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The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
RATIONAL OPTIMISM.
Much 20 BE Thankful for, says lord
Avebury

Frc-1 the Chicago Recdr5- Herald
Peculiarly seasonable was the address
which Lord Ayebury formerly Sir John
Lubbock. the author ~ the delightful
books on The Pleasures Of Life"l deliv-
cred the other day 90 young men starting
out on their careers There was cheer in
Il and philosophy. II was an optimistic
address. but the optimism was rational It
left the cynic no opening for his taunts
or ridlcule.
Life. said Lord Avebury. is not all fun.
and no one can escape anxiety. sOrrOw.
pain. Sunshine and shadow succeed each
other. quickly. and 20 "a certain extent we
are the playthinEs of destiny Events
bring Us trouble and suffering. and they
also bring Us JOY and comfort. The great
thing is % cultivate sense Of balance. 20
refrain from br00ding over the Ills we are
heirs 20 or from msgnifyinE our little dif-
fculties. II we look for sunshine we are
sure 20 ind much % be thankful for.
since. after all. we live tn q beautiful and
interesting world. since work IS blessing
rather than curse, and the steady perse-
verance that is necessary 10 success is
also necessary 20 ones peace Of mind
and conscience
All OF which is as true as it Is In
spi-itiug- TIE very Young may not ap-
preciate the fun wisdom OF Lord Ave
hurvS gospel. but men and women Of eX-
ucrience VIII heartily subscribe 10 L.. An
American eSsayist once expressed some
sunrise az the fact that people who had
known poverty and iIl health had assured
him that con the whole they had led
happy lives He would never have used
the term happiness 90 describe their lives.
but they were better JUDGES OF the situa-
tion. and be hUmbly yielded % their
superior thOuEhtfulnesS-
Thousands Of observaut persons must
have shared the eSSayists experience
While there is much unnecessary misery
I'm the world. the great majority have
much 10 b. thankful for A proper edu-
cation enables one 10 see the beauty. the
perennial interest % life. 10 ind duties
that are IndistingUishabie from pleasures
and pleasures that are wholesome and en-
robiing. Nothing is saGer and finer thar
the optimism that IS born Of reflection o,
Insight into the deeper realities, Of con
tact with nature and humanity.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
PUZZLE OF THE AIR.
Like AaelstrOm,
ChurninE, Unstable, Turbulent.

Churning, Unstable, Turbulent.
Macmillan Foster, in EverybOdy'S
The average person regards air much
as he regards water-as much lighter, OF
course, but Ike 1t otherwise Calm air
is precisely TO him as calm water In a
pool. II there is a wind, he pictures the
air as a flowing river. And just SO long
as all men looked at K so, just so long
the birds kept their monopoly. For the
only state in which water approaches the
condition Of air is when water forms
maelstrom. Even then. water in its
widest turbulence falls far short OF the
unstable. incessant agitation OF the at
mosphere. Air is never still. II is filled
with warm waves ascending, cold waves
descending. and through it race cross
shoots and diagonal shoots. with cork
screw whirlwinds wandering hither ana
yon. as they list The warm air of
cornfeId creates one kind Of disturb
ance: of pIowed land it creates another
LAYER Of cold air may hold down
LAYER Of warmer air. Consider what hap
pens when the warm air breaks through
It's envelope as a mill pond bursts its
dam. A flowing stream Churned 10 and
fro and round and round and up and
down would give a feeble idea OF the
airs inconsistency
Now, bird, circling with fixed wings.
floats on a rising column Of air II
maintains its altitude as 10 the earth,
but IL is constantly c0asting down
through the airs ascending volume
Once the bird loses the air column il has
70 flap its wings. and il flaps until Il
finds another column, when IL goes on
wheeling again with fixed wings. More
over. when il flies the wind comes toward
I it in waves. rising and falling. like the
bIlOws OF tie sea Il meets them, and
then il does precisely what a boat does.
! goes over them or goes through them
/ The Wrights learned all this, and when
/ they learned they were about as near 20
I flying as you and I would be % writing
/ Chinese philosophy when we'd Just
/ learned the English alphabet Further
more. there were no teachers. living or
dead. that could help them more than a
! few steps along the way.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Capt. Barber has also received full rein-
bursement for such expense as ne h2s in
CURED in travel in the performance Of
his special duty in Europe. This arrange
ment must be considered as emineRtly
fair in all respects and as leaving moth
ing to be desired. one would think. if the
conditions Of his emolument and reirn-
bursement are measured by the practices
outside Of the government. Capt Barber,
however. inserted In his expense account
the item which represented the amount
Of his taxes assessed by the French gov
ernment for the Barber property in Paris
This has proven too much for the dis
eliminating Comptroller, who has dissp-
proved the claim IN a few formal words
which enttle him to much credit for his
exhibition of patience.
a government official who has the duty
and responsibility Of passing upon special
allowances 10 other representatives OF the
government might be excused from wax
ing wroth over situation which required
him seriously 10 pass upon the merits Of
claim that the United States should
pay the foreign taxes Of a naval officer
who. although retired, has been receiving
all that the law allows
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
FINANCIAL PICK-UPS.

wagisn Barrett Ri5ssley IS again
in cur midst
V. Y. Cox takes a rosests view
O the outlook.
Tha: Seventh street arslssmston
is a lo1E way q.
Col William Ha-t Is taking les
s0uS IN chemistry.
Uncle Dan Fraser Is no bear. b-t
an optimistic bull
All our banks are starting in the
New Year uumerEed
2. Il. Lynn knows every angle q
the local market situation.
BTioe Moses. locking into the II
tu-e. sees nothing but prosperity
Il is wbispered In the street that
Ha-ry Rarley &c taking q little rie-
II Gas.
TIE couapse of the oneman-rslf
prcpsunda has tended 20 tone az
the whole list.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
French Taxes as an American Claim.

Il Is curious 70 observe the workings
OF the powers Of reason in the case Of
some official claimants for governmental
allowance. a striking example Of the
ingenuity OF such demands Is afforded by
tie item Of expense. which has met with
prompt rejection. entirely deserved. in
the Office Of the comptroller OF the Treas
Try. 70 whom recently the Secretary OF
the Navy submitted the question Of pay
ing the foreign taxes Of a retired naval
officer. This IS the claim OF Capt F. II
Barber. [. S. y. retired. who has long
been in Europe, who makes his home IN
Paris. and who has been on duty under
orders from the Navy Department, al
though on the retired list. since 1901,
during which period It Is commonly un-
derstood that Capt Barber has rendered
valuable service to his government That
officer has received while on duty the
active pay Of his grade. along with the
allowances attached thereto, and added TO
which Is the increase Of 10 per cent in
pay authorized BY law in the case of
naval officers on duty beyond seas. -
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
EPILOGUE TO AsOLASDo.

At the midnight in the silence q the sleep-time
When ycu set yoUr fsncies free
VII they rass % whereby death. fools think in
Low he hes Who once 50 loved yoa. who you loved
Pity me-
Oh, TO I-yc so. be - loved yet 50 mistaken!
What had on earth % do
With ;he sIo;hf1l. with the maEkish the unmanIv? ?
Like the aimless helpless. hopeless. did drivel-
Bcirg-Wh0.
one who never tgrnd his bacs. bit nzrch-d breast
forward
Neves dCsbted clouds would bresk
Never lrelmed though night we're worsted. wrong
Wcnld triumph;
hold we fan GO rize. are bafsed 30 aght bette-,
sleep % vale
No. a; MONDAY IN the hs,stle Ct mans Forktine
Gree. ire unseen with q cheer.
Bid him forward. breast and hsc either should be.
Strive and thrive CTy Sped. fight on, fare ever
There as here
Robert Browning.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
Mr. Burton Wins in Ohio.

The Ohio Senatorial situation has re-
solved itself happily for sn concerned
AIr. Taft's withdrawal was greatly 10
mis- credit. whether due to a desire to pro-
mote party harmony or TO a perception
that public sentiment was pretty strong
" against his candidacy. That he could
have won By methods which he would
not stoop 10 employ is quite probable. but
a victory so gained would have been
blot on his reputation as vel as a stain
on the fair name Of his State. He had
no such claim on the place as Mr. Bur
ton. whose public services have been OF
high order deserving reward Moreover.
Mr.. Taft is closely affiliated with the Cox
machine. which is in very bad odor
among Ohio Republicans. The machine
has gracefully landed on the right side,
but Mr. Burton is under no obligation
70 il.
9Ir- Burton needs no eulogy a this
time. He represents a type Of states
uanship the House can iii afford 10 lose,
but which the Senate badly needs. The
country as well as Ohio p-eats by his call
10 higher place. His selection We be
Heve 10 be fairly representative Of the
better public opinion OF his State, and il
affords another example OF an extra
legislative Senatorial choice. OF which the
! legislature Itself viii be q mere record
. ing machine. So il is not necessary 10
establish popular election Of Senators in
order 70 deprive legislatures OF q func-
ton they have long given over 10 bosses
and machines.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
SATURDAY. JANUARY = 1903.
America to the Rescue.

Every American viii rejoice at the
promptness and generosity with which
the government and people are respond
ing 10 the call for help from the stricken
cities Of the Tyrrhenian coast. The navy,
as SO often happens. is in position TO rem
der quick assistance. and a shipload Of
provisions Intended for the feet is already
on its way TO the Mediterranean Il is
possible that the fleet due shortly to
arrive Al Port said. may be ordered TO
the devastated coast there 70 render such
assistance as may be necessary. These
measures. involving the expenditure q
considerable sums OF money. viii IN
doubtediy be sanctioned by Congress
when that body convenes- To the aid
offered by the government must be added
that OF private benevoIence. Of which the
Red Cross affords a conspicuous example
Il Is certain that the material assistance
from this country viii be Of ample pro-
portions.
The growing solidarity Of the world IS
s-tested by the way n which the great
disaster in the Straits Of Messina affects
remote places. Probably there is not a
city in the United States Of considerable
size where there are not frieEds and rela-
tives OF those lost on the other side OF
the globe This circumstance adds an
intensity Of interest IN this calamity
wholly outside the factor Of its exraordi-
nary dimensions and myriad horrors. Yet
we do not stop 70 ask whether these SUI
ferers be Of our own household OF kin
dred before coming 20 their rescue. Tht
sweep OF human sympathy IS broadel
than race and kin, and pours itself ou
as never before IN human history. It is
the one bright spot in a darkenins
tragedy.
Subscriptions 70 the Red Cross relie
fund viii be received by The Washington
Herald and promptly transmitted
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

EDDIE Walsh wants O. zee Wash
iuC;0u Baseball listed on change
Bowie Chipman went 10 New
YORK recently. Scne,hiuS's dong.
Fer president O. Che y. " b
Cuno H. Rudolph. What's the
matter With that
! Selwin TAFT is the cuyi1d pos
SCISSOR cf one OF the most attractive
banking environments n the tOvu.
Washington gas IS f7n. carbon
monoxide and pending reduction in
rate 70 the contrary nCtUithsta0d-
iUC.
Ben Frsnsliu's Stetus can hardly
keep ou. of the way since EldridEe
2. jordan ~ things 80 humming az
Tenth street and the Avcnue-
7. Scuthard Parker. about 20 b.
7os-iicycd of rsrt IF his b-7rCen of
care and responsibility. wears a New
Year smile that won't come Of. and
IS full q love for ST humanity
". r. II.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
COMIC SUPPLEMENTS.
Protest Against Their Low Ideals
and Vulgar HumOr.

From tie ladies Home Journal
There IS a good reason for the Sunday
newspaper; the whole world has become
a single community. and there is a real
demand for the news which the Sunday
edition Of the newspaper brings. But
the "comic" supplement for children
renders no service OF any kind II has
no news quality; Il supplies no reading;
1t gives no information: the children do
not need IL It's place can be supplied
by almost innumerable books which
contain good drawing and good writing
In its present form this supplement is
a cheap. catch-penny device 10 increase
newspaper circulation. The object is per-
fectIy legitimate. the method grossly
improper. II the journals which publish
these supplements want TO print some
thing for children let them print good
reading, decent Illustration. and whole
some humOT. They can do this as cas-
ily as they can print the vulgar rubbish
But il Is for US. as parents, 10 show
our insistence that the newspapers shall
DO this. They viii not 90 it on their
own initiative. Il lies with the American
parent 10 decide whether the Sunday
comic" supplement shall be d medium
FOR vulgariZing the minds Of American
children, as IL Is UGQuestiOnably doing
to-day. II parents viii protest by ceas-
ing 10 read the journals which offend in
this way. the character Of the supple
ments will change with astonishing "a
pidity. The International Kindergarten
Union, recognizing the low ideals Of
child and home life. Of conduct and Of
humor that are spread broadcast over
4 the country. has recently proposed con-
certed effort to secure a wholesome
I page IN place OF the present comic
section. and il urges families not 10 buy
I papers which issue comic" supplements
and 10 press upon editors the duty Of
securing good writer's and illustrators O1
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
Trend Toward Tariff Reduction.

t'ron the iudlzlaEc-ls Star.
Uuobtrusiveiy and almost uuObseTved.
accordingly. a revolution has been going
on within The Republican party on the
subject o. the tariff. The distance the
popular thought has Travelled is disclosed
in Ar Caruegie's stand for free trade
IN steel products and In Chairman
Payne's declaration for free lumber Al
most all that Grover Cleveland c0ntended
for in 1S94 seems 10 BE- Republican doc
tTile now. Tie first law OF nature s.
self-preservation; and it does not need
very acute Ciscernment 20 see what will
happen when the Republican party comes
TO believe that high protection for giant
corporations has become a milestone
ablur is neck
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Ffam the NsF YORK Werl6.
II the report were true that Andrew
Carnegie had provided S15ae0 to carry
on the Pittshurg inquiry into municipal
corruption he would have initiated a
desirable form of moral philanthropy.
Endowment funds for the exposure
and prosecution Of boodling are a novelty
which may ultimately appeal to million
aire bounty. and in which there are
abundant opportunities for possessors OF
swollen fortunes 10 avert the disgrace of
diving rich
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
CITIZENS AND THE POLICE.
DR.. GIadden's Suggestion for Closer
Relationship.

Erum the B1St0u Head
AT the first session OF the National
Municipal League. held In Philadelphia
q paper was read by the Rev. Dr. Wash
ingtou GLADDEN.. who emphasized the
point. not kept in mind as much as IL
should be. that one way Of promoting
respect for law In q community Is by
showing respect for those who stand FOR
law. And by this De did not mean so
much the Judiciary and the higher Off
ciaIs Of the executive and police depart
meuts. but the subordinate police on
cIals. the patrolrnen, sergvants. and rank
and file of the police force. from whom
citizens expect much. but with whom
they seldom deal on q basis OF personal
friendship or courtesy DT- GLADDEN.
urged on his hearers that they get into
personal touch wiki the law euforcer who
protects their property and life. that
they encourage him 10 remain constant
20 his highest ideals. courageous. i'm
partial and uutaiuted bv any form OF
graft he deprecated the customary
neglect ~ this sustaining force OF the
appreciation q good men, asserting that
ne had known the good results that
followed attention to this side OF a citi-
zen's public duty SGcl q talk as Presi-
dent GasSon. Of Boston College. gave re-
Gently 10 q group of several hundred
local policemen coming from an educator
and a teacher OF ethics. is admirable ia
IFS way- but there are the private and
multiplied recOgnitiOns 0f a less formal
kind which any citizen can employ.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
BEGINNING Of Corporation Legislation.

Prof. J. H Gore makes an excellent
point in the communication printed yes
terday in this paper relating 10 the Mis-
souri, suti-trust decision, when he says
that the time TO regulate corporations IS
when they apply for permission 10 do
business in a State. In enacting anti
trust legislation We have been on the
wrong tack altogether What was needed.
and is vet. in every state. is a statute
Of incorporation that snail exactly define
the rights and duties and privileges Of
corporations. and mark out the bounsa-
res OF Legality Of action To oUst a cor
roration from a State after It has been
in business for a number Of years and
has invested a large sum Of money in
tangible property. is TO lock the stable
after the horse has been stolen-au at
tempt TO remedy by drastic action what
ought 10 have been prevented by fore
sight and forehandedness In the way Of
regulauve legislation
Not a single State in the Union has an
adequate law Of incorporation, while two
thirds Of them have laws. more or less
severe. aimed 20 destroy certain classes
OF corporations that the legislation Of
their own and other States permits to be
formed Obviously. the place 70 begin
regulating corporations is at their source
and the time the date Of their forma-
ton With a weu-constructed body Of
corporation law in every State. we should
Eea- much less Of the corporation prob
lem. The revision Of Incorporation laws
is really the first step that should be
taken in solving the corporation problem,
but II is apparently going 10 be the last
Il is a much less spectacular job than
throwing a trust neck and crop out Of a
state
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
The LAST word

Il is ss a story thar s. told Ny
task Is finished. I've covered the
distance In the language Cf sa
imnc-tal Hoosier statesman. uhose
fame Charley lands keeps alive.
When I'm done I'm did" How
do Ike editing Its a bit tagging
on New Years Day. III admit. and
4 aon't know bow TH feel about
it when I scr ny SENS of thought
IN cold type in the gray dawn Of the
morning after. But I'm not going
90 fee 70 Leesburg. and shall expect
M detractors o. c0me forward and
MIKE cood. That ten-o5vcr dinner
party IS not up 70 ne ". B. =.
END.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
HAMP MOORE DROPS IN.

]. Hampton Moore. Of Philadel-
phia. on his way Up town with his
weeks wash. dropped into the sane
tun to pass the compliments of the
DAY and tell ne how much pleasure
and proat he GOT oUt of reading my
Fifteenth Street Philosophy 5rGy
week.
Then he asked me whether ] vas
discirlc q Homer. EdCUus.
Diocsnes- or Tiudzr. Being
truthful nan. I told him that ]
followed them all, hut admitted
that 0y ouiutiilian I set greatest
store.
Then 7 asked him which was his
fsyorite Washington isuadr. BE
ing a fank mar. 'e told IRE Frm-t-
ly. but Z can't repeat ]. without CIV
ing the ioint IN ~aI.
That's the difference between tic
ancieuts snd muieUn-
". E. II.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
WASHINGTON POETS.

If for every poem offered for this
issue that I've rejected a hand Is %
be rsised ssainst nc forever after.
then I'm doomed The town SENS
% he fun Of poets. Don't they
know that The Big Stick isn't q
blanket sheet. and that naturally !
would want 90 write something FOR
% mysslfy Among thc weuId-bc
contributors wCre n. r. =. Mac
farland. Robert ]. Tysceveu, D. J.
CALLAHAN. Dan Ransdel- Willis
Moore. Charles L. Douglas. Charles
! Bel. and other good citizens.
WIG sent IN Yards Of verse. I really
wanted 70 use an exquisite ode To
the New Year. by Mar. Jay J. Nor
row. but could not make room for
Il. ". B. n.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
GOLD SHOES AND ELECTRICs.

An eminent philosopher. whose
name escapes ne for The moment.
cnce said As it would bc great
folly 70 shoe horses. a. Nero did.
with gold. so II Is the marx Of
weak mind % s-erd mCncy Iu t-ifaS. "
And I an jnIrcs~ed with precisely
the sane idea when importuned 20
invest in erery neu-fansied electric
unab0ut that CONES on the market
". r. n.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
COMFORTING THOUGHTS.

The most comfoItinc thing in
the hour of trial Is an scquitt8L
I DO not know whether It was AriS;O-
tic. or Seneca. or Dick O7llahsn who
said this. but Il stuck in my mind
Now. in nv hour Of trial at editing.
I am cumfo-ted with the conviction
that J shall be acquitted Of being
l. rni~it on the tripod.
One wa 60 measure success.
says another philcSo3her - Appius
Clsudius or Er7inard n Warner. 7
fc,-ct which is by the eSrnestncSs
ui.' which yOUr competitors lie
about ycu.' I ex2ect the httle
uhi1pcrsnapIers that edit other
sheets % lie about me u beat the
blad after they read The Big
Stick TO-DAY. v. 3. II.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
THINK OF IL

Friendly tGwEsmen galore have
been giving me sd,irc all week
bow to become an gdifor. thank
then. But ] doat eEreciste this
mean fling which Henry Litch6c.d
Wcst has Just sent ne by a srcciai
messeuEcr.
a fruuless task one must admit. ]
Wor.
Is struggling to assume what you
arc not.
II that had come from Ward
Theron. I could understand T.. a.
he has a naEEiDE disposition The
trouble with West. ] guess. Is that
he fears # 7 becoue an c3itor !
may rgn for District Comm siancf
and ret his Job. V. J.. T.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
BACK TO BUSINESS.

We have enjoyed the Yuletide cheer,
The turkey and the mince;
And lived as royalty, It's clear,
As potentate or prince.
But now for other things we seek,
For palmer fare We call
When one has had II for week.
The best begins to pail.
Plain fare viii for a plain man do;
On solid grub he leans;
And pins his stanch allegiance to
PrOsaic pork and beans.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Since the Commoner has so often and
so heartily agreed with The Washington
Herald as TO the great virtue OF pumpkin
pie. we cite Mr.. Tafts excessive fond
ness for that delicacy as evidence TO the
CommOner that all is by no means lost
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
The PHILOSOPHY OF
FIFTEENTH STREET

Nv friend Dr.. ] J. Eichsrdsnn
declares that the less brains a Eazn
has The mC-c u0Cey DC needs
Isn't Dick L1rlari getting nd IN
the face these Lsysg
Have y1l u1tired h0r t.in Ernest
Walker is getting recently Moth
ing Is So depressing ss rcmgse.
Louis Garthe SAYS that that fuzzy
taste 81 the early morning Is a
trife unpleasant. but a. least II as
Sures you that yen had a gD0d tine
last night.
Fred ". Carpenter szys that is
awful 20 have % drink boarding
house coffee after having SLED UP
the night before on sparkling bur
glndr-
The one beastiy thing aoout work
is that u in;erfsres 50 mach With
your pleasure, Arthur Damn tells
ne
Hasn't Mr. Piper s1t beautiful
teuor voice.
Since Ben Minor Travelled abroad
/ he's reading Yoltaire IN the yer
naC-lzr.
Conservative men have their uSes.
Like paper weights. they help %
Z hold things down
! Preston Gibson saws that tEe oBlv
I real SIN a woman can D. Ssiltv 0f
/ Is 20 be ugly. " r F.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
oil. ToU BEDLOEl

There was a Young fellow named
RcdlGc BCr.
VINO drorrcd in the barber's shop
one day.
He started 10 rave
While getting a shave.
And nobody ClSe had a word n say.
". 2. n.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
Economy in Words and Cash.

From The C7ereland PIsin Dealer
Economy is said 20 be the new watch
word Of the Kaiser. If he uses no more
money than he recently has words, his
treasury ought 70 flourish.