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The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
"Custom of the Trade y

There can be no doubt that all over
the country the people are becoming in
terested in the petty swlndling that has
been carried on by all sorts Of retail
dealers by means Of short weights and
deceptive measures. We are pretty long
suffering and patient, as a rule. but
once, as a people, our consciences are
stirred, and especially when we And that
our pocketbooks are touched. something
is pretty sure to happen. And so we
find to-day in many cities that the ex-
ample set by Washington and New York
IS being followed. and a general cam
paign Of inspection is being carried on,
with the result Of finding short weights
and measures in many places.
When we find some Of the political econ
omists attributlng the high cost Of living
to this practice Of cheating at the weights.
IT IS easy 10 agree that II this is not the
only cause, It is. at least. a very strong
contributory one. 1t Is obvious that the
housekeeper who gets only 1872 pounds
Of potatoes IN a barrel that the law
says should contain ia pounds has
found by that process alone, that the
cost Of potatoes has gone up Is per cent
Not only have prices Of many commodi-
ties been raised legitlmately, but many
OF them have been raised again. Illegal
", by means OF false weights, until. If
this evil could be taken account OF in
the statistical tables, we should find that
the cost Of living mas gone up very much
higher than even tho pessimists claim.
Nor is there anything consoling to the
consciences Of the people in the ready
and GLIB excuse that has been given in
most cases by dealers caught cheating
by short measures and wrongful weights.
that it is custom Of the trade" Moth
ing is ever said about this cheating
trade custom when the poor house
keeper purchases what she thinks IS a
pound Of butter and gets short weight.
with a heavy wooden dish weighed IN. or
when she buys a yard of dress goods and
gets only thirty inches, measured by the
stores convenient yardstick. This cry
OF the custom of the trade" Is used by
the dealers as a defense against their
practices, the only defense so far that
they have been able to Offer But in the
meantime inspectors and other officials
have been going around collecting
weights from scales that were plainly
falsifed and measures that could not
possibly contain the quantity they were
supposed TO.
The remedy, Of course. lies in an en-
lghtened public opinion. which. we arc
happy to note. is being aroused, and
will. in due course. be vigorously ap-
Piled But, really. the fact that so many
Of US have been cheated for SO long ia
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Choosing n Watermelon.

". y. Nesbit. II Chicago Evening Pest.
The flavor Of a watermelon depends
largely upon how you choose It.
II you select Il over the telephone
through the mediumship Of q grocery
clerk whose clairvoyance is imperfect
" developed. you will obtain a melon
which is beautiful to gaze upon exter-
nally but whose interior decorations
are unfinished.
There is nothing so dispiriting in life
as to bisect a large, emerald water
melon with a blond area on its south
ern exposure, and find the inside OF II
a discouraged pink stresked with
white. Such a color scheme is fine for a
mother-of-pearl knife handle. but inef-
fective for nutritlve purposes.
Another unhappifying feature OF a
watermelon. is to be compelled to eat
It with fork and not drop any of the
Juice on your napkin. Watermelons
were never intended by nature to be
sliced geometrically and eaten by
means Of fork. They are not in the
pie class. For that matter, many good
authorities contend that the use Of a
fork damages the flavor OF pie.
Pie and watermelon each should be
eaten by the same method. A convent
ent wedge should be seized In the hand.
the back should be turned If necessary.
to avoid shocking onlookers, and then
the delicacy should be bitten of ad lib.
The chin may be wiped dry with the
napkin later.
To chose a watermelon, go 10 a small
town and wait on the main street until
a freckled boy drives in on a wagon
load Of the dainties. Thump the larg-
est one, and II It responds with a SOL
idly hollow PUNK. pay the boy his
quarter. seek secluded spot break
the melon on a fence post, and let ma
ture take its course.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

OF less real Importance than the dis
covery OF the widespread dishonesty and
Cheating which is SO conveniently dis
missed as a trade custom" It shows
that we need. as a people, a nicer sense
OF honesty and fairness-of decency II
dealing with our fellows. Once the true
significance OF this petty stealing-for it
is nothing else-is recognized. may we
not hope that even without enforcing
legal remedies and police regulations
these trade customs" win be more
honored in the breach than the obsery-
ance?"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST ., 1910.
Home News Away from Home

Wsshingtonians who leave the
city. either for a short or long
stay-whether they go 70 mountain
or oeashore. or even across the sea
should not fan to order The
Washington Herald sent to them
by mail It will come regularly.
and the addresses viii be changed
as often as desired. 1t is the hons
news you win want while away
from home. Telephone Main $500.
giving old ard new address.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
In the suburb.

= UI Liz.
What beautiful public building is
that?"
THAT isn't q public building. It's old
man Savitt's GUNNER cottage"
And whose neat little cottage IS that
over there with the tower on It? That
little one-story frame AFFAIR.""
That isn't a cottage. It's the First
Episcopal Church"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

On account OF its excessive torridltv.
the Macon Telegraph omitted several
sections OF recent article sent TO the
paper by Mr.. Thomas z. Watson, filling
tbs space with dashes and asterisks in
stead. Now, OF course, nine subscribers
out Of every ten are just dying to know
what the dashes and esterisks really rep
resent.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
FATE.

The sky IS clouded. the rocks are barsl
The spray OF the tempest is white In air;
The winds are out with the waves AZ play.
And shall not tempt the sea to-day.
Tie trail Is narrow, the wood g dim
The panther clings to the erching limb:
And the lions whelps are abroad at play.
And shall not Join in the chase to-day.
But the ship sailed safely over the sea,
And tho hunters came from the chase in Flee.
And the town that was builded upon a root
Vas swallowed I'D IN the earthquake shock.
--BrOt Hsrta
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
THE ouTCAsr.

We provide a mimic stage
For the flea;
Turn out verses by the page
To the bee.
Once the beetle sacred was.
AS you know.
And the ant much honor has
Here below.
But we pass one insect by,
Love it not.
We have nothing for the fly
But q swat.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
iThe PrincinnI Aaset.

From the Youngstown Telegram.
The chestnut crop is said to be al
most failure this year"
HUH Then I'll have to give up my
plans for taking out a minstrel show
this fall
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

That S25-per-week bank clerk who re-
Gently appropriated 100000 to his own
use was arrested the other day IN a fash
ionable New York restaurant Perhaps
his idea in stealing the money was mere
ly to get one fine feed in this world, any
way
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

By general agreement OF all parties con-
cerned. the Honduran revolution has been
postponed. That is right. Why bother
with a revolution when the fish are biting
SO nicely and picnic time is in full bloom.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

The Norfolk Landmark Is now a seven
days-in-the-week paper, having com
menced the publication OF a regular Non
day morning edition. II IS more than
ordinarily worth while every day OF the
seven. too.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Representative Gillespie. OF Texas. a
valiant advocate Of free hides. has failed
of denomination. Perhaps this straw will
ferve to show why some other Demo-
cratic Congressman failed so pointedly TO
see any particular virtue IN free hides.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

A contemporary expresses q desire "to
see Col Roosevelt occupying the middle
OF the stage once more" The impression
is that wherever the colonel is, there is
the middle Of the stage.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Or Multiply So Rapidly.

From the Charleston Post
A mans hair may turn gray as a gen
eraI rule, five years earlier than a won
ans. but it does not dye so soon.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

From the Dallas News
When II comes to making the rich
richer and the poor poorer. the common
people sometimes help.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
The Paramount Issue An Onto.

From the Ohio State Journal
To our shame we admit that there are times when
party solidarity does not seem so paramount - us
as a second piece Of hueklebery pie.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

The report that Mr. Bryan will take up
his residence permanently in Grand Old
Texas has been categoricaliy denied. Mr..
Bryan is not that desperate, by any
means
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
rhe Nnturnl Inference.

Prom the Baltimore American.
When 1 was out motoring the other
day ran across an old friend"
We'll. why didn't he get out OF the
way2"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

A New Jersey girl married her hance's
chum lust for a Joke" Doubtless a
sometimes dull and stupid world will see
the point eventually.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Mr.. Bryan IS unquestionably the most
thoroughly eliminated" man In this
country. The astonishing thing is how
persistently he does not stay put
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
In Distress.

Yonder yacht is flying a flag Of DIS
tress."
What does she sigual?"
Wants to know IL we have a cork
screw aboard"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

We hardly think Don Jaime actually
expects 10 start something OF benefit 10
himself in Spain. But It is Don james
business to be 'agin the government" OF
course
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
To Maintain Order

What's the trouble at your hotel?"
There's rioting at the dining-room
doors every day. The management has
petiuoned the governor for militia"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Room at the Ton.

From the Dallas News
There is always room at the top. but Il
takes either sirships, heirshlps. or hard
ships 10 get there.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Growing Popularity.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Senator Clark. Of Montana, SAYS he doesn't wish
70 come back. This should add measureably 70 his
popularity.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

DR.. Cooks name no longer figures in
Who's Who in America" When the
news reaches the good doctor. he will
realize, Of course. that all is indeed lost!
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Allentown. Pa. has a drug clerk eighty
nine years OF age. That man probably
has sold as much as S,46S,96222 worth OF
postage stamps in his day.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

State Senator Don P. Halsey, OF the
Lynchburg Cva) district was in the city
yesterday and was questioned concerning
the opinion OF Attorney General Wicker
sham in the matter Of the Lee statue.
Senator Halsey was the patron IN the
Virginia senate Of the bills providing for
the placing Of the statues OF Washington
and Lee as Virginia's representatives in
Statuary Hall, and he Is also the secre-
tary OF the commission having in charge
the presentation OF the statues. He said:
Naturally, I am gratihed at the At
torney Generals opinion, but it IS moth
ing more than we had a right 70 expect.
Before Offering the bills providing that
Washington and Lee should be Virginia's
representatives in Statuary Hall. looked
into the law governing the matter. and
satisfied myself that Virginia had the
right 10 select such two OF her deceased
citizens for this purpose as she herself
might deem worthy The matter was
fully discussed IN the Virginia legisla-
ture. and it was decided that Virginia
not only had the right. but that It would
be eminently fitting for her 70 select
Washington and Lee. these being the two
deemed by almost all Virginians TO be
the greatest Of Virginia's sons.
I sincerely hope that the pronounce
ment Of the Attorney General, approved
by the President, will put an end 10
the acrimonious resolutions which some
G. A. r. posts have seen Mt TO adopt
Nothing could have been further from
Virginia's purpose than TO stir UP Bit
terness in this matter, and now that it
has been officially decided that she acted
within her legal rights, trust that
everybody win be willing 10 accord the
same good feeling which prompted her
action in the premises
Senator Halsey Is now on his way 20
New York. whence he viii sail IN the
Caronia Wednesday morning. as a mem
Der Of the commission appointed by the
governor Of Virginia 10 present q copy
OF Houdon's statue Of Washington 10
the people OF France. This statue is an
exact replica OF the one placed by Vir-
ginia In Statuary Hall. and will stand IN
marble hall IN the Palace OF Yer
sailles. The presentation will take
place on August IS, and a programme has
been arranged whereby the statue will be
received by representatives OF the
French government with due ceremony
and every evidence OF appreciation.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
A BOLD Pensantry.

who are the plain people OF a com
munity?"
The colonies. Teddy is one Of US"
The August Programme.
A lot Of heat. blum at rain,
A lot Of heat
Then run the gamut Ger again;
Encore; repeat
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

The issue OF Harper's Weekly for July
SOth contains a fascinating story by
Garrett P. Serviss, Illustrative OF the
battles and turmoils OF an ant commun-
ity This issue contains an interesting
article. by William Inglis. entitled, Nor
ais and Moving Pictures" in which this
author tells OF the new board Of censors
that undertakes the supervision OF NOV
ing-picture exhibitions. There is an alb
sorbing story, by Henry S. Watson, en-
titled "Truant Disciples the weekly
cartoon. by E. W Kemble; a double
page cartoon. by Sidney H. Rosenberg.
and the usual dramatic. humor, and edi-
torial features make up this number.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

II the culprit's name were not CrippeL
and the arresting officers name were not
Dew. what crop OF bad rhymes and
bad puns would have been headed on
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Taking the Alaskan Census.

From the Kansas City Star
EnumeTators began work in Alaska last week.
Why not let the Guggenheims take tho Alaska
censusl They're taking everything else I'D thera.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Honolulu has voted wet" by ass 10
9l5. Nebraska is not the only place in
which prohibition does not seem 20 be
overpopular.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
A Natural Inuuirr.

This genius stetes that he attained
success through using the ideas Of
brighter men"
And over what humorous column did
he presldeg"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
weII-Erounded Confidence.

From the Charleston News and Courier
Perhaps the confidence Of the Republican, is
founded in the belief that The devil takes caro Of
his own
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Mr.. Pinchot denies that ne ever voted
in Pennsylvania. Somebody may have
voted for him. however-seven or eleven
times.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Having already stated that Mr.. Chin
On, OF Washington. is not a Congress
man, we now hasten TO add that ne Is not
a barber
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

As for Ohio. # cannot see Just now
how It is to lose in 1912, no matter which
way the feline jumps.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Albany CGa) Herald: "a new highball
that costs sL0 is being sold in New
York." notes the Chicago Record Her
aid, Too high for the common people.
comments The Washington Herald But
the common people would cheerfully pay
for it IL they couldn't get the cheaper
mixtures.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

a Connecticut suicide. thought to have
been temporarily deranged. took nineteen
different poisons. He must have i'm
agined himself a Thomas cat
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Texas is to have a town named John
son. Whether in honor Of Cone or Jack
is not stated. however.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Harper & Bros. announce this week
the reprintlng Of THE Wild olive" THE
Manuscript Found in a Copper CYLINDER"
Captain Polly" by Sophie SWEET. and
Diamonds" by Sir William Crookes.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

San Antonio Express: The esteemed
Washington Herald thinks the astonish-
ing thing about the spread OF the anti
fight sentiment throughout the country
is that Il should be astonishing.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Two Victims.

From tho Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t is said b. the baseball critics that larry LaJo5e
is a victim Of the hit and run game" s, ia
James R. Garfield. That style Of play fstteDs no
averages. and wins no automobiles OF goYernorships
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Fashions whirI.

How long 60 we stay at Juniper juno
ton. John?
Twenty minutes, my dear. You won't
need over two gowns"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
So Appropriate.

Il certainly have an ingenious press
agent"
How now?'
The week we sang the Barber OF Sc
Vile he set w a chair and gave free
shaves In the lobby"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Salisbury Post: NO matter how &C
commodating Mr.. Roosevelt may desire
10 be, he cannot possibly do all the vari-
Gus things TO Mr.. Taft that the engag-
ing correspondents inform Us from time
20 time he is going 20 do, sure" re-
marks The Washington Herald. And
vet II must be admitted that the colonel
has an unlimited capacity for doing
things and friends alike.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
A Novice.

From the Tonkcrs Statesman.
Ever been arrested before?" asked the
judge,
NO snapped the woman az the bar.
i've only been q suTragette two days"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Among the new fiction which Houghton.
Mifiin & CO. have in press for au-
tumn publication are books by Mere
dith Nicholson, Clara Louise Burnham,
Alice Brown, Harry James Smith, Ian
Hay, William J. Hopkins, and Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Emmitsburg Chronicle: Col. Tom Wat
son will take the stump. He more than
likely Will set the woods afre, more
over.-Washington Herald. And even II
be don't succeed in burning It up. he'll
char it so that you can notice II.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Also, ''uprisings" IN Cuba do not seem
20 uprise as they did in the good old DAYS.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Dartmouth College. az its commence
ment. conferred the honorary degree Of
master OF arts upon Mr.. a. Maurice Low.
the author Of The American People. "
The second volume OF this extraordi-
narily interesting study OF the develop
ment OF tho American mind is rapidly
approaching completion and will be one
OF the most important books 10 be is
sued by Houghton. NIifiin & Co. early
next year.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Cannon An Bron1e-perb.D.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
The good that men do lives after them. Sneaker
Cannon viii be interested N learn that bronze
statue Of his predecessor the late Thomas B. Reed
who 10 his day was bitterly assailed as being the
car Of the House is TO be dedicated in the
former Speakers native city. Portland Me-. August
81. It may be that the city Of Dauvine. Ill. win
in the years to come boast Of somewhat similar
memorial.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

On August the Stars and Stripes were
first hoisted as a national flag at Fort
Schuyler, n. Y, in 1777. 1t is the date Of
the first bombardment Of Tripoli by the
Americans IN 1904, and the capture Of
Gibraltar by the English in 17G- 1t is
the birthday of Richard Caswell. North
Carolina patriot Q72O; Nicholas Gilman,
one OF the trainers OF the Constitution
d755; Charles. Earl Stanhope Q759;
Frederick William III. OF Prussia Q77O;
Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State under
Grant GS0S); Uriah S. Stephens. founder
OF the Knights OF Labor 0S2D. and Yis-
count Peel Qs29 It Is the date OF The
death OF James II. Of Scotland Qf6O
Jeremy Taylor. celebrated English au-
thor 066D; Sir Richard Arkwright. invent
or 0792: Earl Of Aberdeen ClS47): and
Eugene Sue, the French novelist C1S5D.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Des Moines Register and Leader: The
Washington Herald cartoons Roosevelt
in the act OK carrying water on both
shoulders. And some aspiring statesmen
are going 20 find that water very cold
too, when it is dashed on their hopes.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
Making the Trail.

From The Boston Transcript.
In nominating man FOR governor who repeatedly
announced with emphasis his unwillingness 70 ae-
cept that honor. the Minnesota Democrats were
doubtless preparing precedent for the Republicans
TO use some time with Theodore Roosevelt
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Scranton Tribune: There IS some
peace in Kansas" says The Washington
Herald This may or may not be an IN
timation that Kansas Is enjoying tran
guilty In homeopathic doses.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

Elnira Advertiser: The Washington
Herald remarks: NO politician thinks
he is too old 10 come back 10 fight for
HIS Job again." Holding one political job
often spells a good fellow and units
him Cor earning his living. as most peo-
pie are compelled TO do.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03
PRO AND CON.

New York Herald: 'In France the teIe-
phone girl says. I listen. Washington
Herald. Her American sisters have the
same habit
The Washington herald., 1910-08-03

ers as foolhardy as themselves One OF
the most alarming incidents Of the trip
was the detection OF the needle. They
feared the very laws Of nature were
changing. Again the Sargasso Sea. IN.
known to them before. awakened all sorts
Of wild conjectures and presages Of evil
The constant blowing Of the trade wind
in the same direction led them TO believe
that 1t would never change. and they
would. therefore, never be able to return
home.
Toward the middle Of September Co
lumbus pointed out 10 his men various
signs that land could not be far or.
Tropical birds, that are not supposed 70
reach midoCean in their flight. were seen
from time to time. On September .
Pinzon, who commanded the Pinta.
shouted from the stern Of his vessel,
! Land. land, senor"' They all looked
to the westward. the direction IN which
he pointed, and, indeed. there seemed to
be land. But when the morning arose
the dream was dissolved
Finally. on the morning Of October II.
the signs Of land were so unmistakable
that the most reluctant could doubt no
longer. About 10 o'clock that night Co
iumbus saw the dim flicker OF light at
great distance. as II a torch I'm the
hands OF some one walking. When day
light broke on the morning Of October y,
wild shout Of Joy arose from the deck
Of the Pinta. 1t was followed by the
firing Of a gun as the joyful signal Of
land. At a distance OF not six miles
away verdant shore covered with trees
was 10 be seen. 1t was one OF the Ba-
hama Islands, which Columbus named
San Salvador. or Holy Saviour.
Columbus fingered among the Islands
until January 4. 1893. when he set sail
for home. which he reached on March !;
at daybreak