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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Beginning of the Great Fire in London Sept. 2.

Scarcely had the curse Of the plague
been lifted from London when, on the
evening Of September ?, 1866. there began
the greatest fire that London ever ex-
perienced, which eventually destroyed
about two-thirds of the city. including a
vast number OF public buildings. the Ca
thedral, the Royal Exchange. and about
100 churches.
Tie conhagrauion started in the house
Of q baker named Farryner. near the
Tower. and. a high wind blowing, it con-
tinued for three nights and days.
An admirable brief description OF the
fire is given in the famous diary of John
Evelyn. on the third he wrote: THE
fire having continued all night, If I may
call that night which was as light as day
for ten miles round about. and this
morning I went 20 the Bankside and saw
the whole south part Of ye City burn
ing from Cheapside to ye Thames. and
all along Cornehill (for It klndled back
against we winds as well as forward.
Tower Streete, Fenchurch Streete. era
cious Streete, and so along to Brainard's
Castle. and was now taking hold Of St.
Paules Church. 20 which scaffolds con-
tributed exceedingly.
The conAagratiOn was so universal
and the people so astOnished, that from
the beginning I knew not by what de-
spondency OF fate. they hardly stirred
10 Quench it. so that there was nothing
heard or seen but crying out and lamen-
tauon, running about like distracted
creatures. without at all attempting TO
save even their goods. such a strange
CONSERVATION was on them, so as II
burned both in breadth and in length, the
churches. public halls. exchange, hos
pitfalls. monuments and ornaments, leap
ing after a prodigious manner from house
to house and streete TO streete. at great
distances one from We other; for We heate
with a long set Of faire and warme
weather. had even ignited the air, and
prepaid the materials to conceive the
fire, which devourd after an incredible
manner, houses, furniture and everything.
Here we saw the Thames covered with
goods floating. all the barges and boats
laden with what some had time and cour-
age to save, as on We other. We carts,
o~N-f al - ; ms Jul ~ ZIG ASluSr Wnicn lot
many miles were strew'd with movables
of all sorts, and tents erected to shelter
both people and what goods they could
get away All the slkie was OF a fiery
aspect, Ike top Of a burning oven. the
light seen about forty miles round about
for many nights.
God grant that my eyes may never
behold the like. now seeing above 1900
houses all in one fame; the noise and
cracking and thunder Of the impetuous
flames. We shrie1ing of women and chill
dren, the hurry Of people. the fall OF
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
BEAUTIFUL GEM OF THE SEA.
IsInnd on Which Honolulu stands
Like an Exquisite Jewel Casket.

Almnu on which honolulu cAuhNe
Like an Exquisite Jewel CasIxet.
Henrietta Sands Anderson. IN Chicago News
We reached Honolulu about o'clock
in the morning and the shadows thrown
by the rising sun on the mountains
made a wonderful picture. The island
was : mass Of bloom and fragrance
dropped into the lonely Pacific, and no
where else has nature been so openhand-
ed. On landing we found the inside OF
the jewel casket as exquisite as the
shining exterior; the houses set in won
derful gardens Of green and flowers,
where strong red and green leaves deck
ed with flashes Of yellow We'd with fol-
iage Of deep rcd, seemed ideal places
for a honeymoon.
Great banana trees swung their huge
leaves above our heads. and cocoanut
palms waved in the gentle breeze and
here and there the trees were declled
with wonderful vines of yellow or laven-
der. flowing in the wind as gracefully as
a gossamer veil.
On every side gorgeous fire trees
stretched forth their sturdy branches as
nature. and, indeed, they would take the
prize in any contest They have in wild
beauty in the sunlight. the innumerable
red flowers growing thickly all over the
branches They are startling IN their
intensity and present a brilliant com
bination Of grace and holiness. Taken
separately the blossoms are delicate and
hrff rfFao do IN
clusters. relieved only by delicate sprays
OF green, the effect is really Ike a flame.
They say that at night the frehies
mako these trees their happy hunting
ground and keep the foliage alive with
twinkling lights.
Nature expended all OF her wealth and
beauty On the plants and flowers and
air here, and instead Of making a race
OF airy exquisite creatures 70 inhabit the
earthly paradise she put people alto
gether out Of keeping with their sur
roundings, The native women wear
hideOus wrappers cut and painfully
trimmed according 20 individual lack OF
taste.
1t was too absurd to see the creatures
swinging down the streets holding VI
the trains Of their loose garments. their
heads decorated with sailor hats. AL
OF the women are fat and sway-backed
and one cannot help wishing them in
their old-time costumes OF grass skirts
and lei wreaths around their necks.
In the afternoon we took a motor ride
up 70 the Pail. a mountain overlooking
green and gold fields and down the
precipice OF which King Kamehameha
drove his enemies. From there We went
70 the Devils Punch Bowl. the crater
Of an extinct volcano, It's name being
the only thing 20 recommend f. 4 triI
10 the aquarium showed US the most
interesting collection Of fishes I have
| seen anywhere. They are like living
rainbows. with lavender. orange. anc
green stripes or spots all over them
The museum was also an object Of inter
est, filed with every sort OF Hawaiian
relic, pottery, weapons, portraits OF
rulers. and host Of other things.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
THE INEVITABLE.

It was the Roosevelt Special.
And Il ecudded DER the ties.
Upon its side
In letters wide
The sign mo COMPROMISE"
The whistle shrieked. the wheels hummed round.
And the Engineer. said he:
ION, clickety. clack Get of the track
And give the road 10 mer'
Then out strobe bold Jim Sherman,
And to cross The track he tried.
Avert your glance.
The ambulance
Contains him now insidel
And the Engineer he gave a leer.
And be footed the whistle free
Alas, poor JimI'
! landed him
Who'll be the next for mei"
But hal as he giances forward,
Ahead on the glist' ning rail.
What sees he there
That makes him swear.
And why does his cheek grow Talef
He clutches the cutoff throttle
he Trabs for tho brake. Too latoi
We arc lost. cries he.
Fer ahead / zee
Tho lights Of the Old Guard FreightF
And the crew Of the Freight defy him
Woodruff and Barnes and they.
Come on" he hears.
And their haunting jeers
III you think you've the right Of way"
But this is no place to linger.
This IS no place to wait;
Lht's HE affair."
Ere the Roosevelt car
Bumps into the Old Guard Freight
-Psul West. in New York World.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

The War Department has decided that
the military prisoners at Fort Leaven-
worth, and presumably at the other in
stitutions OF that character under the Sec
rotary OF War. may be employed at some
useful labor. such as the manufacture Of
shirts. An announcement Of this sort is
destined to create a protest from those
people who regard the employment of
convict labor as an activity which is
detrimental to free outside labor. These
protests have come TO the War Depart
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
ROOSEVELTs FUTURE.

If Roosevelt shall ever become Presi-
dent again. # will be by uniting the rad
icals Of both old parties under a new
banner.
After his Osawatomie utteranee, the
Republican party. as constituted from its
creation. will never accept him as a
candidate And 1t win not consent TO be
reconstructed TO make him President.
There is too much OF socialism In the
doctrine he Is now preaching for adop-
ton by the Republican party unless It be
born anew.
ALiberal Republican party sprung up
in 1872. led by Horace Greeley. and It met
crushing. humlliating defeat
Roosevelt, the greatest breaker OF
precedents political life has produced.
has done marvellous things In his ex-
traordinary career, but It would be more
than marvellous should he now succeed
IN bringing the Republican party. as
party, TO the acceptance OF the strange II
not new creed which he promulgated at
osawatomie.
Only as an Independent force-the
leader OF Peoples Party. perhaps, APP
pealing TO the dissatisfied radical ele-
ments OF all other pardes-could he hope
TO succeed as a candidate.
lie is to-day outside the Republican
breastworks. so far as his future as
pirations may be concerned
William Jennings Bryan's potency as a
democrat and his strength as q vote
getter waned steadily after his remarka-
BILE free silver campaign. which almost
enabled him 10 reach the White House
On the money issue, under the abnormal
conditions then prevailing, ne was all
but invincible. but when. subsequently,
IN championing other theories quite IN
keeping with those espoused by Roose-
welt to-day. he put himself IN the atti-
tude of arraying class against class and
trenched upon soc-alistic grOund-then
the possibility Of his reaching the Pres
idcncy. as q Democratic candidate. was
gone forever. His party could forgive
his free silver heresY but accept his
newer doctrines-neveri And yet his doc
trines were not one whit more radical
than the doctrines put forth now in the
name OF progressive Republicanism-
Inherently. in recent years, the Re
publican party has really become the
radical party. The Rooseveltian era
made It so. But It's radicalism. thanks
to superb party organization. has been
kept under curb and check. Its ranks
may be depleted-it may be split and
torn as never a party was split anG
torn before-but It viii not be swept Off
its feet and surrender 10 the radicaIism
OF Roosevelt OF the uncertain future,
nothing is so reasonably sure as this.
But a matter-of-fact analysis Of the
party situation does not forecast the i'm
possibility of Roosevelt reaching any
goal OF his mounting ambition. Far
from Il. His present hold upon the
masses. who believe in him end trust
him. and who care not straw for the
inconsistencies and the contradictions
that mark his personal character and
public career, but are ready to follow
him bnndly-such q situation, as we
have said before. may easily make for
the greatest political revolution America
has ever seen. and also return him to the
Presidency.
But as the candidate OF the Republican
party In 1S12-thet seems altogether in.
conceivable.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
A Hard World.

From Everybcdy'S.
A group Of hoboes waiting for their cof-
fee 10 boil in a tomato can were telling
OF their hard-luck experiences.
I've had worse luck than anybody"
said one Of them challengingly after lis
tening 10 the others tales Of woe. "Once
I had 10 sleep from Wilkesbarre 10 Perth
Amboy on top OF fat car loaded with
hard coal
And what do you think?'' he went on.
Every car on the next train that pulled
in from the same direction was loaded
with soft coalr'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

From the Philadelphia Record.
Blobbs-Some fellow swiped my UNI
brela last night.
slobbs-We1 that isn't such a serious
matter.
Blobbs-It isn't. Ell? want you TO IN
derstand this was one I bought.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
EnrriHen.

From the Chicago News
Miss De Playne-Is It true that you
said my face was enough to make a man
climb a fence?
Mr.. Dodge-Well, I-er-meant, OF
course, If the man was on the other side
Of the fence.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
Imaginary Vacation.

imaginary VACATION
Ny soul to-day
Is far away,
Sailing the Vesuvian Bay.
SO let 'er rip
And idly dip;
I couldn't take a cheaper trip.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
worldn't This stump Yous

11' III 'I-E1 y
From Puck.
Banker CdUmbfounded)-whars that?
say that again,
Applicant said would like 20 mort
gage my automobile in order 70 buy a
home,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
Dressinr the Pnrt.

What do you. a man OF fifty. mean by
going around with football hair and a
clamshell capf"
Haven't you heard?' said the magnate.
Il just gave a college a million. and they
gave me a degree"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
He ImmcdIntcIy Pronorrd.

''rhe psychological moment counts for
much in a love affair"
That's right" commented the heIress.
Now. was introduced TO the duke the
day his board BIZ was due"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
DnnEer of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat
Secretary Ballinger might vary tho monOtony
somewhat by next repeating IN Esperanto his de-
termination not 10 resign.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

From tho Philadelphia Inquirer.
Ex-President Roosevelt seems 20 be the perfected
type Of storage battery that is designed Cor long
IunS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

That the "old guard" dies. but never
surrenders, IS hardly true any more.
There are a number OF desertions from
the ranks.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
Rank Ignorance.

There are many anachronisms in Ham
let"
Well, Homer sometimes mods
But Homer didn't write Hamlet. my
good man"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
Meaning, of Course

From Sourire.
Have YOU noticed, my friend, how
many fools there are on earth2"
Yes. and there's always one more than
you think"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
An UnnvaiIinE senrcb

From the Springfield Union.
We may be way of the track, but It IS cur
suspicion that the man who is OHering ylOOO for
a Few swear word is none other than our dear
old Uncle Joe Cannon
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
Altered INGREDIENTS.

This section is much more prosper
ous.' declared the Western farmer.
Twenty years ago the Ingredients Of a
cyclone consisted OF rag carpets. tin
pans. and dog houses"
And now?'
Now the cyclones are fairly crowded
with grand pianos. Persian rugs. and au-
tomobies."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Appendicitis is the rage Just now in
London society. which would seem 20
show that the high cost Of living is not
so poignant a question as here.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

II might not be amiss for the Kaiser
to remember that Charles I and Louis
XIV both believed in the divine right OF
kings
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

II really seems 10 be easier in this
day 10 loot Indians than II was FOR the
pioneers 10 shoot 'em.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

1t is a base libel TO say that Prof.
Gamers educated simian is 10 be a dele
gate TO the next Esperanto congress.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

We hope Tom Watson is not really
worried about that assassination talk.
Lots and lots Of people are immune
from assassination.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

With thirty-six gubernatoriaI elections
in sight. this is going to be q busy fall
season for red fire.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Tom lawson is breaking into the para
graphs again. We see. He's inclined 70 get
red-headed because the STANDARD Oil Com
pany employs ''tltian-haired" spies.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Dear Little Slob" 81 the way Augustus
Heinze addressed a former sweetheart
who is now suing him for $4,000. The
phrase alone is worth the money.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
AFormer Champion.

What do you think Of the story Of
David and Goliath?
My opinion is that Goliath was fit
physically. 1t was his mental condition
that beat him"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Chosen. the newly revived name OF
Korea, sounds Ike a drink at the soda
water fountain.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

II was a preacher IN St Louis who
prayed the other day for Republicans
and sinners" Yes: and a few prayers
for the Democrats wouldn't hurt any.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Even the boil weevil knows something
now Of the high cost Of living. with cot
ton. its favorite diet. up to % cents a
pound
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

II this row between the New York
Evening Post and the colonel is going to
a finish. we hope the moving picture PEG
pie will put Il on.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Gabrielle d'Annunzio is TO write drama
Of the sea whose characters will be fish
and mermaids. Probably he can utilize
the American octopus as the villain.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
WindmiIls Gnlore


From the San Francisco Chronicle
Practicing law IN Oklahoma is a pretty profitable
occupation Al you have 70 do is to catch your
Indian.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

They say that Me Longworth can play
on any musical instrument perfectly. But
he certainly struck discord when ne
repudiated Uncle joe"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Prom the Dallas News
a mollycoddle is q young man who lets
his sisters pick out his sweetheart for
him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

1t is very interesting 10 learn from
Secretary Wilson OF the great increase IN
farm values, but what we'd Ike 10 know
is, who gets Il?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

The association OF our best society
smugglers is still growing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

We welcome Miss Eleanor Sears to the
ranks Of the aviators. At last there IS
some hope Of getting a picture without
the flyer having cigarette IN his fingers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE COLONEL.

The Colonel il a wondrous man.
A traveller bold.
He is at home in Turkish khan,
on English void.
He is at home where tigers tread
Or hippos stray.
The world must be. as Shakespeare said,
His oyster Bay.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Are any OF you commuters afraid TO go
home in the dark?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Officially, the season for straw hats ends
September IS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

Headline in a newspaper says: Goal
price TO jump 10 cents a ton" Now we
know that winter is indeed coming.
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CHAT OF THE FORUM.
A whole Pngeant Himse1f.

A Whole Pageant Himself.
Prom the Kansas City Times.
Wherever Mr.. Roosevelt goes. be takes Tag Day
right along With him.
MIR. Bryan Sighted.
Prom the Buffalo Express.
Frost in Nebraska. says a headline over an
article which contained no mention Of Bryan.
Windmills Galore.
From the Providence Journal
Were Don Quixote campaigning Just now he
could find plenty Of windmins worthy Of his
steel.
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Partly Visible.

Partly Visible.
why so pensive. Cholly?"
"Oh. I'm lost in thought
Not entirely. I can see your ears
sticking out"
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towers. houses and churches, was Ike
an hideous storne. and the aire all about
so hot and inland that at last one was
not able 10 approach it, so that they were
forcd 10 stand suH and let the flames
burn on. which they did for ueere two
miles in length and one in breadth The
clouds Of smoke We're dismal and reach'd
upon fifty miles in length.
September 4-The burning stu RACES
ard Il was now gotten as far as rhe inner
temple the stones OF PaLles flew
Ike grauadas, ye melting lead running
downe the streetes IN n streame and tie
very pavements glowing with fiery red
nesse, so as no horse or man WAS able
TO tread on them and the demolition had
stopped all the passages, so that no help
could be applied The eastern wind stin
more impetuously drove the flames for
ward. Nothing but We Almighty power Of
God was able 10 stop them, for vaine was
We help Of man.
september BIT crossed toward White
hall. Oh. the confusion there was then
at that court! 1t pleads his Maty (majes-
~ to command me to be among The rest
to look after the quenchinE OF Fetter
Lane and TO preserve if possible that port
of Holborn -" II now pleased God by
abating the wind and by the industry of
ye people. infusing a new spirit INTO them,
that the fury Of it began sensibly TO
abate at noone. There was yet no
standing neare the burning and glowing
ruins by neare a furlong's space.
1T . pOore inhabitants were dispersed
about st. Georges Fields and AIoorefelds.
as far as Highgate and several miles II
circle. some under tents. some under
miserable hutts and hovells. many With
out rag or any necessary utensils. bed
or board. who, from delicatenesse, riches,
and easy accommodations in stately end
well-furnish'd houses. were now :educed
10 EXTREMIST misery and poverty.
In that calamitous condition I re-
turned with a sad heart 10 my house
blessing and adoring the mercy Of God
10 me and mine. who in the midst OF
all this RUNE was like Lot. in my little
Zoar. safe and sound"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-02

September ? is the birthday OF John
Harvard, the English phllanthropist 1920;
John B. White, the American artist q7sD !;
Thomas II. Hicks, the Maryland states
man Q790: Murat Halstead. journalist
QS20; William 2. Frye, Maine politician
dS3D; Henry George. political economist
dSSs); Eugene Field, journalist and poet
GS50), and Caspar Whitney author and
editor GsSD. II is the date of the death
Of Marie Therese. Princess de Lambelle.
murdered by a revolutionary mob in Paris
0792); Gen. Jean Victor Moreau GSlS). and
John Gray Foster, the American engineer
and general QS7O.
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the confidence Of the manufacturing or
financial interests, but the fact is that
the masses are Of the opinion that their
interests are in good hands. and. OF
course. the masses rule in England. as
we'll as anywhere else.
NO matter what may be said or print
ed about the relations between America
and England, we on the other side think
that should England get into difficulty
the American people, being really Eng
lands children, would rush 70 her aid.
IL is all fOOhshness and nonsense 10 talk
about a war between England and Ger
many The powers would not permit
such calamity TO happen. II it were
possible for trouble 10 occur it would
not only be a war between those two
countries. but It would mean a world
war Neither the English nor the Ger
man people want war; It is only a few
selfish and designing politicians who stir
up this hornets nest whenever they
think they can advance their interests
thereby. There is only one thing OF
which We are afraid in England, and that
is Germanys designs on Holland. II Is
but natural that Germany should wish
for Hollands seacoast. but England can
not permit her possession OF it. France.
too. viii oppose It.
king George concluded Mr.. Wads-
worth. is giving indications Of being
a wise King He has surrounded himself
with shrewd statesmen and politicians
He is taking deep interest in art and
literature. In that respect being quite
different from his father, VINO was other
wise inclined. The present Queen OF
England is Of English birth. which makes
her more popular with her people than
the Queen Mother. who is & native Of
Denmark"