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The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
HUMAN DISSECTION.
Surgery an the Anetomists In the
Ol6en Days.

Surgery an the Anetomists In the
OIden Days.
For a long tine Alexandria was the
only medical center Of the world. and
the physician Galen, born about 80
A. D, had TO journey from Rome to
ton. He sent his students to the Ger
man battlefields to disSect the bodies
OF the national enemies, while he him
self used apes as most resembling hu-
man beings. Human dissection was
revived in Bologna in the fourteenth
century, where Madonna ManZol1na
later was professor Of anatomy, un-
doubtedIy one of the first women doc
tors, II not the very first Leonardo
da Vinci painter Of THE Last Sup
per" was a great anatomist, but dis
section had fallen into disuse when
VesaIius finally revived 1t about the
middle Of the sixteenth century.
Even in comparatively modern times
anatOmists have been the object OF at
tacks by the populace. In 1765 DR..
John Shippen Of Philadelphia was
mobbed as a grave robber. Doctors
riots in New York occurred twenty
three years later and were due to the
belief that the medical students rob
bed graves continually. 1t was the
lack Of opportunity to obtain subjects
regularly that led to the practice Of
grave rObbing aud originated what
DR.. Keene calls "a set Of the lowest
possible villains-the resurrectiOnists.' -
New York World
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
"Touch Not the Queen.W

Under this title a Paris journal pro-
fesses to give an account of the tragic
death o. the queen Of Siam, who was
as greatly loved as her consort. Some
years ago her majesty was boating
with ladies Of the court in a lake in the
gardens Of the palace at Bangkok. The
boat overturned, and the queen could
not swim. She was surrounded by nu-
meTOus persOnages who could have
saved her life, but no one has the right
to extend the hand upon the queen.
The king alone could have held her up
and prevented her from sinking, and
he was nowhere at hand. Respectful
Iy the court allowed the queen to
drown
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Do You Help Others?

It has been tritely said that for ev-
cry one who stands alone there are
twelve to lean against him. How is it
with you? Are you one of those
against whom others lean for help and
encouragement, or are you leaning
against some one and drawing your
inspiration and courage from him? It
depends entirely on yourself whether
you take a positive attitude in your
work or whether your negative char
acteristic shall dominate. 1t is much
easier to go through life making as
little effort as possible. but it is a
poor way If we are going to make
life yield even a small mOdicum OF
what it holds for US. If you are work
ing earnestly and hoping for success
there is only one way to attain it, and
that is through your positive charac-
teristics.-Philadelph Ledger.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
DISLIKES INNOVATIONS.
The Rhinocsros is the Most conserVs-
tive of Beasts and Attacks Any
thing That Is New TO Him

Sir Frederick Treves, the distinguish
ed British surgeon. in his book "Ugan-
da For a Holiday has a word or two
to say about the rhinoceros.
''The rhinoceros is the embodiment
Of blind conservatism" he writes. Its
hide is impeneuabIe, its vision is weak,
while its intellect is weaker. It has,
however, two marked qualities-cOm-
bativeness and a sense of smell. 1t is
aroused to fits maximum energy by the
presence Of anything that is new. This
object need not be a thing that is ag-
gressive or inconvenient. It's offensive
ness depends upon the fact that IL Is
unfamiliar, and the more unfamiliar
the object is the worse the rhtnoceros
acts.
when a rhinoceros smells a man he
will charge him with maniacal vio-
lence, although the man may be mere
Iy sitting on a stool reading Milton.
The massive beast will dash at him
like q torpedo or runaway locomO-
tive simply because the smell OF him
is novel. Actuated by this insane hate
OF whatever savors Of an innovation,
the ThinOcerOs has charged an iron wa
ter tank on the outskirts Of a camp
and has cruz piled it up as a blacksmith
would an empty meat tin.
"a conservative rhinOcerOs with q
senile dislike Of anything new once
charged a train on the Uganda railway,
but with no more serious results than
the tearing away Of the foOtboard OF a
carriage. AS regards the rhinOceros In
this case, 1t appeared surprised that q
thing composed, as it had imagined. OF
! flesh and blood could be so hard. II
went OF with an additional grievance
and an increased swelling OF the head. ="
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
LEST WE FORGET.
A Critic Reminds Us of How the Ma
jority of People Have Fought
Progress.

We Of this big republic cOmplacent-
ly affirm the glory of our national
achievements and are not without
temptation to acclaim them as proof
Of superior craft and judgment.
But herein do we forget that we are
on record as having cast our vote
against every move that has contrib
uted to the present century's develop
ment.
We raised our voices in contemptu-
Gus protest against the first projected
railways. Had the locomotive waited
its signal from the people it would not
yet have started.
When the electric telegraph was
shown to. us we brushed it aside as
toy and laughed its inventor to scorn
when he offered to sell US his rights
for a few thousand dollars.
We put into jail as an tmpOstor the
first man who brought anthracite coal
to market. We broke to pieces HOwe's
sewing machine as an invention calcu-
lated TO ruin the working classes. and
we did the same thing to the harvester
and the binder We scorned the type
writer as a plaything.
We gathered together in mass meet
ings Of indignation at the FIRST pro-
posaI to install electric trolley lines.
and when DR. Bell told us he had In
vented an instrument by means OF
which we might talk to one another
across the town we responded with
accustomed ridicule, and only the reck-
less among US contributed 1t its be
ing.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
BATHING Machines,

Somebody has inquired why bath
ing machines" the comfortable priya-
cy Of which for ocean bathing has
never attracted bathers in this coun.
try, are called machines, remarkine
that there is nothing of a machine
about them except the horse which
draws them to the beach. The answer
has oeen found in the new Oxford
Dictionary. 1t appears that a ma
chine" was originally a structure OF
any kind, material or tmmaterial," and
has nothing to do with machinery. a
later word. Ships were called ma.
chimes, and it would have been proper
to speak of a pulpit as a machine
ArgOnaut
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
A STUDY IN FIGURES.
Calculations Necessary to Produce the
Nautical Almanac.

Calculations Necessary to Produce the
Nautical Almanac.
It may safely be said that no one
outside the publishing Office has read
the entire Nautical Almanac from be-
ginning to end, but each figure Of the
printed almanac is in the Office ex-
amined twice and read three tines.
The total number of figures exceeds
a million; but, great as that number Is,
1t is trifing compared with the num-
Der Of figures employed in the calcula-
lions, as the almanac figures repre-
sent 'bare" results only. The moon,
for instance. requires for its calcu-
IatiOn more than million and half
Of figures, and similarly with other
branches of the work, such as the
sun, the planets, etc. Contrary to the
general opinion, practically every fg-
ure in the book is fresh from year to
year.
The tables from which nearly all the
work is calculated have been original
" constructed from the labOrs Of the
astronomical observer and to a large
extent from the observations OF the
sun, moon and planets made at the
Royal observatory, Greenwich. Tele
scopes and other astronomical apph
ances are conspicuously absent, as the
work of the staff is purely mathemati
cal and not Observation-Disclosures
Telegraph.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Gothic Architecture.

Gothic architecture began about the
ninth century after Christ and soon
began to spread all over Europe. Its
great feature is the pointed arch, and
1t was at first called the pointed
style" Most of the glorious old world
cathedrals are in the Gothic, and it
is generally conceded that for religious
purposes no other style of architecture
is so perfectly suited. 1t ras been said
suggested by the interlacing boughs
and trunks of the great woods in which
German Christianity was formed;
hence the name Gothic.-New York
American.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
FOSTERS DYE WORKS.
FIRST POST RUUSES

8skabIIshsd by Cyrus, the FoU0ds< ~
the Persian Empire.
Phe first posts are said to have oSig-
mated In the regular cOuriers estab-
Eshsd by Cyrus the Great about $50
b c. who erected post houses through
cot the kingdom OF Persia. Augustus
was the first TO introduce this institu-
ton among the Romans, 81 B. c.. and
hs wSs initiated by Charlemagne about
800 4. %. Louis X1. was the f1rst
sovereign to establish post houses In
France, owing to bis eagerness for
nsws, and they were also the first In
stttution or this nature In Europe.
Th4s was In 1870. or about 1900 years
afesE they we're started in Persia,
In England In the reign OF Edward
~. Q&S1) riders on post horses went
stages Of the distance Of twenty miles
crOm each other in order to procure
the king the earliest intelligence Of the
events that passed in the course OF the
war that had arisen with the Scots 4
proclamation was issued by Charles L
% 1851 that whereas To this dme
there hath been no certain intercourse
between the kingdoms OF England and
Scotland. the king now commands his
postmaster or England for foreign
parts to settle a running post or two
between Edinburgh and London TO g.
thither and come back again In s1z
dazzJ"
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Unless the water boiling be
To VOIIr oO WafaF SUOi1S the fRF

4HSiC 40 Dut oAAC way u HAe'AAA5 bS~g
for
Unless the water boiling be
To pour on water spOils the tea
The teapot itself should be heated
very hot before the tea is placed in it
and the boiling water poured on. 1t
should be scalding hot water or the
leaves will float to the top.
No less authority than Tung Pc. the
Chinese poet, is quoted for recipe for
teamaking. He says: Whenever tea
is to be infused take water from
running stream and boil it over a live
Iy fire. It is an old custom TO use run
ming water, boiled over a lively fire.
That from springs in the hills is said
to be best and river water the next,
while well water is the worst. 4
lively fire is a clear, bright charcoal
fire. When making an infusion do not
boil the water too hastily. At first it
begins to sparkle like crabs eyes, then
somewhat like fish's eyes, and lastly
it bOils up like pearls innumerable
springing and waving about. This is
the way to boil water"
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Dickens and His Wife,

Commenting on the unhappy rela-
lions between Dickens and his wife,
GOldWin Smith wrote In one Of his last
papers: 1T was a common case. Dick
ems had married at low level. and his
wife had not risen with him; otherwise
there was no fault on her side. The
matrimonial history of writers Of
works Of imagination has often been
unhappy. Their Imagination turns the
woman into an angel, and then they
find that she is d woman"
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Eauqhter and Death

He can be said TO have won the game
Of life who at the last can laugh. That
final speech of o. Henry. the short
story writer. was finer than any story
be ever wrote. Just as he was diving
he turned to the doctor and said: Pull
up the curtain, doc. I'm afraid to 90
home in the dark" The speech had in
it wide courage and a sense of values.
One forgives the royal Charles much
frivolity for the sake of his dying
speech, Gentlemen, fear I'm an IN
considerable time a-dying. g."-Harpers s
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Harry Of Navarro and the Rod.

Henry ". of France was a firm be-
liver in the adage, "Spare the rod and
spoil the child" In d letter to the
governess of his son he wrote In Oc-
tober, 1907: ''Madame-I have to COM
plain that you have not informed me
of having fiogged my son. desire
and request that you viii fog him
whenever he is disObedient or other
wise troublesome, knowing as | do
that nothing will do him more good.
l speak from experience. as at his age
l was frequently birched Paris eau
lois
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
A KINGS Hobby.

The late king Of Siam had an extraOr-
dinary hObby-that Of collecting empty
matchbOxes of all nations. In this
connection an interesting story is re-
lated. During Cne Of his visits to Eng
land the king while passing down Bond
street one afternoon, accompanied by
two members of his suit, espied an
empty matchbox which had been dis
carded by its owner and thrown away
into the middle Of the thOrOughfaTe.
Without moments thought the mon
arch dashed into the middle of the
crowded traffic. grasped the much Gov
eted treasure and was nearly run over
by a passing cab. The fact. however,
that he was able to add a new speci-
men to his collection gathered under
such circumstances more than com
pensated him for the risk which he had
run.-London News.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
ALeaend Of Mount omi.

Mount Omi, on the border between
western China and Tibet, has the long
est staircase in the world. On top OF
the mountain there stands a Buddhist
temple, around which gather some Of
the holiest traditions of that religion
and which is made a Mecca to the
Chinese. To facilitate the ascent of
its slippery sides some 10000 steps
have been cut in the mountain, form
ing a single fight, up which the pill
grim tolls. Because of its inaccessi-
bility few Europeans have ever visited
the spot, but number Of travellers
have ascended the stairway and are
positive that it is no legendary myth
There is a legend that in earlier times
the pilgrim was forced to ascend the
mountain without artificial aids until
the monks conceived the plan OF re-
quiring every pilgrim who would gain
especial benefit of his journey to cut a
single step.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Two Is COMPANY.

@Have you ever loved befOre?' asked
the coy maid
'FYes," yawned the worldly young
man, ''but-never before a chaperOn,
two small brothers and d pet bulldog.
And then she suggested a trip down
the old road TO see the stars.-ChicagO
News.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The Teachers College.

Special opportunities for teachers
Regular college courses IN Psychoi,-
ogy, pedagogy, education, etc, with
degree of A. B.; pedagogical courses
leading to Ph. B. degree. High-grade
courses in normal training, music,
manual arts and domestic sciences.
Graduates helped to positions. Lewis
3. Moore, A. NJ, Ph. D., dean
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutica
Colleges.

FOrty-nine professors. Modern IA
boratories and equipment. Connected
with new Freedmen's Hospital, cost
ing a half million dollars. Clinical IA
cilities not surpassed in America
Postgraduate school and polyclinic.
Edward A. Balloch, NJ. D., dean.
Fifth and w Streets, Northwest w
c. AcNeill, NJ. D., secretary, 9OI R
Street, Northwest
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Still More Painful,

The Young POlitician-I can assure
you there is nothing more painful than
having to make-er-er-one's first
speech in public Young Politicians
Wife-Oh, yes, there is, dearl Young
Politician (displeased)-The what is
It, pray? Young Politicians Wife
sweetly)-Haying to listen to it, my
dear
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Just Made 1t.

Farmer Giles Cwho has just cashed
a check)-I don't think this moneys
right. The Cashier-Would you mind
counting It again, sir? I think you'll
find it correct. Farmer Giles (having
done so)--Yes. but. you be careful,
young man; it's only just right.-LOn-
don Sketch.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The Other Was important

Two great desires Of my life have
been gratifed. One was to 90 up In
an airship"
"And the OtherY
ITO get safely back to earth."-EX-
change
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The School of Law.

Faculty of eight. Courses of three
years, giving a thorough knowledge
of theory and practice of law. Occu-
pies own building opposite court
house. Benjamin F. Leighton
IL. B., dean, 42o Fifth Street, North
west
For catalogue and special informa-
ton, address Dean of Department.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The Commercial College.

Courses IN Bookkeeping, stenOgTa-
ply, commercial law, history, civics,
etc. Business and English high school
education combined. George w.
Cook, A. NJ, dean.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
A Real Pretty Excuse.

Bessie's Mother-Bessie, did you let
that Mr.. Snuggle have kiss? Bessie
Yes. mamma. He said it would be a
goOdby kiss, and l was just dead anx-
ious to have him go-Puck.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS.
The School of Theology.

InteTdenominational Five profes-
sors. Broad and thorough courses.
Advantages of connection with a great
university. Students aid. Low ex-
penses. Isaac Clark, D. D., dean.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
A Complicated Case.

OF course, doctor, German measles
are seldom seriOusF'
I never met but one fatal case"
"FatalT
Eyes. 1t was a Frenchman, and
when he discovered il was German
measles that he had modification set
In"
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Chippendale's Own,

lis it genuine Chippendale"
Absolutely, sir"
But this looks like a crack right
across
Done by Chippendale himself, sir, in
a fit of rage when he heard the union
had called the men out" - London
Punch.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
He Was Ccnsidersts.

She-I should like that lovely pearl
necklace Look what beauties they
are. He-Its better not to have such
large pearls, my dear. People always
think they are false.-JOurnaI Amusant.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Marriage.

Marriage" said the serious man, lis
an education IN itself"
''Yes," commented old Crouch, ut
teaches you what not to do after you
have done it.'-BOston Transcript
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
a SUGAR Coated Pill.

''HoW did you persuade your daugh-
ter TO learn kitchen work.
"By calling it domestic science. -
Pittsburg Post.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
School of Manual Arts and Applied
Sciences.

Furnishes thorough courses. Six
instructors. Offers four-year courses
in mechanical and civil engineering,
and architecture
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The Academy.

Faculty of 49, Three courses of
four years each. High-grade prepara-
tory school. George J. Cummings,
A. NJ, dean.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30

Love Of our neighbor is the only
door out Of the dungeon of self.-Mac-
Donald.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30

The way Of the world Is to make
laws, but follow customs Montaigne.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Wilbur P. Thirkield, LIZ. D., Presi-
dent.

Located in Capital of the Nation
Campus of over 20 acres Advant-
ages unsurpassed. Modern scientific
and general equipment New Carnegie
Library. New science hall. Faculty
of over one hundred. 1882 students
from 81 States and 10 other countries
Unusual opportunities for self-suP-
port No young man or woman OF
energy OF capacity need be deprived
Of its advantages.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Fosters DYE Works

FOSTERS DYE AND CLEANING
WORKS.
(Yod Street, between nth and 18th
Streets, Northwest)
Business and Display Office.
nth and You Streets, Northwest
CALL AND INSPECT OUR
WORK.
Ladies suits a speciality
GentIemen's suits cleaned, presseu
and sponged.
Gloves cleaned.
All goods look like new when they
leave our works.
FOSTERS DYE WORKS.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30

Philosophy is nothing but discretion
-Selden.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The College of Arts and Sciences.

Devoted TO liberal studies Courses
IN English, mathematics, Latin,
Greek, French, German, physics,
chemistry, biology, history, philoso-
ply, and the social sciences, such as
are given in the best approved col
leges. Sixteen professors. Kelly
Miller, A. M, dean.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Tung Po and Teamaking.

There is but one way of making tea,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-10
PAYS TRIBUTE TO CULLOM
Burton Links His Name With Lincoln
in Defense Against Remarks
of Bailey.

MISUNDERSTANDING that the
United States senate regards Senator
Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois as next in
esteem to Abraham Lincoln, of all
men the state has produced, Senator
Burton of Ohio, in speech Monday
against Senator Lorimer retaining his
seat in the senate, criticized Senator
Bailey of Texas for his suggestion that
IL Mr. Lorimers seat was illegally
obtained, the condition might apply
to Senator Cullom, his colleague.
THE senator from Texas" he said,
did wrong, no doubt unwittingly, in
suggesting that If Mr.. Lorimer's cleo
ton Is invalid, so is that of the senior
senator. Senator Cullom was NOM
mated by the whole state of Illinois,
receiving a plurality of $4,000 votes.
1t is unfair, even in the remotest way,
to intimate that there is anything in
common between the two cleo
TONS
For more than fifty years the
senior senator has served the great
state of Illinois, and for thirty years
he has been in the senate. We all
prize him as a member of this body.
OF all the men whom Illinois has pro-
duced, we regard him as next in es-
TEEN to him who dwells on an unap-
proachable pinnacle-Abraham Lin
coin"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-10
MAIL SKAKEUP is DUE
HITCHCOCK ANGRY; REORGANI-
ZATIoN OF SERVICE POSSIBLE.
Burdens Are Placed on Railway En-
pIoyes by Orders Issued Without
Postmaster Generals Knowledge

Washington.-An upheaval in and
perhaps a reorganization of the rail-
way mail service may result from the
development of mismanagement, in
subordination and ineff1ciency in the
service
Postmaster General Hitchcock is in
censed over the situation as it has
been disclosed, and he makes no con-
cealment of his indignation.
For considerable time he has been
conducting a personal investigation
into the operations of the railway mail
service. His inquiry is not concluded
yet, but the facts developed indicate
plainly that it's results are likely to
be drastic.
Rumors reached here from several
points that changes in officers of the
railway mail service were imminent.
Mr.. Hitchcock expressed himself as
much dissatisfied with the manage
ment of the railway mail service, par
ticularly In respect to the personnel
of the service.
His investigation, he indicated, had
disclosed the fact that orders had
been issued by subordinate officers
placing upon the employees unreason-
able burdens, in some instances hui
initiating burdens. These orders were
promulgated in the name of the post
master general, although he knew
nothing about them.
Mr.. Hitchcock said the only changes
In the status of the railway mail
clerks was caused by an effort of the
department to effect reasonable re-
adjustment Of hours Of service, so as
to equalize the hours throughout the
country.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-10
DARING HOLDUP IN CHICAGO
DavIioht Robber Cowes Employees of
Restaurant and Escapes with
Large Sum Of Money.

Chicago.-A criminal adventurer OF
unusual daring walked into Rectors
restaurant in broad daylight, coWed
two employees with a brace OF re-
volvers. compelled them to NIL MS
rockets with the contents OF the cash
drawers and the safe-in all $3,30225
and escaped.
He was not masked, neither did he
appear nervous. After the robbery
he walked out of the place, Monroe
and Clark streets, leaving behind only
two clues to his identity. One clue
was a street car transfer and the
other was a half chewed cigar.
The holdup was witnessed from
across the room by woman employee
but the robber completed his work De-
fore she could give the alarm.
Although only one man entered the
dining room, the police believe he had
three companions stationed on the
stairs in the street entrance at 122
Monroe street. Four men are said to
have left the restaurant entrance I'M
mediately after the robbery. Ihey
walked across the street In sight OF
two policemen in Monroe street, who
knew nothing Of the robbery until
some minutes later.