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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-18

Did he ever buy a thirty-hve-cent
gas stove and a few feet of hose, and
surreptitiously boil some tea and eat
dry cracker with it? And did he
ever hustle the whole apparatus I'M
der the bed when he heard the land
lady's step? -.
And did he ever wear stockings
with big holes in them because he
just couldn't spare money for darn
ing cotton and darning ball? And
then have his feet blister through the
hole?
And did he ever stall off an irate
landlady when he had lost even the
IS job? And did he ever sit in pow
erty-stricken room, not having eaten
for two days, and ponder on the
question of a man who wanted to
take him out to dinner?-and the
price of the meal?
Yet we are ''hysterieal women who
are misinformed" And from the bot
tom we have toiled in vain effort to
thrust our heads just above the high
water mark, and many of us are still
struggling underneath.
: And labor organization is against
the anti-Sherman law. Well and
good, professor. We aren't organized
yet, but why not bring this charge
against the capitalists organization
for the suppression of the working
class?
Isn't that against the anti-Sher-
man law? 1t is the most powerful or
ganization in the world.
Or do we misunderstood? Is it
only the labor organization that is
taboo? 1t is that little clause of the
professors that makes us believe he
must have received nice juicy plum
to have been willing to go on record
as the father of such an assertion.
And our employers are to give us
welfare work. We know about that
welfare work. Give us our MONDAY
meal at cost and then feed us the
The herald., 1913-01-23
Horse Sense.


When a collar hurts, the average
horse winces upon being asked to
throw bis weight into the collar. Lat
err he becomes what we foolishly call
balky perhaps, and finally he fights
like an army mule WHOM some one
tries to put a collar on him. That's
knowing something.
l am personally acquainted with a
horse which simply hates a certain
blacksmith who once upon time nail
ed bad fitting pair of shoes to his
feet and inflicted sore feet upon this
horse for all time to come.
There are men in this world of ours
cruel enough to fasten horse with q
heavy rope in a stall and then beat the
horse with chain. But such men
have bad luck" for forever afterward
If the horse which has received this
sort of discipline hears a chain rattle
be will bolt in terror. whether hitched
to moving machine. carriage with
children in it or heavy wagon load
ed with produce. This is either horse
sense or horse revenge.-Farm and
Fireside.
The herald., 1913-01-23
His Shaky Memory.

The lawyers got tartar when. in
recent trial in southern city. they
summoned to the stand an aged darky
who had been an eyewitness of fight
that had occurred between a number
Of persons.
Tell us what you know about this
fight" said counsel when old Nose had
been placed upon the stand.
Fight" asked Nose. apparently
greatly surprised. What fight"
You know very. well what fight is
meant" said counsel. Tell us about
it,"
II don't know nothin' about no fight.
insisted the witness. when was it,
See here. Noses" exclaimed the
lawyer: mo triiing-the fight day be
fore yesterday. You know all about
it. Tell u.s.
"Oh. de fight day befo' Yesterday.
said Nose We'll. sub. you see, is
slept since de day befo' Yesterday. and
| never kin rickollect anything after
rs been asleep"
And that was all they could get from
him.-Green Bag.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Place Names In Russia

The Russian has not applied his
names without reason. In 1853. when
he founded the capital of the Amoor
province. he named il BiagoveSch-
chensk. This means good news"-tO
all save the proofreaders in the news
paper offices. Three years later he
founded the capital of PrimOrSkaya
and gave ii Il name that plainly showed
what it was intended to be-Vladivo-
stok. ruler of the east" Near the end
of his great tranScOntinental railway
be made a brand new city and called
ii Dalny. "fartheSt." very apprOpri-
ate name for place $500 miles from
the starting point of the road. pet
ty clan OF the Suchan family. spring
ing from the narrow. beautiful. but
savage gIens southwest of ChanSbal-
shan, founded the Manchu dynasty.
which for more than 200 years ruled
China. They took the dynastic name
of MANU-, or Manchu. In their own
language meaning clear" To this the
Europeans have added termination.
and we have Manchuria. the country
of the Manchus "-LondOn Answers.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Blind Dous and Rats.

CANNES born blind or Towsers that
become blind by accident are able to
smell and paw their way into the most
inaccessible and out Of the way places.
1t is practically impossible to starve
them. lose them or trap them. Further
more. blind dogs learn stunts just as
quickly as those that see. Loss of
sight in no way interferes with their
ability to learn tricks. acquire habits
or find their bed.
Rats. as a matter of fact. If they use
their eyes at ala doubtful matter
can see little or nothing of the world.
The retina of these creatures has no
point Of perfect vision such as is found
In the higher animals and man; hence
their noses, muscles. touch and hearing
give them information about the world
they live in.-New York Press.
The herald., 1913-01-23
First Recorded Alimony.

An Egyptian mummy now on exhibit
ton IN London was wrapped in papy
rus which scholars have found to be
covered with inscriptions. Among 9th
ers is one which indicates that at least
one lady Of the pharaonic period failed
to agree with her life partner. The
document is a petition TO the proper
authorities for justice against a spend
thrift and abusive husband. when
married Heracleides." writes the petit
toner. II brought 200 drachmas as a
dowry. Besides this. my husband
when he lost his property, found a
home in the house Of my parents. In
spite Of this Heracleides. after he had
run through my dowry, cursed me, beat
me, deprived me Of the necessaries Of
life. wickedly deserted me and left me
In misery. pray you to force him to
appear before you and to cause him to
return to me the dover | gave him in
creased by half"-New York Ameri-
can.
The herald., 1913-01-23
"Man of Straw"

The phrase IA man Of straw" had its
origin in England at time when men
might easily be procured to furnish
evidence upon oath in almost any emer
gency. 1t appears that persons Of this
description were accustomed to walk
openly In Westminster hall with q
straw projecting from their shoes. thus
signifying that they sought employ.
ment as witnesses: hence the expires.
sion.
An advocate who desired a conven.
lent witness knew by this sign where to
find one. and the colloquy between the
two was brief.
Don't you rememberT" the advocate
would ask. The party would glance at
the fee and give no sign. but when the
fee was increased his powers of mem.
DRY increased with ii, and straw shoes
went into court and swore as desired.
Boston Herald.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Trees and Lightning.

The relation of trees to lightning. as
shown by bulletin Of the United
States forest service. does not wholly
accord with popular beliefs. 1t Is
found that trees are the objects most
often struck because they are the most
numerous Of all prominent objects.
they offer short course to the ground.
and their spreading branches In the
air and roots in the soil present an
ideal conductor to the ground. Any
kind Of tree may be chosen by the
lightning. the greatest number in any
locality being found among the domi-
nant species. The likelihood of any
tree being struck is increased il 1t Is
taller than surrounding trees. is isolat-
ed, is on high land. is deeply rooted
and II its condition-as when wet
makes II the best electrical conductor
Of the vicinity at the time Of the fash.
Lightning may set a forest fire by ig-
hitting the tree or-what is much more
likely TO be the case-the humus about
the base.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Turks First Banned Tobacco.

Tobacco was first carried into Tur-
key by English sailors. and its use
was quickly prohibited. AS in Rus
sia. tradition was discovered pro-
hibiting its use by the faithful. Mo
BANNED. 1t was said. had prophesied
that in future ages some of his fol-
lowers would smoke herb called to-
bacco. but these would be unbelievers
Sultan Amurath Nv. strictly prohibited
its use. Search was made for smok-
ers. Tobacco pipes were driven
through their cheeks. and rolls OF to-
bacco hung as collars around their
necks. Thus arrayed they were mount
ed on asses. facing the tail. and driven
through the streets as warning to
lusters after tobacco to be banged
New York Sun.
The herald., 1913-01-23
A Wonderful Gun.

Since the introduction of gunpowder
as a propelant and the general Use OF
firearms in warfare and hunting there
has been more or less insistent de,
mand for mechaniSms that would give
the soldier or hunter Il number of shots
at his command without relOading and
enable them to be rapidly discharged
The first patent for Il tirearm OF this
description seems TO have been issued
by the British patent office In Ills t.
james Puckle. citizen of London. for
a gun mounted upon Il tripod. having Il
single barrel and revolving cylinder
Strangely enough. one of the claims set
forth in this patent appears almost yer
batim 1876 years later in a patent taken
out by ROllin White. an American in
ventor of a revolving pistol. Another
curious claim of the patent was: The
mechanism permits the use of square
bullets against the Turk and round bull
lets against Christians. Moreover. so
great is the rapidity of fire that ships
armed with the gun cannot be boarded
by any attacking forces. J. Fort in
Outing.
The herald., 1913-01-23
The IInicorn.

The unicorn was one of the tabled
monsters of antiquity. 1t was. accord.
ing to a summary Of the opinions OF
several of the old time writer's. beast
about the size of common horse, but
with very short legs. The people of the
middle ages believed in the existence
Of three kinds of unicorns-the mag,
niticent white unicorn. which had a
purple face and blue eyes and sin
gle horn a yard in length; the eClis-
serion. which resembled gigantic
deer and had very sharp horn grow
ing from the middle Of the forehead.
and the monoceros. or common uni
corn. The white uniforms horn was
of three different colors-white at the
lower part. black as ebony in the mid.
die and red at the point. Common uLi.
corns were said to have had horns
about eighteen inches In length. but
so strong that they could easily kill an
elephant
The herald., 1913-01-23
Euphemisms For Death.

"Decease" is now a regular form Of
word for death. But it began as a
gentle euphemism. "decessus" tdepar.
ture) seeming much less harsh to the
Romans than "mors." All languages
abound in euphemisms Of the kind.
which go back to a superstitious re-
luctance to mention death plainly that
gradually passed into kindly desire
to soften the idea. Passed away"
departed" gone" expire" breathe
oub, mo more" demise" and even
1.-THE late" are expressions of this ma.
ture. Most striking of all Is the Ro-
man euphemism for he is dead" 'vix.
1t" the has livedj.
The herald., 1913-01-23

ton Rouge, La, within ninety days
from and after the last publication
hereof why said bond and the mort
gage resulting therefrom should not
be cancelled and annulled and the
above named securities discharged
from any further liabilities in the
premises.
Given under my hand and the Seal
of the State of Louisiana, at the City
of Baton Rouge, this sixth day of jan
uary, A. d. 1913.
(SeaD L. h. HALL,
By the Governor:
ALVIN F. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Gave Himself Away.

A little girl was weeping bitterly In
the street, and a benevolent old gen
tleman. patting her on the shoulder.
inquired what was the matter. I've
lost a penny. sir" the child sobbed.
The old gentleman promptly handed
her penny. She looked at him
askance for a few seconds and then
said in a tone more Of sorrow than of
anger: "Oh. you wicked old man. So
'ou had il all the timew-London Taller
The herald., 1913-01-23
OFFICIAL NOTICE.

Executive Department, State of Lou
isiana.
Whereas, application has been made
to me for the cancellation of Three
Bonds drawn and subscribed by Mr..
Henry Pohlman as principal, viz:
1st-One bond, July 5th, 1905, with
Jacob Nienaber as surety, in the sum
of Five Thousand Dollars (s5,O00.00).
2nd-One bond, July 18th, 1906, with
Jacob Nienaber and M. DeLucas, as
sureties, in the sum of Twenty-Five
Hundred Dollars (s2,500.00) each.
The herald., 1913-01-23

3rd-One bond, Dec. 10Th, 1908, with
VI. Ferran as surety, in the sum Of
Five Thousand Dollars (s5,000.0O);
Dated and conditioned for the faithful
performance and discharge by said
Henry Pohlman of his duties as AS
SCISSOR, 7th Municipal District Of New
Orleans.
Now, therefore, l, Luther Egbert
Hall, Governor of the State of Louisi-
ana, have thought proper to issue this
my proclamation with the view of CIV
ing public notice to all persons herein
interested and concerned to show
cause in writing, at the Office Of the
Secretary of State, at the City of Ba-
The herald., 1913-01-23
Hopelessly TANGLED.

Professor Thinkitout was about to
be married and had just received an
invitation to his own wedding, which
he had absentmindedly mailed to him
self.
well, WELL" he unused, what does
this mean? My fiaLcee's name on q
wedding invitation, The faithless hus.
sy! And great Logarithms, There's
my name on it'too. Either she's IN
true or I'm about to be bigamist
Exchange.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Algerines at Law.

and Delaronde (Option to purchase for
81, 500).-Private.
Gustave A VAIL to Fred j. Hebert
2 lots Homer, Verret, Nunez and Sill
dell, S2,710 terms.-Mahoney
Widow Jas. Lee to Mutual Bldg and
Homestead Assn, lot Seguin, Bouny,
Alix and Pelican, $1,000 cash. Reb,
entisch.
Purchaser to vendor, same property,
81 900 terms. Rebentisch.
TWENTY-EIGHTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT COURT.
VI. Abascal & Bro, Ltd. vs.. VIM.
Woody, claim, note, etc, Sl97.95.-R.
O'Connor, attorney.
RELEASE OF MORTGAGE.
Miss J. Lehman to Mrs. S. Kobolt,
$225.-O'Connor, notary.
The herald., 1913-01-23
A Sop to Her conscience.

Hub (after night out,-i feel like
the two spot wish you'd telephone
to the office that I'm in bed with the
grip. Wife-That would be lie. Hub
How particular you women are.
Fetch over that grip and lay 1t on the
bed near my feet There! Now will
you telephone ?-Boston Transcript.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Probing the Jury.

Judge ito jury,-Have you agreed
upon verdict? Is the prisoner guilty
or not guilty of theft. as charged in the
indictment? Foreman-We have not
yet reached verdict. your honor.
missed my pocketbook In the night
and would respectfully ask that each
Juror be searched.
The herald., 1913-01-23
His Opinion of War.

What is your opinion of WARP
War" replied the old fellow. "is a
bad investment.
The poor man goes out to fight and
then. II he doesn't get killed. be has
to come home and help pay the debts"
Detroit Free Press.
The herald., 1913-01-23

Of the business of the corporation. Any OF
the directors shall have the right to appoint
by a written instrument another director or
stakeholder to act as his proxy and in his
stead, at any and all meetings OF the board
OF directors.
The first board OF directors OF this cor
poration shall consist OF Duplin W. Rhodes.
A. l.. johnson and Flavia .. Rhodes, with
the said Duplin W. Rhodes president, A
L. Johnson as vice-president and the said
Flavia o. Rhodes as secretary-treasurer
Said directors to remain In Office until the
election to be held In January 1914, or until
their successors are elected and qualified
said officers, however, holding their Offices
only at the pleasure OF the board.
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
for the contracts, faults or debts of this
corporation, nor shall any mere informally
in organization have the effect Of rendering
this charter void or Of exposing a stock,
holder to any liability beyond the unpaid
balance due on shares subscribed for or
owned by him.
ARTICLE VII.
This act OF Incorporation may be changed.
modified or altered, or this corporation may
be dissolved with the assent OF Its stock
holders owning three-f0urths of the capital
stock of the corporation present or repre-
scented by written proxy at a general meet
ing convened for that purpose after legal
notice In writing shall have been given
through mail to each stakeholder at his last
known residence. In case OF dissolution by
the expiration OF this charter, or otherwise
the stockholders shall elect one liquldatOr
from among their number TO settle and wind
up the affairs and business OF this corpora
ton.
ARTICLE VIII.
In order that this charter may act as
the original subscription list made for the
purpose of organizing this corporation, the
incorpOrators have signed their names here
to and placed opposite TO their names the
number OF shares OF the capital stock OF
said corporation subscribed for by each.
Thus done and passed In my Office In the
CITY Of New Orleans, state of Louisiana
aforesaid on the day and the month and
year first above written, in the presence OF
Messrs. l.. X. Hoover and f. Cooney, com
petent witnesses who have hereunto signed
| their names with the said appearers and
me. notary, after due reading OF the whole.
Erasures and interlneatiOns made and ap-
proved before signing?
| Signed: ID. W. Rhodes, Miss A. L. John.
| son. Miss Flavia o. Rhodes.
Witnesses L. X. Hoover f. COoney.
FRED. c. MARX, Not Pub
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
|, the undersigned recorder OF mortgages
| in and for the parish of Orleans, state OF
| Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Incorporation of tht
| Rhodes Undertaking Company was this day
| duly recorded In my office in book 1888
| folio =. New Orleans. La, Jan. IL, 1913
(Signed EMILE LEONARD.
by. Recorder
| A true copy.
| FRED. c. MARX, Not. Pub.
jan is 20 80 feb 10 20 1913
The herald., 1913-01-23
True We th.

A mans true wealth is the good he
does in the world When he dies tHen
will ask what property he has left he
hind him. hut angels will inquire,
What good deeds hast thou sent be-
fore ?"-F'rom the Arabic.
The herald., 1913-01-23
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT.

Joseph Rumore VS.. John Bergeron
S2lS note. A ID. DanZiger.
p. Haag as. Frank Marie, $500, in
terest and costs.-Robt. O'Connor, at
torney.
p. Haag vs.. F Marie, $500, inter
est and costs. Robert O'ConnOr.
BENJAMIN Borne vs.. Patio Cox, judg
ment SIS.
Succession of Mary Elizabeth Ken
nedy. wife of Charles S Woody, fam
lily meeting NJ. S. Mahoney.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Widow Edward S. Whitaker to Am
brose Steiner, lot Vallette, Chestnut,
Pelican and Alix, $500 cash. Gautier.
Albert HELD to Mrs. Vim. II. Whit.
tenburg, lot Lavergne, Verret, Pelican
The herald., 1913-01-23
Testing His Love.

HAS he ever tried to tell how much
he loves youT"
Frequently, but | am going to get
some inside information this after
noon"
"HowT"
Il am going to take my engagement
ring to the jeweler Houston Post.
The herald., 1913-01-23
MIGHTY 1exas.

Texas is so big that il 1t swung
around In circle over the United
States 1t would touch the great lakes
to the northward. to the east would
reach the Atlantic, westward the Pa
cific and southwark the Caribbean sea.
Casters Magazine.
The herald., 1913-01-23
STUDY YOURSELF.

In order to Judge Of the inside Of
others study your own. for men in
general are very much alike, and.
though one has one prevailing pas
sion and another has another, yet
their operations are much the same.
and whatever engages or disgusts.
pleases or ofends you in others will
engage, disgust. please or offend.
others in you.-Chesterheld.
The herald., 1913-01-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Confortinq.

George. did you know that was
going to marry your sisterr
well, I heard her say so. but she's
had that idea about so many other fell
lows that didn't feel sure about It
till you tod me"
The herald., 1913-01-23
Happy homea

To be happy at home Is the ultimate
result Of all ambition, the end to which
every enterprise and labor tends and
Of which every desire prompts the
prosecution.-Dr. Samuel Johnson.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Naturally,

The prima donna we heard yester
day has a voice of velvet"
"Of course. That's where she gets
her pile. "-Baltimore American.
The herald., 1913-01-23
literarx fkan

Does your husband do any work
around the houseT
Nothing except split a few infini-
. hves. "-Indianapolis News.
The herald., 1913-01-23
A Popular Recreation.

where are you going. Sandy?' said
one Scotchman to another. doom to
the club" said Sandy. And wha'
foorT Just to contradeect a wee bit"
The herald., 1913-01-23
True Greatness.

Life is made up Of little things. It is
but once In an age that occasion is
offered for doing a great deed. True
greatness consists In being great In
little things. Macdonald.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Cruel Hint

Mabel-George thinks l am so easy
to please. Gladys-He must think so
after all the rest of US had turned him
down.-Baltimore American.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Executive Ability.

Little James-Father. what is execu.
tive ability? His father-The faculty
Of earning your bread by the sweat OF
other peoples brows, my son.
The herald., 1913-01-23
Nothing Mean There,

Il say, Uncle Jack. | dreamed you
gave me half crown last night"
did you. me boy? Well. you can
keep it"-London Taller.
The herald., 1913-01-23

Philosophy Is good horse In the
ttahle, but an arrant jade on a jour
ney.-GOldsmith.
The herald., 1913-01-23

He who laughs last is an English
man.-Princeton Tiger.
The herald., 1913-01-23

No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
for the contracts, faults or debts of this
corporation, nor shall any mere infOrmality
in organization have the effect Of rendering
this charter void or Of exposing a stock
holder to any liability beyond the unpaid
balance due on shares subscribed for o!
owned by him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-07
Undermus1ins

n HE MESSAGE of the Under
4 muslin Dept. Monday is
MONEY SAVING. You can buy
garments Monday for less than
YOU could make them in the home.
You can buy them for even less
than the ordinary cost of the un-
made materials. There are thou
sands Of garments, fresh and crisp
and new. that have never been
shown before exceptional values
every one. Then there are some
extra special values in Undermus-
Inns which have become mussed
and slightly soiled in handling and
from display on tables and in win
dows. These have been marked
down without regard for profit.
Mammoth table displays viii be
ready for your inspection Monday.
You'll find some rare bargains in
the various lots at 45c, csc. s1.45,
s 36.1' ..' 'a.4' ........ $2.95
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-07
Wash Skirts
Splendid Values

TIE season is now at hand when
L skirts of this character are the
order of the day. The separate wash
skirt and separate blouse viii always
be popular because of the great ma
iority of sensible women who cannot
see the necessity Of laundering an en-
tire dress where perhaps only the
waist or skirt part of it is mussed
OF soiled. The 'Popular's" stock of
Wash Skirts contains many styles in
many different materials. They are
made of the best quality, thoroughly
shrUnk Linenes and numerous weaves
In all pure Linen skirting, Repp,
Pique. Cordelines, Bedford cords. Cot
ton EPonge, etc; all perfect fitting
garments and splendid values. Spe-
cialy priced at 1895, $685., OK
s2.95. S195 and ............ % &