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The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

The Presidents appeal for uniform di-
vorce laws may have some effect, but
first of all the people are going to di-
vorce about forty trusts from the pro-
tective tariff.
From the Atlanta Journal.
The Maine poets are in a quandary.
They don't know whether TO write poems
TO pure water or lyrics 10 the cherry in
the bottom of the glass.
From the Knoxville Sentinel
Secretary Wilson is to investigate the
high cost of living. Wonder if McCabe
will be employed to conduct the investi-
cation for him.
From the Chicago Post.
The Chinese admiral finds fault with
American womens skirts, but he is mum
on the subject of tight shoes.
From the Baltimore Star.
Some men in New York went fishing
and brought up six bottles OF beer. This
is the sort of fish story at which the
usual dry humor cannot be poked.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Now let us have a statue Of the Kaiser
Wilhelm and Col Roosevelt together,
posing as the doves of peace.
From the Ohio State Journal
If all the trusts are dissolved the
candidates won't know what to ami
hilate in their eloquent campaign
speeches.
From the Buffalo Express
Naturally. Secretary Meyer must ex-
pect to encounter a great deal of local
opposition to his plans to abandon GER
tain navy yerds. But navy yards are
not maintained primarily for the benefit
of the localities where they are built.
From the Milwaukee Free Press
Boston highbrows are trying to deter
mine whether sbeen" should be pro-
nounced bin" or bean" If they are
patriotic Bostonians the bean will win
in a walk.
From the Columbia State.
Those roasting Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wilson for getting too chummy with
the brewers forget his official interest in
hops
From the Durham Sun.
ter on marriage and divorce. If not on
the tariff.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
President Taft is making so many
speeches that he finds little time for
banquets. But he probably remembers
the sad fate of Admiral Togo.
From the Kansas City Star.
DIR. Wiley refrains from speaking dis
respectfully of his enemies in the De-
partment of Agriculture. His enemies
are still there, and he will have to
work alongside Of them-for the time be-
ing, at least.
From the Kansas City Journal
President Taft is another attraction
who can be advertised positively to ap-
pear rain or shine"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
etiquette at SEQ.

From the Success Magazine.
The captain was trying to impress upon
the sailor the Importance Of saying sir
in addressing his superior.
Flows her head?' he asked.
Nor -by-east," answered the old tar
grufay. Another trial was without sue
cess.
LET me take the Wheel said the
skipper. ''and you ask me the question"
lows her head" reared the sailor.
'Nori-by-east, SIR" replied the captain.
Keep her SO, my man." said the old
tar. while ] goes forward and has =
smoke
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1911.
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Reginning October !. tho sub
scriptIon price of the Daily and
Sunday editions of The Washing
ton Herald will be 45 cents per
month, instead of 40 cents per
month, as heretofore. The sub
scription price of the Daily. only
edition will remain unchanged-25
cents per month.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
ohiect to ProEre...

From the New York Press
Maybe that Wall street praying party
will begin with fervent upliftIngs to make
the ticker give better news.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
A Slight Handicap.

From the Louisville Pest.
The only Drawback to that coast-to-
coast aviation contest seems to be the
inability of the flyers to keep their ma
chimes In the air.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

1t is said the government is going to
put the original Wright biplane in
museum. Yet it is not as much OF
curiosity as 1t was three years ago.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
No Fear of War.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
We will stick to our former declaration
of independence and reiterate that we
are going to wear our old straw hat just
as long as we doggone please.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

When papers couple the name of
Maine with the word doubt, II is not
always plain whether it is the sunken
battle ship or the prohibition State that
Is meant
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
Uncle Pennywise saysi

My nephew complains that violets'
are going up. Seems he was unfor-
tunate enough to fall in love on bull
market.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
Coming Across.

81 thought you told me you were
going TO marry a nobleman from Lon
don"
Il thought I was"
Hasn't the duke come Iss YETI"
THE duke has come across. but
father hasn't"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

A District Commissioner is not with
out some Importance even in a strange
land. The New York Sun interviewed
Gen. Johnston.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

President Taft -umpired the sparring
match between Senator Bristow and
Secretary Fisher, at Hutchison, Kans.,
but failed to announce his decision.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

1t is said that Jack johnson has spent
Sl2O,O0O since fighting Jefries, and is
now penniIess. He must have been hit
ting things up lively.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

The conduct of Admiral Schley at the
battle of Santiago has been vindicated
by the recent writings of a naval COM
mander. The public vindicated him many
years ago.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
History Repeats.

Mrs. Wombat declines to loan US
her automobile once a week in ex-
change for our lawn mower"
Reciprocity defeated, eh?" said Mr..
wibbles. We'll, I'm not greatly sur
prised."
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

A member Of the council of Wheeling,
w. Va, intimates that Billy Sunday is
an evangelist for revenue only. Well.
Bill didn't even play ball just for glory.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

A grandson of the late W. E. Glad
stone has been elected to Parliament
Here beginneth lot of talk about his
grandfather's hat.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

The news that they could not fight
in England must have come to John
son and Wells as something of a blow.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

The fashion notes say that fringes are
much worn. Often, too, on articles that
are much worn.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

national dairy show should be held in
Milwaukee.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

Why not require the children who skate
after dark to carry lights?
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

The day may come when Turkey will
have to provide Europe's thanksgiving
feast.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

What is a perfect wife? asks an ex-
change. She who is welded to a perfect
man
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
Time for Another In.pectfon.

FiOm the Chicago Rscord- Herald.
Isn't somebody going TO make kour
Of inspection OF the Panama Canal Pretty
soon1 >.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
ABOUT WASHINGTON.

From the Rochester News and Advertiser.
Washington's jail holds seventeen muir
derers- That's nothing. 1t might contain
seventeen politicians. ...
Prom the Savannah Press '
The Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm met in Washington. How signifl-
cant that they should go there in Tafts
absence.
From the Indianapolis News
Washington has decided that no more
pictures OF soul-stirring cowboys and ear
piercing Indians shall decorate its board
fngs. SO we see that romance has suf-
fered another Of its long succession Of
nemises:
From the Christian Science Monitor.
A. Chicago architect is said to have
arrived at the conclusion, after careful
study OF the subject, that the Capitol at
washington cannot last more than 500
years. This news is more likely to upset
former Speaker Cannon than any he has
heard recently.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

The Treasury Department will prevent
the importation of colored teas; but We
may still have domestic pink teas.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
Certainly Mean.

How is it that Mrs. wombats chill
dren get along better in school than
ours?"
She has gotten hold OF ''o-
brand of brain food than the r'sr nf
us use. and the mean cat won't leIl US
what 1t is
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

This years record grain crop ought TO
make it again our golden West.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

Every time the gridiron is mentioned,
some one begins to roast football.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
The Singer.

He made a hit with the first line,
But then too far he went.
At first the people shouted "Fine!'
And then "Imprisonmentw
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
Evidently Not.

Does your son realize the respon
sibilities OF great wealth.
I'm afraid not" sighed the million
aire. He can't play bridge. and he
shows no signs of wanting to marry a
chorus girl"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
Keeping 1t Going.

Baseball is over for 1911. Blue days
for the fans"
We'll, they can still discuss what
might have happened If the season
had lasted a little longer.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02
AS OTHERS SEE 1T.

From the st. Louis Republic.
The Presidents appeal for uniform di-
vorce laws may have some effect, but
first of all the people are going to di-
vorce about forty trusts from the pro-
tective tariff.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

From the Knoxville Sentinel
Secretary Wilson is to investigate the
high cost of living. Wonder if McCabe
will be employed to conduct the investi
cation for him.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-02

From the Atlanta Journal.
The Maine poets are in a quandary.
They don't know whether TO write poems
TO pure water or lyrics TO the cherry in
the bottom of the glass.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10
CHAPTER xxx.
in the Dining Room.

That was Saturday night, two weeks
after the wreck. The previous nVe
DAVIS had been full of swift-followlng
events-the woman in the house next
door the picture in the theater OF a
man about to leap from the doomed
train. the dinner at the Dallaes, and
Richev's discovery that Alison was
the girl in the case. In quick success
sion had come our visit to the Carter
Mace. the finding of the rest OF the
telegram. my seeing Alison there, and
the strange interview with Mrs. Con
wav. The Cresson trip stood out III
nv memory for its serio-com1c horrors
and its one real thrill. Then-the dis
covery by the police of the sealskln
bag and the bit of chain; Hotchklss
producing triumphantly Stuart for Sui
ivan and his subsequent discontinue
MCKNIGHT at the station with Alison,
and later the confession that ne was
out of the running.
And vet. when thought it all over,
the entire week and it's events were
TWO sides of a triangle that was mar
rowing rapidly to an apex, point
And the said apex was at that mo-
ment in the drive below my window
resting his long legs by sitting on a
carriage block, and smoking a pipe
that made the night hideous. Inc
sense of the ridiculous is very close
70 the sense of tragedy. I opened my
screen and whistled, and Johnson
looked up and grinned. We said noth
ing / held up a handful of cigars, ne
extended his hat, and when l finally
went to sleep, it was to soothing
breeze that waited in salt air and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10
FEARED THE sCREECH OWL
Woman Was Not Superstitious, but
She Cut Short Her Visit to
the Country.

I'm not a bit superstitious, not In
the least bit, butt don't ever want to
hear another screech owl in the
night" said woman who remained In
the country until the holidays. Posi-
lively, believe l should go mad II
ever heard that blood-curdling sound
again.
you know they say in the country
that If a screech owl comes crying
around the house it's sure sign OF
death. OF course, I've no faith In
that sort of nonsense, but all the same
the coachman's mother died after the
owls first appearance.
''The owl came back and one of tie
employees died. It came back again
and l decided that, after all, l didn't
want to spend Christmas in the coun-
try and lighted back to town. The
coachman said something about the
old rule and I just naturally packed
up my buds and bought ticket for
New York.
"Ugh-h-h! l SILVER now whenever
I think Of that owl in the apple tree"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10
HONEST CONFESSION
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set Of men on
earth than the doctors, and when they
find they have been in error they are
usually apt to make honest and manly
admission of the fact.
A case in point is that Of a practi-
toner, one Of the good old school, who
lives in Texas. His plain, unvarnished
tale needs no dressing up:
II had always had an intense preju-
dice, which can now see was unwar-
rantable and unreasonable, against all
muchly advertised foods. Hence,
never read line of the many ads OF
Grape-Nuts, nor tested the food till
last winter.
while in Corpus Christi for my
health, and visiting my youngest son,
who has four Of the ruddiest, health
first dish Of Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little grandsons.
II became exceedingly fond of 1t
and have eaten a package Of 1t every
week since, and find it delicious, re-
freshing and strengthening food, leav-
ing no i'll effects whatever, causing no
quotations with which I was for
merly much troubledD, no sense OF
fullness. nausea, nor distress Of stom-
ach in any way.
There is no other food that agrees
with me so well, or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does.
81 am stronger and more active
since I began the use OF Grape-Nuts
than I have been for 10 years, and
am no longer troubled with nausea
and indigestion" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, ''The Road to MELVILLE"
There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
| interest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10
SYNOPSIS.

,.ur.nce Blakeley, lawyer, goes to
i1l eEree'9w with the forged notes in the
pIttso.G53Sc Ease to get the deposition of
BronS9GHi Gilmore T5 millionaire a lady re-
johh "1 RIaEeley to buy her a Pullman
ss lSSto He gives her lower. IL and re-
aihS' ,ower 10. He finds a drunken, man
pam, oUer 10 and retires in lower
p So awakens in lower and
- 5iq clothes and bag missing. The
anus g., - lower 10 is found murdered. Cir
m4%nnrciant!al evidence points to- both
So1inttnIev and the man who stole his
ba thoz The train is wrecked and Blake
10 n" rescued from a burning car by a
s!y, IN hue. His arm is broken. The girl
tic. lI e to be Alison West, his partners
pU,r.+Ioart. Blakeley returns home and
| s"s. he IS under surveillance. Moving
G nt.!1l-sg Of the train taken just before
Y. wreck reveal to Blakeley a man leap
tnT from the train with his stolen grip.
i Ia.s5.nstigation proves that the mans name
~ rIIiyan. Mrs. Conway, the woman for
Sbor7 Blakeley bought Pullman ticket,
IVES to make a bargain with him for the
;,rop6 notes. not knowing that they are
Kissing Rlakeley and an amateur de-
g.nfjre investigate the home of Sullivan's
.Isfar From a servant Blakeley learns
'F9t Alison West had been there on a
gisit and Sullivan had been attentive to
.sr of the murdered man. Blakeley's
mouse Is ransacked by the police. He
learns that the affair between Alison and
his nartrer is off. Alison tells Blakeley
about the attention paid her by Sullivan
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10

| faint aroma of good tobacco | was
thoroughly tired, but I slept restless
! ly, dreaming of two detectives with
| Pittsburg warrants being held up by
| Hotchkiss at the point of a splint,
while Alison fastened their hands with
a chain that was broken and much
too short. I was reused about dawn
/ by light rap at the door, and, open
| ing it, l found Forbes, in a pair OF
trousers and pajama coat He was
as pleasant as most f1eshy people are
when they have to get up at night,
and he said the telephone had been
ringing for an hour, and he didn't
know why somebody else in the blank
ety-blank house couldn't have heard
| it. He wouldn't get to sleep until
| noon
AS he was palpably asleep on his
feet, l left him grumbling and went
to the telephone. 1t proved to be
Richey, who had found me by the
simple expedient of tracing Alison,
and he was jubilant.
you'll have to come back" he said.
Got railroad schedule there?"
81 don't sleep with one in my
pocket" l retroted, "but if you'll hold
the line I'll call out the window to
Johnson He's probably got one"
"Johnson!" I could hear the laugh
with which Mcknight comprehended
the situation. He was still chuckling
when I came back.
Train to Richmond at $3.50 a. NJ, .
I said. What time is it now?"
-Four. Listen, Lollie. We've got
him. Do you hear? Through the WON
an at Baltimore. Then-the other
woman, the lady of the restaurant -
he was obviously avoiding names
"she is playing our cards for us-No
i don't know why, and I don't care.
But you be at the Incubator tonight
at eight o'clock. If you can't shake
Johnson, bring him, bless him."
To this day I believe the Sam For
| beses have not recovered from the
! surprise of my unexpected arrival, my
one appearance at dinner in Changers
! clothes, and the note on my dresser
which informed them the next morn
ing that had folded my tents like the
Arabs and silently stolen away. For
at half after five Johnson and I, the
former as uninquisitive as ever, were
on our way through the dust to the
| station, three miles away, and by four
that afternoon we were in Washing
ton. The journey had been unevent-
! full. Johnson relaxed under the in
| f1uence of my tobacco, and spoke at
some length on the latest improve.
ments in gallows, dilating on the alb
surdity of cutting out the former free
| passes to see the affair in operation.
I remember, too, that he mentioned
| the curious anomaly that permits a
man about to be hanged to eat a
hearty meal I did not enjoy my din
ner that night.
Before we got into Washington
had made an arrangement with John
son to surrender myself at two the
following afternoon. Also, l had wired
to Alison, asking her if she would car
ry out the contract she had made. The
detective saw me home, and left me
there
Mrs. Klopton received me with dig
nified reserve. The very tone in which
she asked me when I would dine told
me that something was wrong.
"Now-what is it, Mrs. Kloptonf"
demanded finally, when she had in
formed me, in patient and long-suf.
fering tone, that she felt worn out
! and thought she needed rest.
when / lived with Mr.. Justice
Springer" she began acidly, her mend
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10
Ne.Os Notes of Wisconsin

Racine.-In an explosion at the
Mitchell Motor Car company's plant,
Frank M. McNear, aged 35, superin-
tendent Of the assembling room, lost
his life, and John Foley, aged so,
night Waterman, was terribly burned
about the head. face and arms. Nc
Near entered the assembling room
and taking lantern, walked between
the two ovens. 1t is believed that
he walked into Give gas" from the
ovens, for there was a terrific explo-
sion that blew out the end of the
building, all the skylights in that
section of the factory and demolished
the ovens. 1t is thought that the
loss will total $4,000 or $4,000.
Manifestation Marsch is the
new owner of the Wisconsin and
Michigan railway. Marsch, whose
home is at Iron Mountain, Wis, got
control at the annual meeting in Chi
cago, after purchasing bonds and
stocks Of the company and elected
himself and two brothers to the di-
John R. Walsh properties and ex-
tends from Peshtigo to Iron Noun
tain, seventy miles.
Chippewa Falls.-An interurban
car ran over Michael Schmitz, aged
so, in front of the Ottawa hotel, cut
ting off both his legs above the knee.
He died in ten minutes. He was a
blacksmith at Tomahawk and was
enroute from Tomahawk to Eau
Claire to visit his aged mother He
was trying to enter the closed vesti-
bu1e when the car started dragging
him under the wheels.
Sheboygan.-At Plymouth, Mi
chael Straub fell and broke his neck,
causing almost instant death. Mr..
Straub was sc years of age and had
been resident Of Plymouth for a
number of years. At the time of
the accident he was on his way to the
depot, intending to take a train for
London to visit his daughter.
Eau Claire.-Ernest ROLAND, ar
rested here on forgery charge, was
taken back to Ottawa, Can, as a
tuition in Canada. At the death of
his aged father he was released, as
his mother was quite i'll. Christmas
he came here and passed forged
check.
Waukesha.-Mrs. Catherine Hibl,
aged So, committed suicide by tying
a stone to cord around her neck and
jumping into a cistern. Her mind
has been more or less affected the
past five years, since her husband
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of coal re-
ceipts on the Great Lakes, just is
sued, place this city in fifth place
with 948,000 tons, leading the Sec
ond class.
Wausau.-Three launches, the
largest having accommodations for
fifty passengers, have been received
by c. Marian of Waupaca, who will
inaugurate a passenger boat service
on Lake Wausau this summer be-
tween this city, Rotschild Park and
Rib River.
Madison.-Dr. Hermon C. Bum
pus, business manager of the uni
versity, recently elected at a salary
of $4,000 year, has arrived and
started to study the minute details
of the financial administrative end of
the university.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10

Alison turned and called through
SAM" she said, and rose cit must be
very late: Sam is home. We would
better go back to the house"
Don't" I begged her. "Anchovies
and juleps and Sam will go on for
ever, and / have you such a little
time. 1 suppose I am only one of a
dozen or so, but-you are the only girl
in the world You know 1 love you,
don't you dear?"
Sam was whistling, an irritating
bird call, over and over. She pursed
her red lips and answered him in kind.
1t was more than I could endure.
"Sam or no SAM l said firmly, i
am going to kiss you!"
But Sans voice came strident
through the megaphone. BE good,
you two" he beloved, GIVE got the
binoculars!" And so, under fire, we
walked sedately back to the house.
My pulses were throbbing-the little
swish of her dress beside me on the
grass was pain and ecstasy. had but
to put out my hand to touch her, and
I dared not.
Sam, armed with megaphone and
field glasses, bent over the rail ana
watched us with gleeful malignity.
Home early, aren't your Alison
called, when we reached the steps.
Led a club when my partner had
doubled no-trumps, and she tainted.
Damn the heart convention" he said
cheerfully. ''The others are not here
yet"
Three hours later went up to bed
I had not seen Alison alone again.
The noise was at it's height below, and
7 glanced down into the garden, still
bright in the moonlight. Leaning
against a tree, and staring Interested
" into the billiard room, was Jonn'
son.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10
NJ A R K EFT S
Milwaukee, March z, 1911.

neutrality-suspicious., 26 nc;
prints, 27hc; firsts, 22@ 24c; Sec
onds, 19@21c; renovated (process)
23 @24c. Dairy-Fancy, 19c.
Cheese - American full cream
Twins, 1914 @14c; daisies, lao
lave; Young Americas, 14h @
14Ac; longhorns, 1434 @15c; low
grades, 11@12c; limburger, new,
@121Ac; brick, IL II q lie;
Swiss, 14@15c.
Eggs-Current receipts, fresh, as
to quality, 16c; recandled, extras,
10000 seconds, II @ 13c; April
No. 1, recandled, Il % Ice.
Live Poultry-Fowls, IA Il &C;
ROSTERS, &C; springers, 15c. Tur-
keys, fat, tic.
Potatoes wisconsin or Michigan,
on track, 40@43c
Wheat-No. 1, northern, $50
99hc; No. 2, northern, 90 q 81 h c;
No. /, durum, $40 88c; No. z, ou-
rum, S5 q SEC.
Barley-No. 8, 92@94c; medium
93@95c.
Corn-No. 3, yellow, 45c.
Oats-No. 8, white, 80 q BIC;
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Cattle-Butchers' steers, 5.oOW
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$500; stockers and feeders, $40 "
4.75; calves, 7.O0@8.75.
Hogs-Good, heavy butchers, 7.Oo
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1925; pigs, 6.S0@7.25.
Sheep-Lambs, SIS q 6.25; ewes
3.25@400.
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