The Washington herald., 1907-05-22


viving medieval tortures in order 20 up
hold a medieval system of despotism.
In the light OF the torture chamber. we
gain clearer insight into the motives
which animate the terrorists. and into the
methods by which terrorism is officially
bred ana encouraged. u would be strange
If I'm any modern country Russian police
methods would not bring about exactly
the kind of warfare that is being wagad
against the government Il that unhappy
empire The true remedy for terrorism
is justice not the torture chamber. and
that this should not be obvious to the
ruling classes iB Russia is well-nigh in
20 the modern mind.
According to an accepted authorit,
quoted in the Charleston News and
Courier. Andrew Jackson was born 80
both North and South Carolina After
all. that seems To Dee the only COM
promise I'm sight
A Tennessee poet is singing of the red
winged blaCkbird Fearing the poet in
question may Doe Senator Bob" TayIor.
we refrain from hostile comment
It is % De hoped that the authorities
will not have as much trouble enforcing
the injunction against scalpng az James
town as The original settlers had
Gen. KuroH thinks "blouds beautiful
but prefers brunettes" That's all right.
We all like TO see q man stand by his
horne products.
Did you ever see such weather. asks
a contemporary down Virginia way. sure.
how Well do we remember, twas in the
last December,
And now Nj Ernest Setou-Thompson.
or Thompson Seton Ernest. or seton
Ernest-Taom-Weu. whatever II Is. he has
been scheduled for honorary membership
in the Auanias Club.
II it were possible 10 Court-martial
Winter for this persistent intrusion. he
undoubtedly would be found guilty II con-
duct unbecomiug an officer and a gentle
man.
"Wbere viii woman stop" asks the
Albuquerque Citizen. That's too easy.
wherever il suits her fancy.
"The President was never i'm more per-
feet health" says the American Monthly
Review Of Reviews And yet. so loyal
are some Of Mr.. Ro0sevelts partisans IL
would be entirely possible 20 find many
willing 20 bet that the Presidents health
is now more perfect than perfect
The German Emperor probably will not
be quite so puffed up over the possession
Of diplodocus now that a fulI-Hedged
allosauTus is on exhibition in New York
City.
"Some characters. like the mules of the
Andes. are born TO bear the burdens Of
life" SAYS the Baltimore American. And
some characters are like mules in othc
respects.
Il am guilty. but I am innocent" say.
ABE" Ruef Now. then, gentlemen o'
the jury. under which shell is the pea?
If each visit 20 the Pope is guaranteed
/ 10 reduce Mr Thomas W Lawson
/ height four feet in his own estimation. 4
/ visit every day for a month or so may
get him down 20 normal size
4 Just because the paragraphers Of th
/ land are frequently invited to so % IN
other place. Mr.. John Temple Graves nee,
/ not rush headlong 10 the conclusion tha
/ they are going there.
4 man wearing red socks was chase,
/ up a tree by a bull down in Kentucky re
Gently That bull is evidently well trained
There ought to be more Ike him.
May is an awfully nice month. 60
TO say that TO jolly her alongl,' SAYS tn
/ Memphis News -Scimitar Unfortunately
she doesn't seem 70 know how to take
jolly.
Japan is knocking loudly at the Su
/ blime Porte says contemporary. It
easy money that Japan viii not get any
thing more than q pleasant look, however
in spite of the knocking.
Gen. Israel Putnam's razor is declare
to have been fourteen inches long. In
less steps are taken 10 indelibly fix tn
/ status of Gen. Putnam in history som
fellow viii come along, first thing W
know. and prove that mis- name was no
Israel. bat 'Rastus.
THE man who brought about a dry Sur
day in Atlantic City made a material ad
dition 10 the sum Of American decency.
says the Baltimore sun. Also an additio
20 the sum OF world s wonders.
However. it does not appear to 7
claimed for the English girl who ca
put an eight-pound shot thirty-One fec