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The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
The IrrecOncilable Infantry.

People who take an interest In military
affairs and who are not sufficiently OF
the service to appreciate the occasion for
continued discomfort in that branch of the
government. will be amazed to read in
he periodical published by an organiza-
ton Of infantry officers. that there is stiIl
much TO be done by Congress for the well
fare of the commissioned personnel Of
the army. and principally, first Of all.
for officers Of the infantry arm. When it
Is considered that during the last two
sessions Of Congress the average army
officer has received what amounts to an
Increase in his income of nearly $1,000
per annum. the various projects OF relief
will impress most observers as a peculiar
manifestation Of want The advantages
which have been gained by the commits
stoned officers Of the army have included
substantial increase Of pay. an allowance
for heat and light. the increase in the
allowance Of quarters and the provision
Of heavy furniture. To the average per-
son In business or professional life. ad-
vantages Of this sort given by Congress
would be the occasion Of complete salts
faction, and we are inclined TO think
that most army officers are appreciatiye
of what has been done by Representatives
and Senators and those officials Of the
War Department who are responsible for
these direct or indirect augmentations of
income.
Yet we find this infantry journal unable
TO be satisfied with the lot Of the officers
Tor which it speaks now in somewhat
guerulous tone. Perhaps the army is still
tortured by the element of discomfort: al
all events, we learn. from the same
source. that a mysterious spirit Of new
tangled variety pervades the military per-
sonnel, and that all who stand in the
path Of the plans OF the most important
and influential and worthy branch OF
the army are apt TO be moved down
by a metaphorically deadly fire OF i'm
patient foot-soldiers.
1t must be a question with conserva-
tive army officers whether expressions OF
This sort, emanating from an organ Of
.he officers Of any branch OF the army
promote that harmony Of sentiment from
which the best results in the way OF
service legislation are obtained.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
CASTRO EMBR0ILED.
only n Question of Who VIII Pun
ish Him.

Only n dufNilon oA NhO VIM uH
ish Him.
From the Pittst,irg Chronicle- Telegraph
All the European representatives at
the Venezuelan capital are more or less
embroiled with the Castro government
Castro has picked quarrels with them all
and forfeited the good will Of their gov
ernments leaving himself practically cut
OF from friendly intercourse with any
powers except some of his spanish
American heighbors who have special
motives for humOring him. That crisis
is al hand as a consequence OF this
strained condition OF affairs Is self-evi-
dent
The Venezuelan dictator cannot raise
his hand against almost the whole civ
ilized world without being held 20 an
accounting. and IL Is. therefore. only a
question OF who will be the first TO take
punitive measures Moreover, this time
there viii be no powerful ally 10 come
20 the rescue Of the dictator and secure
suspension Of judgment in his case
The United States government stood his
friend when he was last In serious trou-
bic. II will not do SO now. On the con-
trary our government has a reckon
ing OF its own 10 settle, and the pros
pect is that II VIII at length drop mis-
placed clemency and insist upon a set
tlement.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
HIS IMPRESS SOLID.
Cleveland VIII OutIive the Noisier
Reputations.

L. B. sanbon. IN Springfield Republican
He has left an impress OF his work as
President, and OF his massive character.
which will outlive the noisier reputation
Of his successors. remember MIN as l
first saw him in the White House in his
first Presidential year, 1885. and his bear
ing of simple dignity, and honest purpose.
so unlike the sinister aspect OF Andrew
Johnson. whom had seen In the same
rooms, twenty years before I had at
tended none OF the Presidential levees
there In the interval. though meeting
Gems. Grant, Hayes, and Arthur else
where. Like Lincoln. Cleveland bears
witness to the sagacity with which King
Demos selects his head servant when the
occasion is serious although inattentive
enough in other Presidential hubbubs
and allowing strange successors to sit in
the seats Of Washington, Jefferson. and
the Adamses. For sheer executive abil-
ity Cleveland surpassed many Of his pre-.
decessors and all Of his successors. II
rattleheaded loquacity was administra-
.tion. Cleveland would not stand so high
his temper might have been little more
flexible without weakening the irmnes'
OF MS puIpOrcs ana lilel ne WCulu udFt
been less unpopular when he left the
White House. Neither could I praise
each and everything he has said and
done since that time. now eleven years
ago The Office OF President seldom leave,
the holder OF II in the same sober and
modest estimate OF himself which he haC
when he entered the high Office as wal
the case with most OF the elected Presi
dents. even Andrew Jackson. The acci
dental Presidents fall into another class
who exalt themselves at the cost Of th'
country / believe the only exception e
this remark was Vice President Arthur
Tyler. Johnson. Fillmore. and Roosevelt
illustrate the rule IN varying degrees o
elf-complacency. Mr.. Cleveland hat
tasted the sweet poison Of arbltrar!
power, and his utterances since are az
fected by that
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Picture OF Cleveland.

From the Springfield Republican.
It is reported from Denver that a pic
ture OF Grover Cleveland, draped in
mourning, is to be a feature in the con-
vention hall this week. II will be placed
beside pictures OF Thomas Jefferson and
Andrew Jackson. No picture of Mr..
Cleveland has appeared in a Democratic
national convention hall in over twelve
years. and It's temperance now will not
we imagine, be greatly objected to by
the Bryan element They will doubtless
indeed, welcome il, for 1t may seem 10
symbolize-for effect upon the Eastern
vote-a reunion Of the party under the
Bryan leadership. Mr.. Cleveland is not
here now to make any protest, and nc
one is authorized to make a protest fol
him.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
On the Wagon.

From the Baltimore News.
OF Mr.. Taft's general qualifications for
the Presidency mention need hardly be
made. II suffices to say that his tech
nical equipment. built up by the enor-
nous and varied work he has done as ar
administrative officer, surely could not
be surpassed and probably could not be
equaled by any other American. II this
be the fact-and few will be found TO deny
it-there must be powerful considerations,
indeed. to outweigh so great and valuable
an asset.-Harper's Weekly.
And so Col George Harvey is once
more In the band wagon.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
In Both States.
the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record
There was such a striking similarity in
the circumstances attending the passage
Of anti-race-track gambling bills in New
York and Louisiana as to attract general
attention In both States the restriction
of race-track gambling is made impera-
tive by the mandate of the State consti-
tutions. In both States the enactment OF
restrictive statutes was recommended by
the State governors and opposed by po-
litical pirates
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
DivIdinE ResponsIbIIity.

From the Denton Record Chronicle
The Republican party Is growing in
grace 1t accords the deity some Of the
credit for having so bountifully provided
for the material wants OF the country.
1t is possible, however, that the G. o. P.
was willing to divide credit with the deity
for the benefits in order TO have some
other source with which 70 divide the re-
cent financial panic, the foods. and other
catastrophes.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Difference in Professors.

From the New York Sun.
President G. Stanley Hall. Of Clark
University. who proposes a boycott at in
stitutions of learning against offending
newspaper" says:
College professors must do something % keep
themselves from being made ridiculous The time
has come when college professor cannot open bis
mouth without being made 70 look speak. and act
like a fool
Why so sensitive? We have heard no
complaint from President Eliot or Presl-
dent Hadley or President Woodrow VIII
SON
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

a little. so much the better! Fish bite
much more greedily when the fisherman
is sitting In a leaky boat-especially one
that has never made the acquaintance Of
paint.
The idea that q supply OF snake bite"
Is essential to a successful fishing ex-
pedition is an exploded theory. OF course.
it may come in handy upon occasions,
and you may, therefore. take it along. II
you feel that you must-but its absence
will not spoil the fun by any means. In
deed. If your tackle is as it should be,
and your conscience is clear nothing
matters much when you are really fish
ing Everything looks good to you, and
you don't care a great deal whether
school keeps or not.
II you want 20 enjoy yourself right up
TO the limit, go hshing-really and truly
fishing like you used TO when you were
a barefoot boy. II beats any other pos
sIble outing that can be conceived
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Feminine Empire.

Prom the Philadelphia Press
There are more girls trying to enter the
high schools this year than boys. There
you are. The women want everything
even education. as well as charm, and
expect the men to work while they get IT,
The founding Of a feminine empire in this
country seems TO be near at hand, but
the quarrels over who shall be empress
will doubtless give man chance TO re-
cover some Of his lost liberties
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.
tJune- 1851

tJune. 1861
Immurmurous Hail, with aisles Of grateful shaded
While the loud noises din the sweltering street,
Be thou my Fame. with sculptured gods repletr,
Mine altar dm-my sanctuary gladel
With genius rare on every side displayed
Dearer thou art than dreams Of waving wheat
In dells Of vanished Youth o rich Re
trrat
Throbbing with ganered shapes that never fadel
The deathless deaf are round me- In these rooms
Glow the achieved SUBMITS Of mankind;
The marble breathe; the color flames and glooms-
Immortal Beauty By the soul diTined:
Inviolate here the pure IDEAL blooms
Tho flower Of Mas creative. God-like mindl
LLOYD MIFFLJN.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Century OF Shrek.

From Black and White
Politically. socially, and morally we are
to-day suffering from the fact that the
huge army OF degenerates in our midst
have a voice In the making Of public
opinion. The high-pitched voices of the
"excitable erratic" have marked the TWEEN
tieth century as THE Century Of Shrek"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
stin HIS Life.

From the Kansas City Star.
a Chicago professor predicts that Eng
lish will have become a dead language
by the year 1000. Nevertheless. the Eng
lish language has demonstrated that II
can withstand an awful lot Of wear and
tear and hard usage.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
THURSDAY. JULY 9. 1908.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation OF yours will be
Incomplete unless The Washing
ton Herald follows you.
IL VIII be like n daily letter
from home.
Wherever you are it will reach
you regularly. and the nddress
will be changed ns often as de-
sired.
Daily, 80 cents n months dnIIy
and Sunday 80 cents. Postage
prepaid.
Telephone Main $500.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
What Hot weather Does.

From the Louisville Herald.
Puerility verging on the imbecile now
marks (our neighbors) editorials 1t is
the pitiful hysteria OF impotency; the
gnashing Of teeth from which the last
crust Of comfort has been snatched.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Right to Powder.

From the St. Louis ost-Dispateh.
Judge Tracey. of st. Louis, fined Chris
tine Johnson 800 for seizing his wife's
powder bag and throwing 1t out Of the
window. saying a woman had a right to
use powder bag without interference.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Nobody Cares.

From the Charleston Courier
What has become Of the large blond
queen Of burlesque who used always
TO stand in the middle OF the front
row?' asks dramatic writer Who
cares?
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Panama is hardly satisfied with the
election says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. Certainly not; the people down
there are just as human as they are else
where throughout the world
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

There have probably been more people
killed celebrating the Fourth OF July dur
ing the last hundred years than there
were killed In the entire series Of events
leading up TO its birth as a legal holiday.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

About the only place Mr. Roosevelt
isn't scheduled to visit after he retlres
from the Presidency is the north pole
However. If Peary should fall down on
that assignment this year. the President
may have a try at II later.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

things has furnished the delegates at
Denver a list OF thirty Vice Presidential
possibilities. A number OF them look like
90 cents
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Three thousand June brides were
rounded up in Chicago this year. Per
haps that city takes the leap-year legend
seriously, after all.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

One Europeaz country has prohibited
the manufacture Of hats measuring more
than eighteen inches in diameter. We
thought this big hat business would 20
up against something Of that kind sooner
or later
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

A well-known baseball umpire says ne
regards his profession as one OF the
most delightful on earth. This will be
very discouraging to the chronic kick
ers who infest the grand stands and
bleachers.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

An Ohio Prohibitionist refuses Ito con-
cede that the Prohibition national ticket
Will be defeated in November" The
mans name is Jones, and he Is evidently
as great a last-dltcher as the late
James x
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Just so soon as the Denver pow-wow
is ended. we shall be face 10 face with
the spellbnder peril
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

On July Is some forty or fifty thousand
dollars will be spent on an expedition to
notify Mr.. Taft that he captured the Re
publican nomination for the Presidency
at Chicago recently. Mr. Taft. we trust.
will endeavor 10 look as much surprised
as possible.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Miss Elberta is the apple OF Georgia's
eye" says the Savannah Press. Thought
Miss Elberta was a peach.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

The Shah Of Persia always sends his
regrets to the family of those he orders
executed-but not until after the execu-
ton. The Shah is nothing II not polite
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Jimmie Hyde celebrated the glorious
Fourth by riding about Paris in an auto
mobile bedecked with United States Tags.
That was a real spitefu! thing for Jim
mic" TO do.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

a New York heating company has an
nounced that it will advance the price
Of heat 3 per cent next winter. These
big concerns know just how 70 gum
shoe those sort Of things along
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

A Photographic sermon is a regular
daily feature in a certain Chicago church
Talk about sermons that strike terror 70
the soul; how about these?
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Revolutionists are very active in Para
quay. Paraguay is too far away for us
TO bother with Il Just now, however.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

A Philadelphia gentleman recently said
that Betsy Ross was a myth. Such a
goodly number OF the lady's descend
ants arose to dispute Il. however. that
the Philadelphia had to take II back
What a pity William Tell. Pocahontas
and few other alleged myths are not
blessed with such plucky family repre-
sentatives.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

IF the Georgia Weekly Press Associa-
ton is dead, why doesn't It say So" ex-
claims a Cracker contemporary. But II
IL is dead. how can it?
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Mr.. Bryan demands a campaign con-
tributions publicity plank. or he won't
have anything to do with the nomination.
This is another reason why the Demo-
cratic Insurgents" don't want Bryan
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

A man named Angel has been landed
in the Federal penitentiary. Angels are
rather scarce thereabout, as a rule.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

The Brooklyn Eagle gravely discusses
"the air of Denver" Just now. we have
no doubt. a goOdly portion OF it is hot
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

A little higher, and x will be necessary
to attach Pullman sleepers TO the eleva-
tors in those New York skyscrapers.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Mr.. Bryan's crowd is entitled to the
floor just at this point in the proceed
ings
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Would he New.

Il want you" said the stage manager.
TO play the part OF q banker, and want
you to try to play it with touch OF
originality"
"Al right" responded Yorick Hamm.
I'll leave on the muttOn-chop whiskers.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
4 PANACEA.


Old Pegleg Brown. OF my native town,
was fellow who'd never whine.
He used TO say: Fer q perfect day. jest
gimme block of pine"
He'd forget the strife Of this earthly
life and the pain that a mortal bears,
Through the simple aid of a whetted
blade. for he'd whittle away his
cares.
Oh, often think Of this wholesome kink
that distinguished Peleg Brown;
And believe each man might adopt his
plan when our cares refuse TO down.
When the world seems blue and your
friends untrue. and you have de-
spondent throes,
Just you find a seat in cool retreat and
whittle away your woes.
On the Reservation.
That Indian chief mixes in politics"
"So?"
Yes; he's one Of the original Taft
men,
Il should call him an aboriginal Taft
man"
Pas UItimatum.
Then, father. you will have 10 pay the
dukes gambling debts"
There l balk. II you must marry a
gambler. insist that you at least select
one who can earn cigarette money at IT, '
Appropriated
Married women wear a ring. Why
shouldn't married men wear some sym
bol?'
ssy t,no-. % ~ ro.eoc opSvvarad tho
cheerful citizen. And for an appropriate
token. I would suggest a miniature grind
stone"
Holidays.
The next We book
Is Labor Day
And 1t does look
SO far away!
She Didn't Understand.
Yes: / am going abroad"
And how are you going to arrange
4 your itinerary"
"Oh. pompadour 1 think that will be
most suitable for travelling"
Would he New.
Il want you" said the stage manager.
TO play the part OF q banker, and want
/ you to try TO play It with touch OF
/ originality"
"AH right" responded Iorick Hamm
! I'll leave on the muttOn-chOp whlskers.
Diplomacy.
Il hear you people have puppy IN
| your fat" began the janitor.
Yes. and we've named him after you.
! n B-There's always a way.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Holidays.
She Didn't Understand.

Yes: l am going abroad
And how are you going TO arrange
your itinerary
"Oh. pompadour 1 think that will be
most suitable for travelling"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
Diplomacy.

'I hear you people have a puppy IN
your fat" began the janitor.
Yes. and we've named him after you.
n B.-There's always a way.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09
On the Reservation.

That Indian chief mixes in politics"
"So?"
Yes; he's one OF the original Taft
men"
Il should call him an aboriginal Taft
man"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Speaking Of summer vacations and a
change Of scene and surroundings" Dr.
Elmer S. Briggs. OF New York. who is at
the Shoreham. said last night that. de-
spite the love and interest we bear our
associates and surroundings. a time
comes when we grow weary and jaded
and naturally long for some sort OF
change" " We have no desire for a sub
stitution of other objects and faces as a
permanency; we merely seek 70 break
the monotony of things before entering
on a fresh chapter In our lives
The desire for a change can hardly
derive it's origin from the nature of our
Occupation. There is nothing common 70
ali professions and businesses which
clamors for stated relief. Nor can the
/ desire for change be due to mere fatigue,
! because this Is alleviated by daily recur-
ring periods Of rest.
The common round OF daily life, In the
/ home as well as in the house OF business.
! in consequence Of It's monotonous routine.
! ceases at times TO stir the centers Of en-
/ ergy and strength OF purpose. and when
these springs Of force are not vigorously
! active there is lack OF interest IN the
work. ana, therefore. a feeling OF loss OF
power.
Now. the way in which a change oper-
ates is not so much by affording exemp-
ton from toll as by supplying fresh stim-
ulants from the lethargic centers Of en-
ergy. This point is important. because il
directs attention at once TO the way ir
which change should be employed
Every mistaken notion that the weari-
ness demanding the change is the out
come Of exhaustion must be entirely put
i aside. The physical and mental powers
are not used up; they are merely asking
for some variation of the stimulus The
fire may have died down, not on account
OF deficiency Of fuel. but simply because
It has not been properly stirred"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

The New York Mail characterizes
Organism as an attempt to hit of the
popular mood. and declares that:
with all due respect TO Bryanism we
submit that when It looks the people
square in the face ii Is with the glazed
and shifty vision of the gypsy fortune
teller. whose purpose is not to say
things true or useful, but to divine the
whims Of her auditor. and say what she
thinks will be iattering and welcome to
the mood Of the moment. More than once
Bryan has hit the mood Of the moment,
only 10 miss altogether the real bent of
the nations destiny. and to be over
whelmed By its sober second thought"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-09

Pas Ultimatum.
Then, father. you will have 10 pay the
dukes gambling debts"
There l balk. II you must marry a
gambler. insist that you at least select
one who can earn cigarette money at IT, -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-28
WILL PROMPTED
MRS. EODY'S REMOVAL
She Desired to Be Near SCien-
lists Temple.

Boston, Mass, Jan. @S-Tho spec
tacular removal Of Mary Baker Eddy
from Pleasant View. al Concord. y.
H., to Brookline. Mass. was conceived
and executed by the imperious will of
the aged leader OF Christian Science
herself. II can he stated on good au-
thOrity that ii is Mrs. Eddy's own de
sire To visit at least once more and
perhaps speak in the magnificent
mother church in Boston.
Soon after the wonderfully beautiful
addition to tn" church had been com
plctcd Mrs. Eddy expressed TO her
cabinet the longing TO see the monu-
ment TO herself and her teachings
with her own eyes. That desire end
ed in the complete removal of the
household to Brooklne.
In the new Mecca for Christian Sci
Cntista just established Mrs. Eddy oc-
cupics a room from which she can
gaze to her hearts content upon the
gldcd dome and architectural beau
ties OF the Christian Scientists Tenn
pie and hear the chimes each Sunday
morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-28
Affairs of the Sporting World

There are three boys in England the
public considers better than Owen Mo
ran. They are Jem Driscoll the real
feather boss; Spike" Robson and Jem
BOwker.
Indian Joe Gregg has at last been
successful in getting Charley Neary to
meet him in a 10-rOund bout before
one of the clubs in Milwaukee this
month. They will fight at 133 pounds,
weigh in at . y. III.
Tommy Burns is doing tn e concert
halls of London. and word comes from
over the sea that he is hauling down
something like $1,000 per week at the
game with apparently many weeks
ahead
Billy Nolan. the former manager Of
Battling Nelson. is putting in the win
ter playing the races at the Oakland
track Nolan still believes that Mel
son is the best lightweight, and says
he. Britt. Memsic and Mcfarland
should fight it out for the honor.