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The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
GREAT MEMS EYES.

From Tid-Bits.
1t seems that at last genius is discov-
cred not to be allied TO insanity, but
that rather all its eccentricities are due
TO eye strain.
Brain specialists, for instance. are as
serting that If Carlyle had had properly
adjusted glasses and a good electric light
to work by. instead of skylight over his
desk, and that illumined by a London
fog much of the time, he would not have
been such a grumbler and dyspeptic; in
fact, eve strain was the cause OF all his
eccentricities.
All geniuses, in fact, would have been
optimistic, says science now, If they had
only had bifocal glasses at the right
time. The same unnormal eyesight is
given as the cause OF many tragic paint
ings That famous artist, Turner. would
never have painted the slave ship in a
storm, but would rather have depicted
the peaceful landscape that so many
artists paint when their eyes are prop
erly fitted with glasses.
Wagner, too, If he had worn the cor
rect sspectacles and had had that de-
cided tilt to one eye remedied, probably
would never have written about Walky-
rie and dragons, but would have written
pleasant dances, and even ragtime, in
stead.
Darwin also was another victim Of eye
strain. Doubtless he would never have
given to the world his theory Of evolu-
ton which stirred society up il his eyes
had been normal
De Quincey suffered from bad eyes.
Surely he would never have taken opium
n he had had glasses: but, then, on the
other hand, the world would have missed
his opium dreams. And, after all is con-
sidered. scientists conclude society could
better dispense with spectacles than with
Eeniuses.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
The Evil Fly.

From the Chicago Journal
The true cussedness OF the fly seldom
shows forth till about this time in the
fall. He is more numerous now than
before. and seems many times greater
nuisance.
He haunts doors and windows, watch
ing for a chance to slip inside. He
promeuades over your face while you
are trying to get beauty sleep in the
morning. He comes from garbage can
and stable TO walk over every uncov-
cred bit of food. and he seems to take
fiendish pleasure in drowning him
self in the milk pitcher.
The Chinaman who hates you bad
enough will kill himself on your door
ster so that his ghost may haunt you.
The fly loads himself with typhoid
germs and plunges to milky grave
that he may start an Inflammation in
your Peyer's patches.
Fly swatting now is necessary, but
palliative. The buZZing pest is too we'll
grown to be destroyed. All that can
tie done is to hold him in check, starve
him by covering all garbage and stable
litter, catch and kill him when pos
sibIe-and resolve to make a more ef-
fective campaign against this murderer
of babies next spring.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
CAVIAR.
4 Russian Dclicacy known TO EpI'
cures for Hundreds of Years.

Russian DcIicacy known 10 Epl-
cures for Hundreds of Years.
Few lovers of that delectable dish.
caviar. realize that it has been a deli
cacy known to ericures for hundreds OF
years. 1t was first introduced into Eng
land during the reign of Queen Eliza
beth. and literature of the period often
makes mention a. il.
There is a curious description of caviar
written in 1875, which says: 1T is made
OF roes of two different fishes which are
caught in the River Volga, but especially
near the City g Astrachan, the sturgeon
and the belluga. The sturgeon is well
known, but the belluga is large fish,
about twelve or fifteen feet long, with
out scales, not unlike sturgeon. but
larger and ircomparably more luxurious,
his belly being as tender as marrow and
his flesh whittier than veal, whence he is
called the white fish by Europeans. This
belluga lies in the bottom Of the river
at certain seasons and swallows many
large pebbles }. great weight to ballast
himself against the force Of the stream
of the Volga. augmented by the melting
of the SHOWS in the spring. When the
waters are assuaged he disgorges him
self. Near the Astrachan they catch
sometimes such quantity that they
throw away tie flesh, though the dain-
test OF all fish, reserviris only the spawn.
O. which they sometimes take $50 to 800
pounds weight out of one fish. These
roes they salt and press and put into
casks il it is to be sent abroad. else
they keep it impressed, only little COW
cred with salt. That made OF the stur-
geon's spawn is black and small grained.
somewhat waxy-looking. like gotargo
and is called ikary by the Moskovites.
This is also made by the Turks.
Another sort is made Of the roes OF
the belluga, or white fish, and has
graiL as large as 9eppercorn and gray
in color The caviar made Of this spawn
the Moskovites call the ArIheniska lkary,
because they believed it was first made
by the Armenians. Both kinds are clean
sed from their strings, salted and laid
upon shelvin- boards to drain OF the
oily and unctious parts. This being done,
they salt it and press =. and put it into
casks containing seven or eight hundred
weight. and so send /: TO Moscow and
other places"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
RaiIroadinE in Lowell.
! the Lowell Courier-Citizen

From the Lowell Courier-Citizen
Early days of railroading," a paper
written by Herbert c. Taft, for many
years the local gent of the Boston and
Maine, and read before the Lowell His
torical Society four years ago, has been
published in pamphlet form, with sew
eral interesting illustrations. Since the
early days of railroading very much
concerned Lowell-the first run OF any
length in New England was made from
Lowell. and two railroad engines being
constructed there in 1S35-it is well worth
preserving this paper in permanent form.
Before the advent of the railroad Lowell
had from forty to forty-five stage
coaches arriving and departing daily,
but the fare was SIS one way, and
freight cost from $3.50 to "a a ton.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
A RIPE OLD AGE.
Lord strathcona at % Attribute,
Longevity to Hnrd Work.


From the Outlook.
Like a romance reads the story of the
career of Lord Strathcona, who, accord
ing to dispatches from Ottawa, Canada
has announced his intention Of resignins
his post as Canadian High Commissioner
to England when he reaches the ripe age
of ninety-four. early next year. VINO
ever has read his biography has not
missed anything of importance in the
history of the Dominion for the past
three-quarters of a century.
Queen Victoria had just been crowned
when Donald Smith, at the age Of eight
cen, left his home in MOrayshire. Scot
land, relinquishing the prospect Of an
easy life in the East Indian service TO
take his chances with adventure in the
wild and isolated provinces which are
now the Dominion; and since that day
when the youth who is now Lord Strath-
coma threw in his lot with these prov
inces he has shared all their Yicissitudes,
and more than any other man. perhaps.
been responsible for their development.
AS a trader and factor with the Hud-
sons Bay Company, he gained that IA
niliarity with the denizens OF the wild
northwest regions that stood him in good
stead later as chief commissioner to in
quire into the causes of the Red River
rebellion. Sir Garnet Wolseley. who had
been sent out to suppress the insurrec-
ton, said of Donald Smith: His word
was law in all that wide region Per-
haps the greatest service to the provinces
of this far-seeing Scot was consummated
when he drove the last spike in the
Canadian Pacific Railway. and realized
his dream Of united Canada.
Sir Charles Tupper said that "only the
r,rrV Na.a Ion, Of Il NpI
Strathcona carried the Canadian Pacific
Railway to success" The future lord
also backed up James ]. Hill in securing
the Great Northern Railway. and Winni-
peg is a monument TO his foresight. At
ter years Of service in the Dominion Par
lament, at the age OF seventy-seven
when most men are ready to retire. he
accepted the responsibilities of the high
commissionership Of England, which he
has held continuously, despite changes in
administration. Sixty years after Donald
Smith left his home for Canada, he was
made Lord Strathcona by the Queen. who
had just mounted to the throne when he
left England.
Lord Strathcona ascribes his remark
able health and longevity to his devotion
to work
Providence has favored me with a
good constitution" he once said. Then
l have had plenty of work to do all my
life, and there is no doubt that that Is
the best thing for keeping a man well
and strong"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02

A 10y ride is a ride in an automobile
propelled by gasoline, plus alcohol.
Gasoline is a very earnest, excitable
fluid. but when it is used with mixed high
balls. cocktails, and gin fizzes, it becomes
a regular nuisance.
When propelled by gasoline alone, an
automobile is respectable and law
abiding, but under the influence of alco-
hol II has been known to leap entirely
on a road and to attempt to climb a
tree.
The alcohol is not used directly in the
automobile engine, but is applied to the
driver. After the driver OF an automo-
bile has been we'll soaked in alcohol he
inagines he is running a racing cloud
nine miles above the law, and he acts
accordingly.
Nothing is more exciting than to watch
a flushed young automobile driver trying
to use the rings of Saturn for a race
track while driving a two-ton automo-
bile.
All those who have watched a we'll
picked young scion of prosperity trying
to drive an automobile through an eN-
press train have been greatly impressed
with the dash and unconventionality OF
the performance.
1t takes more than a driver. however
to make a joy ride. The tonneau of the
machine must be full of dear friends
with whom the owner has become ac-
QCalnted on the way.
Earth has many daring souls. but mono
so venturous as those who pile In behind
an automobile driver who complains that
he can see three speedometers, and ac-
company him In his attempt to hit sixty
miles an hour and various other things.
II nerve like this could be applied To
battle, it would make NapoleOns numer-
Gus. However. people who have this
kind Of nerve are usually in a condition
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
Parcel Posts Great Success.

While the Postmaster General is not
prepared to predict a surplus for his
department at the conclusion of the
fiscal year. some OF the officials believe
that d surplus will result, pinning their
faith upon what is being accomplished
by the parcel post. 1t seems to be the
general opinion of the department that
that feature will more than pay its way
OF course. all this is more or less
guesswork, and we must await the Of
fetal reports before we can felicitate
ourselves upon the results, but it is
gratifying to learn that what was more
or less an experiment is giving so
good an account OF itself.
It was feared that it would cause
small merchants to suffer for the ben
eft of the big ones, but the former
also are finding it a very convenient
means of delivery, and it is rapidly
becoming one of the most popular pub
lie utility institutions.
Whatever arrangement may have
been caused in the mail service owing
to the innovation and its rapid increase
is confined to smaller offices only, and
one Of the results that are to be expect
ed will be the necessary enlargement of
office accommodation. As a matter of
fact, both room and force are proving
inadequate to the prompt handling and
delivery of the enormously large guam
titles of parcels entered in the mails
for transmission. One thing has been
established beyond any manner of
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
BRASS BUTTONS LURED GIRL.
Petty officer of TorPedo-Bcat Flo
tIIIa Arrested for white slavery.

Los Angeles. Oct. 1-DeClared to have
used his uniform to coax a young Texas
girl to Los Angeles. W. II. Ames, a petty
officer of the torpedo-boat fiotilla, was ar
rested at San Diego by Special Agent
Bowen on a charge OF violating the Mann
white slave act.
The arrest Of the naval officer was
caused by Miss Ethel AibreCht the
eighteen-year-ol daughter of a promi-
nent Houston, Tex, family. Miss AL
brecht declares that she was lured here
under promise of marriage by the bright
uniform and brass buttons of the officer.
Ames today was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Christian,
and is to be held for the grand jury at
Houston. The arrest Of Ames followed
the discovery, 1t is alleged, that he al
ready was married.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
DIVINE SERVICE URGED.
Employers Asked to Give Servants
Leaves on Sundays.

Appealing to the residents of the city
who have in their employ colored help
to devise some manner by which their
servants can attend divine services, the
Rev. Simon p. W. Drew, president OF
the National COlored Evangelistical Con-
vention of America. now holding its
meetings at the Cosmopolitan Baptist
Church, addressed the session Of the
convention last night.
After DIR. Drew's address. a committee
OF five was appointed to have printed a
circular letter OF appeal. to be distrib-
uted among the persons employing col
Ored help to lend their financial and
moral support in order to have their
help keep up their Christian duties.
The convention will be in session until
Sunday. November 9.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
SPEEDING AERO INJURIES SEVEN
Aviator ConIey Makes Bad Landing
and Dnshes Into Crowd.

Elkins, w. Va, Oct 1.-Seven persons
were seriously injured. one fatally, here
today when an aeroplane driven by Irv-
ing Conley plunged into the crowd at the
Elkins fair grounds. Conley was at.
tempting to land after making a short
fight around the grounds, but in some
manner lost control of the planes, and
instead of landing in the center OF the
inclosure the machine continued until
near a fence, when it suddenly crashed
to the ground. burying nearly thirty peo-
pie beneath it. Conley lives in Buffalo
N. Y. His back was sprained. and he
received numerous body bruises when
thrown from his machine to the ground
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
LOUISIANA RICE CROP
DESTROYED BY FLOOD
Thousands of Head of Stock Perish in
High Waters-Calcasieu River
Still Rising.

Lake Charles. La, Oct with re.
ports from the head waters of the Cal.
casieu River saying that stream is still
rising. the flood damage in Southwest
Louisiana already constitutes the worst
disaster this section ever faced. EST.
mates tonight say half the louisiana
rice crop has been destroyed. Thousands
OF head of live stock have perished
Great quantities Of timber have been
washed out into the gulf.
The city schools were dismissed until
further notice because of the flood. The
city meat supply is exhausted but other
provisions are plentiful In portions OF
Lake Charles the water is eight feet
deep.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
Long Sentences

For the longest sentence on record we
must GO to the French. In Les Miser-
ables'' Victor Hugo has one sentence
that runs through a hundred lines, and
earlier in the book, in one of the chap
tiers descriptive of Waterloo. there are
over fifty lines without a full stop. Eng
lands record rests under official pat
ronage, for il would appear to be the
seventh section Of the foreign enlistment
act which does not stop until II has very
nearly reached its six hundredth word.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
The President and the Census.

The refusal of Congress to appro-
pirate sufficient funds as to enable the
Census Bureau to keep up with its
work is responsible for the delay in
finishing the statistical details. What
ever the cause OF the present chaos,
the census of 1910 still swamps the
bureau and the director has done well
in deciding to discard much OF the
matter gathered in 1910 the canvass
OF that year. The attention of Presi-
dent Wilson was directed to the condi-
tionS soon after he took Office, and he
concluded that the Census Bureau
needed a practical business man at its
head He appointed William J. Harris,
OF Atlanta. as director, a capable,
practical man, but not an expert statis-
tician.
The new director at once called ex-
pert assistants to aid him in solving
the problems and these, in a partial
report, advised chat the public should
bear in mind the following
I. The law authorizing the taking
OF the thirteenth census requires that
the reports OF that census shall be
completed on or before July I, 1912.
,. Although three and one-half years
have elapsed since the enumeration it.
work is still uncompleted-
,,,I
other work required by law during the
intercensal period have been delayed
because the large body OF census clerks
IS still employed on the delayed work
Of the thirteenth census.
!. The value of the usefulness of
the annual and other reports required
by law are largely dependent upon the
promptness with which they are COM
piled and given TO the public.
:. The funds to complete the thir-
teenth census are limited, because cur
rent appropriations are required for
the specific purposes for which they
were made.
The committee advises Director Har-
ris tina: no additional tabulations or
analyses are necessary in connection
with the unfinished thirteenth census
Acting upon this advice the director
will stop the tabulation of occupations.
He believes thar this will expedite the
publication OF the occupation figures
Tor 1910 by about six months, and will
save the bureau $4,000 The popula-
tion tables already prepared will be
printed without additional tables or7
explanatory texts. These give the
number OF persons Of each sex in each
occupation and classify them by race,
nativity. and five-age periods. The re-
port on native tongues will be limit
cd no further tabulation or text will
be prepared in connection with mines
and quarrie, the tables for the benevo-
lent institutions and for the institu-
tIonal population will be prepared and
published without percentage and ex-
planatory text; the annual compilation
OF statistics OF forest products will be
abandoned; the annual report on the |
financial statistics Of cities for 1912
will he completed and published Janu-
ary &, Tor4 by curtailing the amount
OF detail to be included; the report on
mortality statistics for the years 1911 |
and 1912 will be published before the |
end Of the present year
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
He Knew the Umpire.
rr,nci.co T.atte- n he New York Times

San Francisco Letter to the New York Times.
Franklin Dalai, eleven years old, son
OF an Igorrote head hunter of Northern
Luzon, in the Philippines, arrived in San
Francisco yesterday on the steamer
China in the care of the Rev. Z. A,
Sibley, an Episcopal missionary.
The Filipino lad and his guardian were
singled out by interviewers.
so you know about baseball?' a ques-
toner remarked. What do you call the
umpire?'
Tell him." Mr.. Sibley prompted.
Thief sometimes, but robber mostly,
the boy answered.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02

doubt. The postal business evidently
is capable of expansion to large de-
gree and if necessary it could become
the transmitter of the entire retail COM
merce of this country, as for many
years it has been in the larger nations
of Europe.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
GOTHAM SWEPT
BY CLOUDBURST
Transportation System Tied
Up and Two Million Peo-
pie Walk Home.
STORM LASTS ALL DAY
Numerous Serious Accidents and One
Fatality Are Reported-"EP' Road
Foundations Undermined.

New York, Oct. IA cloudburst struck
New York today. 1t tied up the transporta-
ton system of the city, caused immense
damage. and left death in its wake when
it passed away after battertng all sec
tions for eleven hours and twenty-five
minutes From 7:l3 o'clock this morning
until 6:35 this evening the deluge whipped
down upon the streets and in that time
4O6 inches of rain fell This was the
heaviest rainfall ever recorded by the
local weather bureau. The storm in
which continual lightning accompanied
the rain. reached its height at 3:l5 this
afternoon. In forty-fve minutes two
inches of rain fell. completely demoraliz-
ing the street car and subway service.
which up to that time had been kept GO
ing only by the utmost efforts of the
transportation officials. During the even
ing rush hour no subway cars ware run
ming and trolley and elevated lines
were crippled. II was estimated that at
least 100000 persons were held up by
the storm. hundreds OF thousands OF these
being unable to reach their home until
many hours after their usual time. The
flood that poured into the subway also
filled Easements in many parts OF the
city. Reports OF accidents were numer-
GUS The first fatal one occurred in
the subway. Thomas Walsh. a train
dispatcher was instantly killed by short
circuit at the Fiftieth Street station.
Foundations Undermined.
In many places the foundations of
buildings were undermined and the flood
so weakened the supports of the Sixth
Avenue elevated road that elevated
service south of Cortlandt Street was
abandoned.
The millionaires of the financial district
were marooned. There was no service
adequate to carry uptown the vast army
Of Wall Street employees. They had to
wait for hours or walk through rain that
beat down in sheets, and in numerous
cases swept women of their feet. All
boroughs OF the city suffered alike.
When the deluge ceased the streets pre-
sented one OF the most unusual sights
ever witnessed in this city. At every
apparent diminution in the force of the
storm thousands Of men and women
would rush for the car lines, only to be
almost beaten down before they arrived
there and only to find when they did that
they could not reach their homes by that
means. The downtown section was mob
Of drenched humanity rushing back and
forth between subway and elevated, and
then taking up the weary walk to their
destination.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
Bolt splfts 5000 FIngpoIe.

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 1.-During a short,
but severe storm which swept over Balti-
more and the surrounding territory to-
day, lightning struck a flag pole on the
Confederate Soldiers Home, at Pixies
Vile, and one OF the inmates of the home
was knocked down by the shock The
flag pole was valued at 500. The bolt
split it in half and the large gilt ball
on the top was hurled a distance Of $50
feet
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
4 Novel Fenture.

Want time in vaudeville. eh? Are you
a baseball player?"
mo"
Shoot somebody"
Never"
What are you, them"
Merely an actor
An actor, Ell? Well, don't know.
Actors are unusual in vaudeville. but
the very novelty of the thing might
make it a 60"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
MODERN INVENTIONS
JOY RIDING
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author of "At Good Old SiwaSh."

in which they couldn't hit the regular
army with a machine gun at three PAGES.
There are three component parts Of
the regulation joy ride-a fool at the
wheel, few more fools in the seats, and
a coroner's jury in the offing.
Joy riding is more fatal than smallpox
or railroad travel in Connecticut II the
fatalities were confined to the joy riders.
great good would eventually result to tho
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02

A German paper says that when a
diplomat says yes he means perhaps"
and when he says perhaps he means
mo-" and if he says no" he is no
diplomat.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
Arrival. Of ocean steamships.

New York, Oct. 1.-Arrived: President
Grant, Hamburg: Carmania, Liverpool.
Gregorio. Rotterdam; Bickenfels, Ham
burg, and Olympic, Southampton.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
Grand Duk. Near DEATH,

Stuttgart. Oct 1.-Grand Duke Fried
rich II, of Baden, is seriously i'll and it
is feared he cannot recover. He is fifty
six years old and ascended the throne in
1917
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02

Let us hope it will not be deemed
necessary to move the San Francisco
exposition to Europe in order to get
European exhibits for it.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
No Feathers.
From judge.

From judge.
THE umpire calls foul" said she.
Yet not a feather do I see"
''Correctr' he answered; "even sol
But this is a picked nine, you know!'
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02

\ Louisiana expert figures that by
becoming a suffragist a woman reduces
her chance of marriage 50 per cent. But
suppose she never had any chance to
start with?
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02
TURNS EIGHT LOOPS IN AIR.

Paris. Oct. In. Pegoud, the most dar-
ing aviator in the world, looped the loop
eight times in his aeroplane at the Buc
Aerodrome today
The Washington herald., 1913-10-02

"Progressives" say they will put out
candidates for Congress in every district.
That means that they will have to send
carpetbaggers into some districts.