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The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
CARLIsIE'S LONG EXILE.
His Return TO washington Recalls
some Inside Political History.

SUMO iHHtNC GOAAAAeHA uAstOIss
Fsom Haper's Weekly.
They say that John c. Carlisle is going
to marry again, and this time to the
widowed sister Of Harry St George
Tucker. Those who know the lonely man
well. the lonely and very friendly and
sociable man. viii wish him well,
whether the matrimonial rumor be true
or false. Il was pretty late in his life
when he was exiled from Kentucky, his
native State. which he had served so long
and whose great man he was until he
opposed the now abandoned l6 70 ! of
spring Of the cheap-money combination.
When the second Cleveland administra-
ton was finished. there WAS no place in
Kentucky for John Carlisle He had
been attacked and assaulted in his own
city of CovingtOn because he was, 50
they said, Goebel and others, traitor to
the white metal" They said that he
had made Dick Bland chairman Of the
Coinage Committee when he was Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives, and
had given other evidence Of his fondness
for silver.
As a matter Of fact, when Mr. Carlisle
made up his first committees there were
two other men present. and one of these
says that Bland was given the chairman
ship because he was the senior Democrat
who had served on the committee, and
not TO have given him the promotion
which was naturally his would have lost
TO the tariff-reformers the support that
they needea against Randall and the Re
publicans. And Il was IN the tariff and
not in silver. that the Carlisle element
were interested. Carlisle did not study
the silver question until years afterwaTd
and when he did he became single
gold-standard man. But his people
thought him a traitor and exiled him,
just as the people OF Charlestown, in
West Virginia, exiled William Wilson.
the farmers even refusing to sell him
fodder for his horse, so daft were the
silver men less than a dozen years ago.
Now Carlisle is abandoning life in this
strange metropolis, and Is going back 10
his house in Washington, in which he
lived FOR the many years when he was
almost presenting his services 10 the
government before he came here TO make
gold for himself
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
AInnn. the Grcnt OhIrctor.

Mr., Mann, of Chicago. now bears the
title of the Great Director" in the
House As the sentinel in the watch
tower for the Speaker, it becomes one of
the chief duties oe the Chicago Repre-
sentative to see to it that nothing is
brought ND in the House by unanimous
consent that has not previously received
the consent of the puissant Uncle Joe.
Mr. Watson. of Indiana met Mr. Mann
in a corridor huTTying to the House yes
terday. The Great Objector was little
late
Hey. there. MANN shouted Watson
Don't stop me, for I'm late now" re-
piled Mir Mann. between pants
Il know YOU are. returned Mr.. Wat
son, "or otherwise you might have been
on hand to object to the Chaplain s
prayer
But the Great Obiector VOTED not of
the Hoosier's persiaage, and hied him
hastily to the watch tower.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
Federal and state Laws.

From The indianapolis News
We live under a double system Of gov
eminent that at numberless points inter
feres with cooperation and efficiency To
accent the differences and hold hard TO
technical definitions is to increase the
cumbersomeness. multiply the points. and
hasten the time when drastic remedies are
proposed. For it may be accepted as a
certainty that people will not In the
long run, put up with any system of gov
eminent that interfeTes with the just ends
OF government
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
The NIoonshiner,s Protect.
The Only Refuge.


Prom the Philadelphia Ledger.
The Presidents suggestion to the Post
master General that it might be possible
to debar from the mails the newspapers
which print "tbe fun disgusting details of
the Thaw case undoubtedly expresses
the very general feeling of right-thuklng
people. Whether or no the remedy pro-
posed would be feasible or effective. there
can be no question that this case has been
treated by very many newspapers in a
sensational spirit that has both wearied
the endurance of their readers and Of
Tended their sense Of deCenCy.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
Bu, wouId They Heed 1t.

From the Cleveland Leader.
The Atlanta Constitution has succeeded
In finding the constitution of Georgia. and
publishes it as useful information. Now.
If one of the Washington papers will only
dig up the national Constitution and give
it publicity, some of the members of Con-
gress might read it,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
Indian Coolies a Menace.

prom the Sacramento Union
India has 3OO.O0O0OO people, and a consid-
erable portion Of them are at work IN their
own country for an annual wage that
averages SIS.66. Without a universal coolie
exclusion law the only thing that stands
between California and an inundation of
Hindus is their lack of money to pay pas
sage to this country. 1nat lack can be
sunplied.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
The Foremost Thought.

From the Ohio State Journal.
We are on a new tack entirely in the
political discussion in this country. The
claim is that the institutions of the repub-
lie. its charters and its statutes. are fer
the people. and there can be no concession
to privilege in which the public welfare
is not to be first SubseTVed. This is the
foremost thought OF the day; not the sput-
teTing OF demagOgism. but the Utmost
truth Of our evolution and cur progress.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
DODGING THE GERM.
alter is infected.

II the water is infected
Coming from source neglected,
OF the fever germ suspected.
Then. Of course you ought to boil il,
Notwithstanding this must spoil it
Fer all uses save the toilet.
You can't drink il after cooking.
But when no one else is looking.
By Your elbow deftly crooking.
You can find some stuff to swallow.
Strong stnh. whore no germ may wallow.
And it beats boiled water hollow.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
Gctfinp OF Easy.

And you prefer ST. Valentines Day to
ChristmasgN
Il do answered the practical young
man. You don't have to spend more'n
$4,000 to make a splurge on account of
the February festival"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
An Opportunity at Hand.

From the New York World
If Senator Spooner and Senator Lodge
are really determined to prove their faith
in tariff revision by works, why not try
their hands in a small way at once on the
Philippine tariff bill?
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
Accomplished Something.

4 never thought that young felier was
any good till / caught him kissing my
daughter the other night?"
what happened then2"
He broke the worlds record for a
standing broad jump"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

A st. Louis woman was arrested the
other day for breaking the speed law on
the way to her husbands funeral. Per-
haps the smart policeman who nabbed her
wasn't as well acquainted with the de-
parted as she.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

The Boston Herald calls them compact
spheroids Of snow Il is probably much
less iarring to the fine senSibilities of a
Bostonian 10 be hit with that rather than
with a mere SNOWFALL
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

The new Russian Douma is hostile 90
the Gar and the new Persian Parliament
is hostile % the Shah. These rulers ought
10 get few tips from Emperor William
on how 10 play politics.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Senator Bailey called another witness "A
liar during the investigation OF charges
against him on Monday last. and trouble
was narrowly averted" again. That seems
to be Mr.. Bailey's pet plea in rebuttaI
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

"A lie is ever destined to a disgraceful
DEATH says the Baltimore American.
Oh, there's no telling; there are some
rather lively members of the Ananias
l1tlh
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
FIRST SIGN OF SPRING.

Distant yet che violet
Bluebirds fear the storm,
But the college baseball team
Has begun to form
New York sun.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
woman's Hard Lot.

Opposition, opposition; nothing but OPP
position"
What's the matter, dear?"
Ny parents objected when l wanted
TO marry him. and now he kicks because
/ want a divorce"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
CAPITOL GOSSIP
No subsidy LegI.IatIon.


Supporters of the shlp-subsldy bin In
and out Of Congress are 'cussing'' Uncle
Joe in good fashion-behind his back. OF
course. He is standing like a lion in the
path Of their favorite legislation, and he
will not bulge an inch. Gen Grosyenor
and other members of the Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries. who
favor the scheme. are almost in despair
When they agreed upon a compromise
proposition and reported out a substitute
for the Galllnger bill they thought the
Speaker would listen to them. But not
SO. They have reminded him in a gentle
sort of way that the President favored
subsidies to ships, but even this has pro-
duced no effect upon the Speakers mind
He has given them to Understand that he
viii recognize nobody who asks the floor
for the purpose OF calling up the sub
sidy bin. He will not even permit the
measure 10 be discussed by his Committee
on Rules, without the support Of which
the bill must die a still death. Gen.
CrOsvenOr is member Of the Commit
tee on Rules. SO IS Mr.. Dalzeu Both
are "subsiders." as those who favor the
scheme are now called. but their two
votes in the committee are not worth
Uncle Joe's one. The Democrats are
represented on the committee by Mr.
Williams and Mr.. De Almond, but, %
course. their votes don't count. anyhow.
Thus it is again shown that the Speaker
Is the Committee on Rules. When Mr.
Wiley, OF Alabama, received a letter
for a group picture of the Committee on
Rules he luclosed the latest photograph
of Uncle Joe without comment
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

The Chattanooga Times says it would
not be surprised to see the present warm
spell kill the peach crop. The balance of
the country will be intensely surprised if
il doesn't.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

That Spaniard who shot at the Presi-
dent at San Juan and missed ought 10
be real proud of the fact that all of his
shots are not of the kind the President
saws alone count
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

King Edward paid a handsome compIi-
ment to American generosity in his speech
from the throne. King Ned is all right.
If he were a candidate for anything he
would probably carry every American pre-
Cinct
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
NIaking Nc,r Citizena.

The claim was made at the Capitol yes
terday that an unexpected cheek has been
pat on the making Of new citizens by the
process of naturalization, which Congress
will have 10 remove by additional legis-
lation Under the provisions Of the latest
revised statute on the subject the only
blank form that can be used I'm the first
steps of naturalization must Ice obtained
from the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. These forms have been supplied
in abundance whenever called for. but
the returns show that fully = per cent
have been enormously made out thus
rendering nugatory the process Of natUT-
aIiZatiOn iE respect Of those persons who
have left their own country for their
country's good and come here 20 help
run this one. When il is stated that the
number of naturalization papers annually
applied for and filled in is about 10000
it can be understood that the large horde
Of immigrants landed upon these shores
a year ago, and who now think they
have the right to vote, viii be aroused
TO realization Of their uncompleted
their first ballot Members Of both
branches OF Congress from those sections
OF the country where immigration Is
heaviest are bestirTing themselves TO so
revise the present form Of naturalization
papers as 20 make errors less possible
in future.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Haiti and Germany are near the break
ing point" says the Newark Star. Mavbe
Germany is. but Haiti has been dead
broke for a long time.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

a Nashville man declares in the col
umns of the American that he went
around town sneezing and Wheeling with
a cold for ten days, and not one single
remedy was ever suggested 20 him. The
only answer TO that statement is that it
isn't true
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Harry Thaw smokes cigarettes. but so
does Jerome. Better not try to moralize
about IT,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
JUST FROM GEORGIA.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Tho Rest Coupsrx

From the Atlanta Constitution.
The Best Country.
sorter like this country
When the spring is singin' sweet,
An the violets in the valleys
Are carpet fer yer feet.
When you hear the birds a-singin.
All In gratitude fer May,
An the cattle bells are tinklin
In drowsy sorter way
But any kind o. season
Wherever L may be.
It's stan this country. brethren.
That nils the bin fer me.
Clean sweep.
It's "a hard world
What's up now
Hurricane bowed my house down"
We'll. you've got the land, haven't
you?"
NO; tax collector levied on it,
Wen, life is left you2'
That's the trOuble-rm 50 blamed
left,T
Nuggets from Georgia.
The gold grows wild in the land. and
some folks go wild who get IT,
Trouble never comes single Trouble is
generally married. and likes company.
It's hard 10 be happy on a crust Of
bread. yet you can train yourself 10 shout
halieluia on mighty little.
II he world rolled any closer TO heaven.
the angels would be afraid some Of us
might hop in when the gatekeeper wasn't
looking
The WoOnshiner's Protest.
Il don't mind the government felIers
breakin' up the stiI. after they've kotched
me an captured my belUugins' said the
old Georgia moCnshluer, but IL breaks my
heart 10 see 'em stave in the whisky bar
Tels an let the Ticker run, fer as a rule,
there's ticker enough IN any o. them
barrels 10 make the poorest man in the
county feel as rich as Morgan
The Only Refuge.
Goals fur beyond us-aint it,"
Hit sho' is,
EN- dey done raised de price er wood? ."
"Dey sho' has,
well what you gwine Ter do bout
it,
Git iu jaU fer de balance or de winter
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

II that's the way Mr. Rockefeller is go
ing to act about il, AIr. Carnegie might
just as well get ready to hand out libraries
IN squads
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

= NNNF"N VIII
IF we must pick
Wen take ST. Nick.
But most folks, I opine,
The right will keep
To think a heap
OF good St. Valentine.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

The latest theory, as expressed by one
of the eX-soldier witnesses, is that the
town Of Brownsville shot up itself in or
der 10 arouse feeling against the colored
soldiers. Strange that nobody thought OF
that before.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Auto-suggestion is said 20 be a sure
cure for alcoholism Perhaps il might
effect a cure il the auto were bumped
against the patients with sufficient vio-
lence.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Poultney Bigelow is TRADING again
about the Panama Canal.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

The birth rate is steadily decreasing in
London Ambassador Bryce should ad-
wise with the President about that,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Are we to infer that the boats also
have adopted block system?
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

This way of giving $50, 0OOGo0 at a cIip
to the cause Of education isn't going 10
make much Of a hit with the small bows
Of the land.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

by the Cars mercy Nebogatof VIII
serve ten years imprisonment IN a Rus
sian fortress. The merciful thing about
the sentence lies in the fact that the ad-
miral was sentenced to prison and not To
the g0vernorship Of some province.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Mr.. Charles Schwab is to present his
sister, who is 10 marry a Johnstowu pa
bank cashier with 100000 for a we'd
ding gift That ought to be pretty good
ad. for the bank
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Never give woman a pistol, and
never teach her to shoot" SAYS the Kan
sas City Journal That's right, let the
poor, old, innocent bystander get shot
up when she goes cunning.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Just now New Orleans is inclined to be
little loose and reckless and full Of
heas; Mardi Gras is on.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

According To the Chicago Record-Her-
aid. preacher of that city says dancing
makes the feet grow 10 abnormal pro-
portions Chicago acquired the dancing
habit. evidently. many years ago.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Some one might get In line for the No
bel prize by bringing about peace between
Capt Hobson and the Mikado.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

Queen Iii has presented her bin 10
Uncle Sam. and Uncle sam has pre-
sented his bin 10 the Sultan Of Turkey
Both seem equally enthusiastic about
paving up
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
Knox Has "a Boom.

From out Of a dark political sky in
Pennsylvania forked streak Of Presi-
dental lightning is now playing about
the head OF Senator Knox but Mr. Knox
doesn't seem 20 mind it a bit He walks
around and talks to old friends just az
though nothing was happening. Tut
tut" was all he said yesterday when
asked how it felt to be thus beset.
The Pennsylvania contingent, however,
is beginning 10 take it seciously, espe-
eially the representatives Of an influential
section of the Pennsylvania press. II
appears that the movement for their able
Senator has progressed far enough to
indicate the certainty that the big Key
stone delegation will be unanimously in
structed for him. and it viii not be the
sort OF instructions that used 10 be given
to Mr. Quay in the palmy days Of that
mighty boss power. 1t viii not be a
trading delegat on. it is said. but will be
heartily for Mr.. Knox first, last, and al
the time"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14

New York Office. Nassau-Beckman Bldg, LaCoste 4
Maxwell, Managers.
chicago Office. Marquette Bldg. LaCoste q Max
Ver Managers.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
AT THE HOTELS.

There was a particularly enjoyable din
ner given at the Raleigh Hotel last night.
at which every participant was either a
Westerner or had lived a part Of his life
on the far side of the Mississippi The
hosts of the banquet were five leading
citizens Of the State Of Wyoming-Dr. J.
NJ. Wilson. Of Douglas; Col. +. J Bell Of
Laramie: Mr. j. A Defelder, Of Lauder.
Mr.. Robert Taylor. 81 EneU. and Editor
George S. Walker. Of Cheyenne. There
were things good TO eat galore and ac-
eompanyiHg liquids, and the oratorical
talent. as represented By Senators Clark.
Carter. and Dixon. and Representatives
MondelI and Cushman. was equal TO the
occasion. The guests swere.
senator r. T. Warren. Cheyenne W-o. Senator
Dixon, q Montana. senator &. ID. Clark. Evanston
WyO.; Senator Tom Garter. Helena. Mont: Cen
gresham r. ". Mondeil. Wyoming. Delegate
Andrews. New Mexico: Congressman Dwight New
YORK. Congressman Jones Washington. Congress
man T. " Cusiman Washington. Nlr D. y
Jones. Nevada Judge J. A. Van Orsden. Cheyenne.
Wy0.; Edward r. Stable, Cheyenne, Wyo.5 Pro-.
Elwood Mead. Cheyenne. Wye; Edward J. Wells
GlenFaek WFo; J. 4. Breekons, Bbeyenne. We
G. J. Tisiell. Rock Springs. Wyo. ". l.. simpson
Meeteetse, Wye; AR Plumb, Reno NeT.; 3. H.
Conn0rs. Chicago. H.; solomon Luna. los Luuas
~ Mex. Harry " Kelly Las vegas ~ Mex
Ella White. Roswell \. Mex.; Lewis PsnseL
Helena Mont Edward Smith Washington, -. G.;
Charles Leavens Washington. d. e.. and Webster
Ballinger. Denver, Colo
Il haven't had any business In Wash
ington since l went out Of Congress six
years ago; I haven't any here now. but
] thought It would be pleasant 70 come
back and renew acquaintances with my
old friends" said CoK \. y. Cox. Of
Franklin. Tenn. last evening at the
Riggs House.
Col. Cox served the Seventh Congress
sional district Of his state faithfully for
ten years. and then voluntarily retired
He was an uncomprOmising Democrat.
who ever spoke his belief with Jackson
ian bluntness, but he had the respect and
good viii alike of Democrats and Re
publicans
Il suppose" be said, in answer 10 a
Herald reporters inquiry, that Ten
nessee could be called Bryan State. It
seems now that he is very apt 10 be NOM
mated. While ] admire him, my regard
would be far in excess Of what il Is had
he not made that speech in New York
favOring government ownership Of rail-
roads.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
AMAZED BY OUR MECHANICS
London Marvels at the Auto Which
Turns Over in Mid-air.
Triumph of Scientific Mechanics
Seen In the leap OF Death"
OF Our Stage.

Whatever may be thought of the Ameri-
can somersaultng motor car as a public
performance. says the London Glote, it
is certainly a triumph Of scientific me
chanics. The car moving down a steeply
inclined track. attains a velocity Of twen-
ty-eight miles an hour. Leaving the track
at the base of the incline it is shot into
the air and turns a complete sOmersauIt
before reaching a platform some feet of.
The arrangements by which this remark
able feat is achieved are notable for their
simplicity.
The necessary gyrating impulse is given
to the car as it reaches the base OF the
incline by the arrangement of the guiding
rails in relation to the track itself on
the incline, which starts at a height
of fifty feet from the ground. are a pair
of broad tracks for the wheels Of the
car, and between these a pair Of guide
rails.
The car is kept to these rails by four
ball-bearing rollers, two in front and
two behind. The former press the sides
OF the rails, while the latter run in
grooves on the tops of the same. This
arrangement, combined with the sharp
upward turn Of the rails at the base of
the incline gives the car the necessary
twisting impulse just as it leaps into the
air. For the front wheels of the car re-
main on the track, while the hind ones
are Tilted up by the back rollers, which
run on the top Of the rails
As the center Of gravity Of the car
describes parabola in the air, the car
itself turns a slow somersauIt, moving
through 80 degrees for every two feet
horizontal advance Having turned COM
pletely around. it will have thus ad-
vanced nine feet. and a collapsible plat
form is placed at this distance to receive
it. The car lands on this in a horizontal
position, the force of the impact being
taken up by the springs, and runs on il
for some thirty or forty feet. The sue
cess OF the affair consists in the careful
adjustment of the pitch Of the rails in
relation 10 that Of the track. The car
must land on the platform all four wheels
at once. Otherwise, as has been shown
by actual occurrence, the wheels FIRST
touching VIII be crushed and the car
damaged
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
WHERE THE EXTREMES MEET.
Highest Mountain Peak and Lowest
Depression Within 20 Miles.

Depression Within 20 Miles.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
Death Valley. which Is famous for
many things besides its name. has long
been heralded as containing the lowest
spot OF dry land in the United States.
The United States Geological Survey
has Just been computing its depth ac-
curately by means OF a spirit level. and
the results show that until the Salton
Sink was turned into the Salt0n Sea by
the overflow of the Colorado River.
Death Valley was not entitled TO the
distinction. It's lowest point is 276 feet
below sea level while the Salton Sink
had one spot PSI feet below The final
computations have not been made. but
the error in the case Of the Death Val
ley measurement win not be over three
feet at the outside
II Is an interesting fact that within
Is miles Of this extreme low land there
IS to be found the highest point IN the
United States. That is the tip Of Mt
Whitney, which is a foot or two over
1880 feet above sea level. Both are
in the Southern part Of California The
United States has from many points Of
view been called a land in which ex-
tremes meet, but this physical peculiar
ity will give IL a better title 20 the
phrase than II ever had before. South
ern California may boast not only OF
the extreme high and the extreme low
but also Of the extreme fertility and
the extreme desert, the extreme OF real
estate booming and the extreme Of ad-
miration on the part Of both residents
and tourists alike. and. last but not
least. Of the extreme in the way OF
Fish" stories about fruit. San Francisco
which has nothing but extremes Of
earthquake, race prejudice. and civic
corruption. IS hardly in the running.