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The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
Gen. Greedy ON the Pole.

From the Chicago Record Hcrsld
Gen. Groely has written a magazine article in
which he praises DR.. Cook and expresses the belief
that the doctor reached the north pole II is TO bs
hoped that this VIII not cause q war between the
army and the navy
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

An Alabama college professor was ar
rested in Admission for calling local
policeman an Encyclopedia Il seems
that one may be arrested for almost
any old thing In Alabama nowadays.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
Thev WouIdn't Dare

From the Providence Journal.
1t is barely possible that the nc
Theodore Roosevelt viii come back wi
the tale OF having discovered somethh
or other. But would any one dare
apply TO him short and ugly word?
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
Mr.. Cnnnon,n Pnrtr-

From the Louisville COurier-JournaL
Mr.. Cannon sass that II Mr.. Ia Toilette is Re
publican then he Is something else In the opinion
Of the hidebound advocate of tariff highwayman-v
there can be but one kind Of Republican.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

II those statesmen who are chanting
dig her deep through Dixie" can frame
up a plan to dig her deep via New Eng
land, the scheme may have some chance
70 materIallze
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
The President and Bonds.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Talk about improvement bonds can suggest Moth
ing but the same wasteful and denorallzing strlr-
slo. against which the President viii protest On
vain,
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
MIR. Taft's Recent Ration,.

Prom the New York Sun
Mr.. Taft has tosegitheEed with the woody West.
erners and shaken bands IN spirit Of true r,artyr
dom and eaten unknown quantities Of Trash.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

From the Buffalo News
Without exceptions or qualifications we
wish to go on record as favoring adver-
Using under any and all circumstances.
There is nothing in the world like it for
pulling business, whether that business
is in the Lords vineyard or in the narts
or trade Hence IL IS with special pleas
ure that we notice the decision of the
churches TO advertise and bring thei-
wares before the people. We are prepared
for the shock we will doubtless receive
in the down-car some morning at seeing
this:
Miss Phoebe Snow
Induced her beau
To go 10 church a spell ago;
And there the Light
Put them Alright
Upon the Road Of Pure Delight
Or, for the sake Of economy, why not
coiaborate with some Of our leading
business houses and spread this broad
cast on the car roofs, church and manu-
facturer 70 share alike on expense:
Here you may absorb the creed
On rich upholstered peWs
Then go home and richly feed
On CampbelIs Condensed stswA
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Why should a few revolving truths
about Tammany shock or surprise New
York; New York has heard them be-
fore-many times. The question Is. VIII
New York ever heed them?
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

II SO is too much to pay for a seat
at a banquet in honor OF the President
what would be fair price TO pay FOR
a Chautauqua ticket 70 hear a pitchforlS
United States Senator talk through his
hat2
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

tie quality Of his philosophy indicate
that Mr.. Dooley may have read Shake
speare TO good purpose.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

We fear the South Carolina papers
do not believe unreservedly that Senator
Tillman's absence from the Columbia
banquet to Mr.. TAFT viii produce any
thing like an aching void somewhere
about the table.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
Mr.. TiIIman's ECONOMY.

Prom the Springfield Republican
Furious with indignation because the banquet in
honor q the President at Columbia. S. O.. was 20
cost SO plate Senator Tilman has refused 10 at
tend His mind works strangely. Somebody must
pay for the dinner.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

OF course. Mr.. Peary may consider his
failure 70 nail DR.. Cook due entirely to
the toughness OF that gentlemans hide.
Others will incline 10 think, however,
that 1t is due to the poor quality OF nails
the commander has thus far employed.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

And the next thing we know. the poll
ticians will be telling the truth" says
the Dallas News. Evidently, you do not
expect 70 know anything more until
after the millennium has arrived.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
Pof. Henson Identined.

From the Springfield Union.
prof. Henson' Who in henenoazes Is PM
Henson'" inquiries a Southern Newspaper. Why.
don't you know Prof. Henson is the colored gem
tleman who accompanied that man Peary to III,
north pole.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

A Chicago school ma'am claims 10 have
discovered a simple and quick method
Of teaching children AL about Chi
cago." Wise parents viii see that their
children carefully avoid that teacher.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Fron the Baltimore American.
what did Mr.. Skinhint send 10 the
donation party for the ministerT'
His regrets
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

a physician says that no woman who
wishes to remain beautiful Will ever
speak GROSSLY to her husband. Is the doc
tor married? And what does she look
like?
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Lieut. shaclleton's south pole expert
ences make most entertaining reading.
Especially is It pleasant not to have his
every other assertion disputed.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Mr. AIdrich Is Cnutionr.

From the Boston Herald
Joint debates are rarely INDUCED In nowadav,
and Senator Aldrch viii be too wise to fln into
the snaro q tho Fowler.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Of a haunting fear that the incident
might become campaign issue
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

The recent meeting between First
Termer Taft and Sixth-Termer DIaz was
interesting from more political points
OF view than one
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

There is nothing sure in this life.
says the Milwaukee Sentinel True
true! Even Washington may yet win the
pennant.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Presidential visits to Grand Old Texas
are few and far between. Hence the
governor OF that interesting Common
wealth felt able to appear In froclS Goa.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Horrors. The Brownsville case has
broken out again. How can we ever
hope 70 get 20 the end OF the north pole
row?
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Ten minutes is not long. to be sure.
But even in that time. Columbus, Ca,
might manage to give the President a
pleasant look. II It tried real hard.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Jeffries says he will fight in April II
is not April I he has in mind. Il IS 20 be
hoped.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Republicans seem to be learning to
disagree among themselves almost as en-
Enthusiastically as II they were Democrats.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Why should Mr.. Aldrlch bother with
Mr.. Fowler? Mr.. Fowler has not accu-
INFLATED any Taft Endorsements yet. has
he2
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
The Proportion.

Il see you have the regulation five feet
OF books"
Yes; believe in having the classics"
Have you read any OF em?"
We'll about two inches"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
Reasoning with Her.

Papa. want a duke"
Now sugar plum. Won't you be salts
fed II I buy you an aeroplane and a
chimpanzee. and a hawser Of pearlsg'
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Did Mr.. Dooley write Shakespeare"
inquiries contemporary. He did not.
but his insight Into human nature and
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Washington is not being plundered-has
not been plundered. The undertaking
article itself repudiates the assertion. It
brings out quite clearly enough that the
one great offender Of the past. would
be plunderer, now on its better behavior
the gas monopoly-has met resistance both
in and out OF Congress, and successful
resistance. too. In the end It voluntarily
makes concession in rates to the con-
sumer, abandons its legal steps 10 water
its stock, and betrays a tardy and yet re-
luctant but nevertheless commendabIe.
desire and disposition to get upon good
terms with the publlc-a policy whose
wisdom should have impressed itself upon
the company long years ago.
A story Of how the Washington Cas-
light Company has persistently attempted
TO plumber Washington, along with its
oppressive extortions as to rates. and
how Il has just as persistently encounter
ed obstacles impossible to overcome. would
have been equally graphic and none the
less truthful
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
LIE PLUNDERERS OF WASHINGTON.

magazine article bearing the sensa-
tional caption quoted above-a frenzied
dissertation on Washington AFFAIRS. with
underwriting establishment gaIore-has
caused more or less comment the past
few days.
Parsons, the publication in question.
has undoubtedly succeeded in getting it.
self talked about, but has not added to
its prestige or done itself any permanent
good by disseminating such an article.
There IS truth in it-palpable truth in
scctions-but it is as overdrawn and far
fetched as a whole. as it is iniquitous
and unwarranted in detail. And it is put
ting the case but mildly to say that gross
libel is at least trenched upon in the use
that is made OF certain honored names in
connection with such a caption-''The
PIuaderers Of Washington"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Doubtless the government has paid too
much in many instances for ground It
needed in its 5usiness-indeed, It IS told
that high officials themselves have not
hesitated TO turn a thrifty penny in such
transacuons-but there Is another side to
this story. also. Take the recent con-
demnation Of the squares south Of the
Avenue for example. So fair a deal did
Uncle sam receive In these proceedings.
by way Of sppraisements, that business
men affected see in the outcome, or
honestly think they see. a situation that
means "Plunder OF Property for Govern
ment Use" And It is pertinent to remark
that one Of the appraisers is a gentleman
whose name figures in the sensational
magazine category above set out.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

Now, word touching a complimentary
and at the same time uncomplimentary
mention Of The Washington Herald in
the said article. to WIT;
The Herald. now morning paper. fre7ueatly
champions good cEuse and suddenly becomes omi-
nousy dlent.'
This newspaper IS never CONTINUOUSLY
silent'-has never suddenly become omi-
nously silent" It dares and always has
dared. to stand for the right and speak
the truth, and proposes ever to keep itself
IN position so to do. It has won some
notable fights and expects to win more
But The Washington Herald is not q
muck-racker. not a pessimist. and not a
common scold, nor does It intend TO be-
come any OF these things. It's hand IS
not raised for instance. against every
other corporation because the gas mo-
nopoly happens to have an odious record.
ncr does It Jump to the conclusion when
grasping and greed develop in certain
quarters that grasping and greed exist
In all quarters. Not being a undertaking
newspaper. but tair-dealing newspaper.
It IS able to see things Alright and thus
prevent false reasoning from entering
into its philosophy.
Moreover. The Washington Herald
lcnows-does not merely think-that Wash
ington is well governed. almost wholly
free from graft and corruption, and, by
all odds, the most wholesome city in tho
land. Knowing this, US all washing
tonians know It. in spite OF things we
may not like, this newspaper challenges
the statement that Washington is being
pluudered or ever viii be plundered.
it IS not true.
Parsons, in telling some ugly truths
has, simultaneously, perpeuated a libel
upon the Capitalize wholesale libel
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17
k<A F course, no woman would ever
own to being 40" remarked the
" Old-Fashioned Man.

Why not?" demanded feminine
chorus.
Because at 40 she has ceased to
matter" replied he; land no woman
likes to cease to matter"
please explain" said lady who
had just arrived at the "cease-to- mat
ter age, although the o. F. M. hadn't
a ghost of a suspicion that she was
more than, say, 80.
"Well, at 40 neither she nor anyone
else cares a cent whether she is look
ing her best or not. No one expects
her to have figure or be well dressed.
She has no dearest foe to cut out
none are jealous of her, or fear for
her to meet their best young man.
The JOY of rivalry is passed.
"She is allowed to go to theater
unchaperoned, to have her latch-key
and her tete-a-t etes. She has no love
affairs. only mere Platonic friendships
for no man will bother to make love
to the woman of 40 She looks to find
life neither black nor white-but just
one eternal gray"
But YOU have not proved your case
one bit" objected "Sweet-and-Twenty,
who was a society girl. You have
made me positively long to be 40. 1t
must be so restful to be out of the
competition which makes younger
woman's life such a nuisance. Direct
ly have learned to dress my hair one
way the style changes, and have TO
do it another. When have dieted and
exercised to make myself thin, plump
women become the fashion. Directly
get fond of someone, another girl APP
pears ON the scene and tries to ap-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17
MRS. BRIDE AT HOME

TITS so dreadfully prosaic settling
down to everyday life after the honey
MOON" 1 heard a young bride remark
the other day.
She made the common mistake of
supposing that everyday life is an ex-
tinguisher which darkens forever the
flame of love and romance.
Honey is all very well, but taken as
diet 1t is exceedingly unsatisfying.
AS an adjunct to ones daily bread 1t Is
greatly to be recommended. So with
love. 1t is not intended to entlrely
satisfy us, but to sweeten and en-
belish our lives.
1t is not dependent on romantic
setting. It needs no "stage effects" no
'1imelight" to enhance 1t. Jack can
love Kitty when he is adding up long
rows of figures in ledger just as well
as when he is sitting with her IN
moonlit lane. Kitty must not think
that when she is helping to turn out"
the drawing room she is loving Jack
less than when she is curled up In
picturesque pose thinking about his
curly hair or recalling his dreamy eyes.
We don't hear the newly-wed Jack
bemoaning the fact that he has to go
to the office the morning after he re-
turns from the ver-to-be-forgotten
three weeks at Niagara. He takes up
his task bravely, and turns up brown
and beamlng to occupy his place with
the rest. He has left Kitty at home,
pretty, disconnected fairy inveighlng
against chose horrid people at the
bank" for dragging off her Jack when
she wanted him to spend the day re-
iterating the fact that he still loves her.
Kitty has much to learn. She will
realize in time that, instead OF being
like butterfly, the victim of every
shower, driven hither and thither by
every emotional breeze, she will only
find true happiness, if instead of but
terflv-like," merely slipping at the
sweets of life, she initiates the other
honey-gatherer and "improvs the shin
ing hours" storing up sweetness, not
only for herself, but for others. Hug
YOUR happiness to yourself. and 1t grad
ually diminishes. Share 1t with others,
and it will increase thousandtoid;
Realize early, little Kitty, that selfish
ness is the tomb of happiness. When
your own lot is bright try to shed some
of it's brightness over the lives of others.
A happy heart should be like the sun
which sheds warmth and light every
where. while in no way diminishing It's
own.
have before them the real happiness
of making acquaintance with each
other. Two people who have met in
the charming intercourse of love-mak-
ing do not really know one another IN
the fullest sense of the word until, the
world shut out, they start on new
life together
"Taken for Granted"
The bride has been accustomed to
being the first consideration OF her
lover, and it usually gives her little
shock, after the honeymoon is over, to
find that he has other claims upon his
time and thought. AS one bride eX-
pressed it not long ago in burst OF
confidence, II seem now to be taken for
granted"
to come to both unless they have a
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17
The Fun and Joy OF Being Forty

propriate him. I slave at music;
someone comes along who puts my
playing in the shade. 1 can't afford
ever to be tired, or cross, or natural,
for fear someone else would cut in
and cut me out. Just because the
others do it, / have to play tennis,
which hate; bridge, which l loathe,
and ping-pong, which 1 despise. l
am always either in depths of despair
or heights of bliss. It's frightfully
firing and unsatisfactory. SO now I
shall console myself by looking for
ward to the fun of being 40. When 1
have ceased to matter, I shall be
happy and comfortable"
'Shall / tell you my point of view?"
said "Sweet-andT wenty's" slightly
older brother. For my part, / don't
admit that she has ceased to matter,
and 1 much prefer the woman of 40
to the 'half-baked' younger woman.
To begin with, if she is 40 she doesn't
look 1t. There is no nonsense about
her. She doesn't huff about this, that
and the other thing.
"She can be interested in other than
frivolous or sentimental topics. Look
at the pull her forty years OF life have
given her over youth and inexperience.
She has the tact to help one out of
difficult situation, and the pluck not
to care what younger women say about
her. The day has gone by when the
woman of 40 is old. Why, she's at her
best, and a jolly good fellow!" he fin
ished up, enthusiastically. And l
move that the majority at this meet
ing is in favor of the Woman of Forty,
and will signify the fact by the usual
holding up of hands"
And the hands were unanimously
raised, even unto those of the Old
Fashioned Man,-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17
&ocoefu Cabs
Edited by
M. N. F. Bridgllam
Voice, Language and Accent
Are Hall Marks of Breeding

TN HE noted modern writer, Henry
James, In commenting on the lack
= of voice culture in speaking, re-
marks that the question of its in the
least mattering how people may speak
Is absent from American education,
either of the home or of the school.
Taking thought and taking trouble are
necessary If one would cultivate care
full speech. Things are worth while
when you stand or fall by them, and 1t
Is not too much to say that men and
women alike in Europe stand or fall
by their degree of mastery Of the. habit
of employing their vocal organs after
the fashion of good society"
CuItivatirg the Voice
No one can afford to neglect the cul-
tivation, of q well-modulated voice,
careful speech, clear enunciation and
correct pronunciation. The voice, Ian
guage and accent are the best critic
rions of education and social standing.
A firm, sweet, low voice, with even
ness of tone and smooth, rich utter
ance, is very pleasing to the ear. A
high, nasal, rasping voice Is olsen
chanting.
The honest desire and the resolve to
improve ones speech will be the quick
est way to accomplish 1t. Patience and
persistence are needed.
Speaking Tones
The full, free tones should be
cultivated in speaking and the throat
and head-notes avoided. The voice in
speaking may be trained to be as fiex-
ible and melodious as the voice in sing
ing. Reading aloud is good practice,
remembering to open the mouth and
utter sounds clearly Words are not to
be slurred over, syllables are to be
enunciated carefully; vowels should
have their broad, full tones and con-
sonants should not be dropped.
Slovenly habits in speaking are in
closing the mouth and speaking be-
tween the teeth. These bad habits, in
Guiding the hard, nasal tones, may be
cured by the simple and persistent
practice, many times day, of opening
the mouth wide and uttering the syl-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17
Rice Packages for Weddings

AS everyone knows, rice plays an Import
ant part at wedding festivities, and the
smart thing now is to do small portions of
it up in fascinating little packages that are
cleverly contrived to suggest bride roses.
This is achieved by using squares of the
most delicate crnkfy paper of pure white,
into which a handful of rice is put and Sc
curely tied with white ribbon, finished Law
ishly with innumerable loops The four
points of the square which flare out above
the tied circle of ribbon deicately
pinched and shaped to look like the petals
of a rose
piled up on silver tray. on which they are
passed to the guests, they make a most
lovely effect They are not given out, of
course until just before the BRIDES depart
ure and on her appearance she is not to be
pelted with them, confetti fashion, for they
are too large for that, the rice is re-
moved by cracking the side of the crinkly
Daily Post.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17

Slenderness of line is still the keynote
of all styles. For the woman inclined to
be little stout, this suit is particularly
good.
1t may be carried out in rough silk
suiting, one of the new heavy linens; they
are fascinating-quite another thing from
he old-time, shiny, mussy, harsh linens.
These new ones are soft and hang IN well;
ind they come in all the prettiest shades.
Buttons. covered with the material, o;
matching in shade the collar and cns
make neat tailored finish.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17
IN THE PRESENCE OF DEATH

Some years ago a Swansea vessel
was caught in terrific gale, says an
English paper. The captain had his
wife on board, and when the wind was
still rising he told her to go down be-
low and sleep, for all was well. He
remained on the bridge till the mate
came up and said We've done all we
can. Hadn't you better tell the chaps
to get out the boats?"
Yes, yes, my lad, if you think So"
said the captain, who knew the only
choice left was whether to go down
with the ship or in small boat, which
could not live ten seconds in that sea.
The engineers came up with the
news that the fires were out.
Very well, my lads" said the cap
tain quietly, "save yourselves if you
cam
Wont you fetch the wife on deck,
sir?" asked one of the men.
mo-" was the calm reply, "let her
sleep, poor old girl. / am going down
to have a smoke" And, smoking by
the bedside of his sleeping wife, ne
went down with the ship.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17
HANDKERCHIEF ETHICS

The handkerchief is an index to your
taste.
And Ruskin says taste is an index to
your character.
Therefore, clutch not in your hand
damp, grimy ball.
In fact, never carry it in your hand
at all, for in that way lies uncleanli-
ness.
If your handkerchief is sheer and
soiled, you are incorrect; if it is coarse
and clean you are equally incorrect.
For whether carried by man or
woman, it must be the embodiment of
fineness and cleanliness; for this rea-
son a sheer white handkerchief is al
ways good form.
Just now handkerchiefs are divided
into three classes-those of morning
use, those for afternoon occasions, and
the dainty trifle for evening wear.
Those for morning are generally of
cross barred muslin; for afternoon they
may be hemstitched or embroidered,
and are smaller than those for morning
wear; while cobwebby, crusted with
embroidery, and expensive as thy
purse can buy, is the edict regarding
evening handkerchiefs. = Philadelphia
bulletin,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-17
DETR0H JEWEL

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