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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
A CHANGE OF BAIT.

A s1nburned kid. with 8 tattered I'D
And a coat a size too large
With a piece Of Irvine for a fishing line,
Sits fishing on a barge
That's tied to a stake at the edge of the lake
Where the wavelets gently lap
It's kind Of sin, but SIT and gin
As watch the httle chap
Transax worm that will wiTale and suuirn
On the end OF his fishing hook,
On a small green frog that he caught in tie bog
On the other side Of the brook
Hes proud Of the job. Of the floating bob
That he's tied TO his line with care.
There's a sudden swish a. he lands his fish
From the depths Of its hidden lair;
It is proudly viewed and the bait renewed
From the can where he keeps his store:
Then he lets it drop. with a sudden plop.
In bis eager quest for more
And he gets them. too, for they come TO view
In the tvinkling Of an eye;
And I'm clean outdOne. for nevs. q ons
VIII cone where Pm sitting By,
For much as I wish. there's never nsh
VIII rise 10 my tempting fly.
And my bTADd-new reel, my rod Of stesl.
I've never a chance to try.
For they pass ny place. 10 the freekled facs
OF The lad IN the anchored punt
Keep swimming past as ] make my cast
In my vain and useless hunt
For a fish that vii Try to grab ny hy
And be tempted to its fate.
So 90 to the SPOT where the fab are caught.
And fish With silgsr bait.
Rod and Gun Magazine
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
Zines for Cnrsinr.

From the Alexandra Gazette.
Virginia's anti-cussing law went into
effect yesterday. Men will find 1t
difficult TO keep out Of the clutches OF
the law in Virginia. for the bill pro-
hibiting cursing at the last session OF
the general assembly went into effect at
midnight last night The bill is brief,
but Enthusiastically clear, for It says:
If any person shall be IN the presence
or hearing another curse or abuse
another person or use any violently
abusive language 10 such person con-
corning himself or his relatives, under
reasonably calculated to
provoke a breach Of the peace. he shall
be guilty OF a misdemeanor and on con-
viction shall be fined not less than $3.50
nor more than 500"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
Picnic Time.

This is the very heart OF picnic time.
DO you remember, you old fellows, how
you used TO go on picnics when you were
boys? Do you remember how you would
bound out Of bed. and look out of the
window 10 see what the weather was
like? Even the sun had TO bestIr Itself to
rise before you did. No other morning
was quite like picnic day. You bolted
your breakfast. and spent an hour or
two between the front gate and the
kitchen. where mother and the girls were
putting up the lunch
You had baseball or fishing pole TO
take along. You longed to take the family
dog, but Of course. If you were going by
boat or by the cars. he had 10 be left
behind. wagging his tail disconsolately
as you vanished. loaded down with
those mysterious picnic supplies Per
haps the load was heavy. but your heart
was light; and you could hardly restrain
your impotence 10 be at your destination.
How you boys played ball, put up
swings, and went swimming in the creek,
if there was one. while the girls gathered
wild flowers. or busted themselves spread
ing out the lunchi
All. that lunoh-that good, old-fashioned,
indigestlble, delicious picnic lunch! Do
you not wonder II the boys and girls of
to-day enjoy things TO eat Ike you
used to?
You are too old for picnTcs now, you
say. Is that the truth. or are you Just
lazy? When your children want to go
on a picnic you order out the automobile
If you have one-and perhaps the serv-
ants put up the lunch Perhaps mother
has a bridge engagement. and you,-why.
Of course. you would like 10 go, but there's
the office. You can't leave. Let the
children go and enjoy themselves, but
you must stay and work
You are unfair to yourselves, you old
fellows, and to the children. Stir up your
|recollecuons! Wasn't half the fun of the
picnic the fact that father went along
and showed the boys how TO build the
fire to boil the coffee: gave them lessons
IN the overland stroke. Just coming into
fashion; played bali with them, and led
the way through the woods on the hunt
for the wonders of nature? And mother,
too! What can a picnic be nowadays
without mother and her pies and her
cakes. and all the goodies that went into
that basket-and came out of It, too?
Too old for picnics7 Absurd Take the
children out all day In the woods. Get
tired not Just slightly tired, but dead
tired. It may take you a whole day 20
readjust yourself. 10 get rested. bit
what Of it? In the long run. the picnic
will do you good.
A picnic is Just what you needl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
JOHN DOOM, DARBY.
Cited as Living Example of the So
luton of the Negro Problem"

Cited as Living Example of the So
luton OF the Negro Problem"
From the Atlanta Constitution.
John doom, age seventy years, and one
OF those ante-bellum negroes to which
the Southern white refers with instructive
affection as an "old darby" Is in himself
an illustration OF that solution OF the
race problem for which the Constitution
has been contending.
John is an ex-slave. He was reared in
that ante-bellum patriarchal environment
wherein our grandfathers and grand
mothers, without fear OF the taunt Of
negro lover carried practical religion
and education to the negroes. He is a
perfect product OF the old regime, that
regime that brought forth useful and
self-respecting and intelligent workmen.
A few days ago John heard that former
Gov. Gambler was desperately fill Years
ago he had nursed the former governor
through an attack OF measles The faith
ful old negro conceived the idea that he
alone was competent to bring healing TO
Mr.. Gambler. Also the gratitude Sc rare
these days had been nurtured into exist
ence under the old system. He had never
visited Atlanta. The quiet and security
or the plantation held a strong lure 70 his
uncertain eyes and slow footsteps
Yet duty, or his conception Of II. point
ed the way. Old, crippled. tottering. he
came to Atlanta 10 nurse the man who
had been his friend as well as his master.
Our present handling OF the negro is not
producing such fidelity such gratitude
The most conservative authorities in the
South say It IS. instead. manufacturing
criminals-at the least, ineffectives-that
imperil the South's civilization. Judge
john L. Hopkins last Sunday testified
that true religion. without prejudice to
the bridge Of social separation. after the
war, must be the sole dependence" IN
solving the problem.
human document from the patriarchal
era, John OdOm, and those few OF his
type surviving, seem TO cllnch the matter
with tolerable flnallty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
Indian Legend About Crows.

From the Red Man.
The crows were once beautiful birds,
loved and admired by all the fowls Of the
air. The crows Of that time dressed in
the most gorgeous coiors and their heads
were decorated with red feathers that
glistened like fire when the sun reflected
upon II. The crows had many servants
who attended upon them. The wood
peckeT was the head servant. and his
helpers were the sap suckers, yellow ham
mers, and the linnets. They faithfully
performed their duty OF eombing the
beautiful heads of the crows. and would
Row and then pluck feather from the
crows head and stick It in their own. at
the same time making the excuse that
they were pulling at a snarled feather
or picking nits from his head
So one day the crows got very angry
at losing their beautiful feathers from
their heads, and when the servants heard
Of this they Immediately formed a plot
against the crows.
So one morning as the servants were
attending upon the crows they over
powered them and plucked all OF their
red feathers from their heads and rolled
them in heap Of charcoal, thus color
ing them black to this very day Any
one can see for himself the crows are
not on friendly terms with their former
servants. for they still possess the red
heads that the crows once had.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
One Problem of the South.

One OF the most serious problems that
the South has TO confront in the march
of it's industrial and commercial progress
IS that dealing with a suficiency Of
labor. It has always been the South S
problem since slavery days, but il IS
being felt the more acutely just now, that
the South is waking up 10 the enormous
potentiaIities Of its soil and climate.
Italian labor in the South has been
found unsatisfactory; Oriental cooIle la
Dor is not TO be thought OF, and, in spite
OF all that has been done TO show the
negro his opportunity, negro labor is
only mskeshift.
4 movement has been started through
out the South TO get a desirable class OF
white citizens from other States and
from other countries TO settle in the
South. At a recent meeting Of the
Mississippi Land Improvement Associa-
ton It was decided to expend $4,000 TO
help get white settlers OF a desirable
kind into the country, and it was re-
solved:
THAT all industrious, law-abiding, and
progressive immigrants, and none other.
are cordially invited 10 the citizenship
OF our State; and especially do we invite
such from other States OF the United
States We know also that capital is
necessary in the development Of the
country, as well as labor. Therefore,
we invite capital, and pledge our State
TO its fair treatment"
Other States in the South are moving
earnestly in this same direction. They
are recognizing that the best way 10
get what they desire is to conduct an
educational campaign setting forth the
advantages Of the South in industrial
and commercial ways. The South is los
ing millions Of dollars a year for lack Of
men properly to work its farms and
plantations. its mills and manufactures,
and there are countless thousands OF
acres OF fertile land waiting 10 be worked
and to add enormously to the riches Of
that section.
It is hard problem to solve, this labor
question OF the South. but it must be
solved II the South. with its manifest
advantages. is to come into its fun es-
tate and prosperity. That It viii be
solved there is no manner Of doubt. Tor
when any section Of the American peo-
pie puts its mind and heart to the solu-
ton Of a problem vital to that section,
we may be sure It will be solved.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
DESSERT RICHES.
wild Pampas OF Patagonia Produce
Wool and Hides Worth Millions.

wild PRmpas OF Patagonia Produce
Wool and Hides Worth Millions.
From Harper's Magazine.
The pampas Of Patagonia. famous for
their sheep ranches, are great desolate
deserts, sometimes level as far as the
eye can reach. sometimes undulating in
graceful monotony. and again chaos of
lava rock A few swift dangerous rivers
have plowed steep canyons, In silghter
depressions. where snow melts and wa
ter accuraulates, there are grassy mead
ows
Several hundred sheep were brought
from the Falklands in 1877 70 Punta
Arenas, and sheep raising was thus first
introduced into the regions Of the strait.
From this nucleus and shipments which
followed the stormy Territorio de Ma
geilanes (of Chile to-day carries perhaps
1000. 900 sheep.
Punta Arenas is its center and base OK
supplies. To the north Of the strait.
south Of Rio Santa Cruz (Argentina), the
littoral and contiguous river valleys sup
port perhaps 100000 more.
Thus this little. lonely strait settle
ment. the mecca Of Southern Chile and
Patagonia. is one OF the great wool ex-
porting ports Of the world, shipping
away on steamers three years ago over
100000 pounds Of wool, with a CONNER
cial value Of over $1.600.000. IN addition
10 this. there was sale of nearly 1900
peits. Thus sheep raising in these re-
gions has been more lucrative than gold
digging and more profitable than copper
Although here in Southern Patagonia
the few million sheep Craze on some of
the poorest land in Argentine territory.
yet they go far toward piling I'D her
enormous total OF perhaps 10000, 900 head
Of sheep. making her first as an exporter
or frozen meat and second only as a
shipper Of wool, justifying her maintain
ing IN her beautiful capital the Central
Produce Market Of Buenos Ayres. the
largest wool and hide market in the
world
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
The KiIIiox.

From the Cleveland Leader.
why don't you like old Phones? I
think he's q genial chap"
''Genial-yes. But he's this kind OF
a fellow. Hell sit down 10 dinner with
a bunch Of people and pass the tomato
ketchup to everybody. When everybody
has some, they'll pass It to him and he'll
refuse it. Then they ask him why, and
he says. Not for me. I've been through
the factory where they make iti''
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
Reward of EIoauencs.

From the St. Paul Pioneer Press
The auctoneer help up a battered fiddle
What am I offered for this antique
violin?' he pathetically inquired. Look
II over. See the blurred finger marks
OF remorseless time. Note the stains
Of the hurTying years To the merry
notes of this fine old instrument the
brocaded DANES of fair France may have
danced the minuet In glittering Versailles.
Perhaps the vestal virgins marched to its
stirring rhythms in the feasts OF Luper-
Gala. Ha, 1t bears an abrasion-perhaps
touch of fire Why, this may have
been the very fiddle on which Nero play
ed when Rome burned.
Thirty cents" said a red-nosed man
In the front row.
IT'S yoursF' cried the auctioneer cheer
fully What next7'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
WEDNESDAY. JUNE q. 1910.
Home News Away from Home

Washingtonians who leave the
city, either for a short or long
stay-whether they go to mountain
or seashore, or even across the sea
should not fail to order The
Washington Herald sent TO them
by mail. II viii come regularly.
and the addresses will be changed
as often as desired. It is the home
news you will want while away
from home. Telephone Main $500.
giving old ard new address.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


used TO fear to take chance
AT rldiculing public men.
used 10 fear to aim my lance
AT foibles of the upper ten.
] feared the victims might arise,
Advance upon me in a swarm,
And hand me one between the eyes
Or jump upon my fragile form.
But now I give them all a swat,
Poke fun at any sort Of folks.
have about decided that
Nobody ever reads my jokes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
For Minor decreases.

Have you copy Of Burke's Peerage'
you could loan me?''
II believe there's an old copy kicking
around. What do you want with it?''
Just a little scheme. I'm thinking OF
compiling a mail order catalogue OF bar
gain dukes"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
wisdom.

From the Cleveland Leader.
81 wish I knew as much as you do!''
exclaimed the boy who was trying to
make a hit with his teacher.
Young man." said the professor, ''if
you knew half as much as you think
you do, you'd know twice as much as
I do"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

There had been family row.
We'll" remarked the alleged head Of
the house. "a man learns a few things
when he gets married. Yes. sir; man
lives and learns"
THAT may be-" retorted the feminine
half of the sketch, "but the school OF
experience doesn't bar co-eds."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

OF any sort OF theatrical entertainment
at ali, except Of the cheaper sort
But the entering wedge has been IN
serted by Mr.. Henry w. Savage, one Of
the largest and most prosperous pro-
ducers In America. He has realized that
he could not hope to put on such attrac-
tons as THE Merry Widow" or his Eng
lish opera company If these organizations
have to travel enormously long distances
to get to the separated theaters of either
faction. And so ne has managed TO Sc
cure an agreement that allows him TO
play the theaters OF both factions; thus
getting Klaw & Erlanger TO break their
iron-clad rule. that none but their own
attractions should play in the theaters
under their control. This is as 1t should
be: and all that is necessary for the thea
tergoing public to receive the fullest
benefit is for this agreement to be ex-
tended TO all the theaters and to all at
fractions.
Both factions have done much for the
advance OF theatrical entertainment in
this country: both have made mistakes in
producing unworthy plays; both have
cheerfully expended fortunes in present
ing worthy plays that were a little bit
ahead OF their time. Both factions have,
by economy of operation. by co-opera-
ton with local managers and In other
ways, made It possible for a better class
OF theatrical entertainment to reach the
people. even in the out-of-the-way places
Of the country. II the agreement reach
ed over Mr.. savage's productions can be
extended 20 the productions OF every wor-
thy producer and manager. we have no
doubt that the whole theatrical bust
ness will be greatly benefited, a lot OF
energy that is now wasted will be put 20
good use. and the public. without which,
after all. the managers would be in a
bad way. is sure TO be much the gamer
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
The Magazine Ads.

IT want you TO get me up drawing
for an advertisement. First I want"
IT know" interrupted the illustrator.
You want picture Of a handsome ath-
letic girl. Now, what do you want TO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or stove polish?"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
Annrehensive.

'Tt looks now like wen have to stay
home this summer"
'Oh, some money will come In when
you least expect II, and make II possible
fer you 10 go away"
Yes; that's what I'm afraid Of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

A New Jersey woman wants g divorce
because she claims she was married on
what was supposed to be her death
bed. Really. that is not logical excuse.
There are too many girls dying to be
married
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
WouId Be Foolish.

But viii your father give his con-
sent2''
Don't worry about that. Father Is not
going TO waste time opposing a summer
engagement"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

From the Omaha Bee.
1t is most significant that the Baltimore
sun is after the umbrella trust just now.
when the universal sun is pelting down
on the parasol so vigorously.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
Mnkinr a Cholce.

Have you chosen your life work as
YETI"
mot yet" answered the sweet girl
graduate. II can't quite decide between
Mr.. Pifie and Mr.. wombat."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

1t is very nice TO receive picture postal
cards from vacation friends. but there is
always a suspicion OF a gloat in them
because we cannot be there, too.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
Han-room Poetry.

The poet trills Of wooded hills
Where breezes stray.
Up seven flights he sweats and writes
His rustic lay.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

Just to provide the President with light
weight summer reading. a copy OF Mr..
Battling Nelson's autobiography has been
placed in the White House library.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

Most OF these scandals como from al
lowing the Indians TO have any lands
What right has the Indian TO own any
territory on this continent, anyway?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

Some OF the most serious automobile
accidents occur when the machines are
driven by boys OF from twelve TO sixteen
years Of age In other words, boy-riding
is about as fatal as ioy-riding.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

From the Houston Post.
Uncle. what is your idea of q way to
get around the high cost of living?"
Let a man have free wives, sub, One
wife KANT skass suppoht a man no no."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

From the Birmingham Age Herald
Il is thought that T. R. viii not begin on the
Grand Old Elephant until some institution coufers
on him degree IN veterinary science
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

The Zeppelin airship has not been able
to travel for three days on account of
wind and weather. Railway transporta-
ton still seems pretty good.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

Another lack Of economy in government
expenditures is the expensive investiga-
tons of individual legislators.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

The Boston Herald says that Judson
Harmon would be the first baId-headed
President for many day. Would be. is
good
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

A new law in Virginia provides a fine
OF $500 for swearing. Uncle Joe could
spend his annual salary there in about
five minutes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

1t is not the quantity. but the quality.
Of her population TO which Washington
points with pride
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

Kentucky is 10 build a graftless town.
1t is so much easier to build them than
It is to have them stay graftless.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

The fence-repairing season has begun.
Poor Congressman never get any rest.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

The Rubicon is passed and the days
like the weights Of some grocers-are
getting shorter.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

society man in Philadelphia got on
tear and bit policeman. To wake him
up, probably.
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II All Depends.

From the Boster TrsnsIfpt.
Oh. for 4 bullet-proof hiding place. Wien Butler
Ames. where viii Henry Cabot Lodgei
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
Conditions in Spain.

From the Grand Rapids Press
Reports say that nobody has thrown bomb at
King Alfonso for a week. Spain must be suffering
from the hookwom
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

You can see how perpetuation Of Office
works down IN Mexico.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

We are quite sure that Senator Lodge
does not approve OF his rivals aims.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
And EoOIhardY.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
It is brave man who runs sgainst Diaz in
Mexico.