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The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
The Turkish Minister

Washington viii be sOrTy 10 see his
excenency MeEmed Ali leave He has
been q picturesque feature Of Washing
ton life, even if he has not figured very
largely in a social way. We believe that
he has the distinction Of being the only
foreign minister who threatened inter
national complications by getting lost.
Had it not been for the adroiness Of
Maj Sylvester and his braves. for whom
even the darkest parts Of the city have
no terror. and who discovered whittier
he had wandered. Turkey might have
been without a Minister al that time
Seriously, the recall Of AIehmed All. and
the appointment in his place Of Mundn
Bey. who has been the Turkish consul
general at New York. is an Indication Of
how successful has been the revolutionary
party Of Young Turks. The retiring Mn
lister is a son Of Izzet Pasha. the second
secretary Of the Sultan Izzet had 70 fly
from Constantinople when the ministers
were changed. and was accused Of being
one Of the most extreme Of the reaction
aries. The new Minister is. on the other
hand, in fun sympathy with the reform
movement, which seems destined TO
change the fortunes Of the Turkish na-
tion.
What has happened IN Washingtoa viii
probably happen elsewhere. and S:Hcials
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The Mosquito War in Cuba.

The medical officers Of the United
States army who have been on duty with
The Army Of Cuban Paciacatioa in Cuba
have rendered an important service to
The inhabitants OF the island. TO say Moth
ing OF The direct relation Of their sanitary
work 10 the health Of the United States.
In other years Cuba was the headqusr-
ters Of yellow fever. and mueh The same
mezacilg situation was found 70 exist
when the army returned 10 Cuba % dis
charge It's o1lces OF paci1ca-iol- The
presence Of the American military body
has afforded an opportunity for the med
icaI officers 10 rs-es,ab-sh the measure
OF sanitation which so completely e-adi-
Gated the chance Of contagion when the
army originally occupied the island
The work has been conducted with per
sistency and unaagging industry. as must
needs be the case where The c.ndi-ions
were SO unfavora6le. and where some Of
the population was obstructive TO the
measures 10 protect Their own health
This resistance on the part Of the people.
especially Of the Santiago province. may
not be easily explained since II is consid-
cred that the benefit derived by the in
habitants is 50 substantial and fa--reach-
ing. But the army medical officers have
not faltered, nor have they been discour-
aged by Cuban prejudice OF Cuban igro-
rance They have gone on steadily with
their installation Of the precautionary
measure. and are being rewarded by the
spectacle OF the removal OF the yellow
fever mosquito from the most trouble
some and persistent zones Of infection In
The island Yellow fever b-iga6es have
been established. and in their work the
regular army surgeons have been mate
rally assisted by certain special commis-
sio1ers among the Cuban physicians VINO
appreciate the advantages Of such vigil
lance
Il viii rest with the Cuban authorities
70 continue this system Of protection
when the United States force shah be
withdrawn from Cuba early next year.
Perhaps II IS placing too great q faith in
Cuban enterprise and Industry 70 believe
that the work which has been inaugu-
rated and developed by the American
medical officers viii be so continued. but
The demonstration OF past Indifference
ought 10 be impressive enough 10 con
vince the Cubans that it is worth while
maintaining sanitation which protects the
health. and. therefore. saves the lives. Of
their own people IF they fail in this.
they viii have the responsibility fo- The
sacrifciaI tribute 10 prevertable disease.
The Cubans have now had on two occa-
sions an example which they should fol
low TO the profit Of the island popula-
ton
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
COLORADO POLITICS.
Firmly Intrenched In the RepRb-
ican Column.

From the Denver Repa0Iican-
Colorado IS more firmly intrencaed in
the Republican column than It has been
since the advent Of Bryan There is such
a thing as a sentiment In politics, and the
people Of this State have j sentimental
regard for Dir. Bryan, Dut they learned
long since that their own interests and
9Ir. Bryan's ambition do not run IL the
same groove. The Colorado Of this year
Of grace is as different from the Colorado
Of a dozen years ago as IS M Bryan OF
1905 different from the Bryan of 1885
Twelve years have made a big difference
in both
From year 20 year Colorado is becoming
more ard more Republican The thou
sands OF agricuIrurists who are coming
here to live are from Republican states.
has grown Qrosp57cus through the benef-
Celce OF nature and a Republican admin
istratl0n which latter has given safety
and secGriCy 20 all law-abiGinE citizens
Colorado has no protest 10 enter against
either national or state administration
II has benefited. directly and indirectly
from its adherence 10 Republican princl-
pies Hardly a community IN the state
bu- has been a beneficiary because Of the
states adherence 10 the party in au-
thority-
Colorado IS not different from It's neigh
b5rs. These States 60 not lag in prog
ress. they are moving forward with the
grand procession Then why should they
be expected 70 Join the Bryan cOluEnI
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influence of Personality.

tr0ll the Cl1c-zlnal ElzulIeE
Many people in recent times have come
20 believe that there is an inevitable Sc
Guence Of events. and that the unfolding
Of society. with all its accompanying
changes. goes on automatically. co1ss-
cUently. that individuals who for one
reason or another appear TO be Conspicu-
GUS and 10 exert a guiding influence. as
q matter Of fact count for nothing. be
cause everything that happens would have
happened just the same without them
The circumstances and details Of q move
ment might be varied. but 50 far as hu-
man agency was necessary their places
would have been supplied by some one
else and the general result would have
been the same Everything is moving
forward on a stream Of tendency" pro-
Ceeding from unknown sources and h0w-
ing irresistibly toward a far-off. inscru-
table goal
That there Is an impersonaI trend in
social development IS doubtless true. but
to adopt the belief that personality and
human viii and exe-ti0n have nothing to
Go with shaping or controlling IL would
have a paralyZing effect or character. II
what we are and do counts for nothing,
what we are and do is really matter Of
Indifference, and there IS no use in trying
TO improve ourselves. or 10 do anything
for the advancement Of progressive causes
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Camnaign Contributions.

From out the editorial columns Of the
Knoxville Journal and Tribune Rep), we
Gull this sem
-'Ferue- Jones 7 an. as you have perhaps heard.
a candidate fer President am gong 20 be elected
Campaign funds are needed Please remit. Yours
i-v.ly. William J. Bryan P S.-Fc-wa-d as soon a.
possible W J B"
Farmer Jones' however. isn't quite
the fool our contemporary evidently
thinks him 10 be. He viii not be deceived
by the sneer Ieveled at Mr. Bryan by the
Journal and Tribune: he understands the
motive behind the entire proceeding. Nj
Bryan's appeal 10 the rank and file for
the necessary sinews Of war may not
meet the approval Of all people. but II is
doubtful whether Farmer Jones'" the
man appealed to, viii take oTense or
misunderstood the Nebraskan's attitude
The Democratic party stands before the
country to-day in excellent shape. so far
as the matter CT soliciting campaign
funds is concerned. Whether that party
has little TO spend OF a great deal. it Will
be honest money. frankly and openly OBJ
tanned Il viii not come into the party
exchequer from the vast boards Of the
favored few who have done the bulk
Of the contributing IN the past; II VIII
not be the Offering Of life-insurance graft
ers and shady railroad magnates. Il
viii come from farmer Jones" in a
large measure. if IL comes at alI-and
q Farmer Jones" campaign fund would
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
EDWIN BOOTHS GRAVE.
The Players VIII See that 1t Is Care
fully Tended.


Fr-m the Bos-ol T-au=c-i-t
Although Charles Edwin Fletcher writ
ing 70 q New York newspaper. states that
the grave in Mount Auburn Cemetery IS
ia a neglected condition and that the
headstoue IS Insecure on its base and Is
badly cracked. an examination Of the
grave and the monument does not bear
out the statement Tie Booth lot which
is situated near the corner of Orange path
and Mound avenue, just az the right OF
the cemetery tower. IS exceIIently kept
and all the surroundings OF the grave Of
Booth. his wife and his son are seemingly
in perfect order
Booth died in 1888. and his headstone
which was erected soon after, has there
fore endured the vvea-heriuE Of nearly
-ftee1 years II does show the marks Of
time iu some degree. and there Is 2 slight
crack about midway OF the stone where
a bronze 1as-relleI OF the actor Is Sc
cured this crack however. is not likely
20 extend fo- years TO come. The head
stone is not lettering" as the New York
newspaper claims. but il fastened securely
10 It's base Moreover. il cannot be learned
az the city cemetery once that the on
cia-s OF Mount Auburn have considered
the condition cf the stone serious enough
20 notify the Players. This fact IS veri-
fed By Daniel Frohnan. one OF the board
Of directors Of the Players who is quoted
as saying that The club has never been
Informed that the grave Of the great actor
is II q neglected condition M F-o1-an
says. moreover. that the care OF the
Booth LOT is primarily a personal matter
with the actors family, but that he IS
about 20 invest gate. with the permission
Of AIRS GrOssUa1. Booths daughter. and
that the Players VIII cooperate WIKI the
family in repairing The headstO-e, f L
shah be found necessary
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The Nations Health.

From the Minneapolis Journal
The only thiEg The Federal government
has ever done directly Tor public health
is 70 enact a pure food law. which is
not q small item OF advance legislation.
and 10 provide for the exclusion OF dis
eased and afflicted immigrants. These
acts should now be supplemented. # IS
believed. by a comprehensive act creating
a department of public health. whose head
shall be q member OF the Cabinet Il
should be labeled a department 10 de-
crease deaths ana sickness Its work
would be affirmative. as Is that of the De
partmenr OF Agriculture. As the latter
department every year tends 10 make the
crops better and more diversified. so the
department of health would tend every
year to increase the average longevity OF
the human factors OF national strength,
besides making those factors more eff
cient by decreasing sickness.
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be one Of the most refreshing political
Innovations ever introduced IN the coun-
Try
The Knoxville Journal and Tribune
may not know II. but things are not as
they once were in this republic. The con
science OF the people has been awakened
amazingly during the past few years
Perhaps it is just as well not 10 argue
as 10 who Is responsible in greatest
measure.
If Farmer Jones' gets it well into
his head that it is his fight AIr Bryan
IS oonducung-and he may DO that-and
that it is being conducted, furthermore.
in a frank. candid. and open manner, he
is as likely as not TO consider II a privilege
70 lend helping hand, and his mite.
small in its individual aspect, is stin cal
culated TO be all sufficient for the needs
Of the cause IN its aggregate
Wherefore. il is not wise TO sneer at
Farmer Jones" and the man who may
be accredited Farmer ones champion
this year. Such sneers may become verb
al 5oomerangs. and work havoc in a
quarter not intended by the warrior who
releases them A President with no
strings tied 10 1lim. save and excepting
the strings provided. fashioned. and at
tached by Farmer Jones would he a
President who might safely count on a
genuine hUrrah and sincere demonstra-
ton Of admiration and respect as he rode
home from his Inauguration next March.
RoOse- -eItism has captured both
parties says the New York Globe
Perhaps; but II wasn't known as Roose-
vslrism when IL captured the Democracy
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RETURN FIRE.

Charlotte Observer are the American
people never 20 have an end 0C Harry
TLaw and his aT4i-s-- asks The Wash
iEEton Herald. Il seems not II he were
a candidate fl- President OF tire United
States with g conceded prospect Of cleo
tlol. he. could hardly be more c0lspicu-
cUSly ll the public eye And yet he IS
a nobody. as All the world knows who
deserves nothing so richly as oblivion
unless e 5e e-e-troculy--
Atlanta Georgian Here is a very re-
uarzabI= coincidence one often hears
OF two people having ideas alike. and ex-
pressing themselves in language very
much the same But here are six editors
who not only have ideas alike on tnis one
Particular subject. blr express the IDEA IN
-ce-ucal-T the same language Incident
ally. The Washington Herald started the
paragraph going some weeks ago
New York lGaI. Why is IT," asks the
catuogs Washington Herald. mat some
where aI0ng the line in every popular
novel one OF the Characters Invariably re-
fuses TO yield cne 55- or Jttle9' Be
cause there are a couple q hundred
more pasas. and il the characters yielded
heavens. man. don't be so Impractical
Richmond -lUes-D-Sp1tcl. Mss Marie
C0reLL 50 we learn from The Washing
ton Herald. IS 20 write a novel against
the drink habit" The vater-waeon con
unge1r viii regard this as grsat news. in
view Of the admittedly large circulation
that Miss Core-L enjoys among. people A.
1iCteG with the drink habit
Bristol He-aid-Cour.5r- Count Zeppelin S
airship behaved exactly like Uncle joe
CannOu's Iate Presidential boom says
The Washington Herald But the count
can build another alrshIp, and there IS
where he appears O. have q decided ad-
vantage over Uncle Joe"
Savannah News The Washington
Herald. rsmarkiag upon the fact that
Three Wees" has been dramatized.
says It should be deo60rized To do that
would be % r1b il of its only excuse Tor
being drauaI.Zed.
Dayton News -MoOnshine makes the
complexion yellow" declares The Wash
ingto1 Herald Doing without it makes
some people blue
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TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation OF yours VIII be
Incomplete unless The Washing
IOn HCrcid follows You
il viii be Ike a daily letter
from home
Wherever yOu are, II viii reach
yOu regularly. and sae address
NIL be changed as often as de-
sired
Please be particular 10 state IN
each ease the length OF time you
desire paper sent TO new address
Daily, - cents Z month"; daily
and sunday. 90 cents. Postage
prepaid-
Telephone Main S583-
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GOVERNMENT LIABILITY.
Employers Must Receive COmpeu-
saIfOn for Injury.

F-Ca The Boston He-alz-
one OF the last acts OF the recent Con
gress was the enactment OF law pro-
viding that any person employed by the
United States as q Iabcrer IL any OF its
manufacturing Establishments. arsenals.
navy yards river and harbor forudcati0n
work. who is injured in the line OF duty.
SHAH receive wages until he has recover
eG- This Law IS now IN effect. and In
st-uctio-s from the Secretary Of Com
uerCe and Labor telling how claims for
cOmpeusatiol shau be fled and what the
conditions O1 payment are. have Just been
sent out 20 those who supervise govern
ment WORK This legislation was the re-
sul- OF sti1 pressure brought upon the
administration by organized labor and
the cost Of It doth not YET appear; but
1t must. Of necessity. be large. larger than
its champions cared TO predict
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VOTES FOR HUGHES.
Machine Leaders Are Adding 10 HI,
Strength.

Frln the Rochester Herald
Instead of there being no one who voted
against Hughes two years ago who would
vote for him this year. there are tens Of
thousands Of Just such voters The re-
markable and nearly successful campaign
OF Hearst in 1906 was fought on the claim
that Hughes was tool OF the Republican
machine, which. IN turn. was the agent
OF the allied forces Of pIunder in New
York state. with headquarters in the
financial district OF New York City This
was il is true. q silly and shallow pre-
tense But IL fooled and caught many
honest men, some Of them far TOO inteili-
gent 10 be fooled twice by Hearst. bat
then inclined TO risk him once in prefer
eoce 70 any candidate under the least
suspicion Of alliance with the Republican
machine When the machine leaders pro
claim their hostility 10 Hughes. they are
giving MIN strength for election day that
he could get in no other way.
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who belonged 10 the ancient regime OF
autocracy and despotism viii have 10
make way Tor men Of more prog essive
ideas and wider sympathies with liberty
Through the shadow OF the world We sweep into
younger day
and those who viii not realize it. or are
unable to, viii inevitably be swept under
the heels Of progress. even as Mehmed
All goes. He is not alone, for already
his august master has trimmed his sails
TO the reform wind He not only sub
mits 10 the new DEGREES Of his people. but
does it gracefully. and apparently Of his
own volition promises TO build, at his
own cost. a home for the new Parliament
He also announces that every Turk must
be Of the new party Of Union and Prog
ress. at the head Of which. having seen
the writing on the wall he places him
self
II may not be that he is acting in good
faith- one is always inclined to believe
that there is something sinister in too
sudden a Conversion; for
When the deEI was sick. the devil monk would Be;
Wien the devil got wel. the devil monk vas he.
But as the world is convinced that the
hope for futUre prosperity and peace for
Turkey lies in the hands Of the reform
movement Instituted by the Young Turks.
so the Sultan. even il just now he Is
playing a willy game and steering with
the tide, may come to see that. after all,
the policy he has been forced to pursue
is the best policy II he can End his
kingdom at peace. his people tranquil. he.
who has been shot at and poisoned. who
has sought 10 perpetuate injustice by the
iron hand. and who has sown wrong
and has reaped the whirlwind. may come
20 see that the new ways are best. and
he may follow them sincerely and honest
iy. and live 20 be grateful for the revo-
luton
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
Politicians All Right.

From the Hartford C1u-art
When you come down to facts. people
are only boss-ridden to the extent that
they themselves permit a notion has de-
veloPed OF scomng and sleering at poll
tcians." A mea1er and more un-Ameri-
can idea could hardly be unfolded. 1t is
the scheme OF our government that every
citizen shah be a politician. and the men
who do most harm to-day in our political
lie are those who STAY at home.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
A Peach Dealers Lemon.

From the Atlanta Georgian
When South Georgia man received a
check for IS from a Chicago broker for
a carload Of peaches shipped 10 him. the
Georgian promptly returned the check.
with this Endorsement: I contribute this
amount for a monument 10 the illUstrioUs
COW that kicked over the amp in that
town" That was going some.
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The Limit of Courage.

From the seaaia tGs.i Ente-r-ise- He-ald
\ Young lady Of our town told her
sweetheart she wouldn't marry him until
he had done something brave He started
70 court the girl next door. and she sent
word the second night that he was the
brayest man she had ever met.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
Motion Tnnecessnrr-

Prem the Chsries50u News and Courier.
We move that when Congress meets in
December, Speaker Cannon. as q matter
Of common politeness and good VIII.
recognize the Hon John Wesley Gaines.
of Nashville. as entitled TO the floor until
his retirement on March 4. 1913.
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SUBSECTION for DR.. wiley.

From the In5epende1t-
Il is no joke. but a serious and sensi-
BE proposition made by a commission Of
the Russian DOUma. that the imperial
eagle hitherto placed On labels attached
70 bottles Of Vodka which is a state
monopoly, be replaced by skull and
bones. indicating its poisonous and dan
gerous character.
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AT BEST.

The faithful helm commands tie keel
From port 70 port far hreezss blow;
But the ship must sail the c1I7ex sea.
Nor may she straiEhte- 60
So. nan % nan. In fair accord.
On thought ard viii the WINS may wait:
But the world wiz bend the pzssinE word.
Ikogsl its shortest course b. straight.
From soul 70 soul the shortest lne
At best VIII ben6ad be:
The ship that holls the scraigttest course
Sun sails the conFez sea
-Joza Boyle o'Reily
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
LIFTING THE WEIGHT.

sad his air.
Eyes are dina
Lots OF care
sits on him
Yes. he'll 90
To a play;
Ease his woe.
Wife's away.
VIII he drink?
Sure he will
Glasses clink,
Have your I'LL
Ring the bell.
He viii pay.
Sound woes knell.
Wife's away
Have a ride
II a cab.
SwellS The tide
OF his gab-
Flow Of quip
Makes him gay
Let 'er rlpt
Wife's away.
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ALrctnre NaItinE.

7 spent some Of my salary to-day. I
think even a married man has the right
20 do so.
There's a great deal 20 be said on that
subject"
We'll. 7 guess my wife viii be equal
to saying Il all
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
How They Love one Anotber.

From the Houston Post.
The Charleston News and Courier says
Texans are its cousins only twelve times
removed We are glad TO be able to add
that We are also about 100 miles removed
from South Carolina
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
Too Early

Ponce de Leon came TO America in
search Of eternal youth
Foolish, ah2"
Rather. There wasn't a drug store on
the continent at that time
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4 Fine Phrase.

a New York paper speaks OF the i'm
p!ngi1s periphery OF the pseudo veridicaI.-' %
What Of itg'
Il thought 7 understood English. but
I had 10 look Up every one OF them
words"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
A shncLinr surce.tion-

Prom the Jscks1-ri-le Times-Uuils-
Carrie Nations latest song should be
Gathering in the Sheaths
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\ japanese won the second prize ii .
Maine solf tournament recently. This
sort Of thing, if INDUCED in too freely.
may win for Capt Hobson's war party
some millionaire recruits. anyway,
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Nnnr and NNnfn.

They teu me you're on the wane-"
Tn on the vain. all right, retorted
the practical politician. Otherwise
yclept the band wagon"
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Notbirc but Trouble.

7 used % believe that nothing was
so ncUrishing as soup
anything wrong with that idea2"
Now they claim ic browns out the
gastric juices.
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What becomes Of the discredited
prophets after an eIecuon2" asks the St
Louis Dispatch They are drowned
Cut by the I-toId-you-so chorus
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II all we read is true. it must require
the services Of a first-class machinist 10
get the Sultan Undressed for retiring
every evening.
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Good Measure.

Ny first line and ny tEAd line rhyme.
That IS the moneys worth
But / VIII also rhyme this time
Ny second and my fourth.
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My present ambition is TO be re-
elected 70 Congress. and help revise the
tariff" says Mr. Serene Payne B-eth-
ren. let US al stand and sing the D0x-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-14

Republican nomination TO Congress ten
dered him out in Texas. Mr.. Gates has
millions 10 bet, but not penny for the
purchasing Of gold bricks.
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There is one thing about a name like
Hisgen-it is just as easy TO forget as
il is hard TO remember
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Con.ervative Democrnt.-

From tcilier
Bryan's is moral victory, but where IS
the intellect? The so-caIed conservatives
in the Democracy have more brains. but
what is their spirit? They are servants
OF the few.
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The Mhrrefore.

why can't tlsy locate a grand opera
On American sol--
Because Clr villagers are TOO solid
citizens 10 60 skipping about IN green
trunks OF laced boJl-as"