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The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
His sudden Inspiration.

From the Chicago Tribune
Il know you are a busy man." began
the caller, and ! want 10 occupy your
time only few minutes. I am handling
an edition Of the complete works Of Bawl-
zack. which is so cheap that the poores,
man on earth can afford To-"
Its just the thing I am looking for. %
interrupted Ardup. only / want an cdi-
ton de luxe. printed on velium illumi-
mated by hand, bound in Turkey morocco
and gold, and selling for 800 a Solume.
Have you got that? No? Then we can't
DO any business. I'm awfuIly sorry. Good
day"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
CELESTIAL GARB.

Just look at the hang of that blond
angels wings,
Just glance at her robe. How absurdly
1t clings!
She got It at some secondhand sale,
guess.
Poor woman! She never did know how to
dress
Just look at that halo! on crooked. of
course.
Her ribbons are bum and her sandals are
worse.
knew her on earth. We we're neighbors,
Oh, yes
Poor woman! She never did know how to
dress"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Gloucester's Yearly Toll of Dead.

From the Boston Herald.
The year just ended is the third con-
secutive year that Gloucester has expert
enced without the loss Of a vessel and her
entire crew, although during the past
twelve months eight vessels have gone
10 the bottom and been pronounced total
wrecks, gross tonnage Of 634 and net
OF 80 tons the valuation of the crafts
being S9200, with an insurance of Sf5. .32G.
There We're thrty-two fishermen lost or
died while engaged on fishing trips. leav-
ing eight widows and twenty fatherless
children. Last year there were ten YES
sells lost, but the loss Of life was only
nineteen. leaving five widows and three
orphans
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Wholly Grammatical

rom the Florida Times Union.
Teacher-One must never say that air.
and this ere" II is sign OF poor educa-
ton Always say that there" and this
here?"
Sweet Young Thing-But the first NAV
be correct.
Teacher-It can never be, Miss Sweet
leigh,
Sweet Young Thing-But what is wrong
with saying that air is blowing in this
car, please. sir?
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
The Atsncks ON Mr.. hitchcock.

From the New York sun
The Western Senator's who have seen
MT to attack Secretary Hitchcock will get
little public sympathy and less public ap-
plause. No man of cleaner conscience
or stricter probity ever occupied a public
position Mr.. Hitchcock may or may not
have erred in judgment, but such er-
rors of Judgment. when committed bv
men Of unimpeachable honesty. demand
at least the tolerant consideration OF
honest men.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Consistency.

From the Springfield Union
New York contemporary chides
Rockefeller and Carnegie for making
themselves so prominent in the eyes of
the public, yet in the same issue pub
fishes something Ike two pages of stuff
which it had been dogging their footsteps
TO get
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Paid Lilse an Exnert witness

Prom the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The disclosure in the Hartman investi-
cation that one William Rockefeller goi
SlS7,5oO for holding 100000 shares OF South
ern Pacific six months indicates Il system
of charges akin to that assigned to the
experts. The latter are said 10 render
bills of S25 for doing thing and $500 for
knowing how. Mr.. Rockefeller was a lit
tie more moderate, as ne only charged at
the rate of per cent for the use of the
money and the balance for having the
money to use.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

deeds. From ocean TO ocean his name
will be spoken with respect. In Wash
ington there viii be a commingling Of
men of might and fame who VIII sing
Lees praises. In no other nation, among
no other people, could such a commemora-
tion be held. The event wiz be pro-
foundly impressive and uplifting.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
The Worst of IL

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
och. don't be so lazy" said Finnegan.
'shure, the best way 10 find out wat ye
can do is to try"
Aye" replied the indolent Flanagan,
but that's the worst way to find out
" at ye can't do"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Neglected Ruins.


Visiting Britisher-But you have moth
ing to see over here-nothing. 1 mean. in
the way of grand old things taat have
long since fallen into disuse.
C0thamite-We haven't. eh? Wait tin
you get a copy of the city ordinances.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Patience and Moderation.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
The negro question calls for patience.
moderation. reason, and time. Senator
Tillman and President Roosevelt are by
temperament the last persons to be in
trusted with the solution of that great
question
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

''Mr. Beggs says every passenger in the
street cars shall have seat" observes
the ST. Louis Republic We have not the
pleasure OF Mr.. Beggs' acquaintance, but
If he makes good. we shall be delighted
TO nominate him for place in the front
row of the hall OF fame.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

a few Of Uncle Sans big battle ships
are going around the Horn to the Pacific.
We beg to assure Japan. however, that
their visit is purely social.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Cheer up Things are not so bad as
they might be- The Indiana legislature
was opened with prayer the other day.
and several members We're observed to
join in quite enthusiastically
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

II Senator Dryden should apply for a
senatorial-seat-insura policy now. he
would have an excellent opportunity to
find out how it feels to be classed as a
very doubtful risk.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

New York doctors have increased their
fees on account Of the increased cost Of
living. This VIII afford patients an ex-
cellent excuse for demanding bigger sal
aries Of their employers on account OF the
increased cost OF dying
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The National Congress Of Mothers de-
mands children and home" portfolio
in the Cabinet II Mr.. Roosevelt does
not adopt the idea forthwith he is not
the man We think he IS
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
One Case.

''Is ignorance ever bliss?'
Sure
"Cite an Instance"
Well, take the case Of the hobo who
doesn't know where 90 find work"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

A Virginia paper prints n picture Of
Secretary Taft when but three years old.
He was probably engaged about that time
IN sitting on the domestic lid while his
pals swiped the jam from the pantry
shelf
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Clark and the Leadersb,D.

Inc recent furry among House Demo-
Gratis, caused by the published reports
that plot TO UnhOrse John Sharp VII
liams from the leadership was well ad-
vanced, has about passed. and il seems
now TO be the general understanding all
around that no organized effort will be
made TO disturb the AlssiSsippian's Tenure
of the position. No two men on the Demo-
cratic side are closer friends than are he
and Champ Clark. and the Missourian
gave It out fatty as soon as he heard that
his name was being used, that he would
not consent TO any movement against the
Mississippian. Mr. Clark expects Mr.
Williams 70 be elected to the Senate and
/ take his seat there in 1911 This vsoula
still allow Mr.. Williams two years of
service in the House after the expiration
OF the next Congress- the Sixtieth. but as
he probably would decline reelection 70
the House in the event Of his promotion
to the Senate, in the meantime the va
cancy in the Democratic leadership In
the Sixty-first Congress, created by the
Mississippians absence, would quite prob
ably 80 to the MissOurian virtually with
out struggle, provided, of course. he
does not encourage facuonal antagonisns
However as Mr.. Clark IS himself regard
ed as Senatorial material in Missouri. TO
succeed Maj. Warner, it is not unlikely
that the present tentative arrangement
MADE in his behalf affecting the next
minority leadership in the House may be
d work Of SupererOgatioa.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
EASY Money.

Prom the Richmond Times Dispatch
What's A,59Go0o. anyway" demands
The Washington Herald. We should say
that It was a cinch,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

A Kentucky fcudist and murderer has
confessed that he was paid 500 for doing
the job. The scale among the feudist
seems to be advancing right along with
the other industries
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Bill Wright's Family.

Representative John Garner. of the
I Brownsville district. has easier access to
/ the Presidential ear than has any other
/ Texas statesman. This was the case even
/ before the nations were excited TO fever
heat over the Twenty-hftb Infantry Incl
dent. Mr. Garner called at the Executive
Offices yesterday with picture of one of
his constituents. Bill Wright of Atascosa
County. surrounded by his fourteen chill
dren. He showed it with pride to the
President.
You can see from this that there is
no race suicide in Texas" said Air.
Garner. Bill Wright, as you can
see from his picture. is stiH a young
man, and his wife is still young woman
and n good-lookiug one. too. The four
teen children you see in the picture are
all theirs"
Fine. Fine exclaimed the President.
! That's what I call a fair to middlin'
sized family. Bill Wright is the sort OF
citizen we need in this country, and he's
raising the right sort, too. / dare say"
4ou can bet he is replied Mr.. Gar
ner Bill Wrights a stanch Democrat.
and all those nine boys Of his you see in
the picture will be Democratic voters in
Texas after while"
All said the President
All said the Congressman.
understand now what is going on in
Texas, volunteered the President.
Yes, sir. ssseuted the CONGRESSMAN.
this shows that we are increasing the
Democratic majority in Texas all the
time"
Perhaps so" somewhat obviously
AGREED the President
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Because Senator's Tinman and Foraker
have started out TO jointly clean up the
Brownsville situation, we trust no one
viii feel called upon 20 refer to them as
the Gold Dust twins.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The fact that Harry Thaw and his
mother-in-law are not on speaking terms
may be looked upon I'm some quarters as
evidence Of great s2gacity on the part Of
Harry.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

II has about reached the point in Rus
sia where the offices not only have to seek
the men, but run them down and sand
bag them also.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

/ More than 1000 applications are on file
for the position of chaplain of the Penn
sylvania legislature. The position carries
+ n handsome salary. and it is no wonder.
considering the strenuousness of the un-
dertaking it involves.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The last survivor Of the charge Of the
Light Brigade has died again. II seems
he viii never get over the habit
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Mr.. Curtis, the new Senator from Kan
sas, seems 10 have been a newsboy and
a hackman in his boyhood days. We pre-
sumo. however. that he did not neglect to
be born in some little old log cabin in the
lane
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The Toronto Star says the minister Of
agriculture for the Dominion has an
nOUnced that you can always tell when a
hen is going to lay by observing the set
look upon her face" Those Dominion
papers are coming along
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The Rev. DR.. Aked. the new Rockefeller
pastor. is a converted auctioneer. Mr.
Rockefeller knows how to pick the men
for his necessities.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

"We have rs much 20 learn from Japan
as Japan has TO learn from Us" SAYS
President Roosevelt. We doubt it. Only
a few days since japanese statesman
gravely informed the members Of Parlia-
ment that IL was impossible to save the
country and make huge fortunes at the
same time.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

a Kentucky girl presiding at church
fair is accused Of hypnotizing the minis
ter Talk about get-rich-quick schemes
How about a combination of a church
fair and a Kentucky girl hypnotizer.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Though not yet three years OF age, a
Massachusetts, lad Is already giving advice
to the President. Evidently the youngster
has the making of fine newspaper man
in him.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

A Boston grocer has been fined $50 for
soliciting orders for sweet cider for de-
livery on Sunday. When Boston puts the
lid on, it's on,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Carrie Nation says "waltzing is plain
lugsing." Oh, that viii hardly do,
Waiting. like kissing. goes by favor; and
that is why you hear such reckless and
spiteful remarks from certain quarters
every once in a while
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The price OF slippers has been advanced
.20 per cent. Now. If shingles will advance
in the same ratio. young America will
smile again.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
TtlIman AImost nid u.

Senator Clay had been speaking nearly
an hour on the Brownsville affair The
galleries were crowded. and an unusual
number Of Senators were IN their seats
The Georgia statesman had been receiv-
ing the closest attention. IL a burst OF
eloquenee he exclaimed:
Il have no race prejudice"
Up bobbed Tllman
did / understand the Senator from
Georgia TO say he had no race prejudice?'
he inquired. menacingly
THAT is what / said and that is what
repeat" firmly replied Senator Clay.
If the Senator from Georgia means to
say he has no race prejudice" shouted
Senator Tillman. waving his hands around
in the air, then all have to say is that
he
There was a painful silence in the Sen
ate. Everybody expected something 70
explode with a loud pop. Senator Till
man was stiI waving his arms about.
His face looked apoplectic. Senator Clay
stood waiting for the climax.
Mo- exclaimed the South Carolinian.
1 won't say what I started to-"
Then he Topped down suddenly in his
seat.
i thank the Senator from South Caro-
lima, calmly said Senator Clay.
"A burst of laughter came from the floor
and the galleries. Messrs. Clay and
Tillman joined In It.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The peach trees are blooming in Georgia.
This is the usual January curtain-raiser
to the great melodrana, Killing the
Peach Crop
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The German courts have decided that the
German fire Insurance companies must
pay their earthquake losses. You 60 not
eaten the Germans taking any chances
with those bellicose Californians.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Parents should teach their children to
love sugar, says an eminent English
physician Teach them? What kind Of
children do they rear in England?
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

The anti-tiDDing law is constitutional.
the New York courts decide. However.
you haven't the nerve TO mention It in the
presence Of the tInee.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

II was 'the civil war" even II il WASH [
exactly an Alphonse and CASTOR affair
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Suited for Something.

Your little boy may become President
some day"
Il hardly think so. Archibald is too
modest and retiring"
"Oh. well. He may get 20 be Vice
President"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
The senate DIdn,t Know.

It has been only "a short while since
the House nearly became involved in a
violent dispute over the advlsability OF
enacting a law imposing a penalty OF a
days pay upon its members for absentee
ism, only u learn after the proposition
had been discussed that there has been
on the statutes since 1856 provision COW
ering exactly this purpose. The Senate
yesterday gave an exhibition Of similar
ignorance Of conditions affecting matters
with which It is dealing For almost two
hours the Senate gravely discussed the
question Of the indexing Of the laws.
which il had ordered AT a previous ses-
sion, but for which IL had failed 10 make
specific provision. The indexing was 20
be done by the Librarian Of Congress
Some Senator raised the question as 10
how this work was getting along or how
II had proceeded. Then at IL went both
sides Of the chamber. Nearly every Sena-
tor had something TO say, and most OF
the remarks were more or less critical
Of Librarian Putnam. 1t was discovered
after "a while that the librarian had had
the work in progress for several weeks.
This proved unsatisfactory 70 some Sena-
tors. VINO claimed that the librarian had
been TOO brash. since the proper authority
10 carry on the work had not been given.
After this point was debated pro and con
for half hour or so, another interesting
discovery was made That was that the
laws already iadeXed were FOR the most
part obsolete. When the Senate learned
this II quit quarreling and hid its di-
minished head in humiliation for spell
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

AR Bailey seems inclined 10 want the
legislature 70 pun of the election before
proceeding with the investigation.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Mr. William Starke Burke, q lea
citizen of Staunton, Va, IS at the
House. accompanied by his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke contemplate q visit
Florida
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

There are, all told, not over 1880
buffalo remaining in the United States
and Canada said Mr. c. J. Jones. OF
Grand Canyon, Ariz., at the Riggs House
Mr.. Jones has for years borne the sobri-
quet of Buffalo Jones' because Of his
efforts to perpetuate the bison breed He
is also distinguished for his successful ex-
peTiments in crossing the buffalo with the
domestic cattle, producing highbred ami
nal, to which he has given the name Of
"catalo'
The largest single herd Of buffalo re-
naming" said ne. is owned by the Flat
head Indians Of MOntana-Gbout 800. The
second largest is on the Austin Corbin
estate. in New Hampshire. Next comes
the herd Of 'Scotty' Phillips, in North
Dakota and there is also a fair herd on
the big ranch of Mr. Goodnight IN the Texas
panhandle. The catalo, cross between
the bison and common cattle. is an ami
NAL that has the traits of both prcsen-
itOrs: not 50 wild and hard to manage
as the buffalo, and yet a good bit shyer
than its dam.
Il am also interested in crossing the
ordinary sheep of this country with the
Persian sheep. The offspring Is a splendid
high breed The Persian sheep IS Of
enormous size. and is remarkable fer It's
enormous fiat tail. which often attains
weight "f twenty pounds This tail
really Il reserve store Of fat, from viii
its possessor derives sUstenance WI Sd.
other means of support fails.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
Adamson Made Peace.

Representative Adamson's timely and
persistent efforts are probably all that
averted a sensational meeting between
Representative John Wesley Gaines and
Representative Thaddeus Mahon. OF
Pennsylvania. last week II viii be re-
membered that the House was thrown
into great disorder by a vigorous ex-
change Of invectives over the Tennes-
Iseean's proposition to fine absentees d
days pay for every time they fail to an
swer roll call. Mr. Gaines started down
the aisle after Mr.. Mahon, and was seized
by the giant James. Of Kentucky Just in
the nick Of time to prevent a fight on the
floor Both men continued 10 glare de-
fantiy at each other. It was at this point
that Mr. Adamson got busy The Geor-
gian is an intimate friend Of each. He
first went 10 Mr. Gaines. The Tennesseean
was imDlacable. His blood was boiling
Then he went to BIr Mahon. The Penn
sylvanian was equally belicose. Back
and forth between the angry statesme1
bObbed Mr. AdamsOn until he induced
each belligerent 10 make a concession. It
was only after this that Mr. Mahon vol
unfairly withdrew his offensive epithet
and Mr. Gaines then apologized for giving
way 20 his anger Then Mr. Adamson
'tOlled' Mr. MahOn over 70 the Demo
cratic side, where he was brought ia
close proximity 10 the erstwhile indignant
Gaines. The rest was easy. and has
passed into history. Messrs. Mahon and
Gaines are again fast friends, thanks 10
the intervention OF the Georgian
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-26

commerce flowing into the city through
river and harbor and the thousands
Of miles OF railroads which stretch
away In every direction from the Jer-
sey shore. There are no luxurious
appointments, not even meeting
room, 10 rthe Hot Air Club" OF
sandwich" men, and the only dues
are the pennies extracted from the
members present 10 buy beer when the
club assemblies in nameless little
alley on Cedar street, almost within
the shadow of its wealthy neighbor.
A sandwich" man is an individual
whom hard luck ani an unwillingness
10 beg compels 10 parade the streets
literally sandwiched between two bin
boards or carrying an advertising sign
high above his mead for the modest
stipend OF 81 per diem, A community
OF misery has led these luckless in
dividuals TO select as their meeting
from wintry blasts by tall buildings,
through which a current of hot air
from the engine room OF the Equitable
Building affords some slight degree OF
comfort. Here the sandwich men con-
gregate daily. sometimes a bare half
dozen, sometimes twenty or more. un-
der the presidency OF odd Sam" who
has no other name among his con-
freres, although his manner and
speech betray signs OF better days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-26
Storm on Wall Street Blew For
tunes TO Some Few.
OTHERS PURSES Trimmed
Guesses Of the Lucky Few-Estreme
Touch Elbows in Downtown Clubs
Millionaire Singers in New York op-
era-Rush to Europe Breaks Records

NEW YORK, Marcn 23.-Out of the
ruck of the broken stock market have
come many stories as to the fortunes
won by the lucky few who succeeded
In calling the turn. As usual these
guesses include everybody from ho-
tel waters and the obscure little side
street Brooklyn grocer who with blind
fatalism sold the market short and
cleaned up from $4,000 TO $4,000 on
the nal adjustment, to the old and
experienced operators whose nerve
and Judgment has been tested in many
a previous campaign against heavy
odds. Prominent among the prize
winners are listed Judge William II.
Moore and Daniel G. Reid of the Rock
Island crowd, who knowing brokers.
say foresaw the crash as long ago as
last summer and began 10 go short OF
the market. Three-quarters of mill
lion is the accepted estimate OF the
winnings of Lawrence Waterbury, who
for months has been selling the mar
ket as enthusiastically as he ever
played polo but, inasmuch as Mr..
these trying days at Palm Beach. the
estimate Is unconfrmed. From the
outset 1t has been taken for granted
that a large part Of the total decline
represents the paper profits stripped
fro mthe mighty, although the men hit
hardest are believed to be the finan-
eiers with fortunes ranging from
s500,0o0 to 100000. The most re-
markable features Of the whole affair
have been the surprisingly quick re-
covery and the equally surprising fact
that but one firm of brokers was una
BILE to stand and deliver on the MORN
ing after the crash.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-26

lie, MeIba, whose salary Of $4,000
night is the highest ever paid In the
profession, although Caruso Is ma
king a desperate effort to equal 1t
next season. Nine. Melba's fortune Is
conservatively estimated at s40O0,OOO
OF s5,0O0,000, three-fourths OF wnich
Is said TO be invested in rare gems, OF
which she has a remarkable collec-
ton. Emedeo Bassi, the Italian tenor,
il believed to be worth at least $4,000
900, and Nine. Sembrich accounts for
$1,000, 900 more The remaining $4-
among a number Of less prominent
lights in the operate armament. like
Mario Ancona and Mario Sammarco,
the Italian baritones; Nine. De Cis-
neros, who enjoys the unique dIstinc-
ton Of being a native American; and
Senors Caruso and Bonci Whatever
the American dramatic star may be,
and usually, in spite Of a high salary
he has to borrow money to get through
the summer, the European singer Is
frugal beyond the point where appear
ances must be kept up for their ad-
vertisng value. There is not star
at either the Manhattan or the Metro
poltan Opera House this season who
could not afford a steam yacht or the
finest private car ever set upon wheels
but real estate and government bonds
seem to be more popular forms Of in
vestment among the members Of the
profession.