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The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
JUGGLING THE ALPHABET.
Many Have Tried to Form n SEN
tence with Only It's 20 Letters.

tence with Only It's 20 Letters.
Many attempts have been made by In
genious writer's to put the whole alphabet
in a single sentence without duplication
OF letters.
Prof. De Morgan. the famous mathe-
matician, tried TO juggle the alphabet
into one sentence. each letter being used
but once. After many fruitless attempts
ne decided TO compromise exactness by
using for !. and further by regarding u
and as the same letter Then his fnal
accomplishment read as follows;
7. quartz pyX. who fling muck beds
At first he did not appreciate the full
significance Of his accomplishment. says
the Housekeeper. At last" he says. 7
happened 70 be reading a religious writer
who threw aspersions on his opponents
thick and threefold- Heyday, came into
my head, this fellow Cings muck beds He
must be quartz pyx-
Then I remembered that a pyx is
a sacred vessel and quartz IS a hard
stone, as hard as the heart Of a religious
foe cursor. So that the line is the motto
OF a ferociOus sectarian. who turns his
religious vessels into muck holders for
the benefit Of those who viii not see
what he sees.
The professor published his sentence and
called upon others 70 outdo him II they
could The following are samples Of the
efforts which resulted.
Quiz, my wings. export fund back"
''Dumpy quiz, whirl back fogs next"
Get nymphs; quiz sad brows. fix luck. ."
The professor awarded the palm Of the
competition 70 this last sentence. 1T is
good advice he explains. TO a young
man. very we'll expressed under the cir
cumstances- In more sober English il
would be Marry, be cheerful, watch your
business
Even when the duplication OF letters is
permitted the crowding OF the entire
alphabet into a single coherent sentence
Is not an easy task and such examples
as John T. Brady gave me a black
walnut box OF quite small size" which is
perhaps the best known. are neither num-
erous nor important
There is one verse in the Bible which
contains all the letters Of the alphabet
except j. this is the twenty-first verse Of
the seventh chapter Of Ezra. and as the
verse contains some forty words the col
location is only noteworthy because IL oc-
CURED without previous design.
None of the examples here given is per-
haps as good as that recently quoted
IN The New York Sun: Pack my box
with five dozen liquor jugs" This con-
tains the entire alphabet is a perfectly
coherent sentence. and has only thirty
two letters. in comparison with forty
seven letters IN the John T. Brady ex-
ample. So it would seem to hold the
palm.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
steer More and BLOW Less.


II the same amount Of effort expended
on the automobile horn 10 get persons TO
move out OF the your way were used TO
move the steering wheel slightly so as not
10 seem 20 bear directly upon the person
In front. and If you should steer around
wagons In the road. as nine times out Of
ten you do in the end rather than blow
and blow the horn in vain effort to get
them 10 move, much less friction would
be caused and the speed increased
think II is much better to pass carefully
and as quietly as possible often you are
noticed hardly at all, and you can gen
orally tell il warning is necessary.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Trapped a Golden Eagle.

Prom the Cottage Grove Leader.
a short time ago. while trapping for
coyotes by putting out traps about a
Sleeps carcass. the Easley brothers. who
reside on J. I. Jones place. northeast OF
this city. went out one morning 10 their
traps and were surprised 10 find a fine
specimen OF golden eagle held by one
talon. or CLAW
The captive was thirty-eight inches IN
height. with a seven-foot spread OF wings.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
A Little Matter of Frnnking.

TOM I7uch.
What can l do for you to-day. Sena-
tor" inquired the urbane Bing City post
master
'Oh. nothing much answered Senator
Pluribus, easily L merely desire 10 have
my coalhoUse. my sectional book cases.
by blue-ribbon Jersey COW. my wife
kitchen cabinet. my daughters upright
piano. my little sons Shetland pony. my
mother-in-law's Morris chair. and my sec
retary's winter supply OF cordwood
franked TO Washington. Thank you, very
kindly"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Provisions for Fishing Schooner.


Frou the Boston Herald.
How much sugar do you suppose TWEEN
ty-three men viii consume IN one week
aboard a fishing schooner About 150
pounds. How much rolled oats and oat-
meal2 bushel basket twice fuu Of two
pound packages. How about meat? Half
steer for roasts. steaks. stews and
corned beef PotaJoes2 About three
bushels. Pickles. bacon. and cabbage
find place aboard the vessels IN large
quantities. Then there's the salt pork for
fsh ChoWders and fried fish. for crews Of
fishing craft are notoriously fond Of sea
food.
The vessels axe kept stocked with pro-
visions 10 last a week or ten DAYS longer
than the time generally required 20 make
a trip % the grounds and return. Some
Of the schOoners have water tanks Of
looG gallons capacity, which are filed by
supply boats NJ the rate of one-half cent
q gallon.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Literary Notes.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
You write too much. said the critic 10
the author
But, my friend, replied the author.
I've got 10 live
How about your readerS?"
'Ah. well-we were all born 10 die"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

From The TeChulC7l World
In the year 1897 and IN each Of its
twenty predecessors We paid 10 men and
women in this country approximately
Sl4. 900 as a bonus FOR destroying their
own property and for endangerinE-some
times destroying. alsO-ours. This Is the
conservative estimate OF the highest a1-
thorities IN the insurance world. Thus. I.
two decades over SS50.oO00o0 has gone fo4
criminal worik IN one particular nsId.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
All want TO Bow TO Royalty.

lI1OlIle-
The lord chamberlain's post bag on FL
day and Saturday next viii attain man
moth proportions. between 3.000 and 400
letters being received on each day from
persons either desirous OF being suu.-
mOned themselves 20 attend a court or
OF presenting a daughter or dauEhter-in-
law. Most of the applicants state whether
they wish 20 attend the earlier or the
later courts. and as far as possible their
wishes in this respect are complied with.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

The drst woman 20 he acting governor of one NJ the
States. was secretary 0t Gov ChamhCrlaiu. ~
OT,sCn. who has Just taken his oath AS member
ct tne L. :. Senate. There being uo lieutenant
governor Ia Oregon. the duties of governor. Tor
ire - being. fcll UrCn Mrs shei;ou. and y
ray = ssid that she reformed them most satis
tactrriir
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

TO-mOrrOw-American Tariff Laws
I-EvOIutiOn OF Custom Tariff.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

A foolish controversy has arisen as TO
whom the credit really belongs in the af-
fair. and Prince Bueiow seems to have
endeavored TO usurp it for himself. nots-
bly, in a speech delivered the other day
at Berlin which cannot but have given
offense 10 the Kaiser. and that was. to
say the least. questionable in taste and
in loyalty to that master to whose favor
he owes his wonderfully brilliant career
The principal actors. however. In the
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

Here the Washington correspondent
finds his useful field Furthermore. il is
remarkable how much political news Of
a local interest centers Washington.
Right now the patronage question IS up-
peTmOst Which IS the dominant faction
in the home State2 Who shall have the
say in awarding the officers at homer
Who is 10 be postmaster AT Podunk. and
what Is the significance OF his selec-
tion2 Is not the select on OF a United
States marshal for The Eastern district
G kentucky Of more interest 10 Ken
tuckians ;San the appointment OF an
ambassador 10 the Court Of St. James,
State politics Is made and unmade more
IN Washington than at home. Senator
So-and-So is the king-pin OF his party
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
DIRECT PRIMARY is
CALLED GOLD BRICK
New York Legislative Commits
tee Flaws No Party Plan

ALBANY, n. T. Aug. so.-"Direct
nominations. as we have seen them.
make the greatest gold brick that was
ever handed to a confiding people. .
was the declaration here today of AS
semblyman Robert ]. Conklin of New
York city, member of the special
legislative committee appointed to in
vestigate direct primaries
The people of New York state" he
said, have no idea of the political
anarchy that exists In the middle west
ern states. Direct nominations have
driven parties entirely out of existence
in many communities.
In Wisconsin there is no longer a
republican party and a democratic
party. There are several factions. the
most prominent OF which are the stall
warts and the halfbreeds The latter
are the followers of La Toilette. and
the former are his opponents. Those
who were at one time the democrats
have disappeared and have gone into
the republican party. so called, TO vote
at the primaries. There are no longer
party principles, but only personal
views OF faction leaders
To some extent this same state of
AFFAIRS exists in Iowa and Kansas
Time and again we met with the ex-
preston from the biggest men in the
cities we visited. For Gods sake don't
lnniet this iniquIty on the state OF New
York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
LocaI Mexican colony Aids

The Mexican relief committee has
authorized its treasurer, FREDERICK Gill
lespie. to collect funds for the imme-
date relief Of the Monterey sufferers
This action was taken last evening at
r meeting held in Ginespie's residence
at ISL Jackson street The consul gen
eral. Plutarco Ornelas. has teIegraphed
10 his government for authority to re-
ceive relief money, and expects an an
swer today.
But to take advantage of the many
offers Of aid made by the people mean
while. and TO provide against a mega :
tive answer 10 the consul's request,
the committee has instructed its treas
urer TO act as custodian.
The first contributions will, the
committee hopes. tide over the flood
sufferers. The larger fund is to be
raised through the Mexican independ-
ence day celebration at the Auditorium
then. also. will be shared By the AGA
pulco sufferers
The committee in charge of the
benefit, and which is now handling the
Monterey fund is composed of Consul
General Ornelas, Vice Consul Jose Gam
boa, DR.. Felipe Martinez. DIR. E. Nal
donsdo, DR. c. Rivera, q. ID. hotter.
Celso A. Garcia, FREDERICK Gillespie. ].
Benites, A. de la Tore, Geronimo
Perales and V. Garcia II was orfgf-
nally named by the patriotic society.
FL Club Hidalgo, TO arrange for cele-
brating independence day. After the
Acapulco disaster, it was made an off,
cial body by the consul Now 1t has
charge OF relieving the latest district
10 be stricken.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

CompIexions Are Cleared aud Pimples
Disappear Overnight without Trouble
The dispensers OF poslams a new skin
discovery, ask that notice be given that
no one is urged to purchase It without
first obtaining an experimental pack
age. Every one who has tried It knows
that the fifty cent box. on sale at the
Owl Drug Co.. and all drug stores. Is
sufficient to cure the worst cases OF
eczema. where the surface affected Is
not too large The itching ceases on
nrst application It will also cure acne.
letter. blotches. scaly scalp. hives. bar
ber's and every other form OF itch. In
GLIDING itching feet. Being flesh col
ored and containing no grease. the
presence Of poslam on exposed surfaces.
such as the face and hands. Is not per-
ceptible- Water and soap can not Be
used in connection with 1t. as these irri-
tate and prolons skin troubles. soms-
times even causing them
AS to the experimental package OF
poslam IL can be had free OF charge BY
mail or the Emergency Laboratories. 80
West Twenty-fifth Street, New York
1t alone is sufficient to clear the COM
plexton overnight. and to rid the face OF
pimp1es in twenty -four hours.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
STEEPLEJACK MEETS
WITH STRANGE DEATH
Belden Woodring Killed by Fall
From Chair

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-Belden Wood
ring. the steeplejack who rugged tho
fiagpole on the Singer building and
who had spent most of his life WORK
Ing at dizzy heights, fractured his
skull when he fell the two feet from
a chair to the floor and died soon after
ward. Woodring was leaning back in
the chair when it toppled over with
him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
CHILDREN OF STRIKERS
FAIL TO ATTEND SCHOOL
One Effect of the Labor Trouble
at Pitts burg

PITTSBURG. Aug. sO.-When the
public school at Pittston, located in the
Pressed steel car company strike dis
trict, resumed today after the summer
vacation only three small children out
of an enrolment of 200 were present
On a telegraph pole opposite the front
door of the building was posted sign,
written in a child's hand, as follows:
we are all on strike"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
INDEPENDENTS
FAVOR CROKER

"The committee of Is ap-
pointed to meet Mr.. William
Croker with a view to learn
Ing his attitude toward the
vital principles for which we
have stood, begs leave to report
that 1t met Mr.. Croker ON SAT-
urday afternoon last, and after
a two hour conference Is pre-
pared to say that his views are
In full harmony with those OF
the municipal league of inde-
pendent republican clubs, and
under these circumstances we ex-
press the view that Mr.. Crocker
Is entitled to the fullest support
OF all the voters of San Fran
cfsco."-Report made by special
committee OF Is and adopted
unanimously by conference of in
dependent republican clubs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
ReIief Measures PROMPT

Prompt measures taken TO house and
feed the homeless who can be reached
have proved effective. and few Of these
hay ben PRINTED 10 go hungry.
The poor are the greatest sufferers
the flood district being principally on
the fats along the east side of the
banks Of the Santa Catarina river.
OF the 400 or more bodies thus far
recovered. about 80 per cent have been
Identified and were inferred today
The bursted water mains have not as
vet been repaired. but it is expected the
situation viii be relieved tomorrow
Railway. telephone and telegraph COM
munication is so badly crippled as to be
practically useless. The National Rail-
way OF Mexico has lost 75 miles of
track. several culverts and bridges.
There is no train service between La
redo and Monterey
The National railway, for the first
time since the food. secured telegraph
connection between this city and Mon
terey tonight A message was imme-
diately rushed through from the lat
ter city ordering the master mechanic.
located in Laredo. 10 hurry forward all
available material.
Several trains are stalled and 1T was
not definitely known until tonight that
The crews were safe. Indications are
that railway traffic viii be impeded I'M
I'll Thursday or Friday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
NEW TOBACCO WAR
REEGNS IN KENTUCKY
Suit Brought TO Recover DAM
ages Amounting TO SI35,5ZO

CINCINNATI. Aug. 30.-The first gun
Of new tobacco war in Kentucky
was fired today when Clark & Scott.
independent tobacco manufacturers OF
Scranton, Pa. filed suit IN the court in
Covington, KY, against the Burnley
tobacco society, Clarence Lebus, the
president, and 10 other men, as de-
PENDANTS. Plaintiffs demand $685.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

The number of postofices in the
United States is near the $4,000 mark.
although thousands have been discon-
tinued since rural free delivery was in.
troduced.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

Professor c. d. Liyeing, who re-
Gently resigned from the chair OF
chemistry at Cambridge, England. had
served in that capacity for q years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
ONT I'm ,Frs.co

There is work for everybody. TT vou
are out of a job put a little want sd
in The Call and see how quickly vos1
strike a paying position
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

Aug. 30.-There have been three deaths from,
cholera in Rotterdam during the last "a hours
Two Of the dead are women.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

The wettest known place in the world
is Cherrapongee, Assam. which has an
annual rainfall of $40 inches.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
stateroom Observation sleeper ON owl

Commencing with the Owl train
| leaving San Francisco Ferry Depot
August % the Southern Pacific inaug-
urated observation car service on this
train. The car is one of the latest
style turned out by the manufactur-
ers. containing eight staterooms, spa
cious ladies' parlor- and open air obser-
walton rotunda. With these added fea-
lures the Owl becomes one of the finest
equipped limited trains IN the west. :
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

The Chinese preserve vegetables in
salt
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
REPUBLICANS ARE
ALL FOR CROCKER
Independents Adopt Report for
Solid Vote for the Party
Candidate


ers of Mauzy. and his square toed decla-
ration for reunited party behind
Croker was received with vigorous and
encouraging applause.
The delegates elected by the inde-
pendents caucused Immediately after the
convention adjourned. They Endorsed
John McCallum or the thirty-ff dis
trict for chairman of the convention
and Joseph Cutten OF the thirty-ninth
for secretary.
The Sullivan wing is still for DIR.
Haderle of the thirty-seventh for cha ir-
man, and the Lynch flying squadron is
supposed to be hopscotchinz around
among William Jordan OF the forty
first, George M. Perine OF the forty-
third and George D. Clarke OF the thir-
ty-seventf.
William Plunkett of the thirty-ninth
was supposed to be slated for Lynch,s
support and to be the instrument OF
Sullfvan's discontinue, but McNurrsv
argued him out of 1t. and when his
name was presented to the independ-
ents caucus he declined the nomina-
ton.
The convention will be organized at
Lyric hall Friday night.
The democratic convention will be or
ganized tonight at HENDRICKS hall, asa
Valencia street.
The election commission completed
the canvass OF the primary vote yes
terday, but the totals were not struck.
Registrar Zemansky announced late
yesterday afternoon that all credentials
would be ready at o'clock this aft
ernoon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
FLOOD HORROR
GROWSASDEAD
LIE UNCLAIMED
Work of Recovery and the Iden-
tihcation of Bodies Pros
ceeds Slowly
sap Kitchens Established by
thorities to Feed Stary-
ing MuItitudes

trs-. Vice President Corral has con-
y -utss $4,000 and Ambassador Thomp-
ssa s. 30 70 the fund. Others are con-
sr1s literally.
The CT that the Red Cross the United
Ftatez TO give aid has been learned
here with profound satisfaction. On be-
hair OF the United States government
the American ambassador has sent con-
dolences to President Diaz.
The National bank officials estimate
The loss in the business center OF Mon
1erey at $4,000 900. The loss TO the big
kmelter and industrial plants outside
the city limits viii amount to much
more The value OF the Is blocks of
buildings. mostly OF poor construction,
which were destroyed, is fixed at about
81. Gee 600. The railway losses, although
not yet known. are believed TO reach
Ss.0e0,00o. Many OF the smaller settle
nents in the state have been wholly
destroyed or badly damaged, while the
crops everywhere have been ruined. 1t
IS estimated that the total losses will
approximate $50, 100000.
The latest returns today give the
number OF dead at between 1900 and
400.
Reyes Goes to Rescue
-: General REYES, II IS said, has left his
mountain retreat and is going to the
sid of the people. Reyes has been prac-
tically surrounded by government troops
near the mountain town Of Galeana for
& fortnight. The announcement of his
move has created much comment, even
in the face Of the great disaster.
Places Dead at 1000
LAREDO. Tex. Aug. sO.-Two thou
sand dead in the Monterey food is the
estimate Of the extent OF Saturdays
disaster tonight by Pedro Trevino. a
prominent capitalist OF Monterey. Of
ncial estimates do not go so high, rang
ing around 200 OF 400, Certain it is,
however, that the list of dead con-
stantly grows.
There are several little pueblo vii
lagos containing from 80 TO 100 inhabit-
snts located along the banks Of the
river to the south of Monterey, and II
IS reported that these have been COM
p1etely wiped out and their nhabitants
drowned
II is on this ground that Trevino
places his estimate OF the loss of life
at q higher figure than has yet been
stated. No American lives were lost.
but several Americans suffered prop
erty loss.
Committees are endeavoring to secure
Identification OF the bodies as they are
brought in by searchers. while others
sre seeing TO the sheltering and feed
ing OF tie thousands Of homeless vic
Tins. who wander distractly about the
city, vainly hoping that they may be
able TO encounter missing relatives, or
At least recover their bodies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
Union Labor Convention

The union labor convention met for
few minutes last night in Harmony
hall. Building Trades temple, and adj
1ourned on account Of the lack of Gre
dentials.
william X. Hagerty, chairman of the
county committee, stated that the con-
ventton had been called to order to
comply with the provision of the pri-
mary law, which requires that the po-
litical parties hold their conventions
within two weeks after the election.
Before adjourning the convention
Hagerty stated that the body would
meet for business Thursday night in
California hall. Building Trades. tenn
pie. as credentials would be ready by
that time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

SPECIAL OPENING DINNER, Tuesday Evening An,
Grand Concert Telephone reservations to Douri
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-02
Y. M. |. CLUB.

The Young Mons Literary Club
was entertained last Monday night at
the residence of Mr.. Overton Carter,
of Fourteenth avenue, South. The
meeting was of a business nature and
although few were present, much OF
Importance was transacted. The
young men are preparing a surprise
for the public. They do not wish to
announce it just yet, but by
watching these columns. 1t will soon
be seen just what they are attempt.
ing to do. The next meeting will be
a Tennyson meeting and Mr.. H. ],
Stockard, chairman Of that commit
tee, has arranged a prigram which
meeting will be with Mr.. John A.
Galloway, of 1910 State street.