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The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
HISTORY BUILDERS.
Gen. McDowell's Puzzling Questions.
Written expressly for The Washington Herald.l
ny DIR. Z. j. EDWARDS.


ny DIR. r. j. EDWARDS.
Il once heard Gen. Irwin Mcdowell
put n question TO a considerable COM
pany OF distinguished men which none
Of them could answer" This state
rent was made to me by the late
Judge Noah Davis at a time when he
was speaking OF trouble then reported
with the Indians in the Far West.
Il had the greatest respect for Gen.
Mcdowell / had heard that the state
ment was made that Gen. Mcdowell S
plan OF the first battle Of Bull Run was
the finest which was made by any
general of the Northern army in the
civil war, although IT was the worst
fought battle. That, however. was not
Gen. McDowelrs fault, but the defeat
of his army was due to circumstances
which he could not control.
After the war / made his acquaint-
ance and found that he, like almost all
of the leading generals. did not care
to talk at any length about the war
or even about military matters, but
was full of ideas associated with the
growth and prosperity of the reunited
country. Gen. Mcdowell was chatting
with a number of gentlemen whom he
met in New York some eight or nine
years after the close of the civil war.
He said: Probably you all know that
the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude
is the dividing line between the British
and the United States possessions. That
line separates Canada from the United
States Now this foTty-ninth parallel
passes directly through the lands of GER
tain tribes of Indians without separating
these tribes Those who live north of
the line. and those who live south OF the
line compose the same Indian tribe. Now
what ] would like to know is this-Why
is II that all the Indians north of the
line are peaceable?. You never hear OF
any trouble created by them. On the
other hand. the Indians south of the line
are constantly engaged in war. l wish
some of you gentlemen could explain
this
Then, again. before the discovery of
gold il. California, all the numerous
Indians west of Iowa and Missouri were
peaCeably inclined. There were great
fur trading stations in the Rocky Noun
tains and at Santa Fe. Traders took
large caravans 500 miles from the
Missouri westward without the slightest
danger. but after the discovery of gold
in California the Indians became war
like, although they had no designs upon
the gold themselves. l confess that
am unable to explain this change. Was
II the fault of the white man or not?' v
And to this question not one Of the
gentlemen to whom Gen. Mcdowell put
IL was able to give any answer
Copyright, 1916 by l. J. Edwards. All rights re
scrvcdJ
Tomorrow-Dr Edwards will tell OF
THE Absence of Nindictiveness In Civil
War Times"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
Morning Smiles.

Wife-"Do you think. John. silence
is golden?" Hubby-"Tm sure of IT,.
II I'd kept my mouth shut I'd still
be a bachelor."-Judge.
The wife-"Do you know that you
have not kissed me for over a week.
Absent-minded Professionally! Then
1 wonder who in the world ! have
been kissing."-Boston Transcript.
why are you offering such thun-
dering big reward for the return Of
that half-starved-looki animal?
simply to please the wife"
Goodness. but such reward viii
surely bring 1t back, and then you
won't half look sick
But. you see, l know IL won't
drowned him myself."-Tit-Bits
After watching the actions of man
who discovered fresh paint" sign
on a fence the other day, we were able
to better understand the Kaiser's Gu
riosity as to that .'strict-accountabiiity"
thing.
Tho man wanted to be sure the paint
really was fresh
II was.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Secretary Redfcld announces that equilib-
rum test of all steamers on the Great Lakes is
to be made and that the work of steamboat in
spectors for the past fifteen years will be investi-
gated The Secretary has apparently experienced
change OF opinion as to the governments re-
sponsibility for the stability of excursion boats,
and while the investigation of the work of in
spectors for fifteen years back is not undesirable,
the most important task at present is connected
with the Eastland disaster.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

and showed quicker concert. freer. more
instant union than the Tories.
There were Dutch there. and Germans
and Scots-Irish, who rocked nothing OF
the older ties that had bound them when
It came TO the question whether they
should yield in their own affairs to mas
ters over sea.
Peter Gansevoort commanded the lit
tie garrison at stanwix; Nicholas Her
kimer brought 800 men to his suceor.
Brant and johnson trapped the stout.
hearted German In q deadly ambush
close by orisksny as he came; but he
beat them off.
While that heroic struggle went forward
there in the close ravine the hot morning
through august 8. IT'D. Gansevoort
made sally and sacked Sir Johns camp.
Hcrkin1er could come no further: but
there came. instead, rufnors that Bur.
goyne was foiled and taken and the
whole American army on the road to
Stanwix.
1t was only Benedict Arnold. with 200
Massachusetts volunteers; but the ru-
mors they industriously sent ahead Of
them carried the panic they had planned.
and when they came there was no army
TO meet.
st. Leger's men were In full flight to
Oswego. the very Indians who had been
their allies marrying them as they went,
in mere wanton savasery and disaffec-
ton.
Tom ,rI I~w-Burgo: Lee. Defeat.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
Doings of Society

Mr. Thomas W. Hsrdwick, Representa-
tive from Georgia. Is in town for a day
or so and is staying at the Shoreham.
Mrs. Richard Rathbun. wife Of the AS
sistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Ia
stitution. has arrived at Mount Monad-
mock, N. H., where she will stay about
six weeks She left Washington last SUM-
day.
Mrs. Francis Nash has gone to Cape
May to visit her niece. Mss. Alan O.
Ciepham. Later in the month she will
go TO Rye Beach, n. II.
Col Don NocoIas Urculla. military at
tache of the Spanish Embassy, has Joined
the diplomatic set at Newport
Mr.. William Marshall Bullitt. of Louis
vile, Ky, is at the shoreham.
DIR. and Mrs. d. Percy Hickling have
closed their town house for a few weeks
They will visit in Atlantic City, Pitts
burgh and Maine.
Miss Marjorie Fisher will spend part OF
August at the Jersey coast.
Mr.. G. Leohartier, of Paris, is spend.
ing sometime at the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holmes, Of
Charleston, s. C., arrived at the Shore
ham Sunday and left last night OF
their way to Hot Springs, Va, where
they will spend several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur H. Tirrell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Mitchell have
Joined the summer colony at New
port.
Among the smart happenings a
Newport tomorrow will be a children:
winslow, wife of Rear Admiral Wins
low, at the Clambake Club.
Mai. and Mrs. Alexander Sidney Ian.
ier are at Asbury Park. where they
will spend several weeks. Mrs. Ian.
Ter expects to go from there to Buff
falo Lithia Springs, Va, to be gone
till the first of October.
Mr.. Henry W. Faulkner, of this city
spoke on THE Mysteries of the Flow
ers" at Lenox. Mass. yesterday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Shield Clark, who entertained
the Garden Club at their home. Fern
brook"
Among visitors in Washington !:
Miss Sadie Downey. of Annapolis, Md.
who is spending a few days with Mis-!
Mae Jamison.
The Day Nursery and Dispenser.
will receive the proceeds from th'
lawn fete which will take place thi
evening on the lawn of the Emmanue
Baptist Church, at Sixteenth stree
and Columbia road. In case of rail-
| the party will be postponed until Wed
nesday.
Mrs Sidney Jacobs is chairman o
| the committee in charge of the lawl
| fete. Mrs Judson c. Welliver, Mrs
John Snure, Mrs. Roe Fulkerson, Mrs
Joseph Pilling. Mrs. W. f. Andrews
President of the Day Nursery ant
Dispensary Association. and Mrs
! Ashby Leavell are the other member
of this committee.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond arr
planning an Italian fete. to be given a
their summer home at Beverly, Mass.
August d, for the benefit of the 1taliar
war relief fund. Among those most &C
Ambassador and Countess de Cellere
who are spending the summer at Bev
| erly.
Mrs George J. Newgarten left tow
yesterday for West Point. where she viii
! see her son, who is studying at the Mill
| tlry Academy. Maj. Newgarten will
leave town next week, to be gone severa
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Last week a man who washed himself and his
clothing in Rock Creek sentenced to term
of forty-iivc days in prison at Occoquan, and
Yesterday a man who locked himself in the bath
room OF a hotel and spent an hour in his ablu-
tions without the formaliy OF registering and
to the exclusion of more punctlllious guests, was
given sentence of thirty days. Evidently the
old proverb, "cleanlincss is next to godliness IS
recognized with limitations in the Washington
Police Court
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
THE BROOKS.

The little brooks rush mcrrily
Upon their courses to the sea,
And meath the stars or meath the sun
Perorfn the duties to be done
Without regard to politics,
And sundry scheming ways and tricks
Along the line of wars and things
That vex the minds of mortal kings.
Sagacious plan is that which
Am much inclined myself to try
All undisturbed by things OF rue
Till | have done what's mine to do.
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The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

There is no hope" says Mr.. Bryan, Tor
either Republican, faction if Roosevelt MAINTAINS
the Republican organization; II Koose-
Welt returns to the regular Republican party he
will strengthen the chance OF the standpatS oPtl-
mistic Democrats may interpret this summing up
of the situation intimation that MIR. Bryan
will cease his efforts to split the party before much
more damage is done
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Harvard summer schoolgirls have formed an
assoCiation. the members OF which pledge theih-
selves not marry until they are IS and thcn only
men who arc earning $1,000 year or more. ms
means broken pledges or addition to the tribe
Of learned, bcspcctaccd spinistcrs from up Boston
way.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Announcing himself a candidate for the Presi-
deney. former Senator Burton, of Ohio, urges
everybody to support President Wilson in his for
eign policy. This is not the way all aspirants to
high Office adopt, but it is very good way.-New
York World.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

An Oklahoma woman wants the Treasury Dc
partmcnt to send her $1,000 so that she may buy
an automobile two COWS, and set OF false teeth
She will have to be informed that these arc iuNu'
ries that Uncle Sam buys only for his hired men
when they are travelling public business.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Chicago woman is reported to have ohereu
$4,000 to $4,000 to further peace propasahu"
in Italy. Think OF Chicago woman hgurlhe o"
the price of peace as about the same as the price
of an alderman
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Special Corre-sondsnt to The Washington Herald
New York, Aug. Death seems doubiy
treasonable when 1t strikes down people
at play. when 1t catapults them laughing
and full of joy, into their graves. as It
did three visitors to Coney Island when
a flying roller coaster hurtled off the
track.
Death protruded his Grinning mask
when the festivities were at top speed.
The constant demand for thrills at Coney
has every season given a certain number
of persons the Big Thrill, from which no
one ever comes back to tell about.
The amusement resort is the essence of
impermanence and Illusion. 1t Is vast
improvissti ton of rough timber and paper
mache. and when 1t burns the roaring
flames sweep through it as they do
through n dry spruce forest.
Now that three have met sudden death.
of course the dead motorman of the
roller coaster is blamed for the speed
with vhich he took the fatal curve.
Robert wildhsck, the artist. has an auto
that isn't more than half grown. The
other Gay he was fined s. for speeding.
You can laugh at my car all you
want" he said. But man with $500
auto. arrested on the same charge, was
fined only So
Bud Fisher. the cartoonist, has gone
to the Morning World.
Louis, the Lump. is in the police tolls
again. A gay and festive gangster was
Louis. For years he held sway and ter
rorized folk In Chinatown and the Chat
ham Square district. His real name was
Louis Poggi. and he gained fame for the
killing of the celebrated gunman, Kid
Twist. on a crowded street.
Not long after that he put another
notch in his gun when he shot Cyclone
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

With American sailors killed in Haiti, Ameri-
cans rights and the American flag tramped on IN
Mexico and an anti-Amcrican demonstration IN
front OF our embassy in Berlin last week was not
without its arguments in favor OF national pre-
rarCduCss.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

New York bride pretended she had taken
poison. in order to discover whether her husDana
really loved her; and she was satiShca WITH 'ne
endearing name he called her at what ne thoueh'
was their final parting.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

The full text of the Austrian note TO this gov
ernment on the subject OF war munitions reVeaiS
no excuse for its being written, except the ''eI"
governments ambition to Inquire IN the lh'e'h
tiouaI pastifnc of underwriting.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Iowa's attorney general has pro::blted the dis-
nlav of the American flag with white boroer
around it by one of the so-called peace soceties'
1t takes a long time to teach some people that
cold GIorv' doesn't need decorating.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

The American government can go TO het
declares Gen. Francisco Villa, remark WHICH
Qualities him for membership in a number OF
organizations that hav~ sprung INTO existence IN
,be United States in tho past few months
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
A Line O. Cheer Each Day O the Year
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing of original poem, written daily
for The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

There is business man of my acquaintance
who is always in a hurry. / suspect that he is
proud of the habit. At any rate he frankly dis
plays it just as we all display qualities We are
proud of.
In the morning ne down the street to
catch his suburban train for his Office, He darts
into his office like fash He starts bells ring
ing. About him he creates excitement. He sets
all his subordinates hurrying, too.
When his subordinates offer him papers to
sign he is in such hurry to get the papers that he
snatches at them Often he misses.
At night, when he starts to go home, he, does
not wait for the elevator to come up. He runs
down the stairs, FIVE flights invariably reaching
the ground floor after the elevator has arrived
At this hour there is no reason in the world
why he should be in hurry. For, as rule, he
does not try to catch any particular train He
knows that there are several late afternoon trains
that he can take. He sometimes waits for few
minutes after reaching the station.
These minutes he spends in funing.
At the age of 70 he is an irascible old
man. with his face deeply lined and his nervous
system shattered
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Incidentally this man has very unwholesome
effect those about him In his business He
wears them out As soon as he leaves the Office
the whole office force feels relieved.
Naturally he is unpopular with his subordi-
mates. They take as mitch advantage Of him as
they dare.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Mr. Thomas W. Hsrdwick, Representa-
tive from Georgia. is In town for day
or so and is staying at the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
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tn, Mcclure Newspaper Syadieats
A PUZZLE FOR THE INDIANS

GssyEs 1901 10 & ssos ss HsfPsr n.etssrs
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is expected
to be in Lenox by the middle part of this
week to be the guest of Mrs. Alfred G.
Vanderbilt at her home. 'Shadowbrook."
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Mrs Francis Nash has gone to Cape
May to visit her niece, Mss. Alan o.
Ciepham. Later in the month she will
go to Rye Beach, n. III.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

pena,s
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22

A very excellent model in striped
gingham. trimmed with q plain color,
Is shown in the dress for the little
miss, which appears here. 1t is a two
piece frock, very plain and easy to
launder The long WASTED bodice fas-
tens down the front under a plait
made OF the gingham with stripes run.
ming crosswise. The skirt Is laid In
shallow double box plat at the front
and back and hemmed with a four-inch
hem.
The sleeves are three.quarter length,
finished with turnback cuffs OF plain
chambray. This is decorated with a
narrow fiat braid In white. There is
a small sailor collar to match and a
narrow band at each side Of the waist
Of the plain chambray.
Instead Of girdle there Is seton
piece Of the chambray cut in two
points at the front and straight across
the back This Is furnished with two
very practical little pockets.
The dress fastens with small but.
tons and buttonholes set on under the
front plait. But fiat pearl buttons. In
groups OF three, make the neatest OF
finishing touches. placed on the front
Of the plait.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
COTTON SITUATION IN SOUTH
Decreased Acreage in Texas and Okla
homa viii Probably Be Taken
Up by Wheat and Oats.

A prominent New York cotton bro
kerage house in its weekly review
says In part:
"The question Of acreage is steadily
growing In Importance as a market
factor and is without doubt even now
the most vital of the long-distance
price influences. More and more sec.
tions are being heard from and all re.
ports SO far received point to a de-
crease In acreage. The Journal of
Commerce made report as the result
of special inquiry as to the probable
acreage to be planted In Texas and
Oklahoma which says the Texas indi.
cation is for reduction of about %
per cent. while Oklahoma expects to
reduce 30 per cent. The decreased
acreage will be largely taken up with
increases in corn, wheat and oats.
Many people are also turning their at.
tention to the larger production of
feedstuffs for home consumption 1t Is
too early to determine the exact acre
age. since weather conditions from
now on until planting season will alter
estimates
Last year 37.9Oo.O00 acres were
planted In cotton. The excess in the
acreage OF fall-sown oats In the cotton
territory this year is placed at 1.900.-
600 acres. and Of fall-sown wheat at
100000 acres. This should unques-
tionably be subtracted from the cot
ton acreage, which, theoretically,
would leave little over 33.000,000
acres for the coming season, provided
there should be no increase In the
area allotted to corn, springs -sown oats
and other food products. This, Of
course, is highly improbable and it
looks now as II decided acreage re.
duction could be counted upon aside
from the likelihood that a certain
amount of cotton land will be permit.
ted to remain idle
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
FARMING OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
Marked Progress Made in Agriculture
In Number Of Directions-Better.
ment Of Rural Life,

by d. +. HOUSTON. Secretary Of Agri-
culture.)
More attention and more intelligent
thinking are being directed TODAY to
the study Of the fundamental problems
In agriculture and in rural life than
ever before. The last two years have
been fruitful Of significant state and
federal legislative and administrative
measures designed to foster agricul-
ture, to improve the distribution of ae-
ricultural products and to better rural
life The people of the nation. urban
and rural alike, are keenly interested
In efforts to increase the supply of the
necessaries Of life. and recognize the
supreme importance not only of max.
Ing agriculture efficient and profitable,
but also OF making rural life comfort.
able, healthful, pleasurable and attrac.
tive.
Agriculture has made marked prog.
ress In number Of directions. but as
an industry 1t has not kept pace with
the other activities of the country.
Relatively speaking, there has been a
neglect OF rural life by the nation. This
neglect has perhaps not been conscious
or wiliful. We have been so bent on
building up great Industrial centers, on
rivaling nations Of the world in manu-.
featuring and commerce. fostering
these by every natural and artificial
device We could think of, SO busy in
the race for populous municipal cen.
ters. that we have overlooked the very
foundations of our industrial exist.
ence, 1t has been assumed that we
have a natural monopoly In agricul-
ture-that 1t could take care of itself
and for the most part we have cheer.
fully left 1t to do SO.
The direction and emphasis Of the
national thought is changing. and we
are witnessing the marshaling OF
many forces In the struggle for greater
prosperity and for better conditions of
living in the rural districts.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22
NOT WORRYING OVER COTTON
Joyous and Prosperous Conditions
Prevail In Texas-Grain 10 TAX.
ing the Place Of Staple.

While In Washington recently Col.
Thomas r. West OF Fort Worth spoke
OF conditions In Texas. Among other
things he said.
The people of Texas have alto.
gether ceased complaining about the
depression in cotton, because they are
face to face with Joyous and prosper
GUS conditions. The Oldest inhabitants
cannot remember finer stand of
wheat and oats than our farmers are
nov blessed with, and the cattlemen
are getting bumper prices for their
beef steers
Fort Worth. as the live stock cen.
ter OF the state, has reaped a rich
harvest by reason Of the increased de-
mand from Europe for wheat products,
and the people In the western counties
have sold thousands of horses at
remuneratiye figures to the warning
nations of the old world.
As a rule, Texas planters own their
own farms, have money In bank, and
are about he most Independent set OF
men In the world"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-22

Cotton fabrics are wonderfully d.
yersihed In weave and coloring this
year. Any sort Of fabric, from the
sheerest laces to those resembling cor.
duroy In surface and weight, may be
had In cotton. and therefore its use
fu!ness Is Increased. But the standard
weaves are unaffected by the new
ones, SO far. when 1t comes to quanti-
ties used. Ginghams. chambrays. dim.
tiles and lawns make up the bulk OF
wearing apparel for children.
Ginghams and .chambrays. in every
day wear for children. deserve all their
popularity. The eyer-present plaids
and stripes have been most tastefully
wrought out. They seem to have lent
some inspiration to those who design
dresses for the schoolgirl.
The plain colors are liked for little
girls and boys alike. and many com.
binations are notably good in which
plain colors are used to decorate the
plaids or stripes, or this is reversed
and the body of the garment Is Of the
plain fabric with the trimming Of the
figured. In the striped patterns the
management Of the stripes Is cleyerly
contriyed to make trimming effects, so
that the garment is all of one kind OF
goods,