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The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
Touched the Right KEY.

Editor The Washington Herald.
You have finally touched the right key
in the adeQuation Of civil service clerks
salaries. A horizontal advance Of what
ever per cent is impracticabIe; It would
advance some grades too much and others
not enough, as you have demonstrated.
Perhaps my experience in the various
grades. beginning at $40 and deductions
therefrOm. may De Of value. I would sug-
gest the following as the easiest and most
equitable plan Of readjustment:
Let the lowest civil service classified
clerk be graded at 500 per aun1m. Drop
out the $50 grade. making the next above
the entering grade, S9o0. an advance OF
$3.50 per annum on the clerks hrst pro
motion. Drop out the 1900 grade, making
$l.200 the next step on the roll OF promo
ton. an advance Of 1910 per snnum on
the clerks second promotion.
Retain the present 81, 400 81, 60 and s.. so
grades Of clerkships as they are. but pro-
vide an additional grade ar S2.100, which
grade is to be filled by promotions from
the $3.50 grade, as merit and fitness
stated by the proper chief may warrant
This will be an advance of 500 per an
mum for the 81 800 clerk, and the same
process continued downward. the Va
Cancies caused In the s. so grade being
flled by meHtorious selections from the
81 FOO grade and the vacancies caused in
the 1909 grade being filed by merltOrious
promotions from the present Sl.400 grade.
the latter grade 10 remain as Il IS, and
vacancies filed by regular promotion
from the 81 Loo grade This VIII be an ad-
vance Of 500 per anuum I'm all grades, be-
ginning with the Sl,lo0 grade. when pro-
NOTED, and as the number 10 be- advanced
to the new s. 600 grade would necessarily
be limited the Judgment OF the heads OF
departments, coupled with the clerks
carded rating for efficiency and zeal can
/ be exercised and VIII make &c possible for
really meritorious clerks who have
worked themselves to 800 per annum
and higher to be advanced 10 I'LL the va
/ cancies created in the next grade above.
/ leaving those who have been pulled and
pushed by various Influences now no
/ longer potent. TO grades above their ca
pacity and fitness, 10 remain where they
are, assuming that their influence might
yet retain them IN their present grades
In spite Of want Of merit and fitness.
coupled with deficient card rating.
MAX PRACHT.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10

For though enemies have enemies
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way
handwriting
penmen
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pure
is be
impatient
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a
a attained
his wewon position has right fool
spteful
The who hath a thousand friends
o
he one
Shall
he
But that made through sefshness.
shall
until he and
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
THE MODERN MARTYR
Is One Who Sails Bravely Along
Weighted Down by T0ggcry,
From the Baltimore Star.


Weighted Down by TOggery,
From the Baltimore Star
The common opinion is that real hero
ines are something unusual and rare.
When a woman saves human being from
drowning at the risk Of her own life she
is lauded as a heroine, and societies give
her medals. by way OF distinguishing her
from the rest OF womankind. But what
she did wasn't really as brave as what
thousands OF her sisters are doing every
day. The true heroine Is she who wears
clothes as they are ordained by the little
I'm goddess OF fashion.
The woman OF fashion. or she who as
pfres to be a woman OF fashion, going
forth in her tight cOTsets, her enormous
hat which won't allow her 10 lean back
comfortably in a car or closed carriage,
her high heels that are always catching
IN something or other. skirts which make
IL impossible for her TO take a normal
step, silly little wrist bag that must be
clutched constantly or it will get lost, and
a head weighted down with pads, rats,
and false hair under her airship hat-this
woman is truly brave, She wears all that
tOggery. IN which she must be exceeding
~ uncomfortable. and she wears it so
plaeldly, so smilingly. that man thinks
but what does man think when he beholds
fashiOnably dressed woman? Perhaps
he doesn't know that her clothes are IN
comfortable, for he has never worn them
and no woman would ever confess TO him
how she feels In them. She Is drawer than
the martyrs OF old, for the martyrs re-
oanted sometimes. and what woman ever
wavered In her smile in the ballroom. no
matter how her dress was hurting her?
If women accomplish great things IN the
future, II viii be because Of their careful
training IN discomfort.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
Like Them as They Are.

From Homo Chat.
It IL funny thing that most people at
times are filled With a strong conviction
that the rest OF the world are ali wrong,
and that they alone are right.
Most OF US are apt to be hard on people
who do not do Just what We think they
ought to. forgetting that every person is
born different grows up different. and
probably remains different all through
life
1t is easy to criticise. but we must not
forget that to other people we may be
making almost as great a mess-in a
different way, perhaps-of our own lives
So, instead OF talking over other peo-
pies strayings from the path and expect
ing them 10 do impossibiities. It would
surely be better TO try to appreciate orr
friends as they are and believe the right
ness OF their motives, however things nav
go awry.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
Washington Herald Pattern Coupon.
Winter Wisdom.

II IS better TO wear loose clothing in
cold weather, because the loose dress IN
closes a layer OF warm air, which the
tight dress shuts out.
Wear cork or felt soles in the boots
during winter months. Cold feet may be
as harmful as wet feet
Don't forget that linen sheets are very
cold. whereas cotton ones are warm.
Cellular sheets are also excellent. being
warm and airy at the same time.
Remember that 1t IS very dangerous 10
leave a room with an open fire. Neat
wire guards may be bought for a small
sum, and should always be used where
logs are burned.
4 teaspoonful OF olive oil after meals
is very good thing during the winter
months, and more pleasant to take than
cod liver oil.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
MOTHER AND CHILD.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
A vigorous baby may indulge IN a GER
tain amount of very gently and carefully
administered exercise when he is about
q year old. After he has had his bath
let him lie on his back and put him
through certain movements which enter
tain him and develop him physically at
the same time Give each little hand
thumb TO grasp, hold his arms out at
the sides, then cross them on hts breast.
This may be repeated safely from six to
ten times. In the same way move the
little arms upward and outward, always
bringing them back to the sides and re-
peating several times Then straighten
out his legs and bend them up toward his
face so that his body IS alternately
stretched and doubled up.
Teach the boy to take good care OF
his hands. No matter whether he has
pointed finger nails. wide ones, or per-
feet ones. a child's hands and nails
should be clean. and If taught to care
for them while he is young he win con-
tinue to do so.
Shaping Of the eyebrows cannot be be-
gun too early in life. A small, rather
soft tooth brush is good to use for this
purpose. The hairs must be trained to lie
smooth and form the desirable bow, and
only watChfulness from childhood Will
train refractory brow.
A very attractive baby's bonnet IS made
OF fine white linen, with a piece folded
back and daintily embroidered. These
bonnets may be worn over quilted silk
Innings in pink or blue and decorated with
colored ribbon the shade Of the lining.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
An 0rgandie Bag,

Painting the lily IS not more delicate
work that the Improving Of organdie, but
women who are artists with the needle
have done even this. Fancy work bags
have been made Of this thinnest OF crisp
party dress materials, and each blossom
has been first outlined with UNFINISHED silk
floss.
The prettiest organdie bags are made
OF a large square; the casing describes a
huge circle and is an inch-wide bias strip
of the material The four corners form
petaI-like heading, each point faced
with a piece cut TO 1T il, and on these
turHed-over pieces of the organdie ap-
pears the tracery of gold-colored floss that
is 10 give the final finish.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
SILK Shawls.

From the Philadelphis North American
It Is probable that the beautiful old
crepe shawls OF white. gold. OF rose silk
which were shipped from Canton in the
days OF our great-grandmothers will soon
be unpacked from the paper wrapplngs
in which they have lain so long.
These finely embroidered squares. with
their handsome knotted frlnges, some
times half yard long, are being used in
Paris for the new swathed gowns and
loose draperies.
They lend themselves to the soft. cling
Ing lines and folds so much sought by
women thesa days, and one who is fortu-
nate enough 10 possess a relic from
grandmother's trunk will rot hesitate TO
bring it ont in the cause of fashion and
AAauty.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10

From The birmingham Age-He-sd.
rs the editor out?" asked a visitor TO
the office Of the Rldgevilie Banner.
Yes. sir" answered the EDITORS small
assistant He's gone out ter put away a
jug Of ticker left by q subscriber"
do you think It VIII take him long TO
put it away?'
Nav, sir, it won't take him long ter
put it away, but after that he won't be
able ter dc nothin' fur a week"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
Bonnets Of Irish Crochet.

From, the Philadelphia North Amesicaa-
Bonnets for tiny babies are mads OF
baby Irish crochet and cut Ike Dutch
caps. They are mounted on an under
cap OF padded crepe de chine. The Irish
lace is threaded with tiny satin ribbons
OF blue or rose color, and big cabbage
like rosette is fastened at each side,
where the cap strings join.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
From q Handkerchief

A very pretty collar and cuff set to be
worn on a blouse may be made from a
handkerchief. The one side of the hand
kerchief should be cut about an inch and
half from the edge and used for the
turnover, while the two corners which re-
main are used for the pointed cuffs, The
handsomer the handkerchief the more ef-
fective the set. The hemsutched kerchief
Is more effective for the purpose than the
scalloped.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
A Quickly Made Scarf.

Just exactly three hours of hemstitch-
ing will turn the pretty piece of printed
marquisette into an evening scarf.
The threads Of marquisette are more
readily drawn than those Of some other
evening materials, and It is also less
difficult to handle than, for instance,
chiffon. In picking up the perpendicular
threads for hcmstitching they will be
found separate and altogether countable
The selvages Of this delightful ma
terial will supply a satisfactory side
finish. and three hours should suffice TO
hemstitch the two hens with some of
the drawn-out silk strands
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
CHATS OF DRESS.
Julia MarIove INDUCES I'm Woman'H
Fnvorite Occupation,

Fnvorite Occupation,
Miss Julia Marlowe, whose beauty and
grace OF figure have been admired Dy
hundreds ana hundreds Of thousands or
women wherever she has appeared In
theaEers throughout the land, has very
radical ideas concerning woman's dress.
Women never looked so well as they
do in the styles Of the present, said Miss
BIarIowe. IN speaking OF how those OF her
sex should dress. They have gone back
Ia the ancient Grecian style 10 & great
extent, and nothing could be more beau
tifuI than that Every artist will agree
that the women Of ancient Greece were
the most artistically clad Of any IN all
the centuries Of changing fashion.
Now we have gone back TO that classi-
cal garb, and I think we have improved
upon Il 10 some extent We have a happy
combination Of the past and present IN
tie STYLES Of to-day Nothing could be
more graceful and truly classical than
q perfectly-dressed woman OF good figure
to-day. They are getting close TO nature
not unadorned, but adorned in the most
artistic manner possible,
Women have passed through periods
when fashion decreed that they must
dress in a way that made them abso-
Iutely deformed. Bustles. hip pads, and
what not were required to make them
conform to the style and make them ar
tisticaIly ridiculous. Our mothers wore
great hoop skirts, which were atrociousiy
ugly and ungainly. Only twelve or flf-
teen years ago womens shoulders had
great humps on them, which gave them
absurd broad shoulders.
"AH that is past and gone. The per-
fectly clad woman Of to-day appears as a
woman should, in the shape that nature
made her, and for the first time in many
many years she is artistic. I trust that
it will be a long time before she per-
mits the fashion makers 10 disfgure her
again, as they have done so often In the
rasf
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
knowledge from Experience.

Knowledge from Experience.
Editor TIE Washington Herald:
/ wish 10 give my opinion concerning
the proposed rates OF pay for District
government clerks, / know from personal
experience and observance the struggle
that these clerks have TO support them
selves and their families. A great num-
Der OF them are women with others de-
pendent upon them. Many cannot afford
to keep their children al school, much less
have any pleasure. These children are
future citizens What then. IS our
nations future? r. s. W.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT
GOVERNMENT CLERKS PAY

ment clerk be expected to live on a
salary of $500 or Sl.4OO per annum in
Washington the whole twelve months,
a large family back OF him 10 support
If Congress wants 10 economic. let them
strike at home. and not at the clerk who
is only per cent OF the government ex-
penditures GOVERNMENT CLERK.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10
MORNING CHIT-CHAT.

This is a little talk on unnecessary enemies Have
you any of that kind?
Maybe you thought that all enemies were alike.
But they aren't, by any means.
Enemies should be divided into two classes-nec-
essary enemies of which we 10 be proud.
and unnecessary enemies, of which ought TO be
thoroughly ashamed.
I heard some one the other day reproaching girl
for saying thoughtless thing that made enemy
for her.
Il wouldn't think much OF any who went
through life without making enemies she retOrted Il
think 1t would show that he hadn't much character.
The greatest people, the who have been In ad-
vance Of their times have always had the most
mics"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10

Coats are still semi-httlng, but the cut
has changed The backs are narrow and
fat and the skirt OF the coat is almost
as close-ftting as the dress over which it
is worn
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10

Coats continue long. Tailors are striv-
ing TO accentuate their naTrowness IN
back, while breadth across the front.
especially at the shoulders. seems de-
slrabls.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-10

Blues inclined to peacock are taking the
place OF the gray and Copenhagen blues
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
STIRLING orr TIE srn1rEs.

one hundred and seventeen tonvicts
We're pardoned by Southern Governors
in order that they might enjoy Christ
mas beyond prison bars.
Governor Campbell Of Texas par
doned sevcnty-tivc. and IT is likely that
twenty more will be set free be-
fore New Years
The Christmas present of pardon
was made by Governor DonagheS of
Arkansas, TO eleven men whose crimes
ranged from larceny to criminal as
sault. A like number were pardoned
by Governor Noel, of mississippi :
Twenty men in Louisiana were not
only pardoned, but also were given
new suit of clothes and 50 bill each
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26

gardens of thoir heads with the escu-
tent leaves az the predominant effect.
Marie Antoncttc wore carrot leaves In
her couture.
The Baltimore News, an authority
on vegetables, tells us that the carrot
is splendid remedy for innanmatlons
when made into a poultice Sliced and
dried, IT Is used as coffee in certain
European countries. II can DO dIs-
titled into "a potent intoxicant, @and is
frequently used for this purpose In
f1,rth Carolina, and when blended with
the prideful onion by tho Texans is
consumed In large quantities as d sub
stituto for martini cocktails.
housewives who are anxious to
econonlzc at this season may subs.i-
tutc the carrot for the egg in egg
noE Perhaps we shall come to even
that. 1t is overwhelming evidence of
the fact that we are becoming more
and more abiect in our submission TO
the food barons when i've contemplate
using as a principal and favorIte food
the vegetable which has hitherto been
the relished dish of tho equine epicurc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
WELCOMED lxrArn1.rns.

Hundreds of former residents are
back in Richmond again for christmas
and are welcomed as prodigals under
many a hospitabic roof. They came
mere because there is no place like
home and because a Christmas in Rich
mond is better than a Christmas any
where else In tho world. rliey always
come back for tho Yuletide, and we arc
glad that they are here and hope they
will stay long time and finally come
back for good.
They live in "A legion Of cities and
states, but their hearts are in Rich
mond all of the time Some Of them
are men WHO count their wealth in sin
and seven figures; others are not so
well Off; but all of them are making
good. we feel sure There are many
young men in the lot. and we venture
to express the hope that they will come
back soon and carry on their lifc-work
III Richmond because this is really the
place for them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
AN EDITORS HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

The people of Augusta. Georgia,
have honored themselves in honoring
Thomas w. Loyless. the editor of the
Augusta Chronicle Several days ago
they presented him with a massive
silver service in token of their appre-
citation of his faithful and splendid
work for that community. work into
which he has thrown all the energies
of his very intense nature and work
which has resulted in great benefits to
the town Ii was thing worth doing
and ii was done we'll.
Editor Loyless has had a hard field
in which to worl-active competition
on every hand, restricted territory
for the circulation of his paper a
small community around him. bad rail-
road schedules with which to contend,
narrow prejudices to overcome, fire.
qucnt misconceptions to meet. and yet
in the face Of all discouragements, he
has pressed straight forward with his
work for Augusta, saying the right
things at tho right time, planning in
big ways for the upbuildins OF Tho
place keeping his head and losing
nothing of heart or hope in his service
to his people, 1t is TO their great credit
that they have manifested at this hap.
Ply time Of the year their faith in him
and their regard for him. 1t is the
best investment they have ever made,
for it proves that they know good
thing when they have it,
Congratulations to Loyless that he
has received this recognition from
those who are best qualified to testify of
his great ability as a working journal
list and his Nalue as a mnn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
snAknsrEAnr VS.. conAS.

/ Thatcher III. Gould. head NJ tba dr,
matte department of the rniyerst,y
OF Illinois. declares that sbakesnoar.
is a dead one" so far MS ,l,e tbe,tr,.
cal tastes of the students Of bjr ,nst,.
tuition arc concerned. 1nstead>of going
into intellectual ecstasy over tho inn.
mortal productions of tho Bard Of Avon
most of the thcatre-go,ng students nre.
fer tho giddy show. the "girly-wh,r1v.
production. ana fast dances rather than
rich sentences of wisdom.
Macbeth" is mot IL 1T, when 1.
comes to comparing such a play with
a comic opera in point of attendance.
These conclusions of Mr.. Gnild cor
vince him that there should DE an
unfit 10 clcvat. no .ae,, =, .ro
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
DIR. COOK RIPs ur RASMUSSEN.

Dir. Frederick ~ Cook, the Original
Discoverer of the North Pole, is evil
IDENTIFY beginning to clear his decks for
action. Yesterday he said Some things
about Rasmussen that will make that
half breed squirm when he sees them,
and he displayed chivalry towards
his chief rival for Arctic honors, Com
mander Peary. altogether in keeping
with the spirit of Christmas, when
he said that he will take Mr.. Peary's
word in preference to either that of
Rasmussen or the Eskimos."
In his opinion, fortiori, Rasmussen
is faker of the most pronounced de-
scription; which view, a posteriori, APP
pears to warrant the Doctor in his
characterization of the Danish Eskimo
as person who would "stoop to the
depths of q literary muckrakcr to get
public attention. why" he asks:
why did he (Rasmussen) jump into
the Cook band wagon?" And echo an
swers. why did he jump into the
Cook band wagon?"
We give it up. Rasmussen does not
know; at least, it is hardly to be ex-
pected that ne Will tell. The delightful
feature of this new development of
the controversy is that 1t indicates Dr.
Cooks intention to take up all of his
enemies and expose their utter gnor-
ancc of the first principles of Arctic
exploration, and by confusing his
Judges, to establish his rightful claim
to the first discovery of the top OF the
globe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
THE DEcADENCE OF LYNcu,>c

Lynch law was not invoked nl91O
go often as it was in 1909, ana the
hsures show that for the last three
Years there has been steady falling
oil IN deaths from lynching. Fifty-seven
such deaths were recorded in this
country this year a smaller number
than in any previous year in the last
sixteen years In 1909 the total was
seventy and in 1905 it was sixty-fivc.
fifty-two Of the fifty-scven execu-
lions in 1910 were Of negroes Ten OF
these were charged with tho usual
crime. In elt,sen otthe remaining num-
Der the charge was an attempt TO
commit an assault OF the five white
men who We're lynched, four were hang
ed for murder and the other for aiding
and abetting jail delivery. 1t is TO
be noted that, in several cases in which
negroes were lynched, assault was
also involved
Carl Etherington, an agent of the
Anti-saloon League, was the only man
lynched in the North. This crime tool,
place in Ohio
The record Of 1910 by states IS.
Alabama. eight negroes, Arkansas
eight negroes; Florida, eight negroes
and two whites; Georgia. ten negroes.
Louisiana, one white man: MlssissIppI
h"e negroes; Missouri. three negroes;
North Carolina, one negro; oklanoma
one negro; Ohio, one white man.
South Carolina. one negro; Tennessee.
two negroes; Texas, four negroes aud
two whites. Virginia has blank
record for the year
Lynching OF white men is not so ire
nuent as the lynching of negroes. OF the
hve whites hanged, two We're Italians
VINO were executed in Florida. They
We're accused of murder and inculnp
riots during the cigar makers strike
In Tampa. Another white victim w.s
Mexican, who was shot and burned
on the Texas border, after confess1nr
that he had slaughtered in cold blood q
white woman
the list Of crimes for which the VIC
TINS We're slain is as follows; Murder
H. criminal assault 10: attempted
criminal assault, II; robbery, & az.
tempted muroer Il aiding and abet-
ting jail delivery 3; assault with in.
tent to do bodily injury, /: insulting
women, q threatening 10 commit
murder, 2,
IL ia n sInpr1arI, ,.,,a,i.t