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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
Lights on COnveyances.

In the hearing before the District Com
missioners on the proposal to require all
horse-drawn vehicles, as well as automo-
biles, to have lights the point was made
that If the streets Of Washington were
better lighted such a regulation would
not be necessary.
True enough But since Washington is
not a well-lighted cIty-since it is ad-
mittedly an nl-lighted city, save on
few favored thoroughfares-the necessity
OF regulations such as are now pending
becomes all the more imperative.
The present state Of things is strange
lights. front and rear, and the require
ment is more or less rightly enforced
Other forms OF conveyance, used for
pleasure or business, need display no
lights at ALL This is not only an anon
ally, but an indefensible discrimination,
and the Commissioners have been none
too quick to see it.
Surely It will not be seriously contend
ed that there is less danger OF mishaps
from vehicles horse-drawn than from
vehicles propelled by gasoline or cleo
tricity!
The number of automobiles used wholly
for pleasure is comparatively small.
Reckless chauffeurs are the exception.
Utility and pleasure are combined in the
use of the modern form Of conveyance.
Joy-riding is not confined to the automo-
bile. II Is INDUCED in TO the same rela-
tive extent by those who prefer the
horse. And discriminatory rules must
give way: prejudice be officially cult
waited no longer.
But while the Commissioners are un-
doubtedly justified IN taking the proposed
step in the interest Of public safety. IL Is
a regulation that ought to be enforced
with common sense. Literally enforced,
It will entail unwarranted burdens. It
should not be applied 70 belated teams
engaged IN hauling in the twilight hours
OF in service in the early morning.
Primarily, the duty is TO require con-
veysnces moving in the streets and
parks-particularly the parks-to display
lights after dark and in that respect
there should be no discrimination. But
even as to these. common sense should
always be exercised in enforcing the reg
ulation when it is apparent that due pru-
dence is being observed by drivers
It is not pleasant to think OF owners
Of horse-drawn vehicles. whose lights
will inevitably get out Of fix at times,
being subjected. as Automobiles are, 70
petty annoyance by thick-witted med
dlesome policemen. who ought 70 have
something better TO do than watch for
technical violations Of a small regl,Ia-
ton
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
Something of Grass.

From the Chicago Post
Grass grows on the face OF the earth
much as whiskers grow on the face Of a
man
However, grass is always green, and no
one ever wears green whiskers ex-
cept q sIapstick comedian.
However. again, there is red grass and
gray grass and brown grass and yellow
grass and blue grass. which proves there
are exceptions 10 all rules.
For all that however, grass does not
grow Galway style, nor la Burnside,
nor In a mustache and goatee.
Grass is eaten by cows. When cut
and dried. baled il is called baled hay
and Is fed to condensed milk COWS.
Grass is removed from the lawn by
means Of the neighbors' children or
lawn mower. Lawn mowers are pushed
by young men who are studying for the
ministry NO other men have the sturdy
moral nature 70 run lawn mower I'm
mediately after cutting the grass these
young men collect for Il. Taking coll
lection is part OF ministerial training.
Grass is also very profitable to sign paint
ers, as II enables them 70 dispose OF
placards ordering people 20 keep of Of It.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

ingen, based on the character OF a me-
dieval herO-knight Of that name. and by
the world-famous Sorrows OF Werther "
The effects Of this novel which is said
10 have been written in four weeks. on
the reading public all over the Continent
can best be imagined from the fact that
II was forbidden by law in some coun-
tries. Even far China. then the highest
closed land on the face OF the earth.
heard OF ''Werther,'' and sentimental
youths fairly drunk with its new wine OF
emotionality. shot themselves with the
book in their hands.
From that time on Goethe's path 10 sue
cess was easy; indeed. it had never been
very hard. In 1T75 the Duke Of SAKE
Weimar invited him 20 live at his court.
This was the poets heyday Of glory. last
ing longer than heydays do generally. for
the two great men dwelt together on
terms Of the happiest friendship until
the duke died in 1928. Goethe had admin
istratlve ability. and satisfactorily filed
number Of court Offices, ranging from
director Of the ducal theater 10 minister
OF state
In the splendid house which his patron
had built for him. the poet produced his
stella" "Clavigo," "Tasso." Faust. "
Wilhelm Meister." and other works
which are now German classics. HIS
last important undertaking was his "Au-
photography" published in 1890 Two
years later. on March %. Goethe died. and
he was buried beside his ole friend the
duke.
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army in any such quantity as Gen. Grant
intimates II would seem more practical
bic to apply this system 10 the type OF
automobile which would be OF service in
the transportation OF supplies. although
even in that direction II is found that the
military experts are not in entire agree
ment Some Of them argue that the army
must come 10 the motor car for the ex-
peditious transfer of munitions Of war;
others are insisting that the roads in this
country, despite their improved condition.
do not warrant the costly acquisition of
this type Of vehicle. The maneuvers held
In various sections Of the country this
summer have shown that the motor car Is
of material beneht NJ the method OF sup
plying troops at distance from the base
OF stores; but it does not follow, of course,
that the army will be as favorably situ-
ated in time OF real warfare At all
automobile. that wagon can 20 in all the
places accessible to the horse-drawn We
hicle. and where neither can penetrate
there must continue 10 be dependence
upon the faithful pack-mule, the animal
much derided but equal 70 all emergen-
cies Of travel and capable Of overcoming
the obstacles of forest, mountain. and
stream. The army mule is likely 10 sur
vive the changes in transportation. until
the ingenuity Of man contrives a substi-
tute
So far, the army officials appear TO have
made more use Of the passenger automo-
bile than the freight wagon. At least. we
hear more Of the former in the decisions
Of the accounting officers in their dlsal-
lowance Of expenses for the maintenance
OF those vehicles II should be 70 Diff
cult matter finally to determine whether
the motor car Is Of military value. and II
it is. to provide a means for giving the
army what IS necessary in that direction;
but the inquiry should be directed toward
the provision OF the means Of transport
ing materials and not men.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
IN THE NUNS GARDEN.

In the nuns garden lean the lilies slender;
In the nuns garden crimson roses blow:
Ard many flowers. old fashioned. fair. and tender
Along the paths IN rich profuSiou grow.
But sweeter than the roses and the lilies
That MI With beauty all the gay parterrss
The virgin flowers whose joyous duty stiT Is
To watt 70 God the perfume II their praycrsi
In the nuns gaasen weary Of his Yagrance.
Often the wandsrer comes his woes 10 plead.
For in thst place Of purity and fragrance
are sentle hearts responsive to his need
There mercy dwells amid the crimson ross;
There 10 one knocks upon the gate IN vain;
For. like the door Of heaven 4 never closes
On human sorrow or on human pain.
In the nuns garden lean the lilies slender
And many a flower adons the Say pSrteres
But swectsr far the souls 80 pure and tender
Who WAIT To God the perfume Of their prayer
Denis A MCCARTHY. In New YORK Sun
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
PEARLS IN ILLINOIS RIVERS.
Dealers Say Value of Jewels Found
This Year VIII Reach 100000.

MS III hEAtn NLNNbsOlAl.
E. E. Pearson. IN the Chicago News
jewelers. declare that the value Of pearls
taken from the musseI OF the Illinois
rivers this season Is not far from 100000.
OF this sum the Fox River has con
tributed $4,000, the Rock River SIS. 900.
while the Illinois. which is lined with the
camps OF mussel seekers. and which fur
nishes the bulk OF the shells 10 the
button factories. produces One-half o.
the pearls which find their way 20 the
representatives Of the jewelry houses.
The present season is the banner one
for pearl production, due TO the enor-
nous increase in the number Of musseI
seekers. The low water in the rivers.
due 20 the light rainfall. has made
claiming" easy. In fact, the number
Of shells dumped upon the market has
been so great that the price has dropped
from SO a ton to $40 But with the
present low stage OF the water in the
rivers a man Of industry can get out
half a ton OF shells a day, enough 20
make him a good living, even II pearls
are not found. When IL is realized that
there is always the chance OF finding a
pearl worth hundreds OF dollars. the tire
less energy displayed by many OF the
mussel seekers Is not surprising.
So low have become many Of the rivers
that the ordinary methods Of bringing the
mussels 10 the surface have been aban-
doned and men and boys wade into the
streams and bring them 70 the surface
with their hands. The strong swim
mers venture out TO a depth where they
are submerged up TO their shoulders.
It is believed that n a few years the
mussei beds will become exhausted unless
the legislature places in effect greater
restrictions. Professional buyers Of pearls
make their headquarters where the
"clammers' are the most numerous, and
all are on the alert for big strikes A
few years ago finders Of pearls sold them
for 1.-THE Of their real value. but now
there is less chance Of securing a valu-
able pearl for a song
The pearls are sent % the Chicago OF
New York houses as rapidly as pur-
chased, and later find their way TO the
neck OF a rich mans wife or daughter
string OF Illinois River pearls. which
sold in the rough tor $500 10 5000. vii
bring the jeweler from $500 10 $1,000
after being polished and toned. The tota
value OF the shell and pearl industry in
Illinois for the year will reach I'VE mil
lion dollars.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
FAILURE!

Have we failed? Yea failure Of US
doomed to taste OF failure strive
the hath laid it down
fight win the
1t is go hghting e alive
goals
The hills rugged and
o hope
bitter
We o failures
we not win God hand from
Victory IS n striving; the is in the
The
a man
II he fights the battle bravey lag behind shirk
avail. nor
Let your be armored; undaunted your will
The smiling
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
our shocking Ancestor..

From the Louisville Times.
physician. after his morning dip.
basked on the sand in the sun.
II battle every day. winter and sum-
mer." he said. but our ancestors were
dirty lot. I've got in my library a book
by Adair. the celebrated seventeenth
century physician. and Adair says in his
chapter on bathing,
" Every one ought to battle the feet in
warm water once a week, and when II
can be conveniently done. bath should
be taken regularly once a month
The physician laughed grufiy.
There was a medical proverb in the
seventeenth century. he said, that de-
creed about bathing:
Hands often. feet seldom. head
never
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
HARVESTING.

It's neg for the dell. Oh. when harvest IL yellow.
And orchards hang mellow and red IS each tree;
II 5 leave the me acres the rCapers and rakeTs
And al the lawmakers. and wander with me-
Oh. SRI. Ike poppy ful blown for the bee.
With cheeks Ike brown berries,
And lips ike wild cherries.
And beauty. I swear Il. far sWeeter 20 see
Than summer In blossom. deep summer In blossom
With cloTer-sweet bosom and heart q a bee.
And what VIII they think Oh. whrn sunset Is
pink. Oh.
And little stars wink Oh Ike buds IN the blue1
When into the cleaning We two 70 s-roamiuE
Like birds that are houing when frchies are few
Oh. girl. Ike Wild rose full blown for the dew
With hair Ike the twilights
And eyes Ike the high lights.
And body a garden that love wandcrs through
garden q roses. moon lilies and roses,
Whose beauty unclose % kiss Of the dew.
Madison Cawcin. IL Woman's Home Companion
Pity the Neighbour
From the Boston Transcript
Brown has given his wife a hand
some piano player, and now"
"Weu?'
she puts on an awful lot OF airs"
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stars, and it is the sturdy effort OF mans
heart. the earnest aspiration Of the hui
man soul, the fixed and brave determine
ton which acknowledges no defeat, bows
down before no failure. that carries it
ever upward
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
Home News Away from Home

WashingtOnians who leave the
city. either for a short or long
stay-whether they 90 to mountain
or ueashore. or even across the sea
should not fail 10 order The
Washington Herald sent TO them
by mail. II viii come regularly.
and the addresses viii be changed
as often as desired. 1t is the home
news you viii want while away
from home. Telephone Main 1900
giving old and new address.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

From the Baltimore Evening Sun
While at Mountain Lake Park Richmond p Hob
son RETAINED from attempting to kiss any q the
Maryland bellies once more proving himself a hero.
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From the Chicago Record HERALD.
The Bramleys are a remarkable fam
ily."
Yes. There are eleven Of them, and
not one has ever been operated on for
appendicitis"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
We shudder TO Think of II

From the Denver Republican
The Oklahoma disclosures suggest that William
Penn had only been lawyer there would never
have been much bu; Pennsylvania IN what We nov
know as forty-eight States.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
The Author Explains.

why do you locate your comic opera
on board a man-of-war? We've had so
many OF those ship scenes"
Il know. but wanted to have some
real reason for Juggling in the naval
lieutenant"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Nof All Rnnninr.

From the Baltimore Sun.
There arc siin left few MaBlarders who are not
candidates for Congress.
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From TIE Ohio State Journal.
We don't see how We are ever going 10 get the
English SPARROW exterminated unless Col Roosevelt
could be persuaded that the Smithsonian institution
needs 4 few specimens in The interest Of science.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
temporarily Handicapped.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
Pennsylvania candidates fer Congress every now
and then are required to ret.s from the race to
stand trial for bribery or larceny.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

Because her ''hobble" skirt would not
permit her to struggle. a Cleveland wo-
man was easily rescued from drowning
recently. It is true. say what one may
to the contrary. that nothing in this
world is absolutely without its good
points
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
About HohhIe Skirt.

FTon the Omaha Bee
II women were compelled by law to
wear hobble skirts there would be the
widest uprising for woman suffrage you
ever heard or
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

From the Charleston News and Courier.
The Great White Way" murrnured the CRATER,
as he took another million from the Indians
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
GETTING ROUGH.

GETTING ROUGH.
I hate TO be a gentle bard
Like Burns or Keats.
We gentle people ind II hard
To earn the eats.
This gentle role gives me the blues.
hate my lot.
Some day I'll hand the gentle muse
A dreadful swat
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

Uncle Joe" says his ancestors were
named O'Cannonsn- Arrah, bedad. No
wonder he yields the gavel as II Il were a
shillalah!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
sitting Up.

Il didn't get to bed until midnight"
Sitting UP with a sick friend?"
Well, yes, with a lovesick friend,
the girl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

From the Albany Journal.
Who ever knew a man who had a lot Of money
that he saved By not smoking!
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The United States Senate is a h
of a mess at times says the Hon.
Jeff Davis. The Senator is not a reg
ular attendant upon its sessions. how
ever.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
onr Modern Heroes.

No Bayards now their pennons fly,
OF Rolands we have no supply;
But Fate atones,
And we can always make good with
A fellow by the name Of Smith,
Or maybe Jones.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

"Spurned for a militia officer COM
planned the poet. Never mind. The pen
is mightier than the sword"
That may be-" retorted the girl. but
I want his sword to decorate my den
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

There is at least one man in this coun-
try who seems to be thoroughly convinced
that IL would g. TO the bowwows If il
were not for Nj. Roosevelt.
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Doing His Best.

From the Sketch.
Joiner Cto his apprenuce)-Well. Willie.
have you sharpened all the tools?
Willie-Yus-an bat the 'and-saw. and
haven't quite got all the gaps out Of It
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

"Atlanta's census rank" reads an edi-
torial headline in the Atlanta Journal
Oh, we are not so sure Of that-l5i, sS9
in 1910 against S9,S72 in 1900 is not so
bad
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

Mayor Gaynors vitality is remarkable.
He survived an assassin's bullet and an
Endorsement by Tammany Hall. all with
in one year
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

Right off the bat. now: What is the
name of that new comet we mentioned
in this column day before yesterday?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
Her Guide.

You watch your neighbours baby with
considerable interest"
Yes" said Mrs. De Style. When the
weather turns her baby blue I don't let
Fido out
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

It is proposed 10 enact a law in Texas
making it Illegal for any saloon 20 oper-
ate within ten miles OF a schoolhouse.
Eleven miles apart will be putting IL
pretty far between schooIhouses out there.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28
WHY L. IT.

From the AtchiSon Globe.
You know better Why don't you do
better? People seem to hate to use what
little sense they have.
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August Is IS the date OK the discovery OF
Delaware Bay by Henry Hudson. In 1879.
II is the birthday of John Stark. the
Revolutionary soldier, who defeated Bur
goyne at Bennington. VT. Q72S Nathan
lei Hewitt, the Luther Of the Early Tenn
perance Reform" O7s0: james oliver. in
ventor Of the chilled pillow GS23) Ira D.
Sankey. the singing-evangeiist Gs4O
Archbishop Chapelle Gs40; Bellamy sto-
rer. the American lawyer and diplomat
GS40, and Frederick II. Bigelow. the as
stronomer dS5D. 1t is the date OF the
death OF Leigh Hunt the poet. critic.
and miscellaneous writer, in 1859.
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It is evident enough that the colonel
is not out after Nobel peace prize
this trip.
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with population OF a hundred million
people the United States is the most pros
porous country IN the world" declared
Pick y. Stafford, OF Chicago. a com
mercial man.
I've been in four foreign countries
and have read about all the rest Of them.
and have seen no evidence that gives
me cause for jealousy about my own
sweet native land I'd rather live in the
United States than anywhere. and Chi
cago than anywhere else. You talk
about Washington and New York and
all your other proud cities. and think
perhaps I'm of my base when dare
compare Chicago with them, but II YOU
could see yourselves from where sit
you'd move. Cali Chicago ugly. noisy.
smoky. and all that but when YOU get
hungry there's no place like Chicago,
and when you want TO make a dollar
there's no place like Chicago. and when
YOU want 70 see a good show. set
good bath. take a fine ride over a beau
tlful lake shore boulevard. there's no
place like rare old. fair old Chicago"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

BY not marrying. a Cincinnati man has
secured a legacy Of $4,000. Still. he
may marry yet, If he is not very careful
and wary.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

Mr.. Roosevelt's defiance OF the light
ming is picturesque. Of course; Il has
precious little TO do with the price OF
meat. flour. and so forth, however.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28

Mr.. Woodruff says Mr.. Griscom did IT,
This looks very much like the beginning
Of an endless chain.
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What's the use fooling with Esper-
anto?' inquiries the Birmingham Ledger
No use. whatever. merely fooling with e.
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The rsnnI Thing.

What's the proper thing 10 say at a
wedding
Wish the pair happiness and tell
everybody else there is no earthly chance
for IT,"
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Japan made no noise about the an
nexation Of Korea" notes the Pittsburg
Dispatch. And Korea did not dare make
any.
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What IS lover inquiries the Rochester
Herald. How can one tell. now that the
erstwhile sweet summer girl is planning
her autumn campaigns.
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The young statesman who sent Uncle
Lon Livingston into political retirement
is named Schley Howard Schley is a
good fighting name, and this Schley ap-
pears 20 have lived right UP TO IT,
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Il like the EARTH. says Mr.. John d
Rockefeller. number Of people long
ago suspected as much. perhaps.
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Who Is running this country. any,
how asks the Birmingham News. Is
this country on the run, really?
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Kaiser William Is INDUCING in a bit
Of rough riding. too-and he is riding TO
a fall, most likely