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The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
THURSDAY. MAY 9. 1907.
The jamestown Exposition.


The jamestown Exposition in its splen-
did panorama Of our marvellous history
VIII soon unfold to the world tale
more wonderful and Inspiring than any
other in the annals of man. In spite OF
handicaps such as no other exposition
management has had to deal with, the
men whose Imagination. enterprise and
public spirit conceived the big show at
Norfolk have wrought well and are de-
serving of high praise for their achieve
ment. The exposition was projected upon
broad lines, and the multitude of dis
couragements which have from the be-
ginning beset the managers have not
daunted their courage or curbed their
energies. They have accomplished more
with the available capital at their dis
posal than can justly be claimed to the
credit of the managers OF other of our
recent international expOsitiOus. While
in some of its strictly structural aspects
the exposition has not yet attained per-
lection. il is as nearly complete in that
more or less negligible regard as We're any
Of its predecessors at the corresponding
period of existence, and in this respect il
is distinctly far ahead of the ST. Louis
Exposition, whose management had to
postpone for a fun year its formal open
ing because Of its inability to bring the
exhibition up 10 promise.
The Virginians have asked no special
favors from any quarter They have
worked out their problem with commend
able and characteristic earnestness and
zeal They deserve credit instead Of carp
ing criticism and facetiOus raiHery for
what they have done. Their show com
mends itself 90 the consideration and pat
ronage of the whole country. A visit
there early viii be of more educational
value than later in the season, when the
visitors attention viii necessarily be more
or less diverted from the exhibits by the
throngs OF thousands that viii crowd the
grounds by day and tax the housing ac-
commodations at night. Norfolk is so
accessible by rail and water that. un-
doubtedly, there viii be a great rush of
sightseers after the busy season of the
spring and early summer shall have
passed. In a few weeks the movement
from the great Central West will start
toward Norfolk and every means Of
travel viii De heavily burdened. The
natural scenery of the region is inspiring.
and the exposition appeals 10 the pride
and patriotism of every American. Within
two or three weeks the exposition viii be
in full swing.
We heartily congratulate the manage
ment OF the jamestown Exposition upon
its splendid work. and bespeak for the
enterprise unbOunded success. Incident
ally. we admOnish everybody 10 stop
knocking and do a little boosting"
Rudyard kipling is credited with a de-
sire TO become poet-laulaate Of England
His latest effUsion indicates that he is
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
The Only Compromise.

From the Charleston News and Courier
The Richmond Times-Dispatch. COM
mentlng on a fresh outbreak OF the con-
troveTsy about the birthplace OF Andrew
Jackson, proposes that the statement OF
Appleton's Encyclopaedia of Biography
that Jackson was born in the Waxhaw
Settlement, on the border between North
and South Carolina. be accepted as q
compromise. The only compromise that
the News and Courier viii consider Is
that he spTang full armed from the heal
of JOve, Jove sOjourning in South Caro-
lima at the time.
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At Last.

Swinging his trusty lantern upon his
arm. Diogones stepped out Of his fiat and
hriskly resumed his desperate quest. He
turned into Grand avenue from Olive. and
tried man after man with The usual re-
suit. Finally he spotted chap Of some
forty years tripping down the boulevard
dangling offspring upon both hands.
Lets hurry. dadr exclaimed the boy
on the right hand.
'Win We see the performing oyster,
daddy?" asked the little girl on his left
hand, her eyes dancing.
DiogOnes was not the man TO obstruct
any such eXpeCtant parade. He simply
fell in alongside
Whittier, friend?" he asked.
TO the circus, O patriarch, and hippity-
hop lest we be late"
The philosopher sprinted ahead a little
and held the lantern close to the mans
face. 1t was a radiant face lighted from
within by the fires of expectation.
Art going for your sake or the chill
dren' So Diogones inquired, breathless,
but hopeful.
For my sake, sire. The children just
happen TO be along for their own sake"
You'll do exclaimed the philosopher.
swapping the wristlets upon his man and
bearing him of in triumph.
The President may pardon January, but
we far r.ez-ar frrcrfs-s Nav
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
an ON STORY,

Affinity! Poor guileless dove.
That won her heart.
To get her eager, childish love
Took little art.
he swore that she alone could know
And comprehend
or course the girl was glad 10 so
With such a friend.
OF course she wandered back in shame,
Downcast and III.
The end has ever been the same,
And always will.
Affinity! That was the theme
On which he played
To her it was q tender dream.
Poor little maid!
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
In Pennsylvania.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
Strange economy is manifested in the
legislature when nearly all charity ap-
propriations are increased except that for
the White Haven Sanatorium for Con-
sumptives. an institution too well known
to need recommendation. The matter Of
$4,000 additional necessary to continue
the 100 free beds does not look large
alongside some of the appropriations for
institutions of less repute
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Needed Assurance.

From the Providence Journal
According to a Washington society note,
Owen Wister, the author, is a house
guest of the President. This affords
assurance to relatives and friends that
the President has not put up the distin-
guished author in a hammock under the
trees on the White House lawn, OF tucked
him away in the barn.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Putting Mnter on His Wheel.

From the Chattanooga Times.
The men who hissed the name of Pres
ident Roosevelt in New York because OF
what he said about Meyer and Haywood
We're not loyal American labor-unionists
Acts like that will do more to add to the
Presidents popularity than anything he
could possibly do himself Ii was an act
of folly of which the public should acquii
self-respecting trades-unionists.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

A number Of New York "consplrators'
have. so it is alleged, formed a clique to
nominate Mr.. Cleveland when the next
Democratic convention meets. At the
proper time, If it ever arrives, Mr.. Cleve-
land may be depended upon 10 reject the
proposition with a fine assortment OF
jaw-breaking words.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
The Jester Is serlous.

THE ancient Greeks had a good law"
What was that?"
When man divorced his wife, he
could not marry a younger woman"
Well where the joker
There is no joke. When one thinks Of
some Of our unspeakable steel kings. one
feels far from facetious"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Nnmer Coz the NLosauito.

From the Louisville Cogrier-Journal.
Our erudite contemporary. the New
York Evening Post, says that the stego-
myia fasciata may also be called the
calopus. These names may be perfectly
satisfactory 10 the dispassi0nate student
OF entomology. but the summer bOardeT,
speaking in sudden affray, usually ap-
plies one Of several generic epithets which
a plain American mosquito may be ex-
pected to understand.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

From Leslies Weekly
We confess TO the conviction that the
recent visit Of the officers Of the Fedora
tion of Churches of New York City to
President Roosevelt to ask his aid in
arousing a greater interest in religion
was not very inspiring spectacle. The
great need Of the churches Of the city
cf New York. and Of every other city. is
more spiritual life, enthusiasm. power
To obtain these the churches do not need
to invoke the aid Of the President Their
greatest need is an old-fashioned revival
Of religion
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
An Admission from the Hub,

From the Boston Journal
Nobody-even in Boston-now rises 10
protest when a Baptist clergyman says
there was a tremendous mistake made
when the uneducated eolored people of
the South We're given the ballot" In
the late SOS that might have meant os-
tracism
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
An opinion OF washington stntues.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
IN his speech at the unveiling OF the
Mcclellan statue the President noted the
saying that some modern statuary OF
memorial type added a new terror TO
death. He FASTENED to add that the Nc
CleIlan statue did not fall under that des-
ig1ation. Perhaps that is true, yet if the
published photographs of the work give
fair idea of its appearance the statue is
not likely 20 create any great enthusiasm
in artistic circles. The horse looks as if
he were drawing heavy load up a hill,
and while the pose of the rider is easier
the effect is meditative rather than mar
tial. The city OF Washington is so full
of bad statues. however, that one more
will make very little difference. After all.
it is the sentiment rather than the statue
itself which counts.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Too Many washinetons.

Prom the DeseTet News
Ambassador Bryce says that there are
too many towns Of the same name in
the United States. His official residence
in this country is Washington, and there
are twenty-seven Washingtons in the
country. He has good grounds for his
complaint
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Artistic Rather Than sIorpI

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
American Sunday papers are stopped
at the Canadian border. Considering the
colOred supplement, however, the wave
Of reform indicated is rather artistic than
moral
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Their Record,

''Tigg's great-grandfather fought in the
Revolution; his grandfather fought in
the war Of 1872. his father fought in the
war between the States"
How about Tiggsg'
He fought in the peace congress.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Wants a southerner.


The White House is in somewhat Of
quandary over the selection OF q success
sOr TO the Hon. John w Yerkes Of Ken
lucky, as Commissioner OF Internal Reve-
nue.. The position has been offered 10
Pearl Wight. of New Orleans. but it ap-
pears that the LOuisiauian is not disposed
to accept It. because his private business
affairs demand his attention, and also be-
cause the dignity of the post does not
appeal TO him. Judge DurelI, Of Ken
lucky, has been suggested 70 the Presi-
dent, though il is believed the Kentuck-
ian has no desire 10 come TO Washington
In any capacity short Of a Cabinet posi-
ton. The President is understood to, be
anxious 70 have the place filled by a
SOutherner for various reasons. Chief
among them is said to be his wish 10
have larger representation Of Southern
Republicans Of recognized influence IN the
public service at Washington. At the
present time the only Southern men I'm
conspicuous station here are Civil Service
Commissioner McIlhenny. a Louisiana
Democrat and a former Rough Rider. and
John c. Dancy. a North Carolina negro
Republican, who is recorder OF deeds Of
the District OF Columbia. Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte, although q Balumorean
by birth and rearing, Is not, curioUsiy
enough, generally regarded as a South
erner. Gen. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas,
left the diplomatic service against his
wish 10 give place 10 a Nebraska man as
Ambassador TO Mexico and since his re-
tiTement the South has not been repre-
sented in any important position in the
foreign service. Altogether. It is said
that the President is in quite a dilemma
over increasing the SOuth's representa-
tion in the public service generally.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Let us strive not to be a nation of
liars" says St. Louis contemporary.
Oh. there is hardly any likelihood of the
Ananias Club swelling 20 that extent.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Full Pay.

Il wouldn't dock a horse" declared
Paw Nurltch
i should hope not" responded Nav
Nuritch. I'm sure the poor critters
work hard enough TO deserve ali they
earn"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Capt. Richmond Pearson HObson is a
gentleman usually possessed of our most
distinguished consideration, but when he
seeks to denature Washington's Hoke
Smith Presidential boom into a mere Vice
Presidential affair We lose all patience
with him.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
4 Chnnee to CO Informnfion.

Frcm the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
As the Democrats have announced that
they expect TO make a clean sweep in
Oklahoma. it IS about time for the New
York World 10 fling its stiu unanswered
query at them.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Says Mr. Bryan: THAT Mr.. Hearst
means well must be admitted, but there
will be differences Of opinion as to the
wisdom Of his actions" MIR Bryan has
been handed that same lemon 50 often
that it must be a real relief to him to get
rid of It.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

serious questions for the Treasury when
to place public funds where
they are most needed.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
In the Honermoon. .

Hubby, I want to go shopping in the
rain"
well, my dear?''
You mustn't let me-"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
A Question for Mrs. usseImanp.

From the boston Transcript.
If Ellen Terry lost i've years from
the total Of her age AMI gained third
husband. viii she charge up her recent
American tour to profit or loss9
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

A French duke who came hitherward
some time ago heiress hunting has sailed
for home without having found one who
would have him. Somehow, since the
Marlborough separation, the duke mar
ket has sagged considerably in this
country.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
As Usual.

From the St. Louis Republic.
The vaudeville combine is TO fight the
Legitimate" theater trust. and the public.
as usual, viii pay to see the big melo-
drama.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Historx Repeats.

From the Nashville American
Scaipers have been enjoined from doing
business at jamestown. History. repeats.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Nine. de Massey was found guilty of
the murder Of a man by jury down in
New York. says the Rochester Herald.
We have often wondered If jurors do not
have murdeTous feelings in their hearts at
times
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Shooting at and hitting target SIS
miles away is nothing unusually startling
in the Roosevelt repertoire. He reached
3, 800 miles across that Atlantic Ocean and
biffed Mr.. Bellamy Storer with his big
stick
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

It is hardly TO be doubted that Messrs.
David BelascO and Harrison Grey Fiske
concur In the opinion that Messrs. sam
and Lee Shubert are Americas two
heaviest vaudevillans.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

On their way 10 Los Angeles a number
of Shriners were left on the Arizona des-
ert. This should have been as much like
home 10 them as was the brier patch to
"Brer Rabbit"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Things didn't go exactly the way the
Baltimore American wanted them to 90
I'm that city election, but-wen the Ameri-
can wears the smile that won't come on
you know, no matter which way the wind
blows!
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

The Indiana physician is expected 10
fTown upon the thirsty man who calls for
a prescription says the Indianapolis
sun. However, the physician isn't lynched
II he winks instead.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Speaker Cannon is going TO run
bank this summer" says the st. Louis
Republic This should interest Senator
Pettus and 'Marse" Henry Watterson.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

"A. jay Miller quotes President Roose-
welt as favOring Mr.. Taft for the Presi-
dency," says the Newark Star Well.
1t isn't a laughing matter; there are
enough jay voters Ia this country 10
carry any election.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Mr.. George Harvey may rot be classed
as an undesirable citizen" but he is
likely to be classed as an "uninteresting
citizen unless he changes his present
line OF talk
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

"A farmer can't prosper as long. as his
smokehouse is in Kansas City" saws the
Gurley (Ala) Herald Now, there is a
pearl Of wisdom worthy an eighteen carat
setting
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

BY the bye. you have doubtless taken
note Of the fact that the English House
of Lords has been "mended or ended" p
as usual
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
VIII Join the aTennIs Cabinet.

The new Chinese Minister Liang Tung
Yen. who viii come 10 Washington soon
TO succeed Sir Chentung Lang-Cheng,
Will be entitled TO fun membership iD the
tennis Cabinet" unless be has forgotten
his athletic days at Yale. His fellow-stu-
dents at Yale used 10 call him Ting"
In his Il ne az Yale he was one Of the most
assiduous tennis players there, as well as
one Of the champions. Like his predeces-
soT, who won great Tenown at Amherst
as "A baseball player, Ting was also an
expert IN that game while a student in
this country. Should the new Chinese
Minister gain access 10 the tennis Cabi-
net that illusIlOus chancellery viii then
contain representatives of three nations
besides Ohio and the United States.
Baron Speck Won SteTnburg the German
Ambassador is "A member Of il. as is also
NJ. Jgsserand. the French Ambassador.
The principally Of Ohio is represented in
it by Hon James Rudolph Garfield, and
that Of New York by Hon. Clifford Pin
chOt, Chief Forester. Ting, by the
way, attended Yale the same time Secre-
tary Taft did, though they did not belong
to the same class. The Chinese diplo-
mats English is said TO be as perfect as
that Of Sir Chentung.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

And now it is said that Mr. Gas"
Addicks will 90 20 Russia to live Prob
ably desires 70 cure himself Of thirst for
office
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Georgia is sending cut twigs of peach
trees well filed with peaches to prove
the peach liar is nothing less than just
what everybody already knows he is, any
how
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

There is said to be luck in a sequence
Of figures. Mr. Bryan now weighs 234
pounds Unless Mr.. Taft weighs 3l5
pounds. the luck would seem to be with
Mr.. Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Thene Rnd Men.

How was the comic opera?r
My wife thought the costumes were
disgusting"
I guess I'll go.'
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
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The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

And now some one has discovered a
rich mans conspiracy" TO defeat Gov.
Hughes policies. Can't some political
doctor isolate this conspiracy" germ?
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Bernard shaw says people get funny
ideas when they cone 10 America" A
trip 10 America would seem TO be in OK
der for the editor Of London Punch.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

A Kansas man is facing his third breach
of promise suit He ought TO be treated
for baking.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Mr.. J. Ralph Burton is making the hit
Of his life these days by keeping his
mouth shut.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
To Sol & Co

To Sol a Co.
Gentlemen: We like your sample of May
sunshine first rate. Can use seventeen
carloads. Please ship at once.
Yours,
sPRINGTBIE AND ROSES.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

when may we expect tariff Tevision2'
asks the Birmingham Age-Herald. Not
yet. but soon, as the stork remarked TO
King Alfonso.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

On the whole. we believe AIr W. T.
Stead would make a frst-class delegate
to South American peace conference.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Tomatoes are in the cold. cold ground, 70
sings the Rentztown Bard in the Balti-
more sun. Cold, cold storagel
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Aud often Does

The weather fellow in his way
Is quite a wizard
He can transform a nice spring day
Into a blizzard.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
JUST A MINUTE.

From the st, Louis Post Dispatch.
POEMS BY THE cory BOY.
On Assuming Long Pants.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Rudyard Kipling is credited with a de-
sire to become poet-laugaate of England
His latest effUsion indicates that he is
training down to the present standard.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Mr. Frank Wallace, formerly Of Phila-
deiphia, but now representing a great
business firm of New York City. is at the
New Willard Mr.. Wallace has been COM
ing to Washington so many years that,
despite his youthful and handsome face.
somehow the impression prevails that lie
is a native of the District and "a member
of the oldest Inhabitants Society" He
used to help Col. Tom Ochiltree and Mai.
Moses Handy brew good beverages in the
ancient days when Chamberlin's was the
greatest rendezvous Of congenial souls on
the continent. Mr.. Wallace, IN addition
to his rare social qualities, is one Of the
greatest experts in sanitary plumbing in
the land, and he has fitted up some Of the
biggest government buildings and private
residences in a score Of principal cities.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
What the Church Needs.

The President may pardon January,
we can never forgive May
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

One Of the interesting men attending
the medical congress is Dr. Babc0ck. Of
Chicago. who. Notwithstanding the fact
that he is blind, has built up an immense
practice because Of his skill IN all diseases
Of the heart IN this speciality he ranks
with the foremost doctors Of America.
His lack Of vision does not seem 10 be
the slightest drawback TO his successful
work, and his other senses are developed
TO an unusual degree, especially his sense
Of hearing. He is q very popular man,
and his brother medic0s show him a great
deal OF attention.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Mr. c. c. Paulding. a young New York
lawyer and nephew Of Senator Chauncey
Depew. is at the New Willard. He is
a great-grandson of John Paulding the
Revolutionary patriot who with two other
heroes. Van Vert and Williams. caught
8iaj. Andre, the British spy, who was
executed, and who spurned Andres offer
Of gold for his release. The silver medal
that Congress voted John Paulding IS
now in the possession Of his descendant
above mentioned. and It will 60 down in
his family 10 remote generations as an
heirloom Of priceless worth.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
HE WASHINGTON HERALD

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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
SUBMARINE is A WONDER.
American Boat Can Dive in a Mo
ment's Time.

American Boat Can Dive in a Mo-
ment's Time.
Newport, R. I-All American rec
ords for quick diving by a submarine
boat were broken recently when the
submarine Octopus went through a
series of extraordinary tests in Cod
dington cove. Weather conditions
were not favorable.
The principal test was to determine
whether the Octopus, while afloat,
would be able to get submerged quick
ly if an enemy should be sighted. Run
ming at full speed on the surface, pro-
PEELED by gasoline engines, the Octo-
pus received a signal from members
of the trial board on board the ten
der Nina. Immediately the engines
were stopped and power was furnish
ed by storage batteries. Diving rud-
ders were adjusted, the submarine
took 81 tons of water into her tanks
and sank to a depth of 20 feet. This
was accomplished in four and One-half
minutes. A second test reduced the
time by about half a minute.
The next test was to gain informa-
ton as to the ability of the boat to
make a complete turn within given
area. A test was also made to deter
mine the ability of the Octopus to
come to a full stop while running at
full speed under water.
When coming to the surface from
one of her dives the Octopus sighted
in the lifting fog a tug and tow of
barges. The submarine Immediately
dived and escaped the danger of a
collision. At another time when the
Octopus was running awash at a speed
of 10 knots she diYed and was COM
pletely submerged in % seconds.