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The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
GOOD NIGHT.

written for TIE Washington Herald
Yes. We must say goodnight the hOr IS growing
late
Pass cut nv royzI guest. ny friend. Nineteen Eight
I have loved thee very dearly, thou goes. I know
But always tl.s heart os nine vi breathe FOX thee
PRAYER
Coed night, Let ne lay ny head once more upon
For us midaisnt's holy hour, Thy soul and nine
All tie world is pulsslezs: list TO TIE wind ha-p's
wail-
Soon the bells deep notes VIII swell TO bid thy
brother hail
Good night! have loved thee 50. thou hast been
SO true
While the world is drinking to Nineteen Nine. I
uiU drink % you
For the world has grUvn tired Of thee. szys thou
az old and gray;
But, remembering all the sweet Of thee love thee
best that way.
Thou nay be Old and feebie. but thine eyes sgsak
and vel I know thy bosom holds the fey heart
of Youth
Good night Don't lock Ike that, or ny soul VII
grow weak;
Please don't feel thy tears hot and vet upon
ny cheek.
Good night, Thou an going far beyond Efs's shift
ing sand
out on the e5b Of ersHtids. across the midnight
strand
Good night! TIE hour is growing late. thou shalt
Once M noSs 5 5aI5 ne on ny hear III ar. thee
bread f0T bread.
Good night Listen, Dost thou hear the ring
doves mOzn-
As she sots and tells thee thou must 81 alone?
But. with step triumphant thou goes5 10 meet thy
Thou art s-rou- to aght deaths battle. NJ hero.
Nineteen light
Give ne thy kisses sweet before thou at with the
dead
Hark! the bells are ringing. the morning light
shines red:
Hearts are growing nsuv. goblets sled with VIE.
drink to thee. Nineteen Eisht, the world 20
Nineteen Nine.
Good night! I feel the empty air thy lips can
not touch;
Peace then. 70 Thy ashes. ny heart hath loved thee
much.
The midnight bells are ringing a mad welcome to
tire new.
But ny soul IS chanting love uotes Nineteen Eight
70 yOu.
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH
IS5 Euclid street.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
ORIGIN OF 20. 7"
Term Came Into General Use in
America About 1S2S.

Term Came Into General Use in
America About IS2S.
IRON The Chi-so Record Herald
How many OF the countless thousands
Of persons who daily use the popular alb
breviatiOn 20. h" ever give a thought
as 20 its origin? Yet a very interesting
story IS told Of Its birth and at one time
20. X" was the slogan - Presidential
campaign. There are. IN fact. several
explanations Of its meaning. and quite a
few legends are told 70 explain IL L is
plausibIy held that N early colonial days
the best rum and tobacco imported came
from AUX Cages. IN Sa1tO Domingo.
Hence she best Of anything came 10 be
known locally as Aux Caves. or O. 4.
The term dc not, however. pass into
general Use until the Presidential cam
paign OF 1s2S, when the supposed iiliJeraCy
OF Andrew Jackson, the Democratic can
diCaJe. vas the stock in all trade OF his
Wing opponents. Seba Smith. the humor-
ist. writing under the name OF Maj. Jack
Downing started the story that Jackson
indOrsad his papers o. X under the i'm
preston that they formed the initials OF
.'Ou korrect-" Il is not al all imp0s-
sibIe that the general did Use this in
dorsement. and that il was used By
other people also but M Parton has dis
covered II the records Of the Nashville
court. Of which Jackson was a judge be
fore he became President. numerous dOcu-
ments indorsed % R." meaning order
Recorded he urges, therefore, that Il
was a record OF that court with some be
lated business that Major Downing saw
on the desk Of the Presidential candidate
However this may be. the Democrats in
lieu Of denying the charge, adopted the
letters O. K. as a sort Of party cry and
fastened them on their banners.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

words as good" and bad These and
kindred terms are merely comparative,
and have been invented By man 20 meet
a necessity arising in his dealings with
finite Things. We cannot conceive OF
human intelligence without desire and
purpose. Nor. given desire and purpose,
can we imagine that all means would be
equally adapted TO the satisfaction OF the
one or the furtheranCe of the other. A
condition CT life wherein no choice would
be necessary. If possible. is inconceivable.
II can, therefore. readily be seen that
with the development OF language, words
must have been employed 10 express
the difference between things meeting the
needs OF mankind and things not meet
.ag such needs; or, IN other words, be
tween things 10 be chosen and things 70
be let alone. Thus we have Il. simply,
that a thing is good or bad for a par
ticular requirement accordingly as X
answers or does not answer that re-
quirement; and that q thing is good OF
bad In general accordingly as it hsr-
monies with our aims in general Now,
a world without any bad IN Il, 70 my
mind. implies a world without the need
Of intelligent choice-whlch is Unthink
able.
Christian Science. I respectfully sub
NIT. presents only one side Of the truth OF
to-day-the religious side II may find
proper field in the enlargement Of hu-
manity's idea OF God, and Il may well
teach that the imperfectiOns OF mortal
existence should not dim our vision OF
His perfect goodness and love But, com
ing down from the abstract TO the con-
crete, from the universal 20 the par
ticular. We cannot ignore the fact that
there are conditions about Is which need
changing; and surely there mist be some
thing FOR Us 10 do IN the process other
than merely 70 persuade ourselves and
other people that things are already all
right because they ought 20 De so.
await mora light ANDERSEN WOODS.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

Comparing the present attendance on
these Institutions with that for 1919, We
note q slight loss al Wesleyan 10 per
cent, Massachusetts Institute @ Tech
noIogy q per cent?. and Bryn Mzwr Z
per cent. while gains have been made n
the following order; Smith, Il per cent;
Dartmouth. = Per cent: Wellesley, 81 Per
cent: Purdue, - per cent; Amherst, 3
per cent; Bowdoin. Il Per cent. Mount
HolyOke, Il per cent; Lehigh, 70 Per cent;
Vassar, 9 Per cent. and Brown. s Per
cent. IN the case Of the Massachusetts
Institute OF Technology. the relatively
large registration in 1913 G-52) was due
70 the unusually heavy enrolment in the
class Of %. which entered Immediately
before the increase in entrance require
ments and in tuition fees became Op-
erative.
The gains that have been made IN ger
eral al both the colleges and universities
ara most encouraging. but even more 50
IS the fact that there IS g widespread ten
dency 10 raise the standards for admis-
sion, especially 20 the professional
schools, and this xiii, after al, react
more favorabIy upon our higher educa-
ton than mere size Of enrolment
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
WOMEN IN MALE ATTIRE.
Distinguished AuthOresses I'm French
Capital Revive Old Costumes.

Paris, Jan. I'm opposition 20 the bar
barrie furs and ornaments Of fashionable
Parisiennes, simplicity Of a bizarre kind
is now the mode among French women
OF literary distinction. Trousered au-
thoresses are becoming a common spec
tacle on the boulevards.
Chief among them is AIre. Dieulafoy.
who adopted masculine dress for its con-
venience when accompanying her hus-
band on his archaeological travels, and
has retained il ever since. Then there IS
Nine. de Montifaut. who is a familiar
figure in the newspaper world Of Paris.
with her bowler hat and short box coat.
below which appear the tails OF an under
coat
Prominent among Partisan women Of
letters who dress IN the modes Of bygoue
DAYS IS Nine. Georgette Leblanc Mime
Naeterlinck), who has before now ap-
peared az the theater IN Louis XVI COS
tUme-a gown OF Powered silk with point
ed bodice. panniers. and volUminOus Golf
fure. AS a rule. however. Nine. Leblanc
Affects Byzantine" fashion She
shares this taste with Nine. Edmond
Rostand. the wife OF the acadsmician and
herself q poet. whose velvet gowns fall
ing in straight lines from shoulder TO
hem. with antique Eirdles, have inspired
more than one painter
Another authOress who affects ByZan-
tine dress IS the Baronae Deslandes (f-st
wife of the Prince de Broglie. who aD-
peared not long ago at a London music
halD. who always attends balls with her
hair hanging in UDCoudued masses down
her back The Comtesss de Noaiiles.
whose charming verse has caught the an
tiQUe spirit, follows the Byzantine fash
lon
Another woman poet Of note, Nine
Lucie Delarus Mardrus. wears princess
gowns Of fifteenth century fashion; while.
n direct contrast. Nine. Colette Willy.
author OF Dialogues de Bstes," IS al
ways attlred Ike g schoolgirl, wearing q
loose jacket suit, a skirt wei above the
shoetops. a turned-down collar. and short
hair ted up on one side.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
GHOST OF A FAMOUS TOWN.
Virginia City Only a Living Skeleton
of Former Self.
Clifton johnson. q Outing

Clifton johnson. n Outing
Virginia City Is indeed a strange town
living skeleton IN the height OF It's
opuIence Il boosted a population OF 3o000.
To-day there are less than one-tenth that
many; dnapidation and ruin are seen on
every hand The chief streets terrace
along a great hillside Farther Up the
slope are wastes OF sagebrush growing
in stunted clumps that half hide the
earth with their gray tWigs and foliage.
Down below IS g valley where the mines
have dumped vast heaps Of waste. The
entire region IS wild upheaval OF hills,
and around the horizon are seen ranges
Of snowy topped mountains The only
trees are an occasional gnarled scrub
pine or dwarf cedar a few feet high.
Formerly scrub pines Of fair size were
plentiful on the hills; but they were
practically all used for frewOod long
years ago. After they were gone some
Cinnamon ran a woodward and sold pine
roots. Probably 80 dOnkeys were en-
gagged in touing about the Upiands and
bringing IN the stumps and roots OF the
old scrub pines. This material. too. was
exhausted presently, and now the fuel
comes by train.
The town streets are rough and dirty,
and as l walked about I was constantly
enCOunJeriug old tin cans and getting ny
feet tangled up in wires from the baled
hay. Buildings in good repair are rari-
ties. There are lettering fences and
ragged walls and broken roofs and
smashed glass. and many windows and
doors are boarded up.
The search for gold has resulted IN
tearing the country all to pieces Every
where the hills are dotted with pros
peCtors' holes. From any height you
can see dozens-perhaps hundreds They
suggest the burrowing OF wOOdchucks or
prairie dogs. The region along the Com
stock lode abOunds. too. in deserted
shafts. Usually the spots where had
been the buildings and the machinery
for working the abandoned mines are
now only marked by great dumps OF
waste. with possibly a few immense
foundation stones and irons
Two miles from Virginia City IS the
village Of Gold Hill. which. II anything.
is deader than its neighbor. There IS the
same diiapidation and wreckage. and the
same canting walls and neglect OF re-
pairs On the borders Of this hamlet I
met a Scotchman who affirmed that his
cabin was the oldest dwelling in the
region The main part contained .
single room. but there was a lean-to az
the rear and a little cave ran bach. under
the hill. The owner invited me in 70
rest myself. and as we entered a gray
cat departed through a missing window
pane.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
PARROT Halls HIS FRIEND.
Stranger fn Strange Land Knows the
Proper Greetings.

New York. Jan 2-Wierd sounds came
from a pile OF travelling bags at the
Thirty-fourth street entrance Of the Wal
dorf-Astoria- The door guard turned sew
eral times. thinking ne heard some one
whistling. but failed to see anything IN
usual. There was no one standing in the
hallway, and employees behind the open
windows were bent over their books.
Hello came a voice waited in
through the window. The bookkeepers
Jumped. looked about, and then went
back to work
'Woo-hoo!" came from the bags.
This time the guard looked closer and
there, keenly cycling him through a peep
hole in the cIOth-eovered cage, was a
huge green and yellow parrot.
Hello said the bird.
"Begorry, answered Pat. wiping his
brow.
He belongs to Gilbert T. Rafferty,,
commodore OF the Thousand Island Yacht
Club. a neighbor OF mine up there" said
George c. Bolt. who happened to walk
by. The parrot peaked out and said IA
neislarIy- Hello
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
FEUD WITH FOLDING BED.
Vengeance Vowed on Furniture that
works on Hair Trigger

New York, jan Phillip Dawson.
thirty-six. OF I57 East One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh street. has vowed ven
gence on all folding beds that work on
q hair trigger" as he expresses It
He couldn't sleep the other night and
stood up in his bed 70 rearrange the COW
ers. He stepped on the trigger" he
says. and the bed shut up like q jack
knife. slamming him against the head
board and otherwise treating him in a
disrespectful manner When he Olsen
tangled himself he ran around 20 the
East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth
street police station. where his wounds
were dressed
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
SHOWED CONTEMPT IN WILL.
Suicide Left SOn-in-Iaw Quarter 10
to Buy Chewing Tobacco.

St Joseph, No. Jan. 2.-That August
Zerbst, a pioneer resident Of Northern
suicide with caTbOlic acid. attributed
much OF his troubles Fl the later days OF
his lfe to disagreements with his son
in-law, August Pabst, became evident
when his Will was filed in the Probate
Court
property. but did not want his son-in-Iaw
20 share any part Of it. He therefore IN
serted in his viii a clause providing for
the gift 90 his O5jectionaI relative o.
the sum OF . cents with which to bay
chewing tobacco.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
Not So Worse.

From the Chi7go News
"Our hand was in smashup last
night" said the man with the big bass
drum
ANY bones broken?" queried the innO-
cent bystander.
Only the trombone" answered the
drum-thumpeT.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

Il viii De noted that The only changes
since last year therefore are that COluui-
bla has changed places with Harvard.
Pennsylvania has passed Illinois. WiscOn-
sin and California have passed Yale, and
Kansas has been outstripped by Indiana.
OmitJing the summer session enrolment
the order S naturally somewhat different,
as shown IN the following table
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
FIND GLACIAL FOOTPRINTS.
Human Trail Discovered by Tunnel
ers Under Bay.

Toronto. Jan. 2-Thirty-Seven feet down
in the blue clay Of Toronto Bay work
men in the waterw0rks tunnel have found
human footprints This find il the IN
terglaciaI clay. deposited from 5oo00 20
10000 years ago. IS the most important
geological discovery Of that period made
IT America ". n. Cross. describing
the find. said.
1t looked like a trail. There We're over
100 footprints. There were large footsteps
OF al sizes and q single print OF a chud's
foot, three and a half inches long. All
the footsteps pointed north, except where
some turned or 20 the side"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

Of s5S students. has the largest graduate
school, being followed by Harvard, Chi
cago, Yale, Pennsylvania, California, and
New York University. The agricultural
schools show a highly encouraging in
crease, Minnesota this year having al
enrolment Of more than LOO The
schools Of architecture have Likewise
grown. the largest being those connected
with illinois, Pennsylvania. Columbia, and
Cornell. The largest schools Of commerce
are at New York University and Penn
sylvania. the latter also having the
largest number OF students Of dentistry.
Syracuse leads IN music. Columbia IN
pharmacy, and Ohio In veterinary medi-
cine. Columbia continues 20 head the LIST
OF schools Of education, Teachers College
having an enrolment this year Of 30
students.
Few show a Loss.
Northwestern, Stanford. and Syracuse
are the only Institutions that experienced
a loss OF students In the summer session
Of 1905, the Yale summer courses having
been withdrawn IN 1908 In some in
stances the growth In summer attendance
has been noteworthy; for example. at
Wisconsin, where no less than l,527 stu
dents were enrolled, as against Sol IN
1907 AT Columbia, where there has been
an increase from l.04I 10 l.5s2 IN two
years, and at Indiana, which reports q
gain from n 10 1,005 in 4 single year.
The Columbia figures are exclusive OF
students taking summer work in survey
ing. geodesy. OF mining. In addition 70
Chicago the following Institutions at
racted more than ]. go students last sum-
mer, ranking numerically in the order
given: Columbia, Harvard, Michigan,
Wisconsin, and Indiana
Comparing the total enrolment Of the
various institutions for 1868 with that OF
the previous year. it is seen that in spite
Of the prevailing economic depressions,
only Two institutions, Harvard and stan
ford. show q slight loss in enrolment
The greatest gains in terms Of student
units. inclusive OF the summer session,
have been made by Chicago. Minnesota.
Columbia, and Wisconsin, Indiana. Penn
sylvania Cornell, and California. each
one Of these having gained more than 4o0
students; emitting the summer session
attendance. the largest Increases have
been registered by Columbia, Minnesota,
Cornell. and Northwestern. Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania, and Ohio, in the order
given, the growth in each case being one
Of more than so students.
Gains at Eastern Colleges.
The gains IN attendance at q number OF
prominent Eastern colleges for men and
for women, and Of two technology
schools. are represented IN the following
table. Bryn Mawr being the single ex-
ceptiOu to the general increase Of stu
dents. the loss al this institution being
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

The pet pastime for boys and men on
the great holiday is kite-iying. The kites
Of this country may be scientific. but the
kites Of Japan are gorgeous, and they
sing. Little ccntrivanCes fastened to the
strings cause strange. whirring sounds,
which remind one Of the aeOlias harp.
Some of them are Of enormous size. as big
as two doors, and require group Of men
TO raise them. In ancient japan. It is al
legged, large kites played the part OF the
modern balloon 81 estimating the forces
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

In the meantime the United States
transport Sheridan was twice delayed at
Marivales with two cases. and the Bu-
ford one month later with one death.
Both vessels We're also subjected 70 four
days in quarantine at Nagasak. japan.
Americans here report the quarantine
station at Nagasaki as one Of the finest
in the world There is n large tea house
and buffet in connection, and anything
in the line Of eatables or drinkables can
be ordered at government expense.
All hopes Of having the fleet land by
This time had vanished The bamboo
stands and paViliOnS erected on the
LUneta had been demolished by the
typhOOn and were not rebuilt. The
saloons reluctantly took down their
Welcome, Heroes" signs. and the COM
mittee ceased in their preparations for q
rOuSing reception
II was q disappointment 70 the Aneri-
cans IN Manila. but undoubtedly a much
greater hardship 10 the men Of the fleet
Some few found their way ashore in
violation Of orders and upon request
from Admiral Sperry were Immediately
arrested and taken 20 the cholera hos
pitaI and retained as suspected case for
three days under observation for syrnp-
toms. after which time they were return
cd under arrest 10 their ship. As the
plague At the present writing IS appar-
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
Gains in Graduate schools.

Graduate schools show healthy gains
all along the line, with the exception OF
Indiana. Syracuse. Princeton. and Ne
braska. Columbia, with an attendance
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
SECOND TRACK
SQUAD IS FAST
HARVARD EXPECTS AN EXCEL
LENT JUNIOR TEAM
COACH GREEN FEELS OPTIMISTIC
AS TO RESULTS,
In Sprints and Jumps Preparatory
School Believes 1t Will Make
Its Competitors Hustle
to Keep Up

Coach Green, who has charge Of the
second track squad at Harvard mill
tary academy, is developing a fast
team from the Junior class, and from
the showing made in trials every after
noon at the cinder path Harvard will
nave excellent material for the first
team next fall. Several good marks
have been made by the youngsters, and
Coach Green expects to present a great
bunch to compete against second high
school junior aggregations before the
season comes to a close.
Rogers has been showing up well in
the so and 100-yard dashes and is a
swift athlete with his feet Newman
will try for the 100-yard dash and will
give Rogers a hard run for this event
Herrenas will try for the 440-yard dash
and it is said he will make the first
team next season.
Coach Green is well pleased with the
candidates he has under his charge, and
passes many hours rounding them into
condition. Bacon, with Douglas, is
fighting it out for the 100-yard dash.
and pole vault. Schuester will try for
the hammer throw and shot put, and is
expected to make the team this year.
McCann is out for the mile and the
8S0-yard runs, and undoubtedly will
make the team, as he has the ability
in him to make swift runner. Cham
bers also will try for the SS0-yard run
and 1T is no easy matter to pick the
winner, as both boys are matched even
ly for this distance.
McManus and Mushet are running
neck and neck for the quarter mile.
Dromgold will try for shot put.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
TRIO BELIEVES
IT WILL EXCEL
HARVARD BOYS WHO MAKE
EXCELLENT SHOWING
THREE ATHLETES WHO CAN RUN
AND VAULT
One of Bunch Made Trip to Europe,
Where He Competed with Sew
eraI Eastern Continent
Trac.e Men

Three of the fastest athletes in
Southern California's amateur athletic
circles are Valley, Caruthers and
Lovett of Harvard Military academy.
Valley is one of the best milers in
the southwest, being exceptionally
swift with his feet. In a recent inter-
class, track meet held by the students
of crimson wearerS of the Western
avenue school he won the mile run in
the time of minutes and 10 seconds.
Valley is also long distance runner,
having won the 880-yard run at this
meet, the time being minutes % S-5
seconds.
Caruthers is good in the low hurdles,
and he goes over the sticks clean and
performs this event like a professional
Of many years experience. Caruthers
won this event at the interclass meet
in the time of 20 3-5 seconds.
Lovett is one of the best pole vault
ers in the south, and he and his bro
ther make a pair that it is difficult to
defeat in the up-atr event. Both did
10 feet in the intercIass track meet
last week, and each tried hard to de-
feat the other, but to no avail, honors
being even.
Valley captured second prize a few
years ago in one Of The Herald's cir
culation contests and took a trip to
Europe for several weeks where he
competed with some Of the fastest ath-
letes abroad. None of them went more
than feet in the pole event and won
honors easily. While abroad in prac-
tice he made 10 feet 4 inches.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
POMONA BUSY WITH
BASEBALL PRACTICE
Team Promises to Show Strength
in the Pitching Department.
Speed Will Also Be
Feature

Coach Stanton of Pomona has started
baseball practice by rounding into con-
dition the material on hand, getting
out the batting cages and distributing
suits to the prospective varsity and
scrub teams. New men are going to
count more in baseball at the Clare
mont college than in any other branch
of athletics this year. Among those
who have reported for the various po-
sitions are Henshaw, who is out for
the initial sack position; Haresnape,
small of stature but who no doubt
will make good in the outfield. Hares-
nape is a second Kid Mohler in left
field.
Shut, the basketball and football
star, will try out for the backstop DO
sition. Noble, brother of the Los An
geles high school football and track
coach, will try for a position in the
outfield, and, from the experience he
has developed while playing on the