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The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
Progress in the Desert.
the SPRINGFIELD RsraIblican.

From the Springfield Republican.
When the trolley reached Jerusalem
some conservative people were inclined to
gasp, but the best sign of material prog
ress in the backward places of the earth
may now be found among the Arab tribes
cf the Sahara desert. French aero
plane is owned and operated by Mahom-
med Es Seghir. who is cahdi and chief
judge of the tribes living in TatahOuisse
and Medenine TuniSia, which includes a
race called the TroglOdytes, who live in
caves in the mountains of North Africa.
In a recent letter to an American friend
the cahdi writes:
When you come you telegraph me
from Tunis. l send my carriage and
horses to meet you at Gabes. You hear
noise in air, you look up. and I come
meet you in aeroplane. We walk (saiD
home in machine together
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
OPPOSED HIGHER RATES.
Noman's Press Association supports
Magazine Publishers.

At the regular meeting of the Womans s
National Press Association a resolution
was offered and approved expressing dis
approval of any increase in the rates of
postage on magazines. A copy of the
resolution was submitted to the chair
man of the Committee on Post-offices and
Post Roads in the House of Representa-
tives, and in the Senate. resolution
was also adopted expressing the desire
of the association to cooperate with the
Census Bureau in securing prompt regis
tration of all births and deaths in the
several States and in the District Of
Columbia. State representatives and
members of committees were appointed
as follows: Mrs. Maude McIver Roun-
tree, Alabama; Mrs. Lillian Pike Roome,
Arkansas; Mrs. Josie NJ. Sweet, Califor-
mia: Mrs. Louise NJ. Peoples. Georgia;
Mrs. Emma Estabrook, Illinois; Mrs.
Hannah B. Sperry, Iowa; Mrs. J. Young
Withee, Maine; Mrs. Mary NJ. North,
Maryland; Mrs. Florence Adele Chase,
Michigan; Mrs. Clairie o. Kendrick, Mis-
souri,; Mrs. Lydia A. Williams, Nevada;
Mrs. Georgiana S. Rogers, New Hamp-
shire; Mrs. Abbie Z. Martin, New Jer-
sey: Mrs. Clara B. Colby, Oregon; Mrs.
A. r. f. Nesbitt. Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Is. SHOTI, Inlllppl1e
Honolulu, Mrs Marcy c. A. Settle: Rhode
Island, Mrs. Emma Shaw Colcleugh;
Tennessee. Mrs. T. Maynicke Stillman;
Vermont Mrs. Clinton Smith; Virginia,
Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins; Colorado,
Mrs. Mary Frost Evans; Wisconsin, Mrs.
Mia B. Sharp: Texas, Mrs. Olive B.
Lee; Florida. Mrs. Annie E. Wood; Ohio,
Mrs. Elizabeth Neff.
Commit ees: On plan OF work, Mrs. Han
nah B. Sperry, Mrs. Belva A. lockwood.
Josephine Arnold Rich; printing and year
book, Mrs. Georgiana s. Rogers. Mrs.
Ruth NJ, Peater, Mrs Hannah r. Sperry:
ways and means, Mrs. Grace Porter Hop
kins. Mrs. Clinton Smith. Mrs. Emma
Estabrook. Mrs. l.. ]. Young withee,
Mrs. Susan G. Hickey: reception, Mrs
Lillian Pike Roome, Mrs. Mary Wright
johnson, Mrs. Emma S. Brinton, Mrs
Lydia A. Williams: programme, Mrs
Josephine Arnold Rich, Miss Ellen 3.
Foster. Mrs. Winnie Ream Hoxie, Mrs.
Emma Estabrook. Mrs. Mary Wright
Johnson; visiting sick, Mrs Emma s. Brin- !
ton. Mrs. Clara ID. Short. Dr. Alice Bur-
ritt: membership, Mrs. Belya A. Lock- |
wood, Dr. Adaline Portman. Mrs. E. May
nicl<e Stillman, Mrs. Silvia s. Poffen-
burger, Mrs. Annie r. L. Nesbitt, Mrs. !
Ada L. Gable. Mrs. Margaret H. Alden, |
Mrs. Olive B. Lee.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

| ington. OF the First Maryland district.
tells how the Democrats in one of the
counties of his district once played a
quiet little joke on the Republicans. A
bunch of them bribed the printer who
was preparing the ballots to reverse the
position of Abe Lincoln at the head of
the Republican column. The printer did
this, and the ballots came off the presses
with Abe staring toward the right-hand
edge of the sheet and his nose in close
proximity to the column of Democratic
names. Democrats took up the Repub-
lican cry of Vote under Abe's nose"
and the Republicans were up against
ticklish situation. They knew that it
would be difficult to tell the colored peo-
pie to vote anywhere other than under
Abe's nose without arousing suspicion.
The man to tell them would have to be
man of standing in the community whose
word had never been questioned. They
hit on man of the name of Johnson, a
Quaker, who had been touted there
abouts for years as one of the few men
since George Washington who had never
told a lie. He went among the colored
voters and told them how the wicked
LCiHOSioNS ieAO pidycO Oil bIlSh
by turning Abe's picture around. To
make it still palmer to them, he showed
an old and a new ballot and indicated
with his finger just where they should
vote in order to block the diabolical
scheme of the unrighteous Democrats.
The colored people looked at the truth
telling Quaker sadly and exclaimed one
to another, "Marse Johnson done SOL
out to the Democrats" and went right
ahead voting under Abe's nose.
Look into the House chamber at a dull
hour almost any day and the chances
are that you'll see a group of men stand
ing around Representative Foster, of IL
linois, listening to him as attentively as
bunch of school children while the
teacher reads to them about the mad
career of a Louisa NJ. Alcott character.
Representative Foster is a physician
and now that he's out of active practice.
his advice is as free as Congressional
garden seeds. The result is that he's
one of the most popular members of the |
House Other members who have grown |
tired of paying a doctor s. every time |
they have funny feeling about the
nedd are having tne uOctOr dispense
pills and information with all the mys- |
terry of the master of a lodge swearing |
in an outer guard
Foster sat at his desk the other day |
telling a couple of anxious listeners what |
not to do for grip. Up walked Repre-
sentative Dan" Driscoll, OF Buffalo
See here. Driscoll.' spoke up Foster. !
These people have a touch OF grip. it's |
true, but they're my graft, and not
yours, and / don't want you lowering
around here while I'm tallSin' to 'em.
Driscoll is an undertaken.
Senator Paynter. of Kentucky, makes
the nearest approach to looking like
President Taft of anybody in official life
In Washington. He Is not so-ep-so
stout at the President. but looks a good
ieal like him facially.
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The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

Freeze has succeeded in stirring UP a
deal of excitement in Liverpool and some
English provincial cities. He is reported
to have told England that 500 English and
Danish girls a year pass through the
port of Boston on their way to Utah, all
converts to Mormonism. He states that
many more go through the port Of New
York, since Mormon reports are 3,5Oo con-
verts year in England and Denmark, all
young women Mr.. Freeze was. himself
born of polygamous parents. and he is
attacking Mormonism on the ground of
poiygamy, supported in doing so by
American Christian women
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

portation facilities improving, it Is stated,
that stiil more meetings will be founded
twelve to fourteen miles out 1t is found
that with smaller meetings proportion
ately more workers are found Practically
all gains of Quakers. both In England
and America, come from outside. Deaths
of Quakers considerably exceed births.
New Attack on Mormonism.
A council of women of America, lately
sent to England. Mr.. Hans Freeze. charg-
ing him with the duty of doing what he
can to prevent English families from al
legged inroads by Mormon missionaries Mr..
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

All advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon its
bona fide clrculation-a circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than
was ever before attained by any mornirs
newspaper at the Capital Its books are
open
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

Mr.. Castor Otey wilkins. for several
years active in musical circles Of WASH
ington. has lately moved from Denver.
Colo. to Memphis, Tenn. For the past
six years he has been in charge of the
music of st. Marks Church. Denver. but
in January assumed the positions of or
gahist and chOirmaster of the Jewish
Synagogue of Memphis and Calvary
Episcopal Church, of which DR.. Chester
is the rector
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

Senator Paynter. of Kentucky. makes
President Taft of anybody in official life
in Washington. He is not so-ep-so
stout at the President. but looks a good
deal like him facially.
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The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

Miss Marion McFall has arranged a
sacred musicale for tonight in the First
Baptist Church, Sixteenth and o streets,
TO be given by the choir, of which she
has charge and is the soprano soloist.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

Miss Buck. of Mississippi, soprano, has
substituted the last two Sundays in the
Washington Heights Presbyterian Church
for Mrs. Dalgleish, the soloist there She
has sung at the two morning services
Face to Face" and The Plains of
Peace
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

The choir of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church will sing Rossini's
'Stabat Mater" this evening. assisted by
Mrs, Elsie Bond BischOf. who will sing
the chorus soprano part in the ''Imfiam-
matus," while Mrs. Shir-Clif will sing
the solo
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

B. Frank Gebest gave a pupils recital
last evening. assisted by Miss Helen
Dodge. violinist. He closed the pro-
gramme with brilliant performance of
the Chopin-Liszt Chant POlOnais-"
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

Miss Leona Kidwell. secretary Of the
Music Students Club, will sing 'Entreat
Me Not to Leave Thee from Gounod's
Ruth. at the morning service to-day
in the Northminster Presbyterian Church.
and this evening will sing "Tarry With
Me, o My Saviour" by Raff. in the same
place.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

The Music Study Club will have its
regular meeting tomorrow afternoon at
the home of the vice president Mrs
Charles Raymond Wentz. The paper will
be on the life and works of Tschaikow-
sky. Miss Franklin, mezzo- soprano. will
sing, and Miss Lee, cellist, will play,
both being solos from works of Tschai-
kowsky. Mrs. Wentz will have as her
guest Mrs. Horace Dulin. who was for
merry Miss Elton ROnsaville, and Mrs.
Drown will have as her guest Miss Flor
ence Coomb, soprano.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
TEACH CHILDREN FARM WORK
instructors Tell New York Public
School Pupils About Crops Raised
& In jefferson Park.

New York.-1he back to the farm
movement was helped on the upper
east side the other day when 1.5OO
school children. an advance guard OF
more than 10000 listed for instruc-
ton. obtained preliminary lessons in
agriculture at the Children's. farm. in
Thomas Jefferson park. One Hundred
and Fourteenth street and East river.
DR.. WILLIAM H. Maxwell. superin.
tendent of schools, expressed delight
with the splendid farming OF the chill
dren Of the neighborhood. Boys and
girls, with their teachers, marched
into. the park and surveyed the gio-
ries Of a bucolic life with an indian
summer setting.
"A vast number gathered in and
around the park to watch proceed
ings. The school farm work was
started at $3.50 o'clock in the morning
under the guidance OF Mrs. Henry
Parsons, director Of the school farms.
The children arrived at the farm in
four groups The first consisted OF
about 400 pupils. They were received
by instructors. who. subdivded them
into four classes of 100 each. To each
class was shown a stalk of corn.
which was described in every partic-
.ular. The instructors were Miss Ella
Olsey, Miss Hannah Mccartney. Hugh
P. Brady and Robert Hatch
The instruction of the 10000 chill
dren of three school districts will
take three weeks. At the close Of the
instruction the pupils will be able to
qualify for work in rudimentary agri-
culture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25

thyroid glands in the hope that 1t will
improve their physical and mental con.
ditions. These glands, which are OBJ
tanned from sheep and other animals,
are fed to the children three times q
day in tablet form. The experiment
has been under way for about three
months, but at least year must
elapse before any definite conclusions
can be reached as to its value, The
experiment is being made on the the
DRY that some chemical element is
missing from these children, and that
to correct their condition it Is neces-
sary to find out what this is. These
studies are directed by DR.. w. S.. Cor
nell, who is in charge Of the medical
research. & a
Another selected group of 20 feeble
minded children of different grades
are being fed with the pineal gland,
also in the form of capsules. Their
condition is being compared with that
Of 20 children Of the same grade who
are not being given the gland. Very
little is known Of the uses of these.
ductless glands, but the discovery that
feeding the thyroid gland to the Gre
tin type improves their condition has
led several investigators, to believe
that the feeding of pituitary and
pineal glands may have similar effects,
The pituitary gland is situated near
the base Of the nose. When it is dis
eased it causes disease commonly
known as giantism. The pineal gland
ina small conical structure found
above the third verticle of the brain.
or course, these experiments may re-
suit in nothing, but SO far the results
have been most encouraging.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
George Westinghouse. Jr., Buys Small
Place Not Far From Fathers E. II
tate In Rerkst1ires.

Lenox. Mass.-Heir to $4,000. 900
and an estate in the Berkshires scarce
" riyaled BY any country home in
the land. George Westinghouse. Jr..
son Of the air-brake inventor. is now
preparing to move. with his bride. to
a small farm. to enjoy the pleasures
OF the simple life as embodied in sci
entific farming.
Already he has bought an estate
that overlooks the golf links OF the
Golf club OF Lee. just south Of Lenox.
where his fathers country home Is
located. and with the departure Of the
present occupant, the date Of whose
moving is expected to be the first Of
next month, 1t is believed that he and
his English bride, who was Miss Vio-
let Evelyn Brocklebank. daughter Of
Sir Thomas and Lady Brocklebank.
will move from the estate Of from 500
to 600 acres. named Erskine Park. to
the far humber place some few miles
away In the Berkshires, and take up
what will mean for him simple life.
Is Already he is supposed, however. to
have laid plans to emulate on the few
acres Of his new estate the gorgeous
gardens. the elaborate fruit and veg
etable growths that have featured the
parental estate, but on smaller scale,
and without the wonderful fountains,
the great palace OF a house and the
other evidences of luxury of which he
has been accustomed.
The farm which Mr.. Westinghouse
has purchased Is a small one and has
been occupied this summer by resi-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
Found Granny's Hoard.

There Is certain class of persons
who never will trust their little for
tunes to banks-the old blue teapot
or the wooden sock seems safer to
their minds. And then perhaps, there
is a misery streak in their makeup
which encourages them to keep their
money at hand where they can actual
ly see 1t when they so desire: And
often circumstances are such that
these private boards are lost and
money that might do good to needy
relatives and friends never comes to
light. Granny Krag of Fort Plain, N.
Y, loved her son Henry and his chill
dren. She always had been Of a saw
ing disposition, but when she died sud
denly on February rs last relatives
had no idea what she had done with
her savings. On March IS the house
cat chased a mouse under an old foot
stool that had often been used by
Granny as she sewed carpet rags.
The cat didn't catch Mr.. Mouse; but
in reaching into hole in the lining,
the cat drew out a $50 bill. Further
search brought to light $870-all
Granny's little hoard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25

the members of the family take turns
in standing guard. AS soon as the
crop shows signs Of approaching ripe
ness bit of high scaffolding is erect
ed in the center of the field and hut
is placed at the top of the structure.
From this point Of observation the
family sentinel keep an eye on the en-
tire field. These lookout posts are
never deserted for minute until the
crops have been gathered. The prin-
cipal crops are apricots, plums, pears
and sorghum, millet, beans, corn, pea
nuts, melons, squashes, sweet pota-
toes, hemp and cotton
An Ideal Snubber.
What he needs says the agra
waited young woman, rs some one to
give him good snubbing-the kind
OF snubbing that will make him feel
mean and little and helpless. But
can't imagine who could snub him in
way to penetrate his colossal con-
ceit."
Il know the very man." says the
listener. Il know fellow who works
in the winter in theater box office
and in the summer is clerk in sum-
.mer resort hotel that is always crowd,
ed!''-Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
Soul In the Corporation.

A tramp who had been put on .
Rock Island train fell into a vat OF
boiling water while seeking a place to
sleep. The whole train schedule was
disarranged in order that special
train which rushed the tramp to a
hospital should have the right-of-way.
The soullessness of the soulless cor
poration has its frontier. 1t may be
without heart in the competition for
business, without conscience in gain
ing its earnings out Of passengers and
shippers. But when the appeal Of hui
man suffering is made to it, it can for
get that its policy is to keep labor
at its lowest wage to pay for personal
hurt only If 1t must, to gouge and,
sometimes, to cheat. Where spontan-
cots impulses are generous there ts
no real danger that any policy of In
dustry, developed out Of commercial
conditions, will ever become fixed,
however profitable its meanness and
cruelty may prove to be-Toledo
Rlade z ~ 5at ziE55 =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
CLERK WINS WEALTHY BRIDE
Young Man Employed in Banking
3 House Succeeds In Marrying ,Daugh-
ter Of London Banker.

In 1922, NJ. Labouchere, then a clerk
in the banking house OF Hope & Co..
Amsterdam, was sent by his patrons
to Mr.. Barring. the London banker, to
negotiate a loan. He displayed in the
affair so much ability as to entirely
win the confidence and esteem OF the
great English inancier.
Faith" said Labouchere to Barring,
"your daughter is charming crea-
ture; | wish i could persuade you to
give me her hand
Young man, you are Joking, for
seriously, you must allow that Miss
Barring could never become the wife
j of simple clerk.
But" said Labouchere. IF l were
In partnership with Mr.. Hope?"
"Oh! that would be quite differ
ent thing: that would entirely make
up for all other deficiencies"
Returned to Amsterdam, Labouchere
said to his patron, .4You must take me
into partnership. /"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
"STRADS" MADE IN "A FACTORY

so-called Stradivartus violins. the
chief victims being the Golfers of the
neighborhood. who paid gold for in.
struments that had been sold in bulk
by the dealer. though in many cases
the "Strads" were sent further afsld
and brought in much higher prices.
violin expert Interviewed on the
subject said:
II know several violin factories.
two or three in Germany and one near
Brussels. Planks of the requisite
thickness are steamed for hours. cut
up, and stamped into shape. There Is
no time for the loving use of tool that
marked the old artists Of Cremona
Inside is pasted the imitation parch-
ment label of the alleged maker. and
then all the parts are clamped and
pinned and glued together. must
say they use the very best glue. 1t
pays them. There follows a neces-
sary period Of drying: but the sun,
being a slow and uncertain old fell
low, gives way to the modern oven
Very clever is the. vanishing stage
We have lost the secret of the var
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
FORGOTTEN IN JAIL

owned some property. They had $3.50
in bank. He had $500 in, his name and
she had the re:aaining $55 in her
name The account was arranged SO
that one could draw from the other.
One day while Macca vas at work ne
says his wife went to uae bank and
drew out all the money. !.
Macca says his wife made good the
amount later by signing over her
share of the property on the west
side. and he in turn signed it over to
friend, who sold 1t for $1,000. There
was a mortgage for 81 800. and with
the remainder Of the money Macca
said he journeyed to his home in
Hungary to visit relatives. Then
Mrs. Macca obtained divorce. charg.
Ing desertion. 8
Mrs. Macca represented before
Judge Arthur H. Chetlain. then on the
bench, that her husband was we'll to
do and the court ordered that Macca
pay her $1,000 alimony. Macca said
he spent all Of his money while aboad
and that he was penniless when he 70.
turned to Chicago s
On September %. 1909. he was cited
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
Germany Turns Out "Prlceiess" Vio-
Inns by the Hundreds Daily-Occa-
sionaIiy Genuine Ono Found.

Londonderry now and again
there appears in the newspapers a
paragraph announcing the discovery
OF new work by an old master. Oc-
'casionally the inquirer ascertains that
the find is indeed a genuine one, but
this is probably not more than once
in thousand cases. In some way or
other, however, the picture generally
leaves the possession Of its "discov-
erer'' with great profit to the latter.
while the purchaser proudly hugs the
belief that he has acquired master
piece.
1t is not only in the matter OF pic
lures that this very remunerative In
dustry of taking Is carried on but
spurious. antique furniture. old silver.
and Cremona violins are made the
basis of various ingenious schemes. 1t
appears that Sunderland mining vii
lage has within recent years been the
scene OF the disposal of hundreds OF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25

for contempt OF court He said ne
had no money, but his former wife in
sisted that he had either given It to
relatives or deposited it in Hungary.
He was sentenced to serve three
months in the county jail
In January. 1910. he was again cited
and sentenced to serve another SIX
months. On July IL, 1910. he was sent
back to the Jail and has been there
ever since. working In the laundry.
II didn't have penny" Macca said.
land there was no way in which
could give my wife $1,000. They
must have thought ! had hidden It,
My attorney was Joseph SABBATH. All
i know is that one day he cane to
me and said | was single man-that
my wife had gotten divorce.
Il have no idea Of the whereabouts
OF my former wife and our two chill
dren." -
He worked hard every day. and
there never was a complaint from
him." said Mr.. Jacobus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-25
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