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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
MAKING MINCEMEAT.

can a kitchen table scrubbed as white
as white he.
And three wide-eyed, wistful youngsters stand
ing round il I can see;
Oh, the tables piled with good things. there
are raisins in howl
There are currants washed and drying. and SIX
hands beyond control,
Six hands that grab for raisins and for cur
rants. and once more
see mother making mincemeat as she used Ia
do OF yore.
can hear her sweetly saving. Now. you chill
dren mustn't touch:
Not another raisin for You; you've already had
too much
can the almonds blanching in hot water at
her side:
the candicd lemon peel. with sugar
hard and dried;
can hand reaching for another
raisln fine;
Yes. mothers making mfncemeat and the thiev-
ing hand is mine.
But wake from my dreaming and I ST
and sadly sigh.
For the gray hair at my temple tells time
has Travelled by.
And the Christmas nearing does moi
mean the sef-same joys,
For there IL dear old mother. and there are
little boys
To slyly pilfer raslns as we used to do Of wore,
When mother made her mincemeat and our lives
lay all before.
Detroit Free Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
sDonsible for both.

sponsible for both. We have grown
under that policy to be one of the great
est of the manufacturing nations. In
short time. as matters appear, we shall
lead the procession. AS rule, work
is abundant and wages are good. Strikes
with us are not always expressions
OF grinding poverty, demanding the bare
right to live but often the expressions OF
men seeking better terms in land of
plenty, where they are citizens. voters
and Indispensable factors in the national
equation. We might have revolution If
there were no wheels turning. no employ
ment for the people, nothing to divide.
Then the enemies of protection might rail
against the policy. with some hope OF
making temporary impression at least
Charge it to Buster. Charge II to pro-
lection. Strikes, the white slave traffic.
the frauds in the customs service. any
old thing. Nevertheless. protection eN-
lists, with a record in which the country
glories, and not the man of twenty, much
less the man of ninety, will live to see
1t put aside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
CACTUS CENTER'S SLOGAN.

We feel that Cactus Center is the Southwest's
nat'ral hub.
So We organized fer boostin. Young Mems
Commercial Club:
Our lcadin' gamblers joined ii. and the barkecps
done the same.
And the cowmen came a-runnn' for to help the
boostin' game.
We was all enthusiastic when met TO launch
the thing.
And the talk mild and gentle. with no
troversy's sting
Till some kyote said twas needful. and he vol
unteered the steer
That we have some kind of slogan fer to catch
the public
The suggestions a-pourn' from all quarters
OF the hall.
Such as Cactus Center Cackles" and Hear
Cactus Center's CALI:
And yelled for one suggestion and some
clamored for vote.
And the chairman jumped the meetin' with q
bullet through his coat.
So we've left the matter standin' In a sort OF
status quo,
Which is what the ancents called ii when the
wheels refused to go:
We are back 10 simpler problems. such card
hands and their powers
And well leave the slogan question 10 more
Arthur Chapman. in Denver Republican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
WHY p

understand why mon will do many things
That afterward bring them tho deyl-to-pay:
We fathomed the reason why fellow sings
In tones that would ill a vain mule with DIS
may;
And one will talk hours when he's nothing to
say,
While others think silence as good as a chat
But this problems making me wrnkled and
Now, why does a man want to wear a silk hat?
And wants to keep wearing il both night and
Though it may grow battered and fuzzy, he
clings
To its ancient wreck he trudges HIS way:
He ID wear 1t while swimming while making
hay.
Or while playing ball when he stepped up to
II some one would only say 1t was OK
Now, why does a want to wear a silk hat?
Professor preacher, wrestler who filings,
Prize tighter. chiropodist. sightseeing jay
Each thinks his silk hat Is the last touch that
brings
The comforting thought that his garb is au
fair.
No odds II his nature Is gloomy gay.
Nor whether he's slender pompous and fat,
The shiny connection his head must stay
Now, why does man want to silk hat?
Prince. think not tits fashion at which l in
It's nothing to do with the case to that.
Just answer my question and tell me, I pray,
Now, why does man want 10 y silk hat?
Chicago Evening Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
The GIFT PROBLEM.

From the Augusta Herald.
The man who could invent a way to
buy ten dollars worth of Christmas pres
ents with a two-dOllar bill would fill a
much felt want just now, and would be
hailed as a great benefactor.
From the Albany Evening Journal.
Some mems greatest dread in these
DAYS is that they will receive Christmas
presents for which they cannot afford to
pay.
From the Cleveland Leader.
Man wants but little here below. so
please don't overload him with crocheted
neckties.
From the Newark Star.
Presents for women is the real prob
lem facing the voting citizen Of this re-
public just now.
From the Topeka State Journal.
Perhaps it is not out of place to sug-
gest that useful Christmas presents are
the better kind for people to exchange
with each other.
From the Birmingham News.
There are lots of men who would be
much obliged to their lady friends to Sc
lect something else this year for a change
than box of near-cigars.
From the Milwaukee Free Press.
You might get him a black opal scarf
pin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
The Silent Legislator.

The Chicago Tribune, which did not
support Mr.. Monkey. recently elected to
the House from the sixth Illinois Cis-
trict. is poking a little fun at that gen.
tleman now that he has entered upon
his duties as a legislator. 1t predicts
that his service will be of the silent
kind, which is to intimate that Mr.. MoX-
ley will not figure in the debates.
suppose the Tribune is right. Mr.. Mox
ley, nevertheless. may prove a very use
full man to his people. For. in Congress,
they also serve. when of the right sort
who sit and hold their tongues. Debate
is much-indispensable. indeed. in legis-
lative businessman the legislator who
is ready and entertaining and convincing
in discussion is a power. He Is desirab BILE
as an ally, and to be feared as foe
He eXerts influence on both sides of the
chamber of which he is a member.
But there is the debate Of the committee
room well as Of the open body of
lawmakers There are men who talk
well and with information and effect at
table where a dozen or so are gathered
who could not command their tongues for
word in a public place where hundreds
listened. The result is that in the pub
real value. Their work is unobserved,
unheralded. Their fluent colleagues get
the credit for everything that is done
What field is here. great and inter-
esting, for the historian with industry
and patience. The legislative heroes are
the men who have made great speeches,
mingled notably in the cut-and-th thrust of
running debates. appeared oftenest in the
public prints They monopolzed the
limelight in their day and have received
the tributes of writer's and artists since
But there have always been silent men
in legislative bodies, and some have per-
formed excellent service in their places.
In deadlocks they have often been in
valuable. The man who talks little
may be. and often is, a clear thinker
The man who is not shouldering for a
place in the picture is often an unselfsh
adviser. The man who can hold his own
tongue can keep another's secret Much
important legislation has received strong
touches from men unknown to the public
in connection with it. Many conferences,
made necessary by excessive talk in
public, have been steered to profitable
conclusions by men who had not con-
tributed a word toward producing the
difficulty.
Who will sing the silent man in public
halls? He should have his day of praise
His loquacious brother has been suffi-
GENTLY decorated. From the earliest times
he has been the whole legislative show,
and not infrequently a strutter i'm Dor
rowed plumage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Mr.. Bigelow on Protection.

John Bigelow. past the ninety mark.
continues his observations of public men
and measures, and to discuss them in let
tiers and interviews. A free trader. he
sees In protection the source Of MANY of
the country's woes. and would cure them
by a radical revision of the tariff sched-
ules.
Mr.. Bigelow has just spoken on the
subject. In his latest deliverance he
charges against protection not only labor
strikes, but the white slave traffic, and
predicts the destruction of the government
and the home unless a change of policy
is made. An army of disconnected and
die workingmen will overthrow the gov
ernment. and homes will disappear in the
temptations of factory life for women.
There need be no fear as to labor In
every crisis workingmen have been among
the first to offer for the country's sery-
ice, and have composed the great bulk of
the country's fighting forces. They are
numerous and powerful, but have never
shown themselves to be revolutionary
What they might do if united on a par
ticular issue and wisely and resolutely
led is academic. The ballot is theirs, and
they would be much more likely to appeal
to that in such circumstances than to the
bullet. They have never threatened the
government, and are not threatening it
now.
AS to the white slave traffic. that, as
the reports show. Is world wide. and not
attributable to protection America. Free
trade England is involved. as we'll as pro-
lection Germany. This country is the
dumping ground for mscreants who herd
the weak and easily lured In every Euro
pean land, and ship large numbers
abroad.
Strikes are here and factory life is
here, and, in a way, protection is re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
A Mistake.

There isn't any Santa Claus" said little
Jimmy Jay,
Who likes to air his knowledge in super
cilious way.
The small boys of the neighborhood all
shuddered as they heard
The utter recklessness which in his youth
full bosom stirred
His father CHANGED to hear his words of
wisdom SO profound.
And said, 'All right. my boy. you'll see
when Christmas comes around
That in SO far as you're concerned, your
statement is correct
Henceforth old Santa Claus will surely
pass you with neglect"
And Christmas when 1t came was but a
disappointing day,
Despite the vindication that it brought to
Jimmy Jay.
Like older folk he spoiled his fun by
being too exact
And banishing illusions for the sake Of
solemn fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Railroad Disasters.

Train wrecks are occurring with Jus'
about the usual frequency and appalling
consequences despite the supposed eHorts
of the transportation companies TO lessen
them. Nearly every day brings Its repor'
Of collision or a derailment. usually
with at least one fatality. Ihere Is
always carelessness when two trains col
Tide. Derailments may be-though they
are not necessarily-the result or condl-
tons beyond human control. Washouts
are caused by sudden storms. and hidden
flaws in metal develop and breakages re-
suit But the greater proportion of all
railroad disasters Of all grades are due
to the incompetence, inattention or for
getfulness of employees.
AS long as the law is not applied rigidly
to those in authoritative control over the
operation Of the transportation lines o.
this country, holding them accountable
for the lapses Of subordinates-as they
are accountable morally through the ex-
ercise of their power of selection and Of
administra tion-there will be continued
waste of life The interstate commerce
commission has been investigating this
subject for some time, but without effect.
Some of the states occasionally make an
eIOTL 10 enact anu eulOIS SlllASCht Ia " .,
but without appreciably reducing the per-
centage Of danger.
When the late Samuel Spencer was
killed on his own lire in collision which
was palpably the result of the gross neg
ligence OF precautionary rules 1t was
hoped that the object lesson so tragicaliy
afforded would be effective. But little
was accomplished in the line of practical
reform. On a few roads rules were stiff
ened up and discipline was rendered more
effective, but the percentage or casualties
was not notably diminished.
A former signal man in the service OF
a New England railroad system has writ
ten a book of confessions which has
thrown a bright light upon the subject
Of railroad mishaps. In the main he
shows that the majority Of accidents on
the American railway lines are due to
deliberate violations Of rules Of which the
officials are quietly cognizant. Train
crews are aware that those who make
schedules are held in highest esteem. a
fact that dangerously weakens the dis
cipline which is supposedly maintained
to insure the observance of the regula-
tons designed for the protection of life.
In short. the prevailing tendency on many
American lines today is that of taking
chances for the sake OF moving the 'traf-
fic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Office and It's Allurements.

Judge Gaynor tells such CT his friends
as suggest something higher for him thii'
the New York mayoralty that his eyes
are not fixed on anything higher. that ms
sole ambition is to give New York city i
good administration But in time the
judge may lift his eyes higher.
Mr.. Cleveland thought that one term as
President would satisfy his ambition
When he stated as much his chances OF
election were not promising But, III Il
driving finish, he won, and then, In time,
a change came over his spirit. He openly
unanswered for both a second and a
third nomination, and secured second
te- m He would have stood for a fourth
nomination and third term only that
his second term was ending in disaster
foc him a party leader
Mr.. Bryan has declared for one term in
tine White House, but has had three nomi-
nations for President. and wants another.
He may get another. So divided is his
party. and SO great his popularity notwith-
81: ling his three defeats. that his chances
convention are better today than those of
any of his rivals. If he is nominated for
the fourth time, and the fourth time
fifth nomination and have the odds on his
side for second term as President. And
yet. in all probability, Mr.. Bryan really
feels that one term as President would
satisfy him.
We may believe that Judge Gaynor is
thinking sincerely about his present Of
flee. and wants to succeed in it, His
task will he difficult. He owes his place
10 Tammany but does not want to be
considered Tammanys man, as Van
Wyck was, and Mcclellan for awhile
was. If he manages to steer an indie
pendent course without bitterly offending
Tammany he will put a notable achieve
ment 10 his credit
Let US imagine Judge Gaynor as sue
ceeding in the mayoralty; as showing a
capacity as an executive not now gem
orally expected of him. as showing a ca
pacity for practical politics inspiring t.
his party friends in New York. Let us
lmagine-it is easily imagined-a Gaynor
boom for President appearing as the re-
suit of the judges success in the mayor
atty of the principal city of the state alb
solutely essential to democratic national
success in 1912. What would be Judge
Gaynor's response? Discouragement? Not
by a long shot, lie would fall in with
the movement; give it countenance and
encouragement; give it lift. Otherwise,
he would be more, or less. than human.
The mayoralty comes first That is the
bird in hand. But Judge Gaynor will
still be able to keep his eyes, or cast
them occasionally, on the bush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Bryan and Watterson.

Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Watterson are in
dulsing In little tiff. AS yet, nothing
serious. but something interesting. Nee
essarily so, for they are interesting men.
1t Is all along Of the temperance ques-
ton. Mr.. Watterson takes the ground
that no democrat can be prohibitionist.
Mr.. Bryan is not prohibitionist, but
leans strongly to the side of the temper
Ance cause, and proposes legislation very
Objectionable to the distilling and brew
ing interests.
These men have differed before. and
then very sharply. In 1886 Mr. Waiter
son refused to support the Dia form upon
which Mr.. Bryan was standing for Presi-
dent. on the score that, in mis- opinion. it
represented dishonor. He cabled his re-
pudiation from Europe, where he was
then sojourning.
After his defeat. Mr.. Bryan took high
position toward the democrats who had
rejected his candidacy, and Informed them
that they could not return TO the party
fold except in sackclCth and ashes. Ahe
terms seemed hard and discouraging, and
especially to men o. Mr.. Watterson's sar-
torial taste. There are styles of beauty
not enhanced by the raiment prescribed
by Mr.. Bryan. and Nj. Watterson, with
many others, refused to array himself as
ordered.
Still. Mr.. Watterson wanted to go back
home, and, in his way, went. BY 1900
lie was in line under Mr.. Bryan's lead
ership: in 1904 he fought by Mr. Bryan's
side for Judge Parker. and last year sup
ported Mr.. Bryan with enthusiasm after
visiting Fairview by invitation.
Both men should remember these things.
And then there is the future 10 be con-
sidered. Mr.. Bryan, though three times
disfigured, IS still in the ring. lie nay
he the candidate again three years hence,
and II he is Mr.. Watterson is almost GER
tain TO support him. 1t was the opposi-
ton OF Wall street that brought the Ken
tuckian TO the Nebraskan's side In the
contest for the Denver nomination: and
Wall street will be prominent factor in
the anti-Bryan movement in the demo
cratic party in 1912. Work in that quar-
ter has already begun.
For these reasons the editor of the
Commoner and the editor Of the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal should bear with
each other. The least said now the soon.
est mended. Each may soon again need
the other sorely.
Mr. Bryan wants to keep his hold on
the south, and Mr. Watterson's pen is a
power in that section. Mr.. Watterson
wants a candidate he can comfortably
support next time, and Mr. Bryan, with
all of his temperance infirmities on his
head: would suit him far better than any-
body named through the money infiu.
ences and Vaccinations OF Wall street
A tiff is not a deadly duel, and need NOT
lead to one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

of the earth and to the heavens. He can
dig as deep and build as high as he de-
sires. 1t is possible that this axiom OF
law may have to be revised to some ex-
tent to accommodate the practical con-
diticns of aviation. Justice Baldwin laid
down the proposition that the navigation
of the. airship IS not natural right, ana
he said that the question now to be de-
termined is whether a right to navigate
the air cannot be secured from the state.
In the grant of a franchise to railroad
which involves certain menace TO the
safety of the public the risk IS justlnabie
because the public interest demands the
facilities for transportation. 1t must now
be determined whether the public interest
justifies the grant of aviation privileges
or rights which may incidentally involve
a degree of danger to others.
One Of the questions to be answered in
this connection is the degree of liability
assumed by the aviator, in case he is Ii
censed by the state to navigate the air, in
the event that some other person is in
jured, by the dropping Of tools or by the
falling of the machine. or by carelessness
in landing. 1t may be suggested in this
connection that the aviator who falls from
Il
will not be in position to pay damages,
AMI this fact must be taken into ac-
count, possibly to the extent of requiring
a bond to indemnify any innocent per-
son who may be injured in the practice of
aviation, regardless of what may happen
to the aviator himself.
The speaker at Yale advocated the
calling of an official International con-
gress to consider the framing of interna-
tional laws and agreements. This is an
interesting application of an idea re-
Gently advanced by writer of fiction
who in prospect set forth the world sit
uation few decades hence, with air
lines operating not only across continents,
but over seas. and the consequent break
ing down of all previously established
physical boundaries and geographical lines
OF deIimtation. 1t is not too soon to be-
gin to ponder these questions, which
cannot be regarded as fantastic in the
light of the remarkable advances lately
scored in aviation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
The Law of the Air.

Ever since the demonstration of success
wit, The airplane the impression has been
growing that it would soon be necessary
to frame a neg code for the regulation of
those using the upper atmosphere for
transportation and for the protection OF
the earth bound The other day the chief
justice of the supreme court of errors of
ConSecticut addressed a Yale audience
on this subject and declared that lawyers
would soon have to get their wits to-
gether to solve the problem by the enact
ment of new statutes and possibly by the
adoption Of International laws.
Under the old theory of property the
owner of land holds title to the center
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
TAPPING The TRUSTS.

From the New York Evening Post.
With 5000, GOO more from sugar frauds
to help out the Treasury deficit, there is
fresh material for the old thesis that pri-
vate vices are public benefit.
From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
The Arbuckles have voluntarily paid
nearly 100000 to the government to make
good for back customs duties. follow
the discovery of frauds in Weighing car
goes. If this sort of disgorging con-
tinues the Treasury deficiency in revenue
will soon vanish.
From the Chicago Tribune.
No one could have been more surprised
than the Arbuckles when they learned
that they were short in duty payments
$tS95.573 and. although they needed the
money. they voluntarily offered to settle
the matter out of court.
From the New York Herald.
Government is about to close i'm on
smuggling plot of huge proportions
Thank goodness we don't do anything on
a picayuniSh scale.
From the Indianapolis Star.
Let the poor consumer pause before
chOrtling over the enormous sums in back
dues paid in by the Havemeyers and Ar
buckles. How can they sell sugar as
cheap as hitherto if they have to pay the
honest tariff rates?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
CHRISTMAS CHARITY.

From the Detroit Free Press
Loosen up for some poor klddleS'
Christmas presents
From the Kansas City Times.
Give a dime or a quarter or fifty cents
to the Salvation Army man on the cor
ner, and II you don't feel a dollars worth
better you are entitled to your money
back.
From the Charleston News and Courier
At this season of the year there are
things which it is more important for
charity to cover than sins.
From the Syracuse Herald.
Remember. also, that there are any
number of poor children who will require
something more than peoples say-so to
believe that there is a Santa Claus. Pro-
duce your Eskimo and see that he Is
laden with proofs!
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The best Christmas stocking is the one
you fill for some poor child.