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The Washington herald., 1907-06-24
A Negro on Brownsville.

Editor The Washington Herald:
We find from the press and from GER
tain would-be leaders that the colored
people Of the United States have lost
confidence in the great Executive and
the Secretary Of War. I believe that 1t
IS my duty 10 state TO the public that the
majority of intelligent colored people Of
the country have the same confidence in
the President as they had when he NOM
mated Or. Crum and stood by his NOM
nation. He was acting then upon the
recommendation Of the citizens that
Crum was worthy OF the position. When
he issued an order 20 muster out, dis
I hon0rably, the cOlorcd soldiers, ne did II
through the recommendation Of those
who had charge Of those men. We Will
agree that it was a mistake TO send out
on the public lG0 men branded as mid
night murderers, but the President was
/ misled by the ;a'ormation from the Off
/ GERS Of the army. Such criticisms upon
/ the Executive are dangerous. The con-
/ hdence Of the cOlored people Of the
tcountry In the State governments has
/ been shaken. To destroy that confidence
now in the national government and
| cause them to believe that the great
| chief of the nation and the Secretary OF
/ War would discriminate against any cit
/ liens on account Of their color. would
/ cause the colored people soon to become
a gang of highway robbers and midnight
I murderers
! Therefore. these self-const'tUted lead
D t--4 rp~.etHfrri
. r0ugher than I would a chief OF police
are not representing the intelligent color.
cd people II is true that we heartily in.
( dorse the efforts Of the Committee on
/ Military Affairs in their efforts to civ,
J 20 the country the facts with reference q
those soldiers II they are guilty OF
midnight murders. they ought TO be to
day chained and I'm prison cells Instead
or wearing citizens clothes.
The Committee on Military Affairs diff
fers with the President on great sub
teets A few years ago the Presiden
and the Secretary Of War sent 70 the
Committee on Military Affairs a favor
able recommendation presented by th
late Senator Hoar 10 appropriate S2a.
oJ 70 build a home IN honor Of decease,
c0lor-d soldiers out of money due q
their estates. and 5000 for the educa
tiou ot The c0lored youth IN the Wilher
force University Of Ohio. The Presidcn
sent these measures with his Favorable
Teepmmendation. and. that Of the Wa
/ Department, but the Committee on Nil
itary Affairs found itself too busy q
consider them feel safe IN saying tina
there are not two men IN public life win
would do the colored people a favor O
would give more time 90 consider meas
ures iu which they were Interested thai
the President and Secretary Of War
REV. JAMES l. WHITE.
- i5h street northwest, Washington j. &,
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Canine Nuisances.
.t1r Tie Washington Henll:

Editor The Washington Hsrali:
Hood says. Evil is wrought by want
Of thought, as wei as want Of heart
Isn't Il so in most cases when house
holders keep nervous terriers. with a
chronic habit of sending their piercing
cries insisteutly and perseveringiy
through the open windows Of the scores
IF surrounding hovses2 Can 1t be that it
never occurs 20 these owners that there
must be within the reach Of that continu-
Gus. nerve-nagging sound wakeful, hl.
and suffering persons t0rmented TO ex-
asperati0n2 The terrier is. of all ami
mails. most easily reused 10 the barking
point. and seeming most 90 enjoy the
exercise. The football Of every passer
tic call of every distant dog. the velvet
tread Of any cat-even the tiptoe step oi
thoughtful cockr1ach, or ''the sigh the
silence heaves"-wiH excite him TO the
duty Of alarming the neighhOrl0od.
The requirements Of the law are such
as 70 discourage legal proceedings, and
so a whole vicinity may suffer ia silence
for "a dogs age" T. is a wonder the law
Of self-preServation doesn't oftener pro
woke reprisals and prompt the quici
quetus eI stryehnine. 7. P. MORSE.
Washington ID. C.
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and efficient Executive. Our Consutu-
ton is for the guidance of a free people,
1t permits them to select a public officer
as many consecutive times as their eX-
perlence seems to indicate best for the
public welfare ANY limitation OF this
right would infringe upon individual
sovereignty, and not compOrt with its
principles. This freedom Of action is ex-
pedient, wise, and proper. II prescribes
no limit and can do no harm, as it de-
pends wholly on the public will. Nations
Ike individuals. must assert and not abb
jure their rights. If they would retain
their freedom.
Our constantly increasing native-born
population. and the cultivated. as well
as illiterate. coming from other countries
make on educational grounds. the ne
cessity of frequent elections that they
may learn from practical demonstration
our political system. They must be edu
Gated in the principles Of freedom 10y
constant observation and active expe-
rience
What the District Of Columbia needs Is
representation In Congress, which makes
its laws and directs its affairs, and par
ticipation in the electoral college; then
the people resident az the American cap
ital will stand equal nationally In poliu
cal rights and privileges with tho people
of the entire nation
APPLETON PRENTIss CLARK.
10 Sixth street northeast
Washington D. c.
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School System of the District.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Through the courtesy Of Commissioner
Macfarland and Superintendent Stuart. I
visited. last year. ten Of the city public
schools and received happy welcome
from principals. teachers. and scholars.
Washington has bright boys and girls
and if their teachers were only slven
time and opportunity, what a change
would take place. But at present the
great number Of studies and classes shuts
out the hope Of true learning. and gives
us a himsy smattering Of words. words,
mere words, and hardly a coloring OF
ideas.
Pull down Rollins Ancient History and
read his remarks upon Assyrian. Chal-
dean. Greek. and Roman education. The
scholars were taught ideas Of virtue, the
power Of wisdom, and what constituted
a state. Do our teachers have one hour
In the public schools to do this? Do the
parents often visit the schools and take
part in the hearing OF reCitations, and
observe the advancement Of their chill
dren? Who now asks questions at the
close of each reading exercise as in th5
days OF the past? Where is the boy who
steps out onto the platform and every
two weeks shows how well he can 'speah
lis piece" taken from the best authors
And do the girls write compositions. anC
in their seats listen % the reading of tn'
same 10y chosen ones before the Whoi'
school? IF the parents have no interes
! In the scholars and the teachers, wh'
| then viii blame them for their indinel
ence2
/ How happy I was when my mother ans
others took their places on the haol
seats and listened to my efforts wheI
going up the ladder of study, Where j
/ the mother in Washington who now glad
| dens the heart Of her boy or girl IN IN
! schoolroom? At home I was obliged e
read and spell daily, and the great event
of the times were all reviewed. Do tn
! scholars now talk over the mighty move
| ments Of the nations at their meals? tn
/ funny paper is the weekly theme. Ou
whole system is false and injurious. ant
should be at once changed.
DAVID 5. COPELAND,
90 G. street northwest, Washington, D. c.
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The Enlisted Man and the Uniform.

Editor The Washington Herald.
Having been at one time q wearer Of
the uniform. an enlisted man in the army.
serving my country in the Cuban and
Philippine campaigns. thank you for
your franknsss. a. set forth in your edi-
torial in last Wednesdays Herald, en-
titled "Enlislmenrs in the Army
honestly concur in every word you say,
ana feel that every enlisted man and
former soldier Of both the regular and
volunteer branches who may read the
artiCIe-and I would suggest that they all
read twill agree that you voice the
sentiments IF the soldiers, their families,
and all patriotic Americans.
There can De found no better class u
men in the United States than the en-
listed men i'm the army and navy, and as
they are part Of the great mass of Amer
ican citizens. free men. they should be
considered as such i'm social as well Is
other circles.
Without the men in uniform from
1Sl-65. we would have no land Of the
free and home Of the brave and. again,
without the men I'm uniform I'm 1895. we
would not to-day be recognized by the
powers of the earth as the great world
power among the nations. The uniform
of the enlisted man. like Old Glory. should
at all times and by all citizens be ac-
- corded the highest respect, and any per
son desecr3ting either by insult or other.
wise should be dealt with accordingly.
WILLIAM A HICKEY.
1876 Y street northwest. Washington, D. C.
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A Tribute to the Late Dr.. Gilbert.

Editor The Washington Herald:
The demise Of Dr Charles p. Gilbert
removes from large field Of usefulness
a conscientious and self-sacrihcing ply
sician. vino viii be sincerely mourned by
al who knew him best.
DR.. Gilbert was a pupil Of Dr- Con-
stsntine Herring. Of Philadelphia. and a
member of the family Of that eminent
physician. for several years. DR., Herring
was Justly celebrated as the father of
homeopathy In America. Il IS my deliber-
ate opinion that Dr. Gilbert had no
enemies. His nature and disposition were
so kindly and conciliatory that these
traits disarmed all ilj-feeling which
might have been cngeudered by his sturdy
and uncompromisIng defense Of the cause
Of pure homeopathy Of which be was a
conspicuous champion.
His health was never very robust. anc
/ he was an one time an inmate Of tht
/ National Homeopathic Hospital for
number Of months He aided i'm prOmot
/ ing the interests OF that institution, ant
as a member Of its medical staff. as
sisted i'm placing it upon a successful
working basis. His place IN the ranks OF
/ the profession VIII bee vacant for Ions
/ time. before worthy successor will b'
/ found. g. vs. SONNENStHAlDr, " d.
r The Thomas Washington l.. G.
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The Marine Bands Programmes.
Editor Tie Washington Herald:

Editor Tie Washington Herald:
In your issue Of Sunday. June 16, there
IS q criticism Of the programme given the
preceding afternoon by the Marine Band
I'm the White House grounds. Some ex-
ception is taken to the classical pro
gramme given by Lieut. santelmann, and
the question is asked why more numbers
of lighter vein 90 not appear. It would
seem to me that all those who are inter
estcd In music as an art IN our city
should be especially grateful 70 Lieut.
Santelmann forkeeplng up a high standard
and presenting what has q real value
and is educational in music The great
composers have written from the heart
TO uplift and 70 elevate. and in present
ing such numbers often on programme
the Marine Band is doing a great serYic,
and is keeping Ideals high.
For the masses 20 listen often 10 sucl
concerts viii gradually help 10 create q
dlstaste for what is superficial Rag
time" is rhythmIcal and often tuneful, and
is dangerously attractive for these
reasons, but il IS nIppant, frivolous un
dgnihed Il is, indeed, the music Of th'
/ street. The true art does not stand fol
such things. Al honor. then, 70 IN.
director who. in opposition 20 what mos'
people want. gives them whatsthey ougL
OTTO T. SIMON
1--D 2 street uo1tlves. Washington. d. e..
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& Plea for the Zoo Bears.

Editor The Washington Herald;
In a visit TO the animals Of the 200
one Of these hot days I noted tho evident
distress Of the bears especially. The
lions, tigers. camels. and buffalo had
yards in which they could move about at
times under the open sky. but the bears.
at least most Of them, are confined in
iron cages perpetually. True. they have
bathing tanks, but no opportunity to
move about, except in the limited circles
Of their cages.
One magnificent grizzly. Latinized
''hOrrid. " so impressed his long agony Of
years In such confinement upon me that
I am inpelled to ask your attention TO
the matter Of immediate relief by the
building Of yards for these prisoners
Theodore Parker admired and loved
bears. His pet name for his wife was
''Bearsic." and everywhere about his
study were pictures Of these, his favor
ite wild animals. Now, Mr.. Parker was
a man OF strong intellect. as well as con-
science. and his admiration was based
not upon fancy merely but on acquaiut-
anCe. Something in the bear compelled
his homage, or he would not have
given IT,
I noted the perpetual restless motion or
this grand old monarch Of the wildwood.
and heard his suppressed means OF tor
ment. His toes were bare 90 the bone for
several inches As he moved necessarily,
the rattle OF the bones Of his fingers on
the hard floor Of his case fell on my
ears In notes too pitiful to describe. a
long confinement there, for some thir-
teen years never touching the earth, his
native element. an to crafty the curiosity
Of visiting people, To have shot him
dead at once would not have been 1.-THE
of the cruelty of such close and inhuman
confinement Think what it means TO
suffer so much as 20 shrivel and shrink
away the flesh from the bones of the feet
and hands. Acute mental distress does
sharpen the fingers 90 "a sensJiveues5
which is the very quick of mortal agony
in man. but what of the soUl-sufferug
OF q mute IN a cage so long and so deep
as that endured by this great bear?
7 do most earnestly beg those in au-
thority over such grand helplessness. Inn
prisoned for our pleasure 90. 20 mitigate
the suffering soon by giving those bears
the freedom OF a yard and daily oppor-
tunity 10 move about within IT,.
Every bear In those cages looked
wretched and TO 'beautify' Washington
in my mind. needs to relieve its distress
first OF oil things. Ny husband. J. L.
Dudley. said. In the next world horses
! will be on the box and man pulling the
I loads as the sure compensation for inhu-
manity'
MARION Y. CHURCHILL DUDLEY.
Washington. ID. q.
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the District Of Columbia is just four
years, a truth well worthy Of being re-
membered.
But tie most terrible rebuke to the
professedly Christian and moral por-
ton Of the community is TO be found
i'm the fact that while we are building ex-
tr3vag3nt churches and residences, dress
ing and faring sumptuOusly, and heaping
up worldly treasures perhaps making an
osteutati9us display of our benevolence by
public collections for the "Rev. DR.. So
and-So and the poor heathen.' a large
number Of these public prostitutes, to say
nothing of private mistresses (the latter
no doubt In four iigures) come from our
very midst. No systematic effort is made
to save them. My reader, whether you
are Of the stern set or the gentle set
whom we adore, honor. and respect. won't
you do your little part In stamping out
Washington's greatest curse, the social
evil?
NJ MACGREGOR CAMPBELL.
I7l2 Fifteenth street. Washington, d. c.
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The Clay Barbecue. 1912.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Being q native Of the sO-called dark
and bloody ground" whenever ] read an
article about Kentucky, especially if it
purports to be historical, but is not,
cannot refrain from criticising it. In
your issue Of the 3lst uitimo Mr.. Fred
eric J. Hasdn writes Of the State OF
Kentucky. In the main his sketches, so
far as I am able to state, are passably
correct, but when he says
At Lexington one can still sec the trenches where
100 sheep and 90 hogs were barbecued for the
e1eat Clay rally in 1874. which vas attended by
more than 50pr loyal Whigs, many Of them coming
On horseback for % miles 10 be present.
I am astouuded, not 50 much at the
greatly exaggerated figures as the fact
that at Lexington in 1874 there was no
barbecue at ALL Had he fixed it in the
year 1872 it might have been excused as a
'1apsus pennae" But as # stands. he
viii pardon me If I compare it 10 Aesop's
fables and some Of Munchausen's best
stories. Moreover. we rarely ever. if at
all barbecue hogs, but pigs and shoats
are choice animals Neither do we bar
becue sheep as designated They must be
lambs and wethers specially fitted for the
table
I'll was I'm the leafy month of June that
there was held d barbecue, called the
Clay festival. the graudest. most generous.
and most notable ever given in honor Of
any man. Henry Clay, the most patriotic.
the most magnetic and electrifying man
of his time was again just looming up
for The Presidency. 1t was on the 9th
day 1872 I write from memory, because
1 was there and was SO impressed that
not only the date, but all the material
facts and incidents. including the operl
ing remarks Of Mr.. Clay, were indelibly
fixed upon my memory. The location Sc
lected was NIaxwclIs Spring, an ideal
spot where the outrageous sugar tree
prevails. covering lightly soft and fluffy
carpet Of blue grass A few days pre-
vious 10 the time set and while the pre-
hminalies We're being arranged digging
trenches. > collecting animals. and other
necessaries contributed by farmers and
others round abOuJ-it got out and soon
spread. like such things will, that Mr..
Bergman, one Of the original importers
of Durham cattle, had given heifer that
cost him SLIGO.
The time for the speaking having ar
rived all was hushed "Be quiet. BE
still' could be heard throughout the
great throng In a moment not whis-
per. not a sound save the rustic of the
leaves, caused 10y the gentle breeze. Even
the little birds seemed to take in the situ-
alton and suspended their carol. uttering
only now and then a subdued chirp. Al
eyes were eagerly fixed upon the stand
anxious 10 get the first glimpse Of theiI
idol, and tOkheaT his every word. And
the horses were on their best behavior
never a neigh. They were, many of them
thoroughbreds, attached TO carriages thai
would compare favorably with any Of the
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Tea Smoking Centuries Old

From the Minneapolis Journal.
with your tea cigarettes" said the an
tiquary sternly, you young ladies think
yourselves very mdern and decadent. But
look here"
He took from portfolio a Fren,,. print
Of the seventeenth century that portrayed
two men, with cumbrous silver pipes,
charging the same from box Of China
tea.
This shows you" the old man said,
''the antiquity of tea smoking 1t was a
common thing in France 200 years ago.
Blegnt mentions il, and Grand d'Aussay,
in his 'Histoire de la Vie Privee des
Francais' describes it in detail.
IAN old vice, a dead vice-for the
French found that tea smoking raeked
the nerves; how very, very foolish you
girls are 20 have revived il"
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Brandy Station. Va.
Washington's Social Evil.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Scotland's famous poet has It:
From scenes like these aud scatia's grandeur
springs
That makes her loved at home reysred abroad.
Such a statement could never be said
truly Of the Capital City of this mighty
republic. Listen: Seven hundred ana
fifty known prostitutes in the District Of
Columbia, and of all this fearful array it
would seem that nearly one-half are un-
der twenty-three years Of age, How many
Of all these will ever be saved from the
pit? This is a question that curdles our
very blood, for the gate which these Un-
happy creatures pass through is a gate
that seldom opens but one way. Recently
two ministers Of the gospel from another
city made q tour Of these houses OF ill-
fame and made public the announcement
that. when 20 their respective homes they
wended. they would carry away with
them the knowledge of what well-regu-
lated houses Of ill-fame Washington kept.
Creditable Very creditable!
The usages OF society trample down the
erring woman and pass in tender mercy
by the villain who ruins her. If I had
my will. lynch law. so far as the gay Sc
duoer or HbeTtine is concerned. would be
! the legal law, without parsOn or sheriff
A piece Of rope, good stout tree and
| two pairs of willing hands. AlFs wei!
In to-day's press we read lot oe our
revivals. our fine churches, and large as
semblies, when at our very doors are
many egregious poisoners Of body and
soul from whom our Christianity retreats
| in dismay and despair.
| over a thousand new cases Of low
| diseases develop in the District Of Colum-
| bia biennially No wonder that the av-
| erage duration Of human life is but little
more than half as long in this city as in
London. Edinburgh compares mortality
at 2 per cent less than Washington
Dublin -at-SS per cent less. and Ottawa al
40 per cent less than this city Of beauty
culture, and wealth. The average dura-
! tion ee the abandoned woman's lie g
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In Behalf of the Salespeople

Editor TIE Washington Herald;
Through the columns OF your paper 1
hope 10 bring TO the attention Of an in
teIligent public one particular class Of the
oyerworked Of our city. The class in
question is composed Of the employees Of
the department stores. who are required
10 be on their feet ten hours five days IN
each week. and almost if not quite four
teen hours on Saturday. And why these
long hourso Simply this: We, the pur-
chasing public. who finish our weeks
work on Saturday at from to o'clock.
like to go home refresh ourselves have
a good dinner, take a stroll TO the park
concerts. and then, about $50 or o'clock.
file through the stores TO make our pur-
chases. which could be done just as well
prior TO 6 o'clock, seemingly utterly re-
gardless Of the fact that the people who
are serving US have already put in almost
Two days work
Il is not the merchants who encourage
or want this state of affairs TO exist.
The fact Of the matter is that custom,
and a very selfish custom at that, has
made it the practice. Il Is the people,
who. through utter lack Of thought or
regard for the comfort Of their fellow
beings. persist and continue in the pr3c-
tice of Saturday night shopping.
How would the people In the service of
the government relish the idea Of having
even one hou, added 10 their days work
Why. they would put Up a strenuous kick
and claim they were being shamefully
overworked. and still these very people
insist on the stores keeping open that
they may do their shopping Just when
convenient 90 them.
The ten-hour day Is not so bad. for
with July and August all establishments
OF any size adopt the o'clock closing,
but Saturday remains the same. lt is
not human. 70 say the least. to have
these people in a hot. electriC-IgnJed
building for fourteen consecutive hours
simply because we don't feel Ike goins'
or sending. for some little thing we need
for Sunday until a late hour Saturday
night, after all Of our own comforts have
been attended TO. Il is our humane and
Christian duty TO do unto others as we
would they should do unto us Let us
make practical the Golden Rule by
making up our minds 20 do no buying
later than 6 o'clock on Saturday. Such a
very small sacrifice for each one, but
such a relief for thousands Of overWork-
ed salespe0ple i'm our city.
I would like 20 have the expression OF
others on this subject. l sincerely hope
that the public viii take this matter w
and that the result hoped for may be-
speedily attained. I for one pledge myself
10 buy nothing after g p. m.
THOS II. MELTON.
ls street northwest Washington, D. e.
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of the silvery Delaware and you will find
the sweetest OF flowers, the bluest OF
skies. and sweet smelling soil that viii
give width to your mind and strength to
your body Battle your restless spirit IN
the freedom Of the old New Jersey
woods: grow child again. Steep your
soul I'm the perfume OF the flowers, and
drink from the sparkling brook 10 the
New Jersey women. who are mot molly
coddles." but Abigails, who love this
whole country and believe in it, but who
are not going TO he "hitched and not
kick"
ALLIE SHARPE BALCI
The Majestic Washington d. c.