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The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
Street Railway Approach TO station.

StISet AaltWay AppEoaeh 10 STATION.
Congress is within a month of adjourn
ment, and legislation providing for the
laying of street-railway tracks To the
New Union Station still waits.
This is a reflection upon the District
committees OF the Senate and House, for
the delay is imposing constant hardships
upon residents and visitors alike-need-
less, inexcusable haTdships.
Il is an objectionable derelictiOn.
The laying Of the tracks ought TO have
been authorized months ago; ought 10
have been ordered months ago.
This is not a case CT doing something
for the street railways; il is a case of
meeting the urgent need of the people.
II is the public not the street rail-
ways. that suffer by the delay.
The proposition is big enough and inn
portant enough AMI pressing enough 10
be dealt with alone To say that it shall
not be acted upon until the questions of
universal transfers and the control of
public utilities are out of the way is a
wholly untenable position.
There may be demand for the uni
yersal transfer; possibly there is but
il has not been made manifest to any
appIeciable extent Certainly the people
are not suffering fer it. But there is a
demand for cheap and rapid transit to
and from the Union Station, and people
are undergoing hardships every day of
the delay.
Perhaps the District Commissioners. or
tEo Interstate Commerce Commission, or
a utilities commission appointed by the
President ought to be given charge of
our public utilities. This is a question
that deserves. and calls for. deliberate at
tention. and can wait The authorization
OF track-laying to the Union Station is a
thing that will not wait-not without
causing unnecessary and inexcusable
hardships, which will be multiplied many
fold in the near future, when vast crowds
viii be coming to the Capital
II is high time now for the District
committees TO get together and act. The
plan OF approach TO the station adopted
by the Senate and incorporated into d
bill conserves all interests. Il is the re-
suit Of careful work. covering a period OF
months. in which the District, the gov
eminent. and the railways had equal
share and are now in full accord. There
IS no valid reason why It should be
further Obstructed: there is pressing
public reason why it should be pressed
10 passage without another days delay
Then the other problems can be taken
zap in order and solved
The Swiss FoIkthing has decided in
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
sPRINGTIME IN ENGLAND.

Here. in a foreign land, with symhd,s new
The springtims brings her miracle to pass,
fastening In srsndthrift laTishness TO stTeW
A primrose galaxy across the ErGsS.
With painted MAY she hangs the shorl-trees hare,
And over the iabuHum reckless fings
shower of dripping gold while everywhere
The hyscinth beneath bsr feo.step springs.
SO strange she seems. yet stFsngsly wonted, too.
As though some tender voice We loved when Young
Should speak again the greeting that W. knes.
Ia the changed scents Of an alien tongue.
--1ildEed Howells. II HarpeF's Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
DAD Is Sarcastic.

Physical culture, father. is perfectly
lovely To develop the arms, l grasp,
this rod by one end and move it slowly
from right 10 left
We'll, we'll exclaimed her father
what won't science discover? II that
rod had straw at the other end, you'd be
sweeping"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
PROBLEM IN FINANCE.
Argument for Peace Based on Eco
monte Considerations.

From The Detroit Free Press.
What was done by The Hague confer
ence is still receiving consideration at
the National Capital What was not
done is more generally understood and
discussed. Why can it not be impressed
upon the common intelligence that inter-
national wars under existing conditions
are vastly more destructive than in pre-
vious generations. and that the cheapest
and most civilized way is to settle out
Of court?' AS a purely business PROPOSE
ton this is established by modern expe-
rienCe. Russia is without a fleet de-
prived Of her former prestige as a world
power because she has no navy and no
money with which 10 build one. japan
was the victor in rapid series Of some
Of the greatest struggles of history, yet
she is far worse of than before. She
drew on her vitality 20 exhaustion War
has. become a problem in finance. and in
that fact is the evidence that it should
give way To honest settlements peace
fully made, as are other problems In
finance.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
A Valuable Wan.

From the London Opinion.
Yes. he had some rare trouble with his
eyes, said the celebrated oculist- Every
time he started to read he would read
double"
Poor fellow remarked the sympa-
thetie person. Il suppose that interfered
with his holding a good position.
Not al all. The gas company gobbled
him up and gave him lucrative job read
ing gas meters.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
wnnhinrton,s Counsel.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
1t is true that the nation should be
prepared for defense, but preparedness
does not imply the largest navy afoat
George Washinston did not contemplate
competition with the whole world IN
armaments when he uttered his famous
words. and his counsel was to a com
paratively weak nation more than A
hundred years aSo.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
4 Fnmous ouotntion

From swift's voyage 70 BrobdinEag
And he gave it for his opinion that
whoever could make two ears of corn or
two blades Of grass to grow upon a spot
Of ground where only one grew before.
would deserve better of mankind, and
do more essential service to his coun-
try than the whole race Of politicians put
together.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
He VIII Endure.
E St. Louis Posi-Dispatch.

From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
Andrew Jackson was not for a decade
or for a generation. He will endure A
Confederate soldier cut his words. The
Union must and shall be preserved" from
q Memphis monument in war time, forty
five years ago, and now they are 20 be
restored.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
The Runs the Thing.

From Madame.
The idea that hunting men or women
find their pleasure in the killing OF the
fox is quite as absurd as to say that the
football enthusiast finds his enjoyment
in the kicking or injuring some OF the
Dlayers
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

times of a strong
desire TO hitch his
trousers, after the
manner Of a sailor
before the mast.
Though represent
ing Massachusetts
in the House Of
r epr esentatiyes,
New Hampshire is
re S D o n sible for
Weeks. He was
porn 10 Lancaster.
away back IN the
eos, bat If it were
not for his bald
head you wouldn't
think It. He grad
uated from the
Naval Academy In
1881, ard served in
the United States
navy as a mid
shipman for two
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
RIe EmpIrei Big Nnrr.

From the Baltlmore sun.
The conclusion of the whole matter is
that If we arc determined to be an en-
pire with distant outlying possessions, We
should equip ourselves as an empire and
prepare ourselves to defend those outlv-
ing possessions, as we'll as our own
coasts. against all comers.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
ReaAsurinr Him.

''And you have never met Geraldine?"
NO and I am almost afraid to-"
II understand. You needn't be. She
Is Just as pretty as her name.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
A Fiuaueler.
! said 10 be .. linancier. :"

He is said to be a finsncier"
''He is. lie has been known to get a
porteThouse steak from butcher, in
corporate IT, pay the butcher in common
stock, sell the preferred. hypotheeate the
bonds. and eat the steak. Oh, he's
inancier. without doubt"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
You Can't Tell.

"A girl Of eighteen. said the B.omidiot.
SIS a LOT older than boy Of twenty -
That's Sc assented his friend 4
know an eighteen-year-old girl who as
the records show. was born in 1876"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

A Pennsylvania wife-beater was SEN
fenced to ''go home and pray" 1t isn't
likely he will include the judge in his
remarks when serving his sentence, how
ever; although he did get of mighty
light. considering his offense
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
The Mnin nesideratum.

but your heroine and hero do not
marry That's a very unconventional
ending for a novel"
Not at ALL" protested the author.
"Tney live happily ever after
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Nov that the Alabama supreme Court
has declared the prohibition law consti-
tutionsL there seems nothing for Mobile
to do but secedei
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
THE MYSTERY.

The song you think most Of was done in
minute,
The one you think least OF, I worked on
year
l gave it my best-you discover. my dear,
Nothing in IL.
The thing I have striyen a lifetime TO
teach you-
Ny love-you ignore. How strange, then,
il seems
Twas careless word, said as one mur-
murs in dreams
That could reach you.
shall We strive for q goal when chance
may attain IL?
When Fortunes capricious. what use to
be wise?
One works. and he lOses-one shirks
wins the prize
You explain it!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
Japanese sIeteoroIapv

From the Louisville CourierJournal
japan Is suffering from heavy snow
storms. They are real while the Rich
mond 2. Hobson war clouds floating over
Japan are largely fgments Of the war
rior's imagination.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
~ VrnvAL LIsT-

THE VERXAL LIST.
Buds,
Dsds,
Sweeping and suds;
Vans,
Cans,
Loud-rootlng fans;
Bees,
Peas,
Sunshine and freeze;
Pills,
Bills,
Agde and chills:
Spring,
Bring
All of your string!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
4 sensitive LocnIitr.

From the Chicago RecoTd-Herald.
Whether it is a fire in Massachusetts,,
a snowslide IN Alberta, an earthquake in
Mexico, or a dog fight In Peru. It is
sufficient 10 cause depression IN Wall
street
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

MANY chorus girls Of Buster Brown
company were poisoned here by drinking
milk, says news item from Spartan
burg s. c. That was an accident not
likely 70 be paralleled in a thousand years
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
NIight ne Made Useful.

This kid declared the New York
broker. "ls no good as an Office boy. He
has absolutely no memory
well" inquired the Junior partner,
shall We FIRE him or take him into the
firm?7
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Why doesn't Mr.. Rockefeller or Uncle
Andy step up and present the country
couple of battle ships now, and make
everybody happy?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
where It Belongs.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
Don't waste your tirae in blaming your
butcher for the high price of meats. Ex-
pend your wrath on the beef trust.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

North Carolina paper wonders what
Thomas jefferson would say. should he
return 10 earth to-day. Just because We
love the Charlotte Observer so well. we
suggest that Mr.. Jefferson would reaffirm
his remarks concerning the Meeklenburg
myth
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

dred years from now. A number of peo-
pie we know viii be dead lucky If they
aren't IN a worse place than that two
hundred years heneel
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
Rivals.

A.-Ill bet you see more tongues in
one day than you do.
B.-Done I'm a doctor
A.-And I'm a post-ofice clerk. Thank
vou
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
Good Example.

From the New York Tribune
The United states Senate, by passing
the anti-gambling bill for Benning has
set an example for the senate Of New
York.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Gentlemen given 10 putting their trust
in summer girls VIII be glad to know
that a New York physician has demon
strated the possibility Of removing an In
jured human heart from the body and
sewing it up without harm TO the pa
tient.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
Easily Assimilated.

From the indianapolis News
The fact that the House is not a delib-
erative body is further demonstrated by
the newest rules. under which it becomes
a nredigested body.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
All alike.

Under the spreading Easter hat
The village queen
To-day is seen
The nation Ger. Be sure OF that!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Still we suspect Mr. Bryan has felt in
his bones ali along that he would have
to wabble along without that New York
dnineaiion
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

line Of action that means our permanent
rule Of an alien race thousands of miles
from home
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
After Me, The DeIure.

From tire Philadelphia Record
Probably President Roosevelt is afraid
Of another Deluge. and wants TO have the
boats ready in ample time.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Judge Alton B. Parker will go to the
Democratic convention in Denver. The
judge will hardly go to the trouble Of
equipping himself with a lightning rod.
however
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

That noise YOU don't hear this morning
is Capt. Hobson explaining how his antici-
pated majority for four Of EN- failed TO
materialize
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

"The New York Herald accuses Chat
tanooga of being dry. Not yet. contem-
porary. but soon. says the Knoxville
Sentinel How misery does love COM
paHyi
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

One has only to watch the walk OF Rep
resentative John WIngate Weeks. TO tell
that some time or other he trod the quar-
terdeck. He even has the appearanee al
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
The phIIosopher of FoIIv.

Nothing makes a man feel so silly"
says the Philosopher Of Folly, "as TO be
caught looking al a photograph Of him
self
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Senator Plstt win go to the Republican
as an instructed district dele
gate, And to think, too that the time was
when Republican conventions all but went
to Platt.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Prince Helie de Sagan very broadly in
Inmates that Nine Gould proposed to
him. And his highness. IL appears.
Jumped at the leap-year offer!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
senator Foraker's Fight

From the New York World
TIE eolored troops will always admit
that Senator Foraker fought nobly at
Brownsville.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
Trnde nnd FAC Flar.

From The Portland 0Iegonisn.
Trade does not follow the flag unless
the flag offers tie lowest rate Of freight.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

At least two Of those four battle ships
asked for by the President should be
built at Newport News SAYS the New
port News Times-Hersld. All right. con-
temporary: and We hope it won't be the
two he didn't get
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
JUST BY THE WAY.

From The Cleveland Leader
Regular Joker.
Il see, said the man with dsndruff on
his collar. sticking his head into the door
OF the barber shop. you have a sign out
here. "First-class hair cut for g cents "
''Yes, sir answered the boss barber.
"Wen, what ] want 10 know, continued
the Jester. lis this. how much do you
charge for cutting second d-class hair?"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
one survival.

Everything Is newfangled these days"
"Oh, 1 don't know. The BARRIERS comb
hair just as they used to 100 years ago"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Still, we think it potter that Georgians
desiring to hand Hoke Smith lemon
hand il via the ballot box.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

The most melancholy circumstance in
with the opening of the base
ball season is the resurrection OF the
small boy s-deceased-g grandmother joke.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Senator JEFF" Davis came into this
session of Congress ike a lion: surely
he isn't going out like a lamb
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Alfred Austin has written another
poem We haven't seen il. but It is
bum. mo good punk" and all that.
Of course Alfred is such a good old
chopping block that it would be impos-
sible for the critics TO hand him a bou-
quet occasionally.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

The Baltimore American has an edi-
torial on "Chaperoning Cupid No use;
Cupid laughs at chaperons even more
heartily than he laughs at loeksmiths.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

The King of Italy says the BLACK
Hand" is a myth. That's what the scien-
tific gentlemen say about the equinoctial
storm; but It gets there, just the same!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Charles Murphy refused to stand Pat
any longer. To be sure; the man is long
enough already, as they used 10 say In
the days OF Julius Caesar.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

'If Anna Gould wants TO feed her
money to the monkey that's her busi-
ness. isn't it, inquiries the Jacksonville
Times Union. No; It isn't anybody
business" It's rank foollshness; not to
say wildcat hnanclering,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

We note the addition of a 'razizoozoo"
to New York zoo. Some freshman with
a college yell mania must have named
that beast
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

A physician says 80 per cent OF the
people will be in lunatic asylums two hun
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Coal is going down in price. Wants TO
get out Of the way so ice may so up, it
is presumed.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

Mercy upon us, Adelina Patti is talk
ing about farewell-touring this country
again
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

The aunihilation Of Edward II. Harri-
man appears 70 have been entirely a con-
structive annihiiation.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

The Swiss FoIkthing has decided in
favor of woman suffrage. What Senator
Stone wants to know however. is what
the Missouri Folkthing will do about send
ing him back to Washington
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-23
DEAF and DUMB,
And CAN'T SEE.
The MccASkEY REGISTER WILL NOT
ALLOW YOU TO PAY FOR YOUR
NEIGHBOURS GROCERIES.

MI T.. Is. Jones has installed
in his grocery store the most up
to-date method Of keeping books
eXtant today.
The McCaskey Register pre-
cludes all poss. .bility of mistakes.
The system has been tried and
proved a complete success.
The system places in the kitch-
Ell of each customer a duplicate
Of the books in Mr.. Jones store.
Only a look will tell the house
wife Just how she stands at the
grocery. There is no chance for
mistakes.
Mr.. Jones has in his grocery
everything carried in a firstclass
IeIiiSJ oiN So6elIiC SIOCOlS oIotCs
Every article that lie sells is
guaranteed.
Mr.. Jones deserves the success
with which he is meeting. If
you have not tried him and do
not know OF his thorough system
Of bookkeeping you will do well
to investigate. You will not
have to add up the items, Jones
does that and pays the freight.
Go and see him. He will take
great pleasure in showing you
his system and in serving you to
the very best of his ability.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-23
Land for Sale.
625 ACRES.

Valusble plantation on waters of
Rocky River, one and one-half miles
west of Latimtr station, on the G. &
%@:<&Srirro1d, known IS fe J: E q:
Bell place, consisting of
100 acres original forest.
$50 acres second growth pine land.
Is acres pasture land.
100 acres in cultivation.
On the plantation Is a fairly good z
room dwelling house, 8 tenant houses,
stables, cotton house, cribs, etc.
Through this plantation runs a road
to ,MoseIey's Ferry. The place is wa.
tered by three small at cams and a good
mineral spring.
Persons desiring to buy or see the
place, call on Mr.. G. H. Taylor, Lati.
mer, :. G.
If this place is not sold privately, il
will be sold at Abbeville at public out
crS on Saleday in November.
Terms-One half cash !; balance on a
credit of Twelve months, with interest
at eight rer cent. from day of sale.
Purchaser 10 give bond and mortgage
of the premises for the credit portion.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
w. P. Greene,
Atty. for Mrs. J. A. Edwards.
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that a suitable hall shall be hired and
obtain the use Of ten or twelve teams,
as many men aud a sufficient supply
Of crushed stone to construct q length
Of good road as a sample.
When the train arrives, the engineersr
will begin at once to build about q
mile Of dirt road with the teams, men
and materials furnishedb the local
ity. They will then s1rface or macad-
amize as much Of that road as their
time will permit. When the practical
bility of the movement has been thus
manifested, the mayor and commercial
organizations will unite in a call for a
public meeting to organize an associa'
ton.
President Moore of the National
Good Roads association says Of the
project:
"The south can have good roads If It
will, and the soone the citizens get to
gether and work along some well or
ganized and practical line these results
will be reached the quicker. There is
nothing that will do more to Increase
the value Of virgin lands and advance
the development Of the rural districts
than we'll Constructed public roads.
The Improvement Of the road system
will have a wonderful effect upon stim-
ulating the settlement Of people on
farms, and as these settlements are be-
Ing made so will the value Of the Land
increase.
wherever q city or town Is found
possessing well made roadways lead
Ing therefrom you will find the busi-
ness Of that point is in a prosperous
condition. Therefore the citizens OF
every town In the south will be pro-
noting their OWE interests If they give
this movement their moral and II nee
essary financial support
1T is hoped that every state, county.
city and town officer will give this sub
tect Of better roads serious considera-
ton and then take the matter In hand
Immediately and show his constituents
that the movement for better roads
will receive his utmost consideration
and utmost cooperation.
1T Is universally decided that good
roads are what we want. In order to
secure them we must pull together,
working systematically and on practi-
cal lines. This grand tour, planned by
the Southern Railway company, is q
signal for action. If the states visit.
ed are not alive to this and do not avail
themselves Of the opportunity to secure
information rendered by the good roads
special train, no one will be at fault
except the citizens Of the states In
which the exhibits are made"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-23
Grades of Roads.

The grade is the most important fac
tor to be considered in the location OF
roads. The smoother the road surface
the less the grade should be. Whether
the road be constructed Of earth, stone
or gravel, steep grades should always
be avoided IL possible. They become
covered at times with coatings of ice
or slippery soil. making them very diff
cult to ascend with loaded vehicles, az
we'll as dangerous to desC.nd. They
allow water to rush down at such a
rate as to wash great gaps alongside
or to carry the surfacing material
away. AS the grade increases In steep
ness either the load has to be dimin'
ished in proportion or more horses o.
power attached
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-23
Spanking Convtcts.

When convicts in the Colorado state
prison become unruly, instead Of being
confined to bread and water solitary com
fnemcnt they are spanked, the instru.
ment used being a paddle a little mors
than Q feet long, 8 inches wide and weigh:
Ing 15A ounces. According to the chid
Of the Institution, this method Ia entirely
satisfactory and Is free from the pernictou1
effects that often follow the ordinary
treatment.
During the spanking process" sayl
the warden, "the prisoner has no time b
brood-to store away in his mind vicious
thoughts and grow mentally n sided az
he grows physically weaker, for all of his
time and thoughts are concentrated into
one spot for a minute or two, and when 10
ls over he goes back to his work none the
worse for the treatment. San Francisco
Argonaut.