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The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
TUCKER STRONG IN DEBATE.
Mann Soon Discovered that He Was
OutcIassed on stump.

Mann Soon Discovered that He Was
OuteIassed on stump.
From the Richmoud Journal
IN Joint debate Tucker is probably the
strongest man in the State. he went
through a hard schooling during his
Congressional days. when he faced such
men as Jake Yost, and Brown Allen, and
John Pau. Valley Republicans OF oele-
hrated ability. In four campaigns Tor
Congress. every one Of which he won.
Tucker took 10 the stump. and contested
with his unsparing opponents throughout
the Tenth district
The great disparity between Tucker and
Judge Mann as debaters was instantly
apparent al BOydtOn, and while Judge
Mann has since sought 70 make Il appear
that he does not fear Tucker IN debate,
the fact remains that he does. and few
there ara even among his own friends,
who DO not realize IT, So confident was
the writer, after hearing the BOydtOn
debate. that Judge Mann would never
again meet his opponent IN a fact-to-
face discussion that ne made the IN
qualified statement that the one and only
Joint debate OF the campaign had oc-
CURED. Subsequent events have abund-
antly verified the correctness OF our
judgment. Judge Mann quickly realized
his inability 90 cope with Tucker. and
decided that thereafter he would discuss
issues and records az long range.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
A HOT DAY.

Do you recall dear Ebenezer that winter day. months
ice and snow You stood around my friend and shvered and
quoted four hundred lines from pagan prophets and de
cred thoughts that sneed Of sulphur mines You said with
lips that froze together that winter bowling fake you only
wanted weather you could Sit peace and bake And
the heat fairly szze; the fat old is on the Job
you say that summer e and you just pump up and
Sob The weather Dame Natures aser with she often runs
amuc and we're all ike Ebenezer-we don't know when
in luck. If skies blue, complaining and when
its hot and scod raise when it's raining and
muny when is cold If all the seraphm together planned out
climate that would please we'd about beay weather
and want chance TO roast or freeze. Walt Mason
orgrsht b. Ge7gsN Aaaus
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
SAY

Oh. say. new. Mr.. Wilbur Wright.
Went you OF OrFille tell Us.
Shall al mankind soon be Alright.
Ard gas0line UTUpel Us?
shall Wright-ships be our newest
fadg
And won't Count Yep he jeasousy
And do YOU. Mr.. Wilbur Wright.
Your solemn promise make Us.
That we shall manage 70 a1ght
Without a jar 10 shake Us
When we essay 20 skim the blue.
And through the heavens take usy
Oh. surely. Mr.. Wilhar Wright.
Your sky-craft IS a dandy,
The one aeroplaue delight
That's largely 20 the candy,
I wonder If about the shop
One would be strictly handyg
And last Of al. you Wilbur
Wright
Before We opc' our purses-
Doth promise. en- your honor bright,
Ven not wind up IN hearsesE
on. sure. cur end could not be
wcrse
Than these urgodiy Tersesy
Gus. J. kAkGER-
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
VOL. III. NO. s.
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: # you see II in The Big
Stck. 1t ism { necessarily So
A REAL POET.

The Big Stick re5oic9s that this
great country has shown such
proDpt generous. ard abundant
appreciation q the soulful out
pourings q Poet J. Ceoil Hooe.
Pro-. Hooe-pronomced Hoe, ="
not Hoo" principally because
AIr. HOoe became annoyed IN his
younger days BY pestfe-ous people
IL Snickers Gap imperrneutly ask
ing. Who IS H-O-0y'-has fairly
won his spurS His wonderful offer
ing. "Cheer Up" published IN The
Big Stick. was coplEd tar and VIDE
in Alexandra, ClseTy Chase, Glen
Echo. and various other nearby
points. as well as ia Kalamazoo
Schenectady, and Terre Haute. 10
vas t1Beful, truthful. and tinklinE.
Il IS With rare pleasure. therefore.
that we cal attention 70 another
poem from Mr.. Ho0e. Published
II this issue Ct The Big stick. on
page l. L was inspired by a SAD
and somewhat melancholy event
noted By way Of prelude-and .
serves 20 show hcw Lobly Mr..
HOoe handles himself. even when
stunning his Tyre in a minor key.
Come again. Jimmie" Your
poems are winning new friends f0T
Washington faTorite newspaper
Now 10 the tins TO subscribe. Wo
might add
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
woman With a Bad Heart.
the Gi1go Izte- Ocean

IRON ne Cllc1go ALler Oce1L-
Doctor. do you ever DO anything for
charity? en- an awfuIIy poor woman
and have heart trouble. Won't you please
examine my heart with the X--ay free OF
cost?"
This plea was made recently by a poorly
dressed woman cf about sixty-fve years
old 20 Dr.. George Hermann. OF CorryviIle.
Happening 20 look a little lower than the
heart. he discovered two $50 gold pieces -
a chamois bag under the woman's gar
ment
How is my heart. doctor2-
your heart is pretty bad he etaculat-
er with a tinge OF sarcasm
rs there any hope for me2-
Not II you keep on this way" he de-
clared as the third SO gold piece came
into view 7 really mean that you had a
bad heart You lied when you said you
were poor. Take that money out OF your
waist and pay me So
The woman nearly collapsed. but she
took out the $50 in gold and from another
part Of her rainent drew out a purse
containing bills
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE.
-: - - - IL b.

Yes; it's cool enough for US
on again. on again, E-nnegan-
sam Blythe's home again
H. Ralph Burton. who has been
Rehob0-hing. Is again In cur midst
Cliff Beuyman looned up Ike
a big. handsome Teddy bear IN the
automobls parade.
Auen D. Albert, r. VIII In
cidcntally represent TIE Biz stiek
az the Esperanto convention
Isaac Cans IS "A live wire. IN
newspaper parlance, and Il any
body can advertise Washington, he
can
The as-house organs clamo-
for q stamp tax IN lieu q the
corporation tax met the usual tate
Of its propo nndas.
Willard Eolcomb has fallen deep
" IN love with Richmond, and
predicts that Il is destined % be
the metropolis Of the South
Harry Kings nnp continues 10
furnish a reminder that tie Cham
Der Cf CoInmCrcc bit the dust IN
thas playgrcu1ds' baseball game.
Reginald Schroeder. who hrlghtens
uD the columns CT The Bis STICK
with an occasional contribution.
wiz take a vacation when Con
gress adiourns.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
WHY

Don't Senator Aldrieh put Tan
san OF the free listy
Don't the street swoepers sprinkle
with water the dust before sweep
ingy
Dent the goVerument agents so
fer" the keepers Of bars who rem
bottlesg
Don't Postmaster Barnes put rub
Der wheels under the trucks a. the
post-01iCcY
Don't the authorities order down
the old fence" that incloses the
Botanic Garden. ard let the PLAIN
people see and enjoy the garden
Don't the society fer Prevention
Of Cruelty 90 Animals require
drivers q horses 70 loosen cheek
Teins while standing Ditto re
quire them 70 protect hcrses by
placing shades or spCngcs on the
horscs hcaGsg
tAnswezs to these questions
should be sent 20 Editor The
Big Stick. Telephone Main Soal
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
LIE RoIEST MORT.

king Menelik. Of Abyssiuia. Is
reported dead.-Reccnt news itcm.l
King Menelik. that gay old boy.
Is dead again, Whatl Whaty
Egad. II surely seems 10 me
That man has died q lot,
His first demise 7 can't recall
Twas many years agr-
But since that day Old Menellk's
Died several times. know.
II ali this world I DO not think
There is his equal quite.
Sometimes he dies because he's mad,
Sometimes 20 BE- polite.
George Washington's last servant, he
Dies nov and then, and yet
Fer champion der Of the world
King Menes my best bet
Some day thereU be but one lone
nan
On this terrestrial ball;
Nor hth nor kin Of human kind
VIII that man have AZ an.
And Gahriel's horn VIII cal 70 bar
The dead and exc the quick,
and that one. lonesome man az large
WI be King Menelik.
King Menshk IS dead again!
The sad news down I'll jot
Egad. 1t surely seems 20 me
That nan has died a lot,
So of.en Death has iaic hin low
And failed 70 XII him that
I do believe King AIenelik's
Some sort Of human catt
j. CECIL HOOE.
Smokers Gap, Va. July S
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Deadly Weapons an a city.

Chicago wages war against firearms on
other days than the glorious Fourth. The
firearms 10 which the police object are
not carried FOR celebrations. but for
crime or for defense against criminals
In one week 5I confscated weapons were
thrown into the lake Formerly these
weapons OF thugs or Of the tim!d were
sold BY the city to pawnbrokers. whence
they passed 20 indiscriminate purchasers
But there IS complaint that the law IS
not stringent enough. There IS a de-
mand that II be made a penitentiary Of
fenEe 10 carry any hTearm less than two
feet long. That Is the law IN several
Southern States. Representative SlssOu
has a bin IN Congress 10 impose a s.
stamp tax on ell deadly weapons-brass
knucllles and daggers. as well as re-
volvers and boxes c. cartridges. There
IS a case pending IN a Chicago court the
decision Of which viii determine the
disputed validity OF the existing ordinance
OF cOnhscauOn and destruction Favor
able decision viii render human life II
Chicago safer, q less exciting.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
MODERN TYPE OF WOMAN.
Growing Evil OF Society that Tends
TO Invite Crime.


From the New York American.
In the recent terrible roster OF crimes
involving women there IS a suggestion OF
q growing evil IN society
II Is a harsh thing 70 say. But truth
demands il. The fact IS that modern con-
ditions are tending TO deprive women OF
their mantle of protection against lust
and crime, namely mOdesty,
Even the worst OF men shrink when
confronted with that ancient panoply o.
virtue and chastity II is the bold self
sufficient woman OF modern sOciety-who
fears no man-that IS the victim Of her
own bOldness.
There IS an immutable rule Every man
needs leal and loyal woman Every
woman needs q devoted man And when
this rule IL broken-and women Try 70
play the role OF msn-they are likely 70
be broken on the remorseless wheel OF
their own sex.
Losing rnodesty does not mean neces-
sarlIy the loss OF virtue. but 4 reverses
that law Of nature and honor which even
the worst OF men Obey-the time-hOnOred
rule that woman must be cherished and
protected by the arm Of the man.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
SATURDAY. JULY 10. 1909.
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU.

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made as frequently as desired; no.
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both the old and new address
Notify your carrier or newsdealer
or telephone direct 70 The Wash
ington Herald. 7S4 18th st. NV. The
subscription rate is the same out
OF town as in the city
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
CONGRESS AND TIE PEOPLE.
Disregarding Public Opinion in the
Framing Of the Tariff.

FT0n Jhs Eos-9n Tr1Fe-es.
Even Congress cannot fy Il the face OF
public opinion very long without G singe-
Ing OF iJs wings a party. moreover. that
sets rhe stamp Of its approval on tariff
bin that IS going 70 make every person
o. the average mass OF citizens pay more
70 live than he IS paying even to-day
should. and perhaps VII. ind Itself with
out an occupation at the next general
Congressional elections
II there were corresponding advances n
wages there might be some small excuse
for this species Of robbery, but nothing
OF the sort IS in prospect The people are
10 be taxed more heavily without any
corresponding advance IN income II is
an outrageous state Of affairs. and the
best hope is that the law. = put into ef-
feet. VIII work O-t its own destruction
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
vaearies Of EDITORIAL Taste.

Froa the Rca15ke Wo-id
Alas, The vagaries OF tastet On the
ssme rage OF the Columbia state on
which urgent advice was given TO "cut
OUT this heralding Of Charlie Taft ana
Miss Helen TAN, ike the Roosevelts for
seven years had been served I'D hot and
cold every morning. appears the follow
ing
That vas an Orrle sod fight made n the
yCurgCr Nrisht brother ThrTEd1y- tEh. OrTileF
Awfui. y0u See An aUful fOrrfls} good si-ht
On. perfectly welcome; 70 trcahle az arr
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

DO not chide me. Mr.. President. when
plead for the republic. said Senator
"Jen' Davis. addressing the Vice Presi-
dent n the Senate recently. And Mr.
sherman did not chide Mr.. Davis-not
even one little. mild-mannered chide.
You see. that IS why they call Mr.
Sherman Sunny jim"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

The Republican party is a party OF
majorities. said Senator Aldrich 20 Sen
ator Beveridge. in concluding the tarin
debate in the United States Senate. And.
as another historically eminent stand
patter. Louis XIV. would have added.
The majority; It is I"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Nation Can Anord to Be sedate

rrons IL Cleveland Leader.
The greater and vaster and more i'm
posing the republic becomes. the less IN
clined its people are TO vaunt themselves.
The stronger and richer and mere i'm
pressive the nation dnds itself on its
most significant anniversary. the more its
citizens are inclined TO think much of
their responsibilities and weighty prob
lens. The surer their couutry's footing
among the greatest powers Of the earn,
thu more sedately and mOdestly -%asE.bear
themselves as q people.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

It is asserted that there IS not a Re
publican IN Limedale. Ind. who viii ac-
cept the postmastership. Can it be pos
sible that, by some curious provision OF
law, the Limedale postmaster IS required
70 pay the pOstmaster's salary out OF his
own pocket?
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

The Chattanooga Times thinks the Ten
nessee Supreme Courts decision IN the
Reelfoot Lake cases meant that future
attempts by the prosecution TO keep the
defense from packing the jury may be
sufficient grounds for assigning error that
will stay put in case OF conviction. And
II looks very much that way, too.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

The Atlanta Journal. with conscious
but not unjustihed pride claims that II
covers Dixie like the dew" 1t is safe
10 assume. however. that the Journal, IN
all the circumstances. does not mean
mountain dew"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Passed the Flower Stage Long Since

Frou Success.
George Marion. the stage manager. IS 4
lover Of nature ard hater OF overcoats
and umbrellas. Recently. during q vio-
lent rainstOrm. he called on his mother,
entering her presence wTinging vet
George" said she firmly, you ought
not 10 expose yourself IN such weather.
You viii get pneumonia"
But, mother" exclaimed George, with
a theatrical wave OF his hand, why
should I fear the rain2 Does il not nur-
ture the grass? Is Il not life TO the fow-
ers2"
TT is a Icng time" said the good wom-
an. closing q window. since you were a
howef"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

It would be foolish to suspect that the
Wright brothers know as much about
aviation as some OF their critics among
the army officers. Of course. The ordinary
layman. nevertheless. we think. viii In
cline 70 believe the Wrights are making
fairly safe and sane progress.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Mr. Taft VIII fit from Washington
10 Beverly Bay and from Beverly Bay 10
Washington u2tn Congress adjourns, -
says a contemporary. Mr. Taft may do
lot OF things, grand, gloomy. or pc
culiar. but he viii not fit" anywhere
exactly
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Senator tJeff' Davis, in letter 20 the
President. says he does not want 10 be
considered rude senator Davis must
have changed since last We read Of him.,
says the New York Mail Not at all.
Then he was talking to the octopus
which is an entirely different matter.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

''The Presidents Fourth OF July ad-
dress was on the growth OF freedom, :"
says the Providence Journal He did not
claim that It is houdshing like a green
bay tree, exactly
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Dc &c ,fenn Democratic senatorsf

Fron the RalessA Views ard Observe
John sharp Williams always did have a
way OF saying much in little. and that eK-
plains his telegram 70 Tammany's Fourth
OF July celebration He wrote. IF there,
I would chose as a subject When q
Democrat is not a Democrat; Some re-
cent illustrations
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

We hereby prODhesy that the income
tax amendment 10 the constitution OF the
United States VIII be adopted Immediately
following the revision Of the tarin down
ward by the Republican party.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Gracious sakes alive. Little Joe"
Brown intimates that there Is no money
in the State treasury with which to pay
the Jawjaw legislature its salary. This
Is calculated not only 70 make Freedom
shrek. but to sall down and bite the dust.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Keeping L AIive.

Searching the town for a boot5ack. eh2
Want Il for antiquarian purposes2'
NO, answered the press humorlst. II
want It 20 hurl at q cat Something must
be done 70 give verisimi1ltude 10 that old
joke"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Tom. Watson's confession that he has
read Paradise Lost" Is questioned
in some quarters Far be II from us 10
cross-examine him on the subject. how
ever. We are friendly 10 him, among
other things.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Mr.. Taft's course IN the immediate fu-
ture. we imagine. Will largely determine
whether the consumer hereafter shall
think OF him now and then ahectionately
as BILL" or invariably as William How
ard Taft
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

on his Job. but that suggestion is putting
it up rather strenuously to his English
majesty. nevertheless
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

II IS said that Harry Thaw has "im-
proved wonderfully az Matteawan." Glad
70 hear 81 Fifty or sixty years more
in that place may make a fairly decent
citizen OF Harry.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

And so Bristol. Va, goes vet by
thirty-twO majority only. That was a
close call for the anti-prohibitionists;
still, il beats that Kentucky majority OF
one
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
- IL DIetate to stenoErapher.

FrOn the Philsdelphia North American
An English bishop says that the Kaiser
wants TO dictate 10 the United states.
Having been warned IN time. we can cure
the Kaiser Of that ambition. Wen Just
les him dictate 20 our young women sten-
ographers awhile.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

II, however. the increased duty on hemp
serves 70 elevate still further the high
cost OF lynching, the kick win not be
especially emphatic.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

The general impression prevails-if the
newspapers are to be believed-that It IS
now the Presidents move in the tariff
game
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Il seems that those London sufragettes
are going 10 call on King Edward be
cause prominent cabinet minister ad-
vised them to take that course" We
believe IN making kings earn their sal
aries. and We rarely hear OF one striking
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Abdul Hamid has q cough" says a
contemporary. He also has a wad- And
any old mathematician ought 70 be able
TO put that and together
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Making Merry in Our ,Iidr,

From tie Boston Traveller.
The green cucumber is again in our
midst And a merry little secretary of
the interior i often proves.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Senator Aldr!ch has swallowed Taft's
corporation tax" saws the Macon News
Doubtless the Senator thinks he knows
a way benevolentIy to assimiIate It.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
DO YOU KNOW

That J. Frod Kelley is going 10
give up the uncertainty of District
politics and engage Ia the manu-
facture Ct fireworks. in o1deT 20 set
the CUEiIact for Bryan's inaugu-a-
ton
That Bonnie " Guy wants u
understood that he IS not respon-
slhie for his sons weak hitting in
the bah game between the Board
& Trade and the Chamber Of Com-
merce. Beuuio's a slusccr.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Verv Chilling.

What IS hautsur1-
That's what some salesladies display
when yea ask 10 see something cheaper.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
BENEFITS OF vAcATIov

BENEFITS OF VACATION.
AT home I'm but a toIing clerk,
But az the shore
OF Charities and welfare work
/ loudly roar.
Al home / haven't much 70 say,
But when down there.
strut about and grandly play
The millionaire.
a change of scene Is wen, my boy,
But lots OF those
Who go away. far more enjoy
A change OF pose.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

This washington July weather IS guar
anteed by the government
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

some ministers talk too much" says
al Iowa parson. Yes, indeed; and SO do
some other ministers. IN all probability.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
WI shef

Why are You so shy % the athletic
grip"
I have an idea that she wont Iet you
hold her hand"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

One reason Mr.. Aldrich's Senate so sell
dom gets excited is because he never
feeds II raw meat.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Anecdote from Real Tsfe

Forty years ago I started IN life
without a dollar"
SAY on"
And now have $40 In the bank. and
a JOB lot Of furniture worth as much
more"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
on the Hotel Verande

Twenty-Five miles 20 dinner!
At 70 the race IS on.
It's hard 70 pick the winner
o. e talking marathon.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
A Pessfmfst.

do you write this optimistic, eheer-up
verse;
Yes; but nobody appreciates Il, 7
know"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Hfa Role

Got 3 summer JOB, ehg' said Yoriok
Hamm-
"On a farm explained Hamlet Fart
What do you know about farm work.
oh, I'm hired 70 talk dialect for the
benefit OF the summer boar1ers."
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
Some housekeeping Expenses.

The assertion that the cost OF living has
advanced is again controvsrted by some
recent quotations II Is pointed out that
oranges once cost 10 or Is cents each.
but now a whole box OF California
oranges can be bought for g. or less than
2 cents each. Bananas. highly nutritive
command from / 10 3 cents. Good tea
costs the housekeeper less than one
half cent a cup. and coffee also costs
less than a cent a cup. Each costs less
than half as much as the bottled spring
water that many people use on their
tables. Canned goods are also reason
able. A timed pound Of salmon costs
IS cents. against 80 20 20 cents for the
same fish fresh. A tin OF domestic sar-
dimes costs 4 cents. and a tin OF soup.
sufficient 70 serve or 3 persons. costs
S 10 10 cents. Enough oatmeal for a fam
lily o. nve costs Ia cents. Prunes are
from 1 10 10 cents a pound. Good -four
sells az 81 20 ( cents a pound. which for
merly cost 70 10 cents. These quota
uions are made IN New York. not in
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
PEOPLE AND THINGS
ne Woman's ThouEhtfuIness.

One WOman'S ThOUEhtfutness
4 Thoughtful housewife in Philadelphia
has put into practice during the hot
weather the plan OF Offering to every
person who comes TO her front door a
glass OF cool water. In her experience.
no one has ever declined hsr hospitabie
refreshment. Especially grateful are let
ter carriers, market boys. and delivery
men, whose work exposes them TO the
sun. This appreciation Of her thought
fulness has had the reflex effect OF max
ing her oontented and calm upon the most
fretful OF days. 1t is quite possible that
other housekeeperS in other cities may
award TO this plan the sincere hattery
OF imitation. Such agreeable domestic
oases in the daily round OF torrid duty
may have the further effect Of lessening
the number OF visits by the 0verheated TO
the saloon for the temporary but false
relief offered by beer. It is a BIT OF kind
ness that cheers the mind while Quench-
ing the thirst. and tends 10 make more
pleasant the way OF the toiler.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY AND HOUR.

WASHINGTON. JULY 10. 1909.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

Read the Bingills Busls to-nOu0v-