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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26

Then" answered Webster, by the
blessing Of heaven, they shall know to-
day. before the sun goes down, what
understand it TO be"
With these words he entered the SEN
ate chamber. As Webster arose 10 speak
the suspense of the Overweight audience
was painful. and when he pronounced
the final words: Liberty and union, now
and forever, one and inseparable." there
was a profound silence. Every one rec
ogniZed that his speech was a prophecy
Not alone in tne crowded Capitol was
the effect of that great speech almost
beyond expression. As his words went
over the land the national heart bounded
with joy and broke out in enthusiastic
acclamations. At that moment Webster
stood before the world as the first of
living Americans. For genuine oratori-
cal power. this speech is probably the
greatest speech that has ever been de-
livered since the Grafton of Demosthenes
on the crown. The comparison is natural,
as there are points in the American ora
tor that forcibly remind one of the
Athenian. Like the speeches Of De-
mosthenes, Webster's speeches were
capable Of swaying the reader as well as
the hearer, and their effect went far be-
yOnd the audience and far beyond the
occasion Of their delivery.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26

Mayor Mccarthy. Of san Francisco. who
was elected on a labor ticket over a re-
form candidate. has surprised that city
by the tone Of his inaugural address He
favored the idea Of much personal liberty
and advocated new parks and boulevards
and the restoration Of Chinatown. But
he was not demagogic. He made a SEN
sation by reading a list Of pool rooms
and gambling houses, which he promised
to close. He denounced the doctrine Of
an open town." and declared war upon
professional criminals. He proclaimed i'm
provement IN the street car service and in
the water supply. He denounced graft
and promised 70 bring suits 10 recover
money Illegally paid ont Of the city treas
Ury. He declared that organized labor
through his administration, would prove
that it stands for the cleanest. purest
best, and most peaceful civic government
to be found" The city, SCARED by graft
and fire. may we'll be congratulated. as
organized labor may be congratulated, il
all these promises are fulfilled.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
Noah.

A tremendous weight Of sorrow will be
lifted from the hearts OF a Iong-suffering
world, We fancy, when It becomes gen
orally known that the grave Of Noah
has been definitely located by certain
scientific gentleman given strenuousIy
to knocking around and about the earth
and sticking his nose into the haunts of
the quaint and curious of the long ago.
Noah sleeps the last sleep. it seems, on
the summit of Jebel Judi. near by and
overlooking the plains Of Mesopotamia.
Noah was a most picturesque individ-
ual. He was an exceedingly wise man
in his generation. for he hdl sense
enough to get in out Of the rain when.
according TO the record. getting in out
Of the rain was all but universally con-
sidered extremely foolish and ill-advised.
Nevertheless. had he not shown his sur
passing wisdom by acting faithfully upon
it, he would not have come to be known
subsequently as the real, genuinely au-
thenticated worlds champion Oldest in
habitant and the final appeal in all
matters Of ancient history
Noah-who surely must have been in
the original edition Hon Noah or Col.
NOah-probably may safely be set down
as Exhibit A among prohibltionists. If
Congress had been invented during or
before Noah's day, doubtless he would
have been a member, and a shrewd and
result-getting member at that. He knew
how to play both ends against the
middle most successfully sure sign Of
the intuitive and practical politician. He
built and personally conducted the great
est water-wagon expedition Of all time.
and yet It was known to Noah's closer
friends and associates that he did not
hesitate to laugh it to scorn on occasions
and refuse to ride upon it quite fire.
quently. Astute old Noah! Amid a world
Of wetness, he alone was able 10 find q
place TO get off!
OF course, some Of the spicier tales
told concerning Noah may have had no
real foundation in fact. They NAV have
been given currency by the opposition.
afterward duly and truly swamped at
the psychological moment, righteousIv
enough, it is to be hoped. It must be
remembered that Noah held an undis-
puted monopoly OF the eaIth's transpor-
tation business for a time and probably
was. in consequence, a particularly en-
gaging target for the muck-rakers and
malcontents Of the day.
Anyway. whatever may have been
Noah's shortcomings or virtues and
waving the possible preponderance
either way for the moment, his was \
compelling personality, and inspires SOL
emn contemplation and speculation even
at this late hour. Rest his bones ovar
there on Jebel Judi! He PLAYED a stir
ring part in an exciting drama of con-
siderably more than tank dimensions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
HALF BILLION IN CANDY.
AmericanF spend Fabulous Sums
Yearly on Confectionery.

! On
/ From the New York Press.
! The American woman is known for her
sweet tooth. Neither in London, Paris.
NOR Berlin do you see much candy eat
en- during the matinee performances in
/ the theaters. nor are the confections
made TO serve the purpose Of informal
! gifts 10 girls so much as here. But il IS
rather surprising 70 learn from mem
/ her OF the breed OF interchangeable statisti-
/ clans that the people Of the United states
/ spend a little less than $50 0o0,539 a year
I on candy, and. CT course. the greater
+ part OF that amount is spent by or for
women. Dentistry items are not included
/ in the tables compiled by the statisti-
/ clans. For several years II has been an
Acknowledged fact that the United States
consumed as much candy as all the rest
Z Of the world put together; but since 1907
the candy appetite has grown 70 such an
extent that the United states now ac-
counts for just two-thirds OF the candy
output Of the civilized world.
II is not generally known. however.
/ that immigrants are the greatest con-
SNfiltLS OF tEHlN III EaIlttttd III new
York fully one-half OF the city's candy
IbM is said TO be paid by the men, women,
/ and children Of the tenement-hOUse dis
ItricJs, and that becomes all the more sig
nifcant when the difference in prices be
tween the Grand street and the Broad
/ way candy stores is taken into consider
Iation. Physicians who are aware Of this
almost inordinate appetite for sweets
Iamong the poorer classes say New York
/ has every reason to congratulate itself
that II has brought only good, instead Of
evil results. Not many years ago most
/ OF the candy sold. especially in the small
er stores, was almost poisonoUsly i'm
h pure, injurious acids and dyes being used
/ in the manufacture. Medical men say
that If candy Of that quality had been
eaten in the quantities that candy is eat
en- to-day. il would have had terrible
effect on the health Of the generation
now approaching maturity. To-day, how
ever, II IS reasonably safe To buy candy
anywhere. and its consumption is espe-
cially advocated in temperance circles as
minimizing the likelihood OF the growth
| Of taste for drink.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
The Perplexites of Service Allowances.

The allowances authorized by law for
army and navy officers constitute q
fruitful subject of consideration on the
part Of the accounting officers Of the
Treasury and a never ending occasion of
diversified ruling. Il would appear IN
the impartial observer that no law nav
be so framed that It is sufficiently spe-
ciic to convey a definite meaning Of It's
provisions without constant and varied in
depreciation. Whenever there IS legisla-
ton which gives the military-navaI per
sonnet an allowance, there proceeds from
the benehciaries volume Of claims re-
curing action OF the Auditors and the
decision Of the ComptroIlers.
An example Of this inability to deter
mine Just what is provided by law Is
furnished by the provisions made two or
three years ago by Congress for forage
for horses kept by army officers. All
sorts Of questions have arisen out Of this
allowance, which was founded on the
circumstance that certain officers who
maintained their own mounts-the animal
or animals being necessary and used in
the performance OF duty-should receive
compensation for forage. This might
naturally be construed as meaning that
the officer was on duty which reouirAd
him to be mounted. and that he kent his
horse in the immediate nelghborhood Of
his station. or at place where he could
obtain IL without much delay. One claim
which has recently been submitted n
the Comptroller comes from a member
Of the Pay Department Of the army who
IS on duty in New York City and who
lives In Stamford, Conn. thirty-six miles
from his office. where he kept his horse.
He IS mounted officer, theoretically. at
least, but he was able to show that mis-
horse was kept at his place of resi-
dence. because he there used the animal
only in preparing for the annual physical
test. This made it necessary. for him
to keep the horse at or near his home
which. by the way. was made part
Of his station" that he might receive
communication Of quarters.
The Comptroller in this case has de-
cided that the officer is entitled to re-
celve the allowance for forage and to he
reimbursed for money expended for shoe
ing the animal, but that he cannot be re-
imbursed for veterinary expenses. since
the War Department employs veterina-
rians at Governors Island, in New York
Harbor, whose professional services
could be used, or were available for the
officer upon demand. It would be in
teresting to know just what geographic
limit can be placed upon a situation of
this sort. If it is thirty-six miles as in
the case of the paymaster in New York
and Stamford, it may easily be thirty
seven miles. and so on. mile by mile I'D
TO any distance, provided the unit of
progression is not too much of a Jump
ing distance. 1t is only fair TO officers OF
the services that these decisions shall
be liberal. but it is also fair 10 the dis
bursting officers and the accounting Of
ficsrs, TO say nothing Of the interests OF
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
THE COOK HAS GONE.

The things that shake great States with doom,
The things that I'll vast realms with gloom,
The mighty and momeutOus deeds
Omitted OF committed; sCreeis
OF potent and Of public weight
Sink into nausht when at the gate
OF home the conqueTing monarch hears
\ grisf-struck voice within his ears
Proclaim halfway across the lawn:
The cook has gone! The cook has sone!''
Oh, let the Wild insurgents surge,
And Taft the Augean stables purge;
Let Cannon fIIme and Pinchot fret
And Aldrich all his deserts get;
The Bwana in his jungle seek
The ike and the ikOkoek;
These, and all trivial circumstance
Of airy and Of light romance
Sink into utter nothing when
At twilight in the ears Of men
Rings that sad CRY through heartache drawn:
The cook has gonei The cook has gonel'
Empires decay. but in their stead
New kingdoms rear a regal head:
Statesmen and statecraft come and 80,
Only the SIpperless can know
Tho poignant s0TnOw and the pain
OF that deep heart-reverberant strain
Through summer twilight OF the rimo
OF the white frost Of winter time
When men go home With hunger on:
What shall we DOT The cook has gone"
baltimore Sun.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
IN PRAISE OF FRECKLEs.
Fair Sign OF Ambition, spirit,
Originality, and Honesty.


Originality, and Honesty.
From the New York Mail.
The persons who refused to adopt little
Jasper, an orphan, the other day. because
ne was freckIed. and thereby endowed
Jasper with ephemeral celebrity, were
not well informed as to the outward
marks of character.
If they had been. they would have pre-
ferred Jasper, and not have rejected him
on the recommendation Of his freckles.
Though the matter has never, we be-
lieye. been scientifically investigated and
reported upon with the authority Of the
faculty, there Is excellent reason to be-
lieve that freckles on the face OF a white
boy or girl are very fair sign Of ambi-
tion spirit, originality. and honesty.
Freckles are very frequently an accom-
paniment OF red hair, and red hair has
been immemorially regarded as a mark
of spirit and independence. Sometimes
ii is supposed 10 be associated with a
hot temper and a spiteful disposition; but
there is really no reason TO regard red
haired people as Of a more violent nature
than others. If q person possesses high
spirit, and stoutly resists imposition,
those whom he resists are quite likely
to call his spirit bad temper"
Whether the ambitious and independent
spirit resides in the red hair or in the
freckies is a matter Of grave doubt. The
doctors have not yet attempted to tell us.
But from Cicero down, red-haired and
freckled people have been sturdily indie
pendent. Col. Roosevelt Is not exactly
red haired, but he is said to have been
covered with freckles when he was a
boy. The freckled girl is always a good.
breezy companion, and always is to be
trusted. When it comes 10 pugnacity,
Il need only be mentioned that Mr.. Rob
ert Fitzsimmons is one OF the most
freckled men that ever lived.
The association OF character with
freckles seems TO suggest that they are
more than skin deep; and yet science tells
US that freckles are merely due 10 in
creased local deposit Of pigment granues
In the epidermis. The accepted specific
for their removal is hyposulphite Of soda.
But the question whether their artificial
removal has an effect on the character,
tending to lessen the spirit OF iudepend-
ence in the individual need not 10 be dis
cussed. because neither hyposulphite OF
soda nor anything else ever really re-
moved freckles.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
Poetrr and Politics.

The campaign song writer Is busy In
England For instance, the Liberal audi
ences sing TO the tune Of The Flowing
Bowl"
Cone. landlords pay ycyr honest share
OF national taxation;
You surely viii assist 70 bear
TIE burden Of the nation.
Chorus
For oar food untsXed shall he
We VIII march 10 victory.
And oJu trade shall syin Re free.
For honest land taxation
Then, to the stirring air Of Bonnie
Dundee" the meeting viii sing:
To the Lords and the Tories twas AsguitA ths,
spoke:
Too long you have scOrnsd the appeals OF pool
folk
But the reign = the brewers and landlords IS Ger.
And Wen fight for the rights of the humble and
poor"
Protection is thus assailed in verse.
When the children cTy at home
For TIE food they need % eat.
Shall We tell them that wei take the tax Of tea!
When the buffers all unknown
And the larieT's bare Of meat,
Shall We staTye them for the farmer over sea'
Chorus.
Stamp, stamp, stamp upon Protection,
Tax the value Of the land;
For the cheapuess q CIR bread
And the freedom Of or food
We viii make undefeated British stand.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
Diary of n 1Eent Rovootter.

From the New York Mail.
Sunday-Rose at p. m. Breakfast on
grapefruit and bacon and eggs. Had the
bacon in the house. so it didn't count.
Dinner at o'clock, consisting Of bisque
Of tomato, another plate of it, potatoes,
oyster plant, peach pie. and coffee. Left
table feeling hungry. but virtuous.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. orange, cereal. three
eggs. Luncheon. crackers and milk. Had
drink at p. m. and speared at free
lunch counter two pieces ham, three sau-
sages, and two tongue sandwiches. Feel
ing better
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
Charleston Is Ambitious.

The movement for the growth OF
Charleston is accompanied by an agita-
ton for a winter hotel for tourists. The
advantages Of its climate are pointed out
with increasing earnestness. The visits
Of architects and contractors are noted
as significant of coming enterprise from
outside. Charleston regards itself as the
most important stopping place between
Washington or Richmond and Jackson
vile. Much progress has followed the
exposition. and the city highly appre-
ciates its navy yard. But II is predicted
that a finely equipped modern hotel
would attract and retain thousands OF
visitors between November and May. and
even in the summer time. when every
loyal resident VIII claim that life in
Charleston is one long. sweet dream. II
is stated that local capital IS ready 70
Join in the enterprise whenever It as
sumes definite form.
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The Work of One Dollar.

From the New York American.
A dollar invested at the beginning OF
the Christian Era at per cent, the COM
pound interest included. would by this
time have produced sum of money OF
which the market value of all property,
real and personal, which exists upon the
entire globe would be but a trifing frac-
ton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26

DR.. Cooks stenographer says he owes
her for "eight days work-sS0." Well
lady friends should sniff and turn ,uI
their noses about IT. How are they
going to prove the good doctor did not
promise TO pay her so per day?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26

For the first time In her life, Carolyn
Wells has been criticised sharply for
'fndulging In faulty rhythm" and It has
made her very happy. Adverse criticism
never had that effect on Byron: but the
fair Carolyn lays no claim 10 Byron
sequences of literary style. we believe
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26

the public Treasury. that the laws shall
be specific. and give to an officer only
that to which he is entitled upon con-
siderations which do not lend themselves
with too much elasticity to technical APP
pllcation of the legal allowance.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
PRO AND CON.

Augusta Herald: 1T is now possible TO
| fly a mile high" observes The Washing
ton Herald Which makes fl possible 10
get fall a mile down. should be added.
Cleveland Leader: Loan Sharks OF
| Washington is the title Of a story IN The
Washington Herald. The loan sharks
must be very bold TO swim into Washing
tons floating population.
Buffalo News: The Washington Herald
| is right There were a few rows in
Washington when Mr. Roosevelt was
President Several persons who nursed
sore heads about that time knew 1t. too.
New York Herald: Montana farmer is
raising cobless corn says the New York
Herald A frantic attempt 10 discourage
the breakfast food manufacturers. per-
haps.-Washington Herald. Perhaps an
effort to encourage use Of store teeth.
Arizona Republican: The Washington
Herald, which is on the ground and ought
TO know says that the new administra-
N+'AA AAaNAAN Af'iA &c q 1Atll -
not likely to have the popularity of the
Older motto, Don't be a moIIycoddle"
Bristol Herald Courier: Mr. David
Loyd-George has been dubbed the Theo-
dore Roosevelt OF English politics. " says
The Washington Herald That is what
Mr.. David Lloyd-George gets for trying
to make bigger noise than anybody
else, and it serves him jolly well right.
Savannah News: The Washington Her
ala has reached the conclusion that life
in the Federal prison at Atlanta IS not all
gloom and WEAKNESS and tears. There is
something Of harmony and light and the
Joy Of living about IT, The Herald was
moved 10 this acknowledgment when it
read IN the dispatches that Hoke Smith
had visited Charles ". Morse.
Nashville American. After making a
miserable effort at an after-dinner speech.
a Kentuckian went out and shot himself.
The wonder Is that the auditors did not
save him the trouble. Speaking Of this
modern barbarism, The Washington Her
aid says that "an ordinary citizen Of
good education and sound moral training
can say more foolish things IN ten min
utes and break more rules OF grammar
than in all the rest Of the year, acting in
his private capacity as a business or
professional man."
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot: Mr.. Pinchot's
Whistling as he proceeds through the
woods is believed 10 be for a purpose
other than to keep up his courage, never
theless.-Washingto Herald Maybe II
Is for the purpose Of keeping the woods
out OF the clutches Of the Western land
robbers and the country's water power
from the greedy grasp OF his superior's
former clients. II those results are not
accomplished. the American people will
have to do the Whistling. There won't be
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26

The new King Of the Belgians is said
to be an enthusiastic stamp collector.
Good idea! Nowadays stamp collecting
is one Of the few things a kings loving
subjects are perfectly willing for him 10
engage in.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
DR.. MiIeN,s Onfnion.

From the Springfield Republican.
The worst q the high prices for meat IS that If
We cut out meat We shall bacome according 10
Dr. Wiley. a nation Of mollycoddleS
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There are many people, too. who believe
Mr.. Champ Clark might have made a bet-
ter job of carrying out downward tarir
revision promises. no matter who made
them or when.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
Thnf Ancienf Jndge.

The ancients certainly were great, as
We can learn by reading. There was a
Roman magistrate who fined himself for
speeding He gave himself q dressing
down, evincing due repentance; acquired
a lot of cheap renown, and then suspended
sentence
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


Although the stovepipe joke is gone.
The humorist
Has kindred witticisms on
His little list.
The radiator, with It's clank,
Its lack of steam,
Is just like money in the bank
A goodly theme.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
4 Members Chief Duty.

From the New York Tribune.
A members chief duty is to his constituency, and
he does not perform that duty fully II he feels
willing TO court rejection by his constituents rather
than fail in personal fidelity to the representative
Of another constituency temporarily acting as Speak
er OF the House.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
PEOPLE
Abstaining from Nleat.

Organized workingmen in Cleveland are
pledging themselves 10 abstain from eat
ing meat for month or longer. with the
hope of bringing down fits price. But this
plan may not be effective. Flour also
Is dear, and eggs are relatively even more
costly, while the prosaic bean is soaring
in cost, as it has been doing for several
years. There seems no article to which
the consumer can turn II he wills TO
stop using a staple merely because Of its
higher price. However. the movement
may have its use in teaching the people
of Cleveland some Of the economies in
diet that are practiced daily in Europe.
Possibly their abstinence from meat may
teach the wage-eaTners OF Cleveland 20
substitute for It other foods whose price
has also advsrced, but which cost less
than do beef, mutton. and pork.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26

"A seventeen-pound meteor fell in Kan
sas the other day without doing any dam
age says the Toledo Blade. When q
meteor finds itself about to fall in Kan
sas, naturally it falls as gently and
unostentatiously as possible.
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Mr.. Smoot's responsibility.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Utah has only three members in Congress-two
Senators and one Representative-at-large OF the
two besides Smoot. one hears little Were it not
for him. Utah might remain in innocuous desuetude.
so far as fame in craftsmanship is concerned.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
The rnfeftered Press.

From the Topeka Press.
We have been a newspaper man a good
many years. and take it from US. the only
thing a newspaper man can safely abuse
is the man-eating shark.