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The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Lorimer Should Resign.

William Lorimer, United States Senator
from the great state Of Illinois, is going
down. not with flying colors, but fighting
desperately.
But he is going down. Nothing can
save him.
Concurrently with the delivery OF his
remarkable speech to his colleagues on
Saturday. in which he flayed his enemies
and defended himself. another conscience
stricken Iegislator-this time a Democratic
State senator-was making a clean breast
at Springfield of his part in the corrupt
deal which enabled Lorimer to win the
coveted toga. It was a case of purchase
outright purchase. The sum Of $500
was paid for his vote. and subsequently
ne got his share Of the Jack pot di-
vided among the bribe-takers.
No doubt Lorimer has been pursued.
and pursued relentlessIy, by personal and
political foes within his own party. No
where on earth is the game or politics
played more mercilessly than in Chicago.
even admitting the truth Of his char
acterization Of those who have set out
to discredit and destroy him. accepting
at face value his own appralsement Of
them. the fact remains that his title is
hopelessly clouded and his usefulness as
a United States Senator at an end for
ever
The recent disclosures at Chicago and
Springfield. regardless Of the motives and
influences inspiring and prompting them,
only confirmed the damaging circumstan-
ual evidence incidental to his election
II is conceivable-was quite conceivable
at the time-that. following a prolonged
deadlock and worn out by strife. a sufi-
Client number Of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis might combine on non-partisan
grounds to send a statesman to Wash
ington, but IA compact. honestly brought
about, 60 elect a partisan boss-lmpossible,
Lorimer has strong qualities. He is a
man Of force. with an unclouded title
he would be no misft In the Senate. But
he is now thoroughly dlscredited and
nothing can save him-not even the in
vestigation he asks for.
His resignation would please his enc
mics, Of course, but it would also relieve
his party, his State, and his colleagues in
the Senate Of much embarrassment.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
NEWEST FORTUNE TELLER.
Telephone Girl, from Glass Case,
Reveals Your Future 10 You.

Telephone Girl. from Glass Case,
Reveals Your Future 10 You.
T~am tle Sew York sun.
The gypsy queen and the Hindu prin-
cess who tell your fortune for a cent in
the phonoErauh rooms give it TO YOU
printed ou "a card High !n a glass case
and llfosize iu form the lady sits. with
one a8ud outsrretched ovar an array Of
playing cards. and when you have drop
ped your cent In the slot iu the machines
base the lady up above moves hey hands
back and forth over the face OF the cards
before her and looks very wise and then
iU moment there is popped ont to YOU
from below q bit II paste5oard OBJ which
you VIII find your fortune The newest
OF these fortune tarers talks Ir right into
your ear, she Is called the telephone girl
Like the others. the telephone girl sits.
Ufesize. high in a glass case ou "a pedes-
tai containing the mechanism; but the
apparatus is somewhat different Here
you find arrayed. over which the hand
0C the fsfue sways, the same layout of
playing cards; but here instead Of
raven nerrhc1 at the fortune teUer's e.
bow You ind rising from the table in
front OF her the curved arm Of tele-
phone trausmi-ter, which Is placed az a
height convenient TO the telephone girls
lips.
At one corner Of the base IF this ma
chine is the slot 10 put the cent in, and
ON rre other corner ON the customary
hook hangs a telephone receiver. Drop
your ear and There is trouble in store
for y0u." says the telephone Eirl. "bur
don't De alarmed. y0uu come out all
right Don't lean ON others. huJ trust
yourself and go ahead" and so on.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Charles Battcll L0omis. in the Delineator
If your wife does not love you as she
did when you were married. YOU must
have fallen off in your attentions. Re
member that a wife is only a sweetheart
few years later. Make believe that she
is still your sweetheart
When you go home from business have
the maid send your name up just as in
the old days. A wife likes these little
attentions, and if she Is the right sort.
she viii send down word that she will
be down i'm a few minutes Then put A
a tve-pound box Of candy in a prom
inent place and wait patiently. When
you hear her coming. run to meet her
and kiss her in a manly way as if you
had waited all day for the privilege.
Then give her the candy II there is
but one chair in the room let her sit In
IT while you stand. Now tell her the
events OF the day in the Office in a witty
way that will appeal to her love Of fun.
When the dinner bell rings, hand her
a bunch of American Beauties, pull out
her chair for her and tie her napkin
around her neck yourself Then. with a
low bow, seat yourself opposite her and
begin 20 praise the food. Ask her to
make sprightly remarks. and laugh
heartily at them. Urge her 20 tell you
about the cooks doings. Just before des-
sert, show her the orchestra seats you
have bought for the opera for that night
Never light a cigar until you have
asked her whether she objects to smoke.
She may always say no, but there is no
telling when her taste may change, and
no gentleman will smoke when his wife
objects TO II. Give her twice as much
as she wants for an allowance and al
ways forestall any requests she may be
about to make
In this way you will retain your wife's
love. and forever lead a Darby and
Joan life.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Is a chance OF life." There have been
evidences OF this army impression Of the
engineers. Perhaps the problem can best
be solved. as it may be ultimately, by the
establishment Of department OF public
works, OF which the present Corps of
Engineers Of the army viii be the nu-
cleus and the valuable professional per-
sonnel, having charge of the construction
Of post-omces and custom-houses, army
barracks and quarters. naval dry docks.
dredging. river and harbor improvements.
and all the other projects which come
under the general term of public works.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
NEW YORKS BABY El.IGRANTs.
Tiny FoundIingS Leave the City for
Homes Ia south and West.

From tic New York American.
Baby emigrants. all speaking baby Ian
guase. are leaving New York City in
great numbers. and. unless things are
made more inviting for them. the juve-
nile population will be seriously depleted.
Wherever these small people have gone
they have become so popular that many
letters have been written to the New
York Founding and orphan Asylum. Of
fering special inducements if babies can
be sent &c play ir chndless homes
A week ag6 seventy sturdy Youngsters
between two and three years Of age. pro-
nounced sound in mind and body by phys,-
clans, left for New Orleans. Memphis Ch,-
cago. and other cities. where they will grow
up entirely ignorant OF their doubtful
pareutage and forget all about the long
journey they were forced To- make.
AS soon as a request is received for a
founding, the clergymen and agents ot
the asylum IN the city from which the
request Is made are written % and IN
quiries made as 10 the kind Of home thC
child win be sent TO- II the answers are
satisfactory "a baby answering the re-
quest win be selected. placed in the
baby quarantine for two days 20 make
sure that 1t is I'm perfect condition, and
then shipped IN charge Of nurse 10 il,
new home.
In talking about the class of homes that
the Founding Asylum prefers for par
entless babies. the Mother Superior said
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Government bY Protection.

The unrest that has become so marked
in Egypt within the past few months.
and which, in its aspects Of revolt against
British authority. which had eliminated
in the assassination Of a high govern
ment official, called forth such condemna-
tion from Col Roosevelt in his Cairo lee
ture, has been officially recognized by
Sir Eldon Gorst. the agent general Of
Great Britain in Egypt Sir Eldon
Gorsts latest report on conditions pre-
yailing along the Nile states that the
greatest of all difficulties at the present
time is the general lack Of confidence in
the integrity OF British intentions which
prevails among the unofficial classes, both
upper and lower.
There are many reasons for this doubt.
but the agent general attributes the
greater part Of it to the influence OF the
English and native press, which fire.
quently publishes articles designed to
stir up bad blood between the subject
and tho governing races.
It is clear that the disafection in
Egypt is due precisely to the same causes
that create the dlsaffection in India. and
the remedy is far to seek. It cannot lie.
Of course, In the suppression, nor even
in the regulation, of the press. In India
this has been tried, ana is. we believe.
stin pracuced; but any sort Of censorship
over the newspapers. however Justly and
fairly It may be conducted, only serves
TO emphasize the fact that the governing
hand is heavy
When the conditions in both Egypt and
India are consideced, one Is struck with
the parallel furnished by the creator OF
Franlenstein, though no one can believe
that Great Britain is seriously to suffer
for the work she has done in these two
countries. Before Great Britain took
hold of the government Of either Of them
the native and the foreign press might
have been filed to the brim with in
ccndiary and innammatory articles. and.
owing to the universal ignorance. these
would have created no stir-infuenced
public opinion not at all. because there
was no such thing as public opinion.
Because she has established schools.
educated the children, taught the people
what government means, and has helped
them 70 realize as truth that God helps
those who help themselves" these
difficulties have arisen Great Britain
has been the Moses TO lead these people
out Of the bondage of ignorance and
superstition, and the strength they have
gained they are turning against herself.
II IS only one Of the lamentable, but, we
are sure, temporary, checks that bar
the mfrch Of progress.
For were the problems that bar ad-
vance twice as difficult as they are, no
one can doubt that the advance will con-
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
The Revolutionary War.

From Puck.
AS time goes on it becomes more and
more apparent that the American Revo-
luton was q great mistake both from a
legal and an ethical standpoint We be-
Ionred 20 England just as fairly and
squareIv as auyth.ug-just rs fairly rs
we now belong % the trusts. England
was In the business OF owning us and
making us pay for the privilege. We had
no right 20 interfere. Many a widow and
orphan had an interest in us Il may not
be too late 20 make restitution.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
nNE CnTNTRY.

Softly the soldiers sleep
Beneath the sward
Where oaks and willows keep
Their silent guard
Softly the soldiers sleep.
The Blue ard Gray,
Where mounds Of flowers we heap
Upon this day.
Softly the soldiers sleep
Where turmoils cease.
They sowed: their children reap
Eternal peace.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Among those Democrats so ConscIen-
tiously opposed TO making retroactive
this years appropriation for the Presi-
dents travelling expenses, there is not
one who would not vote cheerfully for
$4,000 post-office in any 5O-cent town in
his district
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Easily Understood.

From -hr Boston Transcript
Housewlte-Hpw is it that the large
strawberries are on the top Of the box
Pc5dIer-WeH. you see. mum. they grow
$50 fast this fine weather that The last
ones picked and put i'm the box are
naturally bigger than the fust ones
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Secretary Wilson may be right about
muskrat being fine article upon which
to feed now and then. We warn the
Secretary right now, however, that he
need not bother TO recommend the es-
teemed polecat to our gustatory atten-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

New Orleans wishes Mr.. Roosevelt 20
be president Of the big exposition fl Is
seeking 70 locate IN the Crescent City IN
1915. Happy thought, Why not elect Mr.
Roosevelt mayor Of New Orleans IN 1915
Capt Butt mayor Of san Francisco at
the same time, and let Washington have
the exposition?
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

A French duke is in this country. and
has announced that he Is not seeking
either the hand or the fortune Of an
American heiress.' We have heard that
old story before-not, we hasten TO add.
that We doubt his lordship's word. Of
course,
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Our idea is that Mr.. Taft does not tear
himself away from Washington every
few days because he loves Washington
less, but because he thinks il is his duty
TO visit around and about more or less
frequentlv
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

"As far as this editorial Of Mr.. Rryan's
goes, it was really an Endorsement Of
Mr.. Harmon; though. as I said before
it reads Ike criticism says Mr. John
Temple Graves Faint praise, in other
words. Mr. Graves? And we know what
that Is
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Senator Lorimer's defense. which stands
unprejudiced at this time, Of course, neY-
ertheless suggests the old thought that
he who sups with the devil should be
equipped with a long spoon.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
ono of the Chief Itcms.

From the Indianapolis News.
Consider the statement Of the electric doctors that
9j Ter cent Of the operations for Appendicitis are
uunecessary Perhaps the cost Of living can be re-
duced in some respects after all.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Nearly half a million canary birds were
imported into the United States last year,
and the figures promise to be even larger
This year. Another yellow peril" 20 con-
slider
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Got the Craze.

"Servia Is now playing baseball, with
modified rules"
How modihed2"
Il don't exactly know. but I presume
that bit over into Bulgaria only counts
for two bases.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

on the White House doormat the 'fn-
surgent' IS stiIl able 20 read Welcome"
The most powerful microscope fails TO
disclose any such suggestion on the Attor-
ney Generals doormat, however.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

From Golfers
Next saturday. June a. comes the primaries to
nominate ConHcssmen in Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-
vanas case is easily stated-she has not one Repub-
lican member who ever on any occasion voted other
than with Cannon. The State has no member who
is even remotely identified with the iusurgeutz
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
ERectirc nisEnises.

I'VE like progress" explained the young
Turk, but we cannot allow our women
TO appear publicly without wells"
That's all right" declared the tourist
You needn't fan behind the procession.
Put 'em in auto goggles"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

"The poet laureate's salary IS a cask
Of wine annually says the Birming-
ham Age-Herald. Maybe he tanks up on
hs salary just before writing one of
those awful odes.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Those people who predicted that the
BaIlinger-Pinchot investigation would
demonstrate nothing were mistaken.
It has demonstrated that an investigat-
ing committee can keep within its ap-
preparation if it tries hard enough
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Getting nd the Trnth.

From tho Philadelphia North American.
Somebody hkens the Seuate's nilroad amendments
10 a brick covered with gilt. The idea is all right
but ought il not be spelled "Guilty"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

New Jersey is threatening the beef
trust with all sorts of dire things. Just
as soon AS the beef trust can get its face
straight, it will try to look as scared as
possible, of course.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Mr. Roosevelt viii not pass Judgment
on the poetry submitted 10 the outlook"
notes the Atlanta Constitution. Why?
Isn't the outlook going TO print any real
poetry?
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

From the Boston Transcript.
NIr. Flubb-This affair is horribly dull
I guess I'll go home.
Miss Clip-That would Eemove some Of
the dullness Mr.. Fluhb.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

As indicative of his position that peace
IS a mere matter Of tanning people. the
colonel might cite triumphantly the pres
ent meek and lowly status Of the nature
takers and race suiciders I'm this country.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
What Will We Dor

From the savannah News.
In New York it is being said that DCpew cannot
possibly be reelected to the Senate. But if Depew
goes out who is going 20 recte 10 the Senate an
cient history beginning when / was IN LondonY"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Stnrs md Strings

From the Philadelphia Times.
When Geraldine Fanar sang 10 the prisoners Of
the Atlanta penitenuary the other day she was the
star mid the stripes.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
4 sad story.

Mr. DooIey truly and sadly says 'Wan
IT, tn suangest things about life is that
IN poor. who need tn money most, ar-re
tn very vans that niver have it,"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

THE Chinese newspaper is generally
printed on roll says the indianapolis
News. Still. we suppose some subscribers
kick because they DO not get a cup OF
coffee along with IT,
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Europe is recommended to those people
desirous of locating nice quiet spot to
spend so much OF the summer as Will
remain after June IS
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Rather AIoof

That woman IS unsociable"
isn't she pleasant when YOU meet2"
yes. but she won't abuse the neigh
bors"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
stiu There.

Beyond the Alps lies Italy
This news we get
II hasn't changed its place. you see,
Or shifted yet
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
One Rny.

They say that John D. would give
much for a little praise
'Wen, why doesn't he maintain his
own private poet laureate
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

rs q milliner a hatter?" inquiries a
defendant in a French court. A miIliner
is a robbe-but. inasmuch as a miIiner
generally is a female party. we VIII not
say H.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

As wo understand Mr.. Taft, Southern
hospitality was all there, and then some
The matter IS now a closed incident.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

An astroIoger says King George VIII
reign but five years However. star
gazers are not in very good repute now
adays
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Minced Innrnnge.

"He didn't mlnce his words
"WeHg"
1T might have been better II he had.
He was forced TO eat 'em later"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
AT THE HOTELS

II IL is true, as many people would
have us believe, that dogs are pOssessors
Of immortal souls, ascending toward
higher development then ii is evident
that the dogs OF kings have obtained
the favored place in the whole scheme
of evolution" said Albert 5. Warren, a
barrister of London. at the New Willard
yesterday.
Especially was the dog a pampered
and favored individual in the family OF
our lamented King Edward. His loyalty
to his dog proteges was never questioned.
From his youngest days as Prince OF
Wales. he was always accompanied by
some four-footed friend which was his
favorite from all the royal kennels, and
which during It's brief tenure Of life set
the pace for the fashionable breed Of pets
I'm Great Britain Undoubtedly too. the
fashion Of both the King and Queen Of
being frequently photographed with their
canine friends added much 10 their pop
ularity. The Irish terrier, Jack, FOR whom
the King formed probably the warmest
Of all his dog attachments. mas had not
only what was probably a greater col
lection Of photographs than any dog in
the world. but he became so well known %
the newspaper artists Of London, whose
duty it was 10 make pictures Of the
King from one 20 more times a week,
that they became familiar with every
hair Of his physiognomy.
Jack was a most remarkable example
Of a sudden rise In the world lie was
stray dog for the time being, having run
away from master for whom he didn't
seem 20 have any special fondness. and
in the course Of his wanderings strayed
into Marlborough House and planted
himself on the steps IL was Just after
the King had lost his faithful and be-
/ loved black bulldog. Peter None oF the
/ aunkies about the palace could give any
/ Information about Jack The dog rubbed
+ his head on the Kings trousers, and his
majesty was won by the dogs friendu-
/ ness and calm assurance and Irish impu-
4 dence. As even kings have some scruples
about making off with the dog Of another
man. Edward ordered him 10 the stables
| 10 be fed. and AZ the same time had an
( advertisement inserted in the papers.
"A citizen fin plain clothes turned up
/ and proved himself 90 Doe the owner. but
being asked 90 name "a price for the dog.
. De presented him 90 the King There
after Jack went with the King wherever
/ his majesty went, and they both were
inseparable."
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
CHAT OF THE FORUM.

Let the Good Work Proceed.
From the Rochester Times.
The Department Of Justice is getting ready TO tan
the leather trust.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

Halley's comet is showing its age. II
has grown gray and more or less retiring
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-20
pigeon Whistles of Pekln.

The smallest musical instruments In
the world are the pigeon whistles Of
Pekin They are made of thinnest
bamboo and tiny -gourds scraped to pa
per-llke deiicacy and fastened beneath
the tail feathers of the carrier pi-
geons. AS the birds fly through the
air these instruments emit u weird
aeolian melody like the barps Of fairy
land. Every morning and afternoon
the vault of Pekln's sky Is swept by
these sweet, mournful notes as the
birds fly to and fro, carrying messages
to the bankers, the merchants, the law
yers. invitations. letters. stock quota
tions, a system older than the tele-
graph or telephone or the Oldest letter
service as old as time itself. There
are some twenty different kinds Of
pigeon whistles. some OF them simple
bamboo tubes with but one top and
some as eiaborntely constructed as
miniature organ pipes. They are all
Of featherweight lightness and when
held In the hand and swept through
the air emit the same delicate whis-
tling notes AS when borne through the
upper atmosphere by the carrier pi.
geons.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-20
There Should,

Fritz. the gardener. was a stolid Ger.
man who was rarely moved to extraor.
dinary language Even the most pro-
vocative occasions only caused him to
remark mildly on his i'll luck. Not long
ago he came back from the city in the
late evening, after hard dey In the
market place. He was sleepy. and, the
train being crowded. the baggaaeman
gave him chair in his roomy car.
Finally the train reached Bloomfield
Fritz still slept as 1t pulled In. and his
friend had to shake him and tell him
where he wis.
II tanks you" said Fritz as he rose
slowly to his feet. The open door OF
the car was directly In front of him.
He walked straight out of 1t.
The baggugeman sprang TO look after
him. Fritz slowly picked himself up
from the sand by the side of the track,
looked up at the door aud said with no
wrath In his voice:
"There should here be some steps,
st. Paul Dispatch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-20

; During the reign Of Emperor Napc-
leon III. he and the empress vfs{ted
Normandy and had arranged to spend
a couple OF days at EvrAnx. NJ. Jan
vier de Ia Monte, who was the >prefect.
learned that the revdlutionaries intend
ed to hiss the sovereigns as they pass
ed, and 50 he summoned the leaders of
the movement and told them that he
knew OF their plot. III you carry out
your plan" said he TO them, "you will
get six months in prison. II you do
not your friends will accuse you Of
cowardice and treason. As way out
of the difficulty ! propose to lock you
up at once until the emperor has
gone" The conspirators accepted the
terms offered them. and SO the EN-
peror was greeted only by cheers, as
the revolutionaries. frightened at the
arrest of their chiefs. had not dared to
utter a sound After the emperor and
empress had gone the prefect went In
person to release his prisoners. who
had had such pleasant time that they
greeted him with cries of Long live
the prefectp to which NJ. Janvier de
la Monte, who was man Of wit, re-
piled, "MIy friends, do not overdo it."