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The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
LEONARD WOODS MEDAL.
was Conferred Twelve Years After
Apache Campaign.

fian tiie New York sun.
friend vino signs his letter "Ex-
Regular" but appeuds his real name.
writes from Middletown, Conn. 20 inform
the sun. among other things. that Gen.
Leonard Wood received a medal Of honor
for military service as early as 1856. Cur
correspondent says.
By consulting tbe Army Register We find that
General Wood appointed assistant surgeon Janu-
arg g. isa8 and that he was awarded the CongFes-
siaHEi medal Of honor for distinguished conduct IN
the campaign seainst the Apache Indians during
the summer u 1855. while serving as medical officer
with Capt iaWton's expedition. Surely this was
not 'mslolrama. ASK Miles And Theodore Roose-
reH bad no hand in this reward.
We are not questioning the merit of
DR. Woods services IN the campaign
against the Apaches, or his worthiness
10 receive the medal Of honor We are
simply pointing out to our correspondent
the error of assuming that because the
medal Of honor was awarded for services
rendered In 1856 il was awarded at or
about that time. and that consequently
the high political and oficial influence
enlisted much later in behalf Of Dr.
Wood s promotion could have had nothing
10 do with the award.
As q matter OF fact the Congressional
medal Of honor Is conferred 10y the Presi-
deit. rot by a special act Of Congress. in
each individual case. In the individual
case Of Or. Wood il was not conferred
al the time Of the Apache campaign by
President Cleveland. as It might seem from
the entry in the Army Register and like
wise IN the biographical reference works.
bat by President Mckinley, twelve years
after that campaign.
The medal of honor was issued to DIT.
Wood on April S, 1895, nearly eontem-
poraneously with his commission from
President Mckinley as colonel of volun-
teers. and his appearance in command OF
the celebrated cohort of mounted men
organized by his patriotic and energetic
lieutenant colonel. Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
A vision seen in kentucky.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
It is probable that about next Thursday
the Washington correspondents viii get a
hurry call from the White House, and
that when they assemble there they will
receive a written statement from the
highest authority TO the effect that the
Republican campaign fund was mama.
and was accepted as mamma, and that a
conspiracy having been formed among the
ruthless rich to create a false impression
and overthrow the President and prevent
him from writing the nepubilcan slate al
the next convention, he viii be forced 10
try, against hts wishes and regardless OF
his previous statements, 10 get himself re-
nominated, and TO Try TO set the hateful
burden Of Office u9on his shoulders again.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
MARYLAND MUSINGS.
from the Baltimore Sun.
Sunset on the Severn.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Sunset on the Severn.
o quiet hour on bin and stream.
Wheu Severn, Ike mirrored dream,
Reflects the glory
OF dying dayllghts wonder-spell
Upon each pine-clad peak and dell
And Promontory'
The dusk-call Of the whippoorwin,
From quiet cove and dreaming hill
Entones ifs magic.
And from her briar the thrush replies,
Outp0urtng TO the evening skies
Her soul-sOng, tragic.
The crimson glory of the west
Walks DER the ripping rivers breast
With feet Of wonder.
The cannon of the navy rings
Across the purple peace Of things
It's sundoWn thunder.
The sleeping city on the shore
Dreams in the shadow Of its lore
End sweet TOmances,
While shadow-iips Of dead days call
The figures at the governors ball
And old-time dances.
10 beauty Of the earth and sky.
Too sweet, too soon the moments 1y
In sunset spleudor.
O'er stream and hill, DER cove and dell.
How beautiful the quiet spell
OF radiance tender,
Too soon on wings OF geld the gray
Dims the last glory Of the day
Ger Severn dying.
While down upon the summer breeze
The balssm of the forest trees
Comes softly hieing
Hark from the slumber Of the town.
Light as an echo waited down
Ger dome and shanty.
A Middy's faT-On Whistled score,
Loud laughter, dying in a roar
A sailors chanty.
Dusk on the dreaming Severn tide,
Dusk on the hills along its side;
In sweep empiric.
o river of the sunset rose,
Under the sunset spell it flows
A liquid lyric.
Any May flowers?
How the mlnty have fallen
Tell US not in m0uTnful numbers spring
IS but an empty dream,
Hearts Of oak and pies Of steel,
How's your garden?
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
A WORD FOE THE PIGEONS.
PhiIadeIphia's Mayer Advises 30
Seek other Enemies.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Il may be hoped that tho nation IS
not TO be regaIed with the humor OF the
situation created BY the whole power OF
the city administration engaged in
losing battle with the pigeons Of Phila-
delphia City Hail. Suppose that the fire
hose is turned on the pigeon r0osts and
the young pigeons Killed in the fedgellng
nests. aud thar the old pigeons. faithful
TO their habit. shall return and hold fast
to their old haunts. The city and the
country VIII raise the cry OF Pigeon
ana pertl1acity foreyer." and the little
girls viii chant.
Tho King Of Franco went up the hil
with tscniy thousand men;
TIE King of Trance came down tie hill
Aud He'er Uent up again.
The doves are only symbols Of peace
and purity. and there ought TO be room
enough for them on the Lodges oS the
costly city hall. Let them have the free
dom of the city. and be our tenants at
will. and II will" be that Of ali the
women and children and also Of all men
who have not become wholly hardened
and befogged By the baroness and bru-
tality and responsiveness Of the city streets,
which have sheer reversal Of the edicts
of "a loving, kind and beautiful nature,
there will go up one great shout Of
stay forever
One little touch Of kindly nature in
tie bleak wilderness of skyscraper bricks
and cement viii bespeak the kindness
of our officials Politicians ought 10 have
little Imagination. and If they cannot
perceive how inept the war on the pigeons
is they should know that the crusade IS
il-timed. All the children have been
reading nature books of late years; the
bands OF the little brothers ~ the birds
have been hugely augmented: the de-
Tenders of animated nature are recruit
ing their legions. and the motto among
the small folk is:
He lFayeth well who oFsih sell
Both man and bird and beast.
Let Mayor Reyburns administration
make war on its enemies, who will ac-
Cept the fortunes Of war. Let il be pug
nacious and contentious. II it must, but
let it beware how II encounters a chill
dren's crusade and attacks in the realms
Of sentiment
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
RoMdY Hnrrnrd studcnts.

From the Boston Herald
The disgraceful disturbance at the Ma
iestic Theater on Monday night by a COM
pany of Harvard students deserved a more
adequate punishment than the fines i'm
posed upon the half-dozen young rowdles
who were arrested When a student coa-
ducts himself like a muckeF' he should
be treated as such. No band Of hoodlums
Ia this city ever behaved in so outrageous
manner in any place of public amuse-
ment as did these young gentlemen" of
Harvard on this occasion. They were ut
teTly regardless OF the rights and feelings
OF the players and OF those who had paid
to see perfectly proper performance. A
Jail sentence and expulsion from college
would do no more than make the pun
ishment fit the crime
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
stead Il Aging.

Washington friends OF William T. stead.
who had not seen him since he last Wis
tied this country ten years ago. declare
that the great English journalist is aging
fast While his mind IS as active, rest
less. and keen as ever his beard and hair
have become snow white all surplus flesh
has left his body. and his frame is as spare
az Andrew Carnegie's. The ironmaster
and the British journalist, by the way,
are great friends. and are together a good
deal when the Laird OF SMho Is on the
other side of the Atlantic. When MT
Carnegie was last in Washington some
reference was made to him by a news
paper man about the friendship between
him and Mr Stead
Stead is one OF the finest fellows in
the world" declared Ar. Carnegie. en-
Enthusiastically. but. plague take him. it is
impossible 10 carry on conversation with
him, for he insists upon doing all the
talking
When Mr.. Stead called on President
Roosevelt the other day. he said this to
the President.
i see by The papers that Andrew Car
negie recently visited you. I'll bet that
no matter how long he was with you. you
didn't get IA word I'm edgewise: because.
confound Carnegie, he won't let anybody
else talk when he's around.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
sterens. Fine Finish.

From The Terre Haute Tribune
Engineer Stevens made fine fnish TO
his career at Panama, retiring honor
ably. with a good word from his old as
soeiates and good words for them. After
doing all that he could TO put everything
in the best Of shape for his successor. he
uttered a word of wisdom in advising his
former co-w6-'yers not 10 take their COM
plants to washington. but to 50 with
them to Mai Goethals the engineer in
charge. Stevens is one man who will not
pass into the graveyard of regulations at
Panama.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
should Diagrana His Jokes.

From the Boston Herald
Word comes from Washington that the
President is delighted with Bishop Law
rences' remarks at the Boston Bar Asso-
citation dinner the other night. where the
bishop expressed MS profound astonish-
ment at Lieut.. Gov. Draper's suggestion
that the President should be asked to do
anything so unthinkeble ard improbable
as TO take a rest. TIE next time the
bishop feels disposed TO indulge in some
choice irony at the expense OF his good
friend, the President. ne should supple
ment his remarks with a diagram show
ing their real intent and purpose for the
particular benefit Of those who peruse
them at a distance.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
A Political Possibility.

From the Springfield Republican.
The impression seems 10 be spreading
among conservative Democrats that the
failure Of the conservative Republicans to
recover control of that party next year as
against President Roosevelt will of neces-
sity give the shaping of Democratic policy
into their hands. That does not reces-
surily follow. There is such q ting as
hC CidinE back needed reforms so long as
to make room for two progressive parties,
one more radical than the other. 1t is
rarely possible that the United States has
drifted into a position like this
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
shooting the Train wrecLers.

From tie Chicago ETeniRg Post.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, although
unsuccessful thus far in its search for
the train wreckers, is. at least. going
about its difficult task in the right way.
1t is hiring as track guards only men
who can shoot Then It gives them rifles
and terse Instructions to get" the crimi-
nails. To this there can be no serious OBJ
iection certainly a man detected in the
monstrous work Of derailing a train de-
serves death. 1t is just as well 10 spare
the State the expense OF a trial in such
eases
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
The Busy Hen.

From the Boston Herald
The great American hen. learning ap-
parentIy of the threatened decline in busl-
ness, has been doing her fun part toward
diseeraging the idea Last week &. 800. $50
eggs reached the New York market. the
record receipts being made on Tuesday.
when 1881. 800 ''gtFicklys. all carefully
hacked for storage. arrived on the ground.
The amount received since January ] sur
passes ali previous receipts by at least ~
per cent. and the end is not vet
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
canada.s Trnde Going to the Empire

From the ST John ~ b. Telegraph.
Should Massachusetts, convince Mr..
Bryce that she desires better relations
with Canada-that she is really willing 10
strive for the kind Of reciprocity that
recipr0cates-there would be no good re-
suit For even when Massachusetts is
willing to give the concessions necessary
to secure free raw materials the campaign
viii only have begun. II would then be
necessary for Massachusetts to convince
the other States. and for many years that
will be impossible. Ottawa is not making
trade offers 10 Washington, and there is
no likelihood that Washington will make
any trade proposals which Canada would
regard as at all attractive. The tendency
here. as Sir Wilfrid has said, is 10 trade
more and more with the empire.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
A Ne,r Rnrenn Needed.

Ff0m tllo Baltimore AmcFlCan-
A romantic wedding of two among the
party is one result of Speaker Cannon
trip to Panama. Taking this in connee-
ton with the remarkable hymeneal epi-
demic following Secretary Tsfts famous
trip. the President should really suggest
adding an official bureau Of heart throbs
to the Interior Department.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Grnft and sensitireness.

Fom the New Noik Globe.
Lord Rothschild. following the custom
of thirty years. has sent 80 King Edward
his annual gift of 1,0o0 cigars, worth
s.. .65 each. Couldn't you hear in imagina-
ton the anvil chorus If Rockefeller, our
richest man, should similarly compliment
the White House? There is strength in
the contention that It is not SO much graft
as sensitiyeness to graft that is character
istic Of America
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
FAME's ADMISSION.

Oh. follow me quick. said Fame
"Oh. how can ] 60. says l.
with all o. nay clothes just laundeTed
Stretched out on the beach 70 dry
ooh. follow me quick. said Fame;
oh, h0w can ! 60. says ].
with a plrty girl on the sand there
A uinkin' the ether h'eye?"
"Oh. follow me quick, said Fame;
oh, how can ! 50, says /.
when it's o'clock Of an evening
An a dinner well cooked is nigh2"
Lord love &c. me boy. said Fame,
With a sound twixt a laugh and a sigh.
'iiont mentioa the words IN public,
But seu're pretty darn right, says ! =.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

of rapid social and industrial evolution:
that 'old landmarks are being swept
away that "old principles and theories
are crumbling;" that new. unsettled. and
half-chaotlc conditions are fast erowding
upon u.s. that days fraught with greater
uncertainties and dangers. with vaster
and more complex problems than any past
age has ever coped with" are coming,
and that Theodore Roosevelt is grandly
measuring up to every requirement, ana
with consummate skill and answering
purpose meeting every danger.
The foregoing are only a few of the
happenings of Tuesday. The list is too
long fer our space at the moment
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
H. Ennfr Iamn-

Oil Will cost a half cent moFe7
HaICn't We heard thai befoTel
Sucl q bromide Is a bore.
Though one hates to say II.
What we'd really like ia know
lF0t. Of course. iheg'il make it gol
Is hgW vel e'el get tie dough
That asl need to pay it
indianapolis News.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Hard to please.

From the Bristol lval Courier
A Philadelphia man is complaining loud
ly because a few people threw some eggs
at him when he came out in a straw hat
on Easter day. But suppose they had
lynched him? Some men who rush the
straw hat season are too hard to please.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Another Conspirncxf

From the kansas City Journal.
The big newspapers Of the country, ire
specdve of party, are pooh-poohing that
arieh mems combine" story. But perhaps,
this IS another horrible conspiracy!
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
There - nfhcrt.

when he is well on"
what do you meang"
Judging from his report to the as
SCISSORS office.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
stick work aud the Big stick

From the Punxsalawneg iPs.l Spirit
The Washington baseball club is blow
ing that it is improving In its stick work
II has evidently been observing the PTesi-
dents big stick work.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
To Fight IIundiey.

Both of Alabama s aged Senators have
vowed 10 defeat the confirmation of Presi-
dent Roosevelts latest appointment TO
the Federal bench. Oscar r, Hundley
Senator Morgan has been confined to his
residence for the past few weeks with
slight indisposition. and 50 has not
been able personally 20 inform the Presi-
dent Of his objection 10 Hundley. but
Senator Pettus went TO the White House
for a few days before the appointment
was made and protested vehemently
against it. Mr.. Hundcy was reported
upon unfavOrably at the last session of the
Senate for United States district attorney
of Alabama by a subcommittee OF the
Judiciary Committee, but he continued To
discharge the duties of that office. He
was prominent enough in Alabama Demo-
cratic politics to be elected TO the State
senate once. and he joined the Republl-
can party in the big smash-up of 1895.
Senators Pettus and Morgan do not OBJ
ject 10 him on political grounds. They
have submitted to the President the
names Of several Alabama Republicans
for the iHdgeship. Mr. Hundley was
indorsed by the managers of the Re
publican machine IN bis State, and also
By Booker washington. Before he left
Washington the other day. Senator Pettus
declared; mot as long as either Morgan
or I am alive shall Hundiey he con
firmed." II is not known who viii make
the fight for Hundley and the President
IN the Senate next winter though that il
will be a hard one. now seems certain.
Mr.. Hundley is nfty-two years old an
Albanian by BIRTH and has lived at
Huntsville all his life. He is one of the
richest men in his part of the State and.
while lawyer by profession, has not
practiced a great deal.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Paw and Mnw.

"We live an learn We live an learn 4"
Whats up, NAV? Found out some
thing new about the neighbOrs?"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Odeu in IT.

From IL Elnsas CITY Journal
After reading ex-Gov. odeH's caustic re-
marks about courage, Re, no one can
doubt that he is chin deep in the damnable
conspiracy.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Minister Graves told a deliberate and
winfm uutruth.' says Mrs. van Claussen.
That Is fairly good counterfeit Of the
Ananias Club certificate, but IL IS not
nrnperlv eountersigned
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Emciency of wIreIess TeIegraphy.

From the Rochester HeTad.
Tt will have to be admitted that wire
less telegraphy is the greatest invention
the world has ever known. Chairman
Sherman was gagged by it.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

My business Is railroading, not poll
tics" saws Edward H. Hartman. Shoe
maker stick 10 thy last,
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
At HARRISBURG.

How did Jinks get so rich?"
''He furnished the dOorbell for the State
capitol
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Il am as much OF a standpstter as
ever" SAYS Uncle Joe" Ne one can ac-
cuse Uncle Joe" of being inconsistent I'm
his meanness. anyhow
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

The number of indictments against
Ruef, of San Francisco. now amounts 60
169. and the jury is stiil busy. Mr.. Ruef
collection Of indictments will soon rival
that of MIR Rockefeller
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Mai Penrose has changed his mind
again. II the MAJORS mind had been
dollar bill six months ago. 1t would be
all nickles and dimes by this time.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

the subject Of the Panama Canal. This
canal business seems to be the worst
trouble-maker Uncle Sam ever cut out
for himself.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

The secret OF her sunny curls?
Wen, now. the lady
Prefers. like many other girls.
To keep IL shady
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Look up and lead ON and be constan Mt:
keep sweet and whatever you do,
When the last long effort is ended, be
true. and again be truei
Look up and lead on and be happy If Just
for a little space
You have felt you have made life worthy
10 ask ana receive His grace,
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

The Concord Monitor meanly repudiates
our newly discovered New Hampshire
poet. Morgan Mottle Nudge There is
something in this gentleman's name that
prompts us to think the Monitor will live
to bitterly regret its beartlessness.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

We grieye to note that among the im-
mortal twenty-eight Pittsbursers there
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Perhaps that negro eharwoman who is
alleged to have puTloined S175.000 from the
subtreasury was tired of having the inn
preston prevail that the activities of her
race in this direction are confined to hem
roosts and watermelon patches.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

See how the busy little hen improves
each shining hour and scratches from the
ground each day the seeds we thought
would flower
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Former Senator Burton is also great
force for a third Roosevelt administra-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Texas Fruit Crop Not Ruined Yet.

Prom the Dallas News
SO far the prospect for fruit is most
hopeful.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Xe0 Laws.
Naturally.

Tho pure and the high so together
Invariably, in the ease Of foods"
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

There Is no way to economize in this
country. The man who turned out his
whiskers TO save the cost OF shaving Is
now confronted with a threat from the
BARRIERS 70 raise the price OF hair cuts and
beard trims.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Mr. Longworth's announcement that he
is for Taft has been received by the pub
lie with amazing calm.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

The Duke of Orleans is TO make another
dash for the pole. If he finds 1t. he might
set up a nice kingdom. or an ice Kingdom,
whichever YOU prefer, and thus restore
some Of the family's ancient glory
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

The old reliable Richard Olney boom
was given a much needed airing recently.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

One enthusiastic gentleman thinks Mr..
Roosevelt should remain in the Presiden-
tial chair until he can complete the
Panama Canal This reads very much
Ike a life sentence
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

"The price Of liquid air has been re-
duced." says the Augusta Herald. u Is
presumed that viii help some. even
though you cannot eat or wear the stuff.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Il have not worn fancy vest for ten
years" says Mr. Timothy Woodruff.
Why. no. of course not; that would be
entirely too long 10 wear it,
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Violent speech conveys no truth SAYS
the Ohio State Journal. On. we'll perhaps
not; still, violent speech does not always
concern itself with ''conspiracies" and
things.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

The Nicholas RomanoH resignation ru-
NOR seems to have been thoroughly Platt-
DeDeWed
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

The King Of England Is now Spanish
captain. but our President possesses a
colonelcy with Spanish trimmings.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE ASTraUE's ANSWER.

Once I spied vessel rare,
All inlaid
Straight commenced to wonder where
II was made.
Whence came ysu. I asked. old chap?
From Cathay2
Or from Timbueto0, mayhap,
Far away"
Did some skillful South Sea chief,
Black and queer
Beat you out upon his reef
With a spear?'
Then occurred a thing. I wot
Most unique.
For I saw that strange old pot
Wished to speak.
Quoth the pot: 1T may. my son.
Seem odd. but
1 was made IN Bridgeport Con-
Necticut
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Mr.. 4. T. Bloomer runs in the Punxsu-
taWney Spirit one of the snappiest para
graph columns in the land. but unfor-
tunately, some of his very best efforts
never get into print
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

The author of "Florodora'' is dead. but
the Original sextet" goes on forever.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

Between the Charleston whale and the
Washington shad, the poor old Houston
strawberry has been crushed to death.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-12

A Cabinet member in speaking Of a re-
cent meeting. said: Nothing of great in
terest was discussed" Not even lawn
teunis2
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Yanked Back.

The patient was lowering between life
and death.
But the young doctor was equal to the
emergency
FIe ordered the patient strapped TO the
bed