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The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
THE USE OF ARSENIC.
How the Poison Acts When Taken as
a Complexion Beautifier.

How the Poison Acts When Taken as
a Complexion Beautifier.
You no doubt have observed the lily
white complexion of some women.
These women are sacrificing years Of
their lives for that beautiful skin by
the use of arsenic said a chemist OF
Manchester, England.
1t is 4 well known fact that thou
sands OF women in all countries Of the
world mse the poison in small quanti-
ties to bleach their skin. It is an eff
fectiye means Of whitening and clear
ing the complexion, but the complex
lon given by its use has no perma-
9ency unless the absorption of the drug
he continued.
Arsenic. as science has long told us,
is an accumulative poison. When one
takes it either by prescription for the
upbuiIding Of an appetite or for the
bleaching of the skin he does not feel
my i'll effects for Se' erdl years The
effect of the drug is bracing and makes
q person feel like eating 1t also aids
rhe digestion. The average user Of
The poison takes it in such small guam
ddes that he does not realize how
much of it will accumulate in his sys-
TEN in the course Of four or five years.
Being an accumulative poison, it
often takes that length of time to see
the results of the drug. Then the user
may complain of not being able to con
troll his fingers or toes. Subsequently
he loses control Of his hands and arms.
Paralysis, superinduced by aTsenical
poisoning, is the fearful result.-Wash-
.ngtOn Post.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
The Silver Linjrs,

''Oh, John" exclaimed Mrs. Short
cash who was reading a letter, "our
son has been expelled from college.
isn't it awfulT'
''Oh, I don't know" answered Mr.
Shortcash- Perhaps l can pull through
without making an assignment now
chicago News
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
DOWN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD
A Parting of the Hair From Which
We've Partly Parted


We've Partly Parted.
What has become of our well known
fellow tOwnsman that used to brush
his hair two ways from a line extend
ing from crown to collar and swing
the ends over his ears? He was q
leading citizen. He sat in the next
pew in front at church and always at
tended the shows. He worked in 8
bank in st. Louis and was mate on
one of the Mississippi river steam
boats. He was a flOOrwalker in a New
York dry goods store and kept a saloon
just off the main street. Usually he
wore a cluster of diamonds with a lit
tie chain attached in his shirt front.
He was d conductor on the day ex-
press, a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He
practced medicine and worked in the
boot and shoe store. He had been TO
California and played cards for mon
ey.
Well. he'S still in town, although
greatly changed. 1t was all the bar
ber's fault. When he was in his prime
and known to everybody the barber
used to trim hair. Later he began to
cut it, it wasn't long before our well
known fellow citizen was nipped by
the shears, his locks curled on the cal
leo pinned around his neck and rolled
to the floor. aud there wasn't anything
10 part When the BARRIERS ruthless
shears cut their way to the very scalp
they killed famous pomade customer
for the man that parted his hair be
hind always stood cor SAT- for the
things in the bottles which cost 10
cents extra.-St. Louis POst-Dispatch.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
INDEXING BOOKS.
The Custom Is an Old One That De-
veloped Rather Slowly.

ne SAStOHl - an Olu OUC mat DG~
Veloped Rather Slowly.
The custom of indeXing books de
velOped gradually. Cicero used the
word Index" but in the sense of a
table of contents. Seneca provided
some works which he sent to friend
with notes of particular passages. so
that he who only aimed at the useful
might be spared the trouble of exam
lining them entire" This was at least
partial Index" in the modern sense.
Annotated. or at least explanatory,
tables of contents seem TO have pre-
ceded the index proper.
Such tables followed the order of
appearance of the subjects in the
book itself. Alphabetical arrangement,
which was the beginning of the real
index. appears not to have been
thought of until the invention Of print
ing, and even then it spread but
slowly. Erasmus was one Of the first
to provide his works with alphabetical
indexes. The custom did not become
universal until well into the sixteenth
century.
The first index to an English book is
said to be that printed in Polydore
Nergil's "Au@Iiac HiStoriae." in 1916.
An edition of This work published ten
years later has an index of thirty
seven PAGES.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
ToIston,s Thonohts On Death

The fear OF death is unnatural. The
fear of death is the consciousness Of
sin.
The fear of death emanates from the
fact that people regard as life only a
small part Of it, limited by their own
erroneous conception.
Just as the owner of the fig tree
knows the time when the fruit is ripe
50 God knows when To call the right
eOus from this world
Strive TO keep your life at a point
where you neither fear death nor de-
sire it-TOlstoy-s Cycle Of Readings. 7"
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
What Damp Means.

Learn to know what damp means,
when used upon polished
woodwork. Think it means wet and
you will be reviling valuable infOrma-
ton as newspaper rubbish" Dip
cloth in hot water. wiring it as hard
as you can. then shake it in the air
and 1t should have about the right
amount OF MISUNDERSTANDING
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
The Missino WeFd

a new missing" word contest has
Just appeared. 1t is as follows: A
good church deacon sat down on the
pointed end of a tack. He at once
sprang up and said only two words
me last was 1T" ANY one guessing
Ehs first word and sending a dollar In
sash Will be entitled TO this periodical
Ter one year.-Lippincott's
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
Ont or In

Whats that noise" asked the Wis
itOT in the apartment house.
Probably some one in the dentists
apartments on the floor below getting
"a tooth out"
But this seemed to come from the
floor above"
"Ah, then its probably the Popleys'
baby getting a tooth in?'-CathOlic
Standard and Times.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
Ok Marrow.

We want our readers to patronize
Us; it helps all around The Ozonized
OK Marrow Co. advertises in this pa
per, and when you want = hrst-class
dressing for kinky, harsh and unruly
hair, go to your druggists and get
bottle of Ford's Hair POmade, 25c or
soc a bottle.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28

Stories of Wellington and B!uoher
once met Wellington at dinner. He
was then much aged. talked gravely
aud with great diStincmess. ATE but
.lJie, drank uo Wine and left early.
lie was "a member of the Union club
wIen joined IT, and I have heard a
story that dee became "a member of
"rockford'~. the famous gambling re-
sort. that he might blackbaU his sous
i they became candidates.
remember the touching ane-dote
of how he aud that old Prussian war
u"r Butcher met upon the field Of
Waterloo and mingled their tears over
rhe bodies of the slain. The well
known and much more probable story
is told of Butcher that. having been
entertained al city dinner and thor
'ughly enjoying its gorgeous hospi-
l1Iity. he delighted his hosts by his
admiration of London. concluding.
n,wever. with the startling excIama-
lion. What splendid city it would
he to sack.'-From Sergeant Ballan-
.iHe = Experiences
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
4 Stones Throw

''The ancient Romans had a catapult
that could hurI rocks more than a
mile
'Now I understand it."
what"
My landlord told me this house was
a stones throw from the depot he
must have had it on his hands since
the time OF the Caesars. Cleveland
Leader
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
The Helpful Waiter.

COntempJuouS Waiter (whO can
stand it no lou@er,- Scuse me. sir;
you don't seem liable to get all that
soup hup with your spoon. Shall l
get you 3 piece Of blotting paper?-
London Tit-BitS
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
Cleverness and Cunnina.

CIeverness and cunning are incom-
patible / never saw them united. The
latter is the resource of the weak and
is only natural to them. Children ana
fools are always cunning, but clever
people neyer.-ByTOn.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
Made Il Ian

Teacher--NOw. Harold, can you tell
me what made the tower of Pisa lean7
HsTOld-I guess there must have been
q famine IN the land.-Exchange
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
Not His Stule

II thought Won said the colt could
win in a Walk"
We'll. they went and entered him iD
e running race - Washington Herald
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28
q Money MaLa.

Smith-He is not rich, and yet he
makes a great deal more money than
ne spends. Jones-HOw can that be7
smith-He works in the mint-New
York American.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28

The best Of us lack more'n wings to
es sngels.-Thomas r Aldrich.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-28

The drSt years of man must make
provision for the last-Johnson
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18

among the people of the United States to think
that because SO many of the foreign diplomats In
Washington represent mOnarchieS and have titles
they are possessed of certain high mightiness
that KEEPS them aloGf from the democratic horde
The stranger American who calls at any of the
embassies legations IS sure of courteous treat
mont, which is not always forthcoming when a
call is made at an American home. OF course the
foreigners have native courtesy which is inbred.
but unquestonably they have 1t Impressed upon
them by their home government before coming
TO this country that America is a democracy and
that they must remember that here all men are
considered equal There are PLENTY of foreign
diplomats who will be hail fellows we'll met in a
crowd Of Americans. but who in a crowd of their
own couatrymcn will be very careful TO observe
distinctions OF class. and hold it beneath their
dignity to show any familiarity with one held to
be inferior in social standing
The diplomats in Washington are great stick
lers for precedence among themselves. Length
ot service In the capital is the thing that counts
The ranking ambassador may be a mere mister
but be has the privilege Of precedence over an
other ambassador who may be a count or baron
The Importance or the wealth the strength OF
the nation represented in Washington amour:
10 nothing where the question of priority of rank
among the representatives Is concerned. Great
Britain ordinarily is considered z much more
powerful and important nation in the world OF
affairs than Austria Hungary. Yet today in Wash
ipgtGn the representative OF the Litter country
In official and social professions walks ahead OF
the representative of the former country
The ranking diplomat in the capital city IS
Baron Hengemu,ler Hengervar privy coun-
cilor. ambassador extraordinary and penipoten-
tiary of Austria Hungary. The baron has been in
the diplomatic service OF his country ever since
he was youth. and he IS the foreigner of longes.
service in the United States. The home life OF
the Baron and Baroness Hengelmuiler is OF the
proyerbially ideal type In article on the Aus
tria- Hungarian ambassador John Elfreth Wat
kns says of the home Of the diplomat:
The embassy is a treasury of souvenirs OF
sojuurrS among and intimate acquaintance with
the great personages who have shaped and are
shaping tie history OF the world. In the drawing
room bronze busts of the emperor and the
late Inflated empress. and upon one of the tables
: 4 jewel case presented by the queen OF Saxony
In the dining room are displayed profusion of
ancestral plate. and the portraits of all of the
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
To Protect Titles.

Washington. - Secretary Ballinger
and Senator Borah of Idaho are both
interested in the question of timber
on the area burned by the great for
est fires last year. Mr. Ballinger has
prepared a bill that, if passed. would
permit the government to dispose to
the best advantage OF the timber on
the devastated public domain and on
the land of honesteaders who have
not perfected title. Senator Borah
discussed the matter with the presi.
dent and hopes that legislation win
be passed.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18

approximately represented modern
Austria ard Bavaria. Only at Hall
staff and in Bosnia and Pennsylvania.
from which countries the Achaians
and Dorians are supposed to have
migrated 10 Greece. are found evil
dences of gradual introduction OF
iron, at first as az ornament applied
to the bronze which it ultimately dis
placed. Everywhere also iIor vas in.
troduced suddenly fact which ia.
plies foreign origin. He says that
meteoric iron was known in Egypt in
remote antiquity. but no doubt II vas
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18

rulers Of the house OF Hapsburg from the eleventh
century down TO Francis Joseph himself Inside the
embassy the fads OF the ambassador and his wife
are apparent those of the ambassador being auto
graphs and signed photographs of the great &C.
tors in the theater of events; those of the baron
exotic plants. birds from the forests of dis
tant countries. and dogs
1t has been said that length OF service in
Washington rules the matter OF precedence
among tie diplomats. 1t should be known how
ever. that ambassadors rank ministers. and
il may be that the minister who has been here
for ten years must CT necessity give way in the
social and official professions to the ambassador
who has JGst arrived. Senior Don Joaquin Ber-
hardo Cairo is the minister from the little coun-
try Of Costa Rica. He ranks the representatives
of such nations as Sweden Portugal Greece Den
mark. the Netherlands. Belgium. China Spain and
Norway. Senior Calvo has been in America
the representative of his country for eleven years
The minister from the little Central American
republic has MANY things TO recommend him to
the interest OF the people OF the capital. 1t has
been said here many times that the family OF
Senor CalNo could make a fortune the vaude
vile stage musicians. for each one of the
twelve children plays musical instrument and Is
possessed Of good singing voice.
The ambassador OF Great Britain to the Unit
ed States is the Right Hon James Bryce who is
known or ought to be known to all Americans as
the author OF The American Commonwealth"
His length OF service puts Mr.. Bryce fourth in
the precedence list. He is RANKED by the repre-
sentatires Of AustriafIungary. France and Rus.
STA. The British ambassador takes the keenest
interest in social political and governmental con-
ditions il America and his wife is no less keenly
interested. Mr.. Bryce is sympathetic with Ameri-
can institutions.
All Of the foreign diplomats I'm Washington
are democratic; az least while they in the cap
ital city James Bryce is noticeabIy demccratic he
rides in 4 street car nine times where he rides
in carriage once
For five years Baron Rosen. master OF the I'M
peria! court, has been the ambassador extraordi-
nary and plenipoten;iary OF Russia to the United
States. Ii is worth while to see Baron Rosen in
his regaiia Of state At one of the great White
House receptions. The Russians run to furs.
and the fur trimmings OF the ambassadoral cloak
both picturesque and priceless. While the
baron has been ambassador only four years. he
is no stranger to this country Nearly thirty
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
Officers are a Failure.

ChiCagO.-Nearly two hundred vol
untary probation officers Of the juve-
nile court were dismissed. following
an investigation Of the system by
Judge Merritt W. Pinckney and his
chief probation officers. One of the
volunteers was found in the county
Jail charged with uxorcide. Another,
a negro preacher. was under arrest on
charges by children. and others were
found incapable. In announcing the
dismissal rule the court specified that
it did not convey criticism in most
cases,
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
Beginning of Use of Iron

ed its use still later, ard that it has
been known in Uganda only within
the last five or six centuries. In
China iron is first mentioned in 400
B. c. Bronze weapons were en-
ployed in China until 100 AID. and in
Japan until 700 AID. According to a
Mr.. Ridgeway. who has Investigated
this subject. the metallurgy Of iron
must have originated in central
Europe, especially in Noricum, which
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
Flax IS PROFITABLE
Wendsrsu. Payia0 Prepesleiea !
Western Canadian Praleiea.

SO much n heard q the wheat. oats
and barley grown In The Deairie lands
Of western Canada. and % much has
BEEN told q the wealth to b made
out Of IL raising q cattle o.
the sueculsnt md rich grasses
q those fertile plains. that q
most important product has been q
most lost sight Of. Fax. Recent press
reports advise u that On ono Of the
last boats to clear from Fort William
Cat the head Of Lake Superior) for
Buffalo. there were 241. 900 bushels Of
max valued At $3.50. 2z0. and on another
boat leaving the same day there were
2SS.000 bushels valued at $4,000.
There has been . big demand for Co
madam hax this season, and the lake
movement has been very heavy. Flax
is always . sure crop. and gives to
the farmer who 10 anxious for quick
return after getting on his land. the
chance he II looking for. There II
opportunity for thousands yet. on the
free homesteads Of 160 acres. and
"ouy VI SASo0 0IO SS0ll8Ul0 WIlU1O
short distance Of the lines Of railway
that are already built or under con-
struction. either On the main line or
branches. Besides these free grant
lands there Is an opportunity to pur-
chase from railway and land COM
panies at reasonable prices.
The display Of western Canada's
grains In the straw a. well As
threshed grains and grasses recently
made at st. Louis was an excellent
demonstration of what the country can
do. 1t proved splendid as an illustration
of the resources Of that vast prairie
country, which during tho past year
has again proven its ability to pro-
duce excellent yields Of wheat. oats
and barley-and fax. Not only this,
but the splendid herds Of cattle are
source Of large revenue There Il
fund Of information to be had BY
reading the Canadian government lit.
erature. copies Of which may be had
free by applying to your nearest Ca
madam government agent
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
THE CASE OF LoRIMER.
Senate Wonders How Many Votes I.
Remove.

Neutrality-suspicious. it would re
quire a two-thirds vote or only a ma
jority OF the same 10 unseat Mr.. Lori
mer as 4 senator from Illinois is an
interesting question which has arisen
in the contest about to be waged
The answer depends upon whether
the opposition to Mr.. Lorimer seeks
to connect him with any corrupt prac
tees or merely attempts to show that
he was the beneficiary for which he
was not responsible.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
DOE 70 Freight RATES
sT % RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
millionaire Says That People Are elsd
20 Pay Dividends on Nine Bill
lions q Watered Stock.

Akron. O.-Declaring that excessive
freight rates are responsible for the
high cost Of living. Ohio C. Barber.
the millionaire match magnate. has
sent q letter to every member Of con-
gress demanding reforms.
In addition to the regulation Of
freight rates. he demands that laws
be passed that will effectually limit
railroad and Industrial capitalization.
He declares the freight business Of
the railroads cost each family $S7 q
year. This latter. coupled with the
other earnings of the railroads. he as
serts, has boosted the average rail-
road cost per family to $l27 annu-
ally.
Barber starts his letter to the con-
gressmen with these three demands:
what is the matter with America?
what is the matter with congress?
''Wny has the seat Of government
been transferred to Wall street,"
Continuing. he says: Personally.
appreciate fully the importance Of
stability of vested rights in property,
corporate or personal.
But I vigorously contend that the
commission Of excuses in the capital
ization OF corporate companies for
feits instantly the right to claim face
value for such capitalization in the
levying of a tax upon the American
public for the payment of dividends
upon this watered stock. And in this
Offense the railroads always have set
the pace.
Conceived in the master minds OF
Huntington, Morgan. Hill and Harri-
man. this policy has been worked out
to a nicely. These clothed the scheme
IN the pretty catch phrase OF a com
munity OF interests and cleveriy set
about 10 grab all the through trunk
lines of railroad from coast to coast.
They argued plausibly. and with
truth. that these trunk lines were the
great arteries which maintained the
life of commerce; that they were q
necessity for quick transportation.
approximately nine billions of this
IS billions OF railroad capitalization
Is fictitious; purely and simply wat
cred stock. upon which the people OF
the United States are taxed in rail-
road rates to maintain the annual div
idendS.
Despite this tremendous stock wa
tcring. the railways net earnings have
advanced steadily and the average
dividend rate has more than doubled
in the last 15 years.
In 1894 the dividend rate was LEG
per cent Last year it averaged 3.6S
per cent. and the railroads earned a
net income of sS5c.153.2SO.
And the people paid the freight!
Railroad presidents Indignantly de-
ny that freight rates affect the cost
of existence James ]. Hill and W. c.
Browne declare low acreage prOduc-
ton by the farmer is responsible for
high prices.
Trust magnates disagree. All seek
to shift the responsibility. s. X. Gug-
genheim says it is extravaganza on
the part of the labOrer. Ogden Ar
nour says 1t is the law Of nature.
This one problem OF railroad
freight rates is the great economic
question of the age. Were it fairly
solved all other lines of commerce
and trade would soon adjust them
selves and a more equitable distribu-
ton of the products Of business would
result.
What are you going to do about it?
Yours in militant sincerity.
(SignedD %. c. BARBER
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18

~~S~ O
There - 10 bee-
ter remedy for
sick kidneys
than Ooon'o
kidney Pms.
NGeoeSS Seia-
q. "a Pacific
Ave-, Alameda.
Cal says: Il
eoul0 not 1o
On my side on.
Ing tn the sore.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
Hard TO Trace Exactly, But Its Origin
is Thought to Have Been in
Central Europe.

1t is commonly believed that the
use of iron commenced in either At
RIGA or Asia. The latest investiga-
tions prove that il was not worked
in Egypt until the ninth century be-
fore the Christian era. or in Libya un-
til $50 3. c., that the Semites adopt
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18

ness over my kidneys. W limbs
swelled badly and the flesh was soft
and llabby. After beginning to use
Deans Kidney Pills. the swelling van
ished and the pain In my hack disaD
peared."
Remember the name-Doan6.
For sale BY all dealers. 80 cents .
box. Foster ilburn Co, Bu6alo, N. Z.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
The Advertisement Bill.

Washington. - The appor;ionment
bill introduced by Chairman Crum
packer fixes tine membership of the
house at 49,. The bill was referred
Immediately to the census committee.
where the entire subject will be taken
nm
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
A Christmas Criticism.

Orville Wright. discussing Tying In
New York, said to reporter:
The French claim to mako the
best machines. but our foreign order
books tell q different story.
Our foreign order books give the
game away like the little Dayton boy
at the Christmas treat He got from
tho tree at this treat q pair Of trous-
ers, and, waving them around his
head. he electrified the entire Sunday
school by shouting In . loud and Joy
Gus voice:
"'Oh. ma, these pants must be new
Pa never had a suit like that"
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
The Tables Turned.

Come. wife," cried the warrior OF
old. and buckle on my stout armor."
With a sigh she Obeyed. But 'twixt
her teeth she said:
Some day our turn will come!
Some day this armor will 60 out Of
fashion and We will have dresses that
hook up the back"
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18

worked as fiints are worked. by cutting
or chipping. and was not smelted. In
other words. it was metal'urgy, not
the knowledge. of iron that originated
in central Europe.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18
Burned to Death.

Huron. S. D.-David Mitchell. aged
So. was found burned to death in his
cottage a mile south OF the city.
Mitchell was q widower and lived
alone.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-18

II I were an inventor I would ex-
pend all my energies in trying to
patent q collar button that would
come when it was called.