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The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Analysing the High Cost Of Living.

1t was an interesting analysis OF the
high cost of living which The Wash
ington Herald printed yesterday in is
Sunday edition. The subject has a pc
culiar interest at this time, when sys-
tematic effort is being made to secure
increased compensation for the govern
ment employees,
1t is the consensus of opinion that,
while the cost of many articles of food
has increased, the principal factor in our
present problem is the improved en-
vironmcnt OF mankind. People will not
be content to-day with the conditions
under which their forefathers happily
existed. They want telephones and bath
rooms and fashionable clothes and books
and periodicals and good food The
demands for expenditure are greater
to-day than they have ever been. Uni
veEsal education has raised the standard
of intelligence and the average person
to-day is not content with uncomfort-
able and unattractive surroundings. 1t
is this higher plane to which humanity
has been raised which is responsible for
the difficulty in making the salary of
to-day go as far as it did when the
men and women Of to-day were boys
and girls.
OF course, the prices of many of the
necessaries Of life have increased, but,
as the contributors to The Washington
Herald pointed out, this is by no means
the only reason why compensation
which has not been raised IS made
quate to meet present conditions. We
must look out upon a broader horizon
and see that the Iuxuries of years ago
are considered the necessities of to-
day, and that for all the improvements
and conveniences which we are enjoy
ing we are paying the penalty of ad-
ditional expense.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
John Barrett and the Canal.

The meeting Of the Southern Com
mercial Congress at Atlanta has been
pregnant with possibilities for that great
section, whose industries still are only
partly developed. We already have
taken occasion to discuss the progress
aimed at at that meeting in a general
way, but there has been one topic which
particularly attracted the attention of the
delegates. This was the necessity of
preparing for the Panama Canal, and,
naturally enough. it was Mr.. John Bar
rett who exhaustively dealt upon the
opportunities that would come to the
South in the development of trade and
industry by the opening OF that water
way. In attempting to define what
needed TO be done, he spoke ef study
ing comparatively the vast and virgin
field of trade exchange that was to be
opened, Of investigating the conditions
of supply and demand, finding out what
the people want to buy and sell, becom-
ing familiar with competition of Eu
ropean and Asiatic merchants. and look
ing into climatic, physical, material, and
industrial characteristics of the Pacific
Coast countries
So far, SO good. When this knowl
edge has been acquired, however, trade
will still depend upon considerations of
production of what will sell in those
countries and can be bought from them
in competition with rivals. There will
be advantages in transportation from
a nearneSs of Gulf and South Atlantic
ports to the isthmus, but in order to
buy and sell largely in what Mr. Bar
rctt called a vast and virgin field"
there must be development and produc-
ton at a cost that VIII make buying
and selling profitable, The canal will
not bring it unless other conditions are
favorable
Exports from Southern ports 10 South
America, to our own west coast, and
to the Orient also was warmly advo-
Gated; yet nothing was said about i'm
ports, without which no export trade
can be developed. One speaker seemed
to think that Congress should restore
our merchant marine and have the
American flag once more in the ports
of the world on our merchant vessels.
How is this to be attained, except
by making merchant vessels under the
American flag as easy and as cheap
to obtain and to operate as those Of
other countries? The canal viii shorten
routes TO many places, and it will de
crease them more for the United States
than for its commercial rivals in trade
with South America and the Orient
il may lessen the cost of transportation.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
DikappOinfed.
the Philadclphia News.

From the Philadelphia News.
1t is being told of a man from Muncey.
a little town up in Lycoming County,
that he visited a friend in the city the
early part of the week, and, among other
sights, he saw play in a Broad street
theater
When the lights were low the host drew
forth a pair of opera glasses and handed
them to the man from Muncey.
In a few seconds the visitor was ap-
parently in uncomfortable circumstances,
but in the three-quarters darkness his
arms in the air were discernible.
What is the trouble?' asked the other.
''Oh, nothing. only it's empty" said the
Munceyite. Amt a drop in it." he in
sisted, as he withdrew the opera glasses
from his lips.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Get-rich-quick Game.

From Worlds Work.
The officer Of the United States gov
ernment who managed the recent raids
on get-rich-quick concerns has estimated
that S1OO.OOO.O0O a year is stolen from
the people by their methods. Most peo-
pie seem to be surprised by the size of
the figure They think that it is too big
1t is not; it is far to small II one could
add together the illegal promotions and
criminaIly careless or ignorant campaigns
in worthless bonds and stocks, insurance
companies, real estate certificates, &c,
during the last year I am certain that
it would treble the governments figure
First, one may ask. why has the United
States government allowed these swim
dies to go on, year after year, and only
moved at last after S5Oo,OO0,OOO has been
stolen?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Motors with Music.

From the London Globe.
Popular tunes on motor car horns, pro-
duced by means of brass cylindrical rec
ords. such as are used for gramophones,
are the latest sounds heard in London
streets. For some time it has been pos
sible to get testaphone, which will play
four notes. but the new motor car horn
win play a whole series of tunes One
was heard a few days ago playing that
charming tune, Lets All Go Down the
Strand"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
The seventh wonder.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The boy who was asked to name the
seven wonders of the world stumbled
along until he had totaled six Then he
stalled
Can any pupil add the seyenth?' the
teacher asked Jimmy, perhaps you
camp
IF you please, SIR" replied Jimmy, II
think it's the triple play massisted-"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
The Itch to Get at State FundH.

Frum the Wlkesbarre Record
If the Pennsylvania legislature had
the Federal governments revenue to
draw on, it would not be sufficient to sat
isfy the obligations which ingenious
Legislators would saddle upon the State
The office creating and salary raising
bills are wonderful to contemplate. One
OF the latest has been introduced by a
Susquehanna County representative. He
would have a road superintendent in each
county, at a salary of SIS a year for
each mHe of road, to be paid by the
State. AS it would not be consistent
with the dignity of so high an official to
do the detail work of inspection, we
would suggest that each superintendent
be given an assistant for every five miles
OF road, and that superintendents and
assistants be provided with an automo-
bile each. OF course, the necessary
clerks, chauffeurs, and mechanicians
should also be provided.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
IN THE AIR.

See the rugs upon the line?
Spring.
Hear the barrel organs whine?
Spring.
See the jonquils in the park?
Hear the carol Of the lark?
And the dogwood's distant bark?
Spring.
Notice shortcake on the bill?
Spring.
Feel in need of some good pill?
Spring.
Smell fresh paint along your way?
See the baseball teams at play?
Want to go a-fishing, hey?
Spring.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
In the Theater Lobby.

Great sale. eh?' commented the ad-
for several hours"
Same six people. though" explained
the man in the box Office. The line is
being held up by a lady who is thinking
of buying a seat
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT wELL-KNowN PERSONS

SENATOR W. A. SMITH telegraph
CHARLES A. MISSING Is a New York
barytone swimmer
was
w. Pennsylvania famous
Of Tamnany biographical
a ofciaL"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Father OF Twenty-Five.

The twenty-fifth child has just been
born to Samuel w. Dansbury. Trenton's
oldest expressman, and. despite the six
ty-six years he hold, he is still a young
man. Dansbury has had two wives, and
he says that children have been a bless
ing to him. and no matter how large the
number, they could not prove a burden.
Eleven OF the twenty-five children are
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
A Discovery.

/ tried a drink of water once,
Had nothing else to drink.
And, by the by, tbs not so dry
AS many people think.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

but it will not lessen the cost of things
to be exported, and it will not remove
the barriers that add to the cost OF
things to be imported, In building up
our trade we must be able to compete
successfully with other nations.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
PennItie. of Culture.

From the Boston Transcript
It's perfectly safe for you to commit
larceny and fee Massachusetts,, but for
heavens sake don't embezzle or you are
lost. Having mastered that principle, try
to understand that under our gracious
State law embezziement and larceny are
the same thing.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

A Westerner was arrested the very
moment when he had finished eating ten
pounds of chocolate This somewhat re-
verses the traditional saying of being
caught with the goods on him. They
were in him.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Perhnnr . Good Manx.

Frum The ChiagD News
In,addition to tasting all the beer made
in the State, the official, sampler would
receive salary of $500 a year. BY
diligent search, perhaps somebody might
be found who would be willing to accept
the position
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
ReViVing Her.

Mabel has tainted" cried the captain
of the girls basketball team.
Steady, girls" said the trainer. Give
her little air and pass the fudge"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Forgot the Combination.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
One can gather some idea of the hurry
in which Manuel must have left Lisbon
when 1t is learned that he left behind
him IN the royal safe about $500, 900
worth OF gems and gold plate.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
bound to Have Excffement.

From the Anaconda Standard.
Not having any deadlock to excite 1t,
the California legislature has invited Col
Roosevelt to address It
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
A pi.courngfng JOB.

From the Louissine COurier-Journal.
DR.. Aked. Rockeferlers pastor. Is
thinking about accepting call from
California Has he tired of his job of
showing the camel through the noodles
eye?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Could Comprehend.

THE children need something new
every week. You have no children,
hence you can't understand"
II understand, old chap. I have an
automobile"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Woman,s Independence

Woman must be independent"
Il think so, too
Then, will you come to our suffra-
gette meeting to-night?''
Il will II Ferdinand will consent to
escort me home"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Ha. Figured Former Cost.

From the Albany Journal
Russia, it Is reported. win not make
that military demonstration on the from
tier OF China. Probably she has been
doing some figuring on. ths cost
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

If money did not talk, certain people
would never be heard of.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

Henry Miller says an actor ought to
have the imagination of a poet, the grace
of dancer. and the courage Of soldier.
All who plead guilty will please rise.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

We read of a church that proposes to
pay on its mortgage in pennies. The
man who owns the mortgage is cleaning
out his coal bin in anticipation Of the
bulky arrival
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Compressed Air Bath.

DR.. Fred. Wood, secretary OF the
Brompton Infirmary. London. when re-
Gently visiting this country. and was seen
at the Grafton, said that compressed air
baths comprise the latest medical wrin-
kle in treating sufferers from pulmonary
troubles. and it has been found most
efficacious in dealing with asthma, bron-
chitis, and emphysema-
The patients are merely locked up Tor
a few hours at a time in a hermetically
sealed boiler" said he, and required to
breathe the compressed air which Is
pumped into this chamber. The noVeI
treatment already has attained constant
usage in the Brompton Hospital for Con-
sumption and Diseases of the Chest
We really cannot explain just why
this treatment has yielded such splendid
results" explained DR.. Wood. "but-it has
been most valuable and effected numer-
ous cures. The effect of the compressed
air apart from its curative action, Is
rather curious 1t has, if anything, a
rather exhiIarating action. and gives rise
TO that happy feeling said to be expert
enced by those who climb high noun
tafns. Two or three. and even four. pa
tients are sent into the bath at once The
dramatically closing door is shut on them
and the air pumped in by steam pump
until the pressure reaches forty pounds
to the square inch
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Somewhat Bitter.

go to Mrs. Upperten's reception"
But you have a card
It know; but people will think 1 stole
il"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Nan We Admire.

From the Topeka Capital.
Another man we admire is the one who
can button new collar and at the same
time keep his temper
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

Talking about reciprocity, and more re-
Gently about the seat of war;" we have
overlooked that still they are voting for
a United States Senator at Albany.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
A woman,s Compliment.

IT admire your hair, dear"
Thanks"
But isn't it a good deal of trouble to
find that peculiar shade in the shops?"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Canada for Freedom.

Referring to the discussion of Canadian
political affairs. John r. Kingsbury, of
Ottawa who is at the Arlington. read
from a clipping he carried in his note
book a declaration made by Bishop
Farthing. of Montreal at a meeting
of the Federation of Churchman'S AS
sociations, as follows: Speaking on be-
half of the Anglican Church in Canada.
Bishop Farthing made the following
stirring declaration of absolute indie
pendence from the mother church in
England: We need to remember that
We are a naticIai church. There is a
tendency acrTas the water to think that
We must not legislate or move a step
forward unless the mother church tells
US we may. No one has more respect
for the mother church than L No man
here owes more TO the mother church
than 1. All 1 possess, morally and spir-
itually. I have from her. But here We
are. a daughter setting up housekeeping
for ourselves. We are not always to
be under the diCtatiOn of the mother
whose home we have left, but for whom
We have the deepest love, respect, and
veneration. We are here as an independ-
ent national church. l look to Ruperts
Land to-day for the head of the Cana
dian church, and not to Canterbury. I
owe allegiance to the primate of Canada,
and not TO the primate of England We
owe allegiance to our own primate, ap-
pointed by our own national synod We
are not tied to the United States OF to
England. though we have communion
with them. But just as the Canadian
Parliament SPEAKS for the Canadian peo-
pie, so does the General Synod of Canada
sneak for the churChmen of Canada, "
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

places! Just imagine all the latest war
views that will be seen now for a nickel
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

A man is to be publicly whipped IN
Delaware for stealing two pics from d
bakery. Was not eating them punishment
enough?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

Are aeroplanes to be used to reach the
top floor of New York's new fifty-one-
story sEyScraper?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

Mr.. Roosevelt also is conducting ma
neuvers in the South.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

A contemporary calls it News from
the seat of rumors of war"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

Why not elect Carter Harrison mayor
for life and save all those big campaign
expenses in Chicago?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

An English paper announces that
Americans have no sense of humor. John
Bull you're another,
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
Country Boys Best Motormen.

F. r. Farrell, of Chicago, who is con-
nected with one of the Illinois suburban
street car lines and is at the Raleigh.
said yesterday that young men from the
country make the best motormen and
conductors.
There is something about an interur-
ban or street car that attracts the at
tention of the country youth, and nearly
all of them have had, at one time, a de-
sire to handle a controller.
They make the best employees for sew
eral reasons First of all, they know alb
sOlutely nothing Of their work Conse-
quently, they are not handicapped by a
previous knowledge of something we do
not want them to know. An experienced
man, whose knowledge. however, has
been gained on some other line, comes
to his new position with a great many
ideas which we do not want him to
have. There are different methods in
use on each line throughout the country.
The country employe learns our method
and generally retains the whole rule book
in his memory without confusing any OF
our regulations with those of other lines.
Then the country youth is sober.
steady, and careful. Guiding the plow
is the best training for a motorman.
Weeks of steady walking behind a slow.
sure-footed horse, with his eyes constant
ly trained on the furrow. make him com
petent for the hours of careful watching
OF the tracks before him. The life he
has led on the fram is not likely to give
him any false idea of his own importance
or to create for him a taste for the high
life that Is so disasterous to many motor
men. As conductor, the country youth
fairly shines in honesty"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

The army is playing war and Mr.. Taft
is playing golf.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13
VIE WIS AND
INTERVIEWS
Warns American Girls.


''One thing that has repeatedly i'm
pressed itself upon me-" said S Brandt,
at the New Willard, recently, lis the
fact that so many American girls go
over to Paris to study singing who
really do not know what they are after"
Mr.. Brandt is of New York, but spends
most of his time in Paris. and takes a
lively interest in American students at
the French capital
In a general way they think they
want to study singing lessons, but they
have not the remOtest idea from whom
to take lessons, and they do not know
what kind of singing lessons they want
There are 5000 singing teachers in
Paris-good, bad. and worse. Anybody
to make a choice is likely to find him
self mistaken. Almost every American
girl who goes over to study thinks she
has in her the making of a MeIba,
NOrdca, or a Tetrazzini.
But what is the result? You never
hear of ninety-nine One-hUndredths of
them as having arrived anywhere
Then it is the pitiful straits to which
some Of them are put in order to con-
tinue their studies. Some hundreds of
them endure real hardships. There are
others who, to keep from starving and to
continue their work, make no bones of
working anybody who tries to help them.
l tried to help some. but in several
cases I found l had taken up persons
who rewarded me by taking me in
The Washington herald., 1911-03-13

In all main essentials the ceremony is
the same to-day as it was then, many
of the details even are identical. When
James mounted the throne, dEwes was
still at his post, assiduous as ever in COM
nitting to paper his impressions OF par
liamentary events. Highly amusing some
of these records are in their quaint di-
rectness of language and their photo
graphic completeness. One OF the most
characteristic descriptions is that which
relates TO the opening of the Parliament
of 1620 On this occasion dEwes noted
the following features OF the royal pro-
cession as 1t passed from Whitehall to
Westminster shorter route than now:
Prince Charles rode, with a rich cor
onet upon his head, between the SER
geant-at-arms, carrying maces, and the
pensioners carrying their pole-axes. both
on foot Next rode before his majesty
Henry We're. Earl of oxenford. lord great
chamberlain of England, with Thomas
Howard, Earl OF Arundel, earl marshal
of England on his left hand, both bare
headed.
ARRIVED at the House of Lords. the
king made a pithy and eloquent speech,
profuse in promises Of the removal Of
monopoIies and other grievances. which
at the time pressed upon his subjects His
majesty conclude by desiring Parliament
chperfuliy and speedily to agree upon
a sufncient supply Of his wants by sub
sides, promising them for the time to
come to play the good husband, and OBJ
serving that in part he had done so al
ready"
James. IN this case, acted as his own
spokesman. AT an times he was gar
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
ROMAN TAMMANY DEAD.

Roman Tsmmsny, who for the past
two years has been q Justice Of the
Peace at Lewes, was found dead in bed
about o'clock on Wednesday morning
Of last week death being due to Bright's
disease, frOm which he had been q sui
feTer for several months For several
weeks past his life had been dispsTed
OF at times, but each time be mausged
to rally aud recover sufficiently Is to be
able 10 attend to his duties somewhat
Born at Havre de Grace, Md more
than fifty years ago, this man Of such
sterling qualities sought the climes OF
the Diamond State about fifteen or
twenty years ago, accepting the prln-
cipalshlp Of the Georgetown Public
Schools, which position he held for a
number Of ears. About ten years ago
he WAS chosen County SuPeTint -ndent
of Schools, and after the expiration Of
his term in this capacity became prin-
cipal Of the Lewet Union Schools Two
years ago he was appointed to the office
Of Justice Of the Peace ut Lewes and
since that time has acted in that capac
ity Politically, he was a Democrat Of
the "old school, beirg 30 ardent sup
porter Of JeffersOniau principles.
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
PENNSY TO HELP in TOWN BOOMING.

Announcing that the Pennsylvania
Railroad lie ready to cooperate with
boards Of trade and other commercial
organizations in the location OF new
enterprises in the cities on its lines w..
J. Rose, division freight agent at Hsr
risburg has addressed to these CONNER.
eial bodies a letter entitled "Sugges.
tions for Boards Of Trade, Chambers Of
Commerce, Business Mems Leagues
and other Social Civic Organization
Seeking to Promote Local Develop.
ment The PenHsylvsnia's announce
menL to these trades bodies closes by
saying: "The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has enlisted for the war and
will cooperate with you as far as it
consistently can. il you will now and
periodically hereafter, take account of
stock and keep the undersigned fully
informed as to the local advantages
and other inducements you have to Of
fer, to those seeking location for new
enterprises. n
Milford chronicle., 1911-03-31
HONOR FOR REV. DR.. MORGAN.

The many friends Of Rev S NJ. Nor
gan, pastor Of Mt Salem NJ E Church,
Wilmington, are very much elated over
the new honor which has been conferred
upon the popular minister. On Monday
DR.. Morgan was notified by the Board
Of Bishops Of the Methodist Church
that he had been selected IS q delegate
to the Fourth Eeumenicalt Conference
of the church, which cOnvenes every
ten years for the purpose of discussing
topics Of importance to every depart
ment of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at large, and which Will be held
this year in Toronto from October 4th
to 18th. DR.. Morgan is former pastor
OF the Avenue NJ. z Church in Milford.