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Evening star., 1909-05-09

er a chance to prove his worth without
suffering the handicap Of the prison
taint.
It is the hope Of Washingtonians who
have studied the penological question that
Congress will next winter enact the pro-
baton and parole measures submitted In
connection with the report Of tho jail
commission. The provision Of q new
workhouse and reformatory will assist
materially in solving the local problems
of punishment. but until an enective
parole and probation system Is estao-
lished the District will remain In back
ward state as regards its treatment OF
offenders against the laws.
In standing before the court and frank
ly telling the whole truth, the Brooklyn
man gave proof that he realized the seri-
BUSINESS OF his offense. Had he equivo-
Gated he would have added to his re-
sponsibility without gaining an advantage.
It will be greatly to the benefit OF the
community II wrongdoers. encouraged by
the prospect OF securing chance to be-
gin over again in circumstances favorins
success, confess their first offenses In full.
It Is possible under wisely admins
tered probation system to reach the point
where the criminal courts are closed hall
of the time for lack of work. Probation
does not mean total immunity from pun
ishment. It merely assures the law
breaker an opportunity to redeem himself
and many a man would confess and &C.
cept the judgment Of the court II he
felt that he would thereby gain such q
chance.
Under such a system 1t Is as though the
court said to the f1rst-offender prisoner:
Tell the truth, confess your fault and
let us Judge as to your merits. II there
Is good left in you. II you are merely
the victim of chance temptation or pas
sion. and have remaining the makings
Of a useful man. we will give you Sec
ond chance. partly in consideration OF
your having saved the community the
cost and trouble Of q trial, but chiefly
In order that you may go on with your
work as a member of society. You must
carry yourself circumspectly and for q
time you will be under observation. Go
forth and do your best. You are now
to be your own judge and jailer."
Washington should haye the most en-
lightened system Of correction that can
be devised. not merely the stoutest jail
and the most productive penal work
house, but the surest means OF rescuing
the lawbreakers from their evil ways
and habits and restoring them to the
ranks Of useful citizens.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Probation.

Recently . Brooklyn bank clerk. aged
twenty-seven years. was found to be
in default In his accounts to the extent
OF $1S.OO. He was arrested and has
just been given trial. He pleaded guilty.
told the court the full story OF his deal
ings. just how he came to yield to temp
tation and what he did with the money.
The judge was so much impressed with
the honesty Of his confession that in
stead OF giving him . penitentiary SEN
tence he remanded him to the Elmira
refovmatory on an indeterminate SEN
tence. This disposition Of the case does
not deprive the offender of his citizen
ship. 1t 10 in tho way of probation.
though not to the full extent contem-
plated by the system proposed for the
District. The principle Is the same In
each case. that Of giving the lawbreak-
Evening star., 1909-05-09
She KEEPS HIN GUESSING.

She has her moods. I must confess.
They keep me guessing all the while.
And with . cruel hckleness
She deals alternate frown and smile.
The sweetest things she's apt to say,
Her looks. think. are more than kind.
That's just the way she feels to-day
Tomorrow she may change her mind.
Now she is distant. hard and cold.
To speak, indeed. ] hardly dare
For fear I may be overbold;
She has q very freezing stare.
1t doesn't do to get too gay;
Humility is best, I find.
That's Just the way she feels today
Tomorrow she may change her mind.
Waen she is pretty mean to me
Her disposition gives me hope.
And when she's gracious as can be
Then with the darkest doubts cope.
Her will I'm willing TO obey,
But what II is I've not OWNED.
That's just the way she feels to-day
Tomorrow she may change her mind:
Chicago News
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Petty Politics In Virginia.

sThs Richmond News Leader protests
against some current Eahbls in the state
WITH respect to the two candidates for
the democratic gubernatorial nomination.:
s"Reaily, isn't 1t getting politics down .
little too small and too fine when news
papers bring out on one side Judge
Mann's stock operations and on the other
the real estate investments OF Mrs. Harry
st. George Tucker? These matters are
purely personal and private business. The
public has no concern with them. .
lis there any possible way. OF getting
this campaign for the dignihed position
al Governor Of Virginia away from little
trivial squabbles and childish personali-
ties on to the broader plane Of what each
Of the opposing candidates designs for
the advancement of the state and the
peopse7'
Asnaturai feeling and most proper sx-
preston for q representative Newspaper
in such . commonwealth. Both Of the
subernatorial aspirants are men OF high
standing and ability. and should be con-
s!dered on their merits. Either would
make the state On excellent governor.
Both are men Of convictions. and with
the courage Of them. Judge Mann dis
cusses public questions frankly, while Mr..
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Gov. Beckham an Editor.

The announcement comes from Frank
fort that former Gov. Beckham has as
sumed the duties Of editor OF the Ken
tucky State Journal published there. 1t
is a post he should fill well. and doubt
less the Bluegrass press will welcome him
to the fold.
Success. however, will depend upon the
real object Mr.. Beckham has in view, and
the spirit with which he pursues his end.
He has had no experience In Journalism.
nor. indeed. In any field but that Of poll
tics. In that. and for that. field he has
shown some striking qualifications A
young man. rapidly advanced from the
ranks. he steered his party through the
storm and stress Of the post-Goebel
period. and met with no defeat until ne
offered for United States senator. Then.
after winning his party's nomination IN
a primary. he was betrayed In the legis-
lature. and forced to yield to his republi-
can opponent in a body controlled on joint
ballot by democrats.
It is to be assumed that Mr.. Beckham
has no love for the men who wrought MS
great discontinue, some OF whom are OF
note and influence. But are their names
on his editorial "list"? Has he "got a
little list? Has he taken up his pen to
nav Off the scores Of a defeated politician,
or to participate In discussions OF public
questions upon broad and impersonai
lines? Or in other words, is Mr.. Beck
ham hopeful Of regaining office with his
pen, and will he use his pen principally
for that purpose?
into this error-which proved fatal for
hina-the late Mr.. Carmack fell. Orig
inally a newspaper writer, he drifted into
politics, and for time succeeded In poll
tics. serving in both houses OF Congress.
Then fortune deserted him. Defeated for
reelection to the Senate. and later for
his party's nomination for Governor OF
Tennessee, he returned to journalism. But
not AZ a Journalist. The disappointed
politician appeared in all that he wrote,
and he made his newspaper the medium
Of personal assault upon those who had
opposed him for Office. The deploraole
tragedy OF which he was the victim fol-
lowed, to the deep regret, but not to the
surprise, OF the people Of Tennessee.
Mr.. Beckham Is different order OF
man. He has neither Mr.. Carmack's
tastes nor his infirmities. He does not
POSSESS the faculty Of making people feel
uncomfortable. He is no polisher of SEN
tences designed to give others pain. He
may not develop in his new field as he did
In the old AS a writer he may not show
the capacity he did as political organ
izer and executive. But whatever he may
do In the new field will be the better and
more effective II prepared by an editor
in the spirit of real journalism, rather
than by a disappointed politician. reveng-
ing himself on old opponents and seeking
to re-enter public life through the portals
Of a newspaper establishment.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
MARY'S LITTLE HEN.

Mary had a little hen
Upon her little farm.
Against the wolf before tn. door
II proved TO be a charm.
Each day IL laid a little egg.
Which Mary sold at town.
And thus she bought her groceries.
And now and then u gown.
The years passed. and Mary paid
The little mortgage due,
kpd sent her girl TO boarding school,
Her boy to college. too.
She has a nest egg in the bank,
And even keeps cook
And everything about her has
thrifty, well kept look.
Says she to those who daily fail
With needle. brush and pen:
eff you would do as well as 1,
Just keep a little hen
Dairy Field
Evening star., 1909-05-09
IT May BE 50.

A lot Of people tell me Jokes
That l have heard.
! listen to the woes Of folks
That seem absurd.
A chap can't always get away.
And people bore me every day.
Perhaps I retail jokes to those
Who think them stale.
Perhaps some people think my woes
tiresome tale.
! never thought of IL before,
But maybe I'm a dreadful bore.
Louisville Courier Journal
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Wisconsin.
This comes from Milwaukee:

This comes from Mtlwaukee:
Returns from the vote Of Wiscon-
SIN school children on the choice OF Q
state nower are all in ana the violet
wins by q big majority
Clearly an auti-La Toilette maneuver.
Coming 90 It does just as the senator is
getting into the tarif debate. 1t Is In
teaded to restrain him. and hold him
down TO . modest part. But the ma
ueuysr will fall The violet will not
typify the SENATOR In tarin action. Rather
viii the psony. or the hollyhock. The
n1tttcisns have been imposing on tho
school children OF Wisconsin. The
Grown-ups will reverse the verdict In
a land OF boom. no state can afford 10
make the wrong selection from the king
dem Of bloom. And. pretty as the flower
10. there II no business In tho violet.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
That Tariff Commission.

The New York Tribune has read The
Star q little hurriedlv. and therefore IN
accurately. on the subject Of the vaiue OF
statistics In the preparation OF q tariH
BILL The Star believes that Congress
should have the aid Of the fullest inior-
nation gathered by competent men as 10
all tariff schedules In no other way can
satisfactory tariff bill be prepared. Ana
II is the usual way Nobody can Saleiy
deny great merit 70 the Dingley bill. now
the Dingley law. 1t has proved to be tne
most satisfactory legislation or the Kina
ever enacted. The man whose name II
bears was a profound student OF the pr1n-
cjples Of taxation. and knew their apph-
cation to the business OF America from
A to T. But even he had much assist
ance In preparing his bill from experts
and trained statisticians.
What The Star has objected TO. ana
still objects to, is the proposition to create
a tribunal composed OF tariff experts ana
to clothe it with power to act indepeno-
emily OF Congress in all matters OF tarin
revision. In the first place Congress could
not do such Q thing n 1t would It can
not delegate the powers received from
the Constitution. In the second place II
would not do the thing II It could. All
the adverse opinion in the country could
not. and should not. shake the belief OF
Congress in its ability to attend 10 the
business committed to its hands.
This tariff commission plan had Its
origin in certain manufacturing circles
which, In announcing 1t. did not hesitate
tn clar a fools cap on Congress. ana
order that body to a seat on stool In
corner. What, 1t was asked. did Congress
know about the tariff? Why longer
tolerate the spectacle OF a lot OF ignorant
and selfish politicians fumbling with
something they knew nothing about and
absolutely beyond their powers? Take the
tariff out Of politics. Give 1t into the
hands OF business experts. who would
know what to do, and be always on the
job.
Never was greater arrogance put into
the kings English. Never did self-sufh-
cheney ever rear so imposing front But
1t was too imposing. It invited exami-
nation, and that. OF course. put an end
to it. What the Senate finance commit
tee has recommended. and what. II any
thing. win be adopted. is a provision for
gathering tariff information, not for
tariff commission. but. as always. for
Congress, to deal with. The suggestion Is
excellsnt. and The Star hopes to sec It
prevail
The Tribune has not echoed or approved
any Of the talk disrespectful to Congress.
but It has exaggerated tha importance Of
experts. They have their value; but to
invest them, with the powers Of law
makers would be- TO greatly overload
them. BY such means Ne might take the
tar1ff out Of politics. but should probably
put It into the most colossal and dis
graceful and disastrous scandal In all
the hiStexy Of the government.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
A new NURSERY JINGLE.

Sing a song Of sixpence,
Pocket full Of holes,
Papa on his uppers.
Mamma at the polls.
Bridget with the copper
At the kitchen door,
Baby having tantrums
On the parlor floor.
Oldest son a-bumming-
Hasn't any job
Oldest daughter stunning
Studying the mob.
Other kids just roaming
Like q flock Of sheep:
Pa comes home at cleaning.
Blues some six feet deep.
And when the polls are opened.
Oh. how the ballots sing.
But ma drops In at midnight
Too tired TO say a thing.
Laura W. Sheldon. in New York Times.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

When Richard Croker sailed his state
room was filled with flowers by admiring
friends. There was Q time when NOBODY
thought of throwing bouquets at the big
chief, whose attention was entirely oc-
cupied by matters OF more material sig
nifcance.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Fears that an income tax would make
us "a nation Of liars" have some founda-
ton. But a great many people are al
ready given to fibbing about their in
comes. A tax would surely help to coun-
teract the tendency to exaggeration.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

The consumer Is often kept too busy
going after the price to have leisure for
a minute comprehension OF tariff COM
plexities.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

The African hunting expedition Is
success well worthy the study OF anna
teur shots. None OF the party has been
mistaken for q lion or a gnu.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

The Wright Brothers do not take kindly
to being lionized. The lion Is at present
rather an object of pity. anyhow.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

scientists who predict that Niagara viii
20 dry In 5000 years are politely request
ed to turn their attention to the Chagres
river and try to figure out better terms
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Abdul Hamid is unfortunate In having
made himself so unpopular that he does
not dare take a chance on the lecture
platform.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

The Shah OF Persia Is evidently some
thing Of an artist when 1t comes to ring
ing iokers into the Persian constitution.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Elections are pretty much the same to
Mr.. Diaz of Mexico as nominations are
to Mr.. Bryan Of Nebraska
Evening star., 1909-05-09

The polar explorers are already making
preparations to go to a place where the
Ice trust ceases to trouble.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Little sympathy awaits the stock ex-
change plunger who inadvertently lands
in hot water.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

The Young Turks are already having
their troubles with the inevitable activi-
ties of people who are patriots for reve-
nue. only.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
SHOOTING STARS.

SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
A Large Shady Place.
They were arranging their plans for the
summer:
"What should like" said 0wendolin.
'is a large shady place where / could
stay as long as wish. regardless OF ex-
pense.''
"Well." responded her father. why
don't you put on your hat?'
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Bread is the staff OF life for most peo-
pie, but with Patten it Is big stick.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

Arms and the Man.
We've found mighty Nimrod down to
Pohick on the Crick.
He got himself rifle and he learned the
marksman's trick.
He told us on the quiet he considered It
q shame
For real sports to tackle anything ex-
cept big game.
That's why one Of our neighbors suffered
somethin' Of q loss.
The biggest game he landed was old Far
mer Jones hoss.
An all Of us agreed-it seemed to fiatter
him q lot
That. barrin' accident. 1t was a mighty
clever shot.
It took little thinkin' on our parts ere
we could hit
A way to count his prowess as . human
benefit:
But solemn consultation served to byin9
the fact to mind
That the critter might have turned into
q menace to mankind.
For. as q colt 1t kicked. an It KEEP eatin'
day an night;
With sech q ravenous hunger. who could
tell but 1t would bite?
And. anyhow. he asked the cost an set
tied purity quick.
So we feel like real sports down here to
Pohick on the Crick.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Fine Crops.

Fine Crops.
do you raise anything worth while In
your garden?" said the visitor from the
city.
lots: Its the best place for fishing worms
In the entire village"
Evening star., 1909-05-09


In the entire village"
Further Assurance Desired.
The sultan is deposed at last,
But 1t IL not enough
Will these Young Turks, when time has
passed,
Like him prove old and tough?
The Ready Explainer.
why" asked the customer, sus-
piciously. "do you put SO many little ber-
ries under the top layer Of big ones?"
THAT" answered the affable grocer. ''is
done so that we can get more OF them into
a box"
A Strange Creature.
''The gnu always puzzles me-" said the
man with the magazine.
I'm what way?"
IL invariably have a momentary doubt
as to whether 1t is an animal or q mis-
print"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-21
1000 FEET OF RIVER FRONT
WILL He WRAPPED IN FLAGS
ON TAFT DAY" IN CAIRO

ty feet high will be erected at Sixth
and Eighth streets: suitable back
ground will be made for the human
flag to be formed by school children,
and the presidents stand will be q
mass of beautiful colors artistically
arranged.
But as a final background for all
this the houses on the blocks from
Second TO Eighth streets need to have
proper attention and it is here that
the professional decorators work
must receive the active interest of
the owners or occupants of these
buildings 1t is desired that there
shall be a measure Of uniformity in
these house.front decorations and to
this end it is necessary that all shall
join in the movement It is estimated
that it will cost about $3.50 for each
OF the three long blocks which is to
be apportioned equally among the lots
in the blocks
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-21

Chairman Curry of the Taft Day
Decorations committee has made
progress in his important department
Yesterday a professional decorator
Harry W. Lewis. of ST. Louis. arrived
in the city AMI went over the plans
with the committee: anu citizens along
Ohio street can be sufficiently inter
ested in the work. the three blocks Of
river front from the Halliday Hotel to
Eighth street will present as grand
sight as the president and his party
will witness in this line on their tour.
OF the decorations proposed for the
leyee slope Mr. Curry says there viii
be four festoons of flags from the top
of the slope to the whariboat the
wharlboar will be gorgeously argayeds
the telegraph or telephone poles along
the easterly edge of Ohio street viii
be wrapped in colors and between
the poles will be suspended all the
way to Tenth street; two arches thir-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-21
How to Bone Collars.

The collars on all the waists are
higher than they have been for years
but, strange to say, they are not at
all uncomfortable, for they are cut
in such a way that the head can
move easily They are not at all like
the old style "chokers' that almost
sawed our heads off, but they are
shaped TO comfortable height I'M
der the chin and gradually slope up
until they almost touch the ears, and
from here they follow the line of the
hair.
1t Is impossible to keep these coll
lars in place without boning them
we'll, and these bones should be care
fully sewed in or else they will dig
into The neck when the head is NOV
ed. Collar supporters can be bought
ready to be sewed into the collar,
and any height can be procured.
To bone a collar properly one
should have five bones, one for the
back and two for each side The one
for the middle of the back should
be sewed on the right side of the
back and should be sewed straight
up and down The two highest
bones should be sewed on under each
ear and should be slightly slanted.
The bones should be slanted toward
the back, so that the head can move
freely. The smaller bones should be
slanted also
Many people prefer featherbone to
the prepared supporters, and when
these are to be sewed into a wash
waist the best way Is to sew little
tape pockets into the collar and slip
the bones into these, so that when
the waist is ready for the laundry
they can be removed easily and re-
placed easily.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-21

S24,S14.07 less than the engineers eS-
Inmates.
The bid for paving proper on Wal
nut street was $1.5S per square yard /;
while the paving on Washington ave
nue. cost sl.99 per square yard.
This is said to have been due large
ly to the greater competition for yes.
terdays contracts, and one OF the
most potent elements / nthis was the
Murphysboro Paving Brick Co, rep
resented by w. r. Hin, of East St
Louis, who was here in person. SeY-
eral of the contractors had bid on
MuTphysboro brick which has stood
an excellent test But Contractor
Williams and the Portsmouth people
were too strong for them.
Mr. Cain, OF the Indianapolis Co
declared that he would not again at
tempt to get any of Cairo's street
work, because Cairo was getting its
work done altogether too cheap, You
are getting paving done here for less
than any town in the United States
said he to the mayor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-21
THE COLD WATER BAG.
Makes a Good Pillow on Hot Nights,
Says the Fat Man Who keeps
Cool,

You hear lot of talk these hot
days about the troubles folks have in
/ getting to sleep" said the fat man
who stays in town all summer. The
| trouble with them is that they don't
Know how to keep cool.
His remarks aroused the chronic
Kicker.
Sounds fine to me-" he remarked.
You talk as If you really knew
something. Perhaps you've got a
cold air current piped down from
Greenlyand onto your bed OF have
your pillows stuffed with cracked
Ice. | don't suppose your pillow
ever gets all sticky on these humid
nights when there isn't a breath OF
air stirring; mine does, and I'll tell
you you can't beat it, II you can,
loosen up, We're listening What's
the answer"
Hot water bag" replied the fat
man.
A chorus of jeers greeted this re-
mark, SO he went on TO explain.
Il don't suppose it ever penetrated
your thick skulls, did it, he asked,
that there are more than few
uses for hot water bag? Never
took one to bed with you in the WIN
ter, did you. when your room was SO
cold that the sheets seemed freezing
together, and put it at your feet?
Never did enough thinking with
that idea factory of yours, did you,
10 realize that hot water bag can
be a cold water bag just as well?
fact.
When | want to spend a comfort
able night and dodge the discomfort
of a hot feather pillow that seems
hotter than the sun soaked asphalt,
get out my three quart hot water
bag. l fill it with ice water, not too
inll, but just SO it's little soft.
Then wrap a smooth towel around it
and there's the finest hot weather
pillow ever
Fill another one for your feet. and
ii you aren't comfortable in a little
while you feel the heat worse than
do"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-21
Arricot Candy Sandwiches.

Stew a half pound Of apricots and
use the juice for making candy. To
TWO cups of juice add two cups Of
sugar and boil until it makes a soft
candy. When poured into buttered
dish, sprinkle a pinch OF cream Of
tartar over the taffy and beat until
it forms a light fundant. In the
meantime, crush the cooked fruit,
mix it with pulyerized sugar and
ground nuts Spread this over the
candy and cut into pieces one inch
wide and six inches long. Fold each
strip from end to end, making the
sandwich. II the candy hardens too
quickly to do this. then lay pieces
together. This makes a very delicate
apricot candy