The Washington herald., 1906-10-23

R8meScs was only some four or five thou
sand years az g.
Gen. Grosvenor SAYS the Republicans
VIII have something like fifty majority
in the next House" This IS what you
might call outside Information
A former associate in the Municipal
Ownership League calls Mr. Hearst "a
liar a traitor. and "a hypocrite.' Mr.
Hearst can look back over the files OF
his paper and find plenty Of people he
used TO think that way about and sot
over it,
As for those paItry Weightman millions
made in qunine, perhaps the prosecutor
has conscientious scrupIes about proceed
ms with the fight.
While disDutiug in a Pittsburg saloon
as to who should pay for "a scent cigar,
Lucgi Basili was shot and killed by his
companion. He didn't have 20 smoke the
cigar, anyhow.
Perhaps Mr.. ChanIer paid that price for
the Endorsement he got just 10 show peo-
pie with the real thing what a gilt-edge
angel h5 can be. If necessary.
And now the brewers out in Ohio are
TO be prosecuted for violating the Valen-
tine law. Evidently that law is neither
the funny nor the sentimental thing its
name indicates.
A Chicago employment agency is ad-
vertising for "homcly girls" Just as
well advertise for old girls
\ Massachusetts man. once q fisherman.
is now millionaire. Probably confined
himself Co fishing for suckers.
The Atlanta Georgian demands cypress
and sorrow' for Tom Watson. Perhaps
Tom needs the cypress, but with some
$500 back salary unpaid, we rather think
hc is long enough on sorrow as the case
stands
Cheer up; perhaps the weather man has
furnished that Indian sumner with a rain
check.
Just now the Florida Keys seem to be
En- for d bunch of trouble; however. no
matter how badly dishgured. we hope the
aftermath viii see them all still in the
ring.
out in Illinois the girls are helping the
boys gather the corn crop. We trust,
when shucking time comes. the supply
Of red ears viii be sufficiently abundant
to satisfy the girls that it was worth
while.
Chicago widows have formed a union.
Purely as matter Of self-defense, the
men ought 10 syndicate themselves.
Mr.. Moran. who has just made a start
in his race for governor Of Massachu-
sets, has already announced himself as a
candidate for President in 1908 Evidently
he wants TO get over the entire agony
just as soon as possible.
over in Pennsylvania some one has
sworn out a warrant for the arrest of
the reform candidate for governor. We
have all along been expecting reform
candidates 10 come TO such a fate as
this.
A new island has made its appearance
in the Pacific ocean. Just as though we
didn't already have a superabundance Of
trouble there now.
a society woman has just disinherited
her son for marrying her maid and vet
the poor fellow may have been Just try
ing 10 keep her i'm the family
We presume Mr.. Murphy figures that
as long as he simply turns the other
cheek, be isn't going 70 furnish a tar
get that any stray bullets could hurt if
they did hit IT,
a stump blew up in Mime sofa the 9th
eT day and killed a man citing on il
This looks like Il warning 10 these num-
erous orators that even the long-sUffer-
ing and patient stump may tpTn II last
The Norwegian slooD. Gioai reported
lost, has sailed into harbor and the can
tain seems TO take the story as quite 2
little CLOAK
Japan still insists that she fkught for
the open door in Manchuria. hat some
how she seems TO have mislaid hhe COM
binatiOn 10 the lock.
AS TO just what can be done with S13-
int hp