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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
The Playgrounds-keep Cool!

Congress treats Washington well, not 10
say generously. 1t deals with Washing
ton. usually, as the great Capital Of a
glorious Republic should be dealt with
It's interest in Washington is growing
year by year-its friendly. substantial IN
terest. And Washington is quite appre-
elative OF the fact.
Honest differences Of opinion arise now
and then, naturally. one has arisen
as between the House and the commu-
nifty with reference 10 the Fairgrounds
movement II has led to some sharp
words. to some unpleasant innueudoes,
and 10 a costly waste of time The Sen
ate takes the view Of the community
properly. we think IN the end all viii
come out right no doubt. But, pending
the adjustment. 1t is TO be hoped that
there viii be no further outburst Of feel
ing in any quarter It is unbecoming.
Let it be adjusted calmly. dtspassion-
ately. Nobody wants TO see a deadlock
over this item OF $1,000.
The House IS for the children. OF
course, it is. 1t wants TO see their lives
made happy, just as We do. It's hand
is not raised against them. No, indeed,
IT does not relish being put in an atti-
tude Of hostility toward the children
hguratvely and pictorially-and we do
not blame Il. Perhaps there has been
undue and overzeaIous activity in push
ing a good cause. That sometimes hap
pens It is only natural
But. since everybody has been heard. #
is now time TO recover equilibrium all
around and proceed cooily and good
temperedly. That is the way 70 adjust
these honest differences Of opinion-the
only way
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
lie Menace Of the Nayy Yards.


The Secretary o. the NAVY, IN recent
hearing before the House Naval Com
mittee. touched on a delicate point, which
might easily lead to the closing Of some
OF TIE navy yards or a reduction of the
appropriations for the maintenance of
those plants. provided the navy yards
were not so strongly inrenched as insti-
tgtlons for the benefit Of those represent
ing districts in states IN which the yards
are located. Mr. Meyer impaired to the
committee his theory that it would be
advaRtag eous TO. award contracts for the
extensive repairs and alterations which
are periodically necessary on vessels of
war Once in four or five years a battle
ship. for instance. must be thoroughly
overhauled and receive new equipment,
such as boilers, armament, military
masts. new internal arrangement. and
what not. The expense in some of these
instances amounts 10 $4,000 per ship
and more. This work has hitherto been
done at the navy yards. each ship hav-
ing its oEn station for this purpose. OF
course. this work is a big thing for the
navy yards. as it furnishes additional
labor Tor the civil force. 1t viii be d
distinct loss 10 a community which de-
peuds on navy yard employment to lose
the jobs 10 contractors. At the same
time, Secretary Meyer believes It would
b. in the interest Of public economy II
there were competitive bidding on specl-
fcations covering the repairs.
This proposition led some of the mem
hers of the Naval Committee to remar.
that this appeared to be an authoritative
admission of the extravaganza OF navy
yard administration. and that if the
navy yards We're not TO be used for the
construction Of ships Of war. and we're
not to be available for installing repairs.
il might be as well TO depend entirely
on the private ship yards and do all the
work on naval ships from beginning 10
end under contract, and so cut down
the appropriations for ana reduce the
number OF government plants Of this
character. There has been periodically
some talk along these lines, but when
ever any attempt has been made to close
navy yard, and notice Of that event
has been given at the Navy Department
the eIamor and activity have been sufn-
Gent TO defeat the purpose. The pres
ent administration had an experience in
that direction. Almost the last official
act of Mr. Newberry in the Navy Depart
ment was to close two navy yards on the
Gulf coast and among the first Of the
official acts OF his successor. when Mr..
Meyer came to the Navy Department
was to annul the order-and this obvl-
ously by reason Of the pressure Of Infu-
enees in the neighborhood Of the Yards
marked for suspension,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
Boys of To-day.

saws the St. Louis e-Demoerat:
We have usrer been Ct those finding the seeds
Of decay IN the rising generation. We have rs.
NAMED optimistic 10 the belief that the bo,s a
the present day are. 1t bottom, Just What tbe
bogs Of forty years ago were"
The real truth Of the matter Is. we sUs.
pect. boys are, in the average. better TO-
day than they ever were before. Grown
ups may not always incline willingly 10
admit as much uuhesltatlngly. but if
probably is perfectly true, neverthe-
less.
By reason OF different and constantly
changing environment, the boys Of one
generation are not easily to be compared.
point by point, with the boys Of another.
The earlier status Of this republic-its
unsettled sections. its conflicting races.
its simplicity and its crudeness-deveI-
oped more Of the picturesque in individ-
uals. perhaps. The boy who walked
ten miles to school every day." and VINO
''studied his lessons by the light Of a
pine torch or tailow dip" stands forth
in our retrospective view Of things COM
pelhngly engaging. His homespun shirt
and log-cabin domicile challenge our def
erencs and admiring attention. we must
remember. however, that, after all he
merely adapted himself to conditions as
he found them; just as our present-dav
youngsters would do right cheerfuny if
they found things the same way. Now
adays, it so happens that sehoolhouses
are much more accessible: pine torches
and tallow dips have been superseded
by lamps and electric lights: homespun
cloth is known only to song and story:
log-cabin domlciles are few and far be-
tween.
We do not believe that real manliness
among boys ever was more generally
prevalent than It is to-day. This is
largely the outcome Of a closer knowl-
edge Of and acquaintance with one an
other. Our public school systems. reach
ing far into the rural regions: our Y.
N c. As. our baseball leagues. our in
teFeollegiate and high school athletics
al Of these have operated to broaden
the youthful horizon and TO give the
youth himself a clearer insight into life
IN It's more complex aspects and mans
eternal and everlasting dependence on
his fellow-man for happiness and con-
tent acre below.
a good many fathers forget that they
once were boys themselves. just as their
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
The nrnmntic rnftin.

BrandeF Matthews in the Atlantic
The oleanest and most sucelnct dec
laration Of the dramatic uuit.es was
made by Boileau when he laid down
the law that tragedy must show zone
action ia one day and in one place. -
Il must deal with only a single story.
and this obligation IS the unity OF action.
It must never change the scene massing
al Its episodes in a single spot; and this
IS the unity of place. And it must com
pact successive situs lions into the SPACE
Of twenty-four hours, into a single day.
and this is the unity of time.
When a tragedy presents z simple and
straightforward story without change of
scenery. and without any longer LAPSE
Of time than a single revolution Of the
sun then, and then only. are the three
uniiies preserved" as Bolieau UNDER
stood them.
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TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
FIRST BOOK FOR THE BLIND-March 10

The great facilities that the unfortunate
blind have to-day fer the acquiring of
knowledge, makes the date of the issuing
Of the first book for their use Of much
historical interest To Scotehman IS
due the credit OF having invented a sys-
tenn Of printing raised letters. which af-
ford them the opportunity, through their
dexterity. of perusiag the Scriptures as
we'll as a great many of the classics.
II was on March u, 1877. that James
Gait issued his first took in Edinburgh.
Previous 10 his effort. in 1888. Hany had
experimental with such printing. but he
used the Illyrlan or Slavonic alphabet,
and il was found unsatisfactory, not only
because it was expensive. but it required
only 3s5 letters to cover fifty square
inches OF surface.
Mr. Cats system vas found entirely
practicable and IN 1884 he published the
Gospel Of ST join. the first book Of
the Scriptures ever printed FOR the blind.
-Four years later he printed for the Brit
lsh and Foreign Bible Society the Gospel
OF st. Luke and the Acts OF the Apostles.
Re used a modified Roman letter, choos-
ing the iower-case alphabet in preference
70 capitals
Credit is due to Dr. Howe, the husband
OF Julia Ward Howe for having made
practical the system. AID while he was
ia charge Of the Perkins Institution, Bos-
ton. in 1875, the entire New Testament
was printed By Dr. Howe's established
method 10 letters are printed in fifty
square inches Of surface. He finished his
task Of issuing the entire Bible in 1913.
Nh Lucas, Of the Bristol Institution.
and later Mr. Frere. Of LONDON. devised
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
Shall Babies Be Abolished

OF all the highbrow cult recently pro
jeeung themselves into the lmellght. de-
liver us from this Prof. Chuck, who
threatens the world with the abolition OF
babies.
Not that he predicts the disappearance
OF midgets Of humanity from the face OF
the earth. to be sure-happily, the pro-
fessor is not Yet that far gone in his
upper story-but that he does prophesy
a time when an babies will be born
into the world so fully developed men
tally that they will be able immediately
TO talk. read. write, work out mathe-
maucal problems while We wait. and dis
cuss politics
We sigh for no such time. "On the
contrary, quite the reverse as Mr..
sam Woller-it was sam. was # note
was wont to say we love babies-real
genuine babies. Their Innocence. their
helplessuess. and their unlearned estate
are their chief charms. We enjoy see
ing them start at zero and progress
along their way to knowledge step by
step. Tho first time a baby sees a sun
beam dancing on the wall we encourage
the thought that to his Ilttleness that
sunbeam is fairy-and a particularly
good fairy, moreover. And we are in no
sort Of hurry 70 have him get away
from the idea too rapidly II we give him
a rose, and he cannot tell the rose from
his own tiny toes-why. that is the kind
Of thing we most admire in babies.
Besides, so long as a baby has its
mother to witness its SURPRISING brisht-
ness and promising future. what use has
the youngster for an early conception
OF language. mathematics. and politics?
Is not the mother able to translate her
baby's persistent goo into anything
and everything under the sun necessary
10 his happiness or the establishment of
his Intellectual superiority? Why worry
the baby with the duty OF explaining his
general understanding Of men and things
around him. and especially when his
maternal ancestor has that explaining
business down patter than the pattest,
anyway
We are sorry We ever heard anything
Of this Gluck person and his astonish-
ing theory. We hope we never shall
hear Of either again, and we believe We
shall not. We object emphaucany 10 the
abolition Of the good old-fashioned
babies-bless 'en, every one, We do not
want them to come here too wise. and
we do not want them to get wise one
minute before they have to. they are
not vouchsafed much time TO be babies.
at best. and We are stanch advocates Of
their being permitted to play that de-
iightful string out to the very cad.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
Breakfast EEss FORTY Years Ola

From tie London DAILY Alai.
Forming part OF the breakfast menu
Of the members Of the council Of the
Royal Geological Society OF ireland at
Dublin on Saturday were some eggs
brought by Sir Charles ~Ban from China
which were laid forty years ago.
Few members Of the council could
Re persuaded to taste the unknown deli
eaeies. but those who did declared that
they were excellent. once the idea Of an
ordinary Irish egg could be eliminated
from the mind
The egg had become a sort Of jelly Of
a delicate flavor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
The Passing of the old Bachelor.

Robert g. Welsh. in TIE Atlantic
The typical old bachelor-crusty. irrita-
bic. soItary-seems 10 De passing away,
In indeed he IS not already extinct Now
adays there IS ever. encouragement for
bachelordom. Until il has developed from
a single state to a united kingdom with
royal palaces in all great cities.
There was a time when the typical
bachelor was pictured seated alone in a
sadly neglected room, pushing a reluctant
needle through unyielding cloth. as lie
strove awkwardly To sew a button on his
coat. using the side wall Of his room for
A thimble. This IS al done away with
now, when the Universal Valet Company.
Unlimited. sends its motor to the door Of
the bachelor apartments. and carries
away the garments Of Bachelor, return
Ing them at nightfalL every button re-
enforced, every spot and stain enaced
And Ia what careless comfort does
Bachelor live, Unhampered by feminine
niceties, he sets down his pipe where he
will. and swings about his room in easy
half dress, shouting the stein Song at
the top Of his voice without let or hla-
drance
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momentary Lapse of Memory.

From the Chicago TTibane.
Gentlemen" said the POSTMASTER. rls-
ing again 10 his feet. we have with Us
this evening a-an eminent gentleman
whom. I am sure. you viii be glad TO
hear; a distinguished exemplar of-of. in
short. Of his weIl-known line OF human
endeavor; one whose name is a house
hold word all over this broad land Of
ours: one who viii both instruct and en-
terrain you. I have the pleasure Of in
troducing-
Here he stopped TO take d drink of ice
water.
Il have the pleasure, gentlemen, Of
introducing
Ar this point he was seized with a Fl of
coughing.
"Of Introducing. gentlemen
Here he took another large swallow Of
tee water
"The pleasure. gentlemen. as wei as
the honor, Of acknowledgements Hon.
Bxzhancmfwyposhrdlu Wmawauiouofr.
who VIII now address you"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
GOOD ROADS TELL STORY.
France spends s1s.00O,O0o a Year
Repairing Its ThorOughfares.

From tie Louisville Couilr Journal.
The existence or .nonezistence OF roads
determines the question Of whether a
country Is occupied by a civilized people
or By savages- similarly the degree of
the enlightenment Of country or section
Of country might be ascertained by
passing over It in a balloon and studying
with glasses the extent and character Of
its system Of roads. To Its roads builders
no less than TO its warriors. were due
the growth and greatness Of the Roman
empire. Not the least Of the surviving
monuments that attest the genius Of the
Romans IS the AppIsn Wsv. which was
begun by Caesar Appius Claudius more
than two thousand years ago
It Is the boast 81 Great Britain that
her roads prove the quality Of her civil
zaucn and that the highways she has
constructed in her African and Asian
possessions prove the benehcence of her
rale. France, which IS Famous for the
thrift of its working classes. probabiy
leads the world to-day IN the complete
ness OF her system of roads and their
quality With an area only about ave
times as great as that IF Kentucky.
France has spent ss9e,000oo0 IN the con
sUuCtion Of public roads. and spends an
nuaily per cent Of the cost Of consuuc-
tion-SlS, Geo 0o0-4seeping them IN repair
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10
Democraey on PIutocracr,

tfcin the Atlanta tieeEsiAn.
The use oi money "a elections has become an evil
e such magnitude is this free government # the
people That tie time IS rapidly spproaching when
men q mears alone viii la able to qualify as can
didates far pahc Office lnd the principle seems 10
hold good whether applied to the humblesf su6altefn
= local aiaas or o re highest nstsnai legislator
whose eiess. according % constitutional rrogision
are supposed TO be 6lled By an untTammeied ex-
preston q the popular win at the ballet box.
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Srom the Chicago RscoId-Hgald.
80 she treated YOU coldly?'
Coidly say. I'd have had 70 have
"a sextant and an artificial horizon to
be able to md out what latitude I
was in Il had been there for that pnr-
pose.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE 49, naHn1NcEns-

TIE RAJ HAHBINGERs.
The jonquil
The jay
Are both at hand
To-day.
As harbingers they duly harb,
Each in its own peculiar garb.
But We refuse
To sing,
Ne can't enthuse
On spring
tntil the syeamores are green.
AND one or two straw hats are seen.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10

Whether the next House Is Democratic
or not, the Dsnvlle, III, district prob
ably win return Uncle joe TO Con-
gress. He is entitled TO see the fun from
the inside. no matter what happens
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10

From the Detroit Trsa Trss
Mayor Gaynors adalieizeation Is saving New
Yors City S12oOo dag. Economy s. also the road
70 good government
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"The Senate of the United States has
passed the postal savings bank bib .
says the Norfolk Landmark. its best
friend might pass It now and never
recognize e. moreoyer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10

From the Kansas Ci.y star
The Hon Jea Davis, Of Arkansas. vas JOKE
when be a-st reached Washington, bat six years is
entirely too long for Gre Joke to last
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He Usually Ifas.

From the DAYTON News
A Congressman stated the ether dag TIA. the GOV
eminent oald atferi to pay tie right man hnn-
dred Thousand dollars a year Tor running the Post
oflce Department.. Bat lhc risnt man slFeady has
Oh
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10

Prom she Detroit Ness.
Some q the things Nh. Pinchot said hers-a
coed many 4 theut-ars correct" says Secretary
Wilson. That Is what the people thiuls-''a eood
many Of them.
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Settling the Confroversv.

From the Dc;reit Neas.
IN order to settle thar Congressional rev. Why
doesn't Pearg take o dozen % The more desirable
Senators and Representatives VI 70 tie north pole.
have theus certify Gle fact. and then lose them en-
tIs vas bags
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eoinciacntni 100.

From tha Oklahoma City Oklaheusn.
Republican leaders IN New York are said 70 be
greatly worried oser The relitical outlook THE same
can BE- rrithfully said q the NpLhoan leaders ia
0Alah0ms. IN iact, il may b. nudlfullg said q the
Hepublican leaders IN every State ia the glorious
galaxy.
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Instrnetiona to WiEey.

80 have got 10 meet you IN depart
ment store. have T."
Yes, hubby"
In that ease, would you mind wearing
your hat tilted hack little for means of
Ioentlfeatlon2n
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JnsI so.

MY wife wants SEQ for a spring hat I
wish they grew on trees"
Il don't, Think of the prices we'd be
up against when the crop was a failure .
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A Virginia woman is reported to have
put burglar to fight by throwing eggs
after him. No wonder the burglar
skipped before a woman so vehementiv
desperate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10

'The editor must have thought this
story was pretty good
Why
He declines il with regrets instead OF
the usual thanks"
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Do not be unnecessarily alarmed. Every
time you feel a disinclination to work
creeping on these days. do not jump 10
the conclusion that you are being de-
voured BY hookworms.
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30 Ed L. Ofher

From The Atlanta Constitution.
Three eonirss-TsddY Bryan. and Fairbanks
bat We can mango two II them with pink tea
ard a dollardinneF.
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Il has been demonstrated recently in
Connecticut that $12-per-week bank
clerk has no business owning a 40-horse-
power automobile
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In a Hurry.

From the birmingham Age Herald.
He claims be WIS driven to drink.
Far from It. He hired q tsxcab to
take him there ana the chauffeur was
lined Ter speeding.
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Hats are TO be bigger this spring than
ever before so e fashion authority
says. Pretty soon there may not be
room in this world for anything else ex-
cept hats
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nooga Times. Candidates OF all sorts
have been doing that very same thing
since the year l. however.
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CHAT OF THE FORUM.
The Present OnfIook.

From The Cleveland Leader
All signs s0iHt 70 4 long session # Cou-rass or
lot q important WCrE left unfinished.
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Perhaps Philadelphia would welcome
the opportunity to get a good nights
sleep. daytime nap. or any other old
thing by way OF reposeful period.
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"one critic claims that these spring
poems are mechanical
1T naturally follows that a spring
poem would be mechanical" admitted
the bard But they're easy TO uneoil.
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"one Of the candidates for governor of
Texas seems to be running on his quail
heations in the Use OF a large number
and variety Of words. SAYS the chatta-
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Very shady.

From the Baltimn1e American.
THAT man is IN shady business.
what is it7g
lie provides family trees"
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No matter how hard the first robin
tries, somehow the book beer goat man.
ages 70 mutt IN" ahead every spring
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More than one sedate and steady-going
business man is ndulging in Ty Cobb
pipe dreams nowadays.
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Man in New York was awarded 81 100
for the loss OF a leg" SAYS the Science
tady Union. This should warn all leg
pullers not TO keep it Up until the easy
mark is separated entirely from the leg.
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A safe DIAGNOSIS.

l cannot see, my head Is hot,
Ny poor eyes drip.
! reckon / have probably got
The pesky grip.
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~ cheese j etaoln eatoln Rnnu.s re-
marks the Charlotte Chronicle. Must
have been limburger.
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For settlement.

THAT fellow seems 10 take himself
very seriously
Yes: he thinks his personal squabbles
are weighty enough 10 he referred to
The Hague"
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Fruit trees are bursting into bloom all
over Georgia. Good-by, old peach crop;
take care O. yourself! See you next sum-
mer. sure!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-10

Senator Bailey Is the most famous
orator in the world" says the Bnming-
ham Ledger So the Virginia legislature
seems not to think
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Some New Yorker must have made f.
Hop Smith hopping mad