davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

The eastern line win travel along the
road now in operation from Pelin to
Tientsin. and then will so north 10 the
Siberian Railroad. with branch to NTuk-
den, and then will run to Algun. on the
Amur River. The western line Will start
from the PelSin-Hankow road through
Shansi. touching Taiyuan. it's capital.
and then on 10 Lan-tschow. on tho Up
per Hoang River. and finally will cross
Chinese Turkestan to Kuldja. about
1900 miles from Pekin. in all. this COM
prises some 900 miles of trunk rail-
ways with several hundreds of miles OF
branches.
This is looking to the future with a
vengeance, and If the plan is completed,
It VIII throw a network Of railways
about tho Chinese empire that cannot
fail TO give an impetus TO its trade and
agriculture such as II has never known.
No estimate is made Of tho probable
cost Of all this improvement. but with
its millions Of cheap lahortrs tho work
will probably be done at smaller cost than
il could be in any other part Of the
world. The very drafting OF such a
stupendoUs plan for internal improve
ments shows how much IN earnest China
is for the development Of her country,
and 1t should awaken the American mer-
chant and manufacturer 10 the vital I'M
portance Of securing a firm hold in
what promises TO be before long one Of
the biggest and richest markets in the
world.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
NatIonnI Airs.

From the Springfield Republican.
The bandsmen OF New York were re-
dUCed 10 desperation recently by the or
der Of Mayor Mcclellan that they should
play nothing but national airs in the
parks. Some Of them went to the city
hall 70 learn how two-hours' programme
could be filed out. Surely" said an al
derman, there must be enough national
airs TO make up a programmed" 80
there are" answered a musician. but OF
what kind?' So the order was so In
terpreted as to include Die Wacht am
Rhein," the "Marseillaise,'' The Wear
ing Of the Green Rule Britannia" and
other patriotic tunes. Here is a great
chance for the American composer; there
ought at least 10 be two hours Of good
American music available for the Fourth
of Julv
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
The Spread of Ideas.

A great change has we think. come
over the agricultural part OF our popu-
lation within the past few years. No
longer is the farmer SO remote from the
centers OF thought as he once was. His
sphere has broadened. and instead Of be-
ing content with the purely local things
that once were sufficient for him. he is
cognizant Of national and state affairs
and realizes that IN these he and his
work are potent factors
The change Is due for the most part 70
the great spread OF the rural free de-
livery system, which has not only
widened the personal correspondence OF
the farmer and broken down the isolation
that was at one time his portion. but has
made 1t possible for him TO have the
daily newspaper in his house to keep
him informed Of what the rest OF the
world IS doing and 70 allow him 20 be
IN touch with the most advanced thought
on the political questions OF the day
which. he IS coming 70 see. have a most
important bearing on his welfare
Because Il has made this possible the
system of rural free delivery Is well
worth all that It has cost. and II is 10 be
hoped that the farmer will come more and
more to avail himself Of tho opportunity
TO have the daily newspaper in his home.
For there is no one single organ that has
done so much for the education Of the
masses as the newspaper. Before It was
practicable 20 have the daily newspaper
in the house Of the farmer It was not
an unusual thing for the children on
farms 70 come to manhood with the very
scantiest possible knowledge Of what
was going on In the world outside OF the
particular county in which they lived
The fathers Of these children called them
selves Democrats or Republicans. as the
case might be. and yet when they went
10 the polls they had. in n great majority
Of cases. only the very haziest idea as
to the principles and policies for which
they were voting.
Day by day all this IS being changed
by the advent Of the daily newspaper
on the farm, and It will be a great day
for this country when there Is at least
one newspaper taken daily IN every home.
To keep informed Of events that occur
beyond his circumscrl5ed agricultural
horizon IS a duty that every farmer owes
70 himself and TO the nation. He owes
It to his family also. for the mental at
titude OF a home that is well informed
IS bound 70 be fresher and more vital
and go TO the making OF better citizens.
A contemporary says II was the inner
circle Of the Senate" that wanted four
battle ships. OF course. It was-except
81 wasn't
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Bryan's Conquest.

Fom the Springfield Republican
No one is likely 10 laugh mLre heartily
than Mr.. Roosevelt over Lr. Bryan's
easy conquest Of Hsrman Ridder. Having
gone 10 Fairview 70 tell Mr.. Bryan 20
his face" that he should decline the Pres
idential nomination because he could not
possibly be elected. Mr.. Ridder emerged
from his interview with the announce
ment that he should support Mr.. Bryan
on a conservative platform. And this
means that the German paper OF New
York city. the Staats Zeltung will also
support the Nebraskan, insuring him at
least one journal In New York city as
an advocate. Mr. Roosevelt once de-
scrlbed Mr.. Ridder as the '1imburger en-
vOy," and somehow the name sticks. The
Stats zeitung used to be a power In
New York when its former owner and
editor WIS alive. but its political infiu-
enee has somewhat declined with the
gradual passing OF the generation Of
Germans who spoke and read almost
exclusively in the German langua ge.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Railroads In Chinn.

Nothing goes 10 prove how earnest
China Is In her Awakening" more
strongly than the vast railroad projects
she Is now considering And these are
the more remarkable when II is remem-
bered that It was only a short span of
years ago that the railroad engine IN
China was looked upon with fear as
some sort Of superior ''joss," and was
regarded with open hostility. But the
forward minds in China have been at
work. and they have now issued O pro
gramme Of railroad building that IS
larger IN its scope and more careful in
is foresight than was ever adopted at
one time by any other nation.
1t is impossible yet to estimate the
total length OF the new railroad system
that has been planned, but it covers
many thousands OF miles, and It is plain
that the Chinese government is willing
TO impose upon its subjects the burdens
OF the necessary taxation to carry these
plans Throughout in any rush. per
haps. but after a period OF years.
As planned, Pekin is to be the center
OF four great trunk lines extending IN
the direction Of the four cardinal points
OF the compass and from these trunk
lines are TO extend number of branch
lines into the various provinces. Al
ready there is a line from Pekln south
ward to Canton as far as Hankow.
Construction has already begun south of
the Yangtse River toward Canton. The
northern line from Pekin now runs as
far as KaiSan, $50 miles. II Is to be
extended across Mongolia to Urga. In
Tibet, and on to the Siberian frontier.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

for society 70 make a profit out OF the
labor Of those who have committed crimes
against It IS fundamentally wrong. The
possible profit that could be made out OF
Ia penitentiary should, we believe. be the
last thing to be considered. In the peni-
tentiary the criminals are paying a debt
they owe to society; they have violated
the laws and are being punished for 1t;
but it is not in spirit Of revenge that
they are being punished Tho interests OF
social order demand, first of all. the rec
lamation Of the criminal, IL such recla-
nation is possible, and instead OF II -uIg-
ing In expedients that shall make the
labor Of convicts prohtable-expedient
that are only temporary and must be, in
the long run. vastly expensive to society
more energy should be expended in
changing the criminal TO an honest man
and in making him fit. after his period
Of punishment has expired. to take his
place in the world again, 10 earn his Iiv-
ing as q man.
We do not consider here the injustice or
putting convict labor, State-fed and state
housed, in competition with the free labor
Of men to whom a free labor market is
vitality essential. but that, too. is a phase
Of the matter which calls for grave con-
sideration. But before the matter is
thought Of as an Industrial question, there
comes the moral aspect to be considered.
and this is so obviously against convict
competition for proht-making that the very
suggestion seems Ike barking back
along tho road Of civilization.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
TAMMANYS CONSCIENCE.
1t Feared the Revelation OF EIec-
tiOn Fraud.

From the Cleveland Leader
Tammany was terribly afraid. Why?
Plainly for the same reason that the
country expected a very different result
II was generally believed that Hearst had
been cheated out OF the Office he came so
near winning. The bitter fight made 10
prevent the recount showed that the
Democratic bosses had the same belief
They feared the revelation OF fraud,
which was generally anticipated.
The long struggle 10 open the ballot
boxes proved that in one way or another
Mayor Mcclellan got votes enough and 10
spare. 1t also shaved that Tammany
Hall had very guilty conscience-which
IS hardly Of the nature OF news.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation OF yours will be
Incomplete unless The washing
ton Herald follows you.
II viii be like n daily letter
from home.
Wherever yOu are, IL Will reach
yOu regularly. and the address
Will be changed ns often ns de-
sired.
Please be particular to stnte In
each case the length OF time you
desire paper sent to new address.
Daily, 30 cents n months daily
and sunday. 80 cents. Postage
prepaid.
Telephone Main 1900.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
PRESSURE OF THE TIME.
Riches and Happiness Must Usually
Dwell Apart.

bEtAA
From the New Orleans TImes-Dmoc7pt
The burden Of the highly civilized mans
life has been a favorite theme OF com
plant, from the earliest ages. Poets and
philosophers have portrayed the beauties
Of existence far from the madding
crowd" and have bewailed the fate Of
the dwellers IN great cities. Horace. for
example. devotes some Of his noblest
verse TO praise Of the little Sabine farm
which brought him oblivion OF the i'm
per!l court. its intrigues and its follies
The Rome OF the Caesars was 20 the
ancient pretty much what the London OF
Edward is TO the modern world. The
wealth and tho power Of the subject lands
were centered In the metropolis by the
banks OF the Tiber. as they are to-day
centered IN the metropolis by the banks
Of the Thames. The cost OF living rose
by leaps and bounds. the luxuries Of one
generation were the necessities OF the
next. The antique type OF citizen had
disappeared; the new type was more In
tent upon spending than upon lighting
and looked upon the government as a
special providence, whose main function
was 20 provide the means wherewith 70
drive the dun from tho door. The decay
Of manners was patent 10 the dullest OBJ
server. The debauchees who figure in the
eplgrams Of Martial hardly seem TO be-
long 20 the race that begot Regulus and
Cato, Virgil sang Of national bliss. but
the long roll Of the heXameters Is false
70 the critical ear. Freedom had likewise
become a barren ideality for the choice
and master spirits who dreamed with
Seneca, that they might forget the des-
potism Of Nero. We prize most highly
the things we neither have no. can ex-
pect TO have. Man Is always addened
by the thought that riches and happiness
are like the ill-assorted couple WI o must
live apart. OF not at all
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Civic Manners.
he New York Herald

From the New York Herald.
II IS comparatively easy to teach little boy the
rudmcnts Of poiteness. hut when he gets 70 be a
hlg boy 1t Is too late 20 tackle the Job New York
is pretty big boy and growing higser and r7lder
and noisier all the time.-Pittsburg Gazette Times.
How the pessimism exudes from our
nonadmiring contemporary But things
are not quite as bad as all that. We're
a bit crowded just Npow. but when all
these bridges and tlFnels are completed
and in oper alton. we' shall expect 10 see
New York's millions go to their homes
as calmly and sedately as If they were
on their wa5, 10 church
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
symbol of Peace.

From the Baltimore American.
The first Spanish war ship to enter the
harbor at Havana since Cuba passed from
the rule of Spain was preceded by a flock
Of doves released from the vessel The
symbol Of peace so prettily suggested was
heartily responded to, and the Spaniards
found themselves greeted as guests as
they had never been as masters. So hap
PLY has ended one important epoch in
the history Of independence in the New
World
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
MechnnfcnI Novels.

From the Onlooker.
There is a certain type of novel Of to-
day which always recalls hateful mem
ories Of the mechanical doll. They start
off with a shiver of ClockworI; all
through their set poses and posturings
you are conscious that the wheels Of their
mechanism are going round, and they
leave eff just where the penny you have
dropped into their publishers slot has
expended its propuiaive force.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
TO UNKNOWN SEAS.

Bey0d ths bar the waves roll fierce and dark.
While safe within the bay, ht up BY sun
And wrapped IN languorous calm, lies a frail tnruuo
At rest, and dreams the port Of home Is won.
Not yeti SHADOW sweeps across the bay
lake pointing finger. and a wailug breeze
Beats the fured sails and sets the mast a-sWay.
And. hurrylng. beckons on to unknown seas
The call has come. Though Wild The billows toss
Beyond the bar, out, out to brave the odds
Of fateful leaglesi Whether for gain on less.
lis well Up with the ssilsl The wiud is Godsl
Amy 7. Marston.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
handicapped.

From the Des Moines Capital
The new boy Of King Alfonso's has
been labeled Jaime Luipold Isabellne En-
rique Alexandra Alberto Alfonso Victor
Acunion Pedro Pablo Maria. It remains
to be seen whether a possible king can
ever develop into anything more than a
mere twO-spOt under a handicap like that.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

Mr.. La Follette's physical condition may
prevent his taking any active part in the
campaign, though he is not seriously nI.
Since the impression has gone abroad that
he pronounees his name "Law-fo-lay." he.
seems to have lost some interest in the
rnme
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

A scientist has discovered that a mos
quito was responsible for the downfall Of
Rome. To think that kerosene was all
that stood between that old empire and
everlasting glory
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Fair Elections

From the Philadelphia North American
One Of the Panama candidates with
drew because Roosevelt insisted that tho
elections should be fair. Thus by Ameri-
can interference is the poor man cheated
out of his Office
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Who Can GuessF

From the New York Sun.
No doubt Mr.. Roosevelt is delighted
TO consent that the JOY OF Washington
over Mr.. Bryan's nomination be express
ed by the discharge of a salute OF forty
six guns. How many guns would be
needed at the rate Of one gun for every
State that Mr.. Bryan viii carrv7
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Nine nf fhn nnn1.

From the Philadelphia North American.
The railroads have finally decided TO
accept the Ohio 2-cent-fare law. Real
nice OF the railroads! After a while they
will get SO that they'll understand what
laws are for.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

One New York senator who voted
against the anu-gambling bill at the last
regular meeting of the New York iegisla-
ture has been defeated for reelection by
a vote Of al 20 5-not reelection to the
New York senate. however; reelection as
one Of the trustees Of his church
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

1T has been discovered that an Indiana
man leads a double life on SIG per week.
says the Columbia State. He must be a
genius Mighty few people nowadays are
able to lead q single life on that amount.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

''The world is full Of people who can't
look the truth in the face without blink
ing" says the Birmingham Age-Herald.
And Birmingham is full Of people who
can't look a soda-water clerk in the
face without winking.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
As III HAPPENED.

Maud Muller on a summers day
Pretended TO be raking hay.
A local judge came riding by.
She thought he was c fat old guy.
The judge HIS neither lip did curl;
Considered Maud a lazy girl.
He gave his nag a sounding slap
And bade that animal "Giddapr
Prosaic was the episode.
His honor vanished down the road.
He didn't want Maud for his wife.
How unromantic Is this lifel
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

John Hays Hammond gets q salary OF
$4,000 per annum; Herbert Spencer got
$40 a year." notes the Detroit News. Mr..
Spencer, however, never had a job with
the Guggenheims. OF Colorado.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Cnuse for Morrx-

From the Atlanta Constitution.
There are indications that neither party
is one-half so worried about candidates
aud platforms as about campaign funds.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
rtme. Hive Changed

From thu Rochester Herald.
Time was when English newspaper
praise of a Presidential candidate meant
his defeat But since they have begun to
praise Republican candidates their infiu-
ence Is tnnocuoua
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

II 1t be true that our sailors were
charged $3.50 for lunch. and 81 for a
shave at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
IS an even moro expensive proposition
than Santa Claus.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

The tariff Will be revised after the
election Which election? 1922 asks the
Lynchburg Advance. Perhaps; unless
you have the figures reversed.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
He wonders.

Sometimes get 20 wondering"
About what?"
Il wonder II my friends take as little
interest In my troubles as l do IN theirs"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

u California politician IS working up
his campaign with souvenir postal
cards. says the Cleveland Leader This
ought TO reduce sharply HIS opponents
campaign expenses.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

An OHIO man says his fortune IS found
ed on skinned milk. Probably on the
SKINNED milk sold by his competitors
or. at least, that would be the pleasing
way OF looking at g.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

Two Chicago women have been award
cd damages I'm breach OF promise suits
lately; one gets So the other gets Sl0.-
90. There must have been quite a diff
ference IN their financial standing. Per
haps the latter was a popular waiter in
some fashionable cafe
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

An Emporia (Kans.) woman unmerci-
fully cowhlded a man for cruelty beating
his horse. That woman will always be
held in high respect in her community,
even II she doesn't set married right
aWay
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

The inventor OF breakfast foods has
passed away. but he lived 10 a ripe and
happy old age. OF course. the breakfast
food people will insist there's a rea-
SON
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

THE Washington Herald says the men
who wear side-whiskers seldom joke Has
The Herald ever seen picture OF Chaun-
oey Depew?" inquiries the Newport News
Times-Herald. Certainly; but he is a
rare specimen, and not 70 be classed with
the usual side-whiskered variety OF man
kind.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
II Ought 80 Work.

I'VE have a Progressive Cook Club.
When a cook wants 20 leave, we pass her
along TO the next member
And IN time you get her baol17''
Yes; but our membership IS large and
cooks soon forget"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

A man in Oklahoma was sentenced 10
60 70 Jail for six months or return 20
Texas. He chose the jail-naturaly.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Few spenkinE Parts.

"All the worlds a stage"
Yes: and the majority OF US are billed
as citizens, villagers. populace,' and the
like"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

The debt Of the city Of New York is
now greater than the entire debt OF Ger
many. Perhaps Emperor William Ho-
henzollern won't feel so chesty when he
learns OF thati
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

A Bay City man choked himself to
death on a big piece OF beefsteak. Rather
an expensive way 10 commit suicide.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

James Creelman says Bryan has re-
duced politics TO an honest trade" MI
Creelman IS unfortunate In his selection
of words sometimes. To have made an
honest trade OF politics Mr.. Bryan must
have elevated Il.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

Mr.. District Attorney Jerome and Hon
"JeH' Davis. OF arkansas, appear to
agree. TO all intents and purposes. as 10
the honesty and effectiveness Of the
press. The press. too. is some
thing Of unit in its opinion as to the
district attorney and the Senator.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

Pay-as-ypu-entet restaurants wouldn't
help any. You'd have TO FIX the cashier
instead of the waiter.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
New Arabian Nights.

struggling author was once dream
Ing Of the time when magazine publish
ers would come to him and fight for the
exclusive rights TO his writings at 81 per
word
But 1 shall spurn them" murmured
he, az the same time launching q Yigor-
GUS kick. which wrecked his typewriter.
II cost him S2.S5 20 get the instrument
repaired.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

The sweet summer girl, now so much in
evidence, is one OF the most promising
propositions in the world-but you must
not believe everything she promises.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

Some one proposes Castro for President
Of Haiti Now. which one Of the two
is that fellow mad at?
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
A. n Rnle.

Something for nothing
They offer US yet.
But 10 be terse
IT'S the reverse
We mostly get.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Tlnther.

That 26O-pound half back wants $1,000
to matriculate at Yarvard.'
well. beef is getting high"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
Women I'm Politics

Mrs. Wardheel IS making trouble for
the organization"
'A5 70 how?"
Declares she'll wear no bosses col
larette"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

A contemporary says II was "the inner
circle Of the Senate" that wanted four
battle ships. OF course. It was-except
81 wasn't
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

Probably more freight and more pas
sengers are transported in China by the
wheelbarrow than by any other land
method" said Alexander r. Georgii OF
Hongkong. China, who IS interested IN
the shipping trade in the far East.
The wheelbarrow used IN China differs
from that used in America in the fact that
the wheel is set in the center. and thus
supports practically the entire load. while
the handles are supported IN part by a
strap or rope over the shoulders OF the
man who operates 1t. AS a result. tho
coolie I'm China will transport nearly a
half ton on his wheel. Wheelbarrows
are much used in the country. where the
roads are but little developed. and have
heard that passengers sometimes make
the entire trip from Shanghai TO Pekin,
distance Of Goo miles. by barrow. A two
passenger barrow win make about twenty
miles a day. and the coolie is content
with pay Of about 20 cents a day. or an
average OF about one-half a cent a mile
for each passenger on the level. we'll
kept streets of the foreign quarters Of
such cities as Hongkong Shanghai and
Pekin the wheelbarroW coOlie will struggle
along with load Of six or even eight
people.
other strange methods OF 5ransporta-
ton In China are the junks. sampans,
housebOats. and river craft which crowd
the rivers. harbors, and canals OF that
1 6ensely populated empire" j
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

TUESDAY. JULY a. loOs.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-14

The Macon News sums up the situation
thus:
but after all is said and done. the
race is now on. Mr. Bryan Is the nomi-
nee OF the Democratic party ard should
receive the entire and cordial support of
every man who processes allegiance to
Dem )cracy. There Is no question Of his
honesty and devotion to Democratic prin-
cipleg, as he sees them. 1t is impossible
TO get man 70 please everybody, and
Bryan IS unduestionably a choice OF
majority OF the party. and the minority
should bow 20 the expressed wiz Of the
larger element"