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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Another High-Speed Wreck.

The carly reports OF the train wreck on
the Pennsylvania line near Jamestown
Pa, which caused the injury of more than
fifty persons, indicate that the disaster was
due Ia the high speed of the train, which,
running on an eighteen-hour schedule from
New York 40 Chicago, was more than an
hour ami half late, and was proceeding
at top pace to make up time. The theory
Is that brake beam broke and caused the
derailTent of the cars. The track was
torn up for a distance of 800 feet The
cars were flung into a shallow stream,
considerable distance. There is a curve at
the point where the derailment occurred
and it Is reported that this place has long
been dreaded by trainmen
High speed and curves in combination
are favorable tn accidents. The wreck on
the New York Central line few days ago
was caused by this same conjunction of
causes. When will the well managed"
lines be operated in a manner to avoid
this danger? There is no such public de-
mand for speed as to put a premium on
peril. The railroads have heretofore under
taken to blame their patrons for imposing
unsafe conditions upon them, but this plea
is not acceptable. The corporations have
the case in their own hands. They can
agree tn eschew the terrific speeds into
which they have been led by their COM
petitive enterprise Far more important
than the saving of an hour or two in a
single Journey is the saving of a score of
lives
The main public demand upon the rail-
roads today is for safety and reliability
Of service. The passengers are much more
concerned about their lives and limbs than
about the cutting off of a few minutes
from the time of trip. They do want the
schedules SO arranged. however, that they
can trust TO them. and they would gladly
see every transportation line in the coun-
try slow up - per cent and bring their
trains in en- time than to continue their
mad PAGES and frequently not bring them
In at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Shaking Mr.. Bryan.

The search for that good southern man
for President still proceeds. 1t makes good
reading, and shows, II nothing else, that
the south has good men. and under diff
ferent circumstances might aspire once
more TO lead the democratic party. But It
also shows that in existing circumstances,
the south is ruled out of the equation, and
must be satisfied to follow. The leader
must be found elsewhere.
The Georgia jolly of Hoke Smith ADDS his
name to the list Daniel of Virginia, Folk
OF Missouri, Williams of Mississippi Gull
berson of Texas and Bailey also before be-
ing charged with misconduct, have all been
well praised for their services to their party
and their claims upon the respect of the
country. But. with the possible exception
OF Folk, not one of them has taken the
mention of his name in connection with the
presidency seriously. Mr.. Williams. with
characteristic frankness, has treated the
compliment to himself part jest
Those who propose "a good southern
man" object to Mr.. Bryan for one or the
other Of two reasons. Some have never
been In agreement with him, and do not
want TO be dragooned into voting for him
again. Others have agreed with him In the
past and agree with him now. but fear
that his two defeats would constitute a
hoodoo in a third attempt on the White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Mr.. Cleveland at Chicago.

In his address at Chicago yesterday Mr..
Cleveland took for text the following ex-
tract from letter written by Washington
10 Lafayette few months before his first
Inauguration as President bearing on per
nancnt felicity for the commonwealth
Il thini. | see path as clear and as di-
rect as Il ray of light which leads to the
attainment of that object. Nothing but
harmony honesty. industry and frugality
are necessary to make us great and
happy people. Happily the present posture
of affairs and the prevailing disposition of
my countrymen promise to cooperate in
establishing these four great and essential
pillars Of public felicity
There was harmony but it was not all
pervadng. No President has had to deal
with more acrimony and contention than
engaged Washington. His eight years in
office We're full of trouble His cabinet cir
Gle sort of bears garden, and he
himself the target for merciless abuse and
all kinds of venOmous misrepresentation.
He sighed for the day when he could put
off his burden and retire to private life.
There was honesty, but / men were not
honest Public men of that day were as
fierCely assailed have been those of any
day since. or as are any of this day. The
current word graft describes many transac-
lions of that period. Forehandedness in
dealing with Uncle Sam, and heavily at his
expense. was charged frequently, and in
some cases was established Allowing for
the great difference in population and op-
portunties and the increased publicity at
taching to a powerful press which records
eycI ything. these days compare favorably
with those days in the matter of faithful
ness to public trusts. Americans have not
been going backward.
As for industry and frugality. we have
always had them with us. Industry in
heres in the blood. Without that we should
never have raked together enough to make
it worth while to fight the mother country
for its complete control. And we keep up
the admirable lick. Some of our critics
urge that it would be better for us if we
were not tireless in our labors for in
crease and advancement. 1t accounts, they
think, for our gray hairs at thirty and our
cumulation and more play is what they
prescribe for US.
Mr.. Cleveland wants it understood that he
is no pessimist And he is not Pointing
out the value of harmony, honesty in
dustry ard frugality' is always in order,
for : those -four great pillars of public
felicity" cannot be weakened without peril
to the state. But as they were not as
strong in Washington's day as he described,
and yet the country fiourished and grew
80 although they are not now as
strong as one could wish them they are by
no means threatening to tumble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Presidents Epistolary Style.

frOW tne New York Sun.
The epistolary style of Mr. Roosevelt
ranges through a wide gamut of express
sion and emotion. 1t is harsh, fierce, ten
aer' palmetto, passionate, pleading. horta-
tive, monitory, appealing, warning, com
forting, commanding. 1t caresses the good
1t blasts the bad. 1t abounds in phrases
OF swelling affirmation and commlnatory
denial And this rich harp of divers strains
sounds always a clear note. On the duties
of parents, children, teachers, citizens.
sharpshooters on the obligation to be
decent, on the crime of race suicide or So
phlsticated sausages, on all great and small
requirements and pleasures how
loud and resonant and inspiring is this
great instrument. 1t has the downright
emphasis of continual rain. 1t is as EN-
phatic as lightning. 1t has the stress and
accent of cast iron coming down on glass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

William Walker, who disappeared a few
days ago from New Britain, Conn.,, leaving
void in the vaults of the bank of which
he had been cashier, is evidently an ac-
complished gentleman in other lines than
finance. He has a certain ubiquity that
promises lively entertainment for the
country for some time to come having been
arrested on the same day in Galveston
Tex, and Atlanta, Ga. Photographs of
Walker having been spread broadcast
throughout the south, with alluring offers
of reward, he is likely to be arrested in
other places and to languish in many jails
simultaneously. Verify, the wav of the
transgressor is hard if he must endure
humiliation and discomfort on a wholesale
basis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

House. 1t is not that they love Mr. Bryan
less, but that they love success more. They
are tired OF their stay in the wilderness.
And, as everybody knows, it is a dreary
place for protracted sojourn
But how may Mr.. Bryan be shaken off
and success achieved? New York thought
she had solved the matter in 1904. but
found herself mistaken. She was strong
enough to nominate Judge Parker against
Mr.. Bryan's protest, but the Bryanites
would not accept the candidate. So that
all of Mr.. Bryan's eloquence for the ticket
which. as his friends knew, was poured
out simply for regularity's sake-went for
nothing. Would "a good southern man..
nominated next year in the same spirit,
fare any better? Why so?
Without the cordial support of Mr.. Bryan
and all his friends. democratic success next
year is out of the question. Which means
that If he is not the candidate the man
nominated must be his man. How then do
these southern men stand with him?
Mr.. Smith left Mr.. Clevelands cabinet in
1896 to support Mr.. Bryan, not because he
Endorsed his platform. but because he was
under party obligations at home to do so.
Mr. Daniel. Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Bailey all
fought Fir. Bryan so vigorously at st.
Louis in 1904 he cannot have forgotten the
experience, and, besides, all three are op-
posed 10 his railroad views. Mr.. Culberson
Is not possibility, and Mr.. Folk lacks
weight. There would not appear then to be
a successor to Mr.. Bryan by Mr.. Bryan's
aid in this list. Not a man named has
such claims upon the Nebraskan as would
make the latter a power on the stump in
his behalf.
Still, the talk of shaking Mr. Bryan Is
and in the interest of the pub
lie gayety should continue. He probably
enjoys it himself as much as anybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

one group sufficiently strong to afford q
rallying point for the friends Of progressive
action. Nevertheless. it is believed that the
tendency of the duna will be decidedly re-
formatory, If not radical.
A series of prearranged 'tpogroms" to give
the emperor an excuse for dissolving the
duma will eventually react upon the impe-
rial ministry. What Russia needs today is
peace. Above all it needs fair play and
good faith on the part of the ruling classes
If the car IS not strong enough to resist
the Vaccinations of the reactionaries who
comprise his administration he is indeed in
a sad plight. The people will hardly learn
patience from a set of governors who con-
nive at riots and massacres and who plan
disorders to the end that the regularly con-
stituted and elected national assembly may
be prevented from working out an order of
business for the rescue Of the government
and the subjects from their present ills and
dangers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Craftsmanship and Advertising.

This is from the Charlotte IN. c. OBJ
| server:
What is the name of the junior senat tor
from South Carolina? To the first person
sending in an approximately correct an
swer to this question the Observer will
extend the compliments of the season.
The reflection here is severer on the OBJ
server and its readers than on the junior
senator from South Carolina. For We
have that very much mistaken rating of a
public servant by the noise he makes and
the amount of advertising he secures. If
he is not forever on his feet Grating on one
subject or another, or else figuring in the
printed gossip of the capital, it is assumed
that he is idle and wholly without influence
in his place
The very opposite of this is often the
truth. Some of the most useful and inf1u-
entail men in congressional life are far
from prominent in the prints. Their work
is done in quiet and transformations man.
ner, but 1t Is nevertheless we'll DONE and is
of great value to their constituents. and
to the country. They are diligent in exc
cutting their committee assignments and In
attending to matters at the departments If
they speak but seldom they are heard with
most respectful attention when they do
speak. and their words count. The advice
they give in the shaping of legislation is
not of the less consequence because not
given from the housetops.
This question was very amusingly
threshed out in a Virginia campaign a
couple of years ago, when Mr. Martin Of
fered for reelection to the Senate. 1t was
urged against him that he was too little
known in the Senates proceedings; that he
was not enough ION view when his fellow
statesmen were in oratorical parade His
opponent, making the point, offered to rem
edy the matter. and, If elected, to show
the Senate something worth while in the
speakers line. But the democrats Of the
Old Dominion. upon little reflection based
upon Mr.. Martins record of quiet industry
and unadvertised usefulness, declared
against change and recommissioned that
gentleman. They decided that deeds spoke
better, if not louder than words.
The junior senator from South Carolina
is in his first term, and is probably wisely
addressing himself more to mastering all
the duties of his office than trying to catch
the eye of the public. And if there is
nothing about him which attracts the
and they consequently pass
him by in preparing their gossip for the
press, SO much the better for him in the
long run. The heroes of readable political
yarns are seldom benefited by the notoriety
thus thrust upon them, and sometimes thew
are injured. 1t adds nothing to their stat
ure as public servants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
A Program of "Poeromsn in Russ;s

a Program OF "Pogroms" in Russia.
Dispatches are coming from Russia which
convey the sinister suggestion that the re.
dictionary leaders of the empire are plan
ming to discredit and possibly destroy the
new duma by means of a series of "no-
groms." or plotted disorders in various
parts of the country. forcing the emperor
to dissolve the parliamentary assembly on
the ground Of public agitation One mes-
sage from st. Petersburg goes SO far as
to state positively that the whole program
Is arranged. with the approval of Premier
Stolypin. Whether the car Is privy to the
scheme Is not stated. Already disorders
have occurred in Odessa and Gen Kaul-
bars. who commands the civil and military
forces In that district. has been forced to
take action to repress anti-Jewish demon
STATIONS. His good faith is questioned.
however. and the cables state that repre-
sensations to this effect to StOlypin have
failed to elicit satisfactory response.
Despite the extraordinary efforts of the
government to prevent the election Of radi-
calls to the duma. all present indications
are that there VIII be a majority hostile to
the reactionary policies of the imperial adj
minlstration. 1t Is virtually impossible at
this time to secure any reliable estimate of
the manner In which the members, who are
ola wide range OF political opinions shad-
Ing from extreme reaction to extreme radi-
caiism, VIII group themselves. It Is not
even known whether there will be a single
dominant doctrine in the chorus of promo
sails and demands. There may not be any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Water,
From Golfers.

II ky, do the railways exterminats
most by collisions, or by contaminated
drinking water, lack of ventilation, aisles
lined with tobacco and similarly expecto-
rated substance, dry sweeping and plush
upholstery? The secretary of the Mime
sofa state board of health announces calmly
that the frequency of deadly drinking
water is well known. Speaking generally.
the answers of the railways about safety
are very weak. Nearly every argument.
IN the nnal analysis, comes down to this:
That our railways can not afford to do
what the railways in European countries
do, and for this can be but one reason, and
that reason is H2O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
His Hold.

he was statesman, so they said,
Beloved throughout his native town.
Ills true, he was not deeply read
In classic authors of renown.
Yet staunch he stood 'gainst the acclaim
OF critics with their selfish skill,
He never weakened when it came
To an appropriation bill.
Another city's hopes he smote
With speech in no uncertain tone.
And just as ardently he'd vote
For cash to benefit his own.
With reverence they speak his name:
They love him we'll and always will.
He never weakened when it came
To an appropriation bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Lists Of Passenger.
From the Boston Herald,

Why, asks an obtuse contemporary,
should 1t be required of a steamboat COM
pany, any more than of a railroad COM
pany. to keep on shore list Of its pas
sengers? Well, one good reason is that
there Is some chance of discovering and
Identifying the remains of the railroad pas
sengers, which isn't always the case with
wrecked steamboat passengers. There are
other good and sufficient reasons, but this
will do for one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

OIn order to avoid delays on account Of
personal absence letters to THE STAR
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the ONCE. but simply to
THE STAR, CT to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments. according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Advertisement.

why do you allow yourself to be posted
at your club?'
We'll" answered the easy-going youth,
its large club and a swell one and no
one would know I was a member of it I'M
less 1 got posted now and then"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

Mayor SchEnitz has had enough experience
to make him aware that there was bound to
be more or less kicking when he got back
to Frisco, no matter what decision was
reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

George Washington was a practical and
industrious man, who would doubtless have
approved the action of the White House in
not disseminating business yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

Any employment that M. White accepts
with the Russian government is taken with
the understanding that it is not necessarily
a permanency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

The number of people who have in one
way or another been connected with the
Panama canal should in the aggregate con-
stitute sufficient talent to overcome every
kind of obstacle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
SHOOTING STARS.
Out Of It.

Your wife and daughters are very hos
pitable.'',
Yes answered Mr.. Cumrox. when
mother and the girls give party every
body seems perfectly at home around the
house except me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

With no base ball. no foot ball, no cleo
lions and Congress making ready to ad-
journ. certain depression at this season
would seem quite excusable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
His Attention Elsewhere.

down in history"
Il can't discuss that" answered Senator
Sorghum. I'm too busy keeping it from
being passed up by the legislature"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

There Is no possibility of Mr. Tower rival
ing Mr.. Storer as a promoter of misunder-
standings in diplomacy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

The cold wave that is nor complicated
with snow storms may be accepted as a
comparatively desirable specimen of
weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

The Strother case will at least spare the
pubic any narrowing details in the way of
studio and stage-door testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

Mr.. Roosevelt should not be expected to
decline any more offhand and unauthorized
invitations to accept another term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

1t is possible to let even as poignant an
incident as the Bro ynsville affair drag along
for so great a period of time that public
interest cools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
The Result,

Mr.. Primm marks the parts of the news
reports that he thinks his wife ought not
to read"
And she skips them?"
No. She skips the other portions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
The tax on bachelors Il another violation
OF the democratic precedent, which allows
man to marry or not as he sees fit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
The Readers Refuge,

The current news doth cause despair,
Such shocking things are brought to light.
I'll read the advertisements, where
I'm sure that all will be polite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Mercy!
From the Boston

From the Boston Advertiser.
The coal man is now washing his hands
preparatory to shaking hands with the Ice
man, while the plumber sends his pass
book to the bank to have 1t balanced up,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
And in Other States.
From the Topeka Journal.

From the Topeka Journal.
As soon as the Pennsylvania legislators
were deprived of passes they discovered
that two cents mile IL enough to pay for
fares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

The Father of His Country unconsciously
did the land another service when Wash
ingtons birthday interrupted the Thaw
trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

District Attorney Jerome has demon
strated that he can be very pitiless and
answering when he makes up his mind
to it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

As to government ownership, Mr. Bryan
is now neither affirming nor denying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Almost . Fact.

From the Baltimore American.
AS each day dies new disasters born.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
The New Gold Coins,

FfOm the Newark News.
Still. most of US are not likely to see the
gold coins Of the new design unless there
Is pretty general advance In salaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

The Small Competitors Share.
From the Louisville Courier-JournaI.
Millions for education" says Rookie
Teller, mot one cent for the small COM
petitor."
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-10-01
Mississippi
Farm For Sale

The owner desires TO 70 INTO ether bus
mess aud Oh crs his entire 90 acre
farm at A bargain. It's located N enc
Of the best faimirg sections in our
State, } miles from town Of Ccntcrvitlc
on Y.~ NJ. Y hy, where arc high
school. churches several manufdc'ur-
ing plants. and good market tor howc
products Farm has god watcr atd
waterworks. telephone service and
daily mail. : room dwelling, barns.
u tenan; houses all occupied. good
young OF chard q itui; aud pecan trees
bearing. n! under wire fence. ) miles
hog fence. $50 acres III cu'titation. 10
in pastures, remainder in timber. cs.i.
mated Ia million feet tine. c5uugh
oak. beech. poplar. cum and other
hardwoods 10 supply ;hc farm indeli.
nitcly. on good road. Pubiic road on
two sides. making il easy 70 dtsi,ia
into sm al farms. Will sell s;ock and
tools. corn aid hay. If desired. Price
SIS an acre and give possession Ian. !.
1905.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-10-01
Address
w. 3. MERCER,
Centerviue, Miss.
O AND TAN u

Female, tiny. hne pit. grca, rat
ter. w. a. Avery. Waldo n, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-10-01

ICED and we'll compac,ed. Do not
plant alfalfa on \ freshly plowcd
and loose seed bed. Have the
seed bed a. ine and we'll pulver-
ized Az you would want it for a
tnrnip patch. When there is a
good season in the ground SOW
the seed at the rate Of IS pounds
per acre and run the section har-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-10-01
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