The Washington times., 1936-08-28
KerkhOff
PinCh-Hits for
SObOI

BY JOHNSTON D. KERKHOFF
Writing This Column While SObOl
Is On Vacation
I understand now why sailors on
shore leave go rowing on the lake
in Central Park. I, too, have had
my busman's holiday. When a
newspaperman spends a day and
q night reading newspapers. he's
having a busman's holiday. Even
if the newspapers are 100 years
old.
They were stacked all around
me, those yellow, fragile copies
Of the American Courier, "a
family newspaper, neutral in
politics and religion, devoted to
literature, science, the arts,
mechanics, agriculture; the
flour, provision and other mar
ketS; education, morals, health
and amusementS."
Look, then, over my shoulder,
through the pages of the American
Courier, a mirror of the world 100
years ago and in subsequent years:
%Personal matters: Mrs. Cap
tain Timothy Moore, of Han
cock, N. H., fell downstairs,
broke her neck, and died in
Stantly."
1.-THE streets of our city are
filled with smokers who puff
along, perfectly regardless of the
comforts of others. An offense
to good breeding is smoking in
the streets, and we hope that
there may be such demonstration
against the habit that the time
will speedily arrive when no gentle
men will be guilty Of the abomina-
ton"
1.-TWO thousand bottles of wine
belonging to Daniel Webster
were sold in Boston on Satur-
day"
"San Francisco-A recontre
with pistols took place at the
Parker House. January %, be.
tween two gamblers, named
Charles BARLEY and Charles Bur
nett, from which, unfortunately,
the latter survived"
"New York-The villain who,
within one week, paid his ad'
dresses to, and married two
women in this city, was arrested
on Saturday evening. He halls
from Boston, where, 1t appears,
he has another wife, making a
total of three for certain. The
name of this precious scamp is
William Walsh"
Near the pulpit of DunStable
Church there is a monument OF
the memory of matron who bore
10 children at five births-thrice
three and twice five" Shucks.
Mrs. Dionne.
eve expect shortly to offer
a new Dickens story to be called
Bleak House. 1t is very NOV
ing"
Caution to ladies: A Washing
ton lady lately had her finger
amputated. Cause, wearing q
tight ring"
"cHer most faithful majesty,
Donna Maria Da Gloria, queen
of Portugal, has been cited in
a Lisbon court to pay her
baker"
"Mr. David Bean died in Sid
ney, Me-, on the 18th inst, in con-
sequene of bathing himself in
cold water"
"Ephraim Sizer, Westfield,
Mass, kas apples sweet on one
side and sour on the other"
"A woman in male attire, on
her way to California, slept in a
New York police station on Sun.
day night. What is womanhood
coming to?"
"The BARRIERS in Brooklyn, N. Y,
after having several meetings,
have resolved to shave people for
6A instead of 10 cents"
"Mathew HalIOran has just
been sentenced at Rutland, VT,
to serve year in Jail for mur-
der. After that he will be hung"
"The Empress of Russia. an in
valid, now at one of the German
baths, has ordered for the daily
use of her household, $50 fowls, 6
hams, 100 lbs. beef, go lbs. fish
and 1000 eggs" Poor sick thing.
"Things worth knOw.Ag:
Throw cold water upon a person
struck by lightning. 1t is said
to be of very great benefit, if
not a positive cure"
General Lane has accepted a
bet from Mr.. Garland of Georgia,
of $4,000, that General Scott will
be elected President" Hi there,
Mr.. Gerard.
''News from the South: We
have no news from the South