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The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
The Higher Call.

Thanksgiving Day has come and gone.
Washington celebrated the festival ac-
coTding to tradition. But the day has a
deeper meaning than one of mere feasting
and family reunion and graduation.
One feels that somehow the Sunday after
Thanksgiving should be a special day
one of the red-Ietter days such as the
Episcopal and the Catholic churches have
in their calendars, like the FIRST Sunday
after Trinity" and so on. II is good 10 be
thankful and duly grateful for all the
blessings we have received, but We OF
Washington-not saying it in the spirit Of
the Pharisee-have more cause than most
to thank high heaven for the wondrous
benefits we enjoy.
Here in the Capital of the Nation, which
we are proud to think is in the forefront
of the nations Of the earth, we are not
torn by the conflicts OF commerciaIismi
the Ills suffered in the hotbeds Of indus
trialism we know Of only by repute- We
are human enough TO grumble now and
then at minor ills. but. soberly. We know
that we live in a city where life and
property are safe, whose affairs are well
ordered and where smiling and happy
faces greet US on every hand Before US
constantly are the fine examples Of noble
architecture in the nations public build
ings. Art galleries. the best libraries Of
the nation, and schools beyond compare
are for US to use and enjoy TO the better
ment Of life and the health Of our souls.
Thronging the city's streets are the repre-
sentative men, not only Of the nation. but
of the world; living examples Of what
man can rise TO by honest endeavor and
sincerity of purpose. On every hand the
citizen of Washington sees something 70
inspire him, TO urge life to the higher.
nobIer aims.
We share the nations unparalleled pros
perity, but we have a prosperity that is
all our own. Individually, whatever our
walk in life, we should be proud that We
have part in the life OF such city, and,
above all. we should be thankful, too,
and show our gratitude for the great
gifts that are ours by being worthy Of our
environment.
To-day the church bells ring out their
message of hopefulness and good cheer.
Their clamor calls Us to a high ideal. and
to US. who have so much 10 be thankful
for, the resonant appeal should not be in
vain.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
Prosperjty 10 Blame

Complaint is general all over the South
of the Generalization of railroad sched-
ules. The broad assertion is even made
that in the vast section of country south
of the Potomac and stretching to the Rio
Grande there is hardly a train which ar
rives at any station on time.
The unprecedented prosperity Of the
South is the direct cause Of demoralized
railroad schedules. For the past year the
railroads there, as in all other parts of
the cOuntry-particularly the West-have
had more business than their equipment,
trackage, siding, and terminal facilities
could handle A greater volume of traffic
has been handled by the Southern roads
than ever before. It is scarcely a decade
since any Southern railroad began TO
make money. The result Of the old condi-
ton was that their equipment was not
kept UP 10 that Of the roads which pene-
trate those sections where prosperity.
with infrequent intermissiOns, has abound
ed since the close Of the civil war.
The Southern roads are now utilizing
every resource at their command to bring
their facilities up To the requirements Of
the great business 80 suddenly thrust
upon them. , eantimes and until they in
crease their trackage, siding. and terminal
facilities. along with their equipment.
passenger schedules will continue to be
demOraliZed.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
THE MARCH OF THE TOYS.

Ho. little girls. and no, little boys
Have you heard Of tie wonderful march
CT the toys?
With drummity- -drummity- y-drummi;y-
drum
In glittering regiments hither they come.
The bugle has blown in the Christmas
Tree land
Has blown them a summons that they
understand.
And little tin soldiers. and jacks-in-the-
box.
And beautiful dollies in beautiful froeks,
And staggering dandies, and queer little
Japs.
And jumping jacks-oh, they're the live
lest chaps
Are marching this way to the magical
thrum
OF the y-drummity- -drummity-
drum.
Ho. little boys: and no, little girls,
The dollies are dancing and shaking their
CuTls
To the drummity-drummity
drum,
And the soldiers are gallant and gorgeous
and grum
And the prancingest horses and woouest
sheep.
And the moo!ngest COWS that the toy
And the squealiest sheep. and wee eIe-
And the camels all humpy and shiny and
new
Have set out IN a regular circus parade
To the queer little. clear little tune that
is played
On the drummity- -drummity- -drummity-
drum.
Ho. little girls; and no. little boys!
The little toy drummer sets Up such a
On his drummity-drummity-drummity-
drum
That you'd think that his little toy fingers
were numb
And the little toy ffer, he blows on his
ffe
Quite the merriest air you have heard IN
your life
And the little red wagons, and autos.
and carts.
And the whirliest engines with silvery
parts,
And the bounCingest balls, and the snap
piest whips
Follow on to the call from the toy
bugler's lips,
And the drummity- rummlty-drummity
drum.
Ho, little boys; and no. little girls.
The regiment dances and pranees and
whirls
To the dFummity- y-drummity-drUmmity
drum
From the gates of the wonderful toy
land they come,
And each OF them will step With q child
thai is good,
Or at least has been always as good as
he cO5ld-
And tonight if you listen, and llstoa, you
may
Hear the little toy bugler a.o2gling
away,
AnG the little toy fifer a-filng liko mad.
And the steps OF the toys that are jolly
and glad
AS hitler and Elther and hither they
come
To the drummity-drummity ty-drummity-
drum.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
producinc Life ArtlfIeiaIIr.

\ French scientist claims to have solved
the problem Of producing plant life by
chemical action. For years Prof. lie Due
has been experimenting with this highly
interesting problem, and announcement IS
now made that he has solved It. The an
nouncement is of such tremendous i'm
portance that thoughtful persons every
where undoubtedly will await with eager
anxiety further and more detailed reports
Of the subject from Paris.
a year or more ago DR.. Loeb, q Chicago
scientist. startled the scientific world with
the claim that he had found the secret Of
life and had artiiciaIly produced organ
isms that manifested all Of the essential
elemental functions Of life. We have
heard nothing from that source for quite
a time, though Dr. Loeb is known 10 be
still working in his laboratory on this
most intensely interesting Of all subjects
that appeal to mankind
4 German savant has minutely analysed
the human body, and declares that the
material for a man weighing $50 pounds
can be found in the white and yolk Of
200 hens eggs. Reduced to fluid the
y
bic meters Of Illuminating gas, and hydro
gen enough to fill a balloon capable of
lifting 155 pounds The German savant's
analysis shows that the normal human
body has in it the iron needed to make
seven large nails, the fat for fourteen
pounds of candles, the carbon for sixty
four gross Of crayOns, or lead pencils. and
phosphorus enough for $4,000 matches.
Out of it can be obtained, besides, twenty
coffee spoons of salt fifty Jumps Of sugar,
and forty-two liters of water
In the announcement from Paris the
statement is made that the lie Due vege-
tables have nothing OF the vegetable in
their makeup. but they behave after
their production as do the real vegetables
they resemble under natural conditions.
Into the makeup of these products moth
ing living enters. Prof. lie Due makes
seeds in pill forms, one part of sulphate
of copper and two parts Of glucose. These
are deposited in bouillon made Of gela-
tine. to which IS added 3 per cent Of ferro
cyanide of potassium and a little sea salt.
The seeds give birth to plants resembling
seaweeds and other marine plants The
plants thus produced are Influenced SINH
larly by heat and cold, as are the vegeta-
bles they resemble.
In all these experiments-that of the
Frenchman, the German, and the Ameri-
cap-two inorganic substances, iron and
salt, are the basic principles for produc-
ing manifestations Of life. Chemical ac-
ton seems to be induced by the employ
ment of other inorganic substances in
combination with these. The unscientifc
mind, of course does not see much of
value that has grown out of the work of
scientists along this line But its value is
almost beyond comprehension. If life can
be produced artihcially, no matter how
rudimentary or feeble that life may be,
the way is opening for an approach to a
solution Of the riddle of the universe.
The doctrine Of evolution will no longer
be a theory, but fact. The veil of mys-
teTy which shuts off from the physical
senses Of man Il glimpse Of the things
which only his spiritual nature vaguely
comprehends will be torn aside, and in
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
A LAY SERMON.
By A LAYMAN.
JACK and Jill went uD the hill,
In letcL q uaiI u Maler

JACK and Jill went I'D the hin
To fetch pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
and jill came tumbag artes.
The incident in the text, and many Of
ike cause and effect, are Of frequent
occurrence. Studied carefully. it 10 some
extent very aptly illustrates our every
day life
We take it that both Jack and jill were
stout. healthy, an6 perhaps good and
obedient children. That they were help
meets to their parents is plain. from the
fact that they were performing a useful
domestic duty Jack was probably the
elder of the two. Why or from what
cause he fell down the writer fails TO
inform US. and leaves US TO simple con-
lecture. That it was accidental we have
no doubt; but whether the accident was
the result Of carelessness or one OF those
occurrences which, with ordinary pru-
dence, could have been avoided. we know
not. We are only informed that Jack
fell down, and as a result broke his
crown that is, fractured his skull.
Whatever the cause. it seems most prob
able that it was also the factor of Jills
misfortune, which, fortunately for her,
resulted in her come tumbling arter.T
Jack may have been a very promising
youth 1t may have been the hope Of his
parents that he would become a great
preacher, learned lawyer, q successful
farmer, or tradesmau, or a member of
Congress But the breaking Of his crown
which probably resulted in injury 10 his
Drain dissipated all these hopes, and
no doubt poor Jack became a charge on
his parents. and after a lingering illness
died. Jill may have grown up and be-
come a useful woman, or she, too, in
some other way, may have met with mis-
fortune or disappointment, and ended her
lie in sorrow. The writer contents him
selr with the simple relation Of this in
cident In the lives OF the two. leaving
10 speculation all else Of their history.
Are we not all Jacks and Jills? Are
We not at every period Of life subject
20 rams which may result most Sc
lously. and 10 tumble over In cur most
ambitious undertakings? No one can
ioreteH his own fate or that or another:
the most careful sometimes fan. and
nearly all are in danger Of tumbIing. 4
conscientious discharge Of duty 10 God
ana our teliow-man Is all that can give
Us comfort when we unawares fall down
III our passage through the world or
tumble in the midst of our most cher
Ished hopes Of happiness.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
CARLY.

once there was very sensible woman
who determined that she would avoid the
Christmas rush for once In her life.
50 she began selecting and purchasing
the first Of July, and shortly after
Thanksgiving she had succeeded N get
ing everything she would have 70 give
away,
Then she sat down with sigh Of re-
lief and received the encomiums Of the
members Of her family,
However. about the first week in De-
cember she began 20 observe no rushing
throng which sped cityward,
The second week she grabbed Ser hat
and her pocketbook and leaped into the
torrent of shoppers.
But We thought you had dcne your
shopping" said some to her.
I have-fOr this year, 1 am getting
an early start on next year,
WILBUR NESBIT.
Copyright. 1906. by w d. Nesbit)
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
Hale, of Tennessee.

One of the new members of the Fifty
ninth Congress, who was elected to sue
ceed himself, is the Hon. Nathan Hale. of
the Second Tennessee district. He was
reelected by a largely increased ma
jority, in spite Of the fact that his defeat
was predicted up 20 the last moment be-
fore the election. Several weeks before
the election a story was set going to the
effect that Mr.. Hale had announced his
intention to introduce a bill abolishing
certain article Of woman's apparel popu-
larly known as the peek-a-boo waist. The
story at once achieved a tremendous cir
culatiOn. 1t occupied an entire page In
the Sunday issue of New York paper.
and cartoons representing Mr.. Hale as
wearing various designs Of the peek-a-
boo waist were almost daily in evidence.
All this was accompanied by rumors that
the women of the whole country were
preparing to swoop down upon the Second
Tennessee district with the end In view
Of separating Mr.. Hale from his snug
berth in the building with the big dome.
But the threatened onslaught did not ma
terialize.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

time we shall stand in the presence of the
occult forces whose mighty play we feel
and long heIplessly to see But even when
that shall be done for us by science, the
real mystery will remain-man, the sem
tient, conscious organism that stands In
the center of immensities and in the con-
fiux of eternities, cropping his way about
In the dark and like a babe still crying
for light. That evolution can be made
wholly to account for things purely phys
ical, there seems now no longer to be any
mate things animate-there is the problem
which the finite mind of man cannot
solve.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
SUNDAY. DECEMBER ?. 1896.
canada,s Proposed New Tariff.

An opportunity for the encourag cement
of our trade with Canada along reciprocal
lines Will be presented, should the Cana
dian Parliament approve the tariff meas
ure just submitted TO the House Of Com
mons by Finance Minister Fielding The
principal feature of this bill that is Of in
terest on this side the border is the insti-
tuition of what is termed an intermediate
tariff. the rates of which are one-tenth
less than those Of the general tariff
schedules. This intermediate tariff will
be used as a basis of negotiations with
other countries willing to make tariff re-
ductions in favor of Canadian products. 1t
may be put in force temporarily by an
order in council, and continue in operation
day by day, terminable at the instance
Of either party to the arrangement; or it
may be made permanent by formal treaty
negotiated in the usual way, through the
British foreign Office
We are not aware of the precise advan-
tages a reduction of 10 per cent in the
Canadian tariff would bring 10 American
eXDOrteTs and manufactures. nor is there
any available information as to the price
the Canadians would place upon their
tariff concessions; but the willingness Of
the Canadian ministry TO grant preferen-
tial rates as manifested in the bill sub
mitted TO Parliament. should command
the serious attention Of the Washington
government Although the Senatorial at
mOsphere is not at this moment favora-
ble TO tariff concessions Of any sort, it is
possible that the members Of the Upper
House may in time see a new light on the
question Of reciprocity. At all events. the
subject should be pressed in connection
with the movement for tariff revision
which is gaining headway throughout the
country.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
An Indian for Senator.

II seems not at all unlikely that the
next Congress Will contain one or more
Senators Of Indian blood. Mr.. Curtis,
now a member Of the House from Kansas,
appears 10 have the lead In the Sena-
toriaI race in the SUDhower State. He is
almost a fun-bloOd Indian. In Oklahoma
there is much talk OF selecting an Indian
as one of the first Senators from the
new State. Three descendants Of the
aborIgines are specially mentioned for the
place They are Charles Carter, Of Ard
more, who is one OF the biggest land
owners in the Indian Territory. Chief Nc
Curtain, OF the ChOetaws, and Chief
Pleasant Porter, Of the Creeks. Another
man with a strain OF Indian blood who
also is frequently mentioned for the
Senate is Robert L owen, whose home
is at Muskogee, but who passes most
Of his time in this city, They are all
men Of marked ability, and are Demo-
Gratis Mr.. owen was born IN Virginia,
but many years ago established his right
to citizenship among the CherOkees. and
has shared the accruing benefits, Gen.
Porter Is almost a full-OlOOd and would
be picked out anywhere as an Indian.
So would Chief McCurtain, Mr., Owen has
none Of the looks or mannerisms Of the
Indian race He has amassed a large
fortune by looking after Indian business
before Congress.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
Charge Admitted,

From the Pittsburg Press.
A husband was being arraigned In court
in a suit brought by his wife for cruelty
Il understand, sir" said the Judge. nd
dressing the husband, that one OF the IN
dgnlties you have showered upon vo,r
wife is that you have not spoken To her
for three years. Is that so2'
1T is, your honor" quickly answered
the husband
Well. sir" thundered the judge, ''why
didn't you speak to her, may I askg"
simply" replied the husband ,'because
I didn't want to interrupt her.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
Suppress NecdIess vo,...

From the Atlanta Constitution
The South should call of her ssnrores-
sional hell-raisers" of the Tillman and
the Tom Dixon stripe, And the North
should do the same thing with some of
its fanatics. But as long as the sspro-
fesslOnal hell-raiser' on either side CO.
cupies the center OF the stage at so much
per head We cannot hope to approach the
OF our greatest national hone
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
VIII Quit PubIic LIE.

With the expiration Of the present Con-
gress the Hon. Charles A. ToWne viii quit
public life and begin actively the practice
of lay in New York. Few men in ma
tional politics have had as meteoric ca
reer as has Mr.. Towne. He had lived in
Minnesota only four years, when elected
to Congress from the Duluth district as a
Republican. Though serving only one
term from that district he attained a dis
tinetien that made him a national eharac-
ter. He left the Republican party on the
currency question in 1896. and was that
year defeated for reelection to Congress
as the Democratic nominee. From 1897 to
1900 he was chairman of the Silver Re-
publican National Committee. and in 1860
he declined the nomination for Vice Pres
ident on the fusion ticket of the Silver
Republicans and Popullsts He was ap-
pointed by Gov John Lind, the Demo-
cratic-Populist executive Of Minnesota, to
The vacancy in the Senate created by the
death Of Cushman X. Davis. pending ac-
tion by the legislature While a member
of that BODY the Senate did him the un-
usual honor Of listening to n long and
carefully prepared speech on the question
of Imperialism" The immemorial Gus
tom OF the Senate is for new Senators to
De seen an not heard" for at least a year.
and his service was very brief. Mr.
Iowne had lived in New York only three
years. when a Tammany district sent him
10 congress. Perhaps if he had not fallen
out with William Randolph Hearst he
would nave been renominated and elected
this year.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
Helpful,

tf6lA tUol.
Mrs. Heiphahter-A 5=ouHgs strens giFi
like you from 6outh Carolina ought to be
able to do something arouad a house even
If you cannot bake, wash, iron. OF dust
furniture. Can't you DO anything?
'Tfsn-um. missy, ya'as, an kin cook yO"
a gerjus 'pessum dinnah, 4a-a-as ia
deedy,"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
From the New York World.

The death of AIR. Spencer will prove a
loss to the railway world. He was an apt
pupil in the Morgan school CT finance.
and the Southern is a monument to his
ability as a lieutenant That he now falls
a victim to the conditions OF unsafety on
the road IS the most sweeping possible
indictment that could be brought against
its mana cement. It Is by n grim irUny
that a railroad must sacrifice even Its
own president on the altar of operating
inefficiency.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
From Funny Cuts.

From Funny Cuts
They we're talking about dogs. "Wen.'
remarked Jones, for my part. 1 think
many dogs have more sense than their
yes" chimed in Softly, u have a dog
like that at home. (And he couldn't un-
derstand why they laughed)
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

The cable brings q story about some
one Offering Richard Croker a large sum
for his autobiography and copyright. The
ola mans newly developed prediction
for talking has evidently scared some
people into the fear that he may begin
10 write things
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

A casual view of-tie Santa Claus shops,
coupled with a careful consideration for
the letters TO the gentleman, leads one 10
suspect that, after all, Senator Beveridge
may be mistaken about no man needing
as much as a million dollars
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

Count Boni de Castellane is said 20 be
about 70 reDOunCe his rUyalist affiliations
and become a republican. Evidently BOni
is doing some close figuring on four years
more OF the full dinner pail.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
His Claim to GIorv

From the New York Mail.
DR.. Ray, the oldest living druggist Of
the State. is dead. In the course of his
life he sold 2S3 4S6, ia postage stamps. and
allowed 26S, 749. $40. .91s persons to use his di-
rectory and telephone.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
4 Cruel Gibe.

I'VE propose to show grafters the door, -
declared Pennsylvania.
What door," sneer.ngly inquired New
York. That expensive bronze door Of
your capitol?"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

According TO the Milwaukee Sentinel,
the ideal alderman and the great Amer
lean novel will make their bow 10 the
public together" Price not stated.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
From the New York Sun.

Those who can read character Alright
when it is written in autograph will need
no further assurance Of the uniform SIN
cerity of Mr.. Spencers mental attitude,
the honesty and great energy OF his
intellectual processes, the sturdiness of
his thought and morals. These charac-
teristics that are so apparent in his lit
erary style and philosophic methods Of
statement and reasoning distinguished
likewise the Individual in all his relations
70 others, and won for him not only his
just due of admiration and esteem, but
also a wealth of personal affection.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
Frzm the BaItlnore Amercan.

III IIII IlII-IIlIIt AIIfT1r11.
His labors were never without results
profitable to his employers and TO many
others. He was an ideal captain OF in
dustry, a leader whose followers not only
admire. but initiate, a builder who had a
night 10 be proud OF the great and beau
tful edihce he erected.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
From the Augusta Chronicle.

From the Augusta Chronicle
AS a dominant figure In the railroad
and financial world OF his time Samuel
Spencer viii go down into history; a
man who earned his own way 10 the very
crest OF the hill. But TO those who knew
him intimately, he was something even
more; man OF splendid personal traits
Of gentle, tender nature, unselfish, un-
affected, and true TO oil the relations OF
husband. father, and friend
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

Robinson Crusoes island has been dis
covered again. This is the island, it will
be remembered, that performed a ceIe-
'brated disappearing feat just after the
San Francisco earthquake.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

one Of the Pittsburg papers complains
because Secretary Shaw lost his temper"
in that city. If that's all, we infer the
Secretary left his watch and chain at
home
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

An Englishman says it is impossible to
illuminate a city with gas. Also impossi-
bic to illuminate an idea that way.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
Looks that Way,

New York ate a million pounds of tuT-
key"
Il guess Gorky's right.
"Hows that?"
"He says that New York is nothing but
a big stomach"