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The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Modern Civilization

Civilization is so large an expression
that it really eludes the terminology of
the dictionaries.
Its significance is more nearly attained
/ by metaphor.
We might say, 1t had stomach and
back, and head and heart. Our present
/ civilization assuredly clothes itself in
purple and fine linen and fares sump-
Iuously every day.
/ But In the highest sense. is our present
civilization more rounded. integral, and
complete than some that have risen. -four
/ ished and been consigned to the his
/ torian7
The question is intensely interesting,
but has never been settled definitely To
borrow one illustration: The statesman
/ Pericles delivered the memorial address
/ upon the Athenians who lost their lives
I in the first year Of the PelopOnesian war.
The life he recounts to his auditors rs
I lived then in Athens. and with which
/ they were themselves cognizant, was upon
a plane never reached before or since To
/ the objection that they did not have
/ Christianity, the reply is patent that they
eonsecrated an their acts by the highest
religion to which they could attain. IN
deed, such a scholar as Lord Macaulay
I deliberately affirmed that he knew of mo
modern university with so excellent a
/ system Of education" as the training
gained by the citizens of Athens. who
merely had their eyes and ears open day
by day Saving in the extension and null
tiplication Of physical comforts, is our
b0asted twentieth century civilization
really IN advance Of the past?
1t has by no means been proved.
Do we surpass the high ideals and
achievements OF the men who did homage
10 the Virgin Queen? Were there ever
their peers?
We have verify not as yet heard the
conclusion OF the whole matter.
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Economy in Expenditures,

Chairman Tawney, Of the House ApprO-
priations Committee, gives small counte-
nance to the idea that the superabundant
revenues of the national government
should be made the occasion for prodigul
expenditure of the public funds There
will be no raid on the Treasury" he is
quoted as saying. such as some people
believe the surplus justifes. We viii ex-
ercise the same determination and care
this year that We have in the past, and
viii proceed on the theory that there is
d deficit instead Of a surplus"
A good beginning has been made by
the executive officers of the government,
who have submitted estimates that fail
short of the appropriations of last
year, although many millions in ex-
cess Of the estimates Of a year ago. The
total Of the appropriations for the fiscal
year 1907 was S7O1. .551, 800. For the fiscal
year 1903 the estimates are $3.50 02S. .453. As
the estimates can always be pruned down.
there is a wide margin left for Congress
TO work with, and there can be no ques-
ton that, as Mr.. Tawney seems to think.
a good-sized river and harbor bill can be
put through without increasing the total
of appropriations beyond the yearly aver
age Of the past few sessions.
Notwithstanding the immense increase
in Federal expenditures since the Spanish
American war, the country apparently
approves the appropriation Of the vast
sums now considered necessary TO main
tain the Federal establishment At all
events, there is no effective opposition to
the liberal appropriations, and the de
mand from every section for public
buildings and river and harbor improve
ments continues Unsuitable. Expansion of
the navy. construction Of the Panama
Canal of coast defenscs. all projects re-
quiring immense expenditures. are ac-
cepted by the majority Of Americans as
legitimate and necessary features of ma
tional policy Nevertheless, we believe
there is q strong and healthful sentiment
against useless and profigate expenditure.
and a raid on the Treasury which
could be clearly proved to be such would
make those responsible for it extremely
unpopular
We are of opinion that Chairman Taw-
ney's announced policy of keeping the ex-
penditures within the normal revenues of
the government viii meet with general
approval
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
LIE DID MAN,s LIRRARY.

II S astonishing % realize tie ignorance
Of the average college student concern
ing the ScriptuFcs.-Frgm a College President
I've got vast library I've been reading
all my life;
II has a host Of tales that deal with peace
as well as strife.
And If I would read history 1 find the
proper page
And scan the course Of nations that knew
grandeur for an age.
or nations now forgotten-but, with ma
tions as with men.
II seems that fate and fortune are the
same to-day as then.
And in my great library there are poems
ever new,
Strong poems with the spirit Of the war-
rior sursing through.
And poems Of the hearthstone. Of the val
ley. Of the HILL
OF silver dawn. Of sunset. Of the night Sc
rene and still.
Or love and hope and longing-for with
poems it is true
That they that are as old as truth remain
forever new.
And there are many stories of the love of
man for maid,
OF men who strove and CONQUERED bv
their deep affection swayed.
or men who schemed and plotted. and OF
men who dared and died
Because Of some fair maiden who was
sweet and lustrous-eyed-
And when I read these stories. then ]
know that maids and men
kneel TO elemental passions in this day.
as they did then.
And have books Of counsel. wisdom won
Of gain or loss.
All the cleaning gold Of knowledge sepa-
rated from the dTOss,
Showing by decree eternal that the right
is always right
Whether whispered by the beaten. whether
won by men OF might:
And that lies must leave their soul-scars-
and I know. and know again,
That the truth Is as eternal in these years
as il was then.
There is humor IN the pages, there are
stories Of despair
All the tragedy of living has been fully
written there.
All the majesty OF living, all the mystery
of death,
Has been penned in wondrous measures
that I read with QGickeGed breath,
And I keep my great library in my little
inglenook-
no, tits not a thousand volumes-it is
all IN one-The Book
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
DON'TS FOR AUTOIsTs.
List of Rules Compiled by a Four
teen-year-oId Motorist.

List OF KuleS toRpiteu by a f0ur-
teen-year-oId Motorist-
From the New York sun
Il all the other automobilists who uss
the many fine roads Of Massachusetts, 10
drive -hcir motor cars over would give
strict heed TO the list of "don'ts" com
piled BY Miss Eva Brunnen. a fourteen
year-old mOtorist of Worcester. the auto
trap oonstables Of the Bay State would be
forced 10 follow their regular and less
remUnerative occupations. She has had
a list Of "don'ts" posted in her fathers
garage. from which the following are
taken:
Don't drive too fast.
Don't be dirty. Don't lose the coil plug.
Don't forget 20 get a license.
Don't take your friends out riding when
you are testing an automobile
Don't forget to put enough gasoline into
the tank.
Don't think every girl thinks you are it
because you run an automobile.
Don't think every one with an auto
cap and goggles owns an auto.
Don't try TO race every auto you see
Don't think that because you are driv-
ing an automobile for some one else that
gasoline doesn't cost anything.
Don't forget TO shine the brass occa-
sionally.
Don't laugh at the fellow who is stuck
on the road; you may be the next one.
Don't forget Quinn in Leicester.
Don't start on a tour without prepara-
ton for all emergencies.
Don't drive too fast over rough roads,
Don't be inconsiderate of highway laws.
Don't fail to stop if everything is not
working all right
Dent forget to get a guide book
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
The Future Of Cuha

/ What are we coming 10 in Cuba2 BY a
! remarkable decree, Of a nature unknown
/ TO our Constitution or to the constitution
/ of Cuba, the seats of those mem
/ bers of the Cuban Congress who were
chosen at the Presidential election of 1865,
and who are all members of the Moderate
party. of which Palma was the candidate,
are TO be declared vacant This pro-
| ceeding is preliminary to the Congress
sional elections to be held as soon as
practicable. and the displaced Moderates
are under the imputation of having gained
their seats through farcical and fraudu-
| lent elections
But will the situation be whit i'm
proved by the choice of another set OF
Congressman in the room Of those about
to be ousted? The new Congresmen Will
| presumably be Liberals, as the Liberal
party is the only existing party with any
life in it. the Moderates having taken to
the woods with their President as a sequel
TO intervention. With no party Of oppOsi-
ton, the new election promises to be as
farcical as the election OF 1895. The outs
VIII become the ins, the seat Of dissatis-
I
ters, but not removed as cause Of future
trouble, and the prospect Of a stable gov
ernment, like a mirage il the desert. will
continually appear at a remote distance
The situation IS undoubtedly one of per-
plexity to Gov Magoon. but the reports
from Cuba Indicate that he is graphing
with it heroicaIly. Is he not, however.
engaged in the Sisyphean task Of building
up a new government that will only topple
over as soon as il is set up and our mill
tary support withdrawn No information
has recently come from the island to show
that the elements Of stable government
have reasserted themselves. No leaders
commanding universal confidence have ap-
peaTed, and the substantial body Of the
population appears to court an American
protectorate.
Cuba's future constitutes one Of the
pressing problems Of American states
manship. Our Constitution does not war
rant the establishment or continuance Of
an executive dictatorship i'm n foreign
country. The present conditions in
Cuba are such as Congress is little fitted
to deal with. but that body VIII sooner or
later be compelled to determine on def
mite policy with respect TO the control Of
that unhappy island. Intervention has not
proved a happy method Of keeping Cuba
in order; in fact, it is the parent of the
present trouble, and may be fruitful of
many future difficulties. It is another one
of our expansion adventures Of which we
were unable to count the cost.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Superannuation in Civil Service.


Among the objections that, in the past,
have been urged to what is known as the
civil service law and regulations is one
that has been advanced with much per-
sistency. That objection is that the ex-
istence Of such law tended to make the
tenure of civil service employees a life
tenure. in much the same sense that the
tenure of Office Of Federal judges and
officers Of the army and navy is a life
tenure
While the fallacy Of this objection has
long since been exposed, there is a phase
of the operation Of the law which. of late.
has been rather vigorously discussed by
both friends and foes of civil service
reform, and IT may be stated in the form
of question, What is to be done with
those civil service employees who have
become superannuated in Uncle Sam
empiOyment-men and women who. after
years of faithful work. nave been over
taken by the infrmities of age. and can
no longer maintain the standard Of eff
cheney that makes them useful and jus
titles their continued employment"
The question is not a new one, either
in this country or in England, where
the principle Of the merit system has
been recognized for more than fifty
years. There have not been wanting
these who advocate a civil pension list,
but such a proposal to very many peo-
pie in this country is ike Haunting a red
flag in the face Of a bull What seems
To be a fairer solution of the question is
that proposed by two bills now pending
in Congress. one introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Perkins, Of California.
and the other in the House by Repre-
sentative Fowler. Of New Jersey. These
two measures propose a system of de-
duction from the salaries of civil service
employees for the purpose Of creating a
fund that Will permit Of the retirement
with pay of those superannuated, after a
given period of service and the reaching
Of Il specified age. The fundamental pos
tulate OF these bills is that the tax
payers of the country are not TO be
further burdened if the system proposed
by them should be established. the deduc-
tions from salaries Of employees meeting
the demands upon the fund thus Gre
ated.
Aetuaries of standing have given It. rs
their opinion that the bills in question
VIII accomplish what is proposed without
the government being required to make
up any deficiencies. If this be so. it is
difiieult to perceive a valid objection to
the legislation. 1t relieves the civil ser
vice employees from the suspicion Of be-
ing mendicants for further public favo-.
They ask only that the government
should administer the fund that, from
their own salaries, viii be created and
maintained.
a committee of the National Civil Serv-
ice Reform League have had this ques-
tion under consideration for several years,
and in a recent report made to the
league, al its last annual meeting in New
Haven, the recommendation was submit
ted that instead of adopting the system
proposed by the pending bills. persons
entering the civil service SHOULD be re-
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04

quired as a condition Of their employ
ment, to take out deferred annuity poll
cics in one or the other of the life in
.surance companies. In making this rec
ommendation the committee voices the
fear that the system proposed in the Sen
ate and House bills may result in def
cheney which the government will be
under some sort OF a moral obligation
to make up. and that thus, ultimately,
there will be brought about the civil
pension list SO much opposed in some
quarters. The Herald does not, OF course,
undertake to express an opinion on the
subject. which seems to have such tech
nical bearings, but it suggests that if
the actuaries that have been giving con-
siGeration to the principle of the pend
ing bills are correct, fair, just, and
altogether unobjectionable method IS Of
fered for providing for those who are no
longer efficient in the discharge of Off
eial duties, and yet whose life work in
the government service entities them TO
consideration, and protection.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Gen. keifer and HIS suit.

Gen. J. Warren Keifer was early upon
the scene at the House end Of the Cap
itol yesterday, logged out cap-a-pie IN
hts black evening suit, and displaying an
expansive and impeccable fortihcation of
shirt front A lady in the gallery watch
ed closely the movements Of the veteran
Ohio legislator.
What is he-what is hep she almost
screamed In her excitement to her
circeTone.
What is who7" asked the accommo-
dating host
'Why. that fine looking old man in
evening clothes and gray whiskers. who
is bobbing around among the Members
on the floor as If he were taking their
orders?''
That replied the Washington woman
severely and in low undertone, rs a
man who once was Speaker Of the
House. What did you mean by his SEEM
ing to be taking the orders of the other
Members
'Oh, we'll" apologetically whispered the
e-stwhile excited one, ''you know, 1
thought thought maybe-oh, needn' I
mind"'
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
GLORY OF WINTER.

What JOY to face tho sting Of the air 70 feel
The hard and hale and hearty bufTeting air
To meet the rIsh Of the rollicking winds a-reel
To call to the cold in his caves and fling him
dare
Shout loud to the spirit Of snow and challenge him
forth.
Beg Of the sleet to bite and the frost 70 be bold
Hail to the winds OF Winter, come down from the
North
Thrill body and nerve and brain With the sting Of
the cold
Battle al thy being deep in the stream Of the storm
And drink long draughts lungfull Of is free-fung
food.
TIL every vein is sglow and throbhing and warm
Thrilled through and through with the health Of
the lcaping blood.
So bathe thy soul in the JOS Of unyielding strife,
a bitter cordial 20 sWeeten the taste Of life
-CuTtis Hidden Page, n Appleton's
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Cock Growers out of Business.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Cock Growers in the past got good
pay" said an antiquary, but theirs is
an instinct business now
Cock growers were employed by the
rich in their town houses to crow the
hour. They crowed only the rising
hour for the most part, but during
Lent they crowed everything-eyen
the halves and Quarters-all night lOng.
It was n kind OF penance.
These men were trained from child
hood to crow. Sometimes in their child
hood an operation was performed on
their throats to give them a more cock
like delivery.
An ancestor Of mine, on the ma
ternal side. was famous cock Grower
In his dsv"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Conci1iatory Spirit in the North.

From the Rochester Herald.
There has been a growing consciousness
in the North that the treatment Of the
former Confederate States during and i'm
mediately after the reconstruction period
was brutal in its injustice and momen-
tous in its evil consequences. A disposition
to aid the South at least to the extent of
discouraging the meddling enterprises OF
selfish Northern politicians, who would,
out Of ignorance and partisanship. enac;
legislation in the States above the Mason
and Dixon line. The way to suppress this
kindly feeling and TO rekindle the section
al hatreds Of thirty years ago is to ex-
tend Mr.. Tillmans lecture tour so as to
include all the great Northern cities.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
The Morning After.

From Harpers Weekly
Ernest had been to a childrens party
and eaten all that he could possibly put
beneath his little blouse, but it nearly
broke his heart to think he could not do
greater justice 10 the feast of good things
before him. A bright idea came to him
Early next morning he went around 10
the scene of the festivities, and on being
asked by Mrs. Johnson what he would
like, replied I'D like ali the things 1
couldn't eat yesterday, please
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE
THE ANNUAL RUSH.

THE ANNUAL RUSH.
Now Is the time the ladies go
Shopping.
Busted are women high and low,
Shopping
The woman with a lowly name
May stand beside the grandest dame,
For it's a democratic game
Shopping
Now is the time the men get home
Hopping.
Angry are they with wives who roam.
Shopping
But Why attempt to spoil the fun?
The Christmas buying must be done.
Perk up and so with wifey, son,
Shopping.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
SYSTEMATIC.

What are you preparing2' we ask Of
our friend who is writing a long column
of names.
a Christmas list" he replies.
"Goodnessi You've got a lot OF people
to remember"
You bet I have. I'm taking no chances.
I'm putting down the names Of all the
people who overlooked ne last Christmas,
so that by no mischance will I send them
anything this year"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04

have had no effect upon this conduct of the
men who now control the party his genius
helped to make strong and dominant.
How much longer are the inert standpat-
ters to control the party of protection
the party Of William Mckinley and Mel
son Dingley and James C. Blaine2
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
TZZI.ED.

Hanged II I know what 70 get for my
wife this Christmas" says the man with
the inky fingers and the eyeglasses.
Il shouldn't think you would find II
hard to decide" says the second man.
You are the advertising manager for a
department store, and surely"
That's the trouble. I've been working
ike a horse all day preparing lists of
holiday suggestions. and I'm so tired
can't think Of a thing my wife would
like to have" WILBUR NEsBIT.
Copyright. 1906 by ". d. Nesbitl
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Sham Reciprocity,

From the Louisville COuTier-J0urnai
1t has become apparent that with the
stand-patters, who control the Republican
party. reciprocity is a mere device for re
fusing to reduce the tariff In those cases
where ii shelters monopoly. Such shelter
Is the leading object of the existing law
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
THE EMPTY LIFE

I have closed ali NY life aud shut the door.
As men may close that house wherein one died
Who one day loved them there, that nevermore
May lesser lover in Its hold abide.
Why should my door stand open 70 the sun.
Seeing the guest supreme hath gone his way?
What welcome have | for another one
What lamp to mock the glory OF the dayf
Naught would shat other tenant find but this
Rust on the hearth and dust upon the for
And that Poor ghost that once was living bliss
] have closed all my life and shut the door
-Theodosia Garrison, In Smart Set,
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
The Chaplain and senator smut

After an eloquent appeal for Divine
guidance for the Conscript Fathers TO the
close Of the session. the Rev. Dr Edward
Everett Hale. Chaplain Of the Senate,
descended from the Vice Presidents dais
yesterday in his sacerdotaI robe of Office
and sought seat in the rear row next to
that Of Senator Smoot one of the Twelve
Apostles Of the Church Of Latter-Day
Saints.
When Dr. Hale had left the Senate
chamber to remove his black robe. he
was encountered by the raw New Eng
land correspondent. who inquired If Il
were a fact that he had been sitting by
the side of the Utah Senator
you mean Senator Smut don't you?''
asked DR.. Hale, giving TO the double 90"
the u" sound common in New England,
as in "Rut" for Root" and then went
on to assure his questioner that Senator
Smut was one of his warmest friends
in the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
More Precedents TO smash.

From the Omaha Bee.
Now that President Roosevelt has
broken a precedent by leaving the United
States, he and his successors will have
more difficulty in declining invitations
from European rulers.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
TilIman's Speeches Inappropriate.

Fron me tounlDla =. @ State.
What then, we ask, is THman talking
for? Whose champion is he: what foes is
he repelling? His speeches are as ap-
prOpriate rs would be lectures against
slavery by some gentleman from Boston.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Sane md Practical.

/ From the Houston Post
| We think Mr.. Williams entertains the
sane and practical view Of the negro
question from the standpoint of the South
and that Mr.. Vardaman is inclined to be
hysterical
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04

AS the result Of the explosion of a
'microbe incubator in Pittsburg the
other day. billions of tetanus. hydropho-
bia. and other cheerful germs were re-
leased With all their meanaess. we can
not understand what the germs could
ever have done to merit such a fate as
being turned loose IN Pittsburg.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
new Hampshire. TaII Statesman.

When the House rose TO its feet yester-
day at the command OF Speaker Cannon.
reverently TO listen 20 the Chaplains in
vocation TO the Throne OF Grace. the tall
form Of the Hon. Cyrus SulIoway. Of New
Hampshire, lowered above that Of the
other three hundred and odd other states
men ike Pixies Peak does above the other
peaks Of the Rockies Pennsylvania came
next In alutudinous representation in the
person Of the Hon. Andrew jackson
Barchfeld. Of Pittsburg. Texas was not
far behind Pennsylvania in this distinc-
ton, as the Hon. James L. Slayden. Of
san Antonio. is no slouch OF a skyscraper
But IN all the craftsmanship Of the coun-
try New Hampshire still leads IN the mat
ter OF altitude. not even the Tall Cypress
Of the wabash, who presides over the
Senate. being able 10 inhale air from the
same high currents that play about the
dome Of thought Of the Hon. Cyrus Sulio-
way.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Rut sin an Artful One.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Senator Platt, IL he sees the President
reaching for his big stick, viii probably
remember that he IS not such an agile
dOdger as he once was.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Our Vaunted CiviIization.

From the Cleveland Leader.
If civilization follows the flaE. the next
expedition that gets close 70 the north
pole will find there a saloon. a bowling
alley. and q barber shop.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04

One country alone last year exported
to the United States over 2o0,0O0 0C0
lemons. Congressman Fred Lands prob
ably thinks he got them all.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
Two scrappers.

Prom the Richmond Eews-Leader.
If Senator JEFF Davis really desires to
create a sensation in the Senate, let him
form a Senatorial ring around himself
and Tillnan.