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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
PORK BARREL DOOMED.
Taft Likely to Succeed, Although
Arthur Failed.

From the Cleveland Leader,
The pork barrel" feature Of the usual
rivers and harbors bin has long been
national disgrace, particularly in that
the wrongful use of the peoples money
which il authorizes IS cheerfully ad-
mitted to be such by the Congressman
who are It's benehciaries politically.
President Arthur once vetoed rivers
and harbors bin. but Congress passed II
over the veto. Republicans and Demo-
Gratis uniting 10 save for themselves the
pork they had put into 1t. Cndoubt-
edly one OF the reasons the people have
not stopped this shameful waste of pub
lie money Is that every community
located near water hoped to be benefited
some time by uniustihable raids on the
Treasury.
But the public conscience is awake
now, as It never has been since the
early days OF the nation. The spending
of thousands Of dollars by the govern
ment TO dredge a creek that boats may
reach q small town which happens to
have a little grain elevator Will not be
regarded with the tolerance shown IN
the past. when the need for the money
10 improve already crowded avenues of
water traffic is apparent to all. Espe-
cially is this true in view OF the neees-
sity for regulating railroad rates and
the important effect good facilities for
water transportation have In keeping
them down.
President Taft may succeed where
President Arthur failed. The conditions
then and now are different Perhaps
there will never be better time than
the present to bring about this reform.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Two Object Lessons.

Both the Saratoga and Rochester po-
litical conventions in themselves offered
the strongest possible arguments for the
direct nomination system. Although the
personnel of each was above the average.
owing 10 the unusual interest awakened.
and thus representative of the partisan
body. neither was representative in its
procedure or action.
In each case the nomination for gov
ernor was dictated by the man in charge
OF the couvention-by Roosevelt at Sara
toga and by Murphy at Rochester It
happens that good candidates were
chosen; but who viii say that, with a
really representative convention. offering
free field and no favor. either stimson
or Dix would have been nominated?
The delegates perfunctorily carried ont
the VIII of those in charge-that was all.
There was a decided difference in the
two conventions. however. as a CORE
spondent Of the New York Evening Post
points out
Al saratoga the convention was run
by the shrewdest of politicians. with an
understanding OF just what the situation
called for; at Rochester, an incompetent
boss. wholly destitute of craftsmanship
tried to run things. with the result OF
putting IN the field a weak ticket. aside
from the candidate for governor"
In the West, opposition TO the conven-
ton system has grown steadily. largely
because combinations between candidates
often produce bad tickets. but out there
bossism has seldom attained the power
70 eliminate candidates altogether and
estop the presentation of their names TO
be voted upon. Indeed. such a proceeding
would mean a revolt in almost any
Western State.
Roosevelts bossism as 10 TICKET was
wisely exercised; Murphy's bossism, stu
pidly exercised. sends the Democratic
party into the campaign with defeat
staring ii in the face. when victory
should be WITHIN easy reach.
But both conventions emphasize the
Empire States pressing need of an hon.
est primary system with direct nomina-
tons, and re-enforce in striking manner
the principles Gov Hughes has stood for.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
PERIL IN LETTER WRITING.
Follow the Boss Brnyton PInn and
You VIII Escape II.

from the Indianapolis star.
The adage which says: Don't write
letters. emanated. of course. from some
cautious mind. fearful that written words
might betray its cherished secrets. Ira
dition has 1t that its originator was a
politician who found 1t inconvenient 10
be quoted against himself In any event
il has been left for modern politician
10 devise a method by which letters
containing secrets can be written and
Yet kept safe from a critical public eye
Boss Brayton. OF Rhode Island. who
ruled his party. with the aid Of Senator
Aldrlch, for many years, had no anxiety
about letters and he wrote-or dictated
for he was blind-a great number OF
them in his time. This is what he said
on The subject not long before his death:
No one need fear that any trace Of any uans-
action with ne ALL 10 light When get
letter from H.aE 81 a specially private nature ]
always seld il back 20 him. Then he knows where
Il IS, and II be keeps II where Others can see II
that Is bis lockout. And when I send one Do n0t
care 70 have preserved ! always put In tie middle
n u. in a place where ny correspondent cannot
destroy II without destroying the letter. something
about something ! know about him that he would
not care 10 have known there Is seldon any lack
q materiaD. and then he's certain 70 destroy the
letter.
There is a plan for you, Send back
the confidential letter 10 It's writer when
you are done with II. and when you
write confidential matter include q men
ton Of some crooked conduct OF which
you know your correspondent 10 be
guilty and he VIII never show the letter
- f1 ed,
crookedness. According 10 Brayton
there is no trouble about that IL you
are in politics, al least the kind Of
machine politics he was in. But what
light this statement throws on his
grade Of politics. What a disclosure
az 10 what bossism meansi II is really
glimpse that only the cynical can
really enjoy
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
SONG.

There is ever song somewhere. my dear.
There IS ever a something sings alWsy
There's the song Of the lark when the skies ar,
clear.
And the song Of the thrush when the skies ar,
gray.
The sunshine showers across the grain
And the bluebird trills in the orchard tree
And IN aud ont, when the caves drip rain
The swallows are tWittering seeaselessly.
There Is a song somewhere my dear,
Be the skies above dark OF fair;
There is a song that our hearts may hear
There is ever song somewhere. my dear
There is ever song somewhere
There IS ever a song somewhere. my dear
In the midnight black, or the midday blue;
The robin pipes when the sun is here
And the cricket chirrups the whole night through
The buds may blow and the fruit may grow
And the autumn leaves drop crisp and sere;
But whether the sun. the rain, or the snow,
There is ever song somewhere. my dear.
There IS ever song somewhere. my dear
BE the skies above dark or fair;
There Is ever a song that oiir hearts may hear
There IS ever song somewhere. my dear
There Ia ever song someWherel
james Whiteomb Riley.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
The Bible In Literature.

From the EmporA (Kansl Gazette.
The fountain head Of the power OF the
Bible in literature lies in its nearness 70
the very springs and sources of human
life-life taken seriously. earnestly. in
tensely; life in its broadest meaning. in
GLIDING the inward as well as the out
ward; life interpreted in its relation 10
universal laws and eternal values II IS
this vital quality In the narratives. the
poems. the discourses. the letters. gath
cred in this Book. that give il first place
among the books of the world. not only
for currency. but also for greatness.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Outlook Much Improved.

From the Elmira o. " Advertiser.
What wonderful contrast there is be-
tween Saratoga and Rochester; all the
difference that there is between Theodore
Roosevelt and Charles Murphy; all the
difference that there is between the de-
mand OF a party 10 be politically free and
the consent Of a party 10 be political
slaves; all the difference that there is be-
tween individualsm and Tammanyism;
all the difference that there is between
progressiveness and Bourbonsm. Things
look better, Things look brighter. Things
look more like victory for the Republican
party because the party has proved itself
worthy of It's history and OF its traditions.
and deserves success. II has cleaned
house
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Payne on Cost of Living.

Prom the Rochester Herald.
Serene Payne told the convention which
nominated him that the new tariff did
not increase the cost Of living. And in
the next breath explained how the VII
son tariff had lowered prices Mr.. Payne
evidently assumes that the voters OF his
district are ignoramuses.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Enemies lie Has Made.

ffom the Dallas News.
Mr.. Cleveland's popularity was due
largely to the enemies he made, and
while it has often seemed that the
colonel's popularity had already reached
its apOgee. IL is apt 10 be more enriched
by the circulation of the Hon. Abe
Gruber's speech, which. let II be said. is
no mean literary production.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Harding and Harmon.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
To say that Gov Harmon has done
nothing but buffalo" the people. Is on a
par with Mr. Hardng's declaration that
the discomfort with high prices Of the
necessities OF life is merely the hystria
OF old women"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

From the Topeka Capital
Roosevelt is often impulsive and some
times Inconsistent. and his methods. par
ticularly in the Ananias line. are occa-
sionally extremely unfair. but his battles
have been for principles that go down 10
the foundations OF Democracy. This one
OF Saratoga was one OF the greatest Of
his victories
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
sounds Right, Anyhow.

From the Haverhiu GaLette
Rev Newell Dwight Hills described
Mr.. Roosevelt as the only man on
earth who can throw double skies every
time" While we do not understand
these ecclesiastical references. the re-
mark sounds good.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Apropos of Dix.

Prom the New YCrk Eveuirg Post.
For the first time in many years the
New York Democracy is IN a position TO
assert itself as in the days when Tilden
and Cleveland were able to rally the in
dependent vote. inspire their own party
and give II efficiency in the State and
leadership in the nation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
A LITTLE NONSENSE
A RUNCO GAME

The cantaloupe arouses hope,
Appears 10 suit:
We cut inside and open wide
The golden fruit.
II is a blind; We seldom find
A treat In store:
Our only need consists OF seed
And little more.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
NIeaninEless Terms.

Nothing ever really gets beaten TO
FRAGILE
There is no such thing as blithering
idiot
II is impossible 10 knock anything TO
smithereens.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

The Louisville Courier-JournRl is of
the opinion that nothing has done so
much to check matrimony as the inven-
ton of hole-proof socks. But then those
awful things that button up the back are
some deterrent, too.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
A Change of Base.

From the Buffalo Times
The Roosevelt ''progressiveness. which
has been in the melting pot for the last
three months, comes out Of the Saratoga
crucible a base metal Of reaction. mean
ingless and sham.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Advice from n Dyspeptic.

From the Topeka Capital
Old Ed Howe. a noted dyspeptic. is
again abusing people because they eat
too fast. We claim that when man
is a dyspeptic his license to advise peo-
pie along dietetic lines should be re-
voked.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

From the Kansas City Journal
But Gov Harmon shouldn't be too op-
timistie. The mere fact that Teddy is
playing hob with the Republican party
this year doesn't mean that the party
viii not pull Itself together and elect a
Republican President two years hence.
The G. o. P.'s DRINKS rarely last twenty
four months at a stretch.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

From the 1cnkeTs Statesman.
The Sentimental One-The beautiful
beach was covered with shells this morn
ing.
The Practical One-Yes; it's shame to
allow EN- to eat peanuts down there.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Pink of PronrietY.

Our magazine for fashionable homes
viii have some new features"
Going to cut out the corset ads?"
No; but we are going to give every
girl a chaperon"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

From the New York Evening Post
BY pure oversight, the Republican
convention omitted TO indorse Senator
Depew for reelection. II the new State
committee does not do il. the colonel
might issue a military order on the sub
ject.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Rnnih Fire.

What the drama needs Is action"
'Aw, cripes" snorted Yorick Hamm
"An human action looks slow since the
moving pictures came IN"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

1t would seem that even Senator Bur-
rows is under the impression that all OF
the votes Lorimer got were not sponta-
neops tributes of admiration.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Tired of His Toy

Then your papa won't run for the
Senate another term?"
No." said the millionaire's daughter,
"as fad, the Senate is getting to be
old-fashioned. Papa is going 10 take up
aviation instead"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

Since Reno attained a degree of no.
toriety over, a certain racial event. she
has been boosting the prices of divorce.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

They called him Lucky Baldwin, but
the way widows of his are turning up
with claims for the cash he left. we
begin TO suspect he was not so lucky
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Attention. Dir. Helm.

From the Chicago Evening Post
The attention of the Hon. James
Thomas Hefiin, of Alabama. is called 90
the fact that King Frederick. OF Den
mark. has invited Booker Washington TO
Sunday dinner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Gave Her Eyervtbinp

with all my goods I thee endow."
Thus runs the pact:
But one man made his marriage vow
An ironclad fact
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Very Approprinte.

Your lines 10 a hobble skirt are truly
suitable"
As 10 how in particular" inquired
the gratihed poet
They limp badly"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

Or. Stanley Hall says that women have
two souls. Does that account for the
line, Two souls with but a single
thought"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

The singer engaged to replace Cavalier
was required 10 bring marriage certifi-
cate with her Does this mean an uplift
Of the operate stage
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

ones. THE Bath of Diana" has Just
been sold for $780, 600
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

And now the doctors who attended
Mayor Gaynor want $4,000 for their ser
vices. Gallagher's crime is more helm
Gus than ever
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

Many newspapers will agree with the
kansas judge that marriage engagements
should be advertised for sixty days before
the wedding
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

That proposed new coin. the half-cent
piece. might be OF some value if only
one of the trusts would make something
we could purchase for that price.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

Everybody knew that Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis would be much more apt to
fight than faint in the face of disaster.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

One Of the paradoxes of life is to see
two tame and patient horses hauling a
forty-horse power auto out of the mud.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
which Onee

From the ST. Louis Republic
There have previously been snap con-
ventions in New York State The latest
seems to have been a slap-stick conven-
ton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

Newspaper work must be a little ex-
citing these days in Berlin. Four corre-
spondents of press associations were
wounded in the recent riots. There, at
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

The Vanderbilt cup seems TO be filled
TO the brim with the waters of sorrow.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

President Woodrow Wilson said good
by to Princeton. But. he may come back.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

4 man in Ohio has trained a hog to
walk on its hind legs Now the animal is
eligible to take the end seat on the open
street car.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

From Gaynor 10 Dix All, what a fall
was there, my countrymen.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

The best-dressed monarch OF the day.
( is what London and Paris say Of King
/ Alfonso. This is not only because his
physical conformation lends itself more
readily 10 the art OF the cutter and the
tailor than Is the case with some OF his
brother monarchs. but also because he
has acquired the art of putting his
clothes on right and OF avoiding ultra
decorative solecisms. And Yet Madrid is
not happy, because Madrid does not
dress him. But this little difficulty has
been arranged. The London cutter who
has been imported Is TO cut his majes-
tvs garments and the Madrid tailor is
10 tailor them.
This recalls the case OF the third Ma
poleon, whose tailor was the great Du-
santoq. That fine artist never quite sue
ceeded sartorially in dealing satisfactor-
lily with the trying neither limbs Of his
imperial client, whose prediction for a
brownish-yellow color in trousers. perhaps
added to the difficulty. But on one of his
visits 10 England the Emperor had an
English tape put over him, and the re-
suits We're so satisfactory that the cutter
was engaged by Dusantoq and thereafter
It was remarked the imperial legs ceased
to look as though they did not belong TO
their owner.
a statue at Cherbourg gives an almost
Photographic representation Of the I'M
calmly figure Of Napoleon III, and no
wonder it caused the despair Of his
tailor. There was a dramatic scene at
the unwilling OF that monument. which
took place in August. 1855, when the
Emperor was at Cherbourg 10 entertain
Queen Victoria on the occasion Of her
second visit 10 that seaport The Queen
was present at that dedication by proxy
only, but a large number OF men, mainly
officers Of the British fleet. and many
women were on the ground when Napo-
leon arrived on horseback to perform the
ceremony.
Napoleon was smiling as he pulled the
string. but as the statue appeared to
view and he saw how realistically the
work had been executed, the smile turned
TO a frown, and he rode away quickly
without uttering a word II was reported
at the time that the figure was to be
remolded, but this was never done. and
it is still TO be seen in the principal
square OF Cherbourg
The fact that Baron Albert Rothschiid
has been entertaining the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand. the heir presumptive
TO the Hapsburg crown, at his country
seat has given rise to considerable COM
n.ent, not only in Austria. but on the
Continent generally, most likely without
cause. The estate near the SemmerIng
Pass in the upper Austrian Alps, Cthe
highway TO italy, is one of the loveIiest
spots imaginable, especially in the early
autumn days. and Baron Albert and the
archduke have been friends since their
university days.
FLANEUR.
(Copyright 1910. BY Mcclure Newsraper Syndicate
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03
Query.

Has any nation ever erected a statue
OF q fat man?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

any rate. the club was mightier than the
pen.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-03

We are always ready TO believe the leg
islator who testiies under oath that he
has been bribed
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No Sentiment.

Copyright. 1910, by Mcclure Newspaper sg
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-11-18
Press Paragraphs

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Byers' Best Flour at Worthington IS
George Forrest was in Pendleton
Wednesday.
Ralph NoEwen was in from the
ranch Saturday.
Miss Edna Taylor was a Pendleton
visitor Wednesday.
Z ST. Wilson transacted business in
Portland this week.
See Bundy & Christian before buy
ing your wall paper.
4 Mrs. Byron N. Hawks is visiting
relatives in Spokane.
M, l.. Watts returned from Walla
Walla Tuesday evening.
D. B. Jarmap, the Weston merchant
was in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Mcbride visited rela-
tives in Adams Monday.
Get your Xmas Doll at wholesale
here. Athena Department Store.
A. Missen, the Pendleton implement
dealer, was in the city Wednesday.
Mrs W. R. Taylor has been ill the
past week with case of the grip.
Rubbers and overshoes at wholesale
prices at Athena Department Store.
Will Campbell was in the city yes
terday- from his ranch near Pendleton.
Harry Turner, the we'll known Wes-
ton farmer, was in the city yesterday.
There will be a pastry sale at Wor-
thington's grocery store. Wednesday.
the 23.
Frank Smith has been detained
from school this week on account of
severe cold.
You will find splendid assortment
of Pendleton blankets and Indian robes
at Taggart's.
Miss May Barnes of Weston and
Miss Garrett of Milton, spent Sunday
with friends in Athena.
Sherman Burden, of Tenaskat,
Wash, is in the city visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. James Huggens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl French spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs..
B. G. Kidder in this CITY.
Mrs. Esther Brunell. fashiona BILE
dressmaker of Portland, is visiting her
niece, Mrs. Gus Cornoyer.
Andrew Douglas. former resident
of this city, but now farming near
Weston, was in Athena yesterday.
Harry Beathe, we'll known young
man of Weston, had the misfortune to
have HE hip dislocated yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamp Booher, Of
Weston spent yesterday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Booher.
Louis Cargill, the pharmacist, is
behind the prescription counter, tenn
porarily, at the Pioneer dug store.
Mrs. Ed Simpson offers her home
place. on Wild Horse creek. above
town. for sale. Address her at Wes-
ton.
Mrs. Crock ett has been extremely i'll
the past week at the home of her
daughter. Mis-. A. M. Meldrum. Mrs.
Crockett is suffering from severe
cold