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The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

a statistician in Kansas discovers that
the farmers in that State are moving into
the towns. lie seems thrown into con-
sternaton by this phenomenon, ana can
only gasp: 1T is really a serious prob
lem But this spectacle OF farmers
owning town houses does not seem really
alarming. II Is merely a reversal Of the
afluent urban dweler having q country
house The simple explana ton IS that
tine blessed Kansas farmer has acquired
O. surplus Of prosperity. There is no
reason why he should not enjoy IT, The
telephone has relieved the farmhouse
OF ifs isolation. The automobile has
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
The Critical sumragettcu.

The feminine hypocrites Of Boston look
somewhat askauce at Mrs. Pankhurst
the militant British suffragette. One
Of them thus expresses her opinion she
has not the winsome sraee and beauty.
the rich, far-carrying voice. passionate
Ere, and logical precision which make
Mrs Phillip Snowden so remarkable a
platform orator on the other hand
she has a mastery Of herself, her re-
sources and platform experience which
make Mrs. Humphrey Wards efforts az
lecturing seem Ike the futile babblings
of babe" Another woman critic writes.
"She is not graceful in her gestures,
she lacks distinction In her manner and
speech, she does not always squarely
meet and overcome the natural and in
evitable arguments-or feelings-which
her campaign of violent obstruction, OF
assaults upon ministers. and Of resort
to the hunger strike arouse in con-
sentative aud moderate mems and wOm-
ems minds. on the other hand she mar
shals facts respecting political and social
conditions In England that iucite her 20
forceful action, In an impressive and
cogent way; she is clever I'm retort. with
out being simply smart" Evidently. in
the suffragette campaign. the women
champions must suffer the sings and
arrows Of their followers.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
There Was.

From Judges Library.
The disheveled bard entered the weary
eyed editors apartment
rs there an opening here for a poet?"
he inquired
Yes indeed" replied the editor. touch
ing q button underneath his desk; and
the next instant the poet disappeared
through trap I'm the floor.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
MORE GEOGRAPHY.

Much news from Etah, as you know,
OF late comes forth.
II is a town mid ice and Snow
Away up North.
And now from Jullanstaab we hear,
Another arctic village queer.
When Russia down on Nippon bore,
Each day some town
or which we'd never heard before
Attained renown.
In fact. when men or nations scrap
A lot OF towns get on the map.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

From tho Chicago Record Herald.
Uncle Joe Cannon was compelled 20 stop speak
ing at St. Louis the other day while a salute Was
being fired in honor Of the President People have
often found it difficult 20 catch the Speakers eye %
hut f. seems 20 be easy enough TO set HIS ear one
goes about il properly.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
The Vagrant Bard.

He has been spoiled as a poet"
'How so2"
"a judge recently gave him thirty days
In default OF q $40 fine"
How does that spoil him as q pOet2"
''Oh. 1t gave him an exaggerated idea
OF the value OF his time.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
SeIrctinr a CoIIene.

7 never knew you to take an interest
In football before"
We'll, baby Is two years old now.
Time 4 careful father was looking into
the respective merits OF the various edu-
cational institutions"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
Something New.

Here's a novel football story
MY friend. there are no novel foot
ball stories"
This Is one. The hero IS put IN to
save the game IN the last half and makes
nuke OF II"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
= For Show Purposes,

For snow EurbosS7'
Il suppose you visited Baalbeo and
other buried cities2'
"Oh, yes. But them Arabs ara an IN
enterprising lot"
LAS % how2"
why don't they take some OF that
ancient building material and construct
some ruins7'
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Thomas w. Lawson is said to be a
Co0hte. This Is natural, of course II
Cook is proven TO be a faker. he will
make even Lawson look like a cheap
imitation OF the real thing.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
who'd Have Thought It.

From the Indianapolis Star.
Who would have thought, without
looking it up. that there are eighteen
places IN the United States by the name
Of Taft?
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
PRINTED OF PUBLIC MEN.
Mr.. TAFT and Waterway.

From the New York sun.
Assuming that Mr.. Taft VIII say in New Orleans
exactly what be said on Monday 100 miles away
and one can assume no less-we are bound 10 infer
that the boomers viii need little extra time IN
which 70 bury their fond hopes and readjust their
methods q assault.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

An Iowa woman. after her nth ad-
venture into the realms Of matrimony,
now declares marriage is a failure. Il
seems that she neglected 20 procure d.
vorces between her various st.u-very-
much-alive husbands. and that may have
something 70 do with u.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
NO Prcsldcnt and Pork.

From the Boston Herald.
President Tafts open disapprovd Of the pork
barrel need not discourage the usual fan industry
among the New England farmers
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
Saving Trouble.

Everybody seems 70 have taken sides
on this arctic question"
''The public has learned that It is a
good idea TO take sides II you don't.
you have to listen 10 the arguments Of
hath faoffOnu
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
Mr.. Bnnnard'S support.

From the New York Globe.
Likewise. Barnard has the support q Thousands
Of independents and independent DSmocrats 10
whom Tammany still siinketh despite the attempt
20 use Gayncr as a dcodorizcr.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

To be perfectly frank about the mat
ter. The Introduction OF women into the
membership Of Congress actually might
decrease the aggregate iow Of eloquence.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
NJ. Cannon,r Onponcnts.

From tho Springfield Republican.
The insursent Republican Congressmen are now
contemplating an effort to dislodge Speaker Cannon
at the next session This reflects great confidence
in their growing strength as well as great and
growing imuateuce.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
Gov. CInrke on AInaI.n.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The governor, Walter T. Clarke, declares
IN his Inaugural that There IS urgent need Of i'm
provemeat ia the present condition Of territorial
control" The nch and distant possession has SUI
ferpd from neglect
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

husbands money and keeps It. when she.
might lend 1t back TO him. Is cruel and
inhuman.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

King Edward would hardly dare in
dorse the House Of Lords as outspokenly
as Mr.. Taft indorses Mr.. Aldrich But.
then. the King Is something Of molly
coddle in politics.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
lanes J. Jeffries.

This name viii take UP more space in
newspapers In the next Few months than
probably any other He appeals 10 the
average American. and the reader IS not
ashamed 20 turn 10 the page Of the
paper where he will find the name Of
Jenries in the biggest type. Without
giving approval 10 the profession OF
which Jenries stands az the head. we
cannot but admit that he IS entitled %
a certain distinction He had natural tai
ent 10 begin with, and this he developed by
industry and perseverance. until to-day
he can be taken as an example OF the
successful man.
We so by thousands to see football
games, where the danger of injury is
greater than in the prize ring. we ap-
plaud endurance contests OF various kinds
where the strain and effort is as great
as on the part Of a professional boxer.
and we see q racing machine dash
through a fence or over an embaukment.
killing the driver or mechanician, and
feel only a temporary regret and abhor-
/ renee. We know It is part OF the game.
and Is 90 be expected Wilbur Wright
touched a human trait when he said that
the crowds watching him fly In France
were greatly increased after the accident
at Fort Myer last year. II there was
danger to his life. then the spectacle was
worth going 20 see. an indication Of the
| morbidness Of humankind.
Interest in JeTrIes is not confined TO
any one class. We must have heroes,
and when one man rises above the multi
tude by some special talent or aptitude.
he gets the plaudits. It does not show a
depraved taste to read about the uncon-
quered hero Of the squared circle and the
padded mitts. Nor does every man who
reads the account Of the battle care TO
be a spectator at the ringside 4 meeting
/ between Jeffries and Johnson win have
as great an interest as the deciding game
between the Pirates and the Tigers did
In major league cities. and ten-fold as
great In other parts OF the country. We
/ are not so far removed from primitive
man as to be Indifferent to tests OF
Drawn, when the combatants represent
| the highest development in the hstic art
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Savannah IS makIas great preparations
FOR Mr.. Tafts reception. We admonish
Mr. Taft right now that FOR ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain, that
Chatham Artillery punch they serve down
there Is peculiar.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

No plug hats and frock coats FOR New
Orleans on Taft Day. This looks Like
rank discrimination against the clothes
renting agencies.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

And now the John Jacob Astors are to
be divorced Still. there must be one
happily married couple somewhere con-
cealed about the 4OO
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

There are evidences OF American sym
pathy with the attitude Of Sir Thomas
Upton toward the terms upon which the
New York Yacht Club holds the Amer
had enough of racing with freak boats.
which serve no practical purpose. and he
is anxious 20 help 70 bring about such a
change that the future races shall De on
more equal terms. The Irish yacbtsman
does not say that IN the previous contests
On which he was the challenger the award
was not made 20 the best boat, but he
wants the best boat 10 be one that can
De sailed across the ocean without un-
necessarily rlsklng tho lives OF the crew.
This IS an opinion that viii have support
by those who think that the cup is held
on this side OF the Atlantic by an unfair
handicap.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

After q few weeks OF a more or less
loafing existence, the old reliable furnace
is about to settle down to a hard win
Jers run.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
UnnnunI Qualifications.

That Pegasus. the horse with wings,
He must have been q crack
I'll bet he could do wondrous things
Upon a muddy track.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
Judge Cutting Would Specialize.

From the Concord Monitor.
judge Charles S. Cutting q the Probate Court
IN Chicago thinks that judicial specialists are
needed The work q judges is too scattered
now" he says.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

The trouble with the interesting Mr..
Barrin is that II is well-nigh impossible
TO tell whether he is lying for the fun
OF it or merely because no needs the
money.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

At present, revolutions are In progress
IN Santo Domingo Nicaragua, and
Paraguay only. down South America
WAY
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
Gov. Harmony ORcnsc.

From tho Wheeling Intelligence
Judson Harmon committed the unpardonabls sin
Of voting for Mai Mckinley for President in
1856. and 10 truo Bryanlte VIII ever forgive hun
Tor that
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
who's WhoF

From the New York Mall
John w. Gates opines that one trouble
with this country is the superabundance
Of hRyseed statesmen IN Washington
Mr.. Gates should specify.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

PIE never developed a noble charac-
ter" says a woman writer. It has do
veIoped some noble Office seekers. how
ever.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

William Allen Waite is a tip-top
editor" says the Wnkesbarre News. So
Is William Alien White.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

A Florida candidate for the Senate
saws "a protective taHn Is unconsu-
tutional." What. however. IS the Const-
tuition between thrifty pineapple growers
and the powers that DO in tho Senator
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

zone thing IS certain" says the To-
peka State Journal But II is not that
EIr Bryan viii never again be a candi-
date for the Presidency.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

In his effort TO start something pleas
ant. Sir Thomas Upton has this paper
best wishes.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Senator Depew's advice. Drink cham
payne only" was given out Tor limited
circulation. OF course.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Tammany is one friend OF the poor
from which the poor may well pray loud
and long 20 be delivered.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

From the Cleveland Leader.
Senator stone licked cabman in New York
The dJWutroddCn classes win yet get their rights.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

A Wil6sbarre girl, recently wed. now
declares she was not in her right mind
when the ceremony was performed" As
post-nupual conclusion, this is hardly
10 be classed as particularly novel
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Mr. Balfour has accused feilow-Eng-
lishman Of uttering "a frig.d, calculated
lle." He must have been referring to
the ice man.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Automobillng causes appendicitis. so
the latest surgical PRONUNCIATION has It.
This win tend to confne the malady
more closely than ever to the smart set.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

The New York World accuses the
mighty Bwana Jumbo Of plagiarizing.
Gadzocks, That is worse than nature
fal<ing'-lf the indictment IS not short
and ugly.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Surely. the monojury that found both
Pinchot and Ballinger not guilty should
have no difficulty extending a similar
verdict in Mr.. Aldrich's favor 20 point
including Uncle joe"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Plttsburgs baseball team advertlses the
home town IN much better fashion than
some Of IT'S millionaires do.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

You VIII fall in love with Macon In
sis.s the Telegraph OF that city. How
does the Telegraph know but that a NUM-
Der OF us already may have done that
very thing2
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Some Of our tightwad celebrities ought
to be happy that they do not live in
Jackson. Miss. where the price Of a
ticket to the Taft dinner is IS.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

"A New York husband is suing his wife
for divorce on the ground that she takes
his money and keeps It," says the Provi-
dence Journal. ANY wife who takes her
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

'"vice IS a monster OF such frightful
mien, that 20 be hated needs but 70 be
seen" So far as Tammany is concerned.
however, we greatly fear New York has
become familiar with its face.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Referring 10 Mr.. Pea-ys refusal to
allow the use Of the Peary expedition
pictures by any other person than Mr..
Peary. that erstwhile hdus Achates,
Prot Matt Henson, says, Il presume the
commander wants them all himself The
professor probably guessed right the
very first time.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

No man. however. may consistently
blame Mr.. Speaker Cannon for talking
while he has the floor. It may be diff
cult FOR him 10 obtain Il later along.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
Five Good Reasons.

From Bon Vivant.
How IS it that you are working when
all your fellow workmen are on striker
I've five excellent reasons why I
should; my wife and four children"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
Smaller Farms IN England.

The recent land legislation IN Eng
land has increased greatly the number
Of small holdings. In the country at
large IL IS stated. there have been
BPS applications for 37S,5u acres; that
1892 application have been approved pro-
visionally as suitable; that the estimated
quantity Of land required FOR the suitable
applicants is 1S5.OgS acres; that 2, At acres
have been purchased. and 1901 acres
leased; that the land acquired win pro-
vide Tor about 1.5o1 Of the applications.
and that 504 OF them were In actual pos
session Of their holdings on December g.
l9JS. OF the approved applicants. about
% per cent were farm laborers. During
1908, there were I'm Devon and Cornwall
To applications for 12.Z1 acres. The
councils purchased $40 acres and leased
I2g acres. In the southwest Of England
there are large acres u Crown lands.
once under cultivation. but now neglected
that viii doubtless b5 brought back in
the near future to suitable and profitable
husbaudry by the hands OF the people.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Perhaps Mr.. Taft would pay for Mr..
Tlllman's ticket 10 the Columbia banquet
II that would preserve the peace.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
PEOPLE AND THINGS
The Argentine Centennial.

Int AIBEMbAnc NehAenhlAA.
Buenos Ayres will celebrate next year
the centenary Of the independence OF
the Argentine Republic. Many European
nations VIII be represented. The English
have secured permission from the author
tiles TO erect a permanent tower At the
entrance to the exposition. decorated by
a clock which will be a symbol OF the
enduring value OF the relationship be-
tween the British Empire and the Ar
gentne Republic. The manufacturers are
no less eager 10 take advantage Of the
opportunity. and the exhibition OF their
Industrial products Is intended 10 sur
pass anything ever before given I'm
America. This presents an opportunity
TO merchants and manufacturers Of the
United States 10 show whether or not
they are Indifferent 20 South American
commerce. There has been no lack Of
dissertation by such agencies as the Blu
reaus Of American Republics and Of man
ufacturers There will be offered a
chance 10 put theories into practice
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
A Gentle ''MiIitant."

That British militant sufragette. Mrs.
Pankhurst, seems to be winning her way
before American audiences by gentle
methods The critics in Boston reached
a verdict quite favorable. A New York
observer Of her appearance IN New York
city write IN tho Evening Post. For an
hour and half this genuewoman, who
by her leadership has forwarded her
cause throughout the world. held the at
tenuon OF a critical audience. not only
by her eloquence but by her close and
sustained reasoning. There was no ex-
aggeration Of statement, no rantlng no
sentimentalism. and no appeal for sym
pathy because Of hardships endured or
20 be endured The leader OF the
screaming sisterhoOd." now on parole
with three months jail sentence hang
Ing over her, turned out to DO q gem
uine and at times convincing political
orator. II the audience had been men
and the CHIEF speaker a man who had
pleaded for the political rights Of Ar
menians. or Turks or Russian Jews, the
occasion would have admittedly ranked
as one Of the most notable public meet
ings IN the City's recent history"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

Carl Werner. in scribner's Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
EIGHT WARSHIPS
Off FOR ORIENT
San Francisco Says Goodby to Armored
Vessels to Make Long Cruise
in Regions of Rising
Sun
fBy Associated Press. ]

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.-The
eight armored cruisers of the United
States Pacific fleet weighed anchor at
o'clock this afternoon and through
a heavy fog steamed slowly out of the
Golden Gate for a long cruise for
Asiatic waters.
Long before the hour for the sailing
of the fleet spectators gathered on the
cliffs overlooking the entrance to the
harbor, and though the heavy fog
blowing in from the ocean at times
obscured the shore on the opposite side
of the Golden Gate, they patiently
waited for the first sight of the fleet
-as it rounded the forts at the Preside.
Finally the fog over the inner bay
lifted and those on the cliffs near the
ocean saw the flagship Tennessee com
ing around the Preside and entering
the narroWS.
The seven other armored cruisers
followed the Tennessee, single file, the
whole line extending nearly a mile.
The fleet will go direct to Honolulu
and thence to the Orient. where it will
be joined by the Asiatic squadron
under Admiral Harder.
The enlarged fleet will then engage
in battle practice in Philippine waters.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
THREE INJURED
IN A SMASH-UP
MONROVIA CAR 0VERTURNS
AUTO NEAR ARCADIA
Dr. M. o. Randall of Pasadena, His
Housekeeper and His Father at
Crocker Street Hospital
Seriously Hurt

An automobile in which were o. Ran
dali of Moss Point. Miss; DIR. M. .,
Randall of 259 South Wilson street.
Pasadena, and Mrs. A. A. Russell of
the same address was struck by an in
bound Monrovia car at Santa Anita
avenue near Arcadia at 2:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon and overturned.
All of the occupants of the motor car
were injured, and DR.. Randall and Mrs.
Russell are in serious condition because
of their injuries.
THE INJURED
DIR. NJ. o. RANDALL, 259 SOuth Wilson
street, Pasadena; skull fractured; laceratiOns
of sca,p and body; may die
o. RANDALL of Moss Point, Miss.
strained back; lacerations of body and
limbs; condition not serious
MRS. A. A. RUSSELL, hOusekeeper, 950
South Wilson street, Pasadena; left arm,
left shoulder blade and three ribs fractured
Iacerations of head; condition serious.
AS soon as possible after the acci-
dent an ambulance was summoned and
the three injured persons were hurried
to this city and taken to the Crocker
street hospital.
NJ. r. Poundstone, claim agent of the
Pacific Electric Railroad company, ad-
mitted that the accident occurred, but
refused to tell where the injured had
been taken.
o. Randall, who is a well-to-do e1tl-
zen of Moss Point. Miss. arrived in
Pasadena some weeks ago on visit to
his son, who is a dentist, and yester-
day, in company with his father and
Mrs. Russell, his housekeeper, Dr..
Randall started in his automobile for
a sightseeing tour of the country in and
around Monrovia, Arcadia and the
Baldwin ranch.
They were returning homeward and
driving at ordinary speed down Santa
Anita avenue to reach Huntington
drive, when they came to the crossing
of the Pacific Electric railway.
At this point view of the railroad
tracks is obscured by a long row of
eucalyptus trees, and they ran the ma
chine out onto the railroad right of
way before they saw the fast approach
ing MonroVia car. which was running
at about forty miles an hour, toward
Los Angeles.
The automobile was struck as DIR.
Randall, who was driving, tried to
swerve 1t from the track. 1t was
turned upside down, burylng it's occu-
pants beneath il.
The electric car was stopped as soon
as possible, and the ear crew and Il
number of passengers ran back and
got the injured from beneath the
broken automobile.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
STILL DOUBTS
DIR. COOKS DISCOVERY
[By Associated Press. ]

T ONDON, Sept. 5-"Dr. Cooks
statements, in Denmark in sup
n port of his claim have rather
strengthened than otherwise the doubts
as to the value of his observations"
This sentence from the Morning Post
is representative of the attitude still
held by section of London daily
papers, which, while insisting on the
necessity of preserving an open mind
pending the production of details OF
DR.. Cooks scientific observations and
diaries, express some surprise that the
latter have been sent to the United
States instead of being brought with
him for immediate production.
The Daily Telegraph, which hitherto
has been a whole-hearted defender OF
DR.. Cook and even toGay admits that
his retieence is both reasonable ana
discreet, confesses that any delay,
however inevitable, is bound to act de-
trimentally to the explorers Immediate
position. 1t further points out that
a similar controversy might have arisen
over Capt Amundsen's penetration of
the northwest passage had it not been
so easy to prove.
The Daily News in an edltorial
strongly supports DR.. Cook. 1t thinks
he has emerged triumphant from d
severe cross-eXamination and that ap-