THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, FEimUAKY 17, 1011.
F
IT
Reciprocity Bill Now Goes
to the Senate.
TAFT HAPPY OVER BIG VOTE.
Democrats Favorable to Measure Ao
ept Gag Rule Plan With Joy While
Dalzeli Protests Ultimate Pas
sage Is Expected.
Washington, Feb. 15. Tho McCall
bill, embodying tho administration reci
procity agreement with Canada, was
passed by tho house of representatives
221 to 02. Five Democrats and eighty
seven Republicans voted against tho
bill. It now goes to the senate, where
chances for Its passage are becoming
brighter.
President Taft received tho news of
Uio big toIo In tho jouso with great
satisfaction. If It had not been for a
pig rule hurriedly reported by Repre
sentative Boutello of jlllnols from the
committee on rules aftor that body had
held a hasty meeting thcro would have
been little prospect of a vote before
Thursday. But the gag dirt the trick.
The Democrats who In the past have
awakened tho echoes of the chamber
with their denunciations of similar
propositions designed to make them
swallow obnoxious doses in a single
gulp, received this one with joy. They
were undaunted by criticisms and un
disturbed by sneers.
Representative Dalzeli of Pennsyl
vania protested: "Why, Mr. Boutelle.
does not this rule provide for tho pas
sage, without a chance of amendment,
f n bill which has not even been
road?"
"It does," replied Mr. rioutolle, who
did not give the impression of a man
having a good time.
Mr. Dalzeli said nothing, but shook
his head sadly and sat down. Tho rule
to which Mr. Dalzeli registered such
decided exception was framed as a re
sult of the Inability of the house to
agreo upon a time for closing general
debate. Representative McCall of
ITassachusetts, In chargo of the reci
procity measure, had declared that ho
ha . been trying to get a resolution out
ef the rules committee for two days,
but without success. The committee
evidently took this to heart, for it
wasn't long before the members favor
able to the McCall measure got to
gether and framed the rute with a
striking resemblance to the kind that
Representative Dalzeli used to report
Ir the days of the old rules committee.
He Made Them Listen.
"X" Beidler, tho old vigilante leader
of Montana, was elected sheriff of
Lewis and Clark county, in which Hel
ena is situated. During Beldler's
Incumbency tho jail was rebuilt and
one of the new fashioned steel cages
for the prisoners installed. Beidler
invited all tho notables down to see
the cage when it was competed. The
governor and the state and city offi
cials and many prominent citizens ac
cepted tho invitation. "X" took them
Into a cage and excused himself for a
minute. Ho wont out and locked the
door. Then ho took a cliair and wit
down outside.
"Now, dorn ye," ho said to the im
prisoned notables, "ye've bin edgln'
off lately when I was tellln' my stories
af the old days an not listonln' to 'em.
Now I reckon ye'U listen."
Ho kept them thcro throe hours
nntll ho had told his whole budget of
talcs. Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Tost.
Max O'Rell's Reply.
Max O'Rell nt a dinner in Montreal
at which were present English, Scotch,
Irish and French was asked to give
his opinion of tho different races.
Hero Is the answer he gave on the in
Btant. "Tho Scotchman," he said, and ho
llnchcd his right hand tightly and
pretended to try to forco It open with
Us left. "Tho Englishman" And he
went through the same performance,
penlng the hand nt tho end nftcr an
apparent struggle. "Tho Irishman"
And ho held out his hand wldo open,
with tho palm upward. "Tho French
man" And ho mado a motion with
both hands as if ho were emptying
(licm on tho table.
Thoro was not a word of explana
tion, but all understood thoroughly and
had a hearty laugh.
A Good Shot.
A sportsman of great lmagluativ
gifts and fond of telling his explolti
related that at one shot he bat
brought down two partridges and a
hare. His explanation was that, al
though ho had only hit one partridge,
tho bird in falling had clutched nt
another partridge and brought that to
arth entangled In its claws.
"But how about tho hare?" he was
asked.
"Oh," was tho calm reply, "my gun
kicked and knocked mo backward,
and I fell on the haro as it ran past!"
in, what is n futile remark?"
"Tho ono a man makes for the pur
pose of changing tho subject when his
vifo complains becauso ho has for
gotten their wedding anniversary."
Chicago Record-Herald.
She Was Wise.
"I asked Miss Jlmps to sing some
thing, and sho refused point blank. Is
die grouchy?"
"No. Sho's trying to make a hit
with you. Cheer up." Toledo Blade.
HOUS
PASSES
SUITABLE FLAG
FOR MONUMENT
Statues Should Have Logical
Relation to Surroundings,
BEAUTY IGNORED FOR SHOW,
While Definite Rules Cannot Be Laid
Down For the Location of Monu
ments, Yet Certain Fundamental
Rules Are Evident
If your town contemplates building a
monument or erecting a statue to a ce
lebrity see that its location has some
logical relation to the subject If It be
a poet put It in a place surrounded by
the things the poet loves tho running
brook, the lofty elm or the shady nook.
If It be a soldier, a man famed for his
deeds of daring, his statue should be
given a site which will display with
vividness bis bold attitude and brave
poise.
The latest report of the art commis
sion of the city of New York devotes
considerable space to expressing Its
Ideas concerning the desirability of
POORLY AND WELIi PLACED MONUMENTS,
1. Good surrounding for Schiller. 2. Poor
ly placed bust of Moore. 3. Ideal statue
of Franz Slgel. 4. Badly located figure
of Alexander Hamilton. 6. Crouching
animal finely situated on stone pedestal.
considering carefully the location as
well as the design of a monument of
any kind which Is to be erected in a
public place, In connection therewith
calling attention to several in New
Vork which by their Inappropriate loca
tion either have failed greatly in their
possible effectiveness or have even de
tracted from the landscape.
Discussing the subject of location,
the commission says in its report:
These difficulties (the location of
monuments) nre due chiefly to tho fact
that In most cases the monument is not
designed for a specific site. When
completed It is submitted for a definite
spot, which, in most instances. Is se
lected not because It suits the charac
ter of the monument, but because it Is
conspicuous, as, for Instance, at tho
junction of two or more important
streets or In a prominent place In one
of the chief squares or parks.
It Is self evident that the character
of the monument should determine the
nature of its setting. The nil Impor
tant question In selecting a site is thai
it should be of a character suited to
tho monument, but usually. In order to
satisfy the desire for a conspicuous
place, other considerations nre Ignored,
and as a consequence many monu
ments stand In unsuitable locations.
That so many monuments stand In
unfortunate places Is due not to care
lessness or lack of deliberation, but to
the failure to recognize tho fact that
a well placed monument forms an in
tegral part of its surroundings. Be
cause of this failure to appreciate that
there should be a distinct relationship
between a monument nnd its neigh
borhood many monuments have no
relation to tho shape or size of the
place they stand nor to their surround
ings. Some are in the midst- of great
whirlpools of traffic with skyscrapers
towering abovo them and huge sign
boards for a background.
Many monuments consist of massive
granite pedestals surmounted by huge
bronze busts. In general these hare
been erected in parks. Many of them
stand .on beautiful green lawns, con
spicuous objects, but without loglcnl
relation to their surroundings. Surely
it cannot be claimed that they are or
naments to tho parks or that the green
lawns would not be more beautiful
without them.
While definite rules cannot be laid
down for the location of monuments
any more than rules can with finality
be given for the composition of a pic
ture or a group of sculpture, yet cer
tain fundamental principles are evi
dent A monument should be so placed
that It utonds In proper relation both
architecturally and sculpturally to the
ipot In which It is located, be It street,
park or square; that its commemora
tive or partWlar character Is in har
mony with lti surroundings nnd that
It shall remati a distinct ornament to
the location j which it stands. The
probable permanence of appropriate
surroundings should also be consid
ered, for changes In the character and
occupancy of adjacent buildings have
turned harmony Into discord.
QUICKR ANCIENT CUSTOMS.
Touching a Sulrldc's Hand Was
Though, n Cure for Sicklies?.
In former times it was a common
notion that, if a sick person, could
only touch the hand of a suicide, ho
or she would bo cured.
This superstition was especially
common in the west of Englr.nd; In
Cornwall, touching a suicide's hand
was said to have once cured a young
man who had been afflicted with
many tumors from hU birth. A
similar superstlttlon regarding tho
touch of executed criminals has been
widely prevalent and ha3 often been
recorded.
Robert Hunt, In hit; "Romances of
tbo West o England," says that ho
onco saw a young woman led to the
scaffold at Newgate to have a wen
touched by the hand of a man who
had just been executed.
At Northamrton of old tho hang
man i said to have had a regular
fe for according a similar "prlvi
hge" to-the sufferers from like dls
otders. Even the coffin of a suicide
may have curative value.
There is a Devonshire belief to
the effect that. If any one suffering
from disease can manage to throw a
white handkerchief on such a coffin
at the time of Its Interment, tho
disease will vanish u the handker
chief decays.
Much superstitious value has been
attached to the knots of the ropes
used either by a suicide or In tho
execution of a criminal.
Clean Your Glasses.
You who wear spectacles must un
derstand that you cannot see to ad
'anage through greasy lenses. Tho
common habit is to wipe eye-glasses
or spectacles with a silk handker
chief carried in the pocket. The fin
ger tips always exude a delicate oil.
This gets on the handkerchief and
from the handkerchief goes on to tho
lenses. Presently thore Is a smear of
grease and people complain of dim
ness of vision. Drop the handker
chief; get some very fine tissue
paper cut Into small sections, wipe
jour glasses with two or threo pieces
and throw them away.
Shoddy.
Shoddy! The word btands for ev
erything that is meai and contempt
ible, false, and make-believe. Yet tho
product known In the world of busi
ness as shoddy 13 ono of the most use
ful inventions of the nlnteenth cen
tury, and deserves to rank with
steam and electr'city, anesthetics,
the b.cycle and other discoveries that
hati made life worth living, im
proved our health and lengthened
our Cays. World's Work.
Newspapers In The U. S.
in 1810, nearly a centurj ago,
there were 35 newspaper In tho
United States. In 1905 there wore
20,422 printing and publishing
houses In the country. These repre
sented $385,008,604 of Invested cap
ital and turned out products valued
at $496,001,137. Tho growth for
the five years sinco 1900 doubled
the growth 01 the ten years previous.
Right Handed Men.
According to authorities from 85
to 95 per cent of tho men In civilized
lands are right-handed and have de
veloped the low right shoulder. This,
however, is no now phenomenon, for
even the ancient Greek sculptors
had noticed it and posed their sub
jects so as to make them appear
mora symmetrical
I'cut as Furl.
There Is a strong organization at
work in this country developing tho
uso of peat as fuel. It Is now util
izing many acres of swamp lands
which are being reclaimed for agri
cultural purposes. The bl-products
of the industry are very promising.
A Prosperous Town.
Waycross, Ga., with a population
cf 9,000, has no poorhouse, nine out
of ten of tho white population own
their homes and 93 poi cent of the
children attend school. The saloon
license has r.nnually for tho last 16
years been fixed at $30,000.
New york City'a Banks.
Twenty years ago the fact was
made muct of that . v York City
boasted one hundred ks and trust
companies. Today, however, the
greater city has no fewer than 212
Institutions of this character.
Greatest Heat and Cold.
The greatest heat is never found
on the equator, but some 10 degress
to the north, while more severe cold
has been registered in Northern Si
beria than has been found near the
Pole.
Rolling Stones.
Tho "Rolling Stones" of Australia
placed on a fairly smooth surface,
will soon roll together in a group.
They contain a magnetic ore.
Taken in Marriage.
Men of talent generally fix upon
Ignorant and stupldlsh women for
their wives; while stupid men almost
invariably alight upon clever women.
English Predominates.
Two-thirds of all the letters whlob
pass through the postofilces of the
world are written by and sent to peo
ples who speak English.
Taking Into consideration the pro-
portlonate weight, the wing of a
bird is twenty times stronger than
tho arm of a Ban.
IS WINDMILL HOPE OF WORLD?
Dr. Wiley Thinks We Should Prepare
For Frozen Sphere.
It is now authoritatively stated that
tho earth will eventually freezo. Tho
scientist who makes the nssertlon Is
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist In
tho department of agriculture nt Wash
ington, but ho has a remedy for man
kind, nnd It Is tho windmill. Even
though tho equator should congeal
there would still bo wind enough to
produce comfort.
But this saving condition can bo
obtained only by tho Immediate pro
duction of windmills which enn gen
erate electricity, 'says Dr. Wiley. The
much debated "last man on earth" will
probably sit upon a frozen earth,
saved by his windmill, which will fur
nish heat, ventilation and possibly hot
house foods.
"Geologists have for many years ad
mltted that tho earth is cooling," he
says, "though It is my personal belief
that we still have a lease on life that
may run into the billions of years.
But, whether the tlmo of our natural
0 1911, by American Press Association.
Sit; HARVEY W. WILEI.
warmth Is long or short, it Is certain
that the hours of It are numbered. Ul
timately the equator will bo frozen.
"I bclievo that If windmills with dy
namos and storage batteries were put
up all over this country there would
never come n time when the supply of
electricity thus mado would be un
equal to the ordinary tasks of the
farmer or would fall to keep him
abundantly warmed.
"Coal and wood will disappear from
the earth. Coal already Is dwindling
alarmingly, and tho most ambitious ef
forts of the foresters will not forestall
tho final obliteration of the forests.
Electricity Is manifestly the sole de
pendence of the future."
hfe Had a Claim.
In a certain town was a young law
yer whoso father was very rich and
who had been sent to an eastern law
school. Since his graduation ho had
dono nothing except open an office be
causo he had plenty of inouoy. This
young lawyer was proposed for mem
bership In tho local flro company.
"We cannot elect him," one of tho
members protested. "Tho constitution
of our company says that tho mem
bers of it must sleep and live hero in
tho city, and he lives out. of town on
a farm and not In tho city at all. Ho
would be of no value at all In case of
a fire at night. Ho doesn't sleep hero
at night."
"No," replied "his proposer; "it is true
he doesn't sleep hero at night, but ho
sleeps here in his office nil day."
And they elected him on that ground.
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
Tho Simple Maid.
'Twas in a slmplo country town, and
tho maid of all work was simple and
Innocent In sympathy. When sho re
turned from shopping half a sovereign
short In her chango Mrs. Mango
Chutney was naturally Incensed.
"Go back to each shop, you careless
girl," sho told tho weeping maid, "and
tell them you. are half a sovereign
short In your money and they must
give It you."
Susan went nnd was back again In
half an hour. Entering her mistress'
sanctum, sho laid fivo half sovereigns
on the tablo before her. . Faithful as
always, sho had carried out Mrs.
Mnngo-Chutney's Instructions to the
letter, nnd each shopkeeper, fearful of
doing wrong nnd hurting a fellow crea
ture, had thrust the missing coin upon
the bewildered girl. London Answers.
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Stories of tho Paris Courts.
Among humorous stories of tho Pur
ls luw colitis it 13 told hoy a well
known lawyer, M. Aloin Rousseau,
wns onco pleading a rather tiresome
r.nso and, noticing that tho Judges were
paying no attention to him, said, "As
the president Is falling asleep I sus
pend my speech." But tho judge had
Just woke up and cried, "And I sus
pend you from practicing for six
months." Nothing daunted, tho law
yer retorted, "Well, I suspend myself
torover and ever," nnd, gathering up
ills brief and cap, ho left tho court
and never appeared again.
A Paris barrister, M. Clery, however,
was tnoro vigorous. Seeing that tho
president and the assessors were all
asleep, ho stopped, and, dealing a tre
mendous blow on the desk in front of
liim that woke everybody up with a
start, he cried, "Yesterday at this samo
hour I was saying" And tho whole
bench rubbed their eyes nnd r.sked ench
other if they had really slept through
twenty-four hours.
The same counsel was pleading at
Versailles on a cold day and remarked
that tho judges were all turning moro
and moro nround toward a stovo that
gavo out a wolcomo heat "Tho tribu
nal behind which I have tho honor of
speaking" brought them all right about
face at once.
Ambiguous.
"Why did you spend so much money
on your wife's funeral?" asked a man
of a neighbor.
"Ah. sir," was the reply, "sho would
have done as much for mo and more,
too, with pleasure."
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OXEN BUILD TIIE RAILROADS. 1
As WcL as Do Most of the Fnrmwork
in Eastern Canada.
The ox as a beast of burden has
about had his day with the American
farmer. Ho Is raised by wholesale,,
killed by wholesale and distributed
through tho world as beef, but hft
doesn t have to work.
Up in eastern Cannda, howeves.
he does a big stunt of work bofora
ho Is eaten. In Nova Scotia, cspoo
lally, oxen an: still used for all sorCa
of farm work.
They plough the fields, haul tap
hay and apples and potatoes nnd cart
In the firewood from the forests. They
aro slow, It Is true, but there ,b tlnitt
and to sparo In those parts.
Of lr.to the ox has been helping to
build the railroads in Nova Scotia,
Ho Is found to bo very useful In grabb
ing the roadbed, which calls for a
lot of short haul work The oxen
are yoked In pairs tnd as many pairs
can be used tandem as are neces
sary to any given Job. They aro
patient and untiring.
Rends Like It's True.
A Stroud farmer on route one has
taken out a patent on an elcctrlfe
motor fastened on a cow's back, tha
electricity being generated by a dy
namo attached to the cow's tall, says
the Stroud Inventor. It strains tha
milk and hangs up the pall and
strainer; a small phonograph accom
panies the outfit which yells "So!-"
when the cow moves; If she kicks a
hinged arm rntches the milk raa
anrf lams hfr ovpr thf Mead with it.
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