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The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
4 Newspaper for One Cent.

The Herald, complete modern news
paper. sells Tor one cent Not 30 many
years ago "a one-cent paper Of the char
acter Of The Herald would have been
thought an imDossibility. both from the
financial and news standpoints The cost
OF producing a newspaper. prcportionate-
ly to its size, was then much greater than
now; the amount Of news which the aver
age paper thought il necessary 20 print
was much less. and the great development
of mercantile advertising was unforeseen.
Originally the One-cent paper was q small
affair. printing the news in condensed
form and finding in four to six or eight
pages ample room for both news and ad-
vertisementS. With the advent OF the
typesettins machine, however. all this
was changed. This wonderful invention
greatly reduced the cost of producing d
newspaper. enabling publishers to en-
large their sheets to accommodate the
constantly growing demands upon their
space of news and advertisements. Many
one-cent papers which began with issues
of four pages each now appear with
twelve 10 sixteen pages daily. modern
~ nuns anu lftttt4ii5 iAleArAt
the issue Of prints of this size for a small
price possible and profitable.
To many, the size of modern newspapers
seems appalling. A recent issue Of "A Chi
cago paper contained 81 pages This is an
extreme example but it is typical OF the
American idea of doing something big
The size Of newspapers, however, is not
entirely due to the ambition of editors
and publishers to do great things. It IS
due in very large measure 10 the immense
use which is made 6f advertising now
adays. on the one hand. and to the vast
increase in the variety and character OF
the news which goes to the making uD o.
a modern newspaper, on the other. The
daily paper is a record Of human activi-
ties in many fields. These activities tend
| TO increase. and their growth adds to the
quota of news which the paper must print
if it IS 10 faithfully record the world
history dav by day. Not the least inter
esting portions Of the paper are those de-
voted to advertising, which is the news
of the commercial. financial. and mercan-
tile community. These announcements
tend to increase in number and in size
so that as long as the American people
continue to be so prosperous in business
and so active in doing things that make
news the present newspaper demand foI
white paper is not likely 20 fall Of.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
A suggestion to the weather Man

The Herald Is pleased to note the plans
of the chief of the Weather Bureau to
extend the scope Of the forecast service.
There has been a great increase in the
usefulness Of this bureau during recaat
Years, as we'll as n large increase in gle
use made Of its forecasts and warnings.
due 10 a better understanding of their
value TO those whose occupations and t.
terests are affected by variations i'm the
weather TO obtain from ships ut sea
records OF the weather and TO supply fore
casts 20 them in return viii DE a remark
able achievement. but the rapid progress
a the deveiopment Of wireless telegraphy
makes it possible. NJ. SIo0re displays
commendable enterprise in his purpose to
Invade this new field.
Tho Weather Bureau has attained q
nigh degree Of efficiency in its domestic
forecasts, ana the daily weather predic-
tion for the next day or two is highly
useful, but it would seem that the bureau
might easily add to the usefulness Of this
prediction by attempting TO forecast the
weather for a little longer time ahead
! an one or two days 1t would be possi-
BILE. We should think, particularly in the
ease of hot or cold spells, TO tell whether
they would be of long or short duration.
uT when they would probably end. OF even
20 say that no change was in prospect.
To know that a certain weather condition
is likely 10 continue is as important as 10
know that Il is about 70 come TO an end.
The daily summaries of weather condi-
tions issued 10y the bureau frequently
contain this information. or information
from which the future course of the
weather may be inferred, but these sum
naries are couched IN technical language.
iucompTchensible 10 most Of us. ana. any
way thcy are not widely read Nine
lenths OF the people never see anything
but the brief local forecast printed on the
frst page OF Jheir favorite newspaper, 0r
posted IN post-ofice or store. Local
weather conditions three or four days
hence rlay Dc dependent on storm now
brewing in the Tar West. or on a tropi-
cal disturbance in Tie West Indies. but
of these and their hearing on the local
weather the average man hears nothing.
WHY. then. cannot the bureau add TO
.is present Iocal forecasts q few lines
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Henrrt,s RenI Creator.
'um tie srrinrfeld Republican

From tie Springfield Republican.
Menace Of Hearst may possibly be dis
posed Of merely on a platform Of resDec-
liability and decency in public office; but
this viii not dispose Of the public sense
OF wrong and injustice which is the real
Greater Of the Hearsts and which may
raise Up more obnoxious or dangerous
leaders after him. 1t may not be neces-
Sary for the election Of Mr.. Hughes To
put forward in his behalf a positive
programme Of reform against monopoly
aggression. but his success would un-
dGubtedly be more certain in that event;
and in any case there would be the TAX
ing Of steps TO meet a fundamental
trouble As the campaign is now shap-
ing itself, the election OF Hughes may
mean TO more than a temporary stop
gap without lessening particle the dan
ger of a deluge.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Battlc Shin Built nv Goycrnmcnt

The government-built battle ship Con
necticut is in commission. Her speedy
and economical construction. III spite of
serious handicaps. is a refreshing object
lesson. Being the only vessel Of her
class the government ever built. this first
venture Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
the present scale has shown results to
call for our congratulations.
The keel Of the Connecticut was laid a
month later dian that Of the Louisiana at
Newport News Had there been no delays
in receiving the materials that have gone
into her construction. the Connecticut
would have been in commission months
ago. If the government had had the ad-
vantage of previous experience and with
the equipment ready made for work of
this class, this battle ship would have
CCst less money II is likely. as it is. that
The Connecticut viii cost little more than
the Louisiana and "a part of this cost
must be reckOued TO have gone into the
equipment Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
10 be saved out Of future government en-
/ terprises OF the same nature The fact
that the government can create this class
( Of sea-besOm with perhaps more celebrity
and economy than can any private ship
building concern will appeal to the limit
in mitigation Of anxiety, even though il
may not rub our amiable arrogance the
right Wav
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
co-edueation-Mi,h a nifferenee.

An important feature Of the system of
eo-education at the University Of Chi
caso has been eliminated by the separ-
alton Of the sexes Girl students will
shortly be provided with buildings and
a campus of their own, 50 that they
viii be virtually in Il distinct university.
though enjoying a curriculum identical
with that OF the male students Youth
and maiden viii not meet in student life
AID students of both sexes viii enjoy
perfect seclusion within the precincts Of
their separate colleges.
This innovation has been brought about
by complaints from men students. who
assert that there is lack of interest in
classes attended by many women. Doubt
less II has been FASTENED by what has
been called the feminization of insruc-
ton under tie c0-educationaI system
That the presence of women I'm univer-
sity classrGoms tends to influence the
character Of the lectures. and possibly
the quality of the scholarship. is the con-
clusion Of some observers Of the coed
ucauonal system in practice Whatever
the precise extent and nature Of this in
fuence, il has proved distastefuI 10 the
male students and faculty Of the Chicago
institution and Will no longer be factor
IN student life there
With the segregation of the sexes is
likely to come a differentiation in courses
of study and the subject-matter of lee
lures And why not? Femininity and
mascuiinity are correlative. not equiva-
lent. The eternal feminine asserts itself
under all conditions and in all circum.
stances, and why not in the education
of women?
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Slaughter of the Cat.

From tbe London Globe.
\ recent hailstorm in Venice is credited
with results for which dweIlers in con-
gcsted portions of great cities in some
other countries would be grateful. The
downpour was almost unprecedented in
volume and the hailstOnes are started TO
have been as large as pigeon eggs.
Now. in few cities does the number Of
homeless cats amount to such veritable
plague as it does in the city Of the DOges,
and the large hailstOnes, pouring down
on the roofs like bullets, are stated TO
have slain such numbers OF the feline
outcasts that for time at least the nui-
sance is at an end. Hundreds are said to
hnNn bpen Killed.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
GOSSIP ABOUT
NOTABLE PEOPLE
Mr-. payI- and Mrs. Grant.

II Is a singular fact that seems to b.
little known that the widows OF JEFF
ferson Davis and L. s. Grant met for
the first time. and were formally intro
dueed just before the outbreak of the
Spanish-American War, The meeting oe-
CURED quite by chance in the Planter
Hotel at St. Louis. and William Jen-
nings Bryan witnessed It, The famous
widows arrived at the hotel the same
day. Mrs. Davis was en- route 20 Colo
RADIO to visit her daughter. Mrs. Hayes,
who has been at the bedside of her dying
mother for the past few days, and Mrs.
Grant was likewise passing through ST.
Louis 10 visit relatives. Each was i'm
ignorance Of the others presence in the
hotel. although a moment before they
were brought together each was the CEN
ter Of a group of friends in adjoining
parlors connected by sliding doors that
were open. 1t happened that a news
paper man who had gone to the hotel
10 interview Mrs Davis was the me
dium Of the Introduction. AS soon as
Mrs. Grant was informed OF the pres
ence of Mrs. Davis in the adjoining room
she expressed a desire TO meet her, and
she graciOusIy waived the fixed custom
among women of note that the one of
least official prominence shall take the
Initiative, and forthwith sought an in
PRODUCTION. Mr.. Bryan happened 10 ar
rive upon the scene Immediately after the
presentation was made by the newspaper
man. ana he was introduced TO both
of the famous women. Whether Mrs.
Grant and Mrs. Davis ever again met
is not known.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
THE INNOCENT BYsTANDER,
INQuIRENno DE LUNATICO.

British scientist asserts that within few ye'
the whole world viii bc crazy)
Nov. Budkins is a thoughtful man,
And halt ms menlai labor
Is to observe and wisely scan
The makeup of his neighb0T.
Tbs odd, indeed. how closely nc
Can Judge ones bfein equipment
In fact he quite agrees with me
ON what Smiths latest slip meant
Smith i q man who has q fad
~ making stamp collections,
And Budkins says that smith is mad
his brain Is made III sections.
One section is the faddi-t side
That holds Smith IN It's fettsrs;
The other is a crafty guide
And bids him stamp bis letters.
And thus for every stamp he sticks
PIE PAYS ten times its vaiuc
j. he the prince cf lunaticss
Would you decide. or shall y0ui
Aud. furthermore. us Budkins' view
That Brown and Black and Mooney
And Jones and Johnson Perkins, too,
Are Just the least bit lo0ney
he cites the way that Higgins walks.
The style Of Griggson's cellars.
The stammer with which Roberts talks,
Mcsfi1cs wild chase Tor dollars
The siayish way that Murphy works,
The point Jha. French Is lazy,
The gleam that in Potts optics lurks,
As pruUf that each is cTaD.
Why Budkins even said that ].
Prom solnc small disagreement
With his queer views must think awB-
Was d0tty-that's what he meant!
Now. listen, Budkins may be sane.
But When hc says I'm crazy
l. shows the workings OF hls brain
Are rather more than hay.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

telling in popular language what the
weather prospects are for a few days
ihead. whether there is a hot or a cold
wave coming. whether the cold or the
heat IS likely to last for a long o. short
period. and such other information. rea-
sonably TO be inferred from the weather
reports, as would prove Of service TO the
ordinary citizen, whose meteorological at
!ainmenJs are not extensive. The bureau
has already done something along this
line; we should think II might safely at
tempt something more. And Chief Moore
is the man who will work it out, If it can
be worked ont
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Let the Law BE Promptly Enforced.

From the New Orleans Picayunc.
The experience with the criminal courts
generally is that there is no such thing
as swift. certain and severe punishment
for any crime. No fault can be imputed
to tho judicial and executive efEicers OF
the law in such cases. but all depends
on the methods and processes by which
the business OF the courts Is conducted.
in "A single case in this state, through
the special cxertious of the governor, IN
aJrocious criminal was brought TO i'm
mediate trial, convicted and exNuted- II
that We're the rule, instead OF aaarc ex-
ception, the general situation would be
vastly different from what it is.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
nnisie. FoIIowed War.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin
There were no daisies in the South.
said a Southerner. 'till after the civil
war. Now we have daisies In prsfusion,
and they are especially abundant in the
regions visited by the Northern armies.
Sherman's march TO the sea can be traced
in the summer by a broad white trail Of
daisies. How was the daisy seed brought
SOUTH Undoubtedly It came in the hay
that was shipped from the North for the
horses fodder
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Letting Him know the Worst.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Doctor, YOU may as well - frank with
me. Tell me the worst said the patient
nervously.
~ can do nothing for you, said the
doctor. calmly, but Firmly
Nothing
Absolutely nothing. There's nothing
the matter witt YOU
Greatly relieved, the patient went out
in The back yard and sawed wood.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
TALE OF A STAMP.

I'm a stamp. postage stamp.
4 1wo-centcg Don't want 20 brsg.
80 I was never licked except once,
ny q gentleman too; he put me on q
Coed thing-it an envelope
Pufmed. pink. square. I've been stuck GA
That envelope ever since.
he dropped as. the envelope and me-
Through a slot in dark box,
But we were rescued by mail clerk
Morcs the pity. He hit nc an
AWiui smash wiGh hammer,
II left my face black and bluo
Then went on a long journey for
Two days. ara when arrived
We died in the morning.
Indianapolis star
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Neither Circle or square.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
do you move in the same circle with
her.
4 should say not replied the sweet
thing with a dimple. I'VE wouldn't even
live in the same square with her"
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
The OLD Reliable.

1T WIfi ItFIIU FtVs
Teddy face is propped wide open, fade
less Is The smile OF Shaw.
CortClyOus 50 widely grinniug they're
afraid he'll break his jaw.
Metcalfs aperture ecstatic might admit
a small-sIzed van,
For they said that Taft could do il. and
bee Gid 10 Ike q man.
Even Root. the most impJssive. wears q
smile serene and sweet
MOCdy's face displays q CreviCe that q
hippo couidn beat
Bonaparte has grinued and ChOrJled ill
he's lo0svued an bis joints
For they said that Taft could 90 it. and
he never disIDpOints.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
They Always Arc.

Il hear there's a scheme afoot against
your bank said the detective. Have
you noticed any suspicious character
about2'
None whatever replied the cashier
Wearily. other than the directors and the
depositOrs, and I'm used to them
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Because some Of HIS friends played a
ridiculous practical joke on her intended.
a st. Louis girl refuses 10 marry him.
Love may laugh at loeksmiths. but
isn't always guaranteed 10 laugh at
iOkesmiths
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Mr.. Upton Sinclair is going on the
stage. This will afford rare chance for
the packers to work of some OF their
cold storage eggs.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
something be coz Road.

From ;he indianapolis News.
Speaking OF long felt wants. the dean
OF Carlisle (1ngland) has come out in q
defense of the Ti,h Once in "A while Mr.
Rockefeller tinas , really readable article
in print.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

A Manila man Is accused Of stealing
tombstone ''in the dead OF the hight-
At least the man displayed a fine ap-
pTeciatiOn OF the proper hour at which
to steal a tombstone.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

The Montreal Star has a seTen-line
editorial headed "The Gas Question" We
presume that might be designated a 81 ~
meter editorial
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

over in Cuba the outs are demanding
that the ins be fred from office. This
Is not altogether an unpromising symp-
tom of Cuba's capacity for self gov
ernment
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Crushing 1t 10 Earth.

I.
The VaIedictorian Gin Junel-And now.
dear classmates, as we so cut into the
world. let this days motto be ever before
us: Truth is Our Guide
H.
The Boss Gin October)-Willie, tell that
man I'm out,
The ex-ValedictOrian-Y
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

States Attorney John ]. Healey recent
~ returned 10 the State of Illinois S51 ,2l3
in fees which he declares he IS not en-
titled to. Opinion is pretty evenly divided
IL Chicago as to whether this entities
him to a place in the Hall of Fame or
the lunatic asylum
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Confectionery.

lie was given a Kiss
BY the bakery maid
All the coy. little Bgissi
lie was given a kiss
Though he'd asked her for this
he was fooled, I'm afraid.
Hc vas given kiss
By the bakery made.
-Ca-hgiie STANDARD aud Tines.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Expensive, but Useless

from the Philadelphia North American
Gov Pennypacker's board paid $2ooo-OO0
for files for the new capitol, bat they
evidently weren't delivered in time to be
of use in filing down the other expenses.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

kindly consideration Of this earthquake
to the emulation of all other earthquakes
now at large.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

After a courtship lasting some fifteen
or twenty years. a Cuban couple finally
married. The wonder is they didn't wait
until .tO-moTTOw.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Quite 80.

You ought To smoke our cigarettes
Seen our liberal offere'
Nope"
Free wedding with SoJo COO coupons
Expense practically unlimited. Gener-
Gus eh@"
II should think the man who smoked
that many of your cigarettes would have
more use for a free funeral.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

The New York Herald is authority for
the statement that a Long Island poet
died the other day and left 100000 But
the Herald fails 10 state who the money
belonged TO.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Fum he Fairfar Cval Horald.

The Herald is the name Of new
morning paper. the first issue Of which
appeared on Monday last Mr. Scott
c. Bone, an experienced newspaper man,
is the editor. II is a sixteen-p3ge news
paper It's general appearance and con
tents give promise that it viii at once as
sumo leading place among the news
papers Of tine country. Washington is
amply able 20 support another daily
paper-especiaily one that viii not try
10 straddle public questions and seek the
defeat Of candidates by underhand I.leth-
ods.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

One of the candidates for Congress in
New York has adopted the COW as his
emblem. lie evidently means to be just
, liille hnsSN
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Count Ouchal1off is creating consider
able excitement throughout Europe.
Ouchakoff should be. careful or he may
get piDched.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Air Cleveland SAYS it seems very easy
for some men To swallow their own
words but we cannot help thinking
that he would have time Of I'll swsl-
lowing some of his.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

tt may Yet be necessary to shake the
dice in order to determine whether or not
al" Adams committed suicide.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Philadelphia is excited over the discov-
cry Of some ancient cells. Most any sell
Is apt to be ancient by the time Phila-
dciphia discovers it
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Since Mr.. Addicks and Mr.. Alice have
fallen out, perhaps some Of the other
kind Of folks over in Delaware will get
their oVerdnes
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Several soismosraphs registered an
earthquake on October . bus no
one seems able 20 locate its where
abouts. We cordially commend shc
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Mr. :. Edward Addicks has adopted q
tive-pOinted star as his political en-
blem. Delaware seems 10 have acquired
a habit of making Mr.. Addicks see stars.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Since the Premier Diamond Mining
Company. OF Johannesburg. conCesses to
a dividend Of 100 per cent last year. we
cannot help wondering just how much
really l. did make.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
Very.

There comes GotroN I'm his new auto.
II don think he has learned very much
about steering it
Then the side street for us In such an
instance "a little learning is indeed a dam
gerOus thing.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Sir William Perkins. the inventor of coal
tar coloring was recently rendered a
banquet in Boston. 1t IS TO be hoped they
didn't feed the inventor on his own med
iciue
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
From the Lexington CyaJ Gazette.

From tie Lexington Na.l Gazette.
The Washington Herald is 4 new daily
paper OF sixteen pages. whose initial
number was issued Monday morning
Afr Scott c. Bone. long the managing
editor Of the Washington Post, Is editor.
and his familiarity with the needs Of the
residents or the Federal capital is
guarantee that The Herald VIII be a
modern journal. The Herald is inde-
pendent in politics. and it promises 10
avoid senSationalism
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

The Richmond Journal advises visitors
to the fair to keep their eyes on their
pockets" 1t Is hard matter 10 do that
and see the fair also
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
(EobbIed.

Gimme the leavinss2" humbly inquired
Russia
Nix. declared Japan. There amt go
ing 20 be no C0rea.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

The University Of Virginia has received
that magnificent organ promised il some
time ago by Mr. Carnegie. 1t is up 10 the
students 20 sing Uncle Andy's praises
now and fOrevermore.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Consul General Michael. of Calcutta.
Is advocating government ownership OF
quinine plantations. This viii be a bitter
pil for the big drug combine
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Since hams may be cured with bOTiC
acid. we suggest the stage as fine field
of endeavOT for boric acid.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

The Charlotte Chronicle insists that the
razor back" hog be called nothing but
the razor back What's the use call
ing the razor back at all?
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

DO not worry about that moth ball
smell that clings 20 you these days. The
other fellow is worrying just as much
as YOU are.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

ST. Paul cathedral is said 10 be sink
ing about one-third the thickness Of a
sheet of letter paper every three years.
At that rate il viii be some time before
the choir is reached.