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The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
DECENT PUBLIC SPIRIT.
of Healthy Sentiment Will
Help the Drama.

From the Norfolk Landmark
The nationwide storm of protest that
greeted the attempt to obtrude upon the
people moving pictures of the latest
fake heroine" is one of the most nota-
BILE evidences of decent public spirit that
the country has witnessed in several
years. Not from one city or State alone
came the condemnation, but every sec
ton of the entire country Joined in the
swelling chorus of rcprobation.
The men who cater to the amusement
patti onizing public have unsuitable re-
spOnsibilities. They may claim with
verify that the public does not want
milk and water plays nor namby-p -pamby
pictures. That IS a fact. But they ap-
parcntIy fail TO difrerentiate between
things which are dramatic and scenes
which are rotten. yet the two are separ-
ated as widely as the poles.
Problem plays came and went, sala-
cious comic operas appeared and disap-
reared during the years that The Old
Homestead played to delight audiences
and "Pinafore" made fortunes for Gil
bert & Sullivan. The American public
does not want filth 1t likes things
which are clean and wholesome 1t will
gladly patronize the theaters which pur-
vey that sort Of amusement
As good women live to-day as ever
dwelt upon the earth. as good If not
better. The men of this time are no
whit inferior to their ancestors OF the
most favored ages and better by far
than most OF them ever were A little
Judgment would seem to be enough to
convince the theaters that such folks do
not care for the coarse flthiness of the
early drama nor the more attractive in
sinuating vileness of the present offer
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

From the Indianapolis News.
In other words, President Mellen, of
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford, does not feel that he is quite ripe
for pluckng.
From the Buffalo ExTr,ss.
The 'barGain-counter rush is not a
mere abstraction of the comic papers
Several women have been injured in
such a rush in a Brooklyn department
store.
From the Columbia State.
When New York's miserable vote for
Judge Parker. its own candidate, is con-
sidered, it seems that it would do we'll
to show the Democrats that it can pro-
duce the goods before indulg.ng in too
much advice.
From the Baltimore American.
II Germany gets Central Congo it will
surely have a pull on Africa. Think of
the rich rubber concessions?
From the PIttShrlrg sun.
There were 10000 bad eggs destroyed in
New Jersey in addition to those anni-
hilated when Gov. Wilson smashed the
machine.
Frm the A4stin Statesman.
The first letters of the words Constitu-
ton. however. amendment, oficeholder,
and shenanigan spell chaos"
From the Kansas City star.
The real Iowa idea. according TO the
sporting editor of the Emporia Gazette,
is the Hon. GOtch's toe-hoId.
From the Houston Post
The artist WHO married two women
and has been arrested for bigamy is evil
IDENTIFY not an artist at that sort OF
game.
Fom the Kansas City Times.
When it comes to a final showdown
it will be found that France is about
as eager TO fight as the American Asso-
citation is TO declare a baseball war.
From the Baltimore Am'rican.
Sleep is not necessary, says Edison.
With half a dozen of his monographs
to each city block it is impossible.
From the Macrn Telegraph
The pictures of Miss Force Cnow Mrs
John Jacob Astor), Beulah Binford, and
Mona Lisa" have such a similarity that
We are inclined to believe that some of
the newspapers are taking.
From the birmingham Age Herald.
One of Chicagos skyscrapers is three
feet out of plumb but it goes on sky
scraping nevertheless.
From the Boston Traveller.
Question is. Does Germany know
French for "Whoa?"
From the Chicago News
That man who was drowned in but
termilk was not former Vice President
Fairbanks
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
WOMAN ASSISTANT PASTOR,
Interesting Kansas City Innovation
Fills a LOng-feIt Want.


From the Kansas City Journal
The appointment OF woman assist.
ant TO tie pastrr of q prominent local
church Is an intert sting innOvation-ons
intended TO fill a long-felt want. The
intellectual standard of the rninistryshas
constantly risen in response to an in
FIstcnt demand. The old-fashfoned
preacher was sort Of jack Of all trades:
within the scope of his profession and
the multiplicity of his duties left little
time for the preparation of his sermons,
upon which the success Of his ministry
50 largely depended. Fortunately, the
modest demands of the oId-fashioned.
congregation in this respect offset tho
numerous subsidiary calls upon the. min,
iSters time.
But in these days the preacher who
does not say something really worth
while, and who does not say it every
Sunday, is the preacher with the small
congregation, and the lifting of the bur
dens which compel preachers 10 fritter
away so much time on social calls and
hazaars and oyster suppers and other in
consequential accomplishments of church
life will inevitably result in the delivery
of sermons that are more and more
worth while.
For many of these duties n man is at
best poorly fitted and woman is by ma
ture best equipped. For this reason it is
both interesting and Opportune to note
an innovation which turns over wOman's
work to women and leaves the men to do
mems work.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Business Methods in Religion.

The organization Of national revival
movement, under the auspices of lead
ing fnanciers,. marks an application of
business methods to religion that is in
keeping with American modern develop
mcnt. The movement was launched at
dinner at the Metropolitan Club in
New York. 1t was given by President
James G.. Cannon, Of the Fourth Ma
tlonal Bank, TO thirty trained church
workers who are to direct the cvangeli-
cal campaign 1t is planned to organize
committees OF one hundred in seventy
six of the principal and 1900 of the
smaller cities OF the country and Can
ada. Eventually the work will be Of
international scope.
1t is expected that some 100000
church-going people will be reached and
religious influences extended as never
before. In addition to Mr.. Cannon, the
movement is to be financed by J. Pier
Pont Morgan. Cleveland Dodge, J. H.
Post, R. F. Cutting, Cyrus Mccormick,
and others, There is to be. according
to the promoters of the movement no
sectarianism, no sensatiOnahsm. and
little or no evangelical exhOrtati1n in
the work, The plan is, so far as posi-
bic. to take every man by the hand to
help him in material things if he needs
help, and thus enfold him in the Chris
tian faith
Now, with the preliminary plans al
most completed, there are more than
5000 prominent men in this country and
Canada actively engaged in the cause,
which is known as The Men and Re-
ligiOus Forward Movement" Baptists.
Lutherans. Methodists, Presbyterians,
Episcopalians-all the churches and
their allies. like the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, the brotherhood of
St. Andrew, &c.-arc working hand in
hand in the greatest religious crusade
this country has ever known
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
100 DOGS AT FUNERAL.
Boston Terriers Valued at 10000
Arc Buried in Concrete Coffin.

From the San Francisco Call.
One hundred dogs. valued at S1oo, COO,
attended a funeral yesterday, following
th.ir mistress, Miss Jennie Crocker, be-
hind the bier on which were borne two
of their kennel mates, Boston terriers,
valued at 5000 each. The funeral took
place on the Crocker estate the dead
prize winners being placed in concrete
coffins fashioned in Egyptian style.
The dogs, Classcd as among the most
perfect animals of their breed in the
world, were Dick Dazzler and Wonder
land Duchess. Death was caused by a
disease known 20 dog fanciers as little
JOhEny flea
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY
LINCOLNs JOURNEY TO

WASHINGTON.
In these days of rapid railway
transit it seems remarkable that
1t should have taken President
elect Lincoln and his party
twelve days to make the jour-
ney from Springfield, Ill, to
Washington. OF course the fact
that it was a speech-making trip
accounts in large part for the
lengthy schedule, as 1t does also
for the circuitous route-from
Springfield to Indianapolis, to
Cincinnati, to Columbus. to Pitts
burg, to Cleve1and, to Buffalo. to
Albany. to New York, to PhIla-
delphia, to Harrisburg, to Wash
ington, a distance of LOO or
1900 miles. Then there were no
good sleeping cars in those days,
and the party Travelled only by
day, stopping over at night in
the larger cities. The Presiden-
tiaI train was a short one; the
engine, tender. one baggage car,
and one passenger coach. There
were innumerable stops along
the way, where people gathered
by thousands. anxious to see and
hear the man who was to guide
the destinies of the nation during
the next four years. At Harris
burg there was a change in the
programme. A plot was discov-
cred to assassinate the President
elect while passing through Bal
timOre, so he returned to -Phila-
delphia by special train. and went
through Baltimore in the night,
arriving at Washington ahead of
time.
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles.l
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Had Done Her Best.

From the Metropolitan Magazine.
A colored woman went to the pastor of
her church the other day to complain OF
the conduct of her husband, who. she
said, was a low down, worthless. trifiing
niger. After listening TO long recital
of the delinquencies of her neglectful
sponse, and her efforts to correct them,
the minister said: Have you ever tried
heaping Goals of fire upon his head?"
mo-" was the reply, but 1 done tried
hot water
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
BIIEsfuI Ignorance.
rom the success NIaEazine.

From the Success Magazine.
Holden, the New York bird man,
lately had in his shop taciturn parrot.
Day after day it sat silent on its perch,
indifferent to every question. At last a
Cuban lady came into the shop and spoke
to it in her native tongue. The parrot
frightened up at once, opened its beak
and emitted a jubilant volley of vehe-
ment Spanish words. When the parrot
finally ceased speaking, the lady turned
to Mr.. Holden, and, blushing violently,
asked:
do you understand Spanish
NO" he replied.
Thank heaven"' she rejoined, and left
the shop.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
OUR WOMEN MOST CLEVER.
Admiral KvnnE Places that Quality
Far Above Mere beauty.

From the Boston Herald.
DO YOU know why ! admire Ameri-
can women most" asked Rear Admiral
Ching Pin Kwang the other day. Not
for their beauty or their chic. but for
their education. They are So clever.
Il have met a great many American
women in London and Paris and other
cities They are beautiful. yes. though
the tyTe is so different from our own
And personally. except in the case of
some foolish extremes like the case of
th~ hohhle skirt. l find European cos
TUNES as attractive on the women Of the
West as the national dress Of our own
women on them.
Il have seen a few Engish-speaking
women wearing our costumes, and the
result was anything but pleasing
Neither do Chinese women look we'll in
'tailor-mades.'
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

for the Washington merchants. 1t
knows what they have done for the
community, and it realizes that any at
tempt to undermine them and interfere
with their legitimate trade is injurious
to the city.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
wilson Girls LOOI

Wilson Girls Look to White House.
From the New York Pres.
Gov. Wilson, of New Jersey. has three
daughters who are keenly alive to the
possibilities of their father going to the
White House. They would be exceed
ingly proud of their father should no
attain such an honor, and they would
add much to the social life Of the Ma
tionaI Capital They are Margaret Wood
row, Eleanor Randolph, and Jessie
Woodrow Wilson. All three arc well
educated and have specialized or are in
terested in certain subjects. One has
a talent for art and gives much time
to that work. Another has good voice,
and the other is interested in social
settlement work.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
wreath for McKinIey's Grave.

From the New York Sun.
Under instructions from George B,
Cortelyou, of New York. former Secre-
tary of the Treasury. a florist yesterday
placed a wealth of carnations and mag
nolia leaves on the tomb of William
Mckinley. This is the tenth anniversary
or the death of Mr.. Mckinley, and Mr..
cortelyou each year has sent floral re-
neTnbrauces
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
keepIng His Word.

Why are you reading that Joe Miller
jokehook? It's dreary stuff"
Il was due to attend a banquet to-
night, and l just telegraphcd 'em that
would be with 'em in spirit"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
The Usual Aftermath.

How did that murder trial come out?"
In the usual way. The defendant, two
bailiffs, and several of the witnesses are
going on the stage"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
From the Kansas City Star.
LOGICAL.

From the st. Louis Republic.
San Antonio is the largest city In Texas
and Texas is the largest State IN the
Union. II this does not come near prov
ing that San Antonio is the national
metropolis. then have we studied logic to
no purpose
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
A Glory All Her own.

From the Topeka Capital.
A Georgia woman, who is a grand
mother at %. claims the record for that
sort of thing. II we know the women,
and we think we do. there win be no
attempt to take Il from her.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

An item from the Washington shops
is that fringes have appeared on about
everything that it is possible to put them
on. Even some gentlemen are wearing
them on their cuffs.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Sleep DestOyers.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Thomas A. Edison reiterates his state
ment that sleep is unnecessary. 1t seems
Mr.. Edison's conscience is still pricking
him for having invented the phonograph.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Not the Liquor aue.ticn.

From the Newark (N JJ Evening Star.
One thing, anyway. is made clear by
the late referendum in Maine-it was not
prohibition that turned the State over to
the Democrats last year.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

President Taft will catch the trout
which are to be served to him at Denver,
but will not cook them. He has other
fish TO fry
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Not Numerous.

Sing a song of brown September!
'Tis no easy thing TO do,
Since the rhymes that I remember
Are but few.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Those Foolish Questions.

Fellow spilled hot coffee all over me
just now"
In a restaurant"
mo; this happened in a bank"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

suspected of insanity. What is needed
there is some one who can keep things
from getting mixed.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

The inventor of an aerial life pre-
server" was nearly drowned at Atlantic
City while making test. There is little
need for life preserver II an aviator
can stay in the air.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

Four hundred thousand persons engaged
in a general riot during the closing night
at Coney Island Some people take their
pIea sIIreS unanimously
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

Twentieth century progress everywhere!
The birth rate continues to fall in Eng
land and the divorce rate is going up in
staid old Prussia.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

New Hampshire man whose wife had
just presented him with his twelfth child,
Immediately disappeared. PerhaHs he is
about the number thirteen.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

The officials of the Treasury Depart
ment are searching for the stolen Mona
Lisa" in the swamps of Northern Mime
sofa. If there is anything artistic there,
it IS doubtless foreign.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Not Afraid of Mother-in-Iaw.

From the Los Angeles Tribune.
Thousands of women have, proposed to
Col Green. utterly regardless of the fear
some possibility of Hetty as mother-in-
law,
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
A Big Deal.

Jim, look up Mr.. Wombats COM
mcrCial rating
What's the matter with him."
oh. he wants to buy two pounds of
ham"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

VIII not the Supreme Court feel some
thing like an executive body when II re-
ceives the delegation from the confer
ence of governors?
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

Safety appliances for aeroplanes are
being exhibited at Paris. Danger ap-
pliances seem to have prevailed in their
manufacture up to this time.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

1t is reported that a Connecticut man
has had an oyster pearl worth 500 re-
moved from one of his teeth. That is
rather hard to swallow.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

Mayor Gaynor says Most any woman
a man happens TO meet is too good for
him" Perhaps the mayor would have
been more nearly correct If he had said
almost
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

The Hon. Mrs. Henry Beresford SAYS
she wouldn't marry a good-looking man.
1t is true that pretty men sometimes
make pretty bad husbands.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

A Toronto clergyman declares there Is
not enough kissing in the world. Evil
IDENTIFY he has never been a night watch
man on an excursion steamer.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

uniform system of teaching will be
ideal when children develop a uniform
capacity for learning.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

Those persons who are trying to ascend
Mount Etna must wish to get foretaste
of the lower regions.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

Gov. Harmon says he would not run
away from the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency. The question is. VIII
he walk away with it?
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

The governor of Connecticut rides a
bicycle for exercise. Most of our COVER
nors nowadays ride hobbies.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

From the New York Sun.
Senator Bailey. it is said. will open
offices in New York City. He will make
his permanent home in Washington.
From the Buffalo Express.
a guest in a Washington hotel tipped
a manicure a 800 bill, thus. perhaps
making amends for the thoughtlessness
of other guests who blow drink breath
in her face.
From the Baltimore Sta-.
A Washington preacher who denounces
dancing as the easiest way to hell" evil
IDENTIFY never essayed the pastime in tight
patent feathers.
From the Kansas City Star.
Washington was the logical Place for
James Eads How to hold his hobo con-
vention. Washington is a great head
quarters for those who toll not, neither
do they spin.
From the Philadelphia Evening Times.
A Washington educator says that the
three h's."' meaning the heart, head, and
hand, are more important in education
nowadays than the three RS. True, but
still there are lots of men and women,
deficient as to the three his, who will not
agree with him.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

\ Boston Chinaman has made half a
million dollars by the sale of ''Chop-suey." ="
a mysterious dish OF which the Chinese
never hear until they come to this coun-
try,
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

1t is about time that France and Ger
many tired of writing each other notes.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

The President intimates that the Agri-
cultural Department may get raking.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Modern Housekeeping.

is your wife good COOKE"
'Oh, fair. She's well up on food values
but she isn't no good at a chemical an
alysis."
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
OF INTEREST IN WASHINGTON.

From the Charleston News and Courier
And least of all have certain officials
in Washington any use for the unadul-
terated truth.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

This is the of the dead The grass is siging as it
The night falling tread among the low, neglected
- graves. l knew the who slumber here
LIE rO4 IEh who silent, wait the judgment each
FIELD resting his pauper bier-the harvest
home of Barleycorn. l knew them in the
gded bars and heard them the night but beneath
the autumn stars the gilt has turned gavedust knew
them they learned the that follow waa and the scorn
and here they lie in CHASTITY the harvest home OF Barley
knew them when they had their dreams OF honor useful
ness and fame and the silver starlight CLEANS upon their
hermitage of shame reveers may keep their vgi with
the drinking through night the dead sleep, the
harvest home of Bareycon No weeping widows seek this place
pray above their lost; mother bends her piou
face above the dead hands whitley crossed Here deSoaon
and broods and all the landscape is forlorn The dead
in their solitudes-the windows of John Barleycor!
copyright M BY George Matthew Adams, Walt MASON
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

The bartender who applied for the po-
sitiOn Of mixer at the White House was
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Uncle PennyVVise Saysi

The heroine in melodrama don't stand
no chance at all now. How's she going
tc .elude pursuit while wearing a hobble
gown?
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A FINE FALL CROP.

You may prate of pumpkins yellow,
peaches plump, or apples mellow,
You may sing about the quail that
shrilly call.
All these please me in a measure, but I
get my greatest pleasure
When the caterpillars ripen in the fall
You will see a well-dressed lady as she
strolls meath branches shady,
AS she saunters through the park or
in the mall;
Pretty soon you'll note a furry and a
lady in a hurry
When the caterpillars ripen in the fall.
When the ladies with their graces now
appear in public places
You are apt to hear the darling crea-
lures sQuall
There for them is trouble brewing; there
is always something doing
When the caterpillars ripen in the fall.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
From the Columbia State.

When New York'S miserable vote for
Judge Parker. its own candidate, is con-
sidered, it seems that it would do we'll
to show the Democrats that it can pro-
duce the goods before indulging in too
much advice.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
AS OTHERS SEE 1T.

From the Indianapolis News.
In other words, President Mellen, of
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford, does not feel that he is quite ripe
for pluCking.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

From the Buffalo ExTr,ss.
The "bargain-counter rush is not
mere abstraction of the comic papers.
Several women have been injured in
such a rush in a Brooklyn department
store.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

This is the of the dead The grass is sghng
waves The night falling tread among the low, neglected
The Washington herald., 1911-09-20

T I'III INC TbiIIIIIl- DC NITI'FIIIl.
II Germany gets Central Congo. it will
surely have a pull on Africa. Think OF
the rich rubber concessions?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-07

FALL MILLINERY OPENING.
Our fall exposition of Millinery Models
takes place Friday and Saturday, September
IS and is. We most cordially reuu est
your presence during those daiss.
TdleWeII Millinery Co.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-07
NOTICE..

Beginning September the 9th and
ending September the goth, we will
make special prices on Furniture. such
as bedroom suits, iron beds, mattress
es, springs, cots, child's beds and mat
tresses to mt, safes and cubboards, cook
ing stoves, ranges, wagon harness, bug
gy harness, shafts, tongues, floor oil
cIo o.h nnoleums, mattings, trunks,
etc. We will commence TAKING invan'
tory day after the fair and want tn re-
dqce our stock. 1t will pay you to take
advantage of this opportunity. All
sales at the reduced prices are CASH
The Tazeweil Supply Company.
By H. G. Peery, Owner.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-07

W. w. JUAN.
The string of racers that Presslv
Thomas has been training at the fair
grounds for some time left on MONDAY
for Galax, the first fair of the VIRGINIA
circuit. They were goodly sight pass
ing through the streets to the station
and attracted much attention.