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The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
A Vile Newspaper Habit.

'.NsEspapeTs ars known 70 have vie habit of
Dot admitting or correcting their mistakes New
YORK EEsning Post
Yes; they are known 10 have that habit.
and the term here used 10 characterize
IT is none too strong. It is. indeed. "a
vile habit" Every honest newspaper con-
demns and deplores it.
Journalism IN recent years, truth 20 ten.
owing 10 ensational-commonly called
yellow tendencies has become more
and more addicted to this habit, and there
is scarcely a city now that has not. un-
fortunately. at least one paper more or
less unmindfuI Of its duty 10 the public
to deal fairly and tell the truth
Errors are inseparably connected with
daily newspaper work, whatever the safe
guards TO prevent them. Absolute aecu-
racy every day in the year in al things
is impossible with the beSt-reguiated
newspaper. The very best it can Go is
to strive earnestly, persistently. and
eternaIly 10 get things right and do IN
justice 20 no man or woman: and then.
when the Inevitable mistakes occur, cor
rect them promptly and fully. Such a
newspaper only can hope 70 hold the con-
Adence and respect Of the community in
which it is printed.
Il would seem that good business policy.
II not good intention and desire 10 be
fair and square. would keep newspapers
from acquiring the vile habit" 10 which
the Evening Post refers; that they would
correct their mistakes for their own
sakes. II not in Justice TO the victims Of
those mistakes; but a lack OF Inherent
honesty and spirit OF fair play prompts
the short-sighted course OF letting mis-
takes go uncorrected and wrongs IN
righted.
In the very nature Of things. however,
the newspapers addicted 70 the vile
habit suffer the most, and. unless they
overcome the habit. ultimately cease TO
have any influence at all.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
Dementia RoOsereItisna.

We fear Mr. Roosevelt Is destined 10
find that African hunt a beastly bore be
fore It is finished; that is, If we are TO
believe the stories already coming from
the Dark Continent. and accept them as
indicative Of those 10 follow.
The former President spent his first
night under canvas in Africa on April
., it appears. From the story concern
Ing this interesting event. appearing in
our dignifed. reliable. and altogether
lovely contemporary. the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. we learn some interesting
things. We are informed that the camp
was pitched near the railroad station;
that lions were proving around IN the
vicinity Of the tents" that beasts OF the
jungle -roared- within easy hearing 6is-
tance. but that through It all calmly the
President slept Moreover. during the
day about twenty giranes. with their
young. wfldebeestes. hartebeestes. water
bucks, zebras, duikers, ostriches. and one
rhinoceros" we're seen by The mighty
hunter. and 50 forth and 50 on. all topped
Of with imposing and highly strenuous
headlines.
Pretty good for the first day and night
and all near the railroad station" Too
bad, We think. that the President should
have slept through all the proving and
the roaring. He ought 10 sit I'D and
share those exciting sounds from the
jungles with the newspaper correspond
ents-for nobody would be mean enough
TO suspect that they existed only in the
Imagination Of some enterprising writer
400 or 500 miles away: in New York.
for instance.
Aside from the latter phase Of the sit
uatiou. however, what is the use hunting
in any such country as that? Why pro
ceed into the interior. cut ones way
through dense tanslewoods, over rough
country. and through myriads OF tsetse
flies and other pests in search OF game,
when all one has 70 90 is pitch ones tent
near the railroad station and have the
varnints amble about. roaring and rub
bernecking and anxious to get shot full
OF holes the very first thing?
It is useless TO tell Us Theodore Roose-
welt Is going TO enjoy such mouyooddHsh
sport He did not go to Africa for the
purpose OF seeing the animals walk I'D
and eat out OF lis hand Not he-unless
We have known him here in Washington
these seven or eight strenuous years
without ever finding him out even
slightly Il would be more fun for him
10 sit in the back window and throw
bootjacks al a Thomas cat on a dark and
stormy midnight than 30 hunt where the
game is so easy.
We fear the enterprising correspondents
are determined to make Mr.. Roosevelt
shoot>up all Africa before he even gets
his gun loaded
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
OLD AGE PENSIONS.
Successful Scheme or the IHteFna-
ttOnaI Topographic Union.

Successful scheme or the IHteFna-
tsonaI Topographic Union.
Frosz tie spstasseld Repabiican-
In addition 70 the Union Printers Home
in Colorado Springs. which is doing good
work after sixteen years OF intelligent
conduct. the international Typographical
Union also maintains an old age pension
fund. This was established because Il
was recognized that many aged and IN
capacitated members would be unable be-
cause OF family ties 20 avail themselves
q the advantages Of the home IN Colo
rado. When the new departure was un-
dertaken L was estimated BY the con-
miJtee having the matter in charge that
The assessment OF 0ne-hsIf cf I per cent
on the total earnings OF al members
would produce Slss.o00 a year. and the an
nual disbursements 20 pensions would
reach s104.000. The result OF ten months
experience has been 10 pleasantly SUI
prise those who laid out the plans. The
receipts have been far in excess OF the
estimates. and the expenditures from the
fund considerably less than was antlci-
pated- There was paid in for the period
from March to December. 1905. sl55.ssl.
and for the same period the expenditures
amounted 10 s.. 81. leaving a balance in
the fund OF S116102 James II. Lynch.
president of the International Typo
graphical Union. further explains a mat
ter OF interest 70 TIE printers and the
public. as follows:
In The period ccve-ed per capita tax vas re-
osIved ol an average q = % members Thas the
pension assessment has averaged a - cents per
member Gcy month TIE pension e pzid 0uca
sveTv four weeks. r5s idea heing 10 give each
fe-Siorer ~ checks En- = months. Az the clo=e
- Business January q. Is9, Siz penson rsynents
bad ben made covering the twenty y-fCur weeks end
.ug ianusry g. lse TIE amount paid 20 pen
si0ueTs- .s48-Is ar a7erEgc q S5E - week.
AVuiicstio1s s0r the PERSON 90 the u-snber 4
ss- had ben received and acted upon M a
JEuUary g. 1893 ~ this number q petitions were
eisspTroFed- ! vas Withdrawn. and 81 Were ap-
proved. Des1A invaded the ranks q TIE Eea-
sicners ou seventeen cc-ssions leaving 50l OF the
rol On The date rsmed above An analysis q the
sEFs ~ the Tension applicants de7eloTs The facf
that the sTeraE- aEe e the - srpicauts is - s
ycars. % she teal UgnlhPr g : per cent f1Si
are between sixty and seventy years. 5s5 Fsr cen;
.232 are sertuaSenaI1aus. - per cent q sre
ocragcEaTiEus. while one = ng1aEEraTl8n. There
is Crs woman Cl the pcrsio1 Toil. siEty-tvo vea7s
Old. Who has been a Eerrbcr - TIE internati0nzi
urian fer thirty-tHo consez5tire yesrG
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
HI. Object.

From the Tndcpenicut.
Most OF Us are acquainted with the
person who asks obvious questicns-the
sort OF man who stops you in the middle
OF a headlong rush and asks you II you
are IN a hurry Mr.. E is one OF the
pests, and. during a walk abroad the
other morning. he paused In astonishment
outside a friends house Before Il stood
three huge moving vans: the lawn was
almost covered with articles Of furniture
Of various sorts-pictures. wardTobes and
china And there was his old friend B.
begrimed. weary and ill-tenlpered. direct
ing operations IN his shirt-sieeves-
What. B. exclaimed Mr. F, are you
moving?"
Not at aIl-not al all snapped B..
with elaborate sarcasm. I'm taking my
furniture out for a ride
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
SELLING NATURES BEAUTY.
Il Is Done In England as Well az IN
America.

tr1n trs Dc-1n1 -pecrztc--
think. after AL. Il seems clear that X
vas SOuthey who talked OF the sublime
and beautiful being Carted away as he
saw the quarters q century ago at their
mischievOus work IN the Avon gorge.
have this from an old friend. whose
father. the most accurate Of men. always
used 10 quote the words as a saying Of
Southey's- Selling the sublime and
beautiful by the cartload." appears 20
have been the exact phrase.
SoUthey was born in Bristol. where his
father had a haberdasher's shop at the
sign OF the Hare. IN Wine street As a
boy. am sorry 70 say. the young South
ey used 10 grub Up roots Of the bee Or
chs. which then grew AZ the foot OF the
gully. and take them 10 die On pots. :
think az his aunt-s house in College
Green. As man he had a strong affec-
ton for Bristol and IN curious letter
written from KesWiCk in ISZ7 he writes:
I live in the hopes q having q steam
carriage which viii enable me TO trans
port myself and family AZ reasona be
cost. When this Is effected. which is ike
y 10 be in q very few years O.. We viii
mount the vehicle some day when the
water boils and steer for my native city.
which I should Ike ny children 70 see
Il IS perhaps worth noting that Burke
slsO-to whom we owe the haprs- -1-Ss
association Of the beautiful and the sub
lime-knew the Avon gorge we'll and the
recollection OF his own enjoyment of the
serene air" or OUT lofty rocks and
the sight Of the gulis below that skim
the mud OF your river when il is ex-
haUste0 OF its tide" supplied him with a
famous passage in the speech he msde 10
the citizens Of Bristol on the declaration
Of the poll in 1774-
Il is perhaps right 10 add thar 2 corre-
spondent has kindly called my attention
to 8 paragraph from Punch for August
g. ls44, which speaks of the authorities
here selling their splendid scenery at
about twopence the hundred-weIght.~ -
The beauties Of nature. i goes on. are
being rapidly carted away 10 repair the
roads. Tavines are being knocked down
without reserve 20 the highest bidder
The struggle between nature and the
town council, Of which Punch spoke
more than sixty years ago, and the de-
struction which SOuthey Ismented even
further back. still 90 on. and Il IS truer
getting decidedly the worst OF Il. The
Spectator has always cared about the
disappearance OF things beautiful. and
its readers who know anything of the
su5liHity Of our river scenery here viii
be aware that its destruction Is matter
OF national. and not merely local. concern
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
Southern Education.

The educational development in the
South is one Of the most promising signs
Of the times. There is q marked awaken
ing everywhere to the necessity OF en-
larging the educational opportunities Of
Southern youth. particularly along agri-
cultural and Industrial lines. At the an
nuaI conference for education lately held
IN Atlanta the practical side OF education
vas emphasized Agricultural high
schools. agricultural courses in the col
leges and universities, and the better
training Of teachers were some OF the
topics that engaged the attention Of
those present Under the guidance Of
President s c. Mitchell OF the University
Of South Carolina. resolutions we're adopt
&c expressive Of the sense OF the con-
ference. the more important being these:
FTSt-ImTroJem II county supervision as tns
stzstegio point IN the entire educational sTstem.
Seoond-Ths professional training of teachers 70
meet tbs tust demand foE noEe eHcisut serics.
and especially The Strengthening of the department
q education IN the higher Institutions for the
trzining q men a. teachers and prindpals Of high
scsools and slperHtendsuts
''Third-Ths extension of Local school Improvement
leagues TO every connunity IN the South and the
earnest Effort 20 place iris inspiring WORK uron
selfsgppo-tins bass
'Fou-th-Coliinusd esorts n behalf Of cosnr.il-
sory eduztion in slch a manner as nay Be sssnsd
wise IN each STATE"
In addition. the resolutions urged an
increase IN the appropriations for the
FEDERAL Bureau OF Education. Indeed.
there was a general sentiment FOR q
closer cooperation with national agencies
IN the matter OF education, especially n
agriculture Prof. Ellis. Of the Univer-
sity Of Texas. whose address attracted
much attention, was urgent in his ad-
vice 10 the Southern farmer TO make use
OF the Federal Department OF Agriculture.
let the Southern farmer send samples
of his sol to Washington for analysis
he said. Let him get the government 10
advise him what HIS soil is best adapted
for. and what kind Of fertilizer IS best
for IL Let him have the government help
him to solve the agricultural problems
which face him he must keep awake
and abreast Of the times If he is to CON-
pete with his Western rivais.s'
The amounts expended for education
have been enlarged by many millions
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
New York,. ,Iachine Bos.e.

Frcu ;he NeU York Nail
The machine bosses are also against de-
cisions by the people. That is what is
wrong with direct nominations The pres
ent system IS immensely better. from their
standpoint Under II the boss appoints
the legislator. keeping up the pleasant
farce Of delegates and conventions. and
in three cases out OF four the appoint
uent is equivolent 10 an election. Under
direct nominations the people choose their
legislators themselves. Legislators 50
chosen would never resist popular
clamor" and repose in the bosom o. q
public service corporation. as the present
assembly Is nesting in the embrace of
the telephone and telegraph companies.
Under direct nominations We should have
legislatures that would execute the popu-
lar viii. corrected by their intelligence
and good judgment, instead OF nullified by
the pledges or necessities OF the pOliti-
clans.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
An Official Bear Story.

It IS not often that an official report
from an army or navy officer constitutes
reading matter which viii arouse keen in
terest, but It seems to Us that the report
which has been made TO the Navy De
partment by A naval surgeon. Passed
Assistant Surgeon c. C Grieve. I. s y.
has all the qualities Of dime novel lit
eratuTe- That officer is in command OF
the naval hospital at sitka, Alaska, and
he was recently called upon 10 reader
professional treatment TO captain OF
fishing sloop who went or shore at Rod
man Bay to hunt deer. The captain was
returning 10 his ship late in the afternoon
with the deer over his shoulder. when he
suddenly came upon q female brown bear
and two young cubs. Before he could
get az his rife q throw OF the deer. the
bear was upon him It was a fight al
very close quarters. and IN the struggle
between man and Beast the bear bit the
man no less than sixty-four times, be
sides administering numerous and deep
quite bad enough and in most cases would
have been considered as sufficient 70 end
the career OF the hunter.
Instead OF dying, he lay for three days
where the encounter had occurred. Then
he made his way laboriously on hands
and knees 10 the beach. which he reached
on the evening Of the seventh cay IN
that time he had been without food or
drink, save for the few berries he was
able 70 reach and for the moisture he OBJ
Jsined from the leaves As II this were
not sufficient 10 discourage the nan. he
was beset with pestiferous mosquitoes.
and was forced 20 burrow in the leaves
and moss OF the woods to escape from
the bites OF these insects The party
from his ship had been searching for him.
but did not find him until he had reached
the beach. He was carried 20 the naval
hospital At Sitka more dead than alive.
emaciated in form and deIiTious in mind.
He presented a pitiable object. the details
OF which are given BY the naval surgeon.
but may wei be omitted from anything
but q medical document
The treatment which was promptly ad-
rainistered by the naval surgeon was sue
cessful and in less than forty days the
man was out Of the hospital perfectly
well, bat, as might be expected. terribly
scared The incident not only shows
the remarkable nerve OF the man who was
attacked. as vel as his power Of endur-
ance and his ability 10 resist the effects
Of the fearfu! fight. but. as IS remarked
by Surgeon Grieve. 1t also serves 10 dis
prove the tme-honored faIacy originat-
ing in the claims Of old hunters. that
bears never bite man"
Altogether this narrative in the profes-
sional phraseology Of the naval surgeon
Is q bear story which outfctions fiction.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
RENEWAL.

Springs srior spurs the torpid wit;
The frugal o5tter Plies his hoe:
And bridal heTis vhe robins sit
Above the bsckthorn's spTinkied snow.
The ivy takes neT gloss Below.
DcmsTc ss downward szzine urns.
Frail snosdruFs o. tho border grow,
And thro' their fles light Eird runs
The 7sis anemones are here,
Not snow seens chasteT. nor the plume
OF youder swan that oars the mere.
star-aske fcatinE on the gloom
TOung daisies ciOt TIRE TN Ike sp7Ins
From some ,pent varc Of ebbms green:
And air IS heavy v;th the fume
Of sc-se-lsaps Et and bcrning keen
The souls fosrer bursts The bodys sheath:
Though blight nay SAY. il nay not bids
Uuhown. With fUw'rs the meadows wreathe
Izte-xidowei Earth ones more . bTide
Light waves q laughing wind deride
Tho cioist-sl spirit dinly stirred;
4 bird sirzs bDcysnt on the tide.
And al the blood sings with the bird.
-Wifrid c. TEEiey. IN the Spectzt1E.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
NAVY OFFICERS NEEDED.
Not Enough to Handle Battle Ships
IH Event OF War.

admiral Evans. n Hsnpsons Mssszine.
At the present moment We have not
suficlent officers for the ships now in
commission. and this condition is grow
ing worse month by month as new ships
are ordered into service. There is not a
single battle ship in the feet to-day that
has her proper complement Of officers
10 fight her 20 the best advantage. and
this can never be corrected until the num-
Der Of officers is largely increased. and
this Increase must be In the upper grades
as well as in the lower
When the Increase IS authorized some
plan must be devised by which retirement
viii be more rapid IN the upper grades.
thus bringing younger men to command
and flag ranks
a large retired list viii cost money,
but ] see no other way OF bringing
about the efficiency which we all desire.
and in, saying this I dlscIaim any re-
fiecti0n on the men now in the flag and
command ranks. They are as efficient
and able as any set OF men could be
under the conditions which have sur
rounded them since the civil war was
closed.
Il was frequently the case ION the
cruise OF the Atlantic feet 10 the Pacffc)
tha, half the battle ships we're in charge
Of miishipmen as officers or the deck. a
condition forced upon rs BY the shortage
OF officers OF proper rank and expert
ence.
That this practice was wrong and
dangerous and put much extra work upon
the captains was well known TO all. but
there was no help for It: and IN a way
il was an advantage 20 the midshIpman-
! say in a way. because. while II gave
him experience in handling the ship. II
deprived him Of the opportunities Of
learning practically the duties OF a junior
officer. which are OF vital importance
The proper handling Of enlisted men IS
one OF the most essential requisites OF a
naval officer. and this fundamental part
OF his education can be better learned as
junior officer than in a higher grade
\ scheme OF selection somewhat on the
following Inc would. IN ny judgment.
meet the necessities OF the case and give
the best results: Promote q certain num-
Der OF the ensigns by selection. say one
third. the other two-thirds BY seniority
officers three times passed over TO be
dropped OF retired Promote half the
junior Heutensnts BY selection and half
by senio-ity-oficers twice passed over
10 be dropped Promote twO-thirds OF
tire lieutensnts BY selection, one-third by
seniority. and retire those twice passed
over IN the grades OF Ieutenant-con-
msnder all promotions 70 be made by
selection Captains TO be promoted by
seniority All selections 20 be made by
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
Get Ont Of Doors

Frun ths Medical Reo'Td.
TTudeau's classic experiment points US
in the right direction After fnoculatlng
q number OF rabbits with tuberculosis, he
confined a number Of them Indoors and
turned the others outdoors The latter
all recovered. while the former al died.
This experiment shows that a rabbit.
living upon its natural food and under
natural environment. Is proof against
tuberculosis. There Is abundant reason to
believe this equally true Of man.
In other words, tuberculosis is not a
necessary evil OF human life. but is q
natural consequence OF erroneous habits
and departure from natural conditions.
Man Is naturally an outdoor animal A
mole lives a healthy life in a burrow.
a man must live IN the fresh air and the
sunshine.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
Danger IN the Fly.

From the New York Times
The slaughter OF the stegcmyia fas-
ciata since the proof under the indict-
ment that II was the host for the propa-
gstion Of the yellow fever parasite has
been frightful, and something similar
has been happening TO the typhoid fly.
The fact is even more important, for II
is easily possible 20 fee 20 eiirnes where
the stegomyia never ventures. but 4 is
hardly possible 10 escape the typhoid
iiy. 1t is the common housefiy, the nui-
sance which flies from the manure, heaps
and the seWage-laden rivers into the win
dows Of almost everybody's parIor or.
worse yet, kitchen.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
THE REAL TEST.

IN doing what you do to-day
mink not On shat the world VII Say;
The word is much to- busy
u dwelling on Is CEN Affairs
To bother with your little carsS-
The cars that make yo1 dizzy.
PuTSu5 your daily rOGnd = life.
Fhstc'sr Il De- q ioy q STRIFE,
Of Dieasgre O. & soTrvws
Al cutter re7dicts clean forgot.
Conosn yourscF sInca with xhzs
XoEl shink vourself-to-nczrcT
JOHN Kerdr1ck Bz1gs, II Munssy'S
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
AuTTLE NONSENSE.
pI.ATN GAsOLINE.

AID methought the air grew denser
On the spot.
Was il incense from a censer?
It was not
Twas no case Of zephyrs massing
From afar.
just the odor OF a passing
Touring car.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26

why are all the women lavishing
flowers. good victuals. and mash notes on
that wife beater? Do the women Of this
town admire a wife beater?'
Not especially" answered the Punk
vile sheriff, but when we git one In
tail We amt a-going to have him
neglected Plunkville winmen have as
much public spirit as those OF other com
mrniflas -
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
Few Americans in Cuba.

From he Chicago Record-Hsrzld-
a good deal has been said about the
American invasion Of Cuba since Spanish
rule was oveTthrown. but the census fis-
ures show the presence OF only 6.7l3 peO-
pie who are natives Of this country.
Americans compose only about % per
cent of the foreign population. and they
number about one in so Of the entire
population
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26

II has been figured that 1O2 out Of III
Democrats in the House of Representa-
tives have already expressed themselves
as favoring protection on something This
looks as II the Democrats are determined
TO spike their own guns good and proper
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26

The common people are probably begin
ming to realize az last the full generosity
Of Republican campaign promises in re-
spect OF tariff revision. Who would have
thought the G. o. P. actually intended
permitting skeletons and Balm OF Gilead
20 come in free OF duty2
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26

When you 20 10 the telephone TO call
Up Mars. be sure to have your 100000
in your hand and drop il in the slot
promptly It IS very annoying 70 the
ladylke operator TO have TO wait while
you tumble around in your clothes for
the change.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
The Age of Courtesy.

Frorl ne Queen-
No one denies that there is to-day
among many people a sad lack Of polite
ness and courtesy. and that society. or
at least certain classes OF it. would be
ali the better FOR a rigid observance OF
these g5aces; but It is not to be thought
for one moment that our grandfsthers
and grsn6mothers were above suspicion
IN this respect
The Washington herald., 1909-04-26

a Pennsylvania judge has decided that
"a drunken man who neglects his wife
and children must pay his wife his entire
wages for q year" Even with that gilt
tering prospect ahead. however. II is
not likely the wife viii purchase many
or silk dresses.