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The Washington times., 1913-02-19

- o yuh know" informed Con-
ME. that the theayters in
New York is fast putin the
s'1oons In the shade?'
Huh" queried.
why, 1 remember the time. when I
was a kid. an 1 used to sit in the troll
| ley car an count the s'loons goin. by.
an every tenth s'loon I'd eat-a peanut
an five cents worth wouldn't last no
time. But now. say. do yuh know the
| other day Iwuz lookin' myself blind
for q place to buy a stamp an couldn't
find nothin' but theaytersv
How do they fli .emT, sighed.
"They amt film 'em. by q long shot, -
"You should have taken a try at act
F.! ing yourself" I 1attered, you'd have
] made good. warrant
Me-" she exclaimed scornfully.
why, I got grease paint mixed with
| the marrer Wv my bones I wuz meant
for the gay golightiy. but Ma, she wuz
a pickle-a reg'lar gherkin, she wuz.
/ an when 1 wuz hayin' spasms bout
goin' on she pulled that Leah. the For
| saken' stun bout rather seein. me dead
at her ~ Els than behind the foot
lights in a union suit So. NV course,
1 had to do the dootiful offspring an
spaghetti" 80,
Say. Connie. did you ever fall in love
| with an actor?, asked curiously.
"a real actor?' she modified. No!
| Cause l amt never seen a real one
I 'cept from the gallery at fifty throw.
An from up there they all look like
| they're foreshortened In their build. an
L certainly do love Grecian f1gger on
man. No. The nearest l come to
| fallin' fer stage stuff was when l wuz
squiffy over a cabaret singer.
Gee. he wuz popular. The first night
I seen him up where he worked I wuz
with a tag-just a nice boy what had
made the mistake NV drinkin' glass
Nv rock an rye In between, is it were,
absinthe frappe an a seidel NV Pill
sener. An he wuz sayin' lots Wv high
| brow things in Latin the being a col
| leser). an this cabaret guy thinks he
! wuz gettin' fresh, so he onesteps up
| to the table an tells him that if he
don't put a Maxim Silencer on his
golden tones he'd land him a Bombar-
dier Wells wallop thatd sever his taste
from his tongue! That made fierce
hit with me, cause I'm natchurally of
| a shrinkin' nature an 1 just LOVE
protection. So before the evening wuz
over I sent the booserie home by par
! eel post an ct a Swiss cheese sand
wich with the new one.
| well. I used to go there night after
night an sit with him in the little cage
where they'd wait their turn to sing.
An then he'd get up an render I Hear
| You Calling Me- He had adenoids
| fierce, an 1t made him sound like he
| wus studyin' with a French singin'
teacher, an gee! all the dames'd throw
a fit over him. An then, when II
| wouldn't be his turn to sing fer twenty
| minutes or a half hour he'd trot me on,
in the cafe an blow me to eats an
Just sign the check like he wuz the rea
| thing In bank balances.
80 all went sweet until about q
month after I met him. An one nigh
| when we xuz polishin' of a srilleG
beef bone he says:
az gotta square fer this months fod
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
AN INTELLIGENT COURT RULING.

Mr.. Justice Hendrick, of the State supreme court
for New York county, has denied several petitions
for temporary injunctons against the garment work
ers on strike in New York city. The court has taken
a position which does credit to both its legal and its
social sense He said:
Il have decided to try these cases on their merits
and the appellate division has authorized me to sit
here for three months If necessary, to take the test
mony shall not grant injunctions until have gone
thoroughly into the merits of the cases. mean to
get down to the causes of this strike and clear the
atmosphere if possible"
This means that one more court has been i'm
pressed with the improperly of using the injunction
writ with too much freedom; that injunctions will not
be issued by it on ex parte statements; that the
merits of the cause will be investigated before
blanket interference is INDUCED as against great
bodies of workers fighting for what they believe their
rights, by what they believe to be strictly legal
methods
Ii is not many years since the demand for anti.
injunction legislation denounced the offspring
of anarchy. Today, the steering committee of the
Republican party in the United States Senate stands
committed to the ant-inunction Legislation as part
Of its party program. Tne SAME leadership which
few years ago certain that such legislation was
subversve of every principle Of order and good gov
ernment, is now in favor of that measure.
The courts seem to be reforming themselves even
faster than the legislatures doing it for tem bu
legislatures State and national, numbering along
in the effort to make some progress also. The Pro.
gressive platform Of human rights and sane manage
nent of social and industrial problems is getting
crystallized alike into laws and precedens because il
nas been accepted as right, and has proved that il
has public sentiment at its back.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
The High Cost Of Living
And How to Reduce 1t.
BY Madison C. Peters.
Farming-A Dignifed and Paying Business.

would be in the
live die They simply human
done to GET those now
And make @ s n @ aas % gs 60 @
wo, than % paes s mi" ne music from sous n %
reading would use the public sehoolhouses for
mat matte 'ls."s associations @ and so forth -, -.
a m s Oft % n @ s'sss Ss 'as % s the a . @
To nothing Ing the % ard se % Of city
make more lonely and isolated the city
exhaustion and consumption of vital forces at
life than amid the
Who die in S s @ . % % %s @ % ss ha been %
mated oon, on Feunr ~ery monns ~hu. breakfast -
Go
.s lodge better
Where the Simple Life Scores.
The farmer. The
The svt-ch is high
health and but s not sns TO- % sudden @ s sa %
vested and . the skin . OF business very few srs ta per
Agriculture life and beast but is the foundation
se..hs. a., a'' An business
also the most dsnisd OF all voeauons % % % % our ] %
ss @ Tsss ssres without na sa @ H % sn
disnihed their farms when
KnasraooK ns Of diplomacy the White House.
The Slogan of Back to the Land"
hopeful and long sov. cutting the cost of
yns "sns Is ns sns sHIna ss% er. of the .oI
turning their attention
h.tor. draining
its welbens only for the
ducion mad
win cheaper
Peace Will msA"
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
Constance
By Aima WoodiDard

der tonight. an''-fm shy about six
thirty-five. Connie dear.
THAT wuz enough I'd had . sneakin'
.dear all the time that no one wus
feedin' my face every night fer month
just because they liked to see the gold
fash whenaIs Flessherized. So lefe
that there beef bone half clothed. an
1 says with meanin
Say. kid. don't yuh- hear 'em calm
yuh now? do. L hear 'em plain. SO
yuh better skid. William. while the
roads Is yet oiiedr =
AN ha skpd,"
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
OUT TO LUNCH.
RETURN AT loo.

Still, we own Up to feeling Of COM
rlacency when a dentist fails to keep
date. There is something about walk
ing out of an office under those condi-
tions that makes one feel almost a.
satisfied as though the appointment had
been kept.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
The Two 0pposites.

Gazing at group Of nine children gathered about small
stoop an old lady called one Of the little girls
Are all children your sisters and brothers,
she asked.
num- replied the youngster
What is the largest one named?'
Make. num-"
And wha o call the smaller one?
"Minnie, mum m"-Youngstown Telegram.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
A TAXICAB PROTEST.

On yesterday The Times voiced, on behalf o
people who had felt the gaff, a mild complaint
against some petty impositions by taxicab drivers
who so often manage not to have change for hurried
patrons. That there was some ground for the com
pIant is proved by this letter, which The Times re
ceived bright and early today: a
- 102 St. n e.
Washington, D. c.
The Editor Washington Times.
Sir: Referring to your editorial in todays issue
of the Times relative to taxicab drivers mish TO
state that am driver of taxicab, and generally
have the changeto give passengers.
A messenger that would complain of not getting
change as suggested by you. is cheap skate and
that kind of cattle should not ride in taxicabs.
HARRY w. BUCKLEY.
February 49, 1913
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

You recall clearly. of course. Frank
Madero's determination to die rather
than resign?
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

THE finishing touches" says the
Star" are now being put on the re.
viewing stands" Speaking Of finishing
touches, the hotels are-oh, we'll.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
All Right; Wen Go You.

q. 8. X: see that Life" intends
to get out an inaugural number.
There's an idea for you! Why don't
YOU ever mention the inaug?
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
The Inauguration Of Ray
mond Poincare As President of
the French republic, in Paris
yesterday, was attended by
ZERO WEATHER.

You'd be surprised, II you don't speak
Spanish, to know how far away is the
correct pronunciation Of Madero's name
from what most people are calling 1t.
It's impossible to convey any sugges-
tion Of it via the printed line; you must
take our word for It that you're wrong.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

Absolutely free tip to the suffragists
and the anu-suffragists: The side that
speeches. during the next two weeks. is
going to gain the converts.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

A careful reading Of inaugural ads
discloses that there are ST. best places
in washington for viewing the parade.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

Until recently-we confess II with
shame-we were under the impression
that Orozco was a city. Even now we
don't feel any too sure about II.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
Something New In Fruit Gathering.
(Fron the Times"

tFron the I1Tnes.)
The first fruit Of the Senate and
House press gallery members war on
the inaugural committee appears to
have been reaped in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
SUFFRA-GEM NO. 4.

Might the fancy stories emanating from
the line Of march be spoken Of as pill
Grimm's fairy tales?
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

Dreadnaught or dreadnought, we
neither know nor care. But some sort
of decision should be reached, and then
clung to.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

We are in hopes that the suffs will
get enough actresses together to stage
a good, one-act sketch on the Treasury
steps-somethins with a little action
and a touch of the tremulo. We have a
hunch that the pageant thing will prove
more or less Of a sandman affair.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

In recent anti-suftrage contest each
Of H.4Sz women submitted ten reasons
why women should not vote. Total: 274,-
$40 reasons. The foregoing being our
No. II. We are out to locate the other
2l.50s. And We won't be happy till We
get them.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
MEANING WHAT?

(From the Pittsburgh "Post.)
Miss Roosevelt has been conspicuous
in New York society since leaving the
White House. Her home life
has tended to the development of all
that Is simple, sweet and wholesale.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

As we slip to press, every public stand
In the city is being labeled Official"
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
THIS & THAT
Nary q Quere.
Hnk .sonet,mes a Lutte sffhe othe>

Nary q Quere.
I ask you now: Has none made query
yet
Who may be, or what, or anything? I?
Does Heloise or Julia Z. 8. fret
To play Macauley to my Johnsonins,
And on my bean the wreath Of laurel
For that one time 1 made a verse to
Your columns top. which. tripping
from my per.
Methought would grip the world, and all
Of space
Beyond would laud-has not, I ask
again
One query come about my name or face
ANA PEST.
The Metropolis tNew York;
We have been asked by several why II
is that we do not say anything abou,
the so-called postofice alleged clock
Answer: We have made several caustie
remarks about said clock in the past
but 1t seems that the thing doesn't read
the column, or else doesn't care. So We
quit. We can take q hint, IL the clocl
can't
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
Whats 5 o., tie Program In
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Washins-
ton Centennial. No. II. NJ NJ: Osiris.
No e6, ". NJ: East Gate, No. "a.
1, Brightwood, No. 9. Knights Temp
lar-Potomac Commandery, No. ).
Eastern Star-Areme Chapter. No. 10.
The following l. o. O. r. organisations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Eastern.
Friendship, No. L. and Federal City.
No. % business. Encampment-Mt.
Nebo, No. s. degree.
The following X. of p. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodses-Mt. ver-
vension of grand lodge. Pythian Sis
ters-Friendship Temple. No. g.
The following National Union Councils
will meet tonight; Treasury. Schmidrs
Hall: Congressional typographical
The following Red Mems Organise tions
will meet tonight: White Eagle Tribe.
No. II; White Eagle Council. No. l.
Concert by United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra. Stanley Hall.
Reunion and supper. Vaughn class.
Calvary Baptist Church. Eighth and
Fl streets northwest. tonight.
Entertainment of Gaelic Society OF
speaker, New willard Hotel. tonight.
Amusements.
Nationai-"The Case Of Becky" as and
S:b D. m.
Coiumbia-'.The Yellow Jacket" SIS
Beiasco-"rhe Painted Woman" s:1s
chase's~Polite vaudeville. s:ys and s:,s
D. m.
PoirsE"warrens Of virginia" s:1s and
8:10 d. N.
Academy-"Great Divide" SIS D. N.
Cosmos-vaudeviile.
Cas,no-vaudeville.
Gayety--"Midnisht Maidens." aas and
Sis p. n,
Lyceum-''Yankss Decide 0ssia" .;sS
and e:1S ,. N.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

Our money. until further notice, is
on the Washington Utilities for place
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

OF the 2,4o2 women in question, wei
bet that not over 27,4lS said that WON,
ans place il the home.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

Insolent sign at Union Station:
SOAP and TOWEL,
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
ANTI-sUFFRAGE ARGUMENTS.

Bands in tie sun parade will not DE
permitted to play ragtime.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

Huerta now batting for Madero.
q. 9. K
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

Why dentists should practice stokinl
The Washington times., 1913-02-19

PAY WHEN RECEIVING TOWEL.
The Washington times., 1913-02-19
The Cebare,
Singer

|-r~ o yuh know" informed Con-
ME. THAT the, theayters in
New York is fast putin the
s'Ioona in the shade 90
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

VIZ ASHINGTON.-"I used TO think
w that Washington was the quiet
est big city In the world" sighed a
good old times" person, land / loved
it on that account But now" The
sigh and the shake of the head were
eloquent
II memory serves. 1t was Mrs.
Adams, wife Of the president, who
complained OF Washington as a will
derness. The streets, she said, were
composed of mud that covered the
hubs of the wheels of her carriage.
Probably. with such a paving there
was practically no noise OF traffic
likewise no traffic.
''The city protects it's citizens from
unnecessary noises" said Maj. Syl-
vester, "but as Washington each year
takes on more and more the attributes
of metropolis the number of neces-
sary noises increases.
Just then a man clustered into the
outer Office and demanded a copy of
the police regulations.
Il want" he said, ito find out what
we've got to submit to and what we
haven't A crowd of boys copgregates
in the alley back of our house They
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
Fewer Strong Men Found Among Recruits of Today

DECRUITS in the army are deterior-
N ating in phyaical standards since
the days Of the Civil war, according
to Captain Harold w. Jones and 9TH
er officers Of the army medical corps.
During a recent investigation meas
urements of 500 recruits were examin-
ed. and 1t was found that the per-
centage of strong men enlisted is by
far the lowest at the present day, only
33 per cent, as against 81 per cent
in 1875.
The men considered weak at the
present time are AZ per cent as
against 10 per cent. in 1875. At
tention is called to the fact that the
percentage Of foreign-born recruits
has fallen from more than 60 per cent
to about nine per cent. 1t Is suggest
ed that many OF the recruits obtained
years ago were hardy German and
Irish emigrants of stocky build,
which may account for the great diff
ference in the percentage of strong
men.
I'VE must take the figures cautious
ly," says that officer LAS have said,
l think there is no doubt that we are
getting different type Of man in
the service today from what we got
years ago; he may he just as good
and he may have more brains. but
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
They Knew President Wilson as Boy Tommy"

ed the other. Its Mr.. President
now"
You know the first time ever
saw him." said Miss Ellen, reminis-
Gently, "he was riding a bicycle"
1T was the frst time / ever saw
q bicycle, too" rejoined her sister
The two sisters told one OF the
secretaries how their brother. as fam.
lily physician for the Wilson's, was
summoned to attend the mother OF
the future president.
Tommy came over" said Miss e.
len, ito get me to stay with his moth
er. He stayed around and was a very
helpful boy. | said at that time Tom
my would make fine husband for
somebody some day. How proud his
father would be IL he could see him
now"
Just then the president came over.
the two women introduced themselves.
and President Wilson said he remem-
bered them quite well. He expressed
his regret that Mrs. Wilson and tho
members OF his family were not home
to greet them, and the two sisters
went forth beaning with satisfac-
ton.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
Capital is Taking on the Attributes Of a Metropolis

yell and howl there and play ball, and
they cut up the brooms that they find
in the alley entrances and use them
for bats"
What will you do about that?" the
correspondent asked Maj. Sylvester.
"It must go through the courts"
But the policeman on that beat
shouldn't he have done something"
Wen investigate that. There are
regulations forbid6ing ball playing
and disorderly conduct on the city
thoroughfares."
Meanwhile the irate gentleman had
followed quiet-spoken individual who
had asked him to come with me and
make statement"
Then there is the tragic story OF the
apartment house resident-the cliff
dweller of civilization. One OF these,
wooing greatly desired morning nap,
is awakened in the young hours Of the
morning by the milkman. The milk
man has been awake these many
hilaration which, SO we are told. may
be extracted from the dawn. Having
absorbed said exhilaration, the milk
man proceeds to exude it again for the
benefit of all whom it may concern
whether the beneficiaries desire it or
not.
Then comes the ice man, clatter,
clatter, into the alley Certain horses
must be addressed in loud and man
datory tones-else they will not stand
just right. A swarm Of boys must de.
liver Ice In all directions, and call
across intervening space for instruc-
tons. But, at last, they, too, so.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

he does not seem to have III much
Drawn.
Whether the present-day recruit
would last as well under the old con-
ditions Of hard frontier service with
sanitary conditions far inferior to
those of the present time il hard
to say, but think 1t doubtful IL he
would
The high percentage OF strong men
in 1876 to 1879 may be due to the
fact that the recruiting, at least In
this part of the country, was not
very active then and the army could
pick its men, accepting only the hard
lest and best. Finally, l believe fur
Their investigation along the lines sug-
gested In this paper in other parts
of the country might tell us whether
our standard Is really deteriorating or
not"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
She Proves to Husband Her WifeIy Devotion

ID REPRESENTATIVES Clayton OF Ala
II bama dropped In on Postmaster
General Burleson the other day and
found him sweltering over gome I'M
pronounceable postofhce addresses.
He came to the rescue by telling OF
some of his own experiences.
"One of my good frinds and sup
porters in all my races for congress"
Judge Clayton averred, had the
unique name of Doremus Erasmus
Cadwalader Riddlesperger. One
night" continued the Judge, Il went
to 8 country dance not far from my
home and among the dancers was a
Mr.. Pinkney Commilion, who had for
his fair partner Miss Mahaly Maholy
back"
Mr.. Burleson seemed to doubt the
seracity of the Alabama member.
That's not all" continued the
Judge. "A young oolored woman, smil-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

IN the throng Of visitors ut the
Il executive offices the other day
President Wilson found two friends
of his boyhood days. the Misses Eliza
beth NJ. and Ellen d. Bellamy OF Viii
mington N. c. The two sisters, well
advanced In age, were ushered into
the outer Offices just as the president,
according to his usual custom, began
shaking hands with the friends Of con-
gressmen.
There he is now" said one of the
sisters; II knew | could tell him, but
how old he has gotten. We used to
call him Tommy. am afraid I'll call
him that yet"
"You mustn't do that" interrupt
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

ing and jolly-looking. came to our
house one day bearing fat little ID.
FAINT of the female sex. The proud
mother on being asked the name OF
her offspring replied:
You know dat loves ma husband.
l sho' am awful fond of dat man, and
so / called our baby name to show
how much my love is TO its father. I
named 1t Truly Thine Own"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20

Tuesday is the first meeting OF the
registration board before the city cleo
ton to be held Monday April 7th.
Another harblnger of an early spring.
An "Uncle Toms Cabin" company is
making a tour of the towns in the north
ern part of the state.
A dry summer for farmers OF North
Dakota is predicted by Prof. Shaw, the
we'll known institute conductor. Here's
a chance to demonstrate the conserva-
ton of moisture theory.
Today is the opening day of spring
and March Goth to 23rd are shown on the
calender as the spring e%quinoxial period,
which usually is accompanied by weather
disturbances Of a stormy character.
Huron township board of school
directors elsewhere in this issue publish
notice of a special election to be held for
the purpose of voting on the question
of bonding for the purpose of building a
large consolidated school building dur-
ing the coming summer.
julius Thon, the blacksmith, has had
serious sickness IN his Fourth street
home during the past week, two OF the
younger children being laken sick
and showed symptoms of being an
attack Of spinal meningitis. Two doctors
have been attending the patients, who
1T is now reported are out of danger
and on the road to recovery. d..
Sylvester Reeves, arrested during the
past week for conducting a gambling re-
sort in Langdon, waived preliminary
hearing and when brought before Judge
Cooley in district court on Thursday
afternoon pleaded guilty to the charge
and was given a sentence OF ninety days
in the county Jail and a fine of S25O,
which if not paid will require his deten-
ton IN Jail for one hundred and twenty
FIVE days additional.
Saturday of last week, March 18th,
wheat stacks on the farm of Peter Fast,
a few miles west of Langdon in Moscow
township, we're opened up and threshed'
The grain haG been carefully threshed
. and was found to be in good shape.
Through the west and southwestern
parts of the county much of the crop
was left unthreshed when the fall season
closed, owing to unfavorable weather
conditions and the result On the Fast
farm indicates that where the stacking
has been carefully lone the sample OF
grain threshed this spring will turn out
all right.