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WHAT THEY JAY
Extract, From Various Sources, Indi
cating Democratic Opinion On
Questions of the Day,
Curious, is It not, that no such sick
ening cruelty as the water cure was
ever practiced by American officers on
American soldiers in any previous
war in all our history? But then no
such war as this in the Philippines was
ever waged by an American army be
fore. We left all that sort of war to
what our forefathers called the effete
despotisms of Europe. New York
World.
The British Chancellor's rosy proph
ecy that the "bread tax" in his budget
would not reach the consumer is be
lied almost as soon as uttered by the
action of the Northwestern Association
of Millers in Liverpool, who yesterday
added a shilling a sack (25 cents) to
the price of flour, while the Amorican
price was practically unchanged. This
fact should cause a great light to shine
upon the minds of our own protec
tionists, whose stock arguments has al
ways been that "the foreigner pays
the tax." —New York World.
"Men who contribute money to buy
votes and to bribe the people's repre
sentatives, as well as those who dis
burse it are deadly enemies of the Re
public. They impair popular respect
for law, which is the only safeguard
for life and property; and it will be an
evil day for the nation when its preser
vation depends upon their patriotism.
They may masquerade in the garb of
righteousness and address the people
in the language of patriotism, but
their virtues arc assumed; thoy are
hypocrites and assassins of liberty."—
Judge Walter Q. Gresham.
Smith and Sibley.
(Detroit Free Press.)
The Hon. Joseph C. Sibley, of Penn
sylvania. is a representative who serv
ed two terms in congress as a Demo
crat, and then deserted his party to
follow the Republican banner of Ori
ental expansion. Mr. Sibley does not
approve of bis fellow expansionist.
General Smith, and in the course of a
speech delivered in the house he com
pared the general to Timur, to the
Tartars, to the Saracens, and to var
ious other persons lacking in inher
ent refinement; and he completed his
speech by expressing the hope that the
uniform would he stripped from Gen
eral Smith within forty-eight hours.
For ourselves, we do not admire
General Smith, either. Neither can we
really approve of the methods resorted
to by "Hell-Roaring Jake" to establish
the blessings of liberty in Samar. But
we have even less regard for the politi
cal hypocrisy that seeks to shift all the
responsibility upon the shoulders of
this soldier, and we should like to see
Mr. Sibley or some other congressman
carry his argument against these
atrocities to its logical conclusion. As
we have said before, the responsibility
belongs to Washington, not to the
artny. The business of the army is to
fight, and killing men is not an espe
cially refining occupation. It does not
tend to develop an extreme sensitive
ness as to methods, and if it did, the
soldier would soon lose his value as a
fighter.
I'euuypack*r* View*.
Judge Pennypacker, the Republican
candidate for governor, Is known to bo a
conservative and reticent man. Of unu
sual interest, therefore, Is the announce
ment that the North American will
print next Sunday a long interview with
him on topics of tlie present time.
Whilo every subject discussed by the
man who has been named for the high
est office in the state is sure to attract
the attention of the general public,
probably what ho says about news
papers will be read with greater interest
than any tiling else. It is evident that
Judge Pennypacker Is no admirer of the
Philadelphia press.
Curiously enough, Judge Pennypack
er is a defender of the Schuylkill river I
as a source of water supply. All of our
readers have heard it condemned, and j
and not a few have probably sampled it i
in Philadelphia, and have opinions of .
their own. But Judge Pennypacker
thinks it is a much maligned stream.
A full-page picture of the Republican
candidate and his wife, both sketched j
from life, will give additional interest to
the feature. No less attractive is an ac
count of the Pennypacker home life n
the old Colonial estate in Sehwencks
vllle.
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LA BOH AND THE LAW
WHY MORE HAS NOT BEEN DONE
FOR THE WORKERS.
GuroiH'un CuuntrlrN Are Alkiml of
I n In the Mutter of I.ubor Leuinln
tlon— I The Gin lit Hour Laiv That
Hud Grunt'N Support.
John F. Gardner, chairman of the
labor committee of the national house
of representatives, contributes an ar
ticle to the Chicago Tribune on the
subject of labor legislation from which
the following is taken:
The United States is not so advanced
In labor legislation as foreign coun
tries, notwithstanding the general idea
in this country that we are far ahead
In all that pertains to the condition of
our workers. That we have not made
greater progress in this respect is due
in part to the fact that the United
States is a young nation, and society
has not demanded or required as much
regulation as in the old countries. Fur
thermore, it Is partly due to the fact
that the powers of the general govern
ment are limited and still further to
the fact that even the states have tied
up their power to make laws, going as
far as foreign legislation by the adop
tion of state constitutions limiting the
exercise of their own sovereign powers.
These three causes have contributed to
hold buck progressive legislation in be
half of our workers not only in the
states, but also in the federal govern
ment, and us n result the labor laws
of Germany, Great Britain and other Eu
ropean countries show a considerably
greater degree of fostering care for the
workinginen than those of the United
States. Germany, for instance, goes to
the extent of establishing a system of
old age pensions for civilian employees,
and the British employers' liability act
goes much further than like legislation
in the United States.
The public in this country has never
taken cognizance of the singular fact
In Grant's career that the eight hour
movement was a subject in which he
was greatly interested. On two occa
sions he Issued proclamations urging
and enjoining on officials that they en
force the eight hour day. This was un
der the eight hour law of 1808, which
became effective about the time Grant
entered the White House.
Following this there wus the gradual
extension of the eight hour law, which
came from time to time through the
appropriation bills without going
through the regular channels. The
eight hour law was extended to the
government printing olHce through an
appropriation bill. An eight hour day
for letter carriers was tacked on to an
appropriation bill. There has been leg
islation of the same kind for govern
ment clerks, almost always 011 appro
priation bills. But the effect in this
last case has been instead of shorten
ing the day to keep it up to something
like a standard. A government clerk
now works only six and a half hours.
The present eight hour bill before
congress, which has been so much dis
cussed, grows out of the effort to find
a constitutional way of doing what the
Tarsney bill attempted to do and what
wus believed by the laboring men of
the country was done. When a propo
sition was made to eliminate the nar
rowing words of the Tarsney act "on
any of the public works of the United
States," the point was raised that leg
islation would be unconstitutional in
that form, and the point was doubtless
sound. So I conceived that the govern
ment, being a sovereign in making Its
own contracts, could impose any condi
tions that the contractor would uccept,
and that by providing for an eight hour
day In the contract itself the con
stitutional question of jurisdiction was
eliminated. The lawyers representing
the opposition to this movement then
disputed this, but now, four years
later, they generally concede the cor
rectness of the view. So that if the
pending eight hour bill becomes a law
it accomplishes just what previous leg
islation sought to accomplish, but fail
ed to do owing to the inability to sur
mount the constitutional barrier.
Outside of the eight hour law the
United States government has accom
plished little In the way of direct legis
lation in behalf of labor except by the
general rule of paying better wages to
government employees than are paid
to private employees. This has proved
effective as an example merely and has
doubtless had a tendency to increase
the wage scale generally.
The difficulty in the way of accom
plishing much lies in the limited juris
diction of the general government. For
instance, congress has no power to
pass an employers' liability act that
would take effect in the states. It has
no direct power to regulate the condi
tion of labor in the states except as to
contracts of the government. Away
through these difficulties will open
wider and wider us congress more and
more exercises jurisdiction over mat
ters of interstate commerce.
The disposition of the national legis
lature to trespass more and more 011
what has heretofore been regarded as
the exclusive domain of statu power
is apparent, and emergencies will im
pel the national courts more and more
to uphold this invasion of state power.
This tendency is not free from danger
because the more general legislation
the more restlessness there is liable to
be in regard to the general govern
ment, and congress up to this time has
been more radical than the states in
fhe subjects legislated upon, and na
tional officials are more tyrannical than
local authorities In the enforcement of
the law. 111 time the technical and Ju
risdictional barriers to strong federal
legislation in behalf of labor are likely
to give way. and by a broad construc
tion of the interstate commerce clause
of the constitution labor will receive
ro less fostering care than the traffic
Which moves across interstate lines.
I?te SPORTING WORLD
Height of riKlitom,
The impression prevails that lanky
Bob lfltzsimmons is the tallest of the
heavy freight fighters, and perhaps this
is due to the fact that the word
"lanky" has in this instance been in
correctly used in 'referring fo height.
In realit;4f there are several of the
heavy ones who are taller than "Lanky"
Bob.
Oils Huhlin, who will fight Sharkey
during coronation week, towers over
both Fitzsininioiis and Jeffries in size.
The Akron Giant is the tullest man in
the fighting business today. Big lid
Dunkliorst might give Gus a run fur
the money, but Ed is out of the game,
and Gus has a clear field. Rulilin's
GUS RUHLIN, TALLEST TUGILIST.
height Is C feet 2 inches. Jeffries Is
just half an inch smaller than the
Akron man. James J. Corbett is a
half inch smaller than the present
champion. Jeff's height is 0 feet 1%
inches, while Corbett, the last time he
was measured, was exactly 0 feet and
1 inch. Joe Walcott, although not a
heavyweight, has fought in the heavy
weight class and Is therefore the small
est man who ever uspired for honors
among the big fellows. Walcott meas
ures but 5 feet lMs inches. Jim Hall
and Joe Goddanl both stripped over
six feet when they were actively en
gaged in the boxing game. The meas
urements of the present day heavy
weights and a few of those who fig
ured in the ring during the lust five
years are given below:
Jim Jeffries 0 feet 1% Inches
Bob Fitzslmmons u feet 11% Inches
Tom Sharkey & feet 8% Inches
Jim Corbett G feet 1 inch
Peter Maher 5 feet 11% inches
Mike Conl y 5 feet lU% inches
Gus Ttuhlin G feet 2 Inches
Kid McCoy r feet 11 inches
John L. Sullivan 5 feet 10% inches
Frank Craig 5 feet 10% Indies
Joe Choynskl 5 feet 10% inches
Steve O'Donnell G feet 1% inches
Jim Hall G feet 1% inches
Jake Kilruln 5 feet 10% inches
Charley Mitchell 5 feet U inches
George Dawson 5 feet 7% inches
Alex Gregguins G feet % inch
Jack McAuliffo 5 feet G inches
Jog Gocldurd G feet 0 inches
Keenp'n Polo Views.
The visit of the American polo play
ers to England will doubtless result In
uniform rules to govern future inter
nal ional matches.
Foxhall P. Kecne, the best of tbo
American players and captain of the
team, declares that certain changes in
the rules will be acceptable to English
and American players.
One rule that is perplexing to Amor
leans is that governing offside play.
In England No. 1 cannot touch an oi>-
posing player until the ball has had
time to be returned. It prevents the
open style of play, and Mr. Keene con
siders it far from right.
lie does not believe in the English
system of hooking mallets, which pre
vents many goals from being scored
when the attacking force has the ball
in front of an opponent's goal in a
scrimmage.
Mr. Keene also favors fewer inter
missions and more continuous play ir
order to finish a game instead of allow
lng periods for useless argument dur
ing the progress of a match.
Motor Measurement.
The rulings of the N. C. A. relative tc
the measurement of pacing motor tan
dems is certain to benefit competition
between tlie middle distance cyclists of
America. It is not desirable to have
the pace so artificial that a second rat
er can follow as fast as a first class
rider owing to the big protection from
wind resistance. Under the present
ruling a man must have some pedaling
ability in order to negotiate fast miles
behind the artificial pacing machine.
Aral* Girl's Twin Fillies.
Arab Girl, dam of the ex-queen of
pacers, Bessie Bonehill, 2:05%, owned
at Maple Leaf farm, South Charleston,
0., lias fouled twin fillies by Axlus, son
of Axtell. Both are reported alive and
doing well. This is especially remark
able, as Arab Girl is twenty years old.
The 111-other* ©'Nell.
Joyce O'Neil, the pitcher of the St.
Louis Browns, and John O'Neil, catch
er of the same team, are brothers. The
former was signed last full under the
ucsuwed name of Joyce. v
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
If you want to dry a damp cellar, let
a bucket of "unslaked lime stand In it
lor a few weeks.
When windows are difficult to open,
rub the cords with soft soap uud the
sashes will run smoothly.
Cheap varnish is said to be much bet
ter than white of egg or any kind of
mucilage for attaching labels to cans
or boxes for the fruit or store closet.
Always keep carbolic acid convenient
for use. It Is one of the best insect de
stroyers that can be used. A small
quantity only need be applied at a time.
Wringing out a cloth in hot water
and wiping the furniture clean before
putting on the furniture cream will re
sult in a high polish and will not finger
mark.
Far more important than the exter
nal beauty of the bed is its "comforta
bleness, '* and the careful housewife will
consider that factor as its first require
ment.
According to a housewife who has
made the experiment, a thin coating of
varnish applied to ordinary straw mat
ting will keep It looking fresh and new
and add to its durubi^jj^,
Salaried Cliarlty Worker*.
A new profession for women that
pays well is that of a charity worker.
There is not much competition as yet,
and the opportunities for studying
charity work are limited, but still it is
now possible.
New York lias a training schooL for
charity workers. The women who en
ter arc put into active service at visit
ing under proper lectures upon the
different phases of the leadership, and
then there ure courses of subjects. It
Is quite worth entering from a finan
cial standpoint also. Philadelphia is
proverbially conservative, and yet we
pay the young woman at the head of
our organizing charities the salary of
$5,000, and she can greatly supplement
it by lecturing and literary work upon
the subject of her profession.
Other cities do better than this, and
the time is not far distant when all
charitable work will bo conducted in a
methodical manner by an expert, who
will be well paid for her services.—
Philadelphia Record.
Nan Dnllin.
It is said that frequent sun baths are
the best known tonics for a woman's
hair. The Greek maidens of old who
sat on the walls of the city and combed
their hair owed the beauty of their
tresses to tlie sun's rays. When the
hair Is washed, sit beside a lowered
window, as the sun shines stronger
through the glass, and allow tlie hair
to dry as it is being brushed. No
blench has been found so successful as
the sun, which strengthens and beau
tifies generally.
When the luiir shows a tendency to
fall out, the very best thing to stop its
coming out and to promote its growth
is the abundant use of genuine olive
oil. Saturate the hair thoroughly and
keep it saturated for a week until the
dry scalp has absorbed all it will, then
wash with pure soap and water. If
this operation is repeated every two or
three months the effect is said to be
marvelous.
A Hint to Girl*.
It was a little thing, but the other
day a young girl was noticed following
her callers, two young lads, into the
hall as they took their leave. She even
accompanied them to the stoop, this
undoubtedly because she did rot quite
know how to say good by and dismiss
them in the parlor. There was noth
ing formal in the call, which was mere
ly a drop in of sonic? schoolboys, but it
would have been a good time for that
young girl to practice the little digni
fied conservatism of the hostess that
presently she will very much need. A
girl may be all that is charming and
companionable and cordial and hos
pitable and yet preserve tlie ceremo
nious forms that are the necessities of
social intercourse.—Harper's Bazar.
Mr*. Harrison** Pen Name.
Charles Ivingsley's talented daughter
chooses to lie known as Lucas Mnlet
because her modesty induced her to
conceal her identity, so that any fail
ure on her part should not dim the lus
ter of her father's fame. For this rea
son she combined the names of two
clever women in her family, one of
whom was Mrs. Mary Lucas, the maid
en name of her father's mother, anil
the other Alice Mnlet, her grandmoth
er's aunt, both of which names she lias
thus rescued from oblivion.—Washing
ton Post.
Nickel Fitting*.
To clean the nickel plate of the bath
room a mixture of washing soda and
nnunoijhi may be used for the cleaning
part, \#.th a little thin whiting paste
when it comes to the polishing. These
fitments are easily kept clean and
bright if treated once a week, but the
surface once thoroughly clouded
through neglect it will take many re
peated rubbings to restore the original
polish and brightness.
Child Obedience.
There should be no conllict of author
ity between husband and wife in tlie
exaction of obedience from their chil
dren. Little ones learn quickly that
they can appcul from mother to father
and vice versa. One parent should up
hold tin* authority of the other. To be
a shuttlecock tossed to and fro between
conflicting parental methods of disci
pline is very detrimental to the child.
Huny Washing.
When washing clothes, dissolve a lit
tle pipeclay in the water or rub wilh
the soap on to the clothes. This process
gives the linen the appearance of being
bleached and also makes the clothes
clean with half the usual labor. When
the water is hard, pipeclay is especial
ly useful, for it makes the water as
loi't as rainwater.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
Lhhiuii valley railroad.
May IS 19*12.
Akkanokmknt or Pahkknokk Tkainh.
LEAVE PKEELANI).
0 12 a m for Weatherly, Maueh Chunk
Allfiilown, Bethlehem, Fasten, Phila
delphia and New York.
7 34 a in for Sandy Hun, While Haven.
Wilkes-Burro, l'ittston iind Seranton.
8 15 a m for llnzlcton, Weathurly. M„uh
Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem. Easton.
Philadolpitiu, New York, Dcluno and
Pol tsville.
9 30 a in for Hazleton, Delano, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah and Ait. < arinel.
1 1 45 u m lor Wcatherly, Maueh Chunk, Al
lontown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila
delphia, New York, lla/leton, Delano,
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Alt.
11 41 a in for While Haven, Wilkes-Burre,
Scruiiton and the West.
4 44 inn for Weatherly, Maueh Chunk, Al
leiitown, iietlilehein. Easlon, Philadcl
nhia. New York, Hazlctou, Delano,
Mahanoy C'ily, Shenandoah, Mt. Cariuel
and Pottsville.
0 35 l in for Sandy Hun, White Haven,
Wilkes-lhirre, Serauton and all points
West.
7 29 P m for Hazleton.
ARRIVE AT FREE LAND.
7 34 a m from Pottsville, Delano aud II az
leton.
9 12 a in from New York, Philadelphia, Eas
lon, lietlilehein. Allentown, Maueh
Chunk, Weatherly, Hazleton, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. Cariuel
9 30 a in from Seranton, Wilkes-Itarre and
White Haven.
1151 am from Pottsville, Mt. Carmel, Shen
andoah, Mahanoy City, Delano and
Hazleton.
12 35p in from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Bethleliein, Allentown, Maueh
Chunk and Weatherly.
4 44 ]> in from Seranton, Wilkes-Harre and
White Haven.
0 35 P m from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Hethloheni Allentown, Maueh
Chunk, Weatherly, Mt. Carmel, Shenan
doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazle
ton.
7 29 P m from Seranton, Wilkes-Barre and
White Haven.
For further information inquire of Ticket
A (rente.
HOLLIN H.WILBUR,GeneraI Superintendent,
20 Cortlundt Street, New York City.
CHAS. S. LEE, General Passenger A (rent,
20 Cortlandt Street, New York City,
G. J. GILDKOY, Division Superintendent,
Hazleton, Pa.
A Fchuyi.kill Railroad.
Time table in effect May in. inttl.
Trains leave Dril'ton forJeddo, Eokley, Hazle
Itrook Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roan
and Hazleton Junction at 000 a m, daily
except Sunday; and 7 07 a m, 2;tD p w, Sunday
Trains leave Drlfton for Oneida Junction.
I'HTwood Head, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppfcon at 000 a m, daily except Sun
dav; and 7 07 a m, 2 38 p ra, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Garwood Road. Humboldt Road
Oneida and Sheppton at 6 32, II 10 a in, 4 41 p w
daily except Sunday, and 7 37 a m, 3 11 n in'
Sunday. '
Trains leave Derinirer for Tomhicken, Cran
berry. lbu wood, Hazleton Junction and Roan
at 6 'HV' 1 daily except Sunday; and 337
a m, 5 0< p in, Sunday.
Train* leave ftiicpptoni for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton. Huzle Brook, Evkley, Jeddo
and Drlfton at r> 20 p m, daily, except Suudav:
and H 11 a in, 3 44 p ra, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley
Jeddo and Drlfton at 6 4! p m, daily
except Sunday; and 10 10 a ra, / 40 p ra, Sunday
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesvllle, Auden
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line
tiDTn RR n HM ITU B.inoHnirnHonl
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