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The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
A Promotion for Gettemr.

Charles F. Gettemy, for some years the
chief political reporter of a Boston news
paper, and more recently secretary TO
Gov Guild. Of Massachusetts. has been
nominated as chief Of the State bureau OF
statistics OF labor He succeeds in that
position Charles FELTON, Pldgin, well
known as the writer Of 'Blennerhassett," 3"
Quincy Adams Sawyer" and other
novels and romances. Mr.. Pidgin was
twice named as his own successor, but
the nomination was rejected both times
Mr.. Gettemy is a much younger man than
Mr. Pidgin, AS a student at Harvard
and newspaper worker in Boston and
for a time. In Washington, he paid par
ticular attention 10 political economy and
sociology, and is regarded as being fitted
10 attend properly 10 the duties Of the
Office for which he has been selected.
Il IS interesting to note that Massa-
chusetts has produced many prominent
statisticians, and has set a standard in
statistical work which few other States
have reached. Indeed, the Federal Bu-
reau Of Labor, now a part Of the De
partment Of Commerce and Labor, was
modelled on the Bay State bureau, and
Carroll d. Wright was at the head Of the
latter when he was induced to come TO
Washington and take charge Of the ma
tlonal Office s. y. d, North, chief OF
the Federal Census Bureau, was well
known as an economist and statistical
writer In Massachusetts before he came
70 the Capital. as was Gen. Francis a
Walker who supervised the census Of
1SsQ
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

would make almost any sacrifice for him
except that of deviating one jot or
title from the truth.
Great as are our respect and admiration
for Sir John Temple Graves, we cannot
consent to any suggestion that he be
placed anywhere near the plane occupied
by Gov. Hoke. We launched the Hoke
Smith Presidential boom. We conse-
Grated to it the electoral vote of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. We regard the Georgia
governorship as merely a stepping-stone
TO the place of higher honor, and We will
fight before We agree to permit even such
a rara avis as Sir John to monkey with
that stone.
We VIII vote when our name is called
Of course-vigorously and emphatically
for Hoke Smith. But We must decline to
act as teller, or IN any other capacity
which might render us liable to vicious
attacks from hyperzealous Gravesites.
An apology from the News and Courier
will reach us if addressed simply to The
Herald, Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

ity among the Kansas chickens is fright
full. If a man does good days work out
there. they believe in feeding him we'll
And when night falls there are good beds
on which weary bodies may renew their
strength for the morrow, so that the
golden grain may be gathered in and the
people may be fed.
There has been some talk OF a short
crop Of wheat this year. but that is a
minor point Just now. All that the volun-
teers for this battle with the wheat need
to know is that the broad fields are way
ing with the yellow, ripe grain that begs
for the death song Of the harvesters
There are health. fresh air, good wages.
and good food. Hark to the call Of the
wheat.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
The Call Of the Wheat

To-day a glorious opportunity is offered
to the unemployed. All Of the newspapers
IN Kansas are crying for help to save the
wheat The big fields are ripe for the
harvest, and the laborers are not there
There is need for a volunteer army. To
those who enlist there is offered hard
work and plenty Of it; work from the
first CLINT Of early dawn to the latest
hour in the evening by which light enough
remains TO handle the sheaves. But
there is also offered wages considerably
above the average market price. From 81. 80
TO 81 day is being paid, and Kansas hos
pitality to her farm hands is proverbial.
It Is the women Of Kansas who provide.
There are hot soda biscuits for breakfast.
good maple syrup, and generous slices
from smoked Kansas hog, and the mortal
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
An Invaluable Proofreader.

a. q. Carruth has resigned the position
Of proofreader in the Kansas State Print
ing Office az Topeka, and the whole state
mourns. Mr.. Carruth held the place for
many years. during which he read. in
PROOF, all the matter printed for all the
various State departments. ". Y. Nor
gan, ex-State printer, says that there
used 20 be "a popular superstition that
Carruth knew everything. Times without
number he corrected the highest jay
hawker authorities, and more than once
he saved officials from committing humH-
iating biunders. He made many weak
statement strong, and, sometimes. accord
ing 70 Mr. Morgan, he even translated the
State Supreme Court decisions into read
able English. "A good pro0freader." the
eX-State printer asseverates in his eulogy
Of Carruth ''is one Of the scarcest Of Gods
works. Il requires ability and energy 90
do the job, and a combination OF those
qualities such as are found in a man like
Carrutb would in other lines attract the
attention of the people the pIaudits Of the
public, and the coin Of the realm. But
the proofreader can never receive these
tokens Of appreciation, for his labor is %
keep mistakes from the public and TO min
imize the errors he has rectifed." To this
all newspaper men, who know how valua-
ble q good proofreader really IS, will say
Amen.
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JUST A MINUTE.
From the 81. louis Post Dispatch.
HOW'S THATF

Don't marry because you merely lo7e.-Theodore
sh1Etsl
Please say that over Mr.. Sh0nts,
And do be more explicit.
We've pored # over til 10 haUnts
Our thoughts. Pray tell us, is il
A hollow phrase, or does il clearly
Mean 20 say there is. or nearly,
Such q thing as l0vong. merely?
Now, Mr Shonts, when you were young
You We're once. were you not?-
And every glance your hearts bell rung.
Was your love piping hot?-
Or did YOU love the lady, queerly,
That way. nc -ou call g. merely
Oh. 0ir. Shonts. or was it dearly?
And In that time ere you were wed,
Were you less fond than wise.
And did you look. o way ahead2
Or did the ladys eyes.
Those soul-deep orbs of purest blue.
Then somewhat soft for love Of you.
Err. constitute your utmost view2
On. pray 20 10. dear Mr.. Shonts,
There's Just one kind Of love
The kind which, meeting with response,
Transports us all above
To tread the upper air inclined
TO deep sighs and 10 being blind
The hot-and-headlong. gambling kind.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Make the City Pay.

From the san Francisco Chronicle.
No right-minded person viii object to
the japanese bringing suits for damages
inflicted upon them by riotous persons. IT
is the business of our police TO afford the
subjects Of the lIikado protection while
they are permitted 10 sojourn with us.
and If they fail 20 prevent the destructive
attacks Of rowdies on the persons or busi-
ness Of the japanese the city should be
penalized for maintaining an inefficient
peace force.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Where the Blame Rests.

From the Alexandra County VA Monitor.
The death Of Mr.. Waring and the in
jury TO some thirty or forty citizens of
this State is directly attributable to the
Tenuriousness of the owners of this rail-
way. This property is owned by mem
bers of the Hinchman family residing in
Philadelphia, two hundred miles away,
who have absolutely no interest in this
community. except TO make money out
of t.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
IN THE CITY.

Yon seven-story rock looms sheer and
stiff.
A smoky spray
Cascades away
And tumbles Ger the cornice Of the cliff.
Yon twenty-story building IS a peak.
Like some great cone,
II stands alone.
Among the little crags a thing unique.
Yon canyon Is a gulch with granite walls.
Straight up they 60,
Whilst far below
The endless, tireless stream Of people
craWlsi
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Atlanta Constitution. The Washington
Herald says the question OF the tramp is
"a growing one" II certainly moves on.
Atlanta Journal; The Houston Post and
Washington Herald are raising Cain in
their efforts TO get into the Ananlas Club.
But they can't raise Georgia cane.
New York Mail: Grayeyards formed the
subject Of The Washington Herald's "Op-
timist" column the other day. II the Her
aid ever starts a pessimist department We
tremble for the result
Bryan's Commoner: "Can a newspaper
paragrapher enter heaven asks the At
lanta Georgian. If he cannot It is the
first thing the average newspaper para
grapher cannot connect with.
Indianapolis News: Marse Henry SAYS
that his Democratic candidates mustache
is Tong and flowing" and that he has
"a winning smile" Tom Taggart?-Wash-
ington Herald Oh, cheer up. T. T. was
born in Ireland.
Richmond Times-Dispatch: According
to The Washington Herald, a physician
has discovered that tears are great germ
killers. If this be true. it is up TO the
Tennyson estate to revise that poem
which speaks Of idle tears.
Houston Post: The Washington Herald
speaks about the star-spangled shad OF
the Potomac River. Il probably meant
the star-spangled shadows on the Poto-
mac River. Their little old seven weeks
shad season ended in Washington weeks
and weeks ago. Washington is at this
time hitting the Mullany herring line good
and hard.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
His Full Name,

Speaking Of Champagne Charlie"
"Well?"
what was his other manner"
Cocktail Fairbanks
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Many Neckties for n Legislator

Prom the PhiadeIDhia Record.
Representative Snyder. Of SchuylkiI.
who was the father Of the bill making
the minimum school teachers salary in
this State $40, is devoted to fancy neck
ties. and the school teachers of the State.
knowing of this, have IN their gratitude
been sending him neckties as a reward
Up TO date. since the adjournment of the
legislature, he has received two thousand
neckties from all parts Of the State.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses viii be changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs in Washington unless
your paper follows you.
Before leaving. mail or tele-
phone your address to this Of
fee.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
One Nature Faker Overlooked.

From the New York Evening Post
In defiance Of the higher powers. f.
Ingersoll has written book on 1.-THE wit
Of the Wild,' in which are discussed such
subjects as the behavior of jellyfish and
the suicide Of opossums. The administra-
ton has evidently overlooked this impru-
dent authors book, despite the fact that
he lunched at Oyster Bay the other day.
Perhaps Loeb has not yet finished read
ing II.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Indiscreet Candidates.

indianapolis. July 2-vice President
Fairbanks realizes now that be made a
terrible mistake when he served cock
tails at the dinner 20 Mr.. Roosevelt. He
admits that his chances for the Presl-
dental nomination are ruined.
Danyiue, July Speaker Cannon
would rather be right than President
He says the Illinois cigarette law is an
outrage, and was out on the town square
last night smoking some and daring the
cops TO arrest him.
Washington. July Secretary Taft re-
moved himself from the list Of Presi-
Dental possibilities to-day when he de-
clared himself against fireworks and
lockjaw on the Fourth Of July.
Lincoln, July 2-Mr. Bryan has finally
emerged from the Presidential timber.
While arguing with a neighbor across
his fence last night he was heard by no
less than fifteen persons to say t'dam-
nit" The entire community is indig-
naut.
Pittsburg. July 2-NIr. Knox was rem
dered ineligible for the Presidential nom
ination by a raid on his home last night.
A box Of poker chips and a seltzer bottle
were found,
Jefferson City, July Gov. Folk is
out Of tho running for the Presidential
nomination. He is wearing a hand-me-
down white tie with evening dress.
Albany. July Gov. Hughes ended his
Presidential prospects to-day when he
appeared smooth-shaven. His face is a
great disappointment
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

The Navy Department figures proni-
nently in the plans looking to the revolu-
tionizing Of our naval policy and the un-
necessary cefying Of Japan. What does
the Department Of State think about the
situation? Where does Secretary Root
stand?
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Feminine to the Last.

From the ST. Louis POst-Dspatch
The eternal feminine is beautifully
shown in Mark Twain's daughter who
when the steamships crashed together.
put on her pretty hat, resolving that she
would face death looking as well as she
could
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
No Radical Change.

From the indianapolis News.
The announcement that the steel trust
is preparing to operate with gas does not
mean, however. that it is going 10 aban-
don its valuable and effective hot-air sys-
fem
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

A writer who is regarded as an author
ity declared in a recent article that ter
glversation had little or no part in Ameri-
can diplomacy Apparently II is confined
to officials Of the Navy Department and
Presidential secretaries.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
4 ComnInv prnhlem-

From the Brooklyn Eagle
Gov. Folk thinks State laws might as
well be killed as chloroformed with Fed
eral court injunctions." This is a simple
view Of a complex problem.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

The mayor Of Milwaukee is still think
ing Of going on the stage. The man who
doesn't own a brewery in that town has
TO do something more notable than
mayOralty stunt if he wants TO attract
attention.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

Mr.. Loeb's two statements regarding
the sending Of feet to the Pacific seem
to indicate that he is attempting to butt
into the Ananias Club without going
through tho formality of a disagreement
with his illuslrinus chief
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Alternating Candidates.

From the Minneapolis Journal
Senator Daniel says the next Demo-
cratic candidate must be neither too radl-
cal nor too conservative II might be
arranged by having Bryan and Parker run
on alternate days.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

A Milwaukee poet writes as follows:
The thrush is calling yonder there be-
side the dusty road,
And I'd barter all I've Earnered Just 10
cast aside the load
Is this being true TO Milwaukee?
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The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
A SUNDAY TALK.

"A new commandment give unto you: That ye
love one another as have loved you that ye also
love one to another. st. John, Kills..
In all the world there Is no greater
thing than kindness. There is nothing
that the world needs So much. especially
in these days Of distinctly Individual en-
deavor, when vast fortunes are accumu-
lated. when the palaces of the rich rise
on every hand, and In the houses Of the
poor the struggle for mere existence goes
on increasingly. Day by day we seem to
be coming to the point where man finds
no time to help his fellow-man, but with
the cry Of sauye qui peut, rushes madly,
and unheeding others. on his own road Of
life
When Jesus Christ came among men
and superseded the old Mosaic law OF
Thou shalt not" with the positive com
mand. Thou shalt" He established for
all time the basis on which Christian civ
iiizauon should be established. And the
tasks He set were none of them hard
ones. and not one Of them was more i'm
portant 70 mankind than the new COM
mandneut recorded in st. John, THAT ye
love one another"
II will Le found by any man whose mind
Is open TO reason that like all Of the say
ings OF the Master th.-eb6ying Of this in
junction leads inevi<y to happiness. to
right living. TO a state Of mind where we
can see life sanely, and see It whole" "
Nothing in the world IS so grateful as
love; nothing repays so large interest or
rebounds more cheerfully. Do you re-
member what the great Henry Drum
mOnd said.
The greatest thing a man can do for his Hear-
enly Father IS 70 be kind TO some Of His other
children. | wonder how Il is that We are not an
kinder than we are. How much the world needs il {
How easily it is done! How ustantaneously il acsi
How inialhbly It IS remembered How supcrahund-
sgtly It pays itself back-for there IS no debtor in
the world so honorable 50 supremely honorable as
loye!'
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
True American Fortitude.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Mr. Taft IS quoted as saving: IF
the duty comes I shall not decline it.
American fortitude has never yet been
weighed and found wanting.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

That Vassar girl who jumps hurdles
four feet six inches high doubtless Is all
right, so far as that goes. Without fur
ther qualifications, however. We fear that
her popularity among the really eligible
young men Of the neighborhood will not
be assured
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

a French scientist has been experiment
ing to determine whether men should
smoke. It isn't smoke that worries the
average man so much as hot air.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Bowed Down.

Atlas supporting the world, eh?"
unused the sarcastic citizen
"ObserYe his wearied expression"
Couldn't be- worse If Il were Atlas sup
porting a fashionable wife"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

Mark Twain told a number Of his Eng
lish friends that the Duke Of Manchester
contemplated the idea of going to work
As slow as they are supposed to be about
that sort Of thing, they appear 10 have
Immediately recognized this as a joke
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

The President Of Guatemala is ordering
arrests at the rate of about two hundred
per day, down in that benighted country.
In a week or so he'll have the entire pop
ulatiOn in Jail
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

It will be observed that the particular
streak Of lightning alleged to have killed
two Georgia mules has never been heard
Of since, though the mules are doing busi-
ness at the old stand.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

All the evidence being in, 1t appears
after all, that it was black villains and
not Brownsvillians who shot up that
Texas town.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
The F1r in the Ointment.

From the Baltimore News.
Japan should examine an American
map and see what little part Of this
country San Francisco occupiea
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

The Atlanta Georgian now admits that
a newspaper paragrapher may get to
heaven, but must necessarily go via Geor-
gia. That's all right; none Of them will
Of that feature.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

Since leaving America, Gen. Kuroki has
suffered a long spell of Indigestion. A
little champagne diet goes a long way
with a well-regulated japanese.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
An InterIOper.

Occasionally there gets on a jury a
man with the old-fashioned idea that a
criminal should be punished
what then2"
"Oh, the jury disagrees."
A Man of Mark.
Come, let us raise,
A glad refrain.
And sing the praise
OF DR.. Twain.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
infringement of Conrright

From the Rochester Post-Express.
The Car says that he rules over the
Russian people by divine right. This
sounds ike an infringement OF Deacon
Baer's copyright
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

Notwithstanding the fact that "Uncle
Joe" is proud of his North Carolina an
Cestry. we fear the State will 90 in the
same old direction. politically speaking
next wear.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

Judge Parker is heartily in favor Of
Southern man for President" It Is diff
cult to decide whether this is an indica-
ton Of good feeling or Of a desire for
dark revenge.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

The President spoke very kindly Of NIr
Thomas Taggart recently. He should have
done so; Mr. Taggart did him quite
good turn three years ago.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Rnnr .InLn-
4 Recreunt Bard.

Il can't afford cocktails John d
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

The discussion Of "favorite sons"
throughout the South continues, though
Mr.. Luke Wright AYERS that he is the
wrong Mr.. Wright, so far as Tennessee is
concerned.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

Now that Mr.. Thomas w. Lawson has
rallied q second time 10 the John Temple
Graves standard. the latter should hold
fast 10 the flag pole. or Thomas may get
away with il.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

A Kentucky widow has at last landed
the man for whom she has been angling
for twenty-eight years. There is no es-
Gaping a sure thing, postpone it as one
may
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

All beer has been placed on the "un-
fair list. This renders the cry Down
with beerI" even more significant than
-usual
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

II is all very well for ultra artistic peo-
pie 10 kick against the souvenir postal
card habit, but the postal authorities are
not going 10 outlaw any such easy money
scheme soon
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
A Disgusted Motorman,

One Of the mOtormen whose run" Is
between the city and Glen Echo is dis
gusted with the world. which he thinks
is dull. stale, fiat. and improbable. ID
TO week ago he was the Contented
possessor Of two watches, one OF con-
siderable value, with gold case and
frst-class works. and another, Of the
nickel-case. dollar-apiece variety. For
some unexplained reason. he carried both
of them. He happened 10 be on duty
last Monday night, and the terrific rain
storm which broke about Il o'clock
caught him and his car somewhere out
in the suburbs. As the car dashed on
through the rain, vivid flashes Of light
ming half blinded our friend Of the front
platform and made his task Of handling
the car properly all the more difficult
A particularly terrifying bolt seemed 10
strike not far from the track and the
mOt0rman felt distinct shock. He dis
covered no ill effects. however. until
some time afterward. he looked at his
gold watch to ascertain the time But
the watch was not running. 1t had
stopped, short, never 20 60 again" when
the lightning struck. and was practically
worthless. The cheap watch. on the other
hand. was unharmed. 1t ticked as mer-
rily as ever, and indicated the exact time
Everything considered. TIE motorman
thinks he has right to feel dlsgusted.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

Admiral Evans is said 10 be a great
admirer Of the old-time Quakers. He
didn't acquire his fighting voca bulary
from association with them. however.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
As shnkesnenre SAYS.

Roosevelt seems to be at home any
where"
yes; the world IS his oyster Bay"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

The weather department could hardly
have mixed things worse this year had II
been operating under a Democratic ad-
ministration
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

Prices are on a higher level than ever
before" says the Chicago Journal But
with that condition prevailing, can other
things be generally on the level?