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The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
new SHOREHAM,
HAS REOPENING
Representative People Of Cap.
ital Attend Housewarming
Of Remodeled Hosiery.
PRAISE FOR ARCHITECT
"E. Barnett, Of New York." Accord
ing to Register, Is First
Guest at House.

A housewarming. attended by repre-
sentative men and women OF the Capt.
tai marked the reopening Of the Shore
ham Hotel yesterday afternoon, after
three months of remodeling.
Music. furnished by a section Of the
Marine Band and by two string orches-
tras' and flowers placed lavishly in an
artistic decorative scheme, made the
Shoreham place Of gayety and bright
ness, and the hundreds OF people who
thronged the place TO congratulate the
new owners and managers were delight
ed by their visit. Those who were fa-
miliar with the Shoreham before the re-
modelling began. October 3. were espe-
cially interested in the wonders that had
been accomplished.
Waddy b. Wood, the architect, and his
assistants. R. Bruce Atkinson and r.
Widenour, were highly praised for their
art, and the contractors, the George A.
Fuller Company, for whom J. G. Bent
was the engineer on the job, were said to
have done their work not only thoroughly
well. but with an expeditiousness that
was remarkable, three months to the day
being consumed In almost remaking the
building.
Change in the Lobby.
The principal change is in the front
lobby, where a daring plan of Architect
Wood was successfully followed by the
Fuller company. This was the removal
OF the first-story portion of a thick brick
wall. weighing $50 tons. so that the
small rooms and halls formerly taking
up most of the Shoreham's front are
made into one great lobby.
The hotel is decorated with a simpli-
city that appeals to the sense for beauty
and accentuates the policy of the man.
Observation-Disclosures That is to be
the keynote of the management, it was
said yesterday.
There was no formal reception at the
hotel, but visitors came and went
through the parlors and corridors as they
willed, some Of them celebrating the
newer Shoreham's" first day by having
bite to eat in the dining-room or the
grillroom. But of the hotel owners and
managers there the following ex oficio
committee made everybody at home: j.
Maury Dove. president: ]. Maury Dove
jr.. vice president and treasurer; Robert
c. Dove. secretary: Willard II. Barse.
manager: George G. Minnigerode, con-
fidential assistant to the officers: 4. c.
Kelly, day room clerk: o. S. Cunning
ham, night room clerk: William J. Cros-
grave and c. W. Wood, cashiers; H. W.
Lawrence, auditor.
Among First Guests.
Patronage at the Shoreham started
during the housewarming. for not only
die many of the visitors use the dining
rooms. but several persons registered in
the first hour.
"E. Barnett, Of New York, " Nas the
first entry on the Shoreham's new book.
Mr.. Barnett is a hotel man. and he look
ed about him with a professionally criti-
cal eye. He put his 20. k on the new
housect Fred Reed. Hugh Feeley, r s.
Darling. jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. F. F..
were among the other early
guests. They were from New York, too,
and said the Shoreham is all right
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

Tomatoes. melons. cuGlmbss and sluashes har.
IN Paris become Injuries beyond the reach at
the vast multitude Of working people. whose daily
earnings do not e1ceed 80 cents or 81.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

The United States exported more than SSa.@o
long tons Of anthracite and more than D.So"
long tons Of bituminOuS coal last year.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

ECZEMA CAN BE CURED TO STAY,
and when ! say cured, I mean Just what say
CURED. and not merely patched up for awhile.
to return worse than before. Remember make this
time this one disease and handling in the mean
time nearly half million Of this dreadful dis
ease. Now do not care what all you have used nor
how many doctors have told you that you could not
he crred-an ask Is Just chance to show you that
] know what am talking about. IL you will write
me TO-DAY, will send you FREE TRIA,.
Of mild soothing guaranteed treatment that will
convince you more in q day than or any one else
could m month's time. IL you disguised and
discuraged, dare you to give me a chance to prove
my claims By writing me today you will enjoy
world holds for you Just Try it and you viii see
ana telling you the truth.
Nd. e csesiaay, 74s Geun Block, Scala, No
References: Third National Bank Sedalia, No
Could you DO better act than 10 scnd tis notice to
some poU sufferer Of Eczemal S==-s
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

son for joining or giving up the party.
1t is the principle that the party advo-
Gates that should control its support.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31
BUNCH THEIR WEDDINGS.
Only One Day In the Year For Mar
riaues In Plouoastel, Brittany.

Only One Day In the Year For Mar
riases In Plousastel. Brittany.
In the city of Plougastel, In Brittany.
France. all marriages take place on
one and the same day. The men are
all fishermen. many of them going as
far as the Newfoundland banks. and
are at home only during few months
In the winter One day in early Feb
ruary Is set apart for the weddings
Little counting is done. but much hag-
Cling over the dowry Of the girls. They
have TO bring a certain quantity Of lin
en-. chickens. pigs and vegetables. FIRE.
quently match is broken of because
the girls father refuses to add a sack
of potatoes TO the dOwry.
On the day set the Inhabitants of the
entire region go TO Plougastel The
whole population goes to church 10
hear mass. to take communion anu to
witness the wedding ceremonies Often
fifty or more couples are united on the
same day Bride and groom do not walk
together until the ceremony has been
completed. For the rest OF this and
the whole of the next day every house
is open to receive guests and TO pro-
vide food and drink for them. On the
evening of the second day the young
men carry the dowries Of the brides to
the houses Of the grooms. There they
dance and frolic until early morning.
and. after they leave. the couple are
for the first time together and alone.
During the remainder Of the year no
marriages are concluded.-Leslie's-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31
UGANDas ROYAL SUICIDES.
Kings Who Drank Poison When Sick
ness or Ace Threatened.

Some Of the curious customs OF a
pastoral people Of Uganda. known as
the BanyorO are told by the Rev. John
Roscoe. He said that when once
King was enthroned his person became
Eacrpd. and bis food was restricted to
milk and beef from sacred herd of
cows. which were kept apart from 9TH
er cows
The Banyoro monarch never allowed
himself to grow old or his faculties TO
become impaired. When be thought be
was going 10 be seriously III he called a
council. arrsnged the state affairs with
the principal chiefs without giving
them any reason for thinking that be
was about to die and dismissed them to
carry utit hts instructions.
Then he returned to his private house
and summoned his chief wife and or
dered her to bring cup Of poison. He
drank the contents and In few min
utes wus dead. The widow thereupor
called one or two Of the principal
chiefs. who prepared the body for huri-
al. For rs long as possible the death
was kept secret. Each day the milk
and beef were brought to the royal res
idence. and inquirers were Informed
that the king was suffering from an In
disposition which required him to rest.
In the meantime the chiefs were en-
gaged in making private arrangements
to guard the body aud protect the sa-
cred herds Of cattle during the wars
which would follow on the announce
ment Of the death When the news
leaked out the sons of the dead king
fought among themselves. brother kill
ing brother. The survivor became king
and attended his fathers funeral
At the ceremony several Of the wild
ows Of the deceased king were clubbed
to death. as were the cowmen and the
cook. Other widows took poison. All
the bodies were placed in the grave,
the idea being that their ghosts should
minister to the ghost Of the king in the
next world.-London Standard
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

Aspirants to success who are discour
aged by the very early rising Of Cok'
and Kant should think Of the success
ful poet Thomson and be comforted
for Thomson was one of the laziesl
men that ever lived and seldom ros'
before noon
And yet in ~The Seasons" he manag
ed to give us one Of our finest descrip
tions OF a sunrise II is said Of hin
that he would eat the sunny side of
the peaches in his garden with bis
hands in his pockets. but even suci
late rising and his castle Of indolenes
did not prevent his becoming famous
London Spectator
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31
THE DEATH ORCHID.


It's Lethal odor Has the Effect Of =
Powerful Narcotic.
The death orchid Of the Venezuelan
Indians has been proved to be no mere
campfire yarn.
Years ago an orchid hunter. Gray
son. set out to find "El Lugar de los
Flores venemosos" that Is. the place
of the poisouons flowers which was
said to be located in the dense and
pathless wilderness occupying the vast
stretches between the headwaters OF
the OrinOcu and the Andes Two
weeks passed without any incident out
of the ordinary But one morning
there was perceptlbe smell Of flow
ers In the air When the orchid hunter
and his Indians camped that night the
jungle smells had been entirely lost In
the cloying scent. Many OF the band
refused to go farther.
AS Grayson and the others proceed
ed the rankly sweet and oppressive
odor became stronger. attacking the
senses like narcotic. One after an
other the remaining Indians collapSeu
till only Grayson and the guide were
left. pushing onward. The orchid
hunter felt as If he was being attacked
by the insidious power of opium. but
retaIned enough consciousness to be
come aware that, cleaning through the
trees ahead. he saw flowers Of huge
size and vivid coIors. many hued clus-
ters of them hanging in trails.
1t was the death orchid
When he recovered his senses he
found himself being carried back to
camp. where the rest of his porters
had remained Many of the band
were severely sick aud many half wit.
ted with the continued effect OF the
scent. Suburban Life.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31
THEY HAD TO eiLL GAME.


M1n-EaA0o Jfocooi4e.
In Animal Life In Africa il the
following curious narrative. which
shows the hnli,seen,~ of the natives
Of Fast Africa to the saer'aee OF ha.
mai life.
One morning was siarLlug ON the
banks OF the LaIeuda liver. in l'oriu
guese East Afrisa. watching. with my
friend. MIR. Vaughan. our stores cross
ing We haA Just come 10 the couclu
sion That what we had fancied was
the prntruding nose ~ crocodile was.
IN fact. uniy piss'e Y roek when a
local native. aho wa~ sfaaJing near.
said -lf yon will cump with ne to
the village ran show you a hig croco
die" Mr. Mangsam electiug to stay
and slIs'rinteud The por.ers acr1ss tor
river. / went along with the boy"
The village in question, lay but some
500 yards distant and proved to be OF
considerable Size and fan Of people.
who nj he fipm~ni were 10 a state 81
plaasnrahie and noisy excitement over
the arrival nr pur large raravan. ~Bul
surely there ran hc no csucodi'e here
with ail this uiisr going on? ~.
marked "Oh YES" nonchalantly re-
piled the guide ~Ile lives here ami
does not mind the people.
Sure enough on reaching the bans
the first thing saw WIS huge crncp
dile htking vt full length and With
bis mouth wide open on rnck uo'
more than twenty ynrls away. Tie
was not In tn. least disturbed by the
chaitering of ine women and children
and there WAS no question Of stalking
him Il was only necessary TO 81
lelsurely down on the bank ard put o
bullet through his shoulder. when
after shntting and opening his mouth
few times he fell on the rock ano
sank like a stone.
The headman was quite pleased. say
ing that the animal took some one
usually woman or child. at ieas
once n month. why. then" said il
astonishment. having noticed thal
about every second man seemed to bs
provided with a firearm Of some sort
"dld you not shoot ~" "Ah. well. WI
have very Ittle powder. and II is vert
expensive. and We are poor and re
quire. all we have to kill game" wai
the surprising though characteristic
answer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31
RUssIA's RED STAIRCASE.


and hiisSoric Incidents.
The red staircase Is yer, ancient anil
very memorable In the history uf liiis-
sla. From the Church Of the Assump-
ton. where all the czars are crowned.
II led to the OLD palncr Of The krenilin
as now It leads To the new. This mar
ne structure was built on the site Of
the former church by The Emperor
Nicholas. but he left the historic stair
case un1isturbed
It was on the red staircase that Ivan
". known as THE Terrible stood
when he received the celebrated letter
from KurbssL his trAitor general. who
from d safe place ~ refuge sent a mes
sage Of defiance by his servant. This
naughty car Is said to have nailed
the foot Of the messenger 70 the red
staircase with bis famous irou staff
while the letter was being read to him.
This same iron STAG in thu hands Of
the angry car afterward killed his
son and heir Great and fierce was
the sorrow Of Ivan over this horrible
tragedy. aud rs be stood on the red
staircase one night mourning for his
son he saw the comet which. he be-
lieved foretold his own death.
Another historic scene on the sed
stairense began with the ringing Of The
400 bells of Moscow. relates the New
York Herald Regiments Of soldiers.
numbering thousands. followed by o
great crowd Of people dragging cannon.
were marching to the Kremlin. They
had been reused into fury by false
report thar brother Of Natalia. widow
Of the Gar Alexis. had seized the crown
and that Ivan. the heir of the Russian
throne. tad been murdered
Reaching the palace they clamored
for vengeance. Suddenly the tumuit
was quelled as NataIia appeared on the
platform Of the red staircase with her
two children beside her-Ivan. her fee
BILE. imbecile siepson. and Peter. her
own bright handsome boy.
Natalia frembled as she faced the
angry crowd. WIN had placed ladders
against the rails and climbed up to the
platform. but the Young prince. Peter.
afterward Peter the Great. stood and
looked AT them without showing sign
of fear.
On July 6. iliS2. the same young boys.
Ivan and Peter. appeared on the red
staircase surrounded by boyars aud
aobles. but under very different cir
cumstances. Peter looked on the
crowd with the same calm gaze as
when he stood holding the trembling
hand Of his mother before mob In
sane with rage. The people now greet
ed him with joy. aud the great process
sion that preceded and followed the
two brothers passed slowly down the
red staircase on Its way to the Cathe-
dral Of the Assumption, where. amid
the pomp. Inagniicence and ceremonial
of the Russian church, Ivan and Peter
were crowned czars by the patriarch.
The steps of the red staircase have
been ascended by conqueror and con-
quered Napoleon ascended these steps
when he took possession Of Moscow.
and perhaps he felt forebodings Of his
destiny when he passed over them for
the last time
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

Next tine You shave cnst your eye
along the edge Of the razor. II APP
pears TO bu perfectly straight line.
but look "a, it uuder u microscope aud
you Will see that It Is really rough
aud jagged Ike ine tooihed saw.
IN the same v'sy dlsi seems to pre-
cent a perfectly smooth. unhroken
surface Through microscope. how
ever. you will ssse multitude Of tiny
crarLS. hStfe hollows In the surface
and minute flaws where bit has been
chlpcd These taws ARE the home
and incuhrtor ~ disease gems. A
rhlplri vince only one.hundredth Of
an inch sqtare VIII harhor many hun
dreds Of typhoid ilacilH Cracks In
dishes or giasses thHi are ~ large as
10 lie visible 10 the nm led eye
harbor thousands Of !. ila,ls Of germs
Ornatnentalion Oh the b.. iles OF cut
lery provides t.e e.. lie breeding
grounds. mud this y --s- II Is better
to have only perie ~ plain knives.
forks and spoaus disease germs live
through nnvthin@ except iiolsons or
long lmn;cr<l6n IN boiling water They
ARE not mW'h dlsturh9d w freezing
Peatson's.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

sBut why are you determined to get
a divorce from your husband?"
Because he is an absolute brute"
''You amaze me. You used to say
that he was as gentle as a child"
.Yes. that's what used to say. But
you ought to see him nowl Listen.
Since the baby began teethlng nothing
would quiet the little darling but being
allowed to pull his papa's whiskers.
And when he found that out what do
you think he did? He went down and
had his beard shaved OF. that's WHAT
Do you think I'd live with a man that
has that sort of disposition r-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

The Earl of Cromer. not without
reason. described the Ulema Of Cairo
as the guardians of the citadel Of
Islam" No other city in the Moslem
world has so many students Of Moslem
theology aud law or pours out such a
flood Of Moslem literature as does
Cairo, Millions Of pages Of the Koran.
commentaries by the hundred thou
sand and scores of books attacking tho
Christian faith. defending Islam or
propagatlng its teaching come cease
lessly year after year from the Moslem
presses Of this great center Of Moslem
learning Books printed in Cairo are
read by the camptires Of the Sahara.
In the market place Of Timbuktu. un-
der the veFs shadow of the Kaaba.
and are treasured in the mosques Of
Java and western China -Argonaut.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

The family of a member Of parlia-
ment from Yorkshire has private
graveyard and has had IT for several
generations The founder Of 1t was a
Quaker, and the rector of the parish
in which he lived said to him after a
dispute on religious matters, well. II
you don't come TO church when you
are alive you win when you are dead"
But the Quaker thought otherwise and
founded the burial place. which is used
10 this day.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

He IS a rather serious minded boy
who has more sense of responsibility
than many grown persons. SO when
he was sent to his grandmother's to
break the news Of her aged sisters
death he did so with much gravity and
no little self Importance
'Now. Alfred his mother said.
you mustn't tell grandma suddenly.
because 1t might shock her. even
though she knew Aunt Martha was Ill.
Tell 1t TO her gently"
'All right" nssented Alfred. starting
out on his mission with mingled solem-
nifty and eagerness.
Arrived at his grandmother's house.
be greeted her with a sober "Hellor'
and then proceeded to- ''break the
news" by saying:
Aunt Maria's dead. grandma. but
you mustn't feel bad. cause she was
pretty old. anyhow. You'll be the next
one. s'pose."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

The public rooms Of the Hamburg
boerse. subject to very mild rules con-
duciye to good order. are open to all,
with very few exceptions. Their use
Is definitely forbidden ito all female
persons" to individuals who have been
deprived of their civic rights. who are
under some form of judicial restraint,
who have been adjudged guilty Of
fraudulent bankruptcy. persons nd
judged to be in simple bankruptcy,
those unable to meet their obligations
and such as are forbidden the use Of
the boerse through the decision Of the
court Of honor.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

Dublin Is one Of The finest cities in
the British emlire. and its public
buildings are SECOND 10 none. Two
very dffcreat men hare united in its
praise Goodwin Smlfh said that
Phoenix PARK was the most beautiful
OF an the parks be had seen. and
Grevillc even more enthusiastic.
wrote; Il am greatly struck by the
fnencSs Of the town Of Dublin aud Of
ifs public buildings especially. Dublin
Ii. for its size, tiaer city than Lon
don. ard / think they beat us hollow
IN their public buildings. We have no
such square rs Merrion square nor
such street as Snekville street =
Sala In bells Of Shandon~ vein re-
viewed al the great streets he had
promennded from the Nevsk prospect
to Piccadilly. OF them all he says by
far the finest is Sackville street. Dub
lin. as II stretches from the river Liffey
to the rotunda and its gardens.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

In one building community was a
mechanic who used to fiddle around
the mail box to look over the letters.
OF those that seemed interesting he
opened some. and after having read
them he world write on the envelope:
Opened by mistake"
This happened SO many times that
the rest of the shop force got on and
became resentful.
The offender was In the habit Of
bringing Il fine lunch with him. and
this he had spread out when the con-
spiracy was planned. A phony call to
the telephone took him away, and
when be came back piece of pie with
a semicircular minus bore card read.
ing:
"Bitten by mistake. Chicago Post.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

In Denmark. as in other countries.
they are troubled with men born tired,
men who are SNOW shoyelers in sum-
mer and haymakers in winter" Den
mark takes them firmly. but kindly,
and puts them to bed. In bed it keeps
them as long as may be necessary.
Four days are. as a rule. sufficient for
the most obdurate cases. At the end
of that time the tller is found to be
feverish for work.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

"Dashingtou seems to have finally
made conquest Of that Scadmore
girl Wonder how 1t all came about.
THE first time she saw him she
gave him her eye: the next time they
met she gave him her arm. II wasn't
long before he was holding both OF
her hands. Soon after that he won
her heart. and she lost her head and
gave herself to him completely.
Judge
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

Burne-Jones held original ideas as to
the administration Of justice. After a
visit to the Parneil commission be
wrote: Legal testimony doesn't affect
me at all. want people tried for their
faces. 50 I spent the time in court set
Ting things all my own way. tried
the judges first and acquitted one. SO
that he sits in court without a blemish
on his character. and one admitted
to mercy. and of the other | postponed
the trial for further evidence. Then
tried the counsel on both sides, and
one Of them. am sorry to say. will
have to be hanged for his face"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

"What is your occupation?" asked
the good woman as she handed out
the fourth roast beef sandwich.
II am an ex-pounder. madam. My
delivery has become impaired and |
find it very difficult to get bout" an
swered the weary traveller
Thereupon the one time pugilist took
his leave and the good woman mur
INJURED. Poor fellow,r-ludge.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

The good fairy called her assistant
and showed her golden box
"Take this box she said. "and lock
1t carefully in the safe. 1t contaiss
good advice.
my mistress. replied the assistant.
why should we lock up good advice?
No one will ever take itr--Puck.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

II always have hard luck"
"What's The matter naw?"
81 borrowed n dcllar from my wIfr
yesterday. and she had to break five
dollar hill to let me have Detroit
Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

"Here's dispatch about man who
tried TO choke his landlady to death
and got off with a small fine"
"Must have been tried by jury of
boarders. Cut il down to seventy FIVE
words and put one line head over
it."-Chicago Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-01-31

''Pa. how long can man live on
water?'
ut depends. Willie. on whether he is
aboard ship that won't sink."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.