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The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
The Animal Influence.

It is extraordinary how a little Cfrcum-
stance which occurs 10 a child will leave
a lifelong and lasting impression. and
sometimes change the whole course Of
ones existence. Mr. Frank Gentry had
the whole course of his life changed by
the brutality, oppression. and cruelty Of
an old maid school teacher He attended
school in the city of his birth-Bl0om-
ington, Ind.-and being a boy of seri-
GUS inclinatIons. was a deep student. the
height of his ambition being to become a
minister. TITS strange" he says, "how
easily the course Of our lives is changed,
but a combination Of an old cat, a rat.
and a slate, settled me. It was recitation
day at school, and this old lady principal
had been Furnishing me for things I did
and some never did, for a long time
On this particular day. I had forgotten
to learn a recitation, and I knew I was
in for it, so ! made up nay mind that
for once. il had to be licked, / would
earn the Kicking. When the class stood
UP, / put up my hand and was called up
to recite. made q profound and polite
bow TO the teacher, and proceeded with
my iNt4ldAib2t HattSn ACtANS1EA -A AtlC
top of my voice. so that il might be
heard all over the room I commenced:
A rat ran up the wall,
/ saw his tail
And that was all
That settled 1.-THE rat never got any
farther up the wall. and ] never got any
farther with the narrative for the angry
old lady hurled an enormous slate AT my
| head which made a cut on it, which ls
visible to-day. l ran out of school and
went home and have never been back
since TO that seminary. / met the old
lady the other day at Bloomington, when
] was visiting home, and I believe she
still regards me as a child and an in
corrigible. How do you do. Frank, she
said. ! suppose you are up to some mis-
chief I assured her that I was not;
that 1 only had come home to visit my
family, but she only shook her head and
said: You were always bad boy; you
ran away from school,
There said Mr.. Gentry, you see how
the indeIible impression created on my
mind by the cruelty of that old lady
changed the whole course OF my life, and
that mythical rat implanted in my mind
a love for animals and a hatred for any
thing approaching cruelty, either toward
children or dumb brCtes, ard il is to
children and animals that my brothers
and myself. owe ali our success in life"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Are you swiftly shooting star,
But the headlight on the car
OF some airshiD in its fight
Dsshing thus along at nighti
Is there nothing IN your way
No policeman there who may
Stop you when you thus exceed
Every known legal speed
If there's not. and you were mine.
Many fine, hilarious tins
l should hare behind you there,
Sailing gayly through the aiE,
But when y0a go out Of sight,
Leaving nangllt but blackest night
Where your brightness last was seen.
Does that mean the gasoline
Is al gone, and win be there
Till some one Will some 20 spare
Happens on that lonely route
Where ] erstvhilc saw you shoot,
But where now you seem 20 Be
Stranded midst that cloud ! seeg
r-The Bohemia
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
Mhnt lie Had fn snr.

well. George, do you know it is /
O'Clock? What have you TO say for your
self?'
Il did have s-s-somethin' 10 s-say, my
dear. b-but you've gone an s-scared il
out OF m-my head. Oh, remember it
n-now"
"Weil. what is it?"
Good night"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
Admiral Charles $. sperry.

One Of the American delegates to the
international conference at The Hague.
who has made his presence felt in dis
.eussion Of naval matters, and especially
in the matter Of the establishment Of
prize courts. is Admiral Charles s. Sperry.
y. s, n, who was born September 3. 1917,
IN Brooklyn, n. Y He studied in the
public schools Of waterbury, Conn. and
he graduated from the Naval Academy az
Annapolis in the class of 1856. He wes
MADE lieutenant in 1870, and it was not
until fifteen years later than ne reached
the next grade OF lieutenant commander.
He was made a commander In 1884. In
1900 he received the rank OF captain. Since
1858 Admiral Sperry has been on duty in
and about Washington. His home Is In
Connecticut
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

A newspaper correspondent says "Mr.
Roosevelt would find it easier to bend
ar. Taft TO his views than any other Re-
publican possibility" Somehow the idea
Of bending" Mr.. Taft doesn't strike US
as entirely possible. Now. If he had said
Mr.. Fairbanks, why, he looks decidedly
more bendable.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
THE oPTLMIsT.

For the extraordinary blessings that
come to us We have the power. all Of as,
to be thankful; to recognize that we have
something to be grateful for. But how
often do we fall to realize some Of the
more ordinary blessings without which
life was pain and a great burden?
have IN mind. for instance. that wonder
fui blessing OF sleep. How naturally we
accept It and are hardly conscious OF
thaHkfulness On account OF II, because
It comes so naturally. But let there come
a time when troubles of the mind and
heart beset US so that we cannot sleep;
then 1t is that we come 10 appreciate the
blessing that Il IS.
II seldom visits sorrow; when Il doth,
Il Is q comforter,
says Shakespeare. All Of the poets have
recognized the relationship Of misery 10
sleeplessness. Keats with his
Oh. magic sleepi Oh comfortable bird
That broodest Der the troubled sea Of mind
Til ii is hushed and smooth.
And Young, who in his Night
Thoughts" halls
Tired natures sweet reztorgr baImy sleepl
he Ike the world. his ready visit pays,
Where fortune smiles-the ETetched he fonakes
And Jean Ingelow;
Oh. sleep! We are beholden to thee. sleep;
Thau Dearest angels 70 rs IN the night
Saints out q heaven with palms Seen BY thy light
Sorrow IS some old tale that goeth not deep;
Love is pouting child
''ro sleep" says Amiel.o is to strain
and purify our emotion. to deposit the
mud Of life, 20 calm the fever Of the soul,
to return into the bosom of maternal ma
ture, then to reissue, healed and strong
Sleep is a sort Of innocence and puTifca-
ton. Blessed be he who gave II 10 the
poor sons Of man as the sure and faithful
companion of life. our daily healer and
consOler." That is what the blessing OF
sleep means. that blessing which We ae-
/ cept with as much nonehalanee as We &C
eept the air we breathe.
We. though. that are not blind, unthink-
+ ing optimists. but desire to be thankful
with reason in our souls. can realize how
I large a part the blessing Of sleep plays in
our affairs. 1 think that one of the best
passages in one Of SteVenson's most
earnest prayers is that in which he prays
that we may be taken 10 our resting beds
wearied and undiscovered! That is a
thought that We should all do well to
cling to.
Sleep marks the pause in our activi-
ties; the resting bed" is the place OF
all places where for d few moments, ere
sleep comes, We may reckon UP the day
just passed-so much good, so much III
and if. as is toO often the case, the bal
ance shall be found. through our own
weakness. rather than through our desire
to be on the wrong side, at least we may
know that with the blessing Of sleep Ne
may rise in the morning refreshed, "a
greet another day and make another bat
tie for the good that cries within our
souls.
Oi az the thoughts u God that are
Borne inward into seals afar
Al0HE the PsaImists music deep
NoW tell ne that ans IS
For eift Or grace surprising this
he giVeth His beloved sleep"
His dews drip mutely on the hill
His cloud above Il saileth STILL
Though on It's siope men SOW and reap
More sEtly than the dew IS shed,
Or cloud Is f0ated overhead
He giTeth His beloved sleep"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

From the Chicago News.
If the voyage Of our feet is to over
awe japan We should know better than
to. do a baby deed Ike that Japan
knows just how many ships we have
and how fast they can sail. and, for all
we know, how many pounds of hard
tack and embalmed beef each has on
board
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
Bowdoinham's claim 20 Fame,

The town OF Bowdoinham, in Maine.
claims TO be the only one in the State
that can show five generations Of one
family s'ill living. all Of them in the best
Of health. The two young children OF
Sidney Stockman form the fifth gener-
alton. Their great-great-grandnot is
Mrs, Steven Williams, who is still hale
and hearty and familiar figure Her
daughter, Mrs Artemus Mead. is the
t-grandmother OF the children. and
Mrs. Meads son, William stockman, is
the grandfather, while Sidney Stockman
is the father
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
Leisure Not PIeassat.

Lord Brampton. formerly the famous
criminal judge. Sir Henry Hawkins the
man who presided over the famous Tich-
bourne case and who later tried and SEN
fenced Mrs. Maybrick, was very severe on
the bench. and was known among Grim
inals as the hanging Judge de prob
ably donned the fearful black cap more
than any man OF his time. He has Just
retired on a pension at the age Of ninety
years. He says of his old age There
are very few compensations in old age.
Leisure is not pleasant 1t fills me with
regret that 1 am no longer able to take an
active part in the life of the world"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
The shape of the Earth.

In the old days, children taking their
geography lessons were told that the
earth was round like a bali" This is
altogether TOO inexaet for modern peda-
gogy. and Prof. A. Z. II. Lowe. OF the
Royal Society. proposes the following
definition. which he regards as approx
mately correct" He declares that The
llthosphere is an ellipsoid with three
unequal axes. having its surface deformed
according TO the formula for a certain
spherical harmonic Of the third degree,
and displaced as a whole relatively 70 the
geoid. in the direction toward southeast
ern Europe
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

A secret society has been formed
among the Filipinos called the Kataas-
taasan Kagalanggalang Katipunan," says
the Cleveland Leader. Maybe that Is it's
name. but We doubt seriously that il Is
frequently called" at ali: al least. we
should think it easier to whistle il.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
LegaIiaing PoliticaI bargains.

From The Springfield Republican
We may next expect to ind the coal
and other trusts urging the Incorporation
and capitalization of political parties.
How otherwise can they hope to execute
contracts with the winning party in an
election. which viii have any standing in
the courts?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

world to-day What we want in public
as well as in private life Is more faith
that others besides ourselves are trying to
do the best work they can in the world.
To disparage a mans endeavor helps no
one; while a timely word of encourage
ment is never amiss and is bound to help
ali along the line
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

A dyer had brought his dye stun to
Caesar, who was experimenting in royal
puppies.
In handling the vase containing the
stuff the dyer clumsily spilled a drop or
two on Caesars t0ga.
The invader Of Gaul was greatly anger
cd. Seizing the vase OF dye he hurled IL
after the fleeing dyer.
THE dye is east" he said, and went in
10 change his linen.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

From the New York Evening Post
Judge McEwen, who wishes tG be cleo
ted governor of Illinois, had a pleasant
time at the Rockford Chautauqua He
had just told large audience how he had
signed twenty DEGREES for divorce in
twenty minutes: afterwards "he was es-
corted about the ChautaUqua grounds by
a score of admiring women"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

A woman in Tennessee town recently
gave white elephant party TO which
each of her eighteen guests was re-
duired to bring something for which she
had no use, but couldn't well dispense
with" Eleven Of the eighteen brought
their husbands; and while the record is
silent as to the other seven. we suspect
they were old maids.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
In Peace and in war.

From the Philadelphia Record
In a spirited nation OF 100000 people
it is not an easy matter TO obtain enough
recruits 10 man the army and navy, The
simple explanation is that the pay is rot
sufficient TO induce young men 20 give
up the rewards OF industry for a life IN
camp and garrison or a campaign or two
in the Philippines. But let It be necessary
10 defend the country and millions Of
volunteers would flock TO its standard
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
A LITTLE NONSENSE
A CONs0LING CRUMB.

The summer wanes
And soon will go
A fact which pains
And brings us woe.
Once more dull care
Is on our track.
But don't despair
The oysters back
A prey to gloom,
In fall we find
We must resume
The daily grind.
Yet, drops one cTum
From comforts pack
For. yum. yum. yum.
The oysters back!
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

A Connecticut man died the other day
leaving $4,000, but declared with his
dying breath that he had no kindred on
earth. When that much money is at
stake, however. it may be depended upon
that number of people Will come for
ward seeking 10 establish a contrary ser
of facts
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Il suspect the play bills do not always
tell the exact truth"
And you are correct" respor6S5 Ham
let Fatt For instance, I ar b,iled as
being assisted by a large company. when
the fact is. I am retarded by the few peo-
pie I have"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

The Empress Dowager has given orders
for the prompt beheading of every man
IN the Chinese army caught smoking
opium Rather drastic, to be sure. but it
will put stop to the practice, all right.
Smoking opium after one has been be-
headed is thought to be a decidedly awk-
ward undertaking.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
The pnr.on,. IoI.e.

"Parson, asked a fiippant youth. did
they have baseball in ancient times?"
ITO be sure. Jericho had a strong
team. and so did Nineveh. But there
was one tribe that nobody could beat"
Who were they?"
The Hittites You should have known
that much. young man."
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed 10
them. Addresses will 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., 1907-09-05

sion cannot be expected to make bricks
without straw. and the instrumentality
for Federal control Of the railroads ought
to be commensurate with the responsible
ties imposed upon 1t.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
NnturnI Nfinfnke.

From the New York American.
The Chinese sailors who kowtowed TO
the Statue of Liberty as Americas Mum
Der one topside joss" evidently took it for
a heroic figure Of Standard Oil with its
lamp trimmed.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

English lawyers say that American
divorces are faulty"
"Weng"
We really ought not to sacrifice quality
to quantity"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Because he was thrown from his horse,
Emperor William viii have to buy liquid
refreshment for a large section of his
army. These ''unwritten laws" make no
distinction between persons.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

There is a glimmer Of hope for Mr..
Caleb Powers. despite his announced Do
htical Intention when he gets out. At
least he hasn't said anything yet about
going on the stage. 4
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Capt. Hobson and Miss Julia Marlowe
are exactly the same age though, Of
course. the gallant captain win admit the
lady doesn't look It.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
DisiIIusioned.

you told me you considered Miss
Sweetser your ideal OF all that is lovely"
THAT was before I had seen her eat
corn on the cob"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

A number of New Yorkers have been
arrested for stealing a porch from a
house. Evidently they are not up-to-date
thieves, or they would have stolen the
house from the porch in real captain-of-
industry styIe.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
OF Goes Up.

To pay that fine.
That twenty-nine.
John Rockefeller and bis pals,
We know full well.
VIII have TO sell
A lot of pts. and qts and gals.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
It AIunvs Wnrka

From the Boston Herald
Infallibie recipe for a certificate of undi-
minished confidence from the President
to any Of his subordinates start a resig.
nation or removal rumor.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
TroubIe Either Wav.

II expect to have a bad morning OF it. Sc
What's the trouble?'
well. I'm either going to ask old Gruf-
heigh for his daughter or get a tooth
filed"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

From the New York Sun.
We are free t. say we had never ex-
pected the time to come when Mr.. R0ose-
Telt's utteranees could be differentiated
from Mr.. Hearst's only by the superior
moderation and conservatism OF the lat
ter.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Prince George Of Greece is TO marry a
daughter of the Prince Of Monaco. AS a
rule, marriage is one lottery that isn't
fostered at Monte Carlo.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

The name Of Judge Alton B. Parker.
late defunct candidate OF the Democracy.
is again before the public May the Lord
help u.s. exclaims an Alabama contern-
porary. Doubtless the judge viii add a
hearty ''AmenI" to this prayer,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Ex-Secretary Shaw says We are expert
encing "A psychological panic" Does the
eX-Seeretary mean TO intimate that brains
and common sense are largely Oh strike
these days?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
No ORIGINALITY

These expositons are al alike"
How so?"
''They all open prematurely, and wind
up in social feuds'
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Della Fox has again retired perma-
nently' from the stage. She does this oc-
sionally, it Is presumed. in order TO vary
the monOtOny Of Castro and Tsi An.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Now that Mr. Andrew Carnegie has
come out publicly In favor of Emperor
William, the latter gentleman's creden-
tials doubtless will be considered thor
oughly 0. K
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Prof Scheimann says President Roose-
yelt is greater man than Washington.
Jackson, and Lincoln combined. Perhaps;
but whO-er-is Prof. Scheimann?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
PLAIN DEALS.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THE MULDOON CURE.

When weary statesmen need a brace
They seek the great HuldOon;
he gives them vigor, strength. and grace
And puts their nerves In tune.
How ane 'twould be for freedoms land
II Muldoons here and there
Could take all weary men tn hand
And free them from their care.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
ono Rennnn Whr.

From the Cleveland Leader
Small wonder that Col Bryan IS an ad-
vocate Of government ownership Of rail-
roads. Nearly every train he rides on is
wrecked,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

tombstone maker recently died leav-
Ing viii filed with jokes and humorous
suggestions. Doubtless the mans profess
sion turned him into an unconscious
Joker.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

She's an angel In a bathing suit"
But she doesn't go into the water
Would you have her get her plumage
wet?"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Fruit papers declare that this years
plum crop will be a record breaker. We
presume, however, that the Republicans
will get the most and the best of them, as
usual
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Mr., Taft will come in contact with
three kings while abroad" says a con-
temporary. Well. our wish Is that he
holds nothing less than three aces at the
time
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

II Mr.. Walter WeIlman is forced Ia
abandon his dash for the pole merely be-
cause of a lack OF wind, why should any.
body fool with the proposition longer?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

The Salisbury Post speaks OF another
Mr. Hearst" And yet number of peo-
pie can't sleep at night now because of
the one we already know.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

The gubernstorial campaign in Mary
land is getting along the finest kind. It
has reached the 'dastardly-coward-m
licious-falsifier' stage, and is still going
some
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Why are men better looking than
Women?' asks London physician Be-
cause they are not, that's why.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

A man has invented a machine with
which one may sign a hundred bank
checks at once. Gee! But that machine
will save the majority Of US whole lot
Of timei
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

For one thing Georgians may thank
their lucky stars. The mountaineer moon
sinner is no nature fakeri
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05

Ii is well to remember, however, that
while r" may stand for oyster" sum
mer does not officially ring off until Sep
tember q.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-05


Greece has by no means fallen behind
the rest of the world in her literature and
art" said H. Thomaides, Of Athens, last
night at the National Hotel. Mr.. Tho
maides is a merchant, but takes a deep
interest IN literature.
Our literary men are turning out just
as readable literature as many of the an
clients did. but 1t is not read abroad, be
cause it isn't cid. There are a lot Of
authors being read in English and French
and American schools which are not now
and never were considered frst-Tate Greek
authors. They are read simply because
they are old. Homer, of course. and De-
mosthenes and Xenophon are such great
works that they will be read forever, but
there are some others which are far over
shadowed by the modern school Of Greek
writer's.
These moderns are not even thought OF
abroad nowadays. Greek literature and
Greek art are considered a thing of the
past. and the idea that we have kept pace
with the rest of the world in these
branches never seems te occur to people
This is fact which is much lamented
among my people. and they are anxious
TO place some of the modern textbooks
and authors in the hands of foreign stu
dents. In every way Greece is prospering,
and IL nothing happens TO deter her she
viii be one of the most peaceful and
happy kingdoms in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
ENSLEY GOLF CLUB
 SELECTS GROUNDS Course is Said to Be Ideal in
 All Respects MORE STORM SEWERS Recent Heavy Rains Emphasize the Urgent Need of Better Improve ments for Draining the City.
 A Man Is Killed.
MORE STORM SEWERS

Ensey, March 2.-(Special. )-The Coll this city, has selected grounds at the end of Avenue E, near Thirty-second street. and has had laborers at work Tor the past week, preparing two tennis courts and nine-hole golf course. one of the members, in speaking oi the grounds today, said that lie had never seen course where the natural facill- ties were more ideal and that the club considered itself very fortunate in hay ine found such a convenient location.
 The car line from Ensley to Wylani runs almost adjacent to the place and Il is understood that station Will De located at a point convenient to the grounds. from which a sidewalk will i'm mediately, be laid.
 The club is starting out under very favorable conditions, as 1t already mas thirty-five members, who are contrputihs handsomely to the expense fund, WHICH is naturally heavy in the beginning and indications are that the club will have annie funds to erect a nice club house when the necessary arrangements can De made with the owners of the property.
 A temporary shelter will be erected SD that in the event of a spring shower the players and spectators will be well pro vided for. One encouraging feature Is that the membership is composed of none hrt the representative men of the town and there is no doubt but that the or eantzaton will be a permanent one.
 The officers of the club are: A. IT. Palmer. president, and G. M. ENerso" fContinued on Page 35.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
Sur on a Great State.

From Harper's Weekly.
 It is told of the Right Reverend Daniel s. Tuttle, DID,. LL.D., who had been attending an important conference a. Lambeth Palace, London, that during yerv formal function he and his wile ware londlv announced as The Bishop of Misery and Mrs. Tuttle.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03

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