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The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

Like the true and loyal Democrats that
they are. the members OF Gov. Hoke
Smiths legislature all want 10 go in a
different direction at once.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

Frcm the Richmond Timss-Dispatch.
AS far as that goes. many a bunglins
hair dresser makes a erime-waye out
OF the Marcelle.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

The Atlanta Constitution call vocif-
erously upon the authorities to finish
the new reservoir" That's right: jan
uary l is rapidly approaching. and
ample provision for Georgia's prospective
increase in water consumption must be
made
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

Down I'm Tennessee they now refer 10
him as Fighting Bob" Taylor But man.
kind at large still prefers 20 think of him
as "Fiddiing Bob"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

In he new Chicago city directory. the
JOhnsons lead the Smiths by over 2.Oc0.
Can it be possible that the old, reliable
Smiths have turned race-suiciders?
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
We Beg to Announce

The starring tour of Pauline sleetA.
/ Who will appear
| The coming year
In that sterling play: Her First False
Teeth"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

Doesn't he run on his record7"
"On everything In sight-from principle
TO plank roads,"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
An indianapolis landmark.


In connection with Judge Lands, who
won fame by 1ning the Standard OIL
Company s29.24o,00O. Mr.. O. Romeo JOHN
son has broken into print. and q story
is going the rounds about Johnson and
the judge. For an uRpretentious and
modest citizen. few men can count a
larger number OF friends il all walks
Of like thar Romeo Johnson-o. Romeo.
Sliddle-sged. but still imbued with the
spirit Of youth, he Is one OF the land
marks OF Indianapolis. He was connected
with the old Indianapolis Journal. now
defunct. working az a desk side by side
with Harry New. son Of the proprietor
Of the paper. and now chairman Of the
Republican National Committee When
yohn c. New was appointed consul gen
eral 70 London he took Romeo-O. Ro-
meO-with him as vice consul. and Il
was during the years Of service Of Trafal-
gar Square that Romeo-O Romeo
learned how a silk hat should be ironed
properly he came back. and held the
telegraph eGtorship Of the Indianapolis
News for some years. Then he left jour
nalisp to become freight agent for an
indianapolis line. Finding his front name
a handicap 10 his rise in the railway
world he finally dropped the O. and re-
turned TO the indianapolis News He is
now advertising manager. and his Of
fee IS the mecca OF al pilgrims who
remember the old DAYS OF the Ban
dts" OF which Charley Hoyt. Frank
C'Buck') Bird, Harry New. Frank Nc
Kee, poor Bert Dasher. and other good
fellows were exalted members
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
A Crumb of Comfort.

They were parted at the altar"
Unfortunate girl"
Wei, 1t was something 20 have gotten
that far" responded Miss Ann Teek.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
MEN AND THINGS.
sousa and His successor.

John Philip sousa, the march king, is
passing the summer at Philadelphia
where his famous band is filing sea-
sons engagement at oue of the popular
resorts. Sousa, as almost everybody
knows. Is a native Washlngtonian. and
first gained fame as leader of the Ma
rine Band lie Is Of mixed Spanish and
Portuguese blood and is now hfty-one
years old. His hair and beard, becoming
grayer. bespeak advancing years. but
otherwise he Is the same Sousa OF the
past two decades. All the Old World
countries have decorated him. but, 10 his
credit as an American, he seldom wears
these decorations. Occasionally, when
his coat is thrown back, the Gridiron
Club pin IS revealed-he being a member
Of that famous dining -organlzation-but
as rule he eschews badges and jewelry
in any form. He has written a new
opera that is 10 be produced before long,
and has another novel In mind upon
which he will soon begin work. Whiting
Allen is authority for the statement that
Sousa likes 10 write music in other than
march time. But Il is his marches which
the public continues 10 demand. yIe has
become very rich. and his income is
larger now than ever before.
No other Marine Band leader-although
there have been good ones. including Prof.
Santelmann-has ever secured such a hold
upon the Washington public as did Sousa
Fanciuln. who was his immediate sue
cessor and a capable bandmaster, used 10
fret because Wsshingtonians insisted
upon having Sousas music A funny
episode happened at the Press Club one
night IN those days Magician Hermann
was there entertaining a choice company
OF newspaper friends. Fanciuli was
Herrman's subject, and he drew from the
bandnasters beard gold and silver coins,
eggs, and all sorts Of things. Then he
invited the company to name anything
else and it would be forthcoming from
the same source. Lets have a Sousa
march,, said the wit of the party. This
stumped Hermann. and so piqued Fam
ciulli that he withdrew and went home
He is now managing a popular band in
New York.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
PrecnntIon.

THE new housema!d has sharp ears. "
Then request her to wear tabs !
don't want our doors all scratched up"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

That Indiana man who lived to be l02
years Of age without knowing the de-
lights OF well-intentioned kiss doubt
less never took any prizes at a beauty
-shOw, either.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

The granddaughter Of ''Stonewall' Jack
son ran away and got married recently.
It Is not thought that she inherited any
Of her running away" ability from her
grandfather. though her willingness to
get into fight at any cost looks real
Jacksonesque. a
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

Perhaps some OF our modern states
men" may discover, in tirie. that rail-
road batting is quite as distasteful to
the people as railroad rebating
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

And the fact that Rameses II managed
to keep off the Chautauqua circuits is
another point in his favor.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

The New York Mail informs us that
Casa Blanca means White House" We
therefore infer that Mr. Loeb IS respon-
sibie for the entire disturbance over there.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
Keep Hoping.

Keep on a-hOping
That the light Will break;
Heaven may do wonders
For the old worlds sake!
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

SO FAR as we are able TO see. a holy
war Is as much like Gen. Sherman's
article as any other old war.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

He says, remarked the architect.
that he has $500 10 put into a house. "
'WeI?"
How much is he holding back on me?'
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
A Curious VIII.

A last testsnent. evidently inspired
partly. at least, by President RooseveIt's
views on race suicide, is that left by Mr..
James Madison, a Butte County IS. Dakl
man. He bequeaths a snug fortune 20
each Of his six unmarried sons on condi-
ton that he shall have a wife within two
years and family Of not less than four
children within ten years. The property
is TO be held IN trust for the six sons for
ten years. and at the end Of that period
1t IS 10 be divided among those who have
fulfilled Its provisions. The sons who
have no children viii get no money. Mr..
Madison declares in his Will that It IS the
duty OF every man mentally and physi-
caly sound to rear a family Of young
sters.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
THE WORLDS TROUBLES.


I.
No use railin' at the world
As were apt 10 do;
Rcllin' on, from dark 10 dawn.
She's got her troubles, too.
II
Fifty million years or more
Fore we even knew.
Roliin' fast, from first TO last.
She's got her troubles, too.
III.
Never stopped by time or tide,
Still. with heaven IN view.
Far away, 70 judgment day.
She's got her troubles. too.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
n LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE HUMoRrsT,s GUIDE.

On. Boston is the town for beans; they
eat 'em with a fork.
Molasses flows in New Orleans; Chicago
runs 10 pork.
They're eoionels all i Louisville. and
when you need a joke.
Be careful to remember. BIZ. about the
Pittsburg smoke
ST. Louis girls have lengthy feet. or so
the jester claims.
Depraved New York is bu. the seat of all
the bunko games
Long years ago Milwaukee took the lead
In beer I wis.
And everybody writes book in Indian
apolis.
The rubber plant In Brooklyn thrives; It
likes the climate there.
And staid blue-stocking stock survives In
that old city where
Our fathers met and threw aside, as
statesmen say. the yoke
Now is not this a handy guide for getting
up a joke?
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
Japanese Government railways.


While it is undoubted that the japanese
are waging commercial war fiercely for
the control Of the markets in AIanchuria
and China and are making serious in
roads on the trades of the United States
France, Germany. and England. it is evil
dent that she is by no means neglecting
her internal developments A year ago a
bill was passed by the Imperial Diet pro-
Viding for the purchase by the govern
ment ofsthe seventeen principal railways
In Japan thus securing a government
monopoly In railways, as she already had
secured monopolies in tobacco. beer. and
other industries. The management Of
these government railways was intrusted
10 the railway construction bureau OF
the department of constructions, which
had already existed for a number Of years
in connection with the private ownership
Of railways. This bureau has now been
found inadequate to handle the greatly
increased duties. and these duties are %
be stu further increased by the purchase
Of the remaining eleven privately owned
railways, which the imperial government
hac decided 20 take over. A new law has
been passed, therefore, which Will pro-
vide the government with a thoroughly
competent railway administration. The
result as TO profits of running railways.
and especially as 10 their safety, Will be
watched with interest by Western na-
zonS
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
To show Their Gratitude.

In Brussels there has just been held
a queer annual festival. a tribute of graf
itude from olden days. At the festival in
question. every wife in Brussels undresses
her husbond and puts him 70 bed The
next day the husbands invite all their
wives relations and entertain them lavish
ly and shower gifts on them. The reason
Tor all this IS that at a siege long ago.
when Brussels was forced 20 capitulate.
the besieged women stipulated before the
place was given UP that they should be
allowed 70 carry with them their children
and whatever other burden they were
able TO carry. This reasonable reqdest
being granted by the enemy. each woman
promptly carried her husband OUT Of the
place on her shoulder.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
pills and Literatnre

Surely there was never a more curious
conjunction Of businesses than those OF
Mr.. John Morgan Richards, who is the
proprietor Of famous liver pill Of this
country, and at the same time proprietor
of the Academy, one Of the highest
class Of English literary journals Miss
Constance Smedley, speaking Of the
American coterle in London, mentions Mr..
Morgan as one Of the leaders. Another
prominent one Is Mrs. John Lane, wife Of
the English publisher. and another is Mrs.
Harry Chamberlain, wife Of the doyen of
the American newspaper correspondents
IN London. IL is said that no American
of the middle class comes TO London
without letter to Mrs. Chamberlain, and
on her Sunday evenings fifty or sixty new
Americans sometimes turn up, sure of a
welcome from the most hospitable OF all
LondOn's hostesSes "
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
Great System

TT was one Of these personally con-
Quoted tours"
And how are they?"
All to the good. Postcards were
brought to US at every town. often we
didn't have to leave the train"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
Not Vet.

rs the legitimate actor 10 go?''
Not yet awhile" answered Hamle
Fatt. They still need US to I'LL in be
tween speeialties."
The Washington herald., 1907-08-13

beI17su Iet rs I1Ve 50 vel,
Our work Shall stil Re better for our love.
Ard stiIl our love be sweeter for on wurk.
And boih Commended fer the sake Of each,
By al tue wcrEcrS and true lovers born.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30

to keep pace with all the prizes thai
were To be awarded To him OH account
of knowledge cleaned from books.
Charley went To the University OF
West Virginia. because he liked thai
section of tho country ami because
they had II good bail team up there
liick, of course. was Il bona fidc stu
dent, but he didn't cause any of tn.
specialized class to grow Jealous OF
him. as he passed up the jolt of muir
dcfiny lioratio ut tho Bridge. Marx
Antony's Grafton and such oratorical
efforts.
Charley concentrated his mind prin
cipally on baseball. and as pitcher
he had everything frazzlcd to a shred
mp In the mountain section lick. IN
those days. could make tho ball do
the scrpentinc movement when II was
on its way to the batsman. and They
still speak of Charley up there in aw-
ed tones.
Some time ago the players on the
Washington team .wcrc discussing the
cost of Il college education, and Hey.
don said to Hickman:
Il suppose. Charley that your cdu
cation must have cost You lot OF
money!
You might know 1t did" morrlly
replied ITick, when YOU look at the
extent of my muscles"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
What Ralph Glaze Meant.

Ralph Glaze. the ex-Dartmouth lad
who is going so well this season for
tho Boston club. is very popular
among his team mates. with whom he
is acquiring a reputation as wit.
Tho other day he and Ferris were
seated in the lobby of their hotel In
Boston. Many plants were scattered
about the lobby. The cx-collcge lad
glanced around at the display. and
then turning to Ferris. he exclaimed:
81 am glad to see the inquistiyc
plants growing so we'll"
What kind of plants arc thcy?'
asked the puzzled second bascman.
"Oh, rubber drawlcd Ralph with
tho faintcst approach to a smile on
his face.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30

n fixed expression that the chubby
little catcher began TO get uneasy aud
then To grow restless. lust MS he was
about to say some harsh things To the
man the fellow In II deep and mystic
rious voice said:
Excuse me, but wish to tell YOU
about your lost brother. He and |
were on the same vessel together he
ratified OH before Drill could disclaim
having had lost brother. land we
got shipwrcckcd and were at sea
twenty days with nothing To eat and
no oars to our boat AT last we drew
lots MS to which would die, and your
brother drew the shortest straw. and
ate your brother"
Before Lew had recovered from his
surprise an attendant hustled in and
removed the nutty one. and Drill con
tinucd In the pursuit of the har,l
things which blackstone compiled for
law students to swear over.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
Lew Drill and the STRANGER.

Ban players, in travelling about the
country, run into more real adven-
lures than any other class of people
who take journeys on railroads,
One of the queerest that ever hap.
pened to a ball player was experience
cdeby the genial Lew Drill, who was
Il valued member of the Washington
club a few years ago. Lew had his
experience when the train was about
100 families outside of Detroit.
At this time Drill was studying law,
and it was his habit to always carry
with him set of law books which
he would con while journeying about
the country. Most ball players while
on the train seek the greater freedom
afforded by the smoking car, but Lew,
who wished TO study. could generally
be found reading in passenger
coach.
On this occasion Lew was reading
law with the judicial expression on
his face of a Lord Arskinc when his
attention was attracted by big man,
who sat in the seat ahead OF him and
who stared Drill in the face, with suck
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
What AItizer speaks.

Davy Aitzicr, Washington's crack
short stop. was for several years one
of Uncle Sans boys in blue. Davy
was in the volunteer service, and Le-
sides ducking the bullets sent in ..ls
direction by the unwashed Filipinos.
he also ran the Chink gauntlet, when
he and Admiral Seymour and few
other heroes marcncd to the siege OF
Ticntsin.
Davy was later with the American
army when it went on to PEEK ny apd
disturbed the pipe artists. Now, all
this experience in the far east causes
Altizcr to become a reliable authority
on things over the sea, and his opinion
on matters concerning the happen
lngs in the orient are respectfully
heard by his fellow players.
The other day out at the club house
the boys got to scussing the proba-
bilty of Japan and America coming
to blows over our Philippine posses
sions. and the possibility of China
helping the laps, iii case such war
should come off. This led to some
talk concerning China. and Charley
Jones asked Altizcr if he could speak
Chinese?
ooh. talk at it, replied Dave. but
it's sort of pigeon Chinese, sup
pose, that passes from me"
"Ah, see" said Charley Hickman
as he began bucl1lins up his lalt. you
speak kind OF broken china, eh?"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
STORIES FROM THE DIAMOND

ed rs they were by the approving
yelps of the spectators.
1t was during a game between the
Baltimores and the Dctroits. and only
the quick work of the police reserves
saved the nervy Connolly from serious
injuries. There was another nervy
man who faced the angry mob that
day in order to stand by the umpire,
and this was no other than the scrap
py little Elberfeld whom the writer
saw hurl himself time and time again
against the Baltimore players, and
each time he would be thrown back
by big Dan Mccain. But the kid"
was true grit, for with his black eyes
flashing fire. he would leap into the
thickcst of the fight, where he ran n
good chance each moment of Icing
put out of business for life. Fiber.
field WAS at this time member of
the Detroit club.
After a hard fight the police sue.
cecded in getting Connolly away from
the mob, and when Tommy made Il
personal report OF the affair to Ban
Johnson he finished his complaint
with the following sentence: "And
their voices were extremely high
while their language was unusually
|; low
AS Il curious coincidence the fact
might be recorded that Elberfeld was
the first man to he put out of the
game in the American League this
season and Tommy Connolly was the
umpire to turn the trick.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
PhiIas Won in First lnninu.

CINCINNATI, OHIO. July 29.-Er-
rors by Camel and Lobort in the first
two innings gave Philadelphia enough
runs To win the game. Cincinnati was
unable 10 bunch its hits off Sparks,
scoring only in the last inning. Score
II. II. r.
Cincinnati ...O0OOOOOO1-1 s 3
Philadelphia i 000OO00-2 5 o
Ewing, Mason and Schlet; Sparks
and Jack Itch. Time so. Umpire
Rigler
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
Boston Hit Dugqlcby.

PlTTSBURG, PA. July 29.-Pltchcr
DugGlcby today made his rst appear
ance on the home grounds as Il mem.
Der of the Pittsburg team Boston
won the game by hitting him soundly.
II. II. Il
Pittsbnrg ....100OO1OO1-3 s i
Boston .......1 00OO320O-G 10 /
Dusslcly Lover and Gibson: Lind.
aman and Brown. Time 1915. I'm.
pires tombstone and Carpenter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
How Jack Crooks Received His Nick.
namc.


When Jack Crooks. tho second
bascman. who played i'm WASHINGTON
n dozen years ago, was in his prime.
he was noted for his rough tactics
when playing the game. He was one
of those unusually strenuous fellows
who certainly did not belong tn tho
college graduate class. But Jack was
good man nj his position. ana his
enthusiasm was pleasant thing To
see.
He was Il star in the days when
Won der Ahc was running the Brown
team, and the players on the circuit
were all In fear of Crooks when he
got nthe bases. as ii wasn't so much
his intention to H. wicked ms ii was
that he left his desire To win the
game offset any possible injuries
that might happen TO Il man on the
opposing club.
On account of these woll-inown
characteristics Jack got himself dis
liked in some quarters. and MS he
did not possess an agclic cast of fca-
lures his personal appearance failed
to belle the reports which were cir
culatcd about him.
| 1t was in Washington. where he re-
CclNCu liic SOuIlVucJ tnat SUCK IL
him. through the rest of his ball-play.
Ing days.
Washington had at that time first
baseman by the name of Ted I.arkin
who once played at Philadelphia. Ted
was one of those massive fellows who
possessed unknown strength and on
the occasion in question Jack Crooks
was thrown out at first. but as he
Slid into the bag he purposcly knock
ed the ball from Larllin's hand and
then rolled over on 1t, in order Ia
give jrcitcnstcin, his teammaie. Il
chance To get TO third.
This made Larkin SO mad that lie
picked Crooks up bodily, and with II
mighty heavc threw him into a nasty
puddle of water that was a few feet
outside of the foul line. AS il had
rained the night before there was
plenty of water in this puddle and
when Jack arose from the slime he
was covered from head to foot with
good old Washington mud, and just
then when everything was quiet the
crowd waiting brcathless 10 see what
Jack would do. Il small hoy. with n
peculiarly penetrating voice. sung out
Dirty Jack Crooks" And ever after
ward this was the name Jack was
called by.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
Norfolk Ferry Schedule

Pine Beach Route, Steamer Endcavor
Leaves Ivy avenue pier for Pine
Beach or Norfolk "G:i5, 's7:3O. 900.
1920 n. m, - M; 1880, 800. 4.30,
GOO, 1880 and 900 p. nj.
Leave Norfolk. 1880. 900, 1880 a.
Ill. and 1900 m. 1880. 300, 4:30.
GOO, 1880 and 900 p. nj.
'Daily except Sunday. "'Sunday
only.
Schedule subject to change without
''o''oc' 4aae'.1+LssisiAataa
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
Cardinals Gave Giants Close Rub

ST. LOUIS. MO. July 29.-Aftcr II
wild throw by Matthcwson. which
gave st, Louis two runs in the ninth
inning, tying the score today. New
YORK won To IN the eleventh on
singles by Dcvlin and Iiowcrman and
Scymour's triple. Score:
II. II. Il
New York 00l00l00 O2-i /
Karser and Noonan; Matthewson
and Bresnahan. Time 1855. Umpire
O'Day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
How Connolly's Report Read.

When Tommy Connolly. the umpire.
was officiating over in Baltimore dur.
ing the time that McGraw and his
crowd were running things in the
Monumental city, lie was one day he
set by the entire Baltimore outfit,
who intended to do him injury, back.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
Standing of the Clubs.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Washingtn.
Cleveland ut Boston
St Louis at Philadelphia
Roston Defeats Cleveland.

BOSTON. MASS. July 29-Two
hits. sacrifice and errors by Tur-
ner and OBI en- in liostons half of
the eighth today converted what look
cd like a victory for the crippled Wis
itors into 4 TO 2 win for the home
team.
r. II. T.
Winter and Criger; Licbhardt anu
Bemis. Time l:i2. Umpire O'Laugh
lin