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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
Conservation in Alaska.

The nasty muddle over the claims to
coal lands in Alaska which involved Sec
rotary Ballinger so unpleasantly served
one good purpose. in this-it called atten-
ton 70 Alaska and its opportunities. and
made people see that the territory Is
something considerably more than Nome
and Dawson and the gold fields It is
probable that the booming OF Alaska by
adventurous gold-seekers. some Of whom
found rapid fortunes, did the territory
more harm than good. In the public
mind Alaska seemed to be a land for
adventure and the SPECTATOR; against
the stories Of the gold finds were set
the tales OF hardship and cruel trails and
starvation. and it was frequently said
that the United States. in purchasing
Alaska from Russia for seven and a
quarter million dollars. made a sorry
bargain.
But we are coming to see now that
Alaska offers much more than a field for
the miner. Although so far it has been
peopled largely by the adventurous. its
population is growing fast. and its latent
wealth is impressing itself more and more
upon the pubic imagination. The ques-
ton OF conserving this great wealth has
become an important one
The gold yield Of Alaska for 1909 was
100000 but its salmon fisheries are
worth annually more than this. Investi-
cation has shown. too, that Alaska is
immensely valuable as a farming country
1t has over 100000 acres Of fine arabic
land, and in the southern portion of the
territory its vegetables are wonders. The
Alaska seal fisheries supply the markets
with about all the seal skins there are
the recent Congressional investigations
have told us Of the practically unlimited
supply OF coal, and now expert mlning
men declare their belief that the mother
lode that supplied the gold fields OF Cali
fornia viii be discovered among the Alas
kan mountains.
The question. then. OF securing adequate
government for this territory is an i'm
portant one. Up to the present IL
laws have been insufficient. and tn
territory has not made the progress 4
should It is time that the coal ield
were developed railroads encouraged, an,
immigration invited. The future o
Alaska-the proper conservation Of it
great natural wealth and a businesslik
administration Of it's affairs-is one Of tn
big problems to come before future Con
crosses.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
EVERY SATURDAY.
Cur Motto. lfyou zee it in The Biz
suek. If isn't necessarily 50.
THE RECONSIDERATION.

According to zimphi. The Big
Sticks famous astrologer. Septem-
Der is 20 be q month CT important
events He writes:
The lunar epoch IS favorable
for much talking and a display Of
egotism. Revolt viii make great
headway. and the Administration
must be careful. If IL Is not 10 lose
its head.
Shutters viii come down IN
Massachusetts, an d Connecticut
avenues before the storm Of re-
turning society folk.
In the West. Beveridge is like
" to be heard from. and 1t IS not
unlikely that Kansas will cone out
for the initiative and Teierendum.
The following days are mpOr-
tant 20 remember;
The 7th-Buy. sell. borrow mon
ey; ask favorS Read ROoseyelJ's
speeches
The l3th-sell. but don't lend
any money. Don't read RooseTelt's
sIeecheS
The Z3d-A very bad day. Be
careful Get all the money you
can. Don't drink with strangers.
Try and forget that Roosevelt Is
saving the country.
The 9th - Propitiou5. Don't
smoke too much. Make love. Be
lieve what every one tells you. Re
member that Roosevelt can't tax
ell the time. Be happy.
IN. B.-People who die during
this month are apt to stay dead a
long time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE.

Tom Grant is stll sitting On the
lid.
Ben Woodruff missed 4 hall game
yesterday.
Uncle Dave kaufman is thousand
ISlanding.
Milton Z. Allies IS week-ending a.
Bolivar Heights.
d. 5. Porter is back from Maine.
brown as berry.
B. S. Minor has finished his Va
cation at PasSapatanzy
Harry Rapley is motoring home
ward from Poland Springs.
Sam Blythe continues 10 lead TIE
simple life n Chelsea. n. ].
Dick Goldsborough is practicing
deep-breathirs at Old White SUI
phur.
Tom Morsan's genial presence IS
again noticed in our melancholy
midst.
B. F. Saul Is summering de-
hghtfulE on his farl near Ken
sington.
Ye scribe thanks his god Demo
cratic friend. w. ]. Dryer. Tor re-
cent faT0rs.
Col. Bob Tracewen is no knock
er. He predicts that Bob Unglau0
viii come back.
Uncle Dan Fraser has developed
into a ful-fedged fan under the
tutorship Of Clarence Norment.
Gus Karger tells rs that his Pr
vate advices from Ohio now assure
him that s1 is G. o. P. harmony.
Homecoming week is near at
hand. Then look out FOR boom
Ing fan trade. says George A.
Lewis.
r. y. Harper is going 10 have one
Of the most imposing bank build
ingS Il this Capital. A hustler.
r. y;
jest think how depopulated this
town would be these dog days II the
ball team had not struck a win
ming streak
George H. Harries writes that
there viii be a reunion az the
magnates' tables at the New VII
lard shortly,
c. G. Rogers has ordered his as
sistants to get the hook after the
citizens who are derehct IN paying
their personal taxes
Roe FNslkerson is making a special
kind Of lens 10 assist the public
IN dedphering the prescriptions OF
the Business Doctor.
Fleming Newbold saw Ty Cobb
pull of that fourbag stunt at the
ball park THURSDAY. and scarce sur
viyed 10 tell the sad tale.
Felix Mahony is leading the sim
pie life in a bungalow on the upper
Potomac. and incidentally making
some pen sketches Of his friends.
Capt. Andrew Parker has had a
happy summer. dividing his time
between the w. L. x T., Camp
Good wiz. and the Chevy Chase
golf links.
". P. Van Wickle win offer a
grand piano as first prize 20 the
resident Of the District who car
guess the actual number CT fsh hs
caught while in Canada
During the hot spell Commits
sioner Rudolph ordered the Dis
trict employees to go home a.
O'Clock. By unanimous vote Of "a,
employees. the popular Commits
sioner has been elected 70 enc
for life.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

From the Montreal Standard
Some OF the fsh found at the depth OF
about 10000 feet by a German deep sea
expedition resemble the fossil species in
the rocks Of the Mesozoic era, when the
earth's atmosphere was dense with car
bon. These FISH. IN many cases. had spe-
cial means Of collecting light Some pos
sessed enormous eyes, occupying nearly
the whole side of the head, and some
were supplied with telescope organs.
Others carried their light on their heads
in a manner similar to that Of the glow
worm.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
MY LOVE.

I love my love. and my love loves
me.
Is the song that runs through
ny heart;
We have plighted our troth, my
love and l.
And we're never more to pan.
love my love-but no longer
mine
For my love loves another now,
Where I once thought We ne'er
would part.
It's different now. somehow.
All we'll still can love my love.
Though the love she once gave
no
Is now another's; he pays the bins.
And I-save money. you seel
CHARLES ALLAN.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
HOW ABOUT OUR CONGRESS ?

From the Atchison Globe.
Lord Chesterfield. writing nearly 200
years ago. delivered an estimate Of the
men at that time in public life:
When I first came into the House OF
Commons. respected that assembly as
a venerable one. and felt a certain awe
upon me: but upon better acquaintance
that awe soon vanished. and ! discovered
that Of $50 not above thirty could under
stand reason; that those thirty only re-
quired plain common sense, dressed up in
good language. and that all the rest only
required flowing and harmonious periods.
whether they conveyed any meaning or
NOT
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Robert Louis Stevenson.
The day returns and brings US the petty
round Of irritating concerns and duties.
Help Us 70 play the man. help US to per-
form them with laughter and kind faces.
let cheerfulness abound with industry.
Give US to go blithely on our business
this day, bring US to our resting beds
weary and content and undishonored. and
grant US in the end the gift OF sleep.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
Rushing Around.

There's hustle In the air,
And a stir;
Statesmen rushing here and there
To confer.
Statesmen travel here and yon
In a pack:
And, with mystic errand done.
Hurry back.
Back and forth they madly so.
Whip and spur;
AS they hasten to and fro
To confer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
WE DO

Do you know young lady-God
bless herl
Who each day stands an hour az
her dresser,
Arranging her hair
In style. rich and rare.
And cuts bathing because IL
would mess herr
s. f g.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

The colonel is not the kind Of man
who uses words to conceal his thoughts"
says the Kansas City Star. No. indeed.
When the colonel wishes to conceal his
thoughts. he says nothing. Witness the
numerous things the colonel has not said
about the tariff
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
SATURDAY. AUGUST 2. 1910.
Home News Away from Home

washingtonIans who leave the
city. either for a short or long
stay-whether they 80 70 mountain
or oeashore. OF even across tho sea
should not fail to order The
Washington Herald sent to them
by mail. II will come regularly.
ana the addresses viii be changed
as often as desired. 1t Is the home
news you win want whil0 away
from home. Telephone Main 1900.
giving old AID new address
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
Insulting.

From the Chicago News
Many and many time" said the lead
ing lady, my father implored me not to
become an actress.
And 1 suppose rejoined the pretty
soubrette, that's why you never did"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
THE GREAT AM.

/ saw
I'm on my way
In a private car,
And all Is gay.
Talky
Why. you bet IN talk
Clear to Frisco
And back 70 New York.
There's no fear
But that you'll hear
The people cry
When they hear about l.
II
T.
II
That's Ne,
Interesting. isn't II.
What I'll DO.
What I think,
What I eat,
What ! drink;
Whom I smite,
What I write.
What Is wrong.
What is night;
Whom I love.
Whom hate.
What I'd DO
To save the sister
Come 20 the depot,
Low and high.
And hear my speeches.
All about 1:
That's Me-
Sect T. R
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

The Ohio state Journal recently con-
tanned in one issue I'VE editorial para
graphs about the sweet summer girl and
her Infinite capacity for assimilating ice
cream sodas. Never again." for one
paragrapher at least
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
PRO AND CON.

Macon News: The Washington Herald
consoles US with the reflection that the
hobble skirt will pass quickly II We
are 10 trust our observation that is the
very thing it cannot do.
Elmira Advertiser: Two or three bar
rels Of truth IN this item from The
Washington Herald: One great beauty
about a progressive platform is that no
body can say exactly what # means"
Columbia state: Birmingham News:
The Washington Herald does not be-
lieve that all the corn produced in the
South this year will be made into bread"
But a large part Of Il will be converted
into pretzels in the prohibition States
South Bend News: the Washington
Herald intimates that an English peri
odicars comparison Of the Kaisers and
Alfred Austin's poetry may precipitate
war. and yet there are those who would
ask why should the spirits OF poets
be proud?"
Rochester Herald: So many people
profess 70 favor the back TO the farm
movement that It is somewhat astonish-
| ing more people do not go back.-Wash-
| ington Herald. It's like war. Patriotism
consumes them. but they want the other
| fellow 10 volunteer and do the fighting.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: After search
| ing the records Of the Carnegie hero COM
mission, we fail 70 find a single instance
where a baseball umpire has been re-
wsrded," says the Youngstown Telegram.
Baseball umpires receive their rewards IN
another world mayhap.-Washington
Herald. Too ambiguous.
| Bristol Herald Courier: IF the next
Speaker is not any less a car than the
present Speaker. perhaps he will be a
trihe more discreet. anyway" says The
/ Washington Herald And in the mean
time Mr.. Slemp, who recently boosted
that he was with Speaker Cannon from
beginning to end" doubtless will have
learned that discretion is the better part
Of valor.
/ Lynchourg ADVANCE ne washington
Herald welcomes the Esperanto congress
in the following manner. al VI. SEN
tuxiasmuloj Ell multaj landoj kap diversaj
statoj urboj. kiuj estas venintaj al la
I chefurbo de MIA nacio por kunvenl pro
"a espereble monda lingvo. Esperaton. Ia
Washington Herald donas koran bonve-
non" We would say that this is a very
tevrich by-,ih ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS way of mt
ting it.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

was tenaeed Mr. Taft in Jackson. Miss.
Let US hope this is not another fact
cited for the mere purpose OF widening
the breach between Mr.. Roosevelt and
the President
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Resolving that Uncle Joe" Cannon
must go" is something Ike resolving
the same thing with respect to the Eng
lish sparrow. The real problem is to con-
vince either "Uncle Joe" or the sparrow.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Miss Opal winderlinger. Of Toledo.
says that the man who did not marry
her because his wife would not let him
is still a real gentleman notes the De-
troit Free Press. A real gent" more
likely.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

As evidence that newspaper correspond
ents can hold themselves sternly in check
at times, 1t will be observed that Mr..
James Wilson has not been retired from
the Cabinet in almost six months.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Mr.. Roosevelt will deliver "only four
teen speeches" on his present trip, notes
a contemporary, regretfully. Neverthe-
less. cheer UP! Remember. even one Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's speeches goes a long
way.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
A JAUNT TO MEXICO.

Ira E. Bennett Is planning an
autumn trip 70 Mexico. and. IN
cideptally viii collect additional
data for bis history Of the Rocky
Boy Band Of Native-born Amer
ican Wandering Indiana
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
ALITTLE NONSENSE.


Unexpected Complications.
Yes. I promised to marry a number
Of young men,"
.'Wen2"
Several of them seem to expect me
to do II"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
On Common Ground.

What are you so surprised aboutT
I've just been reading a Boston pa
per"
What OF it?"
They use the same baseball slang as
the rest Of the country"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

From che Boston Transcript.
"Our landlady is woman who never
mincss matters.
How can you say that. when we have
hash three times a week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

II one were required to check up Eu-
ropean royalty, and be quick about it,
it probably would be necessary 20 take
out a search warrant for the new King
Of Montenegro.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

A statue OF George III IN New York?
Why not? In his own stubborn. crazy
fashion, George was. unwittingly enough.
OF course, pretty good friend TO this
nation, really.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

The eternal ftness Of things must be
recognized. Even the ''rounder" who
would keep going must realize the i'm
portance Of a reputation for squareness.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

WAS there ever a little Anne Arun-
del Watermelon" inquiries the Louisville
.Courier-JoUrnaL AS the Baltimore Sun
would say, they all seem little in the
eating.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

A Long Island man. trying to milk his
cow in the dark. got into mules STALL
II that man ever milks anything else, Il
will be IN broad daylight. sure!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Is there anything in this world more
truly humorous than a post-election
reading Of ante-election claims and
appeals?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

For membership in the or Again. on
Again, Gone Again Society. our great
and good friend Tom Watson seems to
have qualified.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Mayor Gaynor Is getting well. in spite
OF Gallagher and four attending ply
slcians There is a strenuous Presidential
prospect.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

King Alfonso wished strenuously to
take an airship trip recently, but his
wife would not let him. Who's King Of
Spain anyhow?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

AS the colonel swings around the cir
Gle, it becomes more and more evident
to Prof Linotype that the az matrix
is in for a strenuous existence.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Pittsburg stands seventh on the list in
point Of population 1t is a pleasure to
be able to congratulate that town now
and then.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Alfred Austin seems almost human at
times He is now blaming some Of his
fall-downs on the Mergenthaler.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

George Bailey left Chattanooga in
miff." says the Charleston News and
Courier. What difference does It make.
so long as George was not in a milf?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
In Chicago.

Il was robbed by strange man to-
night and Il upset me"
L don't like changes. either have
been robbed on the same corner every
Saturday night by the same footpad Tor
years"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

Little Joe" Brown made fatal mis-
take when he undertook to ride to VIC
tory on Pegasus. Pegasus does not seem
TO be bridlewise in Little Joe'sr hands.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

The idea that Vice Presidents should
be seen and not heard appears TO have
played out to a certain extent. anyway.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

gins Mr.. Mckinley Uncle Joe" seems 10
have quite a few such friends. nowadays.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

The Montgomery Advertiser calls at
tention to the fact that whereas a $3.50
a-plate dinner is being prepared for the
colonel in Chicago, a s25-a-plate dinner
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

The man who planned this battle ship
must have been a greenhorn."
Why. the guns seem admirably ar
ranged"
Yes; but the decks are almost unfit
for dancing"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27

From the Wichita Eagle
Speaker Cannon smiles and states that he Is
awaiting the viii Of the people He appears 20 be
telling the truth. too because he is wearing a low
collar. and the will Of the people is likely 10 BE-
delivered right where Rosie woe the beads
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
A Brief RIM

Her proud father had one OF her
poems printed in newspaper"
Il saw it. He must be close. He only
arranged for one insertion"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
AT THE HOTELS.

Estrada. the rebel chieftaln. is Mica
ragua's liberator. and the people Of that
country are so ungrateful for his serv-
ices as to hesitate about electing him
their President, which Is downright vex-
ing 10 Charles T. Hampton. the Louis
vile tobacco man. who is visiting IN
Washington for several days
7 have been watching the changing
scenes in Nicaragua from the day the
papers announced that two Americans,
Groce and Cannon. had been executed
by Zelaya. It was my daily prayer that
Zelaya be made to suffer dire conse-
quences for what appeared TO be hasty
and unwarranted action on his part and
my prayer was answered in his rout.
He has been made an exile. and hope
he catches cold in the woods and dies.
Then Madriz assembled 10 the Presi-
dency, and noticed with the same Bit
ter interest that he was named through
the Zelaya influences. and that the OBJ
vious plan was TO have him serve until
the trouble rolled by. and then Zelaya
could come back From this it was evil
dent that zelaya had merely exile6 him
self as a subterfuge; and then I wished
even more than I had at first that he
would catch cold and get snake bitten.
Estrada appeared upon the horizon as
patriot. a man who had his country
and peace at heart, and realized the
tyranny and danger OF the ZeIaya forces.
He gathered a handful Of braves and
went 10 war When he left Managua,
the capital, the observing world thought
he would be captured aats put 10 death,
and the end Of everything would be the
return Of Zelaya. But such was not the
case Zelaya has not been restored He
Is still in the woods. and, better still. so
is Madriz.
Through many hardships and bloody
/ battles Estrada and his little band fought
their way 20 the capital Strange 10 say,
| the revolutionary leader found his own
/ brother in the Presidents chair. Jose
Estrada had been appointed by the leave
taking Madriz. which appeared on the
face OF il 70 be another attempted com
/ promise. He probably thought Gen. Es-
trada would consent TO his brother act
ing as President, and that he could WOO
HIS way back 70 the capital and acquire
his old power with the aid OF Zelaya.
who has not been forgotten a single
minute during the revolution And here
the matter hangs. Gen. Estrada. hero
that he is, VIII leave the question with
the people. since he made II possible for
them 10 choose their own President. free
and unhampered by rule What has
transplred IN the past few days is not
fully recorded, but am convinced that
Estrada will be elected and Honized. and
that Madriz and Zelaya and that gang Of
ruffans VIII never be IN power in their
country again. They viii probably live
in Mexico and. like buzzards. watch for
the chance 10 soar back 20 their native
land. II is hard TO get along without
ones native land"