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The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
Modern SchooIgirI>' sports.

From The London Mail
Mrs Hgmphry Ward. presiding at the
education conference. said that she was
seized with an almost comic sense Of the
difference between this generation and the
Hast In regard 20 the recreation of girls.
In her schooldays there was. she said.
"a rapturous game called Zig" but by
for her. and exercise meant only the
two-ard-two parade, the long row of
marching schoolgirls which George Mere
dith described as that Sunday dead
march called "a walk" when one was all
lowed TO shove the legs along. ironi-
caIly naming IL animal exercise" With
what wonder should they have looked on
ut the hockey. tennis. lacrosse, and~Vrick-
ct Of a modern girls school.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ONE METHOD.

Jinks is "a hearty fellow;
Gives you a sounding slap;
Talks with a lusty below.
Loan me a Eve. Old chapg
Jinksy is out for knowledge,
Built of heroic clay;
Trying 10 get through college,
Working his artless way.
Jinks Is acquiring learning
That viii avail him much.
Not for hard toll he's yearning'
Better the hurried touch.
Later in life you'll find him,
Lusty. and loud, and gay,
Leaving IL trail behind him,
Working his artless way
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
Not Revision. but Reduction.

From the Louisville Courier-Jouual
The people want tariff reduction Tariff
revision is a cmningly devised word to
cause an increase I'm rates But if the
people wish tariff reduction they must
turn our the TUsCdls who are owned by
the trusts
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Bunker deserves great deal of credit
No matter how things go, he always says
ne can't complain"
Nothing particularly conmendao.e
about that. The man who deserves credit
is She man who can complain, but won't
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
.Hnn,an Nntur, = l,,ith \ nirerence.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Here's a story of man that stole a
whole bank
Human natur',"
An a man that married seFon women
an they all a-livin't"
Human natur't
And while I'm about it. I might as
well tell you that one Of yer mules Is
stole-likewise the beaver hat you bought
% go 10 meetin' sunday"
The devil you say, Oh The vill8iny OF
man. On, the wTetched human Creeturs
goin' rOun on two legs"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

From the Chicago Record Herald
CuriOusly enough, no London CORE
spondent has as yet advanced the theory
that Emperor William caused the Jamai-
can earthquake because Germany has
not been permitted % establish a naval
station in the West Indies
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
This sierccnnry Age.

Mr.. Boron is in the parlor, miss
HAS Do any flowers or candy with
him?"
NO. miss
Tell him I'm out
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

The Buffalo Express designates Seere-
tary Root as the great mixer of the
administration" BY unanimous conselt
the Secretary Of War has been designated
the great fxer."
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
senntoriaI Rntertainments.

From the NcT York World.
With a few more exhibitions Ike that
OF yesterday. the United States Senate
can compete with the Thaw trial Oh
practically equal terms.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
AInnniunhIe.

Oh, / could kill In several ways
With merry zest
The fellow who evolved that phrase,
1.-THE Middle West
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Mr. Bryan has eighty-six engagements
to lecture next summer at $500 each. If
he keeps it up he viii accumulate quite a
fat'octOpus Of his own
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
snch EnnIishness.

Il wa just wondering.
"What were you wondering about this
timr2'
.Wu they have Iorguettes in heaven to
hand around GO che elItey
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
Not I.oveIorn.

Johnny. do you love your teacher?'
Nav"
why, I'm astOnished.'
"Aw what's the use? She's turned down
six boys"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
Nof Qnite That.

From the .2lha Bee
It does not necessarily follow that the
Democratic Senators who are defending
the Presidents course in the Brownsville
affair have Joined the "third-term league.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
They only Exist.

What's become Of your bookkeeper?"
Hes gone to New York TO live
You mean he's gone To New YORK.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
4 nismnI Prnsncc..

From the Cleveland Leader.
A down-State preacher declares that
there viii be no women i'm he'll Wen
nave to do our own cooking.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

An Iowan seeks to get out of it by
stating that they don't lynch a man
often in Iowa So the latest Iowa idea
is that it isn't right to lynch man more
than once.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

The total number of indictments found
against the Standard Oil at Findlay. Ohio.
is now $3.50. Pretty soon Mr. Rockefeller
is going to have an indictment for every
separate dollar he possesses.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

What's this2 The cleveland Leader
charging Mr.. Roosevelt with sending sup
plies 10 Jamaica without the authority
LOT Congress? Turn on the fire alarm get
ont the bowie knives and "razzers. " and
dud-thiugs,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

The Senate of the United states must
often wake up the next morning with an
awful headache.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
CAPITOL GOSSIP.


That motives other than those that APP
/ pear upon the surface usually are at
tributable to actions of the Senate as
| body is the rule rather than the exception
! in the judgment of the experts. a case
/ in point is furnished by the latest TIL
/ man incident. In apparent heat the SEN
ate went into secret session TO consider
what 10 do with the South Car0linian for
his ohense in comparing the body T.
minstrel troupe. Messrs Bacon and others,
i OF the Democratic side. waxcd warmer in
| the secret session even than had been
/ done by the mercuriaI Mr. Carmack in Che
open session For an hour aad half ar
Tillman was raked over the Goals by Sena-
I tors of both parties for the alleged inGig-
/ nifty he had heaped upon the Senate. With
| Cyclopean courage the Palmetto states
man stood his ground. He denied that he
had meant any dlsrespect to the Senate
AS a whole. or 70 Individual Senators
whom he had caric8tured lie was will
ing. however 10 apologize i'm open sess on,
/ but not behind closed doors. He also
IcheeTfully consented 10 the expungement
/ OF his little parody from the official rec
ords. But he would be- expelled. hanged,
/ or drawn ana quartered before he would
submit to the penalty 20 which his critics
! desired 10 subject him.
Behind all this hullaballoo old habi-ues
lof the Serate discern "a motive quite re-
moved from that the public has been led
/ to believe it was or course there was
/ q desire 60 rebuke the fiery Tnmau. but
/ beyond all that was AN object OF stiH
greater concern to the dignity and de-
/ c5rum of the Senate. 1t was 10 make an
/ example Of Mr.. TiIman as the means of
checking the ardor OF certain new ma
! terial that soon viii Dee in the SENATE
notably the Hon JEFF Davis. of Arkansas.
/ who has declared since his election that
[ y VIII be his pleasure and duty % keep
/ The Senate stirred up TO fever heat from
/ the moment DE puts on the toga
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

At an old-fashioned spelling bee in Mil
waukee recently there were present about
a thousand contestants. Apparently n
sort of rallying round the flag or vindica-
ton meeting.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

If, as an English scientist claims. The
sun and moon are responsible for the
earthquakes, those celestial bodies ought
to be arrested for disorderly conduct.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

The Milwaukee Sentinel advises us 10
soak the man with the bomb. Thank
you; we'd rather duck him.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
Bede q Good Reporter.

The Hon. j. Adam Bcde, Of Duluth now
the wit Of the House. was q reporter in
Washington for years before he migrated
20 the shining metropolis 0f the unslltcd
seas Some OF his old newspaper friends
Ina the press gallery yesterday recalled the
time. not SO many years ago. when she
Duluth statesman was the Auacgstia gee
porter OF the Washington Evening Star
AHa.Jstia is the suburb o. the southeast
Tor the city which surrounds the 81 Eliza
beth Insane Asylum. Mr. Bede was 81
husting rewsgatherer, and had "a vault
ing ambition 20 become connected with
the Washington bureau Of one Of the big
metropolitan dailies. particularly that OF
The New York sun. He used o. turn irto
Che sun bureau some of the weifdast
stories ever offered for publication Many
9i them were accepted and paid for by
the Sun. and the enterpris.ug and snaa-
native j. Adam is said e. have carefully
preserved them all iu a scrap book. and
20 show them with becoming pride 10
his colleagues OF the House
Mr. Bedc Was Democrat until free
silver played hob vita his party ga 1886
when ne went over 10 the Republicans.
without political backing of any kind he
secured from President Cleveland in ->s
appointment as United States marshal for
Lndt district iu Minnesota OF which DuIu--
IS the center He made application 10 tltr
President oH piece OF birch bark. which
be- sent through the mails. AIr. Cleveland
was so struck by the originality ~ tine
applicant that after investigating his
character he appointed him. Air. Bede
resigned Jae marshalshiD in 1895 when DE-
left the Democratic party.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Senator Sutherland made his initial
speech in the Senate yesterday. Il was En-
defense OF his colleague, 1Ir. Smoot
whose right 10 his seat is still being
questioned after his occupancy Of it four
years on the charge that his holding the
Office OF apostle I'm the Mormon Church
GisqUalineS MIN. MI Sutherland was ex-
tremely severe on various Of The Wit
nesses who testified against Apostle
SmOot before the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections. OF one OF these
ne said.
we can prove that he is d drunkard
"a liar, "a deadbeat, AN apostate from the
Mormon Church an embezzler. and a
Innate. who was cnce confined to an
asylum"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

When il comes TO real chivalry. south
Carolina every tire. A gallant gentleman
down there referred 90 Miss Boardman. of
the Red Cross Society, the other evening
as the William Jennings Bryan OF the
TAFT party
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
For II Third Term.

For Third Term.
Yesterday the Hon. Stephen Benton Ell
kins was elected for third term TO the
Senate by the legislature Of West Vir-
gnia. He received the unanimous vote
of the Republicans OF joint ballot at
Charleston. as he did IN his other two
elections. He is the first Senator to De
given a third term by either party in
West Virginia
Senator EIkIns has been known TO the
country for more than thirty years. He
served i'm the Forty-third and Forty
fourth Congresses as Delegate from New
Mexico. Speaker Cannon and Senators
Frye, Hale and Blackburn were mem
bers Of the House when he was He de
clned a third election TO Congress from
New Mexico. He was a member of the
Republican National Committee for
twelve years. from 1915 TO 1897. and he
conducted the Blaine campaign in 1884
In 1892 he was made Secretary of War by
President Harrison, serving in the Cab
met to the close of the Harrison admin
istration. In 1884 he was elected Senator.
and has served continuously since Sen
ator Elkns is chairman of the Commit
tee on Interstate Commerce. and has
taken a leading part in all railroad legis-
lation for the past decade. He is the
ranking member Of the Committee on
Commerce. next to the chairman, Mr.
Frye. and has served as such for ten
years. lie is also a member of the Com
mittees on Appropriations. Rules, and
Printing and is one of the hardest work
ing members of the Senate He also
takes a lively interest in affairs of the
District of Columbia, as he has large IN
tereSts here. Mrs. Elkins is the daugh-
ter of the Hon. Henry Gassaway Davis,
the Democratic candidate for Vice Pres
ident in 1901
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Senator Berry. Of Arkansas. who lost
a leg in The battle OF C1unth. while lead
ing detachment Of Arkansas Tigers viii
make a carefully prepared speech within
a few days I'm support of the proposition
90 increase the salary 0g the members of
both branches OF Congress from $500 90
$500 As the veteran Arkansas states
man. term ~ service expires with this
Congress, his advocacy Of th. salary raise
Dill cannot Doe attributed o. scIdshnass.
since Doe realizes that his political career
is closed
Gen. Berry "ilJ return So private life
in his modest home iu the little town of
Bentsnvilic. even poorer than he was
when he entered the Senate nearly TWEEN
E-tWo vars ago to succeed the late 8.
II. Garland, who was Attorney General in
President CIeyeIauds first Cabinet He
is now nearing his sixtE-sixth year. "a
time OF life when it is not likely ;h4t O.
man can take up the burdens with the
strength required 20 carry them. Ills
public career began f0rty-Cue years ago.
His first office being "a member OF the
Arkansas legislature. After serving his
people IN that capacity for several years.
DE was elected governor Of his State.
Bat Gen. Berry. as before remarked. is
poorer now than when be entered public
life He has seen "a host OF his c0utem-
poraries Set rich ia Office. but like AgaS-
sLz. he has been too busy to make
money The veteran Arkansas states
man belongs 20 that class Of Senators 20
whom the late Senator Woicott OF Colo
RADIO, once said. 1.-THE South has i'm the
Senate a set OF men so devilish poor that
/ can't help respecting and liking them.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

England ought promptly to swat Gov.
SWettenham
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Oh, well, walk in Spring. and sit down
if you will have your way about It.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

And now a Michigan man has caught
a 5gt-pouud sturgeon with pair of tongus
hanging % its giils that We're put there
two years before by one of his neIghbors.
a blind man can see that this is going 10
bee the greatest year for fsb-liars in all
history.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

1t was very kind of the senior Senator
from Tennessee to invite Mr.. Roosevelt
to a seat inside the Democratic parlor
We opine. however, that the President
viii not take it without carefully inspect
ing it for bent pins and carpet tacks.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

BY way of variety. the Russian terror
lists took a day off recently, and didn't
kill anybody.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

The length of GOV. Swettenham's ears
gives him decidedly top-heavy appear
aDce- They also suggest the idea that he
is from Missouri.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

In the face of a sreat calamity like that
1T Kingston that "a man should permit
any petty personal feeling or prejudice %
stand in the way of everything possible
being done by anybody for the people
under bis rule IS past UNDERSTANDINGS
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Fiom the Buffalo ExTIcas-
Even though there may be no need for
American aid In Jamaica-which appears
bllieyable-it was not necessary i0r 'he
governor to adopt a sarcastic tone in in
forming Rear Admiral Davis OF the fact.
The assistance was offered in the only
spirit in which it could bee offered under
such circumstances. II was not graciousiy
declined.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

from the Rev Yors Herald
1t Us difficult for Americans, unused so
protocols and procedures. TO stand by the
rules OF strict etiquette when manifest
duty challenges action. There is no call
for Us to take Gov. Swettenhama conduct
-nigmatlcal AS it is, as national dftfonL
10 is one. in any event. that reco-ls on Ais
own head
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

II Congressman and Senators viii sign a
bond not 20 lecture and write for the
magazines. the country will consider ;he
raise sd salary fine investment
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

-T-- IT " Sol IIHI7IIIl--
The incident is regrettable from the
viewpoint Of common humanity bit t1e
United States has nothing 20 regret ID ats
own conduct, which was prompted by mo-
lives as dislHteresyfd as those that im-
PEELED 81 to rush aid 20 stricken Mar
Unique.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

That Adamiess Eden proposed in Texas
IS all right but suppose a COW should
stroll in from a neighboring ranch?
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Ellen Terry says she has heard of
PittsbuTg." II she is wise. she Will Try 10
forget it,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Fran tle PHILADELPHIA Ls5ser.
The proper attitude To take in case
of this sort is one or sympathy and-i-
pity were not AN impertinence-piJy Tor
the English people in their misfortune"
the terrible blurder Of having "A man ike
Swetfeulam in position Of authority
as the representative OF a great nation
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

From tEg NeH IliE World.
But there is nothing in the incident 20
stir American wrath. On the contrary.
there is occasion for great national salts
faction. Every citizen of the United
States may justly take pride in the fact
that Charles H. Davis is an American
and James Alexander Swetteuham IS not
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

4 graduate OF Wilmington University
is 10 be chief advisor to the Gaekwar of
Baroda. and the kingdom is to be run
strictly on college principles. He is
probably hard at work now inventing a
college yell for the palace football team.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Swettenham Of Jamaica, seems 10 De
of that peculiar type of colonial official
who once iu his life las a chance 10 dis
rnguish himself and then does She wrong
thing He is not a casus beili-he is
plain unvaruished prig.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

one OF the leading lawyers of England.
Mr. I. NJ. Tnderdown. X. c., is az the
-Shoreham. He is chairman of the United
Railways of Havana, and. with 1Ir. w
f. Ogiivie. of New York. who Is president
of the Havana Central Railroad, is on his
way to Cuba on "a trip of inspection of
the important system of roads owned by
his company.
4 can say that the railroad situation
in the island OF Cuba is quite satistac-
tory. said MI Uuderdown. THE crops
have been good and the traffic CORE
spondingly heavy. Cuba has first rate
railway system. about eco miles IN OPP
Grafton, forming "a pretty complete net
work Of The country We are, of course.
dependent for prosperity ca the Uail-
tenanCe Of peace and order but there is
no reason 10 apprehend that contrary
conditions VIII prevail The United States
government, indeed, can bee relied upon
10 promptly put veto on anything that
savers of revolution or public disturb
ance."
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

. ''V -'iN ami 'i' A'-
- '' - MN CO "-'" ia@@sia' anu
,,-t.-- 81.
-. - ~ an .''''l.i
49,. .s, -s., 81 mar.
~ - - 80, r,,, ~, I g,lt[ elth.ns
re. -, D., an u inc
TON avs tfs S5,~,esro-, -. ,.''' ~,
/ Courier Mercy,
And NOW "a ATicbfea, ma, has, os.,..,.
n 50e-Dourd sturgeon with y rtir. of to,,s,,-s
hanging ~ IT'S giils tbat vsra ,l,+ ,te.-l
tvr-. .-..,-.- -...f.-.. IN 800. -
/ A blind man can see that this is going to
I Doe the greatest year for liars in al!
history.
The length of GOV. Swettenham's ears
gives him decidedly top-heavy appear
ance. They also suggest the idea that he
is from Missouri
Pittsburg.~ II she is wise She viii INV IN
forget il
\ graduate OF Wilmington University
is 10 ho chief advisor tn the GaeL-v-ar of
strictly on college PRINCIPLES. He is
probably hard at work now inventing a
college yell for the palace football team
That Adaulegs Eden .Dronosnd in rrovos
{ ID
stroll in from a neighboring ranch?
Ii was very kind of the senior Senate.
from Tennessee TO invite Mr. Rooee,-ol+
We opine. however that the preeident
will not take it without carefully insnact-
ing ii for bent pins and Garnet facts
BY way of variety. the Russian terror
lists took q dav off recently, ,,,d ,.;,-,+
----
Z.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

ION II" T--II ! ~
The hlu1der mt Jamaica win d. no
harm 60 any one but Sir Alexander SWEET
t,nham. Il. c. n. G., captain general ana
commander-i--chiaf OF Jamaica. Sir Alex
auder has. we fear some very bad mo-
ueuts ahead Of him
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Hon. John Allen of Tupelo. Miss. is
at the Raleigh. Whether in or out OF
Congress, Mr.. Allen easily remains one
of Dixie's most illusuious, sons, and the
greatness of his heart and the sunshine
Of his presence have made him friends in
every quarter of the land. He does not
appear 90 STOW any older. and the genial
flow Of his humCT was I'm no wise dimin-
ished hy his retirement To private life. He
tells people that he is leading the simple
life of a cotton planter. and DE does
really raise the hCecy staple. but it is
hard for people 10 think of him in the
role of au aSriculturist.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

New York Once. Nassau-B-eknan Bldg, LaCoste y
Maxwell, Managers.
Chicago Oaoe. Marquette Bldg. LaCoste * Max
well Managers
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Published Every Morning in the Year BY
THE WASHINGTON HERALD COMPANY.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-23

Misses Martha and Alice, the charming
young daughters Of Capt Vivian. of
Islip. L. l.. are az the Raleigh. and VIII
be in the Capital several days sightseeing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
WANTS FREE STREET CARS.
Mayor Johnson of Cleveland To For
 Municipal Trolleys.

Mayor Johnson of Cleveland To For
 Municipal Trolleys.
 CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 23.-Not sat isfied with obtaining three cent fares for Cleveland. Mayor Johnson now says that he is for no fares at all.
 T am pleased with the virtual vic tory the three cent fare has obtained" l" said the mayor. merely because it is big step toward what really want free street cars. Eventually I hope to see them as free to the passengers as the air they breathe.
 q have fought for the three cen. fare because it is cents nearer noth- ing than is 5 cents. Street cars ought to be as free as elevators. Fares used to be collected on bridges and turn bikes. but such tolls have a mediaeval sound now. So will street car fares some time.
 "A proper system of taxation would yield sufficient funds to operate street car lines without burden to the people With free cars the workingman could choose his home where he would. Con gested districts would disappear.
 "I operated free system once. That was in Johnstown. Pa, after the flood We had to run free. because no ons had money"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
WATERVllLE.

Services at St Michael's Roman Catholic church tomorrow at and 10 a. m.
 Services at St Paul's P. E. church tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 D. m.
 Services at Grace NJ, E. church and Bethany mission at 10:30 a. m and D. m.
 Albert Ciaccio. the local barber, had the misfortune to freeze his hand yesterday while driving to Thomaston.
 Bertha. the youngest daughter of Mir and Mrs John Barlow, gave a birthday party to about thirty of her young friends yesterday. E. Taylor of Kensington was In town on business trip yesterday.
 Mir and Mrs Bruce Herrick have returned to their home in Wood stock after a short visit with Theron Mcintyre of Thomaston avenue.
 Mrs R. c. Richardson has returned from a visit with relatives in Ply mouth.
 Henry Gagain has resigned hi. position with the B. & R. Manufac turing Co.
 The Elm basketball team will gc to Southington tonight to play tn, high school team.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
oAKylLlE HAPPENINGS

Howard Conrad of Riverside street was bitten on Thursday by dog owned by Charles w. Lipps. The animal seems to be 9 vicious one. and has bitten several persons of late, though not suffering with rabies.
 MT and Mrs w. H. Jones are to go to housekeeping and will occupy the Douglas tenement on Main street re- gently vacated by MT and Mrs Will liam B. Henry.
 Mrs c. B. Smith of Falls avenue is recovering from slight attack of illness.
 The supper and entertainment given at the Congregational church last evening by the Ladies' Aid so- ciety was social and financial suc- cess.
 Mrs J. A. Cosgrove of Simonsville was recent visitor with her parents on Newton Heights.