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The Washington herald., 1910-11-13

great Italian composer. Pueelni. TO ere
ate in America the title role in his grand
opera Madam Butterfly" In accordance
with his wishes. Manager Henry w,
Savage engaged the fair American vocal
list. who was then abroad. and her sue
cess here in this city and elsewhere is a
matter too recent in time 10 call fer eX-
tended reminder With Manager Savage's
consent and as a personal favor 10 Mr.
+. Is. Chase, Nine Norwood VIII sing
one week, and for but one theater, In
vaudeville I'm this country, and that is
Chases. The supplementary leading
diversion will be the latest vaudeville
comedy by that prolific and popular
playwright, George V. Hobart, IN collabo-
ration with Frank Craven 1t is called
THE Little Stranger" and it proved such
an unqualified nit when IL was given first
at the New York Actors Fund Fair
that Manager Joseph Hart secured 1t for
Chase's circuit, and his expectations have
been trebly realized. Third in the laugh
able list are Gordon and Marx, Dose
Deutscher Razgols, with their dialectic
absurdities. like Weber and Fields OF old.
Mile Thalero's Novelty Circus will fur
nish the imported feature, and the tiny
ponies and dogs VIII give a highly graft
flying series OF feats, II is promised The
-Four Floods viii open wide the gates OF
jolly, grotesque exertiOns. Miss
Linden Beckwith. billed as Just an
American Beauty" Is a recruit from the
ranks of last seasons Midnight Sons"
and her merits as a singing Coincidence
are said to have been enthusiastically IN
dorsed by every audience before whom
she has smiled and sung In vaudeville.
Field Brothers, from Eddie Leonard's
Minstrels. are engaged 10 give their
whirligig eccentric dancing specially. and
their work should earn a raft Of encores.
Take Ne Out 20 the Ball Game" pic
torial comedy, showing a wife's plea and
what befen her obliging hubby" Is rated
as the best ever Witnessed at Chase's.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13

THE Fifth Commandment. THE sixth
c Commandment" and THE Seventh COM
mandent' are now titles of plays or
vaudeville sketches. What's the matter
with using the whole ten?
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
TOWN GREER AS ARBITRATOR
Both Sides Used Him to Avert . Strike in the French Town of
 saInt-Plerre-d'olero

A strike which threatened in Saint Pierre-d' 'Oleron, France, recently. was averted in a curious way The wash erwomen of the village engaged the town crier. who paraded the streets announcing that on and after Septem- Der 22 the washerwomen would refuse to work for less than twenty-five cents a day and that. in addition. they de manded that their employers should board" them.
 The "bourgeoises" of the village. a few hours later. also through the medium of the town crier, announced that the washerwomen would receive twenty-five cents day. with food, as demanded, but that no coffee would be served to them
 To this ultimatum the washerwom- en replied-by town crier-that they would work for twenty cents day. with food and coffee. The "bour- geoises" accepted the offer. and all is now lovely in Saint -Pierre-d' 'Oleron
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
QUEER CHURCH IN GUIANA It's Roof Is of Paper, Its Bells Two Metal Jars, Its Pulpit a Barrel
 and Altar Box.

Churches are always one of the sights" of a place, usually because they are either antique or because of their beauty. But in out-of-the-way corners of the world the local churches are sometimes well worth seeing for their curiosity.
 Thus, in one of the gold districts of Demerara, British Guiana, there is a little church which boasts a paper roof. The bells are merely two empty metal jars, which are struck with an iron rod. An empty four barrel makes an effective pulpit, while the altar is constructed from a box GOV cred with a white cloth.
 The minister who officiates at this quaint place of worship also holds services at another, about three miles away, which is equally curious It is really dancing hall. The pulpit is a table, used at other times as a plat form by the musicians, and the bell is a triangular piece of steel, struck with an old horseshoe.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
First TeIescope.

Very few people are aware that the first practical telescope-the one which Calico used in discovering the satellites of Jupiter in January, 161O, is still in existence and pre- served at the Museum of Physics and Natural History in Florence. It is about 300 years ago since the instru- ment was first turned toward the heavens. Unlike the present astro- mical type, it had a concave instead of a convex eyepiece, just like the opera glasses now in use. When Calico first exhibited his new telescope to the doge and an enthusiastic assem- bly,, he was overwhelmed with hon. ors, because it was thought that the instrument would give the soldiers and sailors of the republic great ad- vantage over their enemies.-Strand Magazine
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
Home of Pinchot's Mother.

uated at the junction of Sixteenth street and Florida avenue, once a city boundary line At the time the dwell ing house was built it was on the out skirts of the city, and the public opin- ion pronounced the Hendersons unwise to rear so fine a mansion in so re- mote a spot. But their faith in fu- ture values has been amply justified, and it is generally believed that MT. and Mrs. Henderson have made some what of fortune in real estate.
 Among the most famous gatherings ever held under the Henderson roof was that in which the mistress of the house flung the contents of her wine cellar into the streets, having be- come a convert to temperance. The Henderson's vegetarian dinners are celebrated throughout the city. Among the most notable of the converts made at the festive board was the former Chinese minister, Wu Ting-fang, who boarded the water wagon and the vegetable wagon at one bound. The protest against the high prices of meat found a ready advocate in Mrs. Henderson, and many of the meetings of the league, which had for its ob ject a cut in prices, were held in her home. The Henderson house is aptly styled castle" for it bears much resemblance on it's high knoll to the strongholds of feudal times
 A residence around which clusters history of much interest is the Pin chot, house in Rhode Island avenue, the home of the widowed mother of former Forester Clifford Pinchot and the house in which the chief advo- cate of conservation made his home during his long service in the govern ment- MT Pinchot still lives there. The house is furnished with that com bination of artistic taste and gen erous means which Mrs. Pinchot pos sesses to marked degree.
 .Pinchot's Simple Taste.
 It contains Mrs Pinchot's collec- ton of rare old laces, said to be the finest in the country. Many of the bits have adorned the toilettes of some of the most famous women in history. Of especial interest to the public is that portion of the house occupied by the former forester. In marked contrast to the other rooms the apartments of MT. Pinchot are plain almost to severity. Many time have the advocates of conservation and other scientific friends of the master of the house met within this hospitable mansion. It was the rally
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
WHEN IS A MAN AT HIS BEST7
Line Is Being Pushed Further Back and He Who Is Past Fifty Need
 Not Be Ashamed of 1t.

When is a man best intellectually and physically? The answer was thus stated by witty physician: Most men are no good at their best" There is no rule for the extraordinary man. That Cato learned Greek at eighty af- lords no criterion. There is no meas ure for Napoleons; Lincoln defies the rules, and no school or method of in- struction-not even by correspondence will certainly teach the full measure of the patriotism that characterized Washington
 When is the average man at his best? That depends a good deal upon what is required of him. A prize fight CT is old at thirty; most counselors-at- law are youthful at fifty, and for the ordinary pursuits every man is en- titled to his guess" and there shall be no decision. But it is certain that the dead line is being pushed further and further back upon age Men are learning how to live; the comforts of life are more easily attainable; sci ence intervenes in mans behalf, and the man who has passed fifty need not be ashamed of his years, because he may see for himself that there is 8 place for him by simply regard ing the men long past that age who are actually carrying on the worlds work.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
SHE SAW THE BIG sPARKLER
Shoe Clerk With the New Diamond Ring Attracted Both Attention and
 Reprimznd From Customer

As the man who writes little items for the paper sat getting himself fit ted with pair of shoes the other day he saw this happen: A woman was getting waited on by clerk who wore on the third finger of his hand a diamond twinkler weighing at least a carat and quarter. He hadn't al ways worn a ring of that sort. It was new to him. He took a great deal of pride in his new ring Oh, how it sparkled when the light was just rightl Once or twice he got so inter ested in twisting 1t around on his finger with his thumb to a position to where it would be most easily no tlced by the woman customer that he forgot to finish lacing up the shoe she was trying on
 But he had succeeded in bringing the jewel to her attention. She had a sharp, leathery. suffragetish face and a disposition to speak right out on things.
 q see it." she remarked in re- frigerated tone, tits very pretty and attractive. You wear it with a good air of abandon, too. admire it ex- ceedingly. After you've finished toy ing with it, l wish you would go ahead and show me something else-some- thing with not quite such narrow Plain Dealer.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
Perry eeImont,s Residence.

 The Pages possess great influence in Washington society. Among the most attractive homes in Washington is that possessed by MT. and Mrs Page at New Hampshire avenue, Eighteenth and R streets. It commanded a fine view of the city and made all sur rounding structures look dwarfed. Its outlook was regarded as one of the best chosen and most desirable in the city.
 One day the Pages heard that the newcomers planned to build in their vicinity. The next day they learned that MT. and Mrs. Belmont had bought ground directly opposite them and in tended to build one of the finest resi-. dences in the city-a residence which would completely overshadow their own dwelling and cut off the view which was one of its greatest attrac- tions. The news proved to be accu- rate.
 It is very showy structure, shaped like a fiatiron and is located on the triangular site at Eighteenth and R streets and New Hampshire avenue. It is the creation of French archi- tect and presents number of innoya- tions.
 Unlike the average American resi- dence it has living rooms on the ground floor. and the ballroom is at the top of the house. Several stories of this unusual mansion are below ground. MT and Mrs. Belmont. will occupy the house during the winter and will, according to report, enter tain frequently.
 Mrs. Barney's Studio House"
 Studio House." the artistic home of Mrs. Alfred Clifford Barney, is unioue among Washington residences. both in appointments and in the fact that by the terms of a will already made by Mrs. Barney, the house will he left to the city of Washington in the hope that it will be used as mu- scum of art Mrs Barney believes that many treasures which she has collected will be used as the nucleus of a greater collection and that her house will one day be a pleasure place for the artistically inclined of the Washington public The furnish ings and paintings in Mrs. Barney's house are worth a small fortune and have been chosen with discrimina- ticn. The house is in the Italian renaissance style, and every detail of the period has been conscientiously carried out.
 There are no beds in the house; Oriental couches take their places, and many of the luxuries of the far east have been used in the furnishings of this home. From a process of her
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
CITY DE MANSIONS
MiIIionaires' Homes in Washing ton 0vershadow White House.
Presidents Abode Is No Longer PaIace-simplicity of More Democratic Era Departs as
 New Wealth Comes In.

Washington.-Thanks to a million aire invasion which has impelled large numbers of the richest men in the country to seek homes in Washing ton. the capital city possesses some of the most attractive residences to be found anywhere in the land. and the increasing number of tastefully planned and decorated mansions is becoming more marked every season. The former simplicity of a more dem- ocratic era has given place to splen- dor which is fast making of the na- tion's capital one of the show cities of the world. The White House, which in the day of the early presi- dents was considered a palace. seems hopelessly inadequate to the condi- tions of the present day entertain ing. and the roofs under which the statesmen of an earlier epoch did the honors for their personal and political friends would hardly rise above the ceilings of the ground floor of most of the big houses of today. It is hardly more than score of years ago that the first of the millionaire colonists began to colonize here. yet these same colonists are now looked upon as old residents
 Opposed the BeImonts.
 Many an interesting bit of personal history is connected with the cree ton of the new palaces in Washing ton. and to some of them distinctive names have been given. For instance. the newly erected mansion of the Perry BeImonts in New Hampshire avenue Is known by some as the Spite House." Among those who are said to have opposed the entrance of the Belmonts into Washington society were Thomas Nelson Page, clubman and litterateur. and his wife. former ly Mrs. Field of Chicago. the widow of one of Chicago's wealthiest men.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
Nd coIor for Men,s Clothes.

No matter how passionately mere man may long for more color in his clothes every effort to effect a revoIu- ton has failed thus far. Nor is it to be any different this winter. The de cree has gone forth once more that sombre hues are to prevail among well dressed men. The only hope for the color-scheme male lies in his hand kerchief. Even the reign of the re- splendent sock is over. Brown is to be the chief color in clothes; dress waistcoats remain set at white pique or black velvet; hats are to be as they were; tie-pins, if worn at all. must be simple and expensive: ties themselves are to be limited to black, black and white stripes. or dark blue with a large white spot But there is one ray of hope "Pyjamas must be white silk, with violet braid fasten- ings." And a violet silk dressing gown will be quite the thing.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
0F H|NDOOS
LOT OF DEsPIsED PANcHAMA IS
 INDEED PITIABLE.
Cannot Draw Water from Village Well or Approach Those of Higher Caste Lest He PoIIute Them
 by His Nearness.

The lot of the Hindoo of the lowest order of society is truly pitiable. He has no place in the social scheme, no niche to fill in the visible universe. He is not so well off as one of the dogs that prowl in the village market place, for he is still sentient human being. Tn many villages" says a writer in the London Times, he has to live entirely apart He is not even allowed to draw water from the will iage well, lest he should 'pollute' it by his touch, and where there is no second well for the 'untouchables, the hardship is cruel. especially in seasons of drought. when casual wa ter dries up Tn every circumstance of his life the vileness of his lot is brought home to the wretched pariah by an elaborate and relentless system of social oppression. I will only quote one or two instances which have come within my own observation. The re- spective distances beyond which Panchamas must not approach a Brahman lest they 'pollute' him differ according to their degree of unclean- ness Though they have been laid down with great precision, it is grow ing more and more difficult to enforce them with the increasing promiscuity of railway and street car intercourse, but in the more remote parts of In- dia, and especially in the south, the old rules are still often observed. In Cochin few years ago l was cross ing bridge and just in front of me walked respectable-looking native. He suddenly turned tail and, running back to the end of the bridge from which we had both come, plunged out of sight into the jungle on the side of the road. He had seen Brahman entering on to the bridge from the other end, and he had fled incontinent- ly rather than incur the resentment of that high-caste gentleman by in- fiicting upon him the pollution of forbidden propinquity. as the bridge. though a fairly broad one, was not wide enough for them to pass each other at the prescribed distance. In the native state of Travancore it is not uncommon to see Panchama wit ness in a lawsuit standing about 100 yards from the court so as not to de file the Brahman judge and pleaders, while row of peons, or messengers. stationed between him and the court, hand on it's questions to him and pass back his replies
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
CITIES GROWING NolsIER
It Is One of the Penalties of cIViliza- ton, But No Man Could Endure
 Continual Silence.

No doubt all cities are growing noisier. This is one of the penalties of civilization. There is now no Sybaris, never heard. Even Paris is said to be as noisy as it is now dirty. But in the Paris of 20 years ago MT. Adolphe Rette- was so disturbed by the din, which would now be considered in com parison only an agreeable hustle, that he dreamed a dream There was a singular silence. Men and women moved as a procession of shadows. Cartwheels were inaudible. The city was under cotton wadding. And the thought came to the dreamer, Noise is dead!" and he burst out laughing at the deduction that the earth was hence forth doomed to eternal silence Then came a letter of ceremonial invitation: You are begged to be present at the funeral of Monsieur Noise, who died this evening. Killed by contempo- raneous excess, he was held in horror by the Eternal himself. On the part of his widow, Humanity"
 Yet who could endure the silence that crazed the man in Poe's tale, the tale told by the Demon, the tale more wonderful than any in ''The iron-bound melancholy volumes of the Magi." And the Demon laughed but could not, and the Demon cursed him because he could not laugh. And even the lynx that dwelt forever in the tomb looked at the Demon steadily in the face
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
nExercise and Rest.n

What is the relation between exer- else and rest? Work is that at which we must continue, whethersinterestin or not. whether we are tired or not. It used to be thought that the prime requisite of rest was the use of facul- ties other than those involved in the labor of the day. But there Is such a thing as fatigue which goes deeper than daily work, We can work so hard as to become exhaIsted-too exhausted for any kind of work. Per haps this is will fatigue. It is coming to be regarded as fundamentally true that rest from such fatigue demands continuity; that, for example, four periods of IS minutes each of rest is not the equivalent of one hours rest: that a man who goes on vacation and takes half an hour of his business work every day. is doing the same thing as the man who had a horse with sore back. He kept the saddle on only a few minutes each day, but the sore did not have a chance to heal. Rest periods must be sufficiently con secutive to overcome consecutive fla tigue.-Luther H. Gulick, in the North American Review.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
Beautiful Walsh Home.

ing place of the supporters of the forester during the Ballinger-Pinchot conservation row.
 One of the beautiful houses in Washington is that erected by the late Thomas F. Walsh, the millionaire mi ming man from Colorado. MT. Walsh was one of the first of the influential western millionaires who have chosen Washington as a permanent home The house has the handsomest ball. rooms in Washington. Together with its furnishings, it cost it's possessor a round million dollars. The Walsh mansion was one of the first to be erected in the Sheridan Circle quar- ter. which now boasts two score mil lionaires in a radius of few blocks.
 On Dupont Circle, another million aire quarter, is the new home of Mrs. Robert R. Hit, a mansion only re- gently completed. It is one of the most artistically appointed and fur. nished houses in Washington.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30

own working out Mrs. Barney has found means to dye many of the hangings in shades and hues so deli cate and so fine that they would be difficult to duplicate. In this house are held the rehearsals for the plays which Mrs. Barney has written for the society amateurs, and in the per formance of which many a man and girl has given evidence of unsuspected talent.
 Another remarkable residence which Is likewise associated with one of the most brilliant women in Washington society is Boundary Castle, the home of former Senator John B. Henderson of Missouri and Mrs. Henderson. The house was so called because It is sit
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
Their Sunday seance.

An Atchison man was sitting in his own home last evening, quietly read ing, as nice man should do Sunday evening, when one of his wife's wom- en friends dropped in. The man kept on reading Gas men do on such occa- sions), and the women paid no atten- tion to him. (Women never do pay any attention to the man of the house) The man could not help but hear what his wife and her friend talked about; at first they talked about what long day Sunday was, what a disgrace it was they never went to church. how they had given up trying to make the children go to Sunday school, etc. And the man kept on reading his paper. Finally his wife and her friend drifted into a real talk" and the man thought to him self, This is no place for a gentle man," and went to his room-Atchi- son Globe.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
SIGHTS TO MAKE ONE. FAINT
Somewhere There Are Things That Would Be Too Much for Any Man,
 Thought the Deacon.

'T heard of a man once who faint ed," said John Russell There was a crunching of chair legs and in the gathering darkness all faces were turned to John. He was a young fellow then" he confessed, "and one of the neighbor's barns caught fire. They tried to get the cattle out. but the fire was too swift. And-well. this young fellow just up and tainted. .'
 Seems to me- said the deacon. there's a sight that would make any of us faint if we only knew what twas" The deacon was a believer in predestination, although in his own particular case he always made it fight it's way. He had that look of austerity which is usually found only in the ascetics. and fringe of whisker underneath his shaven chin was ali that outwardly identified him with agriculture. "Of course" he con tinued, lone mans sight wouldn't make another man faint and t'other way round. but somewhere or other do believe there's a sight which would be too much for any of us if we only happened to see it." "A
 Like Joe Farcey giving his chick ems enough to eat,' suggested one.
 And so the conversation turned to scandal.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-30
Eve's Sin and Some others.

Here are few of the best Sunday school ''howlers" which the Manchester Guardian has selected from Sunday school examiners note book:
 Eve sinned out of curiosity more than liking for that particular fruit"
 The Semitic races were the half breeds. from semi, half"
 The Sanhedrin was composed of 70 men of reclining years and great learning"
 With respect to the conversation re corded in John. chapter 8: Nicode- mus began the harangue. but could not take it all in one grasp"
 The woman of Samaria was told: Even if she did not go to the temple but worshiped at her own house she would be entitled to the same chances as any one who went 70 the temple"