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The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
The Domino Peril.

It Is not in any great degree our busl-
ness, OF course. what rules and regula-
tions OF conduct the various states Of the
Union set up for the benefit of imaginary
upllft Of their citizens. but It would be
Interesting to hear recital OF tho cir
.cumstances bringing about the outlawing
OF the ancient game OF doniinos by one
Of our Dixie sisters. nevertheless.
It does no violence TO reasonable pre-
sumption. to be sure, 20 aver that evil
may be attached to the playing Of dom
mos. As innocent as the game may be
in Itself, it can be used for gambling pur-
poses - even as push-pin. fmumble-peg.
backgammon, and kindred pastimes may
be so used. But there are already laws
against gambling. and those who divert
the righteous trend Of dominos TO sinis-
ter ends may be reached effectively, we
should think. without putting a general
ban on this particular device for the
amusement Of mankind. or discriminating
against 1t specifically.
Is the game of domlnos one that Is
especially dear TO satan's heart, and is
he able to employ It tor evil more sue
.cessfully than the other games we mem
ton herein? What Is there In particular
corrected with the playing OF dominos
that differentiates It discreditably from
It's hth and kin in the realm Of games?
We confess the puzzle gives us pause.
We had never thought to ascribe 20
dominos any attribute Of overshadowing
sinfulness; we had inclined TO think It
neither worse nor better than games OF
parallel persuasion. We had never con-
sidered Il wildly interesting. but we had
polntedly neglected to view It as a pow
erfully demoralizIng agent IN an all too
weak and vacillating world.
We fear some Of the Southern States
are getting q wee bit too good for this
earth in some respects. The positive pro-
hibiton OF dominos is going too far.
There are those who will think It utterly
ridiculous. indeed. A long face and a
melancholy supervision OF everybody's
business discourages optimism, we think
and some Southern legislatures surely
seem inclined nowadays to gloomy enact
ments Of one sort and another.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
KHEpIYE OPPOsEs poLYeAmY.
His HOme-Iise an Example which
/ Christians Might Emulate.

His HOme-liae an Example Which
Christians Might Emulate.
From FigaD.
IN the middle Of the day the ruler Of
Egypt lunches with the only woman who
has ever sustained 10 him the relation Of
wife. His highness could. were he so In
clmed, allow himself the complement Of
four wives affected by the pious efendl
Of the land. He has none the less re-
mained strictly homogeneous.
The one wife dwelis IN strict seelusion
on the Khedival domain OF Keubbeh ex-
eept for occasional visits to the great
Abdin Palace at Cairo. She Is a Greek
with Circassian blood. some five years
younger than the Khedive-he IS nearing
forty-and exquisitely beautiful. Tt does
ror appear that any European or Ameri-
can OF the male sex has ever gazed upon
the features OF this lady.
She IS the mother Of six children five
girls and a boy. The latter is now about
ten years OF age, and, unlike the eldest
born % Mohamnedan rulers generally.
he is to inherit his fathers throne This
young prince heritOr" as he IS officially
styled. quite overshadows his sisters in
importance. The lad IS understood 10 re-
semble his mother in the fairness OF his
skin, the slenderness OF his frame. and
the tallness Of his form
AS a family man TIE Khedive sets an
example which the Christian father. as
our French contemporary observes, might
emulate with profit. The girls study Eng
lish, French. Arabic and Turkish with
the Idea, It Is said, OF fitting them for the
position Of homogeneous wives.
Abbas Hilmi seems 10 have set his face
firmly against that plurality OF wives
which is the vogue among the Weather
Of his subjects. He will not allow a
daughter Of bis TO become the inmate OF
what Is commonly understood by the
term harem. in all respects but this he
has long been famed as the most AIOham-
medanly pious OF pOtentates, for MS ORR
sons are performed with infinite fervor
and an undertaking regularity.
The five daughters receive from their
mother a training which. from the point
OF view OF the MOhammedan faith. is or
thodox enough: but their father deviates
markedly from M0hammedan ideals in
his relations with HIS son. The boy 3 70
be brought up with the dynastc concep-
! ton strongly defined IN his education. He
viii be the first scion OF NIohammedan
royalty 20 inherit a throne upon the for
mally recognized principle Of prlmogeni-
! ture alone.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
Two aPnints" Of View

A town In Georgia. which by a coin.
cidence under tho circumstances is
known as West Point. has gone on rec
ord. by public acclarnation and over the
signature Of it's mayor. in behalf OF a
young man OF the place who was among
the seven cadets dismissed from the Mil
itary Academy at West Point, n. Y. for
hazing. In the telegraphic petition ad-
dressed 10 the President. It is stated:
''The citizens OF West Point. Ca, most
earnestly pray you reconsider dismissal
OF John H. Booker. jr., from Military
Academy. His record here IS spotless
from childhood"
This is a tribute from feIIow-townsmen
which is worth having. and ought to. in
some degree. offset the disappointment
and disaster which have overtaken the
dismissed cadet. Under some circum-
stances the appeal might be regarded as
entitled 10 consideration. There is, how
ever. a wide difference IN the views pre-
vailing at the two West Points so d.
rectly involved in this affair. In the first
place, the authorities having determined
that the seven young men were guilty OF
hazing. there was nothing else than dis
missal for the offenders; their sole hone
was in having some other definition
placed upon their deeds than that OF
hazing. Perhaps some lenient classIhca-
ton OF their misconduct at the Military
Academy would have been possible; but
It would have been detrimental to disci-
pine and would have created a species
Of contempt for authority which could
be so easily set aside by ingenious re-
course TO the dictionary for q Juggling
of terms.
Tho whole situation devolves upon the
wisdom OF permitting Influence OF any
sort. political or personal. national or
local, 70 interfere with the admlnistra-
ton Of the Military Academy. II would
be disastrous 70 the methods Of main
tanning respect for rules and orders If
cadets who are dismissed for hazing
are replaced by Congressional act. which
IS the only way by which they may be
restored; much less should the recon-
mendations OF those in authority at
West Point be ignored The opportunity
for defense. when charges Of insubordl-
nation are brought against a cadet are
ample; II he can prove ne did not take
part in such violations Of the academic
regulations he need fear no serious con-
sequences. The investigating board Is
made up OF officers who are not unsympa-
thetic and who are willing TO take into
consideration every extenuating Incident.
The finding from such source must
necessarily have great weight When 81
is set aside upon fllmsy grounds. or for
any reason which Is based on pull. there
$ great damage done to the discipline OF
the cadet body. OF course, the citizens
Of West Point. Ca. did not know that
they are too late In their appeal to the
President. who. having ordered the dis
nissal OF ;he cadets. may not now restore
them without an act OF Congress: but
n they could accomplish what they so
much desire. they ought 20 have no sue
cess IN their endeavor. It Is not a ques-
ton OF the purity OF the childhood. of
any dismissed cadet or the love Of his
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
The World at Peace.

The gates Of Janus are closed.
The Roman deity sits calmly In his
temple, HIS hands folded, and his two
faces turned in both directions watching
FOR a war cloud.
Boston has been captured. and our
Triumphant warriors are back in civil
life, their swords having been beaten
into plowshares; and Gen. Harries can
again SIT IN a swivel chair
But more than this. Crete has come
into her own Ecuador and Peru and
Chile and Argentina have soothed their
throbbing brows. while the Riffs are
skulk!ng in the sandy wastes waiting for
Alfonso's men to come from behind their
intrenchments. President Diaz is not
fearing an uprising by Gen Reyes fol-
lowers. Hartman is not thinking Of
making any incursions into the enemy's
territory. and Johnny Bull has gotten
accustomed to seeing airships flying by
night so IS not preparing to repel in
vaders.
The world IS al peace. Industrial condi-
tions are satisfactory. Patten's wheat
corner is something Of the past; the ul-
innate consumer is reconcred TO the
conditions left by the last Congress. and
II he is planning retaliation, he is not
betraylng it on his face. The theatrical
season is about TO open. and no great
hue and cry has been raised about the
trust The stars in the theatrical world
will shine as brightly. and the patron viii
pay his dollars as cheerfully as he did
last year and the year before.
Those of us in Washington who are In
commoded By the tearing up Of the
street pavements are living in hope. for
we know that all things have an end,
and we feel confident that some day
the piles Of brick and rails. with their
freely lanterns at night in green and
red viii disappear from Connecticut
avenue Then Janus viii smile
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
OUR ARMY OF MAGICIANS.
Might Wen De Utilized in Dissipnt,
ing Common SuperstitionS.

Might Wei De Utilized I'm Dfssfpnf-
ing Common SuperstitiOnS.
From ths Neg York Tines.
The astonishing fact was divulged at
the dinner Of the Society OF American
Magicians last week that there are 2O.o00
OF those wonderfully gifted fellows in
this country. men who can pick gold coins
out Of the thin air. pull a ton OF two OF
dress goods gross OF American flags.
and a live pig out Of a casual silk hat.
palm live goldfish, and hatch handker-
chiefs out Of hens eggs. Twenty thou
sand experts IN the art Of mystifying
their fellow-men. whose dexterity, in
variably accompanied by pleasing con-
versational gifts. IS employed only FOR
diversion. No feat OF the splritualists.
lypnotists clairvoyants, or so-calIed
healers is more remarkable than the
tricks these fellows can play on the vision
and imagination OF a roomful OF normal
human beings.
The gravest troubles the French gov
ernment encountered in fits early efforts
20 pacify Algiers were caused by the In
duence Of the native magicians. The ex-
pertinent Of sending Robert HOudin and
HIS son. both expert conjurers. 10 show
the Aigerians how much more astonish-
ing the repertoire Of acknowledged trick
cry was than the mysteries they have been
accustomed 10, proved very successful It
seems that our army Of professional mys-
tifers might be employed 20 the same
purpose among the unenlightened dupes
CT the eharlatans who infest this coun-
try
Wherever a pretentious impostor claim
ing occult powers is gulling the people. a
free exhibition Of the same sort Of thing
confessedly produced by acquired skill
would have a wholesome effect. This is
no joke Our 20.000 magicians might well
be employed to educate the masses and
lift them out OF the rut OF superstition
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
NOBLEssE OBLIGE.

II I am weak and you are strong.
Why then, why then.
To you the braver deeds belong.
And 80 again.
II have shade and you have sun,
II you have gifts and l have nune
Iis yours with trueg grace 20 live;
'1is yours with freer hand 20 give;
Than ]. who giftless. sunless stand
With barren life and hand.
We do not ask the little brook to turn the wheel;
Unto the larger strCam we look;
Tho strength az steel We do not ask from silker
bands;
Nor haarts Of oak in willow wandS
We do not ask the wren 20 60
Up 10 the heights that eagles know
Nor yet expect the larb's clear note
From out tie doves dumb throat
lis VISIONS law. the perfect Gods
BY love inspired
OF him on whom much Is bestowed,
So much required.
The tuncflil throat Is bid TO sing
Tie oak must reign the forests king.
The beaten steel its strength must prove.
The rushing stream the wheel must novel
lis given 20 the eagles cyes
70 face the midday sdeS
J. " ,-Autbo- rrlncu-,
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
THE GENEROUS SARDINE.
An After Dinner story that Made n
Reputation I'm Paris.

Reputation I'm Paris.
From the New York Press.
Patrick r. Murphy. during his stay in
Paris last month. was the lion OF tho
city such after-dinner speaking had
never been heard there before. Mr.. Muir
ply. It was unanimously agreed. was
better than Dcpew at his best. Paris
was above all amused by HIS circus story.
This story was reproduced in the Figaro.
and even in the serious Temps. As Mr..
Murphy told Il at dinner IN the gray old
Rue de varonne the most aristoeratic
street IN the aristocrauc Faubourg ST
German, it ran:
zone summer afternoon the frog. the
duck the lamb. and the skunk set ont to-
eether FOR the circus. Down the dusty
and sunny road they passed I'm single file
In due course they reached the village
green. There in tho middle OF the green
stood the circus tent as white as snow IN
the sun. They gave a shout OF Joy and
ran forward
THE frog reached the doorkeeper first.
AS he had greenback. OF course he was
passed right in
''The duck had a bill. so he followed
the frog.
THE lamb had four quarters. He trafed
after the frog and the duck
But entrance was sternly refused the
unlucky skunk, for he had only a scent
with him, and that was bad
'The skunk. curslng and growing in a
low tone. turned away. He slouched
slowly back along the road he had trav-
eled so gayly a half hour before. Hun
dreds OF animals, chattering and laugh
Ing about the delights OF the circus.
passed him unheeded by. But the sardne
noticed his forlorn look and stopped
Hello, what's the matter?' said the
sardlne.
"The skunk told him.
Well. old fellow. I know Just how
you must feel about it, said the sardine,
sympathetically, for belong. You know.
10 the smelt family myself
Then he laughed and slapped the dis
appointed skunk heartily on the back.
But you are all right now he cried.
/ Come back and go IN with me. I've got
q box
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

friends and neishbors that is involved
in this matter. It strikes at nothing less
than the principle Of obedience TO law
and respect for higher authority and
there should be no necessity for special
demonstration Of the value Of inculcat-
ing those qualities in the case OF young
men who are being trained for commits
sions in the United States army.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


The straw ride now is just the thing
Waist-deep in musty hay,
We gay straw-riders ride and siHg
Our merry roundelay.
we sing jolly sleighlng song
and warble a refrain
Inc while we madly jolt along
A bug-infested lane.
The night is far from wintry but
We sing Of sleghing bells.
/ lose my false teeth in a rut
Which syncopates my yells.
koLgh burs my epidermis sting.
/ choke on bits Of hay.
But still / ride along and sing
4 merry roundelay.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

From London Punch.
Dear Old Lady-Would you kindly tell
me the number OF that picture?
Total stranger-Two thousand and for
ty-six.
d. o. LIS It a sea View
T. S.-No; it's a cavalry charge.
d. o. Lob. Thank you very much
indeed. You see. I've just come from the
oculist, and promised him wouldn't
use nv evesi
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

From the London Chronicle.
The Sheridan" story of cutting of a
son with shilling recalls another. told
by Goldsmith In this the father leaves
the son Tom "a shilling to buy rope TO
hang himself with" God grant" says
Tom, sobbing with the rest Of the family,
that my poor father had lived 10 enjoy
1t himself" The most unkind bequest
Of the sort, however, Is upon legal record.
In the case Of Ross VS.. Ross, which was
heard Of March 2. 1770, the testator left
TO his son ''one shilling. 10 be paid him
yearly on his birthday, TO remind him Of
his misfortune in coming into the world &"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Yes. have a cousin in Barcelona"
Aren't you worriedY'
I'm awfully worried-they'-e having
such dreadful times there killing people.
And I'm as mad at Arthur as can be-
''Why?"
Because he hasn't sent me any picture
post cards about 1t.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

Prom the Boston Herald
President Taft seems the last man in the world
70 expect any laws. however trivial they may seem
20 be suspended in his favor.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

From the Springfield Republican.
1t is worth noting that Mrs. Annie
Besant, the head OF the theosophy socie-
ties of the world. takes pride in being
1900 years old. The old fling at women
FOR being shy as TO their ages has evi-
deutly become shopwon. Mrs. Besant's
earliest birth. so far as she can remem-
Der, was in Peru 1900 years ago, and no
enc can successfully dispute the fact.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

Mr.. Hartman may as well resign him
the list Of diseases. from a to y. that
the correspondents will not fasten on
to him within the next thirty days or so.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
Model JaiI ContraptIonn.

From the Milwaukee Free Press.
The county Jail has been fitted up with
a new nonescapable alarm system. When
a prisoner gets ready 70 walk out he
presses q button, which overturns a pail
Of water on the heads Of sleeping depu-
ties. Then the prisoner rehectively
scratches his forehead until rearrested.
They say It works fine.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

An unruly steam roller crashed into a
New York trolley car the other day. in
juring three persons. This is the first
obstreperous conduct on the part OF a
steam roller we have heard OF since Mr..
Frank Hitchcoelrs crashed into several
band wagons last year
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
DIR. wilev,s Contert.

From the New York sun.
II may be three times and out for Dr. Wiley. but
the third time Tsma i'm may b under the painful
necessity Of firing his chief chemist.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

The old sod house has passed in Kansas.
But the early settlers who dwelt in the
sod houses never appreciated the sympa-
thy wasted upon them for the reason
that II any compensation were needed
for the circumstances that compelled
them 20 live IN houses OF sod. II was
forthcoming in the comfort afforded by
them. They were warmer IN winter time
cooler IN summer. and. Il IS claimed
more healthfui even than the frame
houses which have displaced them. There
was nothing. though. In the sod house
70 satisfy the tastes or the ambitions Of
the women folks" who took delight In
home making. II could never be more
than a sodhouse. No touch OF embellish-
ment could add enough 20 its appearance
10 make It look homelike or attractive.
The trailing vines-where trailing vines
would ever consent 10 grow-that COW
cred the sod house I'm summer added moth
ing much 10 fits advantage. and IL re-
fused TO respond 70 any effort 10 become
an inviting dwelling place
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

The London sunragettes may think
brickbats and stale eggs excellent argu-
ments in support OF their cause. Just as
some men politicians think biilingsgate
and vltuperation convincing. They may
grow wiser as they grow older.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

From the Cleveland Leader
A crouch. says a Chicago doctor. is
"a mental mOnstrosity." Why didn't
Thaw's lawyers think OF that one?"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

From the Cleveland Leader.
i wish August could last fcrever?
do you like this weather so much?"
Weather? Oh. don't know But I've
a note coming due on September l.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
UnmistnknbIe Sign.

From the Detroit Ffee Press.
''His wife is coming home
'-HOw do you know"
i saw him carrying a lot OF empty
bottles down cellar this morning"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

II the House Of Representatives would
only elect tts most illustrious Chautauqua
lecturer Speaker-whoeyer that is-long
summer sessions probably would not be
heard Of again soon.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
nTr. Brynn,r snrncitr-

From the New York Evening Post
Air. Bryan again demonstrates his political sa
gacity. The Commoner points to the fact that N,
only notable victory won Of late years by the De
mocracy was in ls92 when it hatfootedly opposed
protection.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
The Settlement.

''WeH, they are divorced"
"Amicably. I trust?"
Yes; he got the custody OF the dogs
and she got the rubber plant"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

raised over Mr. Hartman. we predict
that the ensuing twenty-four hours
slaughter viii be something truly terrific.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

7 can't say I love him"
Then why did you accept nim?"
"iIe said, unless I did. that he would
leave FOR parts unknown. / wasn't go
ing to hurt our towns census figures"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
MIR. Hin and the Inv

From the Milwaukee Free Press.
In the catalogue Of Americas greatest needs ro-
Gently proposed By James J. Hin was the tenn
porary abatement Of lawmakng for a long period
Of efficient law enforcement
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

A Chicago iceman has been arrested
for giving some Of his customers more
ice than they paid for. It is hard to be
an optimist and live in Chicago simul-
taneously.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
Mr.. W.T. Cnreer-

FTmo tbs New Orleans Pie8yune.
Whatever may he thought Of Mr WI IN his own
country he hiss won the Eood will OF the people
Of the United States. who viii hope that his future
career viii take him into pleasant surroundings.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

The Montgomery Advertiser IS chuck
ling over the fight between Mr.. Fowler
and Mr.. Cannon. a good. old-fashioned
Democratic paper Ike the Advertiser
really must enjoy seeing a little fighting
inside some other party than its own.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
Awakened Interest.

''Yaas, indeedy. She has sixteen fam
blies 10 wash fur
'Yo' doan tell me? Dat woman oughter
SIT married. She needs a man TO manage
her Interests"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

From the indianapolis News
It is inevitable. Some Of these days a
typographical error IS going 70 refer to
one Of these late-at-night accidents as
the result OF jag riding.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

From September Liprincott's
Angelina Smith loved Edwin Jones.
Edwin Jones was poor.
Angelina Smith Is Mrs. Robinson,
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
Over the TeIenhone.

do you know who this is?" inquired
the young lady who had rung up the
bookkeeper. Haven't you an idea?
Can't YOU guess?"
Il guess It's some fool girl" answered
the senior partner
That ended Il
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
DIR. Laws Warninr

From the Springfield Union.
The warning q DR.. James Law, Of Cornell Uni
versity, that the removal Of the duty On hides
opens the door for the spread Of anthrax should
be promptly needed By the Department Of Arricul.
turs.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

A Massachusetts physician says man
will have hoofs instead ot feet LOCO years
from now. The hckers probably will
command more respect then than they
do nowadays.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

There IS no rest for Mr.. Aldrich. No
sooner Is he through fixing uD our tariff
than he has 70 wade In and begin fixing
up our currency.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

FTcm the Toledo Blade.
According to announcement. Washing
ton has been booming James r. Garfield
for governor. The voting. however, wiz
be done in Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

Strangely enough. the hatchet-faced
man doesn't cut much ice with the girls. %
says the Salisbury Post. Let US hope
this shaft is not aimed at any particular
hatchet-faced man.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

A Chicago judge has ruled that a man
has a right 10 eject his mother-in-law
from his home. BE it said to his credit.
however, that he seldom wants to do it.
jokesmiths TO the contrary notwith-
standing.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
AIwnrs somethInr nninr-

From the Atlanta Journal
The man who has solved the vacation
problem is now in prime condition 70 take
on the Xmas present problem.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

We think It would be a good idea for
Uncle Sam" to take that forthcoming
census before any more automobile races
are pulled on.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

In the matter OF preserving peace In
scientific circles, benzoate OF soda is a
conspicuous failure