The Washington herald., 1909-06-23
PEOPLE AND THINGS.

1 whose alert grace may adorn the giaces
Of Sagamore Hin. But there Is another
shipment from the same camp OF two
wolves and a boar. also alive. OF course.
these unpleasant animals are not for
Mrs. Roosevelt. Perhaps they will be
added 70 the animate attractions Of the
/ Washington Zoo.
There viii be sympathy and hope of
speedy recovery Of oscar s. Suaus. our
new Ambassador 70 Turkey, from an
operation for appendicitis. Straus IS one
Of the leading lights OF the National Civic
Federation in New York City. and IL Is
/ a curious coincidence that a former pres
! ident Of that organization, August Bel
mont, underwent not long ego a success
fH operation 70 eradicate the same NAL
ady.
II Is an editor-preacher, Rev DR.. Rich
ard s. Holmes. who has been holding
up the mirror 10 scme OF his Presbyte-
rian clerical brethren in the Westminster.
Incidentally. his pen hits at some OF the
good ladies IN the pews- He deprecates
some church dolngs in Philadelphia in
this wise
Adulstion and fattery. in which the women fr
The most part deal, is one q the sp0l-fued ele-
Tnents from which the preacher suffers. The
ministers Ike 70 stand around after service on
sunday aud take the tafy which the sisters give.
There Is I'D f0od value IN taffy- In fact. there q
nothing bur wind IN taIy. and al the d0minie
sets oct u is Is a blown head
Are there any pews IN any Washington
Churches. OF any denomination, where
this criticism applles2 For. after all. IL
IS paipable hit al the pews as well as
/ at the pulpit There are always TWO
parties 20 the SIN OF accepted hatterv.
But the same writer hits at his fellow
clerics thus about another matter;
Gifts q various sorts. from perny O. tAat fo'
which penny stands, 10 paper q pins. and
that for which IL stands. den0alizati0ns. 50
are the haf-fare permits % railways which a;
one clip take out Cnehah Of the recipients spirit
IG Independents. 50 are 10 per crit reductions al
The stores They turn the accepted into a sort oi
mongTel man. nine teuths clcrgyHran and one-teutt
5egsar.
That shaft. however. hits also a feui-
nine mark. for Il must be that the good
/ wives Of clergymen share in this agree
able species Of largess.
The sadness OF the sequel 20 that
melancholy feminine missionary excur-
sion into the Oriental purlieus OF q
metropolis is already writ There viii be
only reverent and silent sympathy FOR
the home where so cruel a blow has
fallen. But the tale illustrates a peri
ever present in centers OF population al
ali cosmopolitan II IS a peril that has rs
origin IN that strangely perverse spirit
OF curiosity that is Illustrated in nature
by the fascination that The hunters torch
has for the deer II is the lure OF thu
weird. whether Of the East o. OF the
West, that leads the Innocent into danger
\ Gus places. II is an impulse OF discovery
or desire Tor exploration. that In itseli
may lead 10 knowledge wholly good. bat
that also needs the guidance OF maturC
4 experience. The purpose Of racial ex
ploration may be wholly good. but q
needs guardianship wherever alien race
dwell IN proximity. Philadelphia has 10,
record Of a similar tragedy. and the placs
or ali cities know The peril washington
IS fortunate in lts comparatively eas1
illumination Of ways thar are dark and
tricks that should always be 81 vain.
The bright and clean inland city Of
/ Rochester. y. " faces a problem IL
sewerage. II appears that the refuse o:
its population Of $4,000 has spoiled Tbs
lower gorge OF the Genessee River. which
has been changed from a place OF nsF-
Ural charm 70 a source Of menace 20 the
health OF the city. as well as OF resident.
along the lake shore The nuisance I.
described as so great that the interfer.
Ience Of both State and Federal author.
tiles IS threatened Federal proceeding.
10 abate a similar peril were once IN
voked against Buffalo. The remedy sug
gested for Rochester is the construction
of sewage plant and that involves q
bond Issue. from which the taxpayer,
shrink. They appear 70 be less shy oi
a proposition 20 send abroad a commits
sion 70 find Out by personal observation
how they do these things in EurOpear
cities Well there is nothing Ike trave
FOR the education OF city fathers. No
so long ago the Philadelphia council.
sent a committee 10 Washington TO find
out how we mended asphalt pavements
That committee had a good time, aftel
It's own fashion. by studying glassware
and its contents. while incidentally In
ivestigating asphalt
The time was. but is no more. wher
the pretender 20 foreign rank or TIL,
could run much Of a successful race O
imposition IN the United States withou
/ exposure, which in itself is the severes
penalty for imposture. The presen
plight Of the self-styled lord Ashbur
ton is Q pertinent example OF this har,
fact as was the recent outcasting OF
spurious British officer. who brief,
abused the military courtesies Of Gov
ernOrs Island. The career OF the pre-
tended AshburtOn was. nevertheless. 70
a time successful. He fed by STEAMSHIP
from 4 record Of worthless checks Tha
was years ago. when he posed as IN
. financial hacker Of John L. Sullivan. J
was really foolish OF him TO hit agai
his old trail in Boston ard to get caugh
in a swindle so really unworthy OF eve
the pretense Of a gentleman as the lar
ceny OF s., a mere h'-pun' note, 20
know.
Apropos OF the duty on lumber.
writer in Bethlehem. Pa. declares tha
it does not affect one way or the othe
the price Of building material. This ma
, surprise some hOuse-b1ilders He rest
his proposition upon his quotations fror
that memorable advocate Of protection
Pig Iron Kelley, who said: Prices az
governed by laws OF supply and demanS
= not by duties and taxes;'' and 1T
] human to get all you can when we Sc
and pay as little as may be when 70
buy" 1t may strike the consumer {
] lumber that the second quotation Is quit
pat, though not in the way originally f.
tended; for without entering the tari
discussion, Il IS evident that the advC
cate Of free lumber thinks that he know
that an open Canadian market Uoul
affect prices. as well as tend to the pres
ervation OF forests in the United state: