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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

Our morning contemporary has
 been working overtime in behalf of Congressman Lilley and publishes
 every good word that is said but
 leaves out the other kind when it suits it's purpose. separating of the
 wheat from the chaf. as it were.
 For instance this morning under the beading Press Jeers for Boutell' il
 printed a quotation from the Hartford
 Times Of last evening hat failaI to produce -hese two paragraphs: These conclusions are about vba, was anticipated. It is true that Lil- ley hasn't been able to supply legal proof of his charges" e Prom the allegation of the com mittee that LilIey was acting in had faith fin originally making charges and calling for an inquiry, many people will dissent. He may have errrd in judgment. and he may have been indisereet and Over-courag. eous." This squib is from the New York Times: Congressman LiIIey thinks that the report of the house committee charging him with mis- had faith. and other things. reHeets on his personal It does look that way. Also. he is ''pained." He ought to he. But what is he going to do about ft? What is the house going to do about the case of Mir LiIIey? Noth- ing would so becOme him as an inl- mediate resignation
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

front of the Norfolk & Western Can nonball train at Dwight Station. The fowl had just defeated another game cock called Mountain Eagle" which was rescued before annihilation. Battling Bob" then attacked the by islanders and, just before the train passed, ran on the track and waited for death. The story is verified by reliable witnesses. 5. ...
 The bird was owned by J. w. Hodge and was brought from South Carolina.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1908.
May 21 In History.

1TSo-Elizabeth Gurney (Fry), Quaker preacher and prison reformer, born; died 1S45.
 1S49-Maria Edgeworth, English novel ist, died; born 1767.
 1SO4-Sortie of the Russian garrison at Port Arthur. led by General Stoes- sel, defeated the Japanese besieg- CTS, inficting a loss of 1000 men. l905-Albion W. Tourgee, noted writer and lecturer and United States con- Sul at Bordeaux, died; born 1888.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

There are indications that the worst has been seen in general busi- ness. and that improvement will foIloE good crops and satisfaesoTy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets TIP, rises 4:33; moon rises 12:40 a. m.; suns declination, 20.3 de, grees north of celestial equator.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

If yoz gre boxing for oosrcerz ny the Democrat wsnf sdvs for re- salts; z5 words Q ezrs for e cezf&
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21
People Whose Garbage

h neglected VIII md suiex rsiisf ey sending . postal or e.lliag by tale phoas No ios1-s.
 E H ElGxEy. vAIKzvurk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

Vengeance is mine." said Farmer George Bellows of Clark county, Ind, the other day when a bald eagle car ried on two of his lambs in succession says the Cincinnati Enquirer. He stood helpless as the great bird swooped, but when the eagle disap- peared he set three traps for it. The next morning Bellows found the great eight-foot bird futtering in the trap and he killed 1t at once. Parents who had been keeping their children indoors rejoiced at the news and sent them back to the country schools.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

Battling Bob. the fsrcest game chicken in Isle of Wight county. Va. says the Richmond Tiuss-Dispsteh. committed szicids hy jumping ia
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

Horace Savers, a farmer of Upper Montville, \. J., had a tsbby est and la family dog between which there was a feud. There was also a wildcat against which Farmer Savers nour- ished hatred for stolen chickens. Last night. says the Philadelphia Record, Savers sat up with his shotgun and his dog. Two wildcats appeared at the henhouse at midnight. Savers fired and one cat fed The dog grab bed the other and a terrific fight en- sued.
 What was the farmers surprise to see his pet cat run up and join in the fray taking sides against the dog with the wildcat. Ssyers was about to fire but when he got in position the wildcat escaped. and the house cat was still elawing wildly at the dog. which was bY this time dead. Savers then shot the traitor cat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-21

Byron McNeally of Louisville, Neb, after 52 hours in an old well. in which were a number of dead rabbits was saved by the persistence of his dog, says the Baltimore News.
 While hunting on Friday McNeally dropped through the brush cover of a disused we'll, go feet deep. The dogs antics attracted attention on Sunday and he was followed to the well.
 A mirrors reflection revealed the huntsman at the bottom. He will re- cover.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
senator Crane, Chairman.

From the New Haven Register
There can be little doubt that the Pres
ident would be immensely pleased If he
could cause TO come true the rumor
which was circulated in Washington's
Saturdays papers-with his full approval
II Is reported-that Senator Winthrop
Murray Crane would be the chairman Of
the national Republican party In the COM
Ing campaign. There is hardly man I'm
politics whose leadership would mean
more to the party. Senator Cranes bust
ness ability, his widely acknowledged
honesty, his standing and respect with
men of all parties, would be invaluable
assets. Not so much for the sake Of the
Republican party. for that is a minor is
sue, but for the credit and cleansing of
national politics it is sincerely to be hoped
that the Senator from Massachusetts will
make true the ru;nor thus set in crcula-
ton.
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THE FLOWER FACTORY

Lisabetta, Marianina, Fiametta. Teresna,
They winding stems Of roses, one by one, one
by one
Little children who have never learned 10 play:
TCresna softly crying that her fingers ache to-day
Tiny Fiametta nodding when the twilight slips in
gray.
High above the elattering street, ambulance and
fre-gong beat;
They sit. curling crimson petals. one by one. one
By one
Lisabetta, Marianna, Fiametta. Teresiaa.
They have never seen rosebush nor dewdrop in
the sun.
They will dream Of the vendetta. Teresina. Fla,
Meta.
OF a Black Hand ard Face behind a grating;
They viii dream Of cotton petals. endless crimson
sufocating.
Never Of a wild-rose thicket nor the singing Of a
cricket
But the ambulance will below through the wannes,
Of their dreams
And their tired ids viii nutter with the streets
hysteric screams.
Lisabetta, Marianina Fiametta Teresina
They are winding stems Of roses. one by one. one
by one.
Let them have a long long playtime. Lord Of Toll
when toll is donei
Fill their baby hands with joyous Of the
sun. Florence Wilkinson
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TAFT LACKED TACT.
His Grand Speech VIII Cause Appre-
hensIon for Future.

From the New York Evening Pest
Yet as TO the taste OF Secretary Taft in
speaking so bluntly at Gen. Grants
tomb. in the presence Of his descendants
and his old soldiers. we DO not believe
that there will be two opinions IN this
country. II was shockingly bad, and
augurs III for his success as a tactful
candidate AS Mr.. Taft says. the facts
in regard TO Gen Grants early with
drawal from the army are a matter Of
record accessible TO every student: for
this reason no special duty Of correcting
misapprehensions and setting forth newly
discovered truths rested upon him. Even
II he had not been aware OF the expect
ed presence OF the relatives Of Gen Grant.
the time and the place might have sug-
gested that the period of eclipse in he
great soldiers life could have been indi-
Gated in less offensive language. Alto
gether. we incline 10 think that the Incl
dent will make the Republican managers
shiver. They cannot have concealed from
themselves the truth that the Secretary.
for all his rare and delightful personal
charm. has not impressed himself upon
the public. or aroused genuine popular in
terest. by the many speeches he has made
in the last six months
Rum, Romanism. and Rebellion helped
TO wreck one Republican candidate: the
appearance Of Gen. Grants whisky at
this stage Of the campaign is. at least,
ominOus
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Leners, Pathetic AppenI.

From thu Pathfinder.
There is indeed a touch Of pathos in the
small paragraph that crept into the news
paper dispatches a few days ago annOunc-
ing that the leper settlement on Molokai
Island. in the Hawaiian group. has petit
toned the government TO let the battle
ship fleet sail close enough that they
might see It. as these afflicted persons are
not allowed to leave their island 1t Is 10
be hoped that the government can grant
this request. Those Of US who are free to
pass here and there in the world cannot
well realize what II must mean to these
people who are limited 10 a Pacific island
70 live out their days without seeing any
thing OF what is going on in the world.
There they must wait wait for the end
wrought by terrible disease. Uncle sam
can afford TO burn much money in firing
s2lutcs &c. Let him. even If II will cost
something extra, grant the appeal Of the
lcperS
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
The Russian Douma.


Nothing has been heard recently about
the doings OF the Russian Douma. the
first tangible result Of struggle for free
dom, and which seemed destined to be
throttled by the autocracy In this case
no news is good news, for II shows that
however far short Of an ideal legislative
body representative OF the people the
Donna may be, It is still working quietly.
gathering force, and exercising. perhaps
half unconsciously. a wonderful influence
on Russian government and on Russian
methods Of thought. Indeed. this child Of
the people has shown a remarkable evolu-
ton, for to-day II is dealing with sub
jects in which four years ago the peo-
pie were supposed 10 have no voice; such
matters as the budget. the raising os re-
cruits for the army. the rebuilding Of the
navy. the extension Of railroads-about
these matters now the Russian people
have a voice.
This. the third Douma, evidently learned
well its lesson from the two preceding
Doumas. 1t was freely predicted at the
time the present Parliament was summon
ed that there could be no harmony between
the conflicting forces. and that internal
dissensions. aided by the efforts Of the
autocracy, would soon disrupt it and cause
its dissolution. as the same effects had
caused the failure of the former Doumas.
But, to the establishment Of the world.
the present Douma has avoided the polit-
zeal polemics which proved. the rock of
destruction before; workable arrange
ment was effected with the government.
and instead of the two forces being at
loggerheads, the people and government
are working hand in hand for the better
ment OF the nation.
1t is interesting in this connection to
note the prevailing opinion OF Europe 10
the effect that new triple alliance IS
about to be effected between Russia.
Great Britain. and France. The great
obstacle in the way Of such an alliance
hitherto has been the sentiment existing
throughout Great Britain against the Rus
sian government and this sentiment is
being changed by the improved condition
of Russian governmental affairs.
President Fallieres, OF France. has been
on visit to King Edward Of Great Brit
ain, and has everywhere been received
with enthusiasm. Now, both the rulers
OF France and England are 20 visit the
Emperor Nicholas at St. Petersburg. with
the result that the European press is al
ready talking of the Isolation" OF Ger
many should a triple agreement be
reached.
The very possibility Of such an alliance
being seriously considered is an indication
OF what good the third Russian Douma
has accomplished. 1t has at least par
tally convinced the nelghbor nations of
Russia that her age Of barbaric govern
ment. II not passed is rapidly coming 10
an end. The voice OF a people that
through the ages has been silent is at
length listened to with respect. and what
the autocratic Car and his ministers
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
Help the Fairgrounds.

1t is difficult to see how the earnest
appeal put forth for funds for the play
grounds for the children Of Washington
can be ignored. Congress failed TO make
the proper provision, and the work, so
nobly planned, so self-sacrihcingly car
ried forward. and so necessary to the
future OF Washington. will be halted. un-
less supported by private subscriptions
to the amount OF nearly 5000.
1t should not be necessary to do more
than point out the manifest advantages.
ethical. moral. and material. that must re-
suit from the work of the Washington
Fairgrounds Association. There are no
parents but must rejoice In the fact that
open air spaces are provided where the
youngsters may sport themselves. breathe
pure air. and take on the glow OF health.
There is not a good citizen anywhere
that does not deplore the sight OF chill
dren forced to play in the much-traveled
! streets. in constant peril from countless
automobiles and carriages and delivery
wagons. During the heated terms the
children cannot be kept in the houses;
they must have some place TO go that
is their own, where they may play hap
PLY and in safety; and it is for the pro-
viding OF such places and keeping them
up properly that the funds are so ur-
gently needed.
And let no one think that a subscrip-
ton to this fund does not concern him.
whether he is a father or not. II is through
the rising generation that in the years
to come we may renew our lives. The
child is father OF the man. and II is
vital 10 our community. as Il is 10 our
commonwealth. that all we can do to-
ward giving the children healthy bodies,
clear minds. sterling principles. and high
ideals should be done. This is the one
great way in which to insure the high
class citizenship OF tomorrow; for into
the hands OF these little ones. now forced
10 play upon the streets we must ere long
resign the duties and responsibilities that
now rest upon our shoulders.
Let Il be remembered. too that this
most worthy cause needs help now-not
tomorrow or next day. or next month.
but now!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
A Naval Sensation Spoiled.

The enemies Of so-called naval bu-
reaucracy may extract. after all. mighty
poor comfort out Of the general order
issued by the head Of the Navy Depart
ment and conveying what appears to be.
at first perusal OF the text or with i'm
perfect knowledge OF its object, a dire.
II not vicious. thrust at the naval bureau
system. The order is worded as follows:
Hereafter all orders issued BY the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy 70 any commandant
or other officer in the naval service shall be exc
cuted and the officer to whom such order Is issued
shall promptly notify the bureau or senior officer
concerned Of Its receipt and execution"
At first blush this order may be re-
garded as truly remarkable. since to the
person outside Of the naval establish
ment It would seem to disclose an I'M
usual condition which made it necessary
to issue an order requiring naval Off
GERS TO obey orders. Already, one news
paper has made a sensation OF the Incl
dent by attributing the origin Of the
brief document to the President, who IS
thus impelled to obliterate the naval bu-
reaus and their respective chiefs from the
line of communication between the Secre-
tary or the Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and "any commandsnt or other Off
Ger in the naval service" AS a matter
Of fact that Is not the object OF the
CrTo nj
nifcance IL Is due to defective compost
ton. The real object of the order is to
secure to the bureaus prompt notification
OF those orders which may be issued by
the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy to naval officers. There has
been a forgetfulness in this respect
which has required this admonitory order.
The bureau system in the Navy De-
partment may not be perfect in the ma
chinery Of executive government, but II
the bureaus are to be obliterated as ave-
nues OF communication. It is easy 10 see
TO what extent there could be the invita-
ton Of peril, and indeed. actual harm.
No one knows this better than Mr. Roose-
welt. from his own experience as Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy. when he con-
tracted the habit. for a period in the
absence Of Secretary Long Of issuing or
ders and instructions. with characteristic
intrepidity without much regard TO bu-
reaus bureau chiefs, or other interme-
diary functions and functionaries. II
seems a pity to take the sensation out
of a naval order which promised. in the
first instance, to be so much OF an out
rage on traditions and practice, but the
facts in the case leave no room for pub
lie excitement and invest the situation
with no quality that need cause a panic
In the naval personnel.
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PERT PARAGRAPHS

It might be wise to regard the good
resolutions OF others with charity. but
your own with suspicion.
1t may be all very well to get even.
but lots Of people want TO get even, odd.
and then even again, which isn't Chris
tlan.
There are men whose only idea OF a
Joke is 10 stupidity inquire for a diagram
when you spring it on them.
Having finished paying for the INSTALL
ment-plan Christmas presents. it is now
time to begin 10 save up money 10 satisfy
the claims OF the summer hotel shark.
II is to be hoped that the folding UNI
brella viii not also possess the quality
OF silently stealing away.
Truth crushed 10 earth has learned 70
yell loudly for an investigating commit
tee.
Ideals and aspirations would be all
right II tactless friends wouldn't expect
one 10 live up TO them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
Lie Has nrirht spots

From the London Graphic
Novels at present are nothing II rot
lurid. and it IS women who are the prin-
cipal authors OF these exaggerated repre-
sensations of life. All the poor are not
drunken. all the men are not brutal. all
the women are not light in conduct, nor Is
all dark and miserable. There are bright
spots In the worst lives. good hearts
among the humblest. and. perhaps. even
finer instincts Of heroism. self-denial. and
love In the slums than in the drawing
rooms of Beigravia
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Accepted

From the New York Mail
To the epicureans Of The Washington
Herald. Atlanta Georgian. Richmond
Times-Dispatch, Houston Post, Buffalo
Evening News, Milwaukee Sentinel. Chi
cago Tribune. and others of the dinner
and exchange table, we extend an invi-
tation to come to marvellous Manhattan
while the strawberry shortcake season IS
on. We have discovered a place where
Ii is served so perfectly that one would
JeOpardize ones immortal soul for half
portion
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
You Can't Escape,

Are you tall and fair? Then watch
out: you are almost sure to have rheu-
matism. Are you short and dark? Then
watch out again; you are predisposed TO
dangerous nervous disorders" That is
what Or. F. c. Shrubbsall says about it,
and. presumably. he ought to know, for II
is his business 10 know such things.
The good doctor fails to specify Just
what Is predestined to happen to medium
weight and medium-complexione peo-
pie. but We have not the faintest doubt
It is something grand, gloomy, and pc
culiar; quite as terrible as anything that
happens to varieties OF human kind more
specifically enumerated 1t may be some
satisfaction 10 know that certain people
are headed with more unerring accuracy
10 certain ends than others. Beyond
that. however. we hardly see the actual
measure Of Joy this physicians illuminat-
ing discovery IS foredoomed to confer on
mankind in general. or any member OF
The man family in particular.
or course. we all know something fatal
is charged with the responsibility OF over
taking us sooner or later. but why be
pessimistic about It? That does not ward
# of; never did and never will 1t is
not worth while 70 grieve that you were
born to be tall and fair" nor yet short
and dark Whatever you may have
lost because OF either. you have I'M
doubtedly gained somewhere else because
OF the fact that you were not born other
wise than as you were. AS between rheu-
matism and nervousness, as the impelling
cause in the matter of your ultimate
shutting on, there is no wide margin
NJ choice. AS well. mayhap, be laid to
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
Why Hint NIotives!

From the Boston Herald.
After the most thorough investigation
the authorities OF Yale are unable to
explain the motive that actuated the late
Englishman, Archibald Henry Blount. in
making the S45oOcO bequest TO that in
stitution, which he had never seen and
with which neither he nor any OF his
relatives had ever been connected in any
way II he had only left the money TO
Harvard. instead, the explanation would
have been plain enough. President Eliot
would have pointed out that It was be-
cause the testator desired to go to
heaven.
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rest for goose as a gander Barring
accidents. your finish isn't apt to be any
worse than it would be anyhow. no mat
ter what happens.
Investigation. we have no doubt, would
show that people who are tall and fair"
thereby gain many blessed advantages over
those not thus physically equipped, and
II is certainly true that many short and
dark" humans have left a splendid i'm
print on the pages Of history. We believe
it is the. better plan to seek the good
things incident to all uncomfortable situa-
tons, and let the bad ones go hang. We
none OF US can go back and change
things: so let's be happy with what we
have, and thank the gods for the many
most excellent goods they do provide!
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ImpecuniOsfty.

Frcm the Glasgow (Kyl Times
The editor of the Times attended a Jer-
sey cattle sale Tuesday. 1t was his in
tention to buy a bull or two. few cows,
and a lot of heifers
He saw an aged bull sell for 5000. and
q yearling for $500. He didn't purchase
a bull.
He saw COW sell for $500. He de-
cided not 10 buy a COW.
He saw one heifer sell for S1.650. and
weanlings change hands at $500. He con-
cluded not to invest IN heifers
He is now in the market for a kind
gentle, unpedigreed milk goat.
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LINES OF LAUGHTER.

From the Nashville American.
His Idea.
wei. Just what IS a secret anyway
"A thing 20 be kept"
Yes"
ION tap"
oh"
Until several people have ferreted II
out"
"Well?"
And then It is published with big head
lines"
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Bryan StilI Young.

From the Springfield Republican.
The Texas candidate for governor who
pledges himself TO keep right on sup
porting Mr.. Bryan for President until
1912. IL necessary. confirms a certain i'm
preston that II the candidate should run
close race this year he would be in
evltable as the peerless leader Of the
fourth campaign. Mr. Bryan is a young
man-nOt vet fftV
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ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should not fail to
have THE WASHINGTON
HERALD follow them Ad-
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as requested. You cannot keep
fully Informed about affairs in
Washington unless your paper
comes 20 you daily. Before
leaving. mail or telephone your
address 10 this office.
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Not ex-Post Fncto.

From the Portland Oregonian
Mr.. Taft and Mr. Bryan are both
agreed that there shall be appropriate
Congressional legislation for publication
OF all campaign expenses by candidates.
But there is to be nothing ex-post facto
about such legislation, mind.