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The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
HUMAN NATURE IN WASHINGTON
By FRED c. KELLY.

Whoever plays golf with President Taft
will find that extra sessions are not the
only thing the President is firm and not
to be bluffed about.
Mr.. Taft endeavors always to be ami
able, gracious, indulgent, kind, humane,
and all that But no person should un-
dertake to dope his golf score in a game
with the President, on the assumption
that Mr.. Taft will let HIN get away with
it, rather than be so impolite as to dis
pute a mans word,
Let US suppose that the Presidents op-
ponent Is not keen at the golf PROPOSE
ton, and strikes out or fouls two or
three times before he so much as hits a
square lick at the dinky little ball. Nat
urally, the temptation is to give himself
about 40 per cent discount for good in
tentions when he counts up his total for
that hole. But that does not go with Mr..
Taft. He has been watching every stroke
and attempted stroke. and he has the ex-
act figures jotted down in the back of
his head. where he can get them when
he wants them.
How many does that make for your
he asks.
"Oh. about six. I guess the other
player replies. jauntily.
The President will look annoyed. Lets
see,' he will say. You took three be-
fore you got away from the tee, then
you moved your ball out of little hole;
that makes four. and you lost three more
getting out of the bunker. and you had
three or four others that know of. You
ha ,Dia
That's the way the President will
talk. Those who have played with him
say they never saw such a man to keep
tab on other folks scores. Even If one
were to set about it. purposely, TO hunch
little bit on the President. he'd have
job on his hands. For the President
seems to have an eye or two set about
where his rear collar button should be-
One can jab a ball just the slightest
bit to get it out of a rough place in the
ground, and the action has been noted
and added up by the President as II by
some sort of mysterious, occultish, auto
matte adding machine.
One of the last games the President
played last fall was with Capt Butt and
one or two others. Capt. Butt drove his
grievous time before he got it driven
back to congenial soil again.
How many?' inquired the President
Two" replied the captain.
"Oh, see here, now" ventured the Presi-
dent. Il heard you slash away at the
weeds four times with my own ears, so
you better just boost that little bit"
So il goes.
The moment he gets on A golf links,
the President insists on seeing the affida-
Wits, abstracts. Photographic identifica-
ton, and Bertillion proofs.
Until a short time ago, Senator Bur-
ton who is a bachelor never knew the
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
Women Teachers Score.

The women teachers of New York,
who have struggled bravely in spite of
manifold discouragementS and handi-
caps, are entitled to congratulations upon
their victory Arbitration has brought
about a settlement of the long fight of
the Interboro Teachers Association for
equal pay with men teachers in the
public schools. While the principle has
won out, the adjustment is compromise,
in that the teachers accept the proposition
of the elementary school committee of
the board of education that women
teachers salaries shall be equal to those
of men teachers TO be appointed here
after"
No one has ever been able to defend
the practice of paying different salaries
to men and women for identical work
There seemed insuperable practical OBJ
stacles to removing the inequality. If
women's salaries were leveled up to
the salaries of the men, the cost would
be prohibitiVe If the mems salaries
were leveled down to the salaries of
the women, the men would quit and the
schools would be entirely fenlinized.
Men and women hereafter employed will
receive equal pay for equal work, and
this equal pay in the main will be the
compensation paid to the women.
Men now in the service will not have
their wages cut, but new male teachers
will receive less during the early years
of their engagement Men who enter
merely to earn money while studying
other professions will get less. To
those who come in to stay and who
seek advancement. the inducements of
larger pay will continue
Examination of the eligible list has
dissipated the fear of Termination.
There has been an oversuppiv of eligible
men teachers, while there bas been a
lack of eligible women teachers. AS
from twenty to. sixty usually are ap-
pointed annually, and the supply is in
creased now by more than 100, the
school authorities believe that all the
men needed can be secured at the lower
compensation.
This victory is but another indication
that just cause will eventually win.
The women may not receive Immediately
all the increment Of pay that they
desire, but they viii not be narrowed
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

straight thing about wedding rings and
engagement rings. He was at a dinner
party. according to the story, and one
Gently received a beautiful solitaire.
Several of her friends wanted to see 1t
and she passed it around.
"Ah, this is a wedding ring, you say?"
asked Burton, looking at the ring with
curious interest when it came along to
the woman at his right
+Oh, no; an engagement ring the
woman replied.
The Senator looked puzzled.
Then what, pray, is a wedding ring
ike?' he wanted to know.
She showed him her own plain band
wedding ring. which she was wearing
next to her engagement ring in the Gus
tomary fashion
Now. that is interesting, indeed" COM
mented Burton. "I had always been under
tho impression that the plain gold ring
was the style used to denote the nero
betrothaL and that the more costly ring.
The diamond. was the one given to the
bride on the occasion of the marriage.
naturally supposed that the more val
liable ring was reserved for the more i'm
portant event. How odd that I should
have been under such misapprehen-
sion."
Lee McClung, Treasurer of the United
States, was standing on a street corner
down in Lima, Peru, a few years ago,
staring at the figure of an able bodied
familiar.
Pardon. but may I inquire your
name?" asked McClung, when the man
got up to him.
Certainly" replied the man, pleasant
ly, my names Charming"
Did It ever so happen that you played
football some years ago.
why. yes" admitted Channing; 1T
played halfback On Princeton in"
Then, with a slap on the shoulder:
Say. are you Lee McClung?"
Then they proceeded to get acquainted
again. 1t was the second time they had
ever met The first time had been on
the football field-twenty years before.
Representative J. Hampton Moore, as
secretary of the so-calIed Five O'Clock
Club" in Philadelphia once wrote
note to Archbishop Ryan, who died the
other day, asking him to be the guest of
the club the following afternoon.
The archbishop replied, substantially
as follows:
II am sorry that I can't accept your
cordial invitation for tomorrow. but I
shall be at the confessional all afternoon,
and would be glad to receive any or all
Of your young men there"
(Copyrght, 1911, by Fred c. KeIlyJ
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

enriched by the findings of new lands
an age when daring received its reward
1t was eminently a masculine age The
Tudors were masculine kings. What
ever the narrowness of Henry VII, or
the uxoriousness of Henry VIII, there
was nothing of thefeminine about these
monarchs. To make Elizabeth equal to
ner time, in order to explain her, the
amused spirit that haunts history has
called her "King Bess."
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT wELLKNowN PERSONS

Jr,
has climbed he mounaneer
Scotland
m nam is
OF
JOAQUIN MILLER. formerly lawyer in
voiinis Mchle
a collector Of Oriental
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
AmenNto That.

From the New York World.
The national baseball commission is
none too soon in plannig to prevent
gambling on baseball games. Baseball
has so far happily remained free from
the taint of bookmaking. and it should
be kept free.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
Lived and Died Together.

Prom the Baltimore American.
After more than half century of serv-
ice as nuns. coming side by side from
their home in Spain to be pioneer teach
ers in the diocese, death separated Mother
Carmel Argelaga and Sister Frances, Of
the Convent Of the Immaculate Heart. at
Hollywood. Los Angeles. Cal. but for
only swenty-four hours.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
What L. n Lawyere

From the Ladies' Home journal.
Father" asked the little son, what Is
lawyer"
"A lawyer? Well, my son, lawyer Is
a man who gets two men to strip for 4
fight. and then runs of with their
clothes
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
Women Are Gamblers.

Rev. c. b Mitchell. of Chicago, who
was seen at the Arlington recently came
out 1at-footed with the declaration that
women are gamblers. He asserted that
card playing by members of womens
clubs for prizes to the purchase of
which each member has contributed
should be prohibited.
There never was a time when card
playing in women's clubs was so prev
alent. In many of the clubs it is a
practice for each player to contribute
her share toward the purchase of a
prize When this is done, the women
are gambling, and each one becomes a
gambler as much as if she were playing
for money.
Gambling consists in stalking on a
chance something that belongs to you.
1t Is an abandonment of reason. You
must admit that the sin of gambling
lies in the willful dethronement of rea-
SON.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
just on Time.

Frum the New York Herald
A skeleton found in England is said to
be 10000 years old. He was alive about
gary Herald.
Cable reports indicate he was resur-
rected just before the finish.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
She Lived I'm to II.

From the New York Herald.
A Newark woman who says she has
been married twenty years declares her
husband forced her to pose as his mother
when he married another woman. She
must have been much more impressed
with the obey in the marriage cere-
mony than are most wives.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

Talking to the Iowa legislature on
Mosaic law, an orator proved that the
referendum is as old as Moses, as his
code was not accepted until referred to
the people and accepted by popular vote
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

Who says it was a do-nothing session?
Is spending billion or so of the peoples
money nothing?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

The president of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress declares that dollar blind
ness threatens to become a national
curse" The New York Herald adds, per-
tinently. that many persons have lived
long years without seeing enough dol
lars to affect their sight
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

The New ,y~h citizens who have in
corporated themselves into a society to
protect that city against unnecessary leg
islation ought to urge all members of the
State legislature TO Join.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
No Need to Move.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
What you need" said the doctor. "is a
change of climate"
"All right replied the patient, then
I'll stay here till Tomorrow"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
Canada Up to Date.

From Exchange.
Canada has a parcels post arrangement
with most countries OF the civilized world
and finds it considerable factor in the
promotion of foreign trade.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

A North Carolina wife, bound to have
back her husband, has captured him from
the chain gang, to which he had been
sentenced. In her behalf, We waive our
objection to votes for women.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

in the future by the thought that man,
merely because of his sex, is receiving
more pay for the same work.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
Pearl Fishing in Illinois.

illinois has stepped into the front row
Of pearl-producing States of the Union"
said DR.. F. G.. Rawlings, of Chicago, at
the Raleigh last night
Seeking mussels for pearls" said DR..
Rawlings, is a comparatively new in
dustry in Illinois The business has
grown from almost nothing seven years
ago to immense proportions Conserva-
tive estimates on the output for 1910 place
the figures at nearly if not quite S OOO.-
COO. Not all of this immense sum came
from the sale of pearls. A very large
proportion was realized from the shells,
which are sold by the ton to manufactur-
ers of buttons.
Illinois is now the mecca OF the pearl
buyers from the European countries as
well as of those from other States of the
Union, During the past year, numerous
agents from the Paris jewelry dealers
visited the mussel districts, waiting to
make purchases. Some of them spent the
entire season with us, and their purchases
aggregated immense sums The pearls
bought here are sent abroad, where they
are sorted. polished. and matched, and
after being made up into necklaces, are
shipped back into the United States and
sold to wealthy patrons at exOrbitant
prices. the buyers little dreaming that
the jewels came from the sandy beds of
the Illinois rivers
The market for shells does not vary
much The men who seek the musseIs
rely upon the sale of the shells for
enough to pay them for their labor.
The hope of finding specimens worth
up in the hundreds. perhaps thousands.
is the real spur to the industry. The
lure Of the pearl has drawn not less
than 5000 men into the mussel-hunting
industry in Illinois,
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

One of the first things the women OF
Washington State did after gaining the
vote was to have a bill passed exempt
ing them from jury duty. They are WISE
those Western women.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

We fail to see any particular reason for
jesting over the news that fifty new
towns are to be built in the west of Can
ada by settlers from the United States.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
She Hasn't Changed.

Emancipated woman is nothing more
than human; think that you may safe
ly set that down A lady 1 could men,
ton wouldn't go to a convention be-
cause she didn't have a stylish gown.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

A college professor says that this coun-
try is seven times as dirty as Germany.
Here is a chance for the soap manu-
facturers
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

Indiana is considering a bill to make
voting compulsory. Why did not Mr..
BeVeridge. and the Republicans think OF
that device before the last election?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

The women suffragists are looking for
a political emblem. What is the matter
with a cook book?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
Took 1t Into the Ark

ITO whom shall We credit this anec-
dote?"
Credit it to Noah. If he didn't write
1t, he at least preserved it to posterity."
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Very Foolish.

WAS Hamlet fnsane?'
Il don't know; but that fellow Po-
lonius must have been dippy. Think of
a man trying to give advice tolhis sonr'
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

The Mexican war scare over the mobili-
cation Of our troops is confined to Europe
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
BALLINGER.

Prom the New York Sun.
The American people have not lost
their love of fair play or parted with
their sense of decency. We are sure that
they will agree with the President that
Richard A. Ballinger has been the OBJ
ject of one of the most INSCRIPTIONS
conspiracies for the defamation of
character that history can show"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

The worst thing about Initiative is
that one has to dot four rs when writ
ing il.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

Where does Hobson come in on thai
latest Mexican business?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
As He Always L.

II always agree with my husband q"
Very sweet Of you"
Except of course, when he is in the
wrong"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
A LITTLE NONSENSE
A SPRING PASTORAL.

A SPRING PASTORAL
1 wandered where the rooled oats grew
In proud array,
All crowned with diadems of dew
At break of day.
stroIled to where the cowslips hid
In shy retreat:
1 stood in ecstasy amid
The shredded wheat
1 saw the little biplanes out
Upon the wing.
And then 1 could no longer doubt
That it was spring
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
President Taft shows himself to be
brave and manly character in his cor
respondence with Mr.. Ballinger. Mr..
Ballinger has shown himself to be a
faithful, patient, and loyal official in his
service under this administration.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
PeSSfmfStfC-

Now many people wish to bet
A goodly stake
That we for spring Will only get
Another fake.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
Making Progress.

in society,"
Yes, indeed" replied Mr.. Nuritch- AT
the dinner last night even ventured to
emit a small epigram.''
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
From the Baltimore News

From the Baltimore News
The conflict over Ballinger resulted in
injury to the public service. It took Mr..
Ballinger a long time to discover what
President Taft was too faithful to sug-
gest to him and what everybody else,
with him as sole exception. perfectly
understood. .
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
From the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript
Had Ballinger any tact or even shrewd-
ness this split would not have occurred.
The President got rid of the wrong man.
Perhaps that was not wholly his fault,
but his was the most serious injury. But
the Ballinger incubus is removed and the
incident closed.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Ballinger retires with the warmest let
ter of commendation from his chief that
was ever given to a man restgning from
the Cabinet, and yet Mr.. Taft's admin
istration is stronger without Mr.. BaIlin-
ger than with him. Perhaps this does
a great injustice to the outgoing Secre-
tary of the Interior. but the fact is that
a man may be wholly free from any
criminaIity and yet lack the public con-
fdence.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
From the Hartford Times.

Had the Pinchot party been less
strenuous in demanding that he go he
would, probably. have resigned in the
autumn. In remaining so long he un-
doubtedly obeyed the wishes of President
Taft, who knew very well that the cam
paign of the "conservationists' against
Mr.. Ballinger was a part of the general
scheme to prevent his own denomination
in 1872.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
Getting Information.

Now this race is a sure thing. You can
have talk with the jockey, if you like. /"
I'D rather have a talk with the horse. -
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
From the New York World

From the New York World
Concerning the merits OF the case there
will continue to be difference of opinion,
but as the World has said from the
first, there has not been at any time a
question that the scandal destroyed Mr..
BaIlinger's usefulness and made his
presence in the Cabinet an unnecessary
drag upon the administration. 1t would
have been wiser to have recognized this
fact long ago.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
VIE WS AND
INTERVIEWS
British Families in Canada.

H.
Cecil ]. Palmer. of Winnipeg, Canada,
who is at the New Willard, in speaking
last night Of immigration, said: THE
department OF the Winnipeg develop
ment bureau for giving assistance to
British workmen in bringing their fam
lilies to Winnipeg continues to do good
work.
AT meeting held last week the ad-
visory board of the organization granted
applications of nineteen heads of families
and made arrangements for bringing
nearly a hundred persons to Winnipeg
between this and the middle Of June
These families make up a total Of "a
persons who have been brought over
by the association for assisting British
workmen during the past four months.
and the organization has decided to call
itself the Imperial Home Reunion As
sOciation. The scheme works we'll and
is likely to be taken up by other Ca
madam cities.
"Calgary's industrial development, -
continued Mr.. Palmer, has received
somewhat of a check by an experts re-
port, which says that power cannot be
developed for the City's uses from the
Elbow River. Accurate testing reduced
this rivers flow to $50 feet. Naturally
there is a good deal of disappointment
over the failure of a scheme in which
so much faith was repOsed. Half a mil
lion dollars for new schools will be ex-
pended this year. and the Canadian Pa
cihc Railroad has decided to spend 81
100000 on its irrigation work, and this
Will be Of direct benefit to Calgary
The Washington herald., 1911-03-10

Until a short time ago, Senator Bur-
ton. who is a bachelor, never knew the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-06-15
Cogdoy9 Burning 0ii

Cordova is burning Katalla oil for heating purposes. II is used in the Northern hotel by Ed. L. Nhittemore with every success. The oil is about 70 per cent gas oline and furnishes a great heat. Many other Co5dova people are putting in oil burners and ere many days there'l! be no coal burned in Cordova. The expense of burning oil is just one-half the expense of coal for fuel, and is much cleaner and safer. Douglas News.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-06-15
.laIor Carr
 Gaming Nort::

Orders have been issued by the war department ordering Major Daniel ]. Carr, signal corps, wh5 recently succeeded Col. Thompson in charge of the WfsainSton-.Alas- Ia cable system, at Seattle. to pro ceed to Alaska July |, and mais inspection of cable and telegraph system from Fort Egbert to Nome, including many offices along Tana- na river. and wireless stations in Southeast Alaska. Dispatch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-06-15

Bill Dubois came in with the Zarembo Tuesday and will take a load of lumber out to the Santa Ana Cannery.
 Carl Schumacher came up or the Jefferson after an absence of two years in the Sound country. They all come back.
 A. C. Snyder left on the State of California for Tacoma and will bring up a gas-boat for the Yer mont Marble Co, of Toi;een, on lis return.
 I. c. Grant has a crew of men putting up a frame building on his Front St. property. The building when completed will be leased by Capt. links.
 Mrs. Barney Snyder, wife of the foreman of the Klawock Canney, had the misfortune 10 lose two fingers on her left hand Tuesday afternoon,
 Troubled with dandraH2 II may be light and fluffy and not appear dangerous at the present time but if neglected it will become matted that viii mean loss Of hair. Ny al's Hirsntone will prevent it. Sh1rick Drug Go.
 The ]. H. sisson, of hIawoek, the ne1 gas tag Of the klawock Caansry was at our docl; the first Of the week. She was built al cost ot 5. 500 and deserves thc general reputation of being tho finest I have sesn.'
 You know that dandruf means baldness-it keeps collecting, forms layers and ro5s the lair O nutrition. The frs aPpI:ea;is:1 c NyaIs Hirsutone VIII loosen up l.. dan iru4 an 1 supply nourishn,e0..
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-06-15
News ofL4Ocal
 ITltersst |

a4 1 <S4 SOt~S - Seal skins brought s27 each this season.
 The Barge James Drumomnd sails today.
 The Humboldt sails tomorrow at 10 \. NJ.
 The Sitka Public Schools were closed May. 26.
 The Shakan cannery has begun on their seasons pack.
 Mir, and Mrs. Benjamin Delzel went south on the City of Seattle.
 The Santa Ana left Seattle on the 10th and will call at Wrangell. The Meteor sailed Tuesday ard is scheduled to call at this port.
 The Commodore brought in five boxes of fish from Quiet Harba- Saturday.
 Portland election resulted in q victory of Rushlight over Simon for Mayor.
 The Daily Alaska Dispatch has been enlarged to a seven column sheet.
 The Clatawa brought in eleven boxes of fish from Eagle Island, Monday.
 Bob Royalty brought ii a rait of piles from Totem Bay, Monday, for the A. P. 4. Cannery.
 r. Nigg brought in eleven boxes af salmon last week from around Eagle Island.
 Mrs. Leonard has added a fae line of candies and soft drinks to her ice cream and bakery business.
 Rev. W. c. Beattie. Supt. of the Sitka Training School for na- lives, has resigned his position.
 STORAGE BATTERIES, guaran- teed not to sulphate. Cheaper than dry cells. Come in and see Us about 'en1. Wfahgell Light and Power Company, at Power House.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-06-15
Spelling Success

Will be the theme at the St. Phillips Church Sunday evening.
 The sermon will be ilIustfated by events taken from the life of Napoleon. Time of service 1:3o P. M.
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teed not to sulphate. Cheaper than dry cells. Come in and see Us about 'enl. Wtahgell Light and Power Company, at Power House.