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The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

From he Chicago Tribune
The month OF June for years nast has
made the highest record Of casualties bv
drowning. The total number Of lives lost
this year by months IS as follows. Janu-
ary l67; February. 2Os; March. Isl; April.
2lo; May 6S1; June. 1.176: July. s5l. and
81 were reported during the first six davs
OF August. The total for the first seven
months OF this year Is 1856. large num-
bers Of these being children. In inland
cities near lakes, rivers. and canals those
who Know how TO swim are but few as
compared with those who do not. There
are Few girls and women who are not
absolutely helpless when they find them
selves IN water over their heads. and
their fright renders their rescue all the
more difficult And yet, In spite OF the
danger. there is no place where such peo-
pie are more careless or foolhardy than
in the water
1t is criminal negligence that causes
this annual waste OF life in the water.
One can learn to swim almost as easily
as to walk.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
An Illuminating CeIebratidn.

The humble beginning OF the vast Pc
troleum industry. fifty years ago. IS 20
be celebrated IN Titusville. Pa The an
niversary Of the first step in a develop
ment so tremendous merits the attention
OF the world. It was Edwin L. Drake. a
railway conductor. who sunk the first
oil we'll His employers had sent him 10
investigate. He found a Pittsburg drug
gist. Samuel TlIer. already at work skim
ming the so-called carbon oil' from sur
face pools OF water. This oil was already
much in demand. selling for 50 a gallon
in New York
Drake conceived the idea OF making a
well through the sand. It was hard work
and discouraging. One evening the well
was left dry. IN the morning It was
found filed with oil. That began the
boom that made poor farmers rich and
in which fortunes We're won and lost.
cities and towns sprang into existence
as suddenly as IN a new gold region.
Speculation was feverlsh. Meantime the
work Of development went steadily on.
Geology lent its scientific. II not always
accurate. aid 10 the prospectors. Grad
ually the area Of production extended 10
other regions in Pennsylvania and ad-
jacent States. Incidentally, these ex-
plorations led 10 the discovery OF natural
gas, and then the contribution TO the
worlds wealth was increased by the dis
cover!es Of OIL on the Pacific Coast and
in Texas. The wealth created from the
by-products IS a familiar tale. The pro-
cess Of refining preceded this conversion
Of the waste sludge into dollars. That in
itial drilling tapped a natural resource
that has become a tremendous factor in
national industry and prosperity, and that
now sheds its light in every quarter OF
the globe
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

civil engineer or architectural drafts
man. Steady employment for years along
their chosen line Of work has kept
them in a rut-they were content, per-
haps. as long as there was work to do.
But for various reasons they have been
unable to save money enough to support
them in their old age. There are hosts
Of SUCH and it is not their fault in the
majority OF cases.
Many middle-aged men, who have fam
Hics to support. and who find positions
closed 20 them. because the competition
among younger and more active men is
keen, pocket their pride, and accept
humble places. such as janitor and
watchman. and are thankful even for
this.
The problems with which the social
and charitable organizations have 20 deal
are numerous and perplsNng. That Of
finding employment for those handicapped
by age is one that seems almost insur-
mOuntable
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
The Handican Of Ace.

One OF the products Of the present time
is the Special Employment Bureau for
the Handicapped. which exists in New
York City and which is under the control
Of the Charity Organization Society. The
faint hope that occasional jobs may be
secured for those who labor under de-
heiencies Of various sorts IS what keeps
this bureau going.
No doubt this is a worthy charity
and beyond that fact q probable neces-
sity. in view OF the peculiar social condi-
tions that exist in the large cities and
New York IN particular. But the most
melancholy branch Of the bureaus work
IS that which compreheuds the finding OF
/ positions for those who labor under the
handicap Of age.
Deficiencies in training. preventing the
Individual fCom earning a regular wage.
may sometimes be traced to a lack OF
application, a disincllnation. until It IS
too late TO master a trade or a business.
Mental incapacity sometimes drives a
man into an occupation that is only
temporary. or AZ best can only be clas-
sifed as unskIlled. Again, perhaps. i'm
providence and sloth may be the causes
for tho man being out OF work. Habit
ual bad conduct. laziness. and incompe-
tence lose him situation after situation.
until he finds there is nobody left who
VIII give him another trial
These have our sympathy and we also
appreciate the difficulty which confronts
any charitable organization when II seeks
TO give relief. The pitiful position. how
ever. Of those who are willing and anx-
ious 10 work. and who have always been
painstaking and competent in their va
rious lines Of endeavor. appeals more
strongly TO the sympathIes.
The handicap Of being past middle
age cannot be overcome. Every day.
every hour. makes It worse. Perhaps
some OF the applicants TO the bureau
and It has a long list Of sUch-have faith
fully served some big firm or business
house that has failed. Familiarity with
a certain class OF work units them for
taking up something else. Business men
have no time 20 break in men who are
set in others ways. The system CT pro-
motion all along the line. from the Office
boy up. obtains in most cases. and these
out-of'work men cannot begin all over
again at the bottom, even il they arc
willing
Their specialtes range all the way
from bookkeeper or stenographer, up TO
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
IT'S A GOOD OLD WORLD.
Some Very Cheerful Views About
the Average Son and Daughter.


the Average Son and Daughter.
From the Cleveland Leader.
This is a good world. It's growing bet
ter every day We can't say this often
enough or strong enough. for Il IS not
only recording a fact but Il Is getting
behind the chariot Of progress and giving
1t q push ourselves.
Rich mems sons are not all FOUNDERS
because a few SINCE their wings IN the
white lights. Most of them set about mas
tering re intricacles OF dads business so
they can ease his shoulder Of some OF
the strain and get in trim 20 take Il all
themselves. some time. Others. still more
independent strike out for themselves.
Rich mems daughters are not all brain
less and snobbish and extravagant For
one that runs away with a chauffeur
there are thousands who go 20 college
and come out Of II noble women.
And the poor do better. with less 10
help them Most boys put their necks IN
the family harness and help pull with
their fathers Il Is the girls. however.
who pass them In this service. II the
average girl elects 10 stay AT home-and
the one serious point OF criticism IS that
not enough 10 dO-she doesn't have 10
write abroad for advice 20 ease her
mothers grind. And IL She goes into
shop or Office or factory the mother often
gets the sealed pay envelope at the end
OF the week and doles out the spending
money TO the girl who earns f. More
girls than the world knows about. or.
knowing. praises as II should. put aside
their chances for a home OF their own
20 keep that Of their mother secure.
It's a good world and the overwhelming
majority OF good girls not only help 20
make Il so. but brighten it as well.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
THE MODERN PAPA.

Don't rock the babe. mother and sddle its brainsl
Don't feed MIN on milk and make colicky pains
Don't trOt the dear child up and down on your
kneel
It's bad for an infar;. the doctors agree
Get rid Of the cradle: IT'S useless today
GO throw out the bottle it's vanQuished awayi
The ring and the rattle. pray hide them, my dear
For rubber will poison the baby. ! hear.
Don't nurse him Why. mother. you're hsrming the
child
A thousand good reasons already are fled
And baby foods-really. you cannot have learned
There's hardly a that the nurse has not spurned
The gc-cart and carriage win inhre his spinel
Don't kiss him. my dear. tho he is yours and mine
Don't talk baby talk 70 the infant. ] prayl
It's bad for HIS mind. 30 the wisest all say.
How IS II that we all grew up 10 be oldl"
UNI That is a thing that the wise have not told
But don't toss him, mother. o. count his pink toes
Or sonethins viii happen, nurse says-and she
Knows.
Laura W. Sheldon. IN PhEadelphia Public Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
A POPULAR SUPERSTITION.
Origin and Basis for Belief in Fate.
ful IIl-Iuck OF Friday.


From the Proyideucs Journal.
The bad luck supposed 70 attach 10
Friday IS said 10 be traceable 20 the
worship Of the goddess F-eya. the Venus
OF the North, who felt herself sighted
II any one began a journey on this. her
festival In punishment for the dis
honor thus brought upon her Freya was
wont 20 direct misfortune 20 assau the
offender. so that u came 20 be thought
that Friday was an unIucky time 70 en-
bark on any enterprise, although most
marriages in Scotland are said 10 take
place on that day In Walsh's Curl
osities OF Popular Customs" IS told the
story Of the brig Friday Of Wilmington.
whose builder deied superstition by Civ
tng her this whimsical name and launch
ing her on Friday. He also sent her
upon her FIRST voyage on the sixth dav
OF the week. but on the succeeding Fri
day a home-bound vessel saw the hull
Of brig pitching heavily IN the trough
Of the sea, while her crew ran about the
deck. cutting loose the wreck OF the
masts that dragged and bumped along
side. This was the last OF the Fri
day concerning whose fate the shin
builders wife merely said when she
heard H. Il told thee so. Isaac This Is
all thy sixth-day doings. Now thee sees
the consequences
Another reason for the supposed IN
mckiness OF Friday lies in the cruci-
hxlon OF Jesus on that day. Il Is from
a similar historical source. indeed. that
the thirteen superstition IS believed 10
have sprung; a natural distaste grew M
Tor the number representing the circle
OF the disciples with the addition OF
Judas. Yet Il seems as II by this time
the world might be willing 10 forget fts
ancient superstitlQns and regard every
day and every number with equal re-
speCt.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

From the Boston Herald.
Virginia has placed n statute OF Rob
ert z. Lee in the Hall OF Statuary IN
the National Capitol. and without protest
from the nation or adverse action by
Congress. States have rights IN the
award Of fame there with which the
nation does not presume to interfere. or
else the statues Of not few medlocri-
ties now in the collection at Washington
never would have found place there.
But IL must be remembered in connec-
ton with this choice by Virginia OF Lee.
that on the first ballot, in 1900. for names
in the Hall Of Fame, New York City.
with a great majority Of electors north
erners, he found a place.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
A CITY OF MISFORTUNE.
Rise of Acapulco Has Been stunted
by n Fair Share of Setbacls.


by Fair Share of SetBaclxs.
From the New York Tribune.
Little Acapulco. with its 5000 inhabi-
tants. has received worldwide fame as q
city of misfortune.
Twice this year it has been the scene Of
n catastrophe. on February Is. 800 per-
sons were burned TO death when the
Flores Theater was set on fire by a NOV
ing picture machine and destroyed at
a special performance in honor OF Gov.
Flores Of the state Of Guerrero.
Several times before the city has been
damaged by severe earthquakes. In sact.
the state Of Guerrero is known as the
home Of seismic disturbances. Its sever
est shock occurred in 1907.
The whole region suffered. and Chilpan-
clngo, the capital city, was practically de-
stroyed. In 1908. Chllapa. a city Of some
1900 inhabitants. was badly damaged.
and on March q OF the same year, that
city was again shaken. completing the
ruin Of the former shock
Nevertheless. Acapulco. beset by tropic
perils and cursed by a hot, unhealthy eli
mate. Is one Of the most beautiful spots
In the world. rs name, a corruption and
Rbbreviation OF Aquae Pulchrae beautiful
waters, rings true. The coast at this
point is sheer cliff. Not till the steamer
is almost upon Il does the blum walled.
blue channel 10 Acapulco Harbor appear.
At the end OF the winding passage is a
broad bay. lined with rolling hills, COW
cred with thick forest The town lies on
the north shore. and about the hills are
rich plantations.
Cortez himself discovered this bay in
1881, and II was then the history OF
Acapulco began. From there he sent out
the expedition which discovered Sinaloa
and there perished. From Acapulco, also,
Hernando de Alarcon set sail in 1540 70
discover California And Il is a quaint
little old place. more Mexican and more
artistic than most Of the Mexican ports.
Acapulco Harb0r IS one of the finest IN
the world II lies 23l miles southwest OF
Mexico City, OF which Il was formerly
tho seaport. 10 had been for centuries
the chief center OF commerce with the
Philippine Islands, as well as with China
and India. BY pack trail the merchandise
went overland from Acapulco % Mexico
City and points beyond. Then came the
railroad through from the capital 70 San
Bias, and with Il departed the commercial
Importance OF Acapulco
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
Satisfnction on the Wane.

Prom Brooklyn Life.
Driver Of scorching automobile-What
was that we just struck?
Companion (glanclng back)-A load Of
hay-knocked all over the road!
us the farmer jumping up and down
with rage?"
NO. He's calmly gathering together
the hayT
"Pshaw! It's getting so nowadays
there's no satisfaction in hitting any
thlngn'
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
The Colonel Said He Was sober.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
During the Spanish american war there
was a regiment. Il seems, recruited from
Conshohockeu, Cinnaminson, Wawa. and
Manunka Chunk. and the ladies' OF those
Pennsylvania towns got together after
the regiments departure and made a lot
Of pajamas for the soldiers. Paiamas
were a new thing I'm those days: smart,
exclusive, &c; the ordinary man wore a
nightshirt
Those pajamas, In a half-dozen big
packing cases, went duly Cubawards. but
no word Of their arrival ever came back.
The ladies waited about a month. They
then wired 20 the colonel. a genial. whole
sOuled ConshohOckener
Anxious 90 know II you got the paja-
mas last month"
The colonel had never heard OF paja-
mas He wired back.
STORY is a lie out OF whole cloth,
probably fabricated by enemies to ruin
me politically. Admit am not total alb
stainer, but never had paiamas last
month or any other time"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
A SUMMER DAY.

I have let this summer day
Slip away. slip away
Yet what better could I do
Than hear the birds and look at youl
I have speut the precious hours.
Gathering flowers. gathering flowers:
He some worthy task has done
! sa. idle in the sun.
I have let the day 70 BY.
Like a painted butterfly:
All this coming all this going
/ Just WATCHED ths river flowing.
I have nothing in my hands
Save your hands. save your handSl
Nothing home 70 take along
Save the thTeo words Of a sOrg-
All the sopgs Of al the birds
Just three words. Just three words!
All my work three words 70 say
All my work this summer day.
'-Rtchard Le Galhsnne. IN Sunset Maszzins
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU.

The Washington Herald viii be
mailed upon request 10 subscribers
leaving the city during the summer
months. Change OF address will be
made as frequently as desired: no
tees Of such change should give
both the old and new address.
Notify your carrier or newsdealer
or telephone direct TO The Wash
ington Herald, "a 18th st. NV. The
subscription rate Is the same out
OF town as 10 the city,
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
In Die Need of Invention.

Prom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
This is an age OF invention" remarked
the bumptious philosopher.
Then" said his friend, maybe you
can concoct a new excuse for me TO give
my wife for not going home to dinner to-
night"
Whereas the punctured philosopher fat
" subgided
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

From the New York Sun.
The destiny that shapes our ends gave
a hollow laugh.
What's the use Of my being on the
JOB with the present coiffures?" II
snorted.
Herewith It realized its heiplessnesA
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

From the Springfield Republican.
Tom Watson's assertion that the couutry viii
some time be divided into four repubcs is belated
II would have been timely about June So 1868.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
MIR. Cannon's Caution.

From the Atlanta Constitution
Il may be The part q political wisdom that Uncle
Joe Cannon Is not trying 20 set the tarin law
naWed after himself. Ho knows when 20 stand
from under.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

From the Atlanta Constitution.
The poets in Tina have struck. Their
principal local medium" the Herald.
faunts this warning at them in the edi-
torial column once a week: Poems viii
be charged for at the rate. OF 5 cents per
lire"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
Mr. CummInn and pemocrntr.

From the 81. Louis Republic
II Mr. Cummins has correctly outlined the coure
70 be followed by Western iusurgpnt leaders The
signal Is sounded for an aggressive Democratic
fight in all the Western States.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Little Joe" Brown has been authorized
by the legislature TO create fifty new
coionels for his military STAFF. This act
operates to the great advantage OF the
gold lace and brass button manufac-
tlrers
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

From the New York Sun.
Mr.. Fairbanks himself must now admit that one
gin cocktail projected against a whole landscape
Of buttcmilk is not q robust and heartening thing
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Il called on DinEbat ana his wife last
sunday afternoon. but I didn't see either
OF them
Weren't they homer"
Yes; l could hear them quarrellng
about who should 60 10 the door, so /
sneaked away"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
AT THE THEATER.

One oft encounters at the play
That festive lout.
Who wants to tell you Of the way
Affairs turn out.
And at the opera one sees
That being dread.
Who likes 10 hum the melodies
Three bars ahead.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

a rich mans son is reported TO be
working for So per week" says the Des
Moines Tribune. They are about the only
ones who can afford IT,
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

From the Boston Herald
Maryland in Senator Rayner has a leader IN the
Senate whose discussions Of constitutional issues
are weighty
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Texas physician says: "A motor car
is the safest place during a thunder
storm OF course. this may be all true
enough. but II is rather hard to borrow
a motor car every time It thunders.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Michigan mob chased an umpire two
miles. lie probably realizes. however, that
he who jumps and runs away will live
to ump another day
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
To BE Remembered.

From the Trenton Tiuos.
Bill-Since I have come back I find
that I'm forgotten by all my friends.
Will-Why didn't you borrow money
from them before you left?
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

It seems more than likely that the hum
bic consumer VIII hand It back 10 Con
gress, and with some interest. the next
tine election day rolls around.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
MIR. Hitchcock's EIectricity.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
The live wire o. the present administration sp-
pears 20 be Franklin Harris Hitchcock. the Post
master General.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

b. A Kansas man dropped dead after being
Informed by clalrvoyant that he was
to be married a fourth time. Some sort
OF speed limit should be put on the reck-
less clairvoyant.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

The Los Angeles Times says Il never
heard OF Prince Miguel Of Braganza be-
fore What boots IL. moreover, II the
Times never hears OF him again?
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
TaIkInr Points.

Does your girls father ever come into
the parlor?"
Sometimes"
Ever stay Iong?''
No; l am always careful not 70 say
anything about baseball or politics"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Can the Vice President voter asks the
Utica Union. We think ne can. on occa-
sions-or he may. at least. But-er-isn't
the weather triie warm 10 start thing
Ike that2
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
WI the Pcrtnntctir

Prom the Boston Transcript
When WI Tingfang is not coming 70 the United
states he Is returning 20 China
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

n Uncle Sam could do anything for
Spain, the old gentleman would, we feel
sure. be only too glad 10 do It. He
harbors no grudge
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

The chief OF police wants the New York
'Salome" dancers 10 wear tights. Here
tofore they have merely worn a pleasant
look.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

May a woman sit IN Congress?" IN
quires the Dallas News. Several old Miss
Nancies have been known TO.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Why does courtship run 50 much more
smoothly than marriage?"
The sparker IS newer"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

The Erie Dispatch writes eloquentIy of
the lovers Of the graphophone" This.
we think. establishes a new record.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

II Prince Charles de Bourbon's dispo-
sition IS as fierce as his mustache. no
wonder the Spanish rebels got little quar-
ter from him.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Mr.. Roosevelt has already killed over
1900 specimens for the Smithsonian Instl-
tuition, says contemporary. II Mr.
Roosevelt remains much longer IN Africa
and keeps that up. the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition will have 20 be enlarged seven or
nine times.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

chine was wrecked. and he thereby es-
capped. in all probability, being killed. Let
the Prohibitionists makesthe most OF that
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

'Henpecked men must assert them
selves. says the Montgomery Advertiser.
The impression is their wives Will not
let them.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

The prevailing disrespect for royalty IS
not calculated to make the Car feel any
more comfortable. moreover.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

King Alfonso may felicitate himself on
one thing. however. Spain did not give
birth 10 the suffragette movement.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

You speak OF two kinds or newspa-
Ters."
Yes there's the old reliable newspaper
mat prints the current news. and there's
the newfanglcd newspaper that makes its
own news"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
WORDS FOR WISE MEN.


- HASS"Aote'
From The Kansas City Star.
Mr.. Taft IS not given 10 issling r7lsh bulletius
% correct inaccuracies.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

A Long Island man on his way to take
trip in an airship stopped TO get
drink. He missed his trip, but the ma
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
W. Tnft nnd NationnI Resouroe..

From the Philadelphia Press
President Taft stands as firmly for conserving
these resources for the benefit Of all the people as
did Mr.. Roosevelt
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15
Wight Make a HIT.

/ think you lost out by swinging
around the State In a handsome Pull
man."
We'll hang II ALL" snorted the defeat
&c candidate. "a feller can't campaign in
q cattle car"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

blessings brighten as they take their
flight This may or may not apply TO
the late Congressional session.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

We are reliably informed that the Geor-
gia legislature has not yet put a tax
on fishing.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Mr. John Wise, jr., says Mr.. Roosevelt
VIII return TO America and run for mayor
Of New York. Still. you cannot always
believe this Johnny Wise talk. you know.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Virginia man claims 70 have a rooster
that persists In setting. Trying 20 hatch
up something new. perhaps.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

Il shall take n vacation" says Nfr
Patten, the wheat king That is all right.
provided ne doesn't corner tho vacation
business.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-15

DR.. Broughton, Of Atlanta, wants the
women all legislated into good cooks.
We think It quite likely he VIII discover
that they are already adopts al roasting.