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Providing for Old Age.

FINN the New York American.
Before the eyes OF the average man
there is but one bugbear-old age. In
these days when specialization Is in
evitable the specter OF penniless declin-
ing years is more to be feared than for
merry by the jack Of all trades.
To the case in point is Information i'm
parted to a Chicago college class by
Supt- Graves. OF the King Home for Old
Men.
only one man in l0.o0.'' he says, is
self supporting at seventy. In the United
States there are now 1.1g.0oo former
wage-earners sixty-five and more. de-
pendent upon public and private charity
at a cost Of $40. 900, ,o0o Moreover. there
are 100000 old men and women in homes
whose upkeep costs So. .o0o. 900 annually.
I'm these days of efficiency tests when
one must measure from 20 to 50 per cent
of perfect service to hold his own. in
dustrial old age comes to many who are
mentally and physically able to work"
These facts and figures teach the need
of training oneself how to do what there
is to do little better than the other
fellow. The brain grows more capable
with USE Allowing that We have pro-
vided for our old age. We ought still to
provide against the mental poverty that
is sure to come in the days Of enforced
physical idleness.
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The School Of Journalism.

The Pulitzer School of Journalism,
Columbia University, New York City,
was formally opened with 100 students
in attendance. DR.. Talcott Williams,
the head of the new school, formerly
one of the editors of the Philadelphia
Press, called attention to the fact that
twenty-one countries and States, in
cluding China and New Zealand, were
represented in the student body; and
that one-half of the men who had en-
tered for the first year had had news
paper experience and had left wage
earning positions to enter the school.
One-fifth of the students with whom
the school begins hold college degrees,
and nine are women. Journalists have
been slow to accept the utility of special
training precisely as old-fashioned law
yers were skeptical of the utility oi the
law schools. In the same way the
commercial community, with few ex-
ceptions, once regarded special courses
for business; now young men are eager
to take advantage of technical training
for commercial work.
DR.. Williams defined the purpose of
the training and writing in the school
to be to secure accuracy and individ-
uality of style; and called attention to
the emphasis laid on actual work under
conditions as nearly approximating
those in newspaper Offices as possible.
This training in accuracy of expression,
however. rests on the foundation of
knowledge of history. economics, and
the aim being not to make
men who will write smart" articles in
the shortest possible time. but men
thoroughly prepared to do both ap-
prentice and the higher class of work
which lies beyond for men of ability
and ambition.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-11
Ohio alld the Recall"

= vs. seem 70 be hearing less about the
recall OF Gicial decisions. We won
der why. Perhaps such happenings as
Ohio's vote on the amendments pro-
posed by her recent constitutional con-
vention may help to explain it. That
vote seems to indicate that "the people"
themselves are not clamoring for the
privilege of passing directly on con-
stitutionai questions On the contrary.
1t looks as if they rather disliked to
study such questions. Some of those
amendments would have altered the
fundamental law of Ohio radically,
and yet not one-half of the voters took
the trouble to express their opinions on
any one of them. That. ii may be add
ed. is N accord with New York's ex-
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MasOna Visit City.

A large delegation OF members Of the
Scottish Rite Masons. who are in session
in Washington. 1ourneyed over to this
city this afternoon and visited Christ
Church and the Masonic Temple. The
visitors were met in this city by a COM
mittee OF local members Of the Scottish
Rite and escorted around the city. This
committee was composed OF Messrs.
Hanrahan, A. A. Rand. Charles II. CAL
lahan, L. Ruben. s. W. Pitts, ]. ". May,
A. A. Paul. c. B. Swan, and Harry
Brown The visitors stopped here on
their return trip from Mount Vernon by
steamer and returned on electric cars
which were provided for them under the
direction Of Supt Percy Cliff.
A large number OF people tonight at
tended the concert given in the audi
torium of the Elks' Home under the
auspices OF the Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety. The affair was given by Mrs.
Samuel Henry Stephens, lyric soprano.
and Prof. Franklin Schuyler Sonnakolb.
the Holland pianist.
Katharine. the eight-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nails. of 517
South Alfred Street. was seriously burned
late yesterday afternoon while playing
with matches in the yard adjoining the
house. A man who was passing threw
his coat around the child and extinguish-
ed the flames. DR.. Powell. who was
stated the injuries were only
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WHERE EDISON Is WRONG.
Inventor Stin Has somethinE Il
Learn About Politics.

dlo HuiiauelIhA hseIuus
Mr. Edison makes a statement illus
trative of how much he still has to learn
about some things. There are too many
lawyers at Washington and not esough
manufacturers" says the inventor. No
person who has ever given any thought
to the function OF the lawyer in society
will agree with that statement. The type
Of lawyer who usually enters politics is
trained to systematic knowledge of man
ufacturing and commercial conditions: !:
he is one whose rise in his profession is
Immediately associated with his skill n
adjusting the business relations of his
clients. between themselves and with the
general public. His training inevitably
makes him alert to all business phases
and intensely alive to the probable effect
of any proposed statute upon the for
tunes OF commerce. The lawyer. instead
Of being. as Mr.. Edison implies, a person
unable to appreciate a problem in gov
eminent. has proved himself the most
useful and trustworthy associate of the
busy manufacturer. He is not the en-
emy. but the envoy of business at WASH
inRton.
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Court Gossip Bearing on
Matters of General Interest

Rsgsut Of Besasia "a eonfsr, the titis
q Countess Won Hchsnfs,ssn upon his
inamcrsta- The German Emperor r.
moved him from the colcneIoy OF the
Second Regiment Of the Prussian Foot
0usrda The grand duke has nov besn
reinstated In the regiment. but ~ . sub
ordinate OF his nephew. the Car Nich-
otAA upon whom In the meantime the
honorary coloneloy OF the Second Prus-
Sian Foot Guards c.Kaiser Alexander'D
had been conferred by the German
Kaiser. FLANEUR.
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Funny Old ScadOG.

Boston.-The thirteen-year-old British
schooner Vera b. Roberts was just
twenty-three days coming here from St
John, because she put into some port
along the way every night Capt. Rob-
erts has been aAfcted with rheumatism.
and he didn't care to be at sea at night.
There Is a crew Of six men. all told.
aboard the two sticker. and notwith-
standing the long trip the men were
quite contented.
Its all right for these young sea dogs
whose bones don't ache to stay out all
night" explained Capt Roberts. but an
old fellow like me can't stay out nights.
It's bad for the rheumatism. So took
it easy, making a port every night and
staying there until the sun came up
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QUIET RE|GNs
IN NICARAGUA
American Forces Have Country Un-
der Control and Revolution
Practically Is Over.
TRANSPORTATION LINES RESUME

All organized resistance TO the govern
ment Of Nicaragua has disappeared and
quiet prevails in that republic for the
first time In more than two months. ac-
cording to dispatches to the State and
Navy Departments yesterday.
Admiral Southerland has made a tour
OF inspection along the entire line OF the
railroad from Granada to Corinto, stop
ping at each city where American forces
were stationed. He arrived AT Corinto
Wednesday night and went on board the
gunboat Annapolis after a period of sew
eral weeks in personal command of the
American forces in the interior Of Mica
ragua- The admiral reported yesterday
that the railroad is now absolutely safe.
all cities along the line are quiet. and
freight tranic has been resumed. The
lake steamers resumed their regular
schedules yesterday, and supplies which
have been accommodating on the coast are
now being moved into the cities to which
they were destined.
The American forces are now In con-
troll at all points. The American ma
rine and naval officers have set up tenn
porary municipal governments In each
city in which detachments are stationed
and are preserving order throughout the
country.
Mines Under Plaza.
Southerland yesterday at Chinandega-
where Commander Terhune. of the An
napolis, has been in command of the
American forces. an attempt to blow up
the marines and bluejacksts was dis
covered. When the Americans entered
the city. upon its capitulation. it was
found that the entire plaza had been
mined. One hundred and fifty sticks of
dynamite were found planted in the
plaza, all connected by a wire which was
connected with battery in a nearby
tower. 1t is believed the rebels lost
their nerve when the Americans ap-
preached and did not dare try to set OF
their mine. The dynamite was promptly
removed by the Americans. Several
shots were fired at the Americans. but
none was hit.
At Leon. where Lieut.. Col. Long, of
the Marine Corps. is in command. great
uneasiness exists because of the fear Of
the inhabitants that the government
troops will come In and wreck vengeance
on the people of the city for their con-
duct during the revolution. Col. Long
has assured them that no government
troops will be permitted to enter until
normal conditions are restored, and he
has posted forces in intrenchments out
side the city TO guard against such a
possibility
Admiral Southerland reports that ali
the wounded at Leon and elsewhere are
getting along well, and will recover. He
plans 10 transfer all ths sick and the
wounded to the hospital at Ancon. Canal
Zone. in a few days. They will go to
Panama on the cruiser Colorado.
The names of two of the wounded were
reported correctly by Admiral Souther-
land yesterday. after they had been
garbled in previous dispatches. They
are: Lance. ordinary season. Colorado.
and Balder. trumpeter, Marine Corps.
Both will recover.
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Unrexarded Cries for Help.
Frum the Philadelphia Pres.

rum Inc fntlanefpniA fNB
A Wilmington youth while bathing in
Brandywine Creek was allowed to drown
because the onlookers thought his cries
for help were a Joke. a few weeks ago
a similar incident happened in Philadel-
phia- Elsewhere We hear Of drowntngs
under Ike circumstances. A couple Of
years ago a parachutist who dropped ac-
cidentally into deep water drowned in
the presence OF hundreds Of people who
watched his frantic struggles in the
water and heard his cries for help. but
II took 1t all to be part of the game.
Truly these incidents argue a peculiar
idea of humor in some people. Possibly
It asserts itself only in hot weather.
Extreme sensitiveness to the ridicule
OF being caught" Is a national charac-
teristic Of Americans. No one relishes
becoming the victim OF a practical joke.
But there Is a time for everything. and
this kind OF sensitiveness manifestly is
out OF place when a fellow-creature Is
known to be in a dangerous position and
cries for help. The fable Of the boy who
cried Wolff and fooled his friends and
neighbors SO often that they left him to
his fate when one day a wolf came
along and attacked him is a very ancient
parable. Because one boy cried "wolfr'
simply to fool people was no reason.
however. why when another boy called
'Wolf.' no attention should be paid to
him.
Frolicsome youths while bathing may
pretend danger as one outlet for exuber-
ant animal spirits. There should be lit
tie difficulty in distinguishing between
such sportive ebullitions and the heart
piercing cries of true fear. In no case
where help Is earnestly asked should It
be withheld because Of mere suspicion
that the cry is not sincere. There are
plenty Of ways for Furnishing one who
perpetuates a trick of the kind from
simple wantonness and alarms the on
lockers. To let human being drown on
suspicion that he Is fooling is q most
callous proceeding.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-11
A Successful Negro.
Fnm the Outlook.

At the recent meeting Of the Negro
Bus siness League the most striking story
of financial success was that Of Watt
Terry, a young negro. who In 1900 went
from Virginia to Brockton. Mass. with
a capital of Is cents. He worked as
coachman. janitor. porter. and shoe
maker. and finally became a real estate
broker. In the last-named occupation his
success has been SO great that at the
present time he reports that his income
ranges from 5000 to 5000 per month.
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to the child's body and were not dan

to the chiid's body and were not dan
gerous.
The football team of the Alexandra
High School will play q game Saturday
at Front Royal with Randolph Macon
Academy. Other games scheduled dur
ing the month follow: October 16, Bust
ness High School. Of Washington. at
home: October q. Hartford Athletic
Club, at home: October q, Episcopal
High School, on grounds Of latter insti-
tuition.
Among the Alexandria women attend
ing the annual meeting Of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy in ses-
sion at HarrisonburE. Va, are the fol-
lowing: Mrs. 7. H. O'Brien, Mrs. Wilbur
Reid. Mrs J. e. Alexander. Mrs. Walter
McCafery. Mrs. Mary Kelly.
The marriage Of Miss Mabela May
Dodd and Frank Dobson. both of this
city. took place last night at the par
sonage Of the Second Presbyterian
Church. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison. pastor Of
the church.
John Frank Brown, twelve years old.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Brown. died
last night at the residence of his par
ents. 22e Jefferson Street. The arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been
completed.
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AIlITLE NONSENSE.
fHE straw nlnn.

|, fHE sTnAw n1nD.
The straw ride now l. just he thing;
Along the road you bump.
You wincs when, cay mosquitos sting
And call yourself . chump.
You sneese and shuttle q you ride.
Take dust Into your crAv:
And almost perforats your hide
On rasged bits Of straw.
You Jolt along eight miles from town
And try to think It bliss.
And maybe. ~ the moon goes down.
You ret hasty kiss.
FeosAaII seassa.
The college boys are busy now srowins
Whe, yewetsbles. Flew.
THAT actress tosses her across at the
audience An = spiteful way"
"Yes: .there's some animua there. She
can't forget that she used to be the
target"
october. II In History.
: October II. 1855 Henry Of Navarro In
vents buckwheat cakes.
October II, 175s. oliver Goldsmith wins
the duckpin championship OF England.
He Didn't Know Much.
IT foolishly told . suffrasette that
women were not fitted for the ballot"
'i'what. them"
A'She showed me up, before . lot of my
friends Asked me to tell what knew
about Schedule X"
The -SOciable Oyster.
The oyster. fond of friends. 10 prone
To mingle with few.
So do not put one all alone
Into an oyster stew.
Real Class.
Il backed an opera company once.
Cost me $4,000. .oo."
"Piker! Did you ever have your own
candidate?"
A Cheap Food.
What's that you say?"
II say our ancestors didn't know
beans
We'll. IL prices keep going up. our de-
scendants will become very well ac-
quainted with them
The Old story.
II say. wombat, why did you marry
such a bridge fiendg"
Same old foolish story, Wallaby. ]
married her to reform her,
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T AN N KS.
~ eeOneD 11FcA
AseAss q ~As eesa OaA sawaaA-s

ing out Of . steel tank in NO time. bat
human tanks stand II for many yaarn
though they eventually sag on ali sides
and become limp and lsaky. Nothing
Is more pathetic than the sight Of an
ancient human tank which has worked
up q magniflcent capacity. but which
can no longer I'LL itself mp every day,
because OF the cruel cash system pre-
vailing at the reservoirs.
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NOTICE

Publishers price, 500; Club prics after November
10. $a6. II desired. Good Housekeerins. Harpsr's
Bazar Hearst's McClure's Modern Priscilla for
two years Pearsoas Pictorial Review may b
substituted for Cosmopolitan. Write for estimate on
any magazine. I can duplicate any o6er nads By
any publishef O. agency.
JAMES .. FRASER,
3le keneis Dlag. 1lth anA g eta.
We give Herald e36yeee esatss4 vsssA
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A FELLOWS swEErHEARrs.

NJ hrx sweetheart was Catherine.
~ fa1f - . hly WAS she;
And mat came sweet Helen, ths, drsam~.
ne envy of IN of the school:
1hen followed 0face The queen Of hR facs
And ths app1s q each fellows eye.
Oh. Bow. - III hare arthinking.
NJ nlnd trsveh back to curiy-headed Genevisve
swue I'M aublrn-hairsd maiden:
An4 ~, Ha1g fhEth, u your lsase.
NJ quon q thGm, "a, fxlP an4 sweet,
gsesW - - ~ h11eassd MsrEuerite
-, Hal DoUGLAA
The Washington herald., 1912-10-11
To q Badding saRragette.

From judge.
Some day. sweet Isobel, when you are
grown. r
You. too. may go where cobblestones are
thrown:
And in your incest frock (pray, don't be
vainO
With aim unerring break a window pane.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-11

Honduras II developing q valuable in-
dustry from its hitherto ignored guano-
palm trses. which Yield lumber lighter
The Washington herald., 1912-10-11
A Mere Sputter.

Fruu1 JUDI.
She-Was he furious. dear, when you
told him that we had been secretly mar
ried?
He-Not really furious: only sulfurious.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-11
Busfne0.
From Judge

From Judga
''Mirandy, Mirandy! Git up! They's
ten automobiles gone by already this
mornin,' an tn chickens amt been
turned out into tn road yit!''
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A Cheap Food.

What's that you say?'
II say our ancestors didn't know
beans"
We'll. IL prices keep going up. our de-
scendants will become very well ac-
quainted with them
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The Old story.

II say. wombat, why did you MAR,
such a bridge fiend?"
Same old foolish story, Wallaby.
married her to reform her."
The Washington herald., 1912-10-11

Il backed an opera company oncs
Cost me $4,000 too"
"Piker! Did you ever have your Owr
Presidential candidate?
The evening world., 1912-06-13

recommend your medicines to all suffer
ing women. Mrs. MARY HAL
STEAD, PlateA. Pa Box 8s.
Here 10 the report Of another genuine
case. which still further slows that
Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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Walcott. N. Dakota--"1 had inflam-
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and nv back schcd all the time. was
so blue that ! felt like crying Il any one
even spoke to me. took Lydia Z. Pink
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and now ! am q well woman. Mrs.
AMELIA DAHL. Walcott. N. Dakota.
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will be opened. read and answered by
. woman and held In strict con-
fiLr~~r
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News Oddities
nedes n state IN Awso "a Cemetery
% Con nit su1ride.

0odes In State IN AUto to Cemetery
90 Con nit suicide.
Otto L. Tosetti. thirty nine. called his
chauffeur at Chicago and ordered him
10 drive him 10 oakwoods Cemetery.
There he bought no~srs and decorated
the grave OF his relatives. then Dis
missed the chauffeur.
In q few minutes q shot was heard
and he vas found dead near his
mothers grave.
Dlsasp~arsWg Co~sectsower Left
store Open 20 Chiidren In BoGots.
The gingerbread feas, in "Hsnsei and
0rstsr' was nothing to what the nttle
gsras ara ec,- 81 Rosota- N. j.. had in
Otto Pochert's confectionery in Queen
Aane road.
Bocher, ief, suddenly for his old home
m Europe. leaving the store deserted
And open TO the children. II was Just
IKE q fairy tale. Tn. nrst boy who dis
covsred II passed the word around anc
within half an hour boys and girls had
helped Themselves TO Vhai they wanted.
hRing pockets as well as stomacns Mo-
body knows Why the owner vanished 90
mysteyiousiy. but neigh ors said he told
them he was going to Europe.
y
bacco In Canada.
Thou shalt not grow tobacco" y the
nswsst commandment OF the Methcdist
Church In Canada. Affecting members
who are farmers In the rich tobacco
lAnds across from Detroit.
Methodis,s who continue to cultivate
the weed win do 90 In face OF the "un-
compromising opposition OF the govern
ing body Of their church.
Mere u . rsve That Vas Uurned for
Almost sic Months.
Nearly every day . IRE company has
% turn out and throw water on hre
that started In the factory OF . blank
book concern at North Tenth and Berry
otrsess. Williamsburg. Dec. q last.
There are tons Of paper stock ana
looks. much OF Il pulp now. In the cell
lar covered with debris. and II In there
the 0rs smoulders and breaks out.
VIZ DsA the Chscke~s C-ess the
Roeas To Get Into Canada
American Justice was In a dilemma at
Malone, N. T.. when . man and two
ehsekens he was charged with stealing
we're presented In q court room which 10
half In the United States and half In
Canada
The chickens suddenly few to the
north end Of the room and the prisoner
followed. They were then In Canada
asa defsed the Court. claiming they were
outside ~ Jurisdiction. The lawyers
couldn't coax the defendant back under
the stars and Stripes, but suddenly .
chicken nsw back and the prisoner ran
after Il Before he knew II he was back
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ness and backache
and WAS 80 nervous
that ] would cry q,
the least noise. il
would startie me so.
! began to take Ly-
dia +. PinkhAm's
remedies. . n d !
don't b n We any
more crying spells.
] sleep sound and
my nervousness il
better. ] will!
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NERVOUS
DESpONDENT
WOMEN
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hams Vegetable Compound
Their Own Statements
So Testify.

Platea. Pa.--"When ! wrote TO you
first ] was troubled with female weak
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in the United states and sentenced to
thirty days
The evening world., 1912-06-13
.. macy wIi~ts - Boiia $4,000
Uoghouae at vew MA rib0ro.

A dog kennel costing $500 is to BE-
bull, by J. Macy willets OF New York
At his country place In New Marlboro.
Mass. lie will breed sporting spaniels
and French bulldogs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-12

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South Williamstown, Mass. =" Lydia
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