The Washington herald., 1909-03-23
AT THE HOTELS.

Alfred Walter Won Heymel. poet. author.
publisher. and officer in one OF the crack
German cavalry regiments. who delivered
a lecture at Harvard University recently
en- German and American art, when seen
a. the ShOreham recently, said that New
York is an International city; that il is
not truly representative American
Washington IS as bad sid the pro
prietor Of the Insel Berlag Publishing
company. Of Leipzig. Germany There IS
little AmericaHism. unaHoyed. here.
But IN Philadelphia and IN Boston"
continued the German. there I found the
real people"
do you admire the American woman
Wen. that is a question We must
lrst eliminate the International woman OF
Fifth avenue and Washington. She IS not
American confess do NOT Ike the
uller freedom from responsibility, the
Wild rush for amusement. the snobbIsh-
ness and the lack Of family life.
But those people are not American:
they are international. We have 2 class
who live and act 5ust like them IN Ger
many and England and France. They are
not alone in their snobberv
The true American woman vou fn5
outside those places. The woman VIM
brings up her children the way rhev
should 60 All the international SET do
Tor their children is 90 leave them monev.
u they haven't spent 10 all themselves
Yes; ] Ike the American vor7en--t.
young ones I am much interested I'm tbe
college girl, and the future that IS before
her. But I hate suffragists."
How IS The United States REGARDED by
Germansg-
1T f. not regarded az all Thsv
haven't discovered 81 over there. They
get their ideas OF America from the
stage where the Yankee IS carIcaturea.
The people who are dissatisfied with a
monarchical government thing this coun-
try IS kind ~ heaven. where everybodv
Is rich and nobody works"
Speaking about the ancient and hono-a-
bic game OF golf and President Taft's
/ particular infatuation with that sort OF
outdoor recreation. George Hurst. OF Bos-
ton, who is az the Raleigh, said last
night that under the shadow OF the
great pyramid OF Che0ps. an hour away
from Cairo. one win find al 1Iena a
nine-hOle course. wei laid out
What is surprising 10 those who think
Of Egypt as q vast. sandy waste" said
1lr. Hurst. who has just returned from
THAI country, where he was on business.
lis that che links OF 1Iena IS OF a stretch
OF beautiful green turf. close 10 the great
pyramid. which throws it's shadow across
the course when. in the afternoon. the
sun gets % the west
The court has this pecuIarity- Z A.
not always playable. For the last three
months Of the year the Nile Is in food
and the land 81 under water, due 20 in
filtration. but bv the first week in Jauu-
airy the water has receded sufficiently 10
allow the game % proceed
You stand near the Great Pyramid as
you make y3gr drst drive, but golfers are
not troubled with sentiment. and i- Is
therefore doubtful II The proximity ~
this mysterious pile VIII seriously affect
the tee shot The putting greens on The
Mena course are very fast and tricky.
The largest hole on the course Is the
f9urth-3JJ yards-with a mud wall bunker
close % the green. The visitor ls re-
/ Quested % wear rub5er-s0le shoes. as the
grass IS not very thick and nails would
damage f.
Mrs Slas Bennett was a pHfI0s-rhe-.r
-ea-.A a.---A- -Af.tfa.--
Ebbitt last night telling his story -Ol
a certain dismal occasion some Of che
( ueighboring women were c0udolinE with
I her. With commendable cGeerTUIness.
she replied:
" I've raised three boys and four girls
/ eXpeCtin' every time they'd be twins and
redheaded Ike their grandpa Bennett
and yer thes ~t1't An I've worried con
sid hle over smallpox breaking out n r1J-
+ bis family So fer. ta-n'L Last summer.
Cur-D. July an August. an Uebhe part
# of Septe-ber, I vas real meIarchoEc
I fearin' I'd set an appendix. but guess 7
amt An through % all, Il never o.ct
I occurred 10 me that I'd be the one u fall
Z through them rotten old uee-in- house
I steps an break my leg in two places. bur
Y I be-
/ Charles T. Young. OF Milwaukee. Wis.
T who IS AZ The National IN speaking about
street car nickels. said last night thar the
/ passenger on the cars says Eood-bv 20 his
nickel when ne pays Il 10 the conductor
/ OF the man at the elevated window. and
/ thirks no more Of IT,
I The history OF the nickel IS only really
/ beginning then. and It has a varied and
/ interesting career from that time cr--
I it passes out Of the hands OF The rail-
way company into the place Of final de-
posit
The system that takes care OF tr1-
nickel. sorts II out. keeps record OF IL. and
/ sends II at last into a safe resting place
/ is full Of interest Il Is a great. e1o--
nous system 90 De worked out Just Fa~
I the sake OF a nickel; but when the nickel
I multiplies itself into S51001 and S51170 q
+ day it takes on a new Importance. As
matter OF tact. the actual nickel IS the
I Iscarcest coin the street car company takes
/ in especially al this time
/ The Washington pay-as-yOu-erter cars
I DO not particularly appeal 10 8fr. YOUNG.
Z These cars seem 90 have been GesigneS
I for standing room only" he said. "as che
/ seating accommodations are OF fhe worst
I I have ever seen anywhere. There IS no
4 reason under the sun why WashinEton.
with its fine broad avenues and streets
I and model population. should not have
/ q model street car system. But IL seems
/ You IN Washington have 70 fight corporate
/ !. terests 10 obtain your rights the sane
| as people IN other cities"
Democrats IN Congress.
/ Fron the New Yo-k Evening Post
| When they have a chance. they should
I Join hands with the more enlightened Re
7 publicans 20 make the new tariff better
/ than Il can be made II the Democrats
stand alOOf IN an fntransigeant attitude.
( And II they and the independents gen
/ orally succeed in so cooperating with