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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
STORY OF JEWISH PROGRESS.
Remarkable Development of the
Race in America.
From the Boston Transcript,
v-s

From the Boston Transcript
knowledge Of the advent OF the first
Jewish settlers in what IS now the United
States is not so general that it will not
bear restatement In 1854 a small Dutch
craft. the ST. Catrina, arrived at the port
of New York. with a number of welI-to-
do passengers on board and a small group
OF very poor and miserable ones, Jews
driven from Brazil and seeking refuge in
the Dutch colony They were too poor
| TO pay their passage but the master Of
the vessel demanded his reckoning and
sold their goods to secure IT, But even
that was not enough, and the two landing
men were placed In confinement until the
account should be settled and then only
were they allowed 10 land. But they
We're not welcome additions. Peter Stuv-
vesant wrote 10 the directors Of the
| Dutch company at Amsterdam hoping
that none Of the Jewish nation be per
mitted 20 infest New NetherIand" but
Ia this he was overruled, and they were
given permission ''to sail 10 and trade IN
New Netherland" on condition that the
/ poor among them shall not become a
burden to the company or the commu-
/ nifty. but be supported by their own ma
/ ton How well this condition has been
observed is evident from the present
writer's statement that throughout the
/ length and breadth Of this country you
viii not find an able-bodied Jewish
pauper."
That unpromising beginning has now
developed 70 10000 Jews in tbs American
metropolis. THE children OF Israel, At
/ the time Of their entrance into Egypt,
numbered seventy souls, and a little over
/ two centuries afterward they numbered
$1,000 New York is the largest Jewish
/ city In the history Of this ancient race"
/ Its prominent names and achievements
are too long 70 be enumerated here, but
I IN commerce. in the sciences. in philan-
thropies, in the arts and in education. the
| list is long and honorable
The passion Of the race for education is
not only remarkable. but accounts in
I large part for its vigorous development
when given freedom OF opportunity. In
| 1853. OF the 2lo3 students Al the College
the City OF New York. 1900 were Jews.
ostly the sons OF recent immigrants.
and in the Normal College Of the same
city, = per cent are Jewish girls.
/ which means that within few
years majority Of the teachers In the
/ New York public schools VIII be OF the
/ Jewish race Let US hope that they
/ viii help 70 make good Americans Of the
newly arrived members Of their race.
/ that bring with them az least the germ
7 Of good citizenship. and in most cases a
desire for its development.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Plea for More Rigid Accounting by
Political Committees.

Political Committees.
From tls New YORK Tribune.
We have come to see that the corpora
tiou-a fictitious OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be
scrupulousIy debarred from exercising
any OF the strictly political rights Of the
real individual II cannot vote, and
should have none Of the privileges OF the
actual or potential voter. Up 10 1905 or
1895, public sentiment had not fully
awakeed 10 the dangers Of corporate in
reference IN the conduct Of elections.
But now that it has awakened and has
put laws on the statute books Of the
nation and Of many Of the states pre-
scribing practices previously thought
legitimate. political leaders can IN no
way better commend themselves 20 pop
ular favor than by cooperating to ex-
tend those laws and 10 break up the old
wasteful and corrupting system under
which excessive contributions were col
lected from corporations and spent with
out accounting In ways which most sap-
pealed 20 the discretion and inclination
Of the spenders.
We still need more rigid accounting
laws. Millions Of dollars have been ex-
pended through political committees in
the last fifteen years. and perhaps 70
per cent OF the money has been dis
bursed without legitimate result or even
business justification. Common sense
combines, therefore, with more scrupu-
!ous ideals in urging palmer living on
the part Of the campaign fund collectors,
and higher thinking on the part of the
voters.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
No More Crop Failures.

After his recent tour Of the West, Sec
rotary Wilson, Of the Department OF
Agriculture. returns with optimistic
views. He thinks that never again in
this country can We know a crop fail
Ure. for we have advanced so far in the
matter Of scientific farming that we an.
ticipate the changes OF nature and are
ready 10 supply what gifts nature with
holds. Mr.. Wilson finds that pretty gen.
orally throughout the country the farm
ers are improving as q class; they are
paying attention 10 the conserving of
the lands energies by rotation Of crops,
the study of soils and their adaptation 70
certain crops. climatic conditions, and SO
on, so that there is much less waste
energy than there used 10 be-men try
ing 10 raise cotton on corn land, OF
wheat where sugar beets should be the
crop.
Secretary Wilson naturally attributes
much OF this beneficial change TO the
widespread education on farm matters
disseminated by the Department Of Agri-
culture, and doubtless he IS right. II
would be a great pity, indeed, # the spe-
cial demonstrGtive work done by men,
bers Of the department. the expensive
experimental stations IN different States.
the practical exhibitions Of the value of
frrigatiOn-all Of which have cost nil
lons-had not been productive Of bril-
liant, practical results. There are now
sixty-three educational institutions y enc
country that receive the benefits OF the
land grant act Of 1869. providing for the
establishment Of agricultural colleges.
md in twenty-one States the State uni
Ne-sities have, as special department,
agricultural colleges. More and more
are young men coming to take a special
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
KITCHEN MENDICANCY.
Worthless Negroes Supported by a
Peculiar Southern Institution.

From the Augusta Herald
There are many institutions which ara
exclusively and peculiarly Southern, and
which obtain in no other country. They
have their origin in slavery and the Gus
toms which have grown out OF that con-
dition, and some Of them are the reverse
Of wise. OF these the institution of the
service pan is one that is so injurious
that Il should be suppressed by law, as
something which has passed the stage OF
being an intolerable general nuisance.
and is a fearfully demoralizing evil
The service pan figures in every house
hold where a cOlored cook is employed.
It belongs to the cook, and is supposed
TO be a receptacle for the scraps that are
left from the table These are claimed az
the perquisites Of the cook, and are by
her collected and taken home at night
In theory the service pan is TO receive
only the scraps. which otherwise would
be wasted. but in practice it is made the
storage place of all the eatdbles that can
be transferred 10 il. and not only the
scraps. but very often the choice cuts
Nothing is served on the table but 4
generous sample Of il goes into the
service pan, and the finer the cake or the
more expensive the dish. the larger tho
slice of it which is distracted 10 go into
the service pan.
In the evening the cook goes home. and
the service pan goes with her. At home
she has her man, who ordinarily puts in
a good days work loafng around some
dive. and shows up at night with q
healthy appetite, sharpened by twelve
hours fasting and puts the contents OF
the service pan 10 the use for which It
was invented Sometimes ii is the cooks
whole family which Is fed out Of the
service pan. but IN the majority Of cases
IL is some worthless loafer, who spends
his time hanging around dives. and makes
his living out of the service pan.
Why should this custom OF the service
pan be permitted In the South? In no
other country do the hired family cooks
go home at night carrying with them
enough 10 feed another family Il is a
tax upon our Southern families 50 stu
ated that they must employ a cook. which
keeps the average Workingman or man OF
small income with his nose on the grind
stone. paying grocery bills out of all pro-
portion 10 the size of bis family And it
encourages the worst form Of Ioafing and
IS the ruinatiOn Of the larger part OF the
negroes in every town.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
MEN AND THINGS.
Peabody the Phfianthropist.

John Bright. the famous statesman, and
George Peabody, the philanthropst. We're
fast friends, and they often went 10 Ire
land together for the salmon fishing. The
London Standard tells how one day they
were up the shannon, between Castle
connell and Killaloe, They had engaged
the services Of two boatmen. and as they
were both keen anglers they made a day
of it. In returning In the evening John
Bright noticed a policeman on the bank
and asked him what sum the boatmen
were entitled 10 for their time. The con-
stable said anywhere between : and 10
shillings Bright turned 10 Peabody and
asked him for change for a sovereign.
which. having received he paid the boat
men Z shilIings. us that all we are CIV
ing me2" asked one OF the bOatmen.
That's ALL" said Mr.. Peabody. us II
not enoughP" We'll that beats all, said
the boatman. scratching bis head. IAN
they call yez Paybody. Faith / should
call yez PaynObOdy."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
A Maxim Honored in the Breach

From tie Louisville C0uTierJoumaL
When SECRETARY Taft proposes that the
business Of the country shall be run on
the principle Of special privileges TO
none he gets squarely on the platform
laid down by Thomas jefferson. one of
the cardinal principles Of Democracy
But when he says that this has been
the principle Of the present administra-
ton. he fOrgets that II has persistently
upheld a tariff which was passed with
the avowed purpose Of giving special
privileges to certain classes. mostly nil
lionaires. The administration has stead
fly refused to assail the trusts in their
stronghold.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Altar and Throne.

Il is 10 Queen Nargherita OF italy that
much Of the credit is due, according 70
W. g. Fitzgerald. who has an article on
the subject in Harper's. for the drawing
closer together Of altar and throne in
Rome. The growing harmony between
the Vatican and the QuirinaI IS mainly
due 10 the Efforts OF the Queen. the
mother Of the present King. Victor En-
manuel who has labored faithfully TO
bridge the gulf between them. or all the
cities I'm the world Rome is the only one
claiming 10 be the capital Of two empives
and the seat Of two governments. For
this reason all the nations Of the world
are obliged 20 make diplomatic arrange
ments accordingly. For nearly forty
years now the City of the Seven HIS
has held the palaces Of the Vatican and
the Quirinal. two rival thrones. antique
and splendid The occupant Of one is
the latest Of an unbroben line Of po7tifS
claiming direct descent from ST. Peter.
The other IS the third sovereign Of United
Italy. whose ancestors for more than 100
years reigned over Savoy and Piedmont
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
PRONUNCIATION.

! read song OF the sailors life.
o. tides, and the stUrm-t0ssed birds.
And The anxious days of e. sailors wife,
II was full of nautical words,
But IL ended, "SLu nay eyes turn sea
ward
StraluiUg 90 wiudward and TO leeward."
And so ] knew that no sailor man
Had written this little song,
For "a sailor man. Le usver can
Get nautical words So wrong
A sailor would write IL, call the stew
ard
Hen find me hugg.Hg tile rail. TO lee.
ward"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
The Woman Chauffeur.

OF course, she had 10. arrive in this
country, the professional woman chauf-
feur. She made her first appearance in
Berlin, where Frau Won Papp drives one
o. the Bcdag Company's characteristics
with skill. She is in the employment Of
the Kaiserhof Hotel, and she drives its
visitors alone. She was the wife Of a
lawyer, who died leaving her with three
children. She had always been fond Of
automobiling, and so she took I'D this
work after having satisfied the police au-
/ thorlties as 10 her capabilities. Now an
enterprising Broadway automobile agency
has professional woman chauffeur who
acts also as demonstration and sales
woman. When a prospective customer
who is difficult 10 please and dubious
about the merits Of the machine arrives
be IS turned over to the woman chauf-
feur who takes him for a ride and usually
lands a sale.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Whence a slang Term Came.

A slang term that has. by long usage.
become regular part Of English speech.
Is the word "blackleg" The Trades
Union Congress, which passed a resoLu-
ton on the Antwerp strike. declared that
its preseut-day application is now more
common than the use OF the word in its
original sense. But labor, so far. has not
shortened the work 10 leg" as the
sporting world Of England has done
when referring TO swiudlers. How
'hiacklsg' came 10y its swiudGng slguif-
icance IS a puzzle which even an argu-
ment before the fun court Of the Kings
Bench In libel case failed 10 solve
Il has been traced 20 she former habit
among turf frequenters OF wearing black
top-boots, but others have sought 20 ex-
plain u through the black legs Of game
cocks. Trade unio1ism adopted It as q
term OF abuse, like "scab."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Race Prejudice.

From the Portland Oregonian
Race prejudice is always a considerable
force; but when it is accentuated and en-
phasized by color there is no composition
with It. 1t is probable that race preju-
dice, and especially color prejudice, was
implanted for a wise purpose. though at
times il assumes features base and re-
pulsive. 1t stands. however. the most
powerful barrier against the amalgama-
ton of races separated by distinction of
color, and there IS no absurdity in the
supposition that il was implanted for
the prevention Of race degeneration.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
The IneEhaustibIc FIagon.

My lord. here come the villagers. You
know what q lord does in play"
Yes, l know Take out a quart OF ale
and let them divide It among them"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Dark Horses for Boil Partiear

From the Bosbn Transcript.
1t is not cut of the range of possibility
that both parties may treat the country TO
a dark horse. It would give zest and in
terest TO the campaign if this should be
done. The people have had two runs Of
Mckinley, virtually two Of Roosevelt. and
two Of Bryan; the desire of a change is
always strong.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Enforcing tbe sherrnon Law

From the Buffalo Express.
only the thOughtless howl to-day for
the scalps Of all trusts, yet, if the Sher-
man law were to be strictly inforced. al
most every large combination and railroad
corporation would have to go out of bus
mess. would have to he dissolved into its
constituent parts. That would mean a
loss to the industrial life OF the country
beyond the power Of anyone 10 compute.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
FORETOLD.

Twas August. and a Gypsy Breeze
Was entering the wood.
"Our foTtuner' laughed the lover Trees
That first before her stood.
''Sir Hickory the King shall be
OF all this wide defnesne;
And YOU. she whispered. tenderly,
Fair Maple, shall be Queen"
They listened. smiling. as she spoke,
Nor needed what she told
Till came q morning when they woke
In regal red and gold.
-Tohn 3. Tabb, in Harper's Weekly
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

II you are close beside me when die.
shall not mind The passing very much.
II only. as the angel hurries by.
! still can feel your fingers tender touch.
The journey viii De easy. And SO short,
Alone, ] would be facing fearful odds.
With yog-oue little step from port 10
port
Only little step-from your dear arms
60 Gods
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Roosevelt for Mayor

From the Springfield Republican.
Having urged Congressman Burton 10
run for mayor OF Cleveland, Mr.. Roose-
welt may conclude TO run himself for
mayor OF New York after his Presidential
term expires The greatest OF our cities
would not be unworthy OF his efforts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
The Fighting Cochrnnes.

Recently there was presentation cere-
mony aboard The British cruiser Coch-
rane. and this developed the fact that two
Cochranes were officers OF the ship. They
joined with the rest Of the Cochrane
family ia giving the vessel a shield.
Within a hundred years six men Of the
name OF Cochrane have held the rank OF
admiral in the British navy. and for
twice that long period each male mem
Der Of this particular branch OF the Cocb-
I-ne FAMILY has been naval officer. For
hghting families. this probably takes the
record. The most famous member II the
FAMILY, OF course. was that Admiral Cocb-
rane who liberated Chile and who after
rendering signal service 20 the British
/ navy. was dismissed the service through
blunder, ouly % be restored 10 ali his
hoHors after he had gained worldwide
reuowu.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Time Moves Spite of KINGS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
The King of Portugal has ceased his
efforts 10 set back the clock. Other mon
archs have learned the lesson less easily
and have completely lost their heads over
It
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

"Wu your wife wear a low gown al
the tLeater tonight"
"She viii not. She viii wear one that
cost me $3.50"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Solitary Precedent.

From the New York Evening Post.
Silas Wright still holds his place as the
only man who ever declined a nomination
for President or Vice President after it
was made. and his stand was taken sixty
three years ago.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Sport Is Costly.

sport as 1t is conducted nowadays at
our colleges and universities is pretty eX-
pensive. The cost Of sending three crews
to the intercollegiate regatta on the Hud-
son. the varsity and freshman Fights
and the varsity four, together with the
substitutes. the boatkeeper, and so on,
was over 5000. In the ease Of crew
coming from a long distance the cost IS
Icorrespondingly greater; and this is but
one item of the yearly expense in the de
partment Of athletics The average an
nual cost Of maintenance Of rowing at a
college is $l2y0 Of which the principal
items are coaching. equipment. training
table, and transportation. The minimum
estimate OF a coachs salary Is $1,000 al
though this. OF course. varies. The equip
ment mecns coaching launches and new
shells, and this outlay Is not nearly met
by the money brought IN by the sale Of
old shells. The returns from this sport
are meager. The report Of the treasurer
OF Harvard shoEs receipts Of the uni
vers!ty boat club as S3H1. whereas the
expenditures ran up 20 81 ,z66.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
OF No Particular Interest.

From the Chicago Tribune.
As 10 those anonymous earthquakes
that manifest themselves through the
seismOgraph. we don't care particularly
where they are. The further away the
better.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

Japan is going ito preserve the forests
of Korea" so a writer says. The idea
prevails that the Mikado's government,
has succeeded in getting the greater part
Of the Hermit Kingdom into rather 4
pretty Pickle.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

1T might be well enough for horse
thieves 70 understand that they are not
wanted in Texas" is the extremely polite
way the San Antonio Express puts it
these degenerate and moIIycoddlsh times
in Texas
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
If They Don't Watch Ont.

From the Rochester Herald.
The resigning rumor has shifted from
BOnaparte to MetCalf. Possibly it viii
catch both of them before the winter
is over
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
Rnnidifx.

From the Louisville COurier-JOurnal
The Lusitania is fast enough, but after
while we may cross the Atlantic so
quickly that we may breakfast in New
YORK and repent off the French coast.
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Ifst

why have you got your coat collar
turned up II isn't raining"
Don't recognize me-" Kissed the great
detective I'm in disguise"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


THE MATCHMAKER.
He has started
on his trip.
Maids warm-hearted
Fill the ship.
Flowers and candy
Trim the craft.
He's a dandy
Cupid Taft.
What a cargo!
Precious pearls;
No embargo
on the girls
Fluffy plumber
Fore and aft.
He's a wonder
Cupid Taft.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

You're going 10 invite me 10 your wed
ding. aren't you2'
Goodness knows. Ny father is so mad
about It that I may not be there myself. "
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

From the Philadelphia North American.
Look out for a variegated assortment
OF brand-new paramount issues. Bryan
is coming to New York for a series of
speeches in October.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

Her lips were Ted, ripe cherries,
Her cheeks were peaches fair.
Her brow a dream Of purest cream,
And carrot was her hair
She was the apple Of his eye
His honey. fond and sweet;
No wonder he was sure that she
Was good enough 10 eat
Saturday Evening Post.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

What are we going to do about the
Philippines asks Harper's Weekly.
Talk about them. In the main. we think.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

How can The Hague ever hope 10 stop
the war talk as long as the Chautauqua
circuits are permitted 10 exist?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

It is 10 be hoped that Mr.. Walter Well
man will not neglect 20 make the neces-
sary arrangements with the wind depart
ment OF the Weather Bureau next time
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

An English newspaper reports Mrs. w.
X. Vanderbilt as appearing recently clad
in gown on which were to be seen
large monkeys OF rose, green, and yell
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

low" That's what comes of putting the
sporting editor on the society editor 5
regular assignment.
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JUST BY THE WAY.

From The Cleveland Leader.
Helpful Literature.
Mrs. Gruy-What book has been the
most helpful 70 YOU?
Mrs. Hrowu-N elster's Dictionary. The
baby sits on IL az the table. and il saves
the price Of high chair
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

That Milwaukee gentleman who threw
himself under steam roller must have
been immensely impressed with the i'm
mediate real estate situation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-18

Nine huudred million dollars is the
price the Sunny South will receive for
this years cotton crop. Cotton is not
only king down there. but pretty much
everything else IN the deck.