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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
QUITE CORDIALLY.

I met her ut q dinner dance
Suaightway my heart began 30 pfanees
You see. twas love right at q ElAncA
Quite uncontrolled
Ny feelings were; at once wUoe6
Her with an ard0f true; not crude
dared not BE-. though she's NO prudA.
A bit too bold.
(She treated me
Quite cordially) !
Permissiop granted oft called.
All, me, with ice her heart was walled.
While mine was battered. bruised and mauIe1
And I protest
That naught could an impression mako
On her. thought my heart would break.
For weeks I went, for her sweet sake,
without my rest
(She treated me
Quite cordially)
This mornings mail brought me q nste.
In haste looked at what she wrote
lump has risen in my throat,
For she's to wed
My rival; and I'm writing now
To wish her Joy, and tell her how
I'm pleased to hear the newB. I Wv
That's what I've said.
fShe wrote to ME
Quite cordially
New York Globe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
A Boiler Plate" Campaign.

Boiler plate editorials prepa ed in Al
bany and distributed among the country
newspapers OF New York, will not win the
light against Gov. Hughes in the matter
Of direct primaries.
The device is cheap, and has lost its
power. Rural readers are beyond it, They
know a thing or two about the trick
Each community is a fair judge of the
capacity of the man who edits the local
journal, and his influence is in proportion
to his ability and disposition to do his
own work. An article purporting to be
his. but clearly above his powers is In
iured by the attempted deception And
he is injured. A game is scented, and
everybody wants the particulars.
Besides, in a state like New York there
must remain but few such editors The
country press has kept pace with the city
press. and has made great strides in the
past quarter century. In only a few
towns or villages now may be found a
sample OF the old order of things. The
Did codger, lazy or incapable. willing to
accept anything 10 "fiIl up and poster
ing the lawyer. or the clergyman. or the
school teacher for "a piece for this week S
Issue." survives In but few localities. He
has gone hence. and his place been taken
- an up-to date citizen, able TO do his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN.
From the Albany Evening Journal.

From the Albany Evening Journal.
Whenever California feels moved to
take action without consideration OF Its
effect upon the United States, 1t should
quake, when it received a practical
demonstration of the fact that 1t Is an
integral part Of the Union, enjoying all
the benefits of that status.
From the indianapolis Star
OF course If California should plunge
the nation into war with Japan she would
lust the same expect US all to get busy
and help out her people in case< OF an
other earthquake and fire.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Anti-Japanese legislation in California
apparently is attached to q string to be
pulled only while a naval bill is pending
in Congress.
From the Dayton Herald.
Would California be SO fractions If
Aunt Columbia were not in hearing dis
lance?
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Japan is several laps ahead of Cali
fornia in keeping cool.
From the Toledo Blade.
California might feel more like lick
ing Japan II she could get the United
States Navy to hold her coat.
From the Syracuse Post Standard.
California continues to supply anti
Japanese argument fer greater navy.
having a first-class shipyard where such
vessels may be built.
From the Providence Journal.
There ought to be no difficulty in fol-
lowing Gov. Gillett's suggestion and TAX
ing a census of the Japanese in Cali
fornia. They do not look like any of
the rest Of Us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
A Lincoln Memorial, Sure!

Each of the three plans for Lincoln
memorial has certain merits, and each has
Its earnest advocates. All citizens. wheth-
er they favor the park commission site
on the river, the so-called plaza site on
Capitol Hill, or the Lincoln highway to
Gettysburg, are agreed that now is the
accepted time for Congress to act IN the
premises. in commemoration of the CEN
tenary Of LincoIn's birth. It will be de-
plorable IL the advocacy Of one or another
Of the three projects should result In a
deadlock on all. with Congress unable or
unwilling to move in any direction.
At present the Senate is on record as
favoring. of the three plans. that for a
highway between Washington and Get
tysburg. 1t has gone to the extent of pro-
viding for a survey of the route and an
estimate of the cost. 1t is known that
sentiment in the House favors the en-
placement of the memorial in the ex-
tended Capitol Park between the Capitol
building and the Union station. The
President, it is clearly to be assumed
from his recent communications. has
thrown his influence in favor of the park
commissions plan Of locating the Lincoln
memorial on the riverside, on the line of
the projected Memorial bridge to Ar
Ington.
In each case there is need to emphasize
a certain feature as an essential to evolv-
ing a satisfactory Lincoln memorial II
the park commissions proposed site is
chosen Congress should at the same time
provide for the Memorial bridge, without
which the architectural creation on the
river would be practically out Of the line
of travel. and with which it would be q
most impressive tribute and significant
expression of the sentiment of reunion.
SO distinctly coupled with the name and
fame of Lincoln. If the highway to
Gettysburg Is preferred, Congress should
make ample provision for a monumental
terminal in this city, in Itself a conspicu-
GUS object of interest, and SO placed as to
appeal directly to the people. If the plaza
site is selected. Congress should by proper
enactment insure that the memorial shall
be so designed and located as to stand
forth on its own merits, unaffected by
the Capitol or the station or the Senate
office building. a thing of beauty and an
adequate, uplifting token of the nations
regard for its martyred President.
Between now and February II some
thing should be done, something definite
and conclusive. The American people ex-
pect action by Congress at this session, as
an expression of their feeling for Lincoln.
1t will not answer to relegate the matter
10 q commission for consideration alone,
but the case calls for decision by the
houses. Failure to choose between the
three projects because each has merit and
each is Endorsed by earnest advocates will
not be creditable to the representatives
Of the people, who are today charged with
no more important function than this Of
providing beyond question and in the most
adequate manner for the execution here
IN Washington. where Lincoln worked and
where he died. of a suitable, inspiring
symbol of the man who prevented the
dissolution of the Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Pa EXPLAINS The WIRELESS.

''Tnis wireless. telegraph" ma said. IT just
don't see how fne' get the words sent gu. from
Hunpn ?: chs Ss:s1,ss an knit his sro~' ia
An looked at ma In pity while he laid hls paper
down,
cts plain q: day to any one that takes tn.
Just give attention an I'll make It clear quick
as a wink.
'Marconi was a foreigner who" ma broke In
An said: 20, ye.. i've heard of him from Mrs.
She used to know girl that knew q girl that he
An broke % tn. engagement. an think her
Maroon pa went on. "he IL Italyun By his
An be- got up this wireless. an I don't know
what he's worth!
"You see, they have 1t On the ship: Q little
That's filled with wires an plugs an. thing
that is the wireless shop.
The operator pounds the key an that sends
That summon. help an snatehes folks from
"t,g ap pin. ocean gg 5aSss ~. ac.,.,.a .,.
Just can't think who that girl was. but Smith
was not her name"
''You see." pa says. 'the air 10 full o AertxiAn
An ether waves that run around in criss-eros.
style. eomehow.
An' wnen tne operator AttS inc Key IL ot1b
em out
An they go whi..ins everywhere for miles and
miles about"
20, isn't science wonderful ma says. ':Just
think what man doesi-
It's strange can't remember what IL name
. that girl was"
"An' when tn wireless waves 20 out" % sayA
they keep right on
Until they md q wireless wire b. which tAslr
strength Is drawn.
An so they click the other key-it may b aw
full far
But right away the message comes right dowu-
an there you are
"Just think ma says, why years ago ws'd
IT'S strange that I've forgotten who and what
that girl was, though.
"of course" pa says, Its unseen force that
circulates all round.
An what it is or whence It comes no one has
ever found"
Ma Jumped up with a start an then sAe sat
right down again
An elghed: 81 had her name. but you made me
forget 1t them
Pa picked his paper up an scowled. an mas
voice told her pain
When she said: Henry, thought you was goia'
to explain"
Chicago Evening Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
JACK BlNNS.

From the Buffalo Express.
Binns was all right as q name before,
but 1t attained dignity with the action
Of the wireless operator.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Little did Jack Binns suspect, one week
ago today, that his name was ever to
adorn the pages of the Congressional
Record.
From the Chicago News.
Binns of the wireless gets appreciation
without having to call for it &C. Q. D."
or otherwise.
From the Jacksonville Times-Cnion.
If Telegrapher Binns' far back ancestor
had known that one Of his descendants
would be put on a pedestal as a hero
he would probably have chosen for him
a more heroic sounding name.
From the Rochester Herald.
Mr. Carnegie. allow us to introduce
Mr.. Jack Binns; Mr.. Binns. Mr.. Car
negie."
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
OF course Wireless Operator Jack Binns
did exactly what was expected of him
when opportunity presented itself and
duty called. For. after all. heroism Is
nearly always some form Of duty en-
phasized by chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
Wireless Aerial Navigation.

Hard on the heels of the demonstration
OF the practical value of wireless telegra-
ply in connection with the wreck of the
Republic the other day. comes an an
nouncement that may mean a remarkable
advance in the navigation of the air. A
New York electrical engineer has just
given a demonstration of a device by
which he is enabled by wireless currents
TO control the movements of dirigible
balloon. He has just shown his scheme
In the presence Of witnesses On a COM
paratively small scale. The gas bag.
twenty-five feet in length. equipped with
all the usual appliances of that device.
was started. stopped, guided. elevated
and dropped at the will Of the operator
standing on the floor alongside of wire
less telegraph key. The dirigible obeyed
every command sent to 1t by the inventor
by means of his current.
1t may be that in the present stage Of
the science of aerial navigation this ap-
plication of wireless biography may have
small practical value, but it requires lit
tie Imagination to conceive the use to
which the Anthony system of dirigible
control might be applied In case of war,
for the taking OF Photographic observa-
lions and possibly for dropping explosives
without risk to the operative. So rapid
has been the advance toward solving the
problem of flight that each successive i'm
provement and change must be read as Of
high possible value. The Wright brothers,
true, have demonstrated remarkable
success in the handling of aeroplanes
Possibly the dirigible balloon will have
but small place in the future navigation
nf the al parhanS Mt of Ma,
York has opened the way to insure the
airship. whether the gas bag or air plane
with a constant source of power by wire
less. This has been dreamed by writer's
Of fiction a means OF enabling aerial
navigators to cover long distances with
out the replenishment Of fuel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
RASH REFORM.

Reform Is rash. 1t plunges in
Where angels fear TO tread;
Twill even take chance at sin
Whence all but II had ded.
Hope ever rises in its breast
To urge 1t on and on
To try to pass the acid test
To some neat game OF con.
Successive failures daunt It not;
1t tries and tries again
To be the johnnyonthespot
That uplifts things and men.
And yet sometimes its dearest friends
Might wish 'twould hesitate
Before Il dashes on toward ends
As II 'twere tempting fate.
For instance. It can hardly hope
To get less than hard jars
When 1t would hand the uplift dope
To anything that has the scope
or those short pieces Of old rope
We call campaign cigars.
Indianapolis News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
A DEEP SEA BALLAD.

Sea urchins have a jolly time.
They sing Nep- tunes all day.
They play upon the trumpet-hsk
And feed sea cows with hay.
They make octopusses new
BY pulling on their tails.
And then, when mother slaps them. they
Give vent to doleful whales.
They watch the starfsh act in plays,
And clap their clammy hands.
The mussels on their brawny arms
Stand out like iron bands.
At night. when pallid moondsh CLEAN.
In sleep they close their eyes.
And when the morning comes they all
Can watch the sun6sh rise.
If they swear like the devil-fsh,
In picker ell they'll burn:
But II they learn to school themselves,
To angel-fsh they'll turn.
N. Salisbury in the Bohemian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
A DIRECTOlRE fROCK.

Long languid lines unbroken by a frill
Superduous festoons reduced to nil.
figure like seal reared up end
And poking forward with a studied bend.
A shortish neck imprisoned in a ruff.
Skin fitting sleeves that show a stint Of stun.
waist promoted halfway up the back.
And not a shred that's comfortably slack.
A multitude of buttons. row on row.
Not there for business-merely made for show,
A skirt whose meager cores necessitate
The waddle Of q Chinese lady's gait.
A 'busby'' toque extingushing the hair
As II q giant hand had crushed Ii there
Behold the latest model and write beneath
"a winter blossom bursting from its sheath I"
Punch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
Taft in Panama.

Judge Taft Is ashore in Panama and
looking into things. He has given him
self weeks time. Surrounded by ex-
perts and capable men on the job he
should gather good deal Of information.
There is some curiosity to know whether
he will include the canal subject In his
message to the extra session of the new
Congress, which. principally. Is to deal
with the tariff. But the canal is SO i'm
portant, and the public SO curious about
the plan. the wonder is II he will delay
addressing Congress until next winter. or
speak in some other form before then
about his latest discoveries and conclu-
sions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
The PITIfUL MILLIONAIRE.

seldom smile.-Andrew Carnegie.
See the sad old millionaire
Passing In his motor car;
All, how heavy IL his care
And how drawn his features arel
What a pity he has not
Anything to make him glad:
Sorrowful. indeed, his lot.
Thinking of 1t makes me sad.
Mufied in his warm fur coat.
You may think him richly blessed,
But lump Is in his throat,
And q pain Is In his breast;
He Is not compelled to work,
He may ride around at Will.
But q thousand SORROWS Turk
Underneath his waistcoat still.
All his days are dismal days,
Joys may come to you and me.
But no smile Of his betrays
Any hint Of hidden glee:
Things which he cannot possess
Still confront him everywhere:
Hence his lack OF happiness.
Poor old. sad old millionaire.
g. e. Kiser. In Chicago Record-Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
AUTO ON COW CREEK.

The dood who bought the Two-Bar ranch last fall
Has got q bronx that feeds on gasoline.
And he's been takin' her In that machine
And my cayuse amt in the game at all;
1t makes a man feel mean and mighty small.
When he sticks up and dons q necktie green,
And one swift nod IL iust the eowhoy'. hanI.
1t seems some tough. when I. who up and rode
Old Steamboat at the Cheyenne buckiu' show
Have got to give way to the Tw0-Bar boss:
O, Fate, you sure have packed me with q load
rival who would fall on-and know
II he should try to ride rockin' boss.
Denver Republican
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
Communication,

SVIuuAuu4Cdt1Ons
When haste Is your unwilling choice
And frowning lines your brow,
Out Of the darkness comes voice,
1.-The line is busy now"'
Again you cry in piteous tone
That speech she will allow;
The self-same answer greets your moan
1.-The line Is busy now!"
Oh, great Marconi. sad today
Our hearts would be i VOW
If out at sea you'd let them say
THE line is busy nowI'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
DAMoN-AND.PYTHIAS WORDS.

III "clubmen'' may be prominent; all ..citi-
xens' be leading:
III editorials ''trenchant'' and all ''antomo-
biles'' speeding:
all dainty and / somehow feel
that never
VIII folks refer to any "verse" unless they term
It "clever."
New York NaU.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
Duty Free.

Though on the tariff freely men debate
And struggle to remove each lingering
doubt,
There is no duty which can regulate
The speeches that some reckless states
men spout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Arrangements to prevent reporters from
accompanying the African expedition
show that the President knows the value
Of an exclusive article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Some Of Alfred Austin's critics may be
| harsh enough to charge him with the an
nual output Of valentine poetry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

All this anxiety to treat Mr.. Taft to I'M
usual dishes is likely to bring him back
to the White House with a strong predi-
lection for beef and potatoes or ham and
eggs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

A patient scrutiny of the situation leads
irresistibly to the conclusion that a gar
goyle statesman stands much better
chance than a Standard Oil statesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Tom Johnsons friends will assume that
his lessons in economy should make him
more valuable than ever as the mayor Of
q big town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Grand opera in New York Is suffering
from another acute attack Of artistic
temperament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Statements about millionaires being
miserable call attention to the popular
willingness to provide the company mis-
cry is said to love.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Scientists are making such wonderful
strides that they may yet find some way
Of fooiing the grounding by means Of a
parasol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Mr.. Taft's trip to Panama shows that
he is not waiting for the 4th Of March
whistle to blow before starting in on the
work Of the next administration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

The seismograph demonstration that
cannot be located and the earthquake that
lacks Authorization are equally satisfao-
tory,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

A little time will show whether Cuba's
troubles are ended or only preparing for
fresh start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Now the call to Remember the
Maine Is only peaceable reminder that
the battleship Is hindrance to commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
Cruel Candor.

Cruel Candor.
II see you have my pamphlet on your
DESK" said the economist. What do you
think of it?''
TITS betwixt and between" answered
the heartless friend. Its too light as an
argument and not heavy enough for q
paper weight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

w. ]. Bryan Is at least to be congratu-
lated on avoiding libel complications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
Different Lines Of Talk.

"Why don't women have the same sense
Of humor that men possess?' asked Mr..
Torkins.
Perhaps. answered his wife gently,
Its because we don't attend the same
theaters."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The IRONY Of Fate.

1Nc< 4IONy VI = dI0.
"The greatest men have always wanted
peace"
Eyes. And yet they are always causing
unlimited contention through several gen.
erations concerning monuments to be
erected in their memory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
In Smart Life.

"You say you have known that DASH
ing woman all her life?''
YES"
what is her manner"
Cant say. I don't pretend to keep
track Of her divorces"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

The political sophist would have US be-
lieve that the present peacsful outlook.
notwithstanding the mo-
Political biliSation Of troops on the
sa,.,.4 Turco-Bulgarian frontier.
Is due to tho pacific trend
Of an advanced civilization. This may
aatter the ingenuous-hearted, but It will
not satisfy those who are convinced that
II peace has been or will be maintained
1t Is because the great military nations IN
Europe are equally prepared for war.
This condition added to opportune coali-
lions and q network Of ententes and al
liances, for ofrense and defense. have
maintained. and will continue to maintain
peace, not only in Europe. but In the
near east.
DR.. Dillon in the Contemporary Review
writes under the head Of Foreign At
fairs: Although the first decade Of the
twentieth century Is drawing to close.
the principal groups of the human race
are still In some essential respects In as
backward a condition as they were in the
twentieth century before the Christian
era Now, as then. for instance. nations
regulate their intercourse with nations by
motives Of self-interest sanctioned by
brute force. The International state Is
still state Of nature, in which the weak
ness Of one community is sometimes
strengthened and protected by the CO.
operation Of several. The conception Of
nations as members OF one human family
Is still disembodied."
DR.. Dillon asserts that there is general
dissatisfaction with antiquated political
methods everywhere; that abs0lutism is
dead in Russia, Persia, China. Germany.
Turkey and in Bulgaria, where the power
of the foreign "lesser czar'' Is about to be
challenged. DR.. Dillon declares that a
change is going on. and all the more pow
erful because there is no one In sight, no
commanding personality endowed with
clearness Of vision. to foresee the next
stage Of the social evolution, that he may
weld the forces Of his own nation together
and impart unity and direction to the
whole"