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a Queer Paper weight.

From Vienna Paper.
IN the year 1859 a private soldier sta
toned at Sass killed an officer Of his
regiment and was condemned TO be shot.
Comrades who knew the extenuating cir
cumstances, friends. priests, relatfves-ali
pleaded in vain for mercy. the colonel In
whose hands the matter rested insisting
on the death penalty. The day came and
the man was taken to the place of exc
cution Six members OF his regiment.
armed with rifles, one Of which contained
d blank cartridge. took their places as
executioners. The mans eyes were BAN
daged and with arms securely pinioned
he stood ready for the volley, shouting,
Comrades, aim WE'LL" when a mounted
courier dashed into the crowd. waving a
white flag. crying Pardon He was
Lieut. Baron du Mont. with the coloners
pardon, which would have been useless
had It arrived one minute later. The
municipality secured the Ave bullets from
the firing squad, had them silvered ana
mounted In the form Of tiny pyramid
on silver plate. and this suitably in
scribed is known as the pardon paper
weight, the only one OF its kind.
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Mr.. Clark Should Be Careful.

In one OF his recent speeches. Mr..
Champ Clark Is reported TO have said;
yves; the gulf which separates men
like Deliver. Cummins. Bristow. la Fol-
lette. Nelson. Cooper, Murdoch. and Mad
ison from men OF the Aldrich-Cannon
type is as wide as that which separated
David from Lazarus
If Mr.. Champ Clark imagines he ever
viii shine IN the Speakers chair as re-
splendently as Mr. Joseph G. Cannon
unquestionabiy has at times. if not
quite always. he win have TO be more
careful In his Biblical references Quot
ing the Bible. and getting it precisely
and exactly right, is one OF Uncle Joe's"
long suits Whenever he says so and so.
and cites certain spots IN the Bible
where the said so and so may be found,
it is there. just as he says it is. There
may be differences of opinion as TO why
Mr. Cannon quotes the Bible so often,
but there is no doubt that he gets it as it
is when he does quote it.
But Mr.. Ciark-What on earth does Mr..
Clark mean by the gulf as wide as that
which separated David from Lazarus?''
Somehow. we do not seem to follow the
gentleman from Missouri. MIR. Clark
will have TO show US. Does the Hon.
Beauehamp refer to Dives? Perhaps;
but II so. why did he not say Dives7
Uncle Joe" would have said Dives, and
no mistake about it. And it is Uncle
Joe" that Mr.. Clark hopes to succeed
In the Speakership.
We think Mr.. Clark will be a more
than ordinarily picturesque Individual in
the Speakers chair-if he ever assumes
it. He is abundantly engaging now and
then. and certainly never uninteresting-
But he must not be rambling around in
the fields OF Holy Writ unless he knows
what he is talking about--that is. not if
he wishes to compare favorably with
his immediate predecessor. II Speaker
Clark ever undertakes 10 explain 10 the
House about the "gulf' that separated
David from Lazarus" he is going to
get the laugh-right out loud, too!
And there may be other things about
which Mr. Clark might nationally be
careful, perhaps. For Of all things, he
must avoid being mistaken for a joke
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THE OLD ROSE DRESS.

Beneath the caves where the fragrant bloom
SWEEPS back and forth like the players bow
Across the strings. and the attic room
Is filed with a cadence. soft and low
Away IN the corner. where none may know
A chest Is hidden-gTown old 80 soon-
And there with the treasure Of long ago,
The old rose dress Of another June
Her first long dress; for the bride was young.
Her heart was light and her face was fair
The dag she buried the gown among
Her cherished things. and she left 1t there
Nov Time has whitened her raven hair.
and life sings low IN a piaintire tune,
Except when she steals up the attic stair.
To the old rose dress Of another June
Her Own have come and her own have gone.
And al have stocd nSath the marriage bell,
Where guests were gathered to bid them on
Their rosied way and 70 wish them well;
The guests have gone and the silent spell
Has come that follows the bridal noon,
And found her there where the tearsirops fell
On the old rose dress OF another June
No man may know Of womans part
In LIES whole test nor the tears II brings,
Nor understand how her woInan's heart
Is al enwrapped By the little things
4 little worn shoe wish its tasseied strings
A broken slate OF a pewtar spoon
And. the wealth Of the joy that ciings
10 the old rose dress Of another June
-John D. Wells. II Buffalo NewA
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The Gaekwar of Baroda.

The Gaekwar OF Baroda is In our midst
This IS not the Gaekwar's first visit to
America-it is his third, we believe
which is. Of course. indicative of much
common sense and discrimination upon
the part OF his royal bighness.
The Gaekwar is an Indian potentate
Of more than ordinary Importance He
rules. with all but autocratic authority.
millions of subjects; and, worthily
enough, wishes fervently to rule them
wisely and well. He courts popularity;
he longs to be known as the benign and
infalhble fountain head Of all wisdom in
Baroda. The Gaekwar Is benevolently
disposed; HIS intent is always and I'M
swerVingly pacific he is impressed with
the recommended necessity Of maintain
ing attitude of considerable pugnac-
ity, however, even while he goes for
ward to the accomplishment OF his peace
full purposes and designs. And It is in
line, in part with his admitted ambitions
that he comes TO study the ways of
America. He recognizes this country as
one Of the great and good countries. He
believes it humanely and righteously
governed. He acknowledges that we are
a fine people, and that the best Of our
repubIicanism judieiously intermingled
with the best OF his autocraey would
form a combination in restraint OF per-
nicious activity in Baroda impossible Of
overthrow at the hands of malignant per-
sons and traitors to the higher ideals of
state
II the Gaekwar has come to this coun-
try for the purpose of learning exactly
and precisely the best way 10 run his
goyernment-or anybody else's govern
ment-he has come to the right place.
he may inquire Of several thousand
newspapers, IN general. or OF Mr.. Roose-
veit. in particular. whichever suits him
the better. and get an answer so hot OF
the bat that it viii burn his fingers If
he Is not careful how he handles It. Mr.
Bryan. too. might supply the Gaekwar
with many valuable suggestions; bat IN
view Of the fact that the Nebraskan scat
tiers fire considerably at times, we
should hardly recommend him to a man
IN g hurry. as the Gaekwar probably Is.
We have no doubt. of course. that tns
Gaekwar win elect to find out from the
colonel at Oyster Bay what Is what IN
the matter Of running the government
as It ought to be run. Being in America,
we fancy the Gaekwar win seek to do
as Americans do; and whenever Ameri-
cans are in doubt about anything what
ever. they put 1t UP to the colonel. and
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From the Boston Transcript
Mr.. Henry c. Weeks. the New York
architect who years ago moved the mirth
OF his Long Island neighbors by pouring
oil into swamps to keep down mosquitoes,
lived long enough to have the laugh on
his side, dying Friday at the age of
sixty-six. His IS not the only instance,
by thousands, Of the pioneer being called
crazy by those whom he was seeking TO
benefit by an operation that justices
itself. Fulton was crazy In the opinion
OF those who 1eered him as he went on
his way TO the yard where the Clermont
was building. Their increduIity was diff
ferent in expression only from that OF
Laplace, who assured Napoleon that there
was nothing in Fulton's idea, and that
steam had about enough motive power to
propel ehiId's plaything.
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No Cause for Worry.

Along with the lament of many patriotic
people that the American flag is fast dis
appearing from the high seas Is that other
complaint that we have no American
sailors nowadays. This Is not true, OF
course. because the last report OF the
Secretary or the Navy showed larger
proportion of Americans In the navy
than ever before; but 1t Is true. doubt
less. as regards our merchant service. It
Is said that many OF the merchant YES
sells leaving Maine ports have been seri-
ousiy handicapped for lack Of men. and
that what men are obtainable are most
iy foreigners. An old Maine sea captain
says:
Formerly. when the American flag was
carried into every harbor on the face OF
the globe, the hardy sons OF this country
were ever in evidence. The conditions
existing did not appeal TO them, however
and many left the service. This has con-
tinued. until to-day there is hardly de-
cent representation. and the life seems 10
hold no attractions whatever for the boys
living in the seacoast cities and towns"
Even If all this be true. We see nothing
in 1t to grieve about The men of the
older days who went TO sea In American
clippers and whaiers did it for Twins,
and were no more moved by patriotism
or buncombe about the Stars and Stripes
than the men who take positions as
brakemen or engineers on railway trains.
On board ships. before the mast. sea-
men come into direct competition with
foreign sailors who work for a much
smaller wage than the American thinks
necessary or desirable. And the foreign
sailor lives on food that most decent
Americans would spurn. but which,
nevertheless. sets the sea standard. The
difficulty that shipowners in America
experience is something of the same sort
that house owners have to contend with
in securing domestic help. The standard
Of living and of thinking is too high to
make these occupations attractive.
why should an able-bodied man work
for $50 a month and bad grub on board
"A ship, subject 10 all the perils OF the
deep. laboring under a stern discipline
and deprived Of much that makes life
worth living, when he can get a better
wage on farm and all the comforts
OF life in addition? II used to be an
axiom OF the old salts that "a man that'd
go TO sea for pleasure would so 70 h
for pastime," and any one who has ever
made a voyage in a topgallant ship
knows, bitterly. how true it is.
The old days Of the sea have passed.
The glamour OF romance has been re-
moved. and under the present conditions
Of low wages and bad food. seafarIng
before the mast does not 1ibe with the
American spirit
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TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Birthday of Julius Caesar-July IL.

julius Caesar, the famous Roman gem
eral. statesman. and writer. was born
on July Y. 100 B. c. He was one Of
the most remarkable men Of all times,
the son OF a Roman pretor. From an
early age ne developed sympathies in
favor of democracy and against re-
publican oligarchy. This led 10 unpleas-
antness at home. and Caesar lived for
a few years in Asia When he was twen-
ty-six years OF age he returned and
threw himself earnestly into public life.
For some time he was the head and
shoulders Of the movement against
ollgarchy, and by his wisdom and hon
esty of purpose he became immensely
popular.
While serving his country politically
he had an opportunity of developing ex-
traordinary military genius and OF gath
ering around him an army Of veterans,
Leaving Rome. he repaired to the prov
inces TO which he had been elected. and
during the next nine years conducted
those splendid campaigns In Gaul by
which, had he done nothing else. he
would have built himself an everlast-
ing name"
At the expiration OF the nine years
he returned to Northern Italy, only to
find that upon his departure another
instruction had started, extending over
the whole Of Gaul, headed by young
warrior named verclngetorix He
FASTENED back home, and before long
brought all the warning tribes to sub
mission.
He again turned his attention home.
The party In power dreaded him and
ordered that he disband his army. He
refused and decided to make war on
Pompeius and his followers. who held
the people In subsection by their despotic
rule Perceiving that the time for action
had come. he harsngued his victorious
troops. who were willing to follow him
anywhere; crossed the Rubicon. small
stream which separated his province
from Italy proper, and moved swiftly.
amid the reclamation of the people, to-
ward Rome. Fompeius fed to Greece and
the italian cities everywhere gladly
opened their gates TO the conqueror as a
deliverer Within three months Caesar
was master of all Italy.
Pompeius collected a vast army TO make
war on Caesar, but on the plains of
Pharsalia. on August 2. As B. c., Caesar
completely routed him, and Pompeius
fed to Egypt, where he was treacherous-
~ murdered. From this on Caesar was
engaged almost constantly III war up to
very brief period before his death. His
Victories in Ganl. Egypt. Pontus. and
Africa were celebrated by four great
triumphs. during which the whole Roman
populaee was feasted and feted by the
magnificent liberality OF the dictator.
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mMTTX
BOOK RE
THE WATER GOATS. !"

a critic once said that no man can
be successful humorist until he has
achieved white hair. To judge from his
works, the hair of Ellis Parker Butler
must be only iron gray-for while some
of his stories bear the unniistaksble mark
Of the genus humor, others most GER
tainiy do not. His first success, Pigs
Is Pigs" belonged TO the first class, and
his last, THE Water Goats" to the
second.
Some OF his earlier books bore the ear
marks Of being spontaneous flashes Of
real humor-humor that did not have TO
be forced or padded In order TO make
one laugh. But his later works have
failed to come up to the expectations
aroused by the others. IA the present
volume for example, ne has gathered
three stories that have appeared in as
many magazines. and he has evidently
hoped that the fame OF his first work
Will sell this one. for the cover of the
present volume has Author of Pigs Is
Pigs In type fully as large as the title
of the book itself
II II uouDtiul TX anything DessoeS the
fame OF the other stories OF the author
viii sell this one-for three more impos-
sib.e and improbable tales of attempted
hunor would be hard to find. The first
one. which gives the name TO the vol
ume. deals with the purchase by an
Irish alderman of two 'dongola" boats.
instead Of the gondolas that the land
seape gardener had advised the ring
TO put into the lake in the new public
park. Any humor that might lie in the
idea Is lost In the utter absurdity and
impossibility OF the entire notion.
The second tale is supposed TO be the
stories which a husband tells his wife
in order to account for a collection OF
heterogeneous articles that she finds II
his pockets after a night out The third
Is the account of an economical mans
device 10 entrsp q burglar by making
him run himself to death up and down
stairs.
Whether the fault lies in the fact that
the author has not achieved white hair
or not cannot be decided. but It is TO be
hoped that he viii refrain from writing
any moro stories OF this kind, whateveT
the state of mis- hirsute adornments.
(Flew York: Doubleday, Page & Coz
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Norfolk Landmark: This is the very
heart Of picnic time" sings The Wash
ington Herald. Yes; and almost the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS time.
Bridgeport Telegram: The Washington
Herald truthfully says that no one cares
a hang what happens to the sugar trust.
knowing well enough that nothing viii
happen.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The Washing
ton Herald informs as that a lunatie in
Ohio thinks he is Theodore Roosevelt.
We had not heard OF that happy lunatic,
but we hasten to wish him long life
and a prosperous iunacy.
Cleveland Leader: Said The Washing
ton Herald: The first man not 10 read
the news OF the fight viii be Gov. Gnlett,
of California Sure. He got the result
while we poor Clevelanders were waiting
for the preliminary speeches.
Bristol Herald-Courier: Mr.. Bryan is
DemOcraoy's greatest and most eminent
Presidential impossibility." declares The
Washington Herald. AS to whether that
viii make Judge Parker feel any better
depends upon how he interprets il.
Springfield Union THE only perfectly
germless steak is the steak fried to a
charcoal crisp" says scientist.-wash-
ington Herald. Waiter Bring US some
germs. not too well done-a little rare. If
anything-snd tell the doctor he needn't
wait
Macon News: TT Is not the quantity,
but the quality. Of her population TO
which washington points with pride, -
says The Washington Herald II viii be
noted that The Herald waited until after
Congress had adjourned TO make this
boast
Elmira Advertiser: Says The Washing
ton Herald: IF Mr.. Taft wishes TO be
rated real hero. let him now persuade
the Pullman plutoerats TO come up and
eat out OF his hand" This Is a large
task. but we believe the President can
do 1t If he IS given half a chance.
Nashville American: The washington
Herald finds great scheme to encourage
immigration IN "a certain town down
South" where ''the saloons put out free
lunches from II a. m. to / ?. M. and the
restaurants put out free drinks at the
same hours" That is the community
in which the free-lunch govt is almost
epidemic.
Houston Post: The Washington Herald
makes the outrageous suggestion that
Nat Goodwin may marry Lillian Russell
next We Indignantly repudiate it. If
we can prevent It, the charming Miss
Russell shall never be tied up with a
reprobate like Nat From her fiat in
New York Miss Russell can look to the
Southwest and exciaim, Beyond the Ale
Ieghenies lies Texas" and the gates OF
Texas are swinging outward for Miss
Russell.
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the colonel invariably guesses right the
very first time
If the Caekwar win take little run
over to Oyster Bay and get a bunch Of
pointers (which may be had for the ask
ing, with few extra for good measure).
he may go back to Baroda as soon as he
likes. go as far as he likes after ne ar
riyes. and get away with it. surel
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Thnt,. Another Matter.

From the Philadslphia Record.
Blobbs-Harduppe must be seized with
a spirit OF reform. He says he hasn't had
a drink for month.
Slobbs-oh, you must have misunder-
stood him. What he probably said was
that he hadn't bought q drink for a
month.
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ruEspAY. JuLY z. lg10.
Home News Away from Home

washingtonians who leave the
city. either for a short or long
stay-whether they go to mountain
or oeashore. or even across the sea
should not fail to order The
Washington Herald sent 10 them
by mail It will come regularly.
and the addresses viii be changed
as often as desired. It is the home
news you win want while away
from home. Telephone Main 1900,
giving old ard new address
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Oar staIl.. ee Inches High.

From the Kansas Csfy Tines.
J. L. Hifner, who lives on farm on the
Blue Springs road. southeast OF indie
pendence. has a field OF oats 50 tail that
only tan men can show their heads above
the crop. Mr. Hifner exhibited samples
slxty-slx inches long taken from his field.
The heads Of the oat stalks are seventeen
inches IN length.
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CHAT OF THE FORUM.


Frum the Charleston News and Courier.
Perhaps LorinsT is Christian Scientist and did
not believe it vas real money. bat that is not
material.
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Mr.. Victor Murdoch finds New York
''conscienceless. soulless. and wholly
without merit" Notwithstanding Mr..
Mzrdoek's red hair. it Is painfully evi-
dent that he failed to set that town on
fire
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According to Dope.

From the Houston Post.
Il see by the papers that Joe Cannon
has Bible his mother gave him when
ne was six years old.
"And I'll bet It's as good as new"
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Driven to IL.

Johnny positively refuses to wash his
ears"
Then We must resort TO heroic meas
ures. Drop a postal for one Of those
vacuum cleaning wagons to call"
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Mr.. James J. Corbett says ii was THE
alkan water Of Nevada" that caused the
defeat OF the former champion. The
fallen ones battered nose and closed
eye were caused by Johnsons big fist.
ANYWAY
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THE humor Of to-day will not be
recognized fifty years from now" OBJ
serves a magazine. Well. let US eat,
drink, and be merry. nevertheless! The
humorists fifty years from now may be
depended upon to take care Of tho situa-
ton fifty years from now. perhaps
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It has been estimated that James ].
Jeffries received altogether. In one way
and another. total sum OF s2S4,0o0 for
the Reno fight. And yet some people say
"Jen was foolish 70 agree TO the meeting
with Johnson"
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A Womnn,s Way.

"she claims that she has read that five
feet of books"
II wonder IL she did?"
well. she probably read the first half
inch and the last half-inch and sort OF
guessed at the rest"
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THE damper a thing is. the more
powerful the odor It gives of" says the
London Globe. Some OF the prohibition
territory in this country must smell to
high heavenl
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Col. Walter wellman. having tried in
his trusty airship for the north pole, will
now try 10 fly across the Atlantic ocean.
II that ends dlsastrousiy, Mr.. Weliman
might try a descent into the crater OF
Mount Vesuvius with It.
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Senator Bob" Taylor, OF Happy Val
ley. Tenn, has withdrawn his recent Of
fer TO stump the state for thu Patterson
lineup. The Senator frequently is able
to hear political rumblings. even when
standing on his feet and star gazing
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The Kaiser is going into the newspaper
business. As the Reichstag recently in
creased his majesty's allowance some
Ssoo,Ooo per annum, perhaps he can af-
ford II
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Prize fighting is not the worst thing
in the world" says a correspondent In
the Pittsburg Dispatch. Perhaps not;
but that is no reason why it should not
be abolished in this country forevermore.
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Would DoubIe in vaIue.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Il is noted that if every Chinsman ate one peanut
every day. the yaue Of Virginia lands would double
In six months.
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With one foot on insurgent Beveridge
and the ether on standpatter Lodge, the
colonel presently will give an exhibition
Of the greatest rough riding act ever.
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RIo,v to Exnert oninion

From the Nashville Tennessean.
Quit eating everything you Ike and quit doing
everything you want to do and you viii keep well.
according TO the hot weather health experts
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From the Dallas News.
The reason the sweet girl graduates
mother would rather wash the dishes
than make daughter do it is because
washing them IS easier.
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Unfair ComnetitIon.

Bitter complaints have been lodged
about the bathing suits"
by some reformer?"
mo; by man who Is trying TO give
musical comedy at one OF the Boardwalk
theaters."