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The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
"HoME. SWEET HOME,
Che little cottage which inspired John
Howard Payne 20 write Home, Sweet
Home Is hefu- deef~o,saH

tIhe little cottage which inspired John
Howard Payne 20 write Home. Sweet
Home, Is being destroyed.l
The walls have crumbled down. the roof
IS gone,
The windows have been shattered by
the gale,
The weeds have made their conquest Of
the lawn.
The withered vines have broken feebIy
frail.
And all is desolate. No more. no more
The windows paint the night with ruddy
glow
Nor does the light stream from the open
door
In welcome. as it did once, long ago.
Yet where this ruin is one time there
dwelt
The love and light and laughter that
could thrill
The heart with longings which the alien
felt
When dreaming of the valley and the
hill.
When dreaming Of the babbIing OF the
And Of the careless singing of the
When lost upon some desert he would
dream
OF things and thoughts that were too
deep for words.
This humble cottage-ah, no palace great,
No lowered castle reared in any age
Could lift the lonely soul 10 high estate.
Could make the song for the eternal
page,
NO marble halls, or walls OF costly stuff.
With tapestries and works OF cunning
art,
Could strike the chords Of memory
enough
To make the song that lives in every
heart
And so the singer. too. is OF the dust.
Ills voice long time in deaths vast ST.
lence blent
His Tyre a thing OF tangled strings and
rust
But. oh. the wondrous song can ne'er be
pent,
It shan go sweeping on throughout all
time.
Go whispering its 10Y in regions
strange
A song so sweet, so perfect, so sublime
That never note nor word nor thought
NAV change
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= Cathedral at the canitn1-

Bishop Satterlee's project for the erec-
tion of a splendid cathedral on Mount
st. Adams is one that should commend
itself to all the people Of Greater Wash
ington. As The Herald has already an
nounced it has been determined that the
cathedral shall be of the Gothic type Of
architecture, a type that for centuries has
been the embodiment OF the purest reIlg-
ious expression in stone. The architects
have been chOsen for their peculiar COM
potency In the Gothic. and their plans VIII
be worked out with due consideration of
the site chosen and the various clements
entering into the problem of construct
ing a durable and beautiful religious edi-
nee. It viii be years. doubtless. before
the plans viii be realized in stone. for n
great cathedral is not the work Of a sin
sic building season, nor can the funds be
quickly raised for so costly an undertake
ing but Bishop Satterlee may be con-
graduated upon the steady progress
which has been made in carrying forward
his great project.
The cathedral close. comprising forty
acres upon an eminence commanding a
hla SAiiiceht view OF Washington and the
Potomac, is already place of historic
interest A few years ago President Ne
Kinley assisted at the dedication Of the
Peace cross. erected on the cathedral
grounds in commemoTation OF the con
clusion Of the war with Spain. and in a
natural amphitheater 70 the eastward az
the cathedral site President Roosevelt
afterward preached to the assembled
bishops Of the Episcopal Church on pub-
lie morality. In temporary buildings arc
housed the cathedral altar built OF stones
brought from the neighborhood Of Jeru-
salem. an Episcopal chair constructed of
marble from the ruins Of Glastonbury, one
of the earliest examples Of English
Gothic architecture. and a baptismal font
which Is q notable piece OF American
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Thirty year. in the senate-

Editor Washington Herald:
Being a regular reader of The Herald.
ask space IN its columns to call attention
10 statement in Mondays issue. speak
ing of the reelection Of Hon. John T
Morgan. Il says his physical strength Is
well preserved, too. and the great host OF
admirers of this splendid representative
OF the old school of American statesmen
are confident that he will round out six
full terms in the Senate-a record OF ser
vice that would be unsurpassed IN the
whole history OF the country" Now let
us see whether such a record Of service
would be unsurpassed Hon. Thomas H.
Benton, Of Missouri, served in the SEN
ate from 1891 20 1S51-thirty years. Hon.
Francis II. COckrell of the same state.
served in the Senate from March 4. 1876.
70 March ,. 1905, a period Of thirty years.
Hon. William B. Allison. OF Iowa. took
his seat in the United States Senate
March 4. 1873. thirty-three years. and IS
still in the Senate.
WILLIAM H. WASHINGTON
Nov Is. 1906.
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BIGGEST GAMBLE OF ALL.
CeyIon Pearl Fishing Industry a
Constant Battle with Fortune.
From the Century.

From the Century.
The worlds most gigantic gamble preg-
naHtly fruitful with chance in all varia-
lions and shadings, Is unquestionably the
Ceylon pearl fishery; compared with il any
state lottery pales 10 InsIgnifcance. From
the taking Of the first oyster 10 the drain
ing Of the last vatful OF matter" every
step Is attended by fckle fortune. and
never is the interest OF the people OF
Portugal or OF Mexico keener over a
drawing Of lottery. the tickets Of which
may have been sold at the very thresholds
Of the cathedrals. than is that OF the
natives of Ceylon and southern India
over the daily results Of a Manar fishery
Each bivalve is a lottery ticket; It may
contain a gem worthy Of a place In a
monarch's crown OF be a seed pearl with
a mercantile value Of only a few rupees
Perhaps one oyster IN d hundred contains
a pearl. and not more than one pearl in
hundred be IL known has a value OF
Importance Nature furnishes the sea.
pearling banks. oysters and all therein
contained. the Ceylon administration con-
ducts the undertaking and for its trouble
and trifiing outlay exacts a ''rake-off'' Of
two-thiTds Of all that may be Won from
the deep. And mere man, the brown or
Diach olFeIr receives Tor his daring and
enterprise one oyster tn every three that
he brings from the oceans depths-and his
earnings must be shared with the boat
owner, sailors. attendants and assistants
almost without number
Fer size OF ''rake-on' there Is no game
Of hazard in the world Offering a parallel
The Ceylon government used 70 exact
three out OF every four oysters brought
in, the current tribute OF two out Of three
having become operative only a few years
since.
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LIFE INSURANCE RATES.
Extra yasance in Management Indf-
Gates Possibility of n Reduction.

From the st. Louis Republic
One fact brought conspicuously to no.
tice in the life insurance convention in
81. Louis this week Is that he solvency
Of none Of the great insurance concerns
was ia the least impaired by the exposures
Of last winter
This strongly backs up the report Just
made to the governor Of Indiana By a
special commission of inquiry TO the effect
that "the cost Of life insurance 10 the
public is too high The present maxi
mum rates for insurance are so much in
excess Of needs as to permit of extrava-
giant management, the division of profits.
and other abuses without rendering the
companies insolvent"
Indiana Insurance companies, the re-
port continues, like many other compa-
MES OF other States. have been guilty Of
extravaganza and abuses, although they
have maintained solvency"
That there should be no difference be-
tween insurance and any other business
and no reason why insurance should not
be conducted on an economical basis. ac-
cording to definite business principles. is
a conclusion Of the Indiana commission
which will be Universally accepted by busi-
ness men.
That the big life Insurance companies
have more money than they need at the
present rates charged for policies is
clearly enough indicated by last winter s
exposures and by this Indiana report
Just what the rates should be under
scrupuiOusly economical administration
with al rebating cut out, Is a matter 10
be worked out by the actuaries. In the
interest Of general business. and espe-
cielly Of the family man Of small means
there is no question that they should be
as low as consistent with absolute safety.
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The immigration Law and the south.

II is to be hoped the complaint of the
American Federation Of Labor, that the
immigration movement initiated by South
Carolina is in violation Of the immigra-
tion law, will prove to be unfounded.
The Federal government would be put in
a very curious attitude should It develop
that the selection in Europe OF immi-
grants for the South. plan that has met
the approval Of the Commissioner Of I'M
migration, Contravenes the Federal stat
utes. Mr.. Sargent witnessed the de-
harkation OF the cargo Of immigrants
which recently arrived at Charleston. He
gave his official sanction TO all that was
done. Subsequently, in an Interview In a
South Carolina paper. he said that the
success of the now movement depended
largely on the interest the Southern peo-
pie manifested in it, and the preparation
they made for the newcomers. Yet the
provision OF employment for the new
comers is precisely the objection which
the Federation OF Labor makes to the
Southern immigration programme.
South Cardinals method of upbuildlng
her white population by immigration
looks like an eminently sensible and prac
teal one. Her immigration bureau sent
agents 10 European ports. who selected
men and women Of the quality and occu-
patton wanted, and for whom it was cer-
tain employment could be found on ar
rival at their destination We are not
aware that contracts were made with any
Of these immigrants but there can be no
doubt they were assured that they would
find self-sustaining work in field and fac
tory. There can be no doubt, also. that
they were quickly employed. for the
South has need Of them and many more.
II they had come on their own motion,
without any idea where they were going
or how they would make living when
they got there. no objection would have
been raised 20 their coming But as they
exercised ordinary prudence IN looking
out for the future. and as the State Of
South Carolina took pains 10 see that they
should become self-supporting from the
start. somebody no doubt with the best
intention, rises 10 complain
The legal question involved Is for others
10 determine. yet We should not like to
hear that it is unlawful for State bureaus
TO procure immigration Of the highest
Orier. OF that it is contrary TO public
policy as expressed in Federal statutes
to arrange that immigrants shall not be
homeless or without means Of support In
the land Of their adoption
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
Legal Question Raised.

From the indianapolis News
We think that the President was justi-
fed in dismissing from the army the
negro battalion involved in the riot at
Brownsville, Tex. Dismissal and dis
qualification for re-enlistment are appro-
pirate penalties. But when the President
recommends. as he does, that the men be
barred from employment in any civil
capacity under the government" he I'm
poses 4 penalty which. we think, he has
no right to impose. and no legal power to
enforce. He might Just as well have tried
to disfranchise them. AS long as they
are citizens and voters they have an en-
tire legal right TO work for the govern
ment If any one sees At to appoint them
to place Only by the finding of a jury
can they be thus disqualified, and rend-
cred incapable of holding any office of
trust or profit under the government.
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the theater, as those things went in the
days OF Rome's greatness. Indeed.
Caesar says to Antony: "He loves no
plays. He hears no music; Sell
dom he smiles" If bombs had been the
fashion in those days. we have no doubt
Cassius would have been for blowing
Caesar up And Caesar would not have
been surprised at any time to have tram
pied upon an Internal machine left In his
pathway by Cassius, and that with NAL
ice aforethOught.
Not having a Sherlock Holmes always
handy-whO. Of course. could tell by look
ing at any Russians last years overcoat
whether or not he lived in a nihilistic
neighborhood-the Car has followed the
more or less lllustrious rules Of detection
laid down by such amateur detectives as
Julius Caesar. and the like.
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HUGHES Has 4 CLEAR DUTY.
Mandate Given Him for n Thorough
House Cleaning ut Albany.

kr0n ths New YoTk Evening Post
There is a SOLDERING aspect Of the cleo
ton. II undoubtedly spoke OF a great
protest and popular revolt II the un-
formulated discomfort Of the people could
have been voiced by a leader who was
not at once a demagogue and a hateful
personality, It would have taken an i'm
pressive and ominOus shape Even with
Hearst as its selfish expIoiter, had the
times been bad, nothing could have saved
the Republicans from being submerged.
There must be, at Albany and in all our
executive Offices. a sterner sense Of jus
tiCe; a ArmeT resolution TO enforce the
law impartially, as between rich and
poor; 4 stouter determination 10 employ
all the power OF the Commonwealth to
prevent corporations from getting unfair
advantage over the individuals or from
sitting entrenChed in purchased privilege
and defying the mass Of citizens whom
they hope to Oppress and exploit In a
word. the clear mandate has been given
10 Mr.. Hughes to set about a thorough
house cleaning, 20 bring new men 10 the
front. and to put a new spirit into the
conduct OF the government OF New York
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
Tipped secretary Of the Narr.

From the Boston Herald.
Attorney General Moody never misses
an opportunity to do a kindness, a trait
in his character which once got him into
an embarrassing predicament. While on q
tour as Secretary of the Navy he happen
ed to visit one of Uncle Sans ships in a
Porto Rican harbOr. 1t was an informal
occasion, and there were no general in
Productions. An officer on duty complain
ed Of being thirsty. Mr.. Moody overheard
him and Immediately fetched him a glass
of water from nearby tank. The officer
tipped" him. Later. learning who Mr..
Moody was. he bored the Secretary almost
beyond endurance by his profound apolo-
giCS
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
Child Humor.

From the 81. Louis Post Dispatch
Billy. what in the world are you dig
ging that hole in the lawn tor?" asked
the fOur-year-Old's mother.
I'm hiding the Lords Prayer where
George Bernard Shaw can't find it."
answered the young philosopher. bring
ing up another Spadeful OF loess
A story is current in the East that
cows are being MIXED with electricity.
We've been doing pretty well with the
windmill, but we might look into it.
Let US be reasonable with Mr.. Taft.
There is an insupeTable reason why he
cannot always pick on somebody his own
size
The story that Robinson CrusOe's island
had gone down in the sea has disap-
peared.
We practice law, but we only preach.
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sculpture. These serve family to indi-
cate what is 10 come when the lofty
spires of the cathedral shall look down
upon the Capital City.
Bishop Satterlee has rightly regarded
his project as Of national importance, and
surely the beauty and the inspiration OF
the National Capital viii be greatly en-
haHced by the erection of so noble an
edilice as the cathedral promises to be.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
Troubles of n Farmer.

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
George Ade awOke from troubled slum-
Der on his Indiana farm. Calling his
valet, he said. "Willyum. have the cows
been exercised this morning."
Yes, sir
Did YOU order my foreman to have
the pigs washed?"
Yes, sir"
VERY well. Telephone to town for
some more fresh eggs and country but
ter, and send my secretary here. I wish
to announce to the newspapers that the
report Of my engagement to Miss Triple
de We're of the Sundown Burlesquers, is
unequivOcally false"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
THE CREDTLnrs ONE.

"Smithkins thinks that his wife believes
everything he tells her" says the man
with the blushIng nose. Isn't she fool
ish?"
NO" answers the man with the bald
spot and the expression Of one given 10
devising Of explanations. IF Smithkins
believes that his wife believes all he tells
her he is a fool
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
SHE RACKSLm.

rs your wife still a member OF that
new mental uplift cult, Skidmore?" asks
the man from next door.
NO. She dropped her membership some
time ago.
TOO idealistic for her"
Something Ike that She found the be-
lief was putting her mind In such a shape
that she was glad when she saw another
woman with prettieT clothes than she was
wearing
WILBUR NESBTT.
lf,----s-Ha rnoc - N. N N-.-ha.
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a New Missouri Statesman.

When the Missouri Democracy re-
claimed the State in the election last
week it swept with a whirr and swish
into the Office Of railroad and warehouse
commissioner its most famous one-legged
statesman. the Hon. Rube Ogiesby. For
years the Hon Rube has been an acute
issue in the politics OF Missouri. ans his
name has become a household word from
the Iowa 10 the Arkansas border. and
from the Mississippi TO the big bend in
The murky Missouri While employed as
brakeman on q railroad he was the
victim OF an accident which cost him a
leg He sued the cormorant corporation
Tor damages The case pended in the
courts decade or more. Rube won IN
the lower courts and lost in the higher
FINALLY he despaired OF justice in the
courts and appealed 10 the Democracy Of
the state 20 nominate and elect him \
member of the railroad commission. The
democracy responded nObly two years
ago but Rube went down before the
roosevelt landslide He was renominated
mis- year and triumphantly elected
nXed policy In Missouri seems 10 he n
put working railroad men on the railroad
commission The Hon. Tim. Hennessv.
a locomotive engineer. has been tvrfce
elected TO the commission Hennessv II
goes without saying, is a Democrat. The
Hon. joseph H FlOry, a Republican. and
a passenger conductor, also was once a
railroad commissioner.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
just Like Charlie.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Il bet I know something that you
don't" said her little brother.
What is it, the young man asked.
when sister kissed Fido last night, she
rubbed her nose and said. Oh. you tickle
just like Charlie since he's begun to raise
a mustache'"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
nnrns All Thrnnnh

From the St. Paul Post Dispatch
According TO the evidence in the divorce
suit. Count Boni Castellane's nobility is
bogus in every respect
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
EASHInN,s r.rnu

Ny Lady, keen for fashions fad.
This autumn has assumed the plaid
Plaid feathers nov sdorn plaid hats:
Plaid nbbns. buttons. stockings. spats:
Belts. skirts, and waists and coats are plaid
Ny Lady's almost tartan mad
Once on q tine thess were called checks
But not 50 now. The word would vex
My Lsdy's mood. She reasons fine
That checks are Just for men to sign.
indianapolis News
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
Church Vaudeville.

I'VE had a woman whistler and per-
former on the musical glasses at our
church last Sunday"
Anything e!se?"
Nothing save the usual monologue by
the parson."
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An IaauentfaI Advocate.

From the Chicago Reoord-HeTald.
There are people who believe E. H Har-
riman is now doing more than all other
forces combined 20 advance the principle
of government ownership OF railroads.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
Couldn't Lose Her.

From the Cleveland Leade-.
1T is hard said the fearful gentle
man in black, TO lose ones WIFE
"Hard?' echoed the worried gentleman
in gray; why, it's darned near impos-
sIblei'
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Burton's JAIN Regimen.

Former Senator J. Ralph Burton, Of
Kansas. is getting along very well In the
little country jail at Ironton. Mo, where
he Is undergoing a six months sentence
Tor violating the laws he swore to obey
when he took the oath as member Of
Congress. He has been allowed to leave
The Jail only once, and that was for the
purpose Of assisting his wife to fix up
some business papers. Mrs. Burton is
allowed 10 prepare his meals and fetch
them TO him. BurtOn's work consists in
carrying cord wood from one part Of the
JAN to the other. sweeping the halls and
watering the flowers. When not at work
ne reads the Bible and discusses IL with
his cellmate, a former postmaster who Is
undergoing punishment for some minor
postal offense. The Kansas statesman,
since his incarceration. has gained nine
pounds. He boasts that when he gets out
his friends will not recognize him 1t is
not yet known whether President R0ose-
velt viii extend the usual cIemency 10
Burton by pardoning him a few days be
fore he has served out his full sentence
In order that his citizenship may be re-
stored. Unless this is done the disgraced
kansan will not even have the right to
vote in future. In spite OF all that is be-
Ing said In the newspapers to the con-
trary the Burtons lived very simply In
Washington. They occupied modest lodg
ings, and It is doubtful If they even knew
any OF the society set" although, OF
course, 1t is now being represented that
they were leaders of this element
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Not What He Expected.

Promptly approached. " inquired the af-
fable stranger take a drink"
The senator looked disappointed.
I thought he was going to say a mil
lion dollars" he conhded later TO his col
league
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
A Novel View of Hearst.

From the Boston Transcript.
One of the radical Democratic papers
OF Chicago says that Hearst was not
working for a cause, but making a cause
work for him" That truth could hardly
be better stated
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15

When Mr.. Roosevelt wired Mr.. Long
worth, I'VE have done pretty well all
along the line" he probably did not think
Of just how Mr.. LongWOrIh took Mr. Fred
lands down the line
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Many Lives.

Come here. Addicks. you old rascal"
Why do you call that tomcat Adj
dicks?"
How can you ask?'
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An anarchist threw a bomb at a s.
Petersburg official the other day. where
upon the official arose in his carriage and
shot the anarchist through the heart.
That sort Of thing is calculated to seri-
ously depress the anarchist business
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15

1T IS a great pity that turkeys are not
as plentiful as turkey jokes" says the
Birmingham Age-Herald. But a great
blessing that they are not as old
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
A serious Defect.

From the Rochester Herald
Nowhere in the new pure food regu-
lations do we see anything fOrbidding
the sale Of sawdust for breakfast food
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The Countess de Castellane evidently
has fine sense OF humor. When the
sheriffs came to levy on something with
which to pay BOni's debts. she turned
over the oil portraits of the noble de cas-
tellane family TO them
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
IT Works Over Hero.

From the Baltimore American
It makes very little difference how the
Monroe doctrine is talked out Of exist
ence in Berlin. as long as II is in good
working order on this side Of the ocean.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
4 Tariff AphOrism.

from the St, Louis Post-Dispatch
1t is easier for high tariffs to create
trusts than for low tariffs to kill them.
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He Dictates slowly.

For all of the eelerity of his movements
personal and official, President Roose-
velt dictates very slowly and deliberately.
The public, Of course. has an entirely
different idea about the President in this
matter, but it is a fact. nevertheless thar
when he Is talking to a stenographer he
IS the very personihcation Of studIous de-
liberation He chooses his words with
great care, often using two or three
synonyms before deciding upon the one
he wants. One personal experience Is
recalled when President Roosevelt actual
ly consumed nine minutes in debating n
public statement OF exactly 20 words
or about twice the length Of this nara
graph. This was when the railroad rate
fight was in its most critical stage. and
the President desired 10 send TO the co1n-
try through the newspapers an 'fnterpre-
taion' OF his attitude. This means that
II was one of those statements in which
the President is not quoted directly. but
the reader is left 70 infer that It correctly
sets forth the Presidential attitude at
the particular moment