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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
A Military Asset

A step In the right direction has been
taken by the army medical officers this
year in requiring that all enlisted men
OF the organized militia shall. be exam
ined physically within twenty-four hours
prior TO their departure from their home
stations for the various maneuver camps
TO which they are assigned for the mill
tary exercises. This is with a view 10
detecting and eliminating from the camps
cases Of contagious diseases, and the re-
suits have been shown in the improved
condition Of the health at the camps
which have already been held.
This has done much toward the pro-
lection of troops in large camps. and
means the avoidance OF the disastrous
consequences which attended the mo-
bilization Of volunteers during 1905
1t Is now realized. largely as a re-
suit Of the experience gained in the
war with Spain. that contact infection
plays the largest part In the spread Of
disease In camps. II Is a precautionary
measure well worth taking II there can
be such a provision for sanitary inspec-
ton Of troops destined for camps as will
include those suffering from diseases
that would prove dangerous to their as
sociates. Another feature which justifes
the permanent adoption OF the practice
is that it discloses the physically de-
fective mIlitiamen who are in no condi-
ton to perform the duties at a camp,
and who are not physically At to accom-
Dany the troops and participate in the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Mayor Gavnor.

Now that Mayor Gaynor seems fairly
we'll along the road to recovery. a sigh
OF sincere relief will 20 up from the en-
tire nation. Rarely has the country been
so shocked as it was when the cowardly
hand Of Gallagher shot the mayor down;
rarely has indignant protest been more
general.
The tragedy has served. however. to re-
veal to the people another and very init
mate side OF Judge Gaynor's character:
and this new side is quite as engaging
and interesting as any other yet dis
played. The man is pure grit through
and through. From the moment he was
assailed up 20 this good hour. not whim-
per. not a word Of bitterness has passed
his lips. When he thought he was being
carried into his cabin to his death his
only words were: Tell the people good
byr' Now that he Is better. he Jokes with
his nurses because they win not give him
enough TO eat; complains TO his wife that
a conspiracy TO starve him is surely
afoot; and gravely asserts, when he is
given a bowl Of broth, that they make
bowls much smaller nowadays than they
talk about the crime committed against
his person and the state; he has not
even asked the name Of his would-be as
sassin. So perfect is his control of him
self. so splendidly poised is the man
mentally, that this repression Of emotion
probably entails little. II any, str in
upon him.
II Mayor Gaynor recovers-snd II Is the
hope and prayer Of the country that he
will-he will stand higher than ever be-
fore in his fellow-citizens' good opinion.
The outrageous attempt on his life was
one Of those things that win men and
hold them true. The impression has
grown steadily that Mayor Gaynor, de-
spite some barking and swapping at his
heels, is an official profoundly mindful
CT HIS high duty 10 the people. His
honesty is Of the rugged. uncompromis-
ing. outspoken kind. Ambition Of no sort
besets him, apparently, save the ambi-
ton to serve faithfully and efficiently.
Somehow there is something in Judge
Gaynor that inevitably reminds one Of
Grover Cleveland.
May his convalescence continue. May
it be rapid and thorough. New York
City needs Gaynor; New York State
needs him; the whole nation needs him.
He is an abundant source Of inspiration.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Confederate Pensions.

1t is not often that we hear much about
the pensions that are paid to soldiers
who fought for the Southern C0nfederacy.
but figures just issued by the State Of
Georgia show that. including the pay
ments for 1910. Georgia has paid 10 the
Confederate soldiers from her State more
than Sl4OOO,OOO since the year 1893. when
the pension system was established. Of
course Georgia is not alone in thus pro-
viding for the soldiers of the lost cause"
Practically every Southern state provides
in some way for the old soldiers and
their dependents, though. Of course. none
of them has been able to provide so
literally for the Southern veterans as the
Federal government has for hers. Recent
figures show that there are 1908 Confeder-
ate pensioners on the Southern rolls. and
these receive from their various States
total Of $s,s75,oOo, or an average Of less than
$40 per annum, showing that the general
average payment is much below that OF
Georgia, and very much lower than that
paid TO Northern soldiers.
The South, it must be remembered, has
a double pension burden to bear, for the
citizens OF the South contribute their
quota to the funds paid out as pensions
to the soldiers of the North, and what
they contribute to their State pension
fund is, in way. an extra tax. The sys-
tenn Of rewards in the South is on a differ
ent basis from that in the North; not in
tended TO be a reward for service rem
dered. but just sufficient TO help the re-
cpients to live Unlike the custom in the
North. where the pensions really run into
big figures monthly, the payments in the
South are made annually. They arc much
less. OF course. for injuries than they
are in the North. In the South veteran
who lost a toe or finger gets only S. a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

Comparatively few people know any
thing about polo, but that there is plenty
Of excitement in a polo game Is evident
from the two stories in the first Sep
TENDER number OF the twice-a-month
Popular Magazine. One OF these stories.
THE Hornet and the Butterfly" Is by
Charles Neville Buck. author Of His
Lost Identity" The other IS called Lit
tic Sister" and is by w. B. NJ. Fergu-
son. whose novel, "Garrison's Finish"
made a sensation few seasons ago.
Harper & Brothers announce that this
week they are sending to press for re-
printing the following books: The Serv-
ant In the House" by Charles Penn
kennedy; cadet Days" by Gen. CharEss
King; The Valor OF Ignorance" by
Gen. Homer Lea; Lorna Doone." by R.
D. Blackm0re, and The Love OF Parson
Lord by Mary Wilkins Freeman.
Another author TO receive the Order Of
Merit with Thomas Hardy IS Sir William
Crookes. who had been knighted already,
an honor which Hardy declined. Sir
Williams latest book was brought out
IN this country last spring by the Har-
pers. Its title IS Diamonds" and It Is
the latest addition TO "Harper's Library
Of Living Thought"
The science OF resisting temptation and
the intensity OF the fight against It fur
nish the material for a strikingly vivid
scene in Enchanted Ground" the new
novel by H. J. Smith. Houghton. Mif-
fin & Coz The hero's devotion TO a
friend who Is IN the midst OF a struggle
against drink finds a reward in the over
coming Of his own weakness, and wins
back for him the girl who had broken
her engagement with him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Birthday of Rev. Rowland HiIl-Aueust 12.

To-day Is the birthday OF Rev. Row
land Fiji, born in 174i, one OF the most
eminent divines of his period, as well as
one of the most eccentric preachers
Sheridan used 70 say, Il often go TO hear
Rowland Hi preach, because his ideas
come red-hot from the heart" The &C.
centrlcitIes OF manner. the Quaintness OF
expression, the anecdotes and wttttcisms
in the pulpit. were forgotten by his
regular hearers in the rich vein Of
sterling piety and spiritual instruction
that marked the service.
Rowland Hill was Calvanistic Meth
odist and took Whitfield for his model
His discourses were singular. being
sometimes crowded with puns and
stories, while at others their solemnity
was unbroken. Some or his straits are
mentioned in his diary;
"17S7. January l. preached at Chester
town; we had the honor of mob; no
other harm was done than the window
broke" Thursday. in barn, for the
first time. with much comfort. God send
II I am to live, this may not be my last
barn. Some gownsmen were there. but
they were not permitted to do more than
gnash their teeth"
Mr.. Hill used to be circumspect in re-
ceiving recruits. To a person who had a
great desire to preach. I'D talked about
hiding his talents, he replied that the
closer he hid them the better" In his
field campaigns he used to go to large
towns on market days, and address the
assemblage in the market houses. When
he heard OF a fair or revel. he preached
there in spite Of the violence with which
he was assailed, and often with success.
His favorite text was Come We out from
among them" The freshness and origi-
nality Of hts addresses attracted crowds
to hear bin. He preached in Cation Hill.
IN Edinburgh, TO an audience OF 10000
Nor was he admired by vulgar and I'M
educated class only
On one occasion Hill was preaching for
q public charity, when a note was hand
ed I'D to him inquiring IL it would DO
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

field exercises. II has been observed on
other occasions that some OF the enlisted
men have been a serious handicap to mo-
biIity. in that they are specify disabled
when they are confronted with any
marching or other duties devolving upon
the soldier in the field.
In the past, too little consideration has
been given to physical fitness. which is
now realized as a valuable asset Of the
military body. The health Of troops IS
valuable factor in military efficiency.
and weakness in that direction renGers an
otherwise well-eQuipped, well-trained
body Of soldiers an aid to the enemy.
No better investment can be made than
that which avoids this vulnerabillty OF
troops.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
The Late Mr.. CIeaves.

It IS impossible adequately to measure
the service rendered TO the government
by such men as the late Thomas P.
Cleaves. clerk of the Senate Committee
on Appropriations.
For three decades Mr.. CIeaves had been
the man behind the men who frame the
laws TO meet the governments material
needs. IL is a well-understood fact that
In the Congress of the United States the
making Of the appropriation bills de-
wolves upon a singulariy small number.
II is a hard, Flooding work, involving
infinite detail, and few members OF either
body have a talent for IT. The master
ing Of 1t ali is a practical. constructive
achievement, to which the public. per-
haps, gives scant thought and apprecia-
ton. Bur when, after careful delibera-
ton and painstaking effort the money
TO run the government Is apportioned. the
duty then devolves upon the clerks of
the great appropriations committeeman
Ike the late Mr.. Cleaves. OF the Senate,
and Mr.. Courts, of the House-to put the
bills in shape accurately representing the
viii Of the committees. No less impor-
tant and intricate Is the labor In confer
ence. Congress, mindful of the value OF
such expert service, seldom Is known 60
withhold the proper need Of reward.
Mr.. Cleaves was intimately familiar
with District affairs by virtue Of his
position. and was brought into personal
relations with each succeeding Board Of
Commissioners. 10 which he rendered in
The District, as well as Congress. sus-
tains a loss In his passing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
AInnkn,s Climate.

The climate OF Alaska shows a wide va
Ration. from 90 degrees Fahrenheit at
Rampant, on the Yukon River, in July.
with an average for the month Of IS de-
grees. TO 50 degrees below zero at Fort
Egbert. near the Klondlke gold fields. in
January. with an average for the month
Of 40 degrees below zero. The coast towns
are mild for that region, neither Sitka
nor Kodiak reaching zero during 1909,
while juneau only reached 8 degrees be-
low in January. with q daily mean for
the month OF I4f5.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
i haven't the vestige OF a case" said
the crafty client to the craftier lawyer,
but I have money"
How mueh?" casually inquired the
legal one
Five thousand dollars" proclaimed
the client.
The lawyer put out his hand.
shake hands," he said. you have
the best case I ever heard OF. I'll see
that you never go 10 Jail with that sum. -
And he did.
The client went there-''broke"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Poor shootinr IN oIisaouri,

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
Kansas City needs more shooting gal
leries. A woman. shooting at a burglar.
put bullet in the knee OF a policeman
who was chasing the burglar, The police
man. trying to return the fire Of the un-
known person, who, he thought, was try
ing to assist the burglar, shot an under
taker in the jaw. The burglar got away,
and after awhile the frightened populace
crawled out of their hiding places.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
MiIeage OF blood CIrcuIntion.

From the Chicago Tribune
The mileage Of the blood circulation
reveals some astonishing facts. II has
just been calculated. for instance, that.
assuming the heart 10 beat sixty-nine
times a minute at ordinary pressure. the
blood goes at the rate OF 2O6 yards min
ute, or nine miles an hour. 227 miles a
day, and $1,000 miles a year.
If a man eighty-f0ur years old could
have but one single corpuscle flowing in
his blood all his life il would have trav-
eled in that time nearly 100000 miles.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
sIMPLE ENnrGH.

The scheme is this here is Its pith;
You must combine, I'd state,
The maximum Of power with
The minimum OF weight.
You see. know the airship biz,
This problem gotten by.
The only thing remaining is
To make the model fly.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
FRIDAY. AUGUST y. ls1O.
Home News Away from Home

Washingtonians who leave the
city. either for a short or long
stay-whether they go TO noun
tain or seashore, or even across
the sea-should not fail to order
The Washington Herald sent 10
them by mail. II will come reg
ularly. and the addresses wiz be
changed as often as desired. It
IS the home news you viii want
while away from home. Tele-
phone Main $500. giving old and
new address.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Irreverence.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
II Mr. Roosevelt continues 70 write he win find
himself in the position Of ordinary mortal before
very long. Ho does not express himself any better
than scores Of other writer's, Il as WELL and his
original thoughts were known 70 philosophers and
Others many centuries ago. His facle pen opens no
unoxpored countries nor does it illuminate the dart
caverns. His work unsigned would not be quoted "a
a single metropolitan paper. and probably by but
Sew country weeklieS. He must be greater polh-
clan than be s an editor. Otherwise. be win soon
rest in the political graveyard with other parsgous
Who hAss aons before
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
A Bad Little Girl.

From the New York Sun.
A little girl Of about i've was finding
keen enjoyment IN twirling the knob on
the candy box on the seat in front OF
her at the theater.
Don't do that. Ethel; It makes too
much noise" said her mother.
Ethel paused, undecided. her hand out
stretched for another twiri.
I warn YOU" said the mother sternly
Still Ethel hesitated- Finally she
oueried. audibly:
with a hair brush, mamma. or just
your handT-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Much the Ennicnt WAY.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Dr. Lyman Abbott is very lenient head editor
when he allows the associate editor to have twenty
three callers in a morning
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Wives for All.

Il helped to settle Utah in the pioneer
days"
Wives were scarce then. eh?"
Yes; but now and then some old fell
low would leave twenty or thirty widows
That used to help lot"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

The average Indian does not care par
ticuiarly what size commission he pays
in extracting from the government the
money that IS coming 10 him. He knows
it IS some work getting money out Of
Uncle Sam"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

The man who thinks the Democracy
Of Tennessee has gone to the bow-wows.
merely because Mr.. Patterson's outfit
was roundiy thrashed the other day, has
another think coming to him-another
large, compelling. and significant think.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
November EeIipses.

From the Dallas News.
There is to be an eclipse Of the moon in Norem-
Der. II Is predicted that there viii also be some
political eclipses about that time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

During the progress OF that recent con-
ference at Sycamore hin one wonders
If the colonel did not say something 10
Mr.. James Rudolph Garfield about the
advisability Of not 1inching. not foul
ing, and hitting the line hard
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Where bryan Triumphs.

From the Boston Transcript.
Among the list Of creditors Of the Circle Magazine
William ]. Bryan can at least congratulate himself
that its Indebtedness "a him for a contribution is
rated at $50. while that Of David STAN jordan stands
on the books at SIS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

Blessed are the peacemakers. but they
generally get the worst OF IT," says the
New Orleans Picayune. great many
people imagine they are peacemaking,
however, when, as a matter OF fact, they
are merely ''butting In
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

A New York court declined 20 sanction
the adoption by a literary society Of the
name ''Souse Club" The court was right.
People with no more sense than 10 select
a name like that should be protected
from themselves.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
A Dense Child.

None Of my antics will stop that kid
from crying"
Too bad"
i should say so. Darn the baby that
can't realize when it is being amused"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

right for bankrupt to contribute. He
noticed the matter in the course Of his
sermon. and pronounced decidedly that
such a person could not 90 so in Chris
tan honesty. But, my friends. he add
ed II would advise you who are not IN
solvent not 10 pass the plate this even
ing, as the people will be sure to say;
There goes the bankrupt.
One wet day he observed a number OF
persons enter his chapel 70 take shelter
from a heavy shower OF rain, and re-
marked. pithily. that many people were
blamed for making religion a "cloak. E"
but he did not think those were much bet
ter who made il an umbrella"
1t Is related that Hill, in the pulpit, used
to make personal illusions to his wife,
as an example Of the transformers OF
beauty and the necessity Of humility and
selt-depreciatiOn. on one Sunday morn
ing. as his wife entered the church dur
ing his discourse, he said: Here comes
my wife with a chest Of drawers on her
head She went out to buy them. and
spent all her money on that hoity-toity
bonnetr
Rowland Hin died April Il, 1888, in his
eighty-ninth year. Almost to the last he
maintained his mental vigor unimpaired
and delivered his last sermon only a little
more than week before his death.
On August y. 1916. the death Of King
Philip brought an end to his war. It is
the date on which the first American
railroad was completed in 1889, connect
ing Albany and Schenectady; that Gen.
william T. Sherman was made major
general in the regular army. and that
Hawaii was formally annexed to the
United States In 1898. It is the birthday
OF George " of England Q762); Robert
Southey. poet Q7D; Robert Mills. the
designer of the Washington Monument
d7Sl); Lille Devereux Blake, reformer
and author Qs25); and Edith NJ. Thomas,
poet CS5D 1t is the date OF the death
Of Pope Gregory TX Q2l); Pope Inno-
cent XI 1850; George Stephenson, en-
Eineer QS40. and Albert Galiatin uS4s).
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

A New York girl cracked her Jaw while
chewing gum the other day. Only one
woman out OF every 1.245,Ss7 does that,
however. SO the gum chewing will &c
right along.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

lot OF people come home from their
vacations convinced that the only thing
they have gained is knowledge Of where
not 10 go next summer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

And now kind-hearted doctor says It
is all a mistake to walk the floor with
the baby at night. II the good doctor
can make the baby believe that. he may
60 head.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

Mr.. Guggenheim declines TO say wheth-
er he win be a candidate to succeed him
self in the United States Senate. Which
means, OF course. that he Will be.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
A Bnniners NVomnn.

With system she is much in love;
There night be hobbies worse.
She keeps a neat card-index OF
The contents Of her purse.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Something ExcIusIve.

That fashionable physician seems to
be very popular"
oh. very. He gets up individual dis
eases for his various patients to have"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

What. by the way, has become OF that
Scranton genius who was TO convert base
metals into gold7
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

The consensus OF opinion seems TO be
that Little Joe" Brown is one OF the
best governors and one OF the worst poets
that Crackerland ever produced.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

New Y.r'- man recently ate sixty
one ears Of ON az a sitting. Presumably,
Of course, Eere was no more corn on
the table
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

Texas is for Bailey for President Tex
as Is the Lone Star State. and we shall
not be surprised If it proves to be the
lone Bailey State.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

DO YOU sell insurance or assurance?'
Insurance" answered the agent. q
need ell my assurance myself"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

The contributing editor OF the Out
look receives practically all OF the callers
and gets nine-tenths OF the mail.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

The census gives poor old Houston. Tex,
only a measly $1,000! What Houston lacks
In population, however, it makes Up in
boiler.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

A Boston physician AYERS that sauer-
kraut is more wholesome than beans.
A Boston physician. mind you.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

From the Houston Post.
Murdoch has planted, Cannon has watered. an in
Tincibe and imperishahle Democracy viii reap.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12
Remains to BE Seen.

From the San Antonio Express.
The question Of the hour is whether Gore will
shove Sherman 10 the sea
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

We fear Col. Harvey, Col. Roosevelt,
and Col. Bryan never viii get together in
this world.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

The Birmingham News suspects that a
Harmon victory in Ohio would suit the
people to a T." But not 10 a T. r, per-
haps.
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The High Cost.

Patron-Can I get anything good for $.
Watter-Certainly sir How will q
steak smothered in an onion be?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-12

I'D rather kiss that dainty coat Of
tan"