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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
IDLE WISHES.

wish that / might be as brave rs il the hero
in the play.
And that / had such strength ~ his to clear
existing wrongs away;
/ wish ] were sure as he to triumph ere the
curtain falls
! wish that I were always near. he II when
sweet Virtue calls:
wish that could always win the fair maid.
he always can;
It's such dismal thing to be a common. IN
heroic man!
I wish the girl who sits and looks at me some
times across the aisle
Were like the lady In the play ana that II ]
should dare to smile
She would have sudden faith in ne and come
and snuggle 1T my side. -.
And tell me how to thwart the wretch who voWS
that she shall be his bride;
wish that. like the heroine. abe were the
fairest Of the fair.
And that she might confer the right to
keep her In my care.
wish her father might be rich. as Is the father
in the play,
And that. although he spurned me now. be-
might express regret some day:
I wisl-but why keep wishing on? ] presently
must leave the car
To toll till night with all my might whefe many
money -grubhers are.
While she that sits across the aisle and klanco8
now and then at me
Is chewing gum and has q face would not
turn around to see.
S. K. Kiser In the Chicago Record Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
CABINET SPELLBINDERS.
From the Hartford Evening Post.

From the Hartford Evening Post.
II the quorum rule applied to cabinet
meetings. President Roosevelts official
family could do no business until after
election. Six out Of the nine prime min
listers comprising the cabinet are away
whirlwinding and hot-airing on the stump.
From the Atlanta Georgian and News
With the entire cabinet called out to
take the stump and Roosevelt's type
writer working overtime, II would ap-
pear that the prevailing betting odds
do not represent Tafts real state Of
mind.
From the Richmond Times.Dispatch.
We are in position to announce that
when the United States cabinet has An
ished doing all 1t can In aid OF one presi-
Dental candidate against the other seven,
1t will resume it's sideline of conducting
the affairs Of the nation.
From the Indianapolis News.
Secretary Metcalfs illness at this par
ticular time Is most inopportune. It pre-
vents his attending to his official duties
on the stump.
From the Providence Evening Tribune.
It may be hoped that the members of
the cabinet who have been directed to
take the field will not proceed ON the
theory that 1t Is q tennis court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
The ALSO-RANs.
From the Omaha Bee

From the Omaha Bee.
Sidney c. Tapp. the presidential candi-
date of the national liberal party says
he has no barrel. In that case he cal
not hope to stave of defeat.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Mr.. Debs says frankly that he is not at
by temperament or training to be Presi-
dent Now Chain!
Frnm the Nashville Banner.
Mr.. Hearst should write q letter to MI.
HisRen to discover him and bring him into
public notice again.
From the Los Angeles Times.
II would be a courteous act on the
part Of the keeper Of the Nevada state
prison 70 allow Candidate Preston to sit
up on election night In order to hear the
returns.
From the Cleveland Leader.
Odds against Chain have risen to 1900
to I. And with our ear close to the
ground, we have failed to hear Of any
takers. even of this long shot.
From the Buffalo Evening News.
Hisgen will carry Nevada II the voters.
when they get to the polls on election
day. can remember what ticket he Is on.
From the New York Tribune.
The Hearst party may not get q lot Of
votes. but 1t IL having lot Of fYn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
The COOKING HOUR.

Time. any evening between 5 and Z; plsee
my large apartment building)
Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to lower.
Comes q pause In the days occupations
That Ia known as the cooking hour.
catch in tn apartment above me
The odor Of frying meat.
The fragrance OF liver and onions
And cabbage. fresh and sweet.
From my alcove I sense In the gaslight
4 redolent. perfumed group
or carrots and leeks. and I'm certain
That somebody's cooking soup.
sudden gust from the doorway,
A watt from the fiat below,
Through windows left unbolted,
On every breeze they blow.
They climb up onto the ceiling,
They curl around my chair;
II try to escape they surround me;
They seem to be everywhere.
And the Odors will stay forever,
Yes. forever and day,
Till the building shall crumble to ruin
And mOlder in dust away!
New York Mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
The City of National Tributes.

The American people will not be salts
fed with Lincoln memorial in this city
that does not adequately typify the
great President and does not in its gen.
eral concept and treatment impress the
beholder Immediately as a symbol of his
character and his place in the history
of the nation. The day for commemo-
rating the deeds of the great men of this
country with small. cheap, feeble efhgies
and so-called monuments has passed.
This country has come to realize the ne
cessity of erecting permanent tokens OF
esteem on a grand scale, and there is no
dissent from the general PROPOSE ion that
Washington is the proper place for these
expressions in bronze and stone Of the
national gratitude.
With the single exception of the Wash
ington Monument the national memorials
to the American heroes erected here have
been wholly J. adequate. The monument
itself will never be approached In
grandeur and significance. Il is not
unique in shape, for it is an expansion OF
the ancient obelisk, but it is impressive
in its size. 1t is great presence In the
capital which was planned by Washing
ton himself. /, strikes the note which
should guide in all future creations OF
the same character.
There Is no other city In the United
States where memorial to a great per-
sonage acc Tires a distinctly national sig
n:ficance. Here everything that stands
before the pc. Die as monument has a
universal appeal and becomes a patriotic
inspiration. In the case OF the Lincoln
memorial this thought should be and
=. ~r,;I1 ~ Sx, he
luton of the plan. Jus. as the Wash
ington monument Is different from all
other structures by reason Of Its vast
ness and Singularity, SO The Lincoln me-
mortal should be instantly recognized as
individual and typical 1t should add to
the significance of Washington. the
capital.
In the years to come Congress will be
called upon from time TO time to erect
otner memorials to the great men OF the
ma ion who have passed awaG. Not all
of them will be of the Stature of WASH
lngton or or Lincoln. Indeed rarely will
such men exist. But in their degree and
in their time men Will arise VINO Dy their
performances will deserve the tributes
OF permanent recognition, Washington
should be considered without ooubt Or
hesitation as the pace for sucn tokens
OF commemoration, and now is the time
70 establish the standard. An made
quate memorial to Lincoln erected now
VIII lower permanently the tone Of The
national expressions of appreciation here
after TO be evolved.
1t Is not believed that there is any
hesitation In Congress about giving to
the Lincoln memorial the fullest possible
Significance. 1t should not be considered
II ON .ne point OF view o. cost. II In the
nnal analysis the cnolce lies pe.ween two
projects one costing tive millions and the
otner ten, the decision should favor tina
plan which most Iuiiy t. pines the Ameri-
can attitude coward the memory of L,n-
coin. TINS ~untry is rich enough to pay
TINS tribute To one of It's greatest men
without single thought tor the expense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Horse Racing and Gambling.

That New York turfman who has de-
clared for Hughes and says that the
anti-gambling laws have rescued the
turf from influences that threatened it's
extinction as an Institution puts the case
in plain terms. He bespeaks the law as
an aid to good sport.
And yet the professional gamblers
would have US believe that their vile trade
is absolutely necessary to the life of
Eorse facing. II is not. but has proven the
curse oi TIE sport. Ii Gov. Hughes is
rc-elected, and elsewhere throughout the
country TIC boohnaAers and their fol-
..ers afe Kept L. Cheek. horse racing will
gain come u:loer honest influences, and
eujoy a heaishy patronage at the hands
"a responsible people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
WAITING.

Al, Pegasus. though fain SIN
To drive you over sunny hills,
To mount you now and ride away
In search of fresh poetic thrills,
I'm forced to leave You In your stall
And let the rust corrode my pen;
II Taft's elected I will call
And mount your back and ride again.
I fain would sing OF happy days,
OF childhood and OF pumpkin pie,
But l must turn you out to Craze
Until election day goes by;
/ fafn would know before I sing,
II there Is really money in IT.:
II Taft's elected, Pegasus,
Ill ride you in . holy minute.
No journeys shall we take today,
The muse awhile must be unw0oed;
As merchants all their ventures stay,
50 must ! curb my rhyming mood.
No flights of poesy we'll make
Or to the realms of wonder soar;
II Taft's elected. then we'll take
Our journeys DER the hills once more.
So. Pegasus. beg you rest
And cease the champing at your bit
And. meanwhile hoping for the best,
When we may sell what we have writ,
Taking no chances now until
News comes for better or for worses
II Taft's elected then we'll still
Possess q market for our verse.
Detroit Free Pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Fire and Water.

When thwarted or disturbed the forces
or nature often wreak a terrible ven
8eance upon mankind. few years ago
some enterprising engineers conceived q
plan of diverting a portion OF the Colo
RADIO river into the arid basin known as
the Salton sea. In southwestern Arizona,
In order to irrigate that potentially fertile
SOIL The scheme was highly successful
Tor a time, but finally the Colorado river
LOOK II into its head. SO to speak, to flow
IN that direction entirely, and tens Of
thousands of acres were flooded, millions
OF property were destroyed, and a problem
was Created which taxed the resources Of
the most expert engineers in the world.
and was only solved few months ago.
DOWN In Mexico an enormous oil well
was discovered A syndicate of English
men bought 1t and operated 1t for time
with great success. The flow was un-
precedented, and there was a prospect OF
making vast fortune On the 4th OF
July last the oil was accidentally set on
fire and a veritable volcano was pro-
ouced' the great vent of petroleum blazing
higher and higher until the flames reached
distance of hundreds of feet and the
smoke was visible many miles out at sea.
- was ti1C Ui6SeSl DOnHIe ever known
and 1t blazed for more than three months.
Finally, at an expenditure OF a million
dollars. the owners succeeded in quench-
ing the flame.
With the extinguishment Of the fire one
problem was solved only to give rise to
another. Now comes the word that since
the blaze was extinguished deadly gases
have poured from the well, killing at
latest accounts more than a score of la
oorers and causing immense damage on
neighboring ranches. Veracious reports
have been received Of the blackening Of
the white paint Of ships more than q
hundred miles distant. It is also report
ed that two sailors on a vessel going
along the coast not far from the fire were
killed instantly by the fumes blown sea-
ward.
Here Is nut for science to crack. The
only way now out OF the difficulty, 1t Is
reported, Is to close the WELL This is not
easily accomplished. If means can be
found to control the outflow of gas 1t may
become commercially profitable. It would
seem at present as though the choice lay
between letting the we'll burn itself out
and permitting it to devastate the neigh
borhood with its noxious fumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

Welcome the time which now draws mig
When the votes will be gathered In.
And the merry throng will awake the SIX
To joyous echoing din.
No more figures in grim array,
No speeches on themes abstruse,
No more letters that cause dismay
From the Archbold files turned loose!
No more stories Of craft and guile
In gathering UP the loot!>
No more cynical skeptic smile
At talk Of libel suit
Welcome the hour OF the festive shout
Which SO gloriously draws near.
With nothing at all to think about!
Nothing to do but cheer!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
MOTHER PARAMOUNT.

Another question fronts us now
One that much trouble brews, day
by day. and often makes n row
We shan't decide next Tuesday.
Although this questions paramount
To particular amount.
Ideas are 80 different
Concerning meat and poison
It's pretty hard for any gent
To set his comforts Joys on
The one instead OF on the other
without some trouble with Q brother.
The difference brings many q scowl.
Gives tempers many a twisting,
In fact, Ii raises many a howl
IL one will keep insisting
His open way. 50 light and airy.
Has proved 10 be more sanitary.
The other chaps. with collars raised.
And tennpers all a-Quiver.
Declare that they'll not he 90 ha.ed.
That they'll not sit and SILVER
Right In q draft 20 awful chilly.
And take their death OF cold; it's silly.
And 70 they shut and then they ope
In varied demonstration
OF different hygienic dope
For street car ventilat ton,
While radicals come out in DAT form.
And squarely stand upon the platform.
Indianapolis News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
THE UNPREJUDICED RAIN.

The gentle rain falls down to earth. :.
As II was meant to do
III rain fell upward, oh my mirth
Would be intense. And your
But TO return, the rain comes down
Note come" instead of fall
Upon the meadow. hill and town.
Or anywhere at all.
1t drops on ladies. men and gents,
1t drops on street and crop,
Indeed II drops with confidence
Where ii desires to drop.
1t falls on Rome. ii falls on Client,
II falls on Brussels sprout--
And most it falls on those who'vc lent
Their own umbrellas out.
II knows no party laws or ties,
No why's or where's or whens,
II loves to fall and liQuidize,
distinguished citizens"
The rain cares not for N below.
1t recks not any man,
It's near the only thing / know
That is non partisan.
-Richmond Times Dispatcl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
A R BEL.

In pieces played by Photographs
Ny pleasure 10 intense;
I always get some hearty laughs
From sunday supplements.
I'm fond Of G. VI. Cohan's shows,
dote on Cheer-up bards,
And on! I love the wit that goes
With picture postal cards!
Ny neighhor's p:anola Is
wondrous treat to me.
At Harper's Weekly's jokes, go whist
! nearly die with glee.
When Ella Wilcox has a burst
OF song-ah. that's divine!
In politics. the views Of Hearst
Quite coipcide with mine.
In art. I'm fondest Of these things
That ladies hurn on wood:
And everything Fra Hubbard springs
In print. TO me seems good
On Threefer cars I Joy to ride
These Pleasures ] desire.
And similar delights beside.
r. 81 am Q liar.
-Clevsland ISsAss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
THE END APPROACHES.

The last ranard has birth
And doth suhside,
The last stanch man stsnds forth
To point with pride.
The last rcorback one ends
Flare out and fade.
And through the city wirds
The last parade,
To take the last straw vote
They come around.
The farewell warning note
We hear 'rm sound
Men make the last freak bet
With sinous srst.
And soon. perhaps. we'll get
A little rest.
Louisville Courier journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
In A LITTLE WHILE.

We shall settle down once more,
In little while;
Things will 60 on as before.
In little while:
Men who actually thought
Everything would 60 TO pot
II their party got knocked out
VIII be very glad. no doubt,
To observe that Ii has not
In q little while;
Chicago Record Herald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Trouble.

so" said the CHEEKY bore, you have
purchased an automobile"
Yes" answered Mr.. Sirius Barker.
Causes you a heap of trouble. doesn't
it,"
Yes"
.Electricitys been going wrong. chr
mot yet
"Carburetter out Of order?''
mo"
Sparkling plug to the bad?"
Not that know off,
Then how is 1t causing you trouble?"
by encouraging people TO stand around
and try to make funny remarks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

Some men," said Uncle Eban. gets
SO discouraged wifi politics dat instid o.
votin' fon anybody dey jes' picks out
de candidate dey dislikes mos and votes
to defeat i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Approval.

What do you think Of your -7ife's
idea of becoming a suffragette?"
It's a good thing" answered Mr..
Meekton. Il don't know OF anything
that would have more of \ tendency u
discourage the other suffragettes and
make 'em go home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

1t will noE DC decided whether Mr..
Bryan is TO start IN on the ambitious
future he has So ions coveted or whether
he has merely added another four Yeas
TO TIE political past he is trying to l.-e
down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

Not only is King Edward more or less
responsible for Alfred Austin. but he is
recognized as the originator of the green
hat fashion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

Mr.. Roosevelt may as wei. be warned
that there is not nearly the excitement in
hunting a paste brush or q pair OF edi-
torial scissors that there IS in hunting
lions or elephants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

Prohibition Is held responsible for a
shrinkase in public revenues. But 1t Ike
wise decreases The expenses for criminal
prosecutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

Debs persistence IN running, though de-
feat is inevitable, will serve to confirm
opinions already formed as 10 the per-
yerslty of the man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Two Viewpoints.

so you have figured out the probable
election results?"
Il have"
And what is the answer"
1T depends on whether I speak as q
mathematician or a politician
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

A few days of general apathy would be
only a reasonable preparation for the ex-
element Of election night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Election Sacacity.

'Mongst all the wisdom that men show
Here is the greatest yet:
Some say they know just how twill go.
But are too wise to bet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

T. Jenkins Hams writes about himself
as enthusiastically as If he were the hero
of a magazine story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

When Congress reassembles Mr.. Arch
bold need not be surprised II any Of his
letters TO statesmen are returned with the
Endorsement Opened by mistake"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

A man who can hold out as long as
Castro has done is bound to find some
sympathizers sooner or later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

A disposition existed half a century age
in some quarters to criticise the govern.
ment for its failure to make
Postal the postal service self-sus.
S.r,.. tanning. The Star, with
full knowledge Of the con.
ditions, undertook In the issue Of October
% 1853, to set forth the true facts re.
garding the postal service. which was
then IN a stage Of extension occasioning
heavy drains upon the Treasury. Over q
large part of the United States the mails
were carried by horsemen and the main.
tenance Of post roads was q large item
OF cost 1t was estimated that the post.
users Of these post routes over the un.
settled portions OF the country did not
constitute a return Of per cent upon the
investment Considering the remarkable
extension Of the postal service nowadays
with the mails transported by steam and
electricity at great speed to the most
remote corners of the country, while In
all tile states rural free delivery routes
keep the farmers In daily touch with the
news centers, the advance in this respect
has been remarkable. In the issue OF
The Star mentioned occurs the folio wins
paragraph:
1--WE do not conceive that the estab-
lishment Of such post routes is blame
worthy. 1t is absolutely necessary to our
national interests and system of govern
ment on the frontier that regular COM
munication should be kept up with dis
tant interior points; because 1t rs the
duty of the government to open them UP
to settlement as fast as possible and also
thus to accord protection to such regions
the regular passage Of the mails to and
from them according substantial protec-
ton to them In the means of certain and
more speedy communication with them
they afford. If such sections of our coun-
try were without mail facilities Of course
the government would not receive a dol
lar from them from the sale OF the public
lands in them. for none would settle IN
numbers In these times beyond the reach
OF intercourse with the rest Of the world
by the mails. Thus large portion of the
deficiency in the postal revenues OF the
government Is. In fact. an expenditure
for the benefit Of the frontier. and FOL
that OF other governmental interests
which sooner or later pay 1t back into the
Treasury in various ways tenfold. There
are, of course. other causes Of the ap-
parent deficiency in the postal revenues
but when compared with this cause they
are so slight in their effects as hardly
to be worthy Of consideration"
Although this large item Of expense
the maintenance of post roads. has been
eliminated. the postal revenues still fail
to cover the expenditures. Each fisca
year the postal service costs more than II
earns The deficit In the fiscal year end
ed June 80 1908. was IN round numbers
Si4 500 600: In 1908 It was so, 100000; II
1907 It was $6OOO.OOO. The figures for
the past fiscal year have not yet been
compiled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

King Peter of Seryia made his royal
debut among promises of trouble that
should keep him from being surprised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

At this season Of the year the beautiful
and historic Chesapeake asserts itself as
the only oyster bay worth mentioning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

Mrs. Howard Gould seems successful In
not letting her wounded affections inter-
fere with her business foresight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

There are no prospects Of any club-rate
combinations to include the Commoner
and the Outlook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

Against such a formidable coalition
Russia and Austria, with the consent of
the powers, organized re-
Remarkable Gently a European gen.
~ darmerie for Macedonia.
The Intervention was not
wholly satisfactory when England, profit
ing by her rapprochement with Russia,
submitted propositions which promised an
era of real reform. At that moment to
the surprise Of the world the Turkish rev.
olutlon burst like a bomb and Turkey
passed into new hands.
Does there exist in history" asks NJ.
Talichet "a like movements revolu-
ton as profound. which has been accom-
plished so easily? We do not know Of
one. The Turkish revolution is the ac-
complishment Of great event which will
transform the empire and probably Is
lamis m at the same time"
According to NJ. Talichet 1t marks
period which should attract the attention
Cf >hristendom because of its results to
Islam. The circumstances Of its debut
to him are mysterious and marvellous
which are Indicated in the writings of
lichet advances an idea which Is novel but
which will scarcely be accepted by the
party of young Turks. which proposes to
reform and reinviSorate Turkey and place
it's religion in friendly and sympathetic
airport with the Christian world.
ENGLAND is once more the acknowledged
friendly power behind the throne Of Tur-
key. not the old but the new, q constitu-
tional Turkey renewed and regenerated by
the party OF the young Turks
/, CHI. CHAILLE-LONG.