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The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
An Interesting Revelation.

It is rather interesting statement
which has been made in connection with
the opening of the new Union station.
According to this story, the money ex-
pended in constructing the terminal is to
be recovered by taxing every passenger
who passes into or through the station
the sum OF % cents The tax is TO be
levied by adding that amount 20 the
price of each ticket
/ From the inception Of the terminal en-
terprise up 20 the present time there has
been a cordial and exuberant chorus OF
praise for the manner in which the vari-
Gus railroad corporations have prosecuted
the work. In the consideration of every
detail the railroads were evidently deter
mined 10 spare no expense. The most
costly granite was procured, the interior
furnishings were designed on the most
elaborate scale, the capacity Of the build
/ ing was planned upon a most generous
scheme. and, In fact. the promise that
the depot would be the finest structure
OF its kind in the world is TO be faith
fully fulfilled. In all the progress and
development of the work the apparent
! llberalty Of the railroads was applauded
/ Instead OF being a monument to the
railroads, however. II the story printed
be true. the new Union station is to be
really paid for By the traveller. Hundreds
and thousands Of people even millions
win pass in and out OF the structure dur
/ ing a year and the quarter OF dollar
which Will be extracted from each will
amount, In course of time, TO an enor-
nous sum. It will not only pay the in
terest on the money invested, but will
go far toward reducing the principal
! II Is a good business proposition for the
railroads. but, somehow or other, it du!ls
/ the keen edge Of the laudatlon In which
the public has hitherto INDUCED.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Justice Brewer, Of the Supreme Court
got laugh yesterday morning when
taking the chairmanship Of the American
Missionary Association meeting by say
ing;
, At the request Of your president I
assume this duty; shall say arduous
duty? of keeping this body for the space
Of an hour within the bounds set by
the Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
I only hope that I shall not have as
much trouble as I have had on q num-
Der Of occasions under similar circum-
stances with the Supreme Court of the
United States"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
The Jnpanese ExposItion.

Already have the japanese begun their
preparations for their international expo
sition, which is 70 be held at Tokyo in
1912. and which is sure 10 Nbe one Of the
most interesting exposirons ever held.
Tokyo. with its many minor earthquakes.
any one Of which Is likely 10 turn out 10
De severe. is not city that encourages
massive buildings. so that II is probable
that the light form OF construction native
% Japan and which is an outgrowth Of
the instability OF their soil, will char
acterize the exposition buildings. Thus
it may be safe to say that when the
japanese exposition opens there will be
no unfinished buildings on hand. The ex-
position should attract wide attention
throughout the world. and doubtless a
lowering Of passenger rates across the
Pacific viii induce numbers to visit the
Orient who had not thought Of Il before
Such an exposition should do much 10
make japanese arts and crafts known 10
the Occidental world The Tokyo exposi-
tion is TO open April I, when the cherry
blossoms are beginning to bloom. and it
VIII close October 81, Just when the
chrysanthemum is at it's best The Jap
anese government will manage the ex-
position directly, and is prepared 70 spend
100000 yen out OF the imperial treas
ury. while the cities and colonies Of the
island empire viii contribute 10000. 000 yen
more yen equals 30 cents.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Color Plates in Photorranhr.

Editor The Washington Herald.
In your article of October Il, you er-
roneously stated that Mr.. Alfred stieg-
litz had discovered a color plate that is
superior to the one manufactured by the
Lumiere Company. Mr.. Stieglitz has
never invented any color plate, and, as
matter Of fact, he has been using the
Lumiere plates. What he did claim was
that he had obtained better results with
the Lumiere plates than the Messrs.
Lumiere themselves. This point. of
course, is simply matter OF taste. The
LumieTe people are the only ones who
have ever made a color plate OF any
kind. and are really the fathers Of color
photography.
BUMIERE \. A. co. LTD.
J. Z. BRULATOUR. sales Manager
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Protection No Longer Sacred.

From the New York Evening Post
Protection is losing the supernatural
aspect which It long had in many minds.
That it does not miraCulously keep every
body employed and hold stocks at top
figures, all can now see. And once this
exaggerated respect has been lost, the
high tariff comes in for outright denun-
citation Not in our memory have so
many abusive things been said of it by
those who formerly were its stoutest
champions.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
NEXT!

They've dramatized the breakfast foods,
they've dramatized the courts;
They've dramatlzed the colleges and half
the college sports.
They've dramatized the Gibson girl with
all her Winsome Wlles,
They've dramatized the mushroom hat,
the fashions and the styles.
They've dTamatized the corset ads-I say
II with a blush;
They've dramatized the ales and wines.
the kind that need no bush.
They've dramatized the patent pill In
most attractive way;
And soon they'll go 10 work, no doubt,
and dramatize 8 play.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
4 Timely Conundrum

A reader sends Us a conUndrum which
he claims is timely. To oblige him. We
print IT, He asks: What is the differ
ence between Atlas and President Roose-
velt?"
BY Atlas he Is understood to mean the
venerable person who was supposed by
the anCients to carry the earth or his
shoulders.
Answer: Because one bears the weight,
the other waits the bear"
We do not care To express any opinion
as to the merit of this COnUndTUm, but
perhaps fl is just as well that the party
directly alluded 10 By our correspondent
is too deep in the canebrake to know any
thing about it.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

this is, indeed, holy ground to those who
love their country ana its greatness
Therefore, we beg of the idol-smashers
that they let our Mr.. Washington alone
We fully appreciate his worth. and, in
spite of ali. we believe the balance of the
land rises fully TO the demands OF the
occasion.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Of things. which he considers a vindisa-
ton OF American policy. Il Is 10 be hoped
he will leave the Filipinos in a similar
state of mind. They may just as well
come around 20 our point OF view. for
it is obvious we are not going to adopt
theirs
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
The Ruh.

rs married life a success?'
ITO that question I unhesitatingly
answer yes" responded a fair-minded
citizen. Il viii admit. however. that the
constant pressure Of the grindstone
against ones proboscis becomes a trifie
oppressive at times
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Autumn.

The thin gold Of the sun lies slanting on the hill
IN the sorrowful grays and mufied violsts Of the
old orchard
group Of girls are quietly gathering apples.
Through the mingled gloom and green they scarcely
speak az ALL
And their broken voices rise and fan mutterably
sad
There are no birds, and the godenrod is gone.
And a child calls out, far away, across the autumn
twilight;
And the sad gray of tho dusk gToBs slowly deeper,
And the cid world seeny5 old
Arthur strngG, IN ETerybody'A
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
PLAIN DEALS.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
TIE STnIT ARMY COL

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THE STOUT ARMY COLONEL.
You are fat, Cot Boomer" the orderly
said:
Your weight must be near twenty
stone,
And yet when I entered you stood on your
head
Twas cleverIy done. you must own"
My friend" said the colonel, I know ]
am slow,
I'm whesZy and corpulent too;
Yet I'm IN condition because I don't
know
What Teddy viii next make US do"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Ahnnt The same.

''This is hades"' yelled Charon. Take
the barge ahead This barge goes 70 the
harm Step nvelyl Watch your griddle
and pitchfork"
''Shucks' murmured a discontented
passenger This place ain't no improve
ment over the upper world"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Crossing the Ocean.

The discovery OF many American birds
In England has put scientists over there
figuring how these birds OF passage get
across the 2,c00 miles OF water saws
one Of these writers in the London
Globe: can we suppose bird Is cana
ble Of sustaining fight for a sufficiently
long period 10 accomplish this? On the
supposition that the yellow shank can
fly at the rate Of 80 miles an hour. IL
would accomplish the distance in four
teen hours. And then. this bird being
a wader. would be able 10 rest for some
time on the water Katke's observa-
tions on the flight of birds give the fol-
lowing figures as 10 the speed OF flight:
rs miles an hour for the hooded crow.
90S miles an hour for the Northern blue
throat. and 25 for the Virginia pIover
At the last rate, the Atlantic could be
crossed In about eight-and-three-oua~
hours. Some six other American birds
including the red-crested snlpe, are re-
corded from the Sicily islands. Other
American birds, including the yellow
billed cuckoo have been found In Ire
land. There is also flight in the return
ing direction. as a British Association
report reads: AT Rathlin O'Birne CyveSt
Donegal an immense flock Of birds
staTlings thrushes and feldfares-naSse7
west from December IS 10 q. The near
est land 10 the west Of this rock is
America. This is not an isolated oc-
eurrenee. The westerly flight Of birds
has been noticed at other stations on
the west ccC-. 0S Ireland"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Nothing Left.

From the Baltimore American
The Massachusetts Reform Club is busy
discussing the question Of "A prompt
remedy for a wrongful surplus" Most
of us are interested in getting a prompt
remedy for a really rude deficit especial
ly after We have indulged in a few days
autumn shopping.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Let Him Keep on Indefinitely.

alfred austin IS writing a poem OF 100
stanzas'
Cant he be persuaded to make It a
continuous performance
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Democrats BracinG I'd.

From the Norfolk Virginian-P Pilot
There was the glmmer of a possibility
of a common ground for Democratic unity
about Mr.. Bryan's Richmond speech
which has already served to noticeablv
stiffen the backbones of some of our
Democratic exchanges in Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

The Hon. Hoke Smith and the Hon.
Tom Watson appear to be rapidly ap-
preaching that state of mutual admira-
tion usually TO be found among members
Of the same church choir
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Fine Early Training.

From the somerYille Journal
One reason why farmers boys some
times make such great successes as. rail-
way magnates is that they are brought
up from boyhood to water the stock.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
QuaIfhed.

Il noticed last night that you alluded TO
Dingletown as an earthly paradise"
Yes. They haven't a single lawyer
there-and milk is still cents a quart.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

How meek and lowly a girl is during
eourtship, and how strenuous after mar
riage," remarked the New Haven Lead
er; whereupOn the Hartford Post meanly
called attention to the fact that the edl-
tor OF the Leader was just home from
his honeymoon.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
The Ruling Passion Again.

Bingle-"You fans needn't look so blue
It's only six months to the opening Of the
baseball season"
Wingle-"Yes; but what are we going to
do In the Interim"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Sport in Prospect.

From the indianapolis News.
However, the President will find, on
his return, the same entertaining sport
in national preserves at Washington.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

"A small republic has been found in
a desolate region OF Russia in which it
Is a crime to dun a debtor" says the
Buffalo Express. Never tell us again
that nothing resembling ideal civilization
IS to be found in Russia!
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
ProcIaimIng It's Goodness.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
Announcement that the tobacco trust Is
disintegrating voluntarily evidences chief
iy that the trust still maintains a press
agent.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
A 1r,tcbmoI-tnr Mo

She got her girls rich hubs all right
To such did eater
Her college son says she is quite
A good old mater.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Il should like to see more of you
people" remarked a certain distinguished
visitor to a gathering of Pittsburgers re-
Gently. And the audience might have
gratiied his wish by stepping out and
washing its face and hands.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
i Lost Art.

From the Boston Transcript.
If Wendell Phillips were alive he might
add keeping American railroad trains on
! time to the subjects covered in his famous
| lecture on THE Lost Arts"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

The japanese government has sent a
man to Switzerland to study hotels and
hotel keeping. Unless the gentleman is
careful to do nothing more than hesitate
in the most of them, the chances are he
viii have to walk back home.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
4 wife's Dream.

step up, wifey. you and the children, -
bawled Mr., Goodfellow, and have a pair
Of shoes apiece on me. Have another
pair. They won't hurt you any"
And then Mrs. Goodfellow awoke.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Mr. Fairbanks should be thankful for
one incidental feature Of the cocktail
fuss anwhow; 1t temporarily depressed
the iceberg joke.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Persian highwaymen are interfering
with the entrance Of foreign-made goods
into their country" according TO the
Richmond News Leader. We designate
them by a potter term in the tariff
blessed land
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
slight Improvement In Pittsburg

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
There IS no diminution in the divorce
court list, but, fortunately, there are nc
causes celebre for this term.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
HIS ncRnitinn-

What f. a pessimist. pa?"
a pessimist, my son. is a man who
wonders what the Lusitania's coal bill
was on her recent trip"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Can it be that the Big Stick is all
blow?" inquiries the Baltimore Sun. A
few more such pert queries may bring
forth reply to our contemporaries ques-
ton undreamed CT in its philosophy to
date.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

i is reasonably certain that the guide
having in charge the somewhat tame
Louisiana bear hunt will never be ap-
pointed to anything handsonler than a
fOuTth-class postmastership.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt PeH is now the
indoor tennis champion Of the world.
The gentleman is 10 be congratulated
upon recognizing the obligations incumb-
ent upon man bearing a distinguished
name
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
The wherefore.

Melodrama Is popular because the vii
lain always gets what's coming 20 him.
In real life. after the third act. he is too
apt to claim and secure immunity.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Partfsanship.

There may be two sides to every
story"
"WeH?"
But no true friend wants 10 hear your
antagonists side"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

The remarks made by Mr.. Elihu Root
upon the authority OF the President" :"
in the forthcoming New York campaign
viii make delightfully."- interesting read
ingi
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Beggared Again.

"Bessared again" moaned Description
by whom or What2"
These new fan hats"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
s presidentinI Itinerarr.

From the Detroit News.
Washington news of the President
Back again, gone again, Whack again
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

The Bishop Of London preached forty
sermons during the past five weeks. No
wonder the President admires so true an
apostle Of the strenuous.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

NJ Gaz Light is a candidate for Office
in Idaho. and it would be a pity to turn
him down
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

A Massachusetts minister has forsaken
his pulpit in order that he may devote
his entire time 10 golf. Mr.. Rockefeller
viii hardly know whether to reprove or
congratulate him.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Lititz. Pa, reports ripe strawberries.
In the late Matt Quay's time ripe, juicy
plums were TO be had pretty much tho
year round in that State
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Cairo's University.

A correspondent Of the STEWARDSHIP
Merkur, in speaking Of the 10o0th ami
versary of the founding of the JTniversary
Of Cairo, says that when this university
was established the germ of the European
university system was developing. and
the early schools. like that at SaIerno.
were governed by Arabic influences. The
celebration at Cairo will be interesting
because it will present a real Oriental
picture. The university, the most impor-
tant of all 4Iohammedan places of learn
ing, is now IN the mosque Of El-Azhae.
the oldest in Cairo; it was erected IN
5oS. As in years gone by, knowledge and
religion are looked upon as one by the
students, and the Koran is still the source
of all knowledge. At El-Azhae the large
prayer hall is also the lecture hall. The
floor Is covered with mats, and students
enter the Sacred place only after having
removed their shoes. In the great court
the students sit on the ground in groups
about their instructors, repeating their
lessons or prayers in sing-song tones.
swaying the body as students have done
there for centuries The university has
nearly 5000 students, who come from all
parts Of the MOhammedan world.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

The wings OF a fly move $50 times. per
second, which is somewhat faster than
the average fiat dweller can move after
all,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
RaisIng BLACK Bass.

Many Of the States have established
f1sh-culture stations, but few have been
more successful than Ohio, which at Lon
don has large hatchery from which the
State is just distributing over 50,000 fry
Of the small and large mouth black bass
and the marbIed and Mississippi catfish.
The fish are reared in nineteen ponds,
comprising six acres Of water. and all
the ponds are spring fed. Much has been
learned here as to the habits OF the bass
and it is said that some Of the older fish
here are 50 tame that they come up at
regular times tc be fed. The young bass
has numerous natural enemies against
which the fsh-culturists try to guard
them. As The young begin 10 move from
the bed and rise 10 the surface there IS
a four-lesged bug that gets after them;
he has been known 20 tackle six fry at
the same time Birds and water snakes
also watch out for the rise Of the little
fellows and gObble them up. But the most
serious enemy Of the fry is their father.
As soon as the young begin 10 rise the
female goes away and the male bass, de-
serted, soon gets hungry and develops the
instincts Of a cannibal, and if left alone
he devours his own youngsters right and
left
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

A government statistician figures that
the increase in wages during the last five
years has far outstribped the increased
cost Of living. But he is no doubt pre-
pared TO prove 10 his wife that the
statistics do not apply in his own case.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

The striking telegraph operators GER
tainly made a great to do about a Small
matter
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Mrs. Gertrude Atherton.

When Mrs. Gertrude Atherton returned
from Munich she did not go at once 10
her home in California. which is her
home State, but made a memorable visit
to Kentucky. As Gertrude Franklin
Hon, Mrs. Atherton went to boarding
school in the Blue Grass capital, Lexing-
ton, coming all the way across the con-
tinent Many of the friends who joined
in her entertainment recently were women
she had known in her school days
and never had seen since her school days
had ended. One social Junction. garden
party-for the descendant Of Benjamin
Franklin. took place appropriately at Ash
land, the home Of another great American,
Henry Clay. Mrs. Ashton hates New York,
and she only stopped there long enough
TO make ARA ngements for the publication
of her novel, which she wrote abroad,
and which is to be called Ancestors"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
MEN AND THINGS.
The English Lords.

II is a favorite belief among many
classes Of people, and especially since
the recent attacks by the British Liber-
ais, that the British House of Lords Is
made up Of a body OF titled nobodies.
The London Express comes TO the rescue
Of the house with an analysis which
shows that 80 members OF the House
Of Lords have served in the House OF
Commons. Sixty members of the upper
house have held posts in various govern
ments; thirty-one now are, or have been,
cabinet ministers. OF this number thir-
teen were Liberals and eighteen Union
lists. Sixty-five members are, or have
been, active members OF public bodies.
OF this number ten have been mayors and
eleven. ehsirmen Of county councils.
Twenty-one members have been viceroys
of india. lords lieutenants OF Ireland, or
governors Of colonies. Thirteen members
Of the upper house are great lawyers.
Twenty members have been in the diplo-
matte service Five members Of the
Lords are great generals: four members
are empire builders. Two members are
ex-speakers. Thus IL viii be seen that
nearly one-half OF the membership Of the
House of Lords is made up OF men who
have really done things IN The world.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Keeping supreme Court Straight.

JUMIERE y. A. co. LTD.
J. Z. BRULATOUR. sales Manager
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Fred r, Persons. Of Toledo. Ohio,
prominent business man Of that thriving
Ohio town, is at the New Willard in con-
nection with the meeting Of the American
Gas Institute. II don't see how they can
beat Tom Johnson in Cleveland" said Mr
Persons. "He is popular with the masses
and his 3-cent care fare campaign has
made him many friends among all classes
Of people.
Taft is growing stronger every day.
and / do not think Foraker VIII be able
TO prevent him from getting what he is
after"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

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