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The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
Local Temnernfure.

Midnight. e.; a. n. 8; a. M. 81; a. H..
g; g a. M. g.; 70 a. m, g. y noon "a p m y;
z IT.. 20; r m. 70; p m, II; 70 ?. m, s.
Maximum s0: minimum. 81.
Relative humiGity-5 NJ. So ? p. n. q; 2. H..
So Rainfall s .. m TO p. NJ. 0; hours q Sun
shine 90: per cent Of possible sunshine. 6l
Temperature same date last year-Aiaximum, 81
minimum =.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
YnnlLee cowbor Chnmpion.

Nogales Ariz. July 7.-At a cowboy tournament
at Nosales. Mexico to-day the worlds record flor
throwing ard tying a wild steer was broken by
Ed Hall Of Nutt. y. Mex. who performed the
feat in twenty-one seconds
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08

Alexandra News Agency. I8 soutn Royal street.
Alexandrls. Va. authorized agents and carriers
for Tie Washington Herald. The Herald viii BE-
delivered daily and Sunday 70 any address n
Alexandra fer 50 oents a month
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Majestic at

New York july 7.-ArTiTed OUT Majestic at
Southampton; Rotterdam. at ROulogne
Sailed from foreign ports. Carmauis from Queens
town; A1riatie, from Southampton; Kaiser VII
helm der Crosse. from Cher5ourg.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
Us south Rovaf Street


Alexandra, Va. July 7-Stepping out
Of the way OF a southbound freight train.
3. F. Thompson. a well-known farmer OF
Fairfax County, this morning walked into
nOrUb-bOund passenger train OF the
Southern Railway. travelling at the rate
OF fOrty-fYe miles an hour. and was IN
stantly killed
The accident occurred at Sideburn,
fourteen miles south OF here. Mr.
Thompson was walking along the track
and. seeing the approaching freight train.
stepped over 20 the north-bound track,
only . be struck almost instantly. The
passenger train was known as No. q, and
was IN the charge OF Engineer John
Magner, OF this city, who. q IS said,
sounded his whistle several times. The
engineer made & futile effort 70 bring
his train 70 a standstiH. but before he
could do so Thompson was struck and
hurled several yards. The victim was
siIty-fve years old Besides his vile.
several children survive him. The de-
/ ceased conducted a general merchandise
store at Sideburn.
On the ground that he has discovered
additional evidence. Attorney Lewis H
Aachen has notified Commonwealth At
tOrney Brent that he viii make a motion
for q new trial II the case OF Calvin
johnson. one Of the negroes convicted
/ OF the murder Of Walter F. Schultz. He
( says be VIII appeal % the State Court
Of Appeals # his motion is denied
/ Considerable interest IS being manifest
l IL -
various CITY officers. which Will take place
/ Tuesday night 81 q meeting OF the CITY
council Several candidates are already
actively in the field
Among the officers 70 be elected are
/ the keeper OF the aims house. physician
/ 10 the poor, health officer. member OF the
board Of police commissioners from the
Second ward. four FIRE waTdens, chief OF
I the FIRE department. steward Of officers
/ weigher OF hay. and two dispensers OF
/ medicine. At the same tine, 4 IS ex-
] pected. the board OF aldermen viii elect
a member from the Fourth ward 70 fl
/ the vacancy caused by the resignation
+ OF Capt William h Sweeney IL is
: probable James B. Fitzgerald VIII be
named as his successor.
! The State corporation commission hal
I granted a charter 20 the Alexandra Re
press Brick Machine Manufacturing Com
pany OF this city. The sum Of $500 Il
named as the maximum capital stock
Y with a minimum capital stock OF $1,000
/ The following are named as officers: Ed
I win L. COckrell. president. Woodbridge
I Va; David y. Rust, IT., vice president
+ and treasurer. Braddock Heights.
/ In the Corporation Court tomorrow
Judge L c Barley presiding. the damage
suit OF Mrs. Fannie Fisher. OF Washing
ton, against the Washington, Alexandra
and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Com
pany. Is slated for a hearing. The suit
/ is 10 recover SlS,'oO damages for injuries
alleged 20 have been sustained while a
passenger on the defendant company
road. February =. 1905. when a Southern
Railway locomotive colllded with an elec-
trio train.
! Arrangements have been made by q
number OF residents Of Alexandra Coun-
! ~ 70 hold a meeting at 80 O'Clock TO-
morrow night 70 consider the sdvisability
OF starring q bank, the prime purpose OF
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
Temperatures fn ofher Cities,

Temperatures IN other cities. together with ths
amount Of rainfall. for the twelve hours ended at
p. Il yesterday. are as follows.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
Condition of the Water
Ocean Steamships.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Harper Ferry. W. Va. July beth rivers
muddy this afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
.NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
B. E. Thompson, Well-knOwn
Farmer, Killed by Train.
CITY OFFICES TO BE FILLED

Elections Next Tuesday Night at
Council Meeting - AdEfsabiIity OF
Starting New Bank VIII BE Dis
cussed-Mrs. Fannie Fishers Sait
Against Electric Railway Company.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
ride TnhIe

To-day-High tide. i: u:5s a. m. Low tide. a. n
ard 6@1 D. m.
To-morrow-HiEh tide. i2ss0 q. N. and Iz=S D N
Low tide. a. n. and z p m
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
STOCK BROKER ENDS
LIFE WITH PISTOL
Hl-health and Business WOr-
rieS Prompt Act.
SHOOTS HIMSELF IN OFFICE

Arthur White, of Charlottesville,
Representing Firm Indicted at Nor
folk, Sends Bullet Into His Brain.
Found by SOn-Onee an Owner OF
String of Show Horses.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08

Arrangements have been made by 4
number OF residents Of Alexandra Coun-
~ 70 hold a meeting al 80 O'Clock to-
morrow night 70 consider the sdvisability
OF starting q bank, the prime purpose OF
which would De 20 loan money on real
estate in Alexandra and Fairfax coun-
ties.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-08

Dog licenses 10 the number OF 500 have
been issued by City Auditor Price up 70
the present time. Last year at the same
time coo licenses had been issued.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
MARRIAGE In Picardy.

A Picardy custom, founded on a
broad basis of common sense as well
as the idea of complete partnership, Is
that which puts new bride through a
kind of examination In the trade Of her
husband. 1t may, of course, have be-
come something Of a burlesque, and
the bride may purposely show less GeX-
terity than she need. Still, the consid-
Grafton of the wife as a helpmate Ia
very clearly shown in the performance.
If the young wife's husband be farm
er, she will be asked to harness a
horse and cart and to harrow small
piece Of land If her choice has fallen
on an ironworker, she must hammer y
piece of iron; if on a miller, she must
measure out wheat from basket at
the church door; IL on smith, she Is
supposed to be able to strike the anvil;
if on a sailor, she has to clean and
mend some netting, and so on with the
other occupations. Evidently the keep
ing Of an idle wife is not understood in
Picardy.-T. P.'s London Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
A Chinese Superstition.

Fengshui is the Chinese superstition
that determines good site or locality,
and if town on the Yangtze has not
a good fengshui trade will not come to
it, and 1t will be ruined. A town
named Peishih had its pagoda in the
wrong place-not far enough down the
river-and the result was that all traf-
fic which should have come to 1t was
swept past. Peishih being left out in
the cold. The people pulled down the
pagoda and built another one in the
supposed right spot, as nothing would
convince them that the depression
could arise from any other cause than
that of bad fengshui.
The city of Wanshein, on the other
hand has a perfect fengshui, two fine
pagodas, and is very prosperous. But
the fact that Wanshein is situated in
a fertile valley, where wheat, barley
and the poppy flourish abundantly,
while Peishih is barren and miserable,
does not concern the inhabitants 80
much as the fengshui site. This re-
markable idea In the Chinese mind is
only one OF thousands like 1t.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Mastication,

'"The body is manufactory," said
n doctor recently "It has to manufac-
ture bone and blood and muscle and
brain out Of bread and butter, eggs,
beef and milk, and n wonderful proc
ess 1t is. Now. the first part Of the
process takes place in the mouth, and,
as in most factories. the first is the
most important. If wrong start is
made. everything that follows is put
wrong. If the food isn't we'll mas
ticated and mixed with the saliva. the
stomach, the liver and the intestines
are thrown out of gear; consequent
ly most of the more advanced doctors
are paying a great deal of attention to
the condition of their patients teeth.
They know, to garble Shakespeare a
bit, that good digestion waits on mas
tication, and health on both."-New
York Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Got His Moneys Worth.

A lady palmist was recently prose-
cuted and an amusing incident was
noted in connection with the case. One
of the witnesses called by the police
was an individual who did not appear
to be overburdened with intelligence.
During a smart cross examination de
fendant's counsel asked him.
"On first going into the room did
you pay a shilling fee to the defend
antY'
"Yes," was the reply.
What did she tell you in return for
the money!?
"Oh," said the witness, ''she towld
me lots O. things, some on 'em true,
some on 'em half true an some on 'em
less"
Now" continued the counsel after
the laughter had died away. "this is
the point / wish to get at: Was there
any attempt at imposition? Did you
lady impose upon you at allT"
"Oh, dear, now was the response. IL
knowed it wor all CANNON, so there
couldn't be no imposition. Besides, it
wor a bad shillin' as l guv her, to start
withr-London Tit-Bits.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Whale and Elephant Meat.

There is something unpleasant about
the thought of eating whale meat, but
it is said that the reality is very pala-
table. Japan has quite trade in
canned and salted whale meat, and
there is to be campaign to educate
the European peoples to like it. Some
whaling companies have distributed
from their headquarters samples of
canned whale meat, and those who
have eaten it describe it as tenderer
than beef and much like it In taste.
Whale steak seems no queerer than
Frankfort sausage made out Of an ele-
phant, which is what some German
people have been eating. An enter
prising butcher over there. hearing
that an unruly elephant in the Client
geological gardens was to be killed,
engaged the carcass. He made $500
pounds of sausage out of it and sold
every pound at good prices.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Exaqaerated Cruelty.

A well known gentleman took horse
exercise daily, accompanied by mag
nificent bloodhound, until he conceived
an enthusiasm for cycling, when he
altered the program by leaving the
bloodhound at home and taking as his
companion fine dachshund.
The pair were passing through a
village recently when a laboring youth
remarked to his "pal:"
eff OF wor proime minister ord put
a stop ter this ere bicyclin' business" !"
"Why| queried the other.
"Cos 1T owt ter be stopped, If only
for tn sake O. that dog as is a-puffin'
along behind theer," rejoined the first
speaker. at amt sport; it's cruelty
to mammals"
His companion disagreed and said
he thought the dog benefited by the
exercise.
"Exercisew retorted the other scorn-
fully. Dye call that exercise? You
never saw that dog afore is master
started blkin'. did yer?"
mo, didn't"
"Well," said the youth, "'e wor one
o. tn finest bloodhounds you iver clap
ped heyes on, an wot's 'e now? rs
body's dwindled away to nowt, while
is legs is worn clean darn to th'
stumps. OF repeat, it's cruelty ter ham
imals."-London Bystander.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Tha Monkey and the pie

An Indian faker had a monkey that
he had brought up from babyhood,
says an English writer. The pair were
fast friends, the monkey being q faith
full attendant on his master and as
good as a watchdog. One day the
faker made pie for dinner and left
1t to cook on charcoal fire while he
went for q walk. AS the cooking pro-
ceeded the savory smell was too much
for the monkey. 1t raised the crust
and tasted the chicken. Finding the
food very tasty. it ate more and more
until nothing but the crust remained
Then 1t remembered its master, who
would shortly return hungry and ready
to enjoy his meal. What was to be
done? The sharp eyes Of the monkey
detected some crows not far away, so
without loss Of time 1t lay down on
the ground as If dead. BY and by
crow came along and pecked at the
monkey. which seized the bird in
twinkling. strangled it. stripped off tn
feathers, placed 1t In pieces in tn
dish, covered II over with the crus
and then contentedly awaited the r,
turn of the faker, to whom the who
incident was related by an eyewitne
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
How Letters Strike Our Ewes.

Roman letters of various sizes are
commonly called into request by ocu-
lists in testing vision. Recent expert
ments show great differences in the
ease with which the various letters are
recognized by the same person. Il is
especially difficult OF recognition and
is apt to be mistaken for Y By sim
liar optical Illusion the angle Of l. is
rounded off, making the letter resem-
BILE a reversed j. V is the easiest of
all letters to recognize, and o presents
little difficulty. X is more easily rec
ognized than II, which resembles it
closely, and both n and u are easily
recognized A is easily guessed at
from its general form, but is difficult
Of positive recognition, including dis
tinct perception of the horizontal line.
E and Il are among the most difficult
of all letters.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Lady PASSENGERS Loa.

1t was blowing rather hard, and
there was u nasty sea on an hour ana
q half before the first breakfast buge
An officer of an ocean liner hurried
along the passage between the state
rooms, and timid voice called to hri
"Oh. Mr.. Officer, please stop
He turned and SAW Il dear Old Ia
with wrapper thrown ar"nrd 3,
peeping through her hat OPT =
'Yes. madam" said n ,,.i -
"Mr. officer, please wuu!
this a gale?' asked the ",l g.. ",,..
iously.
"Oh, no, madam! Th":a~ +."
least danger. assur" y'.'t
"Well, is 1t half gaIr:
Not even half Ealr. ai,f.. o.
such an excellent sen boat -; 90.
needn't worry bit" exp!ni;',i ..i,' O.
fcer.
"Well, what would you call y,
please?" said the lady, stradying hrr-
self as the vessel rolled.
Just q fresh nor'west breeze. mad
am, with n cross sea running. But,
really, there's nothing to fear"
THANK you so much. just wanted
to get it quite right In my diary, you
know."-New York Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Discoura qinu.

A pompous man went into u drug
store early the other morning to buy
a cigar The only person he found
there was the soda water dispenser.
The boy was sweeping out the store.
Sweeping out. eh?" said the man.
We'll. that's how got my start"
The boy looked him over and re-
piled, "Aw. what do you want to dis
courage me like that for?"
When the man left he was frown-
ing.-Denver Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
BURSTING Balloons.

The greatest danger Of hig
in n balloon is concerned Y
changing density Of the attn
On the ground the atmoSpher,
on the balloon with n weight
fifteen pounds for every soy
of it's surface. As the balio
however the air grows thi
its pressure becomes in COZ
less and less. AS the pressI
outside atmosphere decrease
loon expands. and if the aS
made too rapidly or withou'
care the gas inside the sill
will expand until the ball
But the bursting Of a ballC
air Is by no means necesSc
catastrophe. Every balloo
ed with a tripping cord "
pulled. cuts Il long rent in Il
out of which the gas speed
The silk bag is then carried
into the upper portion of
where in the majority
forms Il parachute and b.
thing safely to earth.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Left Handed Nituperatives.

Most counties I'm England have tn
idiomatic expressions to denote J
handedness. and they are often T
fixed to the unfortunate left han
child's name. In London the teri
kack handed, the word being
equivalent to awkward In La
shire it is k-pawed, in Yorkshire
lock or gawk handed. an expires
dating back to at least the sevente
century. In Derbyshire are used
terms keg handed, cork handed
corky handed. while In the Tee,
district cuddy handed is common
in Nottinghamshire wallet handed
In the south of England 81
terms to deRote left handednes
also found. In Dorset 1t is ST
handed and In Devonshire
handed. In Scotland we find
handed and in the west cawry b.
In Ireland left handed man is
kithogue. Tim Healy used thi
In speech at East Wicklow. ir
he said that Mr.. O'Kelly coul
with his left hand and had
given his opponent some "kit
that would spoil his political
during the contest--London CT
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Doubtful Praise

Mr.. Faxon was the olde
the select boarding hous
he lived, and his landlad
referred people to him !
mendation of her table. ]
TO praise the food highly
cQNscientiously do, but
overstepped his mark.
I'm dyspeptic. sir" sal
had gone to Mr.. FaXon
Quiries about the bOardil
my food has to be sin
cooked-no high seasonin
ible compounds"
Mr.. Faxon looked at
bland and reassuring sn
My dear sir" he sal
impressive manner, "yor
fears. All | have eat
years | have been under
roof would not interfe'
gestion of the most de
In the land"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
MIR. Manning's Grudqe.

Mrs. Manning-Do you think it is
right to let that Greyson fellow keep
company with our Martha? Mr.. Man
ning-No, can't say that it is. Young
Greyson is a nice chap, but I've a
grudge against his father. and don't
care if the son has to suffer for it
Exchange.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Knew Him.

Yes, I'm anxious to get my daugh-
ter off my hands. I'll admit"
"Then why don't you let her marry
me-"
What good would that do|-Cleve-
and Leader
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Out of Her Reach.

Elsie-Why is Clara always so short
of money? Didn't her father leave
her a lot? Madge-Ycs but. you see.
she's not to get it till she's thirty, and
she'll never own up to that"-Boston
Transcript.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Divided the Weddino Presents.

The following advertisement ap-
pears in a Hungarian journal lima
Rok and Franz Sitoli have great pleas
ure in informing their friends that
their engagement is broken off, and
that they have amicably agreed to di-
vide the wedding presents received in
stead Of returning them to the donor"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14

Dear friends" said the philosopher,
"are scarce items in this world. They
are too few to be counted"
what dye call a friend?" he was
asked.
"a friend" he replied, "is one who
would lend you money if you wanted
it and to whom you would lend money
if you had it."-New York Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Edifyinq.

Gentleman docking for rooms)-Did
you say music teacher occupies the
aext apartment? That cannot be very
pleasant Landlady eagerly - oh,
that's nothing. He has eleven chill
dren, and they make so much noise
BnZar
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Utilizino Her.

MY dear. the hired girl has quit"
"WelI. that's all right. Just drop
line to your mother inviting her to
visit us. She'll do the housework un-
til we can get another maid."-New
York Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
Various Mourning Customs.

When mourning for their dead the
Israelites neither washed nor anointed
themselves. Greeks and Romans tasted.
In Europe they wear black, In China
white, in Turkey violet and in Ethiopia
brown.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
An Atibi.

EXaminer-What is an alibi? Can
didate For the Bar-An alibi is commit
ting Il crime in one place when you are
in another place. If you can be in two
other places the alibi is all the strong
er in law.-Puck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
OpuIence.

"What is your idea of happiness?"
"To be able to spend my own money
just as If We're going to turn in az
expense account when | got home
Chicago Record Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
The Way

TIC " 4 y
"The longest da,
June, pa, but whe'
Sometimes in
August, depend
mother takes
York Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14
When Lovers Watch

Most curious of the
stitions of New Engla
tom of requiring lovv
corpse. 1t associate,
marriage with the $
poetic and has only
the oldest towns wi
No obligation of the
was more scrupulous
that a dead body she
alone at night. In
the solemn watchers
women, deacons. selc
colonies grew honest
ed troths were frequ
these long vigils.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14

Your political a
You every name he
the gita ted friend.
Don't interrupt
Senator Sorghum
a man searching
epithets than goil
for facts. WaShi
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14

Who would not have feet set on his
leck let him not stoop.-Italian Prov
.rb
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14

Rank has its bores as well as pleas.
Tres. s.-Beaconsfeld
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14

Foresight is VI
row is very fooli
lany rate better
Rir,--Sir John L.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-13
Walk Over, $i.OO: Oxfords, S3.1s. Sale begins Saturday. August II. S-13 Ct Leterenz-TrulOck Shoe Co.
T0MLINS0N & KNOX
 GET BIG CONTRACT
Owls Committee Receives Bids for Furnishing New Quarters in the Senyard Building on Main Street.

The special committee appointed by Nest No. 1l94, Order of Owls. to purA chase furniture fixtures and other ball room. library, lodge room and "arlor equipments for the new Owls quarters, which will include all of the third floor of the Senyard building. Fourth aYenue and Main street. vps- tefda} awarded she contract to Tom lnsen and kAeX. the lowest bidder. FAe contract Was one of the largest cf its kim awarded in this city in some months. &itA the possible ex- ception Of rhe magnificent furnishings recently purchased by the Elks. The special committee is composed of R.. A. Poole, chairman; A. G. Bedell, Geo. w. PlastoW George F. Hill and Meyer SolmsGn