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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-06-22
THE TREND OF TIE TINES

John Temple Graves. O. Georgia.
whc would have Bryan nominate
Roosevelt as the next Democratic
candidate fol the presidency. IS aot
50 tsr OF after a.. OF course such
= thing would D party suicide arc
WI never Occur. The Two Pz-les
are ST. 5z1 apart OF se,erzi great
issues ard these issues WI hoe
their organizations intact
BIZ when We say Graves IS &c.
IA OF. Ne mean that he IS one o.
the many Throughout this country
who recognizes that ne uan who
WI % elected president r 1905 VII
be o. TIE Roosevelt B-yza-Lztole---
suipe he must - what the Ole
gold-5ug wing o. TIE Democratic
party would have called a radical
which WIKI then vas a synonym
tor l--zrc. The man The people
want IS = TAI conpeten-zn6 capable
O carving CT wAat Nj. BRYAN &C
vocs-ed. and NJ. Roosevelt has. il
. measure. PIT INTO etfec- Ssoh .
nzn WI Dc the neU president CT q
platform Of the peoples making.
Il Is silly e say NJ. Roosevet CT
NJ. Bryan IS = dangerous nan.
B0th are loyzl. patriotic o.u1ers who
are ciose % TIE masses l. IS
the b.g 1zsczls whom they have e.
and VINO are now frightened because
theiE -zsczlity hss beer exposed
that arc the counuy's resl menace
BIT the people are not gong 70 <.
the corPos1o-s. O. the favored T.
terests. @ the uustS make the Tex
platform snd nominate TIE rex
candidate fos either parry.
John Tempe Caves sees IL
trend Of TIE G1es. and although W
believe L would destroy tne Demo
cratic party 70 nominate Rooscyelt
yes ne people want mz- ths1 "
90 something for tEe masses. nOt
putty candidate who ~ou-d III III
race o. Z platform OF empty pat
tu6es. The people are sl-POwert-
and are going 70 name the candidate.
Of their liking Oh platforms Of the
own making. Or there IS going % d
something doing Il 1908
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-06-22
Chesapeake & Ohio R'y,
Scenic Route TO the West.

Fast Vestibuled Trains Parlor Cars 20
Richmond. Pullman Sleepers TO Lou
isville. Cincinnati, Chicago. St.Louis
wRSrBoUND DAILY THRo-GH TRAINS.
Lv Williamsburg. =. 10 ~ m...6.Oi p m
Direct connections for all Points West,
Northwest and Southwest.
Fast Trains Tor se~por, News and Norfolk.
I've williamsburg. %. sc "A un.4.56 IN
Locals for Newport News and Old Point.
I've Williamsburg .C4 a na...6.32 d IN
Locals for Richmond
I've williamsburg SIG a m...6.32 o IN
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-06-22

Rates 70 all 5Oo per inoh ger i~~us
with discounts for space and mas T.
"a noticss.snt resolutions : cents *
ur ~ words . The huc
Entered AZ the postothcs a. William
burz a. second class uail-rn. ttcr.
SATURDAY. JUNE - 1907.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-06-22

o.. ~ ,ss n 1oo ~ - x ~s.pgsr -
vour pspcr. Il Indicates that grur sub
scripgion has expired. ricSS rc-iit
rance - resolved INC paper N'4 o~ ci>.
courr-ucd-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Milwaukee Sentinel: Says the reckless
Washington Herald; 'KuTOpatkin's pen
is smiteier than his sword Man, man,
have you no regard for the hereafter?
Augusta Herald. The washington Her
aids theory that shakespeare's plays
were written by a corporation suggests
that possibly Hamlet did have water on
the brain.
indianapolis Sun: What shall we do
with our ex-war sc9res?" asks The
Washington Herald. Referred to Capt.
Hobson, chairman Of the committee on
hostiiitics,
Dayton News: The Washington Herald
says. An Ohio woman wants a divorce
because her husband is baseball crank.
We do not believe IL. At least about this
season OF the year the baseball crank is
make a wife happy
New York Mail. Dr. Mary Walker &C
coTdiug 20 The Washington Herald. says
that the strong odor Of onions in a room
will prevent sickness. Co to- There are
thousands of schemes to prevent sickness;
what we need is a single one 10 prevent
the strong OdOT Of onions.
Atlanta Journal. The Washington Her
aid thinks that Shakespeare's plays were
written by "A syndicate, But vino ever
heard Of "a Shakespearean franchise. of
Shakcspearean stock in the market. Of
protective tarif on foreign editions. or Of
the price beng all that the traffic can
beaT2
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
IMPROBABLE STANDPATTERS.
Why President Roosevelt Has Lost
Interest in the Thrift

From fhs Boston Transcript
President Roosevelt does not intend 10
90 anything toward comprehensive tariff
revision in his administration. aside. per
haps. from preliminary inquiries. or in
resignation. looking toward some subse-
queut action This has been known for
some time. II represents. however.
very considerable change in his point Of
view since the summer of lg34 when the
desire for tariff modification was strongly
I'm his thought.
Many Influences have conspired 10 bring
about this apparent change of purpose.
Mr.. Roosevelt knows better than ever
before his own party leaders IN Congress,
Ike Speaker Cannon and John Dalzell.
aId Senator's Aldricn. Hale. and Warren
RE has seen his favorite measure TO give
a little relief 10 the Impoverished Philip
pines hOpclesSly stalled I'm committee. New
England Republican Senators even Civ
ing q majority IN favor of the stalling
Whenever tariff revision is mentioned 20
the prevailing oligarchy Of Republican
Senators, their response reminds him OF
the lines;
You may as wei use question with the wolf
Why He bath made the eve btat for the lamb;
lou mag 4s wen forbid the mountain pines
To Wae theT high tops. and to make no noise
When they are frstted with Che gusts Of heaven
There are few rehgi0ns. or schools Of
philosophy or systems OF medicine. whose
adherents know anything OF the devotion
which the real staudpatteT feels for the
protective system, as embodied in the
existing schedules. Sentiment and cam
paign contributions combine TO make
them impreguable
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
Bailey This Week.


Now that the legislative investigation
at Austin has been brought % close
it is believed Senator Bailey will return
to Washington by the middle Of the
week and resume his work in the Senate
He has not been here this session, be-
cause just before the session began he
was hurriedly caied back to Texas by
friends. who informed him that the move
ment for an inquiry by the legislature
into tue allegations made against him
could not be stopped. His return 70 his
seat is not likely to be marked by any
unusual demonstration on the part Of his
colleagues. who however, are all pleased
by his vndication.
At least one Of the brilliant Texans
Democratic colleagues took early oppor-
tunity to proclaim mis- implicit faith in
him. Reference is had to Mr. Tillman.
The South Carolinian's seat adjOins that
OF Mr. Bailey. and at the last session they
stood resoluteiy together on all of the
more radical propositions cGntended for
by the Democrats during the progress Of
railroad rate legislation. In an author
lied interview at the inception Of the
fight on Senator Bailey IN Texas Senator
Tillman declared his firm belief that the
investigation would establish his innO-
cence
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
RaiIroad Traeks Across Streets.

Our amilble Board Of District Commits
sioners apparently are unable 20 say no,
save in very exceptional cases. 1t was
their policy, as we understood it-and a
good policy il seemed to be-to frown
upon any further cutting up OF streets
with railroad tracks, especially in the
northeast section of the city. This policy
was supposed TO be fixed. 1t ought TO
have been a fixed policy, whether it was
or not.
But now We have the remarkable spec
tacle of the Commissioners saying TO
Congress. with respect 10 an innocent
tenton some days ago-saying in effect
yes. Congress may authorize the Balti-
more and Ohio TO lay its tracks across
First street and another less important
street ia the immediate vicinity, pro-
vided the anu-smoke bill becomes a law,
and provided further. that the tracks do
not extend within 100 feet of North Cap
loI stree-. This is "a bit of logic or
reasoning that passes all understanding.
The bill is either "a good one or bad one,
is either entitled to a favorable report
on its merits as a general proposition
or deserves an adverse report In our
opinion, T. has no merit whatever, and
should meet a summary death.
Ostensibly it is intended 10 provide
trackage for a projected wholesale mar
ket- But why choose a location requiring
tae further cutting up of thoroughfares
by railway tracks? Why not select a site
where tracks are provided for, or in eX-
istence, IN the northeast or southeast
There are such sites to be had. Ger
tainly citizens have some rights which
ought to be respected, even il the future
OF the Capital is not 10 be borne in mind.
Congress should be alert enough to eff
fectually dispose of this measure. It IS
called for by no emergency. Prompt de-
feat should be its portion, if it ever gets
out of the pigeonhole.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24

Us. IS no match for the forces arrayed
IN opposition 10 the establishment OF a
regime OF economic justice. 1t must be
conioincG with the reserved powers Of the
States, ana the two directed by strong
leadership to tic common end. That
leadership Mr.. Taylor finds in the Presi-
dency, the influence of which he obviously
believes may be legitimately used to pro-
mote concert of action among the menu
bers of the Union.
This leads Mr. Taylor, naturally, to the
opinion, with which all thoughtful men
Will agree. that our next President must
be man Of the larger mold. with
strong right arm. It is indeed a grave
question who shall succeed the Strong
Man now in the White House. The Presi-
Dental office is no place for a craven or a
Weakling. 1t Is a position Of great power
and tremendous responsibility. The peO-
pie rightly expect much of it. They look
to it for leading and governance; they de-
mand of it commanding qualities. Then
should they see to it that their Presiden-
tial candidates are strong men, fun Of
rectitude of purpose. trinity Of viii, and
soundness o. judgment. We must put
into our greatest Office our worthiest
men. That is the lesson which the growth
Of executive power should enforce upon
the citizenship OF our common country.
Now that the Iioke Smith boom is at
large, Atlanta viii perhaps cease demand
Ing tie Democratic convention. There
isa't room IN Atlanta for the convention.
Hoke, and the boom all at the same time
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24

So far as the army and navy are con-
cerned, Congress viii adjourn on March
with a notable record for what il failed
to enact in the way OF legislation for the
services. At the beginning OF the Fifty
ninth Congress in December, 1895. Secre-
tary Taft submitted score Of bills. care
fully drafted by the general staff Of the
War Department, relating to as many sep
arate and distinct measures regarded as
necessary for the improvement Of the
system of military defense. These in
oluded propositions for a reserve coast de-
Tense in case Of war. promotion by eIimi-
nation, organization of service corps in
the army, and increase Of pay OF company
noucommiSsioned officers
All the bills originating in that quarter
were accompanied by copious and iIlumi-
mating memoranda exploiting the virtues
Of the projects. with letters of more or
less special Endorsement from the Secre-
tary Of War, and, in one or two cases.
messages. from the President, all of which
were backed up by conferences between
the head OF the War Department and the
chairmen Of the House and Senate Mill
tary Committees. Hardly any Of these
bills has been taken up seriously by either
the House or Senate committees. one ex-
ception being the Medical Department bill,
which was made the subject of one or two
hearings. and the artillery bill. which re-
ceived marked favor and became a law
without amendment, and is now being put
into operation.
The army appropriation bill contains a
few provisions out of the ordinary. such
as the extra allowance for heat and light.
but that haven of the Ionefcent rider"
this year brings little solace and less sub
stance to an anxious personnel The ses-
sion viii close, therefore, with no more
alluring prospect than an intimation that
Speaker Cannon viii not permit more than
one radical military measure 20 become "a
law during the lifetime of Congress.
That body does not lack for suggestion or
appeal, it viii be seen, and the army still
finds itself in the throes Of despair over
getting anything like what it asked. much
less what it wanted.
The navy has Jared no better. It's hone
of increased pay is coupled with the fate
.of any measure OF similar import for the
army, since the navy. with the Marine
Corps and the Revenue Gutter Service. is
on army pay The recommendations
made by succeeding Secretaries Of the
Navy during the existence Of the present
Congress have been largely ignored. and
conspicuous indifference has been shown
the plan for reorganizlng and facilitating
promotion in the personnel From the serv-
ice point Of view this is discouraging, but
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
Standardized TAYLOR.

The credentials of SeuatOT-eleCt Robert
J.. Taylor were presented 10 the Senate a
few days since. The substitution of Gov.
Taylor for Mr.. Carmack by the people Of
Tennessee is an event of more than pass
ing Importance and has attracted wide
spread attention throughout the land
T'l3s Mr. Carmack is TO leave the Senate
is a matter Of keen regret His splendid
ability. his personal integrity and great
usefulness are conceded. lie has been
rcckoned one of the boldest of the Demo-
cratic knights, and his rapier has been
an instrument OF magnificent effective
ness when he has seen MT to bring it into
play.
il VIII not do for the country 10 adopt
the idea, however, that Tennessee is not
10 have in Robert Love Taylor a man who
measures well up to Senatorial size. All
that may be said Of Mr.. Carmack's spIen-
did honesty may just as 1ruthfully be
said Of Gov Taylor Nor viii il do 10 be-
lieve that the new Senator viii essay the
role of jester in the Senate, 20 the detri-
ment Of Tennessee's standing therein. He
is broadly genial, and enjoys a joke or
good story no less heartily than Mr. Taft,
but he is a vigorous and studious thinker,
and his grasp Of public affairs is intelli-
gent and patriotic. Those who visit the
Senate when Gov. Taylor shall have taken
his seat with the expectation of seeing
him DO or hearing him say something
fresh" or funny" viii distinctly be dis
appointed. He is not going to precipitate
"a al ia 81 4
new Senator from Arkansas has planned.
nor is he going TO enact the leading role
in vaudeville stunts"
It is entirely probable that the new Sen
ator from Tennessee will be. after some
three of four years service one of the
really strong men Of the Senate He. is
certain 10 be immensely popular with his
colleagues. He is to-day the strongest
man with the masses in the entire State
of Tennessee. No other man in that state
could have defeated the scintnlatng Car
mack. It has been the lifetime ambition
of Gov. Taylor 70 sit I'm the Senate. Three
times he serve. lis people as governor
and il might lave been ten had he so
willed. When he asked for the Sena-
torship il was not within the heart OF
Tennessee 10 refuse. He is nothing Of a
demagogue or time server. He is gem
timely hkable and thoroughly capable. No
ordinary man could win, and hold, his
peoples affections like Gov Taylor has.
It is the fashion In some quarters TO
laugh at the new Senator from the VoIun-
teer State. Down there it is more the
fashion TO laugh with, him. He doesn't
mind that; he rather enjoys it, His far
famed fiddle and bow are part and parcel
of the man, but not Of his more serious
side. While this sunshiny nature is there.
in truth and in fact, it will not do for the
idea TO obtain that he is not. really. Il
great. big man and a fuH-sized Senatorial
possibility. For he is,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
4 FABLE.

The hen remarked to the muley COW,
As she clcked her daily lay,
THAT is. the hen cacIlgdl. Its funny how
I'm good fer an CEE a day.
I'm fool To do It. for what do J get?
Aiy food and my lodging Ms
But the poodle gets that-he's the household pct
And he never has laid o single egg yet
Not even when eggs are high
The mulcy COW remarked to tbo hen.
As she masticated her cd
THAT is, the Cow did, wei. what theng
You quit. and your name is mud.
I'm good fer eight gallons of milk each day,
And I'm given my stable and grub
But the parrot gets that much anyway
All she can gobble-and what does she pay?
Not a dribble Of milk, the dub
But Che hI-ed man remarked to the pair.
You Git all that's comm TO you.
The poodle does tricks. an the parrot kin swear,
Which is better thin you kin do.
You're necessary. but what's the use
@ bcwailin Your daily partg
You're b0uTgCois-Workin's your only excuse;
You can't DO nothjn' but Jest produce-
What them fellers does is Art'
-CleTeland Leader
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY "a. 1907
omnipoteney of the Tariff.

We extract from A shipping circular
issued in behalf of ship-subsidy legisla-
tiun these propositions:
The protective tariff has placed the
American steamship out of business.
The protective tariff ought TO put the
American steamship back in business
gain"
But how The answer is ready: Tax
the tariff for a sufficient sum 10 subsidize
American shipping. Make those who are
reaping the benefits Of the tariff give up
some Of their profits 10 the steamship"
OmnipOtent and benehcent tariff, that
can by the same process destroy and up
huildi Why should any one give a mo-
ments serious consideration" 10 the re-
vision or alteration Of an Institution OF
such potency for the national veal?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
Too Much for Him.

As an Illustration Of the embarrassment
that some times confronts public speak
ers. Representative Charles A. Towne
yesterday told of the experience of an
freshman who was d member Of the
Michigan State senate. The ITishman ac-
cepted an urgent invitation to deliver
an address to the convicts I'm the Michi-
gan peHitentiary on Washington's Birth
day. The unusual situation had not oc-
CURED 20 the orator until he faced his
audience Of hard-faced men in stripes
He surveyed them hesitatingly for a mo-
ment before be uttered a word, and then
said.
Il confess that / do not know how 70
begin. I cannot say Gentlemen. because
none of you is gentleman. or you
wouldn't be here in stripes. I can't cali
you 1ellOw-citizens. because the laws Of
this State have taken your citizenship
away. cannot call you friends, be-
cause If / did ] would be suspected OF
being one Of you. SO I think I can't
speak 90 you at all. though may God
have mercy on your souls"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24

From the Kansas City Journal.
Probably the greatest sufferer from the
discontinuance of free passes is the Pull
man company. Very few Of the thousands
who received free railway transportation
enjoyed any favors at the hands Of the
Pullmans They paid For their berths
like other passengers. Riding without
cost they generally felt able to indulge
in the luxury of q bed. Cutting of the
bulk Of this travel has cut off many
thousands of the Pullmans revenue. In
fact, hundreds of sleeping cars are hauled
back and forth now that are little more
than so many empties. Any commercial
traveller viii bear witness to this
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
A LAY SERMON.
BY 4 LAYsIAN.
Peter, Peter. pumpkin eater
Had a wife and couldn't keep her;
Re put her in e pumpkin shell,


He put her in e pumpkin shell,
And there he kept her very well
This Peter no doubt Ike some others
neglected to count the cost before mar
riage, or he may have been either an I'M
fortunate or unthrifty man. The fact
remains, however. that Peter found him
self having a wife and unable to take
care of her.
That he was poor is shown by the fact
that his food consisted of pumpkins. Per
haps his wife was not satisfied with this
diet, but wanted something better. No
doubt she became serious and discon-
tented. and may have made very proper
requests for better food, which Peter
found himself unable to supply Her re-
quest may have gone farther. and she
may have very Justly asked for more
and costlier clothes and other Things
which Peter was unable to supply. or she
may have been frugal only that her
thrift might feed excesses she could Ill
afford
This made Peter unhappy. and he Sc
riously considered what he was to do.
The thought. no doubt happy one,
struck him that smaller apartments
would cost less. and he naturally turned
to the pumpkin she'll. Evidently his &C
ton was a success. for we are told that
there he kept her very we'll.
The pumpkin shell is typical Of small
and humble home; and then Peter and
his wife concluded that. after all, hap
piness does not come from living In large
and fine houses and with all Of the APP
purtenances which such residences re-
quire, but that people can be happy only
when they are contented with the lot
which comes TO them, and strive to do
the best they can under all circumstances.
He who holds fast the golden mean
And lives cUnteBtedy between
The little and tho great,
Feels not the wants which pinch the poor,
Or ghosts which haunt the rich mans door.
EmbittcTing all bis state
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
American Army Belt for Russia.

From Arms and the Man.
The technical commission OF the Rus
sian general staff has recommended the
adoption Of an American military web
cartridge belt and haversack for the Rus
sian army. This equipment, which is put
in one piece is far lighter than the pres
ent Russian outfit, each piece of which
IS donned and DOTTED separately The
American equipment also costs % cents
less per man.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SO 1T SEEMS.

When he earned ten plunks week,
Hadn't much for rent.
They were glad for rooms to seek
In a tenement
Soon his pay reached two times ten,
Twas an income fat,
And you could have found them thf n
Living I'm a fiat.
When he reached the thirty mark
Straight they had 20 get
Into rooms which were, though dark,
AS apartment" let.
Were they happy Saints above.
They were not that sort.
On his next raise they did move
Right into a court"
All the rooms they've ever had
Were about the same.
So you see there is. egad,
Something in a name,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
WHEN KATIE TwO-sTEPs.

When Katie two-sJsps round with me.
I'm far from gay as I can be;
I've only asked her fer the dance
Because she's staying with my aunts;
They make the thing a special plea
Kate dances i'll and hops too free.
And since she weighs e-sighty-three,
The b00t-licks rock our st0ut-built manse
When Katie tWosteps.
She steers nc with a gTsmDus Elee
Bang INTO couples ! can't see.
Who seek my feet as we advance,
And. stepping on them, make me pTance
With sTief-and. oh. it's sgouce
When Katie too steps.
-Richmond Times Dispatch
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it points to the necessity Of having a per-
sonnet bin which viii resist criticism,
defy attack, and VIII not arouse the inter
nal strife which has marked the progress
OF the campaign in favor OF naval per-
sonnet Improvement and relief.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
Like Father, Like Son.

From Tt-Bits
TOMMY don't want to go to school
pa.
Ps-But don't you want a decent edu-
cation, my son?
Tbmmy-No, pa. I'd rather grow up to
be just like you.
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&c PrivIIeges of WeaIth.

Prom Pickllc-Up.
The Waiter can recommend that wine
list sir We've got some very old wines
in our cellar.
The Lady-Oh, We don't want any old
stuff We're rich enough to have the
newest you've got