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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

| to burrowing. 1t may go back many
years, at the discretion Of the burrowers
The quick and the dead alike are under
| fire. The shroud itself is no shield.
".And whereas q widespread interes
has been awakened. and promises to grow
the committee have all been photographed
and copies distributed to an alert and &C
commodating press. Voters are studying
the countenances Of statesmen OF whom
until recently they had heard nothing
land whereas. while this is fortunate
for those in the spotlight. 1t makes
wretched those left out. The neglected
are deprived Of their sleep. Their re-
nominations are threatened. They have
not the consideration at home or here to
which they think themselves entitled. In
deed. they are being punished.
land whereas justice cries out against
punishment for the innocent, and the law
often another thing observation-disclosures
against excessive punishment, even for
the guilty.
And whereas among the neglected Is
the Hon. Earnest Ferret. the representa-
tive in this body Of the steenth district
in the state OF z. AS his name implies,
Mr.. Ferret has exceptional qualities Tor
the duties OF an investigation. has the re-
spect of his associates, and would be
happy to put his talents at the service or
his beloved country.
Therefore, be It resolved. that
committee Of twenty-three. to be selected
by the committee on committees-after
confidential consultation with the Speaker
be appointed to investigate why Mr..
or
talents are forced to lie idle at this time.
THAT said committee be authorized 10
send for persons and papers and admin
lister oath.
That II be further authorized to ap-
point a clerk, an assistant clerk. ste
nographer and an assistant stenographer:
a messenger an assistant messenger and
an assistant to the assistant messenger;
a photographer, and a press agent to see
that the pictures are distributed and get
good space In the newspapers. together
with f1attering notices of the individual
members
"'That Ave thousand dollars be appro-
priated to pay the expenses of the investi-
gation-the amount to be deducted from
the total Of the campaign claim respect
ing the economy record Of the present
House.
And you say Mr. Ferret declines to
Introduce that resolution and speak
to it?''
HE does"
.'Then excuse me for saying that your
friend Is pigeon-livered and lacks gall.
He would not know chance for immor-
tally II he met It in the road. tagged.
He deserves obscurity. and l hope 1t may
continue to be his portion
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The Duluth Speech.

The death of Proctor Knott has brought
his Duluth speech into notice again
Many persons are reading 1t for the nrs'
time and some express surprise at tne
fame IL brought its author. 1t does not
strike them with the force 1t did theil
fathers They are inclined to wonder al
the taste of forty years ago In that Hne
Taste i'm banter and irony changes, and
what convulses one generation may move
but mildly. if at all. the next. The set
ting is not the same. Time takes away
much that assisted in the creation OF the
first effects. y deliyerance may not wear
well with the author himself. 1t Is not
known-at least it has not been pub
nshed-how Mr. Knott after season re-
sarded the speech which obscured all his
other speeches and gave him secure
renown.
While Judge Gresham was Secretary OF
State friend found him in his quarters
one evening in shrtsleeves and slippers
stretched upon a couch reading a
pamphlet Fearing he had interrupted
the perusal of a state document OF I'M
portance, the visitor asked pardon and
was about to withdraw.
NO. no." replied the judge. It's moth
Ing Ol1Cidl oHiy al oiu SPVOSh Cl AAAHS
on Gen Grant / delivered several years
ago at Grant anniversary meeting. l
came across 1t awhile ago by accident,
and have been re-reading 1t. and I'm
sorry. 1t was complimented by the press
at the time, and / thought well OF 1t my
self, but there's little flavor to II now.
To be frank. L wonder at the notice it
then received"
The visitor asked the Judge IL he had
ever heard what Lord Byron confessed
one night to friend who had found
him with a book in hand and in brown
study. The judge had not. The poet
said to his caller: Come In. I've just
finished reading for the first time in sew
eral years the fourth Canto Of 'Childe
Harold You remember its reception by
the public? 1t was very fattering, and
I was greatly gratified. But 1t does not
stir me now. and I'm id il see why
IL should ever have set the reading world
Wild
The caller politely demurred. and said
that it still gave him a thrill
well, thanks. But I'm afraid you are
a friendly liar. trying to warm up .
fellow after his fires have died down."
Judge Gresham seized upon the sug-
eestion Maybe the trouble was with
him. He hoped 1t was. And then he
made allowances for the spirit that had
filled him while he was preparing the
speech, for the fire he had put into 1t
while delivering IT under the inspiration
OF q large and friendly audience. and ex-
pressed the hope that his later judgment
was wrong.
And yet the Duluth speech after forty
years retains a delightful bouquet for
any reader who knows the subject, has
a taste for real wit and smooth periods.
and has escaped the influence OF the
slapstick forms and fun of this rushing
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
NATURE fAKERs.

I cannot 20 to London town
To see King George put on his crown;
/ cannot SEQ the glad array
OF silks and plumes and jewels gay;
cannot see the banquet boards,
Where gather all the hungry lords;
I cannot mingle with the danes
Who carry old, decaying names;
But In a cool and quiet spot.
Where toll and strife and care are not.
sit and read the cable notes
About the deeds Of royal goats.
I read about the royal snubs
That fall upon ambitious dubs;
OF scandals in the upper crust;
OF names and fortunes blown to dust.
In fact, they're handing stories out
That England never heard about.
I envy not the folks who roam;
IT'S better for to stay at home
And Ger the cable news to pore.
And read the nature takers lore.
Who joins the sweating tourist mass
Sees only things that come to pass.
I'm better or than they. because
] read Of stun that never was.
Milwaukee Sentine
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RECIPROCITY.
r,or N. wilkesbarre Record.

r,or the wilkesbarre Record.
Reciprocity has driven the high tariff
advocates to the wall and 1t has de-
mo,alized the camp Of the notoriety
seeking insurgents. There must be some
virtue In 1t.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
There is not much roofing for Senator
Root among the friends OF reciprocity.
From the Portland oregonian.
So long as the friends OF reciprocity In
the Senate have the votes, they can well
afford to let its enemies make the
speeches.
From the Columbus Journal.
It Is not SO certain that the reciprocity
bill will pass the Senate. There are votes
enough, to be sure. But there are the
fillibuster and senatorial courtesy In the
way. One senator can defeat the meas
ure by talk. BY the rules OF the Senate
he can talk forever. II would be ter.
rible thing to deny an august senator
that privilege.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
With some senators reciprocity seems
to be mere q state Of mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
Southern Maryland Development.

Scarcely a year passes that news of
some project for planting a great indus
trial colony In southern Maryland does
not find It's way into print. The worst OF
II is that many Of these projects do not
appear to advance beyond the publicity
stage.
The opportunity is there. Lands once
fertile. but now infertile, worked nearly
to exhaustion by careless cultural meth
DDS and q succession Of the same crop,
may be bought for little money. 1t has
been repeatedly demonstrated by ntmer-
Gus examples that these lands properly
treated in the light of the knowledge OF
modern husbandry may be restored and
made profitable and productive. The coun-
try is thinly peopled because OF the at
traction Of big cities and emigration west
ward and meager immigration. Western
emigration, search for new lands and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

quest Of enlarged opportunity incident to
newer regions have affected southern
Maryland in the same way that these
causes have borne upon all the older
Agricultural regions Of the Atlantic sea
board.
| The agricultural conditions Of which
southern Maryland generally has cause
| for complaint are not always, a. popular
| ly supposed, due to lack Of enterprise and
| thrift. The farmers. as a rule. know the
value of planting Ieguminous crops to in
crease the amount Of nitrogen in the soil,
but the process takes time which most
Of the farmers in the face of pressing
necessities cannot afford and requires
capital which in many instances is lack
ing.
Southern Maryland has all the climate
that is needed-a long growing seasonal
late autumn and an early spring. 1t has
vast water protection which equalizes the
temperature. 1t has geographical proxim-
ity to the great markets. The geo.
graphical advantage Is neutralized by in
adequate transportation facilities, but this
drawback can easily and possibly soon
may be overcome. That part Of the coun-
try Is naturally tributary to Washington,
out commercially tributary 10 bdltiIlOEc
Such a condition might be changed.
The Maryland immigration bureau has
done valuable work in aiding the settle
ment in Maryland of hardy. thrifty i'm
migrants. but the task has It's difficulties.
In the matter OF agricultural immigration
the big and fast developing west has the
preference 1t IS new country. It has
been advertised In many ways its ad-
vantages have been exaggerated. but the
flow of immigration set that way. the
immigrants prospered and the letters that
go hack to the fatherlands and the
netherlands across the seas are mainly
favorable. Stories Of quick millions are
always coming out Of the west. Stories
Of the failures do not travel so fast or
so far.
An agricultural Immigrant using the
same thrift and industry on an acre Of
Maryland or Virginia land would no doubt
reap as much profit as on an acre far
into the west. But 1t is not easy to con-
vince man to this belief The promised
land must always lie long way of.
An eastward flow Of immigration has
been noted in several parts OF the west.
In some of the fertile farming regions
Of the middle west there has been q de-
crease of the rural population. Urban at
fractions have drawn some of these peo-
pie from the country. some have sought
cheaper lands farther west and many
have taken up the cheaper lands in the
older farming districts OF the east and
south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
Neglect.

They sing Of the roses that blush but to
fade.
They sing OF the wild flowers that bright
en- the glade:
With rapturous JOY
Our songsters employ
Their arts on the useless adornment dis
played.
There are chanting and cheers for the
blossoming scenes,
But nobody sings Of the cabbage and
beans!
Alas! IT'S too oft the unfortunate lot
OF the plain. honest friend to be swiftly
forgot.
We enthuse DER the bird
Who from treetops Is heard
But who never helps out In the pan or
the pot
We welcome the robin again and again
But nobody sings Of the duck or the hen!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
CONGRESS-.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
This insurging doesn't seem to be a
| tidal wave after all.
From the Providence Journal.
! The House OF Representatives is ex-
| hibiting rare courage in one direction
and another. but not yet SO rare as to
induce 1t to face the dollar-a-day pen
| sion bill.
| From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Way back in May-to be exact, May g.
the House passed a reapportionment bill.
The Senate has held that bill month
and not peep has been heard from 1t.
| From the Los Angeles Times.
| If Congress would subscribe for the
Commoner and the Outlook there would
be less difficulty in solving the various
public questions. They fairly bulge with
| more or less able views.
From the Portland Oregonian.
| Threatened with deprivation OF petty
patronage by Congress. President Taft
| answers that he will be glad to get rid
of 1t. To bother the President of the
United States with such minor details
is like using q trip hammer to crack
nuts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
Mamckiug.

MAY TO- 1900 London received word
that Mafeking. which had been besieged
by the Beers for 125 days. was relieved.
The British capital went wild with de-
light 1t sang and marched and shouted
all day. and by night 1t had worked It
self I'D to a high pitch Of excitement.
Hundreds Of thousands Of people were In
the streets. tramping to and fro. and
gradually the throng of jubilant cele-
orators got out OF control. 1t became a
mob. and behaved badly. From the pur-
lieus Of the city came the hooligans,
young roughs on the criminal border
line, intent upon making mischief. They
tainted the crowd with their n1alevolent
spirit. and for several hours London
was a scene OF rioting that gave
sober citizens cause to dread the break
Of another day. Some thought that the
often heralded social revolution had ar
rived. But with the dawn came order.
The hooligans skunk back into their
slums. and the innocent Jubilators, who
L had been carried into excuses OF cele-
bration. wondered how they had ever
lost their self-control.
London has no relish for memories OF
Mafeking night May 10. 1900. 1t re-
CARDS It as a sad blot on the record Of
patriotic sentiment, and seriously de-
plores all reminders in the way OF street
disorder. Naturally. in a city OF Its
size, rough crowds occasionally form.
and now and then hooliganism, the I'M
bridled, ill-tempered pranking of idle
young men. is in evidence. The police
are under strict orders to check 1t. but
they can do little short OF giving battle
when the immense mass OF London's pop
ulation begins to move In earnest
It is noted in dispatches from London
that the street crowds Thursday night.
following the coronation. were more
rowdy than enthusiastic, and that ''maf-
ticking" was the order Of the hour. the
banging Of hats. the deliberate jostling
Of quietly inclined onlookers. the organ
ization of bands to surge through the
ranks by sheer momentum of brute force
and on the way to pick such pockets as
were within reach. To ''mafffck" Is to
behave as did the hooligans Of May. 1900.
| The word is now an accepted part of the
British vocabulary. and 1t possesses a
sinister significance to the thoughtfuly
inclined, who realize that in the depths
of London's darkest slums there turks an
evil thing, spirit Of protest against ex-
isting conditions, the creature OF unem-
ployment and ignorance. Of class hatred
and starvation. Of sloth and degeneracy.
The prayer OF England Is that this spirit
may be laid at rest, through the exorcism
Of education and employment. the adop-
ton Of better modes OF government and
the provision Of wider opportunities for
self-support to the hundreds OF thousands
now on the very verge Of despair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
CORONATION.

From the Atlanta Constitution
These hngs make q lot Of unnecessary
noise about being crowned.
From the Baltimore Evening Sun.
What's the difference between corona
tons and vaudeville?
From the Rochester Herald.
When Mr. Morgan is crowned no DOUBT
he will invite King George to be the guest
of honor. One courtesy deserves another.
From the Syracuse Post-Standard.
It must give King Georges family and
kinsfolk queer feelings to hear from so
many solemn prophets that there will
probably never be another British corona
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
The CANDIDATES.
From the Dayton Herald.

From the Dayton Herald.
Prof. Woodrow Wilson Is crying to the
people to get control Of the govern
ment." He offers to manage 1t for them.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
It seems that Senator La Follette's
presidential boom has gone to smash
against the Canadian border.
From the Nashville Banner.
Mr.. Hearst is giving the Champ Clark
presidential boom the doubtful benefit of
his influence.
From the Toledo Blade.
duty to advise the democracy. It ID I'm
possible to head on q man like that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
A Not Impossible Colloquy.

Said the old member of the House to
the new: IT mentioned your suggestion
to my friend who is grumpy because of
having no investigating work to do. and
he asked me 10 put the matter in shape.
I did so. but he's afraid OF it,
"Have you a copy?"
YES"
Read It,"
Whereas the House is making q spe-
dalty of investigation. All the Depart
ments are covered. Nearly all branches
Of business are. No time limit Is set a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

eCIn order to avoid delays on account Of
personal absence letters to THE STAh
On lid not be addressed to any individual con-
aected with the of.cs. but simply to THE STAR
On 70 the Editorial Business Department.
according to tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
A Changed Coast.

When pilgrim fathers found a place
Upon stern and rock-bound coast,
They founded an important race;
A much admired and honored host.
But could they come again today
Upon that rock-bound coast to dwell
They'd have to move. They couldn't pa
The price of board at q hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
A Secret Of the Ledger

What's the reason my son-in-law
doesn't speak to me?' asked Mr.. Cumrox
The duke is very angry" replied his
daughter. He has discovered that you
ordered your bookkeeper to charge the
money you paid for him to the profit and
loss account"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

II has been thoroughly demonstrated
that the crown Is becoming. the scepter
in good repair. the throne sufficiently SUBJ
stantial for the demands upon 1t and
civilization may proceed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

| AS the silly season coincident with hot
weather progresses, the suggestion oc-
ours that one way to dissolve the Standard
Oil Corporation would be to stand 1t out
on the sidewalk and let 1t melt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Disregarded.

Il see you put up a sign no mos
quitoes.'
Yep" replied Farmer Corntossel; "but
the mosquitoes don't pay any more atten-
ton to it than gunners pay to the sign
no trespassing'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
An Exception.

Time f1ies,'' said the ready-made
philosopher.
Yes replied the bird man. Its re-
markable how time has managed to keep
at 1t without getting q fall"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

An Elizabethan ball was q picturesque
| feature OF the coronation. but as for
Queen Observation-Disclosures the pres
ent Queen Of England exactly have APP
proved Of her?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

The ad writer's have been mentioned
as the true poets Of the present genera
ton. They have a distinct advantage
in a check-book backing that enables
them to defy the waste basket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
Alignments.

You should endeavor to make friends
OF your enemies" said the diplomatic
person.
Yes" replied the plain politician: but
1t is sometimes difficult to do SO without
making enemies Of your friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

OF course some elements of Ameri-
can scholarship are disappointed because
Woodrow Wilson does not use more
Latin and Greek quotations in his
speeches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
Complimented.

Aren't you annoyed by that breach of
promise suit?'
Not at ALL" replied the serene citizen
II consider the assumption that I would
be a desirable husband rather fattering."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Just for the sake Of old times Sir Thorn
as Upton might say something about
sending along another challenge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

A national convention in Baltimore
would have the advantage Of q location
permitting the delegates to make side
trips to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Castro continues a vain search for some
doormat with Welcome" on It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Tho house fly must co. is one Of those
epigrams which continue to lack the force
Of practical application
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Various letter-writers have thought they
were making a personal hit when they
were merely preparing a good laugh for
the jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

In arranging to dissolve. the powder
trust Is expected to take due precautions
against financial explosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Cavalieri has evidently decided that
public discussion of her matrimonial
affairs does not constitute good adver-
Using.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Another summer mistake is to confuse
over-eXertion with recreation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Even a weather prophet has his off
days when he fails to put 'em over the
plate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

Entered as second class mail matter at the post
office at Washington. ID. {.
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was brought by Mrs. Hayes to Fremont
to recover. His law partners. Col. Stanley
Mathews and Gen. r. p. Buckland, were
both also distinguished soldiers. A por-
trait Of President Hayes in the uniform
Of major general hangs beside the relics,
and nearby. suspended from an archway.
hang the old flintlock muskets used by
Rutherford Hayes Of Vermont and James
Mrs. Hayes, during the war Of 1879. A
silver tablet presented to Mrs. Hayes by
the soldiers of her husbands regiment on
the occasion Of her silver wedding, which
was celebrated at the White House, bears
an engraving Of the log cabin in which
she lived for two winters in her husband 8
camp In Virginia, with verses inscribed
to Our Mother"
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Confederate
Design.

commanders Washington city was to
have fallen into their hands on or before
this particular morning at daylight.
These letters-from different writer's in
different southern states to different in
dividuals-have been sent to the military
authorities here. Their statements,
backed by other positively ascertained
facts, lead irresistibly to the conclusion
that 1t had been determined to make the
threatened attack in the course Of the
past week. The attack has not been
made. only because 1t would have been
madness to make it. OF men there is no
lack, within reach of the conspirators'
call But of all the other elements of
success in war they are afflicted with a
woeful paucity. We doubt not that by
their system of forced Consumption they
could have placed 100000 men unreliable
for the most parD in the field, If they
could have armed and provided for them
which they found impossible. We do not
believe that the army n1assed under
Beauregard between this city and Gull
pepper Court House numbers more than
1900 in all: If but simply because the
conspirators have no means Of sustaining
more. If SO many. in any one body and
neighborhood."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

The Domesday Book did not establish
a caste. 1t made no difference betwee,