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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
Chance for the S.,ffrane.tes

Summit. n. J.. would not be having its
iii OF trouble at this minute If the
women OF that thriving village could
vote. No. indeed. All would be serene
and lovely, The fact is that Summit.
Ike some Of its larger neighbors, is boss
ridden. The boss does not like Miss
Louise Connolly. the superintendent of
schools. He wants a man in that posi-
ton.
Miss Connolly has given satisfaction.
She is a lecturer to teachers has the de-
grees of b. S. and NJ S from Columbia,
has taken postgraduate work at the Uni
versity OF New York. studied in Euro
.pean universities. written half a dozen
textbooks, revised Harvey's Grammar.
and done other educational and lit
erary work; but she does not know how
TO corral votes for the dominant party.
Johnny Lane, who estimates value by
the power Of vote delivery, wants her
ousted, and about 500 citizens of Summit
want her to remain. That is the present
status. But there are some powerful in
fiuences at work aiding the 500. who In
themselves have little power against the
boss Millionaires. editors. elergymen.
bankers, eiubmen, lawyers, and plain
taxpayers have decided they want Miss
Connolly retained. They held a meeting
the other evening to voice their senti-
ments. but the school board thus far has
decided that Johnny Lane must be
obeyed.
Here arises the question Of the suf-
SEasstts. Why not enter into the fray2
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How would you feel. if you were a
young lady, approaching the sweet-six-
teen mark ia years. and were the re-
cipient. at the expense of nd-hearted
uncle, Of a Gainsborough hat, so large
that it necessitsted a dray and a couple
OF brawny expressmen to deliver the
same? A young lady pupil OF a fashion
able Los Angeles school for girls would
be able TO answer this question better
thar you. perhaps. for she has expert
enced the sensation OF such an uneom-
mon gift as a hat measuring some fifteen
feet in circumference OF course. she
must have felt rather strange when first
she donned this huge piece OF headgear,
but just compensation came in the form
OF chorus upon chorus Of expressions Of
admiration and amazement from her
many girl friends. The hat was trimmed
with thirty duck wings. and was so
bulky with pFofgsions OF gems Of the
miliiner's art as TO require the assistance
Of four handy pairs OF hands 70 adjust
Il correctly on the young ladys dainty
head. Decorations In the form OF wings
Of mallards, Of teal Of widgeon. all
trophies of her good .uncle's fowling-
piece. were only a part OF the finishing
touches that had been lavished upon the
gigantic work Of art, which reached its
destination incased in a box six bv SIX
feet
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
SAYS ANTS REASON.
Lord Avebury Asserts They Show
More Than Instinct.

4Hofe AHaH INSTINCT
Loadon correspondence New Yot Times
DO ants reason?" is an interesting
question, which has cropped up again.
Hitherto We had such an eminent au-
thority as Lord Avebury expressing his
unauestionable belief that they DO. This
SO far back as thirty years ago, and We
let II remain at that But now comes
along Henry Hill. an equally well in
formed authority en- the insect world.
who. during lecture at the London in
stitution, would not allow ants any higher
quality than that OF instinct
in reply Lord Avebury sees no reason
to change his view expressed thirty wears
ago and still believes these insects have
the gift Of reason"
Il have not studied ants for many
years" said Lord Ayebury, "but I hope
to renew my experiments before long,
and I still adhere to the conclusions
which you viii find IN my book on Ants.
Bees. and Wasps In that work I said.
When we see an ant hill tenanted by
thousands Of industrious inhabitants ex-
cavating chambers, forming tunnels. MAX
ing roads. guarding their home. gathering
food. feeding the young, tending their do
nestle animals. each one fulfilling its
duties industriously and without cOnfu-
sion. IL is difficult altogether to deny to
them the gift of reason, and the preced-
ing observations tend TO confirm the opin-
ION that their mental powers differ from
those Of men not so much in kind as in
degree
MY principal experiment was one in
which / placed intoxicated ants near q
nest, thirty-eight being friends and forty
strangers TO the colony. or the friends
twenty-seven were taken into the nest
and carefully tended. seven were dropped
INTO the moat surrounding it and four
we're alone. OF the strangers thirty
were dropped into the water, one was
left alone, and nine were taken into the
nest. OF the latter seven were again re-
moved from the nest and carried to the
water. Gould anything more clearly show
the reasoning power Of the ants"
Lord Avebury gives instances without
number which seem to show that ants
have higher power than that of instinct
One OF the most remarkable relates TO
their treatment OF the eggs of the aphis.
or amt COW" They carefully tend these
eggs during the winter. taking them into
their nests for the purpose, and then re-
move the young aphides when hatched In
the spring, placing them in earthen cow
sheds specially constructed on the young
shoots OF the daisy. the plant which pro-
vides the aphis with nourishment. The
herd OF aphides thus reared Is then regu-
larry stroked, or MIXED" for the honey
they secrete.
This seems TO me- said Lord Avebury
In his historic work. "a most remarka bic
case of prudence Our ants NAV not ner-
haps lay Up food for the winter. hut they
do more. for they keep during six months
the eggs which will enable them 70 pro-
cure food during the following summer
a case OF prudence unexampIed in the an.-
NAL kingdom
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
THE NEWSPAPER GUY.

I find a man pushing his wa through the lines
OF the corr where the work Of the Ere iend shines
The chief" I inquire-but fireman replies:
oh. no; why. that's Of those newspaper guys
see man walk through the door Of show
Where great throngs aEs blocked b the sign as.
r. o."
Is this man the star that no ticket he buyss"
Star nothinl Hes one Of those newspaper guys. .
I see man start on the trail Of a crook.
And he scoms the police. but he brings him to
book.
Sherlock Holmssi'' 'nquire-some one seosnfuIly
cries:
Sherlock HI! Nav; that's one Of those newspaper
guys"
Ana some day IN Pass By the great Gates Of Gold
And see man paea through unquestioned aud bold.
: sainti' IN ask, and old Peter'n reply:
No; be CARTS pass-he's a newspaper guy
-Leuizsne Herald
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

From the Cleveland Leader
This makes me sick. Here's another
Englishman wanting US to omit the third
stanza Of The Star Spangled Banner.
because it's offensive to the British. Well,
should say notr' cried the excitable
patriot What? Cut out single line of
that dear old song. that every true Amer
Jean loves and knows as he does the
prayers he learned at his mothers knee.
Never"
you're right" was assented heartily.
But. by the way, how does that stanza
gog'
How does II go? Why-er-let me
see. I've got a blamed poor memory for
songs, anyhow. Just start Il for me-"
Gee! I can't. If you'd give me the
verse before
i can't. But. say-ain't IT an out
rage?"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
EARLY spnING.

All the inmates of the woods
Say that spring
Has some most capricious moods,
Peevlsh thing!
For the crocus has a chill
Half the day
And the sprightly daff0dll
Pines away.
In the general alarm
Each eOneuFs.
And the only thing that's warm
Is the furZe.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

Bet She Knew What He Meant.
From an Exchange
This story is travelling through Kansas
now:
Number %
BLANKS grocery, please"
Number
Blanks grocery, please
Number? Haven,t<Sou a directory"
II suppose so. but don't know where
it is. Blanks grocery, please?"
NUMBER"
Say. central, are you lady or a
MANI"
"A lady" central thrilled
&c TO heaven, please" and the re-
ceiver went up with a thud.
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well-versea in the Art.

From the 81 Louis Star
First Lady in the street car-I'm sure
that man sitting across from us is poet.
Second Lady with her-He doesn't seem
TO have long hair.
First Lady-No; but I just heard him
refer to me as perfect poem. and now
he is scanning my feet
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

If the entire male population OF a town
Of representative American citizens can
accomplish nothing as against the voice
Of political boss, how about the woman
in poiiticsG Could she not avail In such
a crisis? Certainly Miss Connolly Is de-
serving of all the aid she can command
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
An AII-arouna Clergyman.

From tie JOhnstown Pal Tribgne.
Notice-The undersigned. who has set
tied himself at Johnstown, will attend
regularly 10 all ministerial duties. as
baptisms. marriages. funerals. &C. Fur
Their. he will give lessons on the piano
forte. and in the evenings IN the Ger
man language. Also. ne has 20 sell an
excellent piano. cheap. H. Veith.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
Natural Inference

From tho Boston Transcript
Judge Gin breach OF promise suit
When you told your fiance TO go to
Hades, did you not consider that equiva-
lent to breaking your engagement?
Young Lady-No, your honor.
Judge-Ah, then you intended TO ac-
company him there
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

From The Buffalo Express.
Bring some matches with you when
you come home, said Mrs. Newlywed.
7 sent up a dozen boxes yesterday, {"
he answered.
I know. but those were parlor matches.
These are for the kitchen"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

Cincinnati man has retired from bust
ness with 100000, declaring that "a mil
lion is as much money as any one man
has the right to possess" His fellow
plutoerats probably will suspect him of
political aspirations.
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Football COACH Defined

From an Exchange
Freshman-say, what is a football
coach?
Senior-The ambulance.
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still, If a steam roller should hit the
Frank Hitchcock Senatorial boom and
fatten it out 10 tissue paper thinness,
Mr.. Hitchcock could hardly expect any
thing more than a loud laugh from the
gallery.
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From the Kansas City Times.
Secretary Wilson Is anxious. almost eager. 10 cor
rect any impression that he is mfriendly to the
malefsetors If great wealth.
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A Raae Cnnnrd.

From the Austin Statesman.
There Is no ground for the rumor that Col. ROose-
welt viii time his arrival 10 San Francisco at the
opDoTtune moment To witness the Jefries,Johnson
debate and challenge the winner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

Got an automobile to sell for si0?"
Not YETI answered the good-natured
dealer. but you can get into the game
for that money. Why not buy tire to
carry around?"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
A Bnslness Conference.

THE junior partner wants 20 see you
right away announced the bookkeeper.
Il guess it's the bounce for yours"
NIX" responded the Office boy. HE
only wants 10 find out what new players
have been signed"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
Az Interesting Question.

Frum the Providence Journal.
What's wrong with Tsft''' asks the Springfield
Republican. THIS is one Of the most interesting
questions that has been prupounded since William
Allen White arose to inquire: What's the matter
with Kansasf"
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Might DO.

Immortal poetry is only written in q
garnet"
And we have no garrett" sighed the
sweet girl. I wonder how it would do IL
I fitted up a den in the eellar?"
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Oheying the Regulations.

From the Buffalo EXPRESS.
Il saw your motorman talking TO a
girl on Main street yesterday
Yes" answered the erstwhiIe condue-
tor, he is usually stopped by one belle"
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Mr.. James J. corbett ceased some time
ago TO be the worlds champion pugiiist,
but the human being who can outtalk
or outtypewrite him evidently has not
yet been born.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
All Clear.

"A philosopher, for instance, Is one who
rs satisfied 10 have a spring. Doesn't
also insist upon spring outfit"
- see. Now I understand why We have
no female philosophers.
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A Georgia woman advocates hanging
as a punishment for vioiators of the
prohibition law. We fear it would be
hard TO organize lynching bees In honor
of such persons, however
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Ten Best Buildings.

The Brochure Series Of Architectural
Illustration. January. 1910, reported as
the result Of a voting contest OF archi-
tects the following ten buildings. in the
order Of preference in which the names
are here given; % National Capitol.
Washington; GU Public Library. Boston:
90 Trinity Church. Boston; tD Congress
sional Library, Washington; 90 Columbia
University Library. New York: 90 Trinity
Church, New York; ca Madison Square
Garden, New York; 50 ST. Parieks Ca
thedral. New York: go Biltmore House.
BiitmoTe, n. c.; 00 City Hall, New York.
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From the Kansas City Journal.
Congress will go on shouting economy all the time
voting superiuous appropriations creating new jobs
buying garden seed. and joining in the general
protest against the increased cost Of living
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Congregational Gymnastics.

From the San Francisco Chronicle
They don't need Congressional gymnasium. Pipe
laying. logrollng and turning campaign somersaulis
nEe the statesmen all the exercise they ought 70
have.
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Senator Gordon has no Crouch" notes
the Birmingham Age-Herald. Indeed. no.
In fact. Senator Gordon may rightfully
be dubbed the nations most eminent
crouch dispeller.
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love the FISH horns sad refrain.
The birds that sing;
And all the sounds which appertala
To gentle spring.
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Geftsng Ouf the Men.

II hear that your tea was quite sue
cess; that you had several men present. -
THAT is quite true. I had a prominent
millionaire and four subpoena servers"
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Fame in Latin Americn.

Prom the Louisville CouTieT-Jouuual.
Jose Domingo de obaldia dies famous as latin
American ruler who removed By death instead
Of revolution,
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Senator Lodge has discovered that
house rent is advancing in Canada. Evil
IDENTIFY, the Senatorial committee TO in
vestigate the high cost of living is get
ting well under way with it's work
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Mr.. la Toilette recently threatened to
speak az night unless a certain Sena-
torial request was agreed to. Needless
TO add. that settled the matter in Mr..
La Follette's favor Immediately.
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From the Kansas City Star.
President Taft is rapidly reaching the cunclu1on
that all the people in the United States are cut Of
step except himself.
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Atlanta is considering the substitution
Of Eastern for Central time. Eastern time
is the variety Washington uses. Ana
Washington uses only the best.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

The man who inclines TO invite trouble
need not bother 10 use engraved invita-
tons Trouble is mighty democratic about
that sort of thing.
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YeriElu,iIitudr.

How do you like my poem on spring
day."
well. it's very like the average spring
day, fine in spots
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

1.-THE Dalai Lama Is bad egg" says
a contemporary. Kept In cold storage
too long, perhaps
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

How is the best way to avoid fatigue?"
asks the Louisville Times. Fighting shy
OF Congressional debates and the Bal
linger-Pinchot hearing helps some.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

I'VE are a herd of wild asses asserts
a Columbia professor. Some aeeommo.
dating person should show the professor
a way out of that mystic maze.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

Mr.. Rockefeller may read his press clip
pings for the next few weeks, we imagine.
and never be afraid for an instant that
something unpleasant Is being said about
him somewhere.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

England hesitates to abolish the House
OF Lords. When England THINKS OF the
many American heiresses still at large
II may make its hesitation indefinite.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

From the Philsdelpbis Record
scribbler-I am going to call my new
play The Wicked Flee
WigwaE-I suppose yOulI-sp--try 1t on
the dogI
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Lost In the Crowd.

From the Topeka Capital
There are various ways of concealinS
ones identity. but marrying Lillian Rus
sell seems to be as gcod as eny,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

Halley's comet and Bwana Tumbo will
come back to civilization about the same
time There may be something in this
present-day talk OF trouble soon to come.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

What are We here for7" inquiries the
Detroit Free Press. And whittier are we
drifting. anyway?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

A great argument in favor OF the auto
mobile is that gasoline really is cheaper
than corn and oats.
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It is much to Mr.. Rockefeller's credit
that he does not think the world should
depend on kerosene oil alone for enIIght-
eminent
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II mr. Shaw were awarded the JOB. per-
haps the most consistent thing he could
do would be commit suicide immediately
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With escs coming Gown and ham going
up. the price OF the combination remains
the same You simply cannot beat the
game. That's all.
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oh. for somebody who may be de-
pended upon TO discover a way TO close
the north pole-Peary incident!
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The Boston Globe refers editorially TO
Sec" Root. That. we suppose, is dry
wit Of the Boston persuasion.
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March this year was all right, of
course. But. Congress. beware! Take
care! She can both false and truant be.
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At least, Senator JEFF" Davis may
plead that it was not hush money"
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us the hen bird?" inquiries the Treas
ury Department. BY the way, is the
storlz bird?
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Mr.. George Bernard Shaw thinks the
world needs a genuine fool killer, and that
he SHOULD work overtime feE > While.
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manufacture of yarn carpets was estab-
lished in Philadelphia in 1871, by William
P. Sprague. The census Of 1870 less than
twenty years after. reported the whole
product of the United States in this class
Of goods at 10000 yards, of which 1900
yards were made in Philadelphia. At the
present time there are close TO 1000 car
pet manufacturers in the United States.
with nearly S30,0o0.0Oo capital invested.
The jacquard apparatus for weaving
designs was introduced in 1879, and in 1871
Erastus Biglow perfected the first power
loom for weaving carpets which saved
one-third IN the cost of labor. The Unit
ed States is now the greatest producer
and consumer of carpets in the world.
Most of the wool used in the manufacture
Of American carpets is imported. as the
homegrown product is Of too fine quail
ity to be durable
Excluding the Oriental rugs. the prin-
eipsl varieties of carpets ia commerce
are the Administer, the Brussels. the VIII
ton. Moquette, Tapestry Brussels. Velvet.
Ingram, and Venetian. The founder OF
the manufacture of oilcloths In the Unit
ed States was Isaac Macauley. who began
the business in Philadelphia about the
year 1916.
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CHAT OF THE FORUM.


From the Louisville CourieE7JosErnaI.
Chauneey II, Depsw says the Gordon fsTvEeu il
unique in Senatorial history.
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March 6 Is the anniversary, of the fan
Of the Alamo. in 1895; of the Dred Scott
decision. in 1851, and It is the birthday OF
Philip II. Sheridan, in 1881: of Robert
MacGregor Campbell, known as Rob
Roy" in 1671: of the King of Wurttenn-
berg, in 1888; George du Maurier, the
French artist and novelist. in 1884: of
Michael Angelo. the painter and sculptor.
in 14I4, and Vice Admiral Sir Charles
Napier, IN 17S6. It was the date. in 1886,
on which James Bowie. inventor of the
famous Bowie knife. died.
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From the Detroit Free Press.
1t Is to be doubted that our vocabulary. comple&s
as St is, e0ge stand more than one Pnchot Balnger
row.