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The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

NOTE-The Arbiter will be glad to
answer any question of a social ma
ture that may be submitted Such
question should be addressed 70 The
Arbiter, care The Washington Herald
By THE SOCIAL ARBITER.
foreigner. who passed some days in
town last week. was astonished TO learn
that there were any Americans who held
foreign decorations. Il have met distin-
guished Americans In the court circles
and noted salons all over Europe" he
said. but never saw an American dis
play an order. and I naturally fancied
that none OF the people Of this country had
been decorated. or if they had been deco
rated that they had refused the honor.
In fact, I thought very little about II
until / read somewhere that Mr.. Vignaud,
that very nice man. who seems to be the
chief factOtum in the American embassy
at Paris. had been made an officer of the
Legion of Honor. which prompted me to
inquire If any other Americans had been
so honored, and find there are a num-
ber'
The mistake was a natural one, since
none OF the officials Of this government
are allowed to accept or to wear decora-
lions from foreign governments; the
eighth paragraph OF Article /, Section TX
Of the Constitution saying, mo title Of
nobility shall be granted by the United
States. And no person holding any office
Of profit or trust under them shall, with
out the consent OF Congress, accept Of
any present. emolument, office. or title of
any kind whatever from any king prince
or foreign state" Now Congress is very
chary in giving officials permission 20
accept these chiffon" and until II does
give permission. tho decorations bestowed
are packed away In a safe in the Depart
ment OF State, but a number, n large
number, OF American officials have been
permitted by Congress 70 accept and TO
wear foreign decorations.
On the rolls Of the Legion OF Honor. for
instance, there are the names Of a num-
Der OF Americans. Both Gen Horace
Porter and Robert S. Mccormick. have
been decorated with the grand Gordon of
this legion. the highest honor in the
gift OF France. It's insignia is a cross
worn upon the left breast with a ribbon
brought from the right shoulder to the
left hip. Its possession gives the holder
the pas Of every one not so decorated snd
he Is exempt from trial in every judicial
tribunal In France, except the Supreme
Court Citizens Of France holding this
rank In the order, are entitled TO a pen
sion Of $3.50 year. which is not allowed
to foreign knights OF the order, but IL is
hardly probable that Mr.. Mccormick or
Gen. Porter will ever suffer from its lack
In tho lower grades OF the Legion OF
Honor there are scores OF Americans,
among them Charlemagne Tower, the
former Ambassador to Germany; Herbert
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NAMES OF ENGINES.
Give Place 20 Numbers in This
Country, but Not Abroad.


Country, but Not Abroad.
When the railroads first broke their
way through the prejudioes OF our fathers
one Of the forces behind them. as opposed
TO those prejudices. was the romantic
affection for his work IN no way was
this more clearly shown than in the
naming OF locomotives.
BY and by this land OF the prosaic.
Of figures, Of standardized parts abon-
doned the fowery nomenclature OF the
old days and in place OF the Thunderer
came the 800; the General was succeeded
by some such bald fact as the 14s. and
the thousand men who worked upon a
single engine made engine parts that
would as well have fitted the sss as the
146
But in the Old World, says the Railroad
Mans Magazine, Standardization OF parts.
rapid building and pooling OF engines
were not allowed TO rob the mighty flyers
OF all their romance. In their names
Is still recorded the popular worship
OF some soldier idol or glorious battle
field OF loyalty to a leader OF ruler.
The Sebastopol, Inkerman, and Alma
were succeeded by the Tel-el-Kebir.
Alexandria, Omdurman, and Atbara.
which have in turn given place to the
Baden-Powell, Ladysmith, Mafeklng. Sir
George White or Kimberley. while such
names as Beatrice and Princess Of Wales
pay their tribute OF popularity to the
reigning house. Even the first OF that
most unromantic Of all locomotives the
oil burner was elevated into the Petrolea-
In fact so numerous are the named
locomotives that considerable ingenuity
is required in the invention Of new names
The Great Western is now drawing upon
the floral kingdom, and Hyacinths, Lobe
las. Gardenlas and other delicate bios
SONS are blooming SMOKEY along its
right OF way, while the saints of earth
and the angels OF heaven have long ago
been drawn upon to the point Of exhaus-
tion-that is exhaustion OF the locomotive
builders familiarity with them
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warm advocate for buying at whole
sale. IL was not until I had lived
abroad for term OF years and studied
the ways and means of those incom-
parable household economists the
French cooks and German hausfrauen,
that ] came 20 just sense OF pro-
portion on this subject. Here lies the
point: II you mean 10 sell at retail
what you buy at Wholesale. n is ali
right 10 buy by the large quantity.
il the barrel OF -four IS 70 be used "a
your family, subject 10 the measure
ment and pleasure OF the average
maid-let her nationality be what IL
Will-it Is wiser management OF your
allowance 10 make small purchases
Bridget = Thek!a Dinah gauges the
depth OF q twenty five-p pound bag OF
Hour more truly than that or a barrel
full Generally this last Is an IN
known quantity 10 her She Will
make biscuits, bread and cake with q
more lavish hand when she may dip
az her discretion (which Is likewise
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DO you mind letting me read u?'
asked.
''Not a Bit I wish you would run II
over and show me how to abridge II
without starving John and the babies
not 10 mention the maids"-this last
with 4 conscious laugh.
Six pounds OF butter" I read aloud
Fourteen pounds OF granulated sugar.
ditto OF powdered. cake OF chocolate
bottle Of vanilla, twelve oranges, twelve
lemons, four packages OF oatmeal, ditto
crackers; bottle OF olives, ditto OF mixed
pickles; four cakes OF sandsoap. one
half gallon OF salad OIL barrel OF -four"
That last Item was a blow" she In
terposed. pointing 10 II, actual tragedy
in voice and gesture. But the bottom
OF the last barrel was sCraped this
morning for the semi-weekly baking /
heard once OF good old saint who said
that the angels must hear when she
scraped the bottom OF the meal barrel.
for she alwav0 Ind something valuable
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that is worth reading, Instead Of scan
ming grocers shelves and butcherE
counters In hope OF spying lust the
thing" I want Nevertheless, ana
false 10 my consciousness OF what Is
prudent and right when I confer with
my obliging tradesman over the wire
OF course One less discreet than the
majority confessed 70 me that "the
telephone customer IL far more prof.
liable than she who must see before
she purchases"
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Il may be wanted tomorrow.

II may be wanted tomorrow.
I am painfully aware that the prin-
ciple OF purchasing by the day will
meet with little favor with older
readers brought up. as I was accord
Ing 10 the tenets Of an age that was
lavish By reason OF growing prosper
ity. We have been so long Rccus-
toned to the idea that IL Is sound
economy in the long run" TO get
staples at wholesale that we reluc-
family learn the lesson appointed 10 US
by changed conditions A woman told
me outright yesterday that she could
not reconcile herself to the thought
OF living from hand 20 mouth. One
might as well be a pauper at once"
The French are IN the lead OF all ma
lions In the matter OF cookery. II was
from a FrenchwOman OF means, who
had q Gordon bleu" In her kitchen. that
j first heard Of the advantages Of buy
inE Just what one wants. and IN pre-
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As Exemplihed.

From the Chicago Tribuno
Having given his orders twenty min
utes before and seeing no indications
that his dinner was ready. the man with
the sparse whiskers beckoned TO a waiter.
MY friend" he said. perhaps I have
made a mistake Is this a pay-as-you-
enter restaurant"
NO, SIR responded the young man
in the white apron, yawning This is a
dinner acknowledgements restaurant -
ThereupOn he resumed his dreamy, con-
templative attitude. and the man with
the sparse whiskers waited some more.
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A Wcrtcrn solon.

From the San Antonio ExI-esA
Prosecuting Attorney-Your honor. the
bull pup has gone and chawed I'D the
court Bible.
Judge-Well. make the witress kiss the
bull pup. then. We can't adjourn court
for week Jest to hun. I'D q new Bible.
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TO SAVE PAPAL JEWELS.
Pope Orders that Gems Be Replaced
with limitations.

with limitations.
For some time past there have been
frequent robberies Of the Jewels with
which some OF the statues in the churches
in Rome are decorated The Pope has
given instructions TO the various church
authorities that in future the jewels with
which the images are adorned are to
be removed and replaced by imitation
stones, the actual gems being lodged
either at the Vatican or at some recog-
nized bank
II is we'll known, OF course, that many
OF the statues and images used In the
churches are decorated with jewels worth
thousands Of dollars. The statue Of
Christ at Arna-CoeIi. at Rome. contains
gems worth 100000, while that at the
Blessed Virgin at Loretto is set with
precious stones worth nearly 81, 10000.
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cook IN this respect falls little short
OF genius
One word more Of the telephone as
shopping medium I honestly be-
lieve that enough is lost annually BY
the woman who gives all her orders
over the wire 10 pay carfare 70 and
from markets a dozen times over The
tidy little instrument. within reach OF
my hand as I write. IS a terrible temp
tatton when business presses, or the
weather Is inclement or I am indo-
lently glad 70 read the last new book
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our grandmothers there were two colossal
cakes served, and every form OF device
was used. a fayorite one was two clasped
hands. but such fancies are no longer
considered smart Wedding cakes are
elrnnlw ICED
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ed last Sunday, was entitled "A
Stubborn Fact" and dealt with the
necessities for the practice of econ
omy today. The third article, 70 be
published next Sunday, will be en-
titled Economy in Cookery" and
the fourth, which viii follow, bears
the caption, Economy in Hired
Labor"
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NHIS is the second of a series
of articles by Marion Har-
land which have been writ
ten with a view to helping the house
wife at a time when economy may
mean just that little that puts the
balance on the right side of the
household ledger.
The first Of these articles, publish
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ANSWERS TO SOCIAL QUESTIONS.

l. Question-T'm IN boarding school here IN Wash
ington. Ny teachers don't think it proper for me 10
wear my engagement ring while I am ia school, bat
since I engaged why shouldn't I have the
privilegel Shall l ignore my teachers and write 70
my mother about III Many thanks. G. b 8
Answer-Your teachers have the right
point OF view. It Is better taste not 10
exploit your engagement while you are
still In the schoolroom.
2 ousStion-How do you becUms acquainted with
your nsishbors in an apartment housed Do tbs
same rules govern visiting 10 these as in private
housesi have vecy nice neighbors whom I
would Ike % know, but so far they have made no
advances. and since they have been 10 the house
much longer than have hesitate TO thrust myself
upon them. MISS KING.
Answer-Some common friend would
doubtless be glad to introduce YOU to
your very nice neighbors," or ask them
TO call on you. The same rules govern
visiting in an apartment house as in a
private one.
). Ques,ion-octagon houses seem to have gone
entirely out Of style, but to my mind there is no
more pleasing and Convenient residence. What could
be more attractive than the old octagon house built
by 0gle Tayloe which the architects now use for a
olubhcusei May three cTonics who have debated
this subject have your opiniOni
ONE OF THE THREE
Answer-Style In building Is a question
Of taste. The house you mention is in
teresting because of it's quaintness and
the traditions that Surround II. Person.
ally, I prefer the straight. stately lines
Of the colonial period. octagon houses.
however, were 50 much in vogue in about
the middle Of the last century that thew
inspired considerable literature. It might
interest you 10 see a book that I have IN
my library. curious and entertaining.
1t was written by one o. s. Fowler. atI-
thor OF various works on phrenolo0y. an
titled "A Home for All, or the Gravel
Walk and Octagon Mode of Building
New. Cheap. Convenient, and SUPERIOR
ana Adapted TO Rich and Poor" II
would be pleasure TO loan II to YOU II
you care to see 1t.
T. Question-Is It necessary at a large home we6-
ding TO have two cakes. for the bride and one
FOX the srooni And what would be a proper device
for the decorationsi p
Answer-At the modern weddings only
one cake Is provided. but In the days Of
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no seven-year-od grandson Of Sir Herbert Marin.
inventor Of the famous gun who. armed with
popgun and choics assortment Of toys
crossed the Atlantic alone on the ginnt
CunardsT LuEtRnia. and was the pet Of the
cabin passengers aboard the steamer The
yOmgster journeyed 5000 miles. from Boston
via New York. to London, and thence 70
DulKich Common. England.
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WEARING OF DECORATIONS
Many Americans Have Been HOnOred by Foreign Princes
and Rulers

NOTE-The Arbiter will be glad to
answer any question of a social ma
ture that may be submitted Such
question should be addressed 10 The
Arbiter, care The Washington Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-27
TO BAR MESSAGE
FROM The MAILS
Mr.. TiI|man Introduces ResoIu.
ton in the Senate.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Till
man has introduced resolution in
structing the senate committee on
postoflces to inquire and report
whether the recent message Of the
president forwarding to congress the
report of the home commission should
not be excluded from the mails as
matter improper for transmission.
Senator Tillman's resolution aston.
tshed the senate. The resolution was,
on motion of Mr.. Tillman, referred to
the committee on postoffices and post
roads, it's reading in the senate and
reference causing no discussion.
The resolution includes not only the
presidents message but the report of
the commission and the committee on
postoffices is directed to consider
whether the use of the mails should
not be prohibited to the entire matter.
The resolution refers to the presi.
dents homes commission, dealing
with homes in Washington, to the
message on the commissions report
and to the report itself, which treats
of conditions in the alley homes OF
the city in plain language:
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suBscRIpTION...s5.00 PER ANNuM
EDITORS, GENERALLY, PHlLANTROPHIc.

An exchange we'll says that as
rule editors are the first to hear
gossip, indiscretions of men and
women quite unfit for publication,
of intrigues, clandestine dates,
meetings, night buggy rides, young
girls gone astray and the flirtations
of married men and women. The
newspaper men always hear of
naughty doings, no matter how
secretly they may be planned and
kept. If the paper would publish
half the stuff they hear, there would
be ten divorce suits to one now.
There would be social ostracism
of many who now shine in high
society. There would be shotgun
matinees, lynching bees, Ratchet
parties, imprisonment, desolation
and misery. The editor learns nearly
all the sin and hypocrisy of life,
and it is wonder he believes in
man or woman, witch or devil, heaven
or hell. Many people are continu-
ally finding fault with the news
paper, when as a matter of fact,
they owe their very standing in
the community to the editors waste
basket.
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ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Cook (Rep, coIo.) Finally Shut
Off by the House.

Mr.. Cook (Rep, CoIo.) Finally Shut
Off by the House.
Washington, Feb. 27.-During de.
bate on the sundry civil appropriation
bill the president was scathingly de-
nounced by Mr. Cook Of Colorado, a
Republican, while Mr.. Smith of Iowa,
also Republican and member Of
the appropriations committee and one
of those named by the president in
his message of JAM 4 last as being
responsible for the secret service lin.
itation, seemingly employed all the
invective at his command in an at
tack on that service. He compared
the secret service detectives with
Common liars" declared them to be.
worthless and pointed to the assas-
sination Of President Mckinley as a
sample Of the watchfulness and ca
pacity of those men,
Mr.. Cook in the course of his re-
marks frequently referred to the pres
ident in most ,lncomplimentary
phrases. So denunciatory of the pres.
ident was Mr.. Cook that he was de.
MED the privilege of continuing his
remarks after he had spoken but a
few minutes.
A committee was appointed to In.
vestigate and report whether the re-
marks of Mr.. Cook should not be ex-
plunged from the record.
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cultural college and a member of the
state live stock sanitary board, insist
ed that DR.. Koch and DR.. Bank, the
noted German and Danish authorities,
respectively, had been misquoted by
Senator Swanson, the author of the
bill, and read quotations from those
authorities to substantiate his posi-
ton. He also read a letter from Pro-
lessor Ravenel Of the University of
Wisconsin, who he said Is leading
authority on the subject of the trans
mission Of tuberculosis from the boz
vine to the human. in which the latter
cited several cases In which this had
been definitely shown.
Professor Andrew Boss Of the agri-
cultural college also spoke against the
bill.
Why st. Paul opposes packing
plant In her front yard was shown to
the committee of public health and
pure food in the house by several of
her citizens. The whole afternoon
the committee listened to arguments
for and against the plant.
Mayor Lawler said that this contro-
versy was not prompted by petty
jealousy and that If the Armour peo-
pie had made any investments at the
new site the people of st. Paul would
be willing to take it off their hands
and give them a bonus If they would
locate farther away.
Wallace G. Nye, representing the
public affairs of the Minneapolis Com
mercial club, said that the passage of
the bill would defeat the hopes of get
ting an industry that would mean a
great benefit to Minneapolis and some
benefit to st. Paul
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TO SUMMON ALL MANAGERS
Decision Reached by Wisconsin sena-.
toriaI Investigators.

4. torial Investigators.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 2}.-A decision
by the familiar" vote of three SEN
ators against five assemblym to sub
poena forthwith all campaign man.
ayers Of the various senatorial candi-
dates; the reception by the commit.
tee of the detailed statement of the
accounts of Rodney Sackett, Stephen
sons manager, and desultory line Of
questioning with State Chairman Ed
7monds on the stand-tGs represents
the sum total of whA was accom-
plished by the senatorial Investigating
committee at the days session.
There was quite a lively scrap over
Assembly, Ingalls, motion to sub
poena campaign managers, Senator
Morris taking issue with him and
with Hambrecht and Whitman. and
Assembly Bray protesting against
continual delay. One of the most in
teresting and significant statements
was that Of Chairman Marsh, who,
during the discussion of Ingalls, mo-
tion, declared he had enough conf
dence in the legislature to believe
that there will be no election of a
United States senator until the inves-
tigatfon is finished.
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Taft Says Immediate Tariff
Revision Is Necessary.
EXPECTS ACTION BY JUNE /
Does Not Favor Permanent Tariff
Commission at Present as He Fears
It Might Block Plan OF Revision as
Now contempIated-Might Be Use
full Later on to Secure Data and
Suggest Amendments.
Suggest Amendments.

New York, Feb. President Elect
Taft declared In an interview that a
revision of the tariff is a primary
requisite for the relief of the present
business condition and he expressed
the hope that the revision would be
accomplished by June /. Speaking OF
this revision Mr.. Taft said:
"As this is the primary requisite
for the relief of present conditions ]
want to have it disposed of at once.
am hopeful that there will be i'm.
portant revisions in the existing
schedules made by congress in an
extra session and look forward to
June 1 as the date when most OF
these changes will become effective"
Mr.. Taft's opinion was given after
an interview with James w. Van
Cleave, president of the National
Manufacturers association, who called
to urge the creation of a permanent
tariff commission. After Mr.. Van
Cleave left Mr.. Taft said he favored
SuCA q Out uAu AOI IoSOA
its Immediate appointment. He said
he felt that present tariff schedules
are onerous to business, halting it
with the force of a drag brake, but he
added that the revision was all i'm.
portant first and then perhaps a com.
mission. Such commission, If ap-
pointed now, he said, might block the
plan Of revision as now contemplated.
After tho revision the commission
would gather other data, watch the
new laws working and suggest
amendments to it.
Mr.. Taft told Mr.. Van Cleaye that
he desired to have further informa.
tion concerning a commission of tar.
iff experts and would give it his every
consideration. The present lull in
industry, Mr. Taft said, was undoubt-
eddy due to impending tariff legisla-
ton. but that he thought with that
knowledge in view congress would
conclude its deliberations at an early
date
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ALLEGED GRAFTING PLOT
saIoonkeepers Asked to Name Who
They Paid for Protection.

saloonkeepers Asked to Name Who
They Paid for Protection.
Chicago, Feb. A6.-An alleged graft
ing plot, said to involve Chicago poll
ticians of statewide influence, was re-
sponsible for the appearance of nearly
100 saloonkeepers before the grand
jury. They were faced with the al
formative of indictment for maintain
Ing gambling devices or revealing the
identity of those to whom they are
alleged to have paid tribute for the
privilege of operating these machines.
The clique to which the tribute is
said to have been paid Is alleged to
have divided 100000 within a year
through farming out unlawful priv
ileges to keepers Of saloons on the
outskirts Of the city proper.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Wheat May,
$1.1Sk; July, $1.05%; Sept, 99Ac;
Dec, $1.007b. Corn-Feb., $3.50; May,
$3.50; July, 65% @65%c; Sept, 655sc.
Oats-May, 55@55Ac; July, 1870
5Oc; Sept, 4OAc. Pork-May, SIT.
027s; July, $1705@17071s. Butter
Creameries, 22@2sAc; dairies, 20@
25c. Eggs-22@25c. Poultry Tur-
keys, Tic; chickens, 14c; springs,
15Kc.
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CROWDS At COOPER TRIAL
Characterization Of Aged Defendant
Resumed.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 2A-1t was
thought last week that the limit In,
crowds had been reached In attend
ance at the Cooper-Sharpe trial for.
the murder of former Senator b. w.
Carmack. but the throng that. sur
rounded the Jail building almost be-
fore dawn made the other crowds
look like a mere handful Of casual.
passersby. The deputies at times had
to use force to keep the over eager
men and women from pushing pell
nell into the courtroom.
The cause Of the excitement was
the well defined rumor that Governor
Patterson would take the stand on
behalf of the defendants as soon as
Colonel Cooper was excused. When
court opened Captain Fitzhugh re-
sumed the cross-examination Of Colo
mol Cooper.