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a Sane Holidays

After all. il was not quite a safe and
sane Fourth" In the excitement of q
prize night at Reno between two heavy
weights the glorious meaning Of the
day-the real birthday of the nation-was
in a measure overlooked. Now that It is
over. il is probable that, as a people, we
are all a little ashamed of ourselves for
getting so wrought up.
There is some consolation in the fact
that il viii probably be a very long time
before another such contest will be al
lowed to take place. It may never hap
pen again. There viii be boxing contests.
Of course. as long as men are men. but
II is not likely that soon again there will
he such a contest involving a fortune and
commanding the attention of the whole
nation, as this affair at Reno on the
Fourth Of July
Now that it is all over, we may. per-
laps, recover somewhat our sense OF pro-
portion as TO the fitness Of things.
In spite of the denunciation Of certain
classes of men who inveighed against
The prize fight as brutal and disgusting,
the fact remains that there was little
that was purely brutal about it. save
that a mere physical contest is, in re-
atty, q contest between the brute part
OF the natures of men. Neither fighter
was as badly injured as many college
lads are in football games or polo
matches. and, above all. it should be re-
membered that the contest was not in
violation of law.
II the citizens Of Nevada like that sort
OF thing, why. that's the sort Of thing
they like: and they are old enough to
know their own minds.
But it was deplorable that in the ex-
element of such a contest the true
meaning and spirit Of the finest of our
national holidays should be forgotten. It
is only 1874 years since on July we were
born nation, but they have been 1874
years pregnant with the worlds prog
ress and enlightenment. Such strides
toward the ideal have never been made
before IN the history Of the world. 1t is
not well that such a date should be
blurred or besmirched by indulgence In
personal qualification. BY their own vo-
htion the people seem to have agreed
to the plan OF making the Fourth safe
and sane by doing away with senseless
noise and dangerous fireworks.
Let US hope that we may go further
in the right direction. and besides keep
ing the day as holiday devote It to
patriotism and honor. in memory Of
those, our forefathers. who gave their
lives to the building OF the nation.
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STOGIES REIGN SUPREME.
No One Too Rich or Too Poor to
Smoke Them In Columbus.

No One Too Rich or Too Poor TO
Smoke Them In Columbus.
From the New York Sun.
''stogies. just the good old three for FIVE,
make Columbus. Ohio. the most demo-
cratic town in the country" said trav-
cling salesman whose route was from
New York TO the Pacific Coast. THE sort
Of good feeling that existed between the
men that represented capital-Columhus
Is one Of the richest towns In the United
States in proportion to its size-and the
fellow that works In the ditch or at some
other kind of manual labor was always
interesting TO me and / used 70 try 10
discover the reason.
"One man told me that the people were
born that way, another said that IL was
because Columbus was made up from
little towns all over the State and was
merely a big village. but finally one OF
my Wisest customers hit the nail on the
head when he said:
a. 'stogies, that's the reason; no one
here is either too rich or too poor TO
smoke Them
II suppose that they smoke more
stogies In Columbus than IN any other
town OF its size in the world. Pittsburg
Parkersburg. or Wheeling may make
them. but Columbus smokes them You
viii find them in every agar stand. be it
a hole In the wall or at the best hotel.
Nobody Is too proud to smoke them.
The banker putting away at his three fer
Will offer you quarter cigar IL you are
a nonresident and a stogy II you live in
the town. One of my best customers. a
prosperous merchant. took from his desk
drawer a box OF Havanas and offered
me one, and at the same time he bit the
end of a stogy and lit il for himself.
I found fhe fireman down in the cell
lar, the Janitor up IN the loft. and the
carpenter who was doing an odd fob Of
repairing ali pulling away at the same
kind OF weed as the boss II a Columbus
man goes 10 picnic, 10 the lake fishing
or to the ball park he fills his pockets
with stOgies They are not all for HIM
self. but smoking for anybody that
wants IT,
"A fishing boat loaded with Columbus
men looks like a steam tug under way.
and the bleacheTs are almost hidden in
clouds of smoke So long as any one of
the crowd has stogy, so long can any
one smoke, and you need not have the
least hesitation about asking for It. even
II it is the last weed in the crowd.
Il went out TO one Of the country
clubs for a game of golf; my host handed
me a two-for-fifty perfecto as he himself
lit up a stogy. and when I turned around
20 look for our caddies found them puff
ing at what looked like mates to his
weed
Il have always heard that the mission
Of the stogy was 70 give a cheap smoke,
but until started going 10 Columbus I
never knew that il was also 10 instnl
the Principles Of democracy and equality /"
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Pensions for Government EmpIoyes

from the Manchester Union
The introduction of labor-saving ma
chimes in the departments at Washing
ton has had the effect 10 bring forward
more prominently than otherwise the
proposition 10 provide in some way for
those who grow old in the public serv-
ice. II is stated that the adding and
ether laboF-saving devices which are be-
ing adopted in the several departments OF
the government are causing the dis
missal Of scores Of elderly men and
women who have made little. if any. pro-
vision for their declining years. OF
course, il may be said, and with some
reason, that they ought to have made
some savings from their salaries as they
went along. but the fact stiil remains
that they had no expectation OF losing
their positions through ingenious count
ing-room iabor-saving devices. At the
same time, however, the problem Of what
TO do with those who grow old in the
public service is complicated by the un-
Willingness of the government employe.
as whole. 70 have a portion of their
salaries retained by the government for
their future benefit even though the
money thus retained shall draw good in
terest. The employees want TO enjoy
their salaries in full as they go along.
and then have an old-age pension at the
last-and there Is the rub
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WEDNESDAY. July 6. 1910.
Home News Away from Home

Washingtouiana who leave tho
city, either for a short or ionz
stay-Whether they go 10 mountain
or Seashore. or even across the sea
should not fail to order The
Washington Herald sent TO them
by mail. II will come regularly.
and the addresses will be changed
as often as desired. It IS the home
news you viii want while away
from home. Telephone Main 1900.
giving old ard new address.
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the Bon Homme Richard was hid nv
sHnoEe, and Pearson, of the Scraps, cried
out' Has your ship struck" I have
not yet begun to fight" was Paul Jones
answer. The battle waged fiercely. The
courage of Jones never faltered. although
MS position was so critical. and his ship
was slowly sinking The hand grensdes
Of his marines set the Scraps on fire.
capt. Pearson had not the obstinacy Of
his foe, though he had fought with great
bravery. and at last he surrendered to
his really weaker enemy.
II Is painful he said to Jones. in a
surly manner, TO deliver up my sword
70 man who has fought with halter
around MS neck" Jones preserved his
temper and courteously replied. as he
returned the weapon: Sir, you have
Iousht IKE hero, and I have no doubt
your sovereign viii reward you in the
most ample manner"
ne SAID rightly; George III knighted
PEARSON Tor the bravery he displayed
When Jones heard of this. he remarked:
We'll. he deserves IT; and if / fall in
with him again I viii make a lord of
him.
HIS brilliant exploit excited great ad-
mfatlon IN Paris. The French gave him
sword OF honor. and a cross of the
nlhtary order of merit. The American
Congress. eight years later, voted him a
gold medal. At the conclusion of peace
Jones accepted the post of rear admiral
IN the Russian navy In I7SS and in 1892 he
died IN Paris at the age of forty-five. He
was buried IN that city until 1905. when
MS body was exhumed, after lying 1Is
years in an unmarked grave. and was
brought to this country and placed in q
crypt in Bancroft Hall at the Naval
Academy. Annapolis
On July 6, 1855. Congress established the
standard OF the American dollar. It is
the date OF the battle Of Sedgemoor, in
Monmouth's rebellion In 1865. and Of the
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That eminent literary light, Mr.. John
Lawrence Sullivan. will now illuminate
the whereforeness and the why OF II all,
of course; after which. let us hope. he
may be snuffed out permanently. so far
as literary endeavor Is concerned.
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The Appendix of the Nation.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
We are inclined to think of the Repub-
lican party as the appendix Of the ma
ton. in an advance state Of corruption.
We do not fear that its amputation, if
the word may be used will cause much
trouble TO the country, and we suggest
that the consulting and operating physi-
clans give their services free of charge.
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Reno on the Defensive.

FROM the Baltimore American.
Reno says there are good many insti-
tuuons more immoral than a prize fight
right under the shadow OF the law In
the effete East And Reno is likely right
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Should Investigate Both.

From the Dallas News
President Taft is undecided whether to
go TO Panama this fall or come to Texas.
If he wants TO see 5000 persons being
supported by the government let him
HE himself 10 the isthmus; If he prefers
TO look at 100000 persons supporting the
government. he should choose the Texas
triD
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Congratulations TO those sturdy young
Americans who neglected and omitted to
blow themselves up yesterday, Tears
for those who did not avail themselves
Of the generous advice so freely rendered
by press. pulpit. physicians, and philan-
thropic people in general!
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Los Angeles Express: a certain Geor-
gian. says the washington Herald. has
six hddles and ten children" And how
many hounds?
Knoxville Sentinel: The washington
Herald notes that there are cheering
indications" that the Ham Patterson
crowd is not the biggest thing in Ten
nessee.
Scranton Tribune: The washington
Herald speaks OF Prof. Harry Thurston
Peck as benevolent looking old gen
tleman" This looks ike the unkindest
stab Of ALL
Richmond Ms Leader: TT is not. g"
observes the Washington Herald. the
quantity. but the quality Of her popuia-
/ ton to which Washington points with
/ pride" Any significance in the fact that
the observation was not made before the
| adjournment of Congress?
Wichita Eagle: Talk about faith that
will remove mountains. The Washington
Herald declares that so utterly firm is
the faith of some people in Mr.. Roose-
velt's ability 10 manage things that they
D
peace In a suburban choir.
Macon Telegraph: 1t is unlawful in
New York TO catch more than ten pounds
of brook trout in one day. The Wash
ington Herald thinks "piscatorial pre-
varieators will have 10 be careful when
! they get started in that State, or they
will short-and-ugly themselves into the
hands of the sheriff before they realize
H."
Jacksonville Times-Union: The Wash
ington Herald says: "A Virginia contem-
porary refers 20 Tom Watson as the en-
FAINT terrible of Southern politics. The
| impression is that the Hon. Tom is more
than seven, nevertheless" Let's see: he
was a Democrat. neaT-Democrat. Popu-
| list. and a few others. Yes. probably
more than seven.
Chattanooga Times: Whatever the reg
! lars" -so-called-in Tennessee may think
Of 1t. Democrats outside OF the state have
one view and that is pretty fairly indf-
Gated by this extract from The Washing
! ton Herald: Mr. Ham Patterson's
crowd has nominated him to succeed
| himself as governor of Tennessee. There
are cheering indications, however. that
the other crowd Is decidedly the bigger"
Bristol Herald-Courier: Examine close
ly into the affiliations of the fellow who
predicts positively that Mr.. Roosevelt will
repudlate Mr. Taft. and about nineteen
times out Of twenty you will discover that
the wish is father TO the thought" says
The Washington Herald That is a pretty
/ safe bet At the same time. the other
fellows are holding their breath and hop
ing hard that Mr.. Roosevelt will not do
anything of the sort.
Montgomery Advertiser: The Arch Duke
Ferdinand. Austrian crown prince. is
mad as a hornet because he was nor
given more conspicuous place In the
funeral procession of King Edward. We
agree with The Washington Herald. how
ever. that the true reason for his getting
huffy was no doubt because of the fact
that through an oversight he was not
allowed to ride in the same carriage with
Theodore Roosevelt.
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Mr.. Roosevelt is advising Gov. Hughes
to refuse the Supreme Court judgeship
and run for governor of New York again. {"
says the Beaumont Enterprise. We take
the liberty OF doubling Il.
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Both Thrilling Experiences.
,nm the Cbarls-.on Neus and cnnrisr-

From the Charleston News and Courier
We may suggest TO the Pittsburg Ga
Zette-Times that the man who rode
through He'll Gate on log ought not to
be compared with John Dalzell The
former stood on a sound plank
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As the quieter July days come on
apace, it is sweetly solemn thought, as
they say in Grand Old Texas. that water.
melons already are bespangling the mar
ket places around and about.
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Slowly, perhaps, but surely, Taft stock
is advancing in this country. Careful and
searching analysis of public opinion, as
voiced through the press indicates It TN
mistakably.
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A German scientist announces the in
vention OF Misunderstanding beer. It will
be genuinely appreciated by people who
care for that sort OF thing. perhaps.
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Our sfind-readers at Work.

From the Des Moines CAPITAL.
Mr.. Roosevelt will not talk politics for
two months The nation will therefore be
compelled to depend solely upon the
Washington correspondents, who will not
be at all backward about interpreting
his thoughts.
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Takes a Crack at St. LOui

From the Cleveland Leader.
A st. Louis paper offers a prize for
play. the scene Of which must be laid In
81 Louis. But isn't the public getting
tired OF these slum dramas?
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senator Lodge,s Position

From the Ohio State Journal.
As We understand Senator Lodges po-
sition. it IS that. while of course there
are no such things as ultimate consum-
ers, the cost Of living is almost entirely
their fault
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II is somewhat astonishing that the
Pullman Company has never thought to
plead that the upper berth Is a myth.
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Even the Congressional Record has
ceased firing.
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The tumult and the shouting dies: the
trainers and the pugs depart. A quiet
falls on Reno now-once more the old
divorce mills start
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
AT ORR HOTEL


No parlor suffragettes Tor mine.
OF equal rights they prate,
Yet never let
A fellow get
A minute TO crate.
No parIor suffragettes for mine!
I am no being mute.
And now and then,
Like many men,
/ want 20 elocute-
No parlor suffragettes for mine!
Away from them I walk
Each of the crew
is anxious to
Monopolize the talk.
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dependence is, but they are strong for the
flag, nevertheless and Notwithstanding.
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JEFF failed to come back. But, cheer
up Santa Claus viii; also cool weather;
likewise Congressi
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There is only one issue in Tennessee
Patterson" says the Memphis News
scimitar. Well, that IS challenge enough
to the manhood Of that state. surely
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Nat" Goodwin is said to have dropped
$1,000 at Reno. Stll. Nat has a kindly
feeling in his heart for that town, OF
courset
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CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Hence the silence

From the Albany Journal
For time there will be more discussion
Of Roosevelt silent than there would be
Of him talking, but he cannot help that
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OVerIooIzIng So Bets.

II started the season neatly" de-
clared the seaside belle.
Il see you are. engaged TO the hotel
clerk already
Yes: and on the way from the depot
became engaged 10 the driver OF the
bus
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Preferred the nireot Route.


she-shan have your lunch brought
10 --or here, dear2
H. ;tee9lyj-Ne. love Il lr1r
over 5ard Il H cave 81 and OK
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a 100000 damage suit against the
colonel is small potatoes. The colonel
never notices anything less than 5000. 900
conspiracies.
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Prof. Peck. of Columbia, seems to have
picked peck of picked peppers when
he those picked peppers picked, all right
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Heroic Measures.

THAT fellow Is very blase."
'I'H bet could startle him, II wanted
to-
Pray. how
by paying him what owe him.
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I am very glad to be back once more, &"
begins Mr. Roosevelt, in the Outlook of
July . Nobody doubted the colonel's
ability to come back. however.
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1t has been estimated that each word
spoken In debate during the last session
Of Congress cost $50 All we have to say
is. the output was not worth the money,
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One OF the curious things OF this world
is how much easier it is TO make a fool
Of yourself than it is TO make a fool OF
somebody else
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A great many patriots DO not know
what the number OF this year Of our In
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The view.

What do you think of the view from
this veranda2"
Magnificent, That tall girl is a peach
and the little blonde fairly makes my
eyes bulge"
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Old Man Time is the unconquerable
champion Of item all.
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HIch-hrn,r ThriIIs.


Your play is mostly epigram.'
"weug'
Your hero undergoes no perils.'
"Oh, / don't know. He narrowly es
eapes being bored TO death"
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Scranton Tribune; The Washington
Herald speaks OF Prof. Harry Thurston
Peck as a benevolent looking old gen
tleman." This looks ike the unkindest
stab Of all
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PRO AND CON.

Los Angeles Express: a certain Geor-
gian." says the washington Herald. has
six hddles and ten children" And how
many hounds
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4 terrible Revenge.

''Wen. 1 got square with that cook. .
"She left: did she2"
''she left; but I refused to button her
,own up the back
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America is the real home OF the con-
fidence man. said William F. Walsh. a
private detective of New York, at the
Riggs last night. 1T is his native air.
and he flourishes like a green bay tree
Tom o'BrIen, the confidence man, who
shot mis- old pal Kid Wadden another
American crook. at the Care du Nord
Station In Paris about fifteen years ago.
had in HIS prime two or three dozen men
in his employ, who used the funds he
provided and turned over to him the
profits. just like commercial travellers
They would wait outside hotels and rail-
way stations for well-to-do visitors from
the rural districts-'hayseeds It was
easy enough for these plausible, we'll
dressed fellows 10 strike up an acquaint-
ance, AMI then the 'hayseed became the
come-on'
The confidence trick in their hands
had endless subdivisions. There was the
man whose dearest friend had invented
an electric pillow that only wanted 5000
worth of improvements 10 sell like hot
cakes. The farmer who put up some os
his good money for this enterprise
learned afterward that the stock certif-
Gates were bogus Then there was the
sOId OIlck game IN WHICH ION y Brien
personally excelled. He would, when at
his best. sell two gold bricks a day for
weeks at a stretch. He was a returned
miner from California. Australia. or the
I his cleanup
N or gold brick. He
u csrrYu around and
su 4 wss sfog with United
- ASSAY o'aee mars and he would
So f5r s-,ga r Hst Of H. The pur-
g issr ie2fa9a, late, that the
tea osaH &c mark only
itahteea the saee" # a neat three
leA piug q soi1 which 1ad been inserted
eaes- bf.shs a1e the whole suit
ably gided
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Herald notes that there are cheering
indications" that the Ham Patterson
crowd" is not the biggest thing in Ten
nessee
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The rolling waves are very nice
And Choliy stares.
He cannot really spare the price
or rolling chairs
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The weIcome Footprint.

I'VE came too early TO this resort, old
man. I feel like Robinson Crusoe on his
desert island"
Cheer up, old chap. saw the imprint
Of a girls shoe on the sand just now"
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Richmond Ms Leader. 1T is not. g"
observes the Washington Herald. the
quantity. but the quality Of her popula-
ton to which Washington points with
pride" Any significance in the fact that
the observation was not made before the
adjournment of Congress?