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The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Labor and prosneritr

Chicago to-day enjoys the proud distinc-
ton of having no idle able-bodied men
save those who are idle by choice. Work
is going begging al better wages than are
ordinarily paid to common laborers. Men
are wanted 10 clean Chicago's streets. but
they are not 20 be had The city offers
sl-75 a day to street cleaners. and can
not hire them. Men willing to work arc
making more than that amount. They
can get steady employment at higher
compensation than the municipality offers.
Hence the streets OF Chicago go un-
cleaned. Times are readily recalled when
an offer of work at dollar a day would
have brought an army of able-bodied ap-
plicants, but that time is past
There is no more substantial evidence
of prosperity than is here offered. Every
where employment is within reach of will
ing hands It is true of all sections. The
South and West have been clamoring for
day laborers. In the matter of skilled
labor wages were never so generous or
employment so continuous. These and
other facts in everyday life give the lie
to the croakers in Wall street who would
have us believe that prosperity has been
arrested or that depression IS ahead. Big
corporations may be seized with timidity
and stocks may be sagging bit. but
from all the eenters of industry and COM
merco-from every part of the country,
ia faet-come reports of continued pros
perity and harbingers OF a bright future
Conditions may not be Ideal IN all re
spects. There are evils attending pros
psrity that call FOR remedy. The cost of
living is unquestionably high. salaried
men stlil have just cause for complaint.
But in spite OF all. prevailing conditions
have made. and are yet making. for the
general welfare of the land. and the
omens indicated here are mighty pleas
ant to see.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
sphere Of an American state.

From a Speech by Gov. Hughes, of New York.
The state seems great or small accord
ing to the point of view from which one
regards it. It is vast If one regards the
sphere of its action, and the complete
ness Of its control in that sphere, which
includes the maintenance of law and
order, nearly the whole field Of civil and
criminal Jurisprudence. the supervision Of
all local governments, and unlimited
power of taxation. But II We ask. who are
the persons that manage this great ma
chine of government; how much interest
do the citizens take in it; how much rev
erence do they feel for il? the ample pro-
portions we have admired begin TO
dwindle. for the persons turn out 20 be
insignificant, and the interest of the peo-
pie To have steadily declined.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
JAPAN A STEEL BUYER.
Big Orders Placed in This Country
by Imperial Government.

by Imperial Government.
From the RaiIgay World.
Ia 4 quiet way tie imperial government
Of Japan has been placing some big or
ders in the markets Of the United States
which will help 10 keep our Industries
busy Payment for the supplies ordered
will distribute in this country some Of the
capital which United States investors
parted with when they bought the Japa-
uese bonds. From reliable source il is
ascertained by the Railway World that
the orders now placed in this country by
Japan for railroad supplies and in the
course OF execution aggregate in value
the large sum OF S7.000.00 An order was
recently placed with the United States
Steel Corporation for Jl000 tons of steel 10
be delivered in lots OF 5000 tons a month
az the standard price Of SIS a ton. These
rails. with the fasteninEs. viii cost the
imperial government about S5 ton
when they are delivered at Dalny. They
are TO be used in the construction Of rail-
roads Ia MaRchuFia by Japan.
orders for 3l6 bridges have also recently
been placed with the United States Steel
Corporation by the imperial government
of Japan while from the same source
orders for COO cars and us locomotives
have also been placed in American shops.
All the equipment is up to date in specifi-
cations.
During The war Japan was so anxious
60 obtain locomotives and ears that cast
of equipment was accepted. But now the
best that can be made is none tCo good
TO satisfy the eXaCtiHg demand for the
government work A corps of agents is
stationed at the various shops for the
purpose OF inspecting materials and work
manship and 10 see that the specifications
are lived Up 10 in the minutest detail.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Noble Fish Lie

We entertain, and shall ever entertain.
a frank and hearty admiration for a
good and honest fish liar. Seek not to
your own undoing 20 pick flaws in that
sentence. There are many good and
honest hsh liars in this world. Don't
forget that. We are quite prepared to
establish beyond question or remark the
truth of the contention. were it to be
come necessary.
SO much by way OF preliminary admo-
milton and advice.
A Port Jervis N. " genius of the
genus Piscator preyaricaticus comes for
ward with the blue ribbon offering OF the
season as it has advanced 10 date. The
Chicago Evening Post discovered this
rarely qualified gentleman, and as the
Evening Post Is so eminently respectable,
honest. reputable, and withal SO unlikely
to give countenance to or in any wise
push along a fake" liar, we give the
story as the Evening Post tells it:
Samuel who is a prominent boy Of Port Jeuis.
walked along the bank Of the Delaware River and
accidentally fell into a pool formed hy eddy Of
the stream. He crashed through the thin upper
crust Of ice and Immediately found that the frozen
circuit of the pooi had imprisoned q crowd Of
hunug pickcIel He found it out at once because the
pjeksrel greeted him with instantaneous attack
upon his neither garments The fish were rrn-
dered iightheaded says the correspondent, by the
sudden inrush Of oxygen caused by the breaking Of
the ice. Having been frozen into solid blocks Ct
c0ngealed water for months. theiE proper respiration
had been nteTfered with. and they had had nothing
70 eat just as their prison vas beginning 10
melt, Samuel came among them. bringing a supply
Of pure, fresh oxygen Every fish instantaueuusy
went mad and attacked the boys legs like aquatic
Wild eais- They tried 10 bite his flesh and in 50
doing tore his trousers TO sareds.
This story presents the fish liars work
az its greatest and grandest altitude.
When "a man sets forth to tell a fish lie he
VIII seek. If he is a real member of the
profession, not only to get up something
new and novel. but he will make his
stories ht in with current events and
adapt themselves to pending discussions
and problems. IN this case. for instance,
the fish undoubtedly suffered an unusually
violent and sudden attack of brain
storm" The precipitate inrush of oxygen,
colliding as Il did with an abnormal sp-
petite upon the part of the hungry fish.
produced at once d sort OF circular IN
sanity which resulted in a violent as
sault upon the young man so unfortunate
~ placed. the result being his bare escape
from utter annihiIation.
Therefore, it is ordered and adjudged
that the blue ribbon. the grand Gordon,
and the championship belt-that proud
emblem of superiority among the ancient
and honorable association of fish liars-be
presented to Mr.. Samuel Whatever-his-
name-is. He has paid due regard TO the
best traditions and ancient landmarks Of
the order, and has produced fish lie
worthy to take rank with the rankest
known TO history.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
PRESIDENT AND RAILROADS.
His Resentment of the Idea That He
Is Against" Them.


From the Des Moines Capital
We hear great deal nowadays Of ef-
forts being made by certain railroad pres
idents TO induce President Roosevelt 70
use his influence 10 check the wave Of
anti-rallroad legislation which is sweeping
the country. Demagogues and mock re-
formers have placed the President IN the
attitude Of running amuck OF the corpora
tions. of going about waving the big
stick" looking for the heads Of railway
managers. and of having his heart set on
raising the Old Harry generally. Men
close 20 AR. Roosevelt know that he re-
sents strongly this characterization OF
his attitude. In fact. he has made his po-
sition in this respect clear on various Oc-
caslons, but never more forcibIy. II seems
TO us. than in a recent interview with
Well-known member Of Congress. who
mistakenly approached him with the as
sursnce that the people OF his State are
with the President because he is against
the railways Mr. Roosevelt lost no time
IN setting himself right with the Repre-
sentative in question. He said:
Then the people Of youf State understand the stu.
alton crooksdly. ] am not against tic railways
am their best friend ] am only against dishonest
railway methods When a corporation. railway or
any other kind. is dishonest in its methods I
would cinch IL until il looked like an horgass
When the railways do business honestly. I their
best friend. ! am for them all the time. All !
ask Is that they give eyery man a square deal
And my friend. let me vSrn you against the
man who Is against the railroads. There is no
more dangerous man than the demsgog7le who is
against tbe rafiways" who makes carital out OF
his opposition. and who dare not oppose those Who
would treat them unjustly because be is afraid of
losing his stock in politics his reputation for being
against them. That man is the real danser 10 the
community, for IN time the railways, II thcy are
treated uniHstiy viii excite public sympathy and
the tide win turn. And when it turns the railways
viii be permitted % treat the public unjustly be-
cause they will have come % be regarded a. the
undef dog. No. I am not against the railways.
But I am against certain dishonest methods. and
those / hope TO make unpopular that they viii
come 20 be entirely eliminated from the conduct o.
the railroads Of this country.
No one who has followed the PRESIDENT $
public utterances will be surprised at this
statement with respect 10 the railways
The only men who will find fault with il
will be the professional sgitatOr. the coun-
terfeit reformeT and the politician who
seeks to inh0me the public mind against
the corporations IN the hope of riding into
Office on the Eave of popular prejudice
and animosity. These will not relish Pres
ident Roosevelts sane and straightf0r-
ward statement but happily there are
only a few of such. The people generally
will approve il as further evidence of Mr..
Rooseyelts liberation, judgment, and fair
ness
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Poker Game in Iee Boz.

From the Kansas City Times.
Several police officers were relating the
other day how they avoided the police be-
fore they were themselves policemen. The
conversation had drifted to poker playing
I've never seen place as good TO play
in without a chance of being caught by
the police. as a number of young fellows
had in Westport." said William Emmons.
iailer at headquarters. Now, of course
that was long time ago-when ] played
poker. In a big ice box. III a deserted
butcher shop, there was room for a table
and fve men, and when We closed the
door not a gleam Of light escaped. The
sides Of the box were packed and We
could make all the noise we wanted 10
without being heard outside. Cold feet?
Never had them in my Hfe in game
not even in the old ice box"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
IN THE SUNSHINE.

o. sunny ray o. sunny ray
That deep within my heart doth stray,
In golden billoWs frcm above
Flooding my soul with dreams Of love.
Tha sunshine lures ne from ms homs
In budding woodlands far % roam:
And there ! meet, in bowers green,
The fsirest maidens ever seen.
o. sunshine, do you then suppose.
That as y0H Kiss each budding rose,
/ am 20 WOO each smiling maid
meet beneath the leafy shadcs
Fuf many a year has passed and gene
Since first on earth the sunshine shOne
Thou oughist to know il cannot be-
Oh, sam Why art thou tempting me:
Trans Atlantic Tales.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Death Penalty in Missouri.

From the Kansas City Journal
Capital punishment has been virtually
abolished in Missouri The bin which has
passed both houses of the legislature
leaves the option to juries 10 assess the
death penalty at their discretion; but 1t
is reasonably certain that this authority
will be rarely eXercised-only in extreme
cases. and probably not az all The other
option, life Imprisonment, is in harmony
with the growing tendency Of modern So
cie;y to merciful and Teformatory meth
DDS in dealing with criminals while capi-
tai punishment is growing more and more
TO be regarded as a relic OF barbaTism.
cruel and murderous, stupid and inef-
fectuai
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Exnert Valuation.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
"Will you kindly place a valuation on
this neeklace2"
'Assuredly, madam. replied the sffabIe
expert in pearls. but you must give me
some preliminary information"
Il don't understand"
DO you want figures by which 20 buy
TO sell. to pay taxes, or to give society
news TO the repOrters2'
The result was sliding scale Of vaiua-
tions adaptable 10 any emergency.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
oUrcRY AGAINST RAILROADS.
Ex-Presidenf Cleveland Regards IL
as a Passing Popular DeIfrium.

a. Passing Popular Dettriums
From an Interview in the Philadeiphia Ledger.
There Is much Of the nature OF dellri-
um, said Mr. Cleveland. in the popular
outcry against railroad corporations, for
instance. We shall all be ashamed Of it
by and b.. I dare say I have some rea-
son to know Of the real iniquities Of cor
porations, and / do know them. but there
is much that is not only groundless, but
wrong. in the off-hand attacks made on
all hands by thoughtless people on the
railroads What is well founded IN them
VIII be cured. but the craze Of denuncia-
tion viii soon pass. We shall reflect that
railroads are vitality related 10 our pros
perity. and that 10 attack them needlessly
is 10 attack ourselves. II is not the stock
Of soulless milll0naires, bat the property
Of citizens. OF widows and orphans, whose
savings are invested in railroads. that Is
being damaged. We shall recall what
railroads have been and are still TO be in
the development OF our country. and this
craze viii pass.
of course. there must be some form OF
government supervision bat il should
be planned IN a quiet hour, not in one Of
angry excitement
Popular emotions follow peculiar laws.
The psychology Of craze is most inter
esting The temptation is well-nigh ire
sstible TO do what We observe our neigh
bors do. II they begin TO throw stones
We hunt for missiles ourselves.
THE railroads have had a hard time
lately. Every mans hand is against
them. Wherever Il railroad head is 10 be
seen il is safe and amusing to hit il; its
owner has 10 friends. There are some
pretty big difficulties before railroad man
ayers just now. Before long we shall
have a crop TO move. under perplexifies
greater than those Of last year. And the
/ increasing production Of the country will
/ increasingly embarrasg the railroads. But
I have faith 10 believe that whenever a
thing must be doEe Yankee wit and pluck
will find a way 10 do it-especialiy II there
( is any profit in IL" added Mr.. Cleveland
with a smile. only We should help. and
NOT hinder
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
ERA OF FAIR DEALING.
Corporation Managers Advised 10
Help in Honest Administration.

From the New YORK EFeuiug Post.
The managers Of our railways may as
well opeE their eyes 70 the fact that we
have entered on a new era-an era Of
the widest publicity and Of fair dealing
with all stockholders. passeng IS. and
shippers The people. aroused by recent
revelations. have made up their minds
that If laws can be framed to secure
honest administration Of publIc-seryice
corporations. such laws will be framed
Such hostility as thai now shown by the
Eric viii be absolutely futile except as
il solidifies and renders irresistible the
sentiment in favor of the public-com.
missions bill.
II fl is killed by the legislature al this
session. Il will inevitably be the dominant
issue Of the next campaign. Sooner or
later II win pass because it ought 10
pass And those corporation managers
who have at heart the welfare of their
stockholders and patrons will do well 10
lerd their aid TO perfecting the law in
its details. 10 securing its enactment. and
faithfully observing its wise provisions.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Made Clear.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
The police inspector OF Gotham was
on the stand.
your salary is $3,500?" gently insin-
uated the spokesman of the Graft Com
mittee.
Yes. sir"
And out Of this you save s5G000 after
living at the rate of Se,5o0 a month";
That's about it,
How do you work it?'
We'll, there's a Dago has a stand on
my corner and he gives me a discount on
peanuts" a."
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Purely Rusiness.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
Reports that the actress was TO marry
the millionaire had been sedulousiy circu-
lated.
At the opportune moment she denied
them.
''people have been misled. she eX-
planned, by the circumstance that I have
referred 90 him as my angel. Now, II
ne called me his angel there might be
something IN IL
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Preaching and Performance.

From the iittsburg Dispatch
The wide difference between declaring a
reformation and actually reforming was
succinctiy illustrated by MIR. Hartman
the other day. He smoothly declared that
he was going TO give more attention to
the public" and also give the newspa-
pers more information. Then the prac-
tical reporters promptly asked If he had
bought ,he Reading road, and received
the tcrse reply: Il never answer ques-
tions of that sort +"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25

''Ex- x-senator Burton greatly overesti-
mates public interest In his case. All that
Is wanted from him is silence, and
mighty little Of that. says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. From the way he has started
out. mighty little of that" seems likely
to be what the public is TO get
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
&c ,lensnrement FauItr.

From the Louisville CourieF-J0uraal
The Philadelphia Inquirer says the
President ought 10 know what kind Of a
man ought 20 succeed him. But a gen
tleman in Indiana thinks he has missed
It by about four feet too much around
the waist and three feet 100 ustle from
toe TO crown.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
LimIted in Expression OnIv.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
''You must not write the strenuous
life :" said the city editor. That's on
the list with dun thud "
''All right answered the reporter. who
had on his desk the notes Of FIRE,
smash-up, women's convention. and a
police scandal, and had missed his dinner,
but YOU don't seem to object 10 my liv-
ing Il"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
They Meet.

They bumped elbows.
Excuse me- but may / ask who you
are2'
Certainly. I'm the man who always
asks the question that leads up TO the
newspaper joke. And who are your
I'm the man who always springs the
joke"
Shake"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Eighty-eight and n Homesteadsr.

AT the age Of eighty-eight Samuel Drig-
gers. a pioneer of Minnesota, has moved
from his home In that State and taken Up
q homestead in South Dakota. Although
d. at-grandfather and the patriarch of
a community in Minnesota made up al
most wholly Of bis direct descendants.
Mr.. Driggers has pulled up and gone
West I'm the primitive way with prairie
schooneTs filled with household furniture.
farm utensils. &c, 10 begin actual resi-
dence upon his claim in order that there
may be no question 20 his title to the land
He faces the future confident that he
has many yeara Of usefulness before him.
II is said that ne walks as sprighuy as
man of thirty-five and that he does as
much work on the farm as any of his
grown t-grandchiidren.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Rather Late.
New York Herald

From the New York Herald.
OF course. just as the crocuses are
peeping shyly at US ana we are shedding
our ulsters. along comes an Altoona man
with the yarn that he has invented
device whereby. using ashes as fuel he
can heat any house at a cost Of . cents
for a whole winter.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Not MoIIycodaIes.

From the Philadelphia North American.
After all. isn't it possible that the row
near the isthmus is simply the effort of
Nicaragua and Honduras to show Presi-
dent Roosevelt that they are not molly
coddles2
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
The Real AnfhnrIfr.

Shakespeare had a iot Of plays credited
10 him. didn't he?"
You're way of on that. I think Bacon
had something to do with them
How do YOU know
II can prove it by George Cohan.'
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Makes Money Paper.

Every bank note, gold and silver certi-
fcate, and other form of paper money IN
the United States is printed on paper that
is made exclusively by the Dalton mills
Ia Massachusetts. owned by Senator Win
throp Murray Crane For many years
Senator Crane has held the contract for
this paper and but for that fact he
would have entered the Cabinet as Sec
retary Of the Treasury. President Roose-
velt offered him that portfolio. and when
he called the Presidents attention to the
money-paper contract and the statute
which forbids a person being thus inter
ested from serving in the Cabinet Mr.
Roosevelt rendered tie place 10 Leslie
Mortimer Shaw. Before he came 10 the
Senate Mr.. Crane Withdrew from the
active management Of the great manufac-
turing plant at Dalton. and turned his
interest in the establishment over 20 his
oldest son. There is no lively competi-
ton for the money-paper contract for the
reason that the Dalton mills is the only
concern in the country prepared 10 man
ufacture the exact quality OF paper re-
quired
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25

What this country needs :n the way
of a successor TO Roosevelt is a man who
will iii the Presidential chair not rattle
around in 1t" says contemporary.
Well, there is Secretary Taft He
wouldn't rattle around in anything.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
IsnpartIaIiIy Administer the Law.

Prom the Milwaukee sentinel
If this country is ever going TO rid
itself OF its present bad and humiliating
as the country Of lynchings
and homieides, 1t must get rid of the de-
moralizing and anarchic barbarism Of
"unwritten law. Let US make penalties
ft crimes. and have such prompt, i'm
partial. and matteT-Of-faCt administra-
tion of the written law as makes lynch
ings weIl-nigh unthinkable in the mother
country
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Always In Action.

Il hear two South American Presidents
slapped each other on the coat lapels the
other day,
Gee! No use IN trying 70 step those
pesky revolutions. is theTs?'
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25

could mistake that scintillating beard for
aught but that it is-a thing OF beauty,
joy forever; a sunburst. sunrise, and
sunset. all syndlcated and combined.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Dads Recollection.

From London Answers.
Dad"
Yes. my SON.
What kind of wood do they use most
in tanHing?"
well, when went to school, my boy.
they used birch.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
4 RAISE FRIEND.

Beware ob gin.
Il may pretsnc,
VIII kindly grin,
To be yO' friend.
OATS just IFS way
To wreak n grudge,
An make you say:
Good mawnin', Judge.
Gin am no friend
To you. NAH boy.
1t do but lend
Fictitious joy.
IL takes y0' pay.
Den lets you trudge
To cot to say:
Good mawnir'. Judge.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25

The London Times is worried because
the earth Is SO ominOusIy quiet" Let
the Times possess its soul in patience
until We get our Presidential campaign
well under way
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Pnnt Thnt stnre.

From the Catholic Standard and Times
Toni suppose Yerner is deep in loves
young dream
Dick-Oh. he's past that stage. He's
troubled with insomnia now.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25

Saginaw physicians are puzzled over a
man who fell asleep three weeks ago
and has shown no symptoms of waking
They ought 10 whisper TO him that the
baseball season has opened
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
FLEETING FANCIES.
From The Milwaukee Sentinel

From the Milwaukee sentinel
That Ought 10 Hold Him.
rs the grass beginning to get green on
your laWn?'
Some"
How much7"
About as green as the question you
asked"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
Tsft's Rising Boom.

From the Boston Herald.
From the present outlook il will be hard
to beat Taft either for the nomination
or in the election. But much may happen
within d year and a half.