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The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
NEW Y0RKs POLICE FORCE.
StiH Thought Of "a "The Finest
Despite lis Sins.

From The NCW N0Ik ETeIins Post
It is common justice TO say that the
heroism of the two patrolmen. one killed.
the ether mortally wounded, in arresung
an Italian criminal was thoroughly char
acteristic of the New York police force.
These two men, in plain clothes. without
even their heavy night-sticks did not
hesitate 10 charge I'm a dark tenement
hallway on the crouching fugitive. who
had just been using his revolver in Wash
ington square. but thousands are doubt
less saying to-day that this is only the
sort OF act which the public has come II
expect from the force.
Faults enough. i'm All conscience, can be
laid at the door Of our police but their
seVerest critic has never refused 10 honor
them for personal bravery. In the
emergencies of fires, accidents. runaways.
in the handling OF rough crowds. or al
close quarters with criminals il is rare
10 find one who shirks his duty In this
field. a city which has learned Il good deal
about their sins in other directions still
loves TO think its police "the finest"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
TWO SPEECHES.
Senator Rayner's Address COntrasted
with that of George Harvey.

with that OF Ge0rge Harvey
From ahe Baltilaore News.
At the Jefferson birthday dinner in New
York two political speeches were made,
ln both OF which. It is needless TO say, the
personality and the policy Of President
Roosevelt cut a big figure. There was.
however. a great contrast between them
iH this regard as IA others Senator Ray
.ner devoted himself chiefly to an endeavor
to mark out the true line Of Democratic
principle in these days. and to show in
what essential particulars that line DIFF
fered from the one which defines Mr..
.Ro0sevelrs position. He pointed out with
.clearness and force the doctrines which
the Democratic party should stand for and
defend, and the violation OF which was In
volved IN the Presidents whole activity
and in all his tendencies. Capitalization,
acquisition OF subject territory, arbitrary
change In the Constitution without due
amendment. aggressive encroachment Of
the executive power on that of the eo-or-
dinate branches Of the goveTnment-ior
all these things Roosevelt Repubiicanism
emphstically stands and against all these
things, Mr.. Rayner urged. the Democratic
party should firmly array nseiL But he
nevertheless ildtu Il WttittlE At4ttttf " +tat-
Roosevelt. declaring that the President
had upon frequent occasions suDordinateG
the welfare Of bis party TO the welfare OF
bis country" Col. Harvey. on the other
hand. made his speech from beginning 10
end. vitri0lic assault upon President
Roosevelt covering him with one un-
broken coat OF solid black Perhaps the
most notable single thing In the speech
was this paragraph:
Who ara the doers and blildeTs-the Hills and
the AfoTgans. who have opened the great West %
Civilization and Rsu for cur country tlc CONNER
ciai supremacy uf the w0fid the HooseFeifs and
the Bryaus who from the beginning q thfir man
hood haze divided their time between office holding
and Office seeking. and seem TO consider their sole
mission in life 70 be tha regulation Of the af-
fairs ll uIneIsg
All this sort Of thing may be lots Of fun
for Cot Harvey. but It IS by no means
death to Mr.. Roosevelt such attacks as
this are merely confrmatory evidence OF
the reality Of the thing known as RO0se-
welt luck.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Her Changed Opinion.

Mrs. Van Snibbs seems 20 have
changed her opinion of Gufieigh She
used % say she didn't believe he had an
ounce Of brains in his head. A moment
ago ] heard her declare that he was one
Of the brightest men she had ever met. %
81 happened 60 oyerhear him say to her.
at the BingsOn's the other night. that ne
couldn't understand why she dressed lu
the style of middle-aged lady, when she
had the right TO wear the gayest Of gay
things
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
A French view of Us.

From the Springfield Republican
Another thing I have noticed is that
you are always talking about the law and
the legality Of business dealings: every
little business retains its own lawyer here.
IN France this is not done, This observa-
ton is credited TO a French business man
visiting in New York. Probably he did
not mean 10 imply that business concerns
III New York or the United States are
generally making il an important part Of
their business to learn how To Circumvent
the law. but il is open TO such an inter
pretation
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

From the Cleveland Leader.
The Washington Herald thinks we
need a politicians union. Fine idea
maybe they'd strike. once in d while.
From the Atlanta Georgian.
In its final analysis. The Washington
Herald started the rumpus with The
Houston Post about the Strawberries
simply TO dodge the issue of the grape
fruit plural.
From the Norfolk Landmark.
The leading editorial in The Washing
ton Herald Of Sunday was entitled, "The
Cost Of Refunding,' and referred to
Secretary Cortelyou. IT mentioned moth
ing but United States bonds. Oh, pshaw!
From the Ttrre Haute Tribune.
Potomac shad are 10 Texas strawber-
ries as 10 to o. says The Washington
Herald to The Houston Post 1t is a
great mathematical feat to figure out the
difference between a four-pound shad and
q gallon of strawberries.
From the Houston Post.
The Washington Herald inquiries of The
Post why the 2O0-pound Texas water
melon is so late? We answer our
honorable friend that our large water
melons @ cents a dozen at the pateh)
only weigh 90 TO 100 pounds. and that
they appear about the middle of June
and disappear as rapidly as they appear
Texas grows 124,5l0.OOO watermelons a
year.
From the Austin Statesman.
Those two charming contemporaries,
The Washington Herald and The Houston
Post, have up a controversy about sheets
as this from yesterdays Post will show
'The Washington Herald eontemptuously
remarks that the Texas use Of sheets IS
limited to two sheets per annum per
Texan. Washington is more liberal
There. when the wind blows the average
Washingtonian requires three sheets. -
That's when they are housed, but when
otherwise, three sheets in the wind isn't
a good starter for the average Washing
tonian.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Somewhat stingy.

"What "a stingy fellow old Groucherly
IS"
Sting? That's hardly q name for his
complaint. Why. If he owned flower
store he would worry himself to death
because the people who passed might get
whiffs Of fragrance without paying him
Tor them"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A GAME SPORT.


BumIuek 20 the races hied
In a hack;
And a lot OF friends he spled
Al the track.
Bumluck splendid tips did get
From each man.
But each nag on which he bet
Also ran.
He was loyal 10 his friends
None the less.
Let each tipster make amends
With a guess.
Bumlock every guess did play
Scorued to balk.
And he did al close Of day
Also walk.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
The Nistakes of Others.

I'VE should learn to profit by the mis-
takes that others make, said the philos-
opher.
81 do that right along, replied the hu-
morlst. "Bagley got into the wrong house
when he came home from the banquet the
other night. and 1 wrote a story about 1t
which / have just sold to one Of the comic
papers for 80
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
MEN AND THINGS.
EckIen and the nihIe

James II. Ecllles, who died suddenly
OF heart disease az his home IN Chicago
a few days ago. was one Of the most de-
youtly religious men Of large affairs in
the country He scrupulously avoided
ostentatious display of his genuine piety
and only his most intimate friends knew
OF his deep religious convictions Among
them was Grover Cleveland. who. while
governor Of New York, discerned this trait
in Mr.. Eckles' character when the latter
was student Of the Albany law school
MI Eckles was not a psalm singer or a
ieader of prayer meetings. &c, Seldom
was his name publicly connected with
church matters or religious movements,
but II is recalled by persons in Washing
ton who knew him well when he lived
here as Comptroller Of the Currency in
the last Cleveland administration. that he
gave more literally Of his income 10 the
cause Of religion than any man of their
acquaintance II was his custom to read
one or more chapters OF the Bible every
niSht before retiring, il made uo differ
c:-s how late the hour, and on his outing
trips he invariably carried. tucked away
in his baggage, "A copy of the Sacred
Book. II is related that while always
the joliiest member OF every outing party.
Mr.. Eckles never failed to read the Bible
IN camp under sputtering light every
night as long as the trip lastcd He and
Mr.. Cleveland, the latter the son Of a
minister, used TO have long discussions
OF the Bible whenever Mr. Eckles called
at the White House at night for private
chat with the President.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Has KNOWN Fonrteen.

Gen. John NJ. Wilson. new president Of
che Washington Board OF Trade. and who
la few years ago retired as chief Of the
Engineer Corps OF the army. has known
and shaEen hands with fourteen Of the
twenty-siN Presidents Of the United
States-probably a greater number than
have been even seen by any other living
American. Cen Wilson was born and
reared Ia Washington. and his personal
acquaintance with Presidents began with
Lachariah TAYLOR. in 1873. Then came Mil
lard Fillmore Franklin Pierce. James
Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln. Andrew
johnson, L, 5. Grant. Rutherford p
Hayes. James A. Garfield. Chester A. Ar
thur, Grover Cleveland. Benjamin Harrf-
son, William Mckinley. and Theodore
Roosevelt when he was twelve wears Of
age Gen Wilson was page in The Sen
ate, aud tn that capacity served Webster.
clay, Calhoun and Benton And Gen
wilson is still active. energetic. and thor
oughly in love with life. being only sew
.enty years old. He is graduate of West
Point, and won distinction ia the civil
war,
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
why George the Third Lost.

FT0m ne Hartf01d Times
I beg of you not to think Of those
things YOU do not have said the amiable
MIR Taft to the Porto Ricans. What d
pity the late George the Third of Eng
land did not have an amiable person like
Taft to send over here and paiayer TO our
great-grandfathers when they were get
ting their fiintlocks ready. and preparing
to nil Newgate prison with the red
enafS"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
EaaE.

why do YOU want a divorce" asked
the judge. Docs your husband beat
you?"
NO. but he's always complaining that
I'm rot as good a housekeeper as his
first wife was. and IL was her cooking
that gave him dyspepsia"
',You win"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

eyer hit on the head. Two reports only
we're sent out from Atlanta concerning
that affair; one said he was Chit on a
prominent corner" the other said he was
violently struck on busy square"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
should Disarm Railway Jusgernaut.

from the New York World.
Nevertheless. Prof Muensterberg's point
that American railways have caused more
fatalities than American cannon is well
taken. A subcommittee Of the Peace
Congress might profIably devote itself to
securing the disarmament of the railway
Juggernaut
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Learning from the Cubans

From the New York Herald.
Our Cuban wards can teach us a thing
or two. Down there they arm a baseball
umpire with a revolver. and the fans
are so quiet that one can hear a foul tip
in the furthermost "bleachers."
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
And 80 Cedar (berts.

Il suppose Mother Eve had plenty OF
fuTs
I'm bet they didn't last long"
why not?"
There were behemoths in those days. "
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
A sure Sign.

Jones must be getting ready to run for
Office"
"Why?"
He admits that he's one OF the COM
mon people"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
No Wonder.

Il once had brain-storm."
How did it happen?'
i was trying TO explain to a Boston
girl just what Is meant by the term pie
faced mutt "
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Roosevelt viii carry Taft TO victory, "
observes an enthusiastic contemporary.
Perhaps push him, or lead him, or some
thing Of that kind. if you please; but
''carry him"-not much.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Mr.. Longworth was, Of course, wrong
to designate Ohio the mother of Presi-
dents" Technically. Ohio IS the step
mother If Presidents
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Defiant.

My girl. you must cultivate a mseker
spirit Don't you wish to SO to heavengf
Yes; but ! don't want no angel starin'
at me through no lorgnette"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
In Vino sonlniuna.

Beware loquaci0us dinner guests.
They may give yOu an awful scare.
Until you see. mid other pests,
Ceuspiraeics n st everywhere.
And So perhaps. the better way,
When sou Invite such folks 10 dire,
Is not 10 lee them ges TOO CAV
l0g i better slowly pass the wine
indianapolis Ness.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Milking Home Hannr.

you have no sense of humor." he COM
planned, "You cant take a joke
IL took one when 1 got you. she bit
terly replied.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Filtered.

When sunshine filters thro' a tree,
You may be sure
That with the sick it will agree,
For il is pure.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Yhntn pemocrnf Is.

From The New York Nail
Also. to answer the Worlds What
Is q Democrat" question. a Democrat is
a man who has to pay election bets.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
A New Departure.

The Office boy wants 20 get of this
afternoon. Says his grandmother"
rs dead. hey?"
mo; Is willing"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Has Been Demonstrated Before.

From the birmingham Age-HeTald
Lieu. McCabe. Of she Sixth Cavalry is
TO ride an Arabian stallion from Port
land, Greg. 10 New York, to test the en-
durance of the horse. The endurance Of
the lieutenant is not taken into consider
alton.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Thnt'E Inherent.

The law holds an accused person inno-
cent until he is proved guilty"
The law may. But how about the
poliee?"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Not a Carpet Bngger.

Daniel ii. Chamberlain, who died at
Charlottesville, Va. last week. although
a New Englander by birth and for n
brief spell governor OF South Carolina in
reconstruction days. was not. strictly
speaking, carpetbagger. He suffered
the Odium Of this reputation bv reason OF
the misdeeds OF the notorious Franklin J.
Moses. under whom. as governor of the
Palmetto State he served as attorney
general. Moses died in penury in Massa-
chusetts only q few years ago. Mr.. Cham
berlain was the Republican candidate for
governor OF South Carolina against Gen
Wade Hampton In the memorable cam
paign Of 1876. as the result Of which civil
war was threatened in the State for
a while because both candidates claimed
election and each had himself sworn into
office. After the Hayes administration
was inaugurated Ia Washington pressure
was successfully brought 20 bear llpon
Mr.. Chamberlain TO forego peaceabIy his
claim TO the gOveruorship. and a reign of
terror was thereby averted Mr.. Cham
Derlain removed TO South Carolina from
Massachusetts soon after the close of the
great war. without any thought of enter
ing politics. His sole desire was 20 be-
come "a cotton planter But be failed in
this. and was i'm a manner drafted into
the bitter political warfare of the State
by the moderate element of reconstruc-
tiOnists. To the day of his death he
enjoyed the respect of the better element
or South Carolinians, Several years ago
he wrote a notable book in advocacy of
a white mans government in this country
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
One Result of an April snowstorm.

From the New Nurk Mani
They are stil trying TO find the answer
to The Washington Herald's What is
the plural OF grapefruit" We don't know
But we do know the plural of snowstorm
yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
SHE

Yes, your eyes have Oft betrayed you.
All that you could tell / know;
j have learned your hearts dear secret
You revealed 1t long ago;
BY your signs and by your glances
All that you could whisper now
/ have learned with glad assurance
But repeat IL. anyhow.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Prom the Kansas City Journal
The Kansas wheat crop is still standing
pat at 1oo, but the peach crop has prob
ably had a few points bitten OF hy the
frost
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
The Trouble with stead.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Editor Stead is making the mistake Of
not sufficiently blue-penciling himself
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

ments to Indianas numerous literary
lights" Would the Star have the monu-
ments crowd the Inhabitants all over
into Illinois and Ohio?
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

The mayor Of Philadelphia proposes "A
S2.000.o)3 Temple Of Justice for thai
city. That ought TO be good for S1.5S5-
234SS ''rake-off'' for the grafters.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
senntor Rnxner,s Idea.

fFUI Inc haiTinllIt Jun.
Senator Rayner has an idea that this is
a government founded on Constitution
TO be run according 10 law.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
Powers to Retiref ?

Representative Bowellyn Powers. of
the Fourth Maine district. is to retire
from Congress with the expiration of his
present term, SO il is reported. but Maine
folks in Washington do not believe it..
Gov. Powers career has been notable.
He first came to Congress thirty years
ago. and then dropped out of national
affairs until six years ago. when he was
reelected to the House of the Fifty
seventh Congress. IN the interim he
served two terms as governor Of his State
His judgment upon all banking legisla-
ton is implicitly relied upon By Speaker
Cannon. himself a banker, and as a mem
Der Of the Committee on Territories he
has been influential in shaping legislation
for the admittance OF new States HIS
friends declare that if he has announced
his purpose to retire with the expiration
Of the next Congress he will be induced
to change mis- mind before nomination
time rolls around. He is one of the
picturesque and really forceful men In the
House, his long. black hair making him
a conspicuous figure in any assembIage.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

The Korean authorities are looking for
"a bride Tor Prince Yung Chin. However.
no good American dollars arc thought 20
be in Danger, so far as this princely ne
gOtiatiOn is concerned.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

The Baltimore Sun says: Col John
Temple Graves IS still suffering from that
blow he received on the head e There is
no evidence before the court that he was
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

The country seems disposed TO look upon
col. John Temple Graves as a good man
gone wrong.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
A New Peril.

from tine Norfolk Landmark
"Dementia Americana" seems to be try
Ing to get into politics.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

The Independent Order OF Owls has
been organized in Indiana. Gay old birds,
doubtless
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

A swat over the head with valise may
not be the most approved way of getting
even with a Pullman porter, but SIR
Thomas +. Watson is not the first man
10 feel like administering it.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

But viii DR.. Wiley explain the differ
ence between ''semper idem' r. L. Morse
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Those Michigan burglars who entered
4 mans house and stole his trousers with
the expectation of getting his weekly pay
envelope along with them, should have
considered the probability of the mans
wife beating them TO It.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

The Atlanta Georgian isn't going TO get
Us into a row about Elberto peaches.
They are doubtless very nice to eat
especially we presume, DO they taste
good 20 people forced TO live upon Chat
shad.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Mr.. ". J. Oliver says ex-Engiueer
stevens is "A GUTTER a dead one. and 4
welcher.' This Will probably relieve ex-
Engineer Wallace of some small amount
of that lonesome feeling.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Every woman under thirty thinks she
IS an actress says Miss Ellen Terry
That, however. is no reason why so many
Of them should try TO make the public
believe il.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Gold mine figures IN a woman's suit.
says newspaper headline. They fre-
quentiy figure ia their hats. also.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

We cheerfully admit 10 the Houston
Post that Texas raises the largest bell
weevils la the world
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Mrs Won ClausseH now threatens 70
write book. Secretary Loeb is respOn-
sible for that,
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
The Navy's Target Practice.

Contrary TO popular belief. target prac-
tice In the navy Is not nops the expense
20 the government II was "a few wears ago
Under the present dispensation. il has
been reduced 10 a cost that is a mere bag
atelle 10 what il formerly was. ana its
value has al the same time been enhanced
in the matter Of efficiency. This is due
very largely 10 the intelligent and per
slstent efforts Of Lieut. Commander WI
ham +. Simms. who now is attached TO
the Bureau OF Navigation ia Washington
and has charge Of target practice While
naval attache Of the American Embassy
in Paris Commander Slmms worked nr5t
the system which supplanted the old
and expensive plan In the navy. He re-
ceived his first hint from Sir Percy scott
or the British navy while they were both
serving in Asiatic waters. The system is
as simple as IL is Inexpensive and efficient
II consists merely ln the use Of targets at
tacheQ 10 The boOUs. or yard arms. Of
Wafships, so arranged that they take on
the swelis aud undulating movements Of
the water. thus giving the marksman "A
perfect reproduction OF the movements of
a ship al distance. At these targets the
Dig guns * the ship, every shot Of which
1t9ta plle OF money are not fired In
stead small fire arm is attached 10 the
o'g gun exactly parallel with the huge
weapon. and this small piece is used by
The marksman. The gun is set At varying
ranges so as TO accustom the gunners. TO
me actual conditions that prevail when
hring at an enemy, and by this means
points are scored and accurate records OF
them are kept In order that grades Of lu-
diFldu2l craftsmanship may be preserved
nder the new system the marksman-
ship Of our navy has been brought up To
the highest standard in the world IL IS
said that when we went to war with
Spain Il was lower than that OF any naval
power, Spain alone excepted. Tens OF
thousands Of dollars every year are thus
InLnr a Nan I n. ,-..r-.-r.r.--..A
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

a brave Federal soldier has made Car
rie Nation a proposal of marriage notes
the Nashville American. Necessarily, he
was brave.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

The death Of Gen. Christmas is officially
denied. Christmas seems equally as hard
10 abolish as Santa Claus
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Perhaps Mr.. Delmas is now convinced
that brain-stOrms that bloom in the
spring, ira Ia, have nothing to do with
the case.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
ALTERNATING CURRENTS.

from the Chicago Record Herald.
TIE SECRET.
HE.
Have my eyes not told the secret
That has long been in my breast?
Have you. as / fingered with you.
Never known OF never guessedZ
Need / beg of you 10 listen.
Need J grOpe for words 10 tell,
Since my glanees have betrayed me.
Since you know the truth so we'll?
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

A CoffeyTille Kans.. man declares that
he saw an angel flying across the State
few days since. OF course. the angel
could hardly have been expected to stop
IN Kansas
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

An Roosevelt society has been
formed in Georgia. The first black cloud
on the hcrizon, but a particularly black
one 1t is.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Gladstone Dowie was willed one Lone
some $40 bill by his father. Elijah His
chances OF being kissed are, therefore.
Just as remote as ever
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18
our Attitude Toward Ponce.

Ohio's door Of hope" opens on Wash
iugtol City. all right
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Perhaps some one viii request Mr..
Bellamy StOreT 10 nominate Mr. Roosevelt
for third term before the thing has
run its course.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-18

Mr.. James J. HiH, president Of the
Great Northern Railroad. reached the city
last evening and is stopping at the Airing
ton.