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The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

erately set out to throw mud on an en-
tire nation-the writer's own. If the
story is true, what becomes of the COM
plant that France is misunderstood
IF it is not true, Why is such a libel
produced on the national stage: The
intelligent foreigner is in little danger
of misunderstanding tine French people
What he docs not undertand is the
French stage.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

humble workman may cause disastrous
and fatal wrecks
In the matter OF personal injuries the
company also makes a remarkable show
ing; for Notwithstanding the fact that
its lines in 1910 carried 100000 more
passengers than in 1909, the number of
personal injuries. including every case
that required medical attention, was only
eighty-four The road may well be
proud OF such a record
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
LOnemuking in Mexico.

Herman s. Walter, Of Philadelphia and
Mexico city who is Interested in mining
properties in Mexico, is at the New Eb-
btr Mr.. Walter refused to talk MeNi-
can politics or anything having the ap-
pearance Of politics.
How do MeXiCans make love-
Playing the bear in the current
language Of Mexico, means TO court
woman. Although there are SO many social
classes in Mexico, especially in the capital
city, where ten or more of them could
be counted, all entirely different in Gus
tom, there are but two ways Of playing
the bear.
When a young man of the middle or
higher classes is attracted by girl on
the street he begins by following her to
her home, though he may spend whole
day without daring to speak to her. He
remains on the street, looking at her
balconies or windows. If the girl comes
out or If the beau observes the slight
est movement of the curtains or blinds,
that is sign that she is not entirely
indifferent to him. and from that day
on he spends all his leisure hours. and
many that he should dedicate TO his
own occupation, under the balconies or
in front OF his prospective nOvia resi-
dence.
After three or four days. when the
wOuer appears, the Elrl comes out to
her balcony. just for a moment. The
following day she comes out again and
stays a little longer. but only after ten
or twelve days does she deign to look in
the direction Of the patient beau. who
saIutes her with a bow, taking off his
hat and beaming with his sweetest smile
After these daily salutes and smiles come
flowers and letters, and then evening
cooling through the balcony gratings, and
thpn-thc wedding"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
The Play that Caused the Paris Riot

F.lus-. race prejudice, and a passion
T r di~.rd.ry conduct. a. d rule. are the
comn,n,rt- IT the antics II d Partisan
mrb. and all Of them entered into the
recent r,nun~ there a. result Of :hc
production ~i Henry Bernstein, play.
".Npr,> \Iu. Nun and then even
French popular outbur-t, mu-, be taken
~,,r. r,.y. and orc Of the first official
ayr- ri the new French cyh.ner was TO
demand the withdrawal Of the play
from the Coincide F-amcar~c in the in
tcrc>t Of public order. which in this
instance meant personal arlmosity.
Authorship in Paris is not the I'M
personal hu~inc~, it j. in this country.
In the case Il 4 man who hls risen as
last a, Henry Bernstein. his enemies
naturally outrumbrr hr~ friends. Still.
there may have been honest recruitment
aroused by the play itself. There were
demonstrations at the Thcatcr Francaisc
4 few years ago when Octave AIirbcau's
"Foycr Wa first presented. AirbcIu
i, no, Of Jewish descent and has not
been accused Of c,adjnc his military
duty, both OF which is charged against
bernstein In the plays with which Mir
beau and Bernstein chose to make their
debut at the Comcdic Frarc1ise. how
ever. there is a common trait which was
responsible for the earlier trouble and
partially accounts for the recent one.
Why will foreigners. the French peo-
pie inquire, persist in deriving their
impressions OF French literature and
French social conditions from the gutter
press and from the dram1 Of the boule-
wards: In response to this the intelli-
gent foreigner, ignoring the drama of
the boulevards, turns to the Comedie
Francaise, the COnscrvator OF the highest
dramatic tradition. the house of Moliere,
admission to which is the climax of a
playwright's reputation A scene in
Bernstein's "Apres Moi" as presented
in this theater, is thus described:
Suddenly, just as the fnancier Ga
thief, in danger of arrest. and deter
mined upon suicide), is about to pull
the trigger, the door opens and his wife,
with diSheveled hair and in scant at
tire, stealthily returns to her chamber
from her first clandestine meeting with
her lover. His determination to as
certain the identity of his wife's lover is
bafled in frightful scene by his wife" ="
The director who accepted Henry Bern
STEMS latest play apparently is not
squeamish But neither he nor his audi
ences could digest play which delib-
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
UrEe Exodus to Farm.

An exodus from the great cities to the
farming lands is urged by II. l.. Moody,
of Spokane. Wash. who was recently
seen at the Raleigh. and while urging a
return 10 the peaceful pursuits of tilling
the soil he managed TO work in a little
war talk. Mr. Moody stated that Japan
is quietly and automatically preparing
herself for a titanic struggle for the COM
mercial supremacy of the Pacific Ocean.
and that before thirty years have passed
the battle will be on, with the Japanese
aided by the Chinese. who even now are
being drilled by the pick of the officers
of the Japanese army.
Mr.. Moody said that millions of acres in
the West. and particularly In Washington.
are merely awaiting the magic touch OF
water to blossom like the rose. I'VE must
develop the unsettled lands" said Mr.,
Moody, "or within a few years we will
not be able 10 raise enough food for the
population Of America"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
Cost of Congressional Debate.

From the Manchester Union.
Some one has figured it out that at the
session just closed the people OF this
country paid in salaries just 81 cents fol-
every word uttered in Congressional de,
bate by Senators and Representatives
Gee! We had supposed the word 'liar,
passed between two Representatives two
or three weeks ago, cost more than that
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
The Episcopal Home Buildings.

Editor The Washington Herald:
In your account of the dedication of the
new buildings at the Episcopal Home II
was said that the donor of these build
ings was also going to remodel the old
building. This is incorrect. We expect
to do this work ourselves.
W. G. DAVENPORT.
Emmanuel Church Rectcry. March Il.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
Better Fire Protection Needed.

Ii sixteen fire engines cannot save the
grand stand ui baseball park. what
would the entire D,-;rlc, fire department
do in the event uf a real conhagratiou
in the business district.
Th- .- no" an idle question: The
matter c.m,- n.mc with especial force
L. ever! hu-mc-- m1m in Washington.
It must appeal also To The District Com
mr-~.on,r~. who, when they submit ar
c.myn,- and r-t'mutc~ to Congress for
the high-nrr~-arc trc protection service,
viii NOT tHI IT, call attention TO the cN-
n,:lr"cr oi March =. ,prI. when the
baseball park Was Destroyed
The fire department, # The Dr,,r,-, oi
{ 'umoil CONSISTS 81 tucnty-tvo steam
engines. ten ladder trucks. three cam-
hrnrI chcmca, and base wagons. and
"n" water tower Ina~much a. sixteen
,og.nc.. five ladder trucks, and the water
Tower. or practically tvo-third~ OF the
cnH~c department. were called into scr-
zee 1t ,n- ba-cla'I park Ia, Friday, i;
i appalling To- THINK what might have
happened ii antAc~ fire had started on
the river front or in the heart OF the
CITY.
Ii C-nr~c-~ had listened long ago to
the arp,. ui Inc Dl-trlc, Commits
scorers there would have been Installed
d h.gh-r-,-~"r, ire protection service,
The nr"po-n, ~. H. i generally i,novn,
+ ,o lay mains T.. the center Of the city
from liro Fo-t Reno rc~c-, cir, which j.
the hgi,c-t point oi land in the District
and from which water can be distributed
by gra>5t. with sufficient force to over
top the highest buildings, withou; the
aid OF steam pumps With such a ~ys-
ten in service. The TACT that dozen or
more engines might be engaged in fight
lu4 fire in the navy yard or the
G,nr@c,"wn sections would not create
the slightest .'a~nr The high-nrc-surc
n.a,r~ would always he in readiness. and.
t. experience has proved elsewhere
war'I he effective.
The Lesson Of la, Friday, fire IS TOO
imnortau; t" e. wuhccdcd
,R...l ~ f-. T,.... D.. $4,000. .,-;1.:--- y
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
Insult to Iniury.

That barber has plenty OF nerve"
How. now?'
Yesterday he nickcd me in three
places; to-day he asks me if 1 don't shave
myself sometimes
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
More ENnenSe.

The holidays have all gone by.
But what of that?
On the horizon 1 descry
An Easter hat
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
RaseIess Insinuntions.

From the New~Y World.
It is to be borne in mind that while
certain Europeans are now charging us
with a desire to annex Mexico, they also
unanimously charged US at the time of
the Spanish war with wish to annex
Cuba, thing that has never come TO
pass,
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
SimpIiffed Literature.

''Why don't you write novel;"
'"To much work. There's the plot to
develop, the epigram. the character
studies, and the heart interest"
Make it a dialect novel. Then you
needn't bother about anything but the
dialect"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
Matrimonial Modes.

1T is getting to be very bad form for
a duke to bring along a lawyer.
What's the proper caper now?"
TO let em force the money on him"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

There is a bill before the New Jersey
legislature to appoint women on the
police force. This is the first official rec
ognition of the harem skirts.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
The Youpr Poeteas.

Immortal poetry is only written in a
garrett
80 I've always heard said the young
poetess. so I've fitted up lovely Turk
ish den in ours
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
English Parcel Mail.

An interesting feature OF the British
parcel post system. according to 2. y.
King. of New York. who spends part of
the time in London. being interested in
business over there. is the great Variety
Of articles which it is open to receive.
1t is quite a common thing to parcel
post live bees. and according TO d new
regulation even human beings may be
maitd.' Not long aeo a couple in Lon
den posted a live baby in this way. 1t
was delivered at the West strand post
Office, properly tagged; the fee was paid.
postug. stamps OF the requisite denomina-
ton stuck on the label, and thu baby
reached its destination within a short
time
Living animals are also accepted. pro-
vidcd they are properly packed, " said
Mr. King. who is at the Arlington, and
the distance is not too long. \ partial list
Of some of the curious things sent by par
eel post includes weasels, young alliGa-
tors, l,cchcs, lizards, pigeons mice, cats,
and dogs. Officials point with pride to
the skin which snake shed in the post
office some time ago. 1t was being sent
through the mails. and took occasion to
change its coat Will" stopping in the par
GELS office. As tho postal authorities un-
dertook to deliver the snake only, they
claimed tn" skin as belonging to the
goycrnmcnt-another instance Of 'un-
earned increment
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
A Pleasant Tonic.

''she is very cold and formal. but I got
her interested"
''How?''
by asking her how she ever happened
to marry her dub OF q husband
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
Way of the World

Opportunity is like every one else"
I'm what way
Always anxious to call on the mar
who is already successful"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

An English paper advises. if any one
attacks you with club, to bind his
wrists together with your handkerchief
Now. that is easy. All it requires is the
cooperation of the man you intend to
hind
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

We are getting as many baseball dis
patches from the front as war news.
Much better. too.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

Every wedding is fashionable if the
woman who speaks about it has had an
invitation.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

Gen. Wood, the Chief of Staff. says the
movements Of our troops have nothing
to do with the Mexican situation Who
says they had? 1t Is merely a case Of
going in the same direction
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

Money not only talks. but it takes a
lot of money to sing. Ask any opera
manager.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

New York managers report a chorus
girl famine. DeimOnico's and Sherry's rc-
port simultaneously d great falling off in
the consumption of Holsters and cham
DagnC
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

We are still waiting TO hear from Dr.
Mary Walker in regard to the harcm
skirt.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

DO not lose your garden enthusiasm
Spring will arrive some day.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

Not content with establishing tic deadly
properties of the hatpin. the fair ones
now proceed to lengthvn it a couple Of
inches.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

Taxing bachelors for the benefit Of
spinsters is a growing issue in several
States. on the principle that it is every
mans duty to help support some woman.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

VIII Hat A-rh:c Eutt he moro striking
tt.u Calr Az .HI. Bv,tr
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
MAKING CIDER VINEGAR
Process Is Simple and Involves Very
Little Work-cleanIlness lie First
Important Factor.
(By S. NJ. MILLERD

There are many apple orchards, es.
pecially those that have never been
sprayed or cultivated, in which large
quantities of apples are allowed to go
to waste every year
Such fruit makes n good grade OF
cider vinegar, and a handsome profit
| can be made in utilizing IL in this way
Even If one sprays and cultivates the
orchard regularly each season and
does everything possible to prevent
having anything but marketable frat
there will always be n good many
culls.
However, do not allow these unmcr-
charitable apples to go to waste Make
CIDER vinegar from them and get a
good price for the product right here
at home.
Making cider vinegar Is very simple.
There is practically no labor attached
to Il other than extracting the juice
from the apples.
Perfect cleanliness first, last and all
the time is matter of vital impor-
lance. Apples that are picked up from
the ground are usually dirty and
should be thoroughly washed before
being placed In the cider mill.
The mill and all utensils used in the
making must be kept we'll cleaned II
good product is to be made. To use
unclean fruit or unclean vessels sim.
ply invites bad fermentation.
Ill II q
on dirty and decayed fruit are put In
the cider a good quality of vinegar
must not be expected.
Where one has no mill the fruit can
be pulped by hand with wooden mauls
in wooden trough, and where only a
sufficient quantity 1 vinegar is want.
ed for home use II is not difficult
matter to secure 1t in this way.
The best receptacles in which to
put the cider are molasses kegs or
barrels, preferably those which have
held vinegar previously, since fermen.
! tation commences sooner when the fer.
menting organism is present thar
when It must find its way into tho
liquid from outside mediums.
To make a good grade of vinegar
two factors are essential during the
process of fermentation. First, the
air must have free access to the liquid
to support the organism. Second, the
temperature must be favorable for the
growth of the fermentirs agent.
The barrels or kegs should be placed
in n room where the temperature viii
be fairly constant at 10 to n degrees
placed on their sides In ords- to give
more surface TO the atmosphere, anC
filed with the juice TO within SIX in
ches 10 eight inches of the bunghole
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
BABY'S HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was six months
old he broke out on his head with little
bumps. They would dry up and leave
scale. Then It would break out
again and It spread all over his head.
All the hair came out and his head
was scaly all over. Then his face
broke out all over in red bumps and
hands and arms. | bought several
boxes of Ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors TO treat
him, but he got worse all the time.
He had 1t about six months when
friend told me about Cuticura. sent
and got bottle of Cuticura Resolyent,
u cake OF Cutlcura Soap and box OF
Cuticura Ointment. In three days
after using them no began to i'm
prove. He began to take long maps
and to stop scratching his head. After
taking two bottles Of Resolvent. two
boxes of Ointment and three cakes OF
Soap he was sound and WELL and never
had any breaking out of any kind. His
hair came out in little curls all over
his head | don't think anything else
would have cured him except CUT
cura.
Il have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap several times since
TO use for cuts and sores and have
never known them to fail to cure what
put them on. Cuticura Soap is tho
best that have ever used for toilet
purposes" (signod) Mrs. F. Z. IIar-
mon, X. f. d. 2. Atoka. Tenn, Sept
10, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere, sam
pie OF each, with 32-page book, will
be mailed free on application to Gut.
ouTa," Dept 16 l., Boston.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03

usually applied at the rate O. 500 K
1000 pounds an acre once In three &c
six years, depending on the rotation
II Is best put on. broadcast with a spe
cial phosphate scatterer with manure
or sod, turning II under for corn, az
a rule, 1t may also be scattered on
the manure in the lot or stable and
applied with the manure in the
spreader
Rock phosphate Is rather slow
acting phosphate ut the best, and il
therefore not adapted to the man VINO
must have immediate returns. II is
best adapted TO the permanent farmer
who handles his land so as to main,
tain the humus supply, and who can
apply this phosphate in connection
with large amounts OF manure, sod
or green manure crops.
There Is great tendency where
the use OF fertilizers is begun to con
tinue their use year alter year on
the same land without adopting other
means of maintaining productiycnesg
A man finds that fertilizer will bring
good return, and keeps using {,
year after year without crop rotation
growing one grain crop after another
Such n use of fertilizer Is dlsas
trous II continued, because under such
system the humus Is rapidly eX
hausted In the soil, with the result
that the soil becomes compact, loses
its friablo condition, and the yields
decrease in spite of the fertilizer.
Fertilizers alone will not maintain
soil fertility. They should be used
rather rs an adjunct TO the best sys.
TENS of maintaining fertility that can
be practiccd. Used In this way, there
will be no injury to the soil, aud II in,
diligently applied there will be good
profits.
The only man who can afford to use
fertilizers on grain crops year after
year on the same land. is the renter
or temporary farmer who cares moth.
Ing for the future of the soil
To be sure, II requires q number of
years OF such continued use before
the effects become apparent, and It
may be iustihable for man who is
just beginning and who must meet his
payments on the land to practice such
q system for few years, but it
should not be continued long The
only proper use OF commercial fortil.
izers Is IN connection with the best
system Of crop rotation, of legume
growing and of humus building that
man can practice
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
Farm Notes.

Weeds roo the soil of food elements
required by other plants.
Potatoes require considerable nitro
gen and a large amount of potash.
The man who sells his corn, oats
and hay is selling his farm out from
under him.
Pinch off the end of the squash and
melon vines SO the fruit will get more
nourishment.
Weeds sometimes injure by killing
farm stock or by rendering their prod
uct unstable.
Old grass and clover pastures are
much benefited By dressing of plal
ter and ashes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
North Carolina Gold Mines.

About Charlotte, N. C., are many
historic spots. The Mecklenburg Dec
laration OF Independence, signed May
20, 1875, represents the crown jewel
of this Queen City" Nearby also
was born James K Polk, the eleventh
president of the United States. The
pioneer gold mines of the United
States we're located in this historic
county. Eighty.three gold mines
we're recorded and up to the. time of
the discovery OF California gold Neck.
lenburg mines took the lead in gold
production. National Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
New Penal System for Ontario.

The Ontario government has recent
ly abolished the system of prison Ia
Dor contracts in that province. In flu
ture the majority of the prisoners II
the penal institutions of Ontario vii
be employed upon farms and the max
Ing of roads in the newly opened dis
tricts. There will, however, be II per
centago of the prisoners whose healtt
or other circumstances prevent then
from joining in this open air work
These men will manufacture hospita
supplles--beds, blankets and so forth
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
THEY CHEATED AT CARDS
Experienced Shopper, Who Was Wise,
Put Hubby Onto Facts
OF the Case.

Speaking OF family poker parties
this really happened:
A young married couple attended
such a session at the home of q
neIghbor the other night. And when
this young couple got home. tho fe-
male end Of the sketch said:
Jim, | hate to say anything about
the Halls--they seem to be nice peo
pie. But lin afraid they cheat at
cards"
Nonsense"
81 knew you'd say that, and it's
dear of you TO be so unsuspectlng.
Rut-well. what vas the price OF the
chips, tonight Five cents each?
That's what thought Jim, OK
amined those chips carefully. and
they're the very same thing that /
could have bought at Jones' store
for a dollar a hundred in all three
colors. tool"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03

AS last resort they gave me Doan .
Kidney Pills and slight improvement
was noticeable. kept getting better
and better until at last was able to
leave my bed From then on | gained
rapidly. 1t was but short time be-
fore was as well as ever"
Remember the name--Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 50c.
FosterMllburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
DISTEMPER

In all its forms among all ages OF horses,
as well as dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DlSTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed Over 500, 600
bottles sold last year $50 and 500. Any
good druggist, or send 10 manufacturers.
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
Showed the Effects.

He--I understand the SPEAKERS at
the banquet used q great deal OF by
perbole.
she-Well, to Judge from the way
their wives have been telling how they
came home that night, they used
a good deal more than was good fol
EN-.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03

$50 Naa tHe
ated, and had intense
pain in my back and
head. My limbs
swelled and stomach
bloated. | got so low
that | was kept alive
by stimulants. The
doctor told my fam.
fly | was In the last
stages of Brights
disease, and could
not last three days.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03

Coles CarhoIsalvs quickly relieves and
cures burning itching and torturing skin
diseases. II instantly stops the pain o:
burns, Cures without scarH. 2jc and boc
BY druggists. For free sample write TO
]. ". Cole & Co. UlAgk KIver Walls. wis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
BRlaHT's DISEASE.
How a Severe Case Was Cured After
postors Gave Up Hope.

J. c. Reimers, Litchfeld St., St
Paul, MINI, says 81 was so bad |
could not arise from bed. Urine was
dark and scant, | was thin aud ENACT