The Washington herald., 1907-05-06

THE WAsHIN G
zation by sloan that his trouble was big
+ head doubtless viii insure him against
danger of a violent relapse
I
The Panama hat will again be fashion
able next summer. but, as usual, near.
/ Panamas viii be more in evidence.
Some Of those little 2x4 Central Ameri-
/ can republics may yet live 10 discover
that their Uncle Diaz also has something
very much like unto big stick.
What's this? A bean trust? Perhaps
| the Goldfish next!
sull. a loss of $20OOO,0oO. If true. was
enough 10 give Gates jar.
Those papers-they are few-wieIdine
their editorial hammers on the jamestown
| Exposition should quit It. Just give
Norfolk a little elbowroom, and the thins
viii speedily be put in shipshape.
Gen. Kurod has landed at Seattle. and
| the tact that Key West didn't tilt up al
| the moment was undoubtedly great re-
lief TO San Francisco.
That soothsayer who prophesies the ex-
| pected Spanish royal youngster will be
a girl seems TO be about as popular in
/ Spain as the weather man is IN this cOun-
| try.
one scientist claims to have perfected
an instrument that will do away with the
desire 10 sleep. while another announces
a machine 10 raise the dead. Perhaps
there is hope for Philadelphia yet!
A Macon (Ga.) man has a bed-quilt made
entirely of cat skins. This ought to
serve as a terrible warning to cats given
| 10 prowling at night upon serenades in
| tent.
Mr.. W. T. Stead says Americans have
no ears for anything but the clink OF
the dollar" Americans look upon Mir.
Stead as practically all ears.
Let the label tell the truth" says Mr..
Roosevelt The truth. the whole truth.
and nothing but the truth.
Financial insanity" IS the latest scien-
tIhc discovery. 1t affects people who play
the races, bet with the pea-ahL-shell man,
and buy near-gold mine stocks.
Notwithstanding the terrific slaughter,
news from the hospital indicates that the
peach crop is convalescing.
Armed peace at any price" is probably
Mr.. Maxim's maxim.
Now that the fighting is all over, Hon
duras finds itself possessed OF two PTesi-
dents, whereas before the fighting com
menced the country had only one. 1t
certainly was a costly war to Honduras.
Things have reached a curious stage IN
this country when in a three-cornered
meeting between the governors Of North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Connecti-
cut, the latter is the only gentleman who
Will take anything stronger than lemon
ade.
Capt Maeklin has been acquitted Of all
blame In connection with the Brownsville
riot because he was asleep during all OF
the trouble" This precedent will bring
considerable consolation 10 policemen as
signed 10 night duty.
Abe" Ruef says he cannot be tried
fairly in San Francisco" which is excel
lent evidence that he can.
The Foraker forces in Ohio are shrewd
enough. Some one put out the rumOr that
Alr. Nicholas L0ngworth is TO succeed
Senator Foraker IN the Senate, and-weIl.
the Foraker forces are trying 90 look as
innocent as possible about IL. That's all
An Increase I'm the price Of beer is re-
ported in Detroit All right but there is
such a thing as plutOcracy going too far.
The common people viii not stand for
everything.
DR.. Grenfel says polar expeditions viii
result in the determination of the Eskimo.
Oh. perhaps not. there may be no gold
mines and things at the north pole.
A new scent cigar has been named for
Secretary Taft. This is one Of the penal
ties Of greatness and popularity.
a Kansas farmer has built a brick in
cubator with a capacity Of 1900 eggs.
Nothing but a millionaire Kansas farmer
could afford to have that many eggs on
hand at one time.
The Montgomery Advertiser SAYS that
Henry James is Disguised with American
manners, It viii satisfy a burning
curiosity II the Advertiser win state who
translated Mr. James opinion for it.
"The Republican party always tells the
truth, says Senator Depew. 'Rah for the
Senator. He has actually perpetrated a
real, SuTe-enOugh joke al last
Mr.. Taft may be, as a contemporary
says. "the broadest and biggest man in
public life to-day but Mr.. Bryans own
statement shows the Nebraskan TO be
only some thirty-flve pounds behind the
Secretary.