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The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
Is This Money Tainted;

Shall the Georgia legislature pay itself
OF in tainted money? The question may
seem out OF order. Of course. but It pre-
sents a rather interesting study. never
1heless.
When Mr.. Hoke Smith. al the urgent
request Of Georgians too numerous 20
mention. laid down the cares OF tha gov
sernorship and retired permanently to pri-
'vate life-maybe-it was discovered that
hs had left the treasury as empty as any
Republican campaign promise you ever
heard tell Of. Coincidently. It was likewise
discovered that he had left a handsome
surplus therein. When tho legislature
met It sought 10 reconcile these two
apparently antagonistic propositions, and
Il did. It found that, while the treasury
was not empty, as the ti-Hokeites as
serted, It was possessed alone OF funds
arising from the collection of near-beer
taxes. the which had been carefully set
aside for certain specific purposes OF con-
vict management
The foremost duty OF statesman be-
ing, admittedly, TO pay his own salary.
the gentle reader VIII, OF course. be pre-
pared 20 learn that this highly startling
and unsatisfactory state OF affairs pre-
cipitated something closely akin to a
panic among the members Of the legisIa-
ture, and the question at once presented
itself thusly: Shall the legislature take
this near-beer money and pay its own
wages. or shall It stand back and await
O time in patience until It may be pajd
of otherwise?
The question is a delicate one. and IN
wolves many fine points Of distinction and
discrimination. The Georgia legislature
IS rampantly prohibition, It is claimed r
hates near-beer even as the devil hatez
holy water, and then some. Near-beer is
held TO be nothing less than the Demon
RUNS double first cousin, and the odor
thereof is more righteously to be shunned
than any other odor that ever came down
the pikel How, therefore. shall It profit
a prohibition legislator 20 accept this
stuff IN payment for services rendered
II. IN doing 50. he besmirches his escutch-
con, and, msyhap, loses his own soul?
Is this money tainted7 II not. Is any
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
Fighting for Culture.

The youth who plays baseball as p
source Of earning something toward pay
ing his way through college has become
a figure in romantic fiction, though the
educational statistician has not yet re-
duced him 10 figures. But the lad who IS
going TO fight his way through the halls
of learning by using the boxing arena
as an adjunct will be a novel figure on
the campus. It will remain to be seen
how the hand that IS trained to harden
itself into a fist can aid the brain IN
delivering the Knockout blow TO the prob
lens Of higher mathematics and in the
more delicate unraveling OF the intri-
cacies OF ancient and modern languages.
Such IS the plan 20 conquer an education
devised by one John Otterson. who ntly
enough halls from the pioneer State of
Oklahoma, and whose name may find its
transmutation into .ke heroic abbrevi-
atiOns OF the sporting world that loves
pluck. He intends 20 extract from the
fees Of admission to his boxing contests
enough net income 10 pay for board. tut
tlon. fraternity dues. and the traditional
bulldog pipe. He is described as fast.
nervy. and full OF grit; and these are
terms in the vocabulary Of sport that are
htly applicable to the language Of cIas-
sical halls. There is no royal road to
learning but this amateur proposes 10
,,,fr, 4ta -,-tza of scboyo--btr ~ 81. -.
path Of fighting with his hands when his
brain is not busy with books. He be-
Iieves that scientific boxing should be q
part OF every college curriculum: and
therein he may find precedent in the
practice Of English public schools. which
finds its spontaneous parallel among
American lads. The Otterson plan, II may
be conceded. sounds sensational Per-
haps it's success might better have been
achieved before fits announcement. But
its programme includes nothing incon-
sistent with the higher life. The profess
sional prize ring offers ever now
distinguished Illustrations Of the practi-
cal possibility of blending the manly
art" with literature and the drama The
example Of John IA Sullivan as a lee
turer and hero in melodrama is familiar.
II is said that Battling Nelson has de-
lighted his publishers with the successful
sales Of a recent book. Corbett, Jeffries,
Fitzsimmons, and GriTo have all con-
tended valiantly for the elevation Of the
stage as well as for the bulging OF their
purses. Advanced thought beats down
the obsolete barrier that shah no longer
divide victories Of pugilism from the con-
quests Of intellectual endeavor.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
QUESTIONS.

Babe has got O thread and needle
And some useless odds and ends
OF old clothes. and all the day long
She sits there and sews and mends.
And she's Learning 10 match colors
In her baby way and glad.
And trst yesterday she asked me-
Does green 60 tosether. dad?"
That's The everlasting question
We're replying 20 all day,
Whether she is at her sewing
Or is busy at her play.
When her eye lights on a color
In a nbbon or q plaid
She asks, deeply interested:
Does red go together. dadl''
When you have a bunch Of babies
There is always Something new.
Always some strange baby query
Being handed up TO you
Like the ones the baby hands me-
Ny wee guaranteeing tad,
With her eyes upturned IN query:
Does blue go together. dadg"
And We never Try explaining
Where they're wrong oc set them straight;
They havo all Of life before them
And can well afford 70 wait
For such little bits Of knowledge,
And the truth Of Il Is we
Want them TO be little babies
Just as long as they can be-
Sister SAYS "bresQuiss' for breakfast
As she has said all the time.
And Just yesterday she camo in
To ask: Dad. does pumpkin rhymeH''
And ! told her ] believed 30.
And she went cut pleased and glad
While babe Queried from her mending:
Does pink 50 together. dadf
r-Houstoo Post
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
TUESDAY. JULY 2. 1909,
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU.

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Of town as in the city.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
SCHOOL FOR UMPIRES.
Suggestion Made Thnt One BE start
ed to FuInII Need

ed to Fulnn Need
Prom tho St Louis Star.
Perhaps Il may seem a matter en-
tirely in the province OF the sporting
editor. but there really exists a dearth
OF good baseball umpires. II Is clearly
evident 10 any student OF the great
American game that II Will deteriorate
IL a remedy for this is not at once ap-
Piled. II Is q most peculiar fact that
good ball players do not make good
Judges of play. Then II seems that the
baseball umpire IS really IN the poets
class. for he IS born and cannot be made
Some Of the umpires officiating IN the
two big leagues this season amply show
that they can neither be made nor were
they born umpires. The genius who viii
open the proper school, be Il OF corre-
spondence or personal training, and
will turn out well equipped and COM
petent umpires. win confer a blessing
on an harassed, sport-loving public.
and viii put dollars into the pockets Of
men IN a new line OF endeavOr, a line
they might never have thought about
were Il not made easy by instruction.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
Flowers from Far Chimes.

The refrigerator supplements the hot
house In the transportation OF flowers.
In this process, the flowers are picked
while in the bud. Then they may be
preserved for weeks IN cold storage No
deterioration In beauty results After
they have reached their destination, the
flowers revive slowly after being un-
packed and placed in water. II is stated
that blossoms thus treated will last
much longer than if they were brought
directly from greenhouse or garden.
That may be accepted as welcome IN
formation TO all lovers Of flowers. PM
the development Of this process should
make interchangeable all the fora Of the
world. It's result should be to defv cli-
mate as well as 70 halt the flight OF
time. In fact experiments are under
way In South Africa and Australia 70
learn whether many OF the wonderful
flowers Of those lands may not be trans
ported 70 Paris. London. and cities IN the
United States. The uncertain factor On
an otherwise soluble problem IS the mar
ket prices that these far-brourbt buds
would command
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
Colored Troopers in Vermont.

The existence Of race prejudice north
OF the old line surveyed by Mason and
Dixon Is disclosed by the resentment OF
some OF the white population Of Bur
Angton. Vt. at the quartering OF a
regiment or negro cavalry in Fort Ethan
Allen White patrons have refused TO
eat IN restaurants where these troopers
are served. and there are reported de-
mands for separate trolley cars. The
calm OF Vermont coldly critical oe the
social color line IN Southern states is
seriously disturbed by this advent Of the
problem within rs austere TERRITORY
Burlington went wet" IN a recent local
option election. Now some OF its IN
habitants wish that they had voted the
dry ticket. But the more thoughtfil
appreciate the situation and are urging
Efforts 10 provide reasonably and law
fully for the maintenance Of placid re-
lations between white civilians s,6
sable cavalrymen.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
Poor Man Must Wnnt.

From the Cleveland Leader.
rs my hat on straight?''
'Yes-hurry. or we'll be late
Are you sure it's perfectly straight?"
Indeed It is-you couldn't get 1t
straighter. Are you ready?"
NO I'll have 70 go back and change
this hat. You know It isn't stylish TO
have this kind on straight"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

A st. Louis man has been forwarded the
official decoration that evidences his right
to wear the following German title:
'Grossherzoglicher Hessicher Geheimer
Kommerzeinrath." This decoration
comes. we feel reasonably safe in as
suming strictly one IN a box.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

money tainted7 II near-beer Is a harm
less thing. all well and good. But the
legislature says It Is not; 1t says. on
the contrary. all the grand. gloomy. and
peculiar things we hereinbefore say II
says.
VIII the prohibition members accept
this coinP We have not heard that they
will not.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

A contemporary thinks that Kentucky
Judge who sentenced a man 20 the peni-
tentiary FOR life and ten years did a
silly thing. averring that mo such SEN
tence is possible OF execution" We are
not so sure Of that; the man might be
required to servo the ten years first.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

An Indiana man proposes a school for
the study OF children. and how TO rear
them" We recommend Il 70 numerous
elderly spinsters, childless wives. and
other persons who think they know Il
all in that regard. And. somehow. we
are glad TO get that suggestion of our
minds.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

"a Kansas farmer says college boys
make the best hands for harvesting a
crop" according to the Pittsburg Dis
patch Labor IS so scarce IN Kansas
nowadays. however. that we suspect any
old hand looks about the best ever
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
Heard From at Last.

From the Houston Post.
I guess all TIE people IN the neigh
borhood are getting picture postcards
from your son?''
HIS teacher always predicted that he
would be heard from some Of these
days"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
just n Knockout.

From the St. Louis Star.
''This slot machine" said the detective
who was investigating the crime, looks
as though II had been struck q terrific
blow"
Probably somebody slugged f." said
the wag IN the crowd.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

Somebody is going TO run against
Congressman Brownlow. OF Tennessee.
next time; also somebody is going 20
run against Congressman Livingston, OF
Georgia. This has been going on for
years and years. we believe: It is diff
cult TO recall the names OF the various
somebodies who have essayed the tasks.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

II IS so easy to stand on the ground
and find fault with Mr.. Orville wright's
manner Of navigating the air. Almost
as easy, indeed. as sitting in swivel
chair and explaining how postholes
really ought to be dug.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

From the Kansas City Times
And the chicken wire screen n front, ."
ventured the girl timidiy. what can
that be for?"
ITO keep the fouls out" answered the
Innocent wit, proving that a man never
knows when he may lose q friend.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

Immediately on his return from the
christening OF his third hopeful. King
Alfonso wrote King Manuel that the only
sure road TO happiness IS via the matri-
monial altar. Great and good King. that
Alfonso party!
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

Now that whisky has been outlawed
as remedy for snake bite. tho down
trodden booze fighters" are probably
prepared TO hear the water cure recon-
mended.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
A Kansas Social Experiment.

Tho patience OF some good housewives
In Atchison. Kans.. is exhausted: likewise
their forbearance- 4 hostess gave a tea.
OF which the novel feature was that only
matrons and the youngest children were
Invited. That was a programme that
seemed 70 promise well IN theory. But
IN practice. the Beautiful Boy and the
angel Girl proved altogether undesirable
social adjuncts. When one OF them
spilled ice cream on the parlor carpet
and gleefully smudged the semi-liouid re-
suit over the skirts OF other babies
mothers the mother OF that child thought
the performance a perfectly lovely ex-
h!bition Of infantile enterprise. But she
had a monopoly OF that thought. The
other mothers did not Ike Il. Nor was
The hostess pleased when one OF the
cherub guests hammered a polished table
with cut glass goblet. The fond. proud
smiles We're strictly limited. There VIII
Dc no more OF these parties, since one OF
the maternal coterie announced that
when II came her turn 70 be hostess she
would spank any urchin that failed 20
behave with all the propriety OF a digni-
fed grOwn-up.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

And now Vermont is hopping mad be-
cause Mr.. Taft has ordered a negro regi-
ment to Fort Ethan Allen. Let Us hope
our chivalric Southern contemporaries
Will evince no rudely shocked surprise.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

Tarlfa, the Spanish town from which
the word tariff comes. used to be the
headquarters for a famous pirate gang.
The party who coined that word knew
just precisely what sort Of word he was
looking for.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

Georgia has a prohibition law, and
yet she wants another prohibition law"
says the Terre Haute Tribune Georgia
already has a great deal more prohibi-
ton law than prohibition. too.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

The enterprising correspondent who
gave as three tons the weight OF that
hippo recently killed by Mr.. Roosevelt
was entirely too modest Only 5000
pounds? Surely. it must have been more
than that
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

The Indians face is to be removed
from the pennies. Why not from the
currency also7 There are a good many
reasons why this nation should be
ashamed to look an Indian Ia the face,
anyway
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

People who incline 70 criticise the
Speaker harshly or unkindly should re
member that he recently declined. pos
itively and unequivocally. TO go on the
Chautauqua platform.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

June ]. then June Is. then July !. then
July Is, then August /, probably viii have
70 be renewed again. More revision up
ward,
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

''fr. Aldrich cares nothing for the
limelight." observes the New Orleans
States. He has a positive affection for
the high lights. nevertheless.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

From the Deserct Evening News.
"AIdrich is a good listener" says an
exchange. Such being the case. he may
yet hear something drop.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

''The new Sultan OF Turkey seems to
be getting settled"
''Transacting biz. no doubt"
quite so. I expect he would be ready
70 inspect summer styles In ultimata by
now"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

1t is somewhat reassuring 10 learn that
this newly invented milking machine is
not q political thing
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

Bright skies for the consumer" says
the New York Post. Yes. indeed; very
bright. We should say. Sunset.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

Woman has not changed in 200o years. .'
says a scientist We suppose no scientist
will ever have the nerve to assert that
she has not changed her mind in 5000
wears
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
An Adventurous Spirit.

why did you have your head shaved
before going to the seashore?"
Il wanted to see II them beach BARRIERS
would be able 70 persuade me that I
needed my hair cut"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
At the Casino.

''She says she'd rather waltz than ca" E"
We'll, she'll find plenty OF men who
would rather sign a dance programme
than a dinner check"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. We
think It IS Just as we'll. perhaps. It may
stretch amazingly. but It probably VIII
not break.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
HIn Yenrn.

I'D like to get job on a newspaper" :"
Had any experience as = Journalism
None"
Then what could you do on a news
paper?"
Seems TO me could dish out excel
lent advice Of some kind
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
WORDS FOR WISE MEN.

Concession to Justice Brewer.
From the New York Sun.
Tho Hon David J. Brewer associate tlstice of
the Supreme Court OF the United states, IL a man
Of sense.
Mr.. Taft and the south.
From The Philadelphia Press
The South is appealing to President Tsft to pro
tect It's lumber. coal. and iron Gro.
The NimrOd ex-PreSident.
From the Atlanta Constitution
Roosevelt for mayor Of New York After his Afri-
can experience Tammany tigers VIII look as tame
as house cats 20 him
MIR. CannOn's Vocation.
From the Rochester Herald.
When Speaker Cannon wants to impress a rembor
with the fact that he has got herco mad On him
be refuses TO accept prOfIered cigar.
Mr.. Bryan's Position.
From the Omaha Bee.
Mr.. Bryan cCnbats the suggestion. which he savs
comes to him occasionally. for tho formation of =,
new political party 10 accomplish reforms which tb.
old parties do not seem willing to take up
The Executive Spine.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
because President Taft has consistent and Mr.
sistent smile and ''glad hand" for eTerybodv r.
is sad mistake to suppose that he has no back
bona
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

A German claims 10 be able 70 extract
a sufiiclency Of food from air. It seems
altogether likely we shah need 20 learn
his methods sooner or later.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


NaAIAElo a DIE u EItE4NNAl'
A hat may very handsome seem,
Be IN a class alone;
A girl may call the same a dream
When In a window shown.
But from the milliner's withdrawn,
That same bat. be 1t said.
Looks very far from handsome on
Another's wOman's head.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

"A London paper thinks that England
should have a senate" says the Mexi-
can Herald. Well, England probably can
get ours at q bargain.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

Taft probably has been duly filed. how
ever.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
PEOPLE AND THINGS.
Demand for @sho,r Girrn.n

/
Every year some theatrical managers
repeat their plant about the scarcity OF
show girls" One of them Is quoted as
saying that he has paid girls as much
as $40 week 10 do little more than walk
| about the stage in hne gowns. OF
course. such talk in type is but an allure
ment II may or may not be true. as the
same manager states. that the showy
show girl win not condescend to speak
/ 70 the humble chorus girl The chorus
girl could not have been near when the
manager said that II she had. she
might have undertaken 20 speak her
mind 20 the show girl But this manager
/ insists that show girls are hard TO find
/ and that some Of them demand salaries
I that principals do not receive. II ap-
pears that girls who sAow In the sum-
mer VIII not consent for any salary 70
| please the critical eye Of the front row
/ In the winter, and vice versa. They
/ must have vacations Of half the year.
All Of which fails TO harmonic with the
tales OF poor girls valnly seeking en-
/ gagements for the season and meantime
/ starving. But hard work here as every
| where IS the recognized necessity for ad-
vancement TO more serious positions.
The lure OF the stage leads over no easy
road
Good Roads Amid Green Mountains.
The Vermont newspapers are informing
summer visitors OF the State pride in its
good roads. Routes formerly rugged and
steep have been made smooth and OF
easier grade This is IN large part due
20 the influence Of tourists in autOmo-
biles. who have persisted IN driving their
vehicles through the most rugged and
/ picturesque portions Of the State. Gov.
Mccullough. after an automobile tour. is
] quoted as saying IN substance:
| "A most noticeable feature IS the con-
slant improvement Of the roads. The i'm
IprOvement IS more marked IN some towns
than IN others. but there Is not a sec
ton where there has not been an ad-
vance. OF the west side counties. Rut-
land. IS easily In the lead. due perhaps,
IN part 10 having good gravel more FIRE.
/ Quently available. while Addison Is be-
hind and AZ a disadvantage because OF its
lhard clay son and the scarcity Of gravel
! The important thing Is that the roads
are improving steadily In spite OF the in
I creased strain that Is being put upon
them by the automobile traffic" The
farmers also are realizing the greater
| economy In transportation from field 20
railway gained by smooth and well grad
/ ed roads.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
A Trine Timorous.

Now. you are described as the party
Of the second part In this transaction
I'm sorter skeered OF that kind or
langwidge"
''Why so?"
Sounds as If I wuz liable to come out
second best"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

This IS unQuestionably the most May
ferrous July on record.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

the long-sufferlRg common people VIII
never be denied the right 10 eat crow.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

That European steamship passage for
Senator Aidrieh, originally reserved for
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

one OF the wonders OF the age IS how
downward has come 20 mean upward.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27
WOuId Grow TiresOme.

I love to see the hero strut
Throughout a play.
I'd like 10 be as noble. but
Not every day.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-27

From The Philadelphia Press
The South is appealing 10 President Taft to d
tect It's lumber, coal. and iron orc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-05
GETTING RATIFIED.

When a we'll ordered CD newspaper
Office like the bulletins gets so ratified
that 1t runs the introduction to the
mayors message as a lead to it's
"copyriqhted" contest, there must be
something wrong. Perhaps, as a well
known business man in the city said
this morning, the bulletin is on the run
Something is wrong. The big contest
manager, father of all copyrighted"
contests, has been summoned from
Montana to pull the broken down
copyrighted" contest wagon out of the
hole where it dropped in an effort to
pass the Statesman without being seen.
He has hopes, this copyrighted man
ager that only an axle is sprung He
thinks maybe that nothing more SER
ious is wrong than a spoke knocked