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The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
Vulf.on An the capital.

The acknowledged champion Of the pub
lie. called By his friends "oid sIeuth."
Busy Issy." and other names. Isidor
WuIfson. visited Washington yesterday
to inspect the methods used by Col Has
kell. sealer Of weights and measures. to
guard against short-weight men. M
Wulfson ID sealsr Of weights anA noas-
ores n Indianapolis
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
AN APPRECIATION OF PUZZLES.
'tpear Mu. Manz:

:
After careful search through geographical records and
pamphlets came to the conclusion that the twenyeven cities
which have selected would be suitable places GLASSES Of
persons named in the present contest 60 have how
near to the solution are know that
viii repay for the tine spent the puzzle ws worthy
to be called Educational Puzzle Any one who has tried to
solve it viii agree with ne
The sphere Of puzzles entertaining. pleasure Making
instructive and u every respect snehten and
the educational prorsnsitiss Very respectfully yours
LAWRENCE A. WIDMAYER
1908 street northwest
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24

est love as yours has been outraged Is
not worthy the grief that Is yours In
consequence.
Forgetfulness, which time inevitably
brings, Is the only balm OF which I know
for bruised and aching neart.
Where to Order Patterns,
Mrs. N. E. G.-Orders for patterns
published in The Heralds Page for
Every Woman should be addressed to the
Pattern Department Of The washington
Herald.
To Can Pineapple.
Anxious-To each pound of pineapple
add three-quarters OF q pound Of sugar
and one quart OF water to every three
pounds Of fruit. Put layer of fruit and
layer Of sugar and let It stand all
night. The next morning put the water
and sugar and fruit over a brisk fire
and cook till tender. Put In hot glass
jars and seal
Curling Fluid.
Louise-You can do nothing to make
the hair naturally fuzzy; but II you wish
to help the hair to curl easily I advise
you to use this recipe:
Add one tablespoonful of bruised
ounce seed to a pint Of hot water, The
water is poured over the seeds and the
whole allowed to stand for several hours
The resultant mucilage may then be thin
ned with few drops Of essence Of
violet. The hair Is moistened with the
huid before curling.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
rn.Irns, commfssfons Issued.

Ensigng commissions were issued by
President Taft yesterday. through Acting
Secretary Of the Navy winthrop. to the
ufnety-six members OF the Naval Acad-
envy class OF 1sf1 who successfully passed
the iinal graduation examination. con-
Quoted at sea IN different parts Of the
world. last March. OF the 165 graduates
OF that class, few have resigned and
the others win have = re-examination
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
cH1LDs LIFE IN DANGER.
Little Hope Felt for Girl Burned by
Matches.

Little Hope FeIt Tut UIEN DukASN "
Matches.
Grave fears are entertained for the life
OF Louise Miller, the hve-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nil
Ter, Of 113 Hickman street southeast
who was burned while playing with
matches at her home Thursday morn
ing.
The girl Inhaled the flames. and last
night her condition to1k a turn for the
worse. Physicians at Providence Hos
pltal are doing everything in their pow
child.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24

possible purpose. from shirt waist to BAN
gown. is voile.
Flower hats are stin popular.
The general revival of all short lengths
Of sleeves gives opportunity for vogue
of bracelets
In the utility and auto coats, both
peasant and raglan sleeves are seen, par
ticularly the former.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
Women True to Fnith.

Another. the governor OF Colorado, is
an example. His wife belonged to a
Democratic family when he married her.
Very much in love, she turned Republi-
can to suit the complexion of his politics
at tina. time Then he went over to the
Democracy on the silver issue. but the
wife concluded she did not want to form
the turn-coat habit, while Mr.. Shafroth
laughingly declares that It is a very
happy combination, since, when driven by
the party whip, men often vote against
their wishes as to the candidate. but
women never will, and now he feels bet
ter under such circumstances, because he
knows his wife will kill his vote, and
she explains that Mr.. Shafroth is the
only Democrat for whom she votes, be-
cause he is the best man that she knows.
'I am thinking the tongue, and not
the ballot, would be the instrument used
in such clashes; and what right has any
one to give the weapon Of defense to
one and not the other? It Is barefaced
injustice, II their own premises are true.
ssMARGARET SULLIVAN BURKE"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24

Another strong Argument.
Il do not Wish to make an argument on
that question, because every thinking man
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
The most desirable point to con-
slider in the frock of young
girl is simplicity.

To dress young girl is problem. She is at an age
when her clothes have much do with rendering her
pearance gish woany and youth is very precious
time of life most mothers desire to retain it for their daug
ters just as long as possible.
Naturally the first thought is simplicity, and this is
in the right direction although go far The
peasant style of bodice is ideal for these young people, and
the many skirts which tre fancy better their
immature figures than the plain gored models which
fit tightly and reveal angulary which is desirable to
conceal
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24

m 1.a.<F's' e q season foF tResT
The Washington times., 1911-04-19
Committee Will Urge
Transfer Bills Passage

A committee of eight has been named
by A Leftwich Sinclair, chairman Of the
committee on law and legislation of the
Chamber of Commerce, to urge the pas
sage by Congress of the universal trans
fer and half-fare bill which has been
drawn up by the committee. The men,
bers of the committees are:
Charles w. Darr. chairman: Walter
c. Balderson. o. J. De Moll, William A.
Foster, Frederick c. Handy, William B.
Hardy, oliver S. Metzerott, and P. J.
Ryan.
The Washington times., 1911-04-19

Thursday sale Of large cluster
puffs, made of fine human hair in
all the natural shades. They make
the newest coifflre.
The Washington times., 1911-04-19

Excellent grade of Bleached DAM
ask, highly mercerized and linen
like in weave and finish. A number
of artistic patterns.
The Washington times., 1911-04-19
Chicago Women Frown
On Mccormick Fad

CHICAGO, April ia canvass Of
Chicago women shows that not many OF
them will adopt the style set by Mrs.
Harold F. Mccormick. daughter Of John
D. Rockefeller, in wearing gold anklet
The anklet is made Of five tiny gold
strands, caught loosely together and
forming a ribbon from which hangs a
number Of gold bangles that tinkle mer-
rily as the owner walks.
Chicago women declare they will not
ape Mrs. Mccormick, because the tink-
ling anklet would attract too much at
tention to their feet.
The Washington times., 1911-04-19
Three New Pharmacists
Licensed By District

Having passed the quarterly exam
nations Of the board Of pharmacy, Will
liam Frederick Passer, Joseph Lear and
Noel Silly have been licensed to prac-
tice pharmacy in the District Of Colum-
bia-
Announcement of the result of the ex-
aminations, which were held April 13
and IL, was made today by s. L. Hill
ton, secretary of the board.
The Washington times., 1911-04-19
Leaves Insane Asylum
To Get Estate Abroad

NEW YORK, April 1s.-Jeremiah Cog
gin, an insane patient In the Blooming
dale Asylum, has received years par
ole to visit ireland, where large estate
has been left to him.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29
EPIGRAMS OF EVE.

Most people look at trouble through
a microscope.
man who has no so-called trou-
bles never has anything
The energy you waste on worry
over troubles drains the vitality.
Troubles are a manifestation that
nature wants you to get busy and do
something.
II multiplies the drug stores and en-
ables the patent medicine folks to live
on Fifth avenue.
Some people complain OF trouble as
though 1t were a step-child, yet nurse
It carefully as their very own.
Trouble. the tempest In the teapot,
should be settled" speedily SO that
each may have his cup of life more
clear.
For as a wise old man said: II am
an old man. have had many trou
bles. but most OF them never hap
pened."
The funny thing about trouble is
that there is no JOY keener than tax
ing trouble by the tail and fiinging
1t into the back yard.
There are two kinds OF trouble:
The kind you have and the kind you
haven't. There are but few of the
first sort. but of the second there is
no end.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29
THE GENTLE CYNlC

You don't have to be an athlete to
throw bouquets at yourself.
When n man is cornered II doesn't
necessarily mean that he is square
Many a girl who sits on a young
mans knee eventually has to sue him
for support
or course the pen is mightier than
the sword. You can't sign checks
with a sword
Queer how n girl can brighten a
young mans life simply by turning
down the light.
The girl who marries an aviator
doesn't necessarily have high ideas
regarding matrimony.
Don't always discount the man who
knows II all. He may really know a
little something, after all
The disadvantage about building a
castle in the air is that you can't
raise anything on a mortgage.
When n fellow is afraid he can't live
without certain girl. he might marry
her and find out how easy 1t is.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29
FROM LIZ MONTAGUE

Few men have been admired by
their own domestics.
There are some defeats more tri-
umphant than victories.
Man. in sooth. is marvellous. vain.
tickle and unstable subject.
The laws of conscience. which we
pretend to be derived from nature.
proceed from custom.
1t happens as with cages-the birds
without despair to get in and those
within despair to get out.
When I play with my cat, who
knows whether | do not make her
more sport than she makes me!
1t is not without good reason said
that he who has not a good memory
should never take upon him the trade
of lying
The only good histories are those
that have been written by the persons
themselves who commanded in the al
fairs whereof they write.
There is, nevertheless. a certain re-
spect and a general duty of humanity
that ties us. not only to beasts that
have life and sense. but even to trees
and plants.
We are born to inquire after truth:
1t belongs to a greater power to pos
sess II. 1t is not, as Democritus said,
hid in the bottom of the deeps. but
rather elevated 10 an infinite height
in the divine knowledge.
Why may not goose say thus
"All the parts of the universe J have
an interest in. The earth serves me
TO walk upon. the sun 10 light me:
have such an advantag. by the winds
and such by the waters; there is moth
ing that yon heavenly roof looks
upon SO favorably as me | am the
darling of Nature, Is 1t not man thai
keeps and serves me?"
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29

The people who fish for compii
ments naturally listen with bate,
breath.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29
A FAMILY BULLETIN BOARD

DR.. Samuel Johnson gave us quaint
pair of phrases when he wrote that
the death of Garrick "eclipsed the
sayety of nations and impoverished
the public stock of harmless pleas.
IRE" Yet there is needed third that
shall cover diminishing a peoples
daily comfort" to follow the John
sonian style
There are so many little sins of
omission or commission that give 9th
ers discomfort or petty annoyance.
writes Tudor jerks in the Christian
Endeavor World beg to offer a list
that might well be posted on that
family bulletin board" that should
hang in every front hallway:
Dispose of your own burnt matches.
broken needles or bent pins.
Others like the brownest pancakes.
Reading extracts is often boresome.
Throw all waste paper into the bas-
ket
Good manners are a public bene-
iacuou.
Have pencils. pens and paper OF
your own.
Argument may offend even when it
Convinces.
Put your book back into place on
the shelves.
The saIespeople are not allowed to
answer back.
When making a call remember you
nave a home.
Hang up towels, busters, polishing
cloths and mops.
Don't borrow stamps or ask friends
for small change.
Though your affection may be great,
it is not universal
A boy seldom whistles well enough
10 make it a treat
Remember that trifes use up others
time as well as yours.
1t is likely someone may be waiting
for the telephone wire.
Your best friend does not always
like your favorite book.
Many things new to you have long
been familiar to others.
The rules of hygiene are not al
ways a part OF the Holy Scriptures.
Keep a dog II you must, but don't
impose the animal on the whole neigh
borhood.
The whole neighborhood has an In
terest in the neatness Of your home
grounds.
People don't like to say. Mind your
own business" but they often think II
unless We are careful.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29
THOUGHTS ON LOVE

Divine is love and scorneth worldly
pelf,
And can be bought with nothing but
with self
Sir Walter Raleigh.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29

with self.
Sir Walter Raleigh.
II man should ask me to give a
reason why loved him, find Ii could
not otherwise be expressed than by
making answer. Because II was he.
because II was l. There is, beyond all
that am able to say, an inexplicable
and fated power. | know not what.
that brought about this union.-Mon-
taigne.
True love is but humble. low-born
thing,
And hath its food served up in earth
enware:
1t is a thing to walk with. hand in
hand,
Through the every-dayness of this
workday world. Lowell
l love thee as the good love heaven.
-Longfellow
Love leads to present rapture then to
But all, through love. in time is healed
again. Leland.
The pleasure OF love is in lovins.
We are happier in the sentiment We
feel than in what We arouse.-La
Rochefoucauld.
But great loves to the last have pulses
red:
All great loves that have ever died
dropped dead.
Helen Hunt
UNCLE EZRA DISCOVERS THAT:
"A skyscraper never raises much Nv
q dust"
THE main trouble with loose change
is that it's gently too loose"
The man who depen's on book
farmin' gently hez more readin' matter
than produce"
When opportunity knocks at some
folks doors the latchstring pears to
be on the inside"
"The child born with silver spoon
In its mouth don't begin life with the
right kind NV vittles."
MAXIM a mountain out Nv q mole
hill 10 all right pervidin' thsy's q big
demand fur real estate"
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29

Speech may have been given man Il
conceal his thoughts, but in many
case It was an unnecessary precau
ton.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29
NUTS TO CRACK.

II n girl is only pretty enough she
can get some fellow to teach her Il
swim every summer.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29

In the menu OF life some people new
" get beyond the SCUM.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29

When fellow is afraid he can't live
without certain girl. he might marry
her and find out how easy 1t is.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29

Few men have been admired by
their own domestics.
The Delta independent., 1911-12-29

The disadvantage about building a
castle in the air is that you can't
raise anything on a mortgage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-24

nature. Forty-nine had restless sleep
and s were subject to more marked
symptoms
Unusual mental ability and way
wardness, the professor reports. seem
to go hand In hand in the case of chill
dren. OF the neurasthenics. 80 showed
malnutrition to remarkable degree.
The only" child. says Friedjung.
gets its morbid manifestations from
the excess OF tender care lavished up
on 1t. It's parents spoil 1t, they take
away its sentiments OF self-reliance.
and in this way they unconsciously
encourage the child never to develop
unduly. A certain amount Of knock
ing about and hardships and necessity
for self.reliance is imperatively de-
manded, this Investigator says, other
wise child will grow into Mandy
pamby, nervous molly-coddle.
On this account as well as because
of the menace to the race through the
Limitation Of population to .only"
children. Friedjung urges that every
family should possess several children.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-24
CARING FOR "onLY' CHILD
Vienna Professor Finds Only Thirteen
Out Of One Hundred Arc
Fully Normal.

d . o y
Vienna.-After study Of the prob
lem of the only child, extending over
several years, Prof. ]. Friedjung OF the
Society of Internal Medicine and Pedi-
atrtcs has made public the result Of
his observations. He had under ex-
animation 100 only" children. Of
whom AS were boys and 55 girls.
They range In age from two to ten
years.
Each had been raised In family
where there were no other children,
and therefore had been subjected to
the kind of domestic isolation that. ac-
companies those conditions.
OF the 100 children IS were severely
homeopathic and So manifested less
marked symptoms Of nervous ipstabil-
ity. Only 10 Of the youngsters. accord
ing to DR.. Friedjung. were fully nor
NAL. He set OF these observations
against another set of studies made
among families consisting OF several
offspring. OF these only 81 showed
homeopathic symptoms.
Fear was the strongest symptom In
Is of the 81 homeopathic "only chill
dren.'' They were hysterical In their
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-24

with their look of sympathetic COM
prehension, 80 like the girl's-the lips,
eloquent in their calmness this
was her father. But Orme's heart
beat faster, for the face of this man,
framed in its wavy hair. was familiar.
Where had he seen this man? That
they had never met. he felt certain,
unless, indeed, they had shaken hands
in a.casual and forgotten introduction.
Or was he led into feeling OF rec
ignition by the undoubted resem-
blance of father to daughter? No, it
could not be that; and yet this man,
or his picture-ah! The recognition
came to Orme in flash.
This was the magnetic face that was
now SO often appearing in the press
the face of the great, the revered, the
able statesman upon whom rested so
great part Of the burden of the coun-
try's welfare. No wonder that Orme
recognized it. for 1t was the face OF
the secretary of state! And the girl
was his daughter.
Orme was amazed to, think how he
had failed to piece the facts together.
The rumors Of important international
negotiations; the sudden but not Sc
rious illness Of the secretary: his tenn.
porary retirement from Washington
to Chicago. to be near his favorite
physician-for weeks the papers had
been full of these incidents.
When South Americans and jap
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-24

will look to see when we 60 to redeem
the bill"
Il think, Mr.. Orme," said the secre-
tary, that may fairly give you a lit.
tie clearer insight into the importance
OF the papers which you rescued for
US. You have seen stories Of the ru.
mors OF negotiations with some for
eign power?"
"Yes." said Orme.
"But, perhaps you have not known
of the secret but aggressive policy
which Japan has lately adopted to-
ward US. The exchange of friendly
notes a few years ago might as well
not have occurred. II we had done
nothing to check the tendencies in
the Pacific, we should have been at
war within another year. Only COM
plete understanding and definite agree.
ment with some strong nation could
prevent hostilities. The Anglo-Jap.
anese alliance eliminated Great Brit
ain as possible ally. There were
reasons why 1t seemed inadvisable to
turn to France. for an arrangement
there would involve the recognition Of
Russian interests. Therefore, we
sought an alliance with Germany.
"The German ambassador and my.
self drafted treaty last month, with
the proviso that 1t must be signed
within a certain period which, as you
know. will expire within a few min.
utes. My illness followed, and with #
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-24
Doctor sIegert Hopes 70 Prove That
"kins soiomen's Mines" Are Not
Entirely Legendary.

~
Doctor Siegert is actively
engaged in preliminary preparations
to cross the great desert Of Sahara in
dirigible balloon. Prominent geog-
raphers and meteorologists are help
ing him in his scientific calculations
and his choice of an airship. Count
de la Vaulx. the famous French
aeronaut, had the same purpose a
few years ago, but gave itgup because
airships had not sufficient protection
against the suns rays. Doctor Siegert
confidently expects to make the trip
he has laid out-about $50 miles-in
"a hours. His aerial vessels engines
will give the craft speed of 18h
miles an hour; besides. Doctor
Siegert is counting on IL miles an
hour more by the wind.
To the unimaginative the Sahara is
only an illimitable, and waste. but
from 1t have come legends of buried
cities Of incalculable antiquity and
tales of immense. hidden hordes.
Doctor Siegert wishes to clear up the
mystery surrounding the expedition Of
Browne, the English explorer Of a
hundred years ago. and to investigate
the romantic story of Rholfs. who
found traces of great road running
out in the desert until the sand, OBJ.
liberated them. What lies beyond
that lost track? Whittier did that
great highway lead, and of what char
acter were the people who construct
ed It?
These questions. which have been
put SO often. are supposed to have in.
Espired the plot Of Rider Haggard's
4 romance. King Solomon's Mines" al
any rate. they appear to Doctor
Siegert to be well worth answering.
| The headquarters Of this expedition
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ended well. can only be thankful"
He seated himself. You will excuse
me: l am not quite strong yet, though.
as might say, very convalescent."
The girl was leaning on the back Of
her fathers chair. Tell father the
story, won't you. please?" she asked.
So Orme quickly narrated the series
Of events that began with his stroll
along State street the afternoon of the
day before. ut doesn't sound true,
does it?" he concluded.
"But the marked fve-dollar bill will
always be evidence of its TRUTH" said
the girl; and then, with a suggestion
Of adorable shyness, I'VE must go and
redeem that bill sometime"
The secretary was pondering. He
had listened with manifest interest,
interrupting now and then with ques-
lions that helped to bring out salient
points. At the report of the conversa-
don between Alcatrante and the ia.
panese concerning the commissions
on ships he had leaned forward with
especial attention. And now, after q
few moments of thought. he said:
The Japanese minister we can han
die. AS for Alcatrante, must see to
it that he is recalled-and Poritol."
"Poor little Mi. Poritoli" exclaimed
the girl. DO you think he is still
kneeling in that feld?"
Possibly" said Orme. smiling. I've