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The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

the sixteenth century, to 2s7 in the
seventeenth, 1876 in the eighteenth. and
3o7 in the nineteenth century.
The present exceptionally low rate OF
fifteen in the so-called registration area
of the United States may prove to be
due to causes of temporary nature.
But no good reason appears to exist for
expecting higher average, at least not
under normal conditions. We may at
tribute this low average to progress in
improving sanitary conditions, and to the
achievements of science in discovering
the causes of disease and developing
agencies to combat them. Thus it is that
despite birth rate greatly below what it
was a century ago, the civilized world
increases largely in population
The registration area for mortality
statistics in the United States now en-
braces about one-half the population.
The death rate in this area during 1909,
according to the latest census reports
IS per 1,ooo-was the lowest ever re-
corded
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

that the cost of construction since 1906
as-increasef at least 20 per cent, and, 1t
is added, there is no assurance that
there may not be further increase be-
fore the improvements can be COM
pleted.".
A limit of cost under such circum-
stances as these can be practically of no
value unless Congress is inteligenty
advised in the first instance, and then
requires those responsible for project
to keep within the restrictions imposed
as to the expenditure of the public funds.
Otherwise, the 'limit of cost" is mis-
nomer and may speedily come to be dis
respected as lacking integrity of statis-
tics or any other quality which those in
charge of public works are bound to re-
gard seriously. Unless there is change
in the system, the '1imit of COST will
be a fiction of law and also an invita-
ton to extravaganza.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
Science and Longevity,

The present average death rate of
only IS per 1000 of population over
a wide area of this country, including
great urban as we'll as extended rural
populations, shows amazing progress in
the mastery of disease We have to
go back only about two decades to find
a rate of between 10 and 20 per 1000 in
Massachusetts,. Even so quick contrast
is striking enough, but nothing to COM
pare with the change from period no
more remote than the end of the last
century. Most remarkable of all is the
possibility of massing big populations
in cities under conditions of health and
longevity that never could have been
reached in earlier times.
The annual death rate IN London from
I68o to I7a8 is ,recosded IS 90 per
1000, while the present London rate is
not much over IS, and the New York
City rate not quite I6 A recent
writer in the Popular Science Monthly
places the aser1se duration Of LIE az
Geneva, Switzerland, at ara yeasA- It
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
The War on Vicious Drugs.

The-amoncement that a worldwide
war is to be inaugurated against opium,
morphine, and cocaine is most signif-
can't 1t means that there is an awak-
ening to the great harm which is being
done to the humane race by insidious and
vicious drugs. Opium has, of course,
long been a curse 1t is only in recent
years that morphine, and especially CO.
caine, have become widespread men
ace. State laws and municipal ordi-
nances have been enacted with the view
of checking the injury which is wrought
by them. but, after all, it is apparent
that these efforts are too restricted. The
international movement which is planned
is the only adequate method OF coping
with an increasing evil.
Within narrow lines, morphine and
cocaine are essential to human welfare.
Administered by careful and competent
physicians, they are of service in alleviat-
ing pain Beyond this. however. their
use is a curse to society, and no law
which puts ban upon them can be too
strict or too rigidly enforced. The
human wrecks IN hospitals and asylums
tell the sad story of havoc wrought by
these vicious drugs.
The whole world ought to sympathlze
with and uphold China in the noble
struggle which that nation is making to
rid itself of the thrall of opium. The
fact that 100000 Cinnamon are ad-
dicted to the habit is enough to demon
strate the necessity of radical action.
We have, however, our own problem
nearer home in the danger threatened
by the increasing use of morphine and
cocaine If. in helping China, we can
also save ourselves, we will be ac-
compIishing double good.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
FREEDOM or(hHE PRESS.

Readers Of The Big Stick. which
stands always for the cause Of the
people, may have noticed that the
advertisements Of Dill & Co. no
longer appear in our columns We
rise to a question Of personal privi-
lege. Last week Mrs Big Stick
under which playful appeilation We
may thinly disguise the name of
the wife Of the editor-bought from
Dill 4 Co. q number Of the pickles
for which this firm il so Justly
noted. Dill pickles are our favor
ite dish. When we have found
them good and toothsome We have
never failed properly to APPRECIATE
them. or to celebrate them both In
song and story. But these pickles
vere bad They were not designed,
either in conception or execution.
for family consumption. and % ve
not only protested mildly TO MessFs
Dill 4 Oh. but - took oo2siou TO
VAN tho neighb0A % that thsy,
too, might not b 0AWotnted.
Nnh OFynn. Who livss naxt dcos.
bad already ordaed . few a the
pickl0, hut On our protest she went
do9n and demanded her money
bsEk. She eDt H. and thus vas
nxsd the anno0ancs and emhas.
Inmmeut tlat ~ hAd suffered. -
- - u = H. pabaie esasA
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
Amending the Building Law.

When, some years ago, Congress en-
acted a law which compelled the owners
of all buildings over a certain height to
equip the structures with fire escapes,
guide signs. and alarm gongs, the injus-
tIce of the statute was at once admitted.
1t placed the steel and concrete build
1ngs, erected at great cost, in the same
category with the cheap and fimsy con-
struction of former days The law was,
upon its face. an inequitable and even
absurd proposition, but it left no discre-
ton in the hands of the Commissioners
At the same time, there was one
method by which the owners of FIRE
proof property could escape an unneces-
sary burden, and the Commissioners
wisely adopted it. They gave their i'm
mediate attention to the class of build
ings against which the law was plain
ly directed. and delayed enforcement of
the law as to the modern structures. In
the meantime. the attention of Congress
was called TO the situation, and it is
gratifying to know that there is pros
pect OF remedial legislation being
enacted. There is no reason in the
world why hreproof structures should
be equipped. or dishgured. with FIRE es-
capes. There is every reason why
human life in inhammable buildings
should be Safeguarded to the last degree
The bill which is now upon the Sen
ate calendar makes this proper distinc-
ton 1t ought to become a law.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
woMAN's FARMING VENTURE.
Her PROFITS from 1000 Acres Over
Which She Alone IL the "BOss."

Her PROFITS from 1000 Acres Over
Which She Alone II the "Boss."
From the st. Paul Dispatch.
Miss r. N. Hillman is the active head
Of a profitable farm Of nearly 1000 acres.
She was born in ST Paul, and for some
years was well known as a stenog-
raphic reporter. Shortly before leaving
for Canada she moved to a Wisconsin
farm. Here she became interested in
farming. She longed to get out on the
Western prairies. SO with what capital
she possessed she took what she calls
a long chance and staked her savings
on Canadian land.
What she did. she persists. many a girl
now working on a small salary can do.
With her mother and small brother she
went into the country. purchasing sup
plies in blind way, for she knew little
about farming. She is now classed as
one of the large grain growers in the
vicinity of Moosejaw.
From small beginnings her land possess
sions grew. At first it was forty-five
miles to the nearest railway station. 1t
was a waiting game, but the market
came. as it must inevitably come to a
fertile country. and now what was once
the frontier has a station within easy
hailing distance. Miss Hillmans build
ings are of stone and cement. The barns
have cemented alleys, and it takes a
foreman and a staH of four hands TO
run the place in the dull time and eight
men during the busy season.
Miss Hillman is the real head She
rides about her farm and knows what
she is doing. Her system of farm ac-
counts shows every day where she is
at financially. and she can tell you that
back in the year 1903 she took off 5000
bushels on go acres. and cleaned up over
5000.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
Limit of Cost" "

When Congress makes special pro-
vision for public works under anv OF
the departments. it is usual &c establish
a limit of cost This is done in the
case of public works under the War
and Navy departments, battle ships for
the navy, and post-offices and custom
houses and revenue cutters under the
Treasury Department. The theory is
that the limit OF cost represents 4 care
fully calculated estimate of expense
which must be incurred by the govern
ment and met out of the public funds for
any specific project. Yet it frequently
happens that those in charge of these
public works 60 to Congress and ask
Tor an increase in the limit OF cost, and,
the work having been undertaken, Con-
gresS must necessarily make the extra
provision. There should be some wav
of controlling this situation so that when
limit OF cost is imposed by Congress
at an amount which is named by those
in charge of the work as sufficient. there
will be no opportunity for increasing
the limit of cost by subsequent legis-
latson. 1t ought to be possible 10 learn
from definite information the ultimate
cost, especially when the work is to be
done under contract
This has been shown in the case Of
the revenue cutters for which Congress
appropriated at the last session Se5oooo,
and for the construction of which the
Treasury Department has been unable
to obtain bids. and is now negotiating
with the Navy Department 70 see if the
work can be done at one of the navy
yards. Another example is that of the
battle ship. also authorized at the last
session, with its limit of cost of 5000
600, exclusive of armor and armament,
and which was to be built at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard. where it cannot be con-
structed within the amount named by
Congress 1t was with difficulty, indeed,
that the Navy Department obtained bids
for the other battle ship authorized at
the same time, because the shipbuilders
would not agree to abide by the re-
strictions imposed BY Congress In the
case of the battle ship, the Navy De-
partment has asked Congress for more
money before the work on the vessel is
commenced
A more striking example of the de-
fects of the system is furnished by the
recommendation which now comes from
the superintendent of the Military Acad-
cmy seeking legislation which will in
crease the limit of the total expenditures
for the improvements on the institution
at West Point by $2oooooo When the
plans for the rebuilding of the Military
Academy were first approved it was un-
defstood that the design was made in
accordance with the amount of money
named as the limit of cost. This limit
was increased in 1896 from $snonnoo
to N.sooooo and it IS nov found neces-
asy,1o add $aooooon It Is explained
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

The next morning Dill L 60. re-
moved their advertisements from
Tho Big Stick. Regrettable IS this
may be, We have only this to say:
That We are for the people, first,
last, and all the time. and having
the freedom Of the preB in mind.
We decline to be swerved from what
is plainly our public duty. The
pickles were bad!
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE GAY LIFE.

THE GAY LIFE.
I like the bohemian life:
I like to see people of note.
You get such a polish where artists de-
molish
The Accent table d'hote.
I like the Bohemian life;
l like the rakish places to dine
Where glasses are clinking and FOUNDERS
are drinking
Big bumpers of cochineal wine.
like the Bohemian life:
'Tis getting to be quite a fad.
1t seems so informal. so wildly abnormal.
So utterly, utterly bad.
like the Bohemian life;
The music is simply immense.
You're winning and dining. with violins
whining.
And all for a mere 70 cents.
A Difficult Position.
He was praising her hair to-day.
was so angry"
Why
Because I couldn't tell him she had
borrowed it from me-
They Probably DO.
"Mistresses discuss the servant prob
lem a good deal"
What of it?"
II wonder IL servants ever discuss the
mistress problem"
Nothing New.
II am disappointed in this seed cata-
logue"
las to how"
Il don't see any improvements to beets
or tomatoes. These look like 1910 models"
Perpetual Motion.
He never loafs: he never has.
He keeps upon the go
Because he once was mentioned as
A human dynamo.
No Great Matter.
How do you like this grand opera.
Bill?"
Il can't understand what they are
saying"
That's all right You amt missing no
jokes"
A Fair Equivalent.
You will have to give $4,000 bond"
Aid the judge. Can you furnish it?''
"I can replied the defendant, but
It will put me to some little trouble.
Can't put up 80 cash?'
Aute Aristocraey.
"He has . srudse against the plain
people,
"As 20 why?'
..eays they wear % mahy rubbers that
Is fceeeo - ~ pries oetirss"
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
POLITICAL COMMENT.

Fnm the Milwaukee NevA
They are laughing at the new Indiana
Senator's whiskers. But there are proba-
bly, some greater jokes in the Senate than
John Kern's hirsute appendage.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
We can see where the Reichstag is GO
ing to get soaked ninety-nine years for
lese majeste. 1t has decided that the
Kaiser must pay his taxes.
From the Cleveland Leader
While Marconi is resting, some one
should induce him to get up a wireless
system Of politics.
From the Ohio State Journal
What San Francisco needs just now is
a boost, and the West will give it.
Prom the st. Lnris Glcb>De-noc,at.
Marine engineers in national convention
at Detroit passed an emphatic resolution
indorsing the Lakes-to- -the-Gulf deep
waterway. What improved channels have
done for the Lake cities can be seen al
their wharveS and in their latest census
returns
From the Ohio State Journal.
If Abraham Lincoln could split rails
and become President, can Woodrow Will
son split infinitives and get there, too?
From the Boston Globe
Down goes the cost of living, The price
Of salt has been reduced so cents a ton
From the Boston Herald.
Perhaps the mysterious threat of the
English suffragettes to spoil the corona
ton foreshadows the playful batting of
the crown from Georges head.
From the Baltimore News
If Louisville and Baltimore were the
only contestants for the Democratic ma
tional convention. there would be no fun
in the fight We want to tackle some
body our own size.
From the DAYTON NewS
It cannot be denied that there has been
more peace talk since Mr.. Carnegie gave
his s100Oo, 900 foundation than ever before
But it must be admitted that some of
the talk is as foolish as war.
From the Pittsbury Dispatch.
Speaker Cannon must have been an
other of those innocents who are totally
unaware of the way their lieutenants buy
votes in the hour of need
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Those who persist in declaring that the
tariff is not responsible for the high
cost of living and then rise in revolt
against reciprocity because. as they say.
lower tariff duties will cause domestic
prices to be reduced. are between the
devil and the deep sea
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

In personal Independence Senator Hey
burn, of Idaho. ranks very high- IN
structed by his home legislature 10 sup
port the measure providing for popular
election Of Senators. Mr.. Heyburn wrote
to inform the honorable body that he
would not do it,
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
A BOAT SONG.

I love to it m my buoyant shell,
And LIST to tho ripplins wave:
While the sunlight falls On hill and
dell,
And the world seems glad and
brave.
There's . jDyful thrill - the oar
dips IN,
With mnE1es responding free:
Thefe Ually il nothing that can
With . Life % the rivR for me.
r. Z PAdRO.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

We devoutiy hope that the fashion edi-
tor is correctly informed when he says
that the bulk of the trimming in this
years millinery will be in the back This
will give the man in a theater something
to look at during a dull performance, be-
sides allowing him a free and unobstruct-
ed view of the stage.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Speaker Cannon. after March 4. when
Congress is of his hands. proposes TO
go to Europe. Perhaps he may visit the
crowned heads. or again. perhaps, he has
some curiosity to see what a real Car
looks like
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Ex-King Manuel is to receive the sum
Of $4,000 a year for keeping out Of Por-
tuguese politics Many a man would
stay away from old Lusitania for great
deal less than that.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Our linotype machines spef1 him
-Tschaikowski." Others make it '-Tshay-
kowsky'' The thing to do is to pro-
nounce as well as you can words con-
tanning no less than three consecutive
conSonantS.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

r. ID. Q.-Yes; We can tell you.
An "epicure" is one who eats only
a little SO dinner at the Willard.
while ''glutton" is the fellow
who eats s. cents worth Of food In
one sitting at dairy lunch.
No. Geraldine; We never tired tn
drive our auto on high gear up
Fourteenth street hill during
Nowstorm. We haven't any auto.
Anrious-No; Roc Fulkerson is
not a little fat man with spec
tades. He is blond giant with
nose glasses. He sells EN-. too.
We cannot tell you. GeorSe. why
the Capital Traction Company
doesn't rIn owl cars all night To
Chevy Chase. Ask Mr.. Foster.
Lary-Yes: that was part Of the
Washington Canoe Clubs Glee Club
yui heard singing on the rear plat
form Of your Georgetown car
Wednesday night No; they can't
be stopped excerpt By act d Con
gess.
Be~ie-H Won will call At our
offics we will give You the name
Of the good-looking young man who
smiled at you at Chasc's last Mon
day afternoon.
n L NJ. S,rah Rnrrbs ~ In ~
. German.
Interested-The two principal
characters in Romeo and Juliet"
are Romeo and Juliet.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
A MEDICAL JOKE.

when did you ct your fm over
coat, doct0r'
II got il vhen NJ. Smith had
appendicitis.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Ex-King Manuel OF Portugal may not
believe that 5000 a month is a sufficient
compensation for the loss OF his crown,
but. then, it ought at least to keep his
ex-majesty from worrying about the
prjce Of breakfast foods.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Standard Oil has brought a damage suit
against a magazine which had accused
it Of selling glucose. Damages are placed
at se50.0Oo Quite good bit for the rep
utation of a soulless corporation.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Several Thousand anarchists were
brought to terms In the New YORK
parade Sunday much more easily than
two of that flk recently were subdued at
Ondon
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
LIVING IN HOPE.

l do not mind the clustering winds,
Nor yet the winter drear;
I know that when the spingtime
comes
The baseball days are near.
TOM MOVES.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
Burned H'A" "Ro''."
NsS>lH Drwf

B. F. Pemberton. our popular l.. 4 N.
agent, met with a misfortune Wednesday
morning Tuesday night. after it was
too late to make deposit in bank. he
came into possession Of $535. and fearing
that he might be robbed during the night
placed the money in q coal bucket at the
depot and put coal on It that 1t might b
safe. The passenger train leaves here at
o'clock in the morning. and this neces-
states Mr.. Pemberton's early rising. and
ne Is kept very busy until the train de-
parts. In the rush he made q fire in the
stove and dumped in the coal and mon
ey. After the rush was over he thought
q his money, but u was toe hta
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Too bad that J. Pierpont Morgan has
to postpone his trips to Europe every
time Wall street gets into trouble.
Why not take Wall street with him and
keen il ont of mischief
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

II does seem rather unreasonable for
our Democratic friends to insist that the
President should cali an extra session
Of Congress about the time when golfing
will be good again.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
FASHION NOTE.

Std Tsyix. the >spsid's best-
dresssd thiatef manager. wore .
nsw creation last nisht Il 0at
b desuihsd. . 4 yua vsnt . -
Il youu hsss - . - - ply
hna--Ady.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Among those who really deserve a Car
negie medal is the Chicago undertaken
who prevented a friend from committing
suicide.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

You may learn everything about chick
ems at a poultry show. except why the
hen VIII not lay eggs for you in winter
time.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

1t appears that DR.. Osler's theory has
been vindicated for once. Two hyenas
were chloroformed in the New York Zoe
on account of old age.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

II the House of Representatives finds
itself too crowded. seeing that they pair
so often, why not take turns in attend
ing the sessions?
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
HARD AT WORK.

Over in . corner Of the Press
Club sits . man. He has book b.
fore him. 1t is . French grammar.
He says "Oui" and "Mefci'' and
."Avec pleasir. madame"
II II Ralph Graves getting ready
to parie vous FfsDaiss WHEN Sarah
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Has Congress by this tiMe actually
discovered that Canada is on the map?
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
SPORTING NOTE.

Battling Nelson may be . ans
pssa agent for himself. but he does
not haSs mucA On Pat O'Counss q
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
A QUERY.

Which ID tho nAl hnD a the rsal
estate hrn-Ar. Phslp q ~ 0thss
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
IN THE AUTO WORLD.

Our genial friend. Ted johnson,
has ordered q beautiful uniform in
which to APPEAR IS captain of the
Washington Automobile Club.
Joe Stpddard has invented N
auto with changeabie interior deopra-
tions. so as to match tho costumes
Of the ocUpAntA
Now that L1uis Weaver. the
eminent autoist. Is drawing regular
wages. be expects to start . bank
account. Maybe two.
Lester Moore has written . de-
lightful book On How Not to
Play BridSa"
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: II you sec il in The Biz
STICK. it isn't necessarily %.
VILLAGE GOSSIP.

The police nearly caught . hand
book man yesterday. The advan-
tages Of a liberal education are be-
coming more apparent every day.
That noble band which composed
the DR.. Cook reception committee
when the Doc. made his little touch
and-gp visit tn Washington can take
heart and dust of its ribbons. since
Cant Eselyn Baldwin has come out
with the statement that the gum
drop explorer got Is near the pole as
Peary.
New Orleans haIins lost the fight
for the canal exposition, an
nnnncrs it will jump in and do its
hest tn make the San Francisco
show q success It is the night
spirit A good loser makes a big
ger hit than . squealer.
The attention Of that noble re-
former, r. Oden Horstman, is
drawn tp tho fact that an Orange
man an get . drink in Washing
ton on st. Patrick's Day. Such in
itself is a menace to the commn-
nifty. and merits thorough inyesti-
cation.
A factinal var is threatened in
the d. A. r. It's the same old
world, after all.
Why not have two secretaries to
the President? One for the pub
lie and one for politics.
]. c. Welliyer went through his
entire school career without the
teacher finding tobacco in his
pocket. He mover had any-but he
had friends.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

The poiice nearly caught . hand
book man yesterday. The adran-
tages Of a liberal education are be-
coming more apparent every day.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

Fnm the Milwaukee NevA
They are laughing at the new Indiana
Senator's whiskers. But there are proba-
bly, some greater jokes in the Senate than
John Kern's hirsute appendage.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
Lord french.

Lord french. of England" is at the
Shoreham. That tells the whole tale.
and he spells his name with two small
rs" which is the old English for
capital initial "F" Be that as 1t may
that's all.