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The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
LAZY BOYS AND SUCCESS.
Statistics DO Not Augur Wei for Flu
ture of the Ounce.

The last publication OF the British
Eugenics laboratory. says the New York
Globe. goes some way I'm stll further dis
creditug that once popular notion that
the schoolhouse Ounce and his near
nelghbors' mentally are more likely 20
make q success of life than the smart.
hard-workiug students known IN under
graduate parlance as grinds. IL is a
somewhat tbankIess task, that Of dis
abusing the lazy boy and his parents Of
the belief that greatness can be achieved
without working for IL, bat Mr. Edgar
Schuster in the above bulletin. entitled
'The Promise of Youth and the Per
Torrance of Manhood with the single
minded passion for facts characteristic Of
scientific hUntsmen, tramples ruthlessly
upon preconceived notions and comforting
traditions
His conclusions are based upon n study
of success I'm the examinations for the
=. A. degree at oxford in its relation 90
success in after life. SiXty-eight per cent
of the fiTst-class honor men subsequently
attained distinction against g per cent
among the secOnd-class men, 32 per cent
for the third class, - per cent for the
fourth class, and but y per cent Of those
who took only pass degrees, Among the
men who failed to take Il degree bat 9
per cent achieved noticeable success. 1t
appears from these Investigations that
collegiate standing bears closer rela-
ton 20 success in subsequent professional
life than many persons believe. Perhaps
no such direct relationship would be
found if the investigation were limited
TO the commercial world
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

And a woman should not marry a man
because he is noble and brave and cap
able and wholesome. but because he is
fond Of going 70 dances. or PLAYING the
mandolin, or studying the fashions"
What nonsense
Il should choose you, for instance. be-
cause You love to make rarebits-'
"The idcar
And you should choose me because
I'm brave and noble
What"
Brave and noble enough 20 eat your
rarebits: and because love"
Now, Mr.. Porter
well, 1 do love
The Bachelor Girl started to rise.
7 do love to sit on a park bench and
listen while you talk" finished the Mere
Man.
OH the Bachelor Girl looked a little
disappointed. Lets 60" she said. coldly.
as she rose and shook out her skirts.
Which way?" inquired the Mere Man,
standing III front OF her.
Which way do you want to go?" she
asked, generously.
"Oh. in the opposite direction"
answered the Mere Man. absently.
"What?"
I only wanted TO see how it would
feel" he began.
Don't" cried the Bachelor Girl
quickly taking his arm and starting down
the path. It's so much nicer Just 70 be-
10 be"
"sweethearts2" suggested the Mere
Man. trying TO peer under her hat.
Unmarried" corrected the Bachelor
Girl, STOPPING 10 pick up an autumn
leaf.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
DREAM OF THE SCRUB.
HY GRANTLANn RICE-


one night a member Cf the Scrub eleven
Drcamt that he died and stmightNay went TO
heaven.
Upon the slab he saw his body dead
While from its prison bonds his freed soul sped
On ont through SPACE. in dizzy whirlins fight
Beyond the realms Of Nothingucss and Night
Until at last the Gate blocked of his soul
Where good ST. Peter tends The heavenly goal.
Who comcs?" St. Peter cried. What hast thou
That thou shouldst dwell beyond the shining SUM-
What is fhy record prthee. pray relate
WHY ! sb0ald not dismiss thee from this Cater"
"On earth" the S0ul replied 4 was a dub
For four loag years PLAYED upon the scrub"
And what means 'hat. said Peter Tell me
quick
That makes Your soul look weary. worn. and scSp
1T means the Sc7i5 replied-uor did he lsg-
For years 7 vas the Human Punching Bag
In vain I fought and Struggled 10 get free
Hoping some day % make the Var-si-tee
bay after day I battled with some guard
Who sTcared my body all around the yard
Day after day l threw my helpless form
Rcntath cr5ss-tackle bucks and when the storm
Broke over me, q wreck upon the i0b
The coach would howl-'Get IN the game. YOU slob,'
My weight was light and was also green:
The man I worked against weighed two-sixtoen:
And when ! tried 20 block him or to check
His mighty ruShes. straightway in the neck
His fist wo,ld land, cg zen perhaps his heel:
And then again I'd hear the head clach squcal.
Why don't you hold hir. Play low in the line
You say he roughed you3 Aw, cut out that whine
This ain { nc pinC-pcng uatcll-and you're Scrub;
He's got a right 20 hit you with a cub
You're lucls 10 b. CUt here in a suit
IUu quitting, veak-kneod cowardly galoot'
i answered not. but tried on ali the more
Cursed jeered. and hootod, battered bungad and
sore
Kicked. roaghed, and beaten-trsated like a Turk
In order that the first team might have work
From goal to goal-au up and down the field
They'd hammer ne. until the skin was peeled
From knee and nose. from elbow aud from shin
Ny neck was twisted ard my ribs cayed in
And al for what? For glory OF for fame?
For great renown Or for honored name?
To have my picture taken-all the rage
And PLAYED up big upon some sporting page?
Nay nay. good Saint; but rather that I might
Receive the scf-ssme curses. day and night
The self-sane snar tire self-same gibe and frown.
To help the first eleven gain Tenown
And 50 70 Won for rest make this plea
st, Peter. help me; may have the keys''
This place Is YOURS wherever YOU nav roau
The kind Saint answered make yourself at home
choose any harp among these scenes Of mirth.
Poor, Wretehed soul, you had your he'll on earthr'
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
PARIS SKIRTS ARE TIGHTER.
Notes on "the Newest Things" from
the Metropolis of Fashion.

AAf -AFaA tFhaAH VI 1~fAAbhs
Paqulns newest skirt is the greatest
novelty have seen in Paris. writes Grace
Margaret Gould in Womans Home Com
panion It is tight-httinE and very mar
row, showing the outline Of the form
below the hips This is In direct contrast
TO the plaitcd and gathered skirts which
have been worn for several seasons. In
effect the new PaQUiu model suggests the
Old-time seTpenune skirt
! find that quite the latest idea in
street costumes is to have the skirt and
coat of different materials. Some times
one garment is of a plain fabric and the
other a self-tone stripe. In some Of the
most beautiful costumes which I have
seen the coats have been Of luster cloth
and the long trailing skirts of chiffon
velvet.
The fulI-length sleeves IN severe styles
prevail in the tailored coats. us I men
toned several months ago in the Wom-
ans Home Companion. The three-quar-
ter sleeve is by far the most popular
length at present for general wear. There
are, however. some odd-Iooking, very
long, mousquetaire sleeves. which reach
well over the hand. Indeed, some extend
as far as the knuckles. They have only
slight fullness on the shoulder and fit the
arm closely.
At Callot Soeufs I saw some beautiful
three-Quarter sleeves Of velvet and silk
heightened 10 seven-eighths by dainty,
transparent under sleeves Of lace and net.
Among the colors that are favored by
the leading couturieres I find purple in
every shade, cerise. and navy blue Mus
tard is also a fashionable color, and a
new green called petrol
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
SIS HOPKINS SAYINGS.
Rr ROSE MELNILLE.

Many girl meets her fate Sc a lawn tgte
Ma says Noah called his wife arkangel.
1t IS big feet for some boys TO learn hov 70
dance.
Pa says it takes pushing 20 enjoy following
the ploy.
The criminal has, at least the courage OF his con-
yictions.
Ma says the best time to keep your mouth shut
is AZ an aucti0n
Pa SAYS assertion is not proof. but that eIsrtiOn
viii find it,
Pa says il Is pity that The sign in front q e
saloon shouldn't Bscchus
Il is a little wonder that a broth OF boy
should fall into the soup.
When woman owns a well-bred goat Il Is little
wonder that il should butt her.
Ma says there would be more genius in the world
if there wasn't many lazy men.
Mas motto for framing: The doctor who inspires.
hope is better than liver pills
Women and Wrestlers have TO Put up with sonz
men, cause they can't put en- down.
A woman may frighten a man. but a woman WIN
is fright cans scare a man into purchasing a
marriage license,
The man who wears mutton chops sboula =.
warned against making sheeps eyos AZ Dresden
sheperdesses.
Personal-Daifodil and Eczema Mudsock the han
tifgi and cultured daughters Of Mesaphops Nud
SOCK. the popular hack driver Of Perkins p,J5ls
have gone into trade. They have aceepted uostions
as mattresses az the Bon Ten Restaurant
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
AVENUE OF THE PRESIDENTS.
Splendid sites for the Lincoln and
Grant Memorials.

/ Editor The Washington Hcald:
| This is both an objection and a sug-
gestion about the Grant statue
The Park Commission placed the Grant
statue practically under the Capitol. and
the Lincoln memorial practically under
/ the Washington Monument They are
both secondary positions. which dwarf the
/ importance Of both the Grant and the
Lincoln memorials. Both sites are on low
ground. without the advantage Of natural
pedestals There IS no special reason why
both the Grant and Lincoln memorials
should not have important positions all
their own.
IN studying the elevated city sites OF
the world. none can be found more COM
manding than that on Meridian HnI.
overlooking the town For altitude. Il
doubles that Of the Capitol. the Capitol
site being 90 feet above the level Of the
Potomac while the Meridian Hill site
rises -0Z feet on the map tie Meridian
Hin site marks the ceurral1 point OF tho
District and viii soon DE the central part
OF the city
II is a pity that the Washington M0nu-
ment had not been placed on one OF the
surrounding hills Il the Capital. now
mostly cut down IL lies. however. near
ly AZ the foot OF Sixteenth street. now
the great driving thor0ughfare 20 Rock
Greek Park
A large majority Of the sixteenth Street
Improvement Association hopes 10 call
Sixteenth street Avenue OF tile Presi-
dents" which, considering its length
breadth. and opportunities for triaugIes
"a MI n~E Ery f-
unworthy 10 contain the memorials of all
the Presidents
If splendid plan Of the Congressional
committee is carried out Gt is sure To
be-. the Lincoln memorial Will not lie AZ
the foot Of the Washington Monument.
The Grant statue. 2i0 feet long and %
feet deep. might be placed on one Of sew
eral sites. Beside that just mentioned.
there IS a large triangle. east side Of
Sixteenth street, just north Of COlum-
bia road. between Fifteenth and Irving
streets.
The two nuds Of this triangle mark en-
frances To the park one being at Irving
street and the other quite near. on Co
iGmbia road. There is considerable open
space on the west side Of Sixteenth street
at this triangle, which VIII be permanent
ly open, or another desirable site lies
just south OF this triangle, on Columbia
road, between Sixteenth and Fifteenth
streets and continuing as far south as de-
sired: or the statue might be placed on
the star site Of the city. the Meridian
Hill Park site overlooking the city. Il
has been proposed 70 turn this little
Meridian Hill Park into botanical gar
dens. With a new horticultural glass
building. something like the splendid ones
az Philadelphia. PittSbUrg. Chicago and
New York. more worthy Of the National
Capital than the very small building at
the present Botanic Gardens. Consider
ing the southern slopes, the views, &c,
there Is no reason why the beauty %
both the new botanical gardens and the
Grant memorial statue should not be
most impressive, each lending Importance
10 the other Very truly, yours,
MARY F. HENDERSON.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
WHERE WOMAN IS MASTER.
East Indian Tribe Retains Ancient
Custom of IatFiarchHte.

An interesting survival Of the nlatri-
arChate has been discovered in India as a
result Of a study OF the more important
tribes and castes ordered three years ago
By the government. The Khasis, num-
bering 1855. are completely surrounded
by a great population with widely differ
ent customs. Yet they have preserved.
it Is said. one Of the most perfect eX-
amples still surviving Of the matri-
archate
The mother is the head and only bond
Of union in the family. In the most prim-
tive part of the community she Is the
only owner Of real property. The father
has no legal kinship with his children,
who belong 10 their mothers clan. On
marriage the man leaves his father and
mother and cIeaves 20 his wife. as seems
TO have been the custom when the book
Of Genesis was written, living with her
In his mother-in-law's house. But some
times he only visits her there. The prin-
cipal duties are feminine and q woman
is high priestess. The sun is feminine
and the moon masculine, and feminine
nouns predominate I'm the language.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

you living" The appearance Of the sr,-
posed dead man among his mates" in
Northwich created quite a sensation
a collected edition Of the poems Of Miss
Dora Sigerson CMrs. Clement Shorter,
VIII be published shortly by Messrs. Hold
der & stoughton, London. The introduc-
ton will be written by George Meredith.
The forthcoming book should consider
ably enhance the deservedly high reputa-
uon Of this sweet Irish singer. Dora
Slgerson is the eldest or the two daugh-
ters OF our veteran bard and noted ply
sieian, DR.. George Sigerson. Of Dublin.
one Of the best irishmen Of this as he
was also one Of the best Irishmen Of tho
iast generation. His daughter Dora,
married Clement Shorter, editor Of the
London illustrated weekly. The Sphere.
She then made her mark as an Irish
poet. and since her marriage she has
done more remarkable work. A Younger
sister, Hester SigersOn, Is not by anv
means unknown 10 Irish literature. She
is married 20 Don Piatt, American consul
in Dublin, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Piatt,
your American poets
The head Of large elk has been taken
In fisherman's net at Toomebridge.
Lough Neagh. The horns are large and
branchy, and measure seven feet from
tip TO tip. Unaware Of the value of their
ind, the fishermen sold il for a couple
OF pounds. and are now trying 10 recover
II. as they have offers Up 20 go
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
NATIONS GREATEST DANGER.
WOman's Exchange of Her Birth
right for a business Career.

The sociologists lay the charge Of race
suicide az the doors of the mlu-million-
aires. writes Anna Steese Richardson in
the November Womkn's Home Compan-
ion why do they not investigate the
family conditions in the great middle
class, from which are drawn our most
successful women? Here they VIII find
the great source Of danger TO the promul-
CATION of the human race
To-day it is the young women-and the
mature women-of the middle class who
are turning their backs on the home
wherein lies Americas $ hope OF future
greatness And for what? To exchange
the birthright of womanhoOd wifehood.
and motherhood for the mess OF p0ttage
known rs O business career. Therein lies
the nations greatest menaCe-raCe sui
eide
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
RETRIBUTION A TRADE LAW.
Morals n Power in Finance. Even
Though They BE DtSrcgarded.

Prom the Philadelphia Press.
You can't violate law Of trade with
out laying at the same moment the
foundation for severe retribution. You
can't thrust aside every old-fashioned
notion about high morals in finance and
escape punishment any more than the
everyday laws of conduct can be broken
without fear Of condemnation.
And yet Mr.. Hartman talked gli5ly
about the people having lots OF money
but afraid 20 invest IT, What makes
them afraid? OF whom are they afraid2
Are they frightened by the laws Of the
land OF by the courts which are trying
to enforce them, or are they shuddering
at the collapse of corners in copper
and in fear of those guilty Of their crea-
ton?
A just and discriminating people can
easily frame the answer
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
ROOSEVELTS a TOY AK"
Logger Also Objects to Presidents
Tree-choppinE ToEs.


Tree-chOppinE ToEs.
Sinclair. for thirty years a woodsman
and a splendid example Of his kind. says
a Spokane dispatch to the Cleveland
Press. squinted up along the next tree
doomed TO his ak. calculating exactly
where it could be felled most advan-
tageousIy.
There the camera caught him.
80 this Is the President when he
thinks he's a logger remarked Sinclair
later. looking at the newspaper cut Of
Roosevelt representing The Man Be
hind the Ak THE paper says he ac-
tually cuts wood in that rig with the toy
ak he has. Well. It's not fov me TO
criticise the President but If he thinks
he passes for a logger that way. I'm
sorry for him. Somebody ought to tell
him better
'Roosevelts all right but he can't
peel no bark with us unless he sheds
those clothes. Just imagine him digging
into that" and Sinclair pointed TO a tir
towering go feet into the air.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
wants Copper Kings Imprisoned.

From the Philadelphia Press
Perhaps it is not a prison 0fense for
the great producers Of copper 10 create a
corner in the metal by storing a large
part Of their output and then unloading
stocks upon innocent investors, but 1t
ought TO be.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

and a different style of carpet he has
only 20 put her In a sack and drop her
In the Mediterranean and"
The Bachelor Girl broke IN with
laugh
If an the Turks did that" she gurgled.
'the Mediterranean would be choked up
by this time Even a. Turk is humane "
But he knows how 10 choose a wife.
declared the Mere Man. Tie knows
enough to pick out "a woman who will
dmuse him.
As il that We're the only thing" The
Bachelor Girl shot look Of scorn at the
Mere Man.
IT'S the most important thing" ne re-
torted doggedIy. Two people who can
amuse one another win never pau on one
another. Haven't You noticed that when
by a rare chance two people with a mU-
tuaI passion for any one pastime marry
two golf enthusiasts. or two hunting OF
fishing fiends or TWO bridge whist maniacs
they are the happiest people in the
world? The trouble is that We always
marry one another for our serious quail
ties, when what we should marry for is
our frivilous qualities. A man should not
choose a wife because she is good and
domestic and intellectual and refined. but
because she can beat him at poker"
Il beg your pardon. Mr. Porter"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27


Men Of this sort we handle without
gloves. If the occasion require Give
them a chance TO crate, and the only re-
course then Is brute strength. We had a
case Of this scrt Just preceding the last
Christmas holidays, when word came one
afternoon that brilliant and unscrupu-
lous agItator of national reputation would
urge a strike among the teamsters that
evening Sentiment in the union was
strongly opposed 10 this, as our operators
learned. Men OF family were looking for
ward 20 a Christmas bonus from employ
ers. They wanted all they could get for
their families at that season. But knew
that If this leader spellbound them he'd
tie up things for fair and cause plenty Of
misery.
Late in the afternoon I summoned
twelve of my huskiest operators, three
OF them former iron workers. who could
handle themselves pretty well. Now. see
here, boys 7 said. this union is getting
rotten deal, and ] want you 10 90 the
limit. Get in that meeting by hook or
crook, and don't let this lad open his
face. Throw him out OF the room, and
the strike will collapse
We'll sir. the programme was carried
out 70 the letter They grabbed that fel-
low the moment he stepped on the Mat
form, and his feet never touched the door
Everybody wanted Ia hand him ON. and
when he had been hustled To the sidewalk
the meeting voted nv big iron worker
operators Il vote Of thanks
casions when force was necessary -
blocl, "a strike bi,t co,ts,5s5 t,s+ y,o
results justified This action and ,-at The
system that seeks +o abor,sb an ir,-,g,o,
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vorl MS tho ,.s-..,, ..,.-,,- ,,- d.
an a formula ,ybsrar.,. r.to- ,,ria-s r,,,.
l.e raoryarizs5 an r,o-a t,,g, b.,ss.i.I
and sYl.stsrti,l If,es p,..-,. 60. g.,
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'''.7 '''' .'''',',, -. 'i''S ''-''I' 'elo'
'""'i'H arc S'li''I''l'' eeoi-oll1' anu
hodeTnlzatlon- W hen strike-blockec
gets the ear OF ms associates he deftly
introduces HiS ideas, and after they have
begun % spread. brings up the question
in % parliamentary way. Farrell stated
that one oi his operators iu New York
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

talk about the hats. If it's a dinner he
wants TO discuss the oysters and the
wine and she wants to discuss the deco
rations and the women. Even if it's only
Coney Island they will fight about
whether 20 go through the imitation
heaven OF the imitation hell
And when they try TO amuse them
selves separately, rejolned the Mere
Man, they get in one another's way
and tread on one another's sensibllities
and knock down one anOther's illusions
II the man smokes arOunH the house
his wife is miserable at the thought that
he is running his health and the parlor
curtains II he goes out 10 his club she
is eaten mp with Jealousy and suspicion.
If"
And If the woman takes 70 pink teas
and matnees and women's clubs" put in
the Bachelor Girl hastily. "her husband
considers himself a blighted and for
Saken being
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

tunlties for graft, and union labor viii
not have 10 bid for public sympathy"
The strike blocker continued Far
rell, is almost entirely concerned in un-
covering the practices. discovering the
schemes, baking the efforts Of paid agi
tators, duties which bring him in con-
tact with men clever as college presi-
dents and more subtle Sam Parks was
a tyro compared 10 some Of these men.
Why, the Erie Railroad had in its employ
for years, at $4,000 annual salary. a man
whose business was 20 preserve order
among the workmeD That same person
engineered a dozen strikes on the road.
once, to my knowledge, being welcomed
by brass bands and a parade Of thou
sands. At the proper time he would
step in on some preteXt or other and
crush the revolt much 20 the admiration
OF his employers
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

And yet murmured the Mere Man.
we scon at haremsI"
"Harems. Mr. Porter"
And at the chap. continued the Mere
Man, who ties his women folk 10 the
house while he goes off in his own track
perfectly assured that they viii be ready
and waiting for him when he chooses to
come back. guess the Turk knows
what he's doing He doesn't have To go
harrying around in search of an affinity.
There's only one set Of tastes in his
house, and one programme Of amuse-
ments, and one bin of fare OF pasIimes,
and If he happens 10 marry a lady who
prefers a different brand OF cigarettes
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
AFFAIRS IN IRELAND
BY SEUMAS MACMANUS
By SEUMAS MACMANUS.

Special Correspondence TO The Washington Herald.
Mount Charles County. Donegal. Ireland.
Most Rev. Dr. O'Dwyer, Bishop Of Linn
erick. one Of the abiest Of the Irish
bishops. has written a notable article in
a new Irish review entitled The Irish
Educational Review" The article deals
with the Irish University question, but in
the course Of it. the bishop expresses in
unmistakeable terms his opinion that the
Irish parliamentary party allowed itself
10 be made a tool OF the liberals He
very plainly suggests that they were
in alliance both OVeTgTOund and under
ground with the Liberals; that the Lib
erals used them for their OWN purpose.
and then cast them aside. He says that
the action Of the Liberal government on
the Irish University question 'as a speci-
men Of British statecraft in the govern
ment Of Ireland, might be supposed to
have reached the limit Of political Chi
CaneTy. but I venture to think" adds his
l0rdship, that even Mr.. T. p. O'COnnor
himself viii allow that his friends, the
Liberals for whose triumphant return to
power he worked last year with such
magnificent devotion, have improved upon
il. They make TO the Irish nation for
nal. explicit, uneQuivocal promises, and
then, when occasion serves. repudiate
them with the ease with which they
would brush aside a cobweb One is in
clined To curse the fatal trustfulness Of
the national character. which no number
OF deceptiOns can ever destroy We
might have taken our time before throw
Ing up our caps FOR the Liberals, OF
whose political methods this country has
had some experience"