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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Contentment in the Navy.

It is a wise and benefcent step which
the naval authorities have taken in the
recent amendment OF regulations pertain
ing to the administration Of the Atlantic
and Pacific fleets. These changes re-
lieve the commander-in-chlef OF the fleet
Of details which hitherto have taken up
his time and attention, so that ne may
have opportunity for the more important
functions OF his office. More than that,
they give to division commanders the
authority with which they may very
properly be intrusted. This increases
individual responsibility I'm a direction
and to degree which is bound to be
helpful in the training OF subordlnates in
habits Of seif-reliance. An important
feature Of the new scheme IS the pro-
vision for divisional cruising in foreign
waters in three months Of every year. the
cruise 10 be so planned that attractive
ports Will be visited. There is every
reason 10 believe that these foreign
cruises will do much TO promote the con-
N--''-''''f~ aN4AN AtAN't''t vi Nllt personnel
without in any way interfering with the
serious work Of training the divisions
and the fleet TO the highest practicable
efficiency. The department recognizes the
principle that contentment goes hand in
hand with efficiency, and believes that
the best results may be obtained by
making the work Of the feet as pleasant
and as interesting as possible.
It is necessary 10 get away from the hum
drum OF wooden routine, and in no bet
ter way can this be brought about than
by allowing the divisions to cruise indie
pendently or the feet in waters at a dis
lance from the usual cruising localities.
The divisional commanders will have
the opportunity of exercising their tudg.
ment and applying their authority. The
personnel OF the division will gain the
added interest OF visiting foreign ports
There is no doubt that contentment adds
to efficiency. since a fractions crew and
a dissatisfied commissioned personne
constitute handicap which interferes
with training and with the development
OF fitness.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Jefersonian Democracy.

Honoring the memory Of Thomas Jeffer-
Eon is not a partisan duty perfunctorIly
performed this year The celebrations
reveal an optimistic spirit. Hope is
strcng Genuine jubilation is supported
by the deep-rooted conviction that the
PARTY OF Jefferson now has its best
chance in more than a decade to come
into fits own-not wholly at once. but in
substantial part
II will require an ANALYSIS at leisure Of
the speeches made here and throughout
the country 20 discover to what extent
the Democrats are as one on the issues
and what the party's issues actually are.
j has been a hopelessly divided party.
this party OF Jefferson, and II has wan
dered long in the wilderness. Hope long
deferred OF coming together tended TO
make the Democratic heart sick The
battle OF 1896 has been fought over and
over until It has been fought 10 a fragile.
But now there IS promise, at last.
of rational course of action-of return
ing reason that will let bygones be by
cones and permit the party 10 adjust
itself upon twentieth century ground.
Few. indeed. are there who ind any
profit in Mr.. Bryan's i told you SOS" or
see wisdom in barking back fourteen
years 20 explain this or Justify that
Where does the Democratic party stand
to-day? That Is the question Of imme-
date concern. Its answer will invite or
repel an untold number Of independent
votes. no doubt. Is It united for tariff
reform, or is IL as badly divided as the
party in power? And. more than this. IS
its forthcoming creed, enunciated in plat
forms and on the hastings, 10 embrace
all the isms Of creation. as has been the
case IN recent campaigns2
For the sake Of the country. which
always needs strong opposition party.
every right-minded man will at heart
wish the Democracy well-wish 70 see Il
virile, harmonious. and a real party Of JEFF
ferson. such as flourished in days OF
cherished memory.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

To-day Is the forty-ffth anniversary Of
the assassination Of President Lincoln.
Every man. woman. and child in the
United States IS thoroughly familiar with
the happenings Of that eventful night
how the President went TO Ford's Theater
10 attend a performance Of our Ameri-
can Cousin" was shot while seated in a
private box, decorated with the Stars and
STRIPES in his honor by John Wilkes
Booth. the actor How he was carried
across Tenth street from the theater 10
the tenement house conducted by William
Patterson, a tailor. where he died in the
room Of a lodger the following morning
at To- o'clock, and how by 9 O'Clock the
body Of the President was placed in a
temporary coffin, wrapped in an Ameri-
can flag. and borne by six soldiers to a
hearse. in which, very quietly, with only
a small escort, II was carried to the
White House.
The funeral train OF Lincoln passed
through the chief cities OF the East on
the return trip to his home in Spring
field. H., where he was buried on May
(. and at every stopping place the re-
mains were viewed by silent. mourning
thousands. many of whom came hum
dreds of miles 10 pay their last respects
to their beloved chieftain
No greater eulogieS were ever delivered
over any one man than were said Of
Abraham Lincoln. Henry Ward Beecher
delivered the funeral Grafton at the serv-
ices at Plymouth Church. Brooklyn: AT
last the watcher beheld the gray dawn OF
the country. The mountains began to
give forth their forms from out the dark
ness. Then il was for him 20 be glad eX-
ceedingly that had sorrowed immeasur-
ably. Peace could bring to no other heart
| such 10y, such rest, such horror, such
trust. such gratitude. Then the wall OF
a nation proclaimed that he had gone
from among MS. Not thine the sorrow
but ours. sainted soul. Thou hast entered
! the promised land, while we are yet or
the march In the midst OF this grea
continent HIS dust shall rest. a saCreC
treasure to myTiads who shall pilgrim &
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

to Avalon Bay. where the prize was
piloted to the wharf.
Mr. Mcmillan entertained Col. Roose-
welt in Africa a year ago. and certainly
deserves a congratulatory telegram from
some European capital on his remarkable
achievement.
The peerless Potomac shad does not
deign to attain a weight Of 5000 pounds
nor would any Washington fisherman
for a moment give thought to landing
such a monster The Blue Ridge streams
furnish enough lively sport for the local
fishermen. and there will be no exodus
from washington to the Pacific coast
in search Of sunfish. The laurels of the
local men rest on achievements Of skill,
not of Drawn. and a fish weighing moro
than two and a half pounds is not the
kind sought after by an epicure- Tho
Potomac and its shad have no quarrel
with the Pacific coasts monster sunfish.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
WHEN CALICO COST 40 CENTS.
Frontier HhrdshIps I'm KANSAS Re-
counted by Mrs. ID VI. VALENTINO.

counted by Mrs. ID. VI. Valentine.
A year or two later (near Ottawa
Kans.. about 1852. when our old home
and marriage fneries were about ex-
hausted. came the necessity az buying
clothes. bed coverings, and such. Calico
was the almost universal dress goods
for women and small children. and II
cost 20 cents per yard, when cents We're
as hard 10 get as dollars We're later
Beds. the best OF them. were made Up
with one sheet, muslin. And such muslin,
Ii would not be considered good enough
for horse blankets nowadays.
The heavy GinEhams came later and
they were dress-up materials. says Mrs.
d. NJ Valentine. OF Kansas. IN the
Journal OF American History. Not the
pretty. tasty, and dainty ginghams OF
the present market. but heavy. coarse.
and really ugly ones. But the ginghams
never wore out, and they served their
purpose well down 10 the second and
third members Of the family, who I'm
ished them as shirts Then there were
the balbriggan petticoats. costing dollars
upon dollars Of some mans hard labor:
heavy and dark NJ the top. highly col
ored IN vivid stripes running round and
round above the hem.
After the aid" -four came in. we
made Undertaking out OF the -four
sacks; and not only for the children,
either. Matches were so scarce and ex-
pensive that we used them only in cases
of absolute necessity. Il is a Joke among
my children 10 this very day regarding
my economy in the use of matches. but
fifty long years have not been sufficient
TO break me Of that habit
Mine was the only baby buggy in that
town. and probably the only one in
Franklin County at that time Also We
owned and used the first coal oil lamp
| ever seen in that little city It was a
cheap glass affair, small and fran
| scarcely NJ 20 be used in the humblest
/ kitchen nowadays. Coal oil cost Sl.25 pei
gallon then, and poor quality at that
! Lighting by kerosene was an expensive
/ luxury, and we used tallow candles al
most entirely. Ny husband az that time
I owned-and he carried It all through his
| life. and It IS in the family yet-one OF
/ the few gold watches IN all that country
/ He always left Il with me when away
| for roober!es on the road and the out
/ skirts of that sCant civilization were fire.
| quent. and I can remember yet how the
/ care Of that watch and responsibility 70,
/ its safekeeping worried me.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
THE ANNUAL.

When the soap is on the stairway and the rugs arc
on the lawn
And the paperhanser's coming while the plasterer
has gone.
When the men are all detected and are bothered
with the blues
While their wives are madly shutting in enormous
Overshoos-
o the house Is in a turmoil at the vcTy blush Of
dawn,
When the soap is on The stairway and the rugs are
on the lawn.
When the cullud ladys smashing all the marble
statuettes
And the hardwood floors are ruined by the roller
skating pets.
When the grand pianos damaged BY can Of color
spilled
In its nnennost recesses ~ a man who should be
killed
it's then We see picture never painted nay. nor
drawn
When the soap is on the stairway and the rugs are
on the lawn.
When you're eating from the gas range and are
sleeping IN the hall,
And vCu sit down IN the kalsomine intended for
the wall.
And the batter CAKES are tinted with dash Of
indigo.
And your coffee tastes Of bepzine and there's borax
in the dough
broom viii send you sidewisc like timid.
startled fawu.
When the soap is on the stairway and the rags are
the lawn.
All. for somewhere cast Of SUez. where the best is
like tie worst.
And a human habitation by housecleaning Is not
cursed.
For there's tumult in the attic and the cellar is
mess.
And you have 20 screcn the windows with a bureau
when you drcss.
And you have Tey doubtful springess cot 70 sleep
upon.
When the soap is on the stairway and the rugs ara
The lawn.
-ChieaEo ETeninR Post
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Concrete bridge Of &c B. c.

In the south Of France is a concrete
arch bridge. known as the Pont On Gard.
which was erected I'm IS p. G. The con-
crete employed in the building OF this
bridge was not composed OF crushed
stone or other small aggregate OF the
variety now used IN such work. but was
OF the old style. consisting 81 alternate
layers Of large and small stones. gravel
&C. and or comentitious materials. Vitru-
vius describes the materials and methods
in use before the Christian era. as do
other writer's. 10 IS very improbable that
the P0nt du Gard would have withstood
the rigors Of our own climate for tnis
length Of time, but its actual state Of pres
ervation. as well as that OF many other
specimens Of ancient concrete work
proves that II modern work OF this sort
is honestly executed u will many time,
outlast the requirements Of those living
at the present time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
PEOPLE THINGS.
WIped OF the Mnp.

So far as is known. the only instance
in the history Of Michigan where a good
sized town has been completely wiped
off the map within three decades is fur
nished by Huron. County. Thirty years
ago Port Crescent, at the entrance Of
Saginaw Bay, was a thriving village Of
100 population, and the second largest
town in the county To-day there is not
building, or even a foundation wall, 10
show where the prosperous little city once
stood. In its best days the town boosted
sawmills a salt block, too good hotels.
steamboat connections with Detroit sew
eral large stores, and many comfortable
residences. But the salt supply gave OUT
the timber and lumber became exhausted;
capitalists went elsewhere, labor follow
ing, and within a few years Port Cres-
cent vanished from the face Of the earth.
As there was but little good farming
land in the immediate vicinity. nothing
remained 10 support business enterprises
Buildings that were once busy with life
were torn down and moved away, many
Of the better ones now forming a part OF
the village Of Kinde. fifteen miles dis
tant. And thus Port Crescent passed
! peacefully away
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Catching the Biggest Fish.

Few men who ever indulge in piscato-
rial pursuits, especially with rod and
tackle. are without the stock-in-trade
story Of the biggest fish they ever cap
tured or tried TO land
To these disciples Of Old Izaak. tele-
graph dispatch from Los Angeles should
be SQUIRE OF good cheer. for it shows
that the biggest fish in the sea remains
uncaught. and perseverance may, figur-
atiyely speaking, land him in their net
w. n. Mcmillan, owner Of the Ju-Ju
ranch in South Africa, was out with a
trolling bait in a launch the other morn
ing when he suddenly discovered he had
hooked something. After wrestling for
one hour and forty minutes. he brought
a S00o-pound sunfish close enough 20 gan
IL Even then II took four men to keep the
monster on the surface and tow it IN
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
some War Expenses.

From the New YORK American.
The Napoleonic wars cost England
81. 800. 100000 The war Of 1870 between
France and Germany cost $500 Co.,
CO., The Crimean war cost $780,
100000, and the civil war in the United
States exacted toll from both sides Of
over $500, 100000 The Boer war cost Eng
land over S1.C00O000OO. and the Struggle
between Russia and Japan cost more than
twice that sum.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SURE OF A SPRING.

The planet Saturn has eight suns
/ understand.
1t seems TO me that It must be
A favored land.
To have eight suns upon the Job
Is simply fine.
For three or four, or maybe more
Must always shine.
Saturn can hardly fail TO have
A sprlngtime gay.
With suns in bulk they can't ali sulk
Or hide away.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
An INDULGENCE t.

From Answers
ment for a cook. II will go in three lines
won't II?
Clerk (after countingl-No. madam
Wen have to charge you for four lines
but you can put in four more words II
you wish.
Lady suddenly inspired)-Say Police
man stationed opposite cornenl"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
FnIse Teeth ne GIfts

Testimony was given in the probate
court Of St Louis not many days since
10 show that one Of the eccentricities
Of Emil Weigel an old man who fell
heir 10 $4,000, was the giving Of sets Of
false teeth TO mis- women friends. IL was
asserted that Mrs. Anna Bertrum was the
recipient Of one set. while Albert Baum,
German consul In 81. Louis. swore that
Weigel told him he not only had given
a set OF false teeth To Mrs Bertrum, but
also had supplied another woman with a
similar donation that cost him Sf5. Weigel.
who is siXty-four years old. was before
the probate court for the purpose of
having his sanity inquired into. The Ger
man consul is behind the proceeding. I'm
I'll Weigel received his lesdcy he was
poor, and his weekly wage was only SO.
| With $1,000 I'm his possession, he started
out 20 be a philanthropist. He boarded
/ with Mrs. Bertrum and her sister. Mrs.
/ George Salg. When Baum heard the old
man was giving away much Of his money
and making presents Of expensive sets
/ ot false teeth 10 women. he decided Il
was his duty 10 interfere and save what
might be left Of the old mans little
I fortune. He asserts the old German IS
So childish he IS incapable Of managing
\ his own affairs. and that the courts
should protect him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

The Rome Trihune-Herald thinks Con-
gress might appoint a committee TO find
out whether old Menelik actually Is dead, d"
says the Montgomery Advertiser. Old
Menelik would have the time OF his lie
OUTLYING the investigation. all right.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Marks an Epoch.

"One OF the coast towns wants to hold
an exposition. Wants no financial aid
from Congress. either"
What is the exposition to commemo-
rate?"
II don't know"
NO matter II they want no aid from
Congress. they are entitled 10 an exposi-
ton to signallze that fact alone"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Turn Ahout,s Fair PInr

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Attorney General Wickersham after reading tho
insurgents out Of the party finds that the insurgents
are reading him out Of the party
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

It Is said that 100000 will be spent IN
London TO entertain Mr.. Roosevelt. And yet
they have only 10 let the colonel take
charge Of things and he viii entertain
himself free OF charge.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

a Vermont man complains that he fire.
quently is mistaken for Mr., Joseph G.
Cannon. Well, he may feel fairly sure
OF one thing. at least; it is not likely his
constituents will hustle him or TO Con-
gress.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Proving II.

From the Houston Pest
Jack has proposed.
He certainly means what he says"
Did he say he was going 10 propose
to me?"
Moo. but I rather expected him 20:
when I refused him last week he said ne
did not care what became Of him"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Invites Another Libel Suit.

Prom the New York World
II Rome experiences a sense Of WEAKNESS after
three DAYS q him. Jet il imagine what the United
States went through In the course a eight years
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Method In His Mndne.n.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch
Hobson did not get four battle ships and We sus-
pect he Is rather glad Of it. His failure viii give
him another excuse Tor asking reelection to Con-
gresA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
wouId Finish Them.

From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
Taft is too fond Of jumping on his critics: he
could crush them !is, effectively By sitting down
on them and taking a rest
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

The first man who walks Up 70 the
ticket seller and demands an upper berth
or nothing. however-well. We hope the
ticket seller does not happen TO be one
possessed OF a weak heart,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

To the ancient and honorable society
Of near-poets. welcome the Hon. Little
Joe" Brown The governor qualities with
"dogwood" as a rhyme for law good.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

Europe has seen princes and potentates
come and go for, 10, these thousand
years. Never before. however. has Europe
seen a real. genuine Rough Rider in
all Of his ultimate glory,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Campaigning by Machine.

II understand the graphophone speeches
went very well in your district during
the last campaign"
80 well that we are going 10 try EN-
again next fall with a handwriting at
tachment which is now being tried out"
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A DcnI Of difference.

1T has been said that Waiting Is
merely hugglng set To music. and l must
admit that l can't see the difference"
Then you have much 10 learn"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

Mr.. Bryan has been elected 20 the grand
father class for the second time. In
some respects. moreover. that beats being
elected President.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

Hon. Seth Bullock has been invited to
meet the colonel in England No political
crisis OF tremendous moment is believed
20 be concealed I'm this circumstance
however
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

The chances are only one in 2sSOoo. 600
that Halleys comet will strike the earth
this trip. sim. I'm view Of the unheard Of
opposition it is up against. the comet may
decide TO do Il
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

If communication with Mars should be
established tomorrow, the first question
the average citizen would be inclined 20
ask is. Whats the price Of sirloin steak
up there?"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Mr.. Tafrs Enemies.

From the Baltimore American.
President Taft should feel proud q some 4 the
enemies he has made
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

A good deal will depend on whether the
jury is composed of married men or
bachelors, of course, when that issue
comes to trial
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

we get nothing from the iceman but
ice, " runs a new popular song. The author
Of that foolish ditty evidently never un-
dertook 90 argue things with the iceman.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

Representative Roddenbery has intro
duced bill in Congress to repeal the
present tariff law. Mr.. Roddenbery is a
new mountaineering the late Mr.
Griggs-and has not yet had time TO ripen.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
Perhaps He Does.

From the Baltimore News.
Mr.. Pnchot has gone 20 Denmark 10 study dairy
methods Perhaps he wants 20 know how 20 keep
the milk q human kindness from Souring in
critical thunderstorm.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

O. Henry. that prince Of short story
writer's. has suffered a nervous break
down. II good wishes will cheer him up,
we herewith forward a carload.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

'Pittsburg does not deserve much pity.
says the Bedford CPa) Standard. And IT
does not get much, II the truth must be
told.
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Society Ora ma.

Il am undone," declared the beautiful
heroine I'm act H.
Well, turn around and I'll hook you
up" responded her husband with a bored
air
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ionr The Observation-Disclosures

From the Houston Post
Really. Kermit IS Disappointing 70 us Can't be
arrange scheme 10 give the Archbishop q Cantcr-
bury a iolt7
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

Mrs Hetty Green's son says 1.-THE peo-
pie have had enough OF Roosevelt" Mr..
Green may feel certain that Is important
II true
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On the Side.

This show IS described as a musical
cocktail"
We'll the comedian is an example OF a
cocktails customary accompaniment.
He's a piece OF cheese"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14

Perhaps the Speaker thinks 1t would
help matters II he might swap his crown
for martyrs halo