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The herald., 1911-03-23
Fantastic Headgear.

The fantastic headgear Of Korea is
not only picturesque; it marks the So
cial position of the wearer. The ma
tional popular hat is high in form, has
tube of half the caliber Of ours and
is slightly conical, black in color, sup
ported by wide brims. The material Is
of horsehair, very finely woven. When
the Korean gentleman's hat is of straw
color it denotes that he is a happy
fiance. LIE chapeau de riz, elegant In
its conical form with angular brim, de-
notes a bonza. Another hat Of enor-
nous size Is that of the Ping Yang
sect, who must hide their faces. 1t
descends at the back almost to the
shoulders, the brim being festooned.
and If the proprietor Is of superstitious
turn he adds some black figures to
ward off evil spirits. Married men aft
er a certain age add stories to their
hats
The herald., 1911-03-23
Why He Stopped.

They had been engaged only week.
He had kissed her fully forty times
that evening. When he stopped the
tears came into her eyes, and she said:
Dearest, you have ceased to love
me-"
mo, I haven't" he replied, "but l
must breathe."-Ladies' Home Journal
How He Escaped.
But" says the returned explorer,
although 1 seemed to be hopelessly
lost and there was not the slightest
sign of a trail, l was not the least
alarmed, for at that moment some no
madic Kurds rode into my camp"
"Why were you not alarmedT" asks
a listener.
81 knew the Kurds would show me
the whey."-Chicago Post.
The herald., 1911-03-23
When the Super ls Known.

A risky uncertainty in one night
stands is the super. In smaller places
he works until 6 o'clock in the even
ing, peacefully partakes Of his supper
and presents himself at the stage door
at Z. This leaves very brief time for
his drill. The mysteries Of makeup
have not been solved by him, and.
worst of all, every inhabitant knows
him
"Once," as Lawrence Marston tells
1t, 1--WE were doing Richard Ill 1t was
a one night stand. with raw supers.
All went we'll until the moment when
the bearers, with King Edwards body
on a stretcher. emerged from the
wings.
"'Set down, set down your honorable
load began Queen Anne.
can do it aisy, Moike O'Brien?
called q voice from the gallery. New
York Tribune.
Two of Kind.
81 hope you liked that pudding, Mr..
s." said the stern mother-in-law.
"Poor. dear Clara took great pains with
It,"
did she" exclaimed the son-in-law,
with an expressive movement Of his
hand on his stomach. $50 did l."
His FranLness Won.
The late Senator Dolliver said that
IN politics it paid to be frank and
honest with the people.
my predecessor in the senate" he
said, twas John Ii. Gear. On one &C.
casion the prohibition spirit was run
ming high, and a public meeting was
held, with a well known Quaker as
chairman. Gear was invited to the
meeting. He accepted the invitation.
The old Quaker called him to the plat
form and said:
"'We learn that thou dost not belong
to any temperance society and also
that thou dost drink liquor at thy dis
erection. Is this true?'
LIVERY word Of it is true replied
Gear, but did you ever hear of my
doing anything dishonorableT
"'Nay, Mr. Gear replied the old
Quaker chairman-'nay, we have never
heard anything else to thy discredit.
Thy frankness is more to be commend
ed than thy habits. But thou hast not
lied to us, and we will support thee
"And they did, said Senator Dol
liver, land elected him too."-Wash-
ington Star.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Always Feminine.

A young chap was walking along
q business street with very pretty
girl when he happened to glance into
a couple of windows where the latest
styles of mems overcoats and suits
were displayed. The girl noticed 1t.
She stopped and exclaimed: what
dandy overcoat! Why don't you get
one of those, Bob? You'll look fine in
side Of that"
She looked at everything in that
window, and the young chap was de-
lighted at her interest in mems
clothes.
You're all right, Grace" said he.
THAT'S what l like about you. Most
girls would rather look at lingerie
waists than at a mans overcoat and
suits"
The girl laughed. "Well, Bob" said
she. ito be perfectly honest, the mir
rors in that window are something to
cry for. l was trying to see if my hat
was on straight"
The herald., 1911-03-23
The Merits of "Anqelick Snuff

Angelick snuff. the most noble COM
position in the world. removing all
manner of disorders of the head and
brain, easing the most excruciating
pain in a moment, taking away all
swimming and giddiness proceeding
from vapours, ETC.; also drowsiness.
sleepiness and other lethargick effects.
perfectly curing deafness to admira-
ton and all humours and soreness in
the eyes, etc. Corroborates the brain,
comforts the nerves and revives the
spirits. It's admirable efficacy in all
the above mentioned diseases has been
experienced above a thousand times
and very justly causes 1t to be es-
teemed the most beneficial SNUFF In the
world Price Is. a paper, with direc-
tons. Sold only at Mr.. Payn's toy
shop at the Angel and Crown, In st.
Paups churchyard, near Cheapside.-
Advertisement in London Paper, Aug.
G. 1T11-
The herald., 1911-03-23
The Word "Fudue."

Fudge" is a word with a history.
There are prOsaic etymologists, as
there always are, who derive it from
a Gaelic word meaning deception, but
Isaac Disraeli's view is much more in
teresting. He derives it from certain
Captain Fudge, who seems to have
been marine Munchausen. you
fudge it, is said to have been his
crews equivalent to the modern
Rats In a collection of some pa
pers Of William Crouch, the Quaker,
published in 1912 it is recorded that
one Degory Marshall informed Crouch
that 'iD the year 1864 we were SEN
fenced for Punishment to Jamaica by
Judges Hyde and Twisden, and our
number was fifty-fve. We were put
on board the ship Black Eagle. The
masters name was Fudge, by some
called Lying Fudge."-LondOn Stand
ard.
The herald., 1911-03-23
An APOLOGY to Amanda.


This is to apologize to colored lady
whom we admire and respect We
printed a little anecdote about her not
long ago, and in it we tried the i'm
possible-attempted to initiate her in
imitable Mississippi accent Then we
showed her the story. She wasn't as
tickled to find herself in print as we
expected her to be. While acknowl-
edging the truth Of the story, there
was still a cloud on her ebony brow.
whats the matter, Amanda?" we
asked. Didn't you want to get into
the paper"
"Gittin' inter de papeh's all right"
she hesitated. But. mist. VII didn't
ought to put It down dat All talked
dat away. All dom never use none'o'
dat African talkv'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The herald., 1911-03-23
The Leipzig Book Fair.

Leipzig is the largest publication cen
ter in the world. More books and pc
riodicals are printed there than any
where else, and more people are en-
gagged in making and using printers
supplies than in London, New York,
Berlin or Paris. Many of the orders
for these publications come from Eng
land, France, Austria and other coun-
tries because the mechanical work can
be done in Leipzig much cheaper than
elsewhere. More than half of the
transactions in books take place at the
Leipzig book fair, which occurs every
year at the jubilate, the first week in
Easter, when booksellers and publish
ers from all parts of Germany assem-
bic to compare and balance accounts
and to make contracts for the next
year.
The herald., 1911-03-23
keepina the Actors Clean.

Some years ago, when playing In
Leeds, I started a swimming compe-
tition among the members of my COM
pany and to encourage them offered
as a prize a silver loving cup (won,
by the way, by the late Edward Lon
nen). The event apparently created
some interest in the town, and friend
heard two men engage in a discussion
as follows:
First Mani say, burst to know this
ERE Terry's given a coop to bes' swim
mer l. company?
Second Man-Aye. What's that for p?
First Man-Oh, l suppose it's to keep
them play actors clean.-Edward Terry
in Era Annual.
The herald., 1911-03-23
A Bawbee From CARLYLE.

I used to see Carlyle when 1 lived
as child in Chelsea. I regarded him
with extraordinary aversion and fear.
One day l was sent to post a letter.
I suppose l was older, though uncon-
scious, as always, Of anything ahead.
I cannoned into Carlyle. The impact
laid me fiat on the pavement, where
yelled for some minutes, though sooth-
ed eventually by England's great think
er. And then-this is the point Of the
story-Carlyle dived into his pockets,
produced a halfpenny and said kind
ly, Here is bawbee for Bobby" I
have the halfpenny to this day. When
Mr.. Carlyle died I was put into deep
mourning. He was the first and per-
haps the most interesting Of all my
street OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ross in
London Bystander.
The herald., 1911-03-23
The Story of a Famous Hymn.

The famous hymn beginning God
moves in a mysterious way" known
as "Cowper's Hymn" had its ORR
gin as follows: COwper was all his
life the victim of melancholia and
more than once attempted suicide.
One day, bent upon destroying himself,
he got into a cab and ordered the
driver to take him to a certain point
on the river where he intended to
drown himself. The cabman, noticing
his strange appearance and feeling
that all might not be right with him,
drove him about the city and finally
stopped in front Of the poets door.
Stepping out and recognizing the old
familiar surroundings and shocked at
the thought of his narrow escape,
Cowper exclaimed, God moves in a
mysterious way his wonders to per-
FORM" and. rushing in, Immediately
composed the immortal hymn.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Got Rid of the Scum,

She was a city bride who had never
before taken a hand in housekeeping
and knew but little about things in the
kitchen. A few mornings ago she got
after the milkman.
whats the matter with your milk"
she said, with great vehemence.
81 don't know" he replied. what do
you find wrong with it,"
"Well," she said, 'every morning 1t
is covered with nasty yellow scum"
"And what do you do with the
scum"
"Why, I skim 1t of, Of course, and
throw it in the garbage can."-Farm-
ers' Guide.
The herald., 1911-03-23
The Man With a Cold.

The sympathy given to the man with
a hard cold is purely perfunctory.
We know, or at least we think we
know, that he will not die. We know
that he is thoroughly wretched, yet
we are equally certain that in three
days or so he will be coming upstairs
two at a time. This does not comfort
him, though he may know it himself.
He therefore feels himself an outcast
pariah He is cut of from the
ordinary human relations. IL he so
much as kisses his wife or child he
is BLACKBOARD, mentally self convict
ed of It, Nobody loves him. and he
may go out into the kitchen and drink
cough sirup.-Boston Transcript.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Washing Your Hands.

When you go to the washstand and
carefully wash your hands with a gen
erous application of soap and hard
brush do not think for an instant that
your hands are clean. The tenacious
microbe refuses to be disturbed and
clings to the flesh throughout the
whole operation. There are some chem
ical compounds which will dislodge
the busy bacilli to a certain extent,
but not entirely. According to the in
yestigations Of a medical authority Of
the Prussian army, the best results in
the direction of giving the hands a
sanitary cleaning are accomplished by
the use of alcohol. \ bath Of pure
alcohol will remove about 90 per cent
of the germs. Where 1t Is desired to
clean the hands hygienically it is rec
commended that the hands be not first
washed with water, for this will so
adulterate the alcohol that 1t cannot
accomplish its work as effectively as
otherwise.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Hoqarth Used to Forget.

william Hogarth. the famous Eng,
lish artist, was so absentminded he
caused his friends much entertain
ment. When he was prosperous enough
to have his own carriage he first used
it to make a call upon the lord mayor.
When he came out Of the Mansion
House 1t was raining hard, and the
artist tramped the entire way home,
wet to the skin. When asked why he
had not come in the carriage he said
he forgot all about 1t, and a messen'
ger had to be dispatched to the coach,
man to tell him to return.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Sacrificinu the Wonan.

That Carlyle could contemplate with
equanimity being unpraised, unmoney-
ed and neglected all his life, that he
required neither the worlds pudding
nor its breath and could be happy
without them. was pardonable and per-
haps commendable. That he should
expect another person to share this
unmoneyed, puddingless and rather
forlorn condition was scarcely con-
sistent with such lofty principles. Men
may sacrifice themselves, If they please,
to imagined high duties and ambitions,
but they have no right to marry wives
and sacrifice them.-Exchange.
The herald., 1911-03-23
How Peopla Die.

1t is estimated that the average
duration of human life is thirty-three
years. A quarter of the people die dur
ing the seventh year and half before
the seventeenth. OF every 1000 per-
sons one only reaches 100 years, six in
100 get to Go and one in 500 to 80. 1t
is further estimated that throughout
the world 100000 die annually, 1885,
600 a day, nearly 5000 an hour, 80
minute, or three in every two seconds.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Self ReIiar &c,

The spirit Of self help is the root Of
all genuine growth in the Individual,
and, exhibited in the lives Of many, it
Constitutes the true source Of national
vigor and strength. Help from with
out Is often enfeebling in Its effects,
but help from within invariably invig-
crates. Whatever is done for men or
classes to a certain extent takes away
the stimulus and necessity Of doing for
themselves, and where men are sub
jected to overguidance and overgovern-
ment the Inevitable tendency is to rem
der them comparatively helpless.-Sam-
uel Smiles.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Not "a ROYAL Maqqot."

royal maggot! I am a soldier, I
come from the people, 1 have made
myself! Am I to be compared with
Louis XVI? listen to everybody, but
my own mind is my only counselor.
There are some men who have done
France more harm than the widest
revolutionaries- takers and the ra-
tionalists. Vague and false thinkers, a
few lessons Of geometry would do
them good.-Napoleon Quoted in "The
CorsicanD.
The herald., 1911-03-23
A EieId a. Home.

A Boston gentleman was showing a
West African who is interested In
missionary work a number Of photo
graphs.
what is this?" asked the visitor,
gazing in wonder at one of them
"Oh, that's a snapshot taken during
q football scrimmage at the stadium"
"But has your church no mission
aries to send among these pedple"
was the quick rejoinder. - Boston
Transcript.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Discretion.

Wife (whose husband, the local
mayor, has just been knighted)-Have
you heard from the man who offered
to trace our pedigree? Husband-Yes;
he has found out more than enough.
Wife-What did you pay him? Hus-
band - Fifty pounds to hold his
tongue!-London Opinion.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Cards on Sunday.

Pepys, the diarist, was greatly scan
dalized when he first saw cards played
on a Sunday. 81 did find the queen,
the Duchess of York and another at
cards, with the room full Of ladies and
great men, which was amazed to see
on a Sunday, having not believed, but
contrarily fatty denied the same lit
tie while since"
The herald., 1911-03-23
Cunninq.

Cunning signifies especially a habit
or gift of overreaching, accompanied
with enjoyment and a sense Of superb
GRITTY. 1t is associated with small and
dull conceit and with an absolute want
Of sympathy or affection. 1t is the In
tensest rendering of vulgarity, absolute
and utter-Ruskin.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Tho Crocodile.

Pliny said the crocodile's skin twill
abide any injury and not be pierced"
That may have been true in his day,
but It is not true now. The bullet of a
heavy modern rife will pierce the skin
anywhere unless it strikes in a slant
ing direction. The crocodile is not as
a rule hard to kill. provided one can
get a good shot at it, but that is just
the trouble. 1t has not the marvellous
vitality of the shark, which will some
times struggle furiously for an hour
although covered with apparently NOR
tai wounds.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Cruikshank's lono Artistic Life.

In 1863 Cruikshank was asked by the
committee who exhibited his worship
of Bacchus" to associate with that work
some Of his early drawings In order to
prove that he was not his own grand
fatherLChesson's "Cruikshank"
The herald., 1911-03-23

To give awkwardly is churlishness.
The most difficult part is to give. Then
why not add smile?-La Bruyere.
Lots of Heroes.
sillicus-Have you noticed that most
heroes are married men? Cynicus-
gir. every married man is hero.
Not With Malice.
look here" said the head Of the
firm, II want to give you pointer"
Eyes, sir" the Office boy respectfully
replied.
"If / hear you humming any more
popular songs around here I'll dis
charge you"
"All right. / won't do it no more. ]
wouldn't of done it this time only me
lips is sore and i can't whistle."-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
The herald., 1911-03-23
The Desideratum.

"George, what do you have to do
when you draw some money out Of
bank?" asked an innocent young wife.
you have to put some money in the
bank beforehand" replied the hus-
band. That's always been my ex-
periencew
The herald., 1911-03-23
Small Things.

We are too fond Of our own will.
We want to be doing what we fancy
mighty things, but the great point Is
to do small things when called to them
in a right spirit.
The herald., 1911-03-23
GETTING In Debt

Poverty is hard, but debt is horrible;
"a man might as we'll have a smoky
house and a scolding wife, which are
said to be the two worst evils Of our
The herald., 1911-03-23
Equal to the Cat.

Semplo-Johnson has trained his cat
to climb a brick wall. Nistor-Oh,
that's no stunt I've trained my Ivy
to do that.-Detroit News.
The herald., 1911-03-23
A Friendly TIP.

'My husband always is the severest
critic of the gowns / wear"
"Well, judging from what I have
heard, he has to go some If he is."--
Chicago Record Herald.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Pretty Poor

Hicks-Bluffer is talking of purchas-
ing an automobile. Wicks-Bluffer!
Why, he couldn't buy a charge of am
munition for an air gun-Boston Tran
script.
The herald., 1911-03-23
Drearv WAITING.

The chap who lives on the strength
Of what he used to be has to wait a
long time for the second table.-Chi-
cago Journal.
The herald., 1911-03-23
The Tank.

Friend Ito confirmed toper)-I don't
see how you can drink so much. It's
shocking. Toper-It shocks me too. 1t
surprises me. / suppose it's just luck"
The herald., 1911-03-23

A wise man should have money in
his head, but not in his heart.-Dean
Swift.
The herald., 1911-03-23

Prejudice, which sees what 1t pleases,
cannot see what is plain.-Aubrey de
We're.
The herald., 1911-03-23
A DiIuviaI Reflection.

"In all this destruction" said Noah
as he stepped off the ark, 81 see only
one consolation"
what is thatw asked Shem.
There are no customs inspectors to
hold up our Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The herald., 1911-03-23
A HAPPY LIFE

Any brave man may make out
a life which shall be happy for him
self and by so doing bene6cent to
those abou, him.-R.L. Stevenson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
MAYOR SUSPENDS
CLERK JOHNSTON
Accounts Carelessly Kept aud
Official Absent From Post
of Duty.

Mayor Richardson entered an order
yesterday suspending Clerk Joseph f.
Johnston, OF the Second Market. and
placing deputy Clerk oliver Jones in
charge. The action was taken on n
report from Special Accountant George
S. ~Crenshaw. to the effect hat the
books and accounts of the market were
being kept in a negligent and careless
manner. AT a. meeting OF tho Market
ston was reported as being sick, and
Deputy Clerk Jones appeared in his
place. Tire order Of suspension will
hold good until the Committee on
Markets has locke into the charges
and taken suitable action. either rein
stating the clerk or recommending his
removal. IT is stated that the charges
do not affect the integrity OF tho
clerk that there is no suggestion of
MISREPRESENTATION Of funds. but tina
the C.crk has been absent from his post
carelessly kept, and that he has failed
Ia make reports and settlements in tho
manner prescribed by law
Mr.. Johnston was elected to the post
ton about W years ago, succeeding
former Clerk i. 3. Flournoy. resigned.
y meeting Of the committee on Mar
kets Will lie called shortly to took into
the matter. Meanwhile acting Clerk
Jones Will remain in charge.
The clerk Of the market has charge
of tile rental Of stalls In both the meat
and vegetable markets, the employ
nlent of sweepers and helpers, and tn.
collection Of the cart tax Of 10 cents
daily from country carts Of those
selling their oWn produce along the
ciirbstone.
With a view OF improving the quality
Of service rendered and centring re-
sponsibility. the committee on Market.
some months ago recommended an or
dinancc changing the City Code SO as
TO provide for the election Of tho clerks
Ct tho markets by the Committee on
Markets, and not by the city Council.
The Council rejected the ordinance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
faith.

faith.
IN tho civil Justices court Judgment
was awarded tho plaintiff, Judge Tur.
pin holding that the Rank of Char
lotto was tho agent Of CioinGs, and that
nc was responsible for tho check until
the money was paid out by tho bank.
Ii he upper court it Wus brought ont
that tile Bank OF Charlotte finally set
tied with its dcpositors at 40 cents on
the dollar. Judge Scott holds that
since the bank was solvent when the
check was drawn. and the transaction
WAS made IN good faith. G;oings Is
liable now only to tho extent OF the
40 per cent OF tile tace value of tho
cheek. he having received that perceni-
aGe of his entire deposit when the bank
receivers settled with him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
PERCY RID DC
RUNS OFF AGAIN
Sixteen Year, Old Boy Goes Out
on Errand and Fails to
Return Home.

Percy Rtddick. sixteen ycars old, wills
ran away from his home. 3cc North
Twenty-scvcnth Street. several weeks
ago, to be captured later Mt boswell,
has disappeared again. He was sent
out Friday morning al, . o'clock on an
errand. and he has failed thus far to
return a day or two previous to thai
he went away. but was found ut Wood
land Heights, and his father, j. CT.
Riddfck. had every rcason to believe
tina lo was willing thereafter TO re-
main at home
Exactly why tho boz Is so anxious
to travel is not understood. Members
Of his family. realizing that he Vas
inclined to roam, have cndcarured to
anusc and entertain him al home. vet
after he gets into tho street lie finds
that same old ycarnlnS to travc about.
When he went away on Friday he
wore a soft, white hat. with a narrow
band. q striped shirt, short trousers.
black stockings and shoes. which were
comparatively new. His complexion
is light and ho Is rather young in APP
peara1ce for his age.
An account Of his Disappearance some
weeks ago which was printed III Tho
Times-Dispatch. led to his identihca-
ton BY the telegraph operator at Dos
well. The boy admitted his identity
and was kept III the railroad Office UNI
til his father could reach Boswell. Ar.
Riddick believes that his son is still
In or near the city. and he has request
tho public to notify him in case he
is located.
Late last night it was learned tina.
young Riddick had spent Friday night
at the ZONE Of W Q. Allen. at Grauite
Mr. Allen said the boy was still there
yesterday Afternoon. though he was
unable TO communicate last HiSht
with Mr.. Riddick. t