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THE SGRANTOiV T1UBUNE--TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1902.
rublMieelnalijr, Ktcent Sunday, y The Trlli
imn lhiullihlng Comtviiiy, nt I'lfly Conla a Montli.
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Tin: rtAr lt.vri: roit .ivi:imsixn.
Tin- following table klmi Hie Jirico ier Ini'li
raOiltiJcrllnii, ..paie lo liemcd within line mu
' " f Itun of ISIeTlntr ohl l'jill"
.. DISPLAY. Puncr IImiIIiik I'o-ltl.rt
Loss lli.in WH) Inclie ..-. "f.j .M
Mil inc.hr at I .'J2 I .'-I
IWI " ....
mw ....
wioo " . , . .
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.1.1 .1(1.1 I .11.
I'or r-.1tt1.f nt llillila Ifihnlttl Inn nf rnnilnllMlPI.
mill similar coiiIiIIpiiIIoih in the tutuie of nl-M-illsliiK
The Tilbimo iiiiikn J ehaitre ol ."i cents
line,
tintr. e.f f'lu.iflcil Aihrillilnjc fiiiuMici! on
application.
SCKAXTO.V, MAUCII I, 190?.
Tin- Timed in crude wllllticr to i oii'p.ire eon
find) with Tlii Ti ilium- lor nil iitraiigcimnfi
entered Into within ilii- p.i.l two "cm inul if
tin- Time-, prlceve eh, not inn Imm 1(i to "Ki per
nut. higher tli.ui tin- pliers seemed li.v The Tiili
tine, ifc Hit- ari.'incniiciiN mny In- for t f.i 1 1 -1 - 1 1 1
or Ions ti-ini iitlirrtlsiiicc the Tlmin will ki.v mi
In It pililcil.il rnluinn-. l.iU Nlghl'i Times
Tito Tribune ni-ceiitH tills Invitation,
Its Hal rate wont Into full effect tin
April I Inul inul thu eoniiimlsoii, lo lie
wholly full- to us ottirlit to bo limited
In the ton months jelnee. Hut the
Iicrlod mentioned by tho Times Is satis
factory. When -Mr. I.yiif-tt shall have
Indicated u time tind place, our run
tracts will-be produced untl u represen
tative tleslKiiated to aid lilni In nmkiiiK
the comparison In ilelnll, which detiill,
nn nuituully attested, we iifrive to jiub
lish. Tho Fourth of Alurclt.
ITTIiH reason had anybody for
tlilnkliitr, one year ago today,
amid the brilliant pageantry
of the second IimiiRiiratlon of
Piesldent McKlnley, that ere the year
should close his administration would
have ended lu martyrdom and another
be In power. Seldom have the uncer
tainties of life received so .striking; an
exemplification. Compared with this
. higher ordaining; of things, call it fate,
blind chance or omniscient Providence,
as you will, thu plannlngs of men seem
luiny, indeed!
Vet it must llll with pride every
American of n thoughtful turn of mind
that an Interruption so sudden In the
orderly current of our government has
produced no harmful consequence upon
the public Interest. The interruption
was but temporary, and, so fur as the
processes of government were concern
ed, Imperceptible to the great mass of
citizens. Nor lias there been any
change in the policies of administration
which the people by their vote a year
ago last autumn had emphatically ap
proved. The prosperity which had char
acterized In such wonderful measure
llio administration of Mr. McKlnley
continues unabated; the prestige of out
government among the other powers
has not diminished; and toward the
settlement of problems arising during
that administration such progress has
been made as not only to vindicate the
wisdom with which those new respon
sibilities were accepted in the llrst in
stance but also to Inspire hopefulness
that the worst dlfllcultlcs connected
with them have been already overcome.
Something of the ease Willi which
this unforeseen emergency has been met
and mastered is, of course, inherent In
our free Institutions, whose justified
boast is that for every crisis they liavo
Hie right man lu waiting. Yet It would
bo unfair not to take this appropriate
occasion to call grateful attention to
the masterly manner in which Theodore
Itoosevelt has conducted himself since
Ills summons to the highest of ofllees.
lie was not looking forward to such it
summons nor preparing for it. It came
upon him like a thunderbolt, its duties
Mere unfamiliar; its responsibilities,
under the circumstances, more than
oullnarity oppressive; and a standard
of comparihon had been set which
might 'well give pause lo a man com
ing to the olllce by tho regular pathway
of election from llelelu of wide ex
perience In the largo uffulis of state.
That this youngest of presidents, re
putedly Impetuous and by many deem
ed unsure, should under these trying
conditions dispel apprehension, win
public confidence, gain and hold, the
luyal support of ids elders In congress
mid, while fearless and swift In the
perforniunee of his duties, yet lie so
plainly conscientious and unswervingly
honest thtft,, foe as well as friend is
compelled-1o show1 respect, cannot
wholly be (-counted for by the hy
pothesis of aWtrenV." It bespeuks too
much strong uud substantial merit In
tho man.
President l.oosmi.t. !)u? grown dally
In Uteftflnifedrhcc of.tUe people. Ho
begin!Bifirttvlle'c'drid "quarter of the jn-es-
c-inYiattrennluiu' ili-ji) '" .command of
hlmsajf, of his purty and of tho whole
situation. Nevqr has u vice-president
culled as ho was to the chief post so
quickly impressed his churucter and
power on tho conduct of national ar
falr IfJlle-l,l!lll0"s lost cve,'i' S'"'IK and
fninrouqh flood damages could be In
vesftMiiln reforesting It would not take
inuny curs for the balance sheet to
t-how. u prol'.t,
Eliciting the Pacts.
P IIIK attempt to create a speeu-
J
k inuve scale because Piesl-
'cicnt Jtoosevelt ordered a
J. Judicial inquiry Into the
legamy of tho Northern Securities com-punyyinergei-
has evidently been ubun.
doned. It would have made no differ
rnm'.witli him hud It gone through.
The law of the United States Is supreme
over Wall street unl the combinations
formed there. Into thoso givut nioves
of Die captains of Industry and finance
tho Jaw has u, right to peer and nn
administration which should admit by
Its iiduct that It feared to apply the
JU
law to tiny group of citizens, whether
rich or poor, would not long retain the
respect of the American people,
, The president Is no wrecker of vesleil
Interests, lie Is no demagogue with
hand uplifted iigulnst those who have
money. Ills wish Is to encourage
capital ns well as labor uud to aid
both to tin honest prosperity. Hut that
dues nnl mean that cunltal Is to' con
sider Itself above the law and immune
lu all its nets from judicial investi
gation, If the Northern Securities com
pany Is a lawful Institution for it wise
purpose the fact will be brought out lu
the limulry and It will gain greutly In
public coulldence through that public
ity. If It Is not lawful or wise the
public Interest would clearly suffer If
in, investigation should bo shirked.
Vim keynote to this whole question of
trusts uud combinations is publicity.
The public needs to know the facts. It
cannot always depend upon what the
promoters say. Neither Is It fair lo be
lieve all that the demagogues say, The
titilli, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth Id demanded In the name of
the public welfare. The trust which
fears (lie disclosure of that may reason
ably be viewed with suspicion.
Peace, happiness, progress and plenty
of revenue are characteristics of Porto
lllco under American rule, Willi Porto
Ilico's example before them, It will not
be long before the more Intelligent In
habitants of Cuba will want to go and
do likewise
Up to Congress.
F IT wore true that a treaty of
reciprocity with Cubu as asked
for by the administration meant
the destruction of the beet sugar
Industry In this country, then we should
never favor it. An Industry In tho
fulled States Is worth more to the
American people than one In Cuba or
any other foreign country. If It were
true that such an arrangement would
Seriously Injure or unsettle a home in
dustry, those Itepubllcan members of
congress who have been conscientious
and consistent protectionists would bo
perfectly justified in declining to par
ticipate In its enactment.
Not one of these things Is true. Not
one Is even plausible in theory. AVo
use enough sugar In this country to
lake up all of Cuba's output and all the
possible domestic beet sugar nroduct
combined: and with both ealen we
should still have to Import millions of
pounds from Europe. If every square
foot of suitable land in Cuba were in
high pressure cultivation with the most
improved machinery known to the
sugar grinding trade, the growth in
.sugar consumption In the United States
would be sufficient with the growth in
population to usi? up the output, the
local beet output and si large amount
of the output of the highly subsidized
sugar factories of continental Europe.
This Is not wild talk. Jl is asserted
upon the authority of the leader of the
present .movement against Cuban re
ciprocity, the president of the Beet
Sugar trust, Henry Oxuard. 'When lie
said as much in effect he did not fore
see that his words would be used In
this connection. Hut he spoke the
truth.
The proposition now before congress
is not a charitable one. It Is strictly
business-like. When we hail reciprocity
with Cuba before, our trade with that
island reached the most prosperous pro
portions in its history. A like method
today will produce a like result. This
Is Cuba's natural market. Cuba should
be our natural market. To Interrupt
this trade by mutual barriers not need
ed except fou revenue would under any
circumstances be short-sighted and un
wise, Hut the circumstances today are
that we have pledged ourselves before
the world to set Cuba up in independ
ent statehood and are sponsors before
mankind for lier good behavior. In or
der to redeem this pledge it is neces
sary that the Internal affairs of Cuba
shall be prosperous. This cannot be It
the one market that Cuba has for the
chief product of her plantations, which
are just recovering from the ravages
of war, shall be for all practical pur
poses closed against her.
Humanity, self-interest and a keen
sense of honor combine to urge upon
the Itepubllcan parly In congress re
demption of William McKinley's word
lu tills matter. Failure to obey
would invite deserved defeat and con
tempt. The fact that a lot more of profes
sedly loyal Filipinos have been dls
covereu to be secretly "agin the govern-'
nient" need occasion no surprlsQ. They
have simply followed American exam
ples. JVlnrconi Halting Progress.
F"
llOM Marconi's wireless tele
graph station at PoUlhti, lu
ornwall, England, a four-
word message was last week
conveyed to tho sleunishlp Philadel
phia, morn than 1500 miles distant,
This Is nfllrmed by Marconi, who re
ceived thu message; and It Is con
llrined by the officers of the ship, who
were at Marconi's side when the mes
sage came; and also by the recording
tape on tho ship. Signals less distinct
were identified at u distance of liOO
miles. It Is further asserted that the
messages were exclusive; that Is,
that the transmitter and receiver
were so attuned ns to prevent tho pos
sibility of any other receiver captur
ing and purloining the communication.
No doubt there aro skeptics yet; but
tho burden of proof seems to rest on
.Marconi's side. Known transmissions
without wires through shorter dis
tances under circumstances fatal to tie
icpiiou make it crediblo that what has
been done In a small way can 1)0 done
In u large. The problem of developing
this stem to the point of commercial
expediency and usefulness will now bo
uttacked wilh Increased enthusiasm
and probably with umplo llimnclal sup
port. Enough men of means and chur
ucter are interested to Insure further
results,
What this will mean in multiplying
the intercourse of geographically sep
arated peoples can scarcely bo Imag
ined. Whut It will mean to Journal
ism Is In Itself a topic of almost limit-
hjess conjecture. In u news sense It will
make the world more than ever one
community, with Interests tending
more uud more to coincide. Tiiut It
may bring to pass Kdward Hellamy's
scheme of an universal neiystitiner Is
sued simultaneously with Identical con
tents In every large city Is hardly stlp
posable! but It will unquestionably
augment the scope and qhuntlly and
freshness of civilization's current records,
If the Marconi system of wireless
telegraphy can reduce thu cost of
cable messages to ten cents ti word
It ought to cut tho price of ordinary
domestic messages down to jt cent u
word or less. A tun-word telegram
.for a dime would be a welcome Innova
tion. . .
The Publics Dividend.
"w-HK action of the New York
n grand jury In returning nn
JL Indictment for manslaughter
against John M, Wisher, the
engineer of thu train which ran Into
another train recently In the Purl: ave
nue tunnel, causing many deaths, and
In not returning an Indictment of the
New York Central Itailroud company
or tiny of Us olllclals for contributory
negligence lias excited adverse com
ment. The negligence of the company
lu maintaining the tunnel for years
In a condition notoriously bad was
clearly shown In tho investigation be
fore the coroner's jury uud It seemed
front what, wits there brought out that
censure of the company, at least, wus
to be expected of the grand Jury
District Attorney Jerome lias issued
a statement calculated to exonerate his
ofllec from blame for this apparent
miscarriage of Justice. After quoting
the law under which the grand jury
tided, and stating that It was fully
explained to tho grand Jury by both
himself and his assistant directly in
charge of the ease, Mr. Jerome con
tinues: "Tho conclusion which I hud Individ
ually arrived at was that the system of
signals employed by tho Now York Cen
tral Jiullroud company, under the con
ditions existing In tho tunnel, was rad
ically defective, and that the operation
of the Harlem lino with such a system
of signals, under tho conditions prevail
ing in the tunnel, constitutes tho main
tenance of a public nuisance, and that
tho corporation maintaining such a
.system should bo indicted for main
taining a public nuisance, lo the end
that the court might make an order
lequlring the sheriff to ab'ate such a
nuisance. 1 personally also reached
the conclusion that It was a question
of fact whether or not the death of the
persons killed In the tunnel wus prox
imately caused by the defect in the sig
nal system, and if the deaths were
caused by the defects In the signal
syst'em and the maintenance of this
signal system constituted a public nui
sance, that then at least certain offi
cers of the corporation were guilty of
manslaughter in life first degree. Hut
before the grand Jury could llnd this to
be the case, it was necessary to satisfy
them beyond all reasonable doubt that
tho defects in the signal system were
the proximate cause of death. It was
not enough that the New York Central
Itnllroad company hud been maintain
ing for many years a defective signal
and that any day a serious accident
might happen ns the result of the main
tenance of such system, but it must
have been- found allirnuitlvely and be
yond reasonable doubt that this par
ticular accident, with the ensuing
deaths, occurred as the direct result of
their defective system." Mr. Jerome
does not say but we infer that he be
lieves that the grand jury would have
been justified in so finding.
The refusal of the engineer to testify
before the grand jury doubtless weak
ened the ease against the company; and
if ho should be convicted, sentenced
and later pardoned or substantially
recqmpensed there would not be want
ing hints of a set-up or lix-up such as
have been known to occur lu other com
munities where great corporations were
in jeopardy. That there was one In this
ease cannot, however, be proved and if
suspected the suspicion cannot be
voiced. There is some consolation,
however, in the fact that steps are
now being taken to make tills par
ticular stretch of railroad as safe as the
best skill witli unlimited capital can
inulte it. Thnt will be the public's dlvl-
dened on the frightful tunnel disaster.
Junes, the former valet
M. nice, the New York
whom Law yer Patrick Is
of William
mlllianaire,
accused of
liming killed for bis money, says he
did the killing at Patrick's instigation.
Yet for nine months Jones has been
enjoying the theatres and after-theatre
suppers at tho expense of the prosecu
tion. Tho ways of metropolitan justice
are truly wonderful.
Professor l.oeb, of the Chicago uni
versity, is experimenting to produce
life artlltcially. It Is said he has al
ready succceeded In hutching tho un
fertilised eggs of sea urchins, starfish
uud worms; but say so Is poor proof.
The suspicion Is that Turkish olllclals
hud a hand in the abduction of Miss
Stone. Suspicion Is not proof. Hut if
detectlvo skill can discover proof our
government out to invest a million or
two lu an exhuustlvo Inquiry,
Already C.0U0 Scottish boys have Indi
cated their wish to 'take advantage of
Alidrpw Carnegio's $10,000,000 fund in
aid of poor lads seeking a university
education, Evidently the hunger for
learning Is universal.
The Ueunuii dialect comedian has at
lust been .ndicuted. A young woman
lu Indiana the other night actually split
her side luughing at ono of the funny
men, and v us obliged to take to her
bed In eider to allow a rent lu her
diaphragm to heal.
From the present democratic attitude
of the Empress JDowuge we may soon
expect Information to the effect that
golf has been taken up in the llrst
circles at Pekin.
Tho liars are again at work upon
Queen Wlllielmlna's health. This Is a
topic that is growing stale.
Between (Ire and Hood Paterson seems
to Imvo been pretty well purged,
OUTLINE STUDIES.
OF HUMAN NATURE
Now TJuiTerln Stories.
toiil. Itiifl'crlti, iuIIph tlia Sew York Trltmue1
Oltiiwa ciiiwpoiioVnl, wm n iinhrinil fiivnrllr,
niul luil it Ucliotiip. for the lmmllrt, mill liU
uiinn lihli lipnvt lotcil In make nil Willi whom
Ik- mine In contact li.ippy, Shortly before lit left
(."imiid.i, on a wlinty il.iy, in he him iio.jIiik
tanner's lirltlio our t he IIIiIp.-iu t-.tn.tt. Iiu no.
Ilcril nil ohl lllhcinl.m tl,iy l.iboirr liiiiiillli thu
rojilwiiy. mil n. u hl onl, Mopped to luni1
that Willi him. Tlit old mull, ri-cojuilzliiK liU px-tclk-npy,
Mootl uuttliculrtl, the whiil lilowlnit liU
cunt while loi-U roughly about. "Put tin your
hid," said I.onl Dufh-ilii, "N'ot licfoie jour px
crlloncy," i-ppllpil (,p old m.iu. "Then," mill
hi louMilp, tnMng i)ir li!. own li.it, "If .ion will
rxpiwp jour in uy lialit to tlili wind out of ilrfoi
enco for my po'ltlon f must cxpojo mine lo It out
of iMppct for your jnn.v hulrn." The old lrMi
iiuiii liluihcil awKwnidly niul returned I1I1 hut.
Ilurlj tlilnjc win a hahlt with I.oul Duffcrln.
One lino inoiiiliiir, when tho wood pIrcoim w-pie In
miom, liii louNlilp HHi- and proccedi-d lo biKo .1
walk In the (rrotn:d, which werp then iptclinitcd
for the mnnu.'r of wood pigeon wlilcii bred theie.
It f.o happened that nn ohl l'rentli-Ciiiiuill.Hi
luiiupil (tuirlcpj-, who was In the. lulilt of shool
Ini; over the Kinetniuent houcc BtouniN when, us
he thought, nil the Ijiully wero found nMeep,
nPo rose curly mid betook liluuelf, mm on shoul
der, 10 the siitne wood, lie had Jut Eiterceileil
In litMkliiK it picket In the fence anil pfcttlnff
into the wood when he naw- a man approaching.
"Hello!" said Ihe new-comer; "what are you
doing- here?"
"lh," replied the frenchman, "there are sonic
(rood wood pigeons in tiili bush; but make no
nol-i! or the people will hear nt."
"Who U there lo hearJ" asked Lord UulTciln.
"The police," answered Clarrlcpj-.
"Tlity will say nothing," Mid Ihe goeiiior,
"particularly while I am brio."
O.uilcpj' asked who he wa., and wai told that
ho had some Interest in tin place, and odcied to
(how the old man where he could get the be.t
bluK Aecordlnglj-, Ihe two Mnrtcd, and alter
the old man had had a shot or two mid got some
birds Lord Duirciin took it shot.
1'ie-iently he tnggeitcd that they might get
something in Ihe lume, silencing the old man's
objections by faying that be thought lie had In
terest enough. Aceoi dinghy, tho sliangely
matched pair repaired to (lie house, where tlipy
went into a f-m.ill loom, the multure of which
made tho old man open Ids ej-en. On some pre
tence. Lord JhilTciln left the room and cautioned
flic sonant not to let Oarricpj- know- who lie was.
Petuiulng, he suggested that the old fellow- light
hli pipe, and proposed a dilnk,
"I am very tbinsly," tald the stiangcr, "and
would like u gla-.s of beer, if jour interest goes
yo far."
"Oil, I think it does," replied the lt, anil,
tinging the bell, a man scrtant in the gorgeous
drab and scarlet lce-regal vmlfoim entered to
know- what was wanted. The servant and the
lsilor .-tared at eaili other as the older for beer
was given. The tork having been drawn, the two
Nit down to dliuu the beer, the I'leiiehman be
ing ln-.t in wonder at his strange companion and
his wonderful surroundings. Willi the mitrani
moiled ficciloin of an tintutoied mind, the old
man criticised whut he saw and speculated on
what the gou-rnor gcniual must be, until at lat
In- ioe to go.
"Who do joii think I ani?"n,ucricd Dnilciin
flikillj-. The old i,i.m fahly collap-ed when be
found lli.it he had been hobnobbing and shoot
ing with Lord Dull'erin.
How Siler Got His Check Cashed.
As .i means of proving bl.s identltj- for the
caliiug of a. check, (ieorge Slier, the piigilUtlc
it-force, was aked by the paj-ing teller at the
I'oit Deal horn National bank jesterdaj- to "count
out" an imaginarj- tighter.
When Slier presented a check to feeurc his
luonej- the teller said:
"You'll have to be identified, Mr. .Siler."
The referee searched through bis pockets and
olfeied as evidence wier.il lelleis, some of which
were on boxing club stationery.
"Oli, j-ou are the rcfeieei" aked the teller.
"Vo. I'm the fellow," replied Siler.
"Well, I gue.-s it'sill right, but I need per
sonal Identitieation. Don't jon know some one
here'"
The pov.c-or of the check said he did not,
but peihapa tome one among the foicc knew
hint. Theieiipon the teller summoned one of the
j-ounger clerks who is known lo have a liking
for lui.-.Ing, and to bint the situation was stated.
The latter looked doubtful when he confronted
llcr. "Von look to me to be a bigger man in
the ling," said the new coiner, looking suspic
iously at Silei's noie glares.
"That's hue, flgurathelj-," said Siler. "I am
a bigger man in the ring," at the same time le
mming ids glares.
Still Ihe cleik was not absolutely sure. Sud
denlj' thu teller in the midst of the discussion
interiuptcd with a jeil.y command of "Let mc
hear jou count, Jlr. Siler."
'llu- latter bistiuctlvelj- bent half foiward, be.
gan swinging upw.iid and downwaid Ids tight
arm to u measured "One-two-llnce."
liefoie be had leached "four" the teller saiil:
"Thai's enough. Vou'ic Mr. Slier, and lieie's
your money. Any one but a lefeiee would say:
'Count, what' or would count light along."
Chicago Tillnuie.
His Excuse Seemed Insufficient.
Not long ago Captain tieoigo Ulakely, of the
I'niled States Ainij-, piofcor of mathematics at
West Point, came to tlii-., bi.s native city. Desir
ing to renew old fiiendsblps, be telegraphed to
11 of. Itobcit Halt lliadbuiy, of the Manual Tialn
ing school, rcciicstlng him to call lit his hotel at
his earliest convenience, I'rof. Ilradburj- wiote a
leplj, instiuetiug the maid to have It telegraphed
to the captain at onic.
The lues-age icaehed Captain lll.il.elj-, who,
aft.-i- leading it, xent 1'iof. Ilradburj-, the follow
ing ilLpatc.li:
"Why ilou't jou buy tome?
When tills leply leaehcd I'rof. Iliadlmrj- he
was iionpliis-od. lie hastened to the hotel and
found the caplalu.
"Jack, what the deuce do jou mean by such
a reply a- tliU?" he asked.
"What do you mean by tills?" said the cap
tain, handing tho prnles-oi- bis niewagc-. It read:
"I'm out of socks anil can't come!" 1'iof, Iliad,
bury bad wiitten: "I'm out of toil and can't
come!" The eiior was the operator's. Philadel
phia Times.
Mr. Tilden's 0 000. Letters.
It was Mr. Tilden's faith In the power of the
people to form a collect Judgment on any ques
tion submitted to them that led to his final
tiiumpli. "I hawi spent over M.OOO for .postage
lu this campaign," be said to a joung man idler
1871, "l)n jou mean to say that you sent out
tiii.OoO lcltfi.:'" asked his utonLhcd bltor.
"That", about tin- number," answered Mr. Til
den. .
"Hut when.' did jou get their name-,?"
".My long connect km with tho Democratic
slate committee had familiarized me with the
chairman of tho county loiumillen lu almost
every county in Sew York. T'olilm 1 thciefoie
ttnt for a Hit of names of men In eveiy Ullage
in bis eoiinlj-."
"And illi! joii send pilnled letteis to IheiuV"
"Heller than that," Mr. Tllden said, while bis
grey i)u twinkled: "I sent each of my corres
pondent;) a lithographed facsimile! of my own
handttiltlng."
"And how did It woil;"
"Splendidly," ho answeied In conclusion.
'After 1 wis elected anil had gone to Albany
ncca.iouallj- I'd lino a call from a citizen who
would inlni'liiie bliii-rlf tn mc by means of one
nt my lelters to him, and who would sayj "I
didn't: think joii knew- me, Jlr. Tlldeu, until I
gut this." I'licu Obseiier.
On the Other Side.
"TI.e pciialou elchale in the lioiu-e a few ib.ii
ajjo v.a very iiilerc.llnir to in tioulliem Peiii-j-clals,"
h.ihl Jlt'pie.-ciiUiict' KIuK, in llu- Deiiio
it.iIIc cloal; room, when he luicl toucheil on come
leiiilnUcenic-j. "It iccjIU an incident of a l'ourtli
of July celebration In my )oiinger cla.m,"
Tin' crciHil lathered aiouud, for air. Klutu
I a r!iico of atory ttllcu. "You kiiocv, liuny
lleN-iaiu leltlcil u Xuiili CjioIIiu after the
revolutionary war," loiitluuitl tho vvariii-lieaitvel
Tur lli-i'l. "Their cleictiulauU arc amouy our
vciy hwt clthcriii tuiljy. Those fcoldierit uuithed
clouu thiouah that country with CuiuumIIIj;
many of them fell, out of tho rank.-, took up
famii, nurricd our (111,, and, in fact, weic very
glad to lietome Anic-llcau citizen,
"Well, in my boyhood djes no 1'oiiitli of July
rclibiatloii va complete without a olclicr of the
llciulutlou. in- tho .rear I have iu mind tlieci
pitilola had become bcittcrinc;. und tho county
vu wouiecl to H'curo uch a toldler. Tho jubil
ant clt(m.3 placed the hoary vcUrau iu the
wiue carriage with the orator of tho diy. He
lode throujjli the rctt of the town in triumph
mid riiitipleil a rc.it on the platform, The1 en
thusiasm over Ihe recital of Itcvoliillonary
nchlciemetils waxed gieat, and the eelchiallon
was neaily oer, when some llnnllsllbe- peuon
nuked the Veteran what, battles be had been In,
"I was at Tientini, sir,' nine Ihe leply In
Ihe clcep-lhloaled voice of the Dutchman, fur such
he was.
" 'Ah, then, jou imit have tiowd the Deln
waie with Washington.'
" 'Sot nil, no,' nmwcicd the subject of so
much popular ndotallon, In u leebler Mike. '1
was on the olher side.' " Wmhitigton Post.
T
Minister's "Call" Was a "Raise."
The llev. Dr. Mluol .1, Savage tells the follow.
Ing sloi.v, of which he claims not to see tho
point, to illustrate the gtillcltsmcss of members
of Ids profession. A clergyman mid a piusperous
lnjinati were one day discussing the various ns
peels of the inlnUtci'K occupation, finally the
layman said, u Utile bit scornfully:
"Tlii' Double with you parsons Is that jou are
not practical."
"Hut I insist that that Is exactly what we are,"
replied Ihe clergyman, warmlj-,
"No, you're not," said the layman, flinilj-.
"Well, bow do jou make that out!" in
quired the indignant parson,
"Well, I'll tell jou. Yoit had nn niter to go
to lloston at a salary of ijtf.OOO, didn't you!"
"Yes."
"And you'ie getting $.1,000 here!"
"Well, what of thati"
"Kothlng except jou said you had a call
didn't you!"
"Yes."
"Well, that wasn't a call at all. It was a
raise." Xew Yolk Tribune.
No Teaching About Her "Stumick."
Tile disadvantages the social worker has to
o ei conic in illduslng scientific knowledge among
Ihe less enlightened are well illustrated in one
of the tast Hide settlement. After much dllll
cnlty and considerable explanation a class, in
physlologj- had been Matted. The parents of
the children who attended the settlement classes
regarded the new class with considerable sus
picion and doubt. Hut for some time, bj- skillful
avoldai.ee of dangerous ground, the class work
was c.irticd on successful lj-. At lat the func
tions of the stomach were considered.
The day after the first lesson on the stomach
one of the little girls brought a letter to tho
teacher. Tills letter, which bore be marks of
labeled and stienuous composition, was as fol
lows: "Dear Teacher: Please don't leach Lizer eny
moie about the etuilln.s of her stumick, it ain't
necpssjrj-, besides it's Hide." Xew Yoik Tribune.
Settling an Interesting Question.
"Is'jj-, Jim," inquiied nn old daikej- out in
Chelsea, of his sou, who is a inucii-learued
school youth, "which iratels do fastes", heat or
col'nessj"
"I hadn't give de snbjec' much ov ma atten
tion," was the replj-, "but I'd nachcily think
Diet col' 'ml travel cle fastest on do count ov it
belli' so penitatln,." V
"Yo' school 1'arnin' didn't do j-ou' no good
dere-, .Jim," said the old Jiian, with a pattoniz
ing air; "Heat, it travels cr heap faster den col'
do. You jest lak dat fer u f.ic'."
"How jo' reckon dat out?"
".le.s cllerway: Yo' didn't never hear ov no
body ketchiiig heat, did o'? Hut, shoic's jo'
bo'u, chile, dej- ken ketch col' inllcj- eaj"
Memphis sjcimltar.
Could Afford an Overcoat.
A few days ago, when It was cold for Washing
ton, Senator Clark, of Montana, walked over fioni
tho Mallby building to the capitol without his
overcoat. When be came up Hie tenure steps
he was shivering. A parly of I). .1. It. dele
gates weic seeing the sights. One sympathetic
l.nly noticed tho shivering Montana)! and Slid:
"Oh, tee that poor maul How cold be looks!
1 wonder why he doesn't wear an oveipoat."
"1'cih.ips lie can't alfotd one," chirped a joung
woman in Hie porty.
"I guess he could if lie would ccononHizc for a
while," put in the guide. "He's woitli only a
hundred million or so. That's Senator Claik, the
copper king." Washington Cor. New Yoik
World.
A Story of Bishop Whipple.
When called to take up the new mission of Hie
Holy Communion, Chicago, be found bu-y rail-waj-
j-aids close to his chapel. He asked the.
chief engineer how- to leach railway operative.
"Head Lardncr's 'Hallway Kconomy' until jou
am able to ask a question of an engineer and lie
not think you a fool." So Instructed, he dropped
in, one elaj-, on a group cleaning an engine, and
lenlmcel a question: "Which do jou like the
better, inside or outside eonneetloust" A toricnt
of discussion followed on connections, steam
heaters, exhausts; and at the enH of a half-hour
he lemarkecl In leaving: "Hoj's, I have a free
church in Metiopolltan lull, whcie I should lie
glad lo see yon." The next Sunday eiciy man
was there. Century.
A Double Team.
A man who was bicycling in Southern fiance
was pushing his machine up a steep hill when
he overlook a pea-ant with a donkey cart. The
patient beat was making hut little progiess, al
though It was doing lis best.
Tho benevolent cyclist, putting his left hand
Dgalu.-t the back of the cat, I and guiding his
machine with the other baud, pushed so haul
that the donkey, taking fiesli courage, pulled his
load successfully up to the top.
When the summit was leached, the peasant
bur-t into thanks to his benefactor.
"It was good of j-ou, indeed, inou-li'ini" he
protested. "I should never in tho wold have got
up the bill with only om- donkej." Youth's
Companion,
Bagley's Revenge.
On one occasion, just pievious to opening in
one of Hie huge eastern cities, Joseph .lelleisou
di-ml-ded bis propeity man, llagle.v, for humil
iating him before a number of friends by famil-
Lilly addicaslng hint as "Joey," tlaglcy got
chunk right ivway and that night paid bis way to
I be gallery to see Mr. JelTeison oresent "Hip
Van Winkle." Tho angry frail had Just ihiieu
poor, destitute' Hip from the collage, when Itlp
tinned and, with a world of pathos, asked, "Den
bat I no lnleret In ills liousai" The house was
deathly still, the nudience half In tears, when
Haglej's cracked voice icsponded, "Only 0 per
cent., Joej only SO per cent."
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Opinions expressed by the lcadltlfl
designers mid fashion modistes lndlcr.lo
that of the provalllnR materials for
thlH season's went' the sheer-und sott
clinging plain fabrics will hold flra
place, close-sheared camel's hair inn,
terlnls, und slllt und wool fabrics with
snitil figures and stripes will comprise
the novelties.
Out- assortment of crisp, sheer ma
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They comprise all tho new coloring lu
plnln and novel effects. Jinny aro
brought out In single. dress cuts and can
not bo duplicated. We would cull at
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Crepe Melange Etamlne
Voile Melange Siiunoisc
Crepe rtu Norrt Hanssicking
Voile Mouchct Eolicnncs
Broclic Poiii- Granites
telle Venetians
Crepe cle Paris Canvas Cloth
Pcan de Grant Amazon Cloth
Ilayurc Chenille Vigorcux
Grenadine Solo Albatross
Crape de Chine Prunella
Biarritz Cord
Sample dress patterns of some of
these materials aro displayed in oui
show window this week at
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