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The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Summer Sunday Concerts.

There could be no greater contribution
TO the contentment OF this community.
or a greater security Of the morale Of
the citizens of the District of Columbia.
than the institution OF a series OF band
concerts on Sunday afternoons during
the summer months in one OF the many
places admirably adapted for the pur-
pose in Rock Creek Park.
Other cities. with any pretension TO
consideration for the welfare Of its In
hahitants. have invariably adopted this
form Of entertainment without in the
least depriving the day of it's solemnlty
or impairing the churchgoing procliviues
of the people.
Boston. New York. and Philadelphia
make a speciality of these summer Sun
day concerts, and there are notably ap-
preciative and well-ordered audiences Of
the enlightening programme rendered in
Boston Common, Central Park. and Fair
mount Park in those three cities.
There appears to be no reason why
Washington should have been for so long
behind the other cities of the East.
A concert by band which is OF a
numerical strength and an artistic quail
ity justified by a music-ioving popula-
ton will be one OF the pleasantest ways
the residents Of this city and frequenters
Of Rock Creek Park may spend a part
of Sunday afternoon.
It should not offend "sahbatarians" 10
greater extent than walking in the
park or looking at the animals of the
Zoo.
If win be good way to begin the
week for many people who do not have
the daily opportunity for entertainment
out of doors, and who VIII be glad to sit
under the trees and derive mental and
physical benefit from the music-laden
air
Let US have these Rock Creek Park con-
certs. By all means, let US have them.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Cats and Dogs.

From the New York ETening sun.
We once heard Of paTlor cat in Sum-
NIT. n. j.. with a yearning for the chaste
green covers of the Outlook. The know
ing little animal would nibble at the sue
culent leaves as If so much catnip. at
tanning therefrom precisely the fusion of
frenzy and solemn joy sometimes tech
nically described as feeding a bun. -
There vas also a Welsh terrier puppy
in town which we shall refuse TO name
who secretly fed his soul upon the Book
Of Common prayer. to the scandal of his
nonconformist race and the no small
devastation of the volume. But all these
scattered instances are overshadowed by
the extraordinary case of the yellow dog
Of paradise
This singular inhabitant Of the most up
lifted community Of Jersey is reported to
have subsisted for several days upon nib
bles from the legs of church sections. He
seemed perfectly gentle until one day the
SEXTON of the Protestant Episcopal
church strolled by. Then he whirled down
upon his victim and extracted his meal
from the sections calf. The janitor of a
Congregational church furnished the next
days breakfast, and a Presbyterian sex
ton was called upon for dinner. And so
it went, until finally the owner OF the dog
decided to place the animal under re-
straint.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
DEATH OF WILLIAM ITT-March g.

, In his reign the Bank of England was
founded, the modern system Of finance
introduced, ministerial responsibility rec
ognized, and the liberty of the press Sc
cured "In his intercourse with the world
in general, says Macaulay he appeared
ignorant or neglectful of those arts which
double the value of a favor and take
away the sting OF a refusal
Williams death was caused from the
consequences of a fall from his horse on
the 24th of February previous. Queen
Anne was crowned on ST. Georges Day.
April o, 1702. Three days after her ac-
cession she made her frst speech in Par
lament. Marlborough had carried the
sword of state before her on the occa-
sion. and the countess, of course, had
accompanied her in her coach. The
Queens declaration that she knew her
heart to be entirely English" was resent
ed by those who were loyal to the men,
DRY of the late King. and this and other
reflections upon him were i'll received by
the public. but the words entirely Eng
fish" were engraved on her coronation
medal. She reigned for twelve years.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Accidents on Railroads.

Pleading eloquently for his road in a
talk the other day, the head of a large
railway system declared an ordinary
traveller was as safe on a passenger
train as he would be at home in bed.
This may be a slight exaggeration, but
figures collected by the Interstate Com
meree Commission show there is much
truth in the boast.
The Union and Southern Pacific roads,
in the i've years from 1904 TO 1909. car
ried 2s.S5O,soO passengers, with only one
death in a train accident. The Long
Island Railway has not killed a pas
senger in sixteen years. The Laoka-
wanna Railroad reported the other day
that in a passenger mileage" of ga, 2S3.-
az it had not had a single fatality. al
though 100000 individuals were in
cluded in the above figures
Gov Draper. before the New England
Railway Club, spoke as follows:
Taking ten years from 1898 70 1907 inclusive.
and taking the average Of deaths Of passengers
without their own fault on our railways in Mazsa.
ehusetts for those ten years if you should take IN
your abode GA train never getting OF of it night
or day, and travel al the rate Of 5000 miles A
year the equivalent Of about ten times around the
earth. or about DIS miles month or about 70
miles an hour, if you had average luck you would
not be killed oftener than once in 2039 years Yoa
think that IS funny. but it strikes me as being
3 mighty oonsolng proposition"
These figures are Of passengers only.
and not OF employees, trespassers, or foot
or vehicle travellers crossing at the right
of way In these latter classes there is
a frightful list Of fatalities. In the last
annual report OF the Commerce Com
mission the figures are given as 3752
persons killed in train accidents"
This showing is much worse than that
Of European roads, but conditions in
America, especially the elimination OF
grade crossings. are improving every
year. and the death list should be con-
siderably reduced as result. Already
some of the larger companies, whose
equipment is Of the highest order. have
materially iessened the number Of fatali-
ties of ell sorts on their lines. At the
present rate OF Improvement. accident in
suranee companies viii soon be forced
out OF business.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
WHAT IS POETRY?
At Least This Essay Tells Us of a
Familiar Brand of Near-verse.


From Judge
Poetry Is the medium Of expression OF
the longings. hopes. aspirations, creeds.
theories. and forebodings Of young men
with long hair. spiritual countenances.
and empty purses, who know Just what
Is the matter with the world. but can't
say il without employing such words as
wot. trow. cen, e'er, and enow. Poetry
may be readily recognized because Of
the lines beginning with capital letters
and ending with words that rhyme-as.
love and move, and wind and blind
When poetry does not rhyme il is called
blank verse. and is ali that It is called.
The province Of poesy is universal. but
the muse runs mainly 10 advice, aCula-
ton. stimulation. and Interrogation. The
poem OF advice is a long-established ia
vorite, and a genius who wears a No.
81. hat and worries about the rent will
cheerfuliy extend counsel and direction
10 nature. the gods. the beef trust, and
the Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives. The poem of sdulation usually be-
gins. "Oh. Helen. thy eyebrow" and
ripples on into what would constitute
grounds for a class breach OF promise
suit II uttered IN workaday. pass-the-
butter prose. The poem of stimulation
is a well-mesnt effort to spur men other
than poets TO strike hard or do some
thing or press on The poem of interro-
cation is very popular. Just now we are
enjoying the Augustlan period OF the
limerick.
Poets are born-nOt fitting down Pa
gasus-borne from heaven. as the sub
Unity OF their soaring strains would
suggest.
1t requires nerve to be a poet. For in
stance. a bard will take an unpaid dun
from the butcher and write upon the
back an exquisitely scornful lay of banks
and bullion, beginning. What care I
for your boards Of filthy gold?' Or he
viii sit by the CRATE. with the snow un-
shoveled from the front walk. and indite
an ode, commencing, "Oh, dig and delve,
We brawny minions Of the soil!"
Poetry is drug in the literary market
because of the fact that the American
business man likes to understand what
he is reading. but a vilanelle or a qua
train is very convenient TO Ill in between
the last problematic sentence of Mrs.
Humphry Ward and the Caslon orna-
ment at the bottom of the page.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

propositions, the contract was awarded
In each instance to the next lowest bid
der at an extra cost to the government
in the aggregate on the two transactions
or about $500 In other words, If it had
been possible 10 accept the lowest bid,
the government would have saved that
sum, as compared with the contracts
which were made.
The situation becomes more interesting,
however. by virtue of third transac-
ton. the contract being awarded at the
same time for 800 gallons Of mineral lard
oil to be delivered at the Mare Island
tCaL) Navy Yard. There the lowest bid
der was again the Standard oil Company
at $3.50 The next lowest bid was that of
an independent" st sLl40 Ordinarily, It
might have been expected that In con-
tracts awarded at the same time and for
material which involved the same trust,
the contract would have gone 20 the next
lowest bidder even at a loss OF 500. In
stead Of that, the contract was awarded
~ hAkI oAs-4AtAJAA vi Autlibaiiy- II utlDAuGH
a question just what Is the policy Of the
Navy Department in this particular. and
the more so as the War Department in
It's purchases OF supplies for the subsist-
ence department and for the Isthmian
Canal appears 10 be adhering fairly we'll
to the rule which excludes the trusts Ia
the aCCeptance of bids for official sim
plies. There is unquestionably very
good reason for the exception being made
to the STANDARD OIL Company in the con-
tract for the Mare Island lard oil, but
with this incident as a precedent there
would appear to be a very good reason
for the trust representatives TO ask why
they are not getting other contracts. espe-
cialy when they are the lowest bidders
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
a woMAN WHO UNDERSTANDS.

Somewhere she waits to make sou win.
Your soul in her firm white hands
Somewhere the gods have made for you
The woman who understands.
As the tide went out she found him
Lasfed TO the spar Of despair
The wreck Of his ship around him.
The wreck Of his dreams In the air.
Found him, and l01ed him. ana gathered
The soul Of him 20 her heart:
The soul that had sailed an uncharted sea-
The soul that had sought to win and be free
The soul Of which she was part.
And there IN the dusk she cried 10 the mar:
Win your bsttle-yoa can-yoa can.
Helping and loving and guiding.
Urging when that was bssti
Holding her fears IN hiding
Deep IN her quiet breast
This is the woman who kept him
TTus In his standards lost
When tossed in the storm and stress ard strife
He thought himself through with the game Of life
And ready 10 pay the cost,
Watching and Cnardine-Vhispegine still
"Nin-yuu oan-and know yGu will
This is the story Of the ages:
This is the W0maH's way;
Wiser than seers or sages.
Lifting "a day by day;
Facing ell things with courage
Nothing can daunt or dim:
freading hes path wherever It leads
Lined with fiuN ers Of checked with weeds
But ever with him-With him.
Guardian, comrade aud golden spur,
The men who win are helped by her
Somewhere she waits. strong in belief
foa- soul in her firm white hands;
Thank well the gods when she comes to you--
The woman who understands.
y. Appleton. IA Progsz
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

The death of William III and the &C
cession- OF Queen Anne, the last of the
Stuart sovereigns, marks March 8, lee,
as one of the momentous dates in his
tory of modern England. Macaulay's
fervid and eloquent pages have immor-
tslized the achievements. character, and
personal qualities OF the Prince of Orange
When James ii abdcated and fed from
England TO cut a sorry figure in Ireland,
eliminating in his flight from the field
at the battle of the Boyne. his Dutch
son-in-law, William, Prince of Orange.
who had married the Princess Mary, was
of the revolution. He accepted and land
ed in England to assume the throne and
retained it by force Of arms.
1t was on February 10, 1859. that Will
lam and Mary. after accepting the dec
laration of rights. we're proclaimed King
and Queen. For some months his reign
was a stormy one. owing to the trouble
he had in combating the adherents of
james, who held out for some time in
Scotland and ireland. The remaining
years of his reign, although there were
brief foreign wars. were marked by
events that were of much advantage 20
the kingdom. But in spite of his sterling
qualities, and Of the debt which they
owed him, the English never really liked
William Ill The death. in 1884 of his
wife. on whom the crown had been con-
ferred jointly with himself. materially in
jured his position and continually plots
were Matched for his assassination by the
adherents of James.
The massacre of the Macdcnalds of
Glencoe Is a blot on Williams reputation
which his most thorough going apologists
have been unable to efface. But his serv-
ices, both to England and his native
country. can hardly be nverrafed.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
The Germ TheOry-Is 1t Trues

From Life
If you really desire to know whether
the germ theory as at present held by
the profession. embracing as II does all
imaginable dangers from flies. dust,
sputum, &c, is true. all you need do is
just pinch yourself and see If you are
alive! If you are. that settles it, for
otherwise You would not only have been
dead. long ago. but you never would
have been born; your parents, grand
parents. and all other relatives for many
generations hack would never have ex-
listed. The race would long ago have
persisted from the face Of the earth.
On the other hand, if you find you are
dead it does not follow that your mis-
fortune arose from the so-calied germs.
but which are the direct reverse of what
this name implies; they are Natures
scavenging aids in the cure of whatever
disease they accompany, and you died IN
spite of their help
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

'Marse Henry watterson's assertion
that The Washington Herald is "a snolly-
goster on The high gyrations Of litera-
ture" is hereby hurled back fall in his
teeth. We have no idea what "Marse
Henry" meant. but we harbor a deep
seated conviction that the phrase was
due TO be hurled back, nevertheless.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Idaho,n Had Luck storr.

Frnln me UaIIas News
idahos hard luck pursuss her. The worst food
in twenty years came right on TIE heels Of Senator
Heyburn's eruption in the United States Senate
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Making a Guess.

From the Houston Pest
Johnny do sou know why am going
TO whip your"
'sWhy?"
Because you struck boy smaller than
your self.
q thought maybe it was because am
smaller than you are
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

From the Springfield Republican
The refusal Of the House to favor the purchase
by the government Of residences for American Am
bassadors in foreign capitals ended debate tina,
was enliyened by one good story. zone night il
London. said Congressman Lowden. Mr.. Choate
was approached by police officer who eyed him sus
piciously and asked him Why he did not 90 home
Mr.. Choate replied: My dear sir. I have no home
I'm the American Ambassador.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

From the Kansas City Times
Senator Deliver speaks with the air n man
who would rather have an atssck Of 'hysteria than
Be victim Of fats degeneration Of the perception.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

THE sPORTTVE SEASON.
The gentle spring
Is on the wing.
As poets all aver:
But what they say
Doth in no way
Affect or hasten her.
The gentle spring
Is due to bring
The butterflies and bees.
There's no excuse
To introduce
A blizzard or a freeze.
But spring. alack,
Is hanging back
Quite like FESTIVE colt.
She often tries.
As I surmise,
To give the bards a jolt.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

The kansas City journal speaks of him
as Representative John Temple Graves.
We fear our contemporary has performed
the unheard-of feat of mixing Up the
New York American and the Congress
sional Record.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

combination Of business and editorial
ability Of the real. genuine sort. 1t
should, and doubtless will. make the News
even greater factor in Alabama affairs
than ever before.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Doing HI. He.t.

DO you whistle or SINCE or recite?"
me"
"Can you do nothing to entertain the
guests?
We'll. I can name all the Vice Presi-
dents we've ever had. The accomplish
ment has been mentioned as unusual"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

The Issue, published at Jackson. Miss.
by Mr. James K. Vardaman. somewhat
bitterly resents Mr. Vardaman's defeat
for the Senate. Otherwise. however, the
newspaper fraternity seems unanimously
satisfied.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
what, No Republican Partyf

From the indianapolis News.
Either the insurgents" Of today are the Republi.
can party Of to-moTr0w, else When tomorrow
comes there viii be NJ Republican party
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Mr.. Murdoek on the warpath.

Prom the Wichita Eagle
Despite his fighting qualities ard his auburn locks
Murdoch Is really a shy and sensitive man when
not in action, moving slowly and considerably in
his processes Of thought He doesn't strike a blow
until be is convinced he's right and then he strikes
hard. He Is hewn on solid lines physically as well
as mentally. With energy and health always at
high pressure, and with quick grasp Of the funda
mental honesty Of things. he's ready at moment Z
notice to hop in and give battle to any form Of
fraud or Dictatorship
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

On March s, 1855, the first suspension
bridge at Niagara Falls was opened. On
that date in 1862 the Monitor arrived at
Hampton Roads and shortly following
her bastle with the Merrimae. On March
3. 1891. occurred the battle of Aboukir.
PIN which Nelson defeated the French and
captured that Egyptian city. 1t is the
birthday Of Richard, Earl Howe dTzsi;
Simon Cameron. Secretary Of War under
Lincoln d7ss); Edwin P. whipple. critic
and essayist us1g, and Austin II Lay
ard. explorer of the antiquities of Nine
web dsi0. and the day on which Henry
Ward Beecher died in 1887.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

IF you think you have a tough job
how would you Ike to be the manager of
FRITZ Sehef2" inquiries the Detroit Press
From this somewhat ungallant query, we
Infer that FRITZ is not nearly so good as
she looks.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Rest He CouId snx.

From the Catholic Standard and Times
Mrs. Starvem-How do you like the
chicken soup, Mr.. Nevbord?
Mr. Newbcrd-o-er-is this chicken
soup?
Mrs. starvem-certainly How do you
like It?
Mr.. Newhord- welI-er-its certainly
very tender.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

That sterling newspaper, the Birming-
ham News. has passed into the hands of
Mr. Victor II. Hanson. formerly of the
Montgomery Advertiser. but for the last
year of the News. and Mr.. Frank p.
Glass. latterly Of the Advertiser. Here is
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Caruso is said not to fear In the least
the activities of the Black Hand. Hav-
ing survived that monkey-house episode.
naturally caruso is not apt TO shy at
little Black Hand threat here and there.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

DR.. Wiley says getting up a meal is
an art There are some reasons 20 sus-
peet that 1t would take a real old master
TO get up one of which the good doctor
could eonscientiousiy approve thoroughly
however.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Mr.. Roosevelt Is to be rendered the
freedom of the city OF London in gold
box" according to the cables. This is
London's polite little way Of saying. En-
joy yourself, and go as far as you like"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
The Way Of the world.

From the Boston Transcript.
Pstient-Those new teeth, doctor. seem
to cut and grind my old ones a good
deal.
Dentist-Ah. yes; they cut the ones not
In their set
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
Is This an INSULT
PhiIadeInhIa 81 Amerioan

From the Philadelphia North American.
London suggests that T. r. deliver an address in
Albert Han. which has q seating capacity Of sooe.
1t viii have to do better than that Il It expects to
interest man who is in the hsbit Of talking 70
millions.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

The quality OF "brotherly love" now on
display in Philadelphia somehow seems
to resemble nothing quite so much as
that variety usually incident to a family
lawsuit.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

''The forbidden fruit Of the Garden of
Eden was the banana. and not the apple"
so an investigator concludes. This may
account In a measure for Adam and Ewes
unfortunate sllp-up
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
A Bit of Good Advice.

From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
Postmaster General Hitchcock declares that ne is
tired Of politics. That being The cas-. We suggest
he might dtvote some II his great energy to the
affairs Of the Post-ofacs Department. Just for
change.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

One OF our contemporaries carries a
Sunday section labeled Financial, Ed
itorial, Automobiles. The editor of that
paper has a fine idea of the ethics Of
sandwich building, any way.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

''Vesuvius is again active" reads a
headline in the Philadelphia Public Led
ger. Foolish Vesuvius, Just as Mr..
Roosevelt energies from the jungle.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

There viii always be something to say
for the millionaire class so long as It pro-
duees even an occasional Helen Gould and
John D. Rockefeller, jr,.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Mr. Peary seems TO have encountered
in Representative Macon a trapped prop
osition several degrees lower In chilliness
than the old north pole itself
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

The long hat pin is no Joke" says the
Chicago Record Herald Not with SUI
fragettism so strenuously rampant
throughout the land. at least.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
On the Kerosene Ctrcuit

I understand this thester has had seven
society dramas since Christmas"
II judged as much I notice the prom
erty man talks only IN epigrams.u
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
just So.

ut took me three weeks" said the
travelling salesman, ITO get an audience
with the king. But It was worth the trou-
BILE He conferred decoration upon me-"
Booked an order. did you?"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Who viii be the, center OF interest in
Washington +hFee years from to-day p
inquired the Chicago Post on Friday last
Not Old Boreas, let us hope.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

We love Senator Gordon. but he has
been responsible Of late for a terrifying
output Of sub" and "sah" verse!
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Senator Gordon has retired 10 his Mis-
sssippl farm. No wonder. Somebody
careiessly mentioned him for Vice Presi-
dent the other day.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Doing The Disappearing Act.

From the birmingham Ase-Herald.
Fairbanks IS scuFTying out of the way Of the
faunal naturalist who is moving np the Nile on
water that persists in running down hill.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

smile. even If you don't mean it," ad-
vises the Griffin (Ga) Herald We are
not quite sure whether this is sunshine
philosophy or merely a prohibition State
tin
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

There was time when DR.. Cooks en-.
trance into Chile might have precipitated
a revolution.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Sir Reginald Wingate will officially
welcome Mr.. Roosevelt TO Khartoum.
Hum, "Reginald?" Rather mollycoddlish
sort of name that. eh?
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Work kills as many people as booze
ever did" says a physician. Evidently
the doctor is INDUCING in a few symptoms
Of spring fever.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Again are we moved TO admonish Mr..
Peary that it is not what man wants,
but what he gets, that makes him happy.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-08

Senator Frazier should succeed him.
self, says the Chattanooga Times. II
looks that way from this point OF view,
too.