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The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
WIDOWS IN MADAGASCAR.
their First Year OF Mourning Ono
Of Abuse and Misery.


From the Chicago Tribune.
There are no gay widows in Madagas-
car-not, at least, for one year after the
husband has died. In Madagascar. on
the death Of any man Of position. on the
day of the funeral the wife 10 placed in
the house, dressed in all her best clothes
and wearing her silver ornaments. Of
which in general she possesses . consid-
erable quantity. There she remains until
the rest of the house have returned from
the funeral.
AS soon as her relatives return they
begin to revile her in most abusive lam
guage and tell her that 1t is her fault
that she has been stronger than her hus-
band and that she is really the cause of
his death. They proceed to tear the or
naments from her ears and neck and
arms and give her a coarse cloth and a
spoon with . broken handle and q dish
with the foot broken of. Her hair is
and she is covered with a
coarse mat, under which she remains all
day long and can only leave at night.
And she may not speak to any one who
goes into the house. Neither is she al
lowed to wash her face or hands, but
only the tips Of her fingers.
All this the Madagascar widow endures
for a year. or at least for eight months,
and even when this is over her time for
Is not ended for q considerable
period.
The last straw consists Of the fact that
she is not allowed to go home TO her own
relatives until she has been first divorced
by her husbands family.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

coin, Nebr., to visit over Sunday with A.
r. Talbot. who had been my friend At
college. Lincoln is a beautiful city and
the capital Of the State. Mr.. Talbot sug-
gested q partnership between US. and
was impressed with tn yea. So moved
to Nebraska. Politics. considerations had
nothing whatever ~ do with my changs
Of residence. Nebraska was a Republican
State. and Lincoln q Republican city. I
was Democrat, as had been my father
before me. The United States Senate.
however. had been in my mind since boy
hood. i would practice law. i had long
before resolved, gain a competence. and
then enter politics. But the time had not
come yet"
Gave Hay to sgIern Ministers.
Tell me about your father" I asked.
He was a devout Christian man, and
have tried to be as near like him as
possible. Our best bedroom at home was
reserved for politicians and divines.' to
use his own language. Born in Virginia,
he went to Illinois when eighteen years
old and there worked his way through
McKendrie College. He was a member
Of the constitutional convention Of 1870.
and wrote and spoke for a resolution that
all Offices be filled by direct election of
the people. ANY man. he often said to
me. and have been guided by his phil
osophy all through life, can well
afford to be In the minority II he is right.
/ was beaten in Nebraska in 1893. re-
membered and repeated the familiar say
ing OF my father. A year later the views
for which ! stood were accepted. Ne
braska has been a leader in reforms ever
since"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
BY JAMES D. MORROW,

Mr.. Bryan's FIRST political speech was
thought out on q moving machine. He
was twenty years old. The speech was
never delivered.
When Judge Silas L. Bryan died he left
his heirs 600 acres Of prairie land. q half
section Of which was planted in grass.
Mrs. Bryan and her son William Jennings
settled the estate. The grass coming on,
it had to be cut.
Miss Mary Baird, the daughter Of
merchant at Perry. Ill. had made the ac-
quaintance Of young Mr.. Bryan the pre-
vious September. Both were students N
Jacksonville. she at the Presbyterian
Academy and he at Illinois College. Thir-
ty years later Mary Baird Bryan, writing
out Of her memory and her affection, de-
scribed William Jennings at that period
Of his life as being tall and dignified.
with keen, dark eyes, a large nose,
lean. pale face, and a broad. thin-lipped
mouth. His smile, afterwards famous,
was so expansive that it once led a
''heartless observer to say: There is
man who can whisper in his own ear
1t is easy. therefore, with Mrs. Bryan's
help to picture the future Secretary Of
State as he sat on the moving machine
and worked out in his mind the speech
he purposed to deliver at a farmers pic
mic soon to be held in the neighborhood.
The Republicans had nominated James
r. Garfield for President and were calling
the electorate to arms because Gen. Win
field S. Hancock. the Democratic candi-
date. referred to the tariff question as "A
local issue"
1t was a great year for first waters
and youthful stumpers. The former, with
torches over their shoulders and pride in
their manhood, paraded the streets Of
cities to the music of brass bands and
the cheers of the sympathetic part Of the
populace. The orators, with something
in their throats they could not swallow.
with bloodless and trembling hands. and
with legs which threatened to buckle any
minute, pointed to the stars and stripes
and warned their hearers OF the dangers
impending over the republic. But Mr..
Bryan's maiden appeal 10 his country.
fabricated in the hay field under straw
hat, remained unuttered.
Why Mr.. Bryan Did Not Speak.
MY name had been printed on the cir
culars announcing the meeting-it was
last on the lis:," Mr.. Bryan told me. We
were in a private parlor Of the hotel
where he was living. 1t was o'clock
In the morning, but the corridor outside
his apartments was already thronged
with men waiting for an audience. "A
member OF the Illinois Legislature up for
another election and a candidate for
prosecuting attorney of the county were
to be the heavy orators OF the occasion"
Mr.. Bryan continued. When we reached
the picnic grounds. however. only three
men besides ourselves were present. One
OF them was the manager of the picnic.
The other two had a wheel Of fortune.
THE speaking, consequently, was de-
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
During Campaign 81 Garfield and Hancock Commoner Was
Booked to Speak at Picnic with Several Notables, but
q When He Reached Grounds They Were Deserted.

and was elected by q plurality Of 5000
votes. Thus began my public career. I
had entered 1t. you see. ahead Of time.
but not with design. 1t has been said !
moved to Nebraska for political reasons.
The statement. I repeat. IL untrue
When" I asked. did you begin to
have popular notions about public aues-
tio1s!"
~ have always been q Democrat" M.
Bryan answered, and paused. He seemed
to think he had said enough. Locking his
hands behind his head. he looked at a
picture on the opposite wall. noted the
dreamy expression Of his eyes and the
deep lines In his dark face, and thought
of Daniel Webster. MY Congressional
platform of $780," he said presently, was
written by myself. II contained planks
favoring q tariff for revenue only. and
the election Of United States Senators by
the people. brought those principles
with me into my first campaign
"Win YOU tell me the story Of the great
speech of iss6!" asked.
After refusing to serve longer in Con-
gress." Mr.. Bryan replied. I returned to
Lincoln again to practice law as I sup
posed. / was a poor man and had a fam
lily. But I had already begun to discuss
the question Of bimetallism, and many
requests came to me for speeches on the
subject. I was asked to 90 to Tennessee
and Oregon and answer John Sherman
and others. Almost before realized 1t !
was touring the South and West. making
addresses and organizing those parts Of
the country for the national convention
Of 1886. talked with silver Democrats
in many States and helped . number to
become delegates. Better to spread my
views. I accepted the editorship Of the
World-Herald in Omaha"
Why He Went to st. Louis.
"And as the correspondent Of that pa
per-" said, "you sat next to me at the
convention which nominated Mckinley"
The newspapers said I was in st.
Louis as a reporter" Mr.. Bryan an
swered. such was not the fact. however.
have been given an honor to which !
was not entitled. I went to st. Louis
to help the free silver Republicans and
to counsel with them when they walked
out Of the convention. as I knew they
would IL gold plank were adopted by
the delegates.
But you asked me about my speech
in Chicago. I had been speaking. as I
said. in many places. In the Chicago
speech I brought together some Of the
things I had been saying elsewhere. 1t
was an extemporaeous use OF thoughts
and diction previously employed in the
West and South. A single paragraph was
about the only new thing in IL, and in that
I gave my definition of a business man.
The paragraph was written out in ad-
vance and came early In the speech as
II was delivered"
So saying. Mr.. Bryan arose. went to
another room and returned with the two
books which contain his principal politi-
cal. educational and religious addresses.
He placed his eyeglasses almost at the
end Of his nose, and turned to page 240
OF the first volume. Pointing to the para
graph he gave me the book. THE man
who Is employed for wages" I read, rs
as much a business man as his employer.
the attorney in a country town Is as
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I much . business man as the corporation
counsel in q great metropolis" and % on
for $50 words or more.
The concluding sentence of the speech"
Mr.. Bryan continued to say. referring to
his famous aphorism: You shall not press
down upon the brow ofdabor this crown
of thorns. you shall not cruelty mankind
upon Q cross Of gold'-the concluding SEN
tence Of the speech" Mr.. Bryan said.
had been used once or twice before.
Finding 1t to be impressive, II ! may
call in such . word. put IL aside for a
greater occasion. That Is the history of
the speech. And I should like to go a
little further, while / am about 1t. and
clear up a misunderstanding.
How the Chance to Speak Came.
attempted to keep me out of the conven-
tion. 1t 80 happened. therefore. that I
was busy establishing the rights Of my
friends and myself and had little time for
any other business. had hoped TO be
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions. but that place was given to Senator
James X. Jones, of Arkansas. After
had been admitted to the convention Sem
ator Jones asked me to lead the fight for
bimet3 3llism. ! did SO. and thus had an
opportunity to reply to Senator David B.
Hill, Of New York, and to be heard by
the delegates.
II chose Senator Jones to manage the
campaign against Mr.. Mckinley. II was
then that I asked him why he had sa-
lected me to lead the fight for the silver
plank at Chicago. You were so much en-
gagged in your contest as delegate with
the preliminary organization that you had
no time to make a speech he told me.
Other men had talked. and I thought II
only fair to give you an opportunity to do
So There was no prearrangement about
it," Mr.. Bryan said in conclusion
Did you believe that you would be
nominated?" I asked.
ITO be entirely frank about the mat
ter. I thought my nomination was re-
motely possible. A delegate here and
there was favorable. Many of the dele
gates had gone to Chicago at my sug-
gesticn. / had helped some Of thern.
Moreover. during the two years spent in
organizing the silver men of the country
had become known to prominent Demo-
Gratis all through the South and West. l
was personally acquainted with more del
egates than was any other man In ths
convention. Furthermore, had received
a great number of letters suggesting thar
1 become a candidate. Scattering votes
were cast for me during the early ballots
The first large State to come to me as
whole was North Carolina. Josephus
Daniels. now Secretary of the Navy was
the chairman Of the delegation"
Briefly" 1 asked. what Is the philos-
ophy of life?"
Life Is complex. An ancient king once
said: This. too, shall pass away. have
thought such an inscription might prop
ely be written over the door Of the State
Department.
This. too. shall pass away is a COM
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

New York, Aug. Mrs. Harry
Payne whitney. one of Americas most
popular society women and an ardent
collector of art objects, may agree to
relinquish her option on the great oil
painting, Before the Performance,
which has brought the entire art world
to the feet of its creator. Frederick
Frieseke. Mrs. Whitney recently pur-
chased the painting from Frieseke. the
price not being made public. Soon
after arrangements for the exchange
of the painting had been made, the
painter received a much larger oner
from the French government. the plan
being to place the masterpiece in the
Luxembourg. 1t is said that Mrs. Whit
ney had her heart set on bringing the
painting to America, but she probably
will help Frieseke to realize the am
bition that Is cherished by every as
piring artist, to have a picture in
Luxembourg.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
IGNORANT RANT"
Gov. Foss' .Reciprocity Proclama-
tlon'' II Thus Characterized.

Gov. FOss' 'Reciprocity Proclama.
tIon'' IL Thus Characterized.
From the New York Evening Post.
Gov Foss' announced determination
TO transfer to Canada part Of the oper-
ations Of the machinery manufacturing
company which he controls will hardly
of itself create a tremendous stir in
the country, or cause Congress to
shrink back appalled, from the passing
Of the tariff bill whose prospective
enactment appears to have been the
drop that caused the cup of Mr.. Foss'
troubles to overflow. And the fiery
broadside with which he accompanies
the announcement is Of such . char
acter as to mitigate. rather than en-
hance, with level-headed men the ef-
feet Of the announcement itself. He
tells us that there has been going
on for many years." all over the United
States. among the principal manufac-
turers' a movement toward the estab-
lishment Of plants in Canada, and that
this has resulted in the investment in
these Canadian plants of from $780,
100000 to $500,000, 900 of American cap
ital-" Well. IL all this is so, 1t looks as
IL we had been able to stand the thing
pretty well, doesn't it? And as to what
is going to happen in the future, Mr..
Foss' warning cry would have little
more chance Of creating the terror It
is meant to excite il 1t were a little
less shrill and hysterical. IF we are
to continue to meet our foreign obliga-
tions." he declares. pay for foodstuffs
and raw materials imported, and AVOID
actual national bankruptcy. an expand
ed market for American manufactures
is absolutely imperative" Well, Mr..
Foss doesn't pretend that lowering the
tariff, even without reciprocity, will
diminish our sales of manufactures in
foreign markets, which have been
growing by leaps and bounds; and the
man that can talk about something
having to be done to stimulate those
sales in order to avoid national bank
ruptcy" is simply indulging in igno-
rant and sensational rant,
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
COURT REBUKES PASTOR.
Had Shaken Small Boy for Scoring
Rail Game ON Church Steps.

From the New York Press
Magistrate Levy. in the Morrisania
Court, reprimanded the Rev. William
Carr. pastor Of the Prospect Avenue
Methodist Church. in the Bronx, for
shaking a boy who had marked with
chalk on the steps of the church.
The minister was summoned to an
swer a charge of assault preferred by
Mrs. Bessie Lisky, mother of the boy.
Mortimer Lisky, ten years old. Young
Lisky said he was marking the score
of a ball game when Carr caught him.
At the preachers orders. he said. he
erased the marks with his cap.
Then. he said, the pastor lifted him
from his feet and shook him severely.
You can easily use the strength
God gave you to better advantage"
said the magistrate. who advised the
pastor to build a fence around his
church IL he wanted to keep boys
away from 1t.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
Statistics Show More Of the
Animals in United States
Than Ever Before, and
They Bring Higher Prices.

Here is something that will surprise
you.
In spite Of the tremendous growth of
mechanically propelled vehicles, the
! "horseless age" which has so often been
beralded as just about to arrive is not
| in the ofing, apparently it is not even
zen route" today there are more horses
in the United States than there have
been since the time when the mind OF
the census man runneth not to the con-
trary.
And not only this. but horses today
have a far greater value than they had
a dozen or more years ago, when the
first workable "horseless carriage
poked its crude nose over the horizon
and threatened to sweep all horsedom
into the discard.
Furthermore those poor relations OF
the horse-the mules. the asses, and the
burros-have also increased In number
and in value.
In short, all our old-fashioned four
footed means Of traction can kick their
heels for joy and neigh or bray, each
after his own fashion. Though horseless
carriages, horseless wagons, horseless
plows, horseless reapers. horseless what
nots are In our industrial midst in sur
prising numbers, still our old, time-hon-
ored friends-the horse, the mule. the ass.
and the burro-loom larger than they
ever have before in our national life.
Increased $4,000 in Year.
,s ,,o.. facts which have
e' US .s -, econ, number of
-" 1enr,or that nublication of
INC ,,ar;n ;n,srest issued ..by au-
.haS;.,, - ,ha Secretary Of Agriculture:"
o. Io,narv ! 1919. the total number Of
hor.es on farms and ranges in the Unit
ad S,,tes was 10 So. 900. valued at s1lo.T
nor head. with an aggregate value Of
1, ,7s a22 900 COMPARED with January ].
l9ls, horses had increased 5000; mules
increased 1900; milch cows decreased
aoa 900; other cattle decreased 1,e5e"o:
sheep decreased $4,000; swine decreased
49, 600.
Without pausing here to discuss "hat
bearing this decrease. during the year
1912, in the numbers OF cattle, sheep, anu
swine, may have on the future OF tnese
useful quadrupeds, We will just say that
SO far as is indicated by those impartial
records-the United States census reports
neither the horse. the mule. the ass.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
An Unusual Minlster.

From the Youths Companion.
Johnny's mother could NOT 20 TO
church on Easter Sunday, but Johnny re.
turned with exciting news.
Mother, what do you think! The min
lister went up into the pulpit wearing a
crown on his head. and he had palms in
his hands"
Johnny, Just don't believe 1t! Surely
our minister would never do anything 50
unusual"
IT guess. mother, It would be a good
deal more unusual IL he didn't have acy
crown on his head OF palms IN bis
hands!' y
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
PASSING OF HORSE A MOTOR MYTH

electricity. These figures show US that
| in this year, 1890. the horse car was still
| the dominant figure in the street traction
| world. that the cable had made its little
step, and that the electricity operated
trolley had taken a firm foothold.
Situation In 1867.
Now let US move forward to the year
1902. We now find the horse-drawn stpeet
car travelling over 1856 miles of railway in
the United States. The car mileage of
the cable-drawn car has shrunk to IlS
miles. while the trackage of the cleo
trically propelled trolley car has leaped
to $500 miles. The generating plants
Of these electric trolley roads are de-
veloping a total horse power Of 1.ces, 49,
This surely looks as though the horse
had got a knockout blow. Now let US
look at the figures
In the year 1890 there were on the
farms and ranges of the United States
i, NJ, PIP horses. Ten years later-two
years before the later figures Just given
concerning street railways-the number
OF horses on farms and ranges had in
creased TO 16,s52.1sl. The number of
horses in this latter year. 1900, not on
farms and ranges was 2aas, ST.
Meanwhile do not let US forget the
bicycle. In this same stretch Of ten
years the bicycle industry made as
lEa for u
trolley car N ZIG
In 1seo tho vain. ~ ,,a h,,,.,,.
.rjcvcIes uanus.c,r-o5 - en-
states was So 5Ss saS In 1aoo ,hn - $,
the bicycIes and tricycIos ,b,, -
manufactured in the Tnitad Sta.s, 80
jumped to the astounding tig,rs. ~
81, ,9l5 SOs.
..u,
'"'
The horseless carriage" was known
before the year 1900. but so little did it
hgure IN the general industry of the
country 'hat IN computing the census of
M Mthat year the general statistics of the
automooile industry were Included with
nose tor carriage ana wagon manufac-
S ''''' au'ofiooiies were then
P.,
s,n ,in. ~. s.aIu Pupncation, the ABB
,se -. 'ne ,ensus' wakes Nricai over
hr.,ah -, ,"'. maui oy this
o,,a,,,,, =, IN the next
.s,rha arn,:,t :, 80 me ASract:
du,trv has haa, y, nh e au.omopIe IN.
the total rrn,ho io,,siE IN Isot
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
Initial Oratoca Effort Of Present Secretary Of State Was
Thought Out While Young Farmer Sat on Moving
Machine in Center Of Fragrant Meadow.

I ferred. At an analysis, In which all took
part but the proprietors Of the wheel Of
| fortune, 1t was agreed that the farmers
were too busy harvesting their hay to
care about extraneous events. While that
is undoubtedly so,' said, still another
matter may have had some influence. The
people around here have never heard me
speak on political subjects. but they are
well acquainted with the oratory Of two
| of the gentlemen whose names were also
on the bills. Accordingly. disclaim all
| responsibility for the absence of the vot.
ers at this alleged picnic. Let the blame
rest where 1t belongs"
The parents of Mr.. Bryan early drilled
him in some Of the elementary principles
OF elocution. His mother. perhaps hoped
that he would be a preacher Judge Bryan
was an excellent public speaker and had
served eight years in the Illinois Senate
before he went on the bench. and had
helped to write and debate the present
constitution of the State. Mr. Bryan
did not attend school until he was ten
years old. His mother taught him at
home.
She had a small walnut table," he
said to me, 'and from its top. by her
orders. I recited all my lessons in read
ing. spelling. and geography. She had
me stand up and spell, read and recite
after the fashion OF one who is address.
ing an audience. I learned under her in
structon such declamatory pieces as You
Would Scarce Expect One Of My Age.
The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck
and SO on"
He Planted Ten Acres Of Corn.
The mother Of Mr.. Bryan died June q.
on July 10 following. II have always
been glad" he told me. that Mr. Nc
Kinley's mother was living at the time
Of his election and that she saw him
inaugurated."
Was the hay-making Of 1880" asked.
your first serious attempt at agricui-
ture?"
1T was my second responsible attempt,
Mr.. Bryan answered. All farming is
serious, you know. After my fathers
election to the circuit bench he bought
a farm located a mile from the town Of
Salem. We moved into the country when
1 was six years old and my home was
there until 1 reached the age Of twenty
three. The land was let out to tenants.
We reserved a few acres, however, for
our own use.
Il spent my vacations on the farm
while student at an academy and at
college, but did very little work for my
father. ! remember once that plowed q
ten-acre field. planted it in corn. and cul-
tivated it during the summer. Though l
have forgotten what disposition was made
of the proceeds. I have no doubt they
found their way into my own pocket.
That corn crop is what I might call my
other responsible undertaking In agri-
culture.
My first money was earned az a water
boy in the wheat field Of q neighbor. AZ
I did not receive. then or later. what was
coming to me, the incident Ii never in.
cluded in my financial operations. The |
first real money put into my hand from |
outside the Bryan family was |
paid me by another neighbor, who gave
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with and at q VIII,
From the New York Post.

Erom the New York Post.
A drill sergeant was drilling the re-
cruit squad in the use of the rifle.
Everything went smoothly until blank
cartridges were distributed. The re-
cruits were instructed to load their
pieces and stand at the ready" and
then the sergeant gave the comma nd !:
Fire at will"
Private Dunn was puzzled. He low.
cred his gun.
(which Qns - willr he asked
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
He Listencd to All.

Fontenelle listened to everything
and he offended no one by disputing
anything. At the close Of his life he
was asked the secret of his success,
and he replied that II was by observ-
Ing two maxims. Everybody may be
right" and Everything may y co..
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Another ON Her.

From Judge. -
radish?
Mrs. Newlywed-Mercy, no! We don't
keep q horsei
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From the Philadelphis Lsdger.
When Col. Roosevelt goes to South
America, even the revolutions may stop
to see the procession pasG