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The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
70 THE WEATHER MAN.

The Big Stick. knowing its power.
is loath to use il harshly, yet il
does seem as if some recognized
authority should, ere it is too late.
say a word or two 10 check the false
propensities Of the weather man.
Here it is autumn, and We have
been warned that il is 20 be cold.
with a result that many Of US have
taken our Oyercoats from where they
have reposed, from the mothbals or
from our uncle's, and have prepared
to put of the garb Of summer Yet
here Il is with the s1n still shin
ing. the weather stin bot, the days
stin bright and cheerful 1t is not
fair, Mr. Weather Man. Not even for
our own happiness viii we consent
10 be thus cheated and befooled.
You have promised cold weather.
have threatened snow. and unless
you want to be stamped in the
minds Of all honest men as an in
competent weather man. you viii
make good your threat II is pain
ful to have to rebuke a public serT-
ant in this way. rut District Com
missioner West is 50 busy ordering
his winters troussesu that he has
had no time to attend TO it.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Two Critics of the Press.


It is a somewhat interesting coinci-
dence that Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Hartman
should come forward at approximately
the same time with complaints about the
conduct Of the press. Both have received
ample attention from the newspapers.
critical, appreciative. monitory, and OBJ
jurgative. Only the railroad magnate.
however. asks for new deal Mr.. Bryan
simply issues a warning to beware OF
that section Of the partisan press which.
ike a wolf in sleeps clothing, seeks TO
delude the faithful,
Mr.. Harriman's request that the news
papers print both sides OF a story is one
very easily complied with, The practice
OF doing that is well established among
American newspapers. To get the other
side is a cardinal rule Of every we'll
regulated journal There is no other
way OF arriving at the truth, or. at any
rate, Of enabling a discriminating reader
to arrive at the truth. But the trouble
with railroad and other magnates too
frequently is that they are unwilling
10 give the newspapers the other side.
Nothing TO say is their response to
efforts 10 induce them to present their
aspect Of the case. They take the view
sometimes that the public has no right
TO know the other side. or any side, of
their affairs, and they decline to take any
pains to impart information that would
enable the public TO form "a correct iudg-
ment. If Mr.. Hartman means to adopt
a franker policy, he is on the right
track. But il he means that he would
like 10 have newspaper men and rail-
road magnates get together and concoct
some plausible explanation that will
chloroform the people, to use Mr.. Bryan 5
word. then the honest press will have
nothing II do with his plan Some Of the
publicity work now being done by cor
porations Is patiently intended to put the
public To sleep. II is as reprehensibIe as
the misrepresentation Mr.. Hartman COM
plains of. No responsible newspaper is
afraid or unwilling to print a statement
of the facts from any responsible source.
All the newspapers ask is that the facts
be supplied. not with view Of deceiv-
ing, but Of informing. readers.
Mr.. Bryans quarrel is with that sec
llOA VI the press Wiltcu lapelS ltSeiT
Democratic" yet disagrees with Mr..
Brysn's definition of Democracy. We
shall not attempt to compose this quarrel
1t has been going on since 1896, but if it
has seriously damaged Mr.. Bryan's repu-
tation, the injury is not apparent on the
surface. Mr.. Bryan. in fact. is and has
been one Of the most botntifully mis-
represented men in public life. The con-
ception OF him continually presented by
a certain section of the press 10 its con
hding readers is distorted and malicious.
No attempt is made to appraise the man
al his real value. No effort is made 10
account for his popularity, or to analyze
the source Of his political strength. The
result is that TO many constant read
ors' the name of Bryan evozes images
of an oratorical windbag, a political Jug
gler, or a mental freak. Mr. Bryan does
not complain of this, but newspaper
readers have every right to complain
They are entitled to something better
than distortion and misrepresentation as
a regular diet.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
OUR CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY.
of the Concerns with
which They Have to Deal.

From the New Orlesns Times Democrat.
As Carlyle says, "Of al mans rights,
the right OF the weaker 10 be guided by
the stronger is the indispensablest." The
Sage OF Chelsea's aphorism has a peculiar
force, when applied 10 modern business;
for the operations are so colossal and the
calculations Of profit or loss are so deli
cate. that no common brain can respond
to the task The day is long past when
railway, a factory or bank could be
prohtably conducted on the small scale.
Millions OF money must be raised, armies
of men must be employed. and schemes
covering an indefinite future must be
thought out. The reconstruction Of
Pennsylvania, together with the New
York tunnel and terminals. is a work
hardly less intricate than the conduct of
a great war. No government in the wide
world could have faced such an under
taking three centuries ago. One can not
but smile when he remembers how paltry
were the sums which Charles / sought 10
procure by the writs for ship money which
cost the Stewart his head So. too, the
United States Steel Corporation is much
bigger than France was under the Bcur-
bons II cold cash be taken as the stand
ard. The recent fiotation OF Union Pacific
ConUertibles was enough 70 make Fred
erick turn in his grave, and even the
younger Pitt, in his death duel with Ma
poleon, was hard put 10 it to find sums
which Mr.. Morgan would find by the sim
PIE expedient OF drawing q cheque.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Rack TO HomeIr Ynxs.

From the Ohio State Journal
Household work is getting to be too fine
an art for the kitchen. and that, If IL IS
to be done az all. it viii have to be done
by the housewife herself This seems TO
be the way the evolution is going on.
Thus we are drifting toward cooperation
or canned salmon and bakers bread-But
what's the odds, anyway? We are just
as liable TO reach some Iotus-eating island;
in fact. there is a scent Of one in the air
when the madame. in a great emergency,
puts on a big white apron and a sweet
smile and prepares a dainty meal for
Henry when he returns from the office.
Great heayenst let the evolution proceed.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
A DREAM OF A STAR.

Once more. 1T is cold" ne said !;
Oh, so simpF.
The music had died away. The
carriages were gone. Slowly. but re-
morselessly. came the drizzling rain.
Tie nan standing there minded it
not. His thoughts were in a tumult.
Could he have given them voice
they would have been these. ''Wiu
my dream Of a star come tTuef sure
u / have waited in patience and in
agony Of spirit win the star of
ny hope not shineY Thus ran his
thoughts. but all he said was, sim
ply. 1t is cold"
At last The stage door opened
and she came out-she. the radiant.
the magnificent. the glorious star.
She was clad in ermine. and the
furs about her throat exhaled a rare
pefume. She was smiling, Just as
she did in the dentifrice advertise
ments.
The man started forward. He held
out his hand; softly he touched her
sleeve. With a bitter CRY, she broke
from him and sprang into a han
som cab. Home" she said, and
was whirled away into the darkness.
Silently the man fell back into
the alley. Great sobS shook his
breast He was alone. His dream
was out
From the deeper darkness came a
chorus girl. Timidly she touched
him on the arm. Come away from
here, she said.
He looked tendeTly into her half.
washed face Surely his socks were
uncomfortable He pushed back the
p0mpador from her forehead, took
her arm silently. and turned toward
the light. Slowly they proceeded
down the street.
The giTl thought his manner very
strange. What's the matter. An
gusmsl" she asked him between hel
coughs. Grimly the man gazed al
the black sky and shook his massive
head:
1t is cold" be said, simply.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto; II go --- 4 in The Big
Stck. il isn'tso.
WARNING

The proprietors Of The Big Stick
have received word that an indiyid-
ual, calling himself an agent for
The Big Stick. has been among our
people soliciting annual subsCriD-
tons He has secured many sub
scribers. We understand. by Offering
a grand piano 10 each subscriber
who pays in advance. We want it
understood that this Is a fraud. The
Big Stick is not in need Of giving
away any premiums for subscriD-
tiOns.
In this connection We may state
that We are arranging for "A series
Of srticles-a sort Of joint debate
between Ny. John Barrett and Mr.
B. II. Warner on The value Of
the people We have not met" but
beware Of imposition
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
.== :::: THE BIG STICK &C g:
voL.I. NO wAcHINGToN
POLITICAL POINTS.

Max IhmSen. If elected sheriff cf
New York, viii appoint Kari Decker
chief deputy.
Jos; X. Oil writes US from Tokyo
that the Taft boom now has the call
IN the Orient.
Hon. Charles A. Culbers0n Is
slated for premier Of the Chanler
administration,
Among the Roosevelt thirdtem
advocates in Western New Yor5
Hon. James ". Wadsworth's name
leads all the nest
William Jennings Rryan viii place
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler In nomi-
nation for President and move %
make IL unanimous.
Our giess Is that Louis A. Cool
idge VIII become Comptroller Of the
Currency when William b. Ridgely
takes that bank presidency in New
York
johnson. Of Minnesota. steadfastly
refuses 20 stand for first place. but
has agreed 90 take the nomination
for Vice President on the Demo
cratic ticket.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
THE OPTIMIST.

There are some who think that there
must, perforee. be some relation between
optimism and exhilarat0n. There is, TO
certain degree. for there is no finer
stimulant TO endeavOr and fine striving
than the warm glow that courses through
the veins from the fine wine Of optimism.
But it is great mistake to suppose
that the thing viii work conversely, and
that being exhilarated will lead TO optim-
ism. II that were so, indeed, then old
Omar Khayyam, the bibulous philoso-
pher. would not have preached his gospel
Of don't-careism. which is the gospel Of
pessimtsm of the ranker sort.
It's all very well to talk about:
] often wonder what the winners buy
One half - precious the ssuf they sell.
Or to cry in maudlin sentiment:
But after all that is simply a weak
confession of want Of faith and II is i'm
bued with the same spirit that makes
sailors on a sinking ship desirOus Of
breaking into the spirit-room that they
may get drunk once more before the
waves close over them.
It's all very well for the poets TO sing
as Horace did:
What cannot wine performs It brings 70 light
The secret soul. II bids the coward fight:
Gives being 70 our hopes and from our hearts
Drives q duh sOHoE, and inspires new aTts
Is there wretch whom bumpers have not taught
how Of words and loftiBess Of thought!
Even IN tn oppressive grasp Of poverty
It can enlarge and bid the soul be free
But the poor soul who thinks thus
20 lift himself from the slough OF despond
to the heights Of optimism is apt to say
with Shakespeare:
Il have VERY poor and unhappy brains for drink
ing: could wish courtesy would invent some other
custom Of entertainment"
Great men should drink with harness
on their throats," said Timon of Athens,
and he was right. And If that is true,
in what way should small men drink?
If they be careless of life's future, con-
tent 10 see their ambitions sink into the
ground; satisfied with work Just sufficient
10 earn the days wage; willing 70 travel
downward instead of up-then they may
drink in any way that pleases them.
Burns was one Of the poets who loved
LNc UONlnB DDNlt anu looked on IL NOT
wisely. but too well. What is his advice
Give him strong drink until be wink.
That's sinking IN despair.
An liquor glid to FIRE his bluid.
That's prest vi grief an care.
There let him bJuse and deep carOuSe.
vi bumpers flowing o'er.
TIL he f0rEets bis loves OF debts.
An minds bis gTiefs no more.
But, experienced as Burns was. his ad-
vice was all wrong. II two and two make
six, then a man may, By adding 70 his
griefs the grief and remorse Of drunk
enness, forget them. Who, despairing
can calmly believe that ne can Tighten
his despair by liquor? There is perhaps
just one true note about drinking IN
Omar's greatest drinking-poem ever writ
ten. and that is.
a blessing We should It. should not,
And Il a c1rse. Why then. who SET Il there!
Liquor was made for a blessing and Il
was made 70 use, but the pity OF Il Is
that it is so seldom used, so often abused
Cver-indulgence in liquor is as evil al
the over-indulgence in any Of the appe'
tites. for these were given 10 man tC
bless him, not 10 curse him.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Achievement in Newspaperdom.

From the Dallas News
The Washington Herald celebrates the
first anniversary Of its birth with mod
esty far snort OF its merit To create
within a year a newspaper that takes
rank with the best of this country Is an
achievement which may well excuse
some boasting. But perhaps one Of the
causes of its success is that il has never
boasted. A paper which has shown the
enlightenment il has must appreciate the
vanity Of boasting. The Herald has grown
prodigiously in a field which was not es-
pecially inviting-a field that seemed be-
strewn with more obstacles than oppor-
tunities-but It has prospered steadily. and
its future is assured. 1t has demonstrat-
ed again that honesty. independence, and
dignity are qualities that make for sue
cess in journalism.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Biz RnnI,,s Bic Anhition.

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
It is 2 matter Of common knowledge
shat the ambition Of the National City
Rank is for closer relations with the
United States government, and that for
fruition Of the hopes Of its officers and
directors dependence is placed in the gen.
eraI acclaim for currency reform Iegis-
lation by Congress, which might result
in the establishment of great central
bank on the lines OF the Banks Of Eng
land and France
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Mr.. BRIDE WON'T BOLT.

Rumor 70 the contrary notwith-
standing. our esteemed feiIow-towns-
man. Cotter Bride. Of Capitol Hill,
has 70 thought Of bolting William
Jennings Bryan in 1905. The rsla-
tionship % Uncle Charlie" Fair
banks. brought about by a pretty
little wedding romance some months
ago, placed Mr.. Bride in an embar-
rassing situation. But the comfort
ing reflection that az a citizen oi
the District he is disfranchised ma
terially consoles him. He can be for
both the Nebraskan and the In
dianian-in the event they are nom
mated By their respective PARTIES
without voting for either or b0-h OF
them. Anyhow. a candidate in the
family is worth two in the couyen-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
HIST 4 FANCY.

Sometimes / see an old mans face lose
all its marks of care
Away fade all the seamy lines that Time
has furrowed there
His countenance is lighted up. as II by
fires Within
And then / know he's thinking Of the
Land OF Might -Have-Beeil.
Now. If the thoughts OF such u land can
drive the care away,
And brighten up the woebegone, and
turn the grave 20 gay,
And smooth the ugly wrinkles out from
cen the sternest face,
I'm sure the Land OF Might-HaVe- Been
must be a pleasant place.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
A Protest from KentucIr.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
The spectacle Of the Federal govern
ment playing the dual role of monument
builder and vandal would be mirth-pro-
voking if the stupidity Of those respon-
sible therefor did not provoke resentment.
If there is no room in the Botanic Gar
den for the Grant monument, 1t should
be erected elsewhere. 1t is ineXcusable
TO slight Crittenden in order 10 honor
Grant. when there are broad acres Of
space in the National Capital perfectly
suited to the display Of a monument.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
HooE FOR GOOD ROADS.

Hon. James c. Hooe, Of Loudoun
County. Va, who by using his mo-
torcyCle is able TO transact business
daily at his Washington Office and
still live at Smokers Gap, is lead
ing the good-roads movement and
win make a complete canvass (mO-
torcyclel Of the Old Dominion dur
ing the year.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Brrnn W. Wntter.on.

From the New YORK Tribune.
Mr.. Bryan makes sixteen speeches in
Kentucky in three days and undoes the
results of "a years hostile sapping anG
mining by Col WattersOn. No wonder
the colonel is calling Justify for the for
nation Of new parties and the initiation
OF new deal in politics
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Dissertation ON Renrr.

From the Boston Herald.
Bears are all the go now As they
refuse TO 3e shot, sending them off on
a polar expedition may be as handy a
way of getting rid OF them as any that's
available. They are raising the divvel
in the stock market
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
QuIps of the Night.

He slept upon the roof each night to get
the freshest air.
Because he thought that ozone pure
would keep him whole and sound,
But, all the same, a nightmare came,
and when he saw IL there
He gave a flop that did not stop till he
had hit the ground
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19

DOnlface;
He stood in the darkness Of the
eity's alley and gazed upward az the
Faulted dome Of heaven. Chill blew
the wind around the bakery. aRd
from the theater hard by came the
sound Of laughter and OF music.
The man drew his costly cape
closer about his handsome form, and
even as he did 80 he shiyered. 1T
is cold. be said simply
By the mouth Of the alley costly
carriages dashed by. and once an
automobile -DWoCqaesne, II. z. rs.
honked It's gasoline-laden odors into
the still. dank air. A girl went By
smoking a Henry Clay; somewhere,
far Of in the distance, a man was
sobbine.
The silent figure ia the alley
scribbled note on his cuff. 1T is
cold" he said. simply.
The street outside was a blaze Of
light, but in the alley it was dark.
drear, dank, dismal. and damp. The
man stood in a pool Of water. His
socks were shocking. He gazcd with
rapt vision at the black sky, which
showed no CLEAN Of light. The
stars viii not come cut tonight. ''
50 ran his thoughts. but under his
breath all that he muttsred Was-s0
simply. "It is cold.
In bis pocket he had a handker-
chief. With this. strange to say. he
wiped his heated brow. He was
yisibly nervous; 50 nervous that one
Of his shirtstuds wTigglsd itself loose
from his Immaculate shirt bosom
and fen to the ground with a sick
ening thud. He drew himself to-
gether with a shudder and nevously
bit a piece out Of his white glove.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
MeILHENY'S FATE SEALED.

SwampToot. Madison Parish. La.
Oct. B.-President Roosevelt is still
on the trail, but another day has
rolled by and only sne bear has
been bagged.
It has not yet been decided who
Is TO succeed John A. McIlheny as
civil service commissioner.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
ONE CENT.
JUNKETs SCORED.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds Takes a
Firm Stand.

Special by Wireless Telephone.
Copyright. 1907. by the New York
Times Herald and The Big Stick
Paris. Oct. ls.-Hon. Jimmy B.
Reynolds, Assistant secretary ot the
Treasury of the Etats Unis. be
twten-trained here to-day.
In an exclusive interview with your
correspondent he bitterly scored jan
kcIs by Cabinet officers and other
important government officials. and
praised the RooScvclt administrations
for The firm stand It has taken
against this practice.
He announced that after he had
rubbernecked through Rome. Ma
pies. Berlin. Aix-le-ChaTelle. Lon
don, Copenhagen. and a few other
places Of interest. be would return
Immediately % Washington. reach
ing there about January Is next
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19

trate Of Massachusetts,. How does he
know?" says the Hartford Courant Yes;
and wouldn't it be a good idea to wait
and see what happens in Cleveland. Ohio.
before letting any other cats out Of the
bag?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
SHREWD FUSION DEAL.
Roosevelt and Hearst to Run Together
in Next Campaign.

New York. oct. ls.-Thst the real
object Of the ReVublican-Independ-
cncc League fusion in New YORK
is for the purpose Of running Rco-e-
welt and Hearst in double harness in
1893 on an anti-faking platform ma
mre or otherwisel was announced
tonight BY state Chairman Parsons
in a confidential conversation with
Ben OdelL
1t has Just leaked out that Elihu
Root. a warm personal friend OF
Mr.. Hearst. engineered the deal,
which IS regarded as the shrewdest
political move since Mark Hanna
forced the Republican nomination
Cf Roosevelt in I904.
The respective places to be OcCu-
pied on the ticket by the two gen
tlemen wiIl be decided later hy a
popular voting contest, 20 be con
Quoted Jointly by the Evening Jour
nal and the New York sun.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
No Signs of WarE

From the New York Times.
There is not the slightest sign Of an
approaching war with Japan. We have
lately had most reassuTing news from
the far East. and there has never been
any warrant for assuming that the rela-
tions of Japan and this country were so
critical that a war was at al likely, not
10 say inevitable
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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The Washington herald., 1907-10-19

eral thousand representative Christian
business and professional men. educators
and students The citizens generally
should respond cordially TO requests ie-
cooperation which may come from the
convention committee.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19

A Georgia man announces himself fer Of
flee upon a platform of principles expressed
In one lone line, II want the office be-
cause need the money" Really, 1t would
be q mistake 20 defeat so honest and
frank a man.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Provfdence and Trnctions

From the New York Herald.
1t is evident from the traction revela-
tions that some of the magnates firmly
believed in the truth OF the saying thai
Providence helps those who help them
selves.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19

AS proof positive that poets are born
and not made, an Indiana reporter wrote
up a burglary as occurring some time be-
tween the lowering Of nights sable man
tie and the lifting of the purple veil that
heralds the approach of rosy dawn
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19

Russian newspaper thinks war be-
tween Japan and the United States inevi-
table. but says IL VIII not occur until after
the Panama Canal has been completed.
The wear and tear on Capt Hobson' s
lungs In the meantime will be something
terrific
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has de-
cided that a cigarette in a tobacco wrap
per is a cigar What we should like to
see, however, is a court ruling as to
what constitutes Pittsburg stogie.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Tit for Tat.

You are accused. said the court,
severely TO the automobiist, "of having
run this man down"
sure, I did. your honor" responded
the prisoner, but I'd heard him run
down my make OF machine"
Naturally, this Circumstance was taken
into consideration.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
FINE RECORDS

Hon. F. Y. DeGrHW roller-skated
from his home on Capitol Hin to
the Post-osfioe Department yester-
day morning in exactly eight min
utes. Merritt o. Chance skated in
from Georgetown IN twelve minutes,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19

For killing a bear intended for the
Presidents shot alone, that negro guide
doubtless will be discharged without
honor" and that will furnish Senators
TiIlman and Foraker text for more
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
Time TO Mnke a Change.

frtfn the tlcFcland LeaQer-
SITUATION WANTED-Guide; exper-
fenced, bears a specially: wishes 10 leave
the South. where nerves have lately be
come affected. Can give references from
all but last employer.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-19
INCLINED To CIVIL.

Very pretty Greek nymphs you have
painted admitted the art critic. But
tell me something"
Wen. sir?'
did Greek nymphs have their tresses
marcelled%'