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The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
KOrea's Foreign Trade.

Japan has been paramount in Korea
now for over a year. and last year Ko-
ooo,00o a falling off Of nearly $4,000
from the figures Of the year before. The
chief imports Of Korea are cotton goods.
of, tobacco. timber. flour. and matches.
Korea has massive and untouched forests,
and these must soon come into use and
add greatly to the wealth Of the country.
There is, OF course. little demand in
Korea for the Injuries Of life, and the
methods of agriculture and industry are
so primitive that It will be some time be-
fore there is much demand for foreign
implements But that the country Is des-
tined TO come 10 great value some day
no one who realizes her mineral and other
wealth can doubt.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses will be changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs in Washington unless
your paper follows you.
Before leaving. mail or tele-
phone your address TO this Of
fee.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
A southern View of Taft.

From the Nashville American
There Is this much to be said for Taft:
a lawyer big enough to decline an ap-
pointment 10 the Supreme bench, HIS life
ambition. because he believed his duty 10
be elsewhere, Is not likely TO shrivel
greatly in the Presidential Office. If ne is
candidate in good faith. Roosevelt is
not for Taft could not honorably remain
in the Cabinet under such circumstances.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Legal Means of strike Settlement,

From the Portland oregonian.
The public. which is paying the bills
and is every day losing what little love
1t might have had for the corporations.
or for some Of them. would like 10 see
the men secure all that the traffic will
bear, but it would also welcome the en-
actment of legislation which would place
the settlement of these differences in
other hands than those Of dlsgruntled en-
ployes and overbearing employers.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
BetterinC by Mal.inp Worse.

From the New York Tribune.
Gov. Corners theory seems to be that
when a State has put one law on the
statute books so drastic that its con-
stitutionRlity is in doubt, tine dignity of
the State" VIII be upheld" by putting
there another SO drastic that its uncon-
stitutionality will not be in doubt.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Very Funny, Indeed.

From the Springfield Republican.
The idea OF any enc resigning from the
Roosevelt administration because Of in
discreet remarks. has a funny side which
II should be unnecessary TO explain 1t
would not be fair 20 begin with Mr..
Bonaparte.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
An ExpurRnted Roosevelt.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
Cannot vight-minded men on both sides
accept Taft as a Roosevelt without the
superficial faults Of the President? We
are by no means certain that the Presi-
dent, conscious of his limitations, has
not put Taft forward at his successor on
this very ground.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

A Southern State Republican organiza-
tion has Endorsed Senator Foraker as "a
second Abraham Lincoln" After ALL
everything isn't coming Mr. Tafts way
inside the G. O. P. lines
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
DEPRECIATION.

Low listen in my grave
For the silence soon 10 bS
When-a slow receding wave
flushed Is Memory.
Nov the falling Of tear.
Or the breathing. half suppressed,
OF sigh, re-echoed here,
Holds me from my rest
Oh, re breakers OF the past
From the neFer-rssting deep
On the coast Of shlmber cast,
Cease. and let me sleep
John B. Tzbb, In Harpcr's Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Queen Alexandra has a remarkable
collection Of hats that she has worn for
the past forty years." notes a London
magazine. We have never believed that
King Edward appreciated that woman's
full worth.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Has something TO Learn.

From the Ohio State Journal
Japan won't do so much Boosting about
the remarkably rapid Increase n the
number OF banks when she gets better
acquainted with the habits of the most
trusted emplOye.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Mrs. Eva Fox Strangways. now in the
Tombs in New York for passing bogus
checks, says that money is the only
qualification needed for breaking into
Gotham society" She neglected TO state,
however. that it is necessary for the
breaker-in to be able TO put up some sort
of bluff az being the real owner of the
money in question.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

John Burroughs says L regret that the
President should have entered into a ma
turefaker controversy Easy. joint
You'll get yours, II you are not careful!
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

From the Norfolk Landmark
The resolution which The Hague Con-
ference adopted with regard to reduction
OF ornaments reminds US Of a Republican
Presidential candidate talking about tariff
revision.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
A Cob Of Informntion.

Many Of the worlds great men could
not shave themselves.
Julius Caesar was one OF this number
He took a barber with him through
his Gallo campaigns.
This may be easily proven through the
man himself. for he now conducts a
barber shop in Third avenue, New
York. We do not mention the street
number, as this would only bring him
notoriety and an offer to go into vaude-
vile.
He is happy where ne is. Besides
there are enough old Romans in vaude-
vile.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
They VIII Do II.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph
The other day a New York elephant
swallowed a roll Of bills amounting to
800 There doesn't seem to be any use
in cautioning people not 10 put money
In q trunk
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Peace Maintained by War.

From the Baltimore sun.
The "world-peace" talked about at The
Hague is the kind that can only be
brought about by continual war.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
The RigRert Rnttle shin.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
The British are now planning a &c,
ton battle ship to outd0 the Dreadnoueht
They will be putting a couple Of smoke
stacks on the island next and trying 10
sail her.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

What IS the matter with matrimony?''
asks Ida Hustled Harper. If she is adj
dressing the pessimists. she should short
en- and simplify the question by asking
what isn't the matter with it.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

There are said to be over 10000 period
icals published in this country. You
would hardly think there were enough
hard-hearted editors and unappreciative
manuscript readers TO go around. would
yOu2
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Joe Akkoi Joglaw has been permitted
by the New York courts to sign himself
hereafter Joe White Joe is not the first
individual to have bad name whitened
by judicial procedure.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Only 80 people were hurt at a recent
Tammany picnic. This. however, is an
of year IN politics over in New York,
and the crush was not very great, per-
hans
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
JUST BY THE WAY.

From the Cleveland Leader
EnsinUatiOn.
Bess-That old guys wife won't let him
employ a pretty steRographer.
Jess-Goin after the lob?
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

The government has reduced the size
Of that alleged mail theft from $4,000 to
$l,0o0 This puts some Woodworking en-
bryonic captain OF industry just S249 900
10 the bad
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

II may be true that a cucumber IS IS
per cent water, but 1t cannot be denied
that the remaining 5 per cent is about the
busiest trouble-maker in the entire vege-
table kingdom.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

The American people owe great deal
to the trusts" says a French writer. We
do not see what is 10 be done about it,
unless the trusts Will lend US the money
10 pay up.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

The Standard on Company pleads that
it was guilty of rebating without knowing
IT, This puts 10 blush even ABE" Ruef' S
innOcent-but-guilty plea.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
AMBITION.

In infancy. we want the moon;
In youth we want the earth.
But our desiree at manhOod's noon
Contract a bit In girth.
They dwindle as our lives are spent
And on our ways we plOd,
Until at last we are content
With Just six feet Of sod.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Turkey mas let in the railroads and
is about to install a telephone, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. The -the-minute
demagogue is the next thing in the order
OF admission
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

A man has been adjudged sane in vir-
ginia and insane In New York. New
York does have a tendency to turn some
heads.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

THE effort to bust the shoe trust will
probably be left 10 the last" says the
Baltimore sun. Perhaps justly so; IL is
the only trust We ever heard of with a
sole
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Thomas w. Lawson recently addressed
gathering OF his neighbors as fellow
farmers" If that didn't make them grab
theiT pOcketbooks, they were farmers.
sure enough
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
A Gray Vista.

links, how long have you been boarC
ing?"
About sixty years"
Why. man, you're only forty-two."
We'll. il seems like sixty years"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

From the Providence journal
President Roosevelt assures his fellow
countrymen that when the great corpo-
rations cry wolf they are only nature
taking.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Mr. Hnrriman's nose.

From the Indianapolis News
Mt. Hartman win take it cum grano
sails. The pepper has already been passed
TO him
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Limerick
VIII BE Wor.a

Pretty chilly audience. isn't it?p
Yes. but they'll get hot as the show
progresses
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

No sooner does Secretary Taft sound
the keynote" than Mr.. Foraker assumes
the role Of tune hister" for the anvil
chorus.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

George Bernard Shaw says he received
only $50 for HIS first nine years literary
effort Sometimes being funny Is
mighty serious business.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

THE strike is hard on those who find Il
necessary to telegraph home for money. 4"
says the Newbern On. c. Sun. But that's
a good thing for the home folks. isn't IT?
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Prof. Zubelin, Of the University of Chi
cago. advocates a 'wide-open town. ."
But first and foremost. your Chicago pro-
fessor advocates a wide-open mouth.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Senator Tillman tips the porter" says
a newspaper headline. He has been
known to tip the lid, upon various occa-
siOns.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

els there room IN heaven?" asks a
writer in a Virginia contemporary. Doubt
less a good deal more than necessary.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Milwaukee's unfortunate milk famine
has produced a crop Of stale beer jokes
unparalleled, in history.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Mr.. Bryan has been in four wrecks
during the past year or so. A little more
Of that sort Of thing, and some one will
be accusing the railroads of doing it on
purpose.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Heard II Before.

From the Nashville Tennesseean
Taft fired the first big gun of the cam
paign. but it sounds like a repeater.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
MEN AND THINGS.
The white House plate.

The fact that the White House is
equipped with a service OF solid gold
plate for use on state occasions is not
talked about too loudly. as It seems,
somehow, TO jar on democratic simplicity.
But the fact that the service is there
is recalled by the fact that it needs re-
furnishing and jewellers from New York.
Baltimore, and Philadelphia are bidding
for the work The plate was bought
during the Van Buren, administration. II
is made up Of four large candeIabra,
five fruit dishes, and eight table mirrors
which are so fashioned that they can
be formed into one large centerpiece. II
is claimed that this service OF plate is
one Of the handsornest in the world, and
lmpresses even those diplomats who have
seen the plate OF the wealthiest Euro
pean courts. The value Of the White
House plate is not generally known
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Those Newporters appear determined 10
show Prince Wilhelm all Of the sights,
from Harry Lehr up.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Comic supplement in Politics.

The comic supplement has not so far
figured much as a political weapon. but
It promises to do so In Virginia. The Hon
Carter Glass IS Representative in Con-
gress for the Sixth district. and he is also
the publisher Of the LyEchburg News
which handles a comic supplement. Says
the Petersburg Iadex-Appeal: mr.. John
L. Lee was entirely right in declining to
become a candidate for Congress 10 the
Sixth Congressional district II the col
ored comic supplement, which the Lynch
burg News publishes every Sunday, can't
defeat Carter Glass with the refined and
cultivated constituency OF that district.
then he IS. indeed. iuvincible. and there
Is no use IN Mr.. Lee or any one else IN
dertaking the Job. There could be no
greater proof Of Mr. Glass great strength
in the district.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
AN OLD FABLE.

The ant, he worked all summer.
And saved Up all his money;
The bee. he was a hummer.
And laid up lots Of honey
But the butterfly just liked 10 play,
And have a good time every day.
When winter came, tie ant, he
Led the happlest Of lives;
The bee prepared for SANITY,
And dOctored up his hives.
But the butterfly had naught 20 eat,
and so she wove her winding sheet
We learn by this relation.
II we'd be butterflies,
To form a combination
With incorporating guys.
That We may have. when storm-wlnds
mutter.
Some bread on which 70 spread our butter.
Leisure for Love.
Would you love me better" asked the
Sweet Thing. If were very wealthy
Sure" responded the young man,
promptly. I'D have more time"
II Hurt.
What made old Father Time Shrek
so?' said Nox.
The clock struck the hour" answered
Erebus, laughing merrily.
Limerick.
A decrepit. scurrilOus bOatsWain,
Who as the ships captain was choats-
vain.
In the hold knocked & hoal
When he found that his coal
Would not last, cause the harbor was
frOatsWain
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
No Doubt,

I'm 1s15-'
what about 1852"
Il suppose this unparalleled prosperity
viii be looked back upon as an era of
soup-kitehen times"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Trouble in the Philippines says the
Houston Post. Where else would trou-
bic feel more at home?
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Cabin Boy and senator.

As a lad of twelve. George Clement
Perkins. United States Senator from Cali
fornia. ran away from his mothers farm
at Kennebunkport, Me. and shipped as
cabin boy on full-rigged ship. He soon
became a thorough sailor. and. in 1856.
shipped as able seaman on a ship bound
around Cape Horn TO San Francisco.
This voyage was his last, for he settled
in California, went into business, and
before very long found himself presi-
dent of a bank and the owner of a line
of steamers. He was elected State sen
ator IN 1879, and was elected TO the
United States Senate in 1888 Knowing
about the sea and still being interested
in it as a shipowner he is an ardent ad-
vocate Of the ship subsidy proposition.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

After an unusually quiet week, our old
friend Raisouli is limelighting again
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
ParticuIarly Good in This Case.

From the Baltimore News.
Arbitration is always a good thing, and
il win be a particularly good thing in the
case Of the telegraph strike.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Ante-hellum Records.

Living temporarily at l24 Third street.
this city, IS Mr.. Alfred Holt Stone, of
who has undertaken the
of an economic history OF the
negro and who is seeking the aid Of
Southern newspapers in the preliminary
work OF locating and securing original
material The plan OF the work neces-
sarily involves a consideration OF the life
of the Southern white people, and Mr..
Stone IS looking for such information as
Is 20 be found In plantation books. rec
ords of all descriptions. records Of factors
and merchants. family records, diaries,
&c. which may throw light on ante-bel-
Iun, reconstruction, or more recent ece-
nomic conditions in the South.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Opposed TO Government railways

Mr.. J. II, Balfour Browne, one OF the
leaders of the Parliamentary bar In Eng
land. has just come TO this country in
company with Sir Kenelm and Lady
Digby. who have gone on a visit to
Intervale, n. H. as guests of the Hon.
James Bryce. British Ambassador. Mr..
Balfour Browne Is a British commits
sioner for the regulation OF railways. and
he says that mis- whole administration is
directed toward banishing conditions that
might tend TO make necessary govern
nent ownership Of railways. At present.
he says, all railways are run by private
enterprise in England. There Is a move
ment to nationalize the ownership In Ire
land and Mr.. Browne is exerting all his
power as counsel for the railways to
prevent IT. He says that he hears that
President Roosevelt has declared that IN
certain contingencies It may be necessary
TO have public ownership Of railways in
this country. and he has come here pre-
pared TO make an investigation into our
railroad situation and abuses, with an
interest stimulated by the Presidents at
titude.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
scenerx.

i've just been 10 Atlantic city"
'How's the scenery in that vicinity?'
Varied. but running largely to dollar
watches and pills"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

From the Boston Herald.
In the words OF the costermonger's
song, 1T wasn't what e sed. but the
nahsty way e sed It.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Saving Labor.

'Ferdy is having a rubber stamp made. "
What for?'
ITO o. K. his bar checks with"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
The COLONY of Queensland.

In two years the colony Of Queensland,
Australia, Will celebrate its bftieth year
OF self government. In 1888, Sir George
Bowen was sent out 10 create the new
colony. which by way OF compliment TO
Queen Victoria was named Queensland.
In those days the country was taken up
principally with sheep stations. owned
largely by cadets Of good English fami-
lies, who had a hard and bitter struggle
to make Roadway against adverse condi-
tons Of climate and the aborigines. Many
a fortune was made In sheep raising in
the early days Of the colony. but those
who won wealth invariably sailed back TO
England with their fortunes and 3eft the
country TO itself IN fifty years Queens
land has made enormous progress In
every direction save one-pOpulation. But
immigrants are being attracted there
now In 1903 the Associated Chambers Of
Commerce of the Empire Will hold their
annual conference in Australia, and Il is
proposed that an International exhibition
be held az Brisbane. the capital Of
Queensland, TO celebrate the jubilee.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
Conditions in Cuba.

Maj F. J. Herman, Of the Twenty-ifth
Infantry. has just returned 70 this coun-
try after prolonged service In Cuba, which
has taken him into nearly all parts OF
the island and thrown him in close con-
tact with many Of the insurreCtos. He
believes that our army will have 10 stay
IN Cuba a long time. There exists on
the island. no says. "a great abundance
OF the ignorant material, out OF which
revolutIonists are made. and this is IN
close contact with the demagOgiC leaders
who can at any tine make mischief.
There are plenty OF honest and capable
men In Cuba, but most OF these hold
al0of from the government and have little
more influence In shaping the character
OF the island than if they lived in China.
There are only two alternatives for Cuba;
one is an autocratic government, which
would almost surely be corrupt and in
efficient; the other a decent and efficient
government under the tutelage OF the
United States. It really looks as II Cuba
will be q field for tropical military service
for an indefinite period"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
aEaeauIay llodrrnired.

Lars Porsena. of Clusium.
Lay underneath his car
Said he: BLANK, blank that cussed crank!
What bores these autos are!'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-20

Birmineham's new Police Commits sion will be dethroned. the Supreme Court -- fJudge Apderson) -- handing down . decision Yesterday declaring the act providing for the Birmingham Commission. to be unconstitutional. It is further cited In the petition that the law was strictly local one. and that due notice had not been given that 1t was to be passed in the Legislature.
 The decision. of the Supreme Court thwarts the schemes of those who fos- tered the Police Commission bill drought the Legislature. The bill was cieyerly designed and made, in effect. only to apply to Birmingham. It pre- seribed that Police Commissions should he established in all cities of Alabama with population of 35.000 or over, but made further provision that such ci. ties must be located in counties with population of 125,000.
 According to the decision handed down by Judge Anderson yesterday, the last section in the act made 1t a purely local measure in that in became effec
 tive and operative in only one city in the State. and was clearly designed to apply to Birmingham alone. The act. says Judge Anderson. is violation of Section 106 of the Code of Alabama which says "No special, private or local rlaw shall be passed on any subject not enumerated in Section 104 of this Con stitution. except in reference to fixing the time of holding courts. unless no- tice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published, without cost to the State. in the county or counties where the-matter- r-or-thing-pe effected may be situated, which notice shall state the substance of the proposed law and be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in some newspaper published therein. then by posting the said notice for four con- secutive weeks at five different places in the county or counties prior to the introduction of the<bill; and proof by en shall be exhibited to each house of the Legislature. and said proof spread upon the Journal The court shall pro- nounce void every special. private or local law which the Journals do not affirmatively show was passed in ac-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-20
I IN SOC I lE T "

at home with his mother. for the holi. days.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles McCrarie have are at home with her mother. Mrs. L. McManus. 51s Adams Street.
 Mrs. Sidney Adams of Birmingham mother spsndMihs Mns JeYfrfs fl slus seeks wi'h her
 Mrs. D. F. Foshee. who has been the guest of Mrs. T. Doraldson, has return cd to her hone in Red Level. The Literary Club of Young Men have issued ations to a dance on the evening of December slst at the anS wassr sxef poWsr shs
 MT. T. Darlington Sempie, who has been visiting his grandmother. Mrs. Ellen Semple. has returned to has home
 Friends of Mrs. Jack Clancy will re- gret to learn that she is critically Ill at her home at 510 South Court Street. of to cause serious concern concern on the part of her immediate relatives and friends.
 invitations tatr n haye been received tbs bg n1sa cias at wetumpka 1nsp On the evening of Wednesday. December 25. at o'clock.
 Mr and Mrs. John w Sanford. Jr.. who were married in Birmingham sew eral days ago. will spend Sunday with his parents MT. and Mrs. John w. A. Sanford. at their home on Hull Street.
 Miss Lena Mae Harris. who Is at tending school at Spartanburg. g.. C., Is the guest of her cousin. Miss Mary Belle Jones. today, en route to her home in Union Springs. where she will spend the holidays.
 Miss Katherine D.lrell of Bon Air. Tenn, spert several days this week at the New Exchange Hotel.
 Mrs. John Andrew Barnes of Att lanta Is visiting relatives in the city
 Miss Louise Lipscomb. who is student at the Brenau. Is spe ding the holidays with her mother Mrs. B. F. Lipscomb.