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The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

Harry z. y. and Beaulah Z Seller. boy
John 3. and Stella Owens. girl
Maynard and Sarah Orndorof. boy.
Andrea and Teresins InteTdonato. boy
Raymond II. and Mary Y. Gibson, boy.
Siss o. and Msry T. Donaldson. girl
David o. and Alice NJ. Crapp. girl.
Phillip and Csmsla Capnsno. girl.
Eugene G. and. Louise Butts, girl.
COLORED
Charles Z. and Olive Wesley. boy.
George and Luvinia Wells. boy.
Thos. U. and Lavinia Taylor. boy.
Charles and Martha Parker, boy.
Joseph A. and MARY F. Henderson. girl.
Adolphus W. and Adela Hyson, boy.
VIM. T. and Elizabeth Chsppelle. boz.
Richard and Mary Z. ChEmberlsin. girl.
Henry and Ollie b. AnderEon, girl.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
HERALD WANT ADS

selling under which prices dropped rs to g
points. Later there another quick upturn Of
oSer half cent. The list In the final hour vas
fererish and cratic. with last prices lower.
Trading practically suspended in midAfter
noon with brokers giving themselves TO ioilincs
tion over the rumored signing Of the srmisiice.
The receipts at the ports for the day were Il,
ol2 bales.
Exports were 2 SIS bales
Spot at New Orleans was steady today. with
2Ss bales SPOT here quiet At decline d
points at sl.25c for middling. There were nc
sales.
Receipts al leading ports: New Orleans. 6.s7s
Mobile ia; Charleston. r. Wilmington. i5l
Norfolk J,5se: Augusta. SOC: Memphis, 5.65s
St. Louis. 5.672: Houston, 9sa
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE EIGHT

CONTINUED FROM PAGE EIGHT.
the former closed near the bottom lriceS
reached while the latter months soh " IRON
the bottom prices 61.a7l4c There general
selling on the reported peace and after some
Of the sIeCulatOrs had put out line they re-
traced their STEPS and covered
Cash sales Of oats amounted 10 5000 husl'rls
and the futures were mainly a little lower. 1he
prinCiIsl interest in the market IN corn.
The feature in oats was the rather persistent
bnliug of cash interests-esneci cially Of the No
yenber future Cash oats were in good demand
at unchanged premiums
There was considerable buying Of hog products
on the peace news. Prices were sharply higher
after an early decline. The volume Of trade
was not large in tine pit but 1t WAS reportei
that there was considerable business done in the
cash meats and lard on government account.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. Nov. 7-F1uctustious in the cot
ton market were violently irregular today under
alternate waNeS Of buy ing and selling orders. 4
raT,crt that Germany had signed the Hrmistice
brought about a swift recovery Of more than
cent a pound following weakness in the fore
noon. Announcement by the State Department
that the terms had not been signed led TO heavy
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
DIED..

SMITH-On Monday. November 4.
1918. at her residence, S13 Twenty
third street northwest, LIZZIE
SMITH, beloved wife of Romeo
Smith and devoted mother OF Is
tell A. Foreman, Celestine Bran
mum, Ida Wright and loving grand
mother of Marion Reel and ten
other grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Funeral from Liberty Baptist
Church today at 2 .. m. Relatives
and friends invited to attend.
WATTS-Entered into rest on Novem-
ber 6. 1913, at II p. m, at her resi-
dence. l7Ol North Capitol street
MARY ELIZABETH. daughter oi
the late William and Harriet Watts
and niece of the late Sarah J. Ed
monston.
Notice OF funeral later.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
OHIO STATE ALUMNI TO DINE.

President W. O. Thompson, Of Ohio
State University. head OF an Amer
ican mission winch has just returned
from England. France and Italy,
where IL stud I'd agricultural condi-
uons. will address alumni Of the uni
Versity at dinner 10 he held at
Cushma MS CAFE, oG7 Fourteenth street
northwest, Saturday evening al 9
o'clock. He u expected 20 discuss
prospects for food production In those
countries after the war, and plans
for American assistance -
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
Short Line Contracts Sent Out

The formal contract which the gov
ernment is Offering short line rarr~-
roads was sent out 10 all the lines
yesterday. II was IN blank form
and must be approved by the stock
holders and directors Of the lines and
then sent to the Director General
who may approve or refuse 70 asg
eept II follows the outline recently
announced. s>sr
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08

Knicker-What is the matter with
the cook?
Mrs. Knicker-She says il we wish
her to continue as our Unembarrassed
spokesman We must shut up.-New
York Sun.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
MONEY TO LOAN.

Monty 70 LoAS ON APPROVED CIT
real sstate At lowest current rste; social
pnneso With respect TO pri- paymepta
TYLER RUTHERFORD Inc 81 18th Il Il
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08

Gen. c. f. Moinier. conqueror ~
Morocco, is now military sovernor OF !.
i,.ss = s. s.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
EDUCATIONAL.

7. M. 6. A. ai5:si' !cRSsi IN B'''at; ct;
Men and women
Accountancy. preparatory shorthand.
Drafting. grade, languages radio,
statistics. Bulletins free. 1876 G st NV.
poyl-le
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
WANTED-ROOMS.
FOR SALE-HOUSES.

FOR SALE-Three six-room houses in d. C.
renting for $3.50 per month; best cash offer
buys them: act quick on this if you want a
bargain. Send your bid to C. A. BEALOR,
2Z'a 9Th ST Huntington. W. Va. no47t
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-05-03
Llnht and ThounhR.

Not all thought Is travelling. The
suDpositiOn that when one thinks Of
the moon ones thought travels to the
moon is q mistake, for the thought Is
formed In the mind and remains there.
The time taken to ''think of anything"
declares a writer, occupies some
small fraction Of a second. Light
travels" at the rate of about 10000
miles second, and if 1t Is thought
which travels in what is called tele-
patty 1t would have to travel at the
same speed because ether, the medium
which transmits light, would also
transmit the brain vibrations that ac-
company thought. The telepathic the
DRY of Thought which travels" has
been objected to on the ground that
after travelling considerable distances,
such as are sometimes claimed for
telepathic communication, the brain
vibrations would be so diffused and
weakened as to make no impression.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-05-03
NEITHER PENCIL NOR PEN
Writing Implement, Made Of Mixture
Of Wax and Ground Pumice
Stone, Recent Invention.

A writing implement composed Of a
mixture Of wax and finely ground pu-
mice stone containing particles Of ink
has been invented by William G. Geer
of Akron, O., to take the place of ordi-
nary and fountain pens, pencils, cray
ons and all other writing implements,
say the Popular Science Monthly. AS
the body Of the new writing device Is
composed of a mixture of wax and
pumice stone, which is easily worn
away when rubbed against paper
surface, the inventor claims that the
cells of ink intermixed with the wax
and pumiee stone will also be liber-
ated, giving a uniform supply Of ink.
The device Is made by mixing the
wax, pumice stone and ink together.
When it is heated to the proper tenn
perature it is suddenly immersed in
cold water This chills and solidifies
the wax mixture, producing a body
having a cellular structure, each cell
being filed with ink.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-05-03
Cactus Candy.


Louisiana sugar cane planters have
evolved a plan for manufacturing
candy from the spineless cactus. In
the process the peel of the plant is
removed, dipped into hot molasses
and coated with granulated or pow
dered sugar. The result is a cOnfec-
ton Of rich and delicious flavor.
So successful have been the expert
ments with the new sweet that cane
planters are now growing cactus,
which formerly was utilized, when
used at all, for cattle fodder. Planters
can in this way furnish plenty Of raw
material for the new product.
Another important result in the
making Of what some enterprising adj
verttser may call "kaktus-kandy,"
says an exchange, is that sugar mills
which have heretofore been Idle for
mine months in the year can now use
part Of their equipment in the candy
manufacturing industry. T"'
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-05-03
HAPPIEsT PERIOD OF LIFE.
Generation That Really Knows what
Gladness Is Has Not Been Born
Asserts Church Paper.

Some sage has arisen to remark
that human life up to about fifty years
ago was not worth living-that only
the inventions and institutions Of the
last half century have made life bear
able.
Unfortunately, there is no way accu-
rately to gauge the degree of happi-
ness Of any period or even to define
exactly what happiness is, says the
Christian Herald.
All we can know for certain is that
the happiness of our own times is the
best that is attainahle to us, and lucky
is he who gets his share of it.
Happiness. like health, is known to
US chiefly through its opposite. Health
is known through disease and pain,
and. happiness through disappoint-
ment and misery.
The masses of mankind, until this
century almost dumb now make heard
their sufferings and dissatisfaction.
The woes of centuries are finding ut
terance in the free speech of our day.
The wall may cause the unthinRing
to suppose that the sun Of human
happiness is suddenly obscured. But,
to the contrary. the remedies follow
ing the better understanding of wrong
conditions steadily improve the con-
ditions under which happiness may
become more general. The more we
hear Of wrongs, the fewer wrongs We
have.
Philosophers may wrangle about it
until doomsday, and no doubt they
will; but the age which knows the
least earthly misery and woe Is the
one that has been longest dead, and
the generation that really knows what
happiness is and can realize its full
possession is long time yet unborn.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-05-03
The kremIln,s Famous Cathedral.

For centuries the car received the
crown "from God and the fatherland"
in Uspenskiy cathedral, in Cathedral
square, on the summit Of the Kremlin,
and in the Cathedral Of Archangel
Michael are the tombs Of many Of the
emperors down to Peter the Great. In
the upper story of the treasury repose
the crowns Of the early cars, several
thrones, war trophies and miscellan-
eous curiosities. In the arsenal is
priceless collection of arms taken in
conflict.
Within the Kremlin are grouped
some Of the most beautiful buildings
of Russia. Within its walls may be
read the architectural history of Rus
sla, while the most interesting sight
is the tower of Ivan, raised to height
Of 32g feet and crowned by a gilt
dome,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12
How to Know Mexico

Those fortunate persons who read
Mrs, Nelson O'ShaughXessy's "A Diplo-
mats Wife In Mexico" when il was pub
lished a year ago will he the first to
read her second volume of letters from
Mexico. published under the title of
diplomatic Days" And those who read
the second book will certainly be eager
to read the first. Perhaps for those not
acquainted with Mrs. Shaughnessy it
would be better to read the second book
first for II deals with the period OF Ma
dero, whereas the first book is devoted
to the regime of Huerta and the breaking
off of diplomatic relations between the
United States and Mexico.
Mrs Shaughnessy Is woman of
wide experience in the CAPITALS of the
world and is at the same time a person
of culture, refinement and great native
ability. Her books are made up of in
innate letters to her mother. They tell of
her social engagements, her conversations
with the diplomatists. her contact with
the people of the country and OF her
home life and the doings of her little
boy. Withal she has the gift of ex-
preston illuminated by a poetic imagi-
nation, The new volume is full of pas
sages like this:
The natural changes are so beautiful
here. The dav gives way 20 the night
without any twilight. hut instead there is
sort Of richly colored lining to the first
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12
An American Barrie

Grown-ups who stlll love fairy stories
will miss some delightful hours it they
fail to read Enchanted Hearts," Dar-
ragh Aldrich's first novel. Its heroine
is a little girl who rejoices in the pet
name of Fairygodmother. And she
plays the part for n princess for whom
she finds a prince and she heals wounds
That but for her would have ranked
for life in the breasts that had received
them. Impossible. YOU say? OF courYa
it Is impossible save in fairy stories and
in real life. In ordinary fiction such
things do not happen. There is tragedy
in the story and heart-brealSs, but the
spirit of il is so kindly and so tender
that lie must be callous indeed who can
read il without moistening eyes. The
characters are n boarding house keeper
and her boarders, an eight-year-old or
phan girl, two daughters of southern
clergyman, a rich young man. his valet,
Il magazine editor and a colored nanny.
There are three love stories, whose
threads are curiously mixed, but they
are all untangled at the end The little
girl who has faith in fairies does Won
derful things because of her simple
faith. II would be unfair to those who
will read the book to tell them in adj
vance exactly what happens. But when
they are told that the story in its charm
ing whlmsicalness and tender humanity
suggests Barrie at his best they ought
To hesitate no longer TO give themselves
the pleasure that Is in store for them.
ENCHANTED HEARTS. BY Darragh AID
co. sl.a5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12
BREAKDOWN OF RUSSIA DUE
TO TEMPER OF THE PEOPLE
The Impractical Idealism of Tolstoy, Revealed
in His Diaries, Characteristic of
the Whole Race

though that were possible. The sane
men of the world who assist In its
progress know that logic is fallible
instrument and that the extreme or
logic is the extreme Of folly. When
their conclusions are contrary TO com
mon sense they go back and correct
their premises or let logic go hang and
do what seems best according TO the
rule of common sense. But Tolstoy
firmly and immutably convinced OF
things followed his logical processes
to an impractical and impossible ideal
ism"
81 never thought Of Il in that light
before" remarked Doctor Mcf'abre.
We'll. do you not think that the
trouble with Russia, arises from the
fact that there are too many Russians
who are as visionary as thls?' /
asked.
ut may be- he admitted,
"Sct, in spite OF it," went on, "no
man who wants TO know the forces
that were influential in the nineteenth
century can afford to be ignorant Of
this great Russian novelist and phi.
/ losopher. And there is no better way
OF getting into his inner mind than
through his diaries. They are not rec
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12

We Canadian officers had n bigger
treat in store for us on Christmas night.
Lieutenant j. l.. McLurg and Mrs.
McLurg, Of Sault ste. Marie, lived IN
I, little chalet not far from the hotel.
They invited us all to a real Christmas
dinner, with turkey and cranberry
sauce. and pie-the kind of pie that
mother used to make" When the meal
was over Mr.. McLurg passed around his
best cigars. and the "reminiscences be-
gan. We all had wonderful time, and
concluded the jolly evening by gath
ering around the plano and singing lot
of songs that had been popular when
we left Canada.
We were all far from home and
strangers In n strange land, and on that
one day of the year. when every one
wants TO be at home. we warmly appre.
cated Mrs. McLurg's efforts to make
us feel that we were not forgotten.
SNOW MADE WORK
After Christmas the days passed by
uneventfuly. There was a good deal
Of work to be done, especially when Il
showed hard. The rink, the bob-run. the
road and the railway track all had to
be kept cleared. For this purpose all
the men who had been passed by the
doctors as flt for work were formed up
every morning, and the required number
gelected How these men did hate II,
too For months and months in Ger
many they had been refusing to work
in spite of severe punishments. and now
they had TO do Il whether they liked it
or not. A gentle reminder of the hard
ships their comrades in Germany and
France we're enduring put n quick stop
TO any unnecessary grouching.
IJ'ontinued Moodpy)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12

ords of events, but n transcript of his
thoughts and spiritual ambitions. II
places they read like the story of the
spiritual struggles of medieval saint
and the entries frequently end with a
prayer. Hear me, o God.' or % God,
help mel and this in the days Of his
youth, when he was dissolute, as well
as in the time OF his old age. The
complete diaries are to he published
before the new translations OF his
novels and other writings, SO if you
want TO prepare yourself for under
standing the man before you rereau
his books you will do well to begin
with the diaries and then buy each
volume Of the complete edition of.his
works, as it appears. Then you will
know Russia and ono of the forces
which it has produced as you can know
them in no other way"
GEORGE W. DOUGLAS.
THE DIARIES OF LEO ToLSToY. Trans
lated from the Russian by G. j. HoEarth
and A. Sirnis. Youth; lS47 to 1852. With
n preface by G, Hagbcrg Wright, Ill. h..
New York: +. Il. button 60. 81.
THE JOURNAL OF LEO TOI.STOT: 1895
Rose Strunsky. New York: Alfred a.
Knopf. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12
SAVINGS OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN ARE SAFE
Records Lost in Fire at Heston
School-Classes Trans
ferred

Fears expressed by many children Of
the Heston School, Fifty-fourth street
and Landowne avenue, which was de-
stroyed by fire last Tuesday. that their
savings deposited in the school bank
would be lost. were set at rest today by
announcement that this matter would
be satisfactorily adjusted.
A system has been in use here for
some years. by which each child has
bank" book. AS each nickel or dime is
deposited with the teacher, it is entered
in the book. When 81 has been deposited
the child receives a certificate which'
will be cashed by nearby bank upon
presentation.
officials announced today that even
though the children's bank" books were
destroyed, conferences would be held be-
tween the teachers and the pupils TO de-
termne the amount due each child
All the records of the school were de-
stroyed in the fire. Promotions will be
made from the recommendations of the
teachers, school officials said. The $50
Liberty Bond presented to the school
by the children, and which it was PLAN
ned to hang. framed, on the wall was
not destroyed as previously reported. II
Ia now at a picture-framing establish
ment being framed, it was said. and so
was saved.
Most of the children of the Heston
School have now been transferred to
the Hanna School, Fifty-eighth street
and Media. They are on part time. Ac.
cording to the plans of the property and
elementary schools committee, as for.
mulated at a joint meeting held yester-
day. this building will be rebuilt at a
cost Of $4,000. Also a new wing with
Six rooms will be added at cost OF
$4,000. 1t will be ready for use again
by September /. according to estimates
of the committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12
Fairy Stories From the
Hebrew

Judah Steinberg. n Russian Jew. wht
was born in 1863 and died In Odessa ID,
1908. wrote large number of stories
for children in Hebrew which achieves
u wide popularity among the re iders Of
his race. An English translation Of
eighteen of them has been made by Miss
Emily Solls-Cohen. Jr., of this city. They
will interest the Jews more than the
Gentiles, for the reason that they are
written around the Jewish customs and
traditions with which the Gentiles are
not very familiar. Yet the student ,0f
literary movements ought not to ignore
them. And there is In several of them
entertainment for children of Ill races
and traditions. The volume contains
four colored illustrations made by Edith
Rudin, Il fourteen-year pupil Of Miss
Deborah Kallen, of the Boston Museum
Of Art, who is teaching children to draw
by new method The pictures indl-.
cate that her method Is unusually suc-
cessful or that Edith Rudin.is unusually
gifted. t
THE BREAKFAST OF THE BIRDS. and
other stories. From the Hebrew of Judah
Stelnherg, by Emily Soils Cohen. Jr.
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication So
ciety Of America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12
A LOVER RETURNS
FROM DISTANT MARS
When the Girl Calls Into the
Night for Him-MitchelPs
Curious New Novel

John Anos Mitchelrs new novel
"Drowsy" belongs in the same school
with Peter lbbctson." His hero and
heroine do not dream true" so fire.
uicntly nor to such an extent as Du
Maurier's characters. hut they are able
to communicate with each other at
distance in IA most remarkable manner,
Even when the hero IS on the planet
Mars the heroine calls him back. and
he comes. Consequently the book viii
he intensely interesting TO those who
believe that the time Is coming when
messages can be sent from one person
to another by thought force without the
Intervention of any material medium
\ most curious and interesting phc-
nomcnon, kindred to this transmission
Of thought manifested itself when the
present reviewer was reading the book.
The scene of the first chapter is laid in
Italy. That chapter is a delightful COM
position, light in touch and poetic in
quality. The scene of the second chap
pter is in small New England village.
As soon as the reviewer began 1t he
had the impression. not that lie was
reading the printed page. but that a
rural New Englander with harsh ana
hard nasal tone was repeating the sem
tenCes to him. The accent and intona-
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