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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16
One Day in Cife Of a Newspaper lUcn1an.

He said he surely would. and 1 LEFT the
city editor in happy spirits.
Things went worse than could ever have
been expected. No one could have believed
that any human being would ever have
made such q fuss about going to a millinery
store as that man made Then when he
got there he saw hat which he was pos
sesseG 20 have me get 1 hadn't really
meant TO beg one just then and I certainly
didn't want that one. 1t was little ana
somber and made me look pale
The only ruse by which / ever got him
out was 10 remind him Of his assignment
and TO ask II he really had TO have two
columns on it, That was a happy thought.
and he went TO the congressional commits
sion while l went where there was a look
ing glass 10 fix my veil. We were 10 meet
in twenty minutes out in front Of where
the congressional commission resides.
While I was tidying UP. however, I Just
happened TO look at a clock and Il was
twenty minutes past 4! Good gracious"
7 thought, and ran for a telephone. Mr..
GAlu l4E NUAlA " at II 1 NOUlG IlfFN.
and l guess / did. In all decency l had to
stop at the congressional commission and
leave a note with the telephone girl 20 be
sure 10 give to that man who had waited
so long for me These little details of the
work are all so firing l said how sorry
was and asked him TO come over and wait
for me below.
That was the first move in bad game
My acquaintance had so much to talk
about with me. II would ever get out OF
that pesky. internal work-the phraseology
was his-so that his mother could have me
out at their country home without imme-
diately being accused of supplying the pub
lie press with its scandals, Ills parents
have one Of the finest country places here
abouts But ! told him that / cared but
lille for wealth and luxury. and should
certainly never sacrificed one step of my
art for It.
AT any rate, he seemed to fear that al
ready he was suspected OF helping me in
my work. / told him that 1 never never
in the wide world mentioned him l didn' t
see what l could do about that He said
at length that he guessed it was just his
own guilty conscience at work. for ne had
helped me, ne felt, shamefuIly. and he
meant 10 help me even more.
He was nice and said that if anybody did
suspect him it was his own fault absolute
~, and he was sure l could not betray a
confidence
Just then the telephone bell rang and TO
my perfect surprise the person on the wire
wanted TO know if | was there
II was that man whom had told TO meet
me- For a moment I almost felt provoked.
How was I ever TO explain that it was not
my Office. but just a chance acquaintance
who was tired OF waiting for me- To my
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

when their industries have into the world is no deOga
manly husband the wife out into
the industrial field and support herself there
1t does follow that all office work.
factory work. profession There pace for the domestic
under the regime heartily believe that when al
leaving rich whose problems not
that only privilege but their duty
the familys income and pursuits will
spring that will plenty kab work for 1.-THE domestic
woman. sO-caied
certain point and how hard she works it still cheaper
buy than make and wear is clear
the wife useful family likely be the who
If she ideness
willing live herself surroundings
she must limit her family Whereas she will accept the truth
notion behat she help support her family just
mother did other different manners she have her
family poverty, break the hus
bands back trying carry them the salary.
The logical carrying would involve
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Women Alwaps Ubeir Own Support.

housekeeping rehodscoOpe0n combinations the
povmen Of expert services Domestic
development rearing demand Doesn't
you with infant long for the services Of those
splendid $40 week nursery who take child from
healthy, well regulated human being Of it, with
stronger lease happiness than the baby
0Yeraxed mother?
poor understand the by when
neghbo family effectively much smaller salary
and doesn't the cook wish that her friend Mrs Jones' would
secret her delicious cakes and biscuits!
Despite mans belief the contrary is born COOK
houekeepe all that They have forced them
many degree but
choice every would be specializing all
would like nothing else but cook This man
the house and change the furniture about and shop and
this would like mind the baby all the time
belief that their joint partnership supporting the home
preached and there feel
cheapened him
work,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16
FIGHTING AND EVOLUTION.
BY Z. P. SIMPSON.

The fathers Of English ethnoloSy
DecIaEe that the first pair were black,
What transmutation has changed as
That We cannot change or so back.
Then under the laws Of good breeding
And Darwin's natural selection
The whites are the sports OF the nation
Just punched for their own self protec-
ton.
Therefore If mankind is advancing,
The white should win on this tack
For Jeff was the champ OF the white race,
Only second rates fell to the black
But IL Adam was black. as historians say,
And Jack Johnson wins, as he possibly
may,
And the white man should fall from the
pugilists' throne
The black one would only come into his
own,
For the good book says once Ethiopia aid
reign,
And prophesies that she will do it again.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16
By nlary TSabe! Brush.

but hadn't told him about the hat
he said for me not to be So late as 1 usu-
ally am, but, Of course, got detained. There
vas a society editor who wanted to tell
me about the impertinent girl VINO wished
10 have her engagement announced. Inc
sporting editor wanted 10 know how mis- new
clothes looked, and one of the men report
ers came up with: "Weu, what are you
doing today, the Merriam investigation or
horse show gowns?"
They took about an hour, and it babe fair
to be d difficult afternoon. for II was 3
o'clock and I had promised to be under
the clock at 2:3O. and he didn't know about
the hat. Besides. it is terrible to get such a
late start, when you wantto try on the hats
in all the stores. which, of course, should
be done before buying. II you go only TO a
few in one day and start on the others the
next you can't retain your exact impressions
Of the hats that you have already tried on.
I was thinking about this when the city
editor said: "You viii find this a cIfncu!t
story. We had Tenney on it last night
(he's one Of the star mem for two hours.
He took the social register and began with
the AS. I guess he called up everybody
down through the DIS, and he didn't ma a
soul who would say a doggone WORD"
The city editor is new and gets quite dts
turbed It Is customary for people to start
on their assignments earlier. Twas glad 10
have him speak so, for it reminded me to
call up about my story. The man who was
to help me was apt to be out from II 30 until
3 taking luncheon at his club. ana you can I
tell when he's going to leave al l.
He is the head of his firm and he signs
checks. Sometimes he stays until after &
working at this and then again your call
and his secretary win say: 20, he's gone
to the Saddle and Cycle club for dinner. "
4 guess III come over to your office and
see you" I said.
Yes" he replied - supposed you
would"
Why, AR ] replied. greatly sur
prised. I've been meaning to come Tor a
month. There must be something in
thought transference."
No doubt" he said But in your paper
this morning I read about a widows and
widOWers' party, and 1 fancied a little ad-
dltional information would be accepta Die.
That is how the thought was transferred.
You see, you've made me into pretty good
newspaper man. But you haven't called
me up for a month. Can't you come right
away?"
No" I answered. This is going to be
a dreadfully busy afternoon With me. I'm
simply piled Up with work. But could you
possibly give me something on the story If
I came at o'clock I'm greatly troubled
over L and Go need help"
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Bp Marp O'Connor Mewell.

preached the that it because they have
ideas and won't i've mans income that all this
takes place Men In their hearts be-
leye this TO . But is il?
the first place, isn't it absurd expect TO sink back
primitive simply she has married
whose salary won't support big family Could the
energy that have
him through because he has fallen love
person his s Isn't
logical allow the spend this energy chosen
will money with which she help, her grand
mother and the mothers all her did, her fsprngf
thinking independently, them educated to under
their needs the possibilities their situation and
big families older and the connted
predecessors They had
enough do that vital and the safeguarding OF the
We haven't anything DO Of but try to content
during days and the
Billy busy downtown and Feda busy kitchen
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16
ANCIENT TOILET AIDS. By EUGENE ST. JOHN.

the only one known TO their husbands.
Their lips said the satrist Juvenal,
stuck 10 the glue OF their wives make
up. The fresh flowers that adorned their
faces after the toilet were reserved for their
lovers"
There was another recipe, simpler than
Ovid's. that enjoyed a greater vogue. This
was paint made Of earth from the Medi-
terrauean islands Of Scio and Samos dis
solved in vinegar. Pliny states that the
earth of Selinus, a city of Sicily famous for
its parsley, was used to whiten the skin.
This earth was white as milk and prompt
ly dissolved in water. The Greeks and
Romans had q metallic paint that they used
to whiten the skin that was nothing more
than white lead.
Their red paint, or rouge, was derived
from the rizion root, which was found IN
Syria This was probably the root We
know as madden. Later 10 enhance the
whiteness Of their complexion, they used a
paint made from a sort Of silvery clay.
For a rouge they used also purpurissimum.
a preparation Of the foam Of purple dye
while So hot.
The injurious qualities Of such ingredients
were recognized by the ancients as vel as
ourselves.
Simple and natural gracCS." said
Atranius. " the bushes Of modesty, play
fuiness, and love, are the most seductive
adornments OF youth. As Ter those Of
maturer age, their best adornmeuts are
wit and accomplishments"
1t is noteworthy that the Latin word for
soap sapo, is derived from the low Ger
man word sepc- The ancient BeIgians had
a sort of cauStiC soap OF rouge that was
probably the origin OF the well known Old
Dutch soap.
The Romans had toothpicks Of wood and
quilts. The Weather of them had tooth-
nicks Of silver and gold
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16
Che Experts Part in Beautlfylno Cities.

Another trip 10 the city may be made for
the securing Of further material When
everything IS at hand the report is written.
L Is generally divided into a number OF
divisions. as for instance: Business streets
the official quarter. residence streets. the
public market civic center. parks and
driveways and Fairgrounds. Naturally,
no two reports are alike; the divisions vary
bat the general idea IS the same for al
IN all the plans which have so Ear been
made for American cities the experts have
pointed out 70 the t0wuspe0ple opportuni-
ties for Identification and Improvement
which would probably never have occurred
to them unaided. The expert views the
municipality with an eye unfet.ered by
familiarity and trained by long years Of ex-
perience.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

~HE Roman poet Ovid gives the fol-
lowing recipe OF one Of the compost
lions then in use among the ladies TO
L increase the smoothness OF their skin
or to conserve its deIicacy.
Take the barley of Libya and remove
the chan and hull; take an equal quantity
Of vetch or Of bitter vetch. Mix the one
and the other with eggs; then dry and grind
the whole and with it mix powdered harts-
horn Add some EavcissUs bulbs previously
ground in a mortar and some gum. and also
some farina made from Tuscan wheat,
Now thicken the mixture with greater
quantity Of honey and the resulting COM
position VIII render the skin smoother than
a mirror"
PIiny. the naturalist, mentions wild vine
with thick leaves that were almost white.
The vine shoot was knotty and the bark
ordinarily broken. " II produces" be said.
" red berries that yield a scarlet coloTed
juice, and these berries. ground with the
leaves of the vine. perfectly cleanse the
skin"
Incense was included in most OF the cos
metics then In use. Proper incense is
agreeable to the gods" said Ovid, never
theless we may not place all Of it in the
sacred braZiers: there are many other
affairs OF another sort that claim its per-
fumed vapor" The same poet had known
women who ground poppy seeds in water
and rubbed it on their cheeks. Others COW
cred their faces with bread dough moist
ened with ass milk. Poppea, the wife Of
notorious Nero, used a species of unctuous
paint largely composed of boiled rye. APP
piled TO the face It formed a crust that
remained for some time and was removed
by washing with milk Poppea. who gave
this paste 20 the world. left it her name.
Thus masked the women were wont TO
come and go in the interior Of their homes.
This dough face was their hama fR-0A and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

DIRTY years ago the United States saw the
great movement TO the west Everywhere in
the Mississippi valley country the resident saw
the white prairie schooner drifting, as if with
some vast tide wind, westward. Kansas r
Bust any other place westward, ." or bust -
was the motto painted upon the weather
beaten white canvas Of the wagons.
Within the last year or more history has
,een repeating itself in a great measure. The
white wagons lean horses and mules, and the
sinking foxhc y and mOngrel dogs that
traiIed the c.rav -us-all have disappeared in
favor of hOmeSeekers' excursion rates on the
,,-o-taru railroads With tho Drica Oft rorrnf
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

"Trip money meals his pockets the today
hours territory which required weeks and months in
early Many been doing this;
them will follow. That fields away Will be Su
them. youth those
opportunities which inviting merely because adventurous dis
lying between.
But orlid, stubborn fact that the pioneer spirit
always been necessary successful Christie
velveted
revolt before his inspired completed Homesckne
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16
BY frank +, WiIIiam$.

y0nd. To secure this knowledge several
days are devoted to s.ghtseeinE5n the com
pany Of city officials or others familiar with
the city. During this time photographs are
taken Of various spots. Particular atten-
ton is paid 10 the location Of parks. play
grounds. boulevards, public buildings,
waterways, and railroads. After this sew
eral days are spent in going over the city
maps. records. ordinances, and so forth, as
in this way il is possible 10 find out every
thing about the city's financial standing,
the building laws, and public land.
With this mass OF material the expert re
turns 90 his home, where everything IS
boiled down into a comprehensive whole.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

he modern woman must come to what women
in every age have done, support herself and
help support the family. That she does this
TO larger degree than any one not familiar
with statistics of women in employment is
already matter of record, but it is deplored.
apOlogized for, denied in many cases, and al
most nowhere gOried in. Everybody seems TO
think it derOgatiOn of the modern man that
women have 10 go TO work in such numbers.
The husband of today is getting more ani
more worthless" / have heard that remark.
just as you have, a hundred times when the
question Of divorce is under discussion. -
many men leave their families, and so many
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

\ these days of growing altruism many de-
mands for help made upon the charitable
pubic-demands for hospitals. inhrmaries, and
dispensaries demands for old peoples homes.
orphanageS aud asylums for unfOrtunates; de-
mands for settlements, vacation schools, and
summer outing work. demands for relief and
aid, for anti-tuberculosis and anti-cruety work;
demands for prisoners's aid, anti-cigaret and
law and order work; demands for outdoor art,
for public lectures and mission work; demands
for child placing, juvenile protection, and
playground work; demands for practically
every project that has ever been devised by
man for the benefit of his less fortunate
brother.
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lhaI people run away IRON theh' IhdL they
GO not nave the respect OF newspaper men.
I"Al was qoIle d "hle ago Ou' klha men
anu "o.lloh look al me compasSionately
s'li' anu say Nly dear "ileh d man re
--se9 10 see } on III MS once 40 you TOTO"
MN ~ '''s P'''a'e ca' ai-U 'Iy 10 force MN
mo ah HlIef'Ie" mat is one OF the
lAlhss she SAYS Is done she seems to be
most serious minced.
l always reply that no man ever refused
10 see me in his Office. which is the truth.
Ihen l add OF course, that IL is terribly
diftlcult TO get the news, especially If you
have other errands.
/ promised 10 write about 1t some tine
and today was a typical one in my expert
ence The city editor said: We want
nice story about the widows and WiuOWers.
We want to know who this mysterious COM
mittee Of seven IS. We want 10 know how
the wives feel who have husbands that are
invited when they themselves are not We
want % know if the husbands are going TO
let their wives go when the husbands are
not invited.
Inc CITY eClIoF says ne likes 10 send me
on sIo'S because transmit impression
lhat my nina is IKE sieve. He says that
al ne mas 10 90 is 20 SEND me TO thing
ana lhdt every detaI OF II Will slit through
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

unframed have work children The
execrated No has word for him. Yet think there
him. would say this way long
do recognize that living times
manners long problem supporting
family be great many
Women recognize, me- that they always
themselves, changed
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question when give how much to give, and in what
form give are problems which business and
sons Of are constantly confronted.
frequent and nsent these appeals for donations that
they capacity the binary business who trying
to get a fair return on much time ; required
determining appeals rhy and which have priority
upon religious grounds that the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

TIE manner in which the expert gains the
necessary material for mis- plans is interest
ing First, OF course. it IS necessary to
know the city from the city hall or the
courthouse to the outermost suburb and hA-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-16

The preparation of the plans for city's
Improvements involves a tremendous
amount OF labor. As remuneration Tor
their services the experts receive compen-
sation ranging from $3.50 upward They
pay all the expenses connected with the
work-,raveling expenses, extra labor, pho
tOgraphs, research, typewri,ing, etc The
time consumed in making the plans and
the necessary investigations is never less
than three months, and may run four or
tive times as Ions as that Some particu-
larry comprehensive and elaborate plans
have been made. notably those for the larg-
est cities, Chicago. New York. and San
Francisco In the Chicago plans, made
public three or four months ago, sketches
Of the city, the water front. civic center.
etc. were made by Jules Guerin and other
world famous artists.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

~ ANA -t~4e 'oi "S sSA
see--"
The body is gonc!" cried David,
h~urrying towards the bed.
Gone! gomez moaned Isabella, ris-
ing. oh, my dear dead ioverl"
"~Jaggard!"
"There!" said Jen, pointing to the
inaninlate form of his old servant.
w must alarm the house" cried
Sarby, in a Mortified tone, and there
upon walked swiftly towards the door.
Before he could reach it the Major,
having his presence OF mind,
seized him by the arm.
NO, no." said Jen. hastily. do not
bring anyonc here as yet. We must
think of this poor girl, David. Take
her home at once. When you are Doth
out Of the house | shall give the alarm.
You understand; no one must know
that Miss Dallas has been in my house
at this hour"
Il quite agree with you" said Da-
Vid, simply; and turning to Isabella,
he took her gently by the hand. Come,
Miss Dallas. This is no place for you"
Maurice" muttered Isabella, looking
pitoously at him.
Maurice is not here. Come, Miss
Dallas; let me take You back to your
mother"
My mother is so cruel" said Isabel
la, in n low tone, and 1 feel so ILL.,"
she continued, raising her hand to
her loose hair. Yes, yes; 1 must go
home. But Maurice-my dear Maui
rice"
Il shall tell you all about it to-mor-
row. answered Jcn, soothingly, and
led her out of the room. AT the pres
Cnt moment Won must 90 bn,,a ,,i+b
Mr.. Sarby. David, there is a loose
cloak of mine in the hall. Wrap it
round her and come in the library. 1t
is best that she should leave in the
way She came"
David did as he was told. and
snatched up his old ulster after wrap
ping up Isabella. In the library thew
found the Major reopening the shut
tiers OF the window, which he had
closed on the girls entry. When he
hung them wide, a gust of mind blew
inward, sprinkling him with moisture.
RAIN said Jen, drawing back. All
the better; there will be no spies
about, and YOU can take Miss Dallas
home without being Observed"
Taking the girl by the hand, David
led her towards the window. She was
in a half-dazed condition., the result of
the strong excitement which had i'm
PEELED her to make this midnight visit,
and her nerves being thus dulled, she
surrendered herself passively to the
guidance of David. Only at the win
dow did she pause, and look stead
lastly at the Major.
You must find out what has become
of my dear Matrices body" she said,
quietly.
Il promise you" replied Jen. with a
look of stern determination in his face.
(To he continued.)