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The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
Steel Pen Helps Forqers.

The crime Of forgery has been facili-
tated and increased by the modern in
PRODUCTION OF metallic pens. gold and
steel, says a writer in the Indianapolis
News. The old fashioned quill pen was
smooth and pleasant TO write with,
though 1t sometimes baked and sput-
tered, but it did not lend itself to skill
full limitations as easily as the metallic
pen does. The crime OF forgery doubt
less has been promoted by the almost
universal education OF modern times.
In an age when everybody writes and
when many are skillful penmen forger-
les are much more frequent than they
were centuries ago, when the person
who could handle a pen was an excep-
ton. Many modern criminals make a
living by committing forgeries, victim
lzing hotels. banks. capitalists and bust
ness men generally.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
ON THE DEAD RUSH.
An Experience In Getting Acquainted
In New York.

An Experience In Getting Acquainted
In New York.
Getting acquainted in New York is
thus described by a man from Atlanta.
He brought a letter Of introduction to
the person he was to meet at the lat
ter's office I'm Nassau street
This is the Atlantan's report to his
house:
Called at 2 p. N. Boy on the gate
asked my name and business. Gave
him the letter Of introduction. Boy re-
turned and told me to sit down.
"Sat down twenty-five minutes. Saw
a man come out of his Office and break
through the gate as If he was chased
by hornets.
"Whos the man from Atlanta who
wants to see meY asked the hurried
individual
"T am the man. l replied, trying to
act as if was also hurried
"'Come along with me- said the man
as he grabbed me by the arm. He
dragged me through the main door into
the hallway. He caught sight of de
scending elevator and shTieked to the
man in the car to stop.
THE door Of the car slid ajar, and
the man who had me by the arm said,
Come along; let's get acquainted as
we go down
"By that time the car had reached
the landing on the main floor. AS the
door of the car was pushed back the
man who had my letter in his hand
said:
81 haven't had time TO read this let
ter, but we know each other. Come in
day after tomorrow. I've got to make
Il train. I'll know you when we meet
again. GOOdby.'
Before | could say gOodby he had
turned the corner and was out Of sight
That's business in New YOrk."-Suc-
cess Magazine
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
HOLLAND HOUSE.
One of EngIand's Picturesque and His
toric Mansions, Pleasantly
Situated In London.

Few mansions in or near London
are more picturesque in their sur
roundings or more interesting from
their associations with the past than
Holland House. The domain in which
it stands is a perfect rus in urbe-a
green oasis Il a wilderness Of bricks
and mortar. When you pass from the
noisy traffic of Kensington road and
enter the great gates there is a trans
formation scene. In a few PAGES Lon
don has disappeared, and you find
yourself all at once in the heart Of the
country. You might be in the forest
Of Arden, a hundred miles from Pic
cadilly-lawns shaded by noble cedar
trees, woodland glades, a green lane
with over arching bOughs, and farther
on terraced walks, the stone balUs-
trades and the formal parterre Of the
Dutch garden. The house itself has a
long. irregular frontage, a fantastic
medley Of turrets, gables. arcades and
oriel windows. The series Of sitting
rooms on the first floor are warm,
comfortable and hOmelike and filed
with a priceless collection of family
portraits and heirlooms. No wonder
that Charles Fox was devoted to the
place where he had passed a careless
Hnd happy boyhOOd and in his last i'll
ness drove over from Chiswick to
view once more the familiar scenes,
which he regarded with a special ten
derness and affection. Naturally his
memory is cherished here, and he is
still to some extent the tutelary genius
/ Of the place. There Is a statue Of him
/ at the end Of the avenue in the park;
/ there is a bust Of him by Nollekens
/ in the entrance hall; there is a charac-
/ teristic note in his handwriting on the
/ back of a miniature of RObespierre-u1
! scelerat, IN lache, ct un fou "a rascal
/ q coward and a fOol-and there IS q
| picture Of him by Sir Joshua as q
youth with two charming damsels
one of whom made a romantic mar
riage with an actor, while the Other
refused the hand OF q king and lived
to become the mother of the heroic
Napiers Almost every room has it:
| tradition In fact. wherever you tread
ga history is beneath your feet."-
| BIackwoOd's.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
A STAGE VILLAIN.
His Reputation CIung to Him Outside
the Theater.

His Reputation CIung to Him Outside
the Theater.
An actor in a small company was
unable one night to get accommoda-
ton at the only hotel in an English
town, it is said, because its proprietor
a remarkably slow going person for
such a place, recognized him as the
villain in the melOdrama who had
stoken a cash box, set fire to d house,
killed a detective. damaged race
horse and betrayed the herO's sister.
But something like this really did
happen to George Scott, manager OF
the Alhambra in London. In his
younger days Mr.. Scott was a stage
villain Of the deepest dye, and one OF
his favorite parts was that Of the
wicked Levison in East Lynne"
After playing the character a few
nights in BlackpOOl he had occasion
for wishing to change his lodgings
and, knocking at the door Of a house
in the next street. was greeted by the
good lady who opened it with a shrek
and the subsequent exclamation:
What! It's LevisOn, the dirty vii
lain. Ye can't ave rooms in my
'ouse! Get out or I'll call the perlice"
London NJ. A. P.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
SCHWARTZ.
YOUR BRAIN.
You Must See That 1t Is Kept Plastic
by Not Overeating as
You Grow Old.

Up to a certain age the brain re-
mains plastic encugh so that if an in-
fury occurs TO the thought brain the
person can begin over again and Gre
ate new knowledge centers in the other
hemisphere.
This has happened in many cases
where young people have lost certain
powers or faculties by cerebral LESSONS
and have afterward recovered these
faculties by developing new centers in
the other brain. 1t rarely happens
after the age of forty-five. and the rea-
son is because most persons after pass
ing that age soon clog their brains
with calcareous matter by Overeating
and destroy the Elasticity Of their
brains by filling them with food waste
If all people past the age OF forty
five would live on twelve ounces or
less of solid food per day we should
soon find that one may eceive new
ideas as readily at seventy-tve as at
fifteen. You cannot do it, however, If
your brain is a hardened mass or
waste matter. If you overeat you will
be "sot'' in your ways and has-been
at fifty. Keep your phOnograph rec
ords soft and receptive.-Nautilus
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
Had Two Faults.

Uncle Remus. besides being an In
Yeterate horse trader, was something
Of a wag. One day, after swapping
rather disreputable looking nag, he
said:
''Now, stranger. I'll tell yer fair-dat
boss hab got two faults"
"And more, too, / guess" assented
the other But what are theyY
"Waal, eff be gifts out In de field he's
de hahdes' boss ter ketch ye ever seed,
an when yer ketch i'm he amt wutb
q cuss"-Judge.
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Why He Didn't Rise,

1t was married mems night at the
revival meeting. Let all you hus-
bands who have troubles on your
minds stand upr' shouted the emotion
al preacher at the height Of his spasm
Instantly every man In the church
rose to his feet except one.
AHA" exclaimed the preacher. pei.
ing out at this lone sitter. who occu-
pied a chair near the door and apart
from the others You are the one in
a million"
1T amt tat" piped back this one
helplessly as the rest OF the cOngrega-
fion turned to gaze suspiciOusly at
aim. 'T can't get up. I'm paralyzedT' -
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
A Rhymed Task Master.

In the studio Of an artist on Msdi-
son avenue there is a sign that would
seem suited for almost any place
where there is work to do. Of course
it is exceptionally well adapted to the
needs of dreaming artists. IL reads:
Whene'er 8 task is put to you
Don't idly sit and view it
Nor be content and wish it done
Begin at once and do it.
In this studio it was Of course artis-
ticany printed and framed. Within
view Of the motto every one was hard
at work. and the man who sat nearest
said it never gave him a moments
rest. He could not look at an unfin-
ished Job without seeing or hearing
the jingle Of the rhyme.-New York
Press --------Sssssrss- - sgsz~r
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
Domestic Economy.

''Hey, mon," exclaimed the Draw,
bonnie north countryman. thrift is a
wunnerful thing"
yes" replied his English travelling
companion. You're right there. Now.
gave my wife a ten pound note to
manage on last time / was away, and
would you believe it?-instead Of ex-
ceeding it she saved nearly a sover-
eign out OF it to buy herself a hatT'
That's nowt," replied the Scotsman.
''AIy wife gives the kids ha'pennies
apiece to go to bed supperless; when
they're asleep she takes the ha'pen-
MES of on 'em aegean, and then she
makes 'em do wi'out ony breakfasts
for losin' 'em. Hey. mon, that's
thriftW-London Scraps.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
EnaIand's National Anthem.

There is a fourth verse of the ma
tional anthem with which very few
Englishmen indeed are familiar But
it was given. apparently in all good
faith, in an old Hanoverian musical
work. and the daring of the last rhyme
almost recOnciles one to the shocking
character of the sentiment:
God save great George, our king!
Long live our noble king!
God save the king!
Send US roast beef a store.
II It's gone send US more.
And the key OF the cellar door,
That We may drink
London Chronicle.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
TOO CLEAN.
African Natives Who Were Lavish In
Their Use of Soap Belonging
TO Their White Visitors.

Miss Mary Kingsley, who made many
journeys in the wilds Of Africa, used
. relate how once, finding it necessa-
ry to cleanse a much soiled and stained
blouse, she carried it, with a cake OF
soap. to a neighboring spring, where
an interested group of native women
watched her wash it. They were much
impressed by the way in which the
spots disappeared and it emerged as
good as new.
The next morning when ii came time
to break camp Miss Kingsley missed
her soap-a precious commodity in the
wilderness. Suspicion soon pointed to
a certain woman. who on being ac-
cused, confessed boldly that she had
taken it and cast it into the spring
that its extraordinary powers Of re-
newing old garments might be perma-
nently impaired to the waters. She
was deeply mortified to learn that her
effort had been in vain
The Rev. Peter Mcqueen Of Charles
town, Mass, tells q kindred story. His
soap, however. was not lost, although
misused He still had it with him.
81 told our native servants to be sure
to lay in a supply Of clean water
when we crossed the TaTu desert,
scorched belt Of sand stretching some
seventy-six miles," he relates. It'd
lngs had reached us that an English
explorer who had attempted TO cross
| that desert shortly before us had per
ished from thirst, so we wanted to be
careful.
you can imagine my surprise when,
/ upon taking my first draft Of water, /
/ discovered that 1t tasted strongly Of
| soap All the casks were similarly
tainted, and we rounded up the natives
] and held a hasty court martial
at was a tough predicament, but l
! couldn't refrain from smiling within
| when the leader Of them meekly con-
/ fessed that as the master had instruct
ed him TO lay in supply OF clean wa
ter he had seen to it that bars Of soap
were added. for soap. he said, was
used to clean things"
They did not perish Of thirst, but
after sixteen days Of drinking soap
j suds. which agreed with neither palate
nor stomach, no native Of that paTtic-
ular gang was again likely to try TO
purify water with soap.-Youth's Com
| paniOn.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
GIFTED LUNATICS.
insane Persons Frequently Have Ono
of Their Faculties Developed
TO Extraordinary Extent.

One Of the most peculiar features OF
insanity is that occasionally one fac
ulty, either sight, hearing, smell, taste
or touch, is extraordinarily acute. Ger
tain insane persons. fnsensible to every
other impression. have pronounced
taste for music and can repeat with
accuracy an air which they may have
heard but once. Others have a recol-
lection Of form and color and display
an aptitude for drawing, while more
frequently one may meet with an in
mate Of an asylum who has a special
memory for figures, dates. proper
names and words generally.
There is a case on record, for in
stance, Of IN tmbecile who at twenty
seven had such an extraordinary men,
ory that be could solve the most diff
cult problems in arithmetic and alge-
bra and repeat word for word long
poems after once hearing them. In
another case a boy of fourteen, with
defective brain, who had the greatest
difficulty in learning to read, could, If
allowed two or three minutes TO run
over a page printed in a foreign Ian
guage or treating Of questions Of which
he was ignorant. repeat the words from
memory as correctly as if the book had
been lying before him
Very curious was the case OF an
other man, a devOUt churchgOer. who
could remember the day when every
person had been buried In the parish
for thirty-five years and could repeat.
with unvarying accuracy. the name
and age of the deceased and mOurners
at the funeral And yet he was com
plete fool, and outside Of the line Of
burials he had not one idea and could
not give an intelligent reply to single
question or even be trusted to feed
| himself
At Earlswood asylum. England. they
/ have records OF imbeciles who could
not only repeat accurately a page or
more of any book which had been read
years before, even though it was a
| book they did not understand in the
least. but also Of an insane person who
| could repeat backward what he had
! just read
Another curious case is that of an
| imbecile who, in the first place, never
failed to go to church and who or
reaching home could repeat the ser
. mon word by word, saying, Here the
minister coughed; here he stopped tC
blow his nOse." and so on.
In another case an imbecile knew
the Bible so perfectly that if you asked
him where such and such verse was
to be found he could tell without hes
itation and repeat the chapter.
All these instances are well authenti
Gated, and others equally amazing anC
true could be added. And just as ther,
is one sense which is sometimes won
derfully acute in persons of weak in
J teIIect. so in the case of blind peop
the sense of smell OF hearing is Oftel
! very keen.
One of the most remarkable cases Ol
record was that of Julia Brace. a fe
male deaf and blind mute who coul
distinguish brothers and sisters b
smell and who recognized anybody sh
had met before by the same means
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
How Erastus Found Liaht.

Voting is something Of a hazard at
times if we do not happen to have the
plain guidance of the old darky jani-
tor in Princeton. ETastus. being asked
how be had voted. replied: I'm the
mahnin', sab. | was inclined to de Re
publican cause. for they gave me So
but in the afternoon de Democrats
gave me 50 So. sab, | voted de Dem
Ocrat ticket straight. because dey was
de leas' corrup'. sah-de leas' corrup'
sahv'-SucCeSS Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
DUELING IN ITALY.
How the Count Of Turin Came to Fight
Prince Henry of Orleans.

How the Count of Turin Came to Fight
Prince Henry Of Orleans.
The greatest duel of modern days in
Italy was that between the Count OF
Turin and Prince Henry of Orleans.
1t came about In a curious man
ner. Prince Henry had insulted the
Italian army after the battle Of AdOwa
and one day received a telegraphic
challenge to a duel signed Victor EN-
manuel" The challenge was accept
ed. and thus Crispi, who was prime
minister came to know Of the crown
princes impuIsive action and inter
fered. But" said King Humbert, his
father. how can it be stopped? Our
honor is now involved" Crispi thought
a moment and then exclaimed: 81 have
it! The Count Of Turin is Victor En-
manuel alsor' And thus he was the
one who fought.
This was followed by one Of those
genial practical jokes which COnvulsed
Europe France at that time hated
Italy and never lost an opportunity to
sneer at her 1t must be explained
that in Rome there was always at car
nival time a characteristic figure of q
little old man with an immense sword
riding a donkey, who was caricature
Of the age of chivalTy and was called
General Mannaggia la ROcca."
One day in the French papers ap-
peared an imposing announcement that
General Mannaggia la Rocca threw his
glove at the feet of the entire French
nation and cast their base insinuatious
In their teeth. inviting any or all to
mortal fight. Replies were not long in
coming, one Of which was from a not
ed fenceT and duelist Of his day. NJ
Tomegueux, appointing his seconds and
announcing their arrival in Rome
France was on the quivive, from gov
| ernment personages to the humble
| bargee. and when the trick played
| upon them was discovered all Europe
shrieked with laughter. and France the
loudest Of all-Pau Mall Gazette
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a Riuhteous JUDGE,

One Sunday morning minister's
wife saw her son chasing the hens
with a stick. She went to the door to
investigate and heard him say, III
teach you to lay eggs in a minister's
family on Sunday morning"-Deline-
atOr
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
A VersafiIs Fellow.

A young man wants situation as
odd man or pair Of hOrses.-Kirkcud-
brightshire Advertiser
We have an old revolving cage, If be
would care to come as three white
mice.-London Punch.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
The Growers,

Stage Manager wish We could work
in a few more realistic touches in
it be to have some CnP gTOwl ike
bear? AuthOr-The very thing! Wen
call in the critics. Kansas City inde-
pendent
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
Briuht Pupils.

"You have two very bright pupils.
Miss Winsome," remarked Mr.. Sweet
" to the schoOlma'am.
(Which ones do you mean, Mr..
Sweetly?"
why. those in your eyes. to be
sure"-Pathfnder
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
Warm.

Mrs. Buggins-Before we were mar
ried you used to say was the sun
shine Of your life. Mr.. Buggins-Well,
l admit that you still do your best to
make things hot for ne.-Philadelphia
Record
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
TEWELRY REMADE

BRING YOUR OLD RINGS BROOCHES, PIN S.
WATCHES AND OTHER JELRY HERE FOR REPAIRS
WE MAKE OTHER JEWELRY, DO ALL KINDS OF RE
PAIR WORK AND CHARGE THE LOWEST PRICES FOR
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP.
YOUR EYES NEED GLASSES
IF YOU HAVE HEADACHES, PAIN IN THE EYES
OR IF YOU CAN'T SEE TO READ WELL.
OUR OPTICIAN WILL EXAMINE YOUR EYES FREE
AND TELL YOU WHAT'S THE TROUBLE.
SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES FROM ST UP.
EWELRY-DIAMONDS-SIL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
LIBERAL CREDIT TO ALL
IN ORDER TO ASSIST OUR CUSTOMERS IN EVERY
WAY SCHWARTZ. THE POPULAR JEWELER" WILL
BE PLEASED TO SELL YOU ANY ARTICLES YOU MAY
SELECT ON CREDIT TERMS THAT WILL MEET YOUR
APPROVAL
WE WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE TO COME TO OUR
STORE AND BUY WHAT YOU WANT LWITH THE AS
SURANCE THAT YOU WILL GET THE BEST VALUES AT
THE SMALLEST PRICES ONLA LIBERAL BASIS
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING, 80 YEARS EXPERT
ENCE OUR WATCH-INSURANCE IS A GREAT FEA-
TURE SETINS EXPLAIN THE PLAN WE ALSO HAVE
AN OPTICAL DEPARTMENT THAT GUARANTEES SAT
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824 9TH ST. Northwest
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Trials Of the Road.

Mrs. Farmer-Say, mister don't you
never do no work? Dewey Eve-Wen,
If youse knew how hard it wuz fer
college bred man to answer questions
asked by ungrammatical females yer
wouldn't ask dat.-Judge.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
The Real Reason.

DE pO' child died fun eatin' too
much watahmillion."
Huh, Oar amt no sich-uh thing as
too much watahmiliOn."
-pUck
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
IL Had Been Read.

That old tightwad uncle OF mine IS
dead"
HAS his will been read yetT
Did you near what 1 called him ?"
Cleveland Leader
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01

Lady Wortley Montagu used TO say
that her only objection to being man
was that she would have to marry
woman.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-01

To be- proud Of learning is the greai
est ignOrance-TaylOr-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-17
BYHOWER SPARES TREES
City and County Building Grounds
viii Not Be De-
Denuded.

None of the evergreen trees thanking
the sidewalk leading TO the city and
county building from Fourth South and
State streets are to be cut down, accord
ing to Nicholas Byhower, city superin-
tendent of parks. Mr.. Byhower said yes
terday that instead of cutting down the
evergreens. linden trees would be planted
between the trees now standing and that
at some time in the future the ever
greens would probably have TO fall
THE sidewalk leading to the building
should be shady and pleasant" said Mr..
Byhower yesterday. "These evergTeens
have not long life and they would prse-
ably have to come out about the time
the other trees were we'll up, Next week
we will probably plant shady linden
trees between the evergreens, but VIII not
chop the eVergreens down. / never had
any idea Of cutting them down.
we have cut down good many trees
in liberty park, and viii cut down a
whole lot more. They are partly dead
and have not been properly taken care of
in the past. Some time ago Parkkeeper
Heath and I ordered a number of the
trees chopped down because they were
dead. There are lot more, and they
chopping down any good, live trees In
the park or anywhere else.
I'm regard to that weeping willow
which was chopped down In the city and
county building grounds. 1t was old and
partly dead and was no good anyway. IL
was killing several other trees and ruin-
in the lawn"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-17
MARVELLOUS spEcTRoscoPE.

Charles R. Crane, was once discussing
with Chicago reporter a new elevator
invention.
THAT invention" said Mr. Crane,
smiling, lis very wonderful. But I'm
afraid it's like the telephone spectre
scope"
How so. slr?" the reporter inquired.
We'll" said Mr.. Crane, there were
two friends. Blank and Dash. Blank
was rather gullible. Dash called him
up one day and said:
Hello, old man! You're looking
we'll These telephone specroscopes are
fine things, aren't they?"
=" Telephone spectroscopes2 What are
you giving us?' said Blank, suspiciousI-
Why. it's the latest thing said
Dash. "A round. mirror-like disk in
front of the phone. You see the person
you're talking to, just as see you now.
Just as you see me? Rubbish! Do
you mean to say you've got one on your
phoneg sneered Blank.
Sure, old man. And I see you plain
in it.
"'Oh. you do, Ell? Well. what am I
doing thenT said the gullible Blank, as
he held up his hand
Why, you're holding up your right
hand. of course
Humph. Mystifed. Blank kneIt on
the floor. What ne said, am doing
nowr
'Ha, ha, hal Saying your prayers,
was the reply.
BLANK then held up in succession be-
fore the telephone his watch, a hat, a
fan; and Dash. at the other end OF the
wire, named the articles promptly and
correctly.