metulton County News
McConnellsbnie, Pi.
MY8TERY OF GLASS.
A correspondent recently reported
what bo described as the "curious
freak" of a blackbird flying against a
parlor window many times at the
same spot Such an Incident Is not
uncommon. Birds bare been known
to fight for hours at a time, day after
day, with their own Image reflected in
a pane of glass, pecking and fluttering
against the pane and quite exhaust
ing themselves in their fury to de
molish the supposed rival. It Is anoth
er Instance of how the arts of our cl
lllzation corrupt and confuse the birds.
It Is the same with fishes. Darwin tells)
a story of a pike In an aquarium sep
arated by plate glass from flab which
were Its proper food. In trying to get
at the flsb the pike would often dash,
with such violence against the glass
as to be completely stunned. It did this
for more than three months before It,
learned caution. Then when the glass
was removed the pike would not at.
tack those particular fishes, but would
devour others freshly Introduced. It
did not at all understand the bltua
tlon, but associated the punlnhrnent It
had received not with the glass, but
with a particular kind of fish. Dar
win's American monkeys proved them
se ves more "knowing." When they
cut themselves once with any sharp
tool the would not touch it again or
else would handle It with the greatest
caution. Thus they gave evidence of
the simpler forms of reason of which
monkeys are no doubt capable, but
birds are evidently lacking In reason
ing lowers.
Whatever may be nald of the ex
king of Portugnl, he has a saving sense
of humor. Incontinently dumped out
of his regal position, he makes bis:
home near London, from which van
tage point ho can watch the efforts of
those who dethroned him. Down In his
heart, of course, there must be anger
combined with regret that ho Is no
longer the official head of his coun
try; but If we may believe the reports,
ex-King Manuel Is not eating his heart
out on that or any other account. The
most recent International gossip that
the duke de VIzeu has fallen heir to
the role of the Porttuese pretender,
and Is endeavoring to so Interest an
American woman that she will back
up his efforts with her money (her
laughter Is his wife) must amuse the
ex king, says the Cincinnati Times
Star. Those close to him say he Is most
'rank In declaring that he has no anx
iety to gain his throne again Just yet."
Portugal, according to Rev. Dr. Caster,
who U said to know the situation,
"will not he a republic long." But Dr.
Gaster believes that If the throne is
regained It will be for Manuel, not the
Duke de VIzeu. Meanwhile the young
Bragunza. doing his own thinking,
mnkes use of that excellent old say
ing: "Patience and shuffle the cards."
The old question. "Do lightning
rods protect?" huH been referred to
Thomas A. Edition, and Mr. Edison re
plies: "One or more metallic con
ductors nt least one quarter Inch In
diameter of cither Iron or copper,
without Joints, when connected to a
proper amount of metallic surface
connected with a permanently damp
earth, will certainly protect a house
from being affected by lightning.
Any metallic surface on roofs, etc.,
when connected with rods, will In
crease protection." That ought to set
tle that.
Not long ago a New York tea drink
er was reported ns saying that CO
cents' worth of tea would make twice
us many cups of beverage as the same
value represented In coffee. This has
brought forth a calculation showing
still more In favor of the economy of
tea. A pound of coffee that costs the
public 30 cents. It Is asserted, will
make only 45 cups of good coffee, while
a pound of tea, costing 60 cents, will
make 25 to 500 cups of tea. So tea
costs from one fourth to one-third as
tiuch as coffee.
Statistician tells us that Edmonton.
Canada, has only two hours of actual
darkneus in summer. Bltulous per
sons In that vicinity cannot use the
old excuse about being afraid to go
home in the dark.
Rev. Mr. Mllburn says that woman
considers herself the whit') of the egg
and clings to the yolk, which is mnn.
Sometimes an egj is found with a
double yolk.
A VVathlngton pastor has given In
somnia as his reason for resigning.
In other words, If he couldn't sleep
he wasn't going to stand up every
Sunday and watch his congregation
Blumber. ,
A horse thief In Pennsylvania was
sentenced to 20 years in prison, and a
white slaver In New York to two
years and a fine. The comparative
valuation of the law In the cases
cited carry their own comment
It may be that the awakening of
China Ib due to too introduction of
American alarm clocks. You never
can tell.
Two Duluth hunters pursued a deer
Into the heart of the city and shot
it In I ron t of an ofllce building.
This was exciting, but was It sport?
Meanwhile that Chinese revolution
continues as persistently as a dog
chasing a rabbit
0 TURN MM
MILLIONS LOOSE
Corporations Will Disburse
$207,000,003 First cf Year.
STOCKS AND BONDS RETURNS
Harvester Company Will Distribute
$500,000 To 2,000 Employes
Other Companies Give
Bonuses.
New York. Stockholders and bond
holders of the United States will have
a great deul to be happy over In the
first mouth of the new year, which will
start off with disbursements by the
corporations to holdets of their stock
and bonds, exclusive of mining cor
porations, of $207,000,000. This would
be at the rate of mare than $2 to every
man, woman and child in the United
States.
This disbursement, with the Christ
mas bonus, will make money easy dur
ing the first few montlu of the year
and will probably do much toward
causing a revival In trauu lu all
branches. Not only are bunks und
trust companies and corporations mak
ing largo distributions, but private
firms are doing the same.
The International Harvester Com
pany has made an appropriation of
J500.000 to be distributed among
2,0UU employes of the compuny.
Officials of ho corporation declare
that tho gift "U to no sense a Christ
mas nrpKf nt." but merely a sharing of I
the year's profits of the organization
among worthy workers, embracing all '
ueparimeuiB, iium mu v. ...
the shops to the managers. The sum
to be presented is a fixed percentage
of the net earnings of the company
and Is about the baiue as tho amount
given to employes a ear ago.
In the matter of disbursements,
dividends will total more than 0b,-;
Ouo.ttuO und Interest charges will be
considerably In excess ' of $140,OU0,-!
UUP.
Of the dividends, the
nmntiril will rnnin frrmi the
with I32.S87.259. The railway! will
contribute I21.B0S.769. street or elec j
tric railways 4.3(i9.014 and New Yoik
riiv hunk ..ml trust pomnanies $7.-'
292.MO. The total capitalization upon
which the dividends are bastd
amounts to $3,446,204,828 and the dis
bursements are equivalent to more
than l'i per cent, on this amount.
Dividends for the month which will
exceed $1,000,000 are Canadian Pa-.
cillc, $4,500,000; Southern Pncitlc, $4,-;
090,359; New York Central, $2,i91, 21a;
Chicago and Northwestern common, I tion 'hpro an,i elsewhere sought to so longer fully responsive In various the staunchest of the Imperialist dele
$2,270,928; Swift & Co., $1,312,500; I i,.arn the urgent physical needs of the ' respects to the needs of the political gates admit that Manchu rule is
American Tobacco preferred, $1,180,
338; United Gas Improvement, $1,109,
638, and International Harvester com
mon, $1,000,000.
WOMAN HIGHWAYMAN GUILTY.
Held Up
and Robbed Washington
Man Of $106.
Washington. Mrs. Margaret Lafey. j
Washington's "highwaywoman, who
holds up her victims mere men at
the point of an unloaded revolver, was ;
found guilty by the Jury which tried :
her cute in Criminal Court No. 2.
She was charged with having held up ; vigorously Intelligent life was due to i value attached by the Government of
C. M. Mattfeldt, ninnnger of Pyle's the wearing out of vital organs. He 1 the United States to the hlhtoric rela
Store, at 652 Park road, northwest, hail expected its coming. Siuco Mon-ltions between the two countries, and
and robbing him of $106 on July 8 day night his tongue had been I the desire of my Government to"6pare
laut. j paralyzed and he was unable to speak j no effort to make tho outcome of tho
MARYLAND WOMAN DIES AT 107.
Lived
In Kentucky and Was State's
Oldest Inhabitant.
Ellzabethtown, Ky. Kentucky lost
I's oldest Inhabitant in tho death at
Flaherty, Mead counry, of Mrs. Henri
etta Jones, aged 107 years. Slio was
a native of Maryland, hut had lived
in tins Maie lor mosi oi i.er iuu. r i, o
of her offspring survive her. I
25,630,000 Pounds Of Paper Sid.
Washington. Tho Joint Committee
on Printing directed the Public Print
er to advertise for bids on 2.",iiMi,0o0
"'"vL? E.mCh 7l19r
1 l. n , '
Bids will be opened by the committee
January 15, 1912.
Rev. Richeson Desperate.
Boston. The Rev. Clarence V. T.
Richeson, whose trial on the charge
of murdering Miss Avis Linnell. his
former sweetheart, 1s scheduled for would find It useless now.
January 15, mutilated himself in u
shocking manner In his ceil at the Truets and the Square Deal.
Charles Btreet jail early Wednesday j Washington. The universal estab
morning. With a piece of tin, np- llshment of righteousness, tho square
parently the top ot a mnrmalnde Jar, I deal, the golden rule and the princi-
which he hod sharpened to a rough
but keen rdgn on tho cement floor,
Richeson cut himself In nn Indescrib
able manner In the groin, and when
four physicians reached hlH side they
found It necessary to perforin an
operation to save his life.
Peary Honored By French.
New York. A communication re
ceived here from the Acadamy of
Sports of France states that a gold
medal has been awarded to Admiral
Penry for the "admirable lesson of
physical energy and moral courage
that you have given to the entire
world In pursuing, in the midst of
fatigues, sufferings and difficulties, the
conquest of the North Pole." Tho
resolution was moved by Dr. Charcot,
the French antarctic explorer.
Russian Treaty Finale.
Washington. Congress ratified the
President's notification of tho termina
tion of tho Russian treaty of 1832 and
sent the measure to the President for
his signature. The House disponed of
it, according to program, within 75
minutes. Speaker Clark signed It nt
2.56 P. M. Vice-President Sherman
signed It at 3.51, after the Senate had
remained In session purposely to per
mit him, under the rules, to allix his
signature while It was In session.
LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS UNCLE
I IS fULL Of 1 :- ... . '
V pi APPoiNt .-.-- rr.rr ---h-.y
Poper'abt Ifll.l
WABASH flOAD IN
RECBK HANDS
Gould Property Unable to Meet
Interest on Bonds.
EQUIPMENT IS RUN DOWN
Wet(nflhouie
Airbrake Company
Files Claim Against the Railroad
In Pittsburgh Court After
Closing Hours.
St. Louis. Judge E. B. Adams, of
Ih United States Circuit Court, ap-
pointed F. A. Delano, of Chicago,
president of the Wabash Railroad;
toward B. Pryor, of St. Louis, vice-
president of the Wabash, and William eminent and In pursuance of the con-1 ousted, tho premier evidently hopes to
he greatest K. liixby, chairman of the board of di- versntlons held by the Secretary of I retain tho Imperial form of govern
ie Industrials, i rectors of the American Car and ' State with the Russian Ambassador at ' ment. possibly with the present Lm-
Foundry Company, receivers for the i
Wabash, In answer to a petition filed
by the Wcstinghoijse Air Brake Com-1
n.nv thr,.i, .,..,.. w a lin. i
Beur Uu.lr attorneys. The claim in
ti, petition Is for $18,000. Each of j
the receivers is required to give bonds !
in the sum of $300,000 within 10 days
to qualify.
qualify.
On behalf of the road It was stated
recently that $7,500,000 wu3 required
Immediately for new cars and equip
ment. The committee In its Inspcc-
ruuu.
i
GRAND OLD MAN DEAD.
John Bigelow Passes Away In His
Ninety-fifth Year.
New York. John Bigelow, "tho first
citizen of New York." died Tuesday
I Jlllillllllti ill ilia iiuiiiu ut i uminvivj
1 I., U I 1, ... n. 01 r!r.i.nit-s.v
square, where the veteran Journalist,
diplomat and author had lived for over
3ij years, and where, on November 25
last, his many friends gathered to
celebrate his ninety-fourth birthday,
Tho end of his busy, high minded,
to those about him when he realized
how close he was to death. In tho
last few minutes he opened his eyes,
smiled lovingly to those about him and
nodded weakly.
Only three weeks ago, when Andrew
Cameslo, as part of his own birthday
celebration, called on John Bigelow
for the exchange of birthday greetings,
he sr.ld to the fine old genileman:
"You look well. I hope to be here
on JV)1r i,,.,,,.,!,!, birthday."
No.. Rni(1 Ml. ,;lf.t,low, but without
sadness, "this Is my last birthday,
friend. I am fast wesirin:; out. 1
shall be here but a short time."
Lobs Of a Key Expensive.
' ashingon.-Becuse a new police-
'"an !n 3,- OI!1('e '
one Key the government has been
obliged to spend $1,300 changing the
tumblers In the hundreds of loc ks in
the big building. Since tho loss of the
master key the big building has been
doubly
guarded. Whoever had It
might have unlocked state secrets but
Dies and teachings of the Kingdom of
God Fhould be tho recognized bases
for the foundation of all business, ac-
cording to It. L. Klmhrough, of Harris -
burg, Pa., who addressed the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce on
the trust problem.
Now It's Nicaragua,
Washington. Information reached
the State Department that Julian Irlas
and Hudolpho Esplnosa are about to
starts a revolution ngalnst the govern
ment of Nicaragua. It Is reported
that a shipment of seven rapid-fire
guns Is on the way to theso two men
from New Orleans. They are now In
Costa Rica. Irlas and Esplnosa were
, formprIy identified with tho Zelaya
and Mudrlz governments In Nicaragua,
Irlus ns minister of foreign affairs,
und Esplnosa ns minister in Washing
ton. Two Children Burned To Death.
Clarksburg, W. Va. llatt'e Miller,
aged 2 years, and Mildred Miller, aged
4 years, were burned to death In a
fire which damaged their parents
home. Tho mother of tho children
was In tho parlor of the homo and
learned of the fatal fire only when the
celling crashed, blazing, about her.
The children hud been playing on the
B?con4 floor.
In Mexico cigarettes are in tor a
cent. P-iCie Kovernmeni imposes no tax
on nul ol acco.
7w.om liilix PEAu
I
I
TAFT TELLS OF NEG3TIATI0NS
Congress Informed In Message
Of
Notice Given To Russia.
Washington. The President, In bis
mesFuge to Congress, said:
"By instructions which I caused the jKang and Tang Shao-Yi opened with
Secretary of Stute to transmit to tho surprising smoothness and there was
American Ambassador at St. Peters-( a complete absence of any sense of
burg on the 15th day of December, . strain which might have seriously lm
Itill, there was given to tho Imperial I peded the diplomatic progress of the
Russian Government uniier dale of conference. It is unmistakably evi
the 17th day of December, 1911. offl- d'nt. however, that the continuation
cial notification on behalf of this Gov-1 of Manchu rule, even us concerns the
eminent of Intention to terminute tho Imperial throne at Peking, is conslder
operntlon of the treaty of commerce 1 ed unlikely by either side. In this
and navigation of December IS, 1832, connection much significance is at
between the United States and Russia ' tached to the statement of Tang Shau
upon the expiration of tho year com-1 Yl that he does not represent the
ineneini! on tho 1st of January. 1912. 1 throne, but rather the premier.
the notification contemplated by Arti
cle 12 of the existing treaty having
been embodied in the following note
addressed by the Ambassador to the j
.Minister of foreign Affairs:
Under Instructions from my Gov
Washington 1 have now tho honor to
give to the Imperial Russian Govern-
ment on behalf of the United States
the olllcia'. notification contemplated
by Article 12 of the treaty of 1&.J2, ,
whereby the operation of tho said I
treaty will terminate in accordance
with Its terms on January 1, 1913.
"Your Excellency will recall that I
pourparlers between the two govern- j
ments during the last three years have 'lent. I he revolutionary delegates ue
fully recognized the fact that tlis ! Heve that they will be victorious In
iinriviit treuiv. ns Ih nultn natural. Is I their demands for a republic. Even
anu iiiaieriai reunions oi me iu
and material relations of the two
countries, which grow constantly more
Important. The treaty has also given
rise, from time to time, to certain con
troversies equally regretted by both
governments.
" 'In conveying the present formal
notification to your Excellency I nin
Instructed to express the desire of my
t - 1. 1 1 .. t ........... , t.
: nu.vl IIIIMIII lllt'UU v Hi ik m ivta-n mu
effort to negotiate a modern treaty of
friendship, commerce mid navigation
upon baHcs more perfectly responsive
to tho interests of both governments.
I am directed by the President, at the
game time, to emphasize the great
proposed negotiations contribute still
further to the strength and cordiality
of these relations.
"1 now communicate this action to
tho Senate as a part of the treaty
making power of this Government,
with a view to its ratification and ap
proval. "WILLIAM II. TAFT."
SURPRISE FIRE' DRILL.
Three Thousand Empoyes March Out
In Safety.
New York. Members of the New
York State Factory Investigating Com-'
mission made a fire drill test in nnEast
Side cigar factory. No one in the
; luiing knew o? 7he dril.it never
.hHess the employe, responded to the
the
sound of tho fire alarm without ex
citement and in a few seconds leB3
than four minutes all the 3,000 per
sons In the building were on the street
with their personal effects.
OPIUM POURED INTO SEWER.
$100,000 Worth Destroyed By the
Authorities.
San Francisco, Cal. More than
$100,000 worth of contraband opium
was poured into a manhole In the rear
I of the custom house here Monday. As
the drug In smoking form is prohibited
1 to this country, all seizures must be
destroyed. Since the last destruction
2,fi85 tins, weighing over 1,300 pounds,
have accumulated.
Plan a Big Banquet.
New York. Arrangements nre being
completed for one of the largest peace
dinners ever given in New York. The
committee of arrangements announced
that a special car had been chartered
to bring 3S foreign ambassadors and
representatives to this city from
Washington for the dinner. It will
bo held at tho Hotel Waldorf Satur
day evening, December 28, and it Is
expected that 800 persons will be Bent
ed at the banquet.
Pupils Aged 18 to 80 Years.
Washington An enthusiasm for
education has seizsd Rowan county,
ono of tho Eastern Mountain and
feud counties of Kentucky, accordlnR
to a detailed report of the work there
to tho United States Bureau of Edu
cation. Nearly everybody In the coun
ty, regardless of age, seems to be
going to school, the report says. It
adds that the pupils range In fine from
18 to 86 yenrB, many of thorn beini
past CO.
SI FOR
E
Brings the Six Great Powers
in Movement for It.
PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS
Conferences Of Wu Ting-Fang, Rep
resenting the Revolutionists, and
Tong-Shao-YI, For the Im
perial Government, Eegun.
Shanghai, China. Promise of pence
in China became more definite Tuea-
jday with tho announcement that all
tx oi ino great powers japan, uirai
Britain, the United States, Russia,
France and Germany are united In a
co-operative effort to assist Dr. Wu
Ting I'ang and Tang ShaoVl in their
negotiations. There was rejoicing
when It was learned that the repre
sentatives of the six powers were pre
paring to offer formally their assist
ance for the speedy conclusion of an
understanding. It Is clearly under
stood that this action by the powers
lu taken In a most friendly manner.
The pourparlers between Wu Ting-
Coupled with Wu Ting-fang's curly In
sistence upon the establishment of a
republic this is taken to mean that
Yuan-Shi Kul Is prepared to concede
the ending of the dynasty.
Even though the present dynasty is
peror designated us the first ruler or
a new Chinese dynusty and with iuan-
ShI Kal as regent,
The personality of 1 uan bhi Kal
uominnica me contention.
fight among the delegates will bo I
to whether the form of government Is
to he Imperial or Republican I an
empire. mn will be regent. If a
republic Yuan will be the first presi-
uvwint-u.
FARM EDUCAYlON.
Report Of the Director Of
Expert-
mental Stations.
Washington. Rapid development of
public Interest In the bronder phases
ot agricultural education is noted by
Dr. A. C. True, director of the ollice
of experimental stations ot tho De
partment of Agriculture, in his annual
report, Just made to Secretary Wil
son. "There is evidence," says Dr. True,
"that the right solution of the
problems ot country life and agricul
tural production will depend very
largely on an effective lybtem of prac
tical education, which will reach the
masses of men, women and children
on the farms." Owing to the Im
mensity ot the task, he declares that
the work of his bureau has "been en
tirely Inadequate to meet the situa-
I l..n " lln rurnminnnda thlif nt ltnut
$10,000 be added for the next fiscal
year to the appropriation of the agri
cultural education work of his ollice.
Recqnt state legislation and tho ap
propriations made for such education
Indicate pretty c early, ho finds, that
tills country Is definitely committed
to the development and support of
agricultural education in all ltd differ
ent phases, and from the elementary
grades up through tho ecllcge and the
graduate school.
Ccit Of Mexican Revolution.
Mexico City. Congress, after up
printing $5,000,000 to pay the expenses
of the revolution which plnced Mndcro
on the scat ot power, adjourned Satur
day afternoon.
Carnegie's Partner Dead,
Pittsburgh. The will of Thomas N.
Miller, the mnn who Induced Andrew
Carnegie to eater the steel Industry,
and who was his first business part
ner, was filed for probate here. It
provides small bequests for a number
of near relatives anil his housekeeper,
and tho remainder is left to the Wom
an's Hospital of Pittsburgh, founded
by his wif-.'. Tho estimated value of
the estate ,s $2,(00,000.
Morse Not Ssrlously III.
Wusliit'gton. rrcsldeiit Tnft and
Attorney General Wlckershnm have
made it r'aln that for the present no
further ao 'on would be taken by the
government in tho case of Charles W.
Morse. Mr. 'Wickersham, following a
meeting of the Cabinet, said thut
Morse was not In a critical condition
and would remain in the army hos
pital at Fort McPherson, near Atlanta,
where he was removeu irom tno At
lanta penitentiary several weeks ago.
True Friend Of France.
Paris cable to the
Sunday World says: "Henry Whltb,
formerly American ambassador tc
ranee, still has his home nere in int
old aristocratic Fauberg St. Germain
but he pays only occasional flylnf
visits to Paris. Few diplomats sen'
by America to France have left i
more favorable Impression In Frencl
... .io than Mr. White. He I'
emembered as the true frond o
Vance, who proved h!s friendship t
m Alr;pf Irsi conference.
IN CIA
TAFT ON FINANCES
CONDITION OF FEDERAL TREAS
URY IS REPORTED TO B3
EXCELLENT.
CURRENCY REFORM 13
Prompt Action on Report of Monetary
'Board Is Recommended For First
Time In 27 Years Postal Depart
ment Shows 8uiViu--Cut Ih
penies Shown.
Washrrgron. A special mefrage on
the subject of finances was read to
coiigies. A synopsis lol'ows:
The Anunrlal condition of the govern
ment, aa Mhnwn at the close of the laitt
(Ural year. June 30, Mil, wug very mnm
fHctory. The ordinary rwclple Into the
general tund, excluilltiK poMiul rcvenui-e,
amounti-d to 1701. i:7t.W. and the dle
buracmente from the gent-ml fund (or
current expenses and capital outlnys, ex
cluding poalal and Panama Caruil dis
bursement, ineludlntt tho Interest on the
public debt, amounted to $t.377,'J07.8,
having a aurplua of M7, ill. 377. 10.
The pi'Ktnl revenue recelpla amounted
to $:'37.S7!l.S:'-).60, while the payments made
for the postal service from the pmtal
revenuea amounted to 2l7,fii'itf.7 whleh
left a surplus of postnl receipts over dis
bursements of J'.'l!i,li! 12. the first tllne In
27 ycura In which a surplus occurred.
The Interest-lieurlna; debt or the United
States Tunc 30. llill, amounted to $.UV
302. IPO. Teh debt on which Interest hnd
ceased amounted to $1 .870.S3O.ir8. and the
debt benrlnn no Interest, Ini lud'HK (trcen
bn"k, national hank notes to be redeemed-
and fractlonul currency, a.nountetl to
f.'iSe,7M. 917.43, or a total of ir.tereHt and
non-lntr reit bearing debt amounting to
$1 33,9H, 937.CO.
The actual d'sbiirsnncnts, eiclnrlve of
those for the Panama Canal and for the
postal service for the veir ending June
.V. mil. were Kr,4,l3;.P!i7.K3. The actual
dlwhiirsi mints for the yhr ending .tune
30. W 0. exclusive of the I'nniuna Tanal
nnd the postal srrvlce dlshurrements,
were f..ri "Mi 3!1. d8, making a decrease of
tri.BT7.JW3. 19 In yearly expenditures In tho
year 1911 under that of I9!0. For the year
ending June 30, the estimated re
ceipts, exclusive of the pns'al rei-enu-s,
are sryJi.OOOMki, while t (. to:al cHtlmates,
exclusive of those for the 1'anainn piy
able from the postnl revenues amounted
to l4 S42.7M 3t. This Is a decrease In the
191? estimates of 11.5.14.317.22.
I rnr the year endintt June 30. It'll, the
fstlmnted receipts, exclusive of the pos
tal revenues, are tiK7.oor! oeo, while the
total mt'mated appropriations, exclusive
of the I'anama Canal and poMal dls
busements payable from postal revenues,
will amount to .37.fc".i-3.35. This Is a
decr.ase In the 1913 e::t!nit--s from that
of th 1912 estimates or V.Kl.Vi9.
As to the postal revenues, the expan
sion of the business In that di p irtne-nt,
the normal Ini p-nse In the post ofllce
and the extension of the service, will Iti
rrease the outlay to the sum of f'j'ifl .KS.
M; but as the department was self-sustaining
this year the post muster general
Is nssured that next year the receipts
will at bast eipial the expenditures, and
probably exceed tliem by more than the
surplus of this year. It Is fair and equit
able, therefore. In determining the econ
omy with which the government lias been
run. to exclude the transactions of a de
partment like the post, ofllce department,
which rellca for Its support upon Its re
ceipts. In calculations heretofore ninde
for comparison of economy In each year.
It has been he prop..' custom only to
I Ineludo In the statement K'.e deficit In the
post ofllce department whhJi waa paid out
of the treasury.
In the treasury department the efficien
cy nnd economy work has been kept
steadily up. I'rovlslon Is made for the
flitninatlon of K!4 p slllons during the
coming year. Two hundred nnd sixty
seven statutory positions were eliminated
during the list year In the of flee of the
tiensury In Washington, an 1 HI positions
In fin year 1910, making an diminution
tit "" statutory positions since .March 4.
19. 'tnd this, has been done without the
rtls I ;e of anybody, because the nor
mal '' 'gnntlons ami deatha have been
pnual ;n the elimination of the places, a
aystcm of transfers having taken enre
nf the persons whose positions were
dropped out. In the Held service of the
department, too, 139 positions have been
eliminated down to the present time, mn
klug a total net reduction of all treasury
position! to the number of 1,801. Mean
time the efficiency of tho work of the
department has Increnscd.
Monetary Reform.
A matter of llrst Imp-iriance that will
rome before congress fer action at thin
!esslon Is monetary refor:n. The con
gress has Itself arr ioged an early Intro
duction of Ihls great question through
the report of ItH monetary commission.
This commission wns appointed to rec
ommend a solution of the banking and
currency problems so long confronting
the nation and to furnish the facts anil
data necessary to enable the congress
to take nctlon.
In order to ilo Its work with thorough
ness nnd precision this commission hns
taken some time to m ike Its report. The
country Is utnlouliie.il v hoping lor as
prompt nctlon on the report ns the con
veniences of the cone, iesa can permit.
Tho recognition of the gross; Imperfec
tions and marked Inadequacy of our
hanking nnd currency system even In our
most quiet financial periods la of long
standing; and later there has matured a
recognition of the fact that our system
Is responsible for the extraordinary de
vastation, waste, and business paralysis
fif our recurring periods nf panic. Though
the methods of tho monetary commission
have for a considerable time been work
ing In the open, and while large numbers
nf the people have been openly working
wllh them, and while the press has large,
ly noted and discussed this work aa It
has "proceeded, so that the report of the
commission promises to represent a na
tional movement, the details of the re
port are still being considered. I can
not, therefore, do much more at this time
than commend the immense Importance
of monetary reform, urge prompt consld
Frntlon and action when the commission's
report Is received, and exp.-ess my satis
faction that the plan to be proposed
promises to embrace main features that,
having met the approval of a great pre
ponderance of the practical and profes
ilonal op'nlon of the country, are likely
to meet equal approval in congress.
No Doubt About One' Thing.
j "It does not always take brains to
make money, observed the Inther of
the college boy as be looked over
thut yiiutig man's expense blil, "but It
sure does take money to make
brains."
Too Busy for Serious Things,
Tho growing indifference of the age
Is Appalling; men are too busy witn
their pleasures, their money-making,
their politics, and a thousand things.
Exchange.
Pedagogue at His Worst.
An Ohio schoolteacher has declared
that both the Declaration ot Inde
pendence and the Constitution are
lacking In literary style. It would be
too great a risk to trust that man
with either tho first chapter of
Genesis or the Gettysburg speech-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
True Devotion.'
-Do you love me,, 'darling." sbe
asked. "Sweetheart, 1 love every hair
on your bureau!" he reverently an
wered. Michigan Gargoyle.
There l! now before
the purpose of which Is to li-.ase u
efficiency Hnd decrease the expense (,
the army. It contain! four prlno.pal fro.
turei: First, a consolidation of the gen
eral ata.f with the adjutant fenerai'i
and the Inspector general'! department;
lecond, a consolidation of the quarter
maater'a department with the aubaatenr
and pay department; third, the creation
of an army service corpa, and fourth, an
extension of the enllnment period from
three to live year.
With the establishment of an army
service corpi. ai proposed In the bill
I am thoroughly In accord and am con
vinced that the eatabliahment of such
a corpa will reault in material econ
omy and a very great Increase of em
clency In the arn.y. It haa repeatedly
been recommended by me and my
predectaaora. 1 alao belUve that a
consolidation of the staff corpa can be
7"de with a resulting Increase in ef
ficiency and economy, but not along
the llnea provided in the bill under
consideration.
The anry of the United Btatca la In
good condition.
The Panama Canal.
The very aallsfactory progress made
on the i'anama canal lust year has
continued, and there ta every reason
to believe that the canal will be com
pleted as early aa tho 1st of July, laij
unless something unforeseen 'occurs
This la about 18 months beforo tlni
time promised by the engineers.
Waterway From Lakes to the Gulf.
The project for a navigable. wtr.
way from lke Michigan to the mouth
of the Illinois river, nnd thence via
the Mississippi to the (lulf of Mexico,
Is one of national Importance. In view
of the work already accomplished by
the sanitary district of Chicago, an
agency of the state of Illinois, which
has constructed the most riltllcult anil
costly strelnh nf this waterway and
made It an asset of the nation, and
In view nf the fact that the people or
Illinois have authorized the, expendi
ture of S20.noo.nott to carry this water
way miles farther to t'tlca, 1 f,el
that It Is lilting that this work should
he supplemented by the government,
and that the expenditures recommend
ed hy the special hoard of engineers on
the waterway from t'tlca to the mouth
of the Illinois river be made upon lines
which whllo providing a waterway for
the nntion. should otherwise bent-tit
that state to the fullest extent.
The limitation nf the liability of the
muster to his servant for personal In
juries to such as are occasioned hy his
fault haa been abandoned In mot civ
Iliied countries and provision made,
whereby the employe Injured In the
course of his employment Is cotnpin
snt.d for his loss of working ahlllty
Irrespective of negligence. The prin
ciple upon which toch provision pro
ceeds Is that accidental Injuries to
workmin In modern Industry, with Its
vnst complexity and Inherent dangers
arising from conmlicateil madinerv
and the use of the great forces of
steam and electricity, should he re
garded us' risks of the Industry ami
the loss borne In some eqiiltalle pro
portion bv thore who for Iheir own
profit engage therein. In n cot-mtnm
of this the last corner, sh nut tn.ni d
the appointment of a commission to
Investigate the subject of etiipl'ivera'
liability nnd workmen's compensation
and to report the result of tin ir inves
tigations, through the presnl. nt, to
congress. This commission was ap
pointed and has been at work, holding
hearings, gathering data and consider
ing the subject, and it is exi tul will
be able to report by the llrst of the
yenr. In uccorrtnnce with the provi
sions of the Inw.
Parcel Pont.
Steps should be taken Immciliatrly
for the establishment of a rural parcel
post. In the estlmntts of appropria
tions needed for the maintenance of
the postal service for the c nsii,ng fis
cal year an Item of Slao.oou has been
Inserted to cover the preliminary ex
pense of establishing a parcel post on
rural mall rout is. ns well as t oer
an Investigation having for lis onj.it
the final establishment of a gi neral
parcel post on all railway anil Me.mi
bont transportation routes.
The suggestion that we have a pn
eral parcel post has awakened great
opposition on the part of suae who
think that It will have the effect to
destroy the buslm ss nf the country
store keeper. Instead of doing this, I
think the change will greatly Increase
business for the benetlt of all. The re
duction In the cost of living It will
bring about ouht to make its comin"
certain.
The Navy Department.
On the -d of November Inst 1 re
viewed the fighting II". t of battleships
and other vims. Is assembled in New
York harbor, consisting of i'l battle
ships, 2 armored cruisers. 2 cruisers.
22 destroyers. U' torpedo boats, H sub
marines, nnd other attendant vessels,
ninkintf K vessels of nil classes, of a
tonnage of f.7ii f.34 tons.
The fleet was deficient In the num
ber of torpedo destroyers. In crulser.-t.
nnd In colliers, as well as In large
battleship cruisers, which are now be
coming a very In portnnt feature of
foreign navies, notably the lHUlsli.
German nnd Japan, se.
The iMilld.ng plan for this year con
templates two battleships nnd tv.0
colliers. This Is because the other
and smaller vessels can be built much
more rapidly In case of eno rcm y
than the battleships, and w c r: t.my
ought to continue the no icy of two
battleships a year until aft.r tin
I'anama Canal Is t.nlshe.t and until '
our llrst line mid In our restrve line
we can number 40 available vessels of
proper armament and size.
.Like the Treasury I n partin.nt and
the War Department, the Nav, De
pnrtnient has given much attention to
economy In administration, and '
cut down n number of unnecessary
penst" nnd reduced Its estimates ex
cept fr.r construction nnd the incica.su
that thnt Involves.
1 wish to renew again my rei om
mcndntlon that alt the local "H"'0
throughout the country. Inclu.lin.: '
lectors of Internal revenue, co lectors
of customs, postmasters of all f'"'r
classes. Immigration commissioners
nnd marshals, should he by law cov
ered Into the classified s.rvue. the
necessity for vonllrmatlon by the m -ate
be removed, and the presnl "i
and the others, whoso time Is now t '
en up In distributing this patron i.
under the custom that hns prevail
since the beginning of the Knv.rnn . nl
In accordance with the recotnii 'i
tlon of the senators nnd congress"!. n
of the majority party should be r
lleved from this burden. 1 "
dent that such a change would r"
reduce the cost of administer tig t o
government, nnd thnt It would "'
greatly to Us elllclency.
Luxury In Cigars.
The Rothschilds smoke the most
costly cigars that ar tnado-m
Henry Clay Sobranos-whlch cnai
$1.50 each. These are wrapped in
gold leaf and packed In little Inlaid
cedar wood cabinets.
Lost ."sr Good.
Redd "Did you hear about mT
neighbor loning control of his motor
car?" Greene-"No, I didn't." nedd
"Well. he did. The sheriff's got n
now!"
New Excuse for Husbands.
Iluhbands who spend their even'"'
bitting the high spots, encounter diffi
culties In finding the domestic keyhole
and bang their boots on the gas fix
tures, uiHy now explain that they have
been afflicted with etheral asphyxia.
New York Tribune.
Guarded Against Dishonesty.
In the city of London at the Uui ot
King John every vintner was required
to bang outside his shop an Iron ves
sel with pegs marking the dlOreot
quantities sold. -