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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18
PROVING His Caution.

Elder w. H. Underwood. chapla
OF the state senate. was walking de-
a street at his home at Clay Centeft
Gently with a friend. Another friq1
with whom Underwood joked a 81
deal. met them and said: "Eldf
thought you were careful of the va
pany you keep"
Il am" replied the chaplain, wall'N
right on. I'm not going to stol
Kansas City Journal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

why did yoa hit that boy when he
was DOWN. asked the gray-bearded
man. Dent you know that was .
cowardly thing TO dot"
"It wasn't cowardiy: II was just pru-
dent replied the boy who had delivs
cred the blow. HE was down because
ha slipped. and was afraid he might
not step in the same place again II !
let him get up
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18
Worse and Worse,

II tell you. mamma" cried Freddie,
II don't like that doctors medicine"
But this is liniment. my dear"
coaKed his mother.
We'll" replied Freddie. very doubt.
fully. isn't that rubbing it in?"-Har.
per's Weekly
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

Old Lady gwho had given the tramp
! nickel --Now. what win you do with
itf
Hungry Hobo--WaaI. ye sse mum.
q / buy an auto. there ain't enough
left % hire . shofur So 7 guess rll
ret schooner. Kan handle that me-
sell. Bohemian.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

II thought you said this gun would
shoot a thousand yardsG"
"It will"
1T won't It only shoots 500 yards. /"
''well. tits q donbIe-bArreled gun.
amt 1T"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

headaches, nervous
proBtratiOn, and
hemorrhagea
"Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compoundmademe
well and strong. so
that lean do all my
housework, and at
tend . to the store
and postofice, and
feel muchyounger
than / really am.
oLytlia IL Pink
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

Smokers appreciate the quality value OF
Lewis ainele Binder cigar. Your dealss
or Lewis Faetszy, PEORIA u.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

Some actors who claim to be welded
to their art have aood grounds for .
divorce.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

Those Tired. Aching Feet Of Yoars
Vine 4. 5. oi@,sSS, L hoy \. Z. Tor saspis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

The dentist 10 invited to attend
many a swell gathering.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

Itch cured IN 90 minutes by Woolford'a
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. AZ druggists.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18

II love wasn't blind Cupid woaid
have a lot more work to do.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-18
THE
BEST
REMEDY
For Women Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

81; Nc SS.I Ky, : T. passing through
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
The AcauittaI Of Surg. Nash.

That the evil that men do lives after
them. and that the good is oft inferred
with their bones, is not only Shakes
pearean in it's origin. but is also much
more up to date IN its application than
many OF the equally familiar quotations.
a striking example Of this has been the
court-martisl OF Surg. Francis S. Nash.
the surgeon in charge OF the Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis; for II is a peculiarity
that seems to be inherent In humanity
that while thousands Of persons hear Of
the original charges only a very few ever
know OF their refutation. and the fact
that an investigation has been demanded
outweighs the fact Of an absolute ac-
quittal Of the charges Of alleged malprac-
tice and a complete Yindication OF the
treatment pursued. That Or. Nash would
be acquitted was a foregone conclusion
with his colleagues and the members Of
his own profession. for his fellow-practi-
toners have had a complete confidence in
him. and the knowledge that a court
martial is the fairer test for an innocent
man than the ordinary civil courts left
little doubt as to the ultimate nature Of
the verdict. For a eourt-martial deals
with and seeks only for the facts-fcr the
intricacies and subtleties of the law It
cares nothing-so that, while the man who
is free from blame fares better at its
hands, the converse holds equally true.
and the guilty person is more apt to es-
cape in the ordinary courts Of law. Then,
too, the medical profession knew that DR.
Nash had used as q remedy an agent for
a particular disease that Is as beneficial
as is quinine in malaria, and they real
lied that all textbooks on the subject
not only advocated It's use, but advised
the treatment that he subsequently en-
ployed
All this will be very gratifying to the
friends and supporters Of Surg. Nash.
who will probably consider that all is
well that ends well. But 10 the doctor
himself it is a case where it is the pro-
verbal first step that tells, and not the
last; for he has been subjected 10 the
worry and anxiety caused by the pub
licity given TO him. and has also been put
to heavy expense in defending himself.
And it is here that the injustice Of the
court-naartial system is at once appar-
ent. A physician in civn life has an cp-
portunity to defend himself He cam
and frequently does. refuse to take charge
CT a patient that Is. or that he thinks
may become, dlEtssteful to him. He Is at
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

be two distinct factions down there. tbs
pro-administrat.on forces and the anti
administration forces-and each seems
bent on establishing record for narrow
ness Of thought. impatience OF contrary
opinion. and general butt-headedness
unique In Itself. and under nc circum-
stances 10 be equaled by the other. 1t
would be almost ludicrous were It not so
profoundly serious In actual truth. The
conglomerate mess Of political and per-
sonaI interests. passions. prejudices. and
anger is amazing.
We shall not be surprised, however. If
both factions discover ultimately that
they have been OVERRIDING the matter tre-
mendously. Tennessee may take IL into
its head to dump the entire outfit over
board. and set up shop under absolutely
new auspices all around. Certainly. II
ever a State seemed 10 need a safe and
sane crew aboard the ship Of state, the
old Volunteer state would appear to be
that very one just now.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.
Somewhere in the Country There's
Man Fate VIII Choose.

Man Fate VIII Choose.
Prom the Hartford Cou-ant.
Eight years ago to-day William II. Taft
was IN Manila-the chairman OF the Phil
ippine commission. II was not until July
4. 1901 that he took hold as civH COVER
nor. He had been a year in the Islands
a long enough tine 10 acquaint himself
with the magnitude and difficulty Of the
task for which. az the cali OF duty and
under the urgent persuasiOns Of William
Mckinley. he had crossed the sea, quit
ting the tranquil life OF the bench and
renouncing his dearest professional am
bitiOn- That task wholly absorbed his
attention, as IL later had his undivided
devotion. We may be sure there was no
faintest thought OF the White House.
that morning Of March 8. 1sH. in the mind
OF William II. Taft. Yet he woke I'D to-
day President OF the United States.
Do We move ourselves. or are moved By an unseen
That pushes Us or from the beard. and othe-s ever
suoeeed2
Somewhere IN this country there IS a
man-presumably about forty years old
now, perhaps a little younger or older
who's going to wake up in the White
House the morning OF March 3, 1917.
President Of the United States The
chances are, OF course, that he's already
In the public career. There's an OF
chance that his name is at present en-
tirely strange 10 newspapers and their
readers. The one certainty Is that no
living person can now pick him out And
he's in equal ignorance to-day himself
OF what the fates have decreed for him.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Conrrrs, and some Taft Policies.

President Taft's programme OF legisla-
ton affecting interstate railroads and In
terstate corporations embraces a number
Of propositions which have heretofore met
with studied hostility from the powers
that be In Congress. At least two OF the
most important features OF II have been
formally judged and condemned by the
Senate Judiciary Committee. These are
the amendment Of the antitrust law so
as 10 permit reasonable combinations in
restraint Of trade. and its amendment so
as TO permit traffic agreements among
the railroads. It may be OF interest to
recall that the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee has pronounced the antitrust law,
which Mr.. Taft thinks should be amended
in two particulars, "in every respect a
model law" Furthermore. 1t is clear.
comprehensive. certain. and highly re-
medal" and to inject into the act the
question Of whether an agreement or COM
bination Is reasonable or unreasonable
would render the act as a criminal or
penal statute indefinite and uncertain,
and hence to that extent utterly nugatory
and. void and would practically amount
to a repeal Of that part OF the act" To
confer power on the Interstate Commerce
Commission to pass upon the reasonable
ness Of railroad agreements would. In
the opinion Of the committee, ''be a most
serious departure from the fundamental
principles OF our government. and do
violence 10 what we conceive 70 be due
process OF law"
To overcome these objections Will
doubtless be a part OF that creative
work Of the highest order which Mr.
Taft expects TO be accomplished by his
lawyer Cabinet before the convention Of
the Sixty-frst Congress in regular ses-
sion. The Senate Judiciary Committee
viii, in the next Congress, be somewhat
differently constituted Messrs. Foraker.
Kittredge. Knox. and Fulton have retired
from the Senate. and the filing Of their
places on the committee may prove OF
vital consequence TO the carrying out Of
the Tart programme or like importance
is the constitution Of several other COM
mittees. in both Senate and House. which
have shown marked hostility TO every
legislative proposal labeled Roosevelt
Wa these committees be so made up as
to be dominated by progressive Republi-
cans, or will they be made up Of men OF
different stamp In other words. viii
the Roosevelt policies. sugar-coated by
Mr.. Taft, be swallowed with any greater
eagerness by the same solons that have
blocked them for the past two terms?
Developments having any bearing on
questions OF this sort will be noted with
acute interest during the next few
months They may cut deep into the
vitals Of the Taft administration.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
overprOduction Of Memoirs.

From the New York Evening Post.
II the memoir craze were not killed
by anything else. It would be by the bad
construction Of so many memoirs. As a
rule, they are far too long and Tar too
indiscriminate. Amorphous masses Of
matter flung together in haphazard ar
rangement. The important and unImpor-
tant are jumbled together hopelessly.
Baring-Gould's Indictment Of German-too
many lines in a letter, too many letters
in word, too many words in a sentence,
too many sentences in a chapter, too
many chapters In q book-might be
brought, nnutatis mutsndis, against the
oyerlong memoirs with which the book
shelves have literally groaned during the
past few years.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
GOVERNMENT GOLFERS.
Plea for Building OF Coal Carriers
for the Navy.

for the Navy.
From the Norfolk virginian-PsIot
The obviously proper thing for the gov
ernment TO DO is to build and maintain
its own eolliers. Coal with which 70 IRE
the engines is no less essential to the
usefulness OF naval vessels than the guns
with which they are armed or the armor
with which they are armored. Golfers
in which 10 carry this coal are no less
essential 10 the efficiency OF the navy
than the battle ships, cruisers. and other
fighting craft which compose It. without
the former, the latter are imperfect and
in large measure impotent. The naval
policy which fails 10 recognize and pro-
vide for this patent fact cannot be fitly
characterized as other than shortsighted
and senseless- While we are spending
tens or millions OF dollars a year TO build
and maintain fighting craft, it is nothing
short OF folly not 70 make a compara-
lively small additional outlay IN order to
render the navy capable Of properly per-
forming the purpose for which It is main
tained- To keep the navy supplied with
the requisite number Of government
owned and government-operated colliers
would cost much less than subsidizing
merchant ships for the purpose. Besides
il would guarantee the navy ships espe-
eially fitted and adapted 70 its needs and
ready for immediate service at any and
all times Common prudence and eff
cheney combine with economy in demand
Ing that the government build. own. main
tain, and operate these essential auxili-
aries 70 the navy. The money which II
Is proposed TO expend in subsidiZing a
merchant marine would. II devoted 70 this
purpose, establish and maintain an ade-
Quate collier service ten times over
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

From the New YORK Evening Post
In sum- then. we think the case for
going ahead with the lock canal is strong.
Plans which eminent hydraulic engineers
and experts in dam building and lock
operation pronounce feasible. we must
believe 70 be feasible. To drop them in
favor Of the grandiose scheme OF Straits
Of Panama" never worked out. would
be foolish And as against any sea-level
canal. actually within sight. the lock
canal seems less costly, and In roanv
respects. better. II we were. building a
purely ideal canal. we should place It on
the level Of the sea, but unfortunately.
It is a very real and very tough canal
that we have to dig.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

liberty to call IN specialists in certain
cases either to assist him or 10 give
weight TO his opinion; and. beyond ell. ne
has no one above him 10 hold him re
sponsible or to question his judgment.
The military or naval surgeon, on the
contrary, is obliged to treat every case
within his jurisdiction; he is supposed
to have a complete knowledge Of every
specially in his profession. and has no
one that he can cali to his aid.
Again. as his patients. IN the two acad-
emies at least. are many OF them or
tender age. he is held responsible by their
mothers for every III that flesh is heir to.
The natural result is a dissatisfaction
that. when repeated to Senators and
Members OF Congress. may often lead TO
charges which. unjust as they may be.
end IN a court OF inquiry. where the un-
lucky victim OF circumstances has notn-
ing to gain and everything to lose.
Such being the case. It does seem as II
IN the general reorganization OF the navy
Its methods and It's measures-that
some steps might be taken by which the
Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery might
be vested with the power TO investigate
and 10 pass on all charges made against
It's medical officers without subjecting
the defendant 10 the publicity and ex-
pense Of the present system.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
FAREWELL.

II. RS address 70 the reporters. Apologies 70
MOorel
Farewell! but whenever you think Of the days
When y0a mentioned ne daily to blame to praise,
Then think Ct the seven years friend that you
knew.
VINO forget his own cares 20 make COPY for you.
More troubles may come-for African beast
Is not respecter Of persons. a. least;
But ne'er shall forget the dear vision that threw
us enehantment around ne while lingering With
you
Let Fate DO It's worst. there are stants have
cono
IN the past seven years and I've had lots Of fun
And think am night when I say that guess
That I've put lots Of life in a moub0nd press.
Long, long nay my heart with such memories be
fRd
Like the vase Ia Which roses have Ouoo been
distHrd
You may break. you may ruin the vase II yor VII.
But the scent Of q Roosevelt VII hang round il
still
sasw sax MAJ
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

From the Norfolk LandrlsTk.
This We say in all friendliness and
solemnity: II the Taft administration
does allow Itself 20 be dominated by the
pernicious influence OF the Old Guard. II
Il does cap!tulate 10 the reactionarIes.
there VIII be a cry FOR the return OF
Mr.. Roosevelt which VIII terrify the
Bourbons to the marrow What the
American people look 70 8Ir Tart 70 do
Is 20 perpetuste the vital and Just policies
which bear Mr.. R0Osevelt's name. while
steering clear OF the immunity-bath. An
anias. nature faker. and reformed SPELL
ing activities which took Up so much
Of Mr. Roosevelt's time
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

From the Boston Transcript
Three OF the great powers. the United
States, Great Britain, and Germany. are
about to wrestle with the deficit question.
The British Liberals estimate the gap be-
tween revenues and expenditures which
Parliament must make good by new taxa
ton as $5o,o00e00. while the Conservatives.
after the manner OF opposition. put II at
sc, ,o00.000. The German government wants
Sis. .000. 600 more revenue al once, and here
IN the United States We know that when
the books are closed at the end OF the
current fiscal year there viii be a deficit
OF more than 800 100000. Congress keeps
right on as II there was no such thing as
inadequate revenues. In all three coun-
tries big military and naval appropris-
tons are largely responsible for the ex-
cess OF expenditures, though IN neither
Great Britain nor Germany is the proper
ton OF the tax payers money devoted 70
fleets, pensions. and armies as great as
IN OfIr own
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
DUTY OF CONGRESS.

Importance Of Rising to It's Full
Legislative Opportunity.
Prom the New York Journal Of Congress
Whether Congress can or VIII develop
the power 10 grapple with the diverse IS
sues presented to It In a statesmanlike
way is the greatest problem IN national
government The danger that It may not
do SO is the most serious threat 10 ex-
isting Institutions Continued failure on
its part may force a repetition OF recent
executive expansion To get the results
that are desired It Is essentially neoes-
sary that much higher type OF states
menship should be exhibited in the legis-
lative body. So long as the bulk OF mem
bers consent 10 spend their time largely
as errand boys for their constituents. Or
as legislative lobbyists hunting for places
and patronage OF various sorts. little can
be expected except from the smaH group
Of those who have more enlightened dis
tricts behind them. This partly explains
the continuance OF machine rule in. the
House and the willingness OF a large
BODY OF men to let a limited group do
their thinking for them. II does not.
however. excuse the low estate into
which the national legislature IS sinking
or the entire refusal 20 Erapple success
fully with the question Of relations with
the executive. That question VII be set
tied not by attempts TO dlscredlt the ex-
ecutive or by factiOus conduct. but solely
by the display OF the sheer ability 20
handle the pressing duties constitution
ally demanding performance at the Cap
itol. The working out Of this relation
ship VIII be among the earliest tasks OF
the new Congress and OF the TAFT admin
istration. II viii not be settled by the
mere restoration OF superficial or per-
sonal good feeling. Congress is urgently
called upon 70 rise 10 the requirements OF
the situation
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

Progress of the States in Reforming
Taxation Systems.


Taxation Systems.
William Allen White. in American NlaEazfne-
Thirty years ago We were a nation OF
tax-dodgers. To-day the ineQuIties OF
taxation are shameful in American
States, but not so shameful as they were
in the old days During the past ten
years the tax laws OF over half the Amer
lean states have been changed IN the
hope that they would be improved. The
fun rendition law has come into q large
number Of the State. And with II the
State tax commission has been estab-
lished in q wide group OF the more pro
gressive American States. These states
are Pennsylvania. New York. Indiana.
Kansas, Wisconsin. Michigan. Virginia.
through her corporation commission:
Maryland and West Virginia, through q
board OF public works; Alabama, Wash
ington, Oklahoma New Mexico. North
and South Carolina. and Nebraska.
through a state board OF equalization.
New Jersey has an effective system OF
county boards working together. and tax
commissions have been appointed by the
legislature or by the governor 70 codify
and rGvise and improve the tax laws IN
Maine Missouri Vermont. Ohio. and
New Hampshire In nearly every state
during the past 6ve years there has been
a serio1s attempt in the legislature re-
deemiTg lie pledge Of a dominant party
10 dc something 70 improve the tax sys-
TEN The people have grown intolerant
Of ats injustices. They are willing wher-
ever a fun rendition law IS enacted 40
give In their property az its fun value.
and where tie taxes Increases there IS
not as much complaint as there would
have been twenty years agO. The people
earnestly desire 70 reform themselves.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
The tumult and the shouting dies!
In Sunny Tennessee.


What. we wonder, are the real earnest.
sober, level-headed. and patriotic citizens
OF Tennessee-and we are firmly per
suaded there are many such-thinkinr
nowadays. in their heart OF hearts. about
some OF the things going on down there
under form Of law and the gulse Of de-
cency?
A young man Of erstwhiIe standing and
alleged good repute is on trial for the
murder OF a United States Senator. and
by a Jury OF his peers" as the law SOL
emily provides. not one member Of which
IS to be classed above the ranks OF the
utterly ignorant and shiftless. -Four OF
them cannot read or write at all. four
more but very indi1erentiy. and not one
Of them admits having read a Newspaper
for years, In the capitol Of the state
the legislature sits helpless and impotent
because sufficient members to break a
quorum OF the senate and block all legis-
lation have fed in order to prevent an
overriding Of the governors veto.
These conditions may be satisfactory to
the politicians, the ofice-holders, the
ofhce-seekers. and the hungry horde Of
timeservers generally, but it would be
interesting to know the view the sub
stantial and home-loving people Of the
great Commonwealth entertain Of the
same. We cannot believe they approve:
to do 50 would upset every previous con-
ception we had formed of Tennessee and
It's citizenry.
II seems to an innocent bystander on
the outside. whatever may be the inside
view OF things. that intolerance and bit
terness have about reached the limit in
the oldsvOlunteer State. There appear to
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Grnr Hnir. in CnhInet.

Prom tfe Detroit Free Pres.
Somewhat in contrast with the men
who have sat around Mr.. Roosevelts
council table. the new Cabinet viii be
a gray-bearded and gray-headed or bald
headed Cabinet Like Mr. Taft himself,
every member OF the new ministry is
more than nfty years OF age, with the
single exception Of National Chairman
Frank Z. Hitchcock, who is forty-four,
and who becomes Postmaster General
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Lincoln and Gladstone.

From the St Lczis Glo5eDemoc-ut-
A London paper says OF Lincoln and
Gladstone: Both were masters OF a
stately and dignihed eloquence, and vet
in purity OF diction. in the supreme quali-
ty OF fnality, in the treatment OF the
subject with which they dealt. the great
oratlons OF lincoln have a more endur-
ing place In literature" Nature did some
thing for Lincoln that the univarsIffna
csn do for no man; yet he never missed
any lesson that he could master within
his opportunities.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Always the oId confllct.

From the Spectator
Every well-wisher OF America viii hope
that she may produce yet other sons Ike
Lincoln. with his enthusiasm and modera-
ton combined. his tenderness. and plain
ness. his gravity and sunninesS, his logic
and strong common sense, all OF which
expressed themselves in his eagle-eyed
penetration IN seeing the simplicity OF
every issue when II is stripped OF its
casuistry. For il is always the world-old
question between right and wrong.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

A few months from now we should not
be at all surprised II Mr.. Taft found It
necessary 10 sit up nights thinking over
schemes TO offset the overwhelming public
interest in fine lot OF wild animal stories
being published in certain wen-known
magazine.