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The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Signs of the Times.

Says the Deseret News:
"ono OF the discouraging signs Of the times Is
the neoesdty on enlarging penal insti;utioas"
As an isolated proposition. that may
seem 10 be true, but when considered In
relation to other things It may not be
nearly SO discouraging as It appears az
first blush.
It is fact that Il is necessary 20 en-
large the jails as we 20 along and pre-
pare more and more room for the MALE
factors and Iaw-breakers. That has been
Incidental 70 the progress Of all civiliza-
ton. and probably always viii be. The
unrighteous citizen we have with us for
ever. we presume Il is hardly. reason
able 70 expect anything less this side OF
the millennium-and the millennium is not
generally thought TO be right at hand.
But while penitentiaries are being ex-
panded. churches are going UP. school
houses are being built. and enlighten-
ment and education are being spread
abroad throughout the land as never
before We are reaching constantly for
higher ideals in our civic affairs and.
while we meet opposition. we are con-
stantly gaining ground. we think. Then.
too. men differ in their conceptions OF
true morality. Some people think It NOR
ally wrong TO whistle a jolly and lifting
tune on the Sabbath day: others take a
more liberal view OF that. Some people
imagine virtue can be legislated into
people; others think that the most sadly
mistaken Of all sadly mistaken ideas.
The pendulum swings back and forth:
but out OF the mass Of mistakes and
blunders is constantly growing a better
average condition, nevertheless.
This is not an age for pessimism. what
ever else It may be. We have far to 90
before we reach perfection. In all prob
ability we shall never achieve the entire
Journey: but a long road stretches be-
hind US that we shall never have 10
travel again. for all that II there Is
much evil around. there also Is much
more that IS not evil. we think. And for
that. let us be thankful and make the
most Of It.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
LAST SIGH OF THE MOOR.
Il Promises 10 BE the Most Distress
ing of All for Spain.


ing Of All for Spain.
From tbs Indianapolis News
For more than 100 years the bodies Of
dead Spaniards have filled the trenches
andVthe battle plains from North America
70 Terre del Fuego and from Cuba to
the Philippines. Every family's dead is
scattered over the earth. And It has all
been in vain. The people OF Spain have
only really prospered since we relieved
them OF this burden OF world-pOwer and
woHd-meddling which we are finding so
costly and troublesome. They have seen
all go. save a few rocks on foreign shores.
OF which Ceuta and Melilla are the most
valuable, and they are willing 90 LEI
them go rather than pay tribute TO the
war gods The Liberals. the Republicans.
the Democrats, the progressive common
people. and the mothers Of Spain have
had enough OF II all They demand less
war and more education for Spain
The Morocco war is not new. II is only
another echo Of that momentOus reign Of
Ferdinand and Isabella The present war
is directly attributable TO the opening OF
mines-and raids on those ulines-dfteen
miles inland from Afelilla But as a mat
ter OF fact this is only the present day
provocauon. Underneath and behind Il.
smoldering through centuries. are the
fires of the hatred for the Spaniard that
the MOors brought over 10 the Rim coast
when they were expelled from Spain and
when, leaving Granada. they even carried
their keys with them 70 Africa with
the determination 20 return TO use them.
The present war began in NenIa only
five years after Columbus discovered
America. when the Spaniards. following
the Moor. established the Spanish town
and convict station on the rocky PENN
sula which is now Melilla. and to which
Spainls now sending her soldiers. And
this time the Moors are equipped with the
very rifles that the Spaniards carried in
Cuba, sold 70 them by a short-sighted
government. They have the hatred. the
villainOus appearance, and the arms 10
make this 'lasS sigh Of the Moor" the
most distressing one OF all
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

ana an eloduence and llberality Of
expression which were recognized as a
promotion OF the friendly feeling between
tho North and the South. II Is difficult
to understand why the Ohio Congressman
desires further information. He has re-
ceived plain intimation from Congress
that there is no disposition on the part
OF his associates. in either the House or
Senate. to make a sectional rumpus
over the AFFAIR. II need offend no one
who is attached to the U. S. S. Mississip-
pi. or who chances to visit that adni-
raole specimen OF naval design and con-
struction, to find on display in the cabin
an elaborate silver service on the punch
bowl or platter OF other item Of which
is a likeness OF Jefferson Davis.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
OTHER MEN AND OTHER WAYS.

Other men arc blithely sailing over bows that are
blue:
Other men are calmly resting where there's not
thing 20 do;
Other men are seeking pleasure where the air is
cool ard clear
While I stay here and earn my living IN a smoky
atmosphere.
Other men have gone to Europe. there to scatter
cnango around.
Or to walk the streets Of stratfcrd making tracks
in hallowed gr0und
Other men are In the Rockies. yanking fish from
Lake Louise,
While toll where lofty ehimneys pour their soot
out on the breeze.
Other men sandy beaches watch the bathers
come and so;
Other men are stretched In hammocks that are
swinging to and FRO;
Other men are knocking golf balls, or on snady
porches lie.
While iingr here and labor. with a cnder in
my eye.
Yea but other men are busy hoeing con OF pitching
hay;
Other men arc in deep. bitches. working hard fcr
little pay;
Other men are swinging sledges. others pound and
and paint.
All complaining and all wishing TO be something
that they amt"
6. E. KIsER. in the Chicago RecOrd-Hsrald.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
The DI.trlct and A1ernnarrn.

From the Boston Tr11srript
To make the District Of Columbia ten
miles square once more. instead OF con
sisting OF only the two-thirds OF that area
lying on the Maryland side OF the Po-
tomac. is the object Of a bin which Mr..
Greene, Of this State, a highly efficient
Representative, has introduced In Con-
gress for its consideration at the next
session President Taft favors the plan.
It would permit the development OF the
Virginia side OF the river along lines con-
sistent with the interests OF the Federal
Capital Curiously enough. the corner
stone OF the District, dedicated more
than a century ago with impressive cere-
monies. now stands in Alexandria. and
not in the District at all When Gen
Scott. a Virginian. felt some hesitation
about moving troops on the sacred soil
OF Virginia, in taking possession Of
Arlington across from the Capital. ne was
consoled by the reflection that this was
not Virginia at all. the retrocession never
having been legally consummated.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
MONDAY. AUGUST 2. 1903.
A RELUCTANT AYE"

The week Just opened will witness the
end-an inglorlous end-of the extraordi-
nary session OF Congress called to revise
the tariff.
A scant and unwilling majority OF the
House has given approval to the AIdrich
Payne measure as finally whipped into
shape in conference.
A scant and unwilling majority NJ the
Senate will similarly register its reluo-
tant approval IN the course OF q few
days. Then the President. II not unwtn-
Ing and reluctant. certainly with no pride
IN the performance. will aflx his sigma
ture. and the thing will be done.
This tariff measure win become a law.
not because It pleases Congress any
more than 1t pleases the country. not be-
cause majority IN Congress really be-
lieves in It or at heart indorses IT'S pro
visions, but because It's framers-tbe
INT ~ a. tne CdptOl-have
adroitly succeeded. with a few conces-
sions here and there. ostentatiously
made. in doing what they set out to do.
Appeal 10 selfish interests. coupIed
with political pressure, has been the DO
tent factor in the consummation. And
so it will ever be until the tariff is taken
out OF politics.
President Taft played a good part in
the final hours. which the country was
quick 10 appreciate and applaud. But
even in the betterment OF the measure
which HIS ulumatum brought about. nota-
bly, in the hide and lumber schedules. II is
declared that juggling was INDUCED in
which Will deprive the notifications or
the full benefit which they were intended
10 convey. This may not be true. but. If
true, it would be quite in keeping with
the legislation as a whole, which has
been discredited at every stage.
Everybody wants business to thrive 7,
ought to be given a chance 10 thrive.
We believe it is going TO thrive. in spite
OF all A revision OF the tariff down
ward along equitable lines undoubtedly
would produce wholesome prosperity
In which the masses and the classes
would share alike.
Perhaps the Republican party can safe
ly go 10 the country on the record II has
made. We cannot tell. The public for
some years. has been singuiarly ae-
quiescent in many things. II NAV he 80
now. The Democratic party, we all lznow
Is in no shape 70 seize the opportup,,,.
presented. But. nevertheless. IN or,-
opinion. those stalwart Republicans o,
the House and Senate constituting the
so-called insurgents" who fought TO the
last ditch TO redeem the party's pIsdgss
VIII fare better at the hands Of their
constituents than the scant and unwilling
majority who made the legislation nos
sible- A courageous nay will be q b,.,
ger asset for them in the next campaign
than reluctant aye" BY serving their
country best they have served their
party best. All honor to them!
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
WOES OF THE SUMMER MAN.
Relentless Feminine Arbiter Forces
Him TO Wear "a Heavy Coat.

Him TO Wear "a Heavy Coat.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Usually the cOatless man carries his
coat upon his arm. II is rare that one
has the courage OF his convictions 10
such degree that he is willing 20 risk
criticism by appearing without the IN
comfortable garment which the fashions
OF the country ard the period decree
When the "shirt-waist" man ventured
timidly into the marts a few summers
ago he was ruthlessly damned by relent-
less women-nOtably women OF one tvpe-
who persisted In regarding coatlessness
as an afront 10 their dignity He shrunk
timiGly back into the steamy inside OF
his padded upper garments 10 swelter
and repent his rashness. His country
has been called "shirt-sleeve" land for
century or so and the land OF the free.
but he did not find It so
The problem Of how 20 keep approx
mately cool I'm hot weather in this eli
mate has never been solved. II has
been very nearly, II not quite. as warm
In Louisville this week as it IS IN Ha-
wanna. IN Manila. or Calcutta Il has
been assuredly as warm as Il IS IN
Singapore. II has been much warmer
than It is In Honolulu. II IL has not been
as hot as II IS IN RangOOn. or even IN
Aden, Il has been very nearly as warm.
Yet throughout tho tropics the coolest
white is worn habitually. In the tenn
perate zone. in an equal. and sometimes
higher. temperature, during the hot
months w0olen coats, lined. and more
or less heavily upholstered about the
shoulders. are the rule The linen suit
Is the eNception-so much an exception
that II attracts attention.
Since men are estOpped by the women
nom casting aside their coats during the
hot weather. there should be a more
general appreciation OF the relief af-
forded by a change TO suitable clothing
Possibly the prices charged by the lavn-
dry trust for washing washable suits OF
clothes account In part for the fact that
the woolen coat with the upholstered
shoulders is borne with. At any rate. il
is suffered as long as the sufferer Is able
TO stand the torture. Then il is carried
upon his arm In the street Il IS put on
again when he reaches some warmer
place where the presence Of the relent-
less feminine arbiter forces him 70 swatba
himself in blanket-like garment and
Welter IN his perspiration miserablv.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

free list cotton bagging. machinery for
manufacturing bagging. cotton ties. cot
ton gins. binding twine. and tin plate. all
OF them finished products. 1t was to
these seven articles. but one OF which
was really raw material, that the Demo-
cratic platform OF 1892 referred. according
10 Mr.. Daniel. when It commended the
efforts OF the Democrats In Congress to
enlarge the list Of free raw materials.
Thus the actual extent OF Democratic
adhesion 10 the free raw material idea
was the adoption Of free wool and lower
wool duties. a course which, as Mr..
Daniel says, was Of less consequence to
the South than to the North.
The truth is that no party has consist
emily taken up the doctrine Of free raw
materials. It was employed by certain
group Of tariff reformers In CleveIand's
time in the hope that by means OF Il
some breach might be made IN the tariff
wall The Wilson bin as It emerged
from the Senate was strongly pro-
teotive measure; the new tariff bin as II
emerges from conference Is also a highly
protective measure. even though It does
contain free hides and lower duties on
leather. products, Yet there will be a
little less unnecessary and oppressive pro-
lection than there would have been R
the President had not intervened in be-
half OF free raw material. Thus his
torioally and practically a limited appli-
cation Of the free raw material idea is
the only triumph tariff reformers have
won in thirty years warfare on the pro-
tective tariff.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
FARMER ABDUL'S SOLILOQUY.

Methought I'd reach the limit HARM when was torn by
traitors from my throne and buried here upon barren farm
where cen the merely skin bone But as I walk
Imprisoned through the grass unhurt by manaps boy
dell wish for Yildiz of brass; cry aloud
"Bismilah All is weT Here may pluck the pumpkin from
the and find bombs within its yellow she'll here may
pick the fragrant early pea and find poison OF smell
walk the fields and peace my brow armed assans ur
behind the stack and milk my brnde cow and no
to stab the back gentle horse here when
would ride, and many time him of late rode and found no
daggers sticking through his hide and sure that he will not
explode happy life for who's tired of crown bless the
day when throne and scepr fell your Uncle Ab has had his ups
and downs, and now cry: "Bismilah All is welw
o0VgHSht n@ !" George Matthew AdamAl Walt Mason.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Yes, senator AIdrich Does.

From the Boston Journal.
Somebody is circulating the report that
Senator Aldrich does not read the news
papers" 1t is not probable that Senator
Aldrich is responsible for such an absurd
statement He is too large a man. even
II conspicuously narrow and benighted IN
the matter OF tariff revision. to give utter
ance TO such nonsense. Small men. criti-
cised justly or unjustly by the press, re-
sort to the moth-eaten expression: Il
never read what the papers say about
me-" Everybody knows that invariably
this is untrue. They read what the pa
pers say about them, and II they see a
chance TO reply. they reply promptly. as
they should But a large man. q man
large enough to hold a prominent posi-
tion in the ranks Of his party, is not la
BILE to make the mistake OF denying that
he reads the newspapers.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
A Woman Sunerintendsnr

There IS a significance OF encourage
ment to all women who earn their live
ihoOd by teaching in the selection OF
Mrs. Ella F. Young TO be superintendent
Of the public schools OF Chicago. The
choice has been made by q progressive
board Of education. and It places a wom-
an in charge Of nearly 5000 teachers
and 100000 pupils. making a school or
ganization second in numbers only TO
that OF New York City
The choice illustrates the courage OF
the school board to follow its own fudg-
ment and to place a woman in a posi-
ton for which she has proved herself
fit. She has made herself worthy by in
dividual advancement in. addition 10 her
routine work. She began teaching when
seventeen, or forty-seven years ago. She
has taught in every grade from the
primary to the high school, and so has
acquired the knowledge OF experience.
Although she lacked the preparation OF
course In college, she made up that
loss by work IN spare hours. and won
the degree Of doctor Of philosophy in
Chicago University when over forty-hve.
She became professor Of education IN
that university at nfty-four, and. when
sixty was chosen. from among many com
petitors, to be principal OF the Chicago
Normal School. Such are her executive
ability and energy that she is described
as a dynamo in petticoats." But those
who know her best testify that with
these sterner qualities she has preserved
the gentleness and refined dignity or
true womanhood. 1t were hard for her
friends to express q higher testimonial.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Telephoning in Germnnr-

Telephoning in Berlin has peculiar dif-
culties. There is an extra charge for
night service, when girl operators are re-
placed by men. The long-distance wires
in the daytime are monopolized by the
bourse- One official Informed an inpa-
uent caller: The trouble Is the public
telephones TOO much" This state OF mind
is like that OF a minister Of railways
who expressed his opinion that "the pub
Hc travels too much. % One who com
plalned at headquarters was told that on
a certain date there would be a second
line The date came and passed. but no
second line materialized. INQUIRY M the
Office brought this answer: "The official
who told you that Office secret went be-
yond his privilege. a new line must not
he made known until it has been actually
opened"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Naming Pitt.burgh,. street..

Prom the New York Evening Post
Pittsburg IS up in arms over the whole
sale remaining OF its streets Athletic
and even pugilistic prowess is immortal
ized in "Sandow place" and "Jefrrses
place. But when four Of The principal
thoroughfares on the north side were
christened after four Of the cardinal vir-
tues-FOrtitude. Temperance. Prudence.
and Justice-the merchants residing there
declared they would move. Imagine tho
infelicity Of Mr.. BOggs conducting a gin
mill at 4l2 Temperance aveauSl
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Home and Foreign Trnre1.-

II IT be true that the value Of forefgn
travel consists largely in comparison
with the conditions at home. a Boston
father has adopted wise plan in the
education OF his son. This father has
promised the boy year in Europe. pro-
vided that he first make himself ac-
qaainted with the history and landmarks
Of his home city. and then make q trim
through the West This does not seem
a severe parental exaction. and II ought
to add greatly to both the pleasure and
profit Of the youths transatlantic OBJ
servations. 1t is not a new idea but the
practice might be more general Now
and then one hears of an American about
to go abroad for the first time. making
a pilgrimage 10 Niagara Falls and TO
Washington. It is proverbial that for
eigners always ask an American visitor
II they have seen that natural wonder
and their National Capital lznglishpen
who make the grand tour have not the
Same embarrassment. for It is compara-
lively easy for them 20 see every corner
OF their tight Little island But Ameri-
cans will have 20 extend their travels at
home, for they may be asked nowadays
about their country beyond the 4Iissis-
sippi.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU.

The Washington Herald will be
mailed upon request 70 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. 7S4 18th st. nv. The
subscription rate Is the same out
Of town as In the city.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

Some golden-haired princess made this
butter" declared the romantic man, as he
held up a beautiful blond tress.
That's artificial butter" explained the
prosaic man.
And artificial hair. too. I'll be bound. o"
retorted the romantic man with a snort
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
FIsHERMAN's LITERATURE.

FISHERMAN'S LITERATURE.
Some want a novel when they read
In summertime;
And others rather feel the need
OF rhyme.
At neither do I care to look.
When pleasant skies
Bend over me, want a book
or flies.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

A man named oliver who recently suc-
ceeded IN swindling credulous Georgians
out OF about one hundred thousand dol
lars is said 10 be "a hypnotist OF marked
ability" Many Of those gentlemen with
get-rich-quick schemes TO exploit are. It
seems.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

It is said that the real trouble in Spain
springs from the fact that the people
think the war in Morocco IS being pro
NOTED in the interest OF nothing more
than mining scheme. Some day the
common run OF folks in this country
may take it into their heads that a gov
eminent concerned chiefly in the interest
OF selfish enterprises is not exactly an
ideal thing.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

From an EIchange.
She-She told me you told her that
secret 1 told you not to tell her.
He-The mean thing! I told her not TO
tell you 7 told her
She-I promised her I wouldn't tell you
she told me, so don't tell her I told you.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

From the Boston Transcript.
Boarder-I must insist upon having at
least one vegetable with my dinner, Mrs.
Hashley.
Mrs. Hashley-Mary, pass Mr.. Boarder
the horse radish.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

Why should any man or woman keep
a revolver In the house?" inquiries the
Boston Traveller. Well for one thing.
we suppose. to help along the great New
England revolver manufacturing enter
prises.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

From the Montgomery Advertiser
First Cat-Why, Tom, you are SINGING
out OF range.
Second Cat-Out Of range OF that man
IN the window yonder-yes.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

We presume the advanced critics will
admit, however. that the old-fashioned
family Bible IS still a handy thing 10
have about the house when It is nee
essary to frame up a sort OF impromptu
high-chair for the baby.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
Right in Line.

Old Mother Hubbard. she went out and
rubbered at down TO date fashions a
while Looked at her own dress and said:
Wen. guess I'm not very far out of
style"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

From the Charleston News and Courier
Many people were afraid that the stability q,
the world would be destroyed when Teddy went :.
Africa. As a matter OF fact. It is whirlinr round
on its axis lust the same as It always has dope
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

We think We may close the incident by
expressing the opinion that the Pullman
porters viii incline TO give Senator Stone
q wide berth hereafter.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
English strikers Imprisoned.

An act OF Parliament forbids workmen
10 quit employment even for a day with
out due notice which may be construed
By the employer as an intention 20 leave
his service. That accounts for this item
about striking miners IN Durham: Thirty
miners were yesterday taken to jan
and were accompanied TO the train by
hundreds OF the villagers. Later on the
miners who went 20 jail last Friday ar
rived home after their Imprisonment Tor
the same offense, and were received with
enthusiasm There are still forty miners
10 90 TO jail" II is expected that the
question will be raised IN Parliament
whether such Imprisonment is congtitu-
uonal Suits for damages are the rem
edy for other violations OF contract II
poverty prevents their payment. then the
contract cannot be enforced
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

II IS said that the British people now
adays speak Of King Edward habltuallv
as tho dear old fellow" We are not
quite sure that his majesty enjoys that
altogether. either.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

The glove interests have learned that,
80 far as they are concerned, at least,
Mr.. Taft wears a grip OF steel under his.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-02

But what made you irritate her
father?'
Il had 70 do II. ! wasn't any too popu-
lar with tho girl until her father forbade
me the house"