The Washington herald., 1908-07-08
AT THE HOTELS.


kins. a prominent business man OF Mime
apolis, Mimi, at the Raleigh last night. Mr..
Hawkins regrets very much th2t business
prevented him from going 10 Denver. as
ne had intended TO do.
Senator TOwne is statesman and a
diplomat and has had more experience In
those two roles than almost any other
running mate that could be named II he
and Bryan were 70 stump the country to-
gether, the Republicans could never hope
70 equal them In the line Of oratory and.
campaign speechnaking. Both Bryan and
Towne are brilliant speakers and would
attract a crowd wherever they might ap-
pear. That's more than could be said Of
the Republican team-Taft and Sherman
neither Of whom amounts TO much as a
campaign speaker. TOwne made good in
New York. and believe that he could
cary that State as against Jim Sher-
man, which would indeed be a great help
20 the Democratic host"
Feet and teeth receive scant attention
IN England. according TO Dr. Gerald G.
Cunning, Of London. England. who is at
the New Willard. Dr. Cunning is travel
ing in this country for pleasure and has
done" Washington for the last few days.
expressing great admiration for the public
buildings and the street plan Of the city.
Discussing feet and teeth. evidently a
subject near 70 his heart, as he insisted
on talking about them, he said:
You rarely hear American or French
boys and girls complaining that their
boots hurt them. The reason is very
simple. American and French mothers.
take an intelligent interest in boots, real
ize that the boots which are worn in
childhood determine the shape Of the feet
for lifetime and realize also that there
is no cause whatever why boots shoulS
not be as painless as a pair Of gloves.
But in England anything that does not
actually fail off is considered good enough
10 wear and 10 walk in. Hence. disfig-
ured. coarse. fiat. shapeless and swollen
feet have become an accepted sign OF
English nationality.
In the matter Of teeth, things are even
worse. OF all the peoples have come IN
contact with. the Irish alone have worse
teeth than the English. In the great ma
particularly among servant girls. the care
of the teeth. the function OF teeth, and
their vital Importance TO health are not
only unknown. but unguessed. And
throughout all classes in England one en-
counters all sorts Of strange irregulari-
ties prOtrusions. fangs and tusks. gaps
and cavities. the evidence Of a total lack
Of fOrethOught and proper tending, the
effects OF which on the national health
are simply appalling. In the interval OF
waiting TO reform everything by the bal
lot box. the women OF Englard might
very well devote a part Of Their time 70
improving their children's feet and teeth
Ferdinand O. WobOrnik. OF Vienna.
Austria. who owns a racing stable in the
Austrian capital, and whose eoIors may
be seen on every continental track. is
registered at the Ebbitt Air. woborniz
has come 10 this country to look az some
horses, and also 20 see how racing is
managed on American tracks.
The sport on American courses lacks
dignity" he said. Not only does il lack
dignity, but the greater part Of the c0un-
try seems 70 be against horse racing.
judging from the legislation which IS
aimed against Il.
There is no nobIer sport than horse
racing; it brings out the good qualities
OF the animal and for that and many
other reasons the various important
meets on European tracks are always in
augurated by the Sovereign himself. or
al least by one or more members Of his
house. Our own Kaiser Franz-there IS
no more enthusiastic admirer Of horse
/ flesh than he-always enters his horses
at the various meets. The whole world
knows King Edward 10 be a genuine
sport, and he always is on hand when
| the great Derby comes Of. The German
/ Emperor. the King of Italy. and all other
sovereigns are devoted 20 the sport. Their
presence at the opening Of the season
and their practical and active participa-
ton in the sport place horse racing on
/ a highly respectable plane.
'Of course, we bet and We win and va
lose Everybody is more or less Of
gambler in one way or another. But
there is no harm in betting il the laws
regulating the laying Of bets are properly
observed.
You have too many laws in your free
America; that's where the trouble lies
with you You legislate against beer and
wine in many States. and in others you
may only have il during the week while
on Sunday you may do the best you can.
Theaters. concert gardens, and all other
places OF public amusement are also
closed on Sunday; on the very day when
the workingrnan needs a little recreation.
Revolutions have taken place in the his
tory Of the world for less causes than
the ones speak Of"
Bell J. Carver, a mining prOspectOr, OF
LeadviIle Colo, who has been 70 New
York on business. is registered at tho Eb-
bitt. Mr.. Carver is a patriotic Americana
and preferred 10 discuss the new arrange-
ment Of the stars in the country's flag.
He said:
since the placing Of the additional star
in the flag has become a necessity, there
has been much discussion as to what is
the correct design for arranging the white
emblems Of Statehood I'm the blue field.
There has never been an official design
Of any kind adopted by Congress or any
person in authority, the matter of placing
the required number Of stars in the posi-
tons they have occupied for so many
years-that is. in parallel rows-5eing left
very much in the hands OF the flag manu-
facturers. who usually agree TO make
their designs Of a uniform pattern.
Put it is probable that to Leadyille will
fall The honor Of designing a new flag
while new, ii is very much like the old
which may be adopted as the official en-
blem Of the nation, and from a historic
and educational standpoint will be a de-
cided Improvement over the flag now in
use.
1t has been ten years since James
Byrnes. the Wcll-inown mining man. first
originated the idea Of having the group
or stars placed on the blue feld in rhe