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The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
SOUTH AND THE ORIENT.
Texas Paper Not In Favor of Naval
SlsyIarlsinE on Pacific.

49, - VI y NA'AANu
From the Houston POST
Aiisled no doubt by the assurances az
several White House" Democratic SEN
ators. The Washington Herald seems 10
think that the South approves the dis
patch Of the battle ship feet TO the far
East. II SAYS. "Ore OF the reasons is.
perhaps, that the South Is heavily inter
ested In Oriental commerce. and the be-
lief evidently prevails there that the
presence Of a powerful feet in the Pacific
VIII contribute TO American commercial
supremacy. our far Eastern trade IS
threatened by two things-Japanese COM
petition and an inclination of the Orien-
tails to boycott our goods on account of
our exclusion policy"
By no means. That part OF the South
which includes Texas does not believe in
disturbing the relations existing between
the United States and the far East Ja-
pan Is becoming a good customer for
Southern raw cotton. and we expect
within a few years to have a Japanese
market for at least 100000 bales per an
mum. Because Of the dearness Of Amer
-'t-4 tAal'A pan AbAttlA
the consumption Of American cotton IN
the Orient is not q respectable fraction OF
what it ought to be, but with the devel-
opmeut Of a great COtton-manufacturing
industry in Japan, the demand for Amer
lean raw cotton will rapidly increase.
Not only is Japan destined to become a
great consumer Of our raw cotton. but it
will not be many years before the Japa-
nese VIII require large quantities OF
Texas rice. There is not the slightest
desire in the South 10 hUmillate the Jap
anese or obstruct their progress. on the
contrary. our real interest lies in the di-
rectiOn Of securing their good will
For an American 20 think for n mo-
ment that the United States can reduce
Japan TO the level of a commercial
cipher IN the Orient Is all bosh. How can
we hope 10 DO II with our high-priced
labor and expensive raw materials? The
labor situation in japan gives the Japa-
nese an advantage in the struggle for
Oriental trade that we may never hope
TO overcome so long as it costs US SO
much 20 produce under the stimulation
Of the Dingley tariff.
The Orientals, because Of their limited
earning capacity. must have cheap goods
or do without, and cheapness OF prOduo-
ton IS not at this time a boast of the
United States. Japan viii always need
certain Of our raw materials in con-
stantly increasing volume, and principally
the raw materials produced In the South
ern States.
We take it, therefore, that there Is no
substantial reason why Southern people
should entertain sentiments other than
those Of friendship for the japanese
Hence thinking Southern people Will not
favor the dispatch Of the battle-shIp fleet
to the Pacific for the purpose Of awIng
Japan, nor the supplemental policy Of
quickly building a still larger fleet for
service In the Atlantic.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

his calling upon this earth led him in
pathways Of patriotism rather than CAB,
and earnest endeavor rather than get
rich-quick schemes. The opening Of that
school for the renovation Of the weary
and worn was an inspiration. 1t at once
opened up a vast area Of usefulness for
Mr.. MuldoOn. II meant, even though he
may not have realized It, great things
for his country and added glory TO the
Stars and Stripes.
We congratulate Mr' Muldoon. lie
builded even better than he knew Long
life to him, prosperous career; and may
all who need bracing up wend their way
Muldoonward.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

The commissioned personnel Of the
United States army. or at least that
part Of it which is classed among the
field officers Of the special stafr corps, is
much disturbed over a discussion which
is rife in the War Department The
question has been raised as TO the tx
/ tent OF the application of the order issued
some months ago by President Roosevelt
requiring aCrobatic hOrsemanship of all
officers. especially OF those OF the field
grades. This imposed upon colonels, lieu
tenant Colonels. and majors an activity
in equesrlanism which struck the mill
tary personnel as a ore visitation. 1t i'm
posed upon obese as well as indolent Of
ficers "a CELEBRITY and endurance which was
nothing short Of youthful gymnastics. i
has occurred TO some one that perhaps
the order might not be relentlessly i'm
posed upon the field officers of the special
stan corps-that is to say, the surgeons,
quartermasters. and judges advocate, for
Instance, whose lives are sedentary and
whose duties keep them in the large
cities. where they do not have the facili-
ties for horsemanship without patronizlug
the livery stable.
Il must be admitted that military
Craftsmanship under such conditions is
distracted by the trolley car gong and
the rumblng truck Of commerce and Il
Is hoped by the officers most interested
that they win be able 10 escape this ex-
action. On the other hand. il must be
admitted that even the arnN COmmissary
or the army quartermastcr or the Judge
advocate Of exalted rank is apt in time
OF war 20 be required to mount horse
and keep up with the commanding gen
erals stan in the field. II the Presi-
dents order meant anything. It must
have been preparedness for war, and
the army viii not be prepared unless
these high ranking staff officers do their
uncomfortable turn on horseback.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER l5. 1907.
It's True, If lie Didn't say It.

We are somewhat at a loss % under
stand why Secretary MetcaIf. who is un-
dersto0d to have some very well de-
fined connection with the Navy Depart
ment, should be at so much pains 10 de-
ny that he ever promised the people of
the Pacific Coast that they would "see
one Of the finest naval spectacles ever
witnessed in Pacific waters" on the ar
rival Of the battle-ship fleet.
Whether he promised f. or not. isn't the
statement iTrefutabIy true2 In fact, will
not our Great Armada constitute one of
the finest naval speCtacles ever witnessed
In the Pacific or any other waters? VIII
it not be a sight to fairly dazzle man
kind?
We regret that Mr.. NeteaIf should have
withdrawn from circulation a statement
so accurately descriptive Of the proposed
naval show, so complimentary to the
spectacular qualities of our ships Of wan
in feet formation.
Is it bad form to tell the truth about
the battle-ship movement?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
UseIessness of Subsidies.

From the Philadelphia Record.
4 member Of the National Association
of Manufacturers writes to the organ OF
that body that a Brazilian merchant tel
egraphed TO this country IN December
for q quantity Of paint that would be
needed for a couple Of steel bridges that
were to be erected. On June l the paint
had not come and he will hereafter order
paint from Europe. Subsidized steamers
would not help American trade In such a
case. The Brazilian did not need a mail
steamer; he telegraphed his order. An
unsubsidiZed steamer under a foreign
flag would have carried the paint II Il
had been shipped, and an American
steamer with a subsidy could not have
carried 1t If the paint manufacturer was
too busy with home orders TO fill the for
eign order
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Never two modern knights-eTrant chal-
lenged our admiration more in days Of
/ the immediate past than Gen. Uribe-U Tribe
and Gen. Alajandros Wos-y-Gn. The
memory of these two stormy petrels of
South American politics and celebrities Of
International fame has ever been held
/ close 20 our hearts, and no one mourned
more sincerely than we when they
/ dropped from sight some few moons
since and Were apparently disconnected
with this worlds doings thenceforth and
! fJrevermOre.
Wos, we grieve TO say, together with all
of his hyphens, is still at large some
where in the land Of the unknown. but
/ Tribe be-Uribe-gladsome is the news-has
/ been discovered, and once more sheds the
light of his countenance upon his admir-
ing friends and brings JOY 10 the souls of
his host Of warm and enthusiastic ad-
mirers. He comes not as warrior this
time. He leaps not athwart the storm
clad clouds-as Col John Temple Graves
puts ito foster carnage and bitter strife
No, indeed; comes he now as philosopher
and friend, as soothsayer and oracle, as
Iadvice-Eiver and schoolmaster, TO the land
Of his nativity.
Addressing the youth Of Colombia, the
general says:
Go in for sports. both men and women; and
not only the upper classes. bpt also for the poor
Elegance strength. health, cheerfulness. and the
increase Of sociabi,y would be the result Of the
encouragement of cricket football polo. aud horse
racing"
Evidently the general has not been idle
J or unobservant during his exile or retire
meut. whichever it was. His immediate
assumption of an up-to-the-minute pose
upon his temperance In the limelight
shows that his eagle eye has been fixed
firmly upon events OF the day and that,
while he may have viewed things far from
the madding crowds ignoble strife he has
viewed them, nevertheless, with amply
satisfactory field glasses. and has not
failed TO observe just what was going on.
Again the general says:
"Try 70 consider the regimen of prisoners Study
The mentally sick: look 20 those whom human JUS
tiCe has to punish study the problems Of men
dacity."
We do not know whether the astute and
far-seeing general is a candidate for the
/ Presidency Of Colombia or not We sus-
/ pect nightly that he Is. The tone Of his
uterances. the character Of his poise, the
quality Of his puguacity. the evident ap-
probation of the winning ways OF modern
procedure along lines political are all too
evident. The general We think hears the
buzzing Of very busy bee. We shall
watch his career with interest
Ex-Gov. TAYLOR. of Kentucky. appears
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
MEN AND THINGS.


Many cities, now that the school year
has opened. find that they lack facilities
for taking care OF all the children, and
most OF them have tried 70 solve the
problem by dividing the school day into
two portions and letting the children
divide up the time. New York, however,
has gone at the problem IN another way.
The board Of education IN that city or
dered four portable schoolhouses to be
set up on leased lot where three weeks
ago there was no schOolhouse. Last week
tie children Of that quarter found neat
schoolhOuses Of the sectional bookcase
order ready for their use Each has seats
for fifty. with wardrobes. and light COM
ing over the shoulder, according 10 the
most approved style through windows OF
prismatic glass Lined with cold-proof
material and heated with stove, these
houses VIII afford the children a com
Portable winter IN the kind Of a structure
that the pupils Of Il boom town IN the
Western plains use. The building IS put
together with bolts, so that Il can be
taken apart readily when its usefulness
In one place Is exhausted and u Is needed
IN another. The city now owns something
less than a score Of these portable school
houses, which cost not more than $1,000
each, and are scattered through the
boroughs Of the Bronx Brooklyn, and
Richmond Contrasting with the opening
Of the portable schoolhouse is that Of the
Eastern District High School. IN Brook
lyn, which cost more than $550C00 ex-
elusive OF the site,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
The Prencher Fixed Him.

THE preacher said in hts sermon that
the editor was possessed Of the devil. an
the editor come out in piece in his
paper an said the preacher wuz no
good"
An what happened them"
Preacher called on the editor an
knocked the devil out Of him"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
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gourd vine stretched across nearby
river. Evidently il Is going 70 be neces-
sary to determine whether or not there Is
any color line drawn among nature
I fa lrers
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The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
a Reforner.

Hes q political reformer."
what, that crook2"
"Yes; he's always going TO do better
II they'll give him just one more term"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Rats and the Plague.

Psychologists in their fight against
that sc0urge, the bubOnic plague, are
certain now that the spread OF the dis
ease IS due very largely to rats, and fu-
ture efforts in India will be directed to-
ward exterminating the plague carriers.
That this viii be a gigantic task no one
doubts. for Calcutta. Bombay Madras.
POuua-!ndeed. every town and village
from north 20 south-is OveTTuD with rats
which multiply at an alarming rate
Something will be done % see that IN the
construction Of new buildings they are
made rat-proof, and every local building
authority throughout Hndustan has been
interested IN the problem.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

A Missouri contemporary thinks Lieut.
Phil Sheridan desires TO be relieved of
his present duty because he wants to go
where there is something DOING This
is hardly probable. The nearest approach
TO actual war we have to offer in this
country is found at the White House.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Brer Hartman, He Lay Low.

From the Boston Herald.
Now Bonaparte Is going to attack Har-
riman. and now he isn't. Meanwhile Har-
rlman doesn't appear to be sitting up
nights and doing the worrying.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

A Georgia man complains to the police
Of Chattanooga that some one robbed him
Of a case of beer. Any outsider who
would steal beer from a Georgian these
sad and distressing days would cheer
fully rob a baby Of its last stick Of
candy
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Texas Hospitality Has a Limit.

From TIE Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Texas Is understood to be greatly
pleased over the coming visit of Sec
retary Taft, It must be remembered,
however, that Texas hospitality does not
necessarily extend 70 the ballot box.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Just now the position Of the 2-cent
rate law appears TO be: Constitutional IN
Ohio unconstitutional in Pennsylvania
and on the fence in Alabama.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

A New York man proposes to promote
temperance by requiring all bars TO serve
cocktails in tin dippers instead Of the
regulation glass. The average man will
have a sneaking idea that this change
would BE- welcomed by the old FOUNDERS
with exceeding Joy,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

There are no humorists In this coan-
try" says a Chicago University professor.
That depends. There are Chicago Uni
versity professors, for instance.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
High as the HfEhes-

From the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The President is to send an expert COM
mission abroad to study foreign tariff
systems. Have any Of them anything
higher than our Own2
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

A Kansas City man has made a some
what disconcerting discovery in connec-
ton with the new 2-cent rate law in
that State. He finds that his kinfoik visit
him twice as often as they did before it
went into effect.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

George Bernard Shaw is disappointed
In King Edward" and says so. right out
loud; which shows taat Georges mouth
has lost nothing OF its cunning art OF get
ting its owner talked about
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
His RivnI,s Dates.

Cant you love me a little?"
Not on Wednesdays or Sundays.
Ferdy. II IS only kindness to tell you
that"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
In These Times.

why a secret wedding?"
1--WE want to surprise our friends by
getting married"
You can surprise them sufficiently by
staying married. my boy
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Good Times Ahead.

From the Minneapolis Journal
Washington is beginning to chirk up.
The oyster has arrived, Congress is COM
ing, and the ball team will soon cease to
lose games.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
JUST FROM GEORGIA" "
From the Atlanta Constitution.
LIFE WHISTLES on THE WAY.

LIFE WHISTLES on THE WAY
Life O. sighs an s0rrOws-
Winter browns the May.
But stiil a hope life bOrrows
An whistles on the way!
Sunny skies OF gray
Pleasures that betray:
Spite o. signs an sorT0ws,
Life whistles on the way!
SJl! the bells are ringin'-
Darkness drifts 20 day;
Sweeter grows the singin'
Of life along the wayI
Sunny skies or gray
This sweet word 70 say;
Spite O. sighs an sorrOws.
Life whistles on the way.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Wen. whose business is II if Isl An
does change her mind so often about
abdiCaJing2 She is C woman, isn't she2
She can do anything she wants 20 'be-
cause" can't she? All right, forget it,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

BY and by we shall have ships
that viii be compelled to slow down as
they cross the Atlantic In one direction
IN order 20 avoid meeting themselves
coming back IN the other.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Keep your eye on Congress-" advises
Uncle joe Cannon. We doubt If any Of
our institutions need it more.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Good Old Madeira,

NDou OI0 mHueiFQs
Not all Of tae wine sold In America and
elsewhere FOX Madeira" IS really pro-
duced in the island OF Funchal For in
stance. last summer a wrecked Italian
steamer laden with a cargo Of Madeira. 20
which was In transit TO the markets Of
the United States. was thrown upon the
shores OF FunchaL The wine in the
steamers hulk was direct from the vine
yards OF Spain and Southern France. Not
the least interesting thing about Madeira
wine Is the process by which the real ar
ticie is made. After having been gathered
by the women and children the grapes are
carried IN shoulder baskets 70 a round
wooden vat. When there is a sufficient
accumulation Of grapes a group of bare
legged E,en leap in upon the mass Of fruit
and begin SLOW treading motion which
soon gives way 20 a rapid backward-and-
forward movement generally 70 the ac-
compartment OF some musical instrument
and native song. AS the juice is ex-
traCted IL is caught IN hogsbeads, then
put into goat skins and carried Of 20 the
wine stores IN FuuchaL The wine is
plped on into casks, stored. and subjected
for several weeks 20 an evenly sustained
degree Of artificial heat. Then a limited
quantity Of spirits is introduced. and after
treating and blending it is stored 70 age.
In England and the United states the de-
mand for genuine Madeira wine from
Funchal has diminished greatly during the
last century. The export 70 these Clun.
tries has not for many years measured Up
70 more than about One-fOUTth OF what
was being exported IN the same direction
during the Napoleouic wars a time when
the French ports were closed and all
Europe had practically abandoned Its
vineyards. n Norway, Sweden, and Rus
sia, owing 20 climatic peculiar!ties. the
weIl-known quality Of heayiness which
belongs % this wine st!Il finds especial
favor and these countries have continued
70 live up TO taeir old standard Of con-
sumption.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Il is very evident that every time the
Cleveland Plain Dealer feels as il il
would Ike 20 say something about that
mayoralry race II is going 10 say some
thing about the Philippine situation i'm
stead.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Suppose, as an authority says. it does
cost more to bring up a girl than a boy.
They are worth the difference, aren't
they?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Prince Wilhelm. Of Sweden. SAYS,
American newspaper men are nice liars. "
II should be remembered that nice liars
are never undesirable citizens, or men,
bers Of the Ananias Club
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
From Newsboy TO Mayor.

Beginning his lie as a homeless news
boy In Park Row, New York, Mark N.
Fagan saved his pennies. realizing their
value, and secured an education lie
then got employment with an undertaken,
and again saving his wages, was able 10
purchase enough real estate to enable
him 10 enter the political arena of New
Jersey as a freeholder. Later he made a
remarkable fight for the State senator
ship in New Jersey, and this was fol-
lowed by his triumphant carrying Of Jer-
sey City in q mayOralty campaign, which.
although a Democratic city. he carried by
a handsome plurality. Now the newsboy
is becoming known as one Of the best
municipal executives in the country, and
IS putting through a brave and appar-
emily winning fight for Scent trolley
fares IN his municipality.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
They IsnnIIv Do

And what did the spectators say when
David got the best Of GOLIATH"
said IL was a fake, l s'pose."
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

a scientific fellow has calculated that
the eyelids Of the average man open and
shut 4,N2 600 times a year. The average
In prohibition States is thought TO be
considerably higher.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

The Augusta Chronicle says that Scna-
tor Depcw accepted with resignation"
some sort Of court verdict In Europe He
shows no disposition to accept with
resignation" a verdict Of the people on
this side Of the big pond
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Mark Twain has declined the honor Of
steering the President down the Misss-
sippi, Mr.. Twain evidently has heard
something Of the difficulties attending at
tempts TO steer Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

The impression deepeus that Mr.
Stuyvesant Fish would have been a bright
particular star In almost any profession
even the one followed by the Hon. Jeemas
CuTbett
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

The Hon. Hoke Smith thinks that 'by
the end Of his first term as governor
he may have accomplished every reform
he promised GeOrg.aus. Is the Hon. H0ke
straiuiug his eyes Washingtonward
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

There is one good thing about the
Washington baseball team. It never
causes anybody 20 lay awake at nights
wondering what is going 20 happen to It
next day.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

An Indiana woman wants a divorce be-
cause her husband reads Shakespeare all
the time She ought 10 have IT, too.
The idea OF an Indiauian going back on
home products that WgyI
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

No telling where the-Or a-race prob
lem IS going to break out. We suspect
that the man who ultimately discovers
the north pole will find some sort Of a
race problem waiting for him.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Mr. William Dean Howells thinks II IS
crime 10 take money for poetry. A
number Of poets think the publishers
consider It a crime to even offer It.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Whichg

Now, which Is proper. anyway?
Oh, tell me, pa.
Do you pronounce the darn thing "spa"
Or IS il spa?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
No Old Kentucky Home for Him.

From the Houston Post.
It seems impossible for Kentucky to fix
up homecoming that will tempt Gov.
Taylor,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

A number Of people throughout this
land appear to admire Gov. Hughes i'm
mensely for keeping reasonably quiet
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

A scientist has discovered a stingless
bee. Perhaps fl is the real Presidential
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

There are seventy-fve separate varie-
ties Of breakfast foods. No wonder the
lumber trust wakes fat!
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

The most threatening feature OF this
Japan England row is that Rudyard Kip
ling may write a poem about H.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Pig iron has gone down in price sharp
~; but unfortunately, people can't very
well eat pig iron.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

4 noted theosophist says that Chicago is
"a bad place for soul development" But
il IS the place Of all others for sole de-
NaInnmenf