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The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

Aside from the detective story with all
its excitement and suspense, there is a
pretty heroine; the young detective is
himself a man of considerable individual
ity. somethins~very different from the
conventional detective built upon the lines
of Sherlock Holmes-the romance of these
two alone is excuse enough for a novel
Of this length.
Japan and the Japanese never had a
more loyal defender that Lafcadio Hearn
though he once wrote from Japan, IF
you only knew what four years mean
separated from every intelligent being in
the Western sense" In the recently pub
lished Japanese Letters OF L.afcadio
Hearn'' CHoughton Miffiin Coz is a char
-acteristic passage in which his joy at the
discontinue OF a Westerner is geniaIly
evident: There was an idiot of mis-
sionary-a simpering gawk-who wanted
to show his Western superiority; and
knew by one look at the man that he
was going to make an ass of himself.
He did He tried to throw the hammer
and was beaten most absurdly by a boy
of sixteen, and he tried to run a race, and
was beaten badly by a man with much
shorter legs. A foreigner is a fool to
contend when not invited. II he is good
man. and wins, it is no credit to him,
the contestants; and If he is beaten, the
eXultation shown at his defeat seems to
say, You have disgraced your nation
atty l fancy the sly mockery of yes
terday, however, was especially due to
the mans being a missionary. Sneers of
'senkyoshi" were pretty audible in all
directions. .-
That the blind are not morbidly con-
fined to reading about themselves is in
dicated by the fact that the book OF Mr..
De Morgan that the New York State
Public Library at Albany has chosen to
reproduce for the sightless in raised type,
is not his. ''It Never Can Happen Again."
In which Blind Jim is a leading figure,
but. his remarkably optimistic book.
Somehow Good, which tells so effec-
lively the story OF two brave women who
won happiness against a heavy handicap
that was not blindness. Admirers of De
Morgan are divided between those who
consider this book his best and those who
prefer his Joseph Vance" "Somhow
Good contains. perhaps. his strongest
story so far. while Joseph vance, in
the character OF the elderA Vance. prob
ably his highest work IN Characterization.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
- 1T a1e 7es17a1S 0zae R10-

~iIE business man who diligently
sorts his morning mali: the sEnker
Ii who keeps his finger on the pulse Of
", national finance by the medium OF
the postal service; the girl who
waits anxioUs1y for the letter from her
sweetheart; the many tho1Sands Of peo-
pie who watch impatisntiy for the COM
ing Of the postnan have but a slight con-
ception Of the infrizte system BY which
these mfssiyes of commerce and love ane
friendship are carried across the country
And they know almost nothing Of the
wonderful manner In which Unele Sans
keen witted railway mafl employees nest
the e1net1ng demands put-ea them
The work Of the railway msu CLERKS
employees OF the Postofne Department
under Postmaster General H3echcock-fs
extremely hazardous and lE performed
under a severe mental strain. In fact
the mental demands of the service are %
severe that the ranks czn be recruited
only from the educated classes ObSt-
ousIy a man cannot be q mental lRggard
and have always at the dP OF his fingers
the Ioca ton Of some 1000 postonees,
mail routes and function poiEts-
1t Is astonishing what infinite care and
pains are taken by the poStofBce autbor-
ties in seeing that every letter given into
the custody of Uncle Sam is dslivered
without delay no matter how measer or
illegIbIe the address The work Is re-
duced TO a science. and it is remarkable
that more letters are not sent to the dead
letter Office than are.
In many branches OF public employment
clerical work is largely mechanical but
I'm the postal service II is almost . pro-
fession The qualities required for sue
cess are Of high order. On the clerks
Intelligence. memory and accuracy hang
the engagements Of the social and bush
ness world. One wasted minute or one
letter thrown into wrong ptGennhola
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
BOTH STRANGERS.

A conviviaI person from somewhere IN
the suburbs waxNaneuvering home from
n banquet in this city, where the sons of a
certain county had made merry. He lost
his bearings-alf streets looking alike to
him-and paused under a lamp post. He
wasn't sure whether it was a cafe sig
nal. an arc light. n comet, or the moon.
He was inclined somehow to the belief
that it was the moon-the moon in the
middle OF many.
Presently, as the convival gentleman
was swaying on MS heels, another we'll
reefed person came along, and, after the
manner of ships in distress, hove to
alongside and regarded the light of the
lamp post with the first man.
"Whash trouble, OIL fer?' asked tho
newcomer.
She ere" said the first convival one.
"whra ! wan t'know IS thish: Ish tina
light a lamposh or ish 1t tn moon-hi?''
The convival newcomer swayed on his
heels and studied the light for a long
time. Finally he said with profound
gravity:
Don know. OIL fer. Am a stranger
here m'self.'
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

may mean disappointment or pseuntary
loss q thousand miles away.
The things that railway clerk mnst
remember have increased in snch volume
that one would think every cell in his
brain would be oiled with tho name Of q
postofice or railway connection. T0ics
each year the eierk Is COMPELLED % pass
examinations upon the locsfion q psacss
In different states In the Uuion- Hsuust
be able to answer Questioos On the rout-
ing of mail to Different parts Of the
country. Under the present system his
duties are many. He must route an the
mail and deliver each pouch to the nsxt
train. or Its receiver, properly married and
ready for delivery.
Every four years his work 70 dnubled.
Then comes the weighing Of nsiis- tAs
preparing Of the estimates md the secur-
ing OF statistics upon which 10 base the
railroad carrying contracts for the CON-
ing period. He Is required to make ont
|, his report to the central once Of the
number OF pieces Of mail matter, the
number Of packages, Of TIE uunber OF
papers and Of the pouches made up snd
delivered. This, together with the results
Of mailing. Is used a. Q base Cor the GOV
eeBment hgreS
Another source OF trouble to the clerk
- the paper train How he breads the
middle and last Of the month when the
magazines come through the mans and
increase BY hundreds OF pounds the
weight Of the pouches. lis burden Of
daily papers. which are heavy and hard
to handle Is then manifold
All this WORK the clerk Rccomplishes
upwitnessed. He takes his place ic the
car usually at an early hour in the morn
ing and works 70 the end Of his run and
back again. He u always careful to
register his departure for II he neSiects
this duty the fact u reported to the chief
clerk and one days pay In forfeited The
rexister clerk u next visited and there
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
HORSES IN PARIS.

The census Of horses in Paris recently
taken by the minister of war shows thai
that noble but misused animal is be-
coming rapidly scarcer in the city not
inaptiy called .'the hell Of horses
Whereas in 1883 there were 81. .261 horses
in Paris, the 1910 census shows that the
number has dwindled to T5,4s3. About
one half of the decrease appears to be
due to the replacement OF the horse by
motor propelled vehicles by the omnibus
company and a dig firm Of jobmasters.
The diminution is most marked in the
wealthier districts OF the capital. Thus
the eighth reimbursement, which COM
prises the quarter north OF the Opera,
had this year only 2.o54 horses, as against
Ale in 1s9a.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

now the property of ]. Picrpont Nor
gan. and by him lent to the national
gallery. The later is the 'TommaSO In
Ghiramt' fearlessly characterized, and
withal pathetic. portrait of the librarian
Of the Vatican under Julius II-his viSage
marred by a most pronounced sqGint.
which. strange to say, does not destroy
the idealistic character of the physioG-
nomy. This portrait in the Gardner col
lection came from Volterra, where, in
the home of the Inghirami family, it had
remained since il was painted. The uni
versaIly known 'Tommaso Inghirami,'
which is in the Pitti gallery at Florence,
is a fine replica, with very slight varia-
tions. of Mrs. Gardner's picture
With an equally fervid comment on the
superb Rape of Europa" one of the
masterpieces of Titian's late time he
concludes: Happy BOstonians and New
Workers, for whom wealth and enter
prise have won these marvels, Unhappy
we, who, supine and acquiescent, have
lost them forever
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
WHAT CHILDREN SAY.

A little girl of three and one-half years
defined wedding as ITS when lady
goes into the church with a curtain on
her head and comes out with a man."
Another little girl remarked TO her
grandpa that her doll was stuffed with
sawdust Grandpa asked: And what
are you stuffed with, Dorothy?" where
upon this sage OF three replied: 81 don't
know God stuffed me-"
Another little girl was talking about
her Sunday school lesson and the two
Johns of whom her teacher had told
her. There was John the Baptist, I"
she repeated, ..and john the beloved
disciple - There were three her
younger sister gravely corrected You
didn't name John Bull"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

awaits q pfle oS reEisteped uasii. contain
ing perhaps Thousands Of dooars for
which he Is responsible On the run
From de postofsce he proceeds with the
city mail to the transfer ofnces where all
the midi from the connecting lines a.
riyes Here he receives more registered
mail and woe be TO him IL he forgets
to bring twine to tie It While the mail
In being loaded he takes q hasty glance
into the general order book for any
changes in his mail For example. SOME
times the mail he has been putting OF
at one Junction for years must now be
put OF at q station a little this side in
order that 1t may make better connec-
lions with one of the other routes Or.
perhaps. the man crane at q certain small
town has been moved to the other side
Of the track and when the whistle blows
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

senger simply . passing panorama. but 10
the mail clerk the time for the throwing
OF Of the right pouch in the right dt-
rectton-
Around sharp curves. through deep
gorges and tunnels the tratn flies at ali
hours Of the day or night and the NAH
clerk stands IN his car 50 busiiy engaged
that fortunately he has little time to
think OF the dangers that threaten him. In
this fashion the clerk does his work and
considers himself fortunate II. when he
arrives az home tired ana worn. he nndS
no Communication from his chief clerf
or superintendent to be answered.
The railway mail Iervice. As a distinct
branch cf the United States Postal Serv-
ice, was established in 1854 There had
previously existed a service called q
route agents service" there being about
700 of these employees who Travelled in
mail apartment cars and exchanged mail
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

he must remember this and be on the
! right also Of the car.
He 10 apt to feel uncomfortable II In
al the hurry and excitement he has for
gotten his lunch. He Is a government
employe who pays his own expenses
while on duty away from home and. al
though his badge and IS cents will pur-
chase q neal for him, his expenses even
at this .ow rate will be large indeed on
s two-days' run
But he has little time 70 think Of lunch.
for his paper rack and paper boxes must
be labelled and the poDches that come
tumbling into the car checked OF. The
pouch record must be made and there Is
no excuse for taking In the wrong pouch.
Besides, II this happens. a days pay de-
Quoted Is the penalty. The mail Is loaded.
the train starts and he must be ready
when the whistle blows for the nrst lit
ue cluster Of houses that is to the pas
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

The city Of Detroit win soon be fur
nished with electric power from Niagara
Falls
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16

This axiom truthful was said long
Ago by a man who's been dead long;
Who remarked, in letter,
II think II Is better
To be long-headed than headlong."
The girls will soon don bathing suits
and sit upon the sand and make the
young men stretch their necks TO beat
q rubber band.
Early to bed,
Early to rise,
Makes a man healthy,
But look at the fun you miss!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16
G0v. OSBORN FLAYs
RECIPROCITY FOES
Tells Taft Those in Washington
To Protest Do Not Reflect Dom
inant Sentiment.

LANSING, Mich, May 15.-Gover-
nor Osborn came out strong for reci-
procity today and in advocating the
measure sent the following telegram
to President Taft:
Hon. William Howard Taft,
Washington, d. c.
When will the vote on reciprocity
probably be taken in the senate? II
/ can be of the slightest service in
favor of the treaty | will go to Wash
ington. The alleged representatives
of the farmers of Michigan who have
been in Washington giving their
views do not reflect, in my opinion,
the dominant sentiment of Michigan
and do not represent all OF the farm
ers by any means. | am a full mem
Der of the Michigan Grange and know
of the farmer sentiment.
The Michigan farmers are patriotic
and hold national welfare above dol
lars, as has been often proven. In
this instance there Is no evidence
that there are dollars at stake and
the national welfare is unquestion-
ably involved.
(Signed.) CHASE S. OSBORN.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16

best quality the honey will cost the
less OF the two.
Often a prime article of extracted
honey. equal TO comb-honey in every
respect except appearance, can be Cd
tanned for half the price of butter, or
less. Butter is at It's best only when
fresh" while honey properly Kept
remains indefinitely good-no need 10
hurry il out OF the way for fear II
may become rancid.
At the present day honey is plac-
ed on the market in two forms-in
comb and extracted sometimes call
ed strained honey Extracted honey
is simply honey thrown out OF the
comb in machine called honey ex-
tractor The combs are revolyed rap
idly, In a cylinder. and centrifugal
force throws out the honey. The
comb remains uninjured. and is re-
turned to the hive TO be refilled again
and again. For this reason extracted
honey is usually sold at less price than
comb honey, because each pound OF
comb is made AT the expense OF sew
eral pounds OF honey.
Produce your own honey! Make a
start in Bookkeeping this year. Clean
up a small corner in the backyard
invest in a beginners outfit and join
the ranks Of practical beekeepers-
hale and hearty out-of-door folks who
take keenest pleasure in their close
communion with the wonderful work
ings of nature as exemplified by the
busy little honey bees
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16

crate that 1t may well find its place
on the tables of the common people
every day in the week
Honey is one food product whose
price, not being trust-controlled. varies
but little. In late years the cost OF
nearly every delicacy and practically
every necessity of life has increased.
Honey alone may be had at almost the
same low price it cost in your child
hood days, and it is just as delicious,
too. Indeed, in many cases II may be
matter OF real economy TO lessen
the butter bill by letting honey in
part take its place One pound OF
honey will go as far as pound OF
butter; and IL both articles be OF the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16
BY THOMAS p. HAlLock.

Eat thou honey because II IL
good,' is the advice We are given In
the Bible. Indeed, all through holy
writ we are reminded that honey Is
food OF great purity and delicious
TO the taste.
One of the items sent by Jacob TO
his unrecognized son Joseph, then ru.
Ter OF all Egypt, was honey.
Formerly honey was the principal
sweet. II is only within short span
OF years that sugar products have
come into general use, and 1t is. in
deed, unfortunate for the health OF
our bodies that the liberal consump-
ton OF natures fiEst and purest sweet
has been in a measure superseded.
Not only is honey the most whole
some Of all sweets. but II is the most
delicious. No preparation of man can
equal the delicately favored product
brought under tribute. presenting
their tiny cups OF dainty nectar TO be
gathered by the busy rifiers; and when
they have brought IL TO the proper
and stored it In the won
drously wrought waxen cells, and
sealed II with coverings of snowy
no more tempting dish can
grace the table at the most lavish
banquet and yet its cost is so mod
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16

eff should lose my voice" says
Billy Sunday. Il don't know any
thing could do to make money
enough to keep my home" Lots OF
men don't have a voice in their home,
Billy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16
ON TRAIL OF HOOKING VALLEY.
n. A. Van Auken Says Road Over
charged on Coal Shipments.

In letter to the Interstate Com
merce commission. Monday, Harry A.
Van Auken, local manager of the Con-
tinental Coal Co., accuses the Hooking
Valley Railway Co. of rank overcharge
in shipments of coal from Ohio TO
points in Michigan. Two instances
are cited, for which he has the freight
bills. In one case a shipment Is
given on the bill as 1900 pounds and
Is charged at 100000, the rate being
$3.50 ton, making between 80 and
SO overcharge. In the other case, the
railway scales give the weight at "a,
700 and the shipment is given at 100,
900 pounds at $1.65 ton.
Van Auken points to the fact that
the Hooking Valley was recently fined
for collision with the Sunday Greek
Coal Co. to the detriment OF smaller
shippers OF coal. He is determined to
find whether similar tactics are being
employed with his concern.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16
PARROT SAVES KITTY
FROM DEATH BY FIRE
Wise Old Tom Has Great Affection
For His Two Feline Fos-
ter Children.

LONDON, May 16.-Naturalists,
ornithologists and everybody else will
be interested in one OF the most re-
markable parrots in the world, Tom.
which has adopted and is bringing up
two deserted kittens. Tom saved the
life of one OF his foster children a few
days ago.
Miss Eissner of Brook-st., Bond-st..
London W., has owned Tom for more
than twenty years. He is her con-
slant companion. She takes him to
the theater. 10 moving picture shows.
TO restaurants, on journeys to the
continent. Some years ago Miss Eiss-
ner owned black cat which became
the mother of kittens. The parrot
used to play with the kittens all day.
He learned to new and purr like
cat
This matron cat and her offspring
died long since, but recently black
cat wandered into Miss Eissners
home. Tom seemed to think 1t the
reincarnation of his old friend and re
ceived IL most Hospitality. Very soon
the newcomer was blessed with kit
tens. When Tom saw them he jump
ed into the basket beside them. Then
followed battle between the anxious
mother and the parrot. A middle-aged
parrot was all very well as a friend
for grownup cat, but II was doubtful
whether 1t could be trusted with a
precious family.
But Tom persevered. He gained the
kittens affections. and the mother
cat, in sheer pique. has now deserted
her offspring and left them to the care
OF the parrot And so il happens that
q family OF kittens have as foster
parent parrot. The bird guards them
zealously. II strokes them with It's
hard beak go softly that II is a gentle
caress. 'and ii purrs TO them and takes
them under the shade OF its warm
feathers. II lifts them gently and car
ries them about with ease. II scratches
their little heads and showers so
many kindnesses on them that they
do not miss their mother.
One of the kittens struggled danger
ously near the kitchen fire the other
day. Tom seized IL by the tail and
screamed "Mother!" az he calls Miss
Elssner She arrived In time to see
Tom drag the kitten from the fire and
caress IL with all the love and anxiety
of fond father for too daring child
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16
IU70 ACCIDENT
RESULTS IN DEATH
u P. 0'Donnell, Fort Wayne Soldier,
Struck by Machine, Is Found
Dead in Bed.

Martin p ODonnell, SO years old, u
DrIyate In the Twenty-sixth lnfantry'
Fort Wayne, was found dead In BED,
Monday morning by his comrades, the
direct result Of an automobile accl-
dent Sunday night ODonnell was
struck by big touring car at Miitary
ana West Jefferson-aves. PassersDy
INSISTED him to the barracks where his
comrades gave him aid and intended
.fakfng him to the post hospital. When
he' revived and declared that ne was
al right and did not wish TO go 10
the hospital. O'Donnell retired and
ms comrades paid no more attention
to him until this morning when he
was found dead.
Coroner Burgess declared that
OiDonnelPs right chest was cayed in
and that he died from internal hem
orrhages. O'Donnells home was No.
436 Second-ave.. Wateryliet. N. Y. Wit
masses OF the accident say that the
machine. which was running rapidly,
did not stop after hitting O'Donnell.
Mrs. Charles d. Jones and her two
sons. who live In Cincinnati, were In
jured, Sunday, when the taxicab In
which they were riding was struck
BY q Jefferson-ave. car, at Grand
River-ave. and Orchard-st. Francis
Jones, one of the sons, received a
serious scalp wound.
II sWhile on the East Grand-blyd sun
day night, buggy. in which Miles
Kelly and Miss Josephine Phillips, No.
1886 st. Aubin-ave., were ridingowas
struck by an automobile. The buggy
was overturned and its occupants
bruised and cut.
August Buttows. a boy living at No.
~ Malta-st., was injured, last Friday,
at Assist. and Humboldt-ave., by be-
ing run down by an automobile. The
men In the auto had his injuries dress
Cd and then took him to his home.
They evidently were afraid OF the
wrath of the boys parents, because
they did not enter his home, but left
him lying on the front lawn. where he
was found by his father.
fCarl Rose, No. 12S Monroe-ave., and
Blanche May. living on Champlain-st,
we're thrown from buggy, Sunday
evening, when their horse became
fnKhtened and dashed into the curb
lng at Fisher and Jefferson-aves. Both
were badly bruised.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16
FAST TRAIN DERAILED.
rbree Passengers Seriously Injured
Near YOUNGSTOWN.

4 YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 15.-While
running one-half mile Of Niles juno
ton early today the Chicago Express
on the Baltimore a Ohio line was de-
rallied and bumped over the ties for
4 distance. of 400 feet before II was
brought to a standstill. Three pas
sengers were seriously injured and a
number badly shaken up and bruised.
Il The injured:
4 III. l.. Erie, 80, No. 335 Carpenter-st.,
pr ,ielphia, injured in back.
Thomas Cain, 3S, Alexandria. Ind
Injured In back.
Mrs. John Gates, address unknown
bruised about the neck and legs.
The injured were removed to the
Youngstown hospital.
The cause OF the derailment has not
vt been learned. That 1t did not re
oolt IN more serious consequences was
due to the slow rate Of speed at which
the train was running and the action
az Engineer Delo in sticking to his
post and bringing the engine to a
stop.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16

Do You Remember
After the Ball?
Living Pictures?
Baby Mckee?
Pique shirts?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16
NO ARTIFICIAL
COMB HONEY

II is common belief that comb
honey can be made artificially.
This is belief without basis in
fact. Man cannot make celled
honeycomb-and he couldn't fill II
and cap IL IL he could make the
comb. There is such a thing as
artificial strained honey" but no
such thing as artificial comb
honey.
For artificial comb honey simply
can't be made.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-16
asee baltimore FIrst!"

Can you answer these questions?
II Where is the Walters Art Gal
1ory? At what season and between
what hours is It open, and what is
the admission
q, What famous statue stands In
the lobby of the Johns Hopkins hos
pital?
3. What are the counties immedi
ately bordering on Baltimore coun
4. How many railroads run into
on through Baltimore?
3. Il the street two blocks north
Of your house paved with asphalt
vf(rined brick, belgian block or cob
.hf<ufonee?