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The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Science and Vocation.

Much attention has been given recently
TO the work of the so-calIed vocation
bureau" in Boston. At it's head are Profs.
Frank Parsons Hugo Munsterberg. and
other sociological and psychological IN
vestigators, who are reputed 20 be aided
financially in their work by a wealthy
Boston philanthropist
The object Of the bureau is TO develop
a movement by which it may be discov-
cred for what vocation the individual is
best fitted, temperamentalIy. mentally.
and physically, and the leaders in the
movement hope, it is said. to see the
system adopted in the public schools of
the country. Prof Munsterberg, one OF
the leaders IN this new experiment in
psychology, will be remembered as the
author of a remarkable monograph pub
lished a short time ago in which he set
forth a plan by which he averred It could
be decided infalHbly whether a man was
telling the truth or a lie, thus enabling
the truth Of testimony in court TO be
tested for the benefit of the judge and
the jury Now Prof Munsterberg is car
rying his psychological work into this
new field and while he admits that at
present the vocation bureau" is only at
the experimental stage he hopes great
things from H.
From simple psychological tests" he
says. 1T is possible to divide all the peo-
pie in the world into classes, so that you
can say that this man would never make
a chauffeur for instance, because his re-
actions are too slow. The time is coming
when it will be possible to say what ac-
tivity a certain subject should enter, and
to force him into it and exclude him
from all others, by reason Of his brain
process development, just as it is now
possible to shut out Of the occupation Of
locomotive engineer all men who are
afflicted by color blindness
He explains that different sciences will
be made 10 contribute 70 the end in view.
and that in selecting the proper vocation
for the individual child, not only will the
psychological tests be made, but ancestry,
experience, education, and other things
viii be considered in their turn.
Whether it is going to be possible 70
regulate not alone the school children.
but the. whole of society, upon some such
scientific plan as this remains to be seen,
but, at least, the possibility is an inter-
esting one, and it would indeed be a boon
If there were no longer the possibility Of
having it said that man had missed his
vocation. If. by the aid of the new scien-
tific developments. each man can properly
be fitted into the niche which nature in
tended for him, it would result, of course.
in great good TO society and to the eliml-
nation Of much wasted effort and expert
enee.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Mr., Payne's Tariff Programme,

An authoritative statement of the Re-
publican tariff programme was made bv
Mr.. Payne, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means. during con-
sideration of the resolution authorizing
that committee to sit during the recess.
Mr. Payne declared the main purpose in
passing the resolution was 10 gather in
formation from the government depart-
ments that might be useful in revising
the tariff He disclaimed any purpose to
go into the question of rates or schedules.
OF to hold any hearings that would be
disturbing to industry so much for the
ante-election programme. As 70 the sub
sequent plan Of action. Mr.. Payne said:
We propose 70 cali the whole COMMITTEES to
getber Immediately after the election. both the
Republican and the Democratic end Of il and in
Eiie peOpis to c0me in here who have knowledge
upon the subject 70 impart such information as ther
are able 70 give 20 the whole committee Repub-
heans and Democrats
After those hearings arc closed We propose 10 do
Just what has been dole by every Ways and Means
COMMITTEES since commenced this business with
the Mckinley oommittee-call together the ma jority
members Of the committee. as was done with the
Wilson bill and 10 ask cur Democrats fsiends-or
rather 10 excuse them from attendance upon the
sessions Of the majority Of the COMMITTEES while We
are framing tariff bill When we have framed it
We VII cal them In again and submit our work to
then. and, finally ws VIII submit our WORK 70 the
Congress. Il viii be revision Of the tsrf, Mr..
speaker. Il vii ba protective tariff it viii be
maximum and minimum tariff. I believe. putting
Us on an equality with France. Germany. and Rus
sia IN that respect And we VIII 90 out with that
tarin, IS We did With the Dingiey tsrih in the firm
belief that VIII bring renewed prosperity TO the
people Ct the United States: that We viii not only
continue to broaden our markets with the nations
Ct The earth, bat viii bring blessings to all the
people.
This oracular utterance was greeted with
Eapturous applause on the Republican side,
hnt It obviously leaves much TO the imagi-
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
CHICAGO at Daybrsak.
Says tho Chicago Post:

says tno CnlChEo IoSt.
Many Chicagoans have lost sleep and temper
passing shs night in Swiss inn IN the hops Of
viewing dawn. Clear day in the mountains
is Incompatible the lucky ones win tell you. Bat
We venture to aquaint Chicago With the planetary
fact that the rises over the waters Of Michigan
on thesa May mornings in a splendor which trans
figures out Of all recognition the great ake and the
city that borders it Happy the man who saw sneh
a dawn as she'd its light On the shoge Drive this
morning and made radiant the waters and the sky.
Happy the man who behsld The golden orb ride up
the heavens and give a moment Of perfect beauty
to the round Of the horizon and to the sileut city
which in that instant vas mssoally composed and
hsrmonized. -
We have no doubt 1t was grand! In
deed. the golden orb" must have smiled
smugly to itself-if orbs may smile, and
we feel assured they may, POLITICALLY, at
any rate-as it peeped over the horizon
and caught glimpse of Chicago spread
out there before 1t "in a splendor" which
transhgured the city "out of all recogni-
ton" For our part, we think such
temporary transformation in Chicago as
this rapturous effusion suggests quite
sufficient to lure from his downy couch
the most despairing citizen in the town.
The mere chance that it might serve to
drive away his pessimism would seem
quite enough TO impel his arising and
participation In the glories of early dawn
/ thereabout.
| OF course, it is unfortunate that these
| surprising days are limited to May and
it is thrice unfortunate that the exact
moment OF the nights supreme surrender
is the one, and tie only one, guaranteed
to turn the trick surely Would that Chi
| cagos every moment might be more glori-
Gus than the last; would that every sec
ond of its career might show 1t more
/ beautifully arrayed. more gorgeously be-
decked, and more abundantly blessed.
But, alasi this cannot be. It must rest
content with such fieeting hours Of hap
piness as it may snatch from out the
course Of time, and be thankful that even
for a little while it is permitted to be
dressed up in such fnery as Solomon in
all his glory was not permitted to con-
celve.
Everybody in Chicago who fails to get
up with the twittering birds and see the
sights nowadays is not patriotic. The
first of June comes on apace Let Windy
Cityites arise betlmes and take a squint
at things before it is too late.
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nation. revision of the tariff may mean
simply the preparation of a fresh series
OF denominations, OF It may be inspired by
a desire to AFFORD relief as well as pre-
lection to industry: II may have an eye
to the interests Of the consumer as well
az of the producer; IL may seek 10 reform
abuses Of the protective principle it may
tend 20 diminish or TO increase the reve-
nues. On all these important points Mr..
Payne is disereetly silent He only tells
US that the new tariff bill viii be pro-
tective. and that it will provide minimum
and maximum rates Of duty, to afford
basis of negotiation with other protective
tariff countries.
Thus the precise scope and nature of
revision, Ike revision itself, goes over
until after election The result of the
election will undoubtedly have considera-
bic influence over the spirit with which
the Ways and Means Committee takes up
its task. A decisive Republican victory
would undoubtedly be construed as a
mandate for revision on the old pro-
tective tariff lines, while defeat might
possibly temper the hlgh-tariff ardor OF
certain standpatters. But too much can
not be expected OF the present committee
and the whole game Is clearly to keep
the business of revision in Republican
hands, no matter how the election goes.
Mr., Bryan and Mr.. Roosevelt have
different brands of State rights, says
the Baltimore Sun. After all, however,
there is little difference in the substance.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Traeks to the Union station.

Street railway facilities for reaching
the new union passenger station are ur-
gently needed. The pending legislation
toward this end. so long obstructed. is
in the interest of the public-not merely
the Washington public. but people from
every State in the Union who come to
the Capital. II should not be a question
with Congress of authorizing the laying
of tracks, but ordering it. The condition
that has existed all these months has
been positively disgraceful.
Nov that an agreement has been
reached by the District committees after
an inexcusable delay. both the Senate
and the House should support the report
OF the conferees and complete the legis-
latiOn Immediately. Il is a public duty
To allow further obstacles to the legis-
lation to be interposed will be unpardon-
able in the extreme.
The one thing that this community is
calling for. and has been calling for all
these months, is cheap and rapid transit
to and from the station It is not the
street railway companies that have suf-
fered hardships incident 10 the lack Of
legislation, but the people The Dis
trict committees have been signally
remiss and short-sighted in dealing with
the question. No public demand for uni
versal transfers has come forth. The
clamor for it has been confined to Con-
sress- But II there were such public
demand, the Importance of the matter
should prompt separate action rather
than an enactment by way Of a rider on
the station track bill.
The legislation ought to be enacted to-
day, and in the interest of the general
public the laying Of the tracks should be-
gin within twenty-four hours.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Roosevelt in California.

From the Kansas City Star
Although Secretary Taft led President
Roosevelt by a few hundred votes in the
California primaries, it is remarkable
that Mr.. Roosevelt's popularity was
strong enough to make him a close
second, in spite Of the fact that he is
not a candidate and cannot be a candi-
date And this was In California too.
where the President was supposed TO
have played smash" with his popularity
when he read the riot act to the State
for its treatment of the japanese.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

eight years old. Aft
er a primary and in
termediate education
he entered the Porter
Academy at Charles
ton, from which in
stitution he gTadu-
ated with honor when
only nineteen years
old. Afterward he
took a two-years'
course at the Uni
versity Of South Car
Olina.
Young Legare was
bent on being a law
yer, and, coming 10
Washington, he en-
tered the law school
OF Georgetown Uni
versity, graduating in
1898. Returning to his
native heath he put
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
beginning the Day Right.

From the Kansas City Star
Certain Chicago elubwomen have adopt
ed smile when at breakfast as hobby.
This is unquesuonably a more auspieious
way OF starting the day than beginning it
with the question: What time was it
when yeu came in last night?'
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
A Good Word for Fairgrounds.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch
Isn't it better to remove the cause OF
hoodlumism with small expense, than TO
try to reform a distorted life by jails,
asylums. punishments, and police?
Whether a child's tendencies lead him to
poor health or bad morals. the play
ground is the best remedy that has been
discovered
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
saueIched.

Miss" asked the Broadway masher,
will you join me at dinner in one Of
these fashionable hotels?"
I'm afraid TO risk IT,. answered the
self-possessed maiden. Il understand
there is some objection to ladies' dining
alone"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
CnmnnIrn PuhIIcifv.

From the Springfield Republican,
And still the Republican party. control
ling all the departments Of government,
refuses to enact a law regulating cam
paign contributions in Presidential cleo
tions and requiring that the glare of
publicity be turned upon them.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

The Metropolitan Opera House in New
York is to have two choruses next win
ter-one German and one Italian How
ever, it won't matter much; not a great
many OF the patrons will ever know the
difference.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
NICE READING.

I'm glad. although I'm but man, 10
know that one can take
Some bits of cloth and from a can a
handsome hassoek make,
The lovelorn talks delight my mind;
they're full OF maxiins sage.
Ike the other stuff We find upon the
woman's page
II interests me much to learn that with
little care
a disused barrel one may turn into a
mission chair.
l like the hints TO hem and bind, the
ways to bargain gauge.
And ali the other stuff we find upon the
woman's page.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Excitement in High Life.

From the Hartford Times
Prince Helie de Sagan has been warned
that when he returns 10 Paris Count
Boni de Castellane proposes 20 do some
thing dreadful to him. The French cap
ital is nrrvOusly awaiting another out
burst of titled expectoratIon.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Honored In the Breach.

From the St Louis Globe Democrat
Il is a sound principle of law. IN the
army as well as elsewhere, that the in
noeent should not be punished, and that
those accused Of crime should be given
fair legal trial.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
That Famous siantIe.

Now in camphOr on Broadway
Doth the hummer
Put the robe OF Kean away
For the summer.
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DisappointedE

'Wimmen are always diggin' up the
neighborhood gossip. amt they?" in
quired the unmarried one.
My wife don't never seem to dig I'D
any" replied the married one. in a very
disseminated tone.
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what He Got.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Speaker Cannon complains of the num-
Der of petitions sent to Congress this ses-
sion. Still. il is evident that Uncle Joe"
didn't expect bouquets instead.
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why do you raise so much mint, col
onel?"
Force OF habit. I reckon" was the
mournful answer. I'VE have really no
use for it, except to make sauce out
OF"
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Painful.

Friendship is love without its wings,
But I arise to say it
Hurts to indorse q friends note
And then TO have to pay II.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
VIII He secret

From the Topeka Capital.
VIII Taft be nominated? He has
reached third. with none out. good bat
ters up, and ragged fielding by the Al
les
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

While the Bible admonishes women 20
keep silent in church, st doesn't mean
that their dresses are not 70 make
noise like Fluffy Ruffies when they come
in and go out
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Onrhf 10 BE.

I understand that he is very well in
formed?"
Yes indeed; he has three sisters who
belong 10 the sewing circle OF different
churches"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

mo matter what the weather man may
do or say, spring cleaning cannot be post
poned longer" says a contemporary.
Aye, there's the scrub!
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Atchison Globe. And by diligently con-
unuini this investigation you will pres
entity find ycur own face possessed Of q
fine collection of wrinkles.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

We regret 10 note that Mr. Fuller VIM
has retired from politics down in Crack
erland. We presume the competition was
too fierce for him.
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rhe Gren4 Reriaer

From the New York Mail
Senator Beveridge is known 70 the
friends Of the tariff as the greatest com
mon reyiser.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Men need hardly guffaw with such ex-
ceeding glee anent the Merry Widow
hat Certainly some Of those bath-towel
hatbands the men are affecting nowadays
are quite as ridiculous
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

An Ohio woman boils the water she
puts out the window for the English
sparroWs- Oh. germs, microbes, and bac-
terra! How many foolish stunts are done
In thy names
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Interested In Finnnca.

Got penny?"
Nope"
Neither have 1; and I want to buy
paper and look oyer the financial
news
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Fnrcihlr Indrmnifr

Obey the cry and raise the sunken Maine
From out the mud that through her
wounds flows free,
And. If she sunk from an internal blast.
Make Spain take back the Philippines,
by gee,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

To be perfectly logical, should not that
proposed Peace Palace al The Hague be
strongly fortified and protected by a big
feet, in order that no nation wifi ever
really want" to dispute its authority?
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Iceland is 80 have home rule Still.
even this may not result in the people
getting a square deal instead of a cold
deal
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Mr.. John Lawrence Sullivan announces
himself ready to defend the Taft move
ment against all corners.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

South Carolina sends to Congress as its
Representative from the First district the
Hon. George S. Legare. of Charleston.
Mr.. Legare is stin q youngsfer. thlrty-
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

1t seems that the late Jay Gould once
sold maps for a living. Probably he
hardly noticed that there was such
country as France on earth. too.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
A Lasting Memory.

From the Manchester Union.
The one thing that makes a man think
OF his own boyhood is when he is wash
ing his face.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

The average weight Of the cabbage
heads raised in Chile is twenty pounds.
This, obviously, cannot include the politi-
cal cabbage-heads.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

The one man who called on Mrs. Gun
ness and escaped with his life ought TO
make something Of "a killing himself
when he sells his story 10 the newspapers
or magazines.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Nearly a billion. oh. we'll; what's the
difference? It's our money, and we will
do what we blooming please with it.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Find the cause OF each wrinkle on
mans face and you viii lind that II was
put there by worrying over something
that worrying could not help says the
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
aAwav an Europe..

4 tell you, live in swell boarding
house"
What's the latest?"
"our landlady is going TO board up the
front Of the house for the summer. ana
we're 10 sneak in and out at the back"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

The police of Laporte. Ind. have re-
dueed the problem 10 this lndisputable
statement: Mrs. Guinness is alive, If she
isn't dead.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Neurological.

In Texas the widows are stunningly
gOwned.
And killingly fetching-but say
Oh, shun Indianal The widows up there
Do not do their killing that way.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Bibulous visitors 10 Georgia are now
put to the slight inconvenience of learn
ing a new set Of ropes before proceeding
to enjoy themselves, says the Milwaukee
Sentinel After they do get a line on
things. however they are all right, we
suppose.
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Dinerrnf.

Did he propose 70 you last night?"
No"
But I heard you say. This is so sud
den? "
He was paying some money he owed
me-"
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It interests me much to learn that with
Confidence in the Press.

MY wife often asks me to see what
the paper says about the weather, even
when it's pouring outside"
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In Arid Genrrin.

Shed rather believe the paper than
her own eyes"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

'I am thankful for the evidences Of
returning prosperity I see about me"
says the chancellor Of Syracuse Uniyer-
sity. All A Thanksgiving Day in May.
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TAMPERING WITH TRIFLES,
Houston Post.
THE GLIB WIDOW.

From the Houston Post.
THE GLIB WIDOW.
II you have been sometimes alone
Since we were we'd and sad, my own.
With me not by
Your side 10 try
And soothe you. dear. when you would
sigh.
Why, then, dear. you
Have known some rue,
Have known what il was 10 feel hlua
You who days gone would not believe
That I'd e'er give you cause 10 grieve
II flights when you've stood By the bed
OF cur wee sleeping touslehead
and thought Of me,
And I'd not be
There with you by our baby wee.
And you were sad
And your face had
look on il that was not glad
Then, dear. your days have not all run
As smooth as I'd have had them done
But, dear. dear heart, just think Of
this
Though you sometimes my presence miss
From your dear side.
And open-eyed
You gaze through darkened easement
wide.
Think. dear. II you
Could have me 10
Stay by YOU through all joy and rue,
Right tight through every night and
day,
How you'd wish I would break away.
And. dear. I don't forget al All
Your voice. your eyes. your thrilling
thrall:
Ny chips may pile
SO high that III
Prepare TO quit in a short while.
Then some one fills
And my stack spills.
While all my being aches and thrills:
When some one swipes my last lone
blue.
Dear heart, I wish I'd stayed with you.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Brooklyn does not like it because its
water supply contains eels. VIII nothing
short of planked shad satisfy Brooklyn?
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

If two battle ships doesn't sound big
enough to suit your fancy, why not speak
Of them as 'One-sixth of a dOzen?"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

1t would seem perfectly safe now for
all the original Taft men 10 come right
out in the open.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

most as commonplace as Congressman
herea bouts
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still, il a stampede should once get in
the convention" begins the Milwaukee
Free Press. Forget it,
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If the governors want any further ad-
vice on the subject of waterways. they
can get it, perhaps, from some Of our high
financiers.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
Passing Il On.

did he really say I looked like a
dream?'
Same thing"
What did he say, exactly?"
"he said you were a nightmare"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

The Taft boom has assumed truly Taft
Ike dimensions.
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Mr., Bryan and Mr. Roosevelt have
different brands Of State rights. says
the Baltimore Sun. After all, however,
there is little difference in the substance.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-18

Erich Won Biebrieh. Of Berlin. Is at
La Normandie, He is a young German.
touring the United States. Speaking
about military service in German. Herr
Won Biebrieh said yesterday:
Military training for young men Is
OF great advantage TO any country. A
powerful navy serves the same purpose.
/ am IN favor of an effective army and
a powerful navy for Germany, irrespec-
tive of what England thinks about IL.
Germaa%s commerce 1yer the seas needs
strong protection, and for that purpose
We must have a powerful navy. Ger
many has enemies in Europe not far
from her own frontiers. To protect our
selves against these, we must have
strong and effective army.
Who can blame US under the circum-
stances? Who can say that we are
military power? Are We not expected TO
defend our country and her interests?
Are we expected 70 q what other coun-
tries would like us TO do?
THE German Emperor IS a far-seeing
ruler. liberal and wise The German
people idolize him They will follow him
wherever he may lead. and even Il hs
should lead into battle