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The midland journal., 1914-11-20
AHorse on Him.

College Youth twriting to rather'-
Dear dad, send me $500 Money makes
the mare go
Father Cby return matl'-- Yours re
ceived Inclosed $50 That ought 10 b.'
enough for jackass.N- Boston Fran
script
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

"What would you do If the boat were
to sink. MaryT
II can't swim, SO I'd just have to
throw my arms around your neck and
hang on for dear hfe."
''Mary, do believe the boat is sink
lng."--Life.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
News For the Reporter.

Flustered Policeman-Stand back.
there! Reporter But I'm newspaper
man and want to find out about this
fire. Stand back. sayi
You can find out all about it In the
papers in the morning!- London Ex-
nress
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Made Very Clear.

Tommy-Pop. which is correct--l
shall" or II willT' Tommy's Pep-It
depends on the sex, my son. A man
says II SHALL" and woman says II
will. Philadelphia Record.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
rhla Vs Not the WAY.

Wife with magazine,- Here's an ar.
dele on 'How to Avoid War" Hub
What does it say-remain single9 Bos
bon Transcript
The midland journal., 1914-11-20

Into each life some rain must fall.
but don't magnify every shower into
. cIoudburst.
The midland journal., 1914-11-20
Hia conelusion.

His Conclusion.
sJones has offered to sell his auto
mobile at a low figure"
(which is broke Jones or the ma
chine e?'-Boston Transcript
The evening world., 1914-04-13

tonius. DR.. Hyde. DR.. Zucksrman and
DIR. Faske. The subject OF DR.. Craw-
ford's talk will be the food require
ments Of babies and their general
care. The final examination and the
awarding OF the Evening Worlds
money prizes for this contest will
take place late In June.
The evening world., 1914-04-13
.sa~-s o'Dsa, Lisrettiss, Dead.

JaAes O'Dea, Librettist, Dead.
James o'Dea, iibrsttist Of several sue
cessfui musical plays. died yesterday At
his home on Hendrickson avenue. Rock
willie Centre. L. J.. Mr.. O'Dea va born
In Hamilton, Ontario. In 1871. 80 His
survived BY Mrs. Vbes. who undsr the
pen name Of Anne Caldwell elaborated
With her husband In writing the books
Of The Top a the World' and The
Lady Of the Slipper
The evening world., 1914-04-13
NEW CONTEST BEGINS
TODAY AMONG BABIES
OVER IN BROOKLYN
Eight Money Prizes Ofsred
by The Evening World to BE
Awarded in June.

To-day marks the opening Of a new
better babies contest. conducted by
the Evening World and the Babies
Welfare Association at the rooms Of
the school settlement Association,
No. iB jackson Street. Brooklyn.
The first registration took place this
morning. r.vcry child between three
months and five years Is eligible to
this contest. II his or her home II
In the district bounded by Market
avenue. to Bayard street. to North
Twelfth street. to Fast River, to
Vanderbilt avenue, to Myrtle avenue,
to CITY lioe.
Registration Will cotinue every
morning this week between ~ and IL.
Mothers should not neglect the chance
to enter their babies IN the competi-
ton Tor the eight money prizes offered
10y the Evening World. These prizes
Will be awarded tho first week In juno
after tho final examination OF the
children. A prize of 81 will be given to
the best baby in each class. A prize
OF 81 VIII DO given TO the baby In
each class VINO has improved most In
the period between the preliminary
examinations, April 20-2G. and the
finals in June. Aiiine and well babies
arc thus given an equal chance.
Don't forget TO register this week!
On Tuesday evening. April 81, Dr.
John r.. Crawford will address tho
mothers of the 100 babies examined in
the contest held by the Evening
World and tho Hebrew Educational
Society of Pltkin avenue and Watkins
street. brooklyn. DIR. Crawford was
in charge of the recent examination
~ the babies, assisted by DR.. Blat-
lc,s. Or. Bloch. DR.. Reyes. DIR. An
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01

The proclamation OF Mayor Dough
" will be round IN another eoIumn
making April IA . general clean
w day aud requesting all ciuz. Las
oi Lamar " look after the cleaning
NY 0f their premises on that day. II
~ y move that should meet win
universal respOnse ~ 1t will add
nore to the general goou
looks Of our city than any otner
one thing. The city will provide
teams to carry Off the trash ii the
citizens Will pile 1t where 1t can ne
reached. Let everyone join in
Tie movement. Marshal l. &. Down
ing v trying to SECURE captains Tor
each section OF the city to supervise
the work.
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01

We still think 1t IL low down in
the Democratic press OF Colorado
TO give so much space to telling
OF the exceptional virtues Vi John
Martin with never u line about Ed
heating. John did not Furnish
daily letters when he was in con
gress,-Pueblo Chieftain.
We have known Ed Heating Tor
twenty-five years and he never
needed anybody to advertise him
IN that time. lie always advertised
nimsslf At the expense OF the other
telIow.-Denveg Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01
No. Ensdy.

W. 8SIs
what q mob0D oountenance Jen.
ME hast"
tits the real auAo tAce."
More Iractabie as He Grows Older.
II hnd myself mellerin' up as the
years pass BY" confessed Hold Dur
NIT formerly would go into .
fFeasy over most any unimportant
thing, but whom the Mona Lisa was
stolea I didn't caro- . Jam. and now
thA& Il has been recovered still
loa't care . Jam. II used to b that
Whsa anything occurred that I dldnt
appeuvs Of forthwith swept . place
and had . furious At; but nowadays
Il has 10 be something Of consequences
and some Of my business before
rod my raiment and throw dust IN
he air. Without doubt Old age u
ogoop1ng on me apaoa. - tho TALLER
sa3l-kAnsas City 0eaI.
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01

dred. Her parties
were charming.
80 delightful WA
her tact and %
great her r.
sources that ov.
erybody was glad
to 60. Hence Il
WAS that on . Ger
tain evening Rich
ard Sherry found
himself bowling
over the fair
b . n d In the
Smythe drawing
room.
One 10 always
sure to be bright
ened up and have
ones wits sharp
ened here. Mrs.
Smythe." he said.
What IL 1t to be
tonight - theoso-
phey. q new art
list. q musical
prodigy, vaude-
Vile or q literary
lionf"
"A poor guess"
she responded.
brightly. What
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01
You Cunt law Wood With
A Hammer.

Don't knock out boost. Frequent.
" where there are two or more
shows In . town there IL . spirit
OF envy and enmity between owners
especially IL the new man comins
10 town set . higher standard fol
his place Of entertainment than hai
been maintained bafore his entry
into the game. that u bad for bus
iness for all concerned. Often his
friends Of each show takes W the
light and the rivalry generates In.
70 . town row. This y the worst
kind Of advertising that . show
could have. II you can't beat your
competitor by running better
show than he does. spend all your
surplus In trying to do 20 anyway
The best will always win. when
we became owners OF the Lyric
some OF the little fellows got out
the anvil chorus and began to
knock" and "yammer" and never
missed an opportunity to put a
chunk under our wheels. We went
ssrsnly ON our way. paying no at.
tention to the din but put up a
show refuting All the pee-wees yell.
ing At " and making the yam
mers" following In our footsteps
and put in the best pictures and
today the standard OF pictures is
10 vol established In Lamar they
dare not give you cheaper service.
Some consolation. isn't itf
That y one Of the reasons why
It would be profitable for you to
see the class Of pictures put ON
the screen at the Lyric. No eye
strain there-no cat-calling. whistl--
Ing or Kissing to contend with
Pick your own society-you help
TO make the standard of the places
You frequent.
=. G. PINCH. Manager.
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01

VOuthb Pour ooaoo0o.
~ sAs small boy a2sg1ng paan1
q ~ .tummy" anA aeelAsafD nago
- sAangfng ssasoos.
0DsiAg entaals being I'D - . ~
hmse fsea tie forSaA1sa grssa a0Dea
ku1DD fron baseball anA spank1nOn
~ snaAAg away eFo0 saAeel
\ OD0Aae - cream al s00AnO
0anuP hWt sLltf1o MaT - -
Au0neWO ev1DGloas e yo1xsA q
~ DsUUR - s0sess11s IN -
II 0uo- 0vUA1aUonoo q
umnuovlng tB0v - n1Dss -
- - - - - - vsan1sA
- 0n0eWss - - fsso N0ss
49, SGh11ng GESAag0 Dsove6D -
Nnany vheR bf1nO oHAen1
nnHne - ennlH, N ~ ~
1nDsa paans, vAos antlAG ssesenl
- MG1D - n0saa 01OVodD eesD4
- - UeA
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01

And Mrs. Smythe. catching the di
zine light in both their eyes. remarks
tactfully:
II think / may call this party my
greatest social triumph"
1t certainly was much talked about.
Copyright, By Daily Story Pub. Coz
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01

For Painting, PaPering and Dec
Orating SEQ Dickinson Lumber Co.
The Lamar register., 1914-04-01
LINES OF HIS HAND
sy BRUCE sHERMAh.

11fs. ]. Arthur smythe was easily
the leader of Huntingdon's Four Hun
The Washington times., 1914-01-31

wisdom,
tbanbu
" fao!
I charge come UT
while a s1u
fascinating
high godsn nor
to is
a
a
through which
him and
interfere
thT
ealous QUESTIONS:
ling
s
OF In
his rights he 10
labor evenings
DEN but d
valet and
give
fomh
the only him
a god noras a a BABYi Selah
The Washington times., 1914-01-31

sticks. for. OF course. his coat will be
covered with the molasses.
Then, after he is well covered,
lhlnk a good punishment would be 10
turn him loose. for he can never get il
of: II will have to wear off. and every
BODY viii know he is a thief"
That is not half bad enough" said
Mr.; Bear Il think after the leaves are
wen on him. to set The leaves afire and
let Them burn off would be much better
leaves afire
l II be of this minute and follow the
tracks and bring the thief here
Mr.. PosSum mad thought Of jumping
out Of the bedroom window and rijnnJn-
wmen he heard what Mr.. Bear said
Mh@n ne first came in. but when Mr.
, tON began to talk he knew the hest
thluS for him TO do Was to STAY and
get id OF the rest Of the leaves even n
. ne had 10 pay Mi. Fox his price. which
he knew would be more now that he
! knew what had happened. So when Mr.
Fox opened rhe bedroom door Mr.. Pos
sum was ready for what he had 10
say
Mr.. Bear has bccn robbed" said Mr.
Fox. Tile thief took all his cake and
PIES and even some of his molasscs.'
Mr.. Fox was pretending he thought
MT Possum had not heard a word that
had been said. but. Of course. he knew
right well he had.
i have Just thought what Doctor owl
used for the medicine he gave YOU" Mr.,
Fox went on to say. Il am afraid he
stole il from Mr.. Bear. and you will
have no way Of proving you did not
steal il as ii is still on you, and you
must have tracked it about some.
Now l am willing TO help you, but |
shall have 10 charge a big price because
it is not right to help cover up such A
wrong deed, and Mr.. Bear is going to
punish the thief very severely"
Mr.. Possum shivered as he thought Of
the fire that Mr.. Bear had threatened
to use. and he hastened to tell Mr. Fox
to go ahead and clean his coat at any
price he might mention.
Mr.. Fox did not lose any time He
put Mr. Possum by the fire again and
then he brought a bucket Of hot water
and soap and a scrubbing brush, and
for an hour he worked over Mr.. Possum,
When he finished Mr.. Possum was as II
nothing had happened. His coat was
as clean as ever and he really did feel
grateful to Mr.. Fox, though he did not
want to pay him.
There you are. as good as new" said
Mr.. Fox, 'and / want you to pay me
very little compared TO what I have
done for you. All ! ask is that you 20
The Washington times., 1914-01-31

the botanical name of each flower. class
ifYlng each plate, before the collection
pecame the property of the Government.
Miss PassmOre apparently used a
figh power microscope with her work.
Tor close inspection of her paintings
under the glass reveals a remarkable
fidelity to nature. She was the TirSt ar
tIst ever to introduce color plates into
the publications Of the Department of
agriculture, and her art in this partIcu =
lar line is said by experts never to have
been equaled either here or abroad.
In her preface Miss Harrison tells the
story of the artists life and her work.
She says:
Miss Passmore was born in Dela-
ware county, Pennsylvania, July H.
1S4O.
Tradition saws that one of her an
cestors, an admiral. caIne TO England
with William the COnquerOr and there
is a folk-lQre story in the family that
the name of PaSSmOre originated when
A member of his family was n cup
bearer to the king. AMI being a jolly
good fellow was called Pass more
A Sensitive Child.
The Passnores were blond, fair haired
Normans; it was from the black Girls
CONS of her mothers family that De-
borah Inherited her keen eyes. raven
hair. dark complexion. force of charac-
ter and intensity of purpose.
Her brother. Thomas Knight. was
her playmate and although trained with
a boy, she was a most sensitive child.
"One day. unfortunately, she over
heard her sisters discussing family traits
and personal appearances of different
members Of the family and heard them
Sav Deborah will be the Dlaincst one in
the whole family This 50 impressed
the hiGh-spirited child that until the day
of her death nothing could make Miss
Passmorc believe that she Wis not pain
fully plain As regards her plainness
she was wrong, for her personality had
= distinction unusual an J more attrIc-
tive than mere good looks
She received much OF her art edUca-
ti0n at home with her sister Mary as
director; w9s a pupil At the Weston
boa rdinC school later but her art cdu-
cation N.rs the hist 10 hr Cbtaincd in
PHILADELPHIA. There she worked at the
School Of Design and at the Academy
OF Fine Arts.
Later she spent year in Europe
seeing what the royal galleries had TO
offer, but the best director her hand
ever had was her own strong and Origi-
nal brain. She was essentially a leader,
and rarely could follow the ideas Of
others. which did not seem to lit her
own WAY Of thinking and doing. AS
soon as she began to paint inIepen-
IDENTIFY the r"presScd color Of genera
tiUna Of Quaker ancestry came forth
with power never CVUaled in Ameri-
"an~ ST. far "S I know in the cntir.
world. She took infinite pains and. like
!. ur.tlCr. "itaCcd all traces of labor or
effort Her most difficult pieces give
evidence of having been done 81 easily
that one imagines if one had brush i'm
hard that is the very way one would
paint.
Inspired By English CORRECTION.
"Inspircd by the great collections Of
Mariana North al Kew, England, which
she studied carefully. SHE began paint
ing wild Flowers OF America II was
The Washington times., 1914-01-31

er interval duration the poised fist would descend
Then they would the
would OOk somebody else who could be
isrSIadd with the oneidea wonder
plan In fact, he all the
be able
After he blocked ot with his and bodyhe
still while his antagonist usually had neither
stomach for further discus
him
invunrabe bulk slipping
bstely after him through without emotion,
did tend produce overwhelming desire mans mind
. further experience
Ruhln Choyns Sharke Corlett the terrible
patient bk until their
weary falke
humanity while
Jeff was anywhere defeat
inspired life patient,
which characterized Jefe the
be eevang
nd inspiring rather than abjet and pitiu.
by F, A. akerD
The Washington times., 1914-01-31
Remarkable Accuracy.
THE TIMES BEDTIME STORY

let the dog al the farmhouse on the
Mill chase you while ] am getting my
breakfast from the henhouse; that is. il
you can keep out OF his way a month,
shall not hold it against you if he
catches You. but you should think of
your debt to me and keep alive until
the debt is paid. And to be sure you
pay this, l am going to let you live in
Inc cellar OF my house 50 you will be
on hand when / want you"
Mr.. Possum was not very happy by
the time Mr.. Fox rea ched the end of
his plan, but just then he heard Mr..
Bear outside, and he gladly went into
the cellar, as Mr.. Fox told him 10 do,
and there he thought over what had
happened.
ut serves me right ! came IN Mr.
Fox because | knew lie was q sIv fol
low and could help me. but ] might
have known that he would use his
tricks upon me to serve him. and If I
hadn't been so wicked I should NOT he
in this fix.
But this is better than having Mr.
Bear set fire to the leaves. much better .
The Washington times., 1914-01-31

her intention to publish these. but the
press Of other matters prevented, and 1t
is left a fragment of some 100 pages.
But these are such perfect portraits
that a botanist might identify each
one. Infinite pains, unlimited industry.
and keen observation enabled her to
delineate every mark so perfectly that
they might be taken for the work Of a
trained botanist.
"Dr. Edward Lee Greene, who owns
the most select botanical library and
has doubtless seen most OF the impor-
tant books OF botany in the world, said:
Never in any book did l see plate
that looked as il the original equaled
these: l did not know they could be
painted with such perfection
She also painted a book, royal size,
of lilies and other genera 1t contains
100 plates. The exquisite work is a
marvel of technique. She herself said
that she had put as many as 100 wash
es on some of the petals in order to get
the strong and veivety effects of the
amaryllis.
while working at the School OF De-
sign and the ACaiemy of Fine Arts
in Philadelphia. she had the advice
and criticism of Roberts. who painted
the Niagara Falls at the Corcoran Art
Gallery; Thomas and Edward Moran;
and under the direction Of noted ar
lists painted several pictures for the
Centennial in 1876.
Came To Washington.
After this she was for some .years
a teacher. and VI. W. Corcoran. found
er Of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and
his family being inteIeste in her work
induced her to come to Washington,
but before she was we'll established Mr.
CorcoTan died. After this DR. George
Marx saw her work and induced her
to come into the Department o. Ag-
riculture. He received her appointment
August l. 1892 She painted many Of
the "Anihits Of the department o. Az
ric.'tUre 1T the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position at Chicago. in 1897.
"HUndreds OF portraits OF fruits were
PAINTED by her for the depdrtment Of
pOm"lOEy. now considered one OF IT'S
most valuable aAsets.
I'm 1894 the leading scientific papers
of the department Of Agriculture were
segregated and published in volume
called the Yearbook In 1901 the
Yearbook contained the first paper
by w r. Taylor. entitled. Promising
New Fruits. which has been continued
in every yearbook ever since
1T. like those that will follow, was H.
Iustrated by Miss Passmore in color.
That altruistic and greatest OF agricul-
tural publications has appeared annually
in an edition OF half a million. giving TO
the world some evidence of her great
ness.
Methods of Work.
"Nhil" painting she was oblivious to
her surroundings. She would sit in
greenhouse on an overturned box. her
feet in the wet and paint and neither
see nor hear what transpired around
her. Well ] remember when she was
painting the orchids Of the White House
for the Colombian exposition: it was in
August. 1892. and | went over to the
ConSerVatorics to see how the picture
The Washington times., 1914-01-31
Cui Bono?

Lewis Cass Ledyard said at the
KniCkerbOcier Club in New York:
THE old idea about the crookcdness
of lawyers is dying out
True, true" a group Of lawyers Choir.
used heartily.
Yes. the old idea about lawyers
crookedness. as illustrated in the Win,
terson anacdotc, is A thing OF the past. "
resumed Mr. Ledyard.
"A book agent. you know. sought out
Winterson in his office and said:
~ have here. sir, book that will
show you how 10 be your own Iay,ynr
'Humph. sneered Wintcrson. If thc
book showed me how 10 he somebodv y
eIse's lawyer, ! might take it. RTt
what's the good of teaching me how n
bleed my self?'"
The Washington times., 1914-01-31
Mr.. PoSSum Visits MIR. Bear
Part Ill.
OOK. look," cried Mr.. Possum,
when he found he was getting

IT OOK. luoK." cried Mr.. Possum,
when he found lie was getting
L. the Leaves and nolassea OF rns
o"at. 1t is coming Hff, you will not need
Z" feip ne after all nc said. ror he
ia not want to pay Mr., Fox anything
8 he could help it.
Mr.. FoN came running cut Of tn, pail
~. and when he saw what rad hap
lencd he looked very wise. and said.
OF course. knew what 10 do for you,
sou cid just right to come here"
You knew what 10 10" sale .dr. Pos
rusn, why. the heat did il, the molas--
mean the medicin, doctor gave me is
melting and running off so you did
rtUthing at all
Well. OF all the u..rraterGl creatures
o. are the most s. SAID Mr.. E'oy. -ct-
rc angry as he thought If wiat he
'TienGed to charge 8ir. PossIIm fer hIs
nvicc whether it had helped or moi.
Why, I put YOU there by NV ire so
hat very thing would happen. and now
"u say l did not help you. II that is
Hs wa YOU feel about II you can 20
.ght out Of my house it isn't all off
on yet, YOU better thinE again before
,uu leave my 1ireside
But before Mr.. EOssUiu could think
"r reTl- there came loud knocking at
b." door and grurl vcIce said. Mr..
OK. MI Fox, let snc in: l want Your
a0Nice. 7 nave been robbed
Mr.. Possum EeEar 10 trei1hle. :nr he
knew il was M. IjcIr at the door.
y don't want to see nun looking like
this he said 10 Mr.. Iox. Mr.. Bear
@'"sys makes fun OF me because l am
80 small. ana If he SEES me in this
flight nc will never stop poking fun al
H.". let me 90 into youT bedroom until
"' = es. I am wiiiirE 80 ply You for
aIi VT d. for inc, @ud l an cure your
p" helped Ino. but don't let him in un-
ui ! am out of the r0or1."
Mr. Fox felt sure this time he had
Mr.. Possum, and so he opened the bed
room door and told him to 20 in there
.nrl he got rid OF M. Bear.
Oh. Mr.. Fox. ! have been robbed Of
al my cake and pies and some molas-
seE while was sleeping. The thief got
some way while l was asleep. and
n" must have hidden in my nolasses
'arrcl. and such a looking house as l
orrd when l awoke. this morning you
never saw.
u want you to tell me how ] can
ind the thief and have him punished.
3 can think Of nothing bad enough TO
oe done TO such a bad fellow as this
thief must be-
This is certainly a terrible thing"
said Mr.. Fox. standing in front of the
spots of molasses that had dripped from
Mr.. Possum's coat and looking very
knowingly.
Il think / can help you to find the
Thief, Mr.. Bear. You have only to fol-
low the tracks made by this fellow in
escaping. for he must have left his
tracks wherever he went. and when
Se have caught him ] should advise
That he be rolled on dry leaves and
The Washington times., 1914-01-31
Called Home.

A noted clergyman, whose Dastorate is
in a well known city, was spending =
few days al the summer home of ono or
his congregation.
While seated on the piazza one ar-
ternoOn with his hostess her little how
and girl came running toward them. Tho
former with a rat held at arms Icnrth
by the tail.
1T is quite dead. We beat him and
beat him. each declaration being IL
lustrated by an imaginary blow on the
rat Then, feeling a Difference might
be due the clergyman. he said In
measured, solemn tones and with up-
lifted eyes:
Yes, we beat him and beat him until
called-him-hOme,' 80 Harper' 3
Magazine.
The Washington times., 1914-01-31
Finds Was Keeps.

William NJ. Wood the head OF the
Wooden trust, said in Boston, apropos
of the new tariff:
1T listens good, as the slang phrase
goes, but will It listen good to the very
end? Won't the end be a dismal sur
prise, like the tale Of the lost coat?
"A country minister. driving to church
with his new overcoat on the seat be-
side him, lost the coat en- route. and
announced his loss from the pulpit.
The Washington times., 1914-01-31

Dearly beloved he said, I met with
a sad loss this morning. Somewhere on
the river road. while driving to church,
l lost my fine new, stlk-Iined overcoat.
II any of you hnd 1t, / hope you'll bring
it to the parsonage.
It's found, DOCTOR said voice from
the back of the church.
Bless you, my friend Heaven bless
you! said the minister, beaming on the
speaker gratefully.
It's found, SIR continued the voice.
came along the river road Just asfter
you, and ii wasn't there "-Minneapoiis
Journal
The Washington times., 1914-01-31
Denied the InSinuation.

An attorney was cross-examining a
witness.
"You say you left Boston on the
i6th?" uueried the lawyer.
Yes, sir" replied the witness.
And returned on the 8th?"
Yes. sir.
What were you doing in the in
terim?"
II never was in such a place." he
replied Indignantly, with heightened
color.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1914-01-31
MACHINE FACES FOR EVERYBODY
WISDOM OF MRS. SOLOMON
By HELEN ROWLAND.

and attend WISDOM
and Eligible