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The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
Mr.. Stone, of Missouri.

We wonder if The Hon. vfrfs-- ?
Stone, United States Senator from Mis-
souri, is not fearing in his heart o..
hearts that something strenuous &c
headed his wayc There has been so-.e
rafting Of dry bones over in Earsss.rs-a-
y a man named Long was carrsf in
a violent whlrlvind and landed so far
Up salt River that he VIII not be able
10 paddle back to home base for quite q
spell
The senior Senator from snssour! wants
10 come back TO the scene OF his late ac-
tivt--es- There is nothing strange sbo.-
that All Senators seem TO catch thar dis
ease after they have served the meresr
fraction Of a term. But Mr.. Folk a re-
former who has nor yet been decorated
with brass halo. and who is. apparently.
l. the prime Of his popularity. has ser
upon the present Senator's record. horse
foot and dragons. and is. to say the
least OF it, kicking Up a r,lupus
Missouri is Uucomfortably close TO kan
sa7. Any notions of reform that the lat
Ter state may have become afflicted with
are not unlikely 20 prove catching. In
deed. the idea that it is good thing
sometimes 10 invite a United States sena-
tor 10 remain at home and get used 10
tie folks may lap over from Kansas into
Missouri. And if it does. things may grow
h!g--iy interesting. # not altogether pleas
ing. to the gentlemen who now wears one
Of Aissourrs Senatorial togas.
We should miss Mr- Stone in Washing
ton He Is q picturesque individual. one
We never fau TO point out 10 visitors. He
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
FREEDOM OF THE FARM.
Any One Il welcome to Take the
Chances.

Chances.
( Fr7u P--k
= hope you don't mind = we tramp
over yo-- farm This afternoon and picnic
awhile i- your woods cheerfuIly asked
tEe spokesman of a large picnic party as
they walked into the gates % the yard
Not at alE Not ar aI-- laughed In
Gle Charlie Seaver. as DE dropped his
sr7ck.u-e5 feet from the ve-anda post
and showed Gr his sreeks Just rnozv
right along and have a good time. The
farm IS yours for the day Take that
road near the c5urri5 and help yourself
step little light. though. in Eoia-
through those rre55ars about III crick.
as have never been able % 'sterminate
that bed o- rat-lssualzes IN there. But
there's only q couple OF dozen Of the
pesky critters left I'll get 'em all soon.
Better walk around the north pasture
where old Joshua IS a PAWN and bel
lerln for he's a powerful bad varmint.
and when he commands -E sun % run
you be- -o E.ts. That little rsv.ue back
o the woods Isl tu- place far a picnic
even it Hank Hawkins does say thet m
Ice dam a. The head o. III gully is weak
and liable o bust any minute 7 took
some % IN braces o-- o. -r- dam YES
-".-.--. JESS .. prove --.--.r- = 2 -aEa
II thar buck sheep over t- the orchard
SITS funny. one O. YOU grab him bv III
horns and kick III wool OF him. Hes
been mite TOO frisz- since he nearly
killed one o. t. hired men. Don't let III
young 'uDS get too friendly with those
hornets.s nests in the berry u.-ch below
tn E-ai1 fields. What Gor1- I'D III
road piece Why, yes. 7 reckon Wall
Wesveru let ye i1 his big woods Bet
ter stay right here 7 give ye n free
dom O. n farm
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
RETURN FIRE.

Houston Post The Washington Herald
declares for the suppression OF unneces-
sary noises in Washington. Does Il in
clude Senator JEFF Davis2
Ierre Haute Tribune The Washington
Herald declares for the suppression Of
noises In Washington CITY. We know oe
no other city that needs IL so much as-
pecially during the Congressional ses-
sion.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Norman Mack
flls the BILL says the Norfolk virginiao-
Pilot He certainly meets the approval Of
one ot the Bills. anyhow" adds The
Washington Herald And will he he able
% meet all the other 5flls2
Beaumont Enterprise. Referring to the
fact that the iy Is being roundlv abused
for carrying microbes on its feet The
Washington Herald suggests that the fly
should carry strip. As if the microbes
were not bad enough, without adding the
grip 20 the total
Jacksonville Times I-nfon. ..14sr-,-
Lehr thinks the American press should be
abolished saws The Washington Herald.
The Herald must be candidate for mem
t'lrs'-s-H -a --lE -h----l44S tLl0 WQcD 10
makes the astounding declaration that
Harry Lehr thinks
New York Mall wait until the music
al comedies set whack at US" says The
Washington Herald Then YOU will have
a chance to see what sheath gown looks
Ike" Wistful Washington. The musical
comedies Of Marvellous MANHATTAN ASSAY
l-2-5 sheath gowns 70 the cubic-er-foot.
Savannah News: The washingtor Her
aid. perhaps cognizant Of the defeat Of
a bill before The Georgia legislature. re-
marks; He laughs at clean-sheet IegisIa-
tors who never fitted from smaII-town
hotel TO small-toUn hotel Yet the mos
quito has so fitted, and .hark unto his
laush Of fendish joy as he plunges his
harpoon into you
Montgomery Advertiser A blacksmith
made what they call "a whiriwind cam
paign" for governor Of Texas. and The
Washington Herald suggests that he may
have used the hammer too vigorously.
but the Norfolk Landmark surmises that
he may have used the bellows too freely.
Perhaps his weak point was that he was
NOT able 70 weld the fragments OF his
following together.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
STANDARD OIL ISSUE.
Case Is Typical of Trust Careers
and Purposes

and Purposes.
From he Boston Journal
In connection with the STANDARD OIL
case. which continues 20 occupy a front
row place in the gathering OF big public
questions. Il is interesting 20 recall that
It was buckins' the oil trust that brought
Thomas l. Hisgen. the Independence
Party candidate for President. up be-
fore the people as a man 10 be reckoned
with Standard oil history and Standard
OF methods viii remain a public issue.
being typical as they are Of trust careers
and purposes IN general, until a fair de-
c-slon Is secured. An English writer is
quoted as saying that. rightly or wrong
ly, his people distrUst the operative pow
OF OF American laws % protect the pub
lie IN general and investors .r pz--f-r.-
-ar- Abroad the Standard OIL cases IS
ioaEed upon as but another example OF
me intense struggle between great private
or corporate interests. The public and
the laws are supposed 20 De held I'm cor
tempt There IS some danger that rhev
VIII be until the corporation Iawbreake-
IS jailed as ven as fined
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
MONEY N POLITICS.
OfGcehoIders Are Merely Invited TO
Subscribe

Frcu the Ro-hes-e- Times
Philsdelphia's payroll is Sl1110.0a0 a
yesr. Ordinarily. the assessment runs
from oue-half OF per cent upon the
small fry Up TO 8 per cent upon those re-
ceiving above S2o1o a year But this year
there is talk Of clsPPing a fiat 8 Per
cent or all. which would yield ss17o0o.
or quite "a snug bunch OF money for Sen
ator Penrcse-s organization 20 handle.
OF course. no assessments are levied fo-
that would be contrary 10 law. once
holders are merely invited 20 subscribe.
And. by a happy coincidence. they usu-
ally DO
OF course. Tsmmany does the same
thing in New York City. with a fat-e~
field and q larger yield. The pot cannot
therefore. in this matter call the kettle
black Grover Cleveland spoke Of this
condition as the cohesive power of pub
lie plunder. 1t was catchy phrase.
but the power survived t. And until
cleaner ways are found for meeting the
necessary expenses Of political organizs-
tion and education. We are not sure that
i is TO be unreServedly condemned
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
The Inf!uenee Of Mhiskers

F-7-'es inclined irrevererrIy 60 Elbe the
1uch-y 5ewliskerel Mr.. Kern. the Dem
ccrauc nominee for the Vice pr-ssz-7.,-
should take counsel with themselves il
they are Of his political faith. The fate
o. The Democracy. and. Incidentally. the
Tate OF the nation may turn on those
waiskers- Indeed. The entire course OF
history has been changed by wh.skerz.
says The New York Press
To obey t-s iz-.1-ti--s o., lis bishops. L-s.s VII
q i-lr7s r7T1el h-s hair a IA p1u-a57u- aa5
shaved az his 1-zrlrlll- r-=zs-s E-el--- A--i--aa
his e-z1-- found EI with ms -1---r- rr-
Iz--a-1e r-g EI-I1-s and rs-r --r-4--.isr-
S-e -z.1za- herself o. t5----- -----z5-- r---.
I..a- O. .H-17--e Tie King a---5-az e. z-r--- Size
--5- -- -ls Cont r- A---- who -.------
1--1-T--- -57--i=L -l= English 1l--us. and zs-.
--- as Der L-l--ll-e L-zl- che ris- ----r--er- q
f--l- la- Gli-1aa- And --5z was -ae .--- ..
L=- wars T--l t-- SO r5a-s -z-e-el F-1u-e and
which r-s- -e F-a-c- nation ---17 90 ----- all ~
"--a-- I----T- had -E-l- ---l- Place g LrrE- VIZ
-a- a1t -1e- So -7sl as -7 shave -E Dis vl-sz--s
tT which Be made a5--..s So li--=-5-- q. --. ----
E-7zu--.-
mere ca a7e- Suppose Ar- KEN should
rashly accept the advice So e-ataragsr-
thrown al MIN ry minimizing ones. and
shave of those wEfzkars- 1-szs- he ..--
thereby ALLEVIATE the entire farmer vo-s
OF The country and bring certain disaster
% his Loka-2 Most ass.rszIv be r-s----
-n fact doubtless would Su--o=e. 5.. +r-
other aaa[ ll-- Sherman should even
shave his mutton ca0pz--o5=sr ls----
things -l1- -aev a-e-ar6 blossom forth
some fine morning minus rs-z--s a51---
meat Of any kind. Is it NOT 5ma-snable
thar every Eead-waite-. cab driver. buzz
ler- and not few rIgtor-ats. would take
oasHse deep enough To- prompt Their va.-
Ing The Democratic rlcket2
These things seem trivial OF FRS rr.-sr-
but you never can tel what a little thing
IS going o. lead co. As the Press saws
II Louis VII hadn't shaved his vva.=l-a-s
The story Of France and England ue-15
very probably have been a far different
one from what IL l-an6 r. Er-ra-5-s
history had been different. it is og+-a
within The range OF the possible thar
there would be- no Presidential -aur7s--
on in this country today
We do NOT Cain 10 be ezr-avaEaar a5-
mirers Of the style Of facial ado-nmsat
affected by either Mr. Kern OF Mr.. s-.--
man Indeed We might go So Tar as TO
say we think both could be improved
upon But we do not see the adv.zaanf-r
Of tempting fate at this staEs Of the
same and IL we were IN either sen.ls-
man s shoes we would stand pat on our
''7-zhers until after The election. any
how We should DO l-. even in the face
o. a4'ice from the most IIust-s5us.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation OF yours VIII be
Incomplete unless The TVushIuE-
ton HCrrId follows you
II VIII be Ike q daily letter
from home
Wherever you are, # VIII reach
you regularly. and the address
Till be changed As often as de-
Eired.
Please be particular 20 state IN
each case the length Of time yOu
desire paper sent TO new address.
Daily, 80 cents month: daily
and Sunday 20 cents. P0stuEr
prepaid.
Telephone Main 3501.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
Richard Harding nnrir.

from The sprinfeld Repubiicsu
Richard Harding Davis has been sworn
in as deputy sheriff at White Plains \
l. al ms own request. so as 20 police his
property IN North Castle. where there
have been some daring hold-ups He will
have force OF deputies. Of course. Of his
own choosing And it is getting neces-
sary that every proprietor in the vicinity
OF New York City-perhaps especially on
Long lsland-shOuld have special protec-
uon- Mr.: Davis Is host in himself. but
he can't be 'everyBhera.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
Louise Chandler Moulton.

We Jay Us down 70 sleep
Ard leave to God the rest.
Whether to wake and weep
or wake 10 more be best
No task have We begun
But other hands can take.
No work beneath the SUI
For which We nesd 70 wake
This. from the best-known poem by
Louise Chandler Noulton. comes 10 sind
as the news comes Of her death. She was
one OF the best-known Of the women writ
/ e-s of this latter axe. though her literary
activity and usefulness extended far back
into the last century. She was born in
1Sa5 and she came Of a family that loved
letters. one OF her ancestors was the
/ Rev Aaron Cleveland. a weu-gnown
/ eighteenth century New England poet
Z She began 10 write when very young
and her first book vas published when
she was only eighteen. It was called
This. That and the Other Before she
was twenty she had published her first
novel Juno Clifford" At twenty years
/ OF aee she married William A 1Ioultoa.
editor and publisher OF a weekly pauer
E in Boston and soon afterwa-d she be-
came q contributor 20 the Harpkr rabU-
cations. the Atlantic Monthly. the Galaxy
. and Scrhner's- She was for a time the
. Boston literary correspondent Of the New
/ York Tribune.
In 1913 AIRS A1oulton seems 10 have
struck a new vein in her chid-en's sto-
ries. for which she became famous. she
started with Bedtime Stories which
was So popular with the little ones that
il was followed by More Bedtime
Stories and then by New Bedtime
Stories At the same tine she kept 20
her other literary uEings. and she wrote
love stories and volumes Of travel that
were very readable and which added 10
her fame.
But # The name Of Louise Chandler
Nou--9n is 10 live 1t Will be because OF
her poetry. Of which she turned out
g-eat bulk. most OF it above the average.
some OF ii amazingly good: lyrics and
son-ets- In the Garden Of Dreams
Poems by L. C. n. swallow Flights
and so on OF tEis latter volume an Eng
g--sE critic declared
1T IS a-t TOO much q, say o. these poems -.l-
they exhibit 5s-iez-v ard rare hearty. marked ok
iza-i-v ana perfection cs style What is s.l better
they impress Us with sense q vivid and z-t-l.
7la=lza-7u ard t1a- spontaneous feeling which is
che e=z-z-e ot -----z- r-e-----
AIRS. NIoulton was frequent visitor %
Europe. and in England especially she
made great number Of friends IN the
world Of letters In her person she stood
for t5e best exzmpE6cation Of the Anerl- .
can literary spirit; and though. perhaps. .
the years TO come VIII not accord her q. /
place alongside the greater American /
poets. ii is hardly likely that her iafu- /
ence- sane. helpful. and wholly FOR THE
good. viii ever be forgotten
Independence Party nominee fItSze7 is /
a manufacture OF axle grease. de Is .
not tEe one expected 20 furnish cEe Ia- 4
HHH.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
KANSAS ORCHARDS.
Make Fine Apology for the
PopuIIsts.


Fr7l -1e C-sge,,-E Is-5e--
In Kansas trees OF the same varieties
are rushed 20 maturity long before they
get their growth In the East They bear
literally AT an aee which would mean
nothing in the way OF crop in cooler
and more sober regions Then decay
comes with astonishing rapidity. and at
eighteen or twenty years the trees begin
20 die by wholesale.
There s moral in such changes wrought
by soil and weather. Why should men
and women be expected 10 90 their calm
and conservative ways in a region which
demoralizes apple orchards 50 compIetelv2
Is the human animal altogether EXEMPT
from the Influences which turn sedate
trees into mushrOom-like AID Eighty
crowths2
In the large view Of nature and life. IL
looks as Il the Kansas orchards were
making better apology for the Kansas
Populsts than they ever invented for
themselves.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
TRYING TO RECoLLECT.


Her husbands autumn coat
Required some care.
And she was panied TO note
On II a hair.
II was a spun-Eold tress-
Her hair is black.
such things oft cause q mess,
Alas, alacki
But she has nothing said,
Or not as yet.
She racks her pretty head.
This fair brunette.
or change. she doth recall
She has been fond.
And may have been last fau
a dainty blonde.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

rarely gets on ones nerves. because
he lives. and breathes. and has his
being along such SNUG and noiseless lines.
He is we feel sure, equipped with ball
bearings; and We just know his every
wheel is provided with pneumatic tire.
He contributes to the tranquility OF this
town, and we should be sorely grieved TO
lose him.
For all that, however. we have heard
good reports concerning Mr.. Folk, and are
confident that ne would make good on
his job He would not be as fussless.
smokeless. shoot-upless and disturbance
less as Mr. Stone. hut We have no doubt
he would get there after a fashion OF his
own He has done IL in Missouri
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

One OF those smarty young cadets al
West Point comes 10 the front long
enough 70 say that hazing teaches young
sters 'to obey without question; and
that is one Of the essentiaE Of a good
solder The complete asininity OF this
young mans argument is shown "a the
1act that the very thing for which his
comrades have been hauled up is not
obeyins the plain law Of the institution
at which they are being educated.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Mr. John D. Rockefeller recently sub
Seri3ed Sl-o'' 20 the Uncle Remus~ me
mortal fund provided a total OF 5000
shall be raised" Considering the re-
versal OF that S1220.Hoo decision. Il d,eS
seem as # John =. might have l7osene5
up enough TO leave Off that provided
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
LAND.

bacE % ny mother. the Earth.
Prom thst stranger. the sea-
Deep IN the hils 90 have birth
Il the feeds 20 be free
Free from the frettinz - wave.
From the kissing of foam.
And fears of a fethomless grave :
] aa hcme. I am home.
Peace q the islands once more.
With the scent Of the sd.
Dwellings o. men or the shore.
And the forests Of God,
safe from the dread u the deep.
From rs drunken embrace.
EaT11. N your AIMS 7 may sleepr
am hack IN uy place
Helen 81
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
More Near-y-fSdom.

Though much a fellow gets
OF earthly peIf.
He hates 20 pay the debts
He owes himself.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
Airship Aristocracy.

I've been reading with much interest
about these ayiators
can they f1yg''
No; but they can talk about il in
more technical terms than the ordinary
run Of balloouing men"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
shining ExnmpIe..

7 started 90 tell my wife about q
woman who made her own fall gown"
''NeUr-'
she capped my story with one about a
man who made a uIs.lion dollars"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
Perhnn. He.s 4 Rubherneck.

Prom the Ric1moud Tines Disaatch.
4 Rochester paper announces that
Parsons is on the fence with his ear
20 the ground Is this a circumlocutorv
way Of calling M Parsons & I0ng-eared
brcther2
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
The Bard Speculate

The poetry market IS on the boom"
YES"
Yet you don't seem happy"
The fact IS. went long on The big
line OF magazine s1nEe-s. and stand %
make so much money that Tn too nerv-
Gus 70 write 'em."
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
An UuapprecIated Heroine.

This paper states that a girTs pres
ence of mind averred a panic"
-'As 20 how
''She sang and the audience quietly
sueaked out"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

IN view Of the fact that Queen VII
neimina is a lady. we believe Uncle
sam would consent 10 suspend the Mon
roe doctrine long enough for her 10 hand
castro a Few jabs-thac is, IN view Of the
aforesaid fact. and for other reasons. TOO
numerous 10 mention
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

How it feels % be hanged IS the title
oi an article IN one OF the current maga-
zines No use disput:as the contention
that og- magazines are true exponerts
Of che uplift. we suppose.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
ID nm Ia Lenre.-

And meth0ught the air grew denser.' -
quoted the professor in literature Now.
what do we learn from thisZ''
That the automobile was common in
Poe's time" answered a practical mem
Der Of the class.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
Took Him Literally.

We'll" said the young of8eer who had
resigned. I've beaten my sword into a
plowshare"
Horrors exclaimed his sweetheart
I wanted that sword 10 decorate my
den"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

The common council Of Richmond.
Va, has entered into q contract with the
city hail lau-dress whereby she IS allow
ed 20 become intoxicated once a week -
SAYS The Mlwaukee Sentinel A great
many people would De only too glad 20
compromise with their help On s. eo-..-
table basis
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

After all It IS the little things that
count Arkansas has collected q total of
over $1,000 i1 oI dnes. but the procase
has been marked b- patience. perseve--
anee. and willingness % take small
amounts AZ time
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

anyhow. the revoluti0nists IN Turkey
furnish the Sultan diversion from the
usual order Of sxcitement-a bunch OF
war ships Of ConstantinopIe. demanding
money and presenting uItimatums.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
To the TaII Timber

From the Minneapolis journal
When Morgan and Hartman make
peace. it is tine for smaller fry to get
under cover.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Those Ohio Republicans who have de-
creed Senator ForakerS political death
should be careful how they proceed. The
Senator may De hutt-hsaGed enough 10
decide that this isn't his year 20 PASS IN
his checks.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

II is admitted that the Delaware peach
crop is not a failure this year. As the
same thing was admitted concerning. the
various peach crops generally throughout
the land. We conclude that the mHlen-
MUM is close az haad. 10 say rhe lest
OF IT,
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

a waiter in sven 0-e- York ~ez.e--
T-nl mas fallen heir 90 a cit-e and a rl=-
tune 1t Us hardly 90 De doubted thar he
already possessed the requisite Era7d air
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Nj Edward Fl Hartman has taken 10
the woods. Not permanently. unfortu-
nately; merely for a short rest
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Venus IS the -siguinr qrae, Of +ba
August nights. says the Boston Herald.
Wait uatl the theatrical season opens.
then the other stars VIII get vrack n
The -eiEuiug business.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Members Of the St Louis city council
have voted TO raise thelF salaries from
500 per annum 20 $500 That's what
comes oE Consress-nnaI nrecedsrt-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

II has been decided by Los Angeles
judge that a kiss may constitute assault
and battery Young men should be aF-
uo1isEed. however. that whether f. dos
or not depends frequently on the miss.
demeanor ar the time Of the kissing.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

The cigarette habit IS sufficient ground
for divorce in ny court saws an Ohio
judge We believe It Is rather slfrpe-v
ground. nevertheless
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

The Chatham County oGa) Democrats
executive committee recently tabled a
resolution TO indorse Mr.. Bryan's caudi-
cacy for President. but got together
rather hurriediy next day and passed it.
all right Doubtless they heard a Few
things in the interim.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Independence Party nominee TIiS-al is
q manufacture OF axle grease de Is
not che one expected 20 furnish cEe IT,
bE-ca--on for Tie par-v wheaIs- rnuera-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Cleveland Plain Dealer Norman Mack
hlls the bill" says the Norfolk virriniao-
Pilot He certainly meets the approval OF
one of the Bills, anyhow adds The
Washington Herald And will he be able
% meet all the other bfIls2
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST y. 1905.