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The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
FROM Az OFFICE WINDOW,

Oh, the ssa is shining. shining and the windows
cpe1 vide.
look ID from NJ rolltop TO TIE vU-id that's tast
outsiie
Ard feel as felt he heroes Who so- Flory ID .rd
And who didat have 70 Plug # Il al 0aoe
? tines is s. ard
and tie stirring Of the sun-kssed AZ e lie Do
te.. vine
feel Ike ~ and fvfzE
Ike an a7-nored Warrior DING
Bu'-I've sot to keep on plusEfns II TIE o5oe.
Somewhere feel Il IN ne there are empires 70 se
made
And Somewhere waits d-azou So- knight who's
TOT airaid
And surevhc-e there's princess Eho-Eher wzs
that inroioe paid3
oh-Its mighty hard a-plusgtng IN an oHce.
When vas that invoice paid say?
Or was It raid ~ ais
And soueTheTe there's princess who awaits tas
Prices call
NJ heart Is beating bsatirg
And the hogrs az fee-ing heeciug
And here an a-pluEging n an o1ice
Ths birds upon the roos sSoss are singing VITA the
rest
Dear sir: Replying to y0g- n0ss. We beg to say
ouo,aaon o- rough oastiuzs is--Ths5re building
them nest
On. laws. rs lard a-plzEzzz n an oios.
. and % and for easa is z.tsea-sirty Be..
wonder f On Esber Hi the flowers sre blooming
Ee--
he whole vide World = heck'utng.
But have 20 keep On reck'ri-z-
OTIS n-Elry hard a-IlusEing n Al 01oe.
Frinossz. 1riaosss. ~ only love. excuse ny a5-
sence- ray
Rszez6r 5hai TIE osdsa kuigass vc-s TO rove al.
way.
Ard ths save q a dzsua 5d-'t hare his hoe-1
- psy.
He di1u't have to EiuE :; II az oi1os-
he dida-r have 70 rluz 81 No Re had i1t Oi
srcr-
Where Is that stsrheus Istte-1 Whzr1 T1s czsh
5 &c s1a-f
The pos suS tr1cEs are h--Ez-nE
And TIE ssucT dsh s1e ssUlirs-
Oz-l-s UiE-ry hz-z a-Di-Ezzs II an 60.
-Ss~ xark Ess1--z S1z-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
Business os Farming.

Fron The Ind1zzapolts s1ar
We are Just awakening % the fact
that the value Of farm land is rapidly
increasing fl America Ever since The
discovery OF the continent there have been
vast tracts Of unocc1pied land subject
70 free settlement until now We have
ct last filed Up the ointment and al the
land worth tiTing Is under Ownership.
We are dong n1cE By irrigation 70 -e-
claim the arid lands. but these are rapidly
filed 70 as soon IS they are made I'll
liable
Relieved % TIE pressure of vacant lands.
there can be 10 5oub1 that the valve o.
fzrus VII continue % rise. and the value
o. farm pro5Ic-s VII riss With them
The present depression "a the conner
cal and Industrial world has caused no
drop II the price - farm proGucts. 40
particular decrease ln the cost u living.
indeed. i las Increased. L measured BY
wages
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
The Modern Wilhelm.

Age. experience, and a wonderful fac
ulty for observation are combining TO
change the mental makeup Of his i'm
perial majesty Wilhelm II. German En-
peror. we think At al events. the
Kaiser is growing more conservative
Time was when his majesty could not
train his nustache TO an angle sufficiently
fierce 10 express his feelings His one
aim IN life seemed TO be the cultivation Of
a martial bearing bordering on actual f.
rocity- Dressed in his favorite uniform
posed for the cameras benefit, he was
something Of a sight 10 behold-that is.
unless his published photographs speak
falsely His august mouth invariably was
drawn rigidly into that straight line
which supposedly denotes great hrmness;
his royal mustache was trimmed sternly
at right angles 10 the line Of his tightly
closed lips.
Now that is al changed The Emperor
is pleased 10 affect a much less strenuous
pose His mustache has been made 10
assume a more peaceful attitude, Fl now
presents a horizontal aSpect-perpendic-
uIarity and ponderous pomposity have
given place 10 a Doise much more lamb
ike and calm As matter OF fact. the
Kaiser's personal appearance has been
so vastly changed by the imperial barber
that one Of his ssutries recently uistook
him for common person buttinS around
/ the palace without proper authority and
| actually undertook u arrest him
! And that is not all Of the story which
/ has 10 do with the matter OF vnhelm's
/ apparent latter-day tameness- He IS said
1 10 deplore greatly the habit Of beer
/ drinking. 50 common among his people
i Tine was when the Kaiser sar in a drink
f iag bout with the best OF them. and i'm
I blbed his share Ike a true son Of the
D Fatherland, Not so very long ago he
B was credited with ready willingness 70 join
/ IN Hes a Jolly Good Fellow" When
+ Good Fellows Get T0gethe-." and songs
/ OF that Tx But those days are past and
/ gone It's the Kaiser for the water
wagon ngwadays- We can imagine the
suppressed disgust with which Herr
Lieut. vou DirkIespieI listened TO his
/ Eupe-or's recent utterances anent the
{ subject OF tea as a substitute for beer
IN the imperial army, Shades OF Bis
marck and Won Moltke- 0, spirits OF
such honorable ancestors as Frederick
the Great and old Wilhelm I. Is the
Emperor beginning 10 forget that Re
was q youngste-- once2 Can he be in
earnest In recommending 10 his soldiers
the fo-saking of beer. and for-tea?
We halfway suspect the Kaiser IS posing
The tine has passed when he was recog-
nized as the worlds foremost exponent
OF regnaut strenuositv. He IS. on his
own record. 10 be rated as having been
nothing more than a haIf-rater in regu-
1 larinE the universe We are not 50 sure
but that he is seekingjto make a virtue
Of necessity; mayhap he chsrishes TIE
hope that he may incidentally set q
fashion for conservatism. and thereby re
! gain some measure OF his lost prestige.
Il 1Ir. Thomas E Watson is elected
President. viii he divide the White House
with AIr--er-the gentleman who is run
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
FUREST FIRES.
They Are as PreventabIe as Typhoid
Fever

They Are as PreventabIe as Typhoid
Fever
Fro-n ere Ne~ yo-k Word
The forest fire that swept away nearly
SO. .0o1. 90 worth Of property and destroyed
many lives in British Columbia started
from camp fires IN the "slashings" Of q
lumber company
These "slashings- are the limbs and
tops Of trees left by lumbermen as they
cut. together with smaller stuff. cleared
away TO make roads and get out the
logs Dry as tInder IN summer. the
'slashings- leap 10 fame at the first in
vitatioa- They should be burned after
the lunEermeu when The ground IS vet
OF when there IS snow upon II. leaving
the numbered forest clear Of 1iuder-like
rubbish But that costs money
Forest fires are rs preveltabie as ty-
pho3d fever. When engines on forest
railways run by electricity OF have spark
arresters, when --sIashings" are burned
by the men who make them. and when
setting fires by carelsssness OF intent is
severely punished. the common forest
heritage. which man is so shamefuIly
wasting 20 make the earth a desert VIII
stand q better chance
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

be 10 reduce the number Of theaters
There are more plsyhousss now than there
are plays. and It is quite within the
power Of the syndicate. BY refusing book
ings to the weaker houses. TO put them
quite out os business Nor can there
be any serious objection to such a plan.
for multiplicity Of playhouses does not
mean an Increase OF gcod plays. II means
rather worse plays. for where super
huous theaters exist their managers are
willing to accept any sort Of an attrae-
ton that promises 10 keep their houses
open without actual loss
The theatrical trust is now so power
ful that the Independent movement seems
70 be in a bad way. The shuberts, with
their attractions-nostly musical come
dy-play their own theaters. and at the
same time welcome Mrs. Fiske and the
one or two others who have. refused to
come to terms with the syndicate. But
the opposition is weak and nearly fruit
less. and the trust has things its own
way
II has turned the theatrical business
into a purely money-making scheme, but
in doing that. and in making gigantic for
tunes for its members. It has also made
money for some American and many
foreign playwrights. and it has kept in
employment an army Of players
Already there are signs OF a new move
nent against the domination Of the
t-ust-the proposal for a municipal thea
ter IN Chicago. and what IS known as
The New TheaterT IN Kew York It is
doubtful whether either Of these enter
prises VIII take from the strength OF the
trust but they may. at least succeed in
reviving interest IN the artistic side Of
i the theater.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
The Lobbyist and His Loot

The warrant officers Of the navy are
to-day mp0rtuned 10 pay a substantial fee
70 lobbyist who seven years ago OBJ
Iained from his clients" an obligation
10 pay whaa was equal 10 oue-haIf Of a
dr-t years increase In pay It row ap-
pear that tire agreement signed IN 1901
holds good in 1898 when Congress. with
out the aid Of the attorney. has enacted
legislation which increases The nav Of
the warrant officers along with the pay
OF all other members. active and retired.
OF the milItary-navaI personnel There
are rules. regulations. and laws against
service people banding together 20 .a-
fuence legislation, especially that which
IS -or their own b=nedt The warrant
officers OF TIE navy are not alone in This
association 70 help their own condition.
That sort Of combination might be well
enough IN IFS way. but when these war
rant officers and others who are inter
ested IN obtai-inE special legislation en-
ploy a lobbyist 20 further their designs.
they are engaging in something which
sh5uld receive The attention OF the Navy
Department Indeed. it would be a very
fruitful object Of Congressional i7vesti-
gatoa a. the next session 10 ascertain %
what extent naval officers or members Of
the naval service. such as the warrant
officers and the navy pay clerks. have
been forming combinations and employing
attorneys 10 work Congress for IegIsla-
ton There is also occasion for the same
sort OF inquiry respecting certain retired
naval officers who belong TO some sort OF
association" with its headquarters in
New York and who have been paying
tribute 10 Washington attorneys who al
Leg that they are responsible for The
legislation which gives retired naval Of
1cers an increase Of pay.
This method OF influencing legislation
should be stopped not only because ii
IS p--nicious in lJself II the lobbyists did
anything for their employers. but It S
bad Tor the people who contribute 70
these lobbying funds inasnuch as the
lobbyists are smart enough 10 DO as lii
tie as possible and sometimes 70 DO moth
tug al all n return for the money they
receive by virtue OF their iugeniously
wor6ed agreements.
The investigation by Congress Of this
situation VIII he most instructive.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
REPUBLICAN RADICALISM.
The West of To-day a PopuIIstic
West

The West of To-day a PoPuIistic
West.
From the s7-inzaeld Rer1aii-an.
That the week has witnessed the
Strengthening Of Republican radlcansm
IN the West must he accepted as the nat
urai inference from the quick succession
Of two such events as the death Of Sena-
tor Allison, OF Iowa, and the defeat OF
Senator Long. OF Kansas. IN the Repub-
Iican primaries by man Of the caliber Of
Joseph L Bristovv- TIE opportunity Of
the radical Gov CummIus 20 reach the
Senate as M AUison's successor needs
10 be considered also in connection with
the developments in The adjoining state,
which seems 20 have 6rifted into a new
popuHsm confined still wi,hin Republican
lines
Senator Longs defeat has Immediately
called fresh attention 70 Senator Ia Fol-
lette's prolonged warfare over him as a
tool OF the interests The Wisconsin
Senator. IL IS now remembered. began more
than Two years ago. fl his Chautauqua
addresses iu Kansas. % assau the Kan
sas statesman r was Mr.. Ia Toilette $
habit % read NJ Longs record on Ger
tain OF the La Toilette measures in the
Senate. and this was bitterly resented.
That M La Fouette's influence has been
an important factor IN Ar Longs down
fan in view q the radical position taken
by Nj Bristow. must Be accepted as a
fact
The Western country g tupregnated
with the ideas which have been 50 much
stimulated by Mr. Roosevelt IN his sec
ond administration and which Mr. Bryan
in the Democratic party has so long rep
resented This IS not surprising. In Kan
sas. Nebraska. Iowa. and other prairie
States. the populisn of the early 80 s
came mainly from the Republican party
and as Republican President Mr
Roosevelt has sauctifed popuIism's germi-
nal idea The West of to-day Is a popu-
liS-fc West. whether Il side with the Re
publican OF Democratic candidate. and
Air. Taft's peculiar task Is 20 hold II ir
alliance with the East which constantly
resssures Itself by contemplating hts ovr
conservative character II any living Re
publican can succeed IN this enterprise. ii
is he
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
CANADIAN POLITICS
May Be Affected by the Railway
Strike.

Erc-1 the Bcs-o- Hs-a-o-
The strike oT the shopuen On the
Canadian Pacific system may have its
effect upon the Canadian political situa-
tfon- There have been indications that
the Laurisr Liberal ministry would go 20
the people in general elections this fail.
taking advantage OF the present good
feeling in the industrial world. rather
than wait until after another Pa-lia-
uentsry session The Conservatives have
made notabi gains. and there have been
some trying situations for the govern
me1t. but Il has not been believed that
the political tables have been completely
turned a Dominion-wi1e railroad strike
against the decision OF the government
board OF investigation and Cancellation
Is likely 20 compliCate the situation. how
ever. and make the industrial support
less rertair.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation Of yours VIII be
Incomplete unless The washing
ton Herald follows you.
II viii be Ike a daily letter
from home
Wherever you are, II viii reach
sou regularly. and the address
viii be changed as often as de-
sired
Please be particular TO state IN
each ease the length Of time you
desire paper sent TO new address.
Daily, 40 cents months daily
and sunday 90 cent?. Postage
prepaid
Telephone Main SSR3.
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An Imno.sibIe Hero.

Fron the Louis=fls Cou-ier-Joyrual.
President Roosevelt IS said by a Saga
more HiH correspondent 20 love fairy
tales and the songs OF childhood Il IS
unimaginabIe that Re could Ike Little
Boy Blue A hero who has 70 be urged
70 blow his own horn IS a mollyc0ddle
in the eyes Of the President
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
Ourht 70 Ruv SONG.

Frrrl fhe o,rah1 Pee
''Fingy~ Corners declares that Gov
Hughes Is "a cheap politician 'Fingy'
also recently declared that ne could buy
all the brains he wanted Al IS q week
He ought 20 bur some.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
Eviaentlr a Wan FIower.

- &c Il--aI1 III.
Another freak legislator OF the sunny
South wants 20 have flirting legally abol-
ished- Il Niu al once be apparent %
even the duIlest mind that nobody ever
firts with this neglected legislator
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ONE PREDICTION.

No matter who's elected, DO.
I co not think
Our native land viii have TO so
Upon the blink
Things VIII not shaken be, 7 claim,
Unto their core
Affairs will 60 on much the same
As heretofore
The ship Of state is not z scoW
That hugs the dock
It is too large a craft, 1 vow,
For one TO rock
No man the progress can abate.
We knew Of yore.
Nor keep our land from being great
As heretofore.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
Sure. Mike.

Fr0T1 ne Atlanta Georgian
Remember the old swimnin' hole down
where the big willow hangs its trailing
branches far out over .he cool limpid
depths and the sunlight dapples the sur
face with splotches Of gOld2 Gee. don't
you wish you were there right this
r7iuuts9
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

Senators Foraker and Dick have been
invited 70 seats On the platform when
the Republican campaign IS opened az
Youngstown. chio. IN September. We
fear. however. they have been requested
10 90 way back and sit down.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
soIace.

When your efforts fail 10 pay
In the strife.
Get some comfort. anyway
Blame your wife
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
Rut It,. Hernic Treatment.

F-dzn The Charlesonn News and Courier
Five seconds contemplation Of Jim"
Sherman IS guaranteed 10 make any
good man a Democrat
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

The deceased wife's sister has been
provided for uatrironiaIly in England,
but II has been discovered that the de-
ceased husbands brother was left wait
ing at the church
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

Those English suGragettes who recently
called al Oyster Bay 10 see the President
found him not al home" And Mr.
Roosevelt would not think Of running
from a grizzly bea-. either.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

A Kansas jeweler has failed because
the people Of his city have quit giving
expensive wedding presents Still, It's -
III wind that blows no good-the givers
win where the givees lose.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

The only thing that never seems TO fall
down on its joD in July and August
is the Thermometer.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
srr Roosevelt. Reverse Ac,,on.

F=oz the Ner To-k Pres
3Ir- Roosevelt's habituaI easerness 70
reverse legal decisions suggests that the
best way q providing FOR his future is al
appointment % the Supreme Court Of the
Trl-si Srates.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

The Young Turks have stripped the
Sultan Of al his titles and merely refer
10 him as Mr.. Abdul Hamid." OF words
TO that effect That's rubbing II in: they
might call him col. Hamid." at least.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
Imnnrtnnf if Trnr-

F--z ths Gacra reeEzrA-
'-Tankee-- originated vita ire Indians
trying 70 pronounce the word English. -
which they rendered --Te1ghees-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

How the shade Of Darius Green must
writle IN agouies Of Jealousy. says the
Atlanta Journal Wen, We don't know,
nobody appears 10 have bettered Darius.
record much
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

II VIII be necessary for only one OF
the Presidential candidates 10 prepare a
speech Of acceptance for use on March 4
next. however
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
Hard to Fix.

why was the play a faiureZ'
I hardly know. The manager blarnes
the author. the author blames the star.
the star bIames the company. the COM
.pany accuses the booking agent. and the
booking agent attributes the fascO 10 the
unsettled conditions now prevailing in the
Balkans
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
wait fer tie Big show.

Frnz rhe B==irs1z= Yeas
Graves and watson are having their
tIsTa or TIE political vaudeville stsge. bzt
cheer y. a1othsr number VII sooa be
ElFel
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
A Good Thing.

Are YOU in favor OF the Young Turkey
agitation 90
You bet I am I have no use for old.
tough birds
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

Marie Corelu is to write a novel
against the drink habit says the Macon
News. It IS time: her former novels have
doubtless driven many. people TO drink
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

THAT the English language is spoken
more correctly by the American people as
a whole and on the average than by the
inhabitants OF the British islands as q
whole and on the average IS an IN
deniabIe fact AYERS the Chicago Inter
Ocean Maybe but how nearly correct
Is rmore correctly
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

A-r- Loeb says the President viii not
get one dollar word for those African
hunt stories" Well. how much is it
two dolIsrs2
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

Wraps, not raps. are in order when
discussing the weather man these de-
Hghtful evenings We are having now in
Wonderful Washington.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

If a fellow has & chance TO incorporate
three or four bottles OF II. says the
Nashville American. dogmaticaTy enough
to suggest exhaustive experience
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

Garry your burden" sings Paul Cook
In the Birmingham Age Herald BIr-
rnlnghana IS a dry" town. but we are
glad Paul isn't afraid to go home in
the dark. anyway.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

An American widow. reported TO enjoy
an income Of $4,000 Per annurn. is SAID
10 have refused the hand Of one mahara-
jah. one prince. TWO counts, and several
barons, and 70 have accepted a plain
United States Mr. II the fish liars think
they can beat that. they are admonIshed
to wade in and do their worst.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

a New York business man married a
Pittsbgrg heiress the day after he met
her Saws The Louisville Cogrier-JournaL
That's better than frenzied fnanciering-
# It isn't frenzied fuancieriuE-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

anyhow, a copyright treaty has been
ratified between this country and Japan.
That should cool Capt Ho5son down a
little bit. we think
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

L and Germany begins one % En-
peror Williams recent prOnunCiamentoes-
Why not put II 7. &c, and let It go al
rHar7
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
An Amendment.

Gosh durn the luck" exclaimed the
hired man. as he narrowly missed mash
ing his thumb
Your lucks all right. commented
Farmer Whidietree. What you oughter
gosh durn Is your lack OF skill
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
ACceSSories-

BY dumping a box Of salt into the
tub get an exact duplicate OF an ocean
bath
Nav; you don't. You've omitted the
empty cans and the melon rinds-'
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

John. I must have one OF these sky
scraper hats"
All right. wife Get the milliners 10
submit designs and competitive bids
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

George Bernard Shaw is apparently
making a heroic effort TO remain quiet
during The silly season" says the Chicago
Record-HeraId- George knows II isn't
worth while 20 practice his style OF sd-
vertisiug when the competition is too
fierce
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

a contemporary thinks Turkish women
viii soon be wearing Merry Widow" hats.
In that event, the men over there viii
have good cause 10 thank their stars the
fez is the prescribed thing for them.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

Says the Houston Post: The directoire
gown has proved disappointing wherever
It has appeared" We believe the gown it
self does attract small attention
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

It takes woman % get around al
awkward situation gracefully One Up IN
Maine has named her baby william
Blank Johnson" the Blank 10 be filed
n after The election
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

-'Can Taft win Virginia. asks the Bal
tlmOre American Perhaps; II your
pipe doesn't 80 out in the meantime.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
In 4 SIeIodrama.

In 4 MelOdrama-
1t is showing heavily"
Nature is lavish.
I should say so, with white paper as
high as it IS"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

Il 1Ir- Thomas E Watson is elected
President, VIII he divide the White House
with 1Ir--er-the gentleman who is run
ming with him2
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

TUESDAY. AUGUST i. 1908.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-11

kentucky viii redeem Itself az the polls
next November" said Senator J B. Nc
Creary. Of Kentucky a. the Ebbitt House
last evening Senator McCrea-y and his
bride recently returned from & tour o1
Europe. but throughout his travels the
astute Blue Grass state politician has
kept in touch with doings II his state
AT the last Presidential election the
people Of Kentucky were not IN favor OF
Parker or the principles for which he
stood but they have come 70 respect
Bryan as q leader. a safer. saner. and
more conservative man than he ves n
1875 and viii vote for him Look fo-
Kentucky in the Democratic column after
the next election. and you viii find Ken
lucky has redeemed herself