The Washington herald., 1908-08-13
AT THE HOTELS.

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Walter Weiluan, newspaper correSpoli-
dent. who set out several years ago 70
ind the north pole. fl order to give
certain string OF papers a scoop" on
the fact that the colossal icicie had been
located. has returned TO Washington.
where for years he labored. He seemed
optimistic over reaching .he polar re-
gions. and pinned his faith 70 the dirigi-
bic balloon At the Willard last evening
Mr.. Wellman was enthusiastic over the
flight OF Capt Baldwin's dirIgible. but
declared the machine TO be only a toy
beside his giant dirigible.
The north pole will be located soon
said Mr. weHman. Commodore Peary
may reach fartherest north again, but
do not believe = steam vessel travelling
on water viii ever negotiate the distance
lying between 'farthest north and the
northern extremity OF the globe Al air
sailing craft is the only thing 10 be used
in the expedition I have given the sub
ject much earnest thought, and when
adopted the dirigible balloon I was GER
tain It was the thing I start for the
pole next summer, and have every hope
OF locating it."
Chester Is stu strike-ridden and likely
10 remain so for some time" said Hor-
ace ". Fsirl at the Riggs House last
evening Mr. Fairl and his wife and son
are paying q short visit 70 the National
/ Capital
/ I am IN business n Chester, and Z
know, the car mems strike has crippled
every Industry II the city. Chester Is a
I thriving, prosperous town. and as a rule
We have law and order there Since the
/ Chester Traction Company reduced the
wages OF the motormen and conductors.
/ lawlessness and disorder have supplanted
the Wonted tranquility and business Is
practically at q standsCfII- The cars are
/ operated by strikebreakers, but 8 man
takes his life n his hands when he rides
/ o. them. Things have quieted down in
the last month. though. but the strike
7 still prevails No one rides on the cars
From one weeks end 20 another empty
cars pass through the city and 90 TO the
/ terminal in Media without q passenger.
I II q man rides on a car. It IS practically
/ impossible for him 20 purchase anything
/ IN the stores. because he Is followed by
strikers OF their heutenants. who threaten
I 70 boycott the merchant If a sale IS made
/ There are few assaults and practically no
I blowing up OF cars. but Chester IS. never
! theless. still in the grip OF the strike. and
We DO not look Tor a cessation Of hostili-
/ ties soon"
/ William ". Handy. OF Cumberland. Nd,
who IS registered al the Raleigh. believes
I the coming Presidential election will be
nip and tuck He declared last evening
that Maryland would be IN the doubtful
/ list until the ballots had been counted
and the majority announced
1t is remarkable what progress Bryan
I has made recently in regaining lost favor
I among 8Iarylanders.- said 8lr- Handy.
( And ne had more than little ground
I 70 cover. too. because he was Tar from
( being Peerless Leader in the eyes of
I the people OF 1oy State a few months ago
Roosevelt has delivered the goods you
might say. and the people OF Maryland
/ probably would have TeseGtec hin had be
been put up for reelection As Taft Will
adhere 70 the Roosevelt policies. Mary
IandeTs look upon the Rough Rider as
the real candidate The race IS going 10
be a hot one. however. and both candi-
dates VII know there has been . fight
before a winner IS announced"
Just how President Roosevelt expects
70 lift the burden from the farmer, tickle
the farmers wife. and make the life OF
the farm hand as gay as the existence
OF the stage beauty On Broadway. Is &
mystery. but It is al interesting and 8
most meritorious effort" said AR. Frank
P. Kaufman. Of Toledo, Ohio. at the Ar
Inston last night
The President wants 10 know why the
farmers children leave the farm That
IS what We al have been trying 70 ind
out these many centuries past We al
know that in his solitude the farmer Is
often lonely, and thai his poor wife fire.
QUelIIy goes crazy for the want OF some
body 20 talk TO- At the same tine when
We Try 10 push a little OF the city out
where the old farm IS the farmer gets
mad and begins TO move farther back into
the woods
The electric lights n front Of his gate
hurt his eyes and he had rather stand all
day IN the field and hoe corn in the rain
than use one OF our nice fountainlks
shower baths
If We send our leading shakespearian
actors out 10 entertain him at the town
hall he throws vegetables II them When
We go out to visit him in the sumner
TINE and offer him hotel prices for our
accommodations, he gives Us the attic 10
sleep n without any screens in the win
4 dows OF springs on the beds. and he feeds
Us On canned food 10 drive Us back 70
the hot city.
If we invite hin to come and see Us
in town during the long cold winters, he
thinks We want 10 unload some fake
mining stock on him From all We can
learn, the farmers We try 10 help 10 have
g good time are not worth our sympathy,
and the farmer who works and minds his
own business can buy and sell Us city
chaps twice over At the same time il IS
q comfort 20 Us IN our suffering 10 be-
Eeve. as the President does. that ths
farmer is worse on than we are. so II We
can do anything for him or ais family
We are willing 10 do IL"
1T IS not at all surprising to any Amer
ican who has ever visited New Zealand
that the people Of Auckland should make
g great fuss over our battle ships re-
marked Mr. James T Worth. OF St Louis,
who goes to New Zealand frequently on
business. and who IS at the Shoreham-
The New Zealanders have the constant
fear that the japanese and the Chinese
are going to rush into their territory and
disturb their comfort and prosperity. They
are IN greater fear OF the japanese than
the Chinese because the former have late
y shown their fighting strength TO the
world. and OF course the islanders realizs
that any attempt on their part alone
would prove Intellectual sEainst the inva-
sion Of the persistent Japs.
/ AT the same time New Zealand cannot
fail to perceive Great Britsin's pTo-Jap-
anese DrOclivities and also her indebted
ness to other yellow subjects. who would