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The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Democratic optimist has discovered
that the coming OF a comet may fore
shadow possible Democratic victory. II
Halley's comet fails to turn the trick.
this gentleman may console himself with
the reflection that another one sailed
away into space in the early SOS that
will return In 500 years
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

80 YOU approve Of your wife being a
sunragetteg"
sure thing. She attends some meeting
every night OF the week. and she may
get into Jail"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
wonder whnt Hnnnencd.

From The Coraell Widow.
do YOU believe in fate?" he asked. as
he snugeled closer.
We'll" answered the girl. Il believe
that what's going to happen will happen. -
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

He didn't know he was In love
We really must confess
He thought the feeling
Upon him stealing
Was merely biliousness.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Prom the Chicago E1uin- Post
Halicys comet Is vsry old. 70 IS largely composed
Of gas. Modern Improvements viii some day give
Us am electrically lighted comet.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

BY curious twist Of :he marriage re-
lation. a Mississippi negro became his
own grandfather the other day. The
question now is, VIII that give him a
constitutional right 10 vote within the
State?
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Oh yes. indeed. women "will talk"
And yet. # was not woman stenogra-
phcr who talked IN the Baninger-P -Pinchot
Investigation recently.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
He CAM ComnInin There

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
While thero is alvay, somebody ready % attack
the position of the President, Mr. Taft in the role
Of baseball Fan. has not set been the subject Of
single adverse criticism.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

pictures OF prize lighters" nUtes the st.
Paul Pioneer Press Mr.. Smith must ex-
pect Jack Johnson 20 win.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
At the Theater.

The next is a drinking scene"
I'm that case. my dear, I'm just stay
outside. There's better one going on
In the bar"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

The Hon. Hoke Smith. OF Georgia.
has announced that he viii not seek the
governorship again. Il might now be
wise so to hobble the governorship that
II will not be able to seek the Hon.
Hoke.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Az Importanf dom.

From the Houston Post
Come on over to our comet party to-
night
What's the Init going to be2"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

From the Boston Record
Col. Buau's statement that DO win never again
be Presidential candidate should be accompanied
by an affidavit
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

4 theatrical trust has been formed
down South 10 fight the one up North.
Fine, When theatrical trusts get 10 fight
ing one another. theatergoers may get
their dues At least. there is a lighting
chance one way against a sure thing the
other
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Absolutism reached its zenith in Eng
land under the Tudors. And Tudor. IL
seems, is merely Welsh for Theodore.
Hum. Anybody smell mouse?
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
The way of the world.

From the Louisville CourcrJrurusl.
Both Illinois and NCW York have legislatures rI0I-
cieutly virtuous 20 pass auti-amblrs bills. yet sniff
cieutly crooked 10 pass any ether kind oi biu thar
Is properly backed
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

From .h- Houston Post
An Arkansas man showed down FIVE
aces in a poker game the cher day His
recovery is despaired of by the physi-
clans
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

The people Of Europe understand that
in honoring Roosevelt they are paying
their tribute 10 triumphant democracy"
says the Topeka Capital. But with a
small ID decidedly.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

'The census cnumerators are having
their main troubles with the smart set"
"Wel, 10 must be CALLING 90 be set down
merely as among those present"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Il am not tariff expert SAYS Myron
T. Herrick. Not less than S9.465. .792 hon
est Americans probably would like 90
shake Mr.. Herricks good right hand on
that
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

1t may be that England win learn to
appreciate the idea that II is well TO OBJ
serve something more than n constructive
recess between Georges.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Well. well! Here we are. safe and
sound after having brushed through the
old comets tail, And-ahem,-we told
you SO. did we not? Now is the time to
subscribe
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Doubtless Mr. Taft is moved to ask
himself more than semi-occasionaIly now
adays. 'Oh, politics, where are the charms
that sages have seen in thy face?'
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Canada's annual income has reached
Slo@CoOooo. Still, even at that. Canadian
pork barls,' compared with ours. must
be nothing more than pony kegs.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

nevertheless. Of superb indifference to the
fact that Halley's comet Is not coming
back in less than seventy-five years
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Police, Plutocratic mOnopoIists are
about To grab the River Jordan and
utilize il In running an electric Hght
plant Are there no truly good and
righteous conservationists in the locality?
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Probably.

IrCm Inc H10Im I0si-
Did you see that vaudeville performer
who puts on a suit Of clothes while en-
cased in a tight-ftting metal cylinder?'
''Where'd he learn it, in q sleeperT'
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

"The difference between a job and
situation is about s. per day in favor
OF the job notes the Montgomery .Ad-
vertiser. And another difference is that
the fellow with the Job" holds on to it
manfully
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
CHAT OF THE FORUM.

hnowN Ills Masters Voice.
From the Denver Times
u must reeve Mr.. Loeb 70 b. made governor of
New York without even being consulted.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

So long, comet! Here's hoping you treat
our grandchildren no worsel
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

II Congress is not 10 adjourn until
July Il. what becomes of Washingtou's
safe and sane Fourth Of Ju- But
what the use. anyway
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

We cannot believe the watermelon is 20
be higher in price this year The water
melon is too good friend Of the COM
mon people.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

We have read three odes to the dead
King i'm England-by Alfred Austin.
kudyard Kipling, and Walt Mason, re-
spectively. In our judgment, Mason gets
all the medals.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Representative Smith. Of Iowa, has a
bin in Congress TO prohibit papers from
publishing accounts OF prize fights or
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Considering the matter dlspassionatelv
ana with an earnest intent to be con-
serValive at all cost We admit feeling.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Beauty is a passing thing" SAYS the
Boston Transcript II must have passed
some people at a 2:4O gait. moreover.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Throw away that old last years straw
hat. II would Dc a positive insult TO
every merchant in town 10 trot the thing
out now
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Mr. John y. Rockefeller wears white
paper vests. Still, white paper is getting
quite expensive enough to be fashionable.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Punch refers to those European lectures
as "Roosevelts straight talks TO ehete
civilizations. Which is not so. bad for
Punch, moreover
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

land. The destructive violence OF prairie
and forest fires throughout Northern
Michigan and portions of Canada has
perhaps never been exceeded, and the in
tensity of the accompanying smoke was
simply dreadful"
on September o SouthweSterly winds
prevailed from Tennessee northward to
Lake Superior and thence eastward 10
the Canadian maritime provinces. and
smoke was reported as far South as
Knoxville. westward to Milwaukee. north
ward TO RockHfe. Canada. and eastward
To New Brunswick The darkness OF the
dark day Of May. 1850. covered very much
the same area. Friday being considered
am uulucky day bv superstitious people.
naturally May 20. 1880. came 10 be gener-
ally known as BLACK Friday"
However this name applies more gen
orally TO the financial than TO the mate
rial world. In America on Friday Sep
tember q. 1853 a panic was caused in
Wall street by the effort Of Fisk and
Gould TO corner the gold market. and on
Friday September 10 1915. occurred in
thetNew York Stock Exchange the great
financial crash which was followed by
the widespread panic Of 1873. These were
Americas two notable Black Fridays.
In England the name of Black Friday
is given 10 December 6. l7i5, the day on
which news reached London that the
ProteIder had arrived az Derby: again
May il. 1866. when the failure Of Overend
q Gwney brought on d dangerous hnan-
ciaI panic. Good Friday is also known as
Black Friday in the Western Church. be-
cause on that day clerical vestments and
altar draperies are black
May 70. 1886, Anne Boleyn. Queen of
England, was beheaded in London by
order Of Henry VIII. It is the birthday
Of Johns Hopkins. founder Of the uniy4er-
Sity and hospitsl bearing his name in
Baltimore Q7S0; Prof John Wilson, poet
and miscellaneous writer G7S5l. and it is
the day on which the following notables
died: Beaumarchais. the French drama
tist dH0; James Boswell. the noted biog-
rapher 0790: Nathaniel Hawthorne, the
author GSsD; and William Z. Gladstone.
the British statesman ClS9S.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Apparently Mr Lorimer came high:
but the presumption that somebody had
20 have him seems reasonable
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
TOP BOSS IS SHOT DOWN FROM BEHIND BY A DISMISS.
 ED MINER.
Mob Surrounds Jail and Lynohirg Is Feared by Authorities-Man Re moved to Princeton for
 Safe Keeping.

Cherry I'll, Feb 1S-An attempt to assassiuate one of the S. Paul Coal company's bosses added to the trag edy of Cehrrys mine disaster today
 dismissed employe, stepping up behind Charles Atherton. known as the top boss, whipped out a revolver and crying ITO pay you back fired three shots Atherton fell. probably fatally wounded
 The shooting occurred in the midst of work of removing the bodies which have been eutombed in the mine tAe fatal fire
 The man gave his name as Peter Brown, but was later identified as Nolas Nanditch a dismissed employe. He said he did the shooting because he had been refused a job and ne had been looking fer James Steele, super intendent of the company's mine here and a. Granville. In Later a mob surrounded the jail and tonight the prisoner was taken to Princeton III. for safety.
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
PlTTSBURG PRESIDENT FAVORs MANY POINTS IN INTEREST
 OF BASE BALL
Deadlock Which Threatened at One Time to Split the Older organiza- ton Is Broken and a
 Schedule Adopted.

New York, Feb 1S-The National League tonight adopted playing schedule, calling for 154 games for tho coming season, but it was only ac- compIished after a majority of the magnates had expressed their opinion that newspaper criticism over the de- lay was causing uufayorable public ity.
 Though the wishes of the American League for a l54-game schedule were met the American League interests were disregarded when it was resoly- ed 10 stretch the schedule out-to Oc- tober l5. The American League sche- dule terminates on October 9. al though all league contracts with play CTS call for service until October 15.
 Ebbetts, of Brooklyn, and Murphy, of Chicago insisted on using their players I'D to the contract time Bar ney Dreyfuss, of Pittsburg. was the only club owner willing to make con sessions. and he saved the league from what seemed to be hopeless deadlock
 Pittsburg was scheduled for six Sunday games in Cincinnati, where there is no opposition and where such dates lave been exceptionally re- muneratiye St Louis was cheduled for six Sunday games in Chicago and l four of these were when the cham pion Detroits, of the American league. were to play the Chicago Americans 1 St Louis and Chicago objected, iholdng that Detroit would draw the i big crowds. Then Barney Dreyfuss with his worlds champions. stepped in and offered to take three of the St Louis conflicting dates
 The matter was settled today by changing St Louis to Cinciinat and Pittsburg to Chicago, so that fin Chi cago it will be shown whether the Pir- ates or the Tigers arc the more pop. ! ular.
 Following the adoption of the scre. dule tonight the board of direc' 'ors met to consider the claim of former | Manager William II Murray of the i Philadelphia club for two years sal ary on his contract. Until the news. , paper criticisms became so severe tho beard refused to consider the ease, but tonight they took it up No decision wss reached and the. board adjourned until tomorrow. The league members 1 win also continue the consideration of the proposed changes in the consti.u. ton.
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
SUFFERING FROM THE SECOND STROKE OF PARALYSIS |
 SINCE IN SENATE.
Has Change of Recovery But May Lose His Power of Speech Which
 Is His Most Cherished.
 Weapon.

Washington. D. C., Feb l8-Benja- min Ryan TnIman, senior senator from South Carolina. and one of the most picturesque characters in the senate, is critically ill here.
 His condition is extremely grave. and Dr. E F. Pichford. the attending physician. said late today that tre out come of the senator's illness would be determined within the next 72 hours
 The senator's right side is almost wholly paralyzed and apasia has de- yeloped as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage on the left side of the brain.
 II has nearly lost the over of artic- ulation and this is regarded by the doctor as the most serious symptom of the South Carolinian's illness. He may recover from the paralysis, but. in all liklihood it is said he will new CT regain the complete use of speech the senator's dearest and most cher ishej weapon in his public service as national legislator and the keen edge of which has enliyened many debates of union wide interest in the Senate.
 This is the second stroke of parlly- sis to seize the southern senator, the frs having occurred nearly two years ago. when he suffered nervous breakdown
 Late this afternoon. Dr William A. Whre, superintendent of the govern menj hospital for the insane, was call ed in While it was asserted that the senator's mind was fairly alert, and that he was conscious of the happen ings of his environment, Dr, White. as Ia specialis, on disorders of the brain thereat' Son Mir Tnimau's Illness, was asked to make an examination.
 The alarm of the family is evi- denced by the fact that they have telegraphed for Dr. J. W. Peacock, su- perintendont of the South Carolina Hospital for the Insane. and the fam fly physician of the Tillmans. He has replied that he will leave Columbia fer Washington tomorrow morning.
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
ABANDONED BOY AT LITTLE ROCK BELIEVED TO BE STOLEN
 CHILD OF DR. eYERS.
Fortune Had Been Spend in the Last Five Years in Attempt to Locate Missing Child of Indiana
 Doctor.

Little Rock Ark, Feb 1N-SriAiug poiuts of resemblance between a boy abandoned here Wednesday by a stranger. aud Riobmonu byers. tine only son of Dr. w. l.. Byers, of Seely- vile, Ind, for whom the police have been searching for five years. have been found and the authorities here are working upon the theory that this may be the long lost boy
 w. M Rankin. state humane officer. has charge of the boy here and be- lieyes there is g possibility that he is Richmond Byers.
 The latter was boueyel 10 have been Kidnapped by Gypsies five years ago
 His father has spent more ,han s25,- GOO and five years of his life in search. ing for his boy
 In case the abandoned lad here proves to be the same boy, one of the most puzzling Kidnapping cases ef the country will have been solved
 Richmond Byers was abou. two years old when he was stolen and the boy left here is believed to be between six and eight years old The Byers boy had an impeiiment of speech The lad here is similarly afflicted
 The Byers boy is said 10 have lost a part of the index finger of his right hand in babyhood and the hoy here has suffered a similar accident The index finger of his right hand is off a, the first joint Richmond Byors hao light hair ami blue eyes So has the boy found here The boy here was abandoned at a lccal hotel by man supposed to be his father
 Because of his impeachment of speech he cannot tell anything of him- self
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
EXPLOSION IN POWDER HOUSE.

Oakland Cal, Feb. 1 An eXp,os- ion in the mixing room of the Trojan Powder Works at San Lorenzo today cost the dives of Chemist Reuben Tharp and four worlmen and caused a property loss of S5o,00o
 Four other were seriously if not fo- tally injured anI adozen more, includ- ing Superintendent Martina were se- verely burned and bruised
 In a magazine decanter ot tho tweu- ty-fve buildings that made up the plant were stored 75,0oo pounds of powder Fire followed the explosion 2nl ten of he buildings were burned. surrounding the magazine with a wall .of flame The magazine was a safe distance within the circle of fire, how ever.
 The explosion wrecked ueiahhorins buildings turling one of the mixers hundreds Of feet through the air.
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
HAD EFFECT ON GARNER MIR. DER VERDICT SAYS JURORS
 IN PARDON APPEAL.
Want the Governor to Set Aside Ire Verdict They Rendered o7 UA
  usual Circumstance

Little Rock. Ark, Feb. 1S.- -Alleg- ing that a confession of mutde, by Will Garner under sentence of leatn in Logan county for the kllHny os Floyd Springer had been secured tuaoesa the :aedium of pypnatist. me"oers of the jury who convicted him. appealed to the governor for a rerrcye
 r .. stated Chat while the jury was deliberatne the sheriff apD. oached them and informed tha jarors that Garner had confessed. the Jury there upon fixing the punishment a- hangy ing
 Iateu the iurors~learued that am hypnotst had been taken 70 Gamers cell and secured confession.
 The governor grauted a sixty day re. prieve 10 allow time for an appeal.
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
GROVER MAYS, YOUNG FORMER FRIEND, FIRES BULLET WHICH
 MAY PROVE FATAL.
Both Are Young Sons of Widowed Mothers and Had Known Each
 Other in Friendly Way.

Guy Buchanan a young man about 24 years of age, anu employe of the Consumers lee Company was shot and probably fatally twcunded last night by Grover Nayes, who resides with his mother near Oaklawn, but who was working extra last night as bar tender for Carl Rowher at his Valley street saloon
 The shooting followed am argument the two young men had al the bar According to the story Mayes told o the police station they had argued, ne had offered to apologize for some remark, and Buchanan had toll him to come to the end of the bar and they would shake hands.
 When they reached the end of the bar Buchanan is alleged to have grap' Dled ycung Mayes about the neck with one arm, and 10 have beaten him over the head with the other fist
 Mayes admits that after he was re- leased he went Co a drawer picked ID pistol and fired two shots. He de- nies that he shot either 10 hit Bneh- anan. but merely wanted 10 friehten him out Of the place
 The first bullet fired probably was very high and may nave glanced be-
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
Will Be Satisfactory.

Chicago Feb 1S.-"The American League will not object to any minor changes that the National League nay make in its 154 games schedule said President B. B. Johnson, of the American League M
 "The ag5 cement reached by the joint schedule committee Of the two leagues at the Pittsburg meeting is binding on both schedules but we will waive that right to some extent.
 q wish to repeat that the two harmonious schedules decided upon by the committee are the best that the two leagues have had since they have been working together on the dates. If the National League makes any changes that are not acceptable to the American League and persists in keeping them, then We will consider our agreement at sn end We are not looking for trouble and that rests entirely with the other league"
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
MISS ELKINS DIES.

Kauss City, Mo-. Feb 1S.-NIiss Agnes Leslie Elkins. niece of Senator Stephens B Elkins. of West Virginia, died at a hotel here al G:5o o'clock tonight as a result of the bullet wound she inflicted upon herself last We'd uesday attempting suicide
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
LESTER MARS TEsTlFiEs,

Guthrie, Okla. Feb 1S.-Iestor A.. Maris the leeislator who filled charges against Governor Haskell regarding alleged irregularities in the disposal of state funds was the only witness before the investigating committee to. day. A subcommittee will go to Oklahoma City to take the deposition of C A. Iaw'cr. a detective employed by Governor Haskell
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
LITTLE TESTIMONY TAKEN.

Kansas City Mo, Feb lS.- Doctors Walter s. Haines and Ludwig Hek. toen who examined the visccria of Thomas II. Swope, and his nephew. Chrisman Swope, will es.ifv before the grand jury tomorrow But little testimony was heard by the grand Jury today and there were no devel- opments of material importance
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
DRIED HIS POWDER.

HiIlsborof, Tex. Feb. 1S.-George Hite. a farmer resident near here late yesterday placed some blasting pow der before the fire 10 dry.
 As a result of an explosion which followed a son and a daughter have since died from the burns received.
 IIite. his wife and two other chil jreu were seriously burned
The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-19
INVESTIGATION ADJOURNs.

Albany. N Y, Feb 1S.-The sem ates investigation of he Conger bri- bery charges was adorned today with a question unsettled which may yitally affect the production Of further evil depce when sessions are resumed next Tuesday This question was whether or not Senator Coneer can be forced