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The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
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We note from reading the Atlanta
Georgian that the great State Of Georgia
Is all agog over a new and startling no.
htical Issue. There is nothing. of course.
especially new In the statement that
Georgia is all agog-that has been the
normal condition Of the State for the
past three years, and excitement is moth
ing novel
Now. however. It appears that a bitter
warfare Of words. originating in a dis
pute between the editors OF the Dalton
Citizen and the Augusta Herald as 70
which is the better able to plow a steer
has lined up the press Of the State in
hostile and pugnacious ranks; the con-
troversy. indeed. having reached the point
where the editor OF the Citizen has issued
a proclamation of his candidacy for the
governorship of the State, based solely
and alone upon his ability 10 plow n
steer. This challenge has been picked up
by the Augusta editor-and the momen-
tous dispute has waxed exceeding hot.
number Of joint debates-or. rather.
joint plowing expositions-have been ar
ranged between the two. the first TO take
place this month; and the entire series
is to be decisive Of the merits Of the can
didates. According to the Georgian, 'ft
will be no mOllycoddlish affair; new
ground viii be selected, with a fair
sprinkling of underground. briarA and
some rocks. The contestants will Law
aside their usual apparel and don that
Of real steerers Of steers; they will
wear broad brogans Jeans breeches.
hickory shirts, and broad-brimmed hats;
while the judges will allow full latitude
In the use Of the language necessarily
used in successfully plowing n steer"
Bravo. Let the next gubernatorial con-
test be predicated upon the candidates
ability to plow a steer. If these two
strenuous gentlemen be the only two who
dare put their prowess to the test. then
let Gorgians award the victory where II
belongs, and not to some fellow who NAV
come along later and demonstrate his
superiority by some theoretical process
Let the candidate who delivers the goods
win the prize. Accept no platform prom
ises not sure to be carried out If pro-
feieney in the gentle art OF blowing
steer is TO be the keynote of the next
Goober campaign. force the aspirants out
in the open. where they may plow like
men-and be seen.
Indeed. we feel sure that the substitu-
tion Of the gentle steer for the ferocious
octopus is quite a restful thing for po-
litical Georgia to undertake Chasing.
catching. harnessing. tanning. and break
Ing TO harness a steer Is small potatoes
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
PUBLIC SERVICE THE TEST.
Decentralization of Business Desira-
BILE In Railway Affairs.

Seth Low. at Chicago Trust Conference.
The large conference has demonstrated
its efficiency and its economy too strongly
to leave any room for doubt that, IN
country Ike ours, II the people are TO be
well served, there must be large combina-
tions in the transportation service. as
elsewhere. The problem is how TO secure
the benefit of such combinations without
suffering the evils which they are also
capable Of developing. The only answer
that has been suggested, outside Of gov
ernment ownership and operation, is gov
ernment control; and that control ought
to be so devised as both to permit and
encourage combinations and joint agree
ments between railways whenever these
are in the public interest. The two things
that are necessary 20 make such regula-
tiOns effective are, first Of all, a recogni-
ton that the railway service Of the coun-
try is really a part OF the public service,
although it is conducted through private
agencies; and. secondly, that the object
Of governmental control Of the private
agencies doing this business is not 10 limit
their activities, but 20 make sure that all
their activities are conceived. first and
last. I'm the public interest. This Is really
the characterization of business. 1t is. very
greatly 10 be hoped that legislation along
these lines can be had from Congress at
an early day.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
Lesson. from CromweIr. Life.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Mr.. F. J. Stimson, well known in law
and literature, is giving the Lowell lee
lures in Boston upon the Constitution
The sin Of Cromwell and George III. he
pointed out, lay in mixing up the func-
tions Of the executive and the judiciary" 8"
he cited the fact that Roosevelt. in his
life Of Cromwell, recognized him as the
greater Of the two tyrants, because, al
though he may have had the intention
OF doing right. he took it upon himself
10 decide what was right Mr.. Stimson
added that zone of the important in
fringements upon the rights of the peo-
pie, and one that Roosevelt does not
mention. was his attempt to name his
own successor"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

section between there and Key West is
being completed. From Knights Key 10
Havana Is ll5 miles, or about twenty-five
miles farther than from Key West to
the Cuban capital, so that now the trip
down from New York or Washington can
be made very largely an affair of the rail-
roads. with only a comparatively short
stretch OF ocean to menace the victim Of
seasiclIness.
1t is an age OF marVels. Wireless com
municati0n across the Atlantic. railroads
built over the ocean, marine telephoning,
aerial navigation. and similar marvellous
achievements create comparatively little
surprise now, and one is kept constantly
wondering what will come next Al
together. the outlook is rather favorable
to that word impossible being quite obso-
lete 10y the time the end Of the first half
OF the present century is reached.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
ROOSEVELT THE ISSUE.
Southern Papers View Of the Dis
tinctiOn Between Parties.

DGAhNEh
From the Florida Times-Union
If Roosevelt be wrong now. the Repub-
hcan party was wrong in the beginning
However much Lincoln and Roosevelt are
different. the party then contained the
germs which have developed into the
fruit OF to-day. Whether jefferson OF
Hamilton occupied the better ground in
the beginning. we shall soon be able 10
decide in the light Of results. We know
what Jefferson gave and if Roosevelt be
sustained We shall know what Hamilton
meant.
This Is an issue which is already old.
Can our people be too well prepared to
decide the question wisely next year?
Can too much be said by way OF pre-
pairing them? Hamilton wanted a cen
tralized government. an ariStocracy OF in
telleCt, as he understood knowledge. ana
a guiding head with sufficient power 10
correct the folly and ignorance of the
people. He did not live 10 see his system
adopted. Roosevelt viii offer il TO US
with additions and amendments next year.
And Rooseveltism is the supreme issue
before the people Of America to-day.
Shall we accept a guide. a savior and A
director, or shall We guide and save our
selVeSG
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

beside the same performance in connec-'
tion with an octopus, Of course, but II
appears to be the only thing in SIGHT worth
considering. Anyhow. by the time the
next election rolls around, the Hon. Hoke
Smith will have subdued every octopus
in the State. we doubt not: so what shall
We find more calculated TO amuse, en-
tertain, and serve as a pretext upon
which to ride into Office than the hum
bic steer?
Rah FOR Jawjaw! The octopus is dead
almost; long live the steer,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

In the world OF electricity one hears a
good deal about watts" The current
Is measured by watts. the machinery is
rated b. watts. lamps burn by watts.
The man 10 whom we owe this symbol
of power was John Watt. a Scotch in
ventOr, and when the electric unit in
volving the idea Of working capacity.
came 10 be formulated the name OF
Watt was chosen 10 Indicate this unit
just as ;he name Of Volta gave Us the
term volt. and Faraday. the farad Watt
considered that taking the average. the
London dray horse was capable OF doing
the wark OF lifting 5000 pounds through
one foot Of distance IN one minute OF
time. This introduction OF the time limit,
the minute. save the unit OF power or
rate Of performing work This. OF its
equivalent. has ever since been called
morse power. The electrical unit, called
a watt, is capable OF being represented
in terms Of the horse power. and in that
form II is, perhaps. more Ineligible 10
those who are familiar with mechanical.
rather than with electrical. expressions.
The electrical watt is the product Of volts,
multiplied by amperes. where the volt
is the unit of electrical pressure and
the ampere is the unit Of measuring the
density or volume OF an electrical cur
rent Experiments have demonstrated
that 746 watts per second are equal 70
so foot pounds per second. or, to state
the equation in its usual form, 746 watts
equals one horse power. The form in
which electrical power Is generally sold
is computed on the basis Of the kilowatt
hours. The prefix kilo comes from the
Greek ChliOi. one thousand. A kilOwatt
Is. therefore. 1.0q0 watts. The kilOwatt
hour is the performance OF work at such
a rate that 1000 watts per second shall
be delivered continuously for sixty sec
Onds.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
Mutual Service.

Three years ago in indianapolis few
young women. self-supporting. banded
themselves together for mutual heIpfuI-
ness. They enlisted the cooperation OF
other women workers and the financial
aid Of some business men, ami t0-dly
they have a property valued az N2.'po.
a membership OF over 500. and an organ
izatiOn whose work is attracting atten-
ton in many cities This is the Mutual
Service Association, incorporated IN Feb
ruary. 1877. The association has Il. board
Of directors. each Of whom, with the
exception OF the secretary. gives her
service without fee The work o. The
association is supported by a small mem
bership Zee. Sl.2 a year, and at present
is on a self-supporting basis. The pur-
pose OF the association is 70 lend a help
ing hand 70 wage-earning women; 20
provide a home for small-salaried girls
who are homeless. as well as those who
are strangers and unprotected in the city.
and 10 make It possible for a girl on
small wage % live without feeling that
she is an object OF charity. Among the
first acts Of the association was the pur-
chase OF a fOur-acre wooded tract ncrth
of Indianapolis. and here was erected a
handsome two-stOry residence containing
fourteen sleeping rooms and other ac-
commcdauons. In the rear Of the resi-
deuce "A number of tents are pitched in
the summer time, and these are IN great
demand by girls who, are employed in
offices and who wish 70 get away at
night from the heat and noise Of the
city. To members the price OF board and
room is s. a week
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
DREAMING.

TN wake up some day and find myself
noted 4"
Quoth he
And all of my words then extensively
quoted
VIII be"
The girl laughed laugh that was rip
ping and mellow
And gay.
Said she: I've no doubt you'll wake up.
old fellow.
Some day"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

From the Boston Herald
Mayor Tom Johnson's remark that
when President Roosevelt told the Hon
Mr.. Burton to run, he doesn't seem 10
have told him which way. denotes
fiippant hopefulness on Mayor Toms
part The Presidents message to Mr..
Burton was 70 go in and win out.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

The Birmingham Age-Herald is in
clined 10 laugh because Col. John Tenn
pie Graves writes something about pick
ing cherries from highballs.' The colonel
knows cherries do not grow in high
balls; he merely assumes the authority
of a poets license 10 put them there.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
A WenkIinp.

Well the races will be here soon, and
leave the usual trail Of empty larders
and unhappy homes"
My dear sir. the races improve the
breed Of horses"
Il know. But sometimes 1 think it
would be just as well 70 leave the breed
Of horses TO its fate"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
Too Sensible TO De Practicable.

Erun tno Da4las News
Grover Cleveland says, there is moth
ing that our people have a more clear
right to demand Of those in control OF
their State governments than rigid econ
omy and efficient service There are
plenty Of politicians who, in private,
think such demand as that gross pre-
sumption.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Another titled foreigner has arrived in
New York with letters OF introduction
Ito several prominent families" but he
says he is mot in search Of a wealthy
American wife-0h. dear, no" That. We
believe, is the way ;hey all commence
the campaign
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

And now it appears that the man who
blamed Or. Wiley for the increased cost
OF living because Of his advocacy Of the
pure food law is a gentleman with a
harmless preseryative" to sell. Twas
ever TINS
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

They achieved great triumph when
they got that fellow TO matriculate at
Yalevard"
He looks too light for football"
What do they care for football?
They're trying to strengthen their de-
batting club"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
Straight Tip.

From the Chicago Post
A waiter has inherited S65.0o0. The tip
ne needs now is To put it in the bank
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
Knocking the Humble Prune.

From the Indianapolis News.
This talk about a large prune crop is
all beside the point. For. as a matter Of
fact. the prune crop has never failed
where ii wasn't wanted.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
4 business Outfit.

"Yonder solemn chap" remarked the
New York magnate. lis my $4,000 rubber
stamp. That fat fellow IS my 5000
blotting pad. and the man with the pink
whiskers is my $4,000 pen-wiper."
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

From the Cleveland Leader
Nearly seventy men in New York City
are working on the perpetual motion
problem. Nothing is perpetual except
the fact that some one will always be
trying TO construct such machinery.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

AS the result OF a recent football game
an Ohio college Is able to show six
broken noses, four broken legs, eight dis
located bones, and three broken fingers
Outside Of this, however, the team Is in
fine shape.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

The Mexicans are now claiming Root q"
says the Chattanooga Star Well, they
can't have him; that's AL He is the only
one We have. and we don't know where
TO put our hands on another
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
Gumshoe Tactics.

From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
II Mr.. Roosevelt viii persevere in ST.
lence, he may convince the country In
time that he is actually pursuing a male
factor
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Strange that money should have so hard
a time getting into circulation when there
are so many people anxious and willing
to help circulate It.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
RooseveIt and Morgnn.

From the New York Eycning Mail
There IS some debate as 10 whether II
was Roosevelt panic or not: but the
public is pretty well agreed that what
followed was Morgan rally.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

From the Topeka Capital
We take it. however. that It is a
mighty good thing for the Presidents
family that he doesn't have 20 depend on
hunting for a living
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
MEN AND THINGS.



There's form Of theatrical graft you
don't often meet with said a promi-
nent New York theatrical manager the
other day TO a friend who was visiting
MIN. The manager picked UP a little
pack Of visiting cards on which was the
pane Of wealthy real estate dealer.
The man. the manager said. has 81
mania to represent himself as an in
tirnsNe friend OF the management here.
He's on hand nearly every night. al
ways when the foyer is fullest With
a flourish he walks up 10 the dOorman,
presents his personal card, and is passed
10 one OF the best seats in the house.
His cards are kept and a bill for the
fun arcount of admission is presented
each month and duly paid The man
doesn't really care for the stage. and al
most invariably leaves the place after
the first act, but somehow he figures out
that he's getting first-class advertising.
and, as fer Us. were satisfied"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
On n Sundial.

Facing the light I point above, and prove
There Is a place no storms nor seasons move;
So hold steadfast. in their ordered way.
The falling shadows Of feeting day.
Charles Buxton Going. IN Harper's Bazsr
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Fortunately for the late panic, il waited
until the baseball season was over before
getting busy. Had It come a few weeks
earlier. doubtless we should hardly have
noticed IL at all.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Perhaps the descendants Of George
Washington may be able TO prove that
they are entitled TO the land upon which
Cincinnati now stands. but Il is 10 be
hoped they VIII not seek to fix reSpOnsi-
bility for the town on our illustrious first
President.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Memphis man complains bitterly that
women are permitted 10 wear big hats
in the theater boxes. - this reform
wave seeks 70 go too far, doubtless there
will be trouble sure enough.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

In honor OF its twenty-frst birthday,
the Statue of Liberty was recently given
coat OF paint. IL may not be long
before We may find it desirable 10 give
II a coat OF whitewash
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

did Mother Eve wear leaves summer
and winter"
Il don't know. Why do you ask?
II thought maybe she wore furZe in
winter" said the Cheerful Idiot with a
iendish laugh
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

So far as the present Rooseveltian pol
icies are concerned. a number Of people
are beginning 10 think that many OF them
are OF the deferred dividend species.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
Wen Eauipped

From the Florida Times-Uuion
The Bishop Of London says there are
no parlOr cars in the American church.
Maybe not, but nearly all the churches
have sleepers in 'em.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
An Old Game.

de ends Of justice. I'm afraid"
Said Brudder Biddle.
BY DC unscrupulous am played
Agin' de middle"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Kansas man wants All Fools Day
and Halloween abolished This would
be a mistake; they serve as safety valves
for the escape OF a good deal OF pent-
up fOolishness.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Somehow, we don't seem to hear any
body criticising the looks Of Uncle Sans
money from an artistic point of view,
these days.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

A Pittsburg boy won his fathers for
giveness by bombarding him with SOU
venir post cards. Doubtless the old gen
tleman thought it was the only way 10
make him cease firing
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Mrs. EIenor Glyn says 1T is time to
make hero of the American man."
Certainly; but you cant fool him-he
knows ii is only some six weeks until
Christmas
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
So Il Would.

"oh, for something new" sighed the
society leader
why not give a camphor ball. dear?
It would be 50 appropriate 20 this time
or year"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

The Shah OF Persia has just settled
without a murmur. a bill from. Worth
for seventy-two dresses for his favorite
wives. Doubtless that man even settles
his gas bills with a smile.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

A merchant in a nearby city adver-
tlses f''bargains in wooden legs Let
US hope there will be no unSeemly rush
for them
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
OF course there are other months for
marrying besides October.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

The Houston Post compares a Florida
orange to "a sponge filled with Dublin
stout" Is the Post trying 10 work up
a Birmingham (Ala.) market for the
Florida Granger
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Why this desire on the part OF Mr.
John Sharp Williams 10 put the octopus
trainers in jail? Is he trying to steal the
Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte's almost
thunder?
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
Largest Sodn Fountain.

The largest soda water fountain in the
world has just been erected in a new
drug store IN New York City Its cost.
$4,000 is said 10 be the highest price ever
paid. and with its onyx structure bronze
figures. and Italian paintings. it is
claimed 10 be the most beautiful The
capacity OF this fountain calls for the
daily consumption OF s,O00 pounds Of ice.
$40 pounds OF sugar. 30 pounds Of choc-
olate. - gallons OF crushed fruit. TO
lemons, 800 oranges. 200 eggs. 800 quarts
of milk. 240 quarts Of cream. 20 gallons
Of ice cream. and $50 gallons Of plain
soda The fountain is fifty feet long and
IS supported by twenty-eight columns Of
solid marble and onyx. The drug store
In which II is erected Is the fourteenth
in a chain throughout Sew York City.
II is IN reality a department drug store
comprising a prescription department
Photographic department, surgical, in
strument, and stationery departments;
cigars, perfumes. toilet articles. a sub
station pOst-offlce, and rest room for
shoppers.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

And now IL seems that the innocent
bystander is sometimes hit by a falling
sandbag thrown from an airship. What's
the use, anyhow? There is no escape
for him anywhere
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

The Cannon boom appears 10 be far
from the mollycOddle class, however
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

There are many elections to-day, but
the one playing to S. r. o. is the Clevo-
land (Ohlol circus
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

II Gertrude Atherton IS correct, that
a woman may marry whom she pleases,
1t merely shows what poor taste some
Of them have.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Don't indulge In too much hot air to-
day You may have 10 do a lot OF ex-
planning tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05

Detroits new hotel has a chef named
Scraps. Doubtless people viii be eau
tious how they criticise his hash.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-05
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


What the country wants IS not the hasty
adoption of any half-baked projects for
the control Of corporate activity. but a
period Of calm and rest. in which conf
dence can be restored and the essential
soundness Of the business and financial
fabric be demonstrated. The legislative
problems awaiting solution are sufficiently
serious 10 occupy the national legislature
for a long time TO come. and they call
for the service and the aid Of the best
counsel the country can offer. They are
far too important 10 be treated. even in
a preliminary way. at an extra session" ."
From the Philadelphia Record.
Ii a special session be called It will
be called for the purpose Of utilizing pub
Ic nervousness and apprehension, for a
perniciOus agg-andizement of the national
government. from which sober second
thought would save the country.