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The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
THE TRAGEDY OF BILLIKEN.
Fancy aud Fact About Sculptor Of
the Little Heather.

I
Bright little "BIlliken." with his red
swish Of hair and HIS queer cross-cut
smile. has amused millions. In thousands
Of coy corners and parlors all over the
globe he sets and smiles" and people
or all kinds and conditions tickle his
toes. according 10 the directions on the
box
You would never suspect It from his
face. but the heart OF 'Biliken" Is trou-
hled. and tragedy broods over his flaming
head. Everybody knows that "Biuiken"
Is "the god OF things as they ought 10
be- but II the news that comes from
Kansas City be true he Is not the god
they thought he was.
A pretty little tradition has grown up
about the popular little heather. There
was once a struggling artist q beautiful
young girl-so the story goee-who. though
she possessed great talent was not able
/ 10 secure recognition for her works. Kan
sas City was Tar from the salons. and its
idea OF art ranged somewhere between
a railroad poster and a book beer adver-
tisement At last when she had come
20 the end or her row and the wolf was
growing at the door, the beautiful sculp-
. L
declared: I'm tired OF all this talk OF
tho god or things as they are 7
want a god OF things as they ought 70
be" So she modelled 'Bnlikeu' for
/ herself The quaint little idol changed
her luck. Friends begged for e.. strangers
/ were swept away at the first glance and
the children OF a thousand homes cried
/ for "Billiken." Into the lap Of the for
tunate sculptures poured wealth On a
steady stream AS the idols cost about
eight cents and sold for a very large
dollar wealth was supposed 10 be pouring
( in on her Ike John D. Rockefeller IN a
money storm.
That was the way the story went But
I look first on that picture, then on this.
| Miss Florence Pretz. the Kansas City
| girl who designed Buliken IS angry. dis
gusted. mad. She hates the sight Of her
masterpiece. Il have destroyed every
+ BiIliken I'm the house and would walk a
/ block 20 avoid seeing his ugly little face"
/ she AYERS. And wherefore2 Well the
/ Kansas City dispatches state that Of all
I the thousands of dollars BiIliken has
/ brought the girl who modelled him has
/ been getting a royalty Of only thirty
measly little dollars a month Think Of
| it-S30 for fame and Biliken, Her idea
/ is that there is a BiIliken trust, and that
she has been shut out like n common
/ stakeholder or an ultimate consumer.
I And every time she looks at him Billiken
seems TO be smiling sarcastically at her
/ for allowing him to fall into the hands OF
/ the Philistines
! Twas ever thus The way Of the artist
| and the inventor is hard. II his work IS a
/ failure he gets the bump. II II Is a sue
! cess. he is allowed 10 put his name on the
| label, while the kind gentlemen Of bust
/ ness set out their mowers and rake i'm
| the profits. It's not the first time In this
/ topsy-turvy world that the god Of things
as they ought 10 be- has gone back on
/ his ideals and become THE god OF things
/ as they are"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Turkeys and THANKSGIVING.

Doubtless divers and sundry gentle
readers here and there have been moved
to recent serious speculation anent the
Thanksgiving Day turkey-where it is 20
come from. what IL is 90 cost, and why
It IS TO cost so much, especially the latter.
It seems that turkeys are to be away
up in price this year, because the grass
hoppers no longer flourish i'm the good
state Of Kansas TO that remarkable and
satisfactory degree they once did-that
Is. from the turkey supply point Of view.
Kansas. it appears. has been growing so
rapidly In plutocratc directions Of late
years that many of the old-time condi-
tions have disappeared, never to return.
Time was when Kansas grasshoppers
were most enthusiastically numerous.
There were enough OF these insects TWEEN
~ years ago. say, TO fatten every turkey
needed for the entire nations Thanks
giving dinner. All tho turkey growers
did was 10 "shoo" the birds out onto the
open prairies and let them run az large
until wanted. They simply Eorged them
selves with succulent and nomlshlng
grasshoppers. and the cost was absolute
~ nothing. Indeed. the slaughter was OF
direct and positive benefit to Kansas. for
il kept the grasshoppers or the then more
or less widely scattered farms and grow
ing cropA
Now. however. that IS all changed
Kansas has been cut up into small lots;
cities have sprung up. and the once gay
and festive grasshopper knows that fair
cline no more. Turkeys have to be fed
on expensive food nowadays Grain
meal, peas, and what not OF that persua-
sion must be provided on the bTI Of
fare or the turkeys grow slim and
cadavorous, and are not good TO eat
Hence. turkey culture lauguishes. and IS
all but played out in Kansas-the erst-
while paradise Of turkeydom And that.
gentle reader. is why your Thanksgiving
Day bird will cost you more money than
you can afford or ought to spend.
IL may seem a somewhat lame excuse.
and there stan may Lnger suspicious OF
turkey trusts. beef trusts. and other per-
niciously active agencies. but they are
uufounded. The Kansas Erasshopper that
Is no more IS TO blame. The beef trust
says so itself and the beef trust surely
is IN a position TO know what IS what IN
the turkey market.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Fortr-one Lnrrvcr--

From The New York World
The 100000 estate left by Daniel c.
Kingsland, real estate operator. Is 20
be distributed among his nephews and
nieces. Some OF II will 90 to the half
hundred lawyers who represented the va
rious heirs.
Justice Truax ordered the distribution
Of the fortune wednesday after learning
that the disputes had been amicably set
tied. When the case was called, a small
regiment Of lawyers stepped forward
How many attorneys are interested In
this notion" asked the court.
There are, I think. about forty-one
present this morning" replied Attorney
William r. Wilder, as spokesman. There
are moro Of us whom we gather IN force
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
THE WANT AID
Its Origin, Development. md Impor.
lance 10 Newspaper Readers.

Its Origin, Development, md Impor-
lance 10 Newspaper Readers.
Prom the Des Moines Evening Tribune.
James Gordon Bennett the elder. IN
vented the want ad. IN the old DAYS
Il was generally 10 locate lost people
or articles. TO secure help or positions.
The want ad has grown with the years
as much IS any part OF newspapering
To-day it covers a wide neld Almost
as much IS sold now through tho CLASH
fed pages as through the display pages.
The want al is accepted everywhere as
the barometer Of successful newspaper
advertising.
Tie latest patron OF the want ad page
Is the United States. The government
has found that the most effective way
10 recruit the Navy Department is 70 use
the want ad. II IS announced from
Washington:
The only method Of securing appH-
cants which the service finds more ef-
fecuve than the colored poster IS the
newspaper want ad."
After resorting 20 every other means
OF attracting the attention OF the Young
men, Uncle sam says that about the
only kind OF advertising he needs 70
pay for is the newspaper want ad."
1t is interesting 20 watch the develop
ment OF a method Of doing business.
From the little personals James Gordon
Bennett devised has come a new general
market place. Everything under the sun
IS traded and sold on the want pages.
The newspaper that has the want al SUI
premacy is a veritable trading station
for the State
Moreover, the want page IS a most IN
teresting page 10 read. There is a great
deal Of human interest IN the countless
bargains offered. There is some pathos.
some pure fun, and some deviltry. HUI
man nature is seen in many guises. The
intelligent reader never misses the want
ads
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
SCHUBERT'S SERENADE.

There that grips my heart and pull all
apart like this old seenade breathe of distant lands
and orange groves and silver sands and roubador and maid It's
eghted with gentle old all the that flow,
young yesterday changeess the above yeanng
womans love for knight far away 1t prayer
and pure tale of love that will endure when they who
loved dust when earthly songs heard more and bridal
wreaths wered SORE and wedding rings It's weary
with lovers care its waing with deep despair that only
lovers learn and yet through all its sadness grope the singing
messengers of hope for joys that will return gentle soothing
erenade When beaten down and fayed with all my hopes
in pawn when I've forgotten how laugh wind up my old
phonograph and the music on And then float away away
to moon castles in Cahay Araby Spain and underneath
the glowing skies read of love damse eyes, and dream and
dream again. Walt MASON
Copyright by George Adnns)
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
The Glad Southland.

Good market quotations for cotton are
bringing 10 tho South a welcome flood
Of prosperity. and the rest Of the country
may share in its gladness. II there is a
margin Of profit in raising cotton at S
cents a pound. the reward must be
abundant when its price is nearly dou-
bIed Reports indicate the effect Farm
ers are raising mortgages instead Of
struggling 20 meet the interest. An un-
precedented amount of unpaid paper is
being redeemed. and the bankers rejoice
The farmers wives OF Dixie have their
lives frightened by new pianos and or
gans. Music swells the chorus Of plenty.
There sounds also the whirr Of new sew
ing machines impellod by busy house
wives The sons and the daughters Of
the plantations are spending this winter
In good schools This IS shown by re-
ports from colleges and preparatory in
situations.
II is a pleasant Southern custom 20
aUot small patch Of cotton TO tre small
boy of the plantation The yield is the
youths to do with as he pleases. Per
haps the lad may make two or three
bales His only expense IS the cost of
picking. These lads are At present small
capitalists. Many of them have bought
a wagon or a shotgun, when another
year they would perforee have been CON
tent with 5ackknives. Farmhouses are
adorned with paint that the brush had
not touched for years. New fences are
built. The girls rejoice IN tailor-made
gowns. Their SWANS take them riding
In automobiles. The country stores. with
stocks exhausted. are ordering new sup
plies. Tho Southland. having won its
money spends it literally, yet with hon
est discretion. All this means consump-
ton for the products OF manufacture, so
that the economic benedcence Of sun
and soil and industry are spread through
out the land. The wealth may accumu-
late. but there Is no dccadence where
toll meets toll with the mutual reward
Of eXchangeable production.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Snail. Are strong.

From the London Strand
One day, by the way Of experiment I
harnessed two common garden snaUs 20
a toy gun carriage TO see II they could
pun II along Although the gun carriage
vas heavy. OF lead, the snails pulled IL so
easily that 7 loaded the body OF the car
riage with small shot.
The snails, however. were more than
equal 20 the task. Anxious to test their
powers still further. ] attached a tov
cannon made OF lead and brass behind
the gun carriage. but the snails and their
additional load moved on once again with
the same apparent ease.
out Of curiosity decided to weigh the
cannon, gun carriage, and shot. and. 10
my great surprise. found the total weight
20 be almost one pound. I venture to
think this a very good load for two snails
70 manage.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
ComnuIsOrY Marriages.

Marriage as an institution among the
civilized races IS one OF choice. The
parties 10 the contract each has a voice
in the matter. and the States duty IS
oEly 20 see that the contract entered into
Is not broken. Mutual consent IS as much
part Of the ceremony as in any other
contract
George w. Da Cunha. Of Montclair. Y.
j.. who has been an advocate Of the
sun-agette movement in the past. now
announces himself in favor Of a marriage
law which will operate along the lines
Of a lottery. It is not stated whether
this view IS a result OF his other beliefs.
or whether the origin OF the novel and
5izarre suggestion is in any way related
10 his defense Of woman suffrage
Here IS Mr.. pa Cunha's solution Of the
race-suicide question;
Marriage being q lottery. am in favor Of an
&C. by he legislatures Of the various States re-
ouihng that in every community. once a year. the
proper municipal officer shall mako list OF all the
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

Prince Ito made his wife a geisha
girl who saved his lie He was pur-
sued during the struggle forty years
ago between the followers OF the NIika-
do and the shotgun. He took refuge in n
tea house. where he implored a ceisha
20 save him. Every Japanese house has
a dust hole. As the ground floor IS raised
about two feet above the earth a square
hole Is cut I'm the floor 20 serve as a re-
Cept8Cle for the sweepings Of the rooms.
With great presence OF mind the gelsha
put Ito down this hole. which she cover
ed with a board, placing a hrazier on top
When the pursuers arrived they found
q languid girl sitting by the fire who
expressed her surprise at their visit and
assured them they were at liberty 20
look through the house. After n search
they departed disappointed, not one Of
them having thought of the dust hole.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
AN OIL, sAYIx' OF MOTHERS.

The older that q body gifts
The better. seems q nc.
He reckolects the folks an Jokes
An things that used e be;
Like ether night whilst settin' there
An rompn' through the years.
An driftin' on the back urds way.
swan. heeri my mother say:
Go wash yer neck an earsl'
Il took me back fer forty years.
An Is a boy again.
With same dislike fer water that
Was natural TO me then;
seemed & feel my speerit rse,
An feel my boyish tears
A-rolin' down IN same Of way.
Like when my mother used { sayI
Go wash yer neck an earsp'
Clean neck an ears you reckolect
Was p1rt' nigh disgrace
There want no sense in washin' 'cept
Perhaps a bodys face!
We used . think that mas was made
To add 10 boyish keers,
An stand around IN hossin' way,
When BOYS was tiredest an say,
Go wash yer neck an oarsr'
An VT I'll warrant that tonight
You'd Ike q 80 & bed
In some o.. room with locust bloom
A-druprin overhead
On single roof an hold yer breath
With al y0ur b0yish fears
An hear OF mother softly creep
Upstairs an ask ": Gone % sleepl-
Didlu wash yer neck an oarsg'
John D. Wells
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Incrtiu in Cape Cod.

4 lack OF farming enterprise throughout
Cape Cod is noted by observers. There lie
acres and acres of available land. capable
OF producing profitable crops or OF being
utilized as grazing grounds for sheep or
cattle. which are never used IN any way.
a singular inertia seems 10 possess most
OF the male population OF Cape Cod Real
enterprise is n rare quality. The oppOr-
tunities FOR profit offered IN numberless
ways by the yearly influx of summer
residents alone are seldom or only par
tally made use OF. Most Of the farmers
are content 10 raise a few vegetables for
their own use. which they plant early in
the season, according 20 time-hOnOred Gus
torn; few 10 any. of them having the in
lliEeuce 20 plant successively for late
crops. which would bring the highest
prices. They plant in the spring and their
vegetables are all gone by the first Of
September. whereas by the exercise Of a
little energy and intelligence they could
reap large profits by reason Of the late
fall and the growing tendency Of the sum
mer population to stay later in their sum-
mer homes.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Nr. Lodge JoIted.

From the Springfield Republican.
When the Senate tariff bill was reported ron
committee. with its higher protection for cotton
goods Mr. Lodge !lhilaHtly spoke OF how well
Massachusetts, vas farug IN the revision. Now the
Massachusetts, cotton mills going 90 short time
and the Massachusetts, electorate gives the Rsprb-
ncan party IN the State election an alamiugly
small plurality.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Mr.. Parsons and Sugar.

Irum ne New York sun.
Herbert Parsons administers The Republican orsani-
zation Of New York % suit the convenience ard
vi5ssituaes o. the American Sugar Refining Com
pauy. Even a municipal election ir this town can
not escape the ctul Sway Of this vilost Of c1rTorl-
lions naaitestins .tseH IN the person q Herbert
Parsons
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Hubby,E Big Head.

From the Boston Transcript
Mrs. Youngwife-Id like hat for my
husband, please"
Clerk-What size. madam
Mrs. Youngwlfe-Dear me, I've forgot
ten the size. but he wears a IS collar. so
he would take 20 or % hat, wouldn't he?
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

The suggestion OF a contemporary that
Mr. Rockefeller's hoolCworm gift has
raised storm Of protest IN some sections
Of the South" win in no wise discomfort
the giver, however. Pouring oil on
stormy waters is his long suit.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

A French physician says a tramp IS not
a tramp from inclination nearly so often
as because he is a victim OF "fugue dro-
mozambique Liberal applications OF
soap and water, coupled with a little buck
saving now and then, probably would
cure the trouble
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
IN THE DUMPS.

Hubby has a touch OF grip.
Past all doubt;
Like a rooster with the pip.
Mopes about.
WHEY all his peevish ways
Doth condOne;
Only giggles when he says:
"Lemme lone"
He rejects in sullen wrath
Pronered skill;
Doesn't want a mustard bath
Or a pill.
In response TO wlfey's sweet,
Honeyed tone
All he cares to do is bleat:
"Lemme lone"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
often the Case.

The editor Of the magazine was some
what dubious
Curious said he that this anecdote
OF Napoleon has never been IN print
before"
1T has been In print before" explained
the space writer. "but not attached 10
Napoleon"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

Sir Thomas Upton thinks the rules
ought 20 be changed so that he might
have better chance 20 capture the big
yachting prize Of the world. II Sir
Thomas were an American Congressman,
he probably would be a Democrat or an
"insurgent' Republican.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
summarized

From the Boston Herald.
The neatest summary OF Judge Gay
noTs success appears in the World.
which says Il was due 20 the fact that
of the opposing candidates one was too
little known and the other too well
known.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Ones Interiors.

From the Chicago Record Hornld.
You should always be generous to your
interiors. my child"
yes dad, but my interiors are always
trying to make people believe they are
my superiors."
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

Is there a big city In this entire coun-
try wherein the principal streets are not
frequently and all but persistentIy torn
up at the most !nopportune moments? If
so, the inhabitants thereof ought 20 pin
medals on themselves for being wonder
fully and uniquely blessed.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

Our Massachusetts contemporaries will
please be careful how they say things.
The mere suggestion Of a LodgeIess
United States Senate in the near future
sends cold chills up and down Washing
toms SPINE most uncomfortablv.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

The north pole controversy is, evidently
enough, hopelessly muddled. When ex-
perts fail out. the best history can do,
OF course, is to make guess at the
truth, and let 4 60 at that.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
NIr. A1drich's Odyssey.

From tho New York Evening Post
senator Aldrich's inclrson into tho West PROMISES
% be the most interesting political Odyssey Of re-
cent times.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Mr.. Gaynor's Platform. .

From the Springfield Union.
Already Niayor-eloct G1yn7r is receiving mention
for the Democauc Presidential nomination in 49,
II he and former Ge7. Pcruyrecse- Of P-uusyl-
rania, we're o. the same political cDmpe1i1u they
might 50 before the rioters on az anti Newspaper
platform.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
The Speaker and Baseball.

Prom the Chicago Record Herald.
Uncle Joe IS credited oith having develcrci an
intention 20 become a BASEBALL maguatc. Consider
the case Of the umpire who makes bad decision
against Uncle Jcc'5" team.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Paid In Full.

tlom LApI1ncotts s.
I'm sorry to hear your mule died." 7
said 10 Happy Sam.
"Oh. IT'S all right, boss" he returned
resignedly. II amt got no kick comm. -
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

It was reported recently that Sara
toga, y. Y. had gone dry" It was
such a palpable fake. however that
even Commander Peary did not feel
called on 10 denounce il as such.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

A theatrical production labeled "a
Dry Town" is touring the South. The
Observation-Disclosures contingent IS
unanimously Of the opinion that It is
q bum" show.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

What is Canada fussing about. any
way? We may tender It the old pole
Mount Mckinley and a large bunch OF
trading stamps thrown in for good meas
ure. before the cruel war Is over.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
A FancifuI Field.

"Td like to get on some big New York
newspaper"
What could you do on a New York
newspaper
We'll, I believe I could write the I'M
confirmed rumors"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Nearly an Episode.

Young man, you gave me your seat"
Yes, sir
Wei. you keep doing these kindly acts
and some day somebody may leave you
several hundred thousand dollars
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
LOW Einnnce-

why do you give SO many small
checks?"
"A man might frame a 50-cent check. "
explained the poet. hopefully.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

Mr.. Aldrich's dissemination TO divide his
time with Mr.. Fowler is not at all unnat-
uraL Mr.. Aldrich does not need the ad-
vertising. II Mr.. Fowler does.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Rubbing II In.

From the Chicago Tribune
las matters now stand" says the Full
ton Democrat, there is only one Demo
crat In the forty-six States who could
not in 1912 skin Taft alive" Why allude
TO Mr.. Bryan IN this cruel. cutting way4
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

'NTarse Henry Watterson thinks Paris
is unquestionably Europe's finest product.
And We do not mind informing Paris
that "Marse Henry" IS Just about Amer
lca's finest product
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

Speaker Cannon is a versatile states
man, says the Portland Telegram. Yes,
indeed. The versatility characterizing
Uncle Joe's' standing pat is truly re-
markable.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

'Sh-h-h-h-h! November thinks she is
October! Do not start anything; you
might awaken her.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

most as ardently as Gov. Haskell loves
Mr.. Theodore Bwana Jumbo Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
MIR. Mn May Observe,

From the Omaha Bee
Mr.. Hill viii please note that Secretary Wilson
pooh-poohs the idea Of our starving 90 death.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

After ALL one Of the things the people
appear 10 like best in Mr.. Taft IS his
everything and cheerful concession that
somebody else is entitled to a think now
and then
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

Having passed through the South with
out partaking OF one mint julep or saza-
rae cocktail, Mr.. Taft can never hope to
be awarded the sacred title Of colonel. %
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08
Trade VIA south AmerIcn.

American manufacturers, II Is reported,
show little response 70 invitations 10 send
exhibits to the international exposition, TO
be held in Buenos Ayres next summer, in
celebration OF the centennial OF the origin
OF the Argentine Republic. The exhibit
is TO include a special agricultural dis
play, including farm machinery and i'm
PIGMENTS, but even that feature seems
not TO appeal in the United states. How
ever, these last are fairly well known in
that country. as are our railway mate
rails and equipment. Nevertheless. the
opportunity has been accepted largely by
manufacturers IN England, France, Ger
many, Spain. and Italy. Perhaps branch
banking may help exports from the
United States to the Argentine, but the
best hope of improved trade seems TO be
with the west coast Of South America,
following the opening OF the Panama
Canal
The Washington herald., 1909-11-08

As compensation for the alienation Of
HIS wife's affections, a Delaware man
was awarded cents the other day.
Evidently, the jury thought the wife