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The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Saving His Hat.

From I'D Bits.
a certain literary man. possessor of
the learned degree Of doctor, used to
take his midday luncheon at well
known West End cafe. One wet day
the place was less fully attended than
usual. and the miserable state Of the
weather induced most of the visitors
to seek their various employments as
speedily as possible. While proceeding
to follow their example the doctor was
astonished to find in place Of his shabby
and weatherbeaten headcovering a stylish
tall hat. shining with sparkling bril-
liancy.
He could only attribute this quasi
magical change to the delicate attention
Of some friend. and hastened to display
the acquisition. with no little pride. TO
his family. The next day a young man
accosted him at the cafe and politely re-
marked:
Doctor, allow me to claim my hat
and to apologize for the apparent mis-
take. The fact was. however, had no
umbrella. and you had one. I did not
know what to do to prevent my new
hat being spoiled in the rain. and. as
I knew yours could not be made much
worse than II is. / borrowed 1t. and
now. return II, with thanks.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
No Renovation.
rom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Nevada, 1t appears, is not to change
its divorce laws this year. The Reno
influence in the lower House of the
State Legislature is seemingly sufficient
to kill any reform measure. The sage
brush paradise is to continue as the
haven for the ennui-stricken spouses
OF New York City and some others.
Reno is relatively insignificant, but
as things go in Nevada II is a place Of
prime Importance Whatever 1t is is
due to the divorce industry. The re-
form measure under legislative con-
sideration would kill the chief indus
try OF Reno. Is 1t any wonder that the
Legislators rise up in might and indig-
nation and say that such things shall
not be? They are doing Just what the
national Legislators from the sugar
States do when the protected sugar in
dustry is threatened for the benefit Of
the nation at large: just what the rep
resentatives of any special interest
solid with the people who sent them.
Instead of beginning at the little
end and trying TO reform Nevada, the
best chance for results may. after all
be in laboring at the big end. and striv-
ing laboriously by the education Of
public opinion to dam the stream from
the East. Make the Reno industry un-
profitable and Nevada will soon enough
become good.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
ISLANDS THAT FLOAT.
Drifting Gardens of Mexican Lake
'.Rafts'' In Mississippi River.

The imagination OF man has always
been impressed by floating islands. In
ancient times such islands were regarded
with superstitious reverence, and the ro-
mantle story of Delos-the natal isle Of
Apollo and Artemis-is but one of the
many cases recorded In classical ltera-
ture of vagrant islands in the sea.
Pliny says that In the Lake of vadi-
monis there Is a dark wood which Is
never seen in the same place for a day
and night together, and he describes
the islands called Calaminae q. e.. made
Of reeds'), in Lydia, which were not only
driven by the wind. but could be pushed
about from place to place with poles.
Floating gardens-some natural and
some artificial-have fiourished in many
parts of the world from early times.
They are particularly advantageous in
regions exposed to floods. where a garden
planted on terra firma would be ruined
by these occurrences, while the floating
garden is undisturbed by the rise Of the
waters. The famous floating gardens of
kashmir are a case in point.
The Lake of Xochimilco. near the City
of Mexico. il nearly covered with float
ing gardens. called chinampas, on which
are raised vegetables and flowers for the
city markets. They are formed of ffoat-
ing masses of water plants, covered with
soil. and secured by poplar stakes The
latter take root and surround The ialAAAs
with living hsdgse x
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Bars Mourning in His VIII.

Atlanta. Ga. Correspondence Of the New York
Times. -.-
In his will, published at his own sug-
gestion. DIR. Francis H. Orme, a physi'
clan. who died to-day. made the request
that his wife. children and other rela-
tives should not wear mourning.
TN some respects" DR.. Orme says.
1T Is a harbarous custom. desire and
especially enjcin that my wife and chill
dren shall not wear mourning because
of my death. To mourn at heart upon
the loss of friends is unavoidable; to
wear the habilments OF mourning is a
form. While the practice may accord
with the pomp of courts and the parade
of wealth, 1t seems to me uniting in
a republican country. Were It abolished
it would leave much bread for hungry
widows and orphans"
DR.. Orme was born In Darphin, Pa,
in 1894. and came to Georgia in 1si7.
He began his practice in Savannah, and
In 1851 removed to Atlanta, where he
lived until his death. In 1857 DR.. Orme
was elected president Of the American
Institute Of Homeopathy.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Brief DecisiOns.
From Judge.

frUnl JOlKe.
Women who wear watches on the
ankle-this is. said to be q new aber-
ration of the Acknowledgement not be
offended IL the average man is curious
as to the time Of day.
The Jail of a county in Kansas not
being needed, 1t has been leased as q
residence by one Of that law-abiding
population. There are counties else
where that might well make a study
of Kansas sociology.
The report from Germany that the
stork is disappearing may be confirmed
by local differences. here and there.
As between a matinee and a bargain
counter, most women would hesitate.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
CONTEST over
CAR TRANSFERS En-!
Continued from First Page.

ing by the public, and We hope to have
your cooperation to this end"
Mr.. Lincoln yesterday received replies
from the two companies acknowledging
his letters and declining to exchange
transfers with the coach company.
Act Relating to Transfers.
The section of the act relating to trans
fers Is as follows:
Sec G. That said company shall issue
to all passengers received by 1t north
of H Street Northwest. and desiring
same a transfer ticket to the cars OF
the Capital Traction Company at the
intersection Of Fifteenth Street and
New York Avenue and Pennsylvania
Avenue Northwest. said transfer ticket
to be good for passage 1on the cars Of
the Capital Traction Company going
south or west. and the said Capital
Traction Company shall receive and
transport on its said cars said passen-
gers on said transfer tackets without the
payment OF additional fare; and the said
Capital Traction Company shsli Issue to
all its passengers desiring same. on>cars
going east en- Pennsyivafl Avenue al
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Matrimonial Arithmetic.

From Judge.
Said Ned to Tom. "'Tis cheap to wed,
For two are one, when people marry"
Il know" said Tom, but look here.
Ned,
There may be one or more to carryr"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Wanted to Know.

From Judee.
Professor of biology-Are there any
more questions on this subject?
Freshman-Yes, sir. Id like to know, II
\ elam is silent, what 10 q clamors
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

than s1oo. and empowers the District Com
missioners to make and enforce the regu-
iations necessary to put the provisions Of
the act into effect.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Household Linens, Bedding, and Dress
MONDAY MORNING SPECIALS

Fine Silk Comforts, Down and Wool Filled.
Slk-covered Woolflled Comforts Were a -
5000. Reduced to- Observation-Disclosures. IN
Is Plain and Figured Silk Comforts, wool filled ~ ,
Were $1,000. Reduced to. to..................0y 10y.
4 Fine Satin Comforts, wool filled coors yell ar
low, blue, green, and pink. Were $21 Reduce to "a
Silk-covered Down-fled Comforts; red a n ,
blue, and pink. Were $3.50 Reduced to. 1lU.(
5 Fine Sik-covered Down-flled Comforts: a -
red blue, and pink. Were $500. Reduced to-. &,
ia All-wool California Blankets pink and
s:s.::s ssi ssi9s; beautiful" soft quality ":': $500
and blue h Psa'sS so7ss 'Si ws sooo aTss Fssness
12-4 Ell Dorado California Blankets; all wool 40
and extra size. Were $1,000. Reduced to- o..... 10.
G pink DSs and S"s S T' s5f s1 49,
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

There sr- tr.fx more native than foreisn-bcu
sesidents IN New Yoxk.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1913-09-18

heard from. Mr.. Privett has just
sold his crop from 20 acres OF land
planted in tobacco for the snug sum
of S6,4S7.00 in cash, leaving him 700
pounds of tobacco yet to be sold.
Think of a man investing $500 dollars
in farming tobacco and realizing
therefrom a net cash profit of $5,6S7
on one crop. Bank stocks, oil stocks
and all other stocks pale away in ut
ter insignificance before this wonder
full yield of Darlington lands.
Mr.. Privett a few years ago bought
this land of 500 acres for $4,000 and
made more on 20 acres in one year
than the entire property cost Be-
sides this monstrous yield and gold
mine like profit, Privett is offered to-
day $4,000 more in cash than he paid
for his plantation. But doesn't this
portray a true picture Of the Darling
ton lands We defy any one to eXcell
it. We challenge any one in like
comparison, from anywhere, yet it
must be remembered that Privett is
a worker. Some will say this is es-
pecially prepared land; not so. We
will 60 10 miles west OF Privett's land
and find James Howle, who bought
221 acres of thrown away lands for
S231, one dollar per acre, few years
back This year he planted six acres
of this land in tobacco. He spent
5000 in cultivating the crop and sold
the entire yield for $1,519.65, leaving
a net profit of sl,519.65. Go where
you will, see all that is to be seen.
look far beyond the distant hills.
where you are told fame and fortune
awaits you, but If you have ever rest
ed your eyes upon the rich, fertile
fields of Darlington you will stop in
your wanderings, turn back and re-
trace your steps, Darlington, home
ward bound, for il will satisfy long
ing that nothing else will do.
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What is the matter?" Lester asked,
as they sat down. "You are not feel
ing we'll? May I get you a glass Of
water?"
She shook her head. Lester placed
his hand upon hers
do you think I do not know who
you are, CinderellaT he asked, "for
all that mask? See II can guess.
You are Miss Benton and you ran
away to the dance because Gorgon
would not let you CO."
And I can never 60 home" said
Elizabeth in panic. "She recognized
me. had never been to a ball be-
fore and I could not bear not to just
once. don't know what I shall do"
I'll tell you," said Lester "You
need never go home again IL you will
marry me-"
He mistook the look in her eyes.
20, Cinderella" he cried. stretching
out his arms longingly, II love you
with all my soul. It was you I went
to see, not Miss Lanham. know all
about your circumstances and your un-
happy life. But, Cinderella, I want
you for my own, and know clergy
man over In Jersey who doesn't 60 to
bed till twelve. and II we take taxi
cab we can just make It VIII you
come with me, Cinderella, dear?"
"Yes," sighed Cinderella happily.
and that was the second time he
kissed her.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1913-09-18
Kingsley Once Woman suffraeIst.

An early supporter Of the woman
suffragist movement was Charles
Kingsley, who, with John Stuart Mil.
in 1869, attended the first woman's sui.
frage meeting held in London. The
following year, however. Kingsley
withdrew from the movement In the
course Of a letter written to Mill,
who asked his reasons, Kingsley
wrote: "I am pained, in very large
acquaintance Of all ranks, to find the
better, rather than the worst. women
against us; while foolish women OF no
sound or coherent opinions {.
are inclined to patronize us IN most
noisy and demonstrative way" One
thing Kingsley believed in was the
medical education Of women. 81 be-
lieve that if once women can be al
lowed to practice as freely as men. the
whole question as TO the relation OF
the sexes VIII - -7rdH clear"
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CHART OF ILLIMITABLE VOID
Remarkable Five-Acre Sectional Map
Of tho sky at Harvard Uni.
versity.

This seems to be an age Of great
hings. To talk Of billions no longer
occasions a shiver Of incredulous ad-
niration. One Of the wonders at Har-
rard university today Is a fiveacre
sectional map Of just plain sky and
consultations. At the expense OF
more than a million dollars Harvard
University has provided the chart
which distinctly shows 100000 stars,
his having been prepared in sections
~ the Harvard university astron-
,mers. The sections Of the map,
placed together, would cover an area
If more than five acres. which Is a
pretty extensive plan Of charting the
illimitable void"
In a scholarly annual report the d.
rector OF the observatory calls atten-
ion to the fact that during the past
7ear 1896 photographs Of stars were
made by the observatory. For more
han &C years the Harvard observa-
:ory has kept complete records OF as
economical developments. BY reason
II thirty years work and an expendi-
sure Of a million dollars, this observa-
tory Is placed ahead Of all other SINH
lar institutions.
In the study Of the stars at the Har
yard observatory there Is something
more than mere love Of knowledge or
lender sentiment Even the slow
paced walk Of lovers under the arch
ing Cambridge elms has no moro OF
witchery and romance about It than
The wonders Of scientific research
stored away in the college observa-
tory, which with Its various stations
has already become the shrine Of mod
ern Affairs and Folks
Joe Mitchell Chapple, In Joe Chapple's
Newsletter.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LITTLE cinderella
She Was Used as a Foil for a
More Fortunate
Cousin.
BY n. N. EGBERk

Cinderella was a foil for Beatrice.
That perhaps, was the real reason
why Mrs. Lanham. who had never
been known to do an unself1sh act
surprised her intimates by asking her
little orphaned niece to make her
home with her after her brothers
death.
Esther and Oliver Benton had
grown up together in the same home
in Ohio, and Oliver had supported his
widowed mother and sister until
Esther's brilliant marriage to a
wealthy lawyer. The Lanhams had
gone up in the world and when Mr..
Lanham died he was one Of the rich
est corporation lawyers in the coun-
try. Esther mourned her husband de-
Gently for a year; then she moved to
New York and soon became a member
of the rich and not very intellectual
society that finds its doings recorded
daily in the newspapers.
Why Mrs. Lanham should have ia
ken little Cinderella-whose real
name was Elizabeth-into her home
was a mystery until Mrs. Bentham-
Jenkins solved it.
"Why, my dear, the reason is per-
pectly obvious" she said to friend.
1T is only necessary to look at the
children's faces. Did you ever see a
more glaring contrast between beauty
and LONELINESS? Beauty and the
Beast, should call it; and that char
ity child won't improve with years,
either"
Elizabeth heard 1t and ran away to
cry. But she had always known In
stinctively that the difference between
herself and Beatrice was as that be-
tween darkness and daylight. Beatrice
had an abundance Of flaxen hair, mer-
ry blue eyes, a contagious laugh. and
a figure which gave promise of that
quality which is called "svelte." Eliza
beth was thin and sallow and lanky,
and nobody ever stopped to admire
her as they did her cousin.
. Perhaps this was partly due to the
fact that Elizabeth wore Beatrice's
CASTOR dresses, after the trimmings
had been removed and certWn dUwd-
mess impaired by Mrs. Lanham's deft
fingers. That excellent woman knew
the value Of a foil for her daughter,
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TO BUY COAST LINE
Persistent Reports That Deal Is on
With Pennsylvania.

The Augusta Chronicle publishes
the following from Atlanta:
1t is rumored in Atlanta that the
Pennsylvania Railroad soon will take
over the entire properties embraced
in the Louisville G. Nashville and At
lantic Coast Line Railroads and their
tributaries.
1t has caused widespread interest
and the fact that the information ap-
pears to be coming almost first-hand
now. there seems little doubt but
that the deal will be consumated
shortly.
Although the report has not been
confirmed, road officials here freely
admitted hearing of the rumor, and
that the possibility was far from
being remote. Officials high in the
railroad world who recently have
been in Atlanta are taking the mat
ter in a most serious light and are
firm in their belief that he report
is not a wild rumor.
It is known that the Pennsylvania.
for some time in an effort to secure
a foothold in the South and has fl
nally reached the conclusion that the
Louisville G. Nashville and Atlantic
Coast Line are the properties best
snited to it's interests and plans for
future development in this section
Of the country.
What the ultimate result will mean
to the South is purely matter of
speculation, but that it will prove to
be the means of development of the
railroads in this section is an ac-
knowledged fact by all who have a
part in the business.
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Wonderful Profit
in Tobacco Crop
Darlington man breaks record in twenty acre
Weld of tobacco for which he re-
ceives $6,487,O0 planted
at a cost of $500

Darlington, Sept. 1.-THE wonder
fully productive qualities of the lands
near and surrounding the town of
Darlington are becoming better
known daily. Every day witnesses
huge wagons driving down the streets,
heavily laden with old corn, left over
from last years crop, for sale at 9Oc.
per bushel by our farmers. Why are
they selling? Because they have
much more than they need, and not
sufficient room to store the incoming
new crop. To take look at our far
mers' corn fields just now you can
see the most stupendous crop ever
raised in the history of our county.
Planted to IS inches apart, the
stalks are heavily loaded with from
l to ears that hang downward like
great billets laden with lead. Some
will wonder If the river Nile had not
at some time poured its rich waters
across this vast territory. Besides
this rich forest of corn, stretching out
before us on every hand, is the great
est acreage of long staple cotton OF
the Keenan, and Webber varieties
ever planted before. There is now
every promise that with upward trend
in cotton prices that from 10 to 100
dollars per bale will be realized by
our farmers off this particular kind.
A bale per acre can and is being
raised easily by many Of Darlington's
farmers The acreage is, by single
individuals, immense in this county,
ranging from 1,500 to 1000 acres. Nor
is the story half told Of the wonderful
productions of our lands. Notwith-
standing the many record-breaking
yields in tobacco this year, here
comes Henry Privett, one of the pion-
eer raisers of the weed for IS success
sive years, and snatches away the
championship from all others yet
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HOW DUTCH FARMERS LIVE
Cattle Invariably Are Housed Under
tho Same Roof as the
Family.

The typical Dutch farmhouse ID
square, one-stor1ed, with pyramid
shaped roof The space between the
apex OF the roof and the ceiling Of the
dwelling part Is generally used as
storehouse for winter food for the cat
tie. The living room door opens into
the stable, for the cattle are invari-
ably houses under the same roof as
the family. The homes vary little IN
their furnishings. One always sees
bright strips Of carpet, a highly pol
ished center table," where the family
Bible Is displayed, and glase dress
or, with its shelves filled with rare old
brass and Delft ware. The most curl
Gus thing about the houses Is the
sleeping quarters-unique and certain
~ unhealthy from the modern view
point, which requires plenty OF fresh
air In the bedrooms.
The cheesemaker's family sleeps In
beds built IN cupboard-like recesses In
the wall and as far from the window
as possible. There Is a door similar
to that Of q cupboard, and this Is kept
closed during the day, IN order that
tho bed may be hidden from view. The
stufry condition Of this walled-in bed
room can be readily imagined. The
linen is always snowy white. and the
whole makeup presents an attractive
appearance, even to the decorated
strap suspended from the ceiling and
used to assist the occupant OF the
couch to arise. The visitor is always
welcome at the cheese farms, but tho
VISIT must be made early IN the morn
Ing II the cheesemaking is to be ssen.
-LeHiie'A
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The Chronicle is only 81 per year.
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Would Dress Herself In tho Gown.

particularly now that Beatrice was OF
a marriageable age. Beatrice was
kinder. Once she gave Elizabeth one
OF her CASTOR ball gowns.
"Some day you may be invited to a
ball. she said, with innocent scorn,
land then you will be glad to have
something to wear. But don't tell
mamma or she will be angry.
She did not know that little Cinder'
ella treasured In her room a pair OF
Beatrice's old slippers which she had
rescued from the lumber room just as
its contents were about to be thrown
away. In the seclusion Of her little
attic chamber she would dress herself
in the gown and in imagination she
would be the belle Of some ball, the
admiration Of all eyes. But nobody
ever invited Cinderella to ball; first.
because she was only sort Of COM
panion and never met anybody; sec
ondly, because 1t was understood that
after Beatrice's marriage she was to
go out into the world and work for her
living.
And that date, toward which Cinder-
ella looked forward with rapturous
anticipation, was likely to be long
delayed, If one could believe In signs.
Lester Martin had been a frequent
caller at Mrs. Lanham's house Of re-
cent weeks. Martin was the son Of
old Roger Martin, the banker, but he
was more than that, although it count
ed for less with Mrs. Lanham-count-
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Way to ReSt.

Lying fat on the floor is q good
way to rest and relax, but a much bet
ter way is to lie fat on the floor with
legs up to the knees resting on q
chair. This changes the entire circu'
lation and Is the very quickest way
to rest. To rest the eyes and make
them bright, while lying down have
them bandaged with soft black silk
handkerchief.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1913-09-18
Wrfe's Ashes az an Ornament.

An ingenious method OF disposing OF
the ashes Of cremated body has to
be recorded. After a woman had been
cremated the husband took the ashes
to a chemist for the purpose Of e1-
tracing the iron. which he Is now
wearing set In his ring, as one would
wear q diamond.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1913-09-18
byron's Freak Manner Of Living.

byton'S Freak Manner OF Living
While Byron was in Ravenna, Italy,
he adopted strange habits. II was his
custom to rise at two in the afternoon,
breakfast and ride, and dine at six.
Then he would sit and talk until five
or six In the morning. Or, II no com.
pauy were there, he would write q
bit Of Don Juan" But his life was
like that of Aubrey Beardsley-up'
side down-the day was the night
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1913-09-18
A MARTYR FOR OTHERS.

"Plodder is looking pale; he's just
killing himself with hard work"
"What's he engaged at?"
"Inventing a laber-saving ma
chine."-Puck.
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UNAVAILABLE.

"Of course you looked up the new
girls referencesT
"How could I, dear? They were
from a lot of women I don't know"