davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
Man and His HAT.

We suppose the immutabie law Of sup
ply and demand is the real cause under
lying the sudden shrinking Of the straw
hats now being offered by haberdashers
for @en's wear. bat that doesn't relieve
them Of their eomical look. Naturally the
Merry Widow" headgear affected by
the women this year pretty well used
ap the visible supply OF material out Of
which is commonly manufactured summer
lids. and the articles prepared for men
have necessarily fallen away IN size 10
a mere nothing; decreased in inverse
ratio to the developing expansiveness Of
female hats. as it were.
In the matter of hats. we are eonstrain-
ed to say that man Is getting anything
but a square deal at this time. The rim.
for instance. once Of generous and useful
proportions, has dwindled away to the
merest hint of a thing: there is prac-
tically nothing 10 it at all. It affords no
sort Of protection against the sun; it can't
be seen, even. unless the hat is removed
and carefully inspected in a strong light.
As it is. the rim reminds one irresistibIy
Of the human appendix, as viewed by the
up-to-date surgical mind-it resembles
nothing so much as the innnitesimal re-
mains Of a once useful object dwarfed
by a process Of evolution into a faint re-
minder Of an erstwhre proud and worthy
eminence!
We are disposed to be gallant in word
and deed wherever and whenever the fair
sex is involved, but really and truly We
do not think mere man is getting all
that is coming to him in the way of pro
lection against the cruel rays of the
scorching sun this spring And as May
time slowly merges into June, and old
Sol beats down ever more and more
ferociously, we feel that we shall be-
come even more set in our views and
hidebound in our opinionsl Not only is
man physically uncomfortable in this
newfanglsd. dinky little affair, by cour-
tesy called a hat, but he is positively ride
ulous as we'll He looks like the near
funny clown who always brings up the
rear end Of the circus parade; he feels.
like Gloster. as If he had been sent into
the world of fashion scarce half made
up" at least, in so far as headdress is
concerned.
There ought to be enough straw raised
annually in this country to furnish every
inhabitant a summer hat of ample and
reasonable dimensions; indeed. We feel
assured there is. The women have simply
been more greedy IN using It up of late
than real ladies should be. and. in conse-
quence. have made things most embar-
raising for the men. The remedy is OBJ
yious, and we hope the usually sweet
things will furnish the relief which it
Is entirelr in their hands 10 give
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
SOCIETY AT CONVENTION.
1t VIII Be Fashionable to Take in
Republican Gathering.

From the Chicago Post.
Society has taken up the Republican
national convention. Chairman New, be-
ing from Indiana, may not have recog-
nized this frothy fact, yet we hasten to
assure hin that it is really al the bottom
OF the overwhelming demand for seats
You see, Newport was heavily hit dur
ing the october crisis and many incomes
are now reduced to a beggarly $4,000 a
year. inexpensive forms of entertain
ment are therefore all the rage. and a
convention flls the bill to perfection. At
the Coliseum il may be possible for so
eiety TO sit up all night IN a discomfort
almost as smart as that felt al the Van
derbilt cup races Furthermore. there
will be lots OF noise and many speeches.
during which all cur best-bred people can
talk exactly as disturbingiy as they do at
grand opera.
Il is an Inspiration worthy Of Lshr HIM
self. II IT IS the proper thing this summer
10 90 - conventions, il may some time
be fashionable 10 go to elections or even
primaries
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
COLONIAL REVIEW.
Foreign Policy Of United States Tn
der President Roosevelt.

The first issue OF the American Colonial
Review. a new magazine published in
Washington, made its appearance a few
days since. The magazine is edited by
Louis Y de Abad, a lawyer. who has won
distinction as a writer in Havana. and
before the establishment OF the Cuban
republic was commissioner OF economic
affairs in the United States for various
commercial organizations on the island.
The object Of the publication IS 10 brig
before the people Of both Americas ques-
tionS and facts OF special interest % the
Latin and Anglo-Saxon.
An article of great interest which Is In
this first number or the magazine deals
with the so-called alteration OF the foreign
policy OF the United States since Mr..
Roosevelt became President. It reads. in
part as follows
During the C0urSe q President RooseTeit's Hd.
mnsration The foreign policy q the United States
hiss changed radically. Prom a country interested
chiefly IL deTeloping its own material resources
and exporting staple products. this natlen has
gown ~ = world power q irst magnitude. roliti-
eally snd industTially An important feature Of this
great transformation Is the complete change which
has come over The relations Of the United States
With ether nations q the western hemisphere Il
- tA1 XIV tEttii WHICH uAc Elu-tll4fet II EaiFF
definite pan American policy, and thereby created
genuine demand for a review like the present one.
Since the United States by the treaty of Paris in
is3. took ever the control Of Spsins colonial en-
pine the whole world has been watching the policy
which the American nation is slowly Developing in
its sphere Of influence Il was fhought that
a definite plan, Of government ard administration
wold b. sketche1 after the example q Great Brit
aiu. France. and ether European colonial povers
and this assumption was made douhy plausible
by the wellknoEn =ger. resourcef1lness and libsr-
sli'y q the United States
But. notwithstanding this cOuntTJ amazing wealth
and the many henedcsnt enterprises which II has
begun III the dependencies. TO definite colonial pol
ioT has yet been openly planned This failure Is
doubtless due % The profound changes in ways of
thought which an 'impsTialistic democracy forces
upon people hitherto wholly unfamiliar with such
a conception. but whatever lis cause. the situation
Is uncomfortable for the inhabitants e the depend
encies and serious enough to persuade rs that the
attention Of Americans should he systematically
called 70 the great task of working cut II sincere
cooperation, scientific colonial policy.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
Rute-malsing by the Courts.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Another railroad in Pennsylvania has
been taken from under the operation Of
the 2-cent fare law by q court decision.
Il is a little road Of narrow gauge, run
ming through portions of Greene and
Washington counties. The court in the
latter county holds the law to be inopera-
tive as applied TO that road. for the rea-
son that it so reduces the company S
revenues as 10 be an injustice TO the
stockholders. The judges maintain that
per cent dividend should be allowed
the stockholders. and that in addition
per cent annual fund should be created
for extraordinary emergencies and to
make betterments. The 2-cent rate did
not permit this. and so the road can
charge what it pleases as long as that de-
cisiOn stands
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
EDUCATION FOR WOMEN.
Its Main object the Perfectfng of
Family and Civic Life.


Family and Civic Life.
President Eliot. in Harper's Bazar
The main object Of the higher educa-
ton Of women has not been kept sufi-
GENTLY IN view. or course, there ara
other objects. plenty of them-training for
the professions. training for ali the va
rieties of work that women are now en-
gaging in, training for all that enjoy
ment ard usefulness that comes with
knowledge Of the fine arts. and with ap-
probation Of the artistic spirit, and Of
what the artistic spirit can do for the
activities of a nation II is woman 10
whom fails Iii greater part the training
Of the population IN the sense Of beauty
and in appreciation Of the worth of
beauty. Who keeps the flowers bloom
ing in the average house lot? Who nils
the one southern window with plants in
tin cans and broken pieces of crockery ?
Who engages the florist to keep the rich
house filed with flowers through all the
seasons? For whom are all the beau
tiful objects in the rich home procured
and set forth? Always by and for the
woman. Who teaches the little children
to enjoy the beauties of nature and of
art? Always. or almost always, the
woman.
look forward, therefore. to the future
Of the higher education for women as a
great influence in the perfectng Of family
life, Of civic life. of household Joy and
good.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
SAYING GOoD-BY.

He dreamed one day that he would rise
to fame,
But his cherished plans fell fat
And his dream burned out Ike a moth in
the flame,
So ne said goOd-by to that.
Then the dream Of love stole into his
heart
And his spirits bounded high.
But a careless fate tore the twain spaTt
And he told that dream good-by.
So he bowed his head ard the rue sprang
up
Where his bitter tear-drops fell.
Then death drew close with the friendly
cup
And he breathed hrs last farewell
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
CHICAGO'S HOBO PROBLEM.
Thousands of Idlers Menace TO Or
der and Good Government.

4 AhGusauoS OF tdtcrs a Menace to Or
der and Good Government.
ETnet Poole in Eserybody's Magazine.
From $1,000 10 60.000 5obless men are
thrown into Chicago alone every winter.
What does II mean to the public? First.
an enormous burden on the public charity.
Every winter thousands OF old men and
oripples and weddings and hopeless
drunkards, wrecks Of the road, come to
the END in hospital. asylum, and poor
house.
Second. the increase Of street hold-ups
in winter. SO long as the hobo army
comes in. just so long you may be certain
that hundreds OF them VIII turn thugs
before the winter Is over. Their whole
outlaw manner Of living tends TO kill the
instincts for order. and most Of them
have been rolled" (robbedt so many
times in the first week of spreos after
reaching town that il doubtless seems
natural enough, when driven 10 IL by
hunger and cold. TO turn about and worl.
the same game.
Third. they swell the Cltys vice Hun
dreds of saloons, brothels, and dives ~
all kinds are run 10 get what money they
bFlnE. ana DfSNeS. spreading tfl6 most
loathsome Of diseases. they create centers
all through the tenements for the chill
dren OF our workingInen II wdtch-and
grow wise.
Finally-the lodging house vote. This
deep stronghold OF political corruption is
well known 10 most OF the reading public.
The newspapers have graphically de-
scribed IT, reform organizations have at
tackled it In many hard-fought campaigns.
And still year by year it grows The
dollar paid for the vote is only a small
part Of Il; the bond between the hobo
and the boss IS much more human. The
boss is always their friend. When they
are hard UP. he gives them a drink and
a free lunch IN his corner saloon. OF a
free flop (bunk) IN the lodging-house Of a
friend OF his. He gets them odd jobs IN
winter And IN time OF trouble with the
police. he is again on hand. So he gets
their votes. And he will-so long as the
army OF hob0s comes in.
And so long will the hobo continue 10
pull down the physical, moral, and public
health Of the Citv
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
origin of n Motto.

Fr0m The 0utlo0k
For me real origin Of that motto, how
ever. which expresses so tersely the tenn
per Of the National Prosperity Associa-
ton, ana which has eaptivated the New
York sun. We must go back nearly nine
teen hundred years. II Is recorded in the
gospel according to Mark that there was
in a synagogue man with an unclean
spirit who. when he heard one teaching
with authority and not as the scriDes,
cried out Let us alone; what have we to
do with thee? Art thou come to destroy
us?" The next time the National Pres
perity Association or the New York sun
prints with its enthusiastic approval thu
motto. Let Us alone" We trust that It
win give credit to the man with the un-
clean spirit
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

an army officers ability 10 remain on the
active list depends upon his endurance
and skill in horsemanshlp. The new or
der has been materially modified. it Is
stated, as compared with the original In
tentlons of Mr.. Roosevelt, owing TO the
warning which was sounded by the Sur
geon General Of the army. who pointed
out that such feature as sprinting on
foot by army officers, at the same time
leading their horses. was calculated to
introduce a perilous element into this
physical test The unfair part Of the
method is that an exaggerated importance
has been attached to horsemanship and TO
physical exercise in general. Under the
present system officers may be forced pre-
maturely upon the retired list, while un-
der other conditions, such as may exist in
the next administration. the same officers
would be properly protected from this
fate
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

that branch Of the United States Army
until the close Of the war. He was
promoted to the rank of captain and
major by brevet.
In 1887 Mr.. Capron was elected TO the
general assembly and was reelected 20
that body five succeeding terms. The
last Two years Of his service he was
speaker Of the assembly.
His first attempt TO gain admission
to the House Of Representatives was a
failure. but he succeeded next time. and
was elected to the Fifty-hfth. He has
been coming ever since, and each time
with enough votes to spare.
Representative Capron sits with two
Of the most important committees in
the House-Foreign Affairs and Military
Afairs-both OF which have many i'm
portant questions 70 deal with. He is
also on the Committee on Territories.
He is engaged Ia the milling and grain
| business.
Senator John Kean, Of New Jersey.
manages to bob up daily with an objec-
ton or a suggestion that some matter
goes over. A distinguished Senator said
20 him one day. "John don't you get
tired Of continually objeCting2
Senator Kean. with that efferfescent
smile Of his. answered mo, indeed, and
am glad the steering committee sp-
pointed me the one to do that stunt, be
cause if they hadn't I would never get
my name In the Record"
There Is one man on in the House
who cannot be stopped. Not even the
Speaker can quiet him, apparently. until
he gets entirely unwound and ready 10
cease his parliamentary conversation.
The Hon. William B. Sulzer who in-
| stigated the spring fllbuster. does not
intend to permit any man. whether he
| be Speaker Of the House or not. 20 stop
! him when he gets to telling the House
| and the -perhaps-what he thinks
/ about some great measure
| MI Sulzer speaks frequently. and
| when he does he keeps right on. even II
/ the ten minutes OF the one which has
| been given TO him is exhausted.
During debate within the past few
| days he has obtained the floor several
/ times, and upon each occasion he has
| refused 20 yield it. either 10 some other
member Of the House or 70 the banging
gavel Of Uncle joe
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
ALABAMA's PRIMARY.
New York Papers HaSine Difficulty
Adjusting Themselves TO Facts.


Adjusting Themselves TO Facts.
From the New YORK Tribune.
It is amusing to see the anti Bryan
newspapers hereabouts struggling to ad-
just their preconceptions 10 the result OF
the Alabama primary II has been their
fayorIte contention that Bryan was foist-
ing himself on the party IN the South and
that-his success In gathering IN delegates
there was due to the lamentabie coward
fee and supinesses Of Southern leaders.
Those leaders. we were told again and
again, had only TO unite and act on their
own convictions, and the Bryan bubble
would be pricked. This judgment was,
however. wofully mistaken. The South
ern leaders. as a class. do not Ike Bryan
and would gladly rid themselves OF his
leadership. But they have TO consult their
OWE interests. and they only follow the
law OF f-preservation in publicly sup
porting Bryan. whatever they may say
about him in private. They realize that
he has their constituencies behind him,
and that If they made open war on him
they would be in danger Of losing their
own leadership. Senator Bailey and Rep
resentative John Sharp Williams. for in
stance. have little use for what they call
Bryanism. But they could not maintain
themselves in Texas and In Mississippi If
they declined 10 support Bryan for the
Presidential nomination. The New York
Evening Post and the New York World
have been confused by the comedy which
Southern Senators and Representatives
have played. They are now beginning to
realize that Bryan can easily dispense
with the support Of the Southern leaders.
for he is far more serviceable to them
than they are to him. On a popular vote
tn any Southern State he could defeat
them and their Presidential candidate.
They are. therefore. tied up 10 him and
can give him little or no trouble in the
Denver convention. Aiabamas 5 vote indi-
Gates that the South viii cheerfully fall in
line behind the West in ren0minating
Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES.
From the Birmingham Age Herald.
Summer DnNA

from the Birmingham Age Herald
Summer Days.
In lanes Of bloom the honey bee
VIII soon exact MS toll
And sip the lurking sweetness out
OF every bud and boil
The fisherman vii! sit all day
Beside q silver stream.
Where weeping willows lightly bead
And water lilies dream.
A feck Of cloud upon the blue,
And lapguidly afloat
VIII be q castle or a ship.
The while a sweeter note
OF harmony from leafy tops.
When winds are in the West,
VIII tell Of forest loves and lure
A weary heart % rest,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

Senator Aldrieh Is credited with saying
that the Dingley tariff schedules will be
increased. If disturbed at all The Re-
publican party hasn't the slightest idea
OF making that campaign battle-cry
this year. however.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
The Turn Of The Tide.

The New York Journal of Commerce
reviews at some length the evidences
of a general revival in trade and in
dgstry, These are numerous and con-
vincIng, and indicate that there will
be no need of prosperity conventions TO
put the country on its feet again,
since our natural recuperative powers
have reasserted themselves. During the
past few months production has dimin-
ished by 20 10 so per cent in many
lines OF manufacturing. and prices have
fallen an average OF y per cent At
last consumption has oveFtaken pro
duction, and demand is beginning TO
set in. Buyers are showing some conf
denee, markets are improving, and fac
tories that were closed or run on short
time are resuming operations. Clearing
house transactions are but 10 per cent
behind those OF last year. Money IS
plentiful, Securities have, in some
cases. advanced to higher prices than
ptEfdsiHu bclbiN the PdAits AbbNE dAis
the crop outlook is of the very best.
On the other hand. the railroads are
suffering acutely from diminished reve-
nues. But they Will soon begin 20
feel the influence of the revival as pro
ductive capacity expands and commod-
tiles circulate more freely.
Wall Street. as usual, has discounted
the future in a stock boom that has a
good deal Of suspected artifciality about
it, Yet the state OF the stock market
is a pretty good index Of prosperity. and
Wall Street opinion is that the worst IS
over and It Is time to arouse again the
fever Of speculation that always ac-
companies flush times This is the
danger spot in a promising situation.
We could very we'll spare Wall Street
reyelry in our future prospects until
legitimate business and industry had
gotten securely upon their feet.
-s-f,1,- IN
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
A Troubled Man.

Don't 80 about looking for trouble, I"
said the chap who gives advice.
Looking. Looking" exclaimed the
bald-headed man. irascibly. I don't have
to look for it, Trouble calls me up over
the telephone In the middle Of the night,
trouble knocks on my door the FIRST thing
in the morning trouble swings TO my
coat-tails all day long, and trouble will
follow me to the grave when 1 die"'
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

Speaker. yet he
wields the gavel
consistently and
well. Mr.. Capron
was born in Mas
sechusetts in 1871.
He was educated
at Woonsoeket
High School and
WestbrOok Semi
nary, near Port
land, Maine. He
E4lllsttQ ~ etl
geant in the Sec
ond Rhode Island
Infantry early IN
4Ea afFtfI s1rar
reached the grade
of lieutenant. and
was ordered 10
detache5 service
in the Signal
COrps serving II
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
To Any Teller.

What Is the lesson taught by the river
The river increasingly flowing?
Tis this and no other. my heart-weary
brother.
In spite Of the snags. keep on going!
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
Wade Him Feel Good.

This is a great old world, and it's get
ting better all the time,"
"Pshaw. Some fellow merely slapped
you on the back this morning. and said
he liked your STYLE"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

Secretary Metcalf is highly pleased
veloping the naval equipment and its per
s0nnel." says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
What is his opinion Of It as a means OF
developing a Senatorial boom. do you sup
pose?
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

Let the scavengers of plutocracy
howl again admonishes the Hon. JEFF
Davis. But what's the Use OF anybody
else trying to squeeze in a rival howl
while sfe Hon JEFF has the fioor2
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
Phrnse thnt Nm uive.

Frm the Boston Herald.
Rather neat. Mr. Bryan's remark that
there is no twilight zone between the
nation and the State in which exploiting
interests can take refuge from both. It's
q phrase that will survive,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

The aged Emperor OF Austria showed
some exhaustion after Kaiser Wilhelm's
visit" says the Baltimore American;
which is entirely too courteous 10 come
right out and say: Wilhelm made Franz
Josef very tired"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
Fnrhnhinpn.

1T looks now ike wen have 20 stay
home this summer
"Oh. some money Will come in when
you least expect IT and make il possible
for YOU TO go away
Yes: that's what I'm afraid Of
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
Used 10 Going Up.

"You seem perfectly at home In the
air" remarked the aeronaut 10 his new
assistant.
Yes. sir; 1 was once a chauffeur
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
Adding 10 HIS. .oHensiveness.

From the Chicago Record Herald
The man who told US so is always
doubly offensive Il he comes around af-
ter the arrival of our troubles and tries
TO iook as If he had forgotten all about II.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
CAPITOL GOSSIP

Frequently when the House is IN Com
mlttee OF the Whole on the State Of the
Union. the duties Of chairman is in-
trusted TO adm Ballou Capron, OF
Rhode Island. While be isn't the
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
Stealing Home.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
II the pitcher Of the allies" holds the
ball much longer. his team will have the
pleasure Of watching little Willie Taft. OF
Yale and Cincinnati, make grand steal
home.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

The Royal Neighbors recently held a
convention in Chicago. we suppose it
really was a sort of clearing house for
borrowed articles of various kinds
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

Mr. William Howard Taft, who returned
from Panama at least three DAYS ago,
must be beginning 10 suspect by this
time that something in Alaska surely
needs his personal attention
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
auay's Memorial.

From The Springfield Republican.
The closing OF another Quay bank
is a truer reminder Of PennsyIvania' s
former boss than any statue OF stone that
may be set up in the Capitol.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

AS we understand the situation, the
Hon. Julius Caesar Burrows VIII be right
there on the job in Chicago. oil can in
hand, and ready TO quiet the stormy
waters on two seconds nOtieeI
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE coon FELLOW,

AD1 OVVD AtAAsVN Ns
He cut a dash;
No throat went dry.
When he had cash
He made It fiy.
But now that he is very broke,
He's but a rather tiresome joke.
He sought a crowd
(Not hard TO fnd)
or takers loud
You know the kind.
And for awhile he was a prince;
But now he just 4 human ounce.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-21

simmered down considerably In the Buck
eye State. At least. heroic treatment ap-
pears to be no longer considered neees-
sary