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RUGS. CARPETS. ETC.
CARPENTERS.
VACUUM CLEANER.

I EFT Us DEMONSTRATE THE DOMEs-
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Sells for S9.75. Sole selling agents for tile
"Kichmond' Suction Cleaners. Prices, S35,
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ware avenue. d. & A. Phone 4224-A.. Will
mngton. Del m1-tf
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ARCHITECTS.

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"a Market St., 80 years or active practice
brings to our clients much useful knowledge
In design and construction, and We warrant
our work correct in an respects.
f. L. RICE JR., CO., (Inc.)
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REAL. ESTATE-FOR SALE.

\ ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
- -, Et.n,E..NlNG JOURNAL Is AN
LDN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
HOME. THE EVENING JoIfRNAT'
lS READ IL MORE HoNiisS
EVERY DAY THAN ANY OrHFR
~ l. W Arr NEWSPAPER
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

NEW HOUSES. NOS. 1901 TO 1911 Ann
1927 Oak street. Papcred 10 suit: heat
and all conveniences. Built BY John ",
healy a Son. No. other recommendation
necessary 'i'-t
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Real Estate Notices Rooms for Rent Wants Proposals Opportunities
HELP wANTED-MALE.

kN ADVERTISEMENT IL THE
"A EVENING JOURNAL Is AN
HOME. THE EVENING JOURNAL
is READ ~ MORE HOMES
EVERY DAY THAN ANY OTHER
DELLA WARE NEWSPAPER.
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ROOMS FOR RENT.

4 n ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
n EVENING JOURNAL IS AN
ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
HOME. THE EVENING JOURNAL
Is READ IL MORE HOMES
EVERY DAY THAN ANY OTHER
ID y l. A ARE NEWSPAPER.
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real ESrATE-FOR RENT.

A n ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
n EVENING JOURNAL Is AN
ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
HOME. THE EVENING JOURNAL
is READ IN MORE HOMES
EVERY DAY THAN ANY OTHER
ID L A WARE NEWSPAPER.
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streets Apply to W. II. Jones. No. s29
oulpley street. Jyee-tf
FOR SALE OR RENT
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HIRAM w. JOHNSON,
ny, GEORGE FITCH.
Author of cat Good Old sfwash.o

Hiram w. johnson of California. who
is q candidate for the position of substi-
tute annihilator on the Bull Moose ticket.
is heavily built roadster with small.
prominent features. dark hair. a pair of
lre-enforced spectacles, a belligerent chin
and a voice OF great muzzle velocity.
Mr.. Johnson. who has left a fight which
he has already won in order to get un-
der the pile in the Presidential campaign,
is a man who is so fond of peace that he
never fights with anything but his head.
feet, fists, elbows and teeth. He uses
them all when speaking and when he is
describing the iniquity Of national COM
mittees and railroad attorneys his voice
assays g. 30 per cent hostility with traces
of vitrioL Stirring up trouble is his
speciality and exploding harmony his rec
reation. Whenever he rose in the memoir
able ill-feeling in Chicago last June and
made a few hectic. superheated, detonat-
ing and corrosive remarks, strong men
from all parts of the Union arose and
pounded each other, though they had
been mere strangers a few minutes be-
fore
Mr.. johnson belongs to the great FAM
fly Of Johnsons which has been busy
writing. presidenting. vice presidenting.
governing. spit-balling. and white hope
lessing ever since history began. He is
about forty-five years of age and for
many years practiced law quietly in San
Francisco, picking up a sCarifying adtec-
tive whenever he found one and filing II
away for future reference. When At
torney Heney was shot during the Ruef
trial, Mr.. johnson took his place and ex-
pressed his sentiments regarding vice
and crime in such good English that he
was nominated for Governor two years
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Roosevelt, way out in Tacoma, Wash,
declaring in speech that long ago che
had assurances from Haines that he
was for the Bull Moose candidate, but
preferred not to declare himself until
after the State electionp The reason
was to enable the third party to get
full control of the machinery of the
Maine State administration, placing the
entire patronage of the State at their
disposal.
1t worked we'll The Republican man
agers-Hilles, ct al.-were hoodwinked /;
and, once more honest, confding Mr..
Taft has been made dupe!
Equally practical is the course which
T. R. men in the government service
appear to be following. Instead of re-
signing altogether, after the Chicago
convention, as they meant TO do, they
were advised to go about it deliberately,
stringing out their designations over a
long period, to have fresh sensation
every now and then. But at least in
this instance Mr.. Taft may take The
bull by the horns. Why not anticipate
some of these designations by requesting
them to be made at once?
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We Commend Secretary Nagel.

1t is greatly to the credit of Sec
Rotary Nagel, of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, that he has de-
cided to call halt on the proposed re-
Taxation of the rules regulating the
carrying of lifeboats and raft equip
ment by steam vessels flying the Amer
lean flag and coming under the juris-
diction of the Federal Steamboat In
spectioH Service.
The Secretary also has promulgated
the first of a series of wireless regu-
lations applying to passenger steamers
of this or any other country, licensed
to carry fifty or more persons-passen-
gers and crew-when these vessels at
tempt to leave an American port.
All these improvements and innova-
tons are the direct result of the tt
tanic disaster, and Mr.. Nagers refusal
to permit any modification of the rules
as attempted by foreign ocean liners,
and especially as regards lifeboats, no
doubt has been inspired by the lessons
of that terrible fatality.
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An Editorial Without Comment.

The immigration inspector of the Do
minion of Canada, who has made tour
of the Canadian immigration agencies
in the United States, reports that Amer
leans are settling everywhere in Can
ada where land is available. His es-
innate is that no less than another
$4,000 persons from this country viii.
cross the border into Canada, to remain
there, during the current fiscal year,
all of whom are in good financial con-
dition and able to pay taxes to the Do
minion government.
Has any one of the three leading
Presidential candidates made this con-
dition of affairs, and by what it was
brought about, his campaign issue?
These emigrants are mostly farm
ers; in other words, the basis and main
stay of any nations prosperity, men
whom no country can afford to lose
Why do they desert the Stars and
Stripes in multitudes? Why have they
done 50 for a decade past in annually
increasing numbers, despite our bumper
crops and the much vaunted prosperity
of our soil tillers?
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Hoodwinked.

The "army at Armageddon" may be
battling for the Lord" but they are
very practical men, nevertheless, when
it comes to politics. The detection of
the newly elected Governor of Maine
to the Bull Moose is a case in point
Assurances, indirect, but regarded none
the less as reliable, reached Republican
headquarters that Mr.. Haines was all
right For this reason Mr. Taft's cam
paign managers did not insist upon the
introduction of national issues in the
Maine campaign, believing that Re-
publican victory. there would be fol-
lowed by a declaration on the part of
the successful candidates of their de-
termination to support the Republican
national ticket Mr.. Hilles had been
urged in vain by the party leaders in
Maine to make the national platform
main issue in their State campaign.
in order to get the vote of the third
term followers for the Republican State
Offices.
What was the result? Mr. Taft sent
cordial telegram to Mr.. Haines, con-
graduating him on his victory in "re-
deeming" the State, adding that it was
a Significant victory. And right on
top of it. so to say, there is Col.
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Honesty or Disgustf
PRICES.
Great Advance Caused by Loss Of
Our Export of Foodstuns.

Great Advance Caused by Loss of
Our Export of FoodstufYs.
President Brown. Of New York orntr.l Railroad, m
Philadeiphia Telegraph.
The price OF wheat in 1900 as compared
with 1899. shows an increase OF SO per
cent: corn, 81 per cent. and oats. 6 per
cent, while the barb wire used for fences
Of q l-2 per cent, and the binding Irvine
used by the farmer in harvesting his
wheat and oats costs 80 per cent less
than It did ten years ago. The pillow he
uses costs the same. and the binder.
mower, rake and tedder costs only about
SS-i per cent more for a much better
machine. The farmer receives an aver
age price for butter. eggs, milk and
cream, 81 per cent higher than ten years
ago, but he buys a first-class cream sep
arator 10 per cent cheaper than he did
then. Salt, used in large quantities on
the farm, in the dairy and packing
houses, shows a decrease in price OF
per cent, while hams sell for 81 per cent
and bacon for 90 per cent more than ten
years ago. In spite OF the fact that
the great advance in cost OF the necessi-
ties of life has increased the cost OF la
Dor more than g per cent. the great
manufacturing companies have ben able
by economy in administration operation
and cost of distribution. to keep their
prices down substantially to the level Of
ten years ago, and. by increasing their
sales in foreign lands, are offsetting. in
great measure. the loss of our exports of
foodstufs. which are rapidly diminish
ing to the vanishing point.
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Fostering Social Discomfort.

The Bull Moose has appeared in an
unexpected region. Senator Simmons
of North Carolina, a stanch Democrat
and Wilson supporter, after a tour OF
campaigning through his State, de-
clares that many of the textile work
ers there are turning to the Roosevelt
movement, attracted by that party's ap-
peal to social discomfort
This may be so. There is nothing I'M
usual in this move for a man Of Mr..
Roosevelt's characteristics. His efforts
to capture labor votes and keep them
from getting into the Socialist party
have been known ever since his own re-
vision of his confession of faith"
We can fully understand why Sena-
tor Simmons should be worried over
the situation, as it means added trouble,
watchfulness, and efforts for his party.
But when the distinguished statesman
tries to blame the Republicans for this
detection, he is either wrong or tries
to make campaign capital out of flank
movement that any party is liable to
make in a heated campaign. He says
that the protected interests are Sup
porting the third termer and are lad
vising their workmen to join the Roose-
welt forces"
With all due respect to the political
sagacity of the Senator. this sort OF
general explanation, just to place the
blame upon some one, is not satisfac-
tory, for the protectionists of Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
&c, are showing little sympathy for the
Bull Moose theories and less faith in
Mr.. Roosevelt's protection policy;
Whatever the cause may be, Senator
Simmons plainly is worried by his dis
covery, which may cost him his seat in
the Senate.
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EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto II you see it in The Big
Siei. il isn't necessarily 30.
SCRAPPY TIMES HERE

Now is the time for all good
citizeps to shy their bricks at the
District Commissioner"
This Is the clarion call WHICH
has been sent out to the utter
most parts Of the city. The ciu-
zens' association season Is at hand.
Now is the time for fireworks
Now is the time to shed coats to
call the other man a liar" to
hurl nasty epithets at the Com
missioners, to brand everything in
the way Of legislation and civic ad-
ministration as punk" to talk
until past midnight on universal
transfers, and other nebulous
dreams, to gruwl about the car
service, swear at the high cost of
living. TO call Gen. HarTies a Tin
soldier" to refer to Gen. Johnston
rs a shrimp" to call Judge De
Lacy q tyrant. to tear passion to
tatters. and split the ears Of the
groundlings.
That is the real spirit. Nothing
is accomplished without knocking
the stufinss out Of something or
somebody.
You've lust got to pound at the
Commissioners. and swear at them.
and pass resolutions denouncing
them, and threaten to chsstise
them, II results are to be expect
Cd" said Brother Fhz1ell. past
master OF ritriolic scribbllngs and
grand hurler of biting enithets,
when interviewed last night By .
Big Stick reporter.
Brother Friz1ell was found in the
back yard with a piece Of brick
bat in his mouth trying TO follow
in the steps Of Demosthenes. Friz-
zell was bowling ard sqrIirming and
screeching and emphasizing the i'm
portant points by beating on q
doorstep with q sledge hammer.
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Bull Elk with Fred Mehemer at the
horns guide brute would safe
by benerolently
simulated ~ ciams Sunday
should like Mr. Merheme his record to-
resolutions asserted
CLANS Sunday. and he fine Ex
had hitherto him only
connection with railway
sad
Just claim without the In other words clam
has which claim I a living
million
Elks CLANS sociable. but
Like the snowdrop hs river moment
forever ~ = ...
ssSenblase Of Eks and Clans He said due
to phosphorus In the clans and the the EkS
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Died for Their Emperor.

The expectation. that with the mod
ernizing of Japan by the late Mutsu-
hito the ancient Shinto rituals would
be swept away with their worship of
the Mikado as a deity, or, at least, as
a deuiigod, has not been fulfilled, but
it took nothing less powerful than the
death of Mikado to demonstrate TO the
Western world that not even practical,
modern, Western education, the adop-
ton of methods which a short half
century ago were unknown to the Jap
anese of the highest rank, could elm
mate the custom, the fanaticism, the
hero worship of a nation innate for
long centuries.
When the late Mutsuhito set all ira
ditions of Nippon at naught, when he
opened wide the ports of his realm to
the Western world, inviting not only
traders and a hitherto unknown ex-
change of commerce, but opening the
doors to Christianity and its mission
aries, feudal Japan and the Shinto
priests stood aghast The ancient arts
tocracy revolted, but was subdued, and
paganism seemed abolished and aban-
doned The physical or practical re-
gent, the Shotgun, ceased to exist, and
all the world was satisfied that once
the Mikado, who up TO that period
never was visible to his people, had
stopped down from his exalted pedes-
tai of pagan deity the worshiping Of
him as such also would cease
The press dispatches printed in an
other column have proved the fallacy
of such a notion, for we read and are
awed by the terrible tale they tell.
Driven to desperation over his beloved
rulers death, no less a parsonage than
Gen. Nogi, the famous soldier and hero
of the siege of Port Arthur, in the re-
cent Russo-JapaneSe war, as well as his
wife, committed hara-kiri-that is, step
ping out of the line of the long process
sion that followed the funeral cortege,
this highly educated man, graduate of
INC IlOSI CSlSuIdlcu "SStSIn uIllfcISl-
ties and military colleges, the man
whose practical common sense earned
for him the title and rank of supreme
councillor of the army of Japan" the
hero and ultimate victor of Port Ar
thur, hurled himself upon his sword,
followed by the countess. his wife, with
in a few second, both dying instantly.
To be quite frank, The Herald is not
greatly surprised. No undermining ever
will change a Samurai, especially those
Of the extreme north of Japan, the
Chosu clan. The surprise is that only
a mere hundred of the average Japa-
nese sought self-destruction, as not be-
ing worthy of living here when their
Mikado might need them in the spirit
world. But we are surprised that a
man of the distinction, the responsible
tiles of Count Nogi, should still have
been such fanatic.
Thus died Field Marshal Nogi, one
of the greatest strategicians of his age.
And the lesson? Japan's moderization
is but superhcial-as yet. And the oc-
currence reminds US very forcibly of
the words of the Latin poet Ovidius
Naso, who, in his "Metamorphosae,"
says, "Si naturam expellas furca ia
men usque recurret" ('if you try to
scrape your nature out Of you with
haYfork il will always cling to vounl.
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Futility of Education.

Frurn an ENcnanEr-
DR.. Lawrence c. Abbott. Of Cleveland.
at the recent convention Of railroad sur
geons in Philadelphia, said of a safety
device that has averted many railway
accidents:
The advantages of this device is now
almost universally recognized. Indeed.
the railroader who disputes its advantage
Is as antiquated as the old resdenter
who said:
Eradication be hanged" Thar's young
Bill Smithers took an engineerin' course
in a correspondence school. and then put
up a sign on his carriage house and
hadn't no better sense than TO spell
carriage" "garaee."
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ago. When he won he opened the State
house door and painfully kicked the
Southern Pacific Railroad out Of the
State government, coil by coil. Since then
he has been doing other little odd govern
ing jobs and has made California as IN
comfortable for the gum shoe politician
as a red hot stove would be.
Mr. Johnson Is a hob-nailed. double
listed progressive, who would rather pro-
gress over the opposition than around it
and IL elected vice president, he will have
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-14
HE CAN'T HELP IT.

Herbert Ezekiel Morgan, product
Of the local sand lots. Is the au-
thor Of a Movie called Hearts
and Diamonds" which will be re
leased for first nighters on Sep
TENDER % and shown herezbouts
from two to five days thereafter.
The story is q thriller and does
Herbert great credit-it being his
first ofense. Mr.. Morgan is a very
efficient clerk In the Civil servics
Commission. He spends his idle
moments IN thinking up new plots
and threatens to keep Mr.. Edison
up nights passing on his manu-.
scripts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-14
ANENT FRIDAY, THIRTEENTH

Fish Com Geo. Bowers had .
birthday Friday. the 18th. Mr.. Bow
ers said It made him feel twice as
old.
Geo. Gall said he could have
cornered the market on rabbit feet
II he had thought about Friday q.
John Martin says a body might
have known tho reed bird season
would open on Friday thirteen.
Dick Conner has already planned.
Curly Belew said only couples
got marriage licenses FIJI. l3.
Major D.. Sylvester commended q
GOOD many policemen. FIJI. i He
commands en- other days.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-14
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
HOW DO You FIGUREf


What do you figure from Vermont
The sages, sly and keen,
Have figured out, as is their wont.
Just what the figures mean.
One figures this, one figures that,
A third finds both astray.
The ring Ii open: take the mat
And say your little say.
What do you figure from Vermont?
The printers, busy men.
Have set up figures by the font
In every town since then.
One figures woe. one figures hope;
They figure night and day.
You may have figured out the dope"
How do you ngure-hey?
Uncle Pehnywi.e says,
figure that the result in Vermont
looks very hopeful.
of Course.
what is your favorite flower. duke?"
asked the heiress. But ought to know
that without asking"
well. what should II be?''
THE marigold.''
September IA in History.
September IA, 154o-Ex-wives OF Henry
VIII have q grand reunion
September IL l2S5-Dante Is introduced
to Beatrice at the journeymen BARRIERS
picnic.
One on the Surgeon.
when I die," remarked ChoIly. 81
think I'll leave my brain to some promi-
nent surgeon"
Don't do It." advised Algy. These
practical jokes are bad form; very bad
form, old top"
Fail Poetry.
It's almost time for russell rhyme
To make a hit;
And every bard is working hard
To sell bit.
Couldn't Use Green Show.
why are you writing your play on
green paper?"
IT hear managers tear up a good
many plays for stage snowstorms. TIL
fool 'em that far. anyhow"
Honesty or Disgustf
You can't tell me there is no honesty
in the world
How now?'
II left a box OF cigars somewhere the
other day. Somebody found 1t. smoked
one, and returned the rest"
shopping Opportunity.
why are all the women focking to
that restaurant for lunch?"
1T Is about TO close, and is advertIs-
ing a lot Of remnant edibles at ruinous
sacrifices
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ON BIG STICKS p.H.LIST.

The Big Stick plsasurably an
nounces It's eI- table is open to
those poor Gov. obs. whose news
papers were cut OF by Comp. Trsce-
wells decision The Comp. disap-
pointed Us the way he acted
about that.
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Anent the fifty millions which China
borrowed from London bankers. We often
hear that this country or that has Dor.
rowed a big lot OF money, but We don't
recollect ever having heard of any OF
them paying 1t back. A fine system.
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FOUND RIGHT AT HOME
Some: Apartment house.
Time. Rresenf

Some: Apartment house.
Time: Present.
Apartment floor abore-B,ngf
blank zingi bumpi blAnk'
Small boy In apartment below
To father-Pa. who IS making that
noise up Stairsi Sounds like sone-
body was breaking up everything.
Fond father-So. my son; that's
our apartment house hog who
imaginss he can disturb everybody
because he used to Be police
judge many years ago.
Inquisitive sou-He can't be
gentleman il he is a hog. can he.
pa?
This seens to be quite . pro
rressire town" said Graham Vel
sey. Of the Poll Players. to
Philander johnson. the poet.
'Oh. yes" replied P. J.. o. the
Star ofioe. "the big cities Amt got
nothin' on Us. We've Just An
ished a hotel that has q mszzanins
floor"
Mary had q little Jam,
She Emeared ton her nose.
When Mary's ma came home at
night.
Well, what do you suppose!
Thomas Harvey.
''If you only had some ruins IN
Washington" said Prince Gagarin.
at the White House garden party
last Monday to Commissioner Dar-
export.
Ruins" replied Commissioners
d. III ruins add interest, We
have EN- Come around and have
look at the Pension ofice and the
City Hall. Talk about ruins; and
there are then some others"
Tbs editor Of The Big Stick Ia
reliably informed (confidential) that
the latest fashion in skirts can be
fastened on without hooks or pins
II our Information Is cnrrect, we
are for this Pare creation.
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What Of it. IL meat prices go up?
Hasn't It been the regular direction for
them to go for years?
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1t will be good practice for our army
to keep on getting ready to go to Mex
leo.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-14

A physician maintains that the brain
has nothing to do with thought. He
must have read the party platforms
this year.
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

Col. Charles Calvert Lancaster
has been spending the summer sea
son in his Office. drafting resolu-
lions for introduction at citizens
association meetings He now
has a supply on hand which will
last for seventeen months II is
also said that Col. Lancaster Is
compiling a "compendium Of Wit
riolic words and phrases for the
use Of public-spirited citizens. 50
which Is expected to- have . large
sale.
Doc. Tindall is said to be writ
ing a profound treatise on Should
man follow in the footsteps Of the
suffragette. even If she Is his
wife,
II Is said that the reason "P.
J." hasn't APPEARED in print for
several days is that he is collect
ing ammunition for the engineer
ing of the 18th concentrated at
tack upon poor Joe Ralph.