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The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Free Art for the PeonIe

When it comes to a discussion OF the
proposed tariff schedule on works Of art.
there is a certain pleasure TO be found in
he fact that here. at least. there are no
special interests to be served or con-
sidered. Il is plain. too. that Congress
has awakened TO a realization Of the
truth that the inclusion Of a duty on
works Of art in a tariff FOR protection
was an absurd anomaly We are glad
to note that 70 the rescue Of those who
have iabored long and earnestly in this
country for the removal Of duties on
works Of art has come Mr. William NJ
Chase, noted American portrait painter.
now resident in England, who declares
that there VIII be an enormous inporta-
ton Of foreign works Of art II the pres
ent bill relating 70 sculpture and paint
lngs IS not materially changed before fl
becomes a law. The bill as it now stands
provides for the free importation OF works
Of art over twenty years old. just why
that twenty-year provision was Incor-
pOrated. just what Il means. II is a little
hard 10 see. II may be a final attempt
20 protect" the American artist: certain
y II IS a great step in the right direction
The American artist does not need anv
protection. II every picture but those
painted by Americans were barred from
our public galleries. it would not. we be-
heve. cause one single good picture to
be painted that will not be painted any
way. Art cannot be fostered by the
tariff, like the making Of shoes or Of steel
rails. There can be but one sort Of COM
petition in art artistic competition:
things commercial do not and cannot, in
the nature Of things, touch It.
To remove the tariff on works Of art
entirely would not be 10 discriminate
against American artists: it is folly to
think about competition in this matter
with the artists Of Europe. Il would be
simply an immense benefit to the people
Of America, especially 10 the growing
generation. It would enrich our galleries
and our literature. II would broaden the
general knowledge Of art. and thus find
reflection in our architecture, our interior
decoration, our landscape gardening: and
by thus much we should be bettered. And
so far from working any hardship on the
American artist. II would be TO him a dis
tinct and palpable benefit, To-day there
are countless artistic aspirants who can
not afford either the time OF the money
TO go abroad TO visit the galleries OF
Europe; to note what the best among
the modern painters are doing. Follow
ing a removal Of the duty on works Of
art, much OF it would come 10 this coun-
try, to be a stimulus TO our younger men
and 70 Increase the output Of the Amer
lean artist
Undoubtedly the time viii come when
free art" without any restrictions VIII
be an accomplished fact; in the mean
time, every one Will agree with Mr..
Chase that even free twenty-year-old art
is a big step in the right direction.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Burroughs In HonoIuIu.

Fruu1 the Hartford Courauf-
Good old John Burroughs was in Hon
olulu a fortnight ago-and that's a long
way from Slabsides- Gov. and Mrs.
Frear took him in charge and showed
him around He likes Honolulu. Who
doesu't2 He visited KIlsuea, and climbed
Haleakala- He was greatly interested in
the extinct crater on Diamond Head
There" he told a reporter. 7 found a
condition existing different from that OF
any crater ] have ever examined IN
stead Of perpendicular walls with the
center blown out the formation Is
rather a N-shape. clear around. 7 must
look into my geology a=d investigate
the formation. The United States gov
eminent IS building a remarkable fort
ress there. one that Il VII be practically
impossible for shells 20 penetrate from
the sea 90
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
His Order.

Prom the Chicago Record -aCrald-
'Does Jour husband belong to any clubs Mrs
Dubbiey -
None but the Knights q The Mystic stairEay %
The Mystic Stairway never heard q that
o-deT
'H0u'r lucky. TIE membe5 are pledged %
assist the brother who needs help % reach hous
and % crTy him u1stairs. p00Eided thry are able
70 trust themselYes o. sfafrs that g rUund and
rouDd. and after that 10 t-y 20 make his wife BE-
heTe uat De was seized With sudden lines and
hat they administered OyrTd0se q hrandy q
scmolhing o. the kind fos the Vlrposs q reviving
htrp"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Let Men Teach the Chinese

From The Cleveland PLAIN Dealer.
Mission schools for Chinese and other
foreigners are undoubtedly worth while
In the case Of the Chinese II IS not likely
that more than a very few desire 20
learn the Christian religion. bat many OF
them DO wish 10 learn the English lan~
guage and American customs, and md
such schools really valuable Men, how
ever. should invariably be the teachers
Sentimental glrlies. or even natrons and
maidens OF mature years, can md much
more useful and safer employment else
where There are enough men who feel
the cali Of the missionary spirit 10 do the
work. and do II well far better than the
women who have found the occupation 50
much 10 their liking.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
FRIDAY. JUNE 25. 1909.
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU.

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mailed upon request 10 subscribers
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months. Change OF address will be
made as frequently as desired; no
tices 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., 1909-06-25

The Atlanta Constitution Of Wednesday
cartoons the incoming Georgia legislature
as a lot Of bugs flying toward the State
capitol II is 10 be hoped, however, that
Speaker Holder did not forget himself
and open the session By announcing. The
bughouse will be IN order!'
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

Senator Bob" Taylor viii spring a
new lecture-"Happy Valley''-on the
Chautauqua circuits. if Congress ad-
journs in time At present. the Senator
is something Of a wanderer in the tariff
wilderness. II seems.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
BibIIcaI Lore In NebrasIIa

From TIE Chicago Inter-Ocean-
A member q the Nehraska legislature vas max
ing speech on some monsntous question, and, IN
conclusion, said;
In the words Of Daniel Webstsr who wrote TIE
dicuonary, Give me liberty give me death %
One of his colleagues pulled a. bis cat and
Whispered:
Daniel Webster did nc, write the dictioaary: Il
was Noah
Noah nothing" repaated The speaker. ''Noah
built the arh
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Women in City Politics.

women are taking prominent part in
the campaign for a government BY COM
mission in Kansas City. They are en-
listed with practical unanimity in favor
OF the commission plan on the ground
that IL enlists the friends Of integrity
and progress in municipal government
II Is claimed by advocates OF the plan
mat i eliminates the spOus system and
requires honesty and efficiency IN public
officials. But II Is something more con-
crete than this mat appeals 10 these
missouri women That is. the move
ment 20 secure parks and Fairgrounds
especially designed for the children. The
new government includes both the initia-
tive and the recall. so that the officials
viii have TO toe the mark. or the women
Of Kansas City win know the reason
why.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
NO IMPROVEMENT.

When giriies turn 10 trOuseretteS
We think the plan immense.
We think Of buds,
Attired in duds,
Displaying common sense.
But when we see those trouserettes
We find but little gain;
For flowing wide.
From either side,
Depends the usual train.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

may have been entirely worthy. II was
soon found that bribery was a much more
effective way OF handling the prosetariat
than coercion, and by its aid many an
unpopular law was forced through the
Diet. or course. the habit OF bribery
and taking of bribes spread. and as one
Of the leading japanese papers. the Jiji
shimpo. says: 1T taught the members of
the Diet 10 make use OF their position for
their personal profit"
| With the growth OF corporations. a
growth which in Japan has been more
rapid than in any other country, not ex-
cepting our own, came an increase in
bribery and dishonesty until bribery has
become general and commonplace. But
the revelations that have come out OF
the sugar-trust scandal. involving as they
do the names OF some Of the most promi-
nent public men IN the empire. has shocked
the entire nation.
II is characteristic Of the japanese peo-
pie that once the evil has been discovered
II should be hunted down merciIessly.
Without regard to name and position. the
Offenders are being proceeded against, and
without doubt Japan viii soon purge her
house. And In this connection It may not
be amiss 70 point out that had this thing
occurred few years ago the exposure
would have resulted In many cases OF
hera-kiri the offenders killing themselves
rather than be dishOnored. It was only dur
ing the late war that prominent official.
whose wife informed the government that
he had been taking bribes in connection
with military supplies. promptly killed
himself, and public opinion in Japan ap-
plauded his act.
Times are changed now. and it Is prob
able that the offenders IN this latest
scandal viii figure in the law courts. and.
being duly punished. viii serve as striking
examples for others who have itching
palms. It is not for US to assume anv
''holier than thou" attitude over Japan's
plight; we have suffered as she has suf-
fered. and from much the same causes.
We can only sympathize. and trust that
the same spirit Japan has shown in fol-
lowing Western methods OF progress VIII
enable her 10 deal with her present crisis.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
slightly DInerent-

Ten years ago that fellow borrowed
the passage money TO come 70 this coun-
try"
And now he's worth millions. eh2"
No: he seems sort OF thriftless. Owes
for his passage money yet"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
The PInk of Proprietr.

Eiof1 Aolll $ NQlnEE1lcE.
When he string hand. hidden behind the rose
and carnation screen IN Mr Pools's dinins-roen.
began % play al air frum one q Nsysrbeer's
o1cHs the daughte- of the house turned hopefully
n TIE young and apparently dumb stranger VIC
had loln tnld OF 70 taks hcr in.
Here Was q pTuuisng openf2g fo- conversation.
DO you Ike MyeTbeeTi she asked
i nCvcr drank glass q cne u those layers IN
ny Me." the young nan replied coldly.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
The Loneliness of cities.

The Loneliness of Cities.
It is true enough that the loneliest
place on earth sometimes is right in the
heart Of a great city. It was this expe-
rience that caused an Arab TO kill HIM
self in New York the other day he was
accustomed to the solitudes OF the Sa-
hara. but he could not endure the loneli-
ness Of bustling Broadway In the desert.
al some time in a DAYS transit across
is expanse. he might expect 70 run across
an oasis, temporary camp. a human
greeting, a goUrd Of water. and TO be
sped On his further way with an invo-
cation TO Allah But he could md MOTH
ing OF that sort in the hustle Of an
American metropolis That does not
mean al all that the people Of New York
or OF any city OF Western civilization
are heartlesS or unkind. They are as
hospitable in spirit and intent as is nor
nal humanity everywhere, even in the
Orient. But they are busy with their
own affairs and are distracted amid all
the complex cross-currents OF an i'm
nense diversity Of ambition and occupa-
ton. Their world moves not with the
gait OF a camel, but with the speed OF
railways; and II often happens that their
hours Of leisure are 20 them the few
possible snatches of solitude. There is.
moreover, a constant assumption that
nobody Is Ia trouble. unless he lifts I'd his
voice
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
All "A Lottery.

You can't tell what sort Of a cook
wife Will make"
And you can't tell what sort OF a wife
a cook viii make and there you are"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
New Orleans Looking Ahead.

Louisiana made a strong bid FOR the
flow OF capital into its cities when It's
legislature exempted from taxation mort
gage liens and promissory notes In New
Orleans the assessment rclls show a re-
sUltant decrease in listed values OF s.. .Ooe.-
CO., But The value Of real estate has In
creased, and much progress is recorded IN
reclaiming marsh land between the city
and the shores OF Lake Pontchartrain.
The municipal area OF New Orleans is
How second only 20 that OF Greater New
York. The advancement OF the work OF
reclamation adds not only 10 its habitable
land. but 70 It's sanitary reputation. All
this IS work worthy OF the expectation
that New Orleans xii become a great
port With the opening Of the Panama
Canal
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Democrats ana Taxed Hides.

From the Indianapolis News
While we do not think that under present con
ditious any Democratic Senator who really believes
m tari1 reform can be justified in voting against
putting any article on the fIee list yet cannot
help heYing a sort q sympathy with the mEE who
are going 70 vote % continue the tax hides.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
JnsfIce for All

Your boarding-house seems very pop
ular"
II Is. The boarders have 10 use the
bathroom on a strict timetable
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Utter Contempt.

i s'pose you wouldn't marry me II 7
were the only maa on earth2"
I wouldn't even be engaged to you"
responded the giri. If you were the only
man az a summer resort
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Rending a Boy. Head.

From tie Detroit Fres PrssS.
"P4pa." whAt DO theg cal a rersoa thst reads
heads
a phrenoloCist. ny boy"
Gee. Than ma must BE- ore q thoss things
She fslt q ny head this Afternoon and sid right
away. 'You're been swimming
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

Mr. Aldrich's willingness 10 have ra-
dium placed on the free list may seem
small. but. at present. il appears to be
about the most substantial plea in his
defense in sight
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Bouquet for the WriEhts

Fr0n the Kassas CITY Times
There Is nothing ponpous about the
Wright brothers in thei- hours Of triumph.
They recall, by Inversion. the words OF
solomon: An naughty spirit Eoeth befors
q fan"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
NIere NIan,. Recreation.

From The Buffalo EKprssA
A Media Pa Judge decides that Whistlius. sing
iuE. sa4 dancing are sufieent grounds for d.
Vcrce. and grants 8 wife a decree. Il tbs thing
keeps on much longer there VII Be no recreation
lel. f-r NJ nm b. brea-hLnE.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
sCISsoRED HUMoR.

A Champion In the Hot Spell.
Frun the NeT YORK Sun
JACK the Giant Killer dmned bis invisible cat
Her Is whsre have lie bulge on the sAir,
gaist man" he cTied.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

In order to do its part toward helping
along a safe and sane Fourth OF July in
washington. Congress viii not meet on
the day we celebrate
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

The close OF the fiscal year in Italy
shows handsome surplus in the Treas
ury. This is very much to King Vic
tors credit, we think: and II he were
UP for reelection. it would make excel
lent campaign thunder.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

The new tariff BILL framed along the
lines Of true stand-pat religion. is destined
10 be subjected TO much Of the higher
criticism.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Publicity for the Chief Reviser.

From the Dayton News
II SEEMS shame that a nan with nothing TO sell
should receive as much publicity as Senator Aldlch
is receiving.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
FREE ADVICE TO SENATORS
a Nonpartisnn Tarin.

From the Philadelphia Pres.
Tho new tarh VII be measurably seure from
partisan assault as the essrntisl Democratic sup
port given % what certain be its least popular
features cannot be ignored.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Heard In the ballroom.

FrJn the Boston Transzig-
Nsdgs CprOudlyl-Did yOa see that handsome nan
ilst danoed vithi
kRte-Tes: be has iealols wife who viii allow
him 70 dance only with the piaiuest girls IN the
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Feminine Patriotirm.

Perhaps II American women enjoyed
the suffrage they would find some method
OF legislation that would prevent the
anomaly OF a great passenger steamship
bearing the name Of George Washington
being of foreign build and register. At
any rate, IT seems highly appropriate that
the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton should unveil a tablet on that YES
sci, bearing the happy injunction from
Gen. WashingtOn's Farewell Address:
observe good faith and justice toward
all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony
with all" The good advice transcends aIl
debate more modern about the locality
OF ship yards or the nationality OF ship
owners.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
HnusehoId Adrice

How should one buy a steak?" asked
the young housewife
Always buy outright Never buy on
margin. my dear"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

The tax payers OF France may as well
get ready to dig UP a little more gen
erously than ever. The big navy bug
has bitten the powers that be IN that
country, and DTeadnOughts cost a lot
OF money.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

A great many Democratic Senators ap-
pear TO think that historic Democracy
can be obliterated by lavish display of
histrionic ability on the floor.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Wnr.Ia. -

Ever try this thirty chews to de
mOuthful plan?"
Nope: but I had bulldog Try il on
me wunst"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Hospitality to Kecn-eyed Visitors.

Atlanta IS having its eyes opened. Not
that the dwellers in that city are indulg-
ing IN eye-openers, at least not 10 any
unusual extent, but it Is opening its gates
and extending its hospitality 10 the
American Association OF Opticians. These
enlargers and prolOngers of vision are
not only being shown al the sights OF
the capital city OF Georgia, but their
sense OF taste is being grauhed with all
the delicacies OF the Southern larders.
The civic moral OF this entertainment is
that the Georgians wish 10 see them
selves as others see them, and they nat
Urally wish the vision and verdict OF the
visitors 70 be as favorable as possible.
In that way Atlanta properly Increases
its wholly warranted good opinion Of its
qualities.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

The third royal infant has arrived 20
bless the household OF Mr and Mrs. Al
fonsO OF Spain. Is IL not about time for
Bwana Tumbo 20 drop a few words OF
extraordinary eongratulatIon to their
matesties?
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
The Cheerful View.

Frun the Indianapolis News.
Take more cheerful view q H. II he ws-e not
an end-seat hog be would probably be sonsthins
Worse
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Varied Senatorial Representation

From the Norfolk VirgtnIan-PilOl
Some senators repTesent trusts individually some
represent trusts collectively some represent their own
personal interests while others represent the interests
Of their constituents and the public generally.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Abattoir., and GrowInr Ernort..

The beef packers OF Chicago. after
undergoing the trials and tribuIations OF
the muck-rakers. as well as the deserved
criticism OF sanitary experts OF judicial
mind, seem TO be entering upon the sub
stantial reward OF patient persistence IN
good works and thorough-going reform.
The announcement that one OF the big
gest OF the big packers has received an
order for million pounds OF beef from
the British war department means much
more than the individual satisfaction Of
one OF the stock-yard operatives. This
order follows another from the same
source for three million pounds. The
larger meaning is or interest 10 the whole
country, inasmuch as IL indicates the
wholesome restoration. upon a sound
basis, OF q great stem 0f export trade
that bears upon the direction OF the flow
OF gold, that IN turn may mean more
currency and consequently lower prices
So much Tor a large application OF that
maxim Of the original American philoso-
pher about the policy of honesty. whose
more recent form Is the square deal. %
once more Chicago can look Buenos
Ayres in the eye.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

One reason the Wright brothers made
such a success Of their aeroplane, we mag
Inc. Is because they never did waste a
great deal Of time talking about II.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

"one OF the things daughter learns long
before her b e's is that mother had 2
chance 10 marry better" says the 81.
Louis Republic. And yet. be It said 10
daughters credit, she frequently has her
doubts about II.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

You see. It is this way. dear young
graduate; The degree the faculty hands
you is. without serious effort behind II.
as useless and as meaningless as the de-
gree it confers on some elderly gentle
man without serious effort before It.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
A Prediction About the Tropics.

Col Gorgas. whose sanitation OF Cuban
cities has been capped by his making
The Isthmus OF Panama figure In vital
statistics almost as a resort for health.
does not endanger his reputation by one
long-range prediction that he makes. He
prophesies that when the year 1893 is as
old as the Norman conquest Of England
there will be localities Ia the tropics the
centers OF as powerful and cultured a
white civilization as any that VIII exist
"a temperate zones That is looking
ahead more than eight centuries. and
while the fame OF Col GOrgas may en-
dure, ne VIII not be here in person. But
IN the living present there stands out the
TACT that last year there were but fifty
deaths on the isthmus among a working
torce Of $3.50. However, this is the re-
suit OF sanitation by force from superior
authority II future tropical settlements
are 10 be OF popular government. IT'S
severest test may be in It's developed
capacity for voluntary cleanliness. phys
lcal as well as political.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
More Coming from Bailey.

From the New York Mail
Senator Bailey is preparing 70 make s Few add
tional remarks the tariff. This announcement is
interesting in that It shows that there arc several
things the tariff which Mr.. Bailey has mad
Yentently left unsaid.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
How TO Run Ia.

And now the sweet girl graduate
Is busy showing
Us mortals how 70 keep the state
A-going
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
Falling Into Bad ComDapx

From the Kansas City Times.
Actresses are likely to fan into some urettv
bad COMPANY"
1T seems 50. since many q en- nary youpr
milli0nairCs."
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
PEOPLE AND THINGS.
Honor to a Pioneer Hero.

- = AoArrN
Several Western cities propose 10 cele-
brate this fan the centennial anniversary
OF the birth Of Kit Carson. He was a
pioneer, Il Is recalled, who blazed practi-
cally every trail in the intermountain
country. His name Is familiar in the
East as an adventurous pioneer. But IL
is now emphasized. by those who would
give conspicuous honor 10 his memory,
that he Was most useful in pointing the
way 10 open the far West 20 civilization
and settlement. 1t was this hardy trap
per who knew how 10 avoid the perils Of
the wilderness where hostile Indians
ranged. He guided explorers safely from
the far Southwest TO the Canadian border.
His body now lies IN a neglected grave
al Taos, n. Mex. Citizens Of Colorado
propose 10 remove Il 70 that State, where
his descendants dwell. and erect a fitting
monument
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

Looking backward, the humble con-
sumer doubtless IS moved to wish he had
been content 10 stand pat and let bad
enough alone.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

In DR.. EliOts lons list OF good read
ing matter we are panied TO notice no
mention whatever Of the Congressional
Record.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
A Suggestion of Impatience

From the Omaha Bee.
The custodian Of ths cloakroom wiz eheer5nlly
and the Senatorial hats the gentlemen desire to
90 honR
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25

When DR.. George BUrnman Foster be-
gins 70 talk about undesirable Baptists. q"
we strenuously incline 10 let him aght u
out alone.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
SuperstitiOn Illustrated.

From The Chicago News
Pretty Girl-And yuu rearly consider II hsd lnrb
70 20 under 4 ladder9
Ho-rid Baehelor-Sure. ] knew a fellow who
kissed girl undcr a ladder last summer
Pretty Girl-AnL did he have bad luckf
Houid BschGor-I should say 50. Thev are rs--
ned now.