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The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
THE MOTHERS.

When from the Mount the Virgin went
The awful Mount OF Calvary
Her slender form was weak and bent,
Thy sOrTOw Is too great for thee;
All. thou hast tasted bitter wine
Gethsemane is His and thine
Said Msgdslen with heart pangs rent
Then came woman through the gloom,
Her eyes dread horrors in the light
OF torches on the Mount Of doom
She seemed lost ghost in the night
Her white hair hung unkempt and dsnk
From her the Magdalen. sc0rnful. shrank
As one who sees lothely sight
Then Mary, Mother, sped as Fast
As mothers 60 when young babes cry
90 gentle heart o lore 50 vast
And kissed the woman's eyelids dry;
o thou TO ms eyes raise thy face"
''Not most cursed Of all the race
in whose soul all hope IS past
''To thine my sorrow is as nsught,
The Mother said. The woman wept
'sYou judas borel" The soldiers caught
The words and spat Yea. him kept
Safe ia my arms. heart to my heart.
His shame and death are all my part
In life. Her shrieks DER all sounds swept.
The gracious John looked stern and cold,
He tried to part the ciose-linked pair.
But still the Mother would enfold
The womaH Of the wild despair;
MY Son is MeTcy-thou shalt see
The boy that laughed upon thy knee
Said MagisleI, What, he who sold
Hush. Magdaln. he was her son;
Love shines upon my own Sons head.
And I will ask my thOrn-oTOWned One
For thee, that when thou seemest dead
Thou from thy wee shalt fnd release.
The torture Of thy heart shall cease.
Him thou shalt meet Is IL vell done
Said slagdalen. Ito give him pescei"
Maurice Franeis Egan. IN Nza York Sun
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IMMUNITY FROM WAR.
Real Reasons for the Long Peace
We Have Enjoyed.

From the indianapolis News
Bot the President thinks that the time
has not vet come when "A proud nation,
Jealous Of its honor and conscious Of its
great mission in the world, can be con-
tent to rely for peace upon the forbear-
ance OF other powers" and he adds that
'it would be equally foolish 70 rely upon
each Of them possessing at all times and
under all circumstances and pTOvocations
an altruIstic regard for the rights Of
others" This nation has never relied
for peace upon the foTbearance Of other
movers" and has never trusted to their
''altruistic" sentiments. Yet We have had
an almost uninterrupted peace in our re-
latIens with the great powers Of the
world. Since 1872 We have fought no first
class power And during much Of this
time we have been. from the Roosevelt
point Of view. almost wholly defenseless.
AS a matter OF fact. there is no nation in
the world that would make war on US
unless practically driven TO IT, The other
powers have never feared our army and
navy, but they have feared our wealth
and resources, and have realized the i'm
possibility of conquering this country. II
is to our vast size and strength. and our
fortunate isolation. that we owe our i'm
munity from war. We doubt whether
the possession Of a fleet three or four
times as large as that Of Great Britain
would give Us any additional guaranty of
peace. Those apprehensive statesmen
who talk Of the possibility of a German
army corps landing in New York, and
doing a lot of awful things, never stop to
tell us how that army corps could get out
OF the country. Nor are they much more
definite In telling us how It could get
into IL
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Health Of working Children,

From the St. Louis Glohe- Democrat.
In urging the adoption of the eight
hour day for all children under sixteen
years Of age. the governor of Massachu-
sets suggests that certificate OF health
be required before any minor be sent to
work His reasons are thus stated. THE
epileptie boy must be kept from the ele-
vator The tuberculosis child must be
kept from the emery wheel and the cot
ton card. The child with spinal weakness
must be kept from employment where the
backless bench or the wooden chair Gre
ates a cripple. not a citizen"
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what Nilitnrism Nreans.

From the Columbia tS c. State.
Sixty million dollars year for new
battle ships is "a measure for peace and
not for war" declares the President II
is a measure for more burdens0me taxa
ton. aud measure that viii operate to
prevent internal development for which
the public is dependent upon the gov
ernment
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
SUNDAY, APRIL IS. 1908.

Following an Ancient Precedent.
Senator Gallinger, chairman Of the District sub
COMMITTEES Of the Committee on Appropriations. re
ported to the Senate from the full committee the
District appropriation bill The House provision for
7Sesnt gas for public school buildings was stricken
out By the committee.-News Item.
OF conrsel
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many days and has
figured in exciting
events. is Represent
ative George Leav-
ems LiIley. OF Con-
necticut. He Is a
native Of Massachu-
sets. which, per-
haps. accounts for
his perslsteney. He
was educated in the
common schools OF
Oxford, Mass; at
the Worcester High
School, and attend
ed the Worcester
Polytechnic I n s I l.
tute for one year.
In 1881 Mr.. Lilley
crossed the border to
Waterbury, Conn,
and still claims that
city as his resi-
dence. He has been
a member Of the Re-
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Nothing nolng Anywhere.

From the St Louis Republic
The net result Of Uncle Cannon's inves-
LEGATIONS into the alleged wood pulp trust
is that Mr.. Attorney General Bonaparte
has done nothing to H. But Mr.. Speaker s
Committee on Ways and Means is as OBJ
durate as ever. and as deaf whenever the
free list and pulp are mentioned In the
same sentence.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
Quite Different.

From the Rochester Herald.
I'VE appeal to Mr.. Calhoun" President
him whether the American government
in an analogous case would consent TO
interference by Venezuela with a judg-
ment handed down by the American
court" But. dear man, don't you know
that's different?
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No Wonder.

He could work In Chinese puzzle,
He was fond OF playing chess,
He was stuck on differential
Calcuius-but when his Bess
Sent to him a little letter.
Though he strove till wild he grew,
When page l of il he'd finished
He could not LOCATE page 2.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE EAsTEa TRIuMPH.

THE EASTER TRIUMPH.
Hat,
Widespread and fiat.
What
Have they got
Fixed 10 your frame?
Bees,
Sections Of trees,
Birds all afiame,
Flowers.
Wonderful bowers;
Plants IN the pot.
What
Have they put on this hat?
Gosh
What have they not2
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
at the Opera.

''Yonder is Mrs. Miliyuns"
What is that green object in the back
Of the opera box?"
That's a bale Of money. for the benefit
of those who have intimated that her
jewels may be paste"
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often the Way.

My boy Is a born architect"
SOP
Yes; he started In to build a doghouse
at an estimated cost of 10 cents. has al
ready touched me for s., and the end is
not yet"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Mr. Franklin Pierce Adams visited
wonderful Washington, and next day one
Of his poems was Tecited in Congress by
John sharp Williams. We know exactly
how to give distinguished visitors the
glad hand in this town,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

An anti-Brown paper in Crackerland
twits Gov. Hoke Smiths opponent with
being little and ugly" Col. Brown. how
ever. may console himself with the thought
that Alexander H. Stephens suffered from
the same comDlaints
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

If our army and navy appropriations
continue TO climb. we shall soon be point
ing TO Germany, Russia, and a few other
European nations as exceedingly Mig
gardly in the matter of maintaining their
weapons of ofense and defense.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
..Reform.ng" Race Gambling.

From the New York American
Race-traek gambling has been denatured
by the Jockey Club. which won't allow
the bookmakers TO sit down. The same
argument might be advanced by q pick
pocket; he keeps moving, too.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
At the Theater.

Ladies win please remove their hats"
announced the usher.
The ladies looked glum.
Free derrick in the foyer. ladies'" he
continued pleasantly.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

"a street car fender has been intro
dueed in Chicago that gently brushes vic
Tins 10 one side instead of hoIsting and
mutilating them as the present tenders
do says the Baltimore News, We be-
lieve in time Chicago people VIII come to
Ike tenders with regular Washington
manners, too.
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Fitting Up the Flat.

What's this?' inquired Mr.. Younghuh
as he picked up a colander.
It's an 0penwoFk saucepan" explained
Mrs YOunghub. with superior wisdom
1T must be the latest thing"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

ward reetifying the wrong. but al least
| it insures that when the Federal judiciary
enjoins State legislation. the Injunction
shall be the result of the joint delibera-
tion Of disinterested judges.
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II ought to BE Lynched

From the indianapolis News.
OF course, Congress may suspend the
duty on wood pulp but It looks more es If
Il were maneuvering TO hang II up.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
Binds and Duds.

We want no rain on Easter Day.
No April floods.
For that would blight in woeful way
The girlish buds
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
Romnnce in HiGh Lie.

Our engagement is so romantic Not
like other affairs"
"How's that?"
why. Ferdy assures me that am posi-
lively the first girl he has loved this
season.
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EKTRA-
look as salome E ?'I

How did she look as Salome?'
Well the audience was rather puritani-
cal After the first act she looked like
a Salomelet."
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
EnnfvnIenf-

From the Richmond Times Dispatch,
Charles F. Murphy is to Long Pat Nc
Carren as Theodore Roosevelt is TO Bel
lamy Storer. That. at least. was how the
score stood as we hurried TO press.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

A New York politician gave a dinner
the other night at which nothing but pie
was served. We suppose everybody sus-
pected of Democratic tendencies was
rigidIy excluded. as usual
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

There appears to be quite a dearth of
spring poetry this year. Perhaps the
early Congressional output acted as a
frost upon embryonic effort elsewhere.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Aside from the big Five" and the
minority leader, John Sharp Williams,
the one man in the House OF Represent
atives who has been in the public eye for
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

"Therell be no r In June. How are
the second elective term people going TO
get around that?" inquiries the Jackson
vile Times-Union. There'll be an ''R' in
November. all right
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

The little gentleman with spectacleS
says he bought the Erie Railroad purely
as a matter of sentiment" Doubtless the
scent part of it will develop ultimately
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
s.rnved or netrnred.

From TIE Baltimore Sun.
The national forestry bill seems to be
in danger of being lost in the eonstitu-
tionsl woods.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Sziawko Marzsko. a Bulgarian, at
tempted to commit suicide at Cincin-
natl because of his name. The fellow
ought to cheer up; nobody knows what
his name is says the Dayton News.
Perhaps he got discouraged trying 10
find out himself
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simple Rule.

Eddie-Id like to be nice boy, but
lust can't remember all the things
oughter do in compny.
Georgie-Jest remember TO don't 90
anything you want 10.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

"The fact that Tom Watson Is Of the
opinion that the National Capital will
be removed from Washington one OF
these days causes the Express 10 take the
floor and proclaim to the nation the ad-
vantages of Fredericksburg, Tex" says
the Beaumont CTex.) Enterprise. How
now! Has loud-mouthed old Houston
been asleep at the switch?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

ITO keep a friend. never tell a bigger
fish lie than your friend can relate" ad-
vises Frank L. Stanton. Besides, you
probably couldn't do it. anyway!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Some things are very unfairly distrib-
uted In this world. In Denver which
isn't dry one drink Is said 10 go as far
as three drinks will go In Alabama,
which Is dry.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

In the light of Mr. Perkins remarks
on the floor Of the House Friday. we
judge he suspects the German Emperor
OF mistaking our proposed Ambassador s
name for Chill, instead of Hill.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Perhaps Kentucky might solve its toi
baccO situation by enacting law pro-
hibiting the weeds cultivation, use, or
manufacture. That would either solve
II or make It worse.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
Cnfn n Shnrf

Prom the Atlanta Constitution.
Taft doesn't get TO the tariff until he
has just ten minutes in which to catch the
next train.
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II Might be Worse.

From the Kansas City Journal
But cheer up. Juss suppose the girls
were wearing hoop skirts to balance those
hats!
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

A Georgia editor has suspended his
newspaper in order 10 so to the legisla-
ture. That is what we call going from
the sublime 10 the ridiculous.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

who discovered the Ben Davis apple?'
asks a Missouri contemporary. Do you
expect the man who did 10 invite ridiCule
and abuse-perhaps murder-by revealing
his identity?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Some Cabinet officers could appear at
their desks occasionally without exciting
remark" says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. Perhaps,
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And He's Going some, Too.

From the Atlanta Journal
Looks as though Gov Hughes wants to
trot another heat with the raee-track
gamblers.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

The Japanese are trying a system OF
gymnastics calculated 10 make them a
few inches taller" says the Providence
Journal Capt. Hobson's war talk doesn't
make their faces grow longer.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Parties who tell US there is no such
thing as an equinoctiaI storm are prob
ably the same parties who tell Us the
President isn't really the power behind
the Taf. boom.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

AT the New York Jeffersonian feast.
Mr. Bryans name was not mentioned. "
says the Cleveland Leader Still Mr..
Bryans name will be mentioned by
millions long after the Jeffersonian
feast aforesaid has been forgotten.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Thrusting Mr.. Hartman into the Ana
Mas Club appears TO have been some
thing like throwing "Brer Rabbit into
the brier patch.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

We rather hate to read of Mr. Car
negie's disapproval Of trusts. We always
did dislike TO see a man go back on his
old friends
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TIDINGS OF THE TIMES.
From the Kansas City Times.
HUMAN NATURE.

HUMAN NATURE
I know a mana brainy man-who has
achieved success.
And get he is so modest what he's done
you'd never guess.
He has scintlllating wit. 10 hear him is
a treat.
And yet he doesn't seem TO feel it war
rant for conceit.
Perhaps an after-dinner speech would
show him at his best,
And yet he never grandstands, very few
has he addressed.
He doesn't cen talk overmuch about his
only son,
Although the little fellow many clever
things has done.
And so I thought he'd never boast-had
on il put ban
Until last week he had hght and whip
ped a bigger man.
And now he brags about II every time he
stops to chat;
The thrill Of action fires him, too; his
eyes blaze and all that
And after eogitation long I now conclude
at length
That what most men are proudest Of are
nerve and grit and strength.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

A New Jersey woman spanked her 81
year-old husband a few days ago. Evi
IDENTIFY that old boy will never reform.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

These new-fangled pay-as-you-enter
cars hold out no attractions for women
who wear Merry Widow hats.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

so long as Uncle joe Cannon is
Speaker. the National Congress is not
likely to indulge in much freak OF fool
ish legislation says the Springfield (Mo)
Republican. Tariff revision being. we pre-
sumo, particularly freakish and foolish.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Once every four years the coiored
brother ie led 10 believe he is about to
ride around in Pullmans.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

President Roosevelt on Monday vetoed
a dam bill, says the Danvlle Register.
Could that have been a gentle rap at the
Speaker
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
Washington Gossip.

Senator Aldrich seems TO be wearing
an injured air"
He has cause Didn't the House fall
cn him?"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

New York Representative. SMITH -wILBERDING
SPECIAL AGENCY. Trbune building.
Chicago Representatives CHARLES A. BARNARD.
Royce Building.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-14

1t is not true that Catholic schools
among tha Indians are drawing money
from the national treasury. Mr.. Ar
eeneaux cannot prove this assertion.
Il is true that Catholics, at their own
cost, have erected at West Point a
small church for the convenience of
Catholic professors and cadets. Does
Mr.. Afceneaux object to this? We do
not believe that the West Point au-
thorities have Disseminated in favor
of Catholicism and against Protestant
ism in this affair, or in any other.
Finally MIR. Arceneaux carefully alb
stains, in his second communication,
rom referring in any way to the most
Objectionable paragraph contained in
his first, the one regarding the Chris
tian clergy: 1.-THE shepherds have
allowed the raging beast to greed
to take possession of their better
selves. And upon the flock, God s
poor people, the shepherds satisfy
their lust -
Really, one who can bring himself
to write thus concerning the entire
Christian ministry is scarcely in a
mental condition to arrive at just con-
illusions upon any subject that con-
Germs religion.
SOCIETY OF THE Holy SPIRIT.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-14
The Street Fair.
Donaldsonyille. La. Nov. /

Donaldsonyille. La Nov. 10, 1908.
EDITOR CHIEF:
1t seems that the irrepressible street
fair is to invade this city. once more
Notwithstanding its undesirable char
acteristics. It is inconceivable that
our local administration should per-
NIT these shows to operate here when
the majority OF our people are OPP
posed of them. They certainly do not
benefit the town, and our people are
heeeed in numerous ways by their al
Turing games and exhibitions.
The refls of lake eanaries, the Jap
anese games of chance, the wheel of
fortune and many more deceptive
gambling devices, such as predomina-
ted the last street fair, should never
be tolerated again in this city, and
our people are earnestly protesting
against it. There are legitimate
places of amusement here, and one
can manage to dispose of surplus cash
without being victimized by the street
fair and It's IN fair attractions.
PRO BONO.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-14
THE SLEEPING SICKNESS
WHICH BEANS DEATH

how many readers have heard of this
terrible disease? It prevails In that
far-away country-Africa-especially
the Congo district. It is caused BY
the bite of the tsetse fly. When it
bites a person, the sleeping symptoms
begin and finally the sufferer sleeps
until death occurs.
Contrast this with the peaceful.
Dalmy sleep Of health. Is there any
thing more wearing than to lie awake
at night, tossing about, nervous. with
cold feet, hot head and mercy knows
what else? Short of letting the tsetse
ny bite us we would do almost any
thing for relief, How can we pre-
vent it? Mr.. George HAYES, Of
Union City, Pa. writes: Il had lost
my appetite, was all rundown, could
not sleep nights / had tried every
thing without relief. vinol was rec
commended, and to my surprise, It
helped me at once; gave me splendid
appetite. and now I sleep soundIy.'
What Vinol did for Mr.. Hayes, it viii
do for every rundown, nervous and
oVerHorked person who cannot sleep.
A-RAY PHARMACY
DoaaldsonyiIIe, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-14

William Adler, the absconding pres.
ident OF the State National Bank OF
New Orleans, voluntarily returned
from Honduras last Monday and gave
bond of 800 to answer indictments
for misuse OF the funds of that institu-
tion which caused its suspension. Tht
fugitive was given a cordial welcome
by his relatives and friends, and the,
all seem to share his feeling expires
sion OF confidence that he will be able
to clear his skirts of any wrong doing
1t is claimed that he has established q
profitable mercantile business in Hon
duras and that his mining properties
10 that country are very valuable and
productive.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-14
Accurate Election Forecasts.

In The Chiefs issue of October 81
| appeared an editorial entitled, 'tHuW
the Election is Going" which cited,
among other indications of the i'm
bending defeat of the Democraticticket
the estimate of the New York Herald
| that 280 electoral votes would go to
| Taft, 156 to Brya an, and that Al were
doubtful; that Hughes would probably
De elected governor of New York, and
| that the new house of representatives
would be composed of 219 Republicans
and 172 Democrats. We characterized
the Herald as an independent news
paper that is noted for the fairness
and accuracy of its pre- election esti-
mates, and the outcome of the recent
national election attests the correct-
ness of this description.
Taft received a larger number of
electoral votes than the Herald accord
ed him, the difference being mainly
due to the generally unlocked for Re-
publican victory in Missouri and the
split in the vote of Maryland. The
election of Hughes further indicated
the reliability of the Herald's calcula-
ttons, but it is in the remarkably close
forecast of the congressional elections
that we find the most striking proof of
the newspapers admirable news ser.
vice aud we'll merited reputation as a /
reliable and painstaking medium OF /
public information with reference TO |
political conditions and contingencies
According TO latest returns, the next
house of representatives will coatain
2lS Republicans and 173 Democrats, or
oalys one Republican less and one
Democrat more than the Hefald's es-
innate.
The forecasts of the New York Times
and Chicago Tribune, to which refer
snce was also made in our editorial
above re erred to, were likewise framed
with regard to ascertained facts and
conditions and untinged by partisan
bias or prejudice. Notwithstanding
both papers were favorable to the Re
ticket, their estimate fellt
short of the real extent Of the Repub.
ican triumph, formiog striking con- 4
.rast to some OF the wild aud woolly
pre- election claims sent forth under
he authority Of The Democratic la
ional committee
The United States supreme court has
'endered decision sustaining the
kentucky law requiring the separate !
,dueation of white and colored pupils /,
q the schools and colleges OF THAI
tate
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-14

The stockholders of the People,
Bank met In annual session Wednes.
day and unanimously reelected tbs
present board of directors, to- wit: j
A. Dalferes, R. N. Sims, G. B. Reuss,
I. W. Armitage, F. L. Trepagnier, C.
D. Gondran, Il. C. Braud. b. D. Dial,
feres, s. V. Vega, E. Z. Sims, A. Net
ter, J. P. Armitage, e. C. Watl ca,
Leon Kessler. The vacancy on The
board caused by the withdrawal Of j.
R. Duke will be filed by the directors
at their annual meeting and election
OF officers during the early part Of
next month.