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The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
THE OLD WORLD TO THE NEW.

stand there magnificent. with free. unbcnded head,
The dawn within your eyes
/ too was young once. and strong. but not 50.
For n darkness I !ay.
And heard but the r7gas Of beasts that were men,
As I waited the dsy-
Fer cons Of night Eroped uadly alone.
As they stided ny mind
AMI the passion Of love that s-ged I'd IN ny heart
Was inpotenr. blind
They trained NJ der hauds 20 all fanciful ar.
To trace marvellous lire.
To Eew stone into form. 70 pour life into clay.
Make al seen beauty mine.
And ny fingers are lord of the chisel and brush
Tha: your hands cannot hold
And vast flooding na-m71ies surge through my soul
Whea your spirit lies cold
But OBJ for the uplif; the uufettcred mind
That beams from your browi
The posc q the soul ;hat can act, need not feel.
Can act. and knows how,
And I cunt all ny culture but barrenest gain
Prom the years that srs sped.
As gaze ca ny passion-swept ags and your youth.
And kEOE myself dead
s-FoTence Euenwood Alea-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
A Word TO the BaldhesdS-

Says the Montgomery Advertiser
-Thsre-s a rrmely fer most visi-atious or ulisfo7-
times II We but know how % look f0r II and apTly
IT, We don't know whether baldus1s is sent as
Ire1I-5uiti1l or wauiaE. or wEether u ls
punishment tut a. az events II hits nan coca
sioua1y znl then the number ard quality q h1ir
rezso1gTs he uses world sink snip"
We don't believe many baIdheads bother
themselves excessively about their lack
Of hair. They are a good-natured. even
tempered. whoIe-souled lot as q rule ar
dent optiunists at heart in ninety-nine
cases out Of every hundred. Look around
among your acauaintances and observe
for yourself. it is doubtful that you VIII
be able 10 locate many baldheads who
are grouchy. or who don't enjoy a good
Joke. even at their own expense
And there isn't any reason why bald
headed men should deplore their lot any
how. Outside Of the annoyance the flies
give them. they have very few worries
in this world Flies are a product OF
a somewhat sloveniy civilization. and If
the baIdheads could get the proper sup
port in a wholesale effort al theIr ex-
termination. there soon wouldn't be any
flies. Even as II is. however. they bear
their one serious afiicti0n manfully, and
are prone 10 laugh the while they swat
It has been said that there are no bald
| headed men IN the asylums for the in
sane We suspect this IS true; az least
] save for rare and unimportant exceptions
This is an important thing for the anti
baIdheacs 10 speculate upon: IT may vel
/ furnish them food for serious and earnest
thought Unfortunately. there are any
/ number Of baldheaded men in the periter-
/ riaries. but e Uiu be admitted IN this
/ connection that II often takes a man q
! brilliant mental atta.uments 70 get IN
/ jail. whereas any ordinary galoot in The
/ world can get IN the bughouse-
IN our Judgment. baldheaded men should
( accept the situation. natUre-which never
works without a worthy uaotive-provides
for them. and let 1t 60 At that They
are not lacking in hair atop their era
NUNS for nothing lake the aII-sUfH-
/ cient excuse for breakfast foods. there's
/ a reason 50 they should not seek by
invoking the aid Of resJorers. cosmetics
washes. and whatnOt 20 thwart natures
benign efforts 10 do the right thing by
them. Notwithstanding some people.
ideas concerning the eternal fitness OF
things Let the baldheads stand fortt
Just as they are without one plea save
that their polls al uatGrel be- They CON
pose a highly important and useful sec
ton OF society; they should stand pat o.
the question OF their marole-t0ps. and Is
well enough alone
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
The CHANCES Of neb..

From the ProFi5cncs Journal
Eugene V. De5s. the Presidential can
dldate Of the Socialist party" says a
Connecticut paper. is trying hard 70 at
tract attention 20 himself, IN spite Of the
fact that his vote IS not likely TO make
much trouble for the counters in the ua-
tional election" Perhaps It viii not make
much trouble for the counters. but it
promises nevertheless. 10 be larger than
ever before. which means that II may
exceed half a million. In 1900 Mr. Debs
polled $500 votes. in 1904 this number in
creased 10 more than 10000. In 1905
there is continued unrest in many quars
ters: the ranks of the idle, though dimin-
ishing. are numerous. and the Socialistic
propaganda has been induStriously spread.
If there were a sharp alignment between
the Republicans and Democrats, none Of
the smaller parties could hope 70 make
a great numerical showing; but almost
anything may happen this year.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
He Wont Keep Quiet.

n spite OF the bad odor that Senator
PIatt. Of New York. left in the nostr!ls
II the public when at the close Of the
notorious Mae Woods case he retired 70
his summer home in Woodme-e. he viii
persist in tarus-ing his peculiar political
beliefs forward and thus attracting al
reu-ion % himself His latest exploit IS TO
declare himself on the question OF Gov
Hughes candidacy and 10 praise as good
boys lIessrs- Woodruff. Barnes. Ward,
Hendricks. Grei-er. and the other op-
ponents Of OIr. Hughes He says that
these men are perfectly right in opposing
the Hughes candidacy THAI e Hughes
is nominated It wIU seriously 5eopardize
NIr. Taft's chances Of carrying New York
state.
The utterarce has Just this Interest.
Il makes It more clear 10 the people jus-
what the character Of the opposition 20
Gov Hughes is. The people Of New York
STATE have right 20 manage their affairs
without outside interference. but II must
be plain 70 them. as II is 70 the outside
world. that under the administration OF
Gov. Hughes New York has made great
strides in the direction OF good govern
rnent and rigid law enforcement Il this
year he has 10 face bitter opposition.
there can be no doubt that it viii be
largely. on account OF the manly, honest
AID successful fight against the evils OF
race-,-ack gambling
Senator Plat discloses II his most re-
cent statement not only the character
Of The opposition Gov. Hughes may ex-
psct. but also his own peculiar mental
at-tude toward government and its dl-
ties says he
H--5e= had 6-Ii1s-a-slv ~ 70 z--k - destroy
-hs magnificent Republican r--a-izzti1- vEi-a mas
carried -Is STATE c-u-5nu1-s-r Srce -s73 No rV-
Der the leaders 1-r0ss his n0nira-ir-- Thsy hz7
-zv bzaedir-i7u. and hc7e they VIII wiz"
To Senator Plat-. the professional poll
tic5an for what there is in it, the man
Of evil life and selfish thoughts. the mag
nifce1t Republican organization which
IS but another word for machine" IS tC
be considered before all else. The in
terests OF decent government. the welfare
Of the people. The fight against corruption
the growing idea that political Office IS =
sacred rrusteeship Of the peoples inter
esJs-au these things have no meaning
and could have no meaning for such q
man as Senator PIatt-
They have my benedictlon." says thi,
United States Senator. whose life ha
been evil and whose years have brough
hi-a little but wealth and dishonor- M,
benedicuon-- Seriously. can he think n
blessing Of such a man as himself a de
sirable Jhing2
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Court of Nations.

From the Boston Herald
The efficacy OF the new Central Aneri-
can Court Of Justice IS 10 be given a
prompt test The complaint OF Honduras,
that interference by Guatemala and san
Salvador has encouraged rebeIlion against
the HondUran government, has been an
swered by a strong caUtionary decree
issued TO the offending governments It
now remains 10 be seen whether this de-
cree VIII be respected or enforced II
successful in maintaining neutrality II
Will not only prove its value in promot-
ing the peace Of troubled Central America
but viii afford an object lesson 20 be
studied and followed IN the wider thea
ter OF international relations
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Defining Women.

F---- -te Columbia STATE
Prof. Baldwin. Of Boston. has compiled
some eqithets hurled at wssnen in general
he says The composite portrait o. the
American woman as drawn by her recent
critics looks about like this. The Ameri-
can woman Is an aII-roUnd failure. both
before and after marriage She is idle >
selfish 'extravagaut.' superficial dis
cursive.' restless 'C0wardly.' Shrinking.
greedy 'pampered.' spoiled parasitic
'canriciOus' imperi0Us 'tyrannical %
rb-azeu,' aggressive Ioud-voiced.' hard
featured constituencies. 'heartless.
without sex and without humor.' g." The
use Of such thought saving adjectives Is
TO confess ones inability 10 understand
woman
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
PANDERING TO DECENCY.
Up Men Who stand for
Morality.

Fr1m the New Yo-z Post
The selection Of Secretary Root and
Joseph H Choate TO preside over the Re
publican state convention is an evident
attempt 20 pander 10 the decent element
Il the organization Il Is always a good
idea for the Party Of Moral Ideas 70 put
forward into such conspicuous Out
rather LnuocuousJ positions men who
have both IDEAS and morality So much
Woodruff. Barnes. and their kind are al
ways ready 20 cOncede 10 the heavy re-
spectacle whose votes are so useful on
election day. But a man Of ideas and
principles is difficult 20 deal with IL the
governors chair OF any other offce-as
the case Of Mr- Hughes freshly Illus
t-ates. lie is IN his proper place when he
Is swinging the Eavel making speeches.
and posing in a <rOck coat and silk hat.
but in distributing vhe patr- mage among
the boys" he makes a sad mess OF T.
He has talked 50 much about honesty
in politics that impeIIed By a sueaking
desire for consistency. he actually tries
20 be honest after denOUnclrg boss rule
n public his gorge rises when he IS
asked 10 kneeI 20 the boss in private
Having declared that Office IS a trust. he
lesi-ares about approving fat and fraud
uleut contracts for local leaCers. Clearly,
then. Craftsmanship in conventions are
the proper sphere for Ny Choate and
other slIk-st1Ckiags- But now and ther
a crisis arises IL which good men must
De nominated for Office Senator Plar-
used 70 say tuat in quiet times the ma
chine rules. but that IN moments OF ex'
element the Dachicists must put Up Z
strong candidate, whether they like hin
or not and make the best q IL And
AIr WoOdruh-s concil.ato-y remarks q
the reporters indicate Jnat he and his
/ teIlow--achinists are now entering ols
I OF those trying periods when il may b'
l -arasea-r 70 ~ hafn-a tie Wi-E-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation of yours viii be
incomplete unless The Washing
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IL viii be like n daily letter
from home
yOu regularly, and the address
VIII be changed ns often as de-
sired
Please be particular TO state IN
each case the length Of time you
desire paper sent TO new address.
Daily, 80 cents n month; daily
and Sundyas 80 cents. Postage
prepaid
Telephone Main $500.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
why canao Looks Like Hyde Park.

From the Peruvian Times
The principal thing that strikes a
strangers eye on his first arrival in Cal
lao is the terrific number Of beach
combers and Ioafers in the streets.
especially at the Peer Head 1t reminds
one Of Hyde Park. London. on a sunny
day. Not only do they molest the passers
by. but they are the chief attraction OF
the Cinnamon. who entertain them gen
orally 20 their disadvantage in the shape
Of bad whisky and still worse poico- We
would recommend the authorities 10 take
severer steps in the matter. as Il is daily
becoming a bigger nuisance. especially
20 the '-gringos.' who are easily beguiled
by their willy" ways.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
WHAT IS A TRUST?
A ST. Louis Court Tries to Answer
the Question

From the Atlanta Iousfitztion-
Gradually. thanks 20 the occasional
calculation Of the courts, we are getting
nearer 10 the proper conception OF a
trust.
The most recent light turned on the
question is found in the decision Of a St
Louis judge. who holds that a combina-
tion formed 10 control prices by all the
steam IaUndries Of that city is not
trust. because il does not take in the
washerwoman. IN other words, as long
as there are washerwonen and home
IaundrIes 70 compete with the concerns
that DO washing by steam. 1t is impossible
FOR the latter 20 form any sort Of
combination that can, within the meaning
Of opposing laws. be denominated trust
This materially clears the skies Our
impressions as to the qualifications of a
trust have been altogether too vague and
indetermInate But we are being en-
Ightened- We may take II from the St
Louis 1udge's view that there can be no
fatren and slaughter the last old home
raised steer that existence OF an oil
trust Is illogical and absurd while the
gas meter works and sperm candles may
be had At two for . cents
steam laundering is only a method Of
washing" says the St Louis court, and.
as there are other methods, the steam
laundry companies are not effecting a
I combination III restraint Of trade by
agreeing upon a schedule Of prices
The rs Of sugar IS only method Of
sweeueuiug coffee. there are other agencies
[ which might be employed Think. there
/ fore, of the injustice which has been done
the united sugar refueries IN CHASING 6
them as a trust Boiled down. we have
I IL that while there remains any sort oi
.comperitlOn. there can be no monopoly
I our great commercial combinations mus
I ----.-- .-----a IL nr.--.----a aa.ls.o-,
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Can Talk English.

From the Norwich Record.
We are gratihed 10 note that Candidats
Taft. even in his most jostled moments,
never falls into the peculiar dialect OF
some educated as well as unschooled peo-
pie in his own Ohio by saying. = haven't
went to Washington" I haven't saw my
brother Charlie P. =" and I hain't got the
money 10 run for that once now" Mr..
Taft was educated TO some extent IN Con-
necticut and he can write the good Eng
lish OF the Yankees without talking with
the Yankees nasal twanE.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

that a large tract could be purchased at
a reasonable figure.
Capt Hennessy adds: This is the
country from which Mosbys guerrillas
and Jeb Stuart's cavalry secured many
OF their famous mounts, with which they
did such wonderful long distance riding
during the civil war The descendants
Of these hardy horses are numerous and
the supply practically unlimited. as al
most all the land owners are raising one
or more horses for pleasure or for profit
An arrangement has been made by
which army officers who have an op-
portunity 10 90 into Virginia shall obtain
information with the idea OF determining
the suitability Of Virginia as a horse
center The establishment OF one Of the
army remount dePots in Virginia viii be
Of decided advantage 10 an important in
dustry in a neighboring section Of the
country and viii in turn be Of value TO
the military establishment.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Automobile Tours.

From the Chicago Trfbune
The automobile tour Is becoming an in
creasing popular form OF summer outing.
The parts Of the United States where
roads are fairly good are being revealed
20 Americans as never before The hasty
glimpses Of the country one gets from the
car window as one files along a transcOn-
tineItal railway line tell comparatively
little OF the real life OF the people It IS
the main travelled road from town TO
town which shows the homes and the
prevailing types of citizenship.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Roosevelt and Peary.

From the BROOKLYN IrneS-
ROosevelts interest in Peary's ship IS
natural. II is this characteristic Of in
tense interest in all the things Of life and
in its varied undertakings that makes the
President so near TO the healthy American
heart He is a thorough spirit He IS
old enough to be wise and young enough
TO be enthusiastic.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Those Foolish Questio.
THE CUBAN WITHDRAWAL
Means the Formation of Two Strong
Parties.

Parties.
From TIE Ncw York P1s-
The Withdrawal OF Alfredo Zavas. leader
of the Zayistas. a chief conspirator in the
late revolution. from his candidacy Tor
the Presidency Ct the Cuban republic. IS
an event OF great Significance Not lack
ing IN brains or ia legal ability. Zayas
has been the best OF the candidates in the
field. but beyond that there IS nothing 10
be said for his fitness for the once he
sought Now that the Conservatives have
suddenly shown such great strength.
Zayas finds IL necessary 70 withdraw il
favor OF the AI5gue-lstas. the followers OF
Miguel Gomez. IN order that they may
make common front against the uew-o-
old-enemy. Ever since Gov. 1IaEoOn has
been n Cuba. Gomez and Zsyas. COM
pani0ns !1 the insurrect.1n, have been
engaged IN fighting one another FOR the
spoils Of Office. or any possible personal
advantage The net result should now
be the division OF the people into Two
parties. the horse-thieves and insurrec-
t.ouists Of 1es on one side. and those who
supported Palma on the other. plus. let
Us hope. the solid proQeTty-Cw1iCE ele-
ne1ts f. the island. who have hitherto
held aloOT from politics. because n dis
gust and q vvell-founded Fear that a new
insUrrection might witness The destruc-
ton OF all their property for their te-
nerity IN entering politics The curse OF
the Cuban situation is that there are no
issues whatever on which 20 divide. that
no party dreams of a platform. and that
Zayas and Gomez are l1 politics merely
for the Offices they can hold and the
money they can make. Hence the de-
STABILITY Of the entrance into the Presi-
dental contest cf a man o. fae characte.
like Gen Mario AIenocaI. who IS likely q
IasE The Crrsa-.-at-l-as
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
MHICHf

WHICHf
His little wife at home
Doth stay.
She says she viii not roam
Away.
on summer trips she doth but frown
Provided hub must stay in town
Why doth his wifey pout
And state
she VII not 20 without
Her mate2
Why is she 10th alone 10 rove
Is Il suspicion or IS II love2
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

quences Of a shortage Of coal. During
the conferences between the President and
the contenGing parties. M Cleveland
wrote Mr.. Roosevelt suggesting that the
operators and miners might consent to
the production Of a sufficient amount Of
coal 10 serve consumers. after which the
quarrel might be resumed where it was
left Some such proposal was. in fact.
made TO the miners by Mr. Roosevelt.
coupled with a promise that a commits
sion would investigate the sJtUation- The
tone Of Mr.. Cleveland's letters leaves no
doubt that his course in the Executive
Office would have closely paralleled that
actually taken by Mr.. Roosevelt: nor can
there be any doubt that Mr.. Roosevelt's s
action. which has been so abundantly
criticised as in excess OF his cOnstitu-
tionaI power. was fully approved by the
ex-President. This Will not seem strange
when We recall Mr.. CleveIand's deter
mined policy in the Chicago railroad
strike. where he set a precedent Of Exec
utive action very nearly amounting to an
amendment of the Federal Constitution
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Nnmernus Homes.

We want 10 place tablet" an
nounced the delegation OF admirers. ''on
your boyhood home.'
Better make wholesale terms with
some iron foundry advised the poet
Ny poor old father had 20 move often
when was a kid
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

The unwr.ttea law IS badly in need OF
rewriting" says a Southern contem-
porary- Il needs 10 be erased entirely
from our code OF ethics. II that's the
way you choose 10 express it
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Al In-nown and out.

From the Cleveland Leader
There never was miracle. and there
never viii be one announces a college
professor That disposes Of Bryan's
chances for election.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Or a Restaurant Fritter.

From the Rochester Post Express
A new stone crusher has been invented
that viii crush q stone weighing tive
tons. A real test, however, would be 1
boarding hshbaIL
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Sidaw,rL Couversatfon,

Il can buy all the brains want FOR
so a week
Well. here's so Buy yourself
weeks supply"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

IF fate passes Us lemon. lets accept
IL and start a lemonade stand" advises
Ebert Hubbard That's fine philosophy
as far as Il goes but how can we start
a lemonade stand unless fate also passes
US some sugar.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

A number Of tra-ps stole a lot cf soap
from g Pennsylvania factory a few days
ago They must have been terribly norti-
fed when they came TO inspect their haul
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
would Look Bad.

This gas bin is for only 70 cents.
Well. slrZ-'
Can't YOU add Sf2 I've been writing
my wife that I'm spending my evenings
al home
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

The government has just paid a civil
war veteran Sze5- for nine days service
as a private in 1852 says the Buffalo
Express Think OF the pleasure II has
given him all these years. however. 20
know that he had something coming TO
him from the government
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

The one concerted reply 10 the Atlanta
Georgian-s statement. "Kern's whiskers
VIII grow on the public" IS. Not if the
public knows Itself
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

New York is 10 have waitcTless res
tsurant. We take this 70 mean the serv-
ice will be out OF sight
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

BY Thanksgiving Day Young Turkey
should have everything its own way"
says the New York Post No doubt
young turks viii be popular on that day.
all right. but they viii not be conscious
OF L. as a rule
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

-' The Devils 20 pay n two New York
theaters. says the Boston Herald That
viii come handy enough 20 the ghost. %
provided he IS able 10 walk"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

'Cervera has come out for Taft says
the Deseret News He came out for
SchIey once. too; but as Kipling says.
that is another story.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

a colorado woman who IS running for
Office threatens 20 appear on the streets
of this town clad ta sheath gown, %
saws the Denver Post Perhaps she
merely wants 10 be frank about her ru2-
ming gear.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

Mr.. " :. Taylor's arrival on Ken
tucky soil appears 20 be scheduled 10 oc-
cur about the same tine Mehmed All
Bey arrives in CoustautinopIe.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Liz a Clock.

our business is all run down"
What shall we do2"
7 guess we'd better wind Il Up"
Those Foolish Questions
Hello. old chap Back from the sea
shore2"
Not at all old chump- Tn stiu there. q"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

- magazine writer says American
cities have no distinctive smell OF their
own says The Cleveland Leader. We
suspect he never caught a whin Of Phila-
6eIphia's political atmosphere.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

And nov the boI-veevH has mixed IL
tee game. We suppose it is impossible
for any Of the pests 10 stay indoors dur
inC a national camQalEu year.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

kansas banks are complaining because
they cannot make loans enough TO keep
their surplus money busy" says the De-
t-oit Free Press # this isn't a warm
bid for immigration. we don't know WY.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

The VIII Of a wealthy New York man
was found when read 10 contain only
thirty words That is no sure sign. how
ever. that some OF his disgruntled kin
viii not try 20 make il look like % cents.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

John A johnson has yielded 70 his
parJys demand in Minnesota, and made
II unanimous
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

Hartman says he is retiring 10 the
woods 10 think saws a contemporary.
Then its high time for some other folks
20 set busy thinking. also.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

aIen who affect The airshlp habit appear
20 make the money ay. even Il the ships
don't
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

The Nashville American says the town
of Tipperary IS the deadest town IN the
world This IS apt 20 raise somebody's
Irish
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

a New Jersey Justice Of the peace has
collected 50 IN fines from autUmObiIists
this year. Z business keeps up he viii
soon have enough on hand 90 get one
for himself
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

Abraham Lincoln's speech Of acceptance
when he was first nominated was only
IL words in length Even al that. now
ever. i. isn't one Of the things for which
he Is remembered most lovingly