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The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER q. 1907.
Mr.. BRYAN and National Finance.

Even Mr.. Bryan's opponents must rec
ognize the poise and restraint with which
he has discussed the financial situation
and the efforts OF the administration to
remedy it. As a conspicuous leader Of
the opposition party, he might have sought
"a make capital OF President Roosevelt 8
predicament. 1t would not have been IN
usual. as party politics go. If he had
chosen 20 lead the critics and calamity
hOwlers. But Mr. Bryan has wisely elect
ed a quite different course. He has tried
II relieve the fears OF deposHors and
has Tefrained from finding fault with
Treasury measures Tor monetary relief.
In his speech at Lafayette, Ind, Mr.
Bryan said:
We are in the midst q financial stringency
that is IN some respects more acute than that Of
1893. I am not going to blame the President or
Republican administration; but If were President
every Cross roads Republican would be blaming me
No doubt about that. for every cross
roads Republican and not a few Demo-
Gratis poured out their wrath upon Grover
Cleveland for the troubles OF 1893. which
were attributed 10 the incoming admin
istration. in spite Of the fact that the
financial crisis Of that year had its origin
in Republican legislation. We have heard
in every campaign since Of the hard times
that came in with the Democratic admin
istration. and how they were relieved only
by the election of Mckinley and the i'm
~ sition of d high tariff on imports. Now
Il is the turn of a Republican administra-
ton to shoulder the responsibility Of a
financial stringency. so far as IL may be
attributable in any sense 10 government
tai or official action. But there is a
noticeable hesitancy on the part Of Demo-
cratic leaders, Of whom Mr.. Bryan is
easily first. 10 drag politics into the cur
rency discussion It is a far cry from the
bitter recriminations Of the Cleveland ad-
ADMINISTRATION 10 the calmer political at
Ilosphere Of to-day. a condition OF things
for which the country should be duly
thankful, and TO which Mr.. Bryan has in
large degree contributed by manfully Civ
ing credit where # is due and declining 70
ace blame where il did not belong.
In place Of acrid and partisan criticism.
Mr.. Bryan has offered a simple and SEN
s!ble legislative proposal that would go
far toward reviving the confidence Of
depositors and strengthening the position
OF the banks. Possibly in this matter Mr.
Bryan has shreWdly anticipated one OF
tAe currency plans of the administration.
for # Is known that the idea Of securing
depositors against loss by means of 4
guarantee fund is we'll thought Of by
Treasury officials. Ee that as il may, the
idea is a good one. and Mr. Bryan has
cone well to bring it forward at n time
when the suggestion may bear fruit.
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uous. the cares and forced environment OF
its sacred position made it nothing more
than a mollycoddle with a solidlfed back
bone For it the paths of glory led but 10
the mummy case
So once more we invite to the tale OF
this unhappy ram the attention OF all
those ambitious for place The post
norton story of Its joyless life obviously
teaches us that those who are the highest
up are frequently the unhappiest Had it
lived in the present day and been wor-
SHIPPED here In glorious America, il might
have proved an exception to the rule; but
being q product of the long ago and the
Island of Elephantine. the plain moral is
that its existence was all in vain.
And from this let us all take counsel
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
PUBLIC COMFORT STATIONS.
Success of Washington Experiment
I'm Municipal COnvenienceS.

From the Municipal Journal and Engineer.
An interesting example OF municipal
accommodations is furnished by the
public convenience stations OF Washing
ton. ID. c. Municipal toile; rooms are a
new thing IN America, though common
enough in European cities Hotels, rail-
way dcpots, and public buildings, such as
libraries. courthouses ana city halls have
hitherto supplied these facilities, and only
incidentally, here the city erects special
buildings 20 supply this particular need.
The first IN the United States, erected
IN parks or as adjuncts 10 various NUM-
cipal buildings. were uncomfortable. III
smelling places, generally without pro-
vision for heat. and. like those on The
continent. without any means Of artificial
ventilation on damp DAYS they were
very disagreeable. When. therefore Con-
greSS appropriated S50Q00 Tor TWO public
convenience stations. new ground had %
be broken. on many lines. In order 10
avoid the faults found in other cases
The success Of the Washington sta
tons Is due IN no small part 10 this
careful preliminary study. During one
month-August. 1907-i75.0oo persons made
use OF the two stations striking com
mentary on their real convenience. Well
located. clean. we'll ventilated. light and
warm. they serve 5000 70 5000 persons Z
day-sometimes nearly 10000
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Great Company of writers.

Walter II. Page in the Atlantic.
And the writer's craft is row become
a very large craft In numbers Il ranks
perhaps second OF third among the pro-
fessions- There are more teachers and
possibly more lawyers than there are
persons who make their living wholly or
in the main part by writing; and pos
sibly there are as many physicians But
II you could count the reporters and
correspondents. the special writer's for the
newspapers, the makers of text books
the writer's for magazines, the uovelists.
the playwrights, the writers OF govern
ment and other public documents. and
all the rest who make their living
wholly or in main part by writing. YOU
would be asrOnished 10 see how large a
company they are.
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Y. NJ. c. A international convention.


An important agency in bringing the
people of the earth nearer 10 each other
Is the international gathering OF those who
have common aims for the welfare Of
mankind One OF these gatherings, the
Y. NJ. G. a. convention. is now holding a
series Of meetings in Washington designed
70 promote the efficiency of association
work and to arouse inspiration for the
future. The spread OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
throughout the world has been as notable
as that OF any other OF the many forms
Of social and religious propaganda, and
the big Washington meeting serves to
bring together scattered workers for coun-
sci and instruction and fresh drafts Of
enthusiasm.
With the advent Of American colonial
policy, IL was but natural that the Y. NJ.
c. a. should rise to the opportunity ar
forded II for extension of its health
ful methods OF ministering 10 the moral
mental. and physical needs OF the younger
generation to the new lands over which
the United States holds sway. So we find
the Y. NJ. c. A. an accompaniment Of
American civilization everywhere. II has
followed the nations armies to Cuba and
the Philippines. and its cheerful social
centers encourage and buoy up the myriad
workers, SO far removed from home in
fiuences. who are engaged upon the Pan
ana Canal From some Of these faraway
places. and from China and Japan, as well
as from Europe, come men whose labors
are inspired by common cause.-the de-
velopment OF sound, clean. and healthy
young lives.
That the enthusiasm OF these many
workers in d noble cause will leave behind
an influence for good in the community
we have every reason TO believe, and we
bid them all Godspeed
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This narrow world with lOW-huug sLy.
Like little tent around t.
Too 1emped find for a home Of mine.
To puny hare found H.
since / VAS ever VaCabond,
A vsgrant-ioOt and rover.
Oh give The width Of the skies 20 roam
When my earthly days sIe over,
Once more where stars for the milc-stones stand
And the uuresting worlds walk NY WAY
Out, cut where has elbow room
n travel an open highway
And when the Journey Is done God grant
That one lcne inn find me.
Where ! may enter and greet-but Her,
And close the door behind me-
Arthur StriageT, in the Woman IL tie Rain
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deavored &c concentrate the efforts OF
The conference upon the single project of
a canal connecting the Delaware and Ches-
apeake bays. but the delegates thought it
better TO stand for a comprehensive sys-
TEN Of waterway transportation connect
ing the Atlantic seaports from Boston TO
the far South. Maj. Flagler. of the Army
Engineer Corps. commended the project
as presenting no engineering difficulties.
and estimated it's cost n SIS. 600 0o0-a mod
est sum. surely. when compared with the
hundreds OF millions that Will be required
TO consummate the ambitious schemes
Of the Western waterway boomers.
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Admiral Togo.

Phlegm would seem AT first sight OF
Togo 10 be his main visible characteristic
he is short stock en- build. well feshed.
but not fat His face IS wrinkled. square
IN outline The chin terminates IN a
sparse bristle OF beard, fast shading from
gray 10 white His features are abso-
lutely impressive, although his general ex-
preston is kindly. almost benevolent.
writes Robert H. Murray. star CORE
spondent OF the Hartford Times. with
the Taft party in Japan. He was clad in
an admiraIs uniform. The blue cloth was
faded and stained IN one or two places.
rarnish had dimmed the glitter OF the
buttons and the gold lace that had once
made the coat so gay. never saw a
man stand so stiu IN all my life. For
minutes at a time he did not stir a muscle
except his eyes Standing, be rested his
weight equally upon both feet. his shout
derS bowed so much that he was forced
tc direct his glances upward 10 see the
faces of the tall Americans who were
presented 20 him. But his eyes betray a
hint OF the working OF the great brain
behind them. They are - youngest pos
s.ble eyes that could be set in a human
face. They sparkle like those OF a boy OF
twelve. and they are seldom quiescent.
When Togo looks at one the conviction
comes l-Al ne mas uhefrlhsiy applied Op-
teal analysis 20 each separate and IN
dividUal button on your clothes and hair
% your head One feels as If he had been
hathed in the glare OF a war ships
searchlight With such eyes as that il
would seem as II Togo had been able 20
watch and inspect Rojestvenskys fleet
every knot OF the way from Russia 10
the grave prepared for il in the Sea Of
Japan. Tog0's reputation for taciturnity
is a tradition among the japanese. Mai.
Hoshida whispered 10 me that II was
known that upon one cruise Togo did not
speak. except 10 issue orders. for thirty
days He cOnverses well in English and
IS extremely courteous in demean0r.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
SWAT AND
SENATOR BEVERIDGE

rivals Tom Jones In intensity Of
emotions. SURPRISES 'Humphrey Gin
ker' n us vig0r ot presentation. and
even eclipsts Stems Sentimental
Iourucy' IN the subtlety Of its hui
NOR. Ny pen is not graphic enough
10 portray the eloQuence Of the trib-
ute he paid % the genius o. the
author. who. he told me. 90 nv ad-
ditional qualification. is a close
friend Of Mr.. Loeb's.
In touching upon politics I 70
Trained through motives Of delicacv,
from speaking unresefyedly az the
start. Bat he invited freedom Of ex-
preston On my part by his own
youthful candor- have never.
really believe. encountered a more
cutSpOken. sincere public man He
frankly declared that he has no Sc
crets. Everybody understands exactly
where he stands He admires Presi-
dent Roosevelt. believes in him i'm
plicluy. and considers him the great
est servant Of the people since the
giant Lincoln
Why. Mr.. Swat. " he suddenly ex-
claimed. Mir. Roosevelt has brought
out the best aud modest sentiments
IN this country Of ours He came
upon the scene OppOFtunely. A man
Of his type was imperatively de-
mandcd. and the record Of his
achievements will survive for time
and eternity"
There was a note Of sadness.
though ] detected. In the Senator's
voice A. he spoke u ROoseyelt's re-
tisenent. March I. 1909. He. was
pleased TO find. shared fully my con
viction that a third term for the
President is impossible
It was not until the Journey was
al but ended that ycntured 20
speak Of tie matter nearest ny
heart - the nomination Of Cannon
and Hughes next year. He dissented
az onee-mildly. but firmly.
No. no. my friend. thar is not 10
be, said the senator They are
good men-good and true. both;
honest. patriotic, courageous. and
fitted TO serve In highest station.
But fate will not decree their
choice. Charles Warren Fairbanks
VIII he nominated for President.
None other vill even be considered.
He is the man II the hour: he FITS
the times; his name leads all the
rest
Tlen he proceeded 10 eulegize the
stalwart Hoosier statesman in the
most musical and ripping Gov u
language that ever fen from human
lips I was entraneed- spellbound
held captive by his mage power.
such persuasive oratory. ii flashed
over nae. would stampede any con-
rention, anc / honestly think /
should have been stampeded myself
had not cur train at that moment
pulled into Jersey City and cut
/ short our conversation
Now. having thought il all over,
] find that oratoIy leads one way
Fairbanks and logic the other-Csn-
non and Hughes. 50 stick by
ny prophesy.
! am. my dear sir.
Your most obeGient servant.
/ ODfGMAN SWAT.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
LITERATURE AND POLITICS
Persuasive Eloquenee Of the Hoesier
Statesman Almost Makes
Fairbanks Convert.
Schenectady. y. Y.
Nov Is lq17

Schenectady. y. Y.
Nov. Is. 1907.
Editor The Big Stick.
Washington. ID. G.
sir I thank you for the admira-
bic presentation Of my Presidential
prophesy. IL IA coming true- When
Mr.. Roosevelt breaks silence the last
vestige % doubt in the American
mind viii be removed. Under no
conceivable Circumstances. patriot that
be Is. can be be forced into the
race Of 1903 Once his irrey0cahle
determination is finally made known.
the masses. as one man, viii turn 20
Cannon and Hughes. and this in
yincible ticket. sir. viii sweep the
country - sweep II from Maine to
California. from Duluth 10 Pass
Christian.
Returning homeward. after my
most fruitful Yisi, 20 the White
House. I had a most delightful tray-
cling companiOn-a young Western
Republican. In the fun flush OF man
hood
On my initial overture 70 oouver-
sat;on he seemed a trife tRciturn.
but later I discovered that this WAS
his innate mOdestv-a most becOm-
ing quality. sir He soon warmed M
briskly 10 the subjects mutually
preached and developed at once rare
and attractive conversational gifts.
Indeed, do not recall ever having
met a more charming. well-informed
gentleman.
When subsequently,. with that Ia
tiTe-bOrn mOdesty Of which ! have
spoken. he unOstentaiously disclosed
his identity. l confess. sir. fresh as
] was from the presence Of Mr.
Loeb. felt flat;ered and honored in
the extreme. My delightful cUmpan-
ION WAS none other than the Hon.
Albert jeremiah Boveridge. United
States Senator from Indiana. Thence
forth Il YVES a case Of temIus fugit
in his buOyaut. inspiring company.
Our talk turned chiefly upon lit
eraiure and politics. l am no book
worm. sir. and never before did
feel 50 keenly my literary sh.Ftcom-
ings- Fortunately for me. however.
! recalled reading one Of his able
articles IN the SATURDAY Evening
Post, and this obviously pleased
him. He is an omniyorous reader.
resembling our beloved President in
that respect. He begged me. while
on literary topics. 10 secure a COPY
Of the little volume he held in his
banda story called Floating Flor
enoe, written. as I understood him
% say. by a Mr.. Coolidge. Of Wash
ington, and which. ] was pleased T.
hear further. had been run as a
serial in your splendid paper.
Il regard IL as a masterpiece Of
fiction. said the Senator. in al
most boyish enthusiasm classic
OF its kinda story Of stories. that
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senator NewIands Defines himself.

From The PIilsdslphia Ledger.
Judge George Gray, OF Delaware. was
among other distinguished men who ar
rived 70 take part in the proceedings Of
the waterways convention. His presence
added zest 20 the enjoyment OF an ex-
change OF Wit between Col Goodyear. Of
Georgia. and Senator Newlands. who. in
the course Of speech emphasizing the
value OF waterways. declared himself a
Democrat.
4 was glad 10 hear the Senator make
that declaration" said the Georgia colo
mel. but before he had finished l found
that he was a Democrat with Republican
leanings
i profess the kind Of Democracy re-
torted the Nevada Senator. which Presi-
dent Roosevelt has forced upon an IN
willing party
Republicans and Democrats Joined II
the prolonged laughter
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
Those Unpleasant Truths.

From the Reader.
Senior Enrique Creei. the Mexican am
bassadOr. said at a dinner in Washing
ton. apr0pos of unpleasant truths:
"Why should we ever tell them? They
are always unnecessary, and how they
wound,
4 have heard OF an American countess
or Suchess-I forget which-who said 10
her noble husband fondly:
You were embarrassed when YOU pro-
posed TO me. Percival. were YOU nOt?'
Yes, the man answered, I oweo
10000
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Discrimination.

What's your business
I'm a poet. your honor"
Three dollars or sixty days. Step
down"
I'm a hobo. yer honor, volunteered
the next man.
Ten dollars or sixty days"
Say. Judge" demanded the aggrieved
bard, amt poets time worth as much
as a bum's?"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
A SfandDa4 plea
m the New York Herald.

Prom the New York Herald
Speaker Cannon-he will undoubtedly, b
Speaker Of the next Congress-is ag-
gresSively opposed 20 any tinkering with
the tariff next winter. and in this attitude
he will have the support not only Of the
majority in Congress. but of the whole
American people This is no time to
tinker with the tariff nor with the cur
reney. What the country needs is abso-
lutte freedom from disturbing legislation
and an tntrGmmeIled opportunity to re-
cover from the shock IL has sustained.
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A Fine Point.

It's the little things that count" re-
marked the man with mouse-colored
Whiskers.
How nOw?''
"Once 1 wrote a book and called il
How 10 Get Beautiful "
'WeH?'
We didn't sell copy. After some
cogitation. ! changed the title 10 How
10 Remain Beautiful and the ladies
swamped us with orders. You've got
90 study woman nature II you want TO
get rich"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

We have il on good authority that
Uncle Remus" promised Mr.. Roosevelt
a dinner OF cOrnbread. duiapnngs. col
lards and potlicker. II he would return
the famous nature-faker's call soon. And
II that dinner ever takes place. we shall
never again hear anything from the Pres
ident concerning the supremacy OF fried
bears liver in the realm OF gastronomic
delights.
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The NEW COIN.

You may say you do not like the
bird
Paiama clad ard funny.
Or the befesthered Indian head
That's stamped on the new money.
But 50 for me. do not care
II the coins milled OF starred;
The sight Of cash is SO awfuliy rare
That none Of II Is barred
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
ANSWERS to Correspondents


c. s. L.-No, Commissioner Wet
does not skate
Finance. - Yes. during the hard
times coats are worn longer.
Girly.-To be q Flufy-Rufles Is
not question Of sse. bat Of TEN
permanent.
Calesthenics.-No. The real quota
ton is. Man cannot live on clear
ing-house certificates alone. -
Cain.-The exact weight Of Secre-
tary Taft has never been given out.
1t is a little less than so pounds.
Indus--The chips a. Tom Tag
gart's place al French Lick we're
not stamped with the seal Of the
Democratic party.
Pro Boao Publie0.-We pay ST. a
column for original matter contrib
uied 20 The Big Stick when it is
accepted. No. We never accept any.
Scholar-The Latin editor is ont.
but 2 free translation Of LUIS
plum mutat. non mentem" is-o&.
well. It's something about a wolf
changing his coat. Read DR.. Longs
book for further information.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER.

kN = HEX AGAlNSI bHOI Ell.
Brother against brother.
A dreadful phrase.
The reader thinks
or saber clinks
And wartime days.
Brother against brother!
But turn not pale.
OF feuds or wars
Or evil stars,
I weave no tase.
Brother against brother,
When all is said,
1t crowds a heap
To have TO sleep
Four in a bed.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
MEN AND THINGS.


One Of the mysteries OF Mexico IL pre-
scented by the Maya Indians. who IN
habit the Sierra Madre Mountains, in
the lower part Of Sonora They have
fair skins, blue eyes. and light hair, and
students OF ethnology have always been
puzzled TO account for them There is "A
tradition. however, that these Indians
are the descendants Of the crew and
passengers Of a Swedish vessel wrecked
on the Mexican coast centuries before
Columbus discovered the New World,
but this tradition Is founded on nothing
more substantial than a folklore tale cur
rent among them that their ancestors
came over the big salt water hundreds
Of moons ago.
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ATreIcrn 0nertIon.

They named the baby after Uncle
Nebuchadnezzar"
Has Uncle observation-disclosures money!
DO you spose they liked the Nance
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"A delicate surgical operation was need
ed; Mr.. Roosevelt performed it with an
AK says Mr.. Armour. And without even
administering an anaesthetie?
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

At least, the Presidents order remov-
ing In God we trust" from the coins
has had one good effect; lot Of people
now know there is something of the
kind in The Star Spangled Banner'
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has
refused 10 permit a reOpeniug OF the
HaTje case The upright judges realize,
no doubt, that there is a limit 10 the
strain that may be put upon the public 5
olfactory nerves
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From the Atchison Globe.
Fashion Note-Sman checks are all the
style
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In Politics.

Boss. some people want Esperanto
taught In the public schools"
Wei. find out the size OF the Esperanto
vote. Whereabouts or the map is the
duTn placer
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The Atlanta Constitution and the At
Ianta Journal are preparing 20 fight the
late Georgia gubernatorial campaign all
over again. Spare US. contemporaries;
snare Us.
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4 am very sorry; I did not mean 20
kill the gentleman. I was shooting az
another man handsomely apoioglzed
Missourian to the coToner's jury. The
dear old innocent bystander's widow
doubtless appreciated that
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

\ Connecticut mans collar bone was
dislocated while he was kissing his best
girl good night Who would have
thought courtship such strenuous game
in staid old Connecticut?
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Puzzled Reader.-Yes. a lot Of
things in The Biz Stick are tule, in
spite OF It's motto. but the sheet.
being truly conservative. voaches for
nothing.
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From the Springfield Union.
We wonder II the administrators lat
est monetary measures could have been
flched out OF some back number OF The
Commonegs
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

Mrs. Kubelik. the famous violinist s
wife. says she does not care how many
women kiss her husband. Evidently she
is a diplomat of subtle hnesse
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

1T is minated that the clearinghouse
check has come TO stay" says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. II that Is true. II will
be quite an improvement over real money.
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PODuInr.

Hurrah for the Greek letter frat!
For one we all can cry.
We all think well of that
The Eta Pumpkin PL
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OF the many moving and willing
spirits IN our trade organizations. ID.
5 Povte! Of the telephone company.
Is by no means the last OF least.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

It's hard for woman to be out at the
elbows in winter"
That's the curse OF poverty"
Not poverty; style
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

Notwithstanding the activities OF the
trust busters. the Standard oil Com
pany has declared the usual quarterly
10 per cent dividend
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

Nevertheless. If the United states goes
dry" Col Franklin Pierce Adams may
be sorry for some OF the mean things be
has said about the Montreal Star
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

We presume spiteful people VIII now
refer to Senator Foraker as the oppOsi-
tons most promising Presidential i'm
possibility