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Gators and Insects Hunt New Home

tions are now being made to reclaim
an additional half million acres
through the construction Of wide
levee along the western shore Of Lake
PontchartTain and the southern shore
Of Lake Maurepas. On the crown of
this levee paved roadway rs miles in
length will connect New Orleans and
Baton Rouge and ultimately will be
the southern terminus of a Chicago
New Orleans highway.
Tho nearest town or settlement Of
any consequence Is now &c miles dis
tant from New Orleans. Within fifty
miles Of every large city in the coun-
try million or more people reside,
and many industries develop business
and wealth for the urban population.
This is the end New Orleans is
working to and will have reached, in
large part, anyway. by the time the
Panama canal is opened to the ships
Of the world.
Meanwhile modern sewerage and
drainage within the city proper have
practically and wholly solved the city's
sanitary problems, and the discovery
of a simple method of altering the
waters of the Mississippi river has
given the city pure water service ex
celled by none In the world. These sys.
toms are In operation and are nearly
complete. They have cost the city
about S25,00O,0OO.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

ANEW YORK.--The whole United
lV states government, with Its vast
treasury of wealth, Its brainy states
men and Insurgents. its army and
navy, Its immense horde Of high
brows, against the poor little house
1fy! That's the lineup In bitter war
Of determination scheduled to set the
nation by the ears and enlist the conr-
sgeous support of every man, woman
and child In this broad land. The
final knell Of the house fly has been
sounded and the battle has Just be.
gun. Catch 'em and kill EN-; show
no quarter is the war cry of the
army of determination that is to put
forth every effort to rid the land of
the Musca Domestica, the polite name
by which the house fly should be ad-
dressed by strangers.
Until the scientists got busy with
their Investigations the ionse 6y was
considered merely as pestlferous in
sect, designed by the Creator Of all
things merely to take Its bath In the
sweet cream and maple sirup, annoy
the late morning sleeper, skate about
with abandon on the polished surface
of shiny baldheads and practise the
Morse telegraph code on the cleanest
Of windows.
Long suffering housewives since
time began were the only really active
enemies of the seemingly Insignificant
little fly, and they alone and unaided
applied the imprecations and dish
cloths vigorously against the nuisance
But after the scientists got onto the
Job the fight against the insect began
to assume proportions Of magnitude.
That little insect which the average
citizen was wont to regard merely as
a domestic pest ls now branded as the
most dangerous creature ON earth. The
house fly has been publicly indicted as
murderer of the human race, the
The national forum., 1910-08-20
WEDDINGS STRIPPED or FUSS
in Brittany Matrimonial Candidates
Are Herded Together and Mar.
red In a Bunch.

Over in France they have way
of getting rid Of all the undesirable
features which in the United States
go with getting married. They have
the scheme in operation in Brittany.
In Brittany they do away with the
best man and bridesmaids and ushers
and other such impedimenta strewn in
the path OF the American celebrants
of the matrimonial ceremony. Even
the dressmaker and the milliner and
the florist are given the laugh. Their
goods aren't needed. The caterer Is
the only tradesman who profits.
About the middle of January every
year there is a general round up Of
all the men and women who have
been engaged within the twelve
month. They are herded together in
one place, and on the appointed morn
ing along comes the priest and mar
ries them in, a bunch. No fuss, no
feathers, no ''Lohengrih" or Robin
Hood stuff, no ushers or bridesmaids
to carry away your stickpins and your
brooches. And everyone wears the
national costume, simple in construc-
tion though gaudy.
There we're 27 couples married st S..,
Plougastel January IL, Sd people, 5%
count them. Among the 81 were
only four names. Everyone married
was Legal, Jeseuquel, Thomas
or q Kazeneuff. Fifteen of the brides
were named Marie and three were
named Marie Legal.
The caterer got his rake of from
the barbecue which followed the cere-
mony. He served 27 sheep, and six
cows at the wedding breakfast.
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fHHICAGO,--"Well, I don't know what
W under the shining forceps am 80.
Ing to do, anyway" and dentist in
the Masonic temple sighed perfect
mammoth of sigh,
THE matter? Hair, just plain hair.
No--not plain, either Now, for In
stance. A lady came up to my office
the othor day and wanted her teeth
fixed, and finally took hold OF the
top of her head with one hand, while
I worked with the other Then /
turned away to get an instrument,
and my sleeve button caught In her
hair and the whole back OF 1t, about
lfteen fat, shiny curls, came along
with me. She simply froze me up,
and she didn't como back to pay her
The national forum., 1910-08-20
Miraculous Surgery.


The successful sewing up" of hid
man hearts Is getting to be something
of a commonplace nowadays. A Phil
adelphia doctor tooh five stitches in a
wounded heart (cut open by dag
ger) and the man is said to be on the
road TO recovery. 1t was the second
heart operation of this surgeon with
In q month or two. His previous pa
tient got well,
There are now on record somewhere
neal a hundred cases Of surgical op-
erations upon the human heart, and
the death rate, considering the ex'
IRENE gravity of the operation, is
surprisingly low. When it is remem-
bered that the heart is practically
in constant motion, that its complete
stoppage means immediate death, and
that the delicate surgical manipula'
tlons necessary to repairing Its
wounds have to be performed upon a
throbbing and more or less inacces-
sible piece Of tissue, the manual skill
and GOODNESS demanded of the heart
surgeon will be better appreciated.
The national forum., 1910-08-20
Women in the Wronq Place.

The anomaly of this island, the
center of the British empire, crowded
to overflowing, while millions of acres
of the richest land in fine climates lie
undeveloped, has at last struck the
national Imagination. We cannot
open a paper without seeing articles,
about the wheat fields of Canada, the
fruit farms of British Columbia or
Rhodesia, the offers of work for Brit
ish men and women in Australia, New
Zealand, and last but not least, South
Africa, But in large movements of
every kind 1t is exceedingly difficult
to preserve the regular, even progress
sion OF parts. Some portions Of the
mass will always move slower, others
faster, han the rest, thereby causing
distortion and dislocation of the
whole. That section OF the community
known as the better-class woman has
Jagged behind the rest, and by her
scarcity In the one place and her su-
perAuity in the ott er is creating
danger to society," London Ttmes
The national forum., 1910-08-20

NyEW ORLEANS.--More than 1,000,-
AN&00 acres Of marsh land lying with
iIg4D;SA miles of New Orleans are to be
drained, reclaIrneu and transformed
from a wilderness into gardens, homes,
Lamlets and towns. The work Of re-
claiming some $4,000 acres within the
corporate limits of New Orleans Is
now well under way, while contracts
have been let for the reclamation of
fully 100000 acres additional in ad-
Joining parishes.
This means that within two years
the alligator will no longer find abort.
ginal harborage In the Carnival city,
that the breeding grounds of countless
Billions of mosquitoes will be turned
into highly productive farms on which
mosquitoes cannot breed. that hum
1reds of miles of paved roadways will
lead from New Orleans north, east and
west, and that for the first time In its
history New Orleans will possess sub
lrbs
To the westward the same character
of work is being done, and prepara-
The national forum., 1910-08-20
BONNIE A WISE DOG
4 INTUITION TELLS HER MAN
WANTED TO WASH HER.
Exciting Days Work Provided FOR
Man by Wife and setter--After
the Bath Bonnie Seeks the
Ash Heap.

What are you going to do, ueary"
the lady asked. The man WAS emerg
ing from the bath room with towel
and cake of soap.
I'm going to wash the dog said
the man sturdily. The lady peered at
him keenly.
\ mot with my soap!" she said. THE
idea of such thing. With my gild'
rose soap!"
We'll, hang It," observed the man;
gimme some soap. This was all
there was in the bath room"
And one of my best towels--a new
one" cried the lady despairingly. The
man threw the towel and soap far
from him.
Heavens and earth!" he said; this
is a fuss over nothing, sure. Gimme
some soap and rag--a blanket-any
old thing that you can dry setter dog
with"
When these things had been
brought him.-or to be exact, a piece
..sdganGGa@rn yell aNa9kitchen SOAP and q.
back yard, ,WWning merrily;
Here Bonnie Here Bonnie!" But
Bonnie was wise. Some underline
skin intuition told her that the man
desired TO wash her, and she prudent
ly crawled under the house. This
made the man indignant,
Come out o .there!" he yelled
Then he crawled under and emerged
backward, grating his teeth and rub
bing his spine, like the teeth Of saw.
upon the floor beams. In one hand
he held the elastic skin of the dogs
neck and the dog fought bitterly each
step of the way.
Once outside the man tied rope
cured washtub. 1t was the one the
washerwoman used on Mondays, but
was just as good as any for his pur-
poses.
He dragged Bonnie to this tub and
thrust her forefeet in it, while her
hind feet struggled frantically out
side. When he got the hind feet in
the forefeet were paving the dirt out
side desperately. But Bonnie was at
last wet and soaped. Then the man
stepped back to throw bucket Of
water over her.; but Bonnie shook
herself briskly and in misery and a
shower bath OF soapy water deluged
the man
Blame the dog" he said, rubbing
his eyes with hands that smslled Of
fellow soap and had dog hairs on
them.
Then he blindly liberated the dog
and commanded her to roll upon the
grass
But Bonnie, refreshed and joyous,
preferred the ash heap on which a
stovepipe had been newly beaten. .
do you mean to tell me-" said the
lady later, that you washed that
dogT'
Sure l did" said the man, growing
red; that's clean dirt. It'll shake
off soon as it gets dry"
The national forum., 1910-08-20

WIZ AsHINGToN.-'T have often heard
Wv question as to whether West
Pointers wore corsets. 1t Is absurd In
way, because should any effeminate
youngster resort to such thing 1t
would be impossible to keep the affair
a secret, and once known his school
life would become burden to him on
account of the endless amount of crlti-
cism he would receive from his fell
lows. He would be made the laugh
ing-stock of the school and would soon
find himself the possessor of any num-
Der of effeminate nicknames that
would CRATE upon his ears in any but
4 pleasant manner.
TT is true" continued the old sol
dier, who was no other than Col. X.
o. Collins, retired army officer, in a
The national forum., 1910-08-20
ReIYinn on Hereaity.

Fred Latham, Mr.. Dillingnam's
stage manager, had inspected hun.
dred applicants for positions in the
Dillingham; choruses From them he
had selected dozen eligibles for final
consideration. They stood in line.
What is your name?' demanded
Latham of the first one.
"Schumann-Heink," was the reply,
rs good-looking youngster brought
himself to the position of attention
with a click of the heels,
ANY relation to Madame Schu'
mann-Feihk?"
Yes, AIR; son." replied the young
man proudly
That's enough" said Latham, and
Hans Schumann-Heink was enrolled
to support Elsie Janis In "The Slim
Princess M
The national forum., 1910-08-20
4scIencen Becoming a Nuisance.

"Sclence" Becoming Nuisance.
Steadily medical science is closing
all avenues Of safety, Time was when
man might do pretty much as he
pleased and live. Now whatever he
may do is deadly. The Chicago health
department has just Issued warning
against country springs; in the pei
lucid water of these springs death
turks in all Of its hideous forms. Also
to quaff a cooling from the "Old Oaken
Bucket" Is dangerous. What to drink
was long a matter of price rather than
choice. But now 1t is matter Of
neither choice nor price. The million
aire as well as the pauper confronts
death whenever he drinks or eats. 1t
is unkind of science" to point out so
many dangers and not to indicate any
paths of safety that the ordinary per-
son will be content to travel, Perhaps
the most comfortable thing. IL not the
safest, to do, Is to take chance now
and then and refuse to be alarmed.
Trusting these few lines, etc.
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~S~s~~@~eS@@e~%~~~@

did you NOT bring these apples
from the cellar, Ned?"
"Yes, father, all but that one pas.
tor has; 1t was in the Kitchen" 4
Why did you not tell me?" asked
tho pastor.
We'll" with childish frankness. Il
didn't think you would take the big.
gest one on the dish !"-DeIineato
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unaxpeessd Truth.

The minister was spending the af-
ternoon at the home of one OF his
members. The father told his little
son to bring some apples from the
cellar. The child obeyed, and In the
kitchen found an especially large red
one which had been brought up the
day before, so placed 1t on the 6ish
with the others.
When they were passed this was the
apple the minister took, and feeling
It 80 warm, remarked to his host that
the cellar must he very warm.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

equipped
both gymnasium
business hours, specified
training
They
during the winter months IN spring
O
following gymnasium not
days. The instructor his the physical
throughout Thus
vitality remedy The
heads of the the athletic
officials has succeeded IN doubling the efficiency
OF workers under their immediate chargeIIarper's
The national forum., 1910-08-20
A Word Of Advice Ernn orenon.

A Word Of Advice From Oregon.
A due financial appreciation Of
minister's services does not in the
least affect The Christianity Of the
leader Of a flock. A well fed and well
groomed minister speaks well for
church. .--Woodburn Independent.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Mr.. John P. Rhines, a successful at
torney of Nashville, Tenn, and father of
Mr.. John I. Rhines, of this city, is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs, James l.. Neill, of 904
L street, N. w.
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II Humanltys Concert.

The one thing you have to do is to
make a clear-yoiced little instrument
Of yourself, which other people can
depend upon entirely for the note
wanted.--Ruskln.
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Aunla susniolnn.

when you're walking through your
,nelghbor's melon patch, don't tie your
shoe. Atlantic Monthly.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

In a State of Partial Employment.
Women write all their articles on
how to manage husbands before they
get any Quincy (Ill) Herald
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in S0CIETY'S !! REALM, In
% 81 @ @
Conducted by Miss Mary Curtis.)

cinnati, Ohio. The lecture was very prac
teal and interesting, made more so by
the interspersion of music.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

OF all places of Importance Sydney.
New South Wales Is farthest from
London az the crow flies---1Ol2O
miles.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Mr.. Campbell q tonsorial artist of
Montgomery, Ala, paid short visit to
Attorney and Mrs. j. Louis Taylor, en-
route to the Business League Conven-
ton, which convened in New York city.
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alliance of athletics ard in which the latter profits
through the keennes induced and infused by the
mer being many American business firms
and corporations today
One OF the best examples of how athletics has
to increase the working value of business establishment
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Miss Emma j. Terry, Il teacher of
Nashville, Tenn, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
james L. Neill, of 9O4 T street, N. w.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Mr.. H. b. Huchs, OF Petersburg, Va,
was the guest of Mr., S. w. Rutherford, Il
few days this week, while en- route to
New York city.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Mr.. James o. Bampfeld, secretary gen
eral of the Masons, of 1853 llth street.
n. W., will leave the city on Friday OF
this week for Detroit, Mich, to attend
the Grand Session of the Masons, which
will convene in that city next week. AT
ter leaving Detroit, he will visit New
York city, Philadelphia and other points.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Mr.. Charles Fl. Douglas, Of this city,
is visiting relatives and friends in Brock
port and Rochester, N. Y.
The national forum., 1910-08-20
Furs Advanced In Value,

Rabbit furs have doubled In value
within the last few years. while some
skins have advanced 500 per cent
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Mr.. Carter, of 600 + street N, W., has
returned from a short stay in Baltimore,
Md.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Drs. r. F. Boyd, of Nashville, Tenn. ;
A. M. Brown, of Birmingham, Ala; John
B. Hall, of Boston, Mass, and Emmett
j. Scott, Esq, willabe the guests of DIR.
A. NJ. Curtis, of 18th street N, W., dur
ing the N. M. A., which convenes in this
city next week.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

The stereoptican lecture on the Life of
St. Paul, given at the Metropolitan A..
M. L. Church Tuesday evening was a sig
nal success. The first half of the lecture
was delivered by Rev. DR.. B. F. Wat
son, secretary Of the Chruch Extension
Department, and the other half was de-
livered by Miss Martha Ross, of Gin
The national forum., 1910-08-20
ADJUSTMENTS

The Colored Business Mems Social Club Mo. i, INC.
win Give Their Annual Family Excursion, TO Le0nardlOwn
IN Steamer, JANE NHOSELET"
Monday, August 1Sah, 1910
will land eonatdown this Summer
special committee
hal)
daily friends to attend
Prot Hamitc Director
Wharf 80 returning in time for
Fare Round Trip, :a 4: SO Gents
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Rev. DR.. P. A. Scott, of Wilkes Barre,
Pa, preached at the Metropolitan A. NJ.
f. Church Sunday evening. Rev, Scott
delivered discourse which was eloquent
as well as divine.
The national forum., 1910-08-20
Athletics as am
Aid to Trade

BY George Jean Nathan.
The national forum., 1910-08-20

On Wednesday evening, August the
10th, Professor John T. Layton was cleo
ted with large majority to represent
the Metropolitan Church at the Electoral
College, which convenes in Baltimore,
Md, September T. to elect the lay dele
gates to the General Conference in 1912,
The national forum., 1910-08-20

Rev. DIR. /. n Ross, pastor of Metro
politau A. M. Il. Church, Mr.. Patton,
delegate, and several others left Wednes'
day morning to attend the District Con-
ference of the Potomac District to con-
vene in Camprole, Md, Wednesday, Aug,
ust II.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-31
BUYS RESIDENCE FOR $4,000
a. Maurice Low Sells His House
In Connecticut Avenue.
Dr.. W. VI. Barton VIII Remodel
building Into Combined Of
fee and Home,

A. Maurice Low. correspondent of tn,
Boston Globe and the London Mornins
Post. has sold to Dr. wilfred NJ. Barton
Of 1888 H street northwest. his hand
some white stone house at 1870 Connecti
cut avenue northwest.
DR.. Barton paid $1,000 for the property
and will spend about s6,OO0 remodeline
the building into a combined office and
residence. lie will take possession OF
the property on May /, and will occupy
it as soon as the improvements are COM
pleted
Dr.. Barton. who has been located in
H street since he began practice, fifteen
years ago, found the eneroachments OF
business upon his residence such that he
determined several weeks ago to move
further out into the center of the north
west section. He commissioned L. S.
Lipscomb & Co. TO find a suitable place
for a convenient Office and residence,
with the result that he has purchased
the Maurice Low house, thought TO be
excellently adapted to the physician S
purposes.
The house has Wide frontage on
Connecticut avenue. is built of white
stone, in the English basement style of
architecture. Mr. Lipscomb made the
deal in connection with Wagstafr 6
White.
Philip R. Brill has purchased from Louis
B. Heldenby The. house and lot at Kansas
avenue and Webster street. Petworth, for
$1,000 The deal was made through Wag-
staff & White.
Gardner & Dent report the following
sales of residence property:
Two houses at $500 and 1881 Tenth street
northwest. the last of a row of three
houses now in the course of construction.
for Charles W. King, Jr. They are two
story, bay-window, russell brick struc-
lures, containing seven rooms and bath.
The purchasers will occupy them as
homes.
For William z. Conman. the two-story
house at 62S Ninth street northeast. to J..
B. Thomas. In this sale the purchaser, it
is understood will hold the property as
an investment
For James H. Ware, the two-story
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-31
FAREWELL BANQUET TO DEAN.
George Washington University Stu-
dents VIII Honor w. r. Vance.

dents VIII Honor W. r. Vance.
Former Commissioner Macfarland has
been chosen POSTMASTER for the farewell
banquet in honor OF Dean William r.
Vance, to be given at Rauseher's on April
p, by the alumni and undergraduates Of
George Washington University. Dean
Vance recently accepted a professorship
az Yale
A committee is arranging special fea-
lures, and songs are being practiced b.
students. A souvenir menu is being pre-
pared. The committee is composed OF
Henry P. Du Bots, chairman; Prof. y. G.
Lorenzen, D. H. Mclean, C. NJ. Stadden,
George B. Mcclellan. r D. Micou, B. E.
Hinton. f. B. Rhodes. Levi Cook, Lyle
Hubbard, ]. T. Swift, T. F. Ford, R. H.
Tilton. ". J. Davis, X F. Dulles, Birch
Helms. z. w. Bond, D. a. Baer, R, A.
Gamble.
Tickets may be obtained from Henry P.
Du Bots, 1421 Chaplin street: Joseph Curl.
law school: E. o. Horner. United States
Senate; r. Rutherford. Union Trust Com
pany; B. Z. Hinton, Munsey Building;
+. 3. Rhodes. Bond Building; Levi Cooke,
Hibbs Building and c. NJ. Stadden, Com
mercial National Bank Building.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-31
NO DISSENSION IN 4. r. OF L.
Morrison Replies to Leader of the
knights Of. Labor.
Declares Master Workman John W.
Hayes Courts Congressional Sup
pOrt-Membership Increasing.

There is no internal dissensicn IN the
American Federation of Labor. according
to Frank Morrison, its secretary. who
brands the statement published in the
| journal of the Knights of Labor as false
in every particular. This drastic utter
ance was instigated By the following
text:
"Whistllng TO keep up their courage. -
says John ". Hayes. general master
workman of the knights Of Labor. in the
journal OF the organization. can be very
justly charged TO the officers of the
American Federation Of Labor at this
time. The buster and bombast that has
been the stock In trade of these men will
now begin 10 give way TO anxiety for
salary and expense accounts. that must
dwindle as the membership fades away.
The structure will have to make room
for an organization that has for its OBJ
ject the lettering of mankind. with all
its officers sober, thoughtful. liberal, and
fair minded men.
1.-THE federation had to run its course.
1t has existed without a well defined
policy other than one that would benefit
the organization from which the execu-
tive council is made up. A careful peru
sal Of the proceedings of the Toronto
convention viii fully establish this fact
and convince the most skeptlcal among
the rank and file that they are merely
hewers of wood and drawers of water.
THE first subject that viii forcibIy
strike the reader when examining the
proceedings Is the great loss of local
unions and membership. which will be
found in Secretary Frank Morrison's re-
port"
In reply, Mr.. Morrison declares that
in so far as the federation is concerned.
the statement that there has been a loss
of organizations is untrue. and IS appar-
entity advanced in the hope of obtaining
some advantage in Congress. He said
Mr.. Hayes courts Congressional support
IN declaring his purpose to send speakers
into the various districts to defend men,
bers Of Congress from the attacks of the
federation.
The membership of the federation. !"
Mr., Morrison says, has increased. the
finances are in as good condition as they
ever were. and the organization was
never in a better condition than 1t is at
the present time"