom the Chicago Record-Herald.
THE packers say meat viii never be
any cheaper than il is now.
I don't care. I've just learned how
TO tell mushrooms from toadstools."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Mr.. Inf and waterHvar..

Prom the Philadelphia Press
We've President Taft 10 follow up his speeches On
the Mississippi River TIP By refusing 70 sign any
haphazard, loETollcd pork" river and hnrbor bill
great advance would be made in the improvement
Of rational WATERWAYS
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

"A majority Of the present Congress
wanted the present tariff law, or 1t would
not have passed" says Speaker Cannon.
It is difficult to sec how the statement is
TO be frankly combated.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Mr.. In FoHette's Progressives.

From the Hartford Courant.
II the Tuogressi7es-as Senator La Toilette calls
theIn-really have the future on their side. it's
matter Of mighty little consequence that Uncle Joe
Cannon IS against them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

A Gaynor Presidential boom may or
may not develop. There once was time
when az much might have been said Of a
possible Mcclellan Presidential boom.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Apparently. the public VIII have 10 rest
content with the bare statement that the
Seattle exposition lost no money The ex-
PLANTATION probably is long. difficult. and
exceedingly intricate
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
MIR. McCIurE's Count.

FIRM the Boston Herald.
In three months from date United States Treasurer
McClung viii know how much money he's respoasi-
Die for.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

onto something, she generally gets as far
away as possible in order not TO hear the
accompanying ordinations.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Go on. now. New York. and behave as
decently as you know how. Nobody ex-
pected you to turn angel, no matter
which way the thing went.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Bulgaria IS facing another crisis. Bull
garia ought 70 be familiar enough with
crises. however. TO be more or less con-
temptuous Of them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

"A writer Of sentimental songs has had
his son arrested because the boy is IN
love" says the Buffalo Express Like the
doctor and his own medicine. the output
OF the sentimental song writer evidently
IS not intended for home consumption.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

When the hookworm captures a man
with a large. fat bank account. it is
proper to speak of his wormship under
his Latin disguise
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Shields Against Germs.

The white wings" OF New York. other
wise the street sweepers. are to receive
new protection Of health. They are TO
wear sanitary masks OF gauze. covering
mouth and nostrils. These sweepers are
often laid OF with infectious diseases.
undoubtedly contracted from the germs
OF the street. that II is "A matter OF de-
partmental economy as well as OF hu-
manity 10 protect them. Catarrhal trouble
Is expected 70 be entirely prevented by
the mask Perhaps here IS a suggestion
that may be OF wider application Riders
in street cars might sometimes find
such an apparatus OF benefit Possibly
such an equipment my be useful 10
shoppers who DO not ride IN carriages.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Mr.. Francis ]. Heney also appears TO
have been somewhat fercely blue-pen-
ciled
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Nothing IS sure in this world" AYERS
the Milwaukee Sentinel. We think It rea-
sonably sure the next Minister 70 China
will not be a very talkatlvs sort Of per-
son
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

How about a Not Yet but Soon Society.
with King Georges abdlcation as Ex-
hibit A
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Up-to-date aviators already are turn
ing up their noses at last years aero
plane models
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Too Much.

] Ike to give an honest deal
AS l 90 through this life,
But 1 can't love the folks who feel
SO sorry for my wife.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

And now they say there is 20 be a
Bryan fight on Harmon IN Ohio" says
the Houston Post. This is hardly 10 be
classed as strictly news matter, is It?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
OF Course We Dot

From the Chicago News
Honestly. don't you believe that all
people who disagree with you are
WrOng7
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

When a man sees woman driving a
nail. he generally stops to see whether
anything will happen 20 her fingers"
Gays the Des Moines Tribune. And when
woman sees a man sewing a button
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
NIr. Cannon Nnt PInnntInr-

tTum the concord Monitor.
Mr.. Rockefeller intends that ne lazy bug shau
get the hook
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Another Kick.

Seems to me these arctic explorers
kill lot OF game wantonly."
Yes; and they also pick the polar
flowers"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

The hooSworm may as well take OF its
false whiskers and come out into the
open. II will have TO night FOR its life as
long as that million holds out
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

The elephant charged Mr.. Roosevelt"
runs a line in a recently exciting news
paper story. At least 81 per word, un-
doubtedlyi
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
The Min Question.

That suffragette lady orator delivered
some forcible arguments. Mayme"
And how was she dressed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

A Pfttsburg man has gone crazy over
the north pole controversy In all prob
ability, he did not have very far to 60.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

Looking it all over. Mr.. Croker prob
ably thinks It might have been better.
even II IL is not so worse.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

mains the same; Many are called. but
few are chosen
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04
Protft hr Your Loss.

Profit by Your Loss,
When g maid is false and hckle.
And she leaves you in a pickle.
Don't set sore;
Stop the tear that sadly trickleA
Get another quart Of p3ckles-
start q store.
st LOuh Sta1
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-04

The Rhodes scholarship scheme IS ~
many looked on as a great imperial
idea" said F. H FARRELL. OF Mancheste,
England. who was seen at the New WI
lard last night. and in certain quarters
it IS thought that il will DO much 20
promote imperial unity and 10 broaden
thought. II is too early yet 10 speak
positively as to what result il Will have.
If any, in drawing the component por-
tons Of the empire more closely together
or in spreading widely throughout the
world the knowledge that the Rhodes
scholars acquire in England II NAV
possibly be found that Il will be prin-
cipally Of benefit to individuals rather
lnan to communities For under this
scheme students are gathered from the
four corners of the earth and sent TO
Oxford. They are naturally in the great
majority OF cases young men whose char
acters have not fully developed Few
will deny that oxford can be relied on
10 make an overwhelming proportion Of
these her own TO impose on them her
ways and her ideas. oxford enters into
their souls. II is almost natural that
It should be so. OF those who thus go
TO England 10 learn Il follows that
a very small proportion are by nature
or inclination writer's or speakers To in
fluence thought greatly a man must be A
writer OF speaker. or both. To WELD anv
appreciate power. he must earn the right
TO be heard. and that takes some ltarn-
ing. The proportion OF Rhodes scholars
whose desires run In this direction and
who can or Will ever earn this rkht
must always be Enthusiastically smaliy
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
How Dickens Learned to Write.

When asked by cne Of those wise
acres who are convinced that in order
to write coed English a man must be
taught to v"ite bad Latin where his
son was educated. Mr. John Dickens
replied with considerable aplomb that
his son-er-well, his might be
almost said. in sense. to have edu-
Gated himself. The street. the ware
house, Mr. Creakle. an attorneys Of
fee. the reporters gallery and post
chaise-such was the education that
equipped 4 young man Of twenty-fOur
to preside at the banquet of literature
at an unprecedented age. to make the
best speeches in London. to go into
the best society. to set the table in q
roar to lead every company In which
he mixed, to travel. acquire French
and Italian with ease and write the
most animated letters known to the
modern wOr,d.-London Times.
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
TUNING A PlAN0.
A Professionals Experience With Irri-
table Won BuloW.

A Professionals Experience With lrri-
table Won Bulow.
"PianO tuners are for the most part
graduated from piano factories" says
one of thep'. while the piano tuner
is required to know every part in the
makeup Of a piano. he is not neces-
sarily a piano reraircr. Nor can the
average piano maker CT rcpairer tune
piano. There are hundreds Of expert
makers and rcpaircrs Of pianos who
wouldn't be able to tell one tune from
another
"The piano tuner IS born. not made.
His acute sense Of the vibrations o.
sound is given to him at his birth, and
the man who hasn't got this sense
can't become Il piano tuner.
"Quite a number Of years ago, when
Hans Won Hulow was in America,
tuned the Piano upon which he played
He wouldn't allow the instrument to
be tuned "a the wareroom. one cf his
whims being that even a short removal
Of a piano knocks it all out Of tune
something in that theory ut that. Sc
l tuned it upon thc Platform upon
which he was to ryr-vrp. lie stool
over me all the ti:Hc letting out ago
nized whoops and German cuss words
until l couldn't help but laugh in hi
face.
FINALLY, when l had the piano al
most tuned. he gave few NOR
shrieks and, grabbing the wrench, be
| gan doing the job all over again.
let him go ahead, and inside Of thre
minutes he had the piano so hOpelessl.
out Of tune that it took me three hour
to get it into shape again. Herr vol
BulOw had to pay double for this littl
exhibition of temper. Spokane Sports
/ man Review.
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
MAILED LETTERS.
Owned by the Sender Until Delivered
70 the Addrecsce.

TO the A6drecsce.
Many persons are under the impress
sion that letter once mailed is no
longer the property of the sender. but
belongs to the person to whom it i2
addressed. This is an error Under
the postal regulations Of the United
states and the rulings Of the highest
courts in the land. a letter does not
belong to the aGdressce until it is de-
iivcred to him.
The writer has right to reclaim ana
regain possession of it provided he
can prove to the satisfaction of the
postmaster at the Office from which it
was sent that he was the writer Of it.
Even after the letter has arrived at
the office which i; its destination and
before it has been delivered to til"
addressee it may be recalled by the
writer by telegraph through the mail,
ing Office.
The regulations Of the pOstOfice de.
partment require, Cf course, that ut
most care shall be taken by the post.
master at the Office Of mailing to as.
certain that the person who desires to
withdraw the letter is really the one
who is entitled to do so, and the post
master is responsible for his error if
he delivers the letter to an impostor
or to an unauthorized person.
The vital principle in our political
system lies at the bottom Of this mat
ter. In this country the state is the
servant or AGENT Of the citizen. not his
master. 1t remains merely his agent
throughout the Transmission cf 4 let,
ter The state may prescribe regula
| ticns under which its servants ma?
! carry a message for the citizen. but ii
cannot shirk its responsibility to him
Washington Star
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
Hou ehe Secured Office.

Mrs Mar; East is said to have been
the pioneer woman in England to hold
some Of the Otiires as to which wo-
mems eligibility is now in dispute. but
she was elected because she disguised
herself as n man. For thirty-six years
this remarkable woman. while mas
quprading as man and acting as land
lord Of the White House inn at Pop
lar. served aSSiduously on juries and
in parish offices. In L2A4 she was
head borough" in 1852 OversPer of
the poor When her sex was finally
discovered she retired to private life
with the competence she had acquired
as an innkeeper.
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
ESC03TlNG THE COURT.
Official Pomp and Splsndor In Old
Colonial Times.

Official Pomp and Splsndor In Old
Colonial Times,
In colonial days York. Me. was the
county seat To which the judges and
lawyers from New Hampshire and
MaSSac chuSetts often went. aud the
court sessions were attended with
much official pomp and ceremony. In
old Coloum. Houses In Maine" En-
ma Huntington Mason quotes from a
record Jeff by John Adams who as a
young barrlsipr went TO York in l774
and who made at that time the follow
ing entry in his journal:
when got to the tavern on the
eastern side of the piScataQua river
found the sheriff of York and six of
his deputies all with gold laced hats.
ruGles. swords and very gay clothes
and all likely young men who had
come oul 10 that place to escort the
court into town"
This gives us Il hint of the pOmp and
splendOr affected by the court officials
of those days. when the judges wore
robes of scarlet with large cambriC
bands and immense wigs and the bar
riSterS bad gowns and also bands and
tie wigs
A. the Judges approached the shire
towns the sheriff met them with an es
curt aud flourish of trumpetS Their
arrival was announced by cannon, anC
the daily summons 10 the court before
bells were lnirodured was by beating
a drum
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
a Patriot.

National and local characteristics
coup ont oddly enough at school ex-
aminationS y SubinSpectOr. hearing a
class OF London Irish sases repeat Ma
caulay's "Horatius inquired whether
three soldiers would be likely nova
days to hold bridge against a whole
army
Would three Englishmen. for exam
plPT he said
No sir ~9id The class.
"Wouid thrpr Sc0tSmen?"
The, a"Hu diS~rutpd
"W0U.d three lriShmPn|'
''PlpaSr ar shouted IN PXcitable
little fellow "une lriShman would do
itr
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
All ARCTIC TRAGEDY.
Heroic seIt Sacrifice In the Cause ot
Science.

''S'0'' Se'' Sacrifice In the Cause Of
Science.
surely the darkest side of arctic ~
ploratIon was never more poignantlv
exhibited than il Is in Lieutenant A
1r"IIe : account in Travel and Evnlora.
u"h OF the death OF Mylius Erichsen
ana Ha@en and Bronlund, members of
the Danish expedition to northeast
Greenland. The iudumltable energy Of
these men their self sacrihye in the
cause OF science. are on the highest
plane of hProiSm
FOR thlrty days these men walked
on with only one slpdge and four
feeble dogs, covering distance of
lao miles or tive mileS dav.
Every morning they must have had
only one wish. one craving the crav-
ln% FOR sleep. steep and rest forever.
And yet they crept out OF their worn
sleeping bags and faced new day.
because they would continue till they
reached place whore there was some
probability Of our finding their bodies
and Hagen'S fine map sketches.
Ten miles from the depot. on Lam.
bert Land, Mylius Erichsen and Ha-
gen died. Only Bronlund reached the
depot leaving his dead comrades be-
hind and creeping along on his wound
ed feet alone in the dim moonlight
When he arrived at the depot be
placed llag"nS Sketches and his owl
last report so that the search party
could not fail to find them and then
wrapping himself up in his furs. lay
down and died
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
An AccompIice.

The doctor looked at the patient
Il am very sorry" he said. that you
didn't let me send for Dr Gookins
some time ago. It's scarcely worth
while to bring him here now.
"Oh. well. doctor" said the patient
wearily. perhaps you can nuke use OF
him as an accessory after the fact
Cleveland Leader.
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
Go With A Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
Stomach, Liver and Kidney cure DR..
Kings New LifePills is astounding
say they never saw the like. Its
because they never fail to cure Sour
Stomach, Constipation, Indigestion
Billiousness, Jaundice, Sick Head
ache, Chills and Malaria. Only 25C
at Benton N. Weldon's Drug Store,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
A Sin of Omission.

Knowing Child-Mamma punished
me for something hadn't done yes
terday Auntie-That's rather unjust.
Are YOU sure? Knowing Child-Yes;
she punished me because hadn't done
nv lessons illustrated Bits.
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
How She Travelled,

How did the queen of Sheba travel
when she went to see SolomonT" asked
a Sunday school teacher.
No one ventured to answer.
Gould she have gone by the rail
way?"
"Yes'm." said a little girl.
Indeed. Well. we would like tC
know how you found this out"
''ln the second verse" responded the
child. "it says she came with great
train -
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
1 asst Chances.

The ordinary man feels that If he
fails at everything else he can make a
good living raising chickens. The av,
erare woman feels that If worse ever
come TO worst she can take roomers.-
Chicago Record Herald.
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08
correetino Him.

Judge Up again. Casey. for evading
the law. ~,
Casey Don't rub IT in. jedge. Vi
onlv wish Oi nod evaded it instead OF
runnin. into two cops ON the corner
-Pnck
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08

Everythine that thou reprovest ID
another thou must. above all. take care
tbat thou art not thyself guilty Of
Cicero
Smyrna times., 1909-09-08

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