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An Era of Construction.

We have had an era OF quickening OF
the conscience. Now we are to enter
upon a new era, of formulating moral
generalizations into legislative specif-
cations. The country has elected as
its President a great lawyer and jurist,
who will be trusted with the leader
ship in this new work.
1t is mere mummery to say the eco
nOmie world is passing through an in
termediate stage. Everybody knows it
is. Capitalization, organization, the fac
tory system-monopoly, if you please
became inevitable when the steam en-
gine and the telegraph suddenly made
the world a neighborhood instead of a
universe. The Industrial revolution
came so suddenly that the political
revolution has not quite kept pace
with it.
Nowadays the problem is to give the
community the best results of new
economies, while freeing it from the
dangers incident to Capitalization Of
power. That work is a work Of dec
ades, of generations, of centuries. The
future is best judged by the past; the
steps in evolution forward may be
gauged most accurately by the man
who knows its processes in the past.
1t is well TO know the preeedents.
Mr.. Taft is familiar with the prece-
dents. He understands the processes.
He will bring his knowledge to bear
IN handling the questions TO whose
solution has has been committed. He
will not be obfuscated by anybody
starting a constitutional argument to
show that the manifestly desirable is
also the utterly impossible. He will
have his own views about that. 1t i'm
plies Ill OF neither man to say that Mr..
Roosevelt could no more have done the
work for which Mr. Taft has been
chosen than Taft could have done that
which MIR. Roosevelt has performed.
How very little the country was con-
cerned about incidentals, and how
strongly it has its eye on the real
business in hand, is shown by the cleo
tion returns. There were the labor sit
uation, and the cOlored vote. and the
business depression, and the alleged
prejudice against the methods of Mr..
Roosevelt, and the score of other as
poets in the campaign which were ex-
pected by some people to exercise an
important influence on the outcome.
Yet they had no effect at all. Whyg
Simply because the nation had set its
face toward a goal, and was deter
mined to travel down the main road and
not to be led away into bypaths. It
was out for results, and it chose the
man and the party from whom it felt
secure in expecting them.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
A Gratuitous Suggestion.

out OF sheer generous good nature
we wish 10 call the attention of Mr..
Upton Sinclair and Joseph Medill Pat
teTson 10 Erasmus essay. on Be
hayiour at Meals ore CT the otner Of
these eminent ueH OF letters may be
contemplating writing an historical
novel. and judging from the past the
para graph which we print below should
suggest half a dozen chapters in the
best vein Of The Jungle The Metropo-
It's The McneychangeTs' or "A Little
Brother OF the Ricl.' Erasmus reminds
his readers that IT, is very rude TO blow
vcur nose on the table cloth or 10 wipe
your fingers on your nciGhboT's coat.
He then goes on 10 remark:
'' Never praise the result of your
cooks labors or press your guests 10
eat whether they like or not. Never
criticise your hosts dinner unfavorablv.
even if il be badly cooked. Pass all
these things over in silence Do not
give dogs your bones under the table,
or feed the cat, or encourage animals
TO lump on the table, Aboye all, do net
lick your plate, IL is an act that I'll be
comes a cat, let alone a gentlemen -
From Chronicle and Comment in the
November BOOkman.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07

at did not receive medical attention
That would involve the converse propo-
sition that a sick person will not die
if given medical attention.
What is medical attendance? Sup
pose a man believes in homeopathy, and
no homeopathic physician is available
must he call in an allopath who is at
hand? Or if he be a deyotee of os-
teopathy, must he, in the absence Of
an osteopath, call in a homeopath or
an allopathY
These ar pertinent queries, not aea-
demic hypothesis, and the Jersey case
will be watched with much interest foT
the answer of its courts.
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BLIND" BEGOAR HAS
hATFUL OF PENNIES
New York Police Take Man Who
Proves TO Be a Real
Copper Mine.

Patrolman Rcckett. Of the First ia
spection district staff, made an arrest OF
fake blind beggar" in the L" station
at BOWery and Houston street the other
night. He turned out 10 be a veritable
c0ppeE mine. The man, who said he
was George Gabay. fOrty-fve years Old
OF IO3 Bowery, had between 1900 and
4,000 pennies in his pous-ets when search
ed, besides other coins OF small denOm-
nations amounting in all to about $50
Gabay was sent 10 sne wOrkhouse for
vagrancy by Magistrate Barlow in the
night court.
He was we'll dressed. and wore smoke d
glasses. Rocket took him to the East
Fifth street police station. There he
was searched. His capacious overcCat
pockets were filed with pennies. He
had copper coin scattered in all his poe
kets, besides several small bags filled
with the coins. After Pocket had count
ed 5000 of t1em he got tired and pat
them all together in d bag. The biggest
coin the beggar had was a dime. He
declired TO say how song it had taken
him to get the collection together
New York Press.
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MOTIVES OF VEIT
STILL A MYSTERY
No Reason for Double Tragedy
Are Found-YOung Wife's
Views.

NEW YORK, Nov THE motive of
Julian Nelson Yeit. the wealthy young
stock broker, OF SIS Broadway. who kill
ed his mother and then took his own
life IN the AusOnia Hotel. election night.
remained as much a mystery yesterday
as upon the discovery Of the double
tragedy.
Daniel Mason, OF s. William street.
retired as Mrs. Clara Munroe Veit's at
toTney, and was succeeded by Terence
J. McManus, Of the firm OF Oicott,
GFubeF, Bonynge & McMsnus, OF 10
Broadway. Young Mrs. Vsit remained
secluded In her apartments in the
ChatswOrth, Riverside Drive and Seven
ty-secOnd street
All that I can say about the affair, "
said Mr.. McManus, is 10 deny that
Mrs, Neit was ever on the stage or that
she had ever been married and divorced.
AS 20 what action We will take 10 con-
serve the interest OF Mrs. Welt IN her
husband estate il Is too early 20 say.
Our action will be based entirely upon
the construction placed upon the wills
of Mr. Neit and his mother when they
are offered for probate"
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
arhe Bold Bad Salomee."

"The Bold, Bad Salomee."
Apropos OF the fifty-seven varieties
of salomes' now gyrating before the
D,bIIc. the Lounger in Putnam's quotes
these lines by a poet who does not sign
his name. Looking over the first vol
11roe of the Iamented Chap-BOOk the
I ounper came across them. The writer
Tefers 10 Aubrey Beardsiey's tllustra-
tions for oscar Wilde's drama:
He drew the bold, bad Salomee
The biblical daughter Of giee,
With luCihrious smile
AS she danced to beEulle
Poor Herod, the King of Judee,
In a manner remarkably free,
With her dancing skirt up 10 her knee.
She astonished the King
With q marvellous thing,
Half modern. half ancient Chaldee.T
tt is all very well in Judee
For a hypnotized, doting grandee
To order dance
And pay IN advance
With a holy mans head for fee;
But the monarch was simple, you see,
And willy was young SaIOmee.
BY her mother well-schooied;
So the monarch was fooled.
And the saint was dished up to the
three
Yes. Herod was "ninehed" 10 agree
To a very GnrighGeOus decree.
What a lesson TO men
Is the good prophet then,
Done up by an imDudent she!
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Not a Time to Throw Mud.

A great party is now in a situation
to redeem itself. Mr.. Bryan's third
defeat has come in spite of the open
support of ali the prominent Democrats
who thought his third nomination a
perilous mistake The lesson of Mis-
souri,, of i've Democratic governors sue
cessful where the national candidate
failed, of Maryland made doubtful
State, will not be lost on the rank and
file of the habituated "outs."
But if Democracy is to reform, to
correct its attitude, to substitute its old
and splendid principle for its later and
discreditable opportunism, it cannot be
achieved by abuse of Mr. Bryan. The
Nebraszan was its leader of right. The
party chose him persistently. 1t must
now live him down-not besmirch itself
while it acknowledges his failings which
have been patent through twelve years
to a great majority of the American
people
And the leaders cannot forget, If they
have hope of restoring Democracy to
its old place in the confidence of a
majority of the voters, that the sup
port which Mr.. Bryan has had is not
only the most uHreasoning, but the
most quick to take offense, The worst
of tactical mistakes would be to throw
mud at him.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
English Praise Of Together"

In the English Review of Reviews"
OF last month Mr., Stead makes Robert
HerTick's Together the subject Of a
five-page review. under the heading
The Book Of the Month The review
anaIvzes Mr. HeTriCks s presentation OF
the institution OF marriage as II exists
in America and frankly comedies that
the book is one of the most remarkable
OF recent years. 1t is q book full of sug-
gestiOn a book instinct with luminous
reflections upon life ana love, the boOa
of a student of Uen Uad women .
Mr.. Herrlck 9 book IS a powerful plea
of life
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
KAISER'S INTERVIEW
IS FEARED BY BERLIN
Germans Hear Century Is to
Publish One and Leaders
Are Excited.

BERLIN. Noy THE announcement
today that Century Magazine would
publish an extended interview with the
Kaiser in its December issue, has sent
a thrill OF alarm throughout the nation.
II IS feared that the interview will
prove another London Telegraph af-
fair. and again involve Germany ia
political complications from which II
will be impossible TO emerge with dig
nifty.
il is reported that the German EN-
bassy at Washington has been requested
10 approach the Century and ascertain
the exact text Of the interview. and II
any of IL Is found Objectionable 10 at
tempt to have the magazine suppress il.
so excited are the people over the
news that several newspapers have sug-
gested that a public 81 description be
raised with which 10 buy the entire
issue OF the December number Of the
magazine.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
Mrs. Blaine's Letters Postponed.

The publication of Letters of Mrs.
James q. Blaine" the previous an
nouncement OF which has already ere
ated wide interest, has been postponed
by Dufheld & Co. until November ..
Written mostly to members OF Mrs.
Blame's family, and without a thought
OF publication. the correspondence
proposed 20 be included in this book
is said to be invariably spontaneous ana
entertaining II should afford many at
tructive giimpses Of the home life of
an American political family, as well
as views OF social and political happen
Ings in Washington during the admins
traJi0us of Presidents Grant, Hayes
Garfield. Arthur, and Harrison. A very
dramatic chapter should be the assas-
sinauOn Of President Garfield, with the
striking change OF administration which
IL brought.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
Things Old and New.

There is something new under the
sun. The usual fall deluge Of new
books this year presents at least one
new idea in the way Of juvenile liter
atUTe.
This is a land where live all the char
acters from Mother Goose, even down
to the COW that jumped over the moon
and Mother Hubbard's dog, This land,
furthermore, may be visited by interest
I'd lhildren-OCCasiOnall when they are
very good and can ind an old shoe
large enough 10 take them -hither.
The whole idea Is clever and few chill
dren who have an acquaintance with
Mother Goose for grown-ups. either, for
that matter} VIII fail TO he immensely
entertained This wonderful country is
called THE Land Of Never Was" its
originator is MHliCcnt OlmSted. and the
hrru that brings IL before our notice IS
George W. Jacobs & Co.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
Colonel Buffers Queue

Mr. Pierce Butler, author Of the
biography OF Judah p. Benjamin, some
times called the Brains of the Con-
federacy,' has a number Of interesting
ancestors among the Buffers and Har-
risOns, TWO old Louisiana families.
one Thomas Butler was a colonel in
the army of the United states early
In the nineteenth century. lie died IN
N-au- Orleans in 1905 in the midst of his
rAIebrsfpd controversy with General
Wilkinson regarding the wearing Of his
o1Ieue. Colonel Butler insisted on wear
ing his hair in the old fashioned style
while the dispute was still raging
FufIer died and left directions that a
hole should be bored in the head OF his
roffin and that he should be borne 10
the grave with his triumphant pigtall
ryCt r1Idiner IN defiance The family ira
dition is that these directions were
carried ont.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
One Minister'S Tribute to Another.

DR., Walthe d. Babcock was for some
time pastor OF Brown Memorial Pres
bytertan Church in Baltimore, and
afterward. until his tragic death, of the
Brick Church in New York. His sue
cessor 20 the former charge, John Timo-
thy Stone. has written a little book
or recollecttOns OF DR. Babcock which
he calls Footsteps Ia a Parish" The
spirit of the work is reflected in the
opening lines OF a sonnet By DR.. Hol-
sland. quoted
He knows but Jesus Christ, the cruel
fed.
All. little recks the wording OF the
worth
or such a man as this upon the earth
Who gives himself-his all 20 make men
wise
In doctrines which his life exempllfes.
in substance the book is Iuu Of help
tul interest and contains numerous de-
iiGhtful quotations from sermons and
correspondence.
Scribuers.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
WANTS CHILDREN.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Nov. 7,-Walter
c. Morrill,. OF Greenwich. has nIed a
petition with Judge Reed IN the civil
superior court to recover the custody of
his two children, G. Peabody and Con-
verse, aged sever and five years. re-
speCtiVely, now said TO be with their
mother. Baroness ROmberg. in Berlin.
Germany. The baroness, who Is a
daughter Of J.. c. Converse obtained q
divorce from Mr.. Morrill, in Nay. 1905
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
White House Callers

Secretaries Root
Wilson.
Assistant Secretary Bacon.
Representatives Sturgess. West Virginia.
Cocks. New York.
Payne, New York.
Bennett, New York.
Commissioner West.
Clifford Pinehot.
J. o. Nichols. New York
]. 7. Terry, New York
Civil Service Commissioners Green.
McIlheny
Black.
Vice Governor Forbes, Z. I.
Commissioner Lutzurihea, P. I
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
Young Folk Dance.

10ung FOLK Dance.
The Officers Club hop room A. the
Washington Barracks was the scene
Of a delightful dance for young people
last evening, when Mrs. Langhtt. wife
Of Major W. c. Langfitt. commandant
Of the post, entertained in honor Of
four Of the seasons debutantes The
guests OF honor were Miss Carolyn Muir
ray, daughter Of Gen. Arthur Murray,
Z. S. A; Miss Marjorie AIeshire. daugh-
ter Of Gen J. 3. AIeshire. L. s. A:
Miss Maitland Marshall daughter OF
Col William Marshall. L. 5. A: and
Miss Francis n. Hatch. daughter OF
Judge and Mrs. Hatch.
Mrs. Langf1tt. who wore a handsome
gown Of black lace over white satin.
Was assisted IN receiving by Mrs. Gar
ington1 wife of Gen. Ernest CARING
ton, Miss Dorothy Langfitt, and the
four honor guests. Mrs. Darlington
wore white satin and gold lace; Miss
Langfitt. pale yellow satin and net,
Miss Murray wore a girlish goWE of
soft white satin; Miss AleshiTe. white
crepe; Miss Marshall pale blue satin:
and Miss Hatch, pale blue chiffon. A
buffet supper was served in the club
dining room,
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
A Real Personality.

No matter what the story Hopkinson
Smith essays 10 tell it is sure TO de-
velup interest and charm. In Capt
Thomas A. Scott. Master Driver just
put into book form, there real sub
stance OF truth stronger ,IaU fiction
The personality of the kind. fearless
captain is drawn with the shilful work
nlanship We have grown 10 count upon
from +. HOpiTinsCn Smith We learn
&c count upon the captain himself
recognizing IN hilr the qualities thar
inspire admiration and affection. Smith
loved him HIS men loved him. And
the reader putting his symPathiss in:u
the writer's hands must love hiiW. TOO
"one who was not afraid and who spoke
tie truth"
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
What Is Medical Attendance ?

New Jersey is about to settle judi
cially the question whether or not a
parent is bound to provide medical at
tendance for sick child. The ;onten-
tion has arisen over the conviction of
believers in Christian Science who re-
fused to call in physician, their child
later dying.
1t cannot be readily argued that in
such = case the patient died because
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
A Poets Appreciation.

Cne OF the most characteristic anec-
dotes Of Tennyson's calm consciousness
of his own powers Is printed in the
notes 10 the last volume OF the Evers-
ley TenByson, just published, In the
notes on "The Falcon the editor. the
present Lord Teunyson, quotes the fol-
lowing passage out Of a letter from Mrs.
BTOtheTtOn,
wen do / remember your father
reading The Falcon 20 me tstill IN
MS. In q little attic az tarTingford,
The ivy outside was blowing against
the easement like patteTing rain all
the time. When he had finished he
softly closed the simple 'cupy book il
was written IN, and said softly, Stately
and tender, isn't it?' Exactly as il he
gyere commenting on another mans
woTk-and no more just comment could
have come from the whole world OF
critics"
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
TER r AGED

,.T5 r. r AGED
W ell up
above the
street level. ladies
and gentlemcn, on
the corner OF Thirty
NTH and P streets
northwest. YOU see
a large three-story
brick house KnoWn
as the NIoXiey resi-
dence-
This house was
built in 184S. by a
contractor a n d
builder named Wit
liam Heron, who
lived in the house
for a number OK
years. Erasmus B
Barrett, the next
owner. died in Feb
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
DID HIS PART.

Uncle Jed was sitting on the rail fence
smoking his cnrncob pipe.
"Why don't you milk the cows your
self" asked the traveller, who had stop
ped TO water his horse instead of let
ting your wife do it?''
I've done my share Of the work, mis-
ter" said Uncle Jed. 4 called the
cows up.''-ChicagO Tribune.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07

gra n d-f a { h ers.
Two paintings IN
oil. one Of George
Washington. and
the other OF Martha
Washington, DO h
more than seventy
years old, hang in
the drawing room
Mrs. Monkey tried
to get these pie
lures in 1861. when
the pictures and
furniture belonging
TO the BaZenberry
estate were sold ct
auction. She failed.
but in 1885, saw
them in the hands
OF a curio dealer
a n d purchased
them.
AT the time
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
Japan LOSES VESSEL.

TOKYO. Nov. News has reached
here Of the loss OF the steamer Taish,
which was sunk in a storm of Etoro
Island. one hundred and nifty persons
we're drowned. The vessel was crowded
with fishermen and passengers. and only
tWenty-nine persons were saved. The
Taish vas 8 vessel OF i74 tons. EtOrO
Island Is a small island near Hokkaidc.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
Embassy Not Asked
To Approach Century

Count Hatzfeldt. charge Of the Ger
man embassy today declared that moth
Ing is known there OF the report that
the German Emperor is 20 give an in
terview to the Century Magazine He
said he had heard nothing Of it until
told about the dispatch this morning
The Washington times., 1908-11-07

ruary. 1865. after living in the house
about a year; IL was then rented 10
Senator John Scott better known as
Honest John OF Pennsylvania; he had
resided here less than two years Wnen
the property was sold to Col. b. +.
MoXley.
Mr.. MOXley moved into the house on
July Z, 1870 and died November -, l5iO,
about four months later. Since The
death of her husband, Mrs. Emily MOX-
iaR b&s Lived haEs with her daughter
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
A New Wier Mitchell Book.

DIT. Mitchelrs new holiday gift book.
which the philadelphia house Of George
". Jacobs & Co. is issuing this month,
deals with the period of Revolutionary
days. being a story OF Valley Forge
under the caption. a Venture in l777."
The tale is not A long one, but IT IS said
to be an admirable piece OF work. while
the makeup Of the book IS very nearly
perfect
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
Dream Blocks.

Messrs. Dufheld & Co. viii pub
lish within the next few weeks Dream
Blocks" a book OF verses about chill
dren and for children. young or grown
up, by Aileen Cleveland Higgins, Of
Fairbault Minn., with pictures in color
by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Miss Smith 5
annual offering 10 children is invariably
hailed with delight, as is proved by the
continued sales Of the volume iilustrat-
ed by her last year for Mrs Payne
Nhithey.s verses, and called The Bed
Time Book"
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
lack London Shipwrecked.

Jack London has been shipwrecked
We hasten to add that, apparently, the
consequences were not serious, though
the experience had its excitement It
all happened in August in the solomon
islands, which are so far from civiiiza-
ton that the news has only just ar
rived. In a lettsr To q friand IN NsW
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
On Motion Pictures.

No recent Photographic article has
caused 50 much discussion as Mr.
CIaudy's attack on the motion picture
and its ruinous effect upon public
morals and the eyesight, which ap-
peared in the October Photo-EFa- This
month the remedy for the prevailing
evils is published in ala article, Ideal
Cinematogranhy." by Robert Thorn
Haines. +. r. z. S, an authority in
this line of work
The Washington times., 1908-11-07
Mourning Chinese Minister and Mrs WI Go to
Lakewood, NJ Mrs. Duff Goes to New York

Afr and Mrs Perry Belmont. who
have been spending the last few days in
Washington, returned to New York this
morning. They came 10 look over the
work on their new houseso on New Hamp-
shire avenue. which is under course Of
construction. and TO select a suitable
residence for the winter. as their own
will not be ready for occupancy for
some months, and they gave up the
house on Scott Circle, where they
lived last winter before going abroad
for the SUMMER. They will not, how
ever, entertain this winter, owing to
mourning for Mr.. Belmout's brother.
.. II. q. Belmont. who died last August
When their house is completed they
Will have one Of the handsomest resi-
deBces In Washington's imposing multi
millionaire colony.
The Chinese minister and Nine. WI
have gone 10 Lakewood, y. J., where
they viii be the guests of Mrs Eugene
Christian at a dinner party this even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Padelford have
as their guest in their Washington
home Mrs. George II. Holman Of Bal
timore.
Mr.. and Mrs John Bolt have re-
turned 10 Washington for the season
Mrs. Arthur Grant Dun. wife Of the
British minister 10 Cuba, who has been
visiting her parents. General and Mrs
Powell Clayton and her brother-in-laW
and sister, the Belgian minister nd
Baroness Moncheur, for the last few
months, has gone to New York, wheace
she will sail shortly for cuba. Mr
Grant Dun came TO New York to meet
her and 10 escort her TO Havana they
are guests at the Hotel Algonquin for
a day or two.
The American minister to Norway
and Mrs. II. II. d. PeircS. who are
on a two months leave Of absence, are
visiting in Boston. They vii, come to
Washington later.
Miss Helen Patten and Miss Josephine
Patten. VINO are spending the autumn
at the Virginia Hot Springs, are schigv-
ing considerable fame as mountain
climbers, never missing day at their
faVOrite diversion.
The Washington times., 1908-11-07

Commissioner West can accept EN-
pIoynIent on a Federal Electric Railway
Commission. says the Comptroller
We're not so much concerned over tha;
as we are that h. should be allowed "a
continue certain District work on which
ne has been cOnspicuOusly engaged oi
late
The Washington times., 1908-11-07

the MONey house was burt, X was
almost the only house in tnat section,
there being but one more house on
Thirty-nfth street, the Judge Bibb
house. which stands today on the
corner Of Thirty-iifth and . streets.
The grounds are surrounded by a
wall partly Of brick and partly Of
stone; about the house are fine
old trees. shrubbery. and flowers,
and rose bushes cover the side Veranda. -