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The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

'Can a man be a good fisherman with
out being a good HARP inquiries the
Deseret News. No; the latter good be-
ing used In the sense OF benign. philan-
thrOpic, worthy"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
A. Ttme Goes on.

~ EI-IW W4WE|8 WIIs
How long have you been married
now2"
Three years"
Happy"
"Oh. yes''
'Do you really love your wife more than
when you were first married?'
Sure. I have 10. She's harder 70 con-
vince"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

So some OF those indicted sugar trust
msgnates "feeI hurt, " do they? We think
We are reasonably safe IN asserting now
that II is within the range OF the possible
10 pierce a rhinoceros' hide with a wooden
toAt hnicly
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

OF course. when Solomon averred that
there IS nothing new under the sun. he
had no means OF knowing ar Indiana
post-ofice would ever go begging under
a Republican administration for the lack
OF a patriot Of the proper faith 10 hm It.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
One View of the FIirt.

From the Beaumont TEX EnterTrise.
A Chicago college professor says that
fiirt IS an absolutely useless thing He
has perhaps been visiting some OF the
coast resorts at this season. where Il
must be confessed that they appear less
useful than ornamental
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Presidential Awakeninws.

From the New York Evening Post
President Taft confesses that on his
speech-making tours he wakes UP in the
morning cropping for a subject"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

Only some nine hundred Senate amend
ments tackled onto the Payne tariff bill.
Mr.. Speaker. Surely in the circumstances.
the House win not venture the opinion
that the Senate thinks II is the whole pro
-cessIon2
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
LORE FOR STATESMEN.
HeIehtenInE the WnII.

From the Philadelphia Record
The maximum device Of the Aldrich
tariff bill Is putting a bsrbed wire fence
on the Chinese wall
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

"A contemporary wants 10 know wha,
the world has waited for longer than any
thing else" says the Augusta Chronicle.
We do not know, but It surely seems as II
honest tarin revision must be the answer.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

II Kermit Roosevelt gets by with that
story about having killed a bigger lion
than his pa. It VIII demonstrate clearly
that while Bwana Tumbos spear knows
no brother. II recognizes a son, all right.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

The cheaper cuts OF meat are fire.
quently as wholesome and nourishing as
the expensive cuts" says a physician.
But where shall we get the cheaper cuts.
doc?
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
An AIdrIch Tarin.

From the Boston Herald
The bill goes to conference with the as
surance that all this "deliberation" has
been but a preliminary TO the final ad-
justment which has been forecasted and
provided for by the chairman OF the Sen
ate Finance Committee.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

Mr.. Aldrich claims that the Senate bin
fills every campaign promise. II must
be admitted that the consumer seems
more than likely TO get all that Is coming
10 him.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Incnme Tnr fn Sfnfe Sennfen.

From the Springfield Republican.
Thirteen men In New Hampshire can
defeat the income tax amendment, % in
Rhode Island. and IS IN Connecticut. Il
Is not dlficult to count up nine other
legislatures whose senates might easily
decline 70 take affirmative action.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

Lest we forget-the New Orleans Plea
yune OF Wednesday carries a picture OF
Mr.. Roosevelt in the costume he wore
when bear hunting in Louisiana year
or two ago.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

What IS II that makes a Montgomery
girl prettier than any other girl In the
worid?" asks the Montgomery Advertiser.
Little Dan Cupid Is our guess.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Railway Fares TO the Sea.

Il Is a decision Of interest 20 many
other cities that are blessed with outing
resorts within a radius OF reasonable dis
tance. as well as to millions Of visitors
TO New York City. that one nickel is a
reasonable rate OF fare between the me-
tropolis and Coney Island, Il may be
necessary, by the way, 10 remind the
reader that legally Coney Island IS a
part Of the municipality OF Greater New
York. being within the boundary OF the
borough Of Brooklyn. II is interesting 10
note also that the passenger tradac 70
Coney Island is no longer classed as one
OF summer alone. The number OF city
workers who have their homes perma-
nentIy near the ocean has increased
greatly. one notable feature Of this de-
cision. rendered by the public service
commission, IS that increased traffic on
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays IN
creases operating expenses on those days
10 such an extent as 10 leave only a
small margin Of profit so that a Hmita-
ton OF fare to cents would not be war
ranted. One inference IS that increased
business causes temporary increase in
extraordinary expenses.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Iteration in Senate Debate.

Frou the PlttsourE Dis7atch.
II must be admitted BY the stRtesmen
most loyal 10 the traditions Of the Sen
ate that IN the tariff debates there Is q
deal OF what statesman OF an older
day called damned .-sration-"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
The Night.

From the Nashville Tennesseau.
Soon We musr come % tle Night
With the Day of our t0iing done:
step-and the waning lght
Dies with the fading s-n;
ONLY a httle way.
And then. where TIE Twilight -seps
The Dreamer has known his Day,
And Tie s0gi q ths DTeame- Eleer1
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
A Note of Alarm.

From the Chicago Record Herald
It Is not az all improbable that among
its other blessings" the Aldrich tariff
viii give US two OF three commercial
wars.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

II is something Of a far cry from his
royal highness the Duke Of the Abruzzi 70
plain BIZ Hit. from one point Of view.
perhaps. But Bill Hit sounds good 70
US, nevertheless and notwithstandingt
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Mr.. SIurdock's Three Taxes.

From the Boston Transcript
Representative Victor Murdock, Of Kan
sas. favors income, Inheritance. and cor
poration taxes, all three. and does not
worry about the resulting surplus.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Costly to Chinntown.

The innocent, or presumably innocent.
Chinese laundrymen OF New York are
having hard times since the murder Of
the pitiable SigeI girl. They complain
that men representing. themselves as Of
fcers enter their shops and rob and beat
them. There is a penalty In New York
for impersonating an officer that the
police might inflict Another. sequence OF
the murder is the financial depression OF
Manhattan's Chinatown That slum has
hourished upon the profits derived from
sightseers. But the police policy in 6i-
vsrt!ng this trade OF the idle curious IS
proving effective. The receipts OF several
Chinese curiosity shops have decreased
from $50 10 S25 a day. Il IS suggested
that this viii affect customs receipts. as
scme Of the wholesale importers have
paid as much as $4,000 n duties IN one
year. This touching Of the pocket-nerve
may stimulate, the police think, Chinese
unwillingness 70 harbor the murderer.
Il is pointed out that the sought-for
Leung LIN IS the more unlikely to re-
turn 10 China, where the authorities
would hold his relatives responsible. II
they were TO conceal him, the family
would lose some heads.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Those Crop Reports.

From the New York Sun
President Taft could begin the work
Of departmental retrenchment with espe-
cial usefulness and prestige by abolish
ing Secretary Wilson's so-called crop re-
ports.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Change in Executive Opinion

From the Providence Journal
Less than q year ago Mr.. Taft wished
to supervise merely such corporations as
might become monopolies: but now he
advocates "a long step forward in the
direction OF government supervision OF
all corporations.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

The only sure way 10 abolish the end
seat hog nuisance is to fix IL up so we
all can be end-seat hogs. Why not speak
the plain, unvarnished truth now and
then. though the heavens fall?
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
10 PIease the LndieE..

Il see some OF the papers print the
sporting section IN pink"
But they are overlooking a bet"
CAS- 10 how"
They ought 20 print the fashion sec
ton in mauve"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
AMONG THE JoKERS.
The NInrnthon Di.tanee.

The Marathon Distance.
From the Pittsbmg Post
But this house is twenty-five miles
from the railroad"
Just the marathon distance. my friend
Think what exercise you'll get running
for the train"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
At the Beach.

Gould you love me, and me alone?"
Why. what a foolish question, Jack. %
Pardon my doubts
Gould l love you, and you alone.
Aren't you the only man heres"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
A Pastors Protest.

The good women who are interested IN
promoting the various works and enter
tainments OF the institutional church may
be surprised that the Rev. Reed Stuart.
Of Cleveland. has resigned his pastorate
because he did Tot feel equal 70 that
branch OF the work He defines that work
as comprising free soup. boys clubs.
basketball, and cadets carrying guns IN
the name OF Christ" This clergyman
disavows any spirit OF bitterness at find
ing these forms Of ecclesiastical enter
prises too vigorous after tventy'-three
years devoted 10 evangelical work. de
admits that the modern idea may regard
them as necessary. but his own training
had been that OF q preacher and spirit
ual leader. He could not adjust himself
70 the intimate association OF sports with
religion. Neither IS he an advocate OF
gloom IN the development OF religious en-
thusiasm. His difficulty. Il may be sug-
gested, might have been relieved BY a
division Of labor that would have freed
him from leading brigades OF boys OF pre-
siding over supper tables. while he could
pursue IN his study undisturbed the
ealmer activities which he felt 20 be his
true vocation.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
srrnIIo,r Tai Tnboned

Prom the Pittshurg Post.
Il don't keer for the dress suit" de-
clared the statesman.
Afraid your constituents wouldn't Ike
it?"
NO. n amt that But dress suits amt
got no buzZums 10 thrust your right
hand inter"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Looks in wronE Direction.

Prom the Dayton Journal.
A pessimist always looks 20 the west
TO see the sun rise.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
French workers and suaragettes.

Feuch " orkerA ana cuIruEeiNee.
President Gompers. Of the American
Federation OF Labor. during his visit 10
France will have an interesting oppOr-
tUnity 20 study the trade union move
ment among working women in that
country Its management is attracting
more attention among social students
than Is the agitation for suffrage. Il ap-
pears tnat Of the 400 000 women iu
France who earn their livelihood in al
most every industry. only $500 belong 90
unions. or are "syndicated." as the phrase
is there. But there has been a steady.
II gradual. growth IN this movement. The
women workers are 10 hold a cOuveu-
ton in Lyons IN September. when they
VIII formulate a demand for equal pay
for equal work and equality OF legisla-
tive protection Tor womeE and men" u
is the second clause Of this programme
that Is OF special interest 20 the sufIra-
geJtes. They viii favor the creation OF a
prOpagandisU committee in every electoral
district in France. which VIII support
only candidates for the Chamber OF Dep
uties and the Senate who pledge them
selves 20 vote for their cause.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
xot a Trensure ErnctIr.

From the Boston Trlnscriut
Bach-I suppose, old man. your wife
stIH thinks she married a treasure?
Benedict-NO-a treasury.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Sin and the Devil in Limbo.

sin and the Devil in Limbo.
From the Savannah News.
Benjamin Devil has been arrested n
New York and Is locked Up in the same
Jar with Jung Sin. With Sin and the
Devil both cornered. the pastors may now
go on their summer vacations.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Such as BarrIsters Wear.

'she says she is being fitted for the
bar"
What does she mean by that?'
I suppose she is being measured FOR
some Of those cunning black gowns"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
A Cookinr Grnduate.

A Cooking Graduate.
'Tis not her plan
To speak a piece
About the gran
Deur that was Greece.
But all her kith
Know that she can
Work wonders with
A frying-pan.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
PEOPLE AND HIINGS
Foreign Trade Of PhIIadeIphia.

Philadelphia merchants are disapPoint-
ed az the decision OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission that the city is not
a competitive point The -four dealers
there pay storage charges 10 the ware
house companies. which are controlled
by the railroads, upon consignments after
four days. whereas IN New York shippers
are allowed ten days free storage at the
expense Of the carrying companies Yet
Philadelphia IS served by three rail-
ways, two OF them trunk lines. II IS
pointed out that there IS now IN prog
ress a struggle between Boston and Bal
timore. both competitors OF Philadelphia.
for handling Of export and import traf-
nc. II is asserted that the purpose IS 70
eliminate Philadelphia entirely as a fac
tor and 20 give 10 other cities advan-
tages OF rates. The charge is made that
the railroads that closed the Philadelphia
reflneres by a bargain with the sugar
trust have also found Il 20 their advan-
tage 10 stiie competition by that city
In handling foreign freight There are
no collected statistics 10 show the mag
nitude Of the shipments involved. but
the Philadelphia newspapers complain
that the local commercial organizations
seem Indifferent II would seem that
those bodies Should wake up if their
interests are IN such peril as IS claimed
SufTragettes and POIfeewOmen.
A suffragette climbed upon a high step
at the corner OF Wall and Broad streets.
In New York City. and started 10 make
a speech. ruthless policeman ordered
her 20 move on. She obeyed. Just as a
mere man with regard for legal force
would have moved. but she had the in
evitable last word. 70 wit: When We get
our votes We VIII have women policemen,
and then we viii see II a woman cannot
talk when she wants to-" Perhaps, In
deed. the women who wished 10 talk
would see and learn that they could not
have their wordful will without interrup-
lon, II there were women policemen.
Mans inhumanity 20 man would become
merciful by comparison n there we're fem
inine policemen 20 deal with feminine dis
order. Mere man may shrink from mag
ming what transformation from that gen
lie dependence. which has no equal IN
tyranny. 70 uniformed authority might
mean. Perhaps the mere man might yield
20 arrest without resistance. from the
ing. The masculine prisoner might even
protect his captOr from violence. = there
we're any attempt al rescue. But what
would one lady say 20 another lady who
should essay an arrest? i might need an
epic % portray adequately the ensuing
conversation
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-16
MAKES THE GUN SILENT.
Max1m's Rifle Mumer, Showing Tur-
bine Veins. and How Attached.

Maxim's Rife Mumer, Showing Tur-
bine Veins. and How Attached.
Patents having been obtained on 1t
in twenty-four countries, Hiram Percy
Maxim gave a demonstration and ex-
PLANTATION yesterday of his silencing
device for rifles before large number
Of representatives Of newspaper and
scientific publications. By the use Of
a sandbox target the inventor made
a series of experiments by firing va
riety of rifles, ranging in power from
twenty-twO-caliber up to the new
Springfield thirty-caliber military rifle.
They were fired both with and with
out the ''silencer," and the spectators
or perhaps it might be better to say
aud1tors-marveleda at the effect Of the
little device. 1t Is said scientific tests
show that 80 per cent Of the noise Of
explosion is eliminated
The ''silencer' Is a metal tube about
seven inches long and an inch and q
quarter in diameter, which can be fas-
tened quickly to the end Of rifle
barrel which has been provided with
thread for that purpose. Hitherto
those who did not know Mr.. Maxim's
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-16

Of .Glinn during the remaining few weeks
that it remains to us-as l have decided
to give away the property. Mother, OF
course, all tears; and papa DULLES her
worse than ever. Oh, tell me what to do
Gren, for I am very miserable. / can't
stand it much longer-I know can't
I shall have to give in; cannot bear to
see mother always in tears. l almost wish
l was dead, do indeed and yet don't
want to die"
"Yes," he mutters, after reading it
through for about the twentieth time
Its easy to see the whole thing. My
precious uncle intends you shall marry
Pearman, so that he may finish his days
in Glinn. My aunt. poor soul, is weeping
a Dead Sea over the arrangement, and
having her soul harried out besides.
Maude-Maude, my darling, how can 1
help you? Pretty chance of a pauper like
myself being much use on the occasion"
he unused, with bitter sheer. "She never
says, poor child, by the way. what sum,
if any, would stop the gap-though, of
course, there must be a price. However,
that is a question there is no use in rails
ing. Of course it's thousands and to
a
ingenuity, to say nothing OF terminating
in nv eventual destruction not but what
it's little I'd think of that just now, to
save Maude. My love, l am powerless -
And Granville Rose leaned his head upon
his hands and tasted the bitterest sorrow
this world can afford-that of an appeal
for succor from the woman whom he low
ed, and the knowledge that he was pow
erless to help her even a hairs breadth
in her bitter anguish. Better to stand
by her deathbed than this.
Our nineteenth century training makes
us bear such trials well. But do not be-
lieve, my brethren, that when the mask
is dropped. feelings are not much the
same as of yore. Bitter tears are shed
over worthless women, and deep lamenta-
tons made over rotten investments in the
privacy of the bed chamber. The matu-
final razor sweeps the chin at times with
a strange fascination for one strong free
stroke at the jugular vein; morbid feel
ing to end all this weary struggle, and
cut the knot of existence. A wellknown
writer, the other day, laid down 1T was
better to be bored than to be miserable"
I can't say 1 agree with him. l would
rather be miserable.
For more than an hour does Granville
pace his apartment, musing over Maude's
letter. But no he can neither see help to
be rendered, nor even anything to justify
the slightest interference on his part.
Then he thought savagely of the old duel
ing days how easy it would have been to
have picked quarrel in those good old
times, and run his chance Of disqualifying
Pearman through the medium of pistol
bullet. But we have changed all that !;
and when we quarrel nowadays, we en-
ploy counsel instead of firearms. I sup
pose it is all for the best, though I take
it there was more politeness in general
society when the being rude had to be
so speedily justified.
(To be continued.)
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-16
Calling the Deaf.

ITO waken a deaf person who wishes
to be called at a certain time in the
morning is about the hardest PROPOSE
ton hotel clerk runs up against
said member of that fraternity. 10
ring the telephone Is useless, because
the man can't hear. Knocking, for the
same reason. is futile. Now and then
guest who has lost his hearing suggests
that he leave his door open so we can
walk right in and shake him, but even
If he does appear to be dead game there
are so many chances of somebody less
guileless than ourselves walking IN
ahead of us that we can't consent to
that simple expedient. 1t seems to me
the man who can patent a device for
waking the deaf Is sure Of fame and
fortune, not to mention the gratitude
Of the brotherhood Of hotel clerks"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-16

secret had an idea there was valve
in the ''silencer" which stopped the
rapid escape Of the gases from the
end of the barrel. 1t is these gases
which cause the noise in firing. The
illustration pictures the rifle mufler,
how it Is attached to the gun, and also
gives a cross section Of the muffler
showing the chambers which catch and
whirl the sound waves.
Mr.. Maxim explained that the prin-
ciple used In stopping or slowing up
the gases is that Of negative turbine,
and the process. In effect. Is the re-
verse OF that used In driving boats
with turbine engine. There Is hole
through the center Of the "silencer"
large enough to permit the easy pas
sage Of the bullet. As for the gases.
they are given rapid rotary motion
by the device, which prevents their es-
cape until this motion has died down.
Mr.. Maxim used the simple illustra-
tion Of a wash basin. BY giving a
rapid rotary motion to the water it Is
prevented from escaping through the
vent at the bottom until the motton
slackens. when It escapes slowly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-16
WHY LOCKS ARE FAVORED
FOR THE PANAMA CANAL
NEWS, the leading t

ton
the engineering review.
length Panama why in its "
tbo,
we'll as for engineers and gives clear simple lans vae
essential IN controversy points Of m
technical questions decision %
three years ago was made conformity weight the hest
cheering given the opening
Engineering American engineer profession.
the campaign against the lock con-
consideration of the
takes by one the the lock type OF canal For
the engineers the hmus make estimate
cana, - ~ , 10 nerhans So oon 900 n Wy ,ne gov
which formidable
Dwelling upon physical problems in the way constructing the a
Engineering News points that although cutting
connecting the seems simple matter to the layman there
seave canal The wash
stretch Of canal through soft
the old French ditch sad actually filled
That seaeve canal
that such construction would never be profitable
Gaun lake and dam proposition the review
study of the
Gatun will be safe and
in the board
includes highest
construction that could be found anywere"
Turning
something passing
a of
lasting itself
sailing through open
with the slow rate sailing through eve canal
Marie
the st. the lid the EST an e % h
will duplicate available
in case Of damage to the other
points the that of
in
admitted possible
s1evel Other brought forward
the lock canal will not only all the traffic for which
that there will be actual gains carrying out the lock project
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-16

While the water is revolving rapidly
the vent Is open so that q small OBJ
ject would be able to pass through
freely without being retarded in the
slightest degree. The invention was
passed around the room complete and
In cross section for inspection.
1t is declared that the velocity Of
the bullet is not lessened in the least
degree, as the gases have done all
their work on the projectile before they
reach the ''Silencer.''