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The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
The Last of a Great Feud.

In case West Virginia elects DR.. H.
G. Hatfield, the Republican nominee, as
its Governor, it will cast the weight of
that States influence against a continu-
ance of the Hatfield Mccoy feud, which
has made its border territory toward
Kentucky bloody ground for years. The
Hathelds live in Logan County, w. Va,
while the Mccoy clans home is in the ad-
joining Pike County Ky. Members of
each of these families, at frequent in
tervals. fred across the border at each
other.
In eighteen years twelve McCoys and
Hatfelds were killed and many injured,
and all because in 1892 a Mccoy had
said that he had lost some pigs which
he believed the Hathelds had stolen
Ever since then they shot at each other
whenever they met, until two years ago
a truce was declared which the noni-
nation of DR.. Hatfield now has turned
into peace.
NO longer does F1atheld ana a Nc
Coy meet only to draw gun. Peace
was ratified at a peculiarly appropriate
place, too. A Hatfield and a Mccoy
were among the delegates to a Sunday
school convention At other times a
majority of the members of the con-
vention would have got under cover
when a Hatfield or a Mccoy entered,
but on this occasion the two shook
hands and the Mccoy, with true South
ern chivalry, expressed his best wishes
for the political success of the Hatfield
chief.
Wonders never will cease. even in
Blueheld, among the mountaineers of
West Virginia and Kentucky.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
No Privacy Tolerated.
m the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
In the early days OF LeadviIIe a ten
derfoot. who had not yet lost the habit,
desired to change his shirt, and his room
being on the ground floor Of the hotel.
and the window having neither blinds
nor shades. he pinned a newspaper over
II. Instantly. with a crash. glass. sash,
and news paper were driven into the
room by an indignant resident who
shouted:
Wen have no d privacy herer'
This is the attitude Of Congress, which
is searching under the bed. Jabbing holes
in the wallpaper. and probing the. chair
cushions in efforts to find out what
malignant forces are secretly Prsying
on the community. Mr.. Pujos commit
tee has sent out 10000 blanks to $1,000
banks, and each blank is to be filled out.
and 24OOOO afidavits are to be made.
and then, by a careful examination OF
the 10000 statements. Mr. Pujo's COM
mittee and a sufficient stan Of clerks
VIII be able to discover the trail OF the
money power. II il IS there.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
TAKING CARE OF ONES SELF.
Even Temper and Modest Career
VIII Bear Good Fruit.

Prom the Ohio state Journal
Again. by actual incident, we are
taught the lesson that any young mans
love n pleasure and display must be
constantly watched and guarded. There
is no safety otherwise. II would he bet
ter that he practiced the simple life
heroiCaly. made II his pride and his
glory to like the quiet. wholesome neces-
stiles Of life. that he build his man.
hood on his seIf-denial rather than his
seIt-indulgenCe.
Let young man save a part OF what
he earns even II ne has to eat plain
food and wear cheap clothes: for then
he is laying up capital for himself, not
in money only but in character. in hap
piness, in future prosperity. This garish
and luxurious life for a young man. this
undue liking for gay and hilarious COM
pany, should be Stunned as a den OF
snakes 4 Young man cannot be too
strict in fashioning his life. There Is
such a thing as learning to like an
even temper and modest career. and
such course viii always bear good
fruit.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
All Made Clear.

A woman missionary in China was
taking tea with a mandarin's eight
wives. The, Chinese ladies examined her
clothing her hair. her teeth. and so on,
but her feet especially amazed them.
why" cried one, you can walk and
run as we'll as a man,
yes. to be sure" said the missionary.
Can you ride a horse and swim, too
Yes"
Then you must be as strong as a
man."
Il am"
And you wouldn't let a man beat YOU
not even II he was your husband-wouid
your"
Indeed I wouldn't" the missionary
said.
The mandsrin's eight wives looked at
one another, nodding there heads. Then,
we are told by a writer in the Western
Christian Advocate. the Oldest said soft
ly:
Now 1 understand why the foreign
devil never has more than one wife. He
is afraid!'
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
Has Nur,ed for 4S Years.

From the Nursing Tines
In connection with death OF Lord
Lister II is interesting TO know that the
nurse who assisted the famous surgeon
with his hrst antiseptic preparations IS
still in the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Nurse Bell has many interesting stories
OF the old days when Prof. Lister was
in the infrmary. and the crowd OF stu
dents and dressers, many Of them now
chiefs. who attended the classes from
1851 to 1862.
Nurse Bell has been in the Royal In
Urinary for forty-five years. She is now
sixty-nine years Of age and she enjoys
good health. though not able to do much.
When Lord Lister was presented with
the freedom Of the city Of Glasgow four
years ago it was his special desire that
Nurse Bell should be present at the
function IN S. Andrews Hall. When
the memorial service was held IN the
university chapel she had = special N.
Yitatlon TO be present
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
The Mississippi River
By GEORGE FITCH,
Author of "At Good Old SIwash."

The Mississippi River was named by
some Indian who had no other use for
his rs or SIS" and means Father OF
Waters" A more proper name would be
the Rockefeller OF Waters" for the
Mississippi Is one Of the greatest mois-
ture trusts in the world. Beginning in
Minnesota as a stream 80 small that II
cannot even get an appropriation from
Congress for its improvement. it rapidly
absorbs river after river until by the
time II reaches the Gulf Of Mexico 1t
controls practically all the wetness be-
tween the Rocky Mountains and the Ap-
palachians. That is one difference be-
tween river and a trust. however.
Mountains can stop a river, but only
Providence can stop a trust
The Mississippi is a mile wide after Il
gets its growth. and is deep enough be-
tween sandbars to float five-foot catfish
above Cairo, and smaIl-sized battleships
below. II only covers about l.2OO miles
as the aerOplane files, but by taking a
course like taxicab driver who is car
rying a total stranger IL manages to
register over 5000 miles between Mime
sofa and the Gulf. II was discovered by
De Soto. immortalized by Mark Twain.
and improved by Eads. who did several
millions Of dollars worth Of dental work
In its mouth.
The Mississippi flows through, and
sometimes over. a wonderfully fertile
country, and is as inconV enient TO have
around as a prairie fire owing to its
restlessness. II is more particular about
its bed than a commercial traveller. and
frequently changes II at night for the
most frivolous reasons 1t Is also harder
on banks than a cashier with a weakness
for society. No bank is safe while II is
around. With only a moderate appetite
the Mississippi will eat ten miles of
banks adorned with cornfields and cotton
plantations in a single day. Each year il
devours thousands OF acres Of fine farm
land and carries IL down to the Gulf Of
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
a kim in = NeW Lieht.

The new light thrown upon the late
King Edward VII Of England in bis
biography by Sir Sidney Lee diminishes
the political activity often sseribed to
him, especially in foreign affairs, though
it never was a secret that, as Prince of
Wales, he had been excluded from all
state secrets until within a few years
of his accession. This was not due to
"a judgment Of the Ministers, but to a
certain jealousy on the part of his own
mother, Queen Victoria, herself a
shrewd politician, but who declined to
give ear to Mr.. GIadstone's or Mr..
Charles Dilke's remonstrances that the
princes political education should be
less starved Starved, however, it was,
until Albert Edward was too old to
make up for the arrears.
As King he took considerable interest
in politics and the relations between his
court and those of the other European
states; but his biogrspher is emphatic
in saying that Edward had neither in
clination nor capacity to turn to diplo-
matte account the ceremonial visits he
made all over the European conti-
nent. Thus the phrase Edward the
Peacemaker" dwindles to Edward the
tactful host and genial guest"
On the other hand, the new account
shows him more loyal to the obliga-
tions of a monarch whose duty it was
to reign over a democracy without rul-
ing it. 1t also proves that he had no
"deep-rooted" antipathy against Ger
many or his nephew, the Kaiser. As
the husband of a Danish princess he
resented the seizure of Schleswig- -Hol-
stein in 1904. and, being the brother Of
Empress Friedrich (the Kaiser's moth
er) he never could forgive Bismarck
his pointed remarks about the dis
eased branch of the Guelph tree" made
in the Prussian Diet.
All this was ancient history, how
ever. when Edward assembled the throne.
He had a genuine affection for the
Kaiser; and on German foreign policy,
as on that of other nations, he had
really no views beyond a sincere at
tachment for peace.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

Louisiana at the rate OF one square mile
a year. II the Mississippi doesn't get
tired OF Louisiana and move away, that
state will soon be larger than Texas.
and will extend clear to South America.
Many an Illinois farmer has a valid
claim TO a farm IN the Delta district OF
Louisiana, but cannot Identify his prop
erty.
In the spring the Mississippi rises rap
idly TO the second story Of most OF the
towns along its banks. and conducts a
spring houss-cleaning, carrying on every
thing movable. During the present
spring the river has broken its height
record and has ruined over 10000 South
ern citizens. who now regard It with less
favor than they do the Republican party.
The Mississippi is navigatsd by snags.
houseboats, motor boats, and occasional
steamboats,. II IL were harnessed II
would give power enough to light the
United States. and II II were controlled
IL would carry the trafic OF the great
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
High Food Prices in London.

From the Boston Transcript.
London Official board, having jurisdic-
ton over many charitable institutions,
has lately issued a table explanatory Of
the increasing cost OF its operation,
which bears witness to the extent to
which the British capital feels the era
Of high prices. The board finds that the
advance over 1871 in commodities which
it is called upon to purchase ranges from
per cent for bread to 30 per cent for
cocoa. Bacon is IS per cent higher. flour
10 per cent, and sugar % per cent. As
the purchases Of these articles are made
on a great scale, It is inevitable that the
ordinary consumer must Fay much morr
than the board for his daily bread, but
ter, and bacon.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
FROM ARCHIE BUTTS SPIRIT. >
ImbeeIIe Report of Professional Me-
dIum Sent to President Taft.


From the St Louis Republic
A spirit message from Mai. Archibald
Butt to President Taft has been de-
livered through what is called the mon
professional mediumship" Of Nine
Meissner. It was sent before the Car
pathia got in touch with New York at
time when President Taft was making
every effort to learn the fate Of his aid
The text Of the alleged message is not
worth repeating. The words are inane,
shallow, conceited. They are a perfect
transcript Of what the spirit Of Archie
Butt, IL IL could speak in accents audible
to mortal ears, would not say.
The alleged message from Mai Butt IS
similar in tone 20 that ordinarily re-
ported from beyond. Nothing could be
more inconsistent with the hope Of i'm
mortality held out by religion and the
visions Of Paradise which comfort the
world-weary Imagination than the i'm
beetle Outgivings Of professional nedi-
ums in the name of noble men and wo-
mep who. being dead, have no chance to
protest against the proclamation. II the
transition from life to death could so
degrade and debase the human spirit IS
these pretentious messages with their
emotional slush and general trivialities
indicate, the most Of US would be recon-
ciled 20 live on IN the possession of the
amount of wit now ours for quite . while
longer
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
ALnTLE NONSENSE
wnarEnr LuVunY.

The East may have It's baths OF milk,
And comforts without number
Its cushioned cots Of waded silk
on which TO lie and slumber.
The mandarin his pleasures hath
In palace or pagoda;
But as for me. I'd like a bath
OF fzzy drug store soda.
ia souse my head while It was drawn
BY an attendant solemn
And then I'd turn the fine stream on
Ny fevered spinal column.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
KILLS DUCKS BY BOOMERANG.
SportsmHn Says He BREEed Twelve
on Eight Throws.

ST Jos,ph MOI dispatch TO Chicago Inter Ocean.
An American hunter, who carries BOOM
erangs instead Of a repeating shotgun 10
a curiosity. but Vernon Tantlinger. a To-
cal nimrod. uses the Australian war
weapon when he goes after ducks.
Tantlinger is an expert with the boom
erang and recently bagged twelve ducks
with eight throws Of his club. Tantlinger
says that as the statutes don't prohibit
the use of bOomerangs, he can hunt with
in the city limits whenever he can find
game.
His mode Of action in killing wild
ducks Is 10 throw one boomerang into a
flock when il is on the water, and when
the birds rise ne Is ready to hurl an
other stick into the flock as it is punched
upon the wing.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

allowed to pass too. But Mr. Taft was
not so easily to be deceived or fright
ened, and he deserves the praise Of all
fair-minded men. The rider" practice
is reprehensible in every way.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

Of the Roosevelt attempt to stampede
the convention, has picked out the Jail
as a cyclone cellar. Perhaps the man is
wise in his generation.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

Mr.. Taft has instructed Elihu Root. If
he be chosen temporary chairman, to
deliver a speech that will pacify the
warning factions. Does the President be-
lieve in miracles?
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

Letter boxes have been invented for
ONCE buildings and apartments which
deliver mail dropped into them on the
ground floor to their owners rooms,
even the weight OF a card starting the
elsYating machinery.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

The majority Of the Cuban negroes are
willing enough to stay at home and keep
the peace If the excited white people will
let them.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

Uncle Joe laments the lack Of a sense
Of responsibility in Congress. The ex-
Speaker is a past master in the art OF
responsibility
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
Fnm the Nv YnrE Worla

Putting down rebellion in Cuba by
proclamation lis a rhetorical exercise
that may amuse President Gomez, but
II frightens no insurgents into surren-
derins.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

Among the many artistic and social
events in high life that are being pre-
pared for the height Of the London sea
son there are none more peculiarly mem
orable and appropriate than the Keats
Shelley matinees at the Haynarket The
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
Woman the Martyr.

"oAh uAe "NEasH
MY husband objects TO me belong
ing to more than ave clubs
The monster! why don't you get a
divorce?''
We'll it's this way. My present club
dues are very heavy, and my husband
is one Of these pig-headed brutes who
would rather go to jail than pay all
mony"
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

From the PhladelphiA Evening Telegraph.
4 woman is going to run for Congress
on the Roosevelt ticket from Colorado
Really. IL she has the sized family that
Theodore has called ii the duty Of every
woman 10 have. it is hard to see how
she hnds time 10 do it all
From the Columbia IS. c. State.
Wouldn't it he a good idea, for the
sake OF satisfying all parties, to adopt
the college system and make Col. Roose-
welt President emeritus?
Frnm the Bostou T1nsIipt-
Two women aviators Cshall We say Av-
iatresses0 will be the main attractions
at Squantum next week "Oh ny with
me- has ceased TO be a masculine in
vitation
Prom the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Once upon a time the steam roller was
the champion Of liberty, the scourge Of
corruption. But that was when the col
oneI was its chauffeur.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Republicans ought to be just twice
as happy this year. There are now
two band wagons to climb up on.
From the Louisville Post.
He who bolts and runs away will
spend four years at Oyster Bay.
Fr-m the New York Tribune
Washington is enjoying the novel SEN
sat.on Of having become one Of the real
baseball centers Of the universe.
From the St Louis Republic
As a euphemistic synonym for cold
feet" what's the matter with Nagelitis?
Prom the Houston Chronicle.
A cheap but effective way 10 bribe
some OF those darky delegates at Chi
cago would be with watermelon.
From the Philadelphia Pres
Few dispatches without Chicago date
lines will get space in the newspapers
this week.
Prom the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The National Educational Association
will convene here next month. That's
too late. They should be here now.
From the Boston Post.
All things come to him who waits:
The United States Treasury has Just
paid a war claim OF $50 after a delay
Of nearly fifty years.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
You can never judge a mans wealth by
the size Of the money he wants to bet.
From the Boston Herald
As he hobnobs with both the Taft and the
Roosevelt leaders at Chicago, William J.
Bryan is the real sunbeam of the sItua-
ton. No matter If his hobby has been
the extraction Of sunbeams from cucum-
bers.
From the ChcaEo Record Herald.
Great heavens! Has it come to this
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
UncIe Pennywiae saysI

brain storm lately Is this nns old term
TO die out?
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
From the Ohio State Journal.

From the Ohio State Journal.
Those who read the small items near
the bottom Of the columns have doubt
less noticed that the Darrow trial is still
in progress.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
Frnm the Houstnn Pot

Put a healthy woman in the White
House, says Phoebe Couzins Whose
wife are you?" will be changed TO
Whose. husband are your"
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
The Amntenr Gardener.

He cleared the ground of eIods and
weeds. but bitter is his cup. He plant
ed forty kinds Of seeds and only four
came up.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
A New Way.

Yes: he squandered the fortune his
father left him"
''On drink, no doubt"
No: on green peas and new potatoes.
He had them with every meal while
his wealth lasted"
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
June 1s I'm HIstory.

June ls 1575-Mary, Queen Of Scots, be-
comes a June bride for the fourth time.
June 10. 1ss6-Prince Eugene invents the
pretzei.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
PERTINENT AND MPERTIEEET.

From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
A woman is going to run for Congress
on the Roosevelt ticket from Colorado
Really. IL she has the sized family that
Theodore has called it the duty Of every
woman 10 have. it is hard to see how
she finds time TO do it all
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
No Turpitude Involved.

Judge, I amt no vagrant- I'm in
hard luck now, but I've seen better
days.'
But this officer says you have been
arrested repeatedly"
He must be alludin' to the times
when I owned me own automobeel"
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

From the ChicaEo Record Herald.
Great heavens! Has it come to this
that San Francisco Heney should be
called a liar?
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
A ThouEhtfuI FIance.

MY love. I don't want you to do
your own work when we are married" !"
That's considerate OF you
And that brings me to a delicate
question. Have you enough money to
enable us to keep a hired girl?''
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
A Sad sight.

The fisher lad returns a sight,
A woeful-looking kid.
The foxy FISH, they wouldn't bite
But the mosquitoes did.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

From the Columbia Is c. State
Wouldn't It he a good idea, for the
sake OF satisfying all parties, to adopt
the college system and make Col. Roose-
welt President emeritus?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-20
WILL OF MRS. PORTNER.

The will of Mrs. Anna Portner, wild
ow of Robert Portner, founder of the
Robert Portner Brewing Company, cf
this city, who died recently at "Anna-
burg" her summer home near Manaa-
sas, was filed for probate in Washing
ton yesterday.
The following legacies are charge
against the estate: To four nieces il
Switzerland, $4,000 each; to three
nephews, Pater, Paul and Charlie
Valear; of Winston, N. c., $4,000 eacl
to Elisha Meredith, son Of Contc2
Meredith, $1,000; to Anna Merchant,
daughter of Walter Merchant, $500;
to the American Security and Trus.
Company, $4,000, to be held in trust
for brother, Peter Valear.
All of the testatriX's property, with
the exception Of 100 shares of the
stock of the Robert Portner Brewir
Company, is left to her children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-20
SHRINERS TO MEET
Imnerial Potentate John y. Sebrell
Plans to Welcome Ocean View
Guests.

Norfolk, Va, July 20.-"Yes, it is
going to be a hot time in both Old
Town and New Town. declared John
N. Sebrell, imperial potentate of Khe
dive temple. mystic Shrine, in talk
ing enthusiastically yesterday Of the
arrangements that have been made
for a ceremonial session of Khedive
temple at Ocean View Tuesday OF
next week.
''It will be an all-day and all-night
session." said Potentate Sebrell, "and
the Shriners are going to have the
time of their lives"
Among the visitors for the occas-
ion will be Imperial Potentate OF
North America William ]. Cunning
ham, of Baltimore, and Past Imper-
ial Potentate Harrison Dingman, OF
Almas temple, of Washington, D.
C. Both will be accompanied by rep
resentatives from their respective
jurisdiction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-20
sHAKE.UP ON THE c. AND O.
Office of General Manager Abolished.
Other Charges Expected.

Richmond, Va, July 20.-The big
gest surprise in local railroad circles
came today when NJ. J. Caples, fourth
came yesterday when NJ. ]. Caples, 4th
Ohio, announced that the office OF gen
eral manager, formerly held by E. W.
Grice, had been vacated, and that Off
GERS heretofore reporting to the gen
eral manager will report to the fourth
vice president, unless otherwise m
structed, and that Mr.. Grice, who Is
appointed assistant to Fourth Vice
President Caples, will perform such
duties as may be assigned him.
1t is the opinion that within three
months there will be general shake
up and new blood injected into all de-
partments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-20
PRESIDENT MEETS NEGROES

President Taft, in a speech IN the
east room of the White House to a
delegation from the National Civil
and Political League yesterday public
ly acknowledged his debt OF graft
tude to the negro delegates to the
Republican National Convention
pledged and instructed for him, VINO
stood with the Taft forces through
the fight. The delegation presented
resolutions for the restoration OF the
battalion OF the Twenty-fifth Infantry
that was involved in the Brownsville
affair and urging Mr.. Taft to recon-
mend a Federal statute against
:lynching. The President said in re-
plv that he had done everything pos
sible under the law in regard to the
Twenty-ffth Infantry. He deplored
lynchings, he said, but did not believe
that the federal government could i'll
terfere in the States with criminal
cases. 81 say to you," the president
added, that man who has been en-
gagged in a lynching within the fed
eral jurisdiction who comes up to me
for executive clemency will have his
petition; received with that feeling
upon my part that there is no crime
that ought to be more severely pun
ished and more completely condemn
oil