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The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

he has been ardently pro-Roosevelt ever
since he discovered how popular the
President is in West Virginia
OF course, Mr.. Roosevelt himself has
saved the lives of several bears by not
being in the right place at the right
time down In Northern Louisiana, but
we make no claim for a medal for him
on that account. Assuming the accuracy
Of press reports, however. the other gen.
tlemen mentioned are clearly entitled to
the consideration Of the Carnegie COM
mission. If they are not among the
valorous honored at the next distribu-
ton. we shall take steps to ascertain II
We have been deceived as to their
achievements by Overzealous reporters
in whose eyes officialdom bulks large,
and if, after all, the commission is right
and we are wrong.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Taft Should Visit Landau

From the Springfield Republican
The question whether Secretary Taft
should not visit Paris and London as well
as St Petersburg and Berlin, on his jour
ney home. ought to be considered. He
viii be made so much Of by the Russian
and German governments, for political
purposes, that the French and the Eng
lish also ought to have a chance at him.
out government would show its impair
TALLY and nail in advance the gossip
over an alleged German-American en-
tente. directed against England and
Japan, by extending the secretary's leave
of absence to allow for visits to the
French and British capitals
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
NeNer. Probably

From the Brooklyn Eagle
There are certain old-fashioned people
who have old-fashioned ideas of the dig
nifty which attaches 10 the Office OF
President Of the United States. :
They realize that a man who works as
hard and as effectively as he in the
public service has a right TO any decent
sort of fun" that appeals to him when
his vacations come. At the same time.
they do wish that the President would
find some sort OF recreation which would
be more dignified and better suited to
the Office which he holds Theodore
Roosevelt viii be fifty next year. When
is he going 70 grow up?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
ROOSEVELT AS A HUNTER.
HIS Purpose to Gain the SeIf-reII-
RRce Of Primitive Wan.

HDce OF primitive Wan.
Prom James 8l0rgau's 'RooseysIt-Boy and Man. "
From his boyhood wanderings in the
groves Of Long Island and in the woods
Of Maine TO his latest hunting expedition
in the Rocky Mountains. his steady pur-
pose has been to build up his body and
TO train his mind. TO gain the seIf-reliance
of the primitive man. How well and how
early he succeeded in this ambition was
shown by an experience Of many years
ago. He was hunting with an old noun
tain guide in a strange and remote part
of Idaho. The guide was so rheumatic
and grabbed that he was a most trying
companion. Finally. when he got TO drink
ing TO excess. the young man would put
up with him no longer.
He took his horse. his sleeping-bag. a
frying pan. some flour, and baking pow
der. a chunk of salt pork, salt. his wash
ing kit, a hatchet, and his wardrobe
which consisted Of a few pairs or socks
and some handkerchiefs, and boldly
struck out for himself He had now only
bis compass for q guide through a region
unknown 20 him. There was virtually no
trail. When night came he would throw
down his sleeping-hag on a mat Of pine
needles beside a crystal brook. drag up a
few dry logs and then 90 of with his rife
10 get bird for his supper. once, while
on this long and lonely journey home
ward, he encountered in the fading light
OF day "a big grizzly bear. In the combat
that followed. the savage beast charged
straight at him. roaring furiously. as Il
crashed and bounded through the bushes.
It's mighty paw barely missing him. The
intrepid rifieman won the battle. and the
next morning, after his regular plunge IN
the icy waters Of mountain torrent. he
iaboriously removed the beautiful coat OF
his fallen foe. and TO this day il is a
CHERISHED trophv at Oyster Bay
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Law of the jungle

From the Providence Journal
In emphasizing the purpose TO main
tain the battIe-ship feet forever as a
unit for the country's defense or for
offensive operations. the President simply
gives his Endorsement TO the principle of
permanent power that Mahan EXPRESSED
in his phase. fleet in being" and that
Kipling. more poetically. expounded as
the law of the jungle: that the strength
of the wolf is the pack and the strength
Of the pack is the wolf.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Republican View of whItney,s chance


The careful student of politics. how
ever. must not underestimate the strength
Of Whitney this fall. He win employ the
methods that he employed two years ago
and his vote viii be by no means a small
one. Many Republicans supported him
in 1895. and many viii support him
this fall Neither Bartlett nor Hisgen
viii receive a large vote, and the bulk Of
all the Democrats viii remain loyal TO
the candidate adjUdged regular. Republi-
cans this fall viii receive great assistance
from the split in the Democratic party.
but there is no occasion for overconh-
dence Bartlett and Williams have lost
their power. and Bartlett viii cut a sorry
figure on election day.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
COUNTING HI-SPY.

Intry. mintry. Cltry-clrn,
Apple seed and briar thorn;
BriaT. briaT limbcrlCck.
Three geese in flock;
One flew east and one flew west,
One few over the C-ckOO's nestl
Pinch me. shake me, do | dream'
Oh. the echo: Oh the CLEAN
There they x With laugh and shout,
Hi-spy children counting out!
Iutry, mintry-hi-pou-tus;
Shadows. shadows over US,
Lift again thy darkling wing
From lifo's vision of lost spring!
I can see them. ] can hear
All their rapture ringing elearl
Pinch me. shake me. wake me up.
Lift me TO the roses cup
TIL I sip the fairy brew
OF the apple bloom of dew;
Till I shed my years like cloak
OF the bark and leaf Of oak.
And so down 70 dance and gieam
In that circle Of cltild-dream.
HarI. o heart uf rust and gray.
To that song Of chiid-at-play:
Intry, niintry. c5ltry-eo-n,
Apple seed and briar thorn:
BriaT. bTiar, limbeTiOck,
Three geese in a hocki
One few east and one flew west,
One few over the cuckoo's nestl
baltimore Sun.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Nothing TO Hest About.

Divorce, divorce. nothing but divorcer'
Yes, some folks are continually run
ming after a divorce"
and what kind Of people are they?"
Married people. mainly. Haw, hawl
haw. Say, old man, I've often thought
OF forsaking the grocery business fcr the
sock and buskin."
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
BRYAN n Sectional CaDd,do..,

From the Charleston News and Courier.
We have always believed that the Dem
ocratic party was a good deal larger
than any section Of the country. but If
It Is to be a sectional party Mr.. Bryan
is the man for the national Democratic
convention TO name for President.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
An After-dinner Avo,rnI.

From the Boston Herald
Due allowance should be made for the
fact that Secretary Taft's remark as TO
the probability of his being a private
citizen two years hence was made at
a banquet table and was purely post
prandial
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

And now the President has accepted an
invitation to hunt black bears in North
Carolina. II he should happen to Kill
one. he might change the name of some
nearby post-ofiice to ''Tillman," as a sort
of testimonial Of his appreciation OF the
Senator's Brownsville speeches.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Must he His own Man.

From the Minneapolis Tribune
Now the fashion is for direct attack
The man who wants to be the next Presi.
dent has got to come out in the open
He has got to be his own man, and not
another's. A sham front will do hin
no good, for it will be quickly battered
down
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
A Schenier.

This play IS too rank for me. I'm
going 10 demand my money back"
Wait until after the next act, Bill
Sixteen years elapse between Acts 1 and
II, and you can demand interest on your
money for that length Of time"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
No Passes Even for the Dead

Prom The Dallas News.
The Attorney General holds that the
Texas anti-pass law prohibits railroad
companies from carrying free the dead
bodies of their employees. Seemingly the
Legislature was afraid that even the
departed might be influenced by passes.
or that some one might play 'possum.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

''No State in the Union has more
numerous springs than Florida" says the
Minneapolis Journal. The Houston Post
can easily demonstrate that Texas
springs are twenty times as numerous as
all other springs, while its autumns, win
ters. and summers are likewise quite &
few
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SUGGESTIONS.

SANG u > lONSs
A sofa spring.
An old cigar:
A turkey wing
And there you are!
A bunch OF brush,
Some cotton waste;
A walrus tush-
How's that for taste?
A paving block,
A pretty spray
OF new-mown dock
Quite nifty, hey?
I could write reams,
I'll tell you that,
OF tasteful schemes
To trim a hat.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
lie snm Her Homo.

u saw her home"
Yet you seem disheartened."
"Yes; it is such stately mansion that
I fear for a poor clerk 10 aspire to her
hand were utter madness"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Only One of HIS Kind

From the Brooklyn Union
Probably, however, Mr.. Vardaman, OF
Mississippi, is the only American gov
ernor Of such views that the mere COM
ing Of a President drives him out Of his
Stata
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
SIG Dldn,t Understand.

'Ah, do you remember the golden days
when you went barefoot"
why. no." answered the naughty
heiress. in some surprise. Il have never
had any occasion 90 try the KneIpp
treatment"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
But There VIII Be,

From the Baltimore American
There is one thing which should be
very consoling about balloon races. There
ought not to be any collisions and there
shouldn't be any betting. since the re-
suit is naturally in the air.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

One Of Oklahoma's new Senators is out
IA "a manifesto favoTing the governments s
free distribution Of farming implements
Evidently he thinks it is going to be
somewhat of an undertaking TO attract
more attention throughout the country
than the new Senator from Arkansas.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
PennsxIxnnta Ideals.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Forty years ago the school children OF
Philadelphia gave expression TO their
patriotic sentiments by erecting a. -
of Washington in front of IndsS
Hall. To-day the lOftiest ideal
proportion of those same chill
up. is to join with other
in erecting a statue OF
Quay in front Of a
dedicated to the sacra
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Fixed for II.

"Gittin' cold brudder; gittin' cold"
'Yaas, but 1 got er bushel OBJ coal an
er pound oh bacon in de cellar Luff de
winter come"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Rercrcncc nne to Genins.

Prom the New York World
Il did not have the fear Of alligators
that some people seem 10 have" says
President Roosevelt. referring 10 his early
morning baths in the brake. Even alli-
gators have some rudimentary sense Of
discretion.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Good News for It. r.

From the Portland Oregonian.
How it viii warm the cookies Of Roose-
velts heart when ne energies from the
wilderness and reads that half dozen
big railroad presidents favor government
control,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
The Fall Harvest.

We're on the run. my honey!
We amt got time 10 stop.
We gotter git the money
To move the poetry crop.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

7 think Secretary Root the wisest man
in the world to-day on matters relating
10 the affairs of nations and statesman
ship" says Congressman Watson, of In
diana This is "a mean and nasty slap at
our Mr.. Loeb.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Mr. Jacob Riis thinks the people Of New
York may arise and elect Mr.. Roosevelt
mayor, whether or no, when he retires
from the Presidency. We suspect Mr..
Riis IS seeking in roundabout way to
scare the President into consenting to a
second elective term.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Russia, upon demand Of Uncle Sam
promptly released an American Monday
VINO had been arrested for some sort of
alleged otfense Evidently the Presidents s
reputation as a bear hunter has not
suffered seriously from the outcome Of
that somewhat tame Louisiana iaunt
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Gov. Nardaman went to Memphis in or
der not to be in the State Of Mississippi
at the same time that Mr. Roosevelt
was. Doubtless this met the unanimous
approval Of all parties concerned-except
Memphis.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Perhaps Nj Nicholas Longworth has
an idea that the way to make a success
full diplomat is to begin at the top and
train down.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Even though 1t may be true that the
Guggenheiems were hard hit in the cop
per smash. doubtless Senator Simon still
has sufficient coin TO renew his Senator
ship when his first term expires.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

"RaisouH may yet capture something
worth while" says the Atlanta Journal
As he only recently captured $l50.O0O ran
som money, We opine the newspaper
business has picked up somewhat in At
Ianta
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

With call money at 50 per cent in
New York, We should think things would
be quiet enough to hear pin drop, but
they are not; and besides, it is stocks,
and not pins. that drop every few min
utes.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Somehow. we would feel easier in Vlind
about Miss Fanderbilts count with the
sneezeweed name If we were not inform
ed that Newport thoroughly approves
of him"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
In RcxoIt. of Courun

From the New York Mail
The arrest Of a few Americans abroad
reminds US that there Is still a Russia,
and, inferenually, a revolution.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
UnWritten Law.

There goes the most gallant man in
/ this section"
How so?"
| 'He applied the unwritten law to a
/ fellow who insulted his cook"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

The Norfolk Landmark says the man
who does not appreciate the virtues of
watermelon rind preserves is "grastil-
oQuist" That's what he is whatever
that is
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Women Mountain Climbers.


A number Of women have won records
for mountain climbing, and to the records
already won must be added those made
by Miss Shipe. Miss Romes. Miss Jole,
and Mrs. Bayard Fuller, the last three
of New York. who accompanied ProfN
Charles ]. 'Shaw's party on an arduOus
expedition through the Selkirks. These
four women shared all the privations OF
the journey. carrying their packs. sleep
ing in rock caverns and facing staTva-
ton with equanimity when lost on a
mountain peak in a snOwstOrm. Women
have a well won reputation in this sort
of work list recently published in
London gave the hOnors of the highest
ascent made by any climber 20 Mrs Bull
lock Workman, who reached Z3,lO0 feet
in the Himalayas. The Oldest woman
climber is Nine. POuillion, who, at the
age Of eighty, is still ascending Alpine
Mountains, and the youngest is the ten
year-old daughter Of a Swiss guide. who
has scaled the Jungfrau. Mrs. Aubrey
lie Blond, the president OF the British
Womans Alpine Club, has made many
ascents. Undoubtedly the best known
American woman climber is Miss Annie
Peck. who ascended the NatterhoTn
twelve years ago and was the first woman
up OriZaba Miss Peck's highest ascent
was made on Scrata in Bolivia, which
she climbed to an altitude OF 20,500 feet.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Still. there is no evidence that the Texas
gentleman who recertly passed away at
the ripe age Of III ever bought a set of
Balzac on the installment plan and fin
ished paying for it.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
The Murder cIeepg

Edison says We sleep too much"
Well spring the rest Of IT,"
rs that why he perfected the phono-
graph?''
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Now that Col John Temple Graves
has decided 10 flee the State Of Jawiaw
Alabama may pause in It's mad rush pro-
hlbitiOnWard
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
4 DistinEuished GeorrIen.

John w Akin, Of Georgia. who died
the other day, was president Of the
Georgia senate. having been elected
unanimously on the first vote on the first
day OF the last session of the legislature.
lie mad long occupied a prominent place
IN public affairs. lie was known as a
Jurlst author, and statesman With
Judge Howard Van Epps, of Atlanta. he
was the author OF the Digest Of the
Laws OF Georgia" and was also the
author Of Atkins Lodge Manual and
Masonic Laws Digest Among his other
literary outputs were The ShackIlng Of
JeiIerson Davis, " Aggression Of the Fed
eral Courts. THE Real John Marshall. "
The Fourth Form of Government. %
The Poet Bleckley." "A Study of Sidney
Lanier," and Masonry and Immortality. /"
In his The Fourth Form Of Govern
ment' he predicted much Of the railroad
consolidation that has since taken place.
ana ne advocated reforms which have
since been incorporated in national plat
forms. Judge Atkins services in the gen
eral assembly Of Georgia began in 1q02.
when he was elected a representative
from Barlow County, opposed by four
candidates.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Turn the Hartje case over TO the fire
department says a contemporary. Move
to- amend by making Il the sanitary de-
partment
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Mr.. Lewis S Chanler IS said To be the
champion wood-chopper of his neighbor-
hood. That is a pretty good foundation
upon which TO build a Presidential boom
these days.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
MEN AND THINGS.
The LongfeIIow HONG.

The attendants at the old Wadsworth-
Longfellow home, IN Portland Ne,
realize that the fame Of the place as a
literary shrine IS now Worldwide. There
are few houses OF this character in
which people generally seem 10 take
more interest. People 80 there year after
year to see IL and are outspoken in its
praise. The Lonsiellow home is probably
the one thing fer which Portland IS most
noted. The admissions average over 800
weekly, and, altogether tlhs season. there
nave been over 1900 visitors Each year
the number Of visitors Is increasing. A
small admission fee Is charged. and this
serves to keep the place ln good con
dition. During a recent week visitors
registered from many parts Of Canada,
from nearly every State IN the Union,
and from China, Norway England, Bar
BADGES. and Colombia.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

A Miss Dzialynsh has commenced the
practice Of law down in Florida. Fortu-
nately, she can probably change her
name when she gets ready.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Gen. Leonard wood.

According TO the Army and Navy
Journal which speaks "on good author
ity," Mai, Gen. Leonard Wood will have
an eighteen months turn Of duty al home.
and will be ordered back TO the Philip
pines al his own request; also that Brig.
Gen. Tasker r. Bliss has asked TO be
continued in the command of the Min
dana5 department for another two years.
Maj. Gen. John i. Weston viii be the
commander Of the Philippines division
until November OF 1909. when he retires.
Gen. Wood. according to the Journal
has f0- the greatest part of the past
ten years been stationed in the tropics,
and the prospect Of a second tour Of
the Philippines presents to him no phases
Of hardship compared with the under
standing that he is put there for strong
military reasons. Beside being a man of
admirable tact and strength in admins
tration, he has proved himself a good
diplomat; and the President holds that
he would be the safest man he could
place in command Of the Philippines di-
vision. With the work that is now going
on, the Philippines will. in two years
time. be q military base Of no small
| Importance.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Chicago thieves are reported to have
stolen an entire church. If there is any
thing that city cannot spare, il is a
church.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

This parcels post talk doesn't make Mr.
Platt feel the least bit more like resign
ing, either
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Mr. Hartman is a Jonah" says the
st. Louis Post-Dispatch. Apparently A
comparatively big Fish is making some
thing OF an effort to swallow him.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

A Milwaukee man has arranged for his
own funeral. Life in that town must be
cheerful.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
The First War Balloon.

Balloons were first used in war as long
ago as 1874, when Guyton de Morveau
made two ascents and obtained important
information during the battle Of FIeurus.
The next appearance Of the war balloon
was during the battle Of Soiferno. in 1853.
and two years later the Federal army
used war balloons near this city. Their
use in conveying mail out Of Paris dur
ing the siege is almost TOO well known
10 mention. The word balloon has many
meanings, although now il is almost en-
ur.ly confined 10 its aerona uticaI sense.
Originally a balloon was simply a large
inflated ball. like q football from which
It came 10 be applied 20 the game In
which II was used. A large. shOrt-necked
glass vessel is also a balloon. and the
word is applied 10 a method Of training
fruit trees. The King Of Siam, also, often
travels I'm his balloon which in this
case is simply the royal barge
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23

Now. then, if Emma Goldman can be
persuaded that she doesn't want TO come
back to America, the thing will be unani-
mons
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
Charles w. Morse.

Mr.. Charles ". Morse, who figures 50
prominently in the New York bank dis
turbance, Is a native Of Maine, and has
for some years enjoyed prominence in
the financial world, becoming well known
Tor the daring Of his trust promotion en-
terprises and his unbiquity in the bank
directories Of New York. Among his best
known enterprises are the American Ice
Company or ice trust, whose stock is
now down 10 % as against 50 a short
while ago. Another one of his pet en-
terprises IS the Consolidated Steamship
Company. which controls half a dozen
important Atlantic coastwise lines, in
cluding the Eastern Steamship Company,
which, In turn, consolidated the lines run
ming between Massachusetts and Maine
ports and the provinces, the MetTopoli-
tan Company, operating between Boston
and New York; the CLYDE and Mallory
lines, extending to Southern ports; and
New York and Cuba, and New York and
Porto Rico lines. He is also interested
in steamship lines running up the Hudson
River.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
The nivine Amatus.

When the poet writes Of sultry skies
And murky. misty days,
When all his sentiments are sighs
And when he yearns for praise;
When he's inclined t'ward gloomy doubt
And Cynicism dark,
And human faith has fickered out
And dwindled TO a spark;
When he's impelled TO draw aloof
And take some action rash.
To shuttle of this mortal coll
'Tis plain he's shy Of cash.
When the world is full of roses
And the roses fun Of dew,
When no cruel fate" opposes"
When friends are tried and true;
When the baby's eyes are bluest
And the mother love is ripe.
And when heavens blessings shower
With each draw Of the pipe;
When the sweetheart's cheek Is cherrie6
And her stOre-hair is divine
He has just been through a payday
'Tis a never-failing sign.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
some Double Holidays.

Next year Washlngton's Birthday.
Memorial Day. and the Fourth Of July
all fan on Saturday thus giving the
public three double holidays. Ordinarily.
these three do not come on the same
day Of the week. but by the Intervention
Of February - this year WashIngton's g
Birthday falls just fourteen weeks earlier
than Memorial Day. which regularly
comes FIVE weeks before the Fourth Of
July. The advantage 20 the busy public
Of having these holidays fan on Sunday.
so that they have two days Of leisure
together Is obvious In creating the last
holday-LabOr Day-advantage Of This
principle was taken in the selection Of
the first Monday instead Of a selected
day OF the month. IN 1903 Washington S
Birthday falls on Mondays May 60 and
the Fourth Of July on Sunday which
viii mean a Monday observance. so that
for TWO years In succession double hoH-
days are assured. In the latter year
Christmas viii also fan or Saturday,
thereby affording the most complete trial
Of the double holiday possible IN our
calendar.