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The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
sunday and the steeI Trust.

Fruu The Cers.and Leaie-.
When the French revoIutionists were
on TOP. they thought they would do away
with divine law as they had with that
made BY nan So they dsc-eed the abo-
lition OF Sunday. The day vas out OF
date Il was e moth-eaten superstition
which men ike themselves and thei-
harpy wives had bowed 10 TOO long
The idea worked splendidly fo- q tine.
Business was carried On every day in
the week and every week n the monJh-
Traffic went o. al the tine Il vas the
ideal life for both the lawlsss andd the
thrifty
But before many months had passed
the revolutionists found that the divine
ordinance was also a wise material one
Men and women needed rest. else they
broke down So Sunday was put back
in the calendar.
The likeness nay be somewhat forced.
but this is Just what the United States
Steel Corporation has started IN 70 bring
about in this country For years the
steel industry has been what the vaUde-
vile stage calls a continuous perform
ance. Once a FIRE is lighted on TIE
hearth II is not allowed 70 SO out Once
g wheel begins 10 turn, i keeps on
whizzfng. i has been perpetual motion
ReligtOnists have protested; economists
have argued that the practice was a
grave business mistake. but neither could
make a dent in the method The steel
men held 10 their way. and when these
protests came 70 them they answered
be ~ha=- f--s@-r-f-7-r-r
perament- :. 3. Corey. uncle OF William
E Corey. president Of the United states
Steel Corporation. says he asked his
nephew 70 abandon the system and got
an insulting reply.
Now. however. those in power think
differently. At McKeespoTt- last Sunday,
most OF the mills were closed The for
eign workers didn't understand The
move and tried 20 80 10 work by force.
and there were lively battles between
them and the police. Z has always been
the custom, too, 10 make repairs on Sun
day These VIII now be attended 70 OF
weekdays.
The steel trust claims 10 special sane
tity for its action. Il Is a matter o.
business. The mills and the machinery
viii last longer. the men. refreshed by
one days rest, are expected 20 turn out
as much work IN six days as they have
in seven The attitude OF the company
Is entirely & matter OF business
Still. Il is q move on which its officers
can be honestly congratulated. Il VIII
make for better citizenship. and that IN
time. VIII make for more religion. for
though the state may be divorced from
the church IN this country. they are
always welded n wha5 is good and selsi-
bic and wholesome.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
DEAD LETTERS IN GERMANY.
Rapid Increase in Percentage of
Pieces wrongly Addressed.

Fr1rn HaTreT's Weekly
The dead letter department of the Ger
man imperial post-ofice Is working over
time, and from a comparison Of the
statistics compiled for a number OF years
the persons who use the mails are grow
ing mere careless OF ignorant of the
correct method Of writing the address.
OF every 1ola.0o0 pieces OF mail handled
by tHe imperial post the unbelievable
matter increased from 81 pieces in Iso4
70 Sgs IN 1907. a gain OF n per cent Dur
iug the latter year an average OF 1900
pieces of mail were sent daily 20 the
dead letter department 10 puzzle the
experts. Although ilIteracy IS exceed
ingly rare among the native Germans.
where & good education is possible f0T
any child. nevertheless the incorrectly
addressed letters are. FOR the most part
examples Of a Woeful lack Of schooling Il
is -ery probable that in the vast majority
OF cases the sender Is q newly arrived
immigrant. possessing practically no
education-oHe n the great class that has
been attracted by Germany's rapid COM
mercial development. Many OF the
'dead" letters entirely omit the point
Of destination IL the address. and others
give only the first name % the sddressee
In 1877 - Der cent OF the nondeliveries
were OF The picture postal variety.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
Paying the President.

FTo1n The Boston Tr1-scTipt.
The report that President Taft Eas re-
ceived his first full months salary recalls
the Treasurer OF the United States who,
IN a past administration, attempted 10
make the monthly payment Of the Presi-
dent an occasion OF considerable formal
ity thereby adding 10 the numberless
and needless Interruptions 10 which the
Treasurer sought an advance appoint
ment at the Waite House. which was
granted: then took his eleven-year-oId
boy out OF school for the solemn occa-
son. and together they waited IN great
formaIiiy on the President 10 present to
him with an appropriate address his
monthly stipend. Pains were taken in
the next few weeks 20 let the Treasurer
know that the President had entire conf
dence in the mail service and would be
willing thereafter to intrust his draft on
the Treasury to its custody. The incl
dent is illustrative Of the way the push
ers and climbers seize every opportunity
10 get to see the President. and Il re-
Quires no little skill 20 sift from the ap-
peaIs made 10 him those which are man
ufactured for purposes Of self-expioita-
ton
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
WOMEN OF KOREAN COURT.
Great Reduction In Their Number
Influence They Once Exerted.


From the Loldon Telegraph
The visit OF three Korean court ladies'
70 japan Is an indication OF the striking
changes that have resulted from the Jap
auese occupation Of the hermit king
dom Two years age there were no few
er than $50 ladies IN waiting. nov there
are only 1oo-
This wholesale reduction naturally ere
ated CONSERVATION, and there was much
iamentation among those whose services
were dispensed with. Their lot. however.
does not seem 10 have been altogether
enviable. Il appears that il has been the
custom TO take girls into the court from
the age Of 10. and thenceforth throughout
the whole period CT their natural lives
they were never allowed 10 leave the
precincts OF the palace so that they lived
IN absolute ignorance Of the outside
world.
The few who accompanied the Emperor
on his recent tour gave evidence CT the
simidfty which had resulted from their
long confinement. for they could hardly
be persuaded 10 enter the train. and they
finally did so with manifest trepidation-
Hitherto the influence OF these ladies az
court has been very great Having con
stant access 10 the ear Of the sovereign,
on the one hand. and being. on the other.
accessible 70 al the intriguing influences
that prevailed in the unwholesome at
mOsphere Of the court. their power ex-
ceeded even that OF ministers OF state.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
WASHINGTON FIRES COSTLY
Valuable Records and Inventions
Prey to Flames in Last Century.
white House Scene OF Small Blaze
During Occupancy OF Martin
Van Buren,.

The FIRE in one OF the Geological sur
vey laboratories in F street recently and
the narrow escape from the loss OF val
liable records is a reminder that in the
comparatively brief existing OF the Fed
eTal city FIRE has bit into the records
and destroyed models and books that
could not be replaced more frequently
than is pleasant 10 remember.
Almost the first event in the local career
q John Adams. President and FIRST occG-
pier Of the White House, was the fire
that destroyed the first Treasury building.
One Of the earliest records OF city events
speaks OF the President in a line OF men
passing buckets OF water 10 and fro IN
the futile attempt to put out the flames
Then in the fortunes Of war during the
British invasion everything that would
burn felt the kiss OF the torch. Mrs.
Madison saved the most important state
papers by having them stuffed into the
carriage that conveyed ber out OF the
apparently doomed city.
The Treasury building vas a third tine
burned. Andy Jackson trying 70 help
save il, lastly in 1SS3 the work. il was
thought. OF an inceudiary-
Christmas Eve Of 1S52 witnessed the
destruction Of 8 008 volumes and many
medals and pictures in the Library OF
Congress
Probably the most destructive fire Of
al IN the obIiteratiOn OF the effort OF
genius was the one which swept away
more than 500 inventions and beautiful
models and drawings belonging 20 the in
In IS36- William Elliott. writing the next
year OF the tragedy Of so many splendid
ideas being reduced 20 ashes. declared
that there lie also smoldering IN the
same heap OF ruins the elegant classical
correspondence Of Dr. Thornton with the
most ingenious and scientific men Of this
country ana Europe for upward Of TWEEN
ty-three years"
The Ere king. with no respect TO build
ings. attacked the White House a second
time, but 60 no farther than the laundry
President Van Buren was the tenant. and
his antagonists. headed by Mr.. Clay. had
made his life so unhappy that he may
have welcomed the diversion IN the laun-
dry blaze. But seeing the excitement
around the mansion. being IN the neigh
borhOod. Mr. Clay rushed in 10 offer aid.
bu. al was over. so he gracefully took
his leave by saying we want you out
OF the White House. Mr.. Van Buren, but
We do not want you burnt out"
In 1853 the Washington FIRE department
was organized. and in the first decade
of its existence acquired five steamers.
six hose carriages and two trucks. a FIRE
alarm telegraph and thirty horses. with
an annual expense OF about $4,000. It's
growth has kept pace with the needs
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
Corn Bread.

From the Boston AdEeT1iscT-
The uneasiness over the price Of -four
has prompted various suggestions Of
what may or should happen in case
bread also goes up in price. A sugges-
ton is made by d correspondent Of the
New York Tribune that a national cru
sade might well be started in favor Of
our native American cereal He feels
that due credit is not given TO the goI-
den ears which have made the fertile
valleys Of the Middle West veritable
mines Of gold. that their food value is
nOt -,-oEeriy appreciated, and that the
kernels which make the country's pork
and build the bone and sinew OF the steer
are not utilized by human beings as they
ought TO be" He pungently adds that
there Is no occasion for becoming excited
over wheat corners present OF prospec-
tive. so long as the cribs Of the farmers
are bulging with corn. The suggestion
NAV be Of Importance 20 some foreign
born residents Of this country. but most
Americans are familiar with the virtues
OF corn pOne. johnny cake and other deli
cacies made from corn neal but II the
price Of -four is unfairly advanced. why
should q high tariff on wheat serve to
protect the perpetrators Of the injustioe2
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Of the city. and Il is due 10 the splendid
services that the losses by FIRE and dam
age By water has been no greater.
TWO fires in the rooms Of the Geological
Survey prior TO the recent one had taught
the fremen just what 20 expect IN the
danger OF explosion or chemicals. so they
lost no time getting water in the build
ing. thereby saving tho neighb0rhOod. ss
well as the contents OF the building. from
great damage.
Il Is being urged that an appropriation
FOR the erection OF a freprOof building
for every branch OF the civil service
where chemicals are handled or valued
records kept viii be made IN the very
near future
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
Whnt Troubled Him.
Nea theNer Yo-k Tsmss-

From the-SeE Eork Tines
The impecanlous poet had long wor-
SHIPPED the editors daughter. and now.
OH Joy, his dream Of bliss had come true
For she hsd said that she would be his,
with a capital H sun. in the first throes
Of his rapture he seemed strangely Ill at
ease She was quick TO notice H. and
shadow chased tie sunshine from her
fair face.
Are you not happy?" she whispered
Yes" he faltered-
But something troubles you, she N
sisted. What is II, darling?'
'Nun-nothing. dearest, he stammeTed-
Tell ne" she demanded There
should De 10 secrets between Us now
that you have been accepted
Does vour-does your father pay on
acceptance or-er-pubiicatiOn?" faitered
the iupecunious poet
The giad light died from the eyes of
the editors daughter, and for the rest x
the evening they talked about tAe
weather
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
DOOMS HORSE RACING
By FREDERIC j HAsKIN
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

which they labor. ard even II they fail
TO meet expenses this year. the season
viii not be counted an entire failure
The plight Of the thoroughbred does not
arply 20 harness racers They have
value outside the race track. for fast
drivers are wanted on every speedway n
the country The indications are that
light harness racing VIII be more popular
than ever since the eclipse OF the thor
oughbred- The forthcoming season. prom
ises many speedy youngsters, and some
Of the seasoned trotters sad PAGERS are
showing remarkable speed n the spring
training
The thoroughbred may vel feel that II
was not always thus Without going
back to the time when ThOthmes J. Of the
eighteen Egyptian dynasty. wrote in
his papyrus diary how he had acquired
the fastest race horses IN the world. or
10 the time when King Solomon. vgisest
Of men, acquired a racing stable, paving
3.ee0 for a single horse without going
hack even TO England and her kings de-
voted to racing. one can find George
Washington q love- Of the turf and q
judge Of the races
Virginia IS the mother OF the American
Thoroughbred. BuHe Rock was first
brought there from England IN T75a. and
a great sire he proved 20 be The racs
horse was the associate of the cavalier,
and his home on American soil was vir-
ginia and the Carolinas- Charleston. S.
c. held the first regular race meet. and
the best horses Of the South were there.
After South Carolina came Maryland.
and II Is related that even the church
looked with kindly eyes upon the sport
Puritan New England did not take kind
ly TO racing for many years. and Dutch
New York thought more about draft
horses than -thoroughbreds. Finally.
however. New York became interested IN
the Thoroughbred. and after a few years
John c. Stevens offered 70 back ECLIPSE
against al comers for S0.0O side. This
offer was intended especially as a chal-
lenge 70 the South. Col V. r. johnson.
John Randolph. OF Roanoke. and other
Southern breeders took counsel among
themselves and accepted the challenge.
They selected four horses 10 Be taken %
New York. the best one az the time %
go against Eclipse John Richards was
regarded as the best OF the four. but he
p as injured N tTalnlng- Finally ST
Henry vas selected
The order OF the race vas four--ile
heats, best Two out OF three Even i1
that early year OF IS23 more than 6aaa8
people went 70 the track 70 witness the
event In the first heat Henry led az the
way. n the second he led for the first
three mics. but lost By aarrov margin
ar the wire Eclipse had a safe margin
at the end OF the third heat Thus was
Won the first great national race. More
than 500 90 changed hands on the event
which wss mora money n that day than
$ 60 d01 would be now. The running tima
for the whole twelve niles was less than
two minutes 20 the mile
lCory-i-ht leH. bg Frele1ic ! Hzszfnl
TO-mOrr0w-NatfOBaI Music FEEDER
alton
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Of the Austrian army. and probably the
richest imperial parsonage Of his day in
Europe
The late King Of Italy and Queen Mar
guerite each used TO keep a big account
at the Bank OF England. while during
the three months that Emperor Frederick
reigned over Germany he made use OK
the time 10 provide for the future Of his
widow by depositing q considerable
amount Of property in the Bank Of Eng
land for her benefit
IN fact, there is probably no banking
institution in the world that has had on
its books so many customers Of royal
rank. and so many rulers. past and pres
ent. as the Old Lady Of Threadneedle
street. the resources Of whom ere VIZ
tually unlimited. since Il may be said TO
have behind her the financial backing OF
the entire British empire.
Copyright lsos. b. the Brentvpod OonTany.)
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

When Car Alexander II wished 20
provide for the future Of his morganatic
wife. Princess Yourienska, and Of his
illegitimate children. he deposited a sum.
amounting, It IS said. to about s2O. .00a. 900.
in her name in the Bank Of England.
firmly convinced that in no other institu-
ton could this large sum be secure either
from seizure by mis- successors on the
throne or through the collapse OF the
bank
Ever since Queen Cristina OF Spain lost
her husband, twenty-three years ago. she
has Flept the greater part OF her money
in the Bank Of England. This fact vas
brought 10 light a few weeks before the
Spanish-American war BY the robbery OF
one Of the confidential court couriers be-
tween the frontier station at irun and
Madrid
BY some means OF other the reserved
compartment in which he was travelling
was entered while the train was going at
full speed. and ne was chioroformed,
nothing being taken from him except the
sealed bag containing her majesty's bank
book. as well as receipts for the money
and securities which he had jus. de-
posted for her IN the Bank OF England
The thief was never discovered But MT
long afterward the CaTlist newspapers
inaUgurated a campaign Of abuse against
the Queen for deposlting her money
abroad instead OF IN Spanish banks. de-
ciaring that her conduct in the matter
indicated not only a lack OF patriotism.
but also an absence OF confidence in the
integrity Of the land Of her adoption.
and Indicating the large SUMS which she
had eon6ded for safe keeping 70 the
Bank % England.
IN fact, 50 bitterly vas she assaiied that
a seni-Oficial explanation was issued
that the money in question IN no sense
represented the savings from her civil
list. but was part OF the great fortune
which she had inherited from her uncle,
the late Arehdnke Albert, generaLssimo
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
The Chinaman's Retort.

Prom he Uslndeo AdFertlseT-
They are telling in San Francisco. with
much appreciation. story at the expense
Of a certain "pompous Britisher." who
crossed from Yokohama IN the steam
ship Korea Among the other passengers
was Wong Kwong. q cultivated China
man. who Is general manager OF one OF
the most important engineering concerns
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
Too FancIfuI.

From the Phnadslphia Publc Ledger.
New Tork's last horseoar has just
been abolished the manuscript began
The editor read no further. This thing
OF writing stories about conditions threa
OF four centuries hence has been ever
done Already be said
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

in his own country. The unnamed
"Britlsher" treated the little Celestial
with a patronizing air that was endured
without protest until a convenient mo-
ment came for retaliation Wong had
just finished telling a good story in the
smoking room 7 say, my man, re-
marked the Britisher. as soon as the
laughter had subsided, you speak Eng
ish very well for a Chinese" Yes, ,"
replied Wong: 7 have great many
Englishmen in my employment"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
One Explanation.

trum the Baltimore American
7 wonder what produces that tired
feeling in spring.
I guess it's thinking about the sum-
mer. vacation
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Never IN legislative history has any
sport died so hard as when racing met
It's death IN the New York legislature. Il
IS reported that more than 10000 was
spent IN trying to stay the resistless tide
OF public sentiment But Il was without
avail. The Agnew-Hart law was enacted
ard the bookmaker in New York became
& man without 5ob. Then California
became the Mecca of the sporting ele-
ment, who hocked there Ike the gold
seekers IN 1873. But that State promptly
administered a black eye 10 boOkmaking,
and some s5.0o0.0O0 WORTH OF racing plants
were rendered useless. Then Louisiana
followed the example OF New York. and
betting was stopped in New Orleans.
Colorado also turned 6 cold shoulder TO
TIE sport, and even Bsnning. near Wash
iEgto1. once the gathering place for
Senators. Representatives. and other
high government officials. has an unused
track on account Of an anti-bettlng law.
In some States the war on racing has
been most dramatic Next 10 Gov Hughes,
the man who was principally responsible
f0 the outcome In New York was Sena-
tor Voelker. On the Cay the vote was 10
b taken on the Hart-Agnew bin those
opposing its passage were confident be-
cause Of the fact that Senator VOelker
was seriously III. In violation Of the o.
ders Of his physician, this legislator was
carried cn a est into the Senate chamber
al Albany and cast the ballot that de-
cided the issue IN Louisiana q senator,
so II that he was hardly able 10 stand.
arose from his seat at Baton Rouge and
virtually closed the tracks IN that State
by his vote. In Missouri the question
was decided bv Senator Hicks, OF Seda-
la He first voted against the reform
legislation and explained that he did so
in order 10 make good his promise TO the
State fair people. This seemed 20 assure
the racing element 6 victory by the mar
rowest Of margins, but on the deciding
ballot the senator changed his vote He
explained that he had voted for the fair
people on the first test. but on the second
he voted for himself.
The recent decisions Of the New York
courts that personal vagers would be
lawful has not helped the race tracks
much. as that sort Of betting cannot be
safely INDUCED in except Setween friends.
But q; the same tine It has served 10
give people OF means who visit the tracks
in parties all the excitement OF the old
regime, the while eliminating the "piker-'.
The tracks around New York are max
ing a tremendous EFFORT 20 pull through
in spite OF the heavy handicap under
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-02

You 70 know that q Chiropractor is
III town. and that | am here to stay;
so n your health is not good. do not
care what the doctors OF the various
theraputic schools have called your dis
ease. know It comes from abnormal
pressure on nerves, and BY scientific
skeletal adjustment and securing prop
CIR articulation Of the yertebrae. re-
moving this pressure from the nerves,
allowing a normal flow and distribu-
ton OF nervous impulses, or nerve
energy TO the various tissues OF the
body. hsalth is the inevitable result;
for natures laws are inimitable; there
fore, If the channels through which
nerve energy or In other words. trans
formed life-principal. Of vitality are
obstructed. the tissues dependent up.
or them FOR their supply OF vitality
are left weakened and as result we
have abnormal functions. Or disease
named, and varying in name accord
ing 70 the degree and hy grouping
numerous symptoms. /. e. Nervousness.
Insanity. Insomnia. Indigestion. Fevers
Of various kinds. an kinds Of disease
relative 10 sex. low vitality, Appendi-
ci,is, Constipation and others too nam-
erous to mention
especially invite those who suffer
with constipation and ladies'
who suffer with disease pecu-
liar 10 them 10 come and
LEI me make them well. for Chiro-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-02

In the justice court for Niunckah
Township, Grady county, Oklahoma.
Before Henry Lents, Justice Of the
Peace, George r. Beeler VS.. Charlie
Jones. The defendant, Charlie Jones,
viii take notice that he has heen sued
il the above named court for debt ior
seven dollars andstifty cents $3.50 by
the plaintiff. George r. Beeler Said
defendant, Charlie Jones, must an
swer said petition on OF before the
goth day OF December, 1909, Or said pc
tition will be taken as true and judg-
ment rendered for $3.50 and cost 81
this suit and attachment sustained.
Witness my hand this 10th dgs o.
November, 1909.
Henry Lents,
1i-30-15d Justice Of the Peace.