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The Washington herald., 1911-02-12

Nestled into the rivers bank. almost in
the shadow of the Aqueduct Bridge and
with Georgetown University heights
forming a terraced background, stands
the home OF one of Washington's most
representative organizations. While not
so strong numerically as other and older
clubs, the Washington Canoe Club has
membership that is unique, for within its
ranks is represented every phase of bust
ness and professional life in the District
OF Columbia. In its perfect spirit Of
democracy and good fellowship this little
group of outdoor enthusiasts presents
an object lesson that all newly organized
clubs throughout the country would do
we'll TO study.
In its very conception the canoe club
represented an idea that naturally drew
its members into sort of happy family
relationship 1t was organized by little
nucleus of ardent canoeists who were
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which have thousands OF students to
draw upon.
Working on New show.
Rehearsals have already begun for this
years show. to be given some time in
May. The title of the new operetta is
The Penitent Pirate" and it is the work
of l. F. Eberbach and Ben Judson. two
club members who were also responsible
for the past two successful performances
Mr.. Eberbach is the librettist and Mr.
Judson has written the score, including a
number of melodies TO be published by a
local music house and which have every
element that should make them generally
popular.
All through the winter months the
club has held its members in social re-
lationship with its semi-monthly dances
and smokers. Once each month the mem
bers and their fortunate friends stag it
over the clubhouse and spend a joy
Gus evening around the festive board"
On these occasions the best talent the club
affords is pressed into service to entertain
their fellowmembers, and usually some
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and given a grand housewarming on
December l following the date of the
clubs organization. Cleveland Skinker,
one of the members. and also a profess
sional builder, undertook the erection Of
the house, and fully one-third of the work
was done by the members during the
evenings. They even mixed the cement
and laid the piers on which the club
house was erected, and practically all
the inside decoration was similarly labor
Of love.
The. clubhouse contains six rooms and
a large storeroom for canoes and work
shop. There is a reception hall. ladies'
room. board meeting room, big ballroom,
griIiroom, locker room. and kitchen.
Several doors and windows lead from
the ballroom to spacious veranda over
looking the river. On summer nights,
when the clubs dances are :? full swing,
the moon hangs most allurmgly over the
river and the veranda becomes the Set
ting for many an attractive picture.
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conducted by the club is the lantern
parade. Starting after dark from around
the upper bend in the river a long column
of canoes, in double formation sweeps
down the stream until it reaches the
broad expanse in front of the clubhouse
Each canoe is riGged in fanciful fashion
with Japanese lanterns and prizes are
awarded the owners of the most cleverIy
designed illuminauons. With the club
house veranda crowded with their friends,
the water paraders circle in glowing lines,
winding in and about in a prearranged
drill that affords one of the most charm
ing spectacles imaginable.
Another feature of summer canoeing
in former seasons was the club camp on
the Virginia shore up near Chain Bridge
1t has been the custom to give several
picnic Suppers at the camp. These events
were joyously participated in by A host of
pretty girls and equally enthusiastic
chaperons.
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members of one of the Washington boat
clubs. They conceived the idea of hav-
ing 4 club devoted solely to canoeing and
its assOCiat tions. This idea met with en-
thusiastic response on the part of the
canoeists belonging to the other river
clubs. and on August S. 1906, the Washing
ton Canoe Club was officially organized.
There were sixty members to affix their
signatures to the original charter, a
membership now grown to more than 100
and which does not leap upward simply
beCa use the club has decided not to eX-
pand too rapidly and without careful
scrutiny of the application list 1t does
not matter what a mans work is. so long
AS he lives up to the clubs standard of
Eentility and good-fellowship. They don't
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Through the efforts of the canoe club
canoeing has gained such popularity in
the District and its environs that the
river bank up by Chain Bridge is strewn
with pretty little private canoe houses.
These upper river stretches have become
the favOrite haunts of the paddle WELD
ers. and on summer evenings the river
surface is fairly alive with the graceful,
swift moving little shells.
Some of the daring members of the club
have attempted at various times to shoot
the swirling rapids of Little Falls, and
a number have successfully performed the
feat Several narrow escapes from drown
ing, however, have discouraged the praC-
tiCe. and in the main the canoeists are
content to paddle about the placid depths
of the river or to navigate the still sur
face of the old canal y trip up through
the locks is one of the prettiest this sec
ton affords and is a favorite with the
local devOteeS of the sport.
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make any fuss and feathers over mans
financial standing. and they are just as
willing to admit bank president to
membership as they are a good barber
shop-chord' second tenor. So marked is
this spirit Of democracy that the club
even has been known to admit politicians
TO its smokers and entertainments. if
they promised to behave themselves.
Built Their Clubhouse.
Within that little circle of sixty charter
members there were enough vOcatiOns
represented to start the building of the
clubhouse without outside assistance.
George p. Hales was made architect of
the club and drew the plans for the
coy little clubhouse which was built
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Around the walls of the grillroom Felix
Mahony has painted a frieze in which
every member of the club is shown in
caricature. 1t is one of the Cleverest
things this well-known Washington art
ist has done. A portion of the frieze,
showing the war canoe in action. is pic
tured elsewhere on this page. The ply
sicaI eccentricities of the various men,
bers and their personal whims and hob
bies are portrayed with great fidelity and
keen sense of humOr. 1t is one of the
things of which the club is. most proud.
and, as with all the other work of decor
alton and building done by the club men,
bers, it was done purely for the love OF
the thing.
This capacity on the part of the clubs
to participate in almost any
The Washington herald., 1911-02-12
Leads I'm Copper Production.

From the PhiIaderhia Record.
The United States easily leads the
whole world in the production of copper.
Statistics for 1908 show that in that year
the industry produced 43O,099 metric tons
out Of a total production for the world
of 76o,T3 tons. The next largest pro-
ducer was the Spanish peninsula. inciud-
ing Portugal. which produced 53,425 tons.
Third In rank came Japan. with H.7O
tons. Australasia produced 40123 tons;
Chile. Ss.9Z tons; Mexico, $500 tons:
Canada, 24,S91 tons; Peru (estin1ated).
2. .24O tons; Germany. 2O.523 tons; Russia,
16.s21 tons; and Great Britain but q few
hundred tons.
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work started by the club is shown also
in the annual public entertainment the
club gives at some local theater. These
showS-little operettas whose Iibrettos
and score are the work of club members
impress into service one-half the mem
bership. The costumes are designed and
the rehearsals directed by club members,
and so bountiful is the supply of talent
within the clubs ranks that the process
OF choosing the principals for these en-
tertainmentS is one of elimination rather
than selection. There is probably no club
in the country with so small a member
ship that can produce and stage as en-
jOyable entertainments. The shows are
nearly on a par with the work of the
big university dramatic organizations,
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
THE STAY AT HOME.

To travel with wellflled purse,
a veil-stocked mind, sharp aud intel
ligent curioslt,-that is delight, To
take sea trip as tonic--that liz ra-
tional, too. Eut to 60 abroad, as Ger.
tain persons 10 by the shipload, for
the mere sake OF locomotion: to be
able to say they have crossed the water
(often at the cost of unspeakable agon-
ies); to stand ignorant upon historic
battlehelds, dumb and unapprec!ative
before the great shrines Of art; to
pass from city TO city without knowi-
edge Of their teeming past, from state
TO state. oblivious of their political re-
lationa, their polity, their economic
condition--that Is incarnate folly
afoot They were better of at home
In hammock DR.. Samuel Johnson
views the matter shrewdIy, "The use
OF travelling" he says, Ifs to regulate
imagination by reality, and instead OF
thinking how things may be, to see
them az they are" says the Philadel-
phia Press The doctor lived long be-
fore the. days 81 the perfected camera
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28

RENCH Drawers and a Pretty
Camisole--These drawers are
= very cool and comfortable for
summer wear when made In lawn.
they are trimmed with wide frills
edged with lace and headed by inser-
ton, The upper part OF the eamisole
lis in all-oyer embroidery. cut In one;
1t is outlined with beading threaded
with ribbon; the lower part Is OF lawn.
The neck and sleeves are finished with
lace Materials required for the draw
ers: yards SO inches wide. Ia yard
Insertion. 21s yards lace. For the
camisole, 81 yard % inches wide, "a
yards beading, yards ribbon.
Alpaca Dress, For useful yet smart
dresses, alpaca Is an exceedingly nice
material, cream Is chosen here. The
overskirt has panel front and Is
trimmed at edge and few inches
above by bands OF material, braided In
3 Greek key design A pleating forms
the underskirt, this Is well pressed
and tapped to keep the pleats flat, The
Magyar bodice has fine tucks on each
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
IS NOT FIT TO LIVE WITH
The Genius Always Is an Impossible
Creature Who Makes Family and
Friends Wretched.

One of the strangest signs of the
times is our universal admiration for
geniuses; yet genius, no matter how
you view him, Is always an impossible
creature. He isn't fit to live with.
If he is SO unfortunate as to marry,
he makes life miserable for his family
II he doesn't marry, he is care TO
all his friends. And the probability is
that no one will appreciate him In his
own age. Yet when we hear that
such and such a one is a genius, we
experience an instant feeling of envy
Most of us would like to be a genius.
If we could have, along with It, our
own steady traits. We wouldn't give
up our regular income, but II we could
be genius with 1t, we should like
1t very we'll
Lombroso declares that geniuses arc
acknowledgements types. Scien-
lists term them in biological words
"sports'-that Is. they are exceptions
to a rule. They are supposed to see
things straight, whereas everybody
else Is abnormal Bernard Shaw says
that is what is the matter with him
Thomas L, Mason in Lippincott's.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
TRIUMPH or WATER FINDING
English Expert Locates Ample Supply,
Guaging Depth Below Surface
Within TWO Feet.

A very remarkable achievement in
"water-finding' has been carried
through at Sicily Oak, Birmingham. It
was necessary to discover a supply or,
water on the land belonging to the Pa.
tent Enamel works, and Mr., Chester
man was called from Hereford for the
purpose He went over the land with.
his piece OF aluminium wire for about
half an hour. Then he suddenly
stopped and declared that al the place
where he stood water would be found
at a depth Of $50 feeN A contract was
signed by which he engaged to sink an
eightinch artesian tube which should
produce not less than $4,000 gallons
OF water a day, on the condition mo
water, no pay" He employed hydrau-
lie boring machinery, and In fourteen
days struck water at depth of 24S
feet, and test pumping for 20 hours
proved yield Of 10000 gallons per
day. That the expert should have
gagged the depth within two feet is
considered one Of the greatest triumphs
In water.finding Of modern times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28

crushed or smothered to death,
There was no actual danger from
the flames, as the brave operator
had extinguished the burning film
before opening the door In his cabi-
net. A few exits in the opera house
probably would have saved all.
Disasters OF this kind are just as
apt to occur in Cairo as in any other
city, and IL there are any structures
here that are not adequately pro-
vided with fire escapes and exits,
they should be closed at once.
The city cannot be too stringent
In the enforcement of the ordi-
nance. and an immediate inspection
should be made Of all theaters.
The man who shouted Fire" can
not be blamed for the deaths in the
horror, for he probably
knew there was only one exit
arough which the hundreds would
to pass, The owners. however,
are guilty, If reports received are
true, and they should be severely
punished.
All the money In the world would
not begin to pay for one Of the
twenty-five lives, for life is one OF
The few things money Will not buy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
The Canonsburg Disaster.

Fifteen hundred men, women and
children, imprisoned In the opera
house at Canonsburg, Pa, were
thrown into a panic by an excited
and senseless member of the au-
dience who shouted Fire" when q
cloud of harmless smoke Issued from
the cabinet of the moving picture
machine.
In their frenzy to escape, the
$500 persons arose IN one mass and
simultaneously started for the soli-
tary exit In the horrible struggle
that followed 25 We're killed
smothered to death--and so were
injured, some Of them fatally
Several disasters OF this kind have
occurred In the United States, and
the worst of all was the Irouuois
Theater fire In Chicago, which re.
suited in the death of several hun.
bred persons, who, like those In Til,
Canonsburg Opera House. were
driven insane with fear. ny
Those killed Saturday were either
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28

shoulder. both back and front. A
braided strap outlines the neck and
Is also taken down outside Of arm and
round elbow Hat of Tagel trimmed
with cream satin ribbon, completes q
costume that has been much admired
Material required for dress: 5 yards A
inches wide.
Walking Costume, Family striped
grey tweed makes up most success
fully in this style The front panel
of skirt is wide and is cut into two
disappointed tabs each side the lower
part, button being sewn in each tab.
The pattern measures just under two
yards round The coat fastens invis-,
ibly down front: the tab at the lower
part is ornamental with n button and
is hooked over to the left side. The
collar Is faced with grey silk lightly
braided at edge. Fancy straw hat in
royal blue, trimmed with ribbon. Ma
terials required for costume: 5is
yards 46 inches wide, 3 yards skirt
lining. yards silk for lining coat.
buttons
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
SUM Err DISHES.

On hot days when meat dishes are
too heavy for the main dish, escal'
loped dishes of different sorts are SUI
ficiently substantial and satisfying.
A combination that Is new enough
10 be interesting was only discovered
by accident when three were invited
and here come nine" The dish Is esJ
calloped eggs. and for fear the con
tents would not be enough to go.
around. a cupful of canned peas were.
added to the egg and white sauce, ma.
king a combination especially pleas
ant, Take a sufficient number OF cold.
hard.cooked eggs cut In small pieces,
put layer in buttered baking dish
season with salt, pepper and rev
drops Of onion juice. Over this pour
rather thick white sauce maze Oh
two tablespoonfuls each OF flour ana
butter and a cup OF milk, salt and pep
per to taste Then add some OF the
peas. and repeat, leaving the white
sauce on top. Sprinkle with buttered
crumbs and bake a golden brown
This dish might be varied by AIDING
few shredded green peppers that
have been parboiled, instead oil the
meas. Let the vegetables take the
Mace of meat Another new dish
which, because necessity was
evolved from a short allowance OF two
vegetables. A cupful of fresh musn-
rooms were at hand, and they were
added to dish of dreamed potatoes,
making that common dish most
dainty one.
Rhubarb should now be used gener-
ously and put UP for winter use
spiced as any fruit, 1t Is delicious az
| a relish In the winter with meats ana
preserved with figs and lemons 1t
makes a fine conserve. Use six pounds
OF pie plant TO one pound OF hes' TWO
lemons and three pounds OF sugar
Crate the lemon peel from the lemon
using only the yellow part; chop the
flgs and add the lemon juice to the
other ingredients, and stand over
night. In the morning cook slowly
until thick
During the hot weather the body
needs MORE water, so cooling drinks
Juicy fruits and refreshing salads
should be the rule upon our tables
| Tekk1 N~-,<..eN-.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
Mrs. Taft's Favorite Books.

Mrs. Tafts favorite book is pride
aud Prejudice" by Jane Austen, and
this fine old novel is the gift which
she Invariably makes to the daughters
Of her friends who are about to make
their debut in society. She considers
that careful reading Of this book will
give breadth to young girls mind.
Mrs. Taft is partial to all the books of
Jane Austen and she prefers the old
novels to the new. Her table In the
pretty nook at the west end Of the
second floor corridor is always filed
with books. Some of them are new
ones recommended by friends, but al
ways there are one or more we'll worn
volumes which she loved as a girl and
which she delights to reread mt odd
moments. Among these are sour VII
lage," by Miss Milford, ana Mrs. Gas.
kell's charming stories.
The Lost Part.
Mistress-Julia, where's my diamond
comb? left It in my hair.
Julia--Yes. rna'ain. but don't know
where your hair is.--Philadelphia In
uu.rer &y WALL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
Bent BY the Sun.

The towering Washington monu-
ment, solid as 1t y, cannot resist the
heat Of the sun, poured on its south
ern side on a midsummer's day, with
out slight bending of the gigantic
shaft which is rendered percepitible
by means of copper wire, ia feet
long, hanging In the center OF the
structure, and carrying plummet
suspended In a vessel OF water. At
noon in summer the apex of the mon
ument, $50 feet above the ground, is
shifted, by expansion of the stDne, a
few hundredths Of an inch toward the
north. High winds cause perceptible
motions of the plummet, and In still
weather delicate vibrations OF the
crust of the earth, otherwise upper
ceived, are registered by 1t.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
This Ia Slurber Land,

Here Is a story about the soothing
quality of Flatbush air, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. Newcomers to Flat
bush notice first Of all that they don't
seem able to get sleep enough. At
first they have an idea that perhaps
It's the malaria, but 1t is only the
heavy sea air which induces slumber.
A new resident In Flatbush asked
some friends OF his In the district IL
the experience was common one.
"Oh, yes" was the reply, that is
the case with everybody who moves
here A certain woman who lives not
far from Eighteenth avenue started to
make three beds one morning at nine
o'clock. At seven o'clock that night
she had not vet made the third, The
beds looked so inviting and | was so
tired she explained, that whenever
I came to one | lay down and slept on
it."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
Advocate Silence.

Silence is the element In which
great things fashion themselves to-
gether, that at length they may
emerge full formed and majestic, into
the daylight of Life, which they are
henceforth to rule. All the
considerable men | have known fore
bore TO babble of what they were
creating and projecting. Nay, in thy
own perplexities, do thou myself but
hold thy tongue for one day: on the
morrow how much clearer are thy
purposes and duties what wreck and
rubbish have these mute workmen
within thee swept away when intru-
sive noises we're shut out.--Maurice
Maeterlinck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28

After deep thought Prot Prentiss G..
Hoyt, Of Clark College. propounds the
opinion that there is no such thing
as American humor. II is not Ameri.
can, but just individual and personal,
thinks the professor. Ii may argue
some temerity to contradict college
professor. We seem to remember
that one newspaper which so far for
got the properties and eternal verities
as to get gay" with Prof Oscar Low
ell Triggs. of Chicago. was hailed into
court for 1t. says the Milwaukee Sen
tine' But really Professor Clark gets
Cp lehatahle ground In denying the ex
istence OF that commonly recognized
entity, American humor Surely there
Ia a distinctively American twang to
the drollery of our typical American
humorists, and family resemblance
that makes their productions recog
nizable AS American In a moment
Artemus Ward and Mark Twain had
their separate individualities: but they
had their common national character
istic, and their fun is racy of the soil
it sprang from.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
Americans Globe Trotters.

There are many American girls
who pride themselves on being globe
trotters. A trip to Europe is insignifi-
cant to them; they have been around
the world so many times they speak OF
1t as something not unusual. But they
do take pride in knowing the art of
travelling, of getting along without so
many petty annoyances that almost
give inexperienced travellers nervous
prostration. They are sweet tempered
and merry and never seem to be ruff
fed by any unexpected circumstance
One of those experienced girls when
asked why she got along SO easily, re
marked: well, soon learned few
essential things and never have any
trouble II is mistake to travel in
ones own hair. II always gets crum.
pied and struggling in the salt air, and
80 / always wear few pin curls In the
day and keep my own hair fresh for
the evening. Furthermore, I always
make It a point to tip the stewardess
when start on voyage"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-28
breaches Annual Sermon.

What Is known locally as "The
Vegetable Sermon" was given recent
ly by the bishop of Stepney, England,
in shoreditch church. The origin of
the sermon goes back almost two cen
turtles. Thomas Fairchild, Hoxton
gardener, who died in 1929, be
qucathcd sum Of money for the pur-
pose of paying preacher to deliver
a lecture In the church lin the after
noon of Tuesday In every Whitsun
week" The lecture must be one of
the two following subjects: THE
Wonderful Works of God in Creation"
or "The Certainty of the Resurrection
OF the Dead, as Evidenced by Changes
in the Animal and Vegetable Parts Of
the Creation" The lecture was first
preached in 1880 and has been deliv.
cred annually ever since.