The Washington herald., 1909-11-22
AT THE HOTELS.


Whatever is holding the President
back from filing the Chinese post. It
seems the United States is not gaining
by this waiting game. Particularly in
China we should be well represented \
man who Is a trained diplomat and Is
thoroughly familiar with the Chinese
situation. and is able to take care OF
Americas interests against the Japanese
and British intrigues, should Immediately
be sent to that country. IL was unfOrtu-
nate Minister ROCkhill should have been
recalled from China and promoted 10
Russia just az a time when he was most
needed IN China
The Russian post is not half as i'm
portant to this country as the Chinese
mission. The United States is pledged 10
the open door policy IN the Celestial
empire and has guaranteed the integrity
OF the Chinese empire but what does all
this amount 10 when there Is no repre-
sentative Of America on the ground 10
see her aims are not intrUded upon and
dehed by other nations. Japan. II seems.
has taken advantage Of the absence Of an
American minister and improves he-
hold on China by the imp0tency OF tho
United States 10 prevent her from do
ing so.
We have no warshlps or soldiers near
at hand 90 protest against Japau's ac-
tiOns. and we have no diplomatic repre-
sentative in China % guard our inter-
ests properly. Then there is the English
post President Taft seems TO be unable
% find a man 10 succeed Reid. The same
holds good with the French and Austrian
anbassad0rships. not mentioning the Iesr
important blllets.
1T is generally understood in Detroit
Truman H. Newberry, former Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy in RoO5evelts Cab
met. viii finally come 20 Washington as
United States Senator from Michigan
Our people are proud Of Mr.. Newberry.
and would not hesitate for an instant 10
present him as a suitable candidate for
the Presidency. Nothing is too good for
him. He is popular with the rich as well
as with the poor, with the capitalist as
well as with the labOring classes. It
seems TO me the business interests OF this
country are entitled 10 have one Of their
own in the White House, the legal pro-
fessiOn having had a monopoly OF the
honor Up 20 this time"
Jerrold G. Campbell, OF Melbourne. AUS
traIia. who Is touring this country. was
seen az the Raleigh yesterday. Speaking
Of the horse Industry OF New South
Wales. Mr.. Campbell said. Hunting
brumbles.' as the Wild horses are called
there. is a favorite sport IN New South
I Wales Districts like the Clarence and
STEPHENS, and Manning River watershed
ere still the home OF numerous drOves Of
5rumbies, and hunting them is an eX-
/ Lilaratirg past.me-
The first step taken" continued Nj
I %. "a q T-eHf .
make all secure except q narrow entrance.
which can subsequently 6e gated on
/ each side Of tho entrance and projecting
from IL funrelWlsc BOBBY fence is PIE
pared
ITO the simpIe-mlnded brumpy It pre-
I sgmabIy looks Ike stockade. and pieces
OF luttering cotton make it look impreE-
Z nahle. when this is ready the young
/ b.0ods. well mounted. gaIop out and
round Up the wild horses driving them
with shouts and uuch loud swapping q
! stock whips toward the mouth OF the
funnel
'Iu group Of br1mbies there IS al
WAYS q leader. and when once the hunt
/ ers have got the leader heading for the
/ corral they are pretty certain OF the rest
! OF the drove The futterinE cotton RAGS
/ OF the sham fence are sufficient 20 deter
/ the brumbies from breaking through the
1 fimsv barriers. and In less time than IL
takes 20 tell, the Wild horses are safely
/ corralied and the big gate shut on them
/ Then they are left for twenty-fou- hours
/ without food and water 90 reflect on the
/ situation. and after that they can be
broken I'm without much difficulty.
An Australian navy? Yes, we ought
10 have a strong navy added Mr. Camp
beu i have no doubt we could make
good use OF O. strong navy against Japan
whenever that country EuC-a-d's ally.
should select 20 try 20 swallow us up. we
DO NOT fear Germany. and 90 not believe
Germany has any idea q c7lng 20 war
with England. but we do entertain feel
ings Of Uneasiaess SO far as Japan's a.
ILUda is concerned"
Common knowledge OF bacteria will
make many ills sCarcer, according TO D-
T. y. Bender, OF Cincinnati, Ohio, who
was seen at the National yesterday
( When knowledge OF germs is as conmaI
as the knowledge or the dangers Of snake
bite, then many common diseases Of To-
day Will be as scarce as snakeb.te, said
the Cincinnati physician.
Popular ideas Of disease breeding germs
vary. but there can be no doubt sucl
A.. ideas are slowly swinging toward the es
tabusLed scientific point Of understand
ing The notion OF mystery connected
with these organisms is due mainly Z,
their microscopic size.
In the first place. said DR.. Bender
. bacteria are vegetables. growing anl
/ following along the same course as a cab
b bake or cucumber. But the seeds, O
spores. as they are called. are so minute
as 20 permit thousands being carried or
one foot Of a fly.
Tell a housewife 10 keep the fly from
the sleeping child's face. as the child ma,
contract tuberculosis, dipEtheria, or VIVA
% not, and you are perhaps smiled AZ In
o. diligently by the worthy woman. Bu
r show her the tissues OF a guinea pig ina
. has been the flower garden for germ
, planted in its body, the seed having beei
gathered from a tiy's foot. and 10 IS dlI
q ferent
Food should be protected from flies
= That which has been exposed SHOULD b
: thoroughly washed and well cooked. An
especially should cooked food be well pro
tected from flies and dust Reaches
mice. and all other verm!n are banefu
/ in WAYS more devious than are apparent
4 victim Of tuberculosis coughs or in othe
e WAYS infects particles OF dust. Thes
settle upon food left uncovered in ~
lueighborhood the food IS eaten and N
b eater takes cold. followed by the mo
,notony too well known
an the small compartment for smoker
at the rear end OF a train going out O
Norfolk a few weeks ago sat three com
: merCtal travellers and an old farme
whose dl3p.dated exterior made yer
plausible the story he told the car
ductor," began George s Fink, OF 81
vanuah. Ga, who is at the Riggs.
I'm only a poor. lone man. he SAID
with tears in his eyes. I haven't a cen
in the world But my daughter is dying
(here he almost broke DOWN and wan
to see her. Please don't put me OF. It
only sixty miles.