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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-30
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Sic iportn tD1breno ihres @efprd=
dies ipisber Bis an Den Nano bes
Hartes aelangt. 0ioletta blieb itehen.
.,Gs lit ,uobl s3eit. buB i'd Did BON
nleiner @eaenipart befreie." faste iie.
rMber i'd lage Dir trobbem niht
Nebtiuobl. ginmdl ipenigitens tper=
ben mir uns rod Dor Dsiner 4breiie
ftben.1
SD piiBte niht. tuosu. uno nuBt
Ou benn nidbt rah Berlin aurId 2
Dol: Du Dtelleitt cine reibe Grbz
Ihaft asmactt. DaR Oh gu Oeinem
Wsraniiaen in Der WeIt berumfa6rsn
faRnit9"
,.3trbrid Dir oariiber nidt Sen
Repf! ssiir bas, ipaS ih mir ernlttih
bprgenommen babe au tbun. babe id
bis iebt aud nod iinmer bic Mittel
uub Weae gefuuben. Mbieu ullo!
Obsr bislmehr: Muf baloiges Mieoerz
feben!"
gle gins raIden Sdrittes oapon,
Hno II. ihien iiber oas 3iel hires
MgeB 70 penia i'm ungepiHen ipie
iiber oas. lpos lie ipeiter au tbun
babe. Was iih in ihren 3iisen fpie=
ae!te. mar ntht bic Nersneiffuns
zines unalidlihen, perratbenen Meiz
bes, ionbern piel eber cine unbeugz
fame ano ibres grfolsss aeiuiNe gntz
fhlonenbeit.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-30

9,itx etluuS iii franelt bni. 70 mag 81
tS bier tfun ii Iuttiltu Neiisttt
,ino III @eaenfpdrt btS Menlmtu 0d,
SCI uns I'M gbrt unO snttn Ndwsl!
brinqen min. Mber On gtbE illtnt
nit! Gie n0aerl @enalt ontptr1 oen,
lpenn cit Sen Wautb basu haber
,.Wnrum rolIen @ie bic Gage sy1s
res Gobnes Ourh 10 tb0rihte Rossz
fdaliot perfdltmtern9 frogtt otr
apmmisyar III ltnerGnberlih iii9!er
Rube. .gs itebt Sbnen ia frsi, MID
ebenfolIs au bealtiten. ssd, ih Monie
Gie fosar in alIer sSorm oarum er'
iuhen."
Ser aonful fub. 6aB Der Mngere'
soete beftia erfri0ern ipclfte. 0nruna
Eaote er raid: ,eeSh bofft, 6err Rom.
miiIdr, 6uB Gis es CANA in ods Nts
lieben bes 6trrn iielen iperoen, % e
nit ssxbnen aeben lpia ooer ni9t. 50
iibernebme ieoe Wiirsfduft fiir !sitse
matelloie 0fedtifaffenbtit uno 7.
.gripare Dir Deine ssiirlpraht!
fohnitt inn g}dut SlIeiborf be Mets
terrebe ab. sd beourf ibrer nidt.
Wber bier Dor oieiem Munne frage -
Did auf Deine Gbre uno Oetn Ses
pilIen: alaub{t Ou meineE 5Dgm
zines Nerbrehens fhulOis? Bit 0I
es seiptlsn, Der i'm oef!en bsStdss8t
bat?" !,
nein, ih babe ibn nidt btai4tigt.
.Dus 1T nur cine babe NninDrt,
unb ih min bie aun5e tnben. Ou
bdltft i'm fir einen Diebg'
Der RonIul monte cine abpebs
renoe 6anSbepeauna uno tebrte ietn
@eIiht ipieber bet 3dmpe 3ll. Mber er
erpioerte nihts. Gs par eine ietuns
benlange, peinpolIe 5tille i'm 3immer.
cine 5tilIe, sic auerlt 6urA 6ermdut1
OnenoorFs iebt edna rnbise Sttnnse
unterbrosben tpurbt.
vscstbt babe id Ielbit Den Wuni4.
nit sSbnen auf baS prGfotnUh 9tt
a.ben, 6err Rommii1dr! Dn mnBt
Did Ichon oamit einperitanben ertld%
ren, 0ater! Wir Iino es unlerer gnre
If,ulbis, Rlarbsit au fhaffen. @rlt
iuenn ous aeiheten lit, nirb es an
ser 3eit 1ein, nit ienem 5:rrn BORT
Mbrehnuns su halten.1
paul Gasnoorf bate oie Mnget1
ouf oas @eIiht ieines Sohnes gerihs
tet, nit einem Bid. Der Die sebeimlte1
Siefen feiner 5eele aa iuhen 1hien.
Damn aine er nit ihperen Shrlttsn
al Der Wano. an Der lein 6ut uno
iein ueberrod binsen. .Wohl." iagte
er, LAB uns aeben!"
DrauBen auf benz Gange fano
8riining cine M0slidteit, Den Roms
mi1Idr balblaut au fragen: .Was bat
6ie auf ben @eoanfen gebrdht. Den
Gduloieen bier au iuhsn2"
W1it ebenio poriihtig geoampfter
Stimme erFolste bic Nntnprt: SD
babe in ser @eloidruutfahrit. Die
Sbre Sreioranlasen heraeiteut, er<
fabren, baB lie nah Den Mnsoben uno
Gtissen cSbres Neffen 6ermann Sl@
lenoorf aefertiat morben ilno-
(1ortieBuna foist.)
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-30
OnfeI essofb bat einen 8efuher aus

SnfeI ssSoib bat einen 8efuher aus
Netp Norf nah Der 5ta6t gebrd6t
uno ipenbet ii9 in bitterem 9one an
einen anbgren alien Barmer: Der
Wlann, Ser ba eben abfubr. mag ipobl
uiiIen, tpas in Der Stabt gum suten
Son sebDrt. aber mas bier BEL uns
Site lit, oapon peritebt er feinen
Deut. Denten sic fih nur: Wo9nt
Der MenIh orei Dolle Gage Bel mir
uno bat mod nidt Elm ein5iges Mal
bas Nerlangen seGuBert. neinen
G1tpeineltall gu beiidtisen! Denten
| Sic lid nur!"
,@efiitterte Rdmmgarnhofen Mrz
beiterinnen" Bel eutem 2obn fuht Elm
@dneibermeiiter g. in Der Wal6en1er
@trabe bur1 Snferat in elmer 8erltner
Sages3eituns. Die sefiitterten 0oiens
arheiterinnen bilben Elm ipiirbiges @eis
tenltiid gum fleinsebadten 6ol3bGnoler
uno Der bonn Grobooen perfhipunbenen
reitenoen Mrtillerietaierne in Berlin.
X X X
2iisen baben furae 8eine, aber oft
Siebenmeilenitiefel.
X X y
S4on Der Nbtpehsluns ipesen 1T
es intereFant. oaB AUDI NAL Ole Def
fentlidteit oen oeuti9en Nei9stag
ausseidlohen bat.
| gs gibt aamele nit einem un6 nit
sipei S0dern; bic sr0bten buben gar
1feinen.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-30

/ men @ie hierhkrR~ fruate 0eT 8pn1tli
/ hn5sia Sd Sin ItlbItptrItGnolid3
AN no'i ,'. III Sbrtn cs6 Nienfttn Z
Mber Ynlf DfIen0orf ielbIt maGtt
/ hie iffmafhe e,DfFnurln III Sfb1uben,
bit Sidb bei Dei, 9Dortsn DeS QommiIs
1 fSrs ii Wriininos 6tra oereot hattie.
Ner nerr fpuEfe nid1ts bon Deintm
/ nitrieiI, Tsr III. meines Gobnes me-
| u,I, m usfpmr1l,n Mbsr Sd Du ibn 10
ait fsnnll. pie ii, febe, funqe itb nun
/ nfIer0inns an Sic code au perIteben.
Mieneirbif M hSIt man sinen pol, ans
i beioen fiir sen Nieb. Ser Dir Define
8plOmiinaen ot5toblen Sat.
gs ipar ibm n fiherlidb snidbt ernit
oetnefen nit ieirer abenteuerlichen
Wermufhunn nn6 ohne nIfen 2tpeifeI
/ 6atte & einsr entIdisbenen profeIt IT,
mnrtet pn e ober feline Qlntnprt erz
| hieIt mid, pI0kIid5 ieber Ylutstropfen
/ nus feinem Geii3t @eine nett aufs
I.aeriiIenen Muoen irrten bon Dem uaz
/ SurnSrinoIicb ernittn 9lntlib oes Be=
amten al btm o,rl,aen abaemonoten
See apnfurs
80 Iprano er NIT aebalIten sSduiten
| ouf ieinen @ti,fbri,oer ait. .,Du
! Ihneinlf2 Ou fonnit mir niht pioers
| Ipr,d,en2 Ou - Du -
Ons ll,xrmaR Der Grreuunq
| roubte INN Sic @pradle.
y9n f,hrte Ser RonIul lid, inn All
unh indie Seine SdrD, au erfuiIen.
Bleibe ruhio Toul! eiehit Ou oenn
| nirht mi. furhtbar id, felber oaruna
ter !sioe?"
q.oul OIIenoor5 itieB i'm suriid,
| ors fiibl. er 5ih ourd, leine 8eriibz
/ runo beluoe(t Ou - Ou qlaublt
"a nfio mirflihs Ou bait uns in
Deinem @eoanfen su Werbredern ses
| mad,t? l1no nit iolfen @eounfen
| ha1t .gu es oelpoot. meine 6hpele su
| iiber1dreiten9 - 0u ceSuous! - Ou
= Nu @huft!"
| sd, min 81. g.idimpfana niht,
! toren Vaul. oenn id fdnn Define
! Mufreouno per5tehn, unb @ott IT.
| mtin 3euas. oaR ieh Dir's er5paren
ipol;te. - y}id,t uuf mid fGllt Ole
shulD menn i'd, su ipdt aetommen
| hin ~ riht ouf midi"
! g2it beiDsn -ssGuiten fuhr Yid) Der
| anoere in oas araue 1trupp;ae 6aar.
Bin id, oenn perriidt aetporoen? -
| Serrmann - csunae, narur, reoelt
| Ou nid,t? - WerItebIt Nu es benn
rorh INNER nid,t mas oie1e MenIben
BON uns tpolIenp --ssOiebe yonen mir
Iein oemeine 0erbre er unb Diebe!
- Gr bat mfrs io q w an Morsen
| aneeoeu.et - ser 3a efber ih mar
nod, imrer au mas ainb All mIdulz
oia, um i'm al perarBtn."
Der Gon}ul mollte fprehen, aber
s,srmann. ser atpifdben i'm uno Ieinen
8ater astreten mar, lieb es nidt Alt.
| .Was fann es uns anfedten, Waz
ter tpie ser s1err aon5ul 8riirina
iiber uns bsnft? - DaR er in oieiem
| S1ufe nihts mehr su Id,affen bat,
piro er ia bpffentIid) Ielbit einle6en,
uno fobafo mir bon Ieiner @eeenipart
befreit linb peroe ID, NIT sem 6errn
! oa Iclpn fertia perber."
Ser ariminolfommiifar battle fd,
| tis bahin fd1tpeiaenb i'm Ninterarunb
| oebalten, aber er bate fein Wort bon
| Sem fllraen. erreaten @eiprdd} perloz
rem. Nun miIfte er 1id1 in lebr ent-
Ihieoenem unb befehlenoem Some Elm.
lafIen @ie cef6IIia1t iebt aud, mid
~ Worte fommen! - Sic fms ser
yehnifer Sermonn Snenoorf?"
.eSa - ser bin ih."
Gie hoben iih pdhreno Ser tebten
! 9eit in Berlin Qufaebaltsn?"
Sd"
suriidaefehrt2"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
NIissionary AEencIes.


From the MlsS1ora-y Herald
IF the changes announced IN the i'm
periaI policy may be taken at their face
value. IL Is not easy TO overestimate the
advantages to come from # for the Turk
fish people. both Mohammedan and Chris
tian. and for missionary work among
them. The delight of the Sultan himself
in the rejoicings Of the people IS note
worthy. That IN some quarters the news
seems too good to be true is. perhaps, not
surprising II II only proves that this
movement is made in good faith. and the
measures are forthcoming which viii
carry i into effect. none win be quicker
to recognize Il OF 10 accord Il warmest
welcome and hesrtiest appreciation than
the missionaries and other friends OF the
American board As q mission field Tur-
key IS in a peculiar sense the charge OF
our American Congreg gationaI churches
Our missionary agencies are more eN-
tensive shan all others together within
the SuItan's dominion When the changes
which he has decreed have actually gone
into effect. the worst hindrances 10 mis-
Sionary achievement there will have dis
appeared Conditions viii fast ripen for
improvement, both material and moral
Of the people in those lands of classic and
Biblical renOWn.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

naturally bIsssed-if It nay be called a
blessing-with figures Of this style viii
have little 10 make them Immediately
melancholy. 10 be sure But we fail Ut
terly 10 see how the rounded and shapely
contingent is going 70 train down 10 pre-
scribe6 proportions without excessive dis
comfort. TO say the least OF il A curve
showed out of place here is sure 10 bulge
yonder- The plump girls viii inevitably
find themselves face 70 face with a physi-
ological problem sure TO tax them to the
limit
On the whole. we feel sure the forth
coming -broomsuck. figure" will soon be
found 20 be a grand mistake There is.
so far as We are able 10 see. nothing at
tractive about it from any point OF view.
Even those women who incline TO ex-
cessive thinness will grow tired OF il al
too early IN the game, We fancy, and ad-
vocete a return TO the good old fashions
the which they understand all too well the
how 10 handle, Let US frovrn down thi,
''broomstick" business. II is a delusion
and a snare
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
Australia and Our Fleet.

Il has been intensely gratifying 70
every American citizen, the wonderful
warmth Of welcome and the enthusiasm
aroused By the visit of the American feet
10 Australia II vas 20 be expected. n q
measure. that Australia would be glad 10
see Cur magnificent show Of force IN the
Pacific Ocean, but hardly any one could
have anticipated the marked enthusiasm
that the feet evoked
We fear. perhaps. that the people OF
Australia may have ulisconceived part Of
our purpose in sending the feet on its
tour of the world The Australians IN
+ doubtedIv believe now that We are fixed
. IA our purpose TO dominate the Pacific
/ Ocean. and II is not unlikely that they
. believe. OEr show OF f0rce-though the
visit was one OF Peace-wil have the e.
] feet OF restricting the activities Of certain
/ Oriental powers TO their proper spheres
/ One Of the most prominent sociological
as well as political questions OF Australia
/ has been the restriction Of cooIe labor
from China and Japan. and Australia
without a single war ship TO stop az
. gression. must have felt, in its determined
/ fight OF Australia for the Australians -
that it was rather playing with FIRE
/ One effect of the presence Of our fee
IN Australia has been to create a desire
on the part Of Australia for a feet Of hel
/ own- Every weI-wisher Of Australis
I should raise a voice against this desire
/ She has all the maritime protection sh,
needs in the enormous feet Of Great
! Britain. and every lover OF peace ans
F.. prosperity must deprecate any addition
10 the maritime burdens OF the world.
A recent estimate made by the Britisl
admiralty shows that in the last th-e
years the seven leading maritime power.
OF the world have expended more thar
I s.. .431. .o70.9S9 on their naviss. and nearl!
tvyo-thirds Of this was expended by Grea
i Britain and the United States. In tha
time Great Britain's bill has footed u
! sl7s 655. s35, and the United States has ex
i pended SsH. 40. II has been a race G
/ expenditure. and the money has all com
/ from the people
b Australia has been most happily fre
from burdens such as these, and If she j
wise she VIII remain so. Practically
r free country herself, she has all the ben
efts to be derived from the possession b
Great Britain. OF which she IS an inteSra
] part Of the greatest navy Of the world
E As it is. the sum she contributes annual
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
LIKING HUGHES GRADUALLY.
Farmers Testify Their Dislike by
Cheering Him.

F-o-- ths N~v T1-k Evening Pcs
The first open expression OF that uni
yersaI discomfort with which the upstate
farmers regard Gov. Hughes according
% Hendricks and Barnes occurred at
Cairo in Greene County The governor
told his audience he never would believe
that agriculture was dependent for its
prosperity upon an alliance with gam
bling. and that the county fair assocta-
lions were better Of now than they ever
were And the farmers Of Greene County
testified 10 their hatred for Gov Hughes
according 20 Hendricks and Barnes by
cheering hin again and again There is
no longer any uncertainty about the stu
alton The governor has finally Joined
battle. and the tide runs steadily in his
direction Yesterday the little politicians
were saying. We don't want Hughes "
To-day they are beginning TO say. We
don't quite Ike Hughes. but the people
seem 10 want him" Tomorrow they vii
be saving. We always were for Hughes.
you know" or else keeping a contempla-
tive silence Seldom has IL been shown II
so clear a manner how the hatred Of the
small man Of politics can make a real
maS-s reputation While public opinion
rallies 20 Gov Hughes in this state, n
the country al large regard for him grows
by leaps and bounds And this, too. va
may notice, unappaIIed by the schemes
Of the bosses. Mr.. Hughes has begun IC
shape the issues on his own account Al
\ ready he has brought forward the ques-
/ tion of ballot reform. compared viii
which the death Of the racing game is as
{ e tOOthaChe 20 an eEeCuuOn-fOr yOul
| bosses and henchueu.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
A Mistaken Contemporarr.

says the Dahlonega CGaD Nugget:
Another Correspondent writes Us again tins week
z-riag few Htte eaurting items We do not pub
Ish such. as c0ur-izg has been going on ever since
the creation Of the world What We want Is aevs-
Hold on contemporary; that's mighty
slippery ground you are attempting to
plant yourself on. The mere fact that
~oourting has been going on ever since
the creation Of the world does not make
IL matter Of no news value. A lot OF
other things have been going on just as
long-murder. foods. fires. scandal. so
ciahIes. picnics, weddings. deaths. di-
vcrces, and all sorts OF shocking anus
Ing. and distressing events-but human
interest in them hasn't grown cold Any
thing that exciJes the curiosity OF chal-
Ieuges the grauhed intelligence Of man
kind has q news value-some things. OF
course. 10 a more marked degree than
others.
We hold courting to be one Of the most
important things in the world The fate
q future generations depends on It; the
welfare Of the human race is wrapped
up in IT, What's the use losing interest
IN il just because ones own courting
DAYS may be over2 II there were no
courting. there would be no marrying OF
giving in marriage. would there2 And
II there were no marrying or giving in
marriage. where would the DahIonega
Nugget be. OF what possible excuse would
there be for its existence fifty years OF
so from now
That All the world loves q lover" IS
true we doubt that even a contemporary
with such apparently pessimistic incIina-
tons as the Nugget VIII doubt Il. AM
newspaper that thinks It can snub the
/ legitimate longing OF its constituency foI
news Of the lovers Of the land has an
. other think coming 20 e. Those are tht
+ very people subscribers want % heal
: about-it makes TO difference whether tht
/ parties concerned are the sons and daugh
/ ters Of Presidents. kings. and poteutates
or just plain Bill and sally. Of Dahlonega
I Ga. There IS something about the old
T old story that is always new there IS
I subtle attractiveness attaching 20 IL tha
/ never quite ceases TO charm-unless. o
/ course. We may not be permitted 20 ex
/ cept occasional grouches here and yonde
VINO are afflicted with fncurably mesl
/ dispositions
We trust the Nugget VIII not persis
in i-s fauacy that courtinE items are VI
important and of 10 news value. II neve
was more mistaken In all OF IT'S honor
able lifetime. and IL never viii be II /
lives 20 be a thousand These things ar
the factors in a newspapers rale-u
that sweeten and perfume the whole The
are the things that balance Up and coUn
teract the pathetic, the sad, and the dis
agreeable ever 70 be found n the day
news offerings What We really want i
this all too sordid old world OF ours
/ more pleasant news and less OF the othe
kind
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
a Peculiar situation in oregon.

Fr0-n the Prozi5slce Journal
An unusual situation exists in Oregon.
where Senator Fulton. Republican. whose
term expires next March and who de-
sLres 20 be reelected IS opposed by Gov
Chamberlain, Democrat 8r Chamber
lain won the Senatorial primaries last
June. and is entitled 20 the Office By viz
tue OF the fact that majority Of the
members chosen 90 the new legislature
pledged themselves 20 vote for the candi-
date receiving the largest primary poll
OF course. the Republicans are irritated
al the existence OF a Republican Ieg.sIa-
tive majority whose hands are tied by
such an sure-eIection agreement. and
ways are being sought 20 prevent the
fruits OF his triumph from being enjoyed
BY the popular governor The scheme.
however, deserves 20 fail. and probably
viii fail Oregon is q Republican State.
and almost without question viii give its
electoral vote 20 Taft. but z cannot az
ford 70 60 back on its word. even for
the sake Of keeping a Republican Senator
at Washington.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
Woman and Her Figure

We rather shuddsr 20 read that woman
bless her. anyhow-~iH cultivate the
''6roomstick hgure." so-caued, during the
forthcoming winter. We suppose this is
the natural result Of the late sheath gown
agitation: but II Is. We fear something
We shall all regret nevertheless
We md nothing 10 warrant Us in the
belief that a -broomstck figure" was
ever in This world accepted as a model
OF beauty. Certainly. the earlier Grecian
and Italian sculptors furnished nc evi-
uence leading Us TO think they entertained
such ideas. On the contrary. everything
they left Us from which We may reason
ably draw conclusions tends TO the other
theory And that which is true OF the
sculDtors is equally true Of the painters.
Surely the Venus de Milo suggests moth
ing angular OF Of e ''br0omstick" per
s1asion; and We defy the most search
ing investigator 20 find a -'broomstick"
woman anywhere displayed in Michael
Angeles worz- Helen Of Troy, who prob
ably fourished about the time the Venus
de Milo was fashioned from cold marble,
must have been a graceful, dimpled. uu-
dulaJing beauty; and this seems 10 have
been the accepted standard on down
through Michael Angeles day until al
most. II not cutie. this good year Of our
Lord I9GS- OF course. other authorities
might be cited; but what's the use? They
al tel the same story,
Besides. We don't think the broom
stick figure lad is calculated 10 give al
the women a square deal Those who ar,
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
In the Old Home Town.

From the Los Angeles Express
Mind the Coppertoed boots with red
tops and gilt star your father used
10 buy you every faU2
Remember the time you took that
plugged-Up wasps' nest 70 school and
put il in the desk of -'High-Bid- Mar
tn and the plug fell out, and she open
ed the desk Just in time 70 get the
benefit Gee. what a scramble ensued.
Recollect "HurlbUrts Cornet Band
and the Saturday night concerts IN the
old 'pagOdaz-' Mind how you and She
used 10 walk up and down the main
street, arm in arm, and listen to the
sweet strains?
Haven't forgotten. have you. the last
/ day OF school, and your bungliag at
tempt TO recite John Burns Of Get
/ tysburg?" Can't you see that anxious
/ look on your mothers face as she
| prompted you half a dozen times IN
a voice loud enough 10 be heard across
/ the street2 Wasn't that experience
fierce?
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
BRYAN AND THE TARIFF.
He Il Trying a New Issue on the
People.
Fron lie Ser Yd-k Tribure-

Fr0rn the SeF Ya-k Trihu1e-
Mr. Bryan IS for a tariff for revenue
only because he sees a swing toward
lower duties. and thinks it viii carry the
people 70 q rejection Of the policy Of pro
lection. Just as he was for the govern
ment ownership OF railroads two years
ago because he perceived q popular de-
termination 20 assert the power Of The
state over them. and thought that the
temper OF the people might swi.g in
favor Of their ownership. He IS always
finding issues. and tariff reform IS just
as much q a nev-fouad issue. despite tho
fact that Il was once historic Demo
cratic doctrine. ss any Of the other re-
rnarkable novelties with which he has
tested the temper Of the public He IS
trying il on the people as he is trying the
guarantee Of bank deposits on them and
as he tired the government ownership OF
railways on them Everybody sees f.
and those who have fought for tariff re-
form for years reject him as the leader
OF their cause. His sudden advocacy Of
81 after years Of indifersnce has only
served % call attention 20 his character
iztic weakness. the instability Of his con
victious. whose test Is not truth. but pop
uIarity- His feverfsh search for issues
has availsd him nothing for VINO wants
% be led by a man who is not serving
a cause. but using IL
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
The Veterans Duty.

From the Fall River News
The convention Of Spanish War Vet
erans OF the United States. to be held in
Boston the first three days in September.
should take a determined stand against
the movement 10 have the members OF
that organization made a favored class
in government position, by a series OF
privileges similar 10 that granted the
civil war veterans The men who en-
listed during the Spanish war should be
able to take care OF themselves II they
cannot. let them receive aid from the
government in a direct pension.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
CONSPICUOUS CROKER.
Long Way He Live-in the City of
Dublin


Dublin
F-o1n the Ne- Ycrs Times
As q matter Of fact Croker is bound 20
be conspicuous wherever he goes. He has
a strong personality Not particularly af-
fable. or gracious. there is stil something
pleasing IN the mans bearing It has
been said Of him In praise. that he has
always been true 20 his friends. but some
Of his friends deny that. ard his own tes-
tinOny 10 his devotio1 20 his cUn pocket
does not Indicate a capacity for lasting
friendship Croker suffered by comparison
with The Tauma1y leader who preceded
him, joan Kelly. a much stronger man
intellectually Cookers successor suffers
as inevitably. by comparison with him.
Cookers large personality kept him IN
the public eye while he dweIt IN compare
tive seclusicn al Vantage. England. Now
that he has become an Irish citizen he
looms Let him loom. He s. only a
memory here and it is not worth while
70 reviie that memory Il was not prl-
mariIy CruEer's fzuI- that he secured 50
large and destructive q grtp on the az
fairs Of New York, but the fault of citi-
zens neglected. Of their civic duty. The
same kind Of citizens are as numerous
and as neglected. to-day. Croker. cherish
ing the freedom % the city % Dublin
and listening grsveiy 70 a euToEy OF him.
self Is a picturesque and agreeable figure
/ in perspective LorE may he live-i1
Dublin,