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The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
LATHAM'S HOME RUN.
Dubbed "ths Dude" as Told by
Charley Comisksy.

Charley Comiskey told the story OF
how Arlie Latham came to be called
''the dude"
zone spring during Latham's term Of
service with the good old St Louis
Browns" said COmiskey, ''he jumped
into the opening game OF the season
and won Us a victory by knocking out
a home run in the last inning Chris
Won der Abe from his place in the
grand stand saw Arlie make his sensa-
tional hit and naturally enthused. ASt-
er the game der boss president enter
ed the clubhouse and in that peculiar
dialect OF his said to Latham:
"'Arlie, my poy, you must be glad
that I. Chris, vas proud NIT you, an l
viii show you vat my feelings is by
giving you the present Of Something's
for you 10 wear on yourself. Take dis
order on mine own tailor an go an
dress up yourself
Chris order on the tailor read some
thing like this:
"'Give to Arlie der t'ings vat he
buys, an send 70 me der BILL
Latham didn't do a thing on the
strength OF that order but replenish
his wardrobe For three days In sue
cession he showed up at the ball park
In a fine makeup, and every suit Of
clothes was brand new. On the fourth
day Chris got q bill from the clothing
people for 800. Naturally he sent for
Latham and demanded an explanation.
why, Chris, old pal.' said 'Lath,'
there's nothing to explain. Didn't
you agree In that order you gave mo
to pay for what bought, and haven't
Just begun to buy? Why, old pal, I
have only got three suits and expect
to be measured for another this after
noon. What's wrong?
"'ArIie,' replied Won der Abe. you
vas de one internal dude IN de pizness,
l viii dis bill pay, but you VIII yourself
go TO der tailor an NIT him explain vOt
l dink Of der impudence of you your
self. You vii also stop NIT de clothes
you now have on an do no more nit
such foolishness nit der man vot pays
your salary. AriIe, you vas one dude.
an II you play nit any errors dis
afternoon I VIII myself fine you all
der bootiful clothes you have yourself
bought
From that day latham became
known to the baseball world as the
dude"
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Sickroom Mirrors.

"Only a hand mirror should find
place in a sickroom," said a doctor,
"and it should be one fattering to the
patient-the kind, for instance, which
Ii the face is too broad will lengthen
it little. And the patient should only
be allowed to look in the mirror at
propitious times. Many a patient has
been frightened literally to death by
bis haggard re1ection-has looked,
sighed and renounced hope. But many
another patient in a really bad way
really desperate, tOo-being given a
look at himself just after he has taken
4 stimulant has buCked up wonderful
ly. In fact, a sickroOm mirror wisely
banded is a curative agent, while reck-
IessIy handled it may kill"
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Baked Men,

Workers in porcelain factories are
literally baked, but by some miracle Of
use and wont they remain sufficiently
underdOne to live. st least if they are
not quite baked thaF endure a stronger
heat than that which browns the Sun
day sirIOin. The furnaces wherein
porcelain is finished are kept at the
fercest heat used in any industry. A
chain Of workmen, their heads and
bodies swathed in fireproof garments,
take the finished pieces from the fire
one at a time and pass them to the
cooling room. The man at the head
Of this chain-he who stands nearest
the furnaCe-can work in only FIVE
minute shifts. In his interims of rest
he lies on a mattress drinking glass
after glass of fee water from the hands
Of a small boy. At lunchtime all about
the chain Of men steaks grill-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Just ToierabIe.

Concerning a certain time serving
Washington clergyman Of whom a Wis
itOr was one day expressing a harsh
estimate President Lincoln said:
I think you are rather hard on Mr.. -.
He reminds me of a man in Illinois who
was arrested for passing q counterfeit
bill. He admitted that he had taken il
TO a bank cashier 10 know If it was a
good bill. "WeH, what was the reply Of
the cashier?" asked his lawyer. why %
evasively answered the prisoner. he said
it was pretty tolerable, respectable sort
of a bill"
Mr. Lincoln thought the clergyman
"a pretty tolerable, respectable sort Of
a clergyman"
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
A Curinun Structure-

On the road from Clifton downs TO
Avonmouth the traveller Will pass, in
the Avon gorge, a curious structure to
which q singular tradition is attached.
relates the London Tatler. The story
is that a person named Cook about
century ago was told by a gypsy in the
Leigh woods that his only son would
be killed by a serpent before he reach
ed the age Of twenty-one. To avert
this he built a high tower and shut his
son in the topmost room with the in
tention Of secluding him there until the
fatsl age was passed. However, by &C
cident a viper was taken up in a fagot
to the room TO light the fire, and it
crept from the fagot and bit the boy
so that he died. Therefore the tower
was called Cooks Folly, and that is it's
name to this day, whatever is the true
explanation.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
An Ioncbie Ueo.

Washington Irving in "CrayOn Pa
pers'' says: Il was once at an evening
entertainment given by the Duke OF
Wellington at Apsley House to VIII
liam ". The duke had manifested
his admiration Of his great adversary.
Napoleon, by having portraits Of him
IN different parts Of the house. At the
bottom Of the grand staircase stood
the colossal statue of the emperor by
Canova. It was Of marble IN the an
tique style, with one arm partly ex-
tended holding a figure OF Victory.
Over this arm the ladies in tripping
upstairs to the ball had thrown their
shawls 1t was a singular Office for
the statue Of Napoleon TO perform in
the mansion of the Duke Of yelling
ton,
Imperial Caesar. dead and turned to clay,
etc
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
GOT HIM CHEAP.
The Way Sir More Mackenzie, the
Famous Surgeon, Was Once
Cleverly Tricked.

Sir Morel Mackenzie once received a
wire from Antwerp asking him his
charges for a certain operation. He
repIied E5OO and was told to come at
once. When he stepped upon the dock
he was met by three men in mourning,
who informed him sadly that he had
rome too late, the patient had died
But" said the spokesman Of the
party, "we shall pay you your full fee"
And they did And now," said the
man, ''since you are here, what do you
gay to visiting the city hospital and
giving a clinic for the benefit Of our
local surgeons? It IS not often they
have an opportunity OF benefting by
such science as yours"
Sir MOrel said ne would gladly com
ply. He went to the hospital and per-
formed many operations, among which
were two Of a similar nature to that
for which he had been called for.
When be had finished all thanked him
profusely. On the steamer going home
he met friend, who had a business
house in Antwerp.
Pretty scurvy trick they played on
you, Sir Morel."
What do you mean?' asked the sur
geon.
'aTold you the patient died before
you arrived, didn't they?"
Eyes"
''Lies. You operated on him and a
friend with the same trouble at the
clinic. Got two operations for one
price"
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

ceptional opportunity. This is the
county in which The Tuskegee Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute is To-
Gated. There is plenty of good land
for sale on easy terms. There is a
good schoolhouse, and the school
term lasting from seven to eight
months in every part of the county.
The white people in Macon County
are of the very best class. There is
no disorder or racial trouble. We
advise colored people who are now
living in crowded towns or cities,
in the North or in the South, and es-
pecially those who have children to
raise to come to Macon County and
buy home where they can get pien-
ty of land to cultivate and rear their
families in the county free from the
temptations of the cities and towns.
For further information write or
see:
Clinton ]. Galloway. Real Estate
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
ERROR MEANT DEATH.
Typesetters and Proefreaders on Chi
nsse Paper Careful.


China. with all its vast population,
boasts not quite two dozen daily pa
pers. but among them are the two old
est papers in the world. The Kin Pan
used to be considered by Europeans
the oldest paper, but it has been issued
a mere thousand years. The Using Pao,
or Pekin News, was first published $50
years before the Norman conquest and
has been issued without intermission
for nearly 1,40O years. The Using Pao
has the appearance Of a yellow backed
magazine of twenty-four octave pages,
each page containing seven columns,
consisting of seven characters"
Two editions are published-an edi-
ton de luxe for the court and the up
per classes at a cost OF "a cents q
month. and an edition inferior in paper
and printing. costing 10 cents month.
1t has a circulation Of about 10000 and
is really the principal paper Of China,
chronicling the movements Of the en-
peror and Of the court and printing
the ministerial reports. It is probably
the most exact newspaper in the world.
The punishment for an error In print
ing was until recently, at least. instant
death.-New York Times.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
The Elder That SWoFe.

an elder Of the kirk, having found a
little boy and his sister playing mar
bles on Sunday, put his reproof IN this
form. not a judicious one for a child:
''Bey, do you know where children
go who play marbles on Sabbath
dayr'
cay" said the boy. ''They gang doun
to The field by the water belaw the
brig"
mo" roared out the elder: they go
to hell and)are burned"
The little fellow. really shocked,
called to his sister: Come ava,
Jeanie. Here's q man swearing aw-
fully. "Reminiscences Of Dean Ram
say"
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
His Usual WAY.

The new waitress sidled up to =
dapper young man at the breakfast
table, who, after glancing at the bill,
opened his mouth, and a noise issued
forth that sounded Ike the ripping OF
Of all of the cOgs on one Of the wheels
In the power house. The new waitress
made her escape to the kitchen. Eel
low out there insulted me-" she said
The head waiter looked at him. 'IH
get it." he said. ''That's just the train
caller ordering his breakfast st-"-ArgO-
naut.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
CHINA'S GRAND CANAL
At Times 1t Holds Water Enough to
Float Boats, but Usually They
Are Dragged Over Mud Banks.

OF some OF the crude and outgrown
methods used on China's Grand canal
Z writer IN the North China Daily
News remarks: THE junction Of the
real canal with the Wei river was not
by means Of a lock, but simply q high
and steeply sloping mud bank, over
which the grain vessels had to be
dragged by the force Of perhaps many
hundreds OF men. It should be borne
in mind that in China the lock Of 8
canal Is not much more like our idea
Of what that name conpotes than it is
like q paddock. Amid constant and
often serious changes Of level, with an
uncertain and not infrequently a
scanty supply Of water, and with
grain feet which Travelled in blocks Of
some eighty vessels under one officer,
it was necessary to devise some way
for keeping them together and for
transferring them as a consolidated
unit with this IN view.
''For this reason q Chinese lock on
the Grand canal is nothing but stone
gateway into which large boards may
be lowered through a groove In the
stones, restraining most OF the water
from it's flow, untr there Is a depth
sufficient to Goat all the craft, when
the boards arc pulled up and the 60
tire feet passes through.
~After this the boards are again
lowered for another division OF ths
grain boats. In case the water gives
OQt-a by no means unlikely eccur-
rence-there is nothing to do but t.
wait until more comes from some
where"
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
MORE MONEY RACE PROGRESS.

If cooed people groom themselves dainty destroy perspa
odos grease shine from the face and
discoveries improving the skin dressing hair sy
better received in the business world make
money, and advance faster
The Chemical Wonder Company of New York IS the best
friend coored people have 1t improves their bodies
Booker Washington improves their minds. That Com
pany manufacturers nine Chemical Wonders which
cooed people attractive individual pecuaies win per
nit Colored in New York who these Wonders hold
banks clubs and business houses and
men have better positions marry better get along better
~ Complexion WonderCream will light up any eolorsd
face (back bown) every tine used To prove this
trial send demonstration sample for Rsg
Jar 90 cents postpaid
(z) Magneto-Metallic Comb, called Wonder COmb Can
heated before using help straghten
Costs 80 cents, and will last lifetime.
(3) Wonder Uncurl When this pomade dressing s IN the
hair the kinks uncurled and the hair Aebe
When heated scalp and through the hair w Won
der Comb any stiff knoy hair will dress we'll 50
paid
IO Wonder Hair Grow fertiizes the scalp and makes
hair grow long just as in the soil make
grow. 50 cents postpaid
() Odor Wonder Powder instantly destroys perspiration
odor People neglect such chemical cleansing
ious 80 postpaid
(6 Odor Liquid fine toilet water surrounds
the body with delicate perfume. When used with
Odor Wonder the body become per
feet you spare so cents extra order this luxury 50
postpaid
% Wonder Powder keeps feet dainty 50 cents
postpaid
(8l Wonder Wash. A shampoo to clean from dandruH
and insure health of the hair scalp 50 postpaid
(o) Pink Creme will give light brown girls beautiful
pink cheeks without madeup appearance so postpaid
We guarantee all these Wonders represented
We give advice free about hair skin and scalp.
VIII sead book a attractveness free
We will friends Of eelered pee
pie
require agent for every locality and guarantee yes
against loss Only 81 capital required
Always write M. B. Berger Co., Rector Street. New
York We market ali the Chemical Company prepasa
tons
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Hats as Aids 70 Matrimnnu.

'@The wise woman is as careful about
the choice Of a hat as she is about the
choice Of a husband" The celebrs ted
author who uttered this dictum may
have exaggerated q little, but not
much. And allow me, a woman, 70
tell you solemn men whom I see sneeE-
ing at the ''frivolity" Of my sex that
often the cleverest among you chooses
a wife for no better reason than that
the woman thus selected has herself
chosen becoming hat!-Mme. Q. De
Broutsiles In Grand Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
HE WAS EXCITED.
And Yet He Was Making Only Very
Reasonable Request.

And Yet he was MAKING Ohiy very
Reasonable Request.
1t was a dramatic scene, pregnant
with the most tragic possibilities.
Thus thought a witness to the meeting
Of three Italians near the big express
depot at Fifteenth and Market streets.
A man and woman who were deliver
ing a trunk into the hands Of a clerk
were suddenly confronted by another
man, who was highly excited. He ap-
preached the woman. In voluble Ital-
ian he raved and swore and pleaded,
while she shrilled equally excited an
swers. The other man stood back
against the wall. his arms folded def
antIy, his head sunk on his chest. 1t
certainly looked as If daggers were to
be drawn. The interested bystander
asked Of some listeners who under
stood the rapidly spluttered dialect
what the trouble was all about.
why" was the volunteered transla-
ton, this woman has run away from
her husband with this man." pointing
to the sulky Individual.
"'Oh, and he IS begging her to re
tuTn?" was the next query.
mot on your life" was the express
i've reply. "She has packed up all her
husbands clothes in her trunk. as well
as her own, and he is begging her to
give back at least his Sunday suit
Philadelphia Record.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
At Close RANGE.

''Who is that neglected looking little
boy with dirt over his face?"
HE is the child Of the noted astron-
Omer who lives over the way"
"Oh, is he? Come here, sonny. Run
home and tell your father he doesn't
need his telescope if he wants to see
spots on the son. Baltimore Ameri-
can
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
impFoNGd,

''How do you like your alarm clockr'
asked the jeweler.
''First rate
"You didn't seem pleased with # at
arst"
''NO, but it's broken now."-TIt- Bits.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
NIInil eIS,

Take one quart of Tough rom ths
bread in the early moI ming, break
three eggs. separating whites from
yolks, whip both to a light frCth, mix
into the dough and gradually add luke
warm water till the consistency Ct
griddle cakes Beat well and let rise
ill breakfast time, then have the grid.
Gle hot and well creased, pour on the
kAktAr in small c2zes anE ka,kA ksezz
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

The commission in charge of the
Illinois Hall of Fame, at Champaign,
has decided that the late Philip D.
Armour is entitled to recognition,
owing to his services in promoting
the livestock industry in the United
States,
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
His Trouble.

Friend-Don't worry because your
sweetheart has turned you down since
you lost your money. There are as
good fish in the sea as ever were
caught. Tilted One-Yes, but I've lost
my bait-Harper's Bazar.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Ses<ind RsiisS.

Darky Cbsarding a train)-I heard
bout youh\ wife dyin', Jim. whar yo'
gwine now7
IT'S or TO join de Mormons. HIt
keeps one woman hustlin' too much
TO support heavy eatah lax me-
Life.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

There are many colored families
who are living in crowded houses
on small plots of land in towns or
cities who want real freedom and
real opportunity for themselves and
for their children. It is very difficult
to rear children in a crowded town
or city. The place to rear children
is in the country.
In Macon County, Alabama, the
colored people have a rare and ex-
S~6Fg = -
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

Cardinal Logue, the prelate of Ire
land, who is in Durham, N. C., to at
tend the conservation service of St.
Patrick's Cathedral, said: "The col
ored people should have been edu-
Gated first, then gradually emancl-
pated. It was a mistake to set them
free. nntutored and helpless.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Warm.

'"The spirit of your husband wishes
to speak with you, madam"
What does be sayf"
''He says that be doesn't have 10
dress in q cold room,"-Bohemian
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
The Doctors Orders.

Mrs. O'Harrigan-Phoyh have ye stuck
this empty flask under tn baby7 Mrs,
Carey-Th' doctors ordthers. He told
me Ord have to keep tn baby on q
bottlei-Judge
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
RinA Old Ane

Little Willie-Say. pa. what Is a ripe
old age? Pa-Its the age. my son. at
which a man is willing to admit that
he's not the only dried apple IN the
pantry.-Chicago News.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Crushed AssIn,

Mrs. Denham-D0 you think that I
shall be a good looking old woman?
Denham-I don't know why you should
expect any such radical change.-Nev
York Press.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

Not to outsbine. but 70 shine upon,
his neighbors is the successful mans
mission.-Towne.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

To speak or write Nature ala net
peremptoriiv order thee: but to wc<k.
shs did.-CErlyle.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
RiCha dsOn'S Pure Drug Store

$40 AZ Street ). ".
lust received large assignment of fresh drugs and large
collection very fine toilet preparations Easter goods and many
sei articles lust thing you desire for Easter offering
Richardson's Old Reliable Pure Drug Store,
3I6 "A Street S. w.
and I4h and RStreets, NJ W.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-12
327 CALLS BY NURSE
DURING TWO MONTHS
FOrty-nine Patients Receive Aid
Through Local Charity
Association.

At meeting of the Rock Island Wis
iting Nurse association reports were
read for July and August, showing two
busy months for the association nurse
among the needy poor of the ci:y. The
reports follow:
July-One hundred seventy-six calls,
with 29 patients cared for under Drs.
Comegys, Eyster, Sala, Souders, Os-
from, Paul, Bernhard, Snively, Muel-
Ter. Eddy (Milan), Lachner, Wright
There. were 19 former patients and 10
new ones. One was sent to the coun-
try, two dismissed, two moved TO other
cities, eight recovered, leaving 16 re-
naming Donations were received
from Mrs. L. s. McCabe. Mrs. Carl
HellpensteIl, Mrs. William UlIemeyer,
Mrs. H. D. Mack, Silver circle Of
Kings Daughters. Salvation Army and
In His Name circle of Kings Daugh-
ters.
August-One hundred fifty-one calls,
with 20 patients cared for under Drs.
Souders, Snively, Mueller, Eddy (Mi-
LAM, Lachner, DeSilva. Wright, Brad
ford, Bernhard, Arp CMoline). Seven
were former patients and 13 were
new. Eight were dismissed as recov-
cred, leaving Is remaining under care
of the nurse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-12

he was prostrated by her loss, and less
than a week after her funeral he suf-
fered a paralytic seizure from a blood
clot in the spinal canal. His physicians
gave no hope of his recovery from the
first. He was unconscious during the
last Sc hours he was alive. He died
at 9:10.
Prepared Will Week Before.
Two weeks ago Colonel El1wood pre-
pared his last will in which he dis
posed of his estate, which now
amounts to between five and six mil
lions The will creates a temporary
trust which will settle up the estate. 1t
will be several years before the final
distribution will be made Colonel ELL
woods fortune was, during the heyday
of his leadership in the steel industry,
quoted at a figure several times larger
than that named in his will. He had
distributed larger sums among his
family since his retirement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-12
80 DIVORCE BILLS
ARE FILED IN COURT
September Term VIII Be Convened
Next Monday Afternoon by
Judge Gest.

One hundred twenty-one cases have
been placed upon the docket for the
September term of court as a result of
the suits filed up to Friday, which was
the last day of service. OF this num-
Der So are on the chancery side of the
docket and 80 of these are petitions
for divorce. The remainder of the
chancery cases are for the most part
bills for injunction against the county
treasurer in connection with the tax
levies made upon the capital stock of
corporations in the county. There were
SO law cases added to the docket, and
altogether the term will be busy one.
1t will open next Monday afternoon,
and Judge w. H. Gest will be on the
bench.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-12
SCHOOLMASTERS
HAVE A MEETING
Big Attendance at Annual Session at
Outing Club, Davenport
Officers Elected.

At its annual meeting at the Out
ing club in Davenport Saturday ev-
ening the Tri-City Schoolmasters'
club initiated" a dozen new men,
bers, mainly recruits to the teaching
STATS of the nigh schools Of the
three cities, and elected officers.
About 60 were present, the attend
ance being the largest of that of any
meeting yet held. After the usual
dinner the new members were called
upon for talks and there were also
addresses by a number of the older
members. The election of officers
resulted as follows:
President-E. c. Birchard, Daven-
port.
secretary-S. ]. Ferguson, Rock
Island.
Treasurer-H. S. Dickinson, Mo-
line.
The next meeting will be held in
Moline the second Saturday in Oc-
tober, committee being named to
make arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-12
CAMPAIGN TEXT
BOOK IGNORES THE INSURGENTS

consumers, all of whom are more or
less dissatisfied with the awful increase
in prices:
A suit of clothes having an import
price of SO, and which cost an Eng
lishman SO when ready to put on, all
wool and tailor made, pays at the Gus
tom house an ad valorem tariff of 80
per cent, or So per suit, making the
suit cost the American, when it is put
on, $1S, disregarding transportation
and retail profits.
Another comparison: An English
woman carpeting room Is feet square
with ingram carpet two-ply would use
sc yards at a dollar yard fiat, or
would pay $50. An American woman
using the same carpet would pay $23.76
tariff at the custom house, which would
make the carpet cost her $59.76.
Why Prices Are High.
The following table shows a number