The Washington times., 1904-01-14
FREE-HAND COMMENT
ON MEN AND MANNERS
July 9 in st. Louis Likely to See q
Hot Old Time" in More Ways
Than Ore.


And filling them full of wind
Nursing the tiny boomlets.
Pouring the warm air in.
Making them swell. yet fearing
They'll burst il they grow too thin!
Nursing dozen boomlets.
Pointing with pride and delight
yet fearing the unbcomed boomIet.
That is apt to swell in a night.
There are Cleveland. Parker. German.
AND Bryan, among the first.
But the rosiest. fairest boomlet.
Is the bubble of Billy Hearst,
Poor old St. Louis is looking up with
tue worlds fair and now the Democratic
convention scheduled for early attrac-
lions As the allurements that each of
the contending cities could offer in the
way of popular amusement were among
the principal arguments advanced. it
must be that the exposition settled the
matter- Not even the fear that ST.
Louis might prove hoodoo could re-
sisf that appeal. But July 6-whewi
Ihat is the month when they bring the
babies down upon the sidewalks at mid
night and pour pals of cold water over
them to keep them from dying of the
neat The peer of st. Louis is good. of
course. but it is too heating in such
weather. You can't even hone to make
st. Louis famous in July.
Travelled Americans of all political
creeds will indorse Mr.. Bryan's state
ments concerning the ACCESSIBILITY OF
owning our legation buildings in the
various foreign cities. AS a result of
the present system the site OF the Ie-
cation or embassy is frequently moved.
causing confusion. and. as he SAYS. en-
danger,ng the safety OF the archives, =
wealthy representative of the govern
ment will lease an imposing building,
and viii install himself with much
pomp- lie may. perhaps be followed by
a man of small means. who Is put to
the embarrassment-refle also upon
the Government-of moving into humble
quarters. The salary i'm no case is suf-
ficient to support the Governments rep
resentative in becoming style when he
must pay for his residence out of IT,
Under the present system the President
is fairly compelled to appoint wealthy
men to the important posts. and thus
the people are often deprived of repre-
sentation by those who are most fit
Legation buildings, moreover. as we
have before pointed out, are usually a
good investment. as they give a fash
ionable quality to the neighborhood in
which they are situated and generally
cause a rise in the price of property in
their immediate neighborhood
Speaking again of Mr. Bryan. he SAYS
he is FOX Mr.. Blank, ard that he will
work like good fellow for any real
Democrat that the party puts up It's
a queer mix-up. The Democrats fear
that great masses Of the old Bryan sup
/ porters will go. for Roosevelt. and they
believe IL necessary to nominate some
conservative man who will bring over
Large blocks of staid and ruminative
RepU' iiicans. Thus we are likely to have
a Democratic President elected by Re
publican votes. or a Republican Presi-
dent elected by Democratic votes We
seem TO be confronted by the old ques-
| ton, Where are we at?''
Whether the added half hour would
be least irksome at the beginning OF
the end of the day, is a question. il would
seem, which can only be settled by the
majority Whichever way it is decided
there will be n disgruntled minority
There are those whose very nature sc
revo'ts against getting up n the morn
ing. that fifteen minutes or aalf an hour
more "a bed are so much added time OF
purest JOY. Such people do not fully
awake until they lind themselves stand
ing shivering in the middle of the floor
The time that they lie in bed after re,
gaining consciousness in the morning
is passed in sort of delicious lang1or
resembling the Buddhist's Nirvana
These will vote. of courge, TO have the
half hour added at night. Those who
have many social enga Sements. also
I keeping them up till all hours of the
night, will be glad to get down TO wori
usually the early bird He is awakened
! by the Growing OF rOOsters or the bark
! ing of dogs ere IL is light, and is dowr
poking the furnace at half past 3
There being nothing to do evenings II
| Lonesomehurst, where he resides. n
goes to bed regularly at S. and is fresl
and eager for work at any hour aftel
daybreak.
The local IZaak Waltons got togethe
Tuesday night and reorganized, unde
the old name of the Game and FISH
Protective Association That they ar
genuine devotees of the genial. contem
plative. and unmcrcenary sport of an
Cling appears from the state of tn
treasury: the secretary reporting a bal
ance of Sab in bank and $2.07 on hand
enough. altogether. to buy liquid bal
for one fishing expedition TO Cabin John
provided the party was not too nu
merous. 1t may not be generally known
, that there are many mighty fishermen
r among the genuine Washlngtonians-
those who reside here permanently ant
who would not live anywhere else
There are men here who fish to the neg
lect of their businesses. and others VIII
do not marry for fear that the care .
. wife will take too much time ava,
from the only pursuit which gives then
real pleasure. These and their friend
know the habits of all the fish that ar
found hereabouts. and they disappea
for DAYS at a time. stealing away a
, nightfall or early dawn with rods an
tackle and pals for bait.
1t is to be hoped thac the fisherme
of the District will be aole 20 accom-
e plish something for the preservation o
the game fish in our noble Potomac
The chief dangers to the fish are tn
pollution OF the waters by refuse an
= wholesale destruction hy SEEMING. Majo
. Sylvester. at the meeting of the Pre-
tective Association. reported that fou
wagon loads of black bass had bee
seined in the Potomac in the past tw
weeks. Whoever has read Izaak Wa
tons grim joy over the death of tn
otter Will be able TO surmise what