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The Washington herald., 1909-11-14
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Mr.. RooseveIt's Omission.

From the Boston Transcript.
cooling plant Tor the White House' Thus theJ
lock the barn door after the bruncho has departed
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A wealthy Pair.

"A NeuAAhy Fair.
Who are your inquired the first In
mate Of the asylum
I'm Hendrix Hudson" replied the sec
ond inmate. 4 own Manhattan Island
And who are your"
I'm Noah Webster get one cent roy
atty on every word used Gimme eleven
cents for them words you Just spoke"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

Johnstown Democrat: The Washing
ton Herald says Il IL going 20 stand pat
on the Bible. So many people are stand
ing pat on II. never taking time TO look
inside
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

Montgomery Advertiser: The Washing
ton Herald says red rum may be had
in Alabama the same as ever" Now.
what do you think Of that?
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

They say that women don't read the
news"
Mere libel. They lump their reading.
that's all Ever watch a woman putting
newspaper coverings on the pantry
shelves"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14
a Cat of the Sea.

Cat Of the Sea.
The cat that came back seems 10 have
sailed from Norfolk the other day on the
Norwegian steamship Minerva. The sail
OTIS declare that the cat boarded the Mi
nerva OF her own free VIII az the Lam
bert Point coal piers over a year ago,
and that she at once became a favorite
on board The steamer was then loading
a cargo OF coal for Portland Greg. and
In some way the cat got left behind when
she lifted anchor and steamed on her
3.00-mile voyage. She had been at her
destination eight days when one morn
ing the cat again walked on board. and
the only way the sailors could figure out
how she got there was that she had
slowed away below; but several days
later the mystery was solved when Il
was discovered that after the Minerva
had left Norfolk the cat boarded a Brit
ish steamer going the same way, and.
recognizing members OF the crew Of the
Minerva at Portland. followed them back
10 the ship. The cat got her picture IN
the papers on the Pacific Coast for that.
and she Is still with the ship.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14
PEOPLE AND THINGS
Hail to the Cranberry

Hail 10 the Cranberry
II is a strange report that several OF
our consuls make that people in Eng
land, France, and Germany will not eat
cranberries. They turn up their noses at
this hardy and delicious deiicacy. and de-
cline 70 be charmed by its red allurement
or by the sweet tang Of its flavor. This
report comes IN the very face Of estimates
that the cranberry crops OF Cape Cod
and OF other tracts in the United States
similarly blessed, is to excel the record IN
both quantity aud quality That is well
Surely the appreciative home market can
absorb all OF this toOthsome production
II its flavor is not appreciated across the
Atlantic, II is 10 be remembered that de
gustbus non dispUtandum. The Stats
ticiaus OF commerce car remain tranquil
There Is no accounting for tastes. There
is little demand over here for haggis, yet
Scotland takes no offense. Efforts to
popularize the quail have met but indif-
ferent response; but the French offer no
retaliation Germany Is calm, even when
Americans turn away from the scent Of
one Of its most adOred cheeses. There
can be 70 International TetaiiatiOns on a
question Of the palate. Nevertheless and
A Great Railway Inventory.
For the drst time in its history the
Pennsylvania Railroad IS making an in
ventory OF every piece OF property IN its
possession. Every spike. crosstie, old
rail. piece Of soap, waste basket. and
even penhOlder, Is TO be accounted for
as II il were one Of the most recent type
OF locomotive or steel car just turned out
/ by the company at its Altoona shops.
/ The order came as a surprise. directly
/ from President McCrea Teams OF two
or three men were sent 10 every division
/ Of the system with orders 70 see that
every pound of metal at the division
shops was noted on the statements. Tools
/ lathes, and all machinery are being ex-
/ anined and marked down on the books
/ Other men We're detailed % walk each
! supervisors district and account for
| every bit OF material sent 10 each super
visor. Not a scrap OF material or piece
! OF equipment or rolling stock Is to be
missed
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

Understands IL Better.
"She says she likes football better
now"
Yes: a stranger IN the stand got so ex-
cited that he Rugged her every time there
was a spectacular play"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

Boston Traveller: For The Washington
Herad's Not Yet But Soon Society we
respectfully suggest a good word from
the President for that abused old saint
Joe Cannon.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

Macon News: The Washington Herald
thinks Il may be the hook worm thai
ails the old free-trade sentiment dowr
South.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

Spectral Fauna,
Doc. l can't sleep"
TRY counting sheep"
sheep amt what I see, doc Sheer
wouldn't scare me enough 20 keep mC
awake"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

Richmond Times Dispatch: The Wash
ington Herald edltorially considers 9TH
Ideal Wife" We note that It is a shor
article.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14
The Rules

He who fights and runs away
May revolute another day,
But he who trips or stubs his toe.
Is counted out on points, you know.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

Savannah Press: The Washington
Herald is right: so FAR as Georgia is
concerned. the hookworms all take TO the
woods whenever a gubernatOriM cam
paign opens up
The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

ton Herald says that a shake-up Is likely
among Virginia Federal ofiice-hOlders.
That would be such a pity. because men
never like TO lose Federal jobs.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
NEW YORK SYMPHONY SOCIETY.

The annual Wagner concert viii he given
. by Walter DamroscL and the New York
symphony Orchestra this afternoon, at
The New Theatre. The following pro-
granms has been prepared:
Preluss 70 .Lohengrin-'
Bsechansle from --rsnnhsuser' - Act J.
Faris version
lEzs seag- ...-ii-- NJ Die GorterdAnnraerung
= siegfr.ed. 'the Forest Bird and the Dragon
erom act II. sIsgIrieo,.- ..,, , .
tsrTangea tor ee-oert b Walter RaTnroseA'
Journsy -. - die c5tterdz ne-uns''
Cod Friday spe!!. from ''Psrsifal.'
Arranged tor violin solo. with crchestrs)
Prelude ana FINALE from ''-ristan und Isolde
rhe excerpt from "sieEfried" was arranged
by Walter Damrosch for concert perform
suce. and has been heard before Al one OF
rhs concerts Of the Symphony Society. II
begins with the scene where Siegfried re-
dimes beneath the trees, listening TO the
I. 1ird. and takes him through the scene Of
vie Staying of the dragon 70 that in which
rhe htrd tells OF the sleeping Brinnhnde-
The Paris version OF the Bacchanale was
composed for the i'll starred production Of
''Tanahauser'' in Paris in 1851. and bears
p strong relation 70 Wsgners later work.
having heen composed in the Tristan
tperiod
J The Dznarosch Jubilee tour, conmenorat-
.ng Air. Danlrosch's twenty-ffth anniver-
ssry as a conductor, will start on January
& The route viii take the orchestra 10
Utica Syracuse. Rochester. Buffalo, Cleve-
'aad, Toledo. Detroit, Chicago, ST Louis,
Louisville. Cincinnati, Pittsburg and Wash
sngtcn. The orchestra win comprise one
hundred men. the largest symphony or
chsstra that has ever travelled in this ooun-
Tr-r A sreciaf train f,f rhree nj
,one dining car win convey the company
1fsch cordial feeling is being displayed.
snd honorary committees are being formed
sn the different cities TO prepare vel
conne for the conductor.
II Chicago Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
JsVin be the principal number on the pro-
,eramne. The honorary committee is healed
Thy Mr.. Bryan Lsthrop, president Of the
sChicsgo Orchestra Association
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
AT THE MANHATTAN
lies Contes dHofmann"
Scheduled for Saturday Night.

The Saturday night performances will be
resumed this week at the Manhattan Opera
House. when offenbach'5 Les Contes
d'Honmann" viii be sung. Maurice Re
maud will again sing his triple role. and
Charles Dalmores will sing the part Of
Hartmann. Others in the cast will be
Miles. aCavalieri. Trentini and Gentle, ana
NM. Gilbert and De GraEia.
Massenet's 'Le Jongieur '2e Notre Dame,
with Miss Mary Garden in the title part,
will be repeated OH Monday evening.
Charles Gilbert will make his first appear
arce in New York as Boniface. and in the
cast will be NM Dufranne, Lucas. Crabbe,
Scott and Huberdeau.
The opera on Wednesday evening will be
..Tannhauser.'' with the usual cast, includ-
ing Mmes Mazarin and Doria, and NM
Renaud zenateiIo, Lucas. Huberdeau and
Scott.
Nine Cavalieri will make her second ap-
r,esrance as Carmen on Friday evening. Mr..
Zenatello- will lie Don jose; Mr.. Laskin, the
Tareador. and Nine. Miranda, Michaela-
Puccini's Ia Tosea" will be the offering
on saturday afternoon, when Nine. Carmen
A;eIis viii iInpersonate the Roman actress
Mr.. Carasa will be Cavaradossi, and Mr..
Sammarce, Scsrpia.
Nr. de Ia Fuents Will direct all the
operas.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
THE METROPOLITAN
"Hdnsel und Gretel' and "Or-
fso e Euridice" on Week's List.

The two most important productions OF
the coming week at the Metropolitan OPP
era House are Humperdipck's ''Hansel und
Grstel'' and Clicks '.Ssfeo Euridice. .
"Hznsel und Gretel" I'll be given on
Tuesday afternoon. witss ssiss Bella Alien
IS GreteI and Miss tsz1is Mattfeld as
Hznsel Nine. Meitschik UiI be the Witch.
Miss wickham the Mother and OTTO Goritz
rhe Father- The ballet will be the most
elaborate Of its kind so far this season,
Eve premiere dancers appearing.
Clicks opera viii be sung on Thursday
evening for the first time in New York in
many years Most elaborate scenic effects
Shave been constructed specially for the per
. so7rnsnce. The scenery has been painted
i,v Panuereau, Of Paris, after drawings by
Gustave Dore. Nine. Homer will sing Or
aheas, Nine Gadski Euridice, Miss Alien
Cupid and Miss Alma Gluck the Happy
Ehsdow. NJ. Toscanini will conduct
AIDA with Miss DestInn and Nine.
Homer and Mn. Caruso and Anato, Will
sse sung on Monday evening. under the di-
secticn OF AIr. Toscanini. and on Wednes-
day night f.MadaIna Butterfly" with Miss
: Destinn and Nm. Martin and Amato. viii
he the opera
On Friday night slnetana's The Bar
tered Bride will be sung. Miss Destinn
snd Mr. Jorn will have the principal parts,
Ga usual
The opera al the Saturday matinee will
he GOUnod's Faust" with Miss Farrar as
F. Narguerite.M Mr. Caruso as Fsust. AIr. Giliy
as Valentine and Mr. DidGr as Mephis-
! fopheles. Mr.. Podesti viii conduct.
aRigoietio' viii have its irst production
81 the evening, with Nine Lipkowska as
eiida AIr. Benci as the Duke ana &r.
k.r1sto as the Jester. Mr.. Tango will con-
: dzc1
'Doa Paseuale~ vii he given for the
Srst rirae this season at The New Theatre
on TUESDAY afternoon. Antonio Scott VIII
make his FIRST appearance at The New
Theatre as Doctor Malatesta, Alessandro
Be1ci VIII sing Ernesto. Nj Pini-Corsi VIII
appear N the titular role. Giuseppe Tocchi
! IS % be the Notary and Alice Nielsen will
sing Sorina. Don Pssduale' viii be fol-
lowed by Miss Rita sacchetto in her Art
OF Dance.~
| at the Frioay evening performance 81
The New Theatre the sumptuous produc-
ton of La File de Nine. Angot" OF last
Tuesday evening will be repeated. with the
iuspaI cast. including Frances Aida. Jeanne
Afaulourg, Cecile Roma. Lucette de Levin,
: Ce-rnsine GeIIys. Marie Cabamier. Edmond
Clement, Henry DuIIloy, Leo DeveauX.
Georges Bourgeois ana Giulio Rossi. with
Egisto Tango in the conductors chair
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

giving 10 the moisture IL Graves after nssu>
expanded IL. therefore. ssizes upon ever,
particle Of floor dust tro-, the street cro-,
the blackboard. or nom any source wne-.
IL is ground me enough 70 os carr,ss
This dust carries the germs OF az oar
foul air diseases. Pneumonia. grip, scar
let fever. nasal catarrn and the whole Fs-
OF such disorders are well reprssentst
Because there IS a water pot In your fur
mace Is no sign your home Is property
noistened- II the glue Is coming out of
your furniture and out OF your constisu-
ton. something ought 20 be done.
There are many men who simply ars
stear1-heated. who think they are tired
because they are past forty or hfty. The-s
are steam-heatsd women. who acllnowlecss
that their nervous systems are wrecked
by the demands cf society. who are SUI
fering only because their vitality has bean
undermined by warm dry air
When you find yourself saving things
TO those yen love and weeping bitter tears
Immediately afterwsrd, do not blame your
self for your vicious temper; IL Is only
because you are steam-neated
when you cannot attend your club
wi..lout being enraged az what is said or
done BY other stsam-heatsd women. d.
not upbraid yourself or them; remember
that the club Is steam heated, made up OF
women from steam heated homes and run
by those who are driven 20 desperate
measures by the kind OF air they subject
themselves to.
THE schools all over this land are
warmed without being given the humid
that teachers get fierce and become VI
tuperativee Is il any wonder that chr
dren are often deviiish in such atmosphere
Learn to regulate the temperature ard
the humidity OF your home Agony nav
be averted BY this simple expedient d.
vorce and scandals hang on this warm
air. Incompaubility OF Temperament
atounds In this unnatural air Death ana
disease or the lingering as well as tha
rapid varieties hover over the steam
heated family"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
CRANKY? ALL HOT AIR
Mean Temperature Due to the Atmos-
.phere, a Chicago Professor Says.

II you are cranky and irritable. you are
not the victim OF a vicious temper, merely
of hot air
II you are q member Of club and con-
stantly quarrelling with your fellow men,
bers, nothing in the world Is 10 blaule but
hot air.
In short. II you feel out OF sorts, are tired
when you should be spry and morose when
you should be cheerful. hot air is your all
nent.
Such. at least are the assertions Of Prin-
cipal W. e. Watt. OF Chicago. who lectured
recently on ''Hot Air in the Family" And
Professor Watt did not use the words hot
air. in their slang significance
Air, when warmed, expands" said the
speaker according to THE Chicago Record
Herald" at Is like a sponge, and when
expanded has interstices between its mole
cules. or within them. which. under natural
conditions, fill with vatery vapor. The drier
the air becomes the more dust it viii carry
when deprived OF watery vapor.
I'VE heat our houses by steam OF hot
air generally in cities. This air rises In
temperature after being in the house a
while. but there is no adequate means OF
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
ORDERS HUGE CHRISTMAS TREE.

Mr. Lannin, proprietor of the Hotel
Gramatan, Lawrence Park. Brownsville, has
ordered from Maine a Christmas tree -
feet high. which will be placed in the
grand ballroom. The number of young peo-
pie now at the Gramatan induced Mr.. Ian
min to have a real Christmas tree Among
the late arrivals are Mr.. and Mrs N n.
Ream, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Cook, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Ely. Mrs. Amos r. Z. Pinchot,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Parker. of New York City.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

politan Opera House, under the instruction
of Nine. Cavalazzie. once a world famous
dancer. recently from the London Stage
Academy.
This class is for the benefit OF pupils too
young to enter the free class or who do not
wish to contract to work a certain number
of years for the Metropolitan company;
also for those who may not care to be
professional dancers. but desire knowledge
OF and practice in dancing as a means of
physical development and to allow g. grace
ful carriage and movements.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
BURTON HOLINESS TRAvELoeUEs.

Burton Eolnes. OF travelogue fame, who
has just completed his fourth circling Of
she globe. VIII begin his annual appear
snce here FIVE weeks earlier than last sea-
ncn- E:s subjects VIII be Of unusual in
rerest, and by far the finest pictorialiy,
81 is said. OF ell the series given by Mr..
Holnaes IN his seventeen years before the
public.
From the Indian Ocean TO the Arctic"
se the comprehensive title under which his
hye subjects are grouped II is q far cry
Sronl ceylon 70 Norway. but Mr.. Holmes
Intends 10 lead his fellow travellers by a
Path OF unusual scenic magnifcence. start
sng with the paradise OF the Indian Ocean.
leading through the cosmopolitan Cairo
End Up the mysterious Nile and thence
through a Sicily Of scenic beauty 20 the
Bay of Naples Under the utle ITALY"
-ir. Holmes has grouped together the
beauty spots around the Bay of Naples.
After visiting Capri. 1schia, Psestum
end the Sorrentine Peninsular. with its
wonderful Annalh drive, Dir. Holmes viii
conduct his patrons 10 the awe inspiring
Land OF the Midnight Sun. a region or
rugged spiendor, which VIII form a fitting
climax 20 series which for Photographic
charm and human interest has never been
surpassed in any OF his former seasons
Mr. Holmes wiu personally deliver four
parallel courses at the Lyceuru Theatre
beginning January 9, 10 and IL He will
give Two Of these courses on Sundays. =
matinee course at and an evening course
81 sac. The other two courses viii be
given On Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
WINTER IN EGYPT.

Cairo steadily increases in popularity as
winter playground for Americans abroad.
The Hotel Savoy, chief of the famous Nun
soVich hotels, is now the favorite fashion,
able rendezvous. The Mena House Hotel
at the foot of the Pyramids, and the
Hotel Helouan. thirty miles from Cairo.
have been acquired by the Nungovich Com
pany, and are ideal resorts for visitors
desirous of enjoying pure. dry air and
quietness. A. Wild, the general manager,
personally devotes his time TO looking after
the comfort and amusement of the guests.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
WINTER SPORTS AT DAVOS.

pavos, Switzerland, Dec. 1.-THE hotels
and pensions are already booked right
up" and there is fine representation OF
Americans registered here the number
being double what 1t was at the same date
last year Davos is a tiptop resort for all
who enjoy skating, skiing. bobsleighing,
toboggaHing and the like. for. being about
a mile above the sea level. II provides con-
ditions that are exceptionally favorable not
only for the encouragement OF sports but
for robust. strenuous health. The season
opened up early, and things promise 10 be
lively. The bobseigh and toboggan runs
and ski courses are already tuning I'd for
the great sporting events.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

dent The members play over the historic
Yck Madam or Arrow Plain. Just OUTSIDE
Censtantinople- The ground has been tor
centuries a playground for the suitsns and ,l1fi
lars mark the distances OF phenomenal
shots with bow and arrow. II Is perhaps
anpronriate that 20 the men Of the long
how golfers should succeed. but IL Is 20 be
hcred they will not initiate the Turks by
erecting marble monuments In memory or
their long drives--London Globe
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
PHILHARMoNlc SOCIETY.

Changes in the plans OF the Philharmonic
lEociety have caused the canceilins OF the
Christmas concert. ard the substitution.
for Sunday afternoon, January 80, of q
popular concert. which will be given In
Carnegie Hall. The next programme Of
the Philharmonic, under Gustav Mahler's
6irect,on. will take place Wednesday eve
ming. Deeernber q. in Carnegie Hall On
this occasion Maud Powell. violinist. will
he the eclo.Et
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

by the women Of India form quaint and
interesting study, as each design has
mystical or an historical significance. One
particular "Chundra'' comes from Jeypore,
the former headquarters of the Thugs"
while a prayer rug comes from the village
OF Elephanta, under which are the stone
caves, with ceilings fifty feet high. where
life size elephants were carved in the solid
rock by natives more than two thousand
years ago.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19


Nine. Giulia Valta's Thanksgiving din
ner TO the American pupils in the Lam
perti-Valda School of Singing. in Paris.
was such a success that she is to give
them a Christmas party H. the new home
OF the school, No. $50 Boulevard Males
herbes. II is said that the number OF
pupils has almost doubled since the OPEN
ing OF the school last October. Imme-
diately after the holidays Nine. Valda and
Nine. Lamperu will give series OF re-
ceptions. at which the pupils anticipate
meeting several of the distinguished per-
sonages in Paris. Matte Sheridan. who
is the schools representative in America,
reports that seven pupils sailed this month
20 study under Mme. Valda, which will
bring the number of pupils from this side
to almost fifty. Besides these. several
young women who were already studying
in Paris have now enrolled themselves
with the Lamperti-Valda school.
on Monday, December 6, Gustav L.
Becker. composer. was a guest OF the
New Jersey Womans Press Club. in New
ark Mr.. Becker helped much toward the
success OF the meeting by his playing,
which included several numbers OF his own
composition.
Amy Grant presented the opera "Elec-
tra," by Strauss. at Mendelssohn Hall last
Friday afternoon at o'clock. Elizabeth
Ruggles was at the piano.
The Motet Choir, of Washington, Otto
Torney Simon. ,musical director. assisted
by Anton Kaspsr, violinist, gave a con-
cert last Wednesday evening in the nall-
room OF the Arlington Hotel in that city.
An excellent programme was rendered be-
fore a large audience.
The Walter Loud Trio Of Boston gave a
delightful chamber concert at Rye Sem
mary Thursday evening.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT.

At the studio shop Of c. Edward Brown
OF No. II East 18th street. is being shown
an interesting exhibit OF India fabrics.
ivories and carved furniture 4 huge
''Bhudda' from Bombay guards collec-
ton of temple hangings. while the hand
woven rugs. curtains and draperies made