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The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
WHY ARE OFFICERS so SCARCE
1t Is Surprising that More Do Not
Look on Army as a Career.

1t Is Surprising that More Do Not
Look on Army as a Career.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In spite Of all endeavors, the War De-
partment is not able to fill up the va
cancies in the second lieutenantships. Re-
requirements for a commission are not
very high. A young man must have excel
lent physical condition, a fair general edu-
catlon-say that of a high school-and
some knowledge of drill and tactics, such
as may be acquired at any military
school or in the national guard.
The pay, on its face, seems fairly good
A second lieutenant gets S1,70O a year,
with an increas Of 10 per cent each
five years he spends in the grade. He
also is given quarters and is allowed
to purchase food Of the commissary at
cost. His equipment is expensive at
the start and the cost Of clothing is a
much larger item than in civil life II
he serves abroad he receives 20 per cent
extra and the cost OF living is generally
less than at home. The officer pays
nothing for medical or dental service
and has plenty Of time for study, while
his old age is provided for and there is a
pension IL wounded.
On the whole. IL Is q little surprising
that more young men do not look to the
army as a career.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Men waiter. "Rubber.n

Prom the Kansas City Star.
Restaurant proprietors prefer women to
men as walters because men waste too
much time watching women. restaurant
proprietor said yesterday. The women
talk to the men that come in, but they
go on with their work. he said, but men
always have to rubber a while.
Il DISCHARGED the last man I had yes
terday," he said. because he continually
watched the women that passed the win
dows, and sometimes even forgot his
work to go to the window and look.
Women may have curiosity and may like
to have the men admire them, but it's
the men that lose the time when those
attentions are paid and not the women. "
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Air Scouts.

The prodigies accomplished by French
airmen have helped to prevent a panic
in this curious Franco German crisis.
The opening disasters of 1870, which
proved so fateful for that country, were
due to the ineficiency of the signal
corps. When Gen. Douay believed him.
self three days distance from the enemy
at Reichs-Hofen, they were within
cannon-shot almost in the adjoining
vineyards. Gen. Froissard, in another
place, was taking things easy in the
same belief, but while his troops were
preparing the matutinal meal in camp,
the foe was upon them. This could not
happen with airmen of proved courage
and well-trained eyes to see accurately
from a birds-eye point of sight
Gen. Chanzy, commanding the army
near Orleans, had no idea how near
to him was Friedrich Karl with his
cavalry. but when suddenly he was told
by his vedettes of the proximity of the
Red Prince, he had to beat a hasty re-
treat, because he had been left without
ammunition. De Freycinet. the war
minister, had sent the material de
Guerre" all right enough, but the Paris
Orleans Railway, in the hands of the
Bonapartists, had shunted the train near
Tours, leaving Chanzy and his corps in
the lurch. An airman would have found
this out quickly and sayed the day.
The France of to-day is far advanced
in aerial navigation Capt Felix has
risen higher in the air than any other
human flyer. He is we'll fitted to di-
rect military ..erodrome and school.
Lieut.. Conneau, in lie Temps, points
out the splendid services that it already
is possible for air scouts. "eclaireurs,
to render TO fleets and seaports in war
times, having above the sea horizon
with radius of 100 miles, and COM
municatien with the ships by wireless
telegraphy is entirely feasible.
Then there is vedrines. After having
been rejected several times when ne
tried 10 get himself attached to the .ittle
aero experimental school at AIeud.,n as
being totally unit physically for serv-1
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Progress In Henry, Tenn.

From the Atlanta Journal
Henry is livening up considerably. We
hal fine. large dog fight Monday morn
ing. and the Indications for rain has been
surprisingly threatening. so to speak.
What We need is a good, suitable subject
for discussion by the Henry Automatic
Rapid-fire Debating Society. which meets
every night in irregular session in front
OF the drug store. We suggest the fol-
lowing subject: Resolved. That this so
clety sendeth sunshine shafts Of wisdom
to the think-pan Of every individual who
heareth our explanatory expressions Of
things that are and things that amt"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
LIVEsT TOWN ON EARTH.
Moving Bodily Clear Across from
Colorado Into Utah.


Fom the St Louis Republic.
There are busy towns and hustling
ones. progressive ones and growing ones,
but literally the livest town on earth is
easily Dragon, late OF Colorado.
Dragon is not merely moving meta
phorically. but actually going some.
Dragon Is doing a marathon across the
map. II is picking itself up bodily,
houses. shops, stores. saloons. and every
thing bundling itself onto fiat cars,
blowing the whistle. and JOY riding clear
over into Utah.
Just what objection il found to Colo
rado and what it can see in Utah we are
unable to perceive. II II had been look
ing for a really nice place TO light, We
could have pushed over and made room
for II between Kirkwood and Webster
or any Of our suburbs. Dragon could find
plenty of good company around here.
and we should have been glad to include
one more live town in the brood under
our respectable and ample urban wing.
OF course. il Dragon did not want to be
respectable. it is perhaps just as we'll
that It has gone to Utah. But, In any
event, 1t has evidently started out with
the idea of bettering itself. and the
spectacle Of a town setting out with that
purpose is inspiring.
There are many towns that might profit
by the example. Many would do well to
get up and move out. And the general
direction OF the West is to be commend
ed. To many a conservative village in
the effete East Horace GreeIey's advice
might be paraphrased-and just fancy
how shaken up for the better COscob.
Conn, or Kennebunk, Me, would be II
picked up and set down in the wilds Of
even I-fahI
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Take on Yonr Hat.

From the New York Evening Telegraph.
What shall we do with our hats in
elevators? 1t has been hitherto regard
ed as good manners to remove your hat
If the lift in which you were travelling
contained lady. Now there has arisen
school Of thought which opposes this.
and a League of Hat Retailers is ac-
tually forming One gentleman, con-
Tossing to a name like "Mildew." writes
gallantly to the papers, saying that
elevator hat-removing is a farcical
courtesy.
We remember that some persons OF
Mr. Mildew's way of thinking were
once travelling in an elevator. and a
crowded one. Hats were not removed.
But a pert young lady. and not un-
comely, uttered the cruel remark: Say,
Sadie, they must all have bald spots on
their heads" Hats were rapidly re-
moved. Women solve world problems
with startling rapidity.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
"Graee Green Roo.evelt." !"

From the New York World.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt jr.. is to have a
christening party soon. but the precise
date is not definite. The little girl, who
Is enjoying fine health, Is to be named
Grace Green Roosevelt. after her grand
mother, Mrs. H. Addison Alexander.
whose maiden name was Grace Green.
Mrs. Alexander is visiting her daugh-
ter. The latter Is in excellent health.
receiving her friends who come to see
the little girl. The child has received
gifts from all ever the country.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
AS OTHERS SEE IT.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The watermelon wanes as the oyster
nears port.
From the Baltimore Sun
Thomas w. Lawson can now write
volume of experiences on "Frenzied
Law"
from the Chicago Tribune.
Doesn't there appear to have been a
slump in Woodrow Wilson Presidential
stock?
From the Cleveland Leader.
The last census embraced 100000
women" But isn't that almost too much
Of a good thing?"
From the Albany Journal
According to Lillian Russell happiness
is the greatest cosmetic known. But
that doesn't help the drug trade.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
To go through Antietam and Gettys-
burg only to be killed in a train wreck
half century later is pathetic tragedy.
From the Baltimore Evening Sun.
Bees are said to be a preventive of
smallpox says an agricultural ex-
change. sort Of waxy-nation, as it
were.
From the Chicago ReccTj-Hersld.
There has been an increase in the i'm
ports OF champagne and diamonds. Wall
street complains that this is rubbing
It in"
From the Milwaukee Pre- Press.
IA Cambridge physician advises the use
Of electricity as a means of quickening
the sensibilities Of dull pupils. The same
result was attained years ago with a
birch rod, or a bended pin. ..
From the Omaha Rec.
The Presidential whip raised a few
Congressional weIts, but It also brought
results.
From the Deseret Evenings News.
The adjournment of Congress leaves
the Department Of Agriculture investi-
CATION in statu quo ante: which means
that It couldn't be worse.
From the Chicago Rccord-HersId.
Brother Hearst has bolted Taft after
praising him for many things Another
sign Of an approaching Presidential cam
paign.
From the Atlanta Constitution
Texas Congressmen are to help re-
district that State. but 1t is hoped that
It will not be necessary to call out the
militia.
From the Dallas News.
A government commission has been
formed to read proof on the Official
proofreaders. but as yet nobody has
been named to read proof on the COM
mission
Ffum the cieveland Plain Dealer
Woodrow Wilson should be warned in
a friendly way that because Portugal
has elected a college professor as Presi-
dent Of the republic Is no proof that the
United states win follow the example.
Fiom the Columbia State.
Cigarettes are Uncle Joe cannon's pet
aversion, but in that respect he is in
excellent company.
FEun the Tupetz csnsal
Champ Clark says the Democrats were
never before so harmonious And IL may
be added that one OF their sweetest
chords ie the touching friendship be-
tween GOV. Harmon and w. Jennings
Dt4@As
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
POISON IN THE PARKS.
Small Children should BE Watched
Carefully by Their Elders.


From the New York Mail.
The families and friends Of two Brook
lyn children who died as the result OF
eating certain berries, said to be poke
berries" found in Prospect Park, are
protesting earnestly against the tolera-
tion of things reputed to be poisonous in
the public parks, where little children
often wander freely.
The park authorities respond that many
hurtful things may grow in the wilder
parts Of the parks, and that small chill
dren should not be allowed to wander
in such places without guardians.
Neither party is quite right. 1t is true
that It would be impossible to eradicate
every hurtful growing thing in the parks.
The deadly amanita, for instance, may
spring up in an hour. and tempt the lips
of a wandering child with it's golden
color and toothsome appearance.
"Pokeberries'' are not poisonous, but
they possess strongly emetic properties,
and they are not good to eat. The poke
weed should not be permitted to grow
on public grounds. 1t can be extirpated
readily.
All things that are distinctly hurtful,
whether as poisons or because they are
iagrantly inedible, should be extirpated.
Poison Ivy, for instance, should never
be permitted to grow In the parks. It
now grows very commonly. 1t can be
found even in Central Park.
Nevertheless, small children should be
watched over by their elders. 1t cannot
be expected that the parks will be kept
clear OF everything hurtful. Nature
decorates her thousands Of inedible fruits
with hand as lavish as that which
she paints the blush upon the peach.
Every child should be taught that not
everything that looks tempting is good
TO eat.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
THE SPELL OF THE SUMMER.

I'm really in an awful state,
All power Of thought ! lack,
Peculiar feelings Ggftate
Ny region cardiac.
I can't keep still a minute. In
Termittently blush.
Ny friends all say I'm getting thin;
have another crush!
Much maudlin yerse daily pen,
As loTe-sick suffers do;
Her golden hair ! sing, and then
Her eyes Of shining blue
A saner man, no couht. would call
8ly rimes incheate mush.
! Just can't help it--that Is an;
hare another crush.
So sempiternally sing
OF golden hair-blue eye.
Themes that inspire me TOBY tinsl
Who was that iust went byi
Those hazel ez<si What hair. Lsks ~
A nzniiine. roseplnk nush.
By I0Eal Ny heart win kill ne yctl
I've sot another cnishi
-. salsburz. IN Puck.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
BunaIo BilI,s Crndie,
St. Louis Republic.

FROM Inc 81. LOUIS Htpubllc.
Cob W. F. Cody c'BuffaIo Bilr0.
through a Des Moines man. found the
cradle in which he and his sisters and
elder brother were rocked In their In
fancy, Col. Cody long had been looking
for this cradle. and from time to time
had heard rumors that Il was some
where in Iowa The cradle was among
the articles of furniture left behind with
neighbors when the Cody family started
on their long overland journey 10 Kan-
sas In 3 prairie schooner
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
The Greatest of All Prophets.

From the Springfield Republican.
If Jules Verne were still alive he would
be but eighty-three years old, and would
rank AS the greatest living prophet. He
lived long enough to see many of his
dreams come true, including the sub
marine boat, the automobile, and the Cir
ding of the world in eighty days. a feat
which the latest globe trotter, a French
man, has reduced to about forty. Since
his death the north pole has been discoy-
cred, and was very much as he pictured
IT, Some of his inventions have been i'm
proved upon, but others are still to be
brought up to the mark For example,
the submarine is a poor thing compared
with the Nautilus of Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea-
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY.
THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY.

> THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY.
The FanueiI family of Boston
loved liberty. Their ancestors
had fed from the Huguenot per-
secution in France. and they ap-
preciated the blessings OF free
dom. They were well-to-do, and
II is said that when one Of them
died in 1873 1000 pairs of mourn
ing gloves were provided for the
attendants at the funeral. In 1TI2
Peter Fanueil built a house and
gave 1t to the city OF Boston. His
main purpose was to provide
public market place. and to this
the ground floor was devoted
The upper room was fitted up as
a hall for public gatherings. The
Sons OF Liberty met here during
the incipient stages Of the Revo-
luton, and from this fact the
building became known as the
cradle of liberty" 1t burned
down in 1851. some years after
the donors death, but 1t was i'm
mediately rebuilt by the city. In
1906 1t was enlarged by the ad-
dition of another story and by
making IT forty feet wider. AS
thus rebuilt the structure re-
mained substantially the same
until 1893. when more changes
were made. The market facilities
have been greatly extended, and
now occupy a whole square.
Copyright, lSli. By Joseph B, BOwles)
rO-nerFow--sAn nIuatFIOas
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

ice, he took things into his own hands,
and has risen to the rank of an air
king. Having shown will power and
persistence, he has been employed as
an airman for the autumn maneuvers.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

Leaks have been discovered in the roof
Of Philadelphia's mammoth city hall
That is nothing compared to some of the
leaks that have been discovered within
the building
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

A negro and his wife arrested at Mem
phis appear to have been the most ex-
pert and successful counterfeiters Of sil-
yer dollars IN the country. Who says the
colored man is incapable of mastering
the higher mysteries of our civilization?
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Also Our Choice.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
II Mrs. Up Sinclair really Is looking
for a soul mate we nominate that re-
liable old pinch hitter, Ferdinand Pin
mex Earle.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

1t is reported that Gen. Reyes and his
friends wish to have the national cleo
tions of Mexico postponed. Perhaps
some OF the candidates for President Of
the United States would prefer TO see
the election put of until their booms
can be renovated
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

The Coney Island man whose friends in
joke told him he was looking Ill re-
fused to believe then when they after
ward told him he was looking well, and
died. He had evidently lost faith in
their veTacity
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

The defenses of Oahu, one Of the Ha-
waiian archipelago, when completed will
constitute the strongest maritime fort
ress in the world. But many believe, with
Admiral Mahan, that the money sunk
in these and other fixed Notifications
would better be spent on floating de-
fenSes
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

Perhaps the coming conference of gov
ernors VIII tell us which of the Demo
Gratis among them is to be nominated
for President.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Anticipation.
Hnm Pnck.

From Puck.
The best part Of vacation is the
looking forward to IL" bromidicaiiy re-
marked the young man.
And his Coz .derate employer, sener-
ousIy wishing 70 prolons that pleasure,
postponed his vacation until next sum
mef.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

A Pennsylvania farmer threatens to sue
Paul Peck for landing on cherry tree,
and Paul, whose machine is demolished,
Is still I'M q tree .
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

The new big bug which has come to
this city doubtless wishes TO keep US
from missing the one who left as soon as
Congress adjourned.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

is not overcharged, and the middleman
does not profit unduly because of his
favorable position.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

II. as Mr.. Hauser says. the Republican
Progressive League is not supporting
anybody in particular. and not opposing
anybody in particular. we would like 20
be informed just what its purposes are
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
OUR sPPrEMBER PoEM.

OUR SEPTEMBER POEM.
The golden-rod is yellow; It always is,
think.
1t ought to be more versatile. and run to
blue or pink.
The aster now gets busy. assumes its
autumn dress,
And gets hand throughout the land
from poets of the press.
The caterpillars ripen. and one by one
they fall
On Sue or Prue or Geraldine and make
those damsels squall. ~
For this is sweet September, that gay and
golden time
When every bard grinds out yard Of
russet rune and rhyme.
Uncle Pennywise Say1s,
Plunkville is having free lunch war,
and attaches are coming from all direc-
tons to study conditions. y
1911 Models.
My hat is trimmed with wild roses"
They do look pretty Wild
No Chance.
why didn't you notify Mrs. wombat
We'll. went over there for that pur-
pose. But she's a rather keen bridge
player, and couldn't get an opportunity
to interrup; the game"
A Tragic Tale.
read a book called "Lured Away"
1t was a doleful book
The villainess put up more pay
fol hnr %
Women Can Tell.
That man is a brute to his wife, If
I'm any judge
He is always very polite to her in
public"
Yes; and she always looks as IL she
wasn't used to it."
like to sit and dream in fall of
creepers crimson on the wall, of bees
that hum and quail that call: but wifey
with a frown reminds me of lot Of
chores and makes me paint the cellar
doors and beat some rugs and wax some
floors and put the carpets down.
A Suspicious Move.
That woman views me with consid-
cradle suspicion"
Why should she view you with sus-
picion. Mrs. Wopp?"
We'll, you see, we have been living in
the same apartment house for the past
seven years, and once in an unguarded
moment l bowed to her"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

Between the secret marriages and the
secret divorces which are now coming
TO light there Is considerable uncer-
tainty as to the marital status of peo-
pie generally.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

The mayor OF Boston has prohibited
marriages on the stage. Such shows
must be given elsewhere, as heretofore.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Women Can Tell.

That man is a brute to his wife, If
I'm any judge"
He is always very polite to her in
public"
Yes; and she always looks as II she
wasn't used to it."
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

read a book called "Lured Away"
1t was a doleful book.
The villainess put up more pay
And stole her neighbor's cook.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Uncle Pennywise Says,

Plunkville is having a free lunch war,
and attaches are coming from all direc-
tons to study conditions.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

To-nerrow-sAn nIustFlOas
Arab.s
The daily sentinel., 1911-12-29
Always one of the big social events

Always one of the big social events
of the year, the annual ball of the
Grand Junction Fire Department, on
the night of December %, at the
Auditorium, should attract scores of
pleasure sesekers. Doucet's orches-
ira will render the very finest music
and the arrangements will be perfect
in every way. The fire department
boys are famous for their hospital
ity. Be their guests on December 20.
The daily sentinel., 1911-12-29
Soldiers Here.

dozen soldiers en- route from
jefferson barracks at Ft. Stevens and
Spokane. Wash. came in on No l03
today and were transferred to the
Graude.
The daily sentinel., 1911-12-29
LIZARD HEAD IS
STILL WORKING
Fake Story Gobbled by the Morning
Sheet fearful and Fearful Mis-
apprehension of Facts.-0nly
Small Hill that Fell.

The wild and tap-The-tear-tank tale
of the morning yellow, printed some
days ago about the fall of the Lizard
Head in Telluride. has been proven
another fake almost as bad as when
the youthful new sleuths discovered
DR.. Sun Vat Sen in this city. when
he was in reality in Chicago. The
Telluride Examiner says the follow
ing about the famed tale:
Our neighbor fairly "outdid"
itself in write up of the downfall
of poor old Lizard Head peak in
Thursdays issue. and many We're the
silent tears shed for the demise of
the sentinel which has stood through
the dark ages, and the ages which
were no more enlightened. guarding
the treasure house stores of the
mighty Mount Wilson range and of
the range which surrounds Rico. We
said tears! Yea, verify. Rivers of
wateri
Upon investigation the same night
the story was launched from railroad
men who are working very near its
base il was learned that the San
Juan tufts which supported the
round peak (which by the way is
square still stands as it always has.
and probably always will until the
Giver of All Good waves his mighty
scepter and the rocks are cleft in
twain. or words to that effect Geol-
ogists fill Lizard Head with conglom-
crate, but the fellow who made it
used sand stone. Just plain sand
stone The prominent peak has been
used for railroad Advertising. and
when Otto Mears. the pathfinder of
the San Juan, made a railroad out
of his toll road, and called the road
the Rio Grande Southern. this peak
was Photographed and is yet used in
the advertisements of the Southern
in the Examiner with the words San
Juan Scenic line" below
Perhaps the cause Of all this com
motion regarding Lizard Head peak
was that it, the peak, was so tarnal
glad when Superintendent Lee rebuilt
its portgge. the Southern railway. in
to Rico that from sheer thaukfulness
at the outlet for the good people over
there, Lizard Head shook its huary
head and made a profound bow TO
he man who brayed the heat and
the cold, the snow, the heavy eN-
pense. and put the destroyed road
back into Rico. Selah,
The daily sentinel., 1911-12-29

We have system that cannot he
beat in the clothes cleaning line. Give
us trial on your fall cleaning.
Phone the Suitorium and our wagon
will call. Phone Junction 1853. No.
1875 South Fifth-st