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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-20
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Great Seal of the United States Adopted-Jupe 20

The great seal of the United States was
adopted on June 20, 17S2. For eight years
Congress had been working to this end.
As early as Independence Day in 1776.
the Continental Congress Resolved, that
Dr. Franklin, Mr.. j. Adams. and Mr.
Jefferson be a committee to prepare
device for a seal of the United States or
America" this being the same commit
tee, except for the omission from Ii Of
Robert r. Livingston and Roger Sher-
man, which had drawn up the Declara-
ton of Independence.
Designs of many characters and mot
toes were suggested from time to time to
the committee. who seemed TO struggle
along not knowing exactly what they
wanted, and they finally abandoned the
task. It was not until March Is, 1850,
that the report was taken up again.
James Lowell, of Massachusetts: John
NORM Scott. of Virginia, and William
Churchill Houston, Of New Jersey, were
appointed a committee to report design
for a great seal, and TO them was referred
the report of the first committee.
The chairman of the committee and the
most important member was Lowell, a
graduate of Harvard. The report Of the
Lowell committee met with the same fate
mitted, and nothing further was done
until May, 1852, when Arthur Middleton,
OF South Carolina; Elias Boudinet, of
New jersey, and Edward Rutledge, OF
South Carolina, were appointed a COM
mittee 10 design seal. This committee
called into consultation William Barton,
a private citizen OF Philadelphia. Their
reason for going TO him is not known,
other than that he had studied hersldry,
and his drawings show that he was In
genious in the use of his pencil.
Finally the matter having. by order of
Congress, come into the hands Of Charles
Thomson, ne took a radical departure
from ali previous designs. Putting the
eagle as the central figure Of his design.
he specified that it be an American eagle
rising. not displayed AS emblematie of
the war power he put in the sinister talon
q bundle Of arrows. where Burton had
put the American flag. introducing the
arrows into the seal for the first time.
To picture peace he put in the eagles
dexter talon an olive branch, instead OF
Barton's sword and wreath Of laurel. For
the crest he used the constellation Of
thirteen stars surrounded by clouds.
This design of Thomson's was returned
to Barton. He restored the displayed
eagle as in his own design and specified
that the bundle of arrows should contain
thirteen. The report, as finally submit
ted. was signed by both Barton and
Thomson, and consequently the distinc-
ton OF producing the arms Of the United
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ration he made the rejoinder that he
stood by all that be had said to the officer
in the presence Of other officers. and
found no difficulty In repeating his ale
cations. He was sentenced to be repri-
manded, which reprtmand was admins
tered by Gen. Duvan, the senior army
officer in the Philippines. in good, round.
vigorous terms Whereupon, Chaplain
Dallam has come back in a statement
Published in a Manila newspaper raising
the following interesting point:
viii you kindly give the fullest pub
licity you can to this communication and
make It as conspicuous as possible? The
reviewing officers reprimand OF me was
given full publicity. 1t would be improper
for me to critieiss It.. But, in order that
the public that has read that reprimand
may know my principles. I desire TO
state that l DO not understand that in
becoming a chaplain In the army I sur
rendered one OF the duties Of clergy
man One of those duties universally
recognized is that a clergyman shall re-
buke wrongdoing. When he does so he
IS not a 'busybody,' but man fulfilling
a function Of his profession. / shall do
my professional duty undeterred by any
authority under the sun, and entirely re-
CARELESS Of rank and without respect
of persons. If this is inconsistent with
my position as an officer, let the military
authorities decide II q chaplain is ex-
peeted TO surrender that professional duty
and be silent in the presence of wrong
because a man ranks him. let the public
judge OF the type Of clergymen who will,
In the future. accept commissions"
Altogether. Chaplain Dallam has replied
to Gen. Duvalrs Characterization OF him
as a 'busybody" in somewhat tart lam
guage not usual on the part OF the subor-
dinats army officer. Chaplain Dallam had
the advantage of the military authorities
when he chose to amend his religious be-
lief, but he may have lost some Of that
advantage by his protest against Gen.
DuvaWs reprimand There Is such q
thing as an officer converting himself into
martyr and escaping the discipline
10 which his INSTRUMENTATION entities him.
With all of Chaplain Dallam's courage,
which is admirable, he seems in this lat
est phase Of his Independence 20 have
stepped over the line which protects him
from some disciplinary measure He has
evidently rendered it hard for his friends
TO stand by him when he attacks his
official critic, although his language is
discreet and his position outside OF a
military organization would be proper
and eonnendable
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THE POPE AN EARLY RISER.
HIS HeaIth-Long Reigns of Recent
Occupants of PapaI Chair.

Rome correspondence London STANDARD.
The Pope has become stouter than he
was and less inclined to physical exertion.
but altogether he IS more robust, and
finds mental labor less OF a burden. OF
one thing he is proud. he says. namely.
that he is the earliest riser IN the whole
apostolic palace, as it is his constant
practice 10 get up at dawn, habit which
he himself says date from his early
childhood. when he was obliged to get up
with the sun In order 10 have time 20
do his lessons and to cover, barefooted.
the several miles which separated him
from the nearest school.
The excellent state of his health makes
people wonder whether the life which the
head of the Roman Church has imposed
upon himself since the fall OF the tenn
always within the Vaticau-is not con-
ducive to longevity. In fact. while in the
past the average duration OF a pontIfi-
cate was from four 10 FIVE years, since
1870 we have had the longest reigns
known among the occupants of the chair
of st, Peter, Plus TX was the first 20
SufPasS 81 refer IA tSHHAit Wif4At Leo
XIII. who was elected chiefly because he
was supposed to be so feeble that his life
would be a short one, remained Pope for
twenty-five years, and Plus x has al
ready worn the hsherman's ring for seven
years.
OF course, there is a prediction that the
present Pope win not outlive the nine
years of pontificate. because he was nine
years parish priest, nine years a bishop,
and nine years a patriarch Of Venice.
However. whenever he has read in the
papers. which he peruses carefully every
day. that he is also expected not 20 be
more than nine years a Pope, he has ex-
claimed laughingly:
This time I am going to disappoint
them"
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COST OF FEMININE APPAREL.
Girls Desire for "Fine Feathers
p Varies Among Members of Glass.

from the Chicago Examiner.
at the discussion at Columbia Uni
Yersity in New York on The high cost OF
living. Miss Inez II. Weed, who Is
graduate of Minnesota State University.
now studying sociology at Columbia.
spoke on standards Of living among
girls OF the leisure class. She told OF
the answers TO questions put by her 10
class Of thirty-nine girls in lone of
the older private schools of New York.
After putting the girls into two
classes according as they favored intel
iectual or social attachments. Miss Weed
said that the tastes OF the first set Of
girls as 10 their actual expenditure in
cluded dress hats for S apiece, two or
three year; three evening gowns at SOS
apiece, two street suits at $50 apiece;
seven sets Of underwear, the price OF
these articles being omitted. the total
amounted 10 $3.50 a year on the average
The figures for the social butterflies
were little different The average girl
in this class bought three street hats at
SS.75 each: four dress hats Of the pic
t0re variety at SIS each; four street
suits at so each; FIVE evening gowns at
$45 each; twelve pairs Of silk hose al s.
a pair; nine sets Of undergarments. The
total went up to 800 a year.
In the summary Of what the intellect
ual girls would like to have. if no limit
We're placed on the use of their pocket
books. were found items ike these.
Three street hats at SIS each: two dress
hats at S23.75 each: three or four street
suits at S71.25 each. FIVE evening gowns al
Si.25 each: the total being s. 100
With the same conditions the socially
inclined said they would like four street
hats at sl5 each; four dress hats at So
each; four street suits at sos each. ff-
teen evening gowns al 500 each. thirty
four plain pairs Of hose at 80 cents
and eighteen pairs Of silk hose at 81;
the total coming to $500.
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THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

Father. get the arnica; mother, set the lint;
Susie, get the bottles and
The smelling salts and mint:
Alice. get the
PIastsrs:
Tommy, get the matchesl
viii get the needle and
Material for
patchesl
This the day we celebrate: let the anvils ringI
Every one be merry while
The village children sing.
We are indie
Pendent:
That's why we're hurTsying
Tom win eauterize the wounds
And l will do the
Spraying!
Float Old Glory to the nnastl Let the eolors wave
Over the inhabitants
OF ali our country brGTel
We know why we're
Yelling
) We know Why we're shouting.
Don't shoot any crackers Ehile
The orators are
Spo1tingl
Bust leg ye p&triossl Paralyze an eysi
Blow yourselves TO smitheTeens-
Don't be afraid to diel
Lockjaws very
Painful;
Usually fatal
But the sacrifice is sweet
In honor Of o1z
Natal.
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RAKING THE FRONT YARD.
Quite worth While, Though 1t May
Not Always Net You $500.

Quite worth While, Though 1t May
Not Always Net You $500.
From the Louisville CONSTITUTIONAL.
worthy housewife at Earlham, Iowa,
decided recently that her front yard
would look better for a thorough clean
ing up. Having some spare time on her
hands and believing strongly in the tonic
properties Of outdoor exercise, she seized
g rake and went forth TO rake While
she was thus engaged she dug up the re-
mains Of FIVE hundred dollar bill
It was not new bill nor a crisp bill,
but the woman suspected that if was
lawful money-or had been. She took Il
TO a bank cashier, who made g careful
examination and informed her that her
suspicious were correct; 1t was a rem
nant OF what had been a mighty deslr-
able slice Of circulating medium; il
would not pass at face value in It's lac
Grated condition. but our Uncle Samuel
had way OF making such things good;
1t might be referred TO the Treasury
Department at Washington for action;
the cashier would be glad 10 send II
there if the finder so desired.
The finder could not ask for anything
fairer than that. and the much-battered
biz was sent to Washington The Treas
ury officially Numbered it out. 1t showed
the necessary earmarks and other dis
tinguishing signs Of governmental
promise to pay. It was eligible for re-
demption and they sent a crisp $500 bill
to Iowa and the cashier dropped It In
the raking lady's hand with his compli-
ments and congratulations IL is only in
emergencies OF this kind that our Uncle
Samuel swaps good money for bad.
Nobody knows where the original bin
came from or how long II had been re
posing under the grass. cyclone may
have blown II there or one Of Elljah's
ravens may have dropped il. The indus
trious woman who Taked II up is $500 to
the good and the yard looks a whole lot
better and is freer from disease germs
than it was prior to the raking
Owners Of front yards and hack yards,
too, for that matter, should initiate the
example Of the Iowa woman. II they
do not dig Up any 800 bill they probably
VIII save some doctors bills.
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A Recaloitrant Chaplain.

It is not often that the chaplains of
the military-naval establishment attract
official. much less public. attention for
obstreperousness. They are rarely OBJ
jeets OF discipline, except in those few
instances where they have been so entire
ly bad that their radiance with the least
amount of notice has been considered as
entirely IN the interest of the service as
well as of their calling. OF late chaplain
attached TO the Twelfth United States
Infantry on duty in the Philippines
in a way which is calculated
to constitute something of problem in
personal administration. The officer is
Chaplain John z. Dallam, worthy and
conscientious clergyman, who, upon ap-
pointment TO the army, was accredited
TO the Episcopal Church, He has. within
the last few months, concluded that he
could not subscribe to the creed CT that
denomination and has proclaimed him
self an independent The military au-
thorities in Manila were inclined to have
him tried by court-martial or disciplined
in some way. which unwise action ap-
pears to have been sagaciously avoided
by the requirement that Chaplain Dallam
ally himself with some denomination,
which he has now done by becoming an
ordained minister of the JTnftortov,
Church. which happens to be the religious
belief Of the President OF the United
States.
This was one incident in which Chap
lain Dallam figured. and hts next appear
anee was before military court In the
Philippines when he was tried for his
criticism OF d brother officer or his regi-
nlent, When he was called on for repa-
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Gun-pIay Has vamoo.ed.

From the New York Evening Post.
The West is growing tame. Compare
the present legal controversy IN Okla
homa over the location OF the state cap
ital with the stirring news we used to
get about fights over county seats. Then
It was all guns and midnight forays and
court-houses hauled over the line on roll
ers; but now we hear only OF fnjuuctions
and demurTers and Writs OF prohibition
How can the West expect the East TO
take interest in contest IN which the
lawyer has displaced the cowboy? At
Washington, we note, the Senate is yot-
ing TO increase the cost Of the federal
public building in the capital of Okla
homa-wherever it may prove to be-from
$4,000 10 100000 Thus Is It sought by
the jingle Of the guinea to heal the hurt
that the Vests former honor feels. Fie
on such times of piping peace!
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Property VS.. Life.

From the s.. Louis Post Dispatch.
IN New York the other day a sos of a.
millionaire family was fined $1,000 and was
sent to jail for day after he had entered
a plea Of guilty TO the third violation Of
the law against auto speeding The jail
sentence was a sort OF joke, as he en-
tered the prison at 3:25 p. m, and was
released at I o'clock. when the day Of
fCially ends. The same day in Trenton.
y. j., Western banker was fined s. 600
for smuggling. This crime against prop
erty was punished FIVE times as much as
the reckless disregard of human life.
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Home News Away from Home

WashiDgtonians vino leave the
city, either for = short or lons
Stay-whether they go 20 mountain
o. neashore, or sven across the sea
should not fail TO order The
Washington Herald sent 10 them
by mall. It viii come regularly,
ana tia addresses viii be changed
as often as desired. It is the home
news you will want while away
from nome. Telephone Main 1900.
giving old ard new address.
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If all the lung energy expended in
New York Saturday were concentrated
in one big lung and that lung were at
tached TO Mr.. Chancellor Day, would
the chancellor, even then, be able ex-
haustively to express bis disapproval of
the proceedings? We trow not.
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BaIIinger for Covernor.

From the New York Tribune.
As a Republican candidate for governor IN Penn
sylyania Mr.. Knox should command Mr.. Taft:
hearty Endorsement. But why does not somebody
nominate Mr.. Ballinger for governor Of Washington
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Mr.. Roosevelt has announced that he
will give utterance to no political talk I'M
der two months, at least No hair-trigger
paramount issues for that gentleman:
and that, Notwithstanding the fact that
his reputation for 'impulsiveness" is
much more widespread than some other
peoples.
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From the Louisville Courier-Jos1rnsI.
The gang Of draw poker suffered a blcw 20 its
reputation when the term "hcpot'' was employed
to describe fu1d applied By cOgEupionlsts TO the
purchase Of Illinois politicians
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AI,vnrn snmethinr.

''The peach crop is IN Jeopardy"
Failed again, eh?'
''No; the boughs are swapping OF under
the heavy clusters OF fruit"
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A Cincinnati judge has decided that a
man has no legal right TO pull his wife
around the room by her back hair Gin
cinnati husbands given % that sort Of
thing should now switch off.
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the clerk be careful 10 employ the TWEEN
tieth and not the eighth letter Of the
alphabet In designating the beneficiary.
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Landlord couIdn't Rent It.

From Smart Set.
Diggs-I understand that you encourage
your son to practice on the eornet7
Griggs-Yes. He's only been playing
two months. but to-day I bought the
house next door to me for half its value.
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Speaking % fatlgued indignation. we
are now threatened with an advance in
Pullman ratesl SO far as old indignation
Is concerned, that is a complete knock
ont of course
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Approximately Labeled.

From the New York Eyening Post.
Mr.. Gaynor's new degree Of doctor Of laws Is ex-
ceedingls appropriate. He has put new life into
good number Of sick and rundown laws.
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Dnty smears.

How can you go around" demanded
his wife. with tobacco Juice all ever
your faee?'
This Isn't tobacco juice" responded
the candidate, rel.u4y, "it's molasses. I've
been kissing babies"
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Europe stin Interested in Roosevelt" "
reads a headline. The colonel is able to
return the compliment, no doubt. save as
to the still section of II, OF course.
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Mr.. Ham" Patterson's crowd has NOM
mated him to succeed himself as gov
ernor of Tennessee. There are cheering
indications, however. that the other
crowd is decidedly the bigger.
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Began in a Small WAY.

From the Macon NewA
Both Senator Lortmer and Bribe-taker White we're
formerly conductors. II is possible they first knocked
down a few fares before dAllying with the ssna-
torial brihe.
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RuIIx'

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The Detroit Free Press regrets that Col Roose-
welt has not said anything about the Jeries-Johnson
fight. Wait Maybe he is going TO challenge the
winner.
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Forty or fifty unerowned laureates In
this country already have hailed Mr..
Roosevelt IL better poetry than Mr.. Al
fred Austin can frame up.
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Jack Johnson eats cake for break
fast" notes the Los Angeles Express.
For reasons unnecessary to enumerate at
this stage of the proceedings, references
to Prof. Johnsons prospective crow diet
are out OF order.
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The latest proposal of popular interest
is pensions for baseball players" All
unnpires are barred from participation,
presumably.
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DON'T Believe II.

From IRE Tombstone lAriz1 Epitaph.
Two Preston bandits distinguished them
selves by going into a restaurant robbing
II, and getting out without tipping 3
single waiter.
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The other doctors will be careful, OF
course. how they disagree with DR..
Roosevelt
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CHAT OF THE FORUM.

Every Rose Has Its Thorn.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Many politician regrets that the fences hs must
fix are barbed wire ones
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What the colonel is not going to do
furnishes almost as fine a field for specu-
lation as what he IS going to do.
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Ever Thus.

You don't see many magazine articles
about the human dynamo after he goes
70 the SCRAP heap.
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Wnen somsthing was proposed il the
senats recently for the benefit Of the
Esliirc Company, OF somewhere. Mr.
Bacon, naturally, suggested subtly that
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A Kansas judge has ruled that It Is the
duty of pedestrians TO dodge automobiles
In order thoroughly to enjoy life in Kan
sas. one should be a human flea. per-
hans
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Now doth the joyous summer time
come on apace. ct last! How We shall
sigh for days gone by. and trapped June
time paSt
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States cannot justly be accorded entirely
TO either, but belongs wholly to both
with the largest share of distinction 10
the Secretary.
The different features of the seal had
all been in common use in America. In
the North Carolina paper currency OF
1E5 appears a bundle of thirteen arrows:
IN the Maryland currency of the same
year a hand grasping an olive branch
with thirteen leaves; on a $50 bill issued
IN lfS IS an unfinished pyramid with the
motto "Perenis;" in the Massachusetts
copper penny Of 1776 are thirteen stars,
surrounding an eagle; the flag had the
thirteen stripes, and so had the seal of
the board of admiralty adopted May l.
1880
The selection Of the eagle as the ma
ti0nai emblem was not wholly satisfac-
tory. Benjamin Franklin wrote TO his
daughter: Il wish the bald eagle had not
been chosen as the representative of our
country. He is a bird of bad moral
character. He does not get his living
honestly. You may have seen him
perched on some dead tree, where, too
lazy. to fish for himself, he watches the
labor of the fishing hawk; and, when
that dilfgent bird has at length taken q
fish, and is bearing IL to his nest for the
support OF his mate and young ones, the
bald eagle pursues him, and takes it from
him. Besides. he is a coward the little
king bird. not bigger than a sparrow,
attacks him boldly and drives him out Of
the district"
At the present time the seal of the
United States is affixed TO the commits
sion of all Cabinet officers and diplomatic
and consular officers who are nominated
by the President and confirmed BIZ the
Senate: all ceremonious communica tons
from the President to the heads of for
eign governments; all treaties, conven-
tions, and formal agreements Of the Pres
ident with foreign powers; all proclama-
tons by the President. and all exequaturs
to foreign consular officers in the United
States who are appointed by the heads
Of our government which they repre-
sent.
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Too much House rules reform" may
yet arise 10 plague Mr.. Champ Clark,
however
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And now. then-ahem-colonel! There
is the wedding, you know.