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The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
A MIRROR OF LIFE.

From the Denver Times
We hold TO the view that there Is a
great deal more good than evil in life
We are certain that the records Of squalid
crimes are not the most interesting
events a newspaper can publish. We
know for a fact that all the great and
successful newspapers Of the country are
clean. just and enterprislng. and we see
no success for ourselves IN following any
other course. A man or woman should
rise from the reading OF a newspaper
with sense Of freshness and satisfac-
ton; just as a wholesome citizen retires
FOR the night well satisfied with his work
and the world. and. in attempting to
make the Times an influence for cheerful
living. we think that we are doing a thing
in which every reader VIII wish US well.
We don't want 10 work our ambition 10
the point OF acknowledgements. but we
see no harm IN occasionally talking thus
frankly about this new spaper and its
aims. After al Is said and done. we
can't succeed without the friendship and
| confidence Of the people. and one way 70
win that friendship and confidence is 20
Z NA-'NeAAN any AAAeNAAAApl4 u mystery I'D the
affairs Of this publication. and to talk in
this frank and unembarrassed way about
our hopes and difficulties. Il may be a
crude custom and unsophisticated, and
we are inclined 70 think that II is: but
the day OF the dictatoriaI. pedantic edi-
torisl has passed. and the only editorial
custom that can be successful Is that
which meets the reader on an equal foot
I ing. and debates with him rather than
argues at him. We want 70 gossip with
| our readers. not exhort them. and il IN
/ gossiping we slip occasionally into little.
/ intimate confessions. We viii none of us be
/ the worse for IL. This column IS. as Il
were, a round-table fellowship. and not a
! lecture platform So we invite from our
readers an expression Of their views. IN
/ the hope thai those expressions will act
as tonic to our own. Already people
who don't agree with US in the least have
! written such Ietters-coHbating our con-
victions, but conceding 10 US the merit
| Of honesty. and we purpose in the future
/ publishing such letters as an incentive 70
/ further debate SO write what's in your
mind, gentle reader, and yoUU see Il put
TO the test CT cold type"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
Safeguards at Colonial Beach.

The recent tragic and heroic death
Of young Taggart at Colonial Beach
calls attention TO the lack Of pre-
cautions taken to protect amusement
seekers and bathers there Great
numbers Of Washingtonians and visitors
20 the city go down TO Colonial
Beach for the sake Of the saltwater
bathing, and. apparently. no effort has
been made to indicate TO those unac-
quainted with the place where the waters
are deep. where shallow.
1t Is difficult, Of course. In river waters
to indicate permanently safe places for
bathers. for the rushing tides often create
new holes and fiji up the old ones: but
it is reported that the hole in which
young Taggart lost his life. after heroic
ally saving the lives of two girls. was
part Of the old channel Of the Potomac.
and might easily have been staked off. or
marked with a buoy. There is nothing
at all TO indicate the dangerous depth Of
the water at the place where the acct
dent occurred. 1t is true that the place
is over mile up the beach from the
pier. but it is opposite a real village Of
tents, and there are always. in the sea-
son, a great many bathers there.
The Colonial Beach authorities, the
business men there. and the steamboat
company are all anxious to increase the
number OF visitors 10 Colonial Beach. and
it is not only right, but II would be a
good stroke Of business. to see that every
thing is done that can be done 10
safeguard the lives of the bathers Ger
tainly there should be a life guard on
duty az the beach proper.
Wherever there IS a colony OF bathers
notices should be posted, pointing out the
permanently unsafe bathing places, and
these warnings should be repeated on
buoys placed as near TO the danger spots
as possible. It is reported. too. that the
beach is equipped neither for saving life
in danger nor for the recovery Of drowned
bodies. The body Of young Caggart was
not recovered from the hole in which it
sank for over twelve hours. and then It
was brought TO the surface by private
enterprise.
Most reforms are brought about through
sacrifice, and If it shall prove that the
heroic death Of this young man awakens
those responsible 10 the need Of caring
for bathers in the future. then It viii
not have been in vain
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
The Worlds Greatest Coquette August 80.

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, was one OF
the most famous and fascinating female
sovereigns Of antiquity. She may also
be recloned the worlds greatest co1uette.
She captivated the great conqueror Of the
wSrld, Julius Caesar; entranced the heart
and the senses of The brave b.src An
tony. and succeeded in beguiling the
watchfu Octavius Caesar. the three
greatest men OF her day. Hers was the
passionate poetry OF coquetry Her ire
sistible power lay n The ability TO adapt
herself TO the peculiar tastes and 10 the
varying characters Of mankind She
studied the qualification. the enjoyment.
and the caprices OF her lovers. bringing
them TO her in delirium OF voluptuous
intoxlcation.
In the case of her wooing Of Antony,
approaching his love for display. nothing
has ever edualed her effort in this respect
upon one occasion when she went to meet
him. When she iosted over. the waves Of
the river Cydnus her galley glowed with
gold, odors filed its silken sails, and the
loveliest girls Of Egypt performed the part
OF mariners. Beneath an awning on the
NNNtN tNf9 NAAN 4ANNAl III tic 1llElll III 4DtlE
with which painters and sculptors some
times invest the goddess OF beauty. ST.
yer oars struck the water TO the dulcet
sound of music. and beneath and about
them sported the fair representatives Of
marine deities
Besides her charm OF person and her
ability at arranging display, Plutsrch
says: Her voice and words were mar
velously pleasant; for her tongue was an
instrument Of music, which she easily
turned into any language that pleased
her"
Finally Antony suffered defeat, and
later utter ruin. and he blamed his re-
verses TO Cleopatra having betrayed
him. The Egyptian Queen. alarmed at
his vehemence, fed to a magnificent tomb
she had built as a refuge near the Tenn
ple Of Isis, and caused a report to be
spread that she was dead. Antony, on
hearing this, reproached himself for his
cruel words, and. throwing himself on his
sword, inflicted a mortal wound. He died
in Cleopatra's arms. who. hearing Of his
rashness, caused the dying Roman to be
conveyed to the tomb. where she sought
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
VIOLIN ATTRACTS COYOTES.
Nebraska Version Of the Pied Pipel
with n Repeating Rifle Added.


with n Repeating Rifle Added.
From the New York Sun.
Having read OF music being used 10
induce COWS 10 give larger quantities OF
milk and Of the charming OF birds by
the playing OF mouth organ. John Pc
terson. who lives on a large ranch a few
miles south Of Ell. Nebr., tried the violin
on coyotes.
Peterson is regarded as an artist on the
violin in this vicinity. lie plays for all
the country dances and fills an important
place in a local orchestra. He has the
reputation Of simply making a violin talk.
After having finished an article on how
birds and animals had been charmed by
music, he said 20 Mrs. Peterson.
I'll Just try it on the pesky coyotes"
Taking his son, Henry. aged sixteen
years, a repeating rife. a supply OF am
munitiOn. and his violin, Peterson re-
paired TO an old shed near the center of
his 5000 acre sand hill ranch. Seating
himself On soap box in the doorway
and grasping his violin, he began to play.
He ground out the Devils Dream"
Fishers Hcrnpipe." When the Flowers
Bloom Again and a dozen or more
familiar airs. None of these brought the
coyotes from their hiding places.
Peterson was a little disguised and
skeptical Then he tried some Of his
best ragtime. Hardly had he finished
the first selection when there came a
yelp over the hill to the left and a little
later an answering yeIp from the right.
followed by still others. Coyotes began
to appear, and in a few minutes the
stable was encircled by the animals. all
sitting on their launches, bowling in uni
son and evidently trying to keep time to
the music.
Peterson sawed away on his violin. but
not coyote would come within range Of
Harry's rifle. Then Peterson concluded
to try something more plaintive. He
started to play Home. Sweet Home"
Hardly had he produced a dozen notes
when the circle Of coyotes arose to their
feet They stopped bowling and slowly
walked toward the shed
BY the time Peterson had finished
Home Sweet Home" the coyotes were
within a quarter of a mile OF the stable
Then he stopped moment, and the coy
otes also stopped. Again he played rag
time music. and again the coyotes
squatted upon their launches and. ele-
waiting their noses, began TO howl, appar-
emily displeased. Then they started to
retreat.
Peterson quickly started 1--WE Shall
Meet to Miss Him; There VIII Be One
Vacant Chair" The coyotes stopped
bowling and resumed their onward march
toward the musician and his son. Finish
ing this selection, the violinlst played
Where Is My Wandering Boy To-nightT'
The effect was like magic. The coyotes
snuffed the air and striking rapid gait,
closed in on the stable.
Harry began to shoot Coyote after
coyote went down, but it did not seem
to alarm the others. On they came and
from window to window the boy went
shooting at the advancing coyotes. His
father kept playing his violin.
At last the boys ammunition was ex-
hausted. AS he fired his last shot. his
father laid down his bow and at the same
moment the live and unwounded coyotes
fed back 70 the hills. Young Peterson
had killed III Of the little animals.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

means to notify the Reichstag tina, be
viii brock no Interference. He warns
the Prussian electorate that he is their
ruler. and that they must conform.
Throughout the German Empire the
growth Of social-Democracy has been
rapid and virile At the last Reichstag
elections the SociaI-Democrats polled
more votes than any other party. With
in the past year the number of Social
Democrats has increased Il per cent. and
to-day 1t stands as a political power rep
resenting the democratic and Ia eral tend
encies of modern Germany Against this
power it is that the Kaiser raises his
voice and makes his declaration. The
tax reforms advised by former Chancel-
Tor Won Bulow have been abandoned by
the Kaiser's decree the military and ma
val expenses OF the empire have been
growing at such a pace that they have
become a burden, and by his direction the
Kaiser's ministers have refused to make
any change in the unfair system Of rep
resentation IN the Prussian Diet.
On the one hand stands the social-Dem-
ocrats. determined upon constitutional
government and the Liberties OF the Ger
man people; on the other, "a chosen in
strument OF Heaven" with an exagger-
ated idea Of his powers and privileges.
a conflict seems inevitable before long.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
NIGHT ON THE WHITE NILE.
Theodore ROosevelts Description of
His Trip Down Historic Stream.


His Trip Down Historic Stream.
From African Game Trails in scribner's
We had come down through the second
OF the great Nyanza lakes AS We sailed
northward. its waters stretched behind
us beyond the ken Of vision, TO where they
were fed by streams frora the Mountains
OF the Moon. on our left hand rose the
frowning ranges on the other side Of
which the Congo forest lies like a shroud
over the land. On our right we passed
the mouth Of the Victorian Nile. alive
with monstrous crocodiles. and its banks
barren OF human life because Of the
swarms OF the hy whose bite brings the
torment which ends In death. AS night
fell we entered the White Nile and
steamed and drifted down the mighty
stream. It's current swlrled IN long cuves
between endless ranks Of plumed papyrus
White. and blue. and red the floating
water lilies covered the lagoons and the
still inIets among the reeds; and here and
there the lotus lifted its leaves and flowers
stiffly above the surface The brilliant
tropie stars made lanes OF light on the
tapping water as we ran on through the
night The river horses roared from the
reed beds. and snorted and plunged be-
side the boat and crocodlles slipped sud
denly into the river as we glided by. To-
ward morning mist arose and through
it the crescent OF the dying moon shone
red and lurid. Then the sun famed aloft
and soon the African landscapes. vast,
lonely. mysterious. stretched on every
side in shimmering glare Of heat and
light; and ahead OF US the great. strange
river went twisting away into the dis
lance.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
Champ Clark and This Capital.


To his fellow-townsmen Of Bowling
Green, Mo-. the Hon. Champ Clark made
this fine confession OF moral uplft:
Il can truthfully say that I am a better
man than when first elected to Congress.
I have not attained perfection and am
in no sort Of danger of being translated
I'm chariot OF fire. after the manner OF
Elijah, but I rejoice that the longer
have stayed in Washington the more
unobjectionable my life has become"
It is plain that this tribute to the Capt.
tai city comes straight from the heart
OF this much-respected and admired
statesman. There were tears, doubtless.
in his manly voice as he recalled the
uplifting influences with which he has
been surrounded during his assiduous at
tendance upon the sessions Of the Fifty
third, Fifty-hfth. Fifty-sixth. Flfty-sev-
enth. Fifty-eighth. Fifty-ninth. sixtieth
and the first session Of the Sixty-frst Con-
gress. He started life. well, and under
suspicious circumstances began his career
as president Of Marshall College. West
Virginia, the youngest college president
the United States had ever known. But
he fell from grace when he became a
country editor. and he went further down
the valley OF temptations when he began
to practice law. But the law led TO Con-
gress-and the blameless life.
Here, associated with the truly great
the wise, the noble. and the just. the Hon
Champ has steadily progressed, and now
in the sixtieth year of his age. nobly he
rejcices that he came to washington to
be made a better man. A better Demo-
crat, too. is this virile Missourian.
He stands as a shining example Of what
the refining influence Of Washington may
do 70 a man. And for his testimony-so
amply deserved as all Washingtonians
know-we thank him most sincerely.
Long may he continue in our midst,
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
BOSSISM DOOMED.

There is one wholesome phase OF the
demoralized Republican situation in the
Empire State.
It has given form and force to the issue
Of direct nominations. It has emphasized
the pressing need OF an honest primary
system by demonstrating the extent to
which that State IS boss-ridden to-day.
This is an issue which the voters can
grasp, and If anything can save the
party, IT will be a contest upon that issue.
The choice Of a temporary chairman of
the Saratoga convention. in which Presl-
Dental politics figures. illustrates a stu
alton that Is abhorrent in the extreme.
Roosevelt, put forward by Grlscom. or
Sherman, named by Ward and Woodruff,
meant the same thing-bossism. and die
tation by the machine.
The Ward Woodruff machine happened
TO be stronger than the Griscom machine.
and won out in the preliminary test That
was all In the end the Griscom machine.
accumuIatlng strength by representing the
more popular side, will doubtless, control.
But II will be bossism. machine dictation,
just the same.
out Of this mess Of selfish partisan poll
tics, which has not an element Of good in
IT discernible at long range. will be
evolved something conducive OF future
good TO the party and state.
Roosevelt owes much OF his extraordi-
nary rise in public life TO his adroit and
successful use OF the party machine, State
and national His hand has been raised
against the machine only when the ma
chine raised its hands against him. Jusd-
hcatIon for amuation. for his own adj
vancement. with the Platts. the Quays.
and the Hannas has been found in the
ends ultimately achieved.
It is true that he bossed the bosses. as
the bosses bossed him. and often proved
a past master in the act Of playing ma
chine politics. II he could not use the
machine. he would endeavor to destroy #:
and this, evidently. is what he proposes
10 do with the Ward-Woodruff machine.
Now. however. anticipating his break
with the New York machine. Roosevelt IS
committed 10 the INSTRUMENTATION plan.
which. once soundly formulated and hon
estly followed. viii put an end TO ma
chine politics altogether. And therein is
revealed the only wholesome. promising
phase OF this New York row.
There is more than local or state sig
nihcance in the development Platitudes
now coming out Of the West count FOR
naught They solve no problems, silence
no discomfort quiet no restless popuIace.
and point TO way.
The message is yet to come.
II. when It comes, it be an unequivocal
declaration for popular government--ruie
by the people instead OF rule by the poll
ticians and oniceholding class-then the
political atmosphere will clear. and Roose-
Welt If he give the message. viii loom
large in leadership as the champion OF a
cause that is bound to prevail.
Whether he, or another great as or
greater than he. shall sound this national
slogan, the days OF the party boss as
suredly are numbered. and the country
will thrive with the radiance.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
The Social Rotnni.t.

From Illustrated Bits
Jones-He seems a very nice young
man. What's his profession2
Brownies a social botanist.
Jones-And what is that, pray?
Brown-Oh, we invite him especially
10 give attention to our walliowers!
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
ChivaIry in Cleveland.

From the ClcTeland Leader.
On Superior avenue a sign over a small
restaurant reads: I'VE serve ladies as
well as gentlemen"
What are we coming TO? Why not
better thsn?'
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
Home News Away from Home

WAshingtcnians who leave the
city, either for a short or lsnE
stay-whether they go to mountain
or oeashore. 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. II is the homo
news you win want while away
from homo. Telephone Main 400
giving old ard new address,
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

From Cassells Saturday Journal.
servant-May I come in and dust your
room?
Poet-Heavens. woman, am rapt in
thought!
servantLLor,' sir, am glad knocked
first
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
Making II n CIneh.

From the Pittsburg Post
Has It never occurred to tho Taftites that one
way Of keeping Cannon from being Speaker is %
beat him in his district. Same procedure applies
20 Dalzcll
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
Society Note.

From the Atchison Globe.
We confess a curiosity to know whether
society women bore each other as much
as they DO outsiders who meet them IN
the magazines and newspapers
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
VACATION.


Same old ten days.
Same old train;
Same Old country.
Same old rain.
same old farmhouse,
Same old trunk:
Same old back room,
Same old bunk.
Same old brooklet
Same old trees:
Same old fishes,
Same old fieas.
Same old tackle,
Same old flies;
Same old bottles.
Same old lies.
Memphis NeTs-scimitar.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
InCOnEruOuS.

From ths Baltimore American
You ought to see Annals new fan
suit"
What color Is it?"
Invisible blue. and it's a sight"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

II has been against the law since 1917
to bet on elections in Pennsylvania. Elec-
lions have been such sure things In that
State for the past forty years or so that
nobody inclines 70 bet on them any more,
however.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

A current magazine says that beauty
really amounts 10 less than anything else
in womankind. No magazine ever will
make women believe that-and it is Just
as well, too.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

Monkeys have vocabulary Of twenty
words" says Prof Garner They have no
words to waste on such idiotic express
sions as "Oh. you. kid" What do you
know about that?" and the like.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
Awniting his Opinion

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
We ask for but a word from T. R IN regard
to this mollyooddle innovation Of proposing on
ones knees
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

Recipe for a Roosevelt speech: A
goOdly portion OF the Ten Commandments:
dash Of Wagner's The Simple Life
two pints Of platitudes: a tablespoonful
Of denuncIation. Season plentifully with
personal pronouns. and serve hot!
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

Wall street market dullest for a long
time This does not mean that business
is bad: it only indicates that people are
getting wise enough TO prefer business
to gambling
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
QuIeter Thnn Some.

From the Council Bluffs Nonparen
After all. Grover Cleveland wasn't such had
sort Of an e. President
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
UphoIds ChiIdish Ideals.

Prom the san Antonio Express.
Seventy three per cent Of the railroad conductors
own their own homes, says the Official report. This
goes 70 show that our childish ambitions were not
80 iIlfounded after all
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

engraving ilS letters on the head OF a
pin. Presumably. that man spends his
spare time complaining about the high
cost OF living
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

A man announces that he has taken a
web two and one-half miles long out OF
the body Of a spider-and Col Roosevelt
the fsunal-naturalist. is looking the other
way.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

So often the butt Of the humorists,
Kalamazoo shows an increase now OF go
per cent in population, which is another
demonstration of the ancient truth-it
pays TO advertise.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

II IS announced that new theater IN
Chicago is to have a private smoking
room for women. Jurt about the time
we get TO thinking that Chicago is grown
up. she makes some fool break Ike that
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
Dental nennItinn

From tho New York Press
And now, Jimmey Norton" asked a
Bronx schoolteacher. how many kinds
OF teeth are there?"
Two. ma'am; quiEine and cuspldors."
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

From the Dallas News.
sometimes a boy can become so devoted
to his mother he is willing 10 help her a
few minutes with the homework.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

Down in Crackerlnnd they do not care
what the governors name is. so long
as IL is Smith or Brown.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

They have named the baby after
Uncle Beishazzar."
Has Uncle Belshazzar money!"
DO you suppose they liked the name2'
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

Senator Alexander stephens Clay seems
to have picked the gubernatorial win
ner in Crackerland. all right. Picking the
winner is the Senator's long suit in that
vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

The Government Printing once turned
OUT 100000 copies OF Congressmen's
speeches last year, Why? Ask us some
thing easy, please!
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30
She Never Did.

do you remember the happy days
when you went barefoot"
Why. no." answered the naughty
heiress, in some surprise. Il have never
had any occasion to try the Kneipp
treatment"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

Gambetta Wilkes. a famous Kentucky
thoroughbred is dead. Soon they won't
have any thoroughbreds left In Kentucky
save Marse Henry Watterson.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

Texas has survived four extra sessions
OF its legislature within the past two
years. This clearly entities Texas to a
Carnegie hero medal.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

That Paris woman who has been asleep
since June l will be mortified exceeding
ly when she awakes and finds she's got
TO wear a hobble skirt.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

From the Detroit Free Press
No matter what the colonel does President Taft
makes it plain that he viii be President for three
years more anyhow
The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

A Chicago lady shot six times at a
stranger, mistaking him for her husband
The gentleman shot at says he'll never
get married.