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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
NEW YoRKs TELEPHONE BILL.
About S25O,OOO spent Annually by
the Various Departments.

From the New York sun.
The city's telephone bill according TO
the budget IS 500 $50. but several OF the
city departments have neglected 10 put
the telephone rentals separate in max
ing up their appropriations and have
charged them 10 the contingency fund OF
the Office For instance. the mayor. cor
oners. board OF estimates. Municipal and
Special Sessions courts. and some Of the
county registrars have placed no specific
amount for telephone rent, but $4,000 is
a conservative amount so that the total
bill is about $3.50. 0O0
The police department heads the list
with a rental OF $500. the Offices OF
the five borough presidents come next
with a rental OF $500, the department OF
water supply Is good third with rental
OF S26,616, the FIRE department follows
closely with modest bill OF So, 200. The
health departments bill is $4,000. the
department Of education S132s3, public
charities. Sl0.S50: street cleaning DEPART
ment $500; law department. $500: cor
rection department. $500: finance depart
ment. 5000; Bellevue Hospital. 5000:
park department. s5.g75; district attor-
ney's Office. 1880; bridge department.
S3oel. sheriffs Office. New York, $500:
sheriff, Kings County, 1850; general
sessions, $3.50. and civil service. $1,000
About sixteen other county and bureau
Offices sent in bills ranging from 500
10 $1,000. the armOry board and several
armories Of the National Guard evidently
included their telephone bill in their
contingent fund. This bill would be
enough TO satisfy 100000 calls a year at
8 cents call, giving the commissioners
and heads OF departments and bureaus
about twenty calls every minute II the
Offices were open twelve hours out Of
the twenty-four
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
THE SETTING OF THE SUN.

Broad the fields. aud long the road
Where the dust has sought its rest,
And the days last rays 60 creeping there
With the shadows from the west
The old rail fence recnes AZ ease
With its years Of duty done.
And a peaceful song floats through the trees
With the setting Of the sun.
Light were the carts that tramped the road
or sung IN the meadow brDBn
Warm was the hand that laid the dust
Or scattered the thislles down;
Wen were the tasks Of men performed.
Ard we'll the day begun
That's why there is come the ioy Of TEST
With the setting Of the sun.
fe who are lost in the cits throngs
And the whirl If the citys life
Ne who are faint with the toll Of years
That has bowed you in the strife:
Pause as the day slips Ger its edge,
And let heart fancies nun
Through The golden. golden long ago
With the setting o the sun.
The bloom in the bu' that were yours in youth.
And there nuns the world away
To the sylvan giades where eve has crept
And the twilishts haze Is gray;
There come the songs from the zerhyr land
Where the smiles Of hope are won.
And the youth that 3ou knew comes back 70 you
With the setting Of the sun.
st. Louis Star.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
MIsnnnrI In.tIce-

From the Troy Free Press
In st. Charles last week Lester sngra-
ham traded A. S. Osborn a horse for a
motor boat A few hours later Osborn
discovered that the horse was worthless,
SO he went to the boat and removed The
engine. and the horse died as he was
hauling It away A jury in a Justices
court awarded Ingraham the engine and
81 damages.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
SUNDAY. AUGUST IA. 1910.
Home News Away from Home

Washingtonians who leave the
city, either for a short or long
stay-whether they go 20 noun
tain or seashOre. or even across
the sea-should not fail TO order
The Washington Herald sent 10
them by mail IL will come reg
ularly and the addresses win be
changed as often as desired. II
is the home news you Will want
while away from home. Tele-
phone Main $500, giving old and
new address.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

From the Boston Transcript.
Mr.. Carsles total estate apFroNimatiug ouly So
COO. after be had been Speaker Of the House. a
Senator from Kentucky and a Secretary q the
Treasury further discredits the comment of Ii
Hung Chang. Whenever told Of the long public
service Of anybody here. he responded complaccnty:
Must be a VERY. VERY rich man
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
Nv oNE oAN DO ~.

think III write a sea tale mkt
Fun Of salt gales.
The sea has furnished likely text
For many tales.
IN prate about the larboard mast.
The typhoons rage,
And make the captain say, 'Avast!v
on every page.
Upon a sea tale / must try
Ny scrihbling bent.
I've never been TO sea; but why
Need that prevent?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

From the Dallas News.
Probably there is nothing that terrifes
a young housekeeper more than not
knowing whether the cook will stay
longer than the company or the company
longer than the cook.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

From the New Mexican Review.
II IS very likely that bullet has furnished the
Democracy with It's candidate Tor the Presidency
IN 1872
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

There is something deeply inspirational
in the triumph Of brave and beautiful
girl over the oppression and cruelty OF
factory labor Human. tender, and
sweet. with an ever responsive smile.
Johnnie Consadine. who in spite OF her
name is the heroine. not the hero. o..
Grace MACEDONIAN Cookies new novel.
The Power and the Glory" published BY
Doubleday. Page d Co. comes down from
the pure mountain air Of her childhood
10 work in the sitting atmosphere and
whirring din OF the cotton mill Trials
crowd thickly upon her from the start
But buoyantly certain and determinedly
delighted with everything. no matter
how hard the way her superb courage
and never faltering hope carry her
through the blacklist waters Of despair
TO a victory worth while. II is a brilliant
example she sets.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Senator Dick says every Republican
pleases. So long as the Senator
sees himself along the road TO re-elec-
ton, it is nothing but natural that he
should be cheerful and optimistic about
the remainder Of the outfit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

It is said that much discomfort pre-
walls in spain because the Queen Is the
descendant of a waiter Some walters
are quite as naughty as queens and kings,
however
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

"out West It Is considered healthy to
mind your own business"
That's an odd notion"
Think so?'
Yes; that idea wouldn't be at all pop
ular among the Eastern health resorts"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

The Ohio state Journal wonders what
would happen to the proofreader who
ieft the colonel's name off an article in
the outlook to which it should be at
tached. The proofreader probably would
not wait to see
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

England has just launched another
Dreadnought-this one TO be the biggest
in the world. BY and by. however. we
suspect it will be found impossible TO
launch a bigger one than the biggest.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

II develops that a magazine now in
bankruptcy is indebted TO Mr.. Bryan in
the sum Of $50. We fear the Nebraskan
does not get OysteE Bay rates Cor his
stuff.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

some passing remarks on the situation. "
Il appears. They seem 10 have passed
without attracting any particular atten-
ton, moreover.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

After all the excitement, It is some
what disconcerting to be informed that
there is some doubt whether II can be
shown legally that a crime was COM
mitted in the Crippen case
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
The market reports from Elgin say butter is
stronger" That is Why q Is able 70 liIt itself
higher.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
CHAT OF THE FORUM.


From The Atlanta Constitution.
As governor Of New York. Mr.. Pinchot could cal
out the militia every time Balliuger invaded the
State.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
What Are Their Names +:

From the Wheeling Intelligence.
The revoluiionsts are reported 10 he in possession
Of the two leading cities Of Honduras War is GER
taiuy an educator; never knew before that
Honduras had two cities.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

From the Houston Post.
We do not approve Of Mrs Longwor,hs smoking
cigarettes. IL she does -, but hanged II We believe
it is anybOdys business but hens and Mr.. Long
W0rth's.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

From the Philadelphia North American.
Tie Kansas insurgents aN sorry that Cannon
talked so little. Cannon is probably sos:y that he
talked at all
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

II Don jaime wants Alfonso's job. he
probably cannot get II. But why should
he want il. really?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Il once saw a couple married in a den
Of lions
Did the groom seem scared2"
Not any more than is usually the
case"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
A Mean Slam.

Il saw The lovely Miss Wombat yes
terday. She says she hopes you are 60
Ing 70 Newport again this August"
Il think I shall VIII she be there?"
NO; she is going to Europe"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

An Ohio judge has decided that it is
not Illegal for woman to go through
her husbands pockets. Besides, she viii
do it. anyhow courts or no courts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

a doctor says he does not warn against
kissing babies with an idea that anybody
viii pay attention 10 him The doc
tor has some of his own. perhaps
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
Notes of the Books.

The late Marion Crawford once re-
marked that after ali, the first object
OF the novel is 70 amuse" And surely
there Is, even perennially. a very wide
place for the novel written frankly for
the sole purpose OF entertainment. And
in the hot days OF summer the novel OF
pure romance, diverting. open-airy. free
from anectation and from pretense. IS
stu more allur.ng. Such Is Blaze Der
ringer. by Eugene p. Lyle. jr., pub
lished a few weeks ago by Doubleday
Page Co Blaze, the book, and
Blaze, the hero. are both live. honest.
manly. and romantic throughout.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Caruso is said to be getting very fat.
Caruso's bank account is growing after
the same fashion. too.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

A South American Of prominence thinks
his section Of the earth ought to go in
extensively for wheat raising. Raising
wheat beats raising Cain, anyway.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

The less the newspapers have TO say
about Gallagher the better il will be
for all parties concerned, we think.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
Hir Plnn.

While friends and family roam,
Dad thinks 1t best
To camp right out at home
And get a rest.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

San Francisco is waglng vigorous
warfare against the rats that infest the
city. II only that town might manage to
get rid Of its Ruefs and Schmidts!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Great White Way after midnight. the
demand will not be nearly 50 large as
formerly.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Notwithstanding all the talk. you do
Dot-really-see many "hobble" skirts
nowadays.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Heaven is not what It used TO be.
signs the pessimistic Des MoSnes Regis
ter and Tribune. Cheer up! Neither is
the other place.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

From the Sphinx.
Pickens-why have you nicknamed
your wife Crystal?
Observation-Disclosures she is always on the
watch
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

OF Tennessee win hand It TO him in an
other form next November.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

The gas is escaping"
4 wish J could follow its example, but
my board is paid for a week"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Gov. Patterson is being pretty geneI-
ally advised 10 retire. II he does not
care to take the advice right now. how
ever. # seems probable that the people
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Senator Cores championship OF the In
dams may look like the blind leading
the blind; but it seems to be effective,
nevertheless.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Another comet is reported to be headed
this way 1t Is TO be hoped that It will
be better show than the last one.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

4 Devotee or Bridge.
she lives for bridge"
"so?"
Yes. Instead of going to the sea-
shore for the summer. she boarded up
the front OF the house. and played bridge
m the cellar. 1t was just as cool and
there We're no boisterous breezes TO dis
turb the cards.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

"They say" that Uncle joe is to be
eliminated we shall reserve comment,
however. until we have heard from
Uncle joe"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Eggs are selling for s. per dozen in
Alaska; and they are cold storage eggs,
at that
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Whenever there are rumors Of war in
the air the citizens OF Springfield. Mass,
according to Thomas II. Baldwin, OF Bos-
ton. who IS at the Arlington. suddenly
remember Uncle Sans gunmaking plant
and begin 70 watch closely 10 see If an
extra shift OF men has been put on.
The older veterans talk about the
work done during the civil war. and the
young Spanish war veterans recall how
1t was on TO it's job in a Ike manner
during the days OF warfare in Cuba. AS
a matter OF fact. the United States
armory at Springfield is doing business
at the old stand six days in the week
and is Of immense Importance to the
government every day OF those six. That
the japanese have a due regard for its
Importance is evidenced by the recent
visits Of members Of the imperial Japa-
nese army.
They were cOurteously shown around
by the commandant. for there is no Sc
crecy in the manufacture Of small arms:
but he was eager 10 tell them just how
completely the United States army is
equipped. The japanese probably learned
the best. but II the information had been
refused them they could have obtained a
gun, pulled II 20 pieces, and found out
everything for themselves That is what
this government does with foreign-made
rifles. 1t is not the first time the Japa-
nese have been pleased 20 visit our so
excellent armory' at Springfield. and FIVE
or six years ago they came in numbers.
The first set had a special request to be
allowed 10 study up on the subject OF
gunstocks. The second had an especial
interest in the barrel. A third was m
vestigating the magazine, and so on.
When the whole series had come and
gone. Of course. the Japanese had thor
oughly studied the whole gun. What
ever the unknown results Of these visits,
one OF those known was that the Japa-
nese bought Quantities Of American black
walnut for gunstocks"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

Your father told me never TO show
my face around his house again.
Never mind, Cholly; I'll give a mask
ed bail every week"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

This country is a soft spot for the
criminally inclined, and the criminally
inclinee know IT,, says a New York
judge And practically everybody else
knows it. too.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

HOLSTERS are getting scarcer. It is said.
However, as the I'D is now on along the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

AS long as "Ty' Cobb lives and swats
'em around and about the diamond.
neither Hoke nor Little Joe" need sus-
pect that he Is Gcorgia's favorite son.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

A few more passages at arms with Mr.
and Mr. Bristow Is likely 10 be
listed with the In Bads.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

o. Henry was a versatile genius-that
is admitted. II is barely possible. never
theless. that he did not write more than
seven or eight last stories"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

| it was printed in 1910 by Stephen Dave
Of Cambridge Mass.
The credit OF printing the first book
IN America Is claimed by Juan Crom-
berger in Mexico, in 1889, based on a
title given in list published at Madrid.
in l50. But a ''Doctrina breve." OF l54g
the fourth book known to have been
printed in Mexico, is the earliest that
can be located "Lucian's Dialogues"
was the first Greek book printed in
America, at Philadelphia. in 17Ss
Several authorities differ from Stowe.
and claim, not without authority. that
the first book printed with movable
types was the Latin Bible. done by John
Gutenberg at Mayence. Germany. about
1855, but no exact date can be found.
Faust and Gutenberg were at one time
associated in the printing business. The
former was wealthy jeweler. and hav-
ing loaned Gutenberg considerable money.
they quarreled, and Faust took the print
ing plant.
The trade spread rapidly in Germany.
and before the end Of the fifteenth cen
fury over fifty German towns possessed
| printing presses. The art was introduced
into Italy in 1855 by two Germans. and
In 1859 another German began work m
Venice. No industry has grown more
rapidly than book publishing. Il is esti-
mated that the total book publication OF
the world annually is 10000 Paul Orlet.
the secretary OF the Brussels Interna-
tional photographic Institute. estimates
the number Of printed books since the
invention Of printing TO January, 1900,
at l2,l6S,OO0 separate works. and the num-
Der Of periodicals at between 15OOO.OOO
and 100000. In 1898 there were 6,Sgs
books by American authors printed.
On August IA the Bon Homme Richard
sailed from L'Orient. France. on her
memorable cruise in l77s On this date
in 1870, William Penn was arrested for
preaching TO Friends In England. The
end of the Indian war in Florida was
proclaimed in 1852, and the Oregon Terri
tory was organized IN lS4S. To-day IS
the birthday of Dr. Charles Hutton, the
distinguished mathematician Q7S0: Park
Benjamin, the journalist and poet $500 !;
and Ernest Thompson Seton. artist and
author (1S60 Ii is the date Of the death
in 1888 of John l or Portugal; I'm 1874, Of
George Coleman. the English dramatist
in 1856. OF Dr. William Bucklsnd, eminent
geologist, and in 1850 Of A NJ. c. Dome
Ri, French naturalist
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

LndrieS cunningham. a dealer IN pre-
cious stones. Of New YorE. who is at the
Raleigh. in discussing secrets OF the trade
yesterday. said that, by way Of a hint,
In examining stones the jewelers. say that
II you look at yellow gems, as the topaz
or deep yellow diamonds, you will not
notice a yellowish tinge in other diamonds
seen at the same time. II you look az
emeralds and then at diamonds. the lat
ter viii turn brownish. II one turns from
yellowish green stones 10 emeralds, the
eneralds viii seem blush. Therefore. in
examining stones. do not turn from one
color 70 another limitations are warmer
TO the touch than genuine stones. and a
drop Of water spreads more quickly on
an imitation than on a real gem An
aluminium point viii mark the surface OF
an imitation. but not Of a real stone
Imitation pearls under a lens show tiny
moles in the surface and are iridescent.
The genuine pearls are not Imitation
amber, made from gum cOpal. can be de-
tected by soaking IN alcohol. Real amber
pieces which have been glued or melted
together 10 initiate a solid piece viii fall
apart II tested in the same way. stones
are shown in packets known as parcels.
made OF colored papers, the color OF the
paper being shrewdly chosen with a view
10 setting OF. or. perhaps. neutrallzing
the color Of the stones. Opals. for in
stance, are always shown in black paper.
diamonds in white. Jurquoises often in
yellow. and 30 on.
In England" concluded Mr.. Cunning
ham, ''it has been the custom when max
ing an offer for goods 70 seal up the
parcel and write on the paper the amount
offered. II the offer is refused, the par
eel Is returned to have the seal broken
by the bidder. who can then raise his
! offer If he wants to-
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AT THE HOTELS.

There is probably no land on earth
where superstition Is so rife as In HAITI
said Hugo II. Charter, Of New Orleans,
la. at the New Willard, who has Just
returned from a visit TO the black re-
public
The people Of Haiti exhibit many Of
the oddities OF thought and habit COM
mon 20 European races. They also have
native ideas OF far stranger character.
They are victims OF a faith which domi-
mates their lives 10 an almost incredible
extent That is the old system OF witch
craft which was brought with them from
Africa. and which has since been modi-
fed to some extent by the isolation Of
their surroundings, a slight inhltration
OF Christian doctrine. and the restraint
OF nominal civilization. Comparatively
little is yet known by white people OF
the real inner significance OF the cult,
though it's phenomena are obvious
enough The negro. simple as a child
In most things, is inscrutable when It
comes 20 the unseen forces that environ
his life and the personality and power
OF the persons whom he believes have
dominion over him.
"Voodooism Is the popular name Of the
faith It's basis is a belief in evil spirits
and their ability 10 hurt and destroy.
Good spirits also exist with the negro.
but these are harmless and are not
feared. There Is. however. an urgent
necessity to concillate the evil spirits.
and hence We have worship and sacrifice.
These are conducted by recognized
agents. by the papaloi or priest, and
/ mamaloi or priesteSs The sacrifice
consists Of black goats and fowls, and on
great occasions the goat without horns
that is, the human victim
Associated with the faith is the prac-
tice Of bush medicine. IN connection with
this. the most extraordinary stories are
told OF the power Of the papaloi and
mamaloi and curious circumstance IS
+ that the European residents appear TO
j believe in them But one Is not long in
the country before he believes anything
But we don't have TO go TO Haiti 10
find voodooism. We have 1t here in our
/ own country"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

~Habitual evils seldom change too soon.
But many days must pass and many sorows.
Conscious rvmorse and anguish. much be felt.
To curb desire. 10 break the stubborn viii.
And work a second nature in the soul.
Ere Tirtue can resume the place she lost"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14

New York Representative. J. q WILBERDING
SPECIAL AGENCY, Brunswick Building.
Chicago Representative. BARNARD BRAN
HAN, Boyce Building