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The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Important, If True.

Charleston News and Courier; Says The
Washington Herald: Two medals offered
by the Naval Institute for the best essays
on naval topics have been won by a South
Carolinian and an Albanian. respect
lively. Oh, say can You see?'-alsO. Dixie
land am de land O. cotton Just so; but
The Herald win find, upon investigation,
tnat the so-calltd Albanian in this con-
test was of South Carolina extraction.
Everything in Alabama that is worth
while, except some OF the investments
at Admission, possibly, got its start in
South Carolina. The good that grand old
State has done Tor the rest OF the world
cannot be measured.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
THE PRESIDENTS ISOLATION.
Plain, Common Folks Experience
More Quiet Satisfaction.

/ From the Christian Science Monitor
( After all, maybe Il isn't so much fun TO
+ be the President OF the I-nited States.
! Perhaps there is more quiet, soclable
satisfaction in being a nOncommIssioned
officer in the great army Of just common
folks There is almost Of necessity a con-
dition suggestive Of loneliness attaching
/ 10 every eminent, exclusive. or unusual
position IN life. Whatever in the nature
/ Of wall or fence or social OF official bar
rier serves 10 shut the crowd out, tends
+ 10 shut the individual in. One cannot en-
I JOY the honor and distinction OF occupy
/ ing a position above the level OF the null
titude and at the same time feel that
sense Of intimate sociability that comes
/ OF touching elbows with ones fellew-be-
/ lngs The normal ordinary mortal does
not particularly enjoy being too much in
the presence Of his superiors. especially
/ II he Is expected 20 make the attempt Of
presuming 10 meet them on the level.
And so 1t IS that for everyday people
/ q meet and enjoy the society Of the high
/ est executive officer Of the United States
Of America requires more tact and less
self-consciousness than those who have
never tried It would be likely TO I'M
agine Perhaps the feeling that Is apt
TO possess one making such an attempt
might be compared. in a measure. 10 the
sensation one would experience in going
for e stroll with friend who was mount
ed on stills As a matter OF fact, the
President would. no doubt. gladly get
down from HIS Official stills If il were
possible for him 70 do so; but, try as he
Will he is pOwerless in the matter. He
may seek 70 make those about him be-
lieve that he IS no taller than they are:
but Il counts little what he may say or
DO; they viii persist IN looking up 10 him.
Perhaps there has never been an occu-
pant Of the White House who has come
nearer 10 meeting the people on a COM
mon level than does president Taft. But
those with whom he meets cannot forget
that he is the first citizen Of the great re-
public
The President OF the nation, whoever
he may be, needs and deserves all the
honest and disinterested friendliness that
individuals and the public can give him.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
TO-DAY 7z449DEY IN HISTORY
Remember the Maine"-February Is.

Spain and of the swift retrIbution. In
the official utterances Of President Ne
Kinley, however. and in the declaration
Of war by the United States Congress,
the tragedy In Havana Harbor was never
specifically recognized as a casus belu.
Cuba's Troubles had long been a smol-
dering volcano at the very threshold of
American ports. But the destruction Of
the Maine was the match that lighted the
magazine of national wrath, and the vio-
lence Of that outburst was one that
neither the cautious hand of a conserva-
tive President nor the official misgivings
OF unpreparedness could long restrain
"The destruction of the Mains" Capt.
(afterward rear admiraD Sigsbee said,
was the ultimate incident which impelled
the people of the United States to regard
Spain as an impossible neighbor."
To-day there is a new Maine floating
triumphantly about the seas. TO help US
not TO forget, if such a thing were ne
cessary. to Remember the Maine" The
keel of the old Maine was laid at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard on October Il, 1858.
She was constructed from plans which
the Navy Department purchased In Eng
land. Her displacement was $3.50 tons
when ready for active service. and she
drew a little more than twenty-one feet
of water. The new Maine is about dou-
bic her predecessors size, with a dis
placement of 1850 tons
The bodies of the American sailors who
lost their life in the blowing up of the
Maine were brought to this country
shortly after the Spanish-Americ war
and were inferred in the beautiful Ar
lington Cemetery, at Washington, D. c.,
where every year their graves are pro-
fusely decorated with flowers and appro-
pirate ceremonies are conducted on Me-
mortal Day.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Twelve years ago to-day the Maine was
blown up in Havana Harbor. "Remem-
ber the Maine" at once became the bat
tie cry that reused the militant nation.
II was the call 10 arms that precipitated
one Of he briefest wars In history, bat a
war that within the space Of one hum
dred days altered the map of both hemi-
spheres, Wrestling from Spain her colonial
empire alike in the West Indies and in
the far East, and made the United States
of America a world power Of the first
magnitude
The blackened maintop OF the vessel IS
still allowed to rise as a sentinel from
the waters Of Havana Harbor, blistered
by twelve years Of tropical weather. In
spite of frequent attempts as yet Con-
gress has not been induced 10 raise the
wreck, although il is more than likely
TO be accomplished before another ami
versary of the event will have passed.
The Cubans want the harbor cleared.
The Navy Department would undertake
the work. but are awaiting authority
from Congress.
On February Is every year since the
Maine was destroyed loyal hands have
twined gariands Of flowers about the
maintop and have placed the Stars and
Stripes upon It and will do so again to-
day.
It was a sultry night when Cuba's cap
ital was thrilled by a flash as from a rent
volcano and the cable gave 10 ali Chris
tendon the portentous news OF a pano-
rama livid with horrors. of $50 gallant
men hurled TO death in time Of peace
amid flaming powder riven steel. and
bursting shell To the student of history
the destruction of the Maine, by means
of some exterior force. is assigned as the
immediate pTOvOcatlOn OF the war with
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

store. the editorial page that bellows In
cessantiy ultimately achieves the distinc-
ton OF being considered q nuisance in
reality. or, at best. an evil that must be
put up with because it cannot be avoided
altogether
It Is not unreasonable TO assert, there
fore, that Journalism in general has been
lowered in its average tone by these so
called yellow" methods-and yet it does
not follow that the editorial page. con-
Quoted nationally and in order, need be
without such influence and standing as it
merits.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

The House OF Representatives thinks IT
has heard some takers in its time. and
perhaps Il has But IL wants to wait with
such patience as 1t may the coming OF
Mr.. James Mathews Griggs' successor,
the Hon. Samuel Anderson Roddenberyl
The man who invented talking was a
rank amateur beside the Hon. S. A.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
COOK NO EXCEPTION.
Examples of Base InEratitude Are
Much Too Common.

Much Too Common.
From ths Salina tKan4) Jourrsi
After all that DR.. Cook owes TO the
newspapers for having brought him pub
licity. after all that he owes to them for
having stood by him in his dispute, DIR.
Cook has announced that the newspapers
have used him very badly. and he speaks
with great bitterness OF the fact that the
newspapers which sustained him have
given it up as a bad Job.
There are a good many DR.. Cooks run
ming around at liberty In every city, and
every newspaper man knows them.
A man may have columns and columns
OF good things printed about him; his
acts may be lauded far above what they
really deserve; his defects may be over
looked; he may have been able to get the
very best treatment at all times from the
newspapers But IL there comes a time
when. for some reason, the paper IS
obliged 10 print some unpleasant truth
about him; If at any time. through acci-
dent, some trivial inisstatement creeps In
about him; If he thinks that the paper is
giving him less attention than he de-
serves, these DR.. Cooks that we always
have with us in the newspaper business
promptly forget all about everything that
the newspaper has done for them. and re-
member only the one instance where the
newspaper dispieased.
And then the man runs around on the
streets and abuses the editor. and ridi-
cules the reporters. and SCOTS at the
whole outfit
or he may 90 10 the terrible extreme OF
stopping his paper
Few people can realize what a blow II
is TO a paper when some rate subscriber
stops his paper.
Generally story which IS OF sufficient
importance 10 make a subscriber quit in
wrath will appeal 10 several others as
such good things that the paper will
gain in having printed the offending story.
As soon as newspaper spots one of
these Or. Cooks the day OF complimentary
notices and free puffs IS over for him.
There IS nothing quite so disgusting as
one who forgets past favors.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Reading.
From Success

z iOU ouCIc1A
If you are not a habitual reader, begin
now to form the reading habit Good
reading is a great life improver; 1t will
enlarge your mental capacity wonder
fully. It viii make you a full man, an
interesting man; it will elevate your life
standards. Your ideals Will be higher;
your views of life grander. Good read
ing will enrich your life immeasurably
You will grow fuller and nobIer: you will
think more Of yourself, and others will
think more of you.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Got some Advice.

Sir. I have grown fray in your ser
vice" began the old bookkeeper, pre-
liminary 10 asking for raise
Il was intending to speak TO you about
that" responded the head OF the firm.
Get a bottle of hair dye. Otherwise the
junior partner will be wanting to re
place you with a younger man."
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Down To Hard Pan.

From the Milwaukee Free Press
Scene. Two men in grimy Office dis
cussing the best place to get dinner.
Time: Near the end Of the week. when
last Saturdays pay check is dimly visible
in distance.
First mantle cafeteria is a pretty
good place to eat
Second-If you go there don't forget to
tip yourself, for you have TO do your own
serving.
First-Then I'll surely go, for I sure
need the tips.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

This is a fine little month; only twen-
ty-eight days-Ground Hog Day Valeu-
tines, Lincolns Birthday. Washington's
Birthday, and four pay days included"
says the Cleveland Leader. Still. the pessi-
mist viii not forget that he has to pay
his landlord full months rent, never
theless.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Mixed Metaphors.

From the Omaha Bee.
a labor orator recently closed an i'm
passioned speech with the following
words: The apple Of discord has been
cast into our midst. If We do not nip It
in the bud Il will explode and deluge the
world with a mighty confagration." How
Is this for a mixed metaphor?
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Or q Lemon. Perhaps.

Rochester Herald. Ebert Hubbard de-
clares he would not be as he is II he had
smoked cigarettes in hts youthful days.
This We think, Is a mighty poor anti
cigarette argument-Washingt Herald.
That IS what we would call a peach OF a
paragraph.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
"Sufncient Unto the Day" sc.

Richmond Times Dispatch; The Wash
ington Herald gently prods the Pullman
people on the subject Of a lower rate Tor
upper berths. The point Is we'll made, as
far as Il goes, but we can't understand
why the Herald IS silent about the upper
rate for the lower berth.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
He's the Limit. Anyhow.

Charlotte Observer: The Washington
Herald thinks that the Observer merely
wastes space when il lectures & man
who would mortgage his home to buy
an automobile But we didn't lecture
him; we merely exhibited him as the most
remarkable specimen Of the genus stultus
eXtant
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Young Mr.. Roosevelt got IT all arranged
before telling his paternal ancestor any
thing whatever about il: and then he
merely wired the facts. This must have
convinced the elder party that the young
er is the son Of his pa, all right.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
COngressmen Are Busy.

From the Topeka State Journal.
Those United States Senators and members Of the
House Of Representatives who make the Chautauqua
Welkins rng during the simmer months With their
denunCatiOns Of Just about everything In the way OF
governmental endeavors do not appear to be doing
much in Congress these days even in the speech
making line. Perhaps they're too busy gathering
fresh material for the coming ChautauQua season.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Brief Bitn.

No girl wants a belated valentine.
1t is hard to divorce a man from his
Job when he really loves his work.
The truth about a friend needn't neces-
sarily be something bad.
Ii now costs so week TO hire hen
for a barnyard drama.
a good carriage is all right, but most
girls would rather have an automobile.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Mr. Taft may be right or wrong about
the enactment OF certain proposed laws
or the repeal Of certain old ones. but
there can be no doubt that he is eternaIly
and everlastingly correct about the right
.eousness Of enforcing existing laws.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

The wife Of Laura Biggar's affinity
has obtained a verdict of S75. 900 against
the actress for alternating the plaintiff s
husbands affections" The fair Laura
viii now proceed to pay up, Of course,
in nice yellow stage" money
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Mr.. Taft,s Winning WAY

From the Topeka State Journal.
It IS most reasonable 20 suppose that Instead Of
Mr.. Aldricb debating and directing the course 10
be pursued hy Mr.. Taft. the reverse has happened
and Mr. Taft has brought Mr.. Aldrch and his
friends around to the Taft way Of thinking
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
yotwithstapdinp the Near-rbvme.

Chattanooga Times. In days OF old.
when knights were bold. eggs were not
put IN storage cold.-Washington Herald.
In modern days, the food-trust knaves,
take eggs and eggs and saves and saves.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Discussing his possible downfall politi-
cally. the Speaker AYERS that he has a
fine singing voice" and he guessed he
might draw large salary behind the
foOtights." But is that gratitude, Uncle
Joe?' Think Of the many honors the
public has thrust upon you these years
agone!
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
The Point of view.

Prom LirTincotts.
Newlywed-What. $50 for hat! Why.
it's simply ridiculous, my dear.
Mrs. NewIywed-That's what I though
Harold; but you said it was all we could
afford
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Mr.. Taft cannot complain that he is
not being given unusual latitude In run
ming the government, at least. Mr.. Roose-
welt is in Africa and Mr.. Bryan is in
South America.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

When Mr.. Bryan learns that Mr.. Elkins
is threatening to run amuck. he may con-
clude TO take Up the reformation OF South
America and let North America go hang.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Il hear Sim Whifietree has sold out.
I though he was very successful with his
poultry and his crops"
He was. So much so that he has
gone TO the city and opened Offices as a
consulting farmer"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Observation Conarmed

Atlanta Georgian: The variety OF tails
which the new comet seems TO have sug-
gests 20 The Washington Herald that Il
might be an octopus, The impression IS
confirmed by the present high prices.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Col. Rryan,s Opinion.

From the Los Angeles ExLresS
w J. Bryans idea Of the Marshall boon is that
some ono IS engaged IN "pernicous political sctir.
ity' during his absence in Central America.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
some hing stupendoua.

What IS avalanche. dad?"
IT'S lar slide on big scale. Looks
something Ike a Sunday supplement
sliding of ,he parlor sofa"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Senator Bankhead's reply to Senator
Hepburn furnishes a fine illustration Of
the relative value Of things. In saying
nothing at all, Mr.. Bankhead covered
himself with glory as a speech maker
who knows how to say a very great deal.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Ask "Joe" Bailey.

Dayton News. Under our constitution, q"
says The Washington Herald. Congress
alone has the right 70 declare war" Then
the war that has been declared by the in
surseuts Is unconstitutional.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

The poetical suggestion that "old
friends are best does not apply to cold
storage eggs. of course. Not even the
most unparalleled stretch Of poetical IL
cense can make it apply.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Mayor Gavnor a Radical

From the Jackson News.
Mayor Gaynor actually seems to think that When
a man on the municipal pay roll has nothing to do
his name should be erased. Nov. what do you know
about thatl
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

The agreement IS general that this gov
ernment should demonstrate to the world
that the sentence, Remember the Manner
was not coined for fighting purposes ex-
clusively.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Might Work

Il want 70 raise funds for a dash to the
south pole
"Weu?"
'Do you think could do It by giving
q preliminary lecture?'
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
NIississippps Poor Judgment.

From the Houston Post.
So far none Of the Mississippi legislators have
voted for old jim Gordon, showing that it is almost
too much 20 expect Mississippi legislature 70 en-
brace golden opportunity to display good judg
ment.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
What's the Answers

From the Houston Post.
''The doctor says I should go to a
warmer climate"
And the minister says that you will"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Meet your obligations with a brave
SMILE" advises the Dallas CTexas) News.
The Texas bill collectors must be easier
marks than the Washington variety.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Handled AZ you Like

Columbia State: Let July 4, 1910, be
safe and sane" pleads The Washington
Herald. But cannot washington have
one or two safe ana sane days earIierg
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
De. smith TaIine Adrnntare.

From the Charleston Evening Post
Senator Smith has the chance Of his Hfs 20 talk
cotton and IS giving Washington sone nsw ideas
on the possibilities Of the subject fog ontorical
treatment
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
PRO AND CON.
Some of II. Yes

Springfield Union: You cannot beat our
steaks" adyertises a Washington butcher.
The Washington Herald Tough,
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Studies in stiII Life,

7 want a few colored Illustrations OF
beets and tomatoes"
Life size?" inquired the artist.
Catalogue size" replied the scotsman
with q significant smile
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

A fashion authority says summer hats
are 10 be bigger than ever this year.
This ought to popularlze airshlps with the
men, anyway.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Abdul Hands recent alleged attempt
at suicide did not attract much attention
throughout the world. That must have
still further discouraged his ex-sublime
majesty.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Ion. Beneath the sway of Presidents en-
tirely strenuous. the Executive order Is
mightier than Congressional pleasure.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

A Missouri paper says Mr.. David r.
Francis in the Senate would put old
Missouri on the map" incidentally. how
ever, it would also put either Mr.. Warner
or Mr.. Stone on the toboggan.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
An UnhersfudY-

OF all the birds the hen Is best;
I love her winning ways
I ,hortle when she seeks the nest
And Cackle when she lays.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
They Hnd.

From the Chicago RecodHerald.
Haven't we met somewhere before.
Mr.. Branderson?"
Yes; I was your third husbands best
man"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

DR.. Cook has been located, without
doubt" this time, it appears, in Chile
On his way to the south pole, as we
darkly suspected.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

The English House OF Lords does not
know where II is going. but IT is on It's
way, all right
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Among prominent prohibition leaders,
we note the names OF Mr.. Swallow, Mr..
Holler, Mr. Tipple. and Mr.. Boozer.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Celebration Over There, Too.

/ From the Augusta Herald
/ The lions gnd rhinoceTUses IN Afrca-the feyg TIA,
rJm5in-will be glad To see June crne amin.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

February French and in 1900
Of in
che physician author uS29) Nelson Dnsly
bill the
which n
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Thousands OF men understand baseball
lingo perfectly 10 whom Esperanto never
could be made ineligible
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

1t IS very easy 10 understand why the
meat boycott was failure, There was
no meat boycott
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
She Docs.

From the Kansas City Star.
A woman in Massachusetts, is credited
with being able to talk in fifty-four Ian
guages. And it is safe to say that If she
can, she does.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

If Mr.. Peary had been wise. he would
have managed to get back from the pole
before Executive orders went out Of fash
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Tbose frou N,,..our,,

From the Albany Journal
Some persons ars wondering where in Africa
EIta Is
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SIZED UP.

There Is really nothing mystic
In the bent
Which is known as the artistic
Temperament.
IT'S a state Of mind unstable
More or less
That a common man might label
LaZiness.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15
Must Have Been Deaf.

From the Rochester Democrat.
A stranger IN Washington mistook Speaker Cannon
for q minister the other day.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

There is one man worth watching in
New York in connection with the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination. remarked
one OF the best informed Democratic
politicians of the Empire State last night.
while lingering in Washington between
trains on his way to Florida.
Mayor Gaynor?" was suggested.
NO, not Gaynor," he replied. I fear
party lines hang too loosely upon him.
The organization throughout the country
would not support him with that enthu-
siasm so necessary to a Presidential can
didate"
Give It up"
Morgan J. O'Brien. He would sweep
New York against either Roosevelt or
Taft. He is being considered for the
Democratic gubernatoriaI nomination this
year, and If he will accept it the Demo-
cratic party has found its Tilden. for
Justice O'Brien is the highest type Of
Democrat, is Of Presidential caliber. and
can win"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-15

Even the Congressional Record has DIFF
fculties with the headline artist" IN
the issue Of February : q message from
the President was printed IN the Senate
proceedings, under the head standard
Weight Of Coins. while precisely the
same document appears In the House pro-
ceedings with the title Manufacture OF
Subsidiary Silver Coin"