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SIDELIGHTS ALONG
WASHINGTON BYWAYS
LITTLE IFOM TOE WEEK END)
Things You Want to Know
Possibilities of tho
(Jerrymander.
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It 1 not often that Speaker Cannon be
comes intensely Interested In the proceed
ings of the boose when he is not presiding
over that somewhat troublesome body.
There are exceptions to the rule, however,
' and one of the exceptlona wm when Berono
E. Tayne, co-author of the tariff law, de
livered a, campagn argument In defense pf
hla production. '
Mr. Payne'a speech was listened to with
great Interest, not only on the republican
side of the honBo, but also on the part of
democrats. Not the least Interested mem
ber was Champ Clark, minority leader,
who, at some future date, experts to poke
the Payne argument full of holes. Clark
found difficulty in bearing the New Yorker
and nuuiy requested him to step down in
front of the speaker's dual:. Instantly the
situation took on the aspect of a drama,
or comedy, according to the viewpoint.
There was a h untie and bustle to present a
proper kUub setting. Mr. Payne was the
leading man of the occasion. Ills clerk,
loaded down with an armful of statistics
and books of -various kinds, constituted the
property man, and Speaker Cannon took
upon, lilmscjf the duties of stage manager.
Having some knowledge of the unpor-
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tance of Mr. Payne's remarks, the speaker
desired, that they have the best, possible
effect not only on tiie audience, but alao
on the country. Accordingly, he found a
place for thu leading man at the long table
occupied by the official reporters. With a
dexterity that seemed to indicate previous
expertenco he huntled a couple 6f tables to
the front, one ttrt tlte use of Mr. Payne'a
cleric and another to be occupied by the
official reporter, whose translation of the
speech villi be printed .and distributed from
ono end of the land to thB other. Survey
lnif the stOKo sotting with a critical eye,
the speaker then dragged. a chair to a spot
In front of tire row at desk on the ropub
llcan sjde. where lie could enjoy the kind
mm m u 1 smwiiiiiii 111 -rrm ttt mi mi i
Method of KxteiMlins; Meat Flinrns.
Common household methods of ' extend
ing the" meat flavor -through .-a mrttarabhs
quantity- of ntetil whhm would other
wise be tacUmg .hi' dtethiotWB tasba are to
srrve tho meat -with .flumplm, ireneraUy
hi tldiah Tilth .tt. -to combrrca .tiie meat
with ctSatW, ' hi meat rfilea or meat .rolto,
or to aaxve ttte .nsttt m .toeat And biscuits.
Borders xtt thSi hominy or roaahed pota
ttxts .ftm .xrot"- ttt .-tha) game principles
applied hi dfffarent -way. By. serving
ome jn-apersatian art 3 tour, .rtae, .homray or
otlirr iuail tch .hi tarch -with tlw moat
w e,t m -diah vHicii In ltaetf anvnooBiua
peacer .to :tia TfcAfauwai ratton than .meat
liotf jiuil cotD) :ra rrrtltcft :tl iwat flavor is
exutaird .thnutfh A hrrjca .amount at the
niAtetUil.
Thraugitout tths bultotln ties -maaaute-nienas
rtyi :m ttioa ratl 'oall lor a .level
iraottful oar ctk tovl onartul, the eaaa
may Jie. '
HT 33tHttKiaNQS jaKD BTMTIiATl
:iurmbrcrt rrctja .tor -moot fl Mhea Tnafta
with udjimnlhteT And .liuilar jnqpacftttmia
Jfolbmi
irtMT sxnw imn arutmutfras.
SMK lvi jtounds of 'Ohsapor oitt tit
be, Jtour ostun at jiatatoea .-out into amall
pleee, :tw.UlMki irp aoh at iuimlaa .trml
i 'jtirmta -out .btb ioiav4iitMniit) -aubes, tne-
Juff kaulon, iOBpNdi .one-quarter uup jtf
flour. hmiU and jwper.-
Cut ttna rmasUihtto "U 309 nmvlng'
the .fat; My out fttta tat and brown the,
tuat:ln.tU Wlum-well trrowtwd, oovwr-wlth
N vwllhw -TMter, lll Jtoc JJtw mlnuUai and
then cek:hiitawerrtemvrture until the
' ttwMtt :1a idoue. Jtf endtr. tlika will .require
. Abojtt tthcea .hauiw -on the atuvp or five
bottm in :th 3lals cooker. Add .cacrots,
., turnips, jmhms, jepiw .and U during the
' hint .tur rt GAoHing, .and tha putatoea
.fttlei mhiuM before aorymg. Thicken
with h Jhjur .diluted with oold wtr.
' BtvV with .dunuJliiura Owe bekw). it this
dlah .made In the fireteati cooker;, the
:'; '' inlxturo mutt be ;rlicUd when the vga-
'' ' table .are ;put in. .Such a stew may also
Of IrCtercst.to Vtmien
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Aren't tha -oaw veatii -or watoWoats forj
wer with tl -coat suit nattjt-looklng? So
eonvenleni. tog. I think the mufflers we
lukva buen wettdng .all Whitur inuat huve
auMitueted tlto idea, though the summer
vtMt ,doea begin JuH -whore the wlntr ouo
Wftt off. They birth around itlte neck.
,1 ro.-ntlj' &w lp . )Hp pertly faWo
walstvowt la a ood qualtV V white plqu,
ckittod wti gilt b(Hton and workod but
itNihokM, -tht co(t .only 0 oenU; though, of
4urae, tf one bad -the time lor ii the work
1a Uivpl nougtx), niatorUl for four would
oat no nKce thun thla sun).
A otwMKning wrp or vulng aumnMtr
wor could be tuahtonod from rajal) or
alkanlvuig, with .lining f tlw new Palalyy
I UXUu;n in aatln JouUrU. PerooAlly. 1
hvuld like full circular cave, uifU-kjurved
ave fur a rolling buk (tect around tho
nock Mid down the front edgus, duiplaylng
tiie llulpg.
' yh turn batk would U ixctm around
t!if M id tacrjoae ao 4Uuoh that at the
Water edtf? Wide rovers might be auggufied.
Thr aitould be no luani y x;Ujlug. The
rlht tr-ot alwuld be tuooght over to the
UUr A lunpae at the bright llolng would
appuar In view with the wearer's move
nuMHs. Wloan ou want what you want w-hou
' jouJ1 ant .. in a imrry, ad-
' f err 14 for it in Th Bee.
rhlch Is dear to his
When Ix)uis K. Brandels, counsel for
Louis Olavls, returns to hla home in Bos
ton at the conclusion of the Plnchot-Ball-Inger
Investigation, he will leave behind
him the finest collection of enemies that
man ever collected.
Brandels has been used to making ene
mies all his life. It has happened that he
has been the foremost figure In a num
ber of cases whero the struggle in which
he was Involved went far beyond legal
strife. This happens to be particularly true
ln the case now being conducted at the In
stigation of (3-lfford Pinchot When Mr.
Brandels came to Washington be waa
known in some quarters as a friend of
Mr. Roosevelt. When he leaves Washing
ton be will, without daubt. be known as
the bitter enemy of the Taft administra
tion and everyone of Importance connected
with it !
It is safe to say that a majority of the
members of the investigating committee
have about as much love for Brandeis aa
Balllnger has for Plnchot Senators Kcot,
Sutherland and Nelson have become weary
of their efforts to squelch the Boston at-
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torney. After each attempt Mr. Brandels
bobs to the surface with a smile that Is
the most exaapwailng facial expression
ever encountered by a discontented body of
men. Instead of smoothing the ruffled
feelings of the man before whom he is try
ing hla case,, Brandels deliberately con
tinues to rub the lur the wrong way tintn
the spectators axa oonatanfry on the alert
for an explosion.
Mr. Balllnger -will "be no trappier to be
rid of the Boston attorney than will a ma
jority of the members oT the commtttee.
Evidently the only ones enjoying the situ
ation la Brandels himself and the followers
of Plnahot -who crowd the committee room
each day.
he made of muttun. R veul or pork is
used thB -vegetables may be -omitted or
simply a little onion -used. Sometimes for
variety- the browning .of the meal Is dis
pensed -rlth. When white meat, BuDh as
ahfclren -veal, or fresh pork Is used, the
gravy is 'Often Jirafte rich With cream or
milk lUldkamid -with flour. Tha numerous
tnmnr .additions -which may be Introduced
give the great -vattety of .euch stews found
.hi audk JroOka.
Dumplings Two oups flour, four tea
apuoiifuui baking powder,, two-third cup
milk or A little -more If needed, one-half
teaapotmfn'l salt, two teaapuunfuls butter. '
Mix And Mttt the dry ingredients. Work
in tho .butter with the tips of fingers, add
milk gradually, roll out to a thickness of
otufeball inch and out with biscuit cutter.
in aunie oountrles it is customary to sea
son jthe .dumpling themselves with herbs,
etc., or to stuff tbxun 'With bread crumbs
fried in hutter Instead of depending upon
tire gwivy to season them..
A good way to uook dumpitnga is to put
them in a buttered teainer vw kettle
of hot water. They should cook from
twelve to f tf ten jninute. If it Is necue
ary to cook them wtth the stew., enough
liquid aritauld be removed so that tliey may
be placed upon tire weal and -vegetable.
Sometimes the dough Is baked and served
aa biacutta tnur which the stew is poured.
If tho stew Is made with cliickvn or veal,
it is generally termed a fricasuaa.
Thoughts of a Philosopher.
from Urn-pur's Weekly..
WUdom Is the ultimate outgrowth of our
experkmce In folly, wlistrefore if the fooU
killur were on his Job no one would live to
bo Whj.
J The hor.tt crttio la the knocker oa our
dour which Opportunity uaes when she
come to visit ua.
TIm auxxtuufful man is he who can take
the K-iuons ivanded him by life and atdl
tliulr juices In lmunado to hia neighbors.
A glij n.ay smile and smile and be un
willlu' Mill.
The haiC-Uikcd po.l Is usually roasted
butor lie get through,.
If it were really true that the bird la
Itaud la wrth two lu the bub, K would
nv be .long before ouubo4y started aa
lueUtuUoa to got all Uta, Uioj la tha buck
lu lnuvd-
Wliila aa old -head us youug ahouidera is
cunsld4i'd a Uirtble 4onii inatlou, a young
urin arouud au old waist la likely to teeult
lu serloiw complk'atiuas.
Flrat be ure you're light, iWa g ahoad,
said tha wise man. It is etjuaiiy good ad
vice fr the man who la sure tie U left,.
Ou the wlwW, Judging frotu nuuiy years
of observation, on ia inclined to UtUve
tliat the rea4iy twt maa at the average
wedding U the m in Later.
Hot tumpeia breed chilly households.
The wugi of sin iuay be doaih, but signs
are not wanting that there la also a large
caau advance thrown in.
of political argument
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hrlnt's Charge 'in Peter.
John'pa ,hat 0 thCT Follow thou me-"
It has occurred to us that there are three
classes of people whose thought these
words point out and condemn. And the
first are those who have a perverted de
Ire for knowledge. Now Qod has placed
In every rational aotil a desire for knowl
edge. And directed toward right objects,
and bounded by certain limitations, noth
ing could be more useful and right. With
out this God-given desire to know, there
could be no rational life. We nre told by
the Christ that llfo etemal-the highest
form of religious knowledge Is to know the
true God and Jesus Christ whom ho has
sent Now mentality Is the glory of man.
Thought, unless perverted, s the divine
exercise of a divine force. The man who
thinks the most purely feels the most like
God. The history of the race Is but a
narrative of man's mad chase after knowl
edge. He baa probed the earth, pursued
the stars, arrested the swift footed light
ning in its coarse, and has wracked every
aystom of philosophy for food to feed hla
mind. He would not, and could not eat
unless be fed on the viands of the gods.
And this hunger Is to forever endure. We
share a craving with the angels. Like
them wo search the universe for the same
food. And we are continually crossing
each other's lines of flight. We fly to
day where they flew yesterlay, and tomor
row the wings of oar minds will beat the
air which their pinions fan today. And
that aomg which thay arng in praise of ap
prehended excellence will roll in wave of
melody white crested from our llpa when
our eyes shall behold it.
But pervert thla Ood-glven desire to know
and the true ohjocts of knowledge are lost
from sight, The bounds which limit the
extent of our inquiries are ridden down,
and our desire for ksowVedge degenerates
into idle curiosity. Kspedally la thla true
In matters of religion. Here a wild field
of inquiry la permitted and encouraged.
But here are bounds beyerod which the
human mind must not go: divine rights on
which a resties curiosity must not trench;
secrets -which belong to God. And yet the
tendency of the age. is as it was in the
daya of Adam, to turn away from trees
around which no barriers have been placed,
and fasten a wistful longing gaze on those
which we have been forbidden to touch.
And instead of leaving God's secrets to him
self there ju-e those, who, forsooth they can
not find out God unto perfection, are
arrogant enough to deny his existence.
How Man Calling
It requires tact to be a strict yet pop
ular mother of a grown daughter, for to
steer between the points of being too much
In evidence and not sufficiently so requires
thought, etiquette and common sense.
It is true that the continued presence of
an older person acta something aa a kill
joy to younger ones, so parenta need not
be in the room all the time, for girls
must learn through experience to be easy
and gracious hostesses, an 1 art they will
not aoqnlre tf It ia always done for them.
Good form demands that a man, when
calling upon an unmarried woman, living
with her parents or guardians, shall send
a card for .them. For him to omit this
courtesy is the height of rudeness or Ig
norance of good manners, and in either
case he can be severely criticised. When
tho card ia sent, the mother or father
goes into the reception room and remains
for ten minutes or more, but ten minutes
is long enough. It Is not necessary that
both parents shall see the caller. One Is
GOT PLUGGED Hi.w- VOOR FRIEJSD- MIL DCIGAR. ITW'avP
ivmt to shove orr Ifr't-UY-leave- aVervmujd &OMIR3
ON SOJ-lE CUSTOMER- J J csHlM JtT7D cgUfo)irW
ir HE. KiCKS v ' ( WTIto me- )
TOOMOCH- ) V-ll
-" HftUP iO-IT VT- VOU Ol f ( Qti HIM Ar
laE.VOU YOU CANT ROGUE- I MORE-OPTICER'
kc?W lK'fflftr V' I THINK THE POOR
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to ' go oM-rn witmesv ' ' "
THE MYOv THE OfTICEK NEVER CAM GET AGOOD ONE
BOUT TJ-US TOUCHEO YQU-YOU for IT YOURE
OUTRA'6iS?t TRUCK AT HIM- , WEUCOME -IGOT
, ys then rem AHD , CTSI L niNE." j
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By Rev. O. W. Abbott, Pastor
Trinity Msthodiat Church.
To euch God says: "What Is that to thee?
Follow thou Me."
In the second place these words apply to
those people who demauid that God shall
give a reason for that He does which shall
come within the limits of their compre
hension. In their speculations they ap
proach that most sacred spot In the world
that place called Calvary. Standing within
tho shadows of that awful cross they
watch the unfolding of that most mys
terious tragedy ' which ever transpired In
the universe of God. And Instead of seeing
the three crosses of history on Calvary's
crest, and the figure of our dying Lord
outlined against the sky, Instead of being
overawed by those manifestations divin
ity displayed, instead of being filled with
love which alone can save the soul from
sin that demand that the philosophy of
that event shall be explained. Instead of
proving by a personal application the vir
tue of that blood which saves from sin
they propose to submit the whole thing to
a keen theological analysis. The most
overwhelming mystery In the universe
gathers about the cross. Dr. Hodge says:
"The mysteries of nature, and the myster
ies of providence, are the riddles of child
hood, compared with the all absorbing
problems of the atonement. We know not
what it means in this life and may not
in the life to come. A modest thinking
man stands back in amazement at what
God does, Aa well might that insect which
on Girl Should Act
enough, and neither goes In with the daugh
ter. Whichever decides to be present fol
lows ten or fifteen minutes after the young
hostess. ,
As soon as the older person enters she
or he is Included In the conversation. If
some on special toplo Is under discussion
Daily Health Hint.
A diet of vegetablea, together with milk
and eggs, will provide the human system
with as much energy, If not more, aa the
finest steak.
A Had Lot.
That fierce mosquito Is a sight!
'Tis shocking on his ways to think.
He sleeps all day and spends the night
In song while waiting for a drink!
T. E. M.
EW YORK EVajIMJftUQIUW Qt& UUIK HEMLD COX Al RigtiU RtttrvML
finds Its cradle and Its grave ou a single
leaf undertake to comprehend the beauty
of the vast forest about It aa for man-a
creature born to live for a day. Person
ally I am glad that such knowledge Is not
necessary for my salvation, any more
than It Is for me to understand the chem
ical qualities of the bread and meat which
I eat from day to day. It Is enough tor me
to know that they contain nourishment for
mind and body. And to such curious souls
-through the text God says: "What Is that
to thee? Follow thou Me."
The third ohass of people condemned by
the text are those who are foolishly anx
ious about the conditions of their earthly
Ufa. Instead of accepting tho severe pro
vidences of life with an acQiilesence which
would honor their faith, and br,lng peace
to their hoarts, multitudes pf Christian
peoplo sit down In a feverlBh, complaining,
discontented mood, and seek a solution
of the problem which vexes their Uvea.
And they ask: Why have I been calltd to
tread a path so rough, so thorny and
su steep? Why am I compelled to
spend my life In a sphere so uncongenial
to my taste? Why must I toll through
life under a cross so heavy and hard to bear?
Why waa the stroke allowed to come which
swept from my arms one aa dear as my
life? When running along the track of
prosperity at the rate of fifty mtlea an
hour, why did the storm burst In a fury
strong enough to sweep away the accumu
lations of years?
And so there Is no end to the question
we might ask, for wonderful ar the hid
ings of divine Intent And it would not be
kind to speak lightly of the afflictions
through which people have to pass. Poverty,
domestic trouble, and bereavements are
hard to bear. It Is a stony-hearted re
ligion, and not the one learned at Gol
gotha that would make light of these
things. It is hard to be hissed where once
applauded; to be pursued by vile tongues;
and to He on a bed wracked with pain and
roasted with fever. Bitter medicine is not
es pleasant aa savory food. But quinine
and nux vomica may be as necessary as
beefsteak and hot biscuit The winter
which kills the weeds and breaks up the
soil is Just as necessary as the summer
which blooms out the flowers and ripens
the fruit And when the bitter cup Is
placed to our lips let us remember that it
tlat it has been mixed by Father's hand
bitter water. And through cloud and gloom
comes a voice saying: "What is that to
thee? Follow thou me."
Toward Parents
she Is told what it Is, ao she can take up
the thread where her entrance broke it
off.
To ignore the presence oC an older per
son, talking on subjects of which he or
she has no knowledge, is nothing leas
than boorish.
The parent or guardian, after taking
part in the conversation for a short time,
excuses hjmself or herself. This Individual
dots it frankly, making no pretext of
trying to slip out The woman or man
rises and says good night to the caller,
saying that it haa been pleasant to see
him and she or he hopes the caller will
come again soon. Then the parent asks
him to excuse her. By the fact that she
has gone Into the room and been cordial
to the guest she has expressed her ap
proval of his acquaintance. If she does
not Ilk him and prefers that her daugh
ter should not know him she remains in
the room throughout the entire visit
BOSANNA SCHUYLER
Congress will reapportion the member
ship of the house of representatives ac
cording to tho new census, and the legis
latures of the several states will upply the
result of that reapportionment by re
districting their states. Under tho Ameri
can system of politics the minority party
has no rights which the majority Is bound
to respect. About a century ago; In fact on
tho heels of the rc-apportlonmcnt under
tho census of 1810, tho republican legible-
tu re of Massachusetts, umlor the domina
tion of Governor Elbrklgo Oerry, .redistri
buted the districts so that the federalists
could not elect members of congress. In
ordnr to obtain a republican majority one
district waa made, the peculiar outline of
which pri'senled a somewhat dragon-like
contour. '
A mop having this district strongly out
lined hung over the desk of Benjamin
Hu8ell, an ardent federalist partisan
editor. Gilbert Stuart, tho celebrated painter
whoso portrait of Washington has bocomo
the acceptc.1 likeness of the Father of Ills
Country, came Into Russell's office one day,
took his pencill and added wings and claws
to tha dragon on the map. He then said:
"How will that do for a salamander?"
"Better say gerrymander!" growled Rus
sell. And thus was coined the word "gerry
mander" to designate a practice which,
from the beginning of our political history,
usually haa controlled the political party
destinies of the oountry.
'The census probably will show an In
crease in population of about 15,000,000 In
the entire country. It Is Improbable that
the Influential eastern statep will consent
to a relative loss In representation In
order that the slie of the house of repre
sentatives may not be Increased.. The prob
abilities are that from thirty to seventy new
members will be added to the house. If the
present apportionment ratio of 194,182 should
be maintained there will be slxty-slx ad
ditional members In the house and thirty
four legislatures will be called upon to
redlstrlct their states to provide for the
election of the additional members.
If the democrats should succeed In gain
ing control of the house of representatives
In tho coming election, the reapportion
ment undoubtedly will be made by the
present congress during Its Inst session,
which will begin next December, after Its
successor has been chosen. If the repub
licans win In November, tho work of re
apportionment may be postponed to the
Sixty-second congress on account of the
chaotic party conditions now prevailing In
the house.
Not since the civil war has the reap
portionment been made by the democrats.
After the census of 1870, congress was in
creased by the addition of fifty members.
This waa done by the Forty-aooond oon
gress. In which there was a republican ma
jority of twenty-three in the house and
twenty-eight in the senate. The Forty
fifth congress, after the census of IS80,
added thirty-two members to the house. In
that congress there was a republican ma
jority In the house of twenty-three and In
the senate of two. That reapportionment
was made after the Forty-sixth congress
had been elected, -In which there was a
democratic majority In the house of twenty-three.
The Fifty-first congress mado
the reapportionment following the census
of 1880, adding thirty-one members to the
house. That congress had a republican
majority of eight in the house and In the
senate tho same number. That reappor
tionment also waa made in the short ses
sion of congress after the Fifty-second
congress had been elected, the house being
returned with the enormous democratlo
majority of 127, the largest majority ever
held by any party In congress. The lost
apportionment also waa made during the
last session of the Fifty-sixth congress.
In that congress there was a republican
majority in the bouse of twenty-two and
In the senate of fourteen. The succeeding
congress already had been elected, but in
this case the republican majority In both
houses had been Increased. In fact, the
republican majority never has been so
small as twenty-two since that time.
One of tha reasons why the republicans
have had such a comfortably safe margin
In the house ever since the last apportion
ment Is that after the increase of the house
from 3rd to 386 members the state legisla
tures proceeded to redistrlct the states. In
all of the eastern, central and western
states the legislatures sitting in 1901 were
republican. They drew the district lines
with the Intention and purpose of making
it as difficult as possible for the democrats
to elect members of congress. In the south
ern states the legislatures were democratic
and. In those states where there is any
real republican party, similar efforts were
mada to hold down the republican represen
tation. In U91, although the reapportionment waa
made by a republican congress in its ex
piring hours, the gerrymander! were In the
hands of democratic legislatures which had
been captured from the republicans In the
great democratlo landslide which followed
the enactment of the McKInlcy tariff bill
In 1890. A democratic legislature in jVflchi-
Types We Meet Every Day
BY BABBIE BABBLE.
Says Trivia In the grand stand, "Hay,
I'll tell you Just which horso to play,
That brown one with the pretty head,
He's so well groomed and so well fed.
Besides, his Jockey looks so good,
I'm sure he'd win out If he could.
His eye are such a lovely blue;
Yea, and I Ilka his colors, toot
"I don't half like that yellow horse
Such a poor color, though of course i
I Judge by mora than that 'Tie said
A horse wins sometimes by a head. -And,
as his head Is short, you see
How very slim his chanoe must be.
My Jocket with the eyes of blue
Looks good to ne; pleasi back him, do!
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"I'm all excited; It's so sweet
To be here for the first spring meet.
Don't look suprised, but let me say
I'm soc-lng my first race today,
I know I've got a lot to learn,
But Just the same I hope to earn
A pot of money yea, don't you?
And learn about the racing, too?
"I really wish I could afford '
To play my horse across the board.
But I Suppose tt costs a heap.
I'm quite keyed up that I can't keep
Quiet until they all begin..
What's that? You think your horse will
win
On three legs? Oh, how cruslf Do
Kin that year erected a, district which re
Botubltd tho hub and spokes of a wagon
wheel. It Was one of the most curious
gerrymanders In history, but It resulted la
Sending several democrats to congress from
what had been a roek-rlbbed republican
state, and It also gave part of the elec
toral vote of Michigan to Cleveland In lstf.
New York, Indiana and other whilom
doubtful states wore carefully gerrymand
ered by tho democrats with the result that'
the Kifty-thlrd congress showed a demo
cratlo majority in both houses, for the first.
last and only tlmo since the civil war.
Tho split In the democratlo party on th
money question resulted In sweeping re
publican victories In 1W4 and IK. In 1SW
the democrats mado considerable galiu, al
though most of the democratic gerrymand
ers had been abolished and new maps had
been drawn by republican draughtsman.
Then came tho last apportionment, the sub-,
sequent gerrymanders by republican lugls
laturee und five successful republican con
gressional campaigns.
If tho democrats should win In the con
gressional elections lu November the re
apportionment will be made by tho present
congress, but tho gerrymandering will be
done by legislatures fet to be elected. If
the elections this fall should turn such
states as Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska,
and West Virginia over to democratlo leg
islative control those atates might bo so
gerrymandered that the republicans would
lose, under ordinary conditions, fifteen
members, representing on division a in
duction of thirty in the majority. If thero
should be a great domocratlo landslide and
the democrats wore to gain control of the
legislatures of such states aa New York,
.New Jersey, Illinois and Iowa the map
makers oould assure a further republican
loss of fifteen members.
In other words, If the democrats should
win legislative control of as many as half
a dosen northern and central states in the
November election they would be em
powered, on account of the reapportion
ment, to make It almost impossible for the
republicans to regain control of the house.
Only once since the campaign of 1896 have
the republicans had a majority in the house
of representatives, which could not have
been wiped out had the gerrymandering
been done by democrats instead of repub
licans. As it seems probable that the
south will make greater comparative gain
under the new census than any other amo
tion, the possibilities of a democratlo ger
rymander are even more important
Paradoxical as it may seem, It is a truth,
that the gerrymander of a state by the
minority party, accidentally In control,
provides the only adequate means of a fair
division of representation between the ma
jority and minority. For instance, there
are approximately a halt million demo
cratlo votera in Pennsylvania who aro out
voted by three quarters of a million re
publicans. Although there la a republican
majority In the state of a quarter of a mil
lion, only 60 per cent of the votes cast are
republicans. In the present house of rep
resentatives Pennsylvania baa thirty-two
members, only five of whom are democrats.
The state is, of course, gerrymandered by
the republicans, and It may be said that
the Job haa been most artistically exe
cuted. If the democrats, by some miracle,
were to gain control of the next legisla
ture In Pennsylvania they would gerry
mander the state so that, assuming a gain
of six members, the republicans would
have twenty-four and the democrats six
teen representatives. This would give the
voters of both partiea representation In
congress in approximately the ratio of the
vote cast In the state. The same thing Is
true in Tennessee, where the republicans
have 46 per cent of the votes and only two
out of ten, or 20 per cent of the repre
sentation in congress.
Thore have been few times in the his
tory of the nation when the political com
plexion of the lower house of congress
could not have been changed by the elm
pie device of the gerrymanders. As It is now
the gerrymanders are fearfully and won
derfully made Arkansas haa a district
shaped like a pistol; Mr. Prlnoe of the Fif
teenth Illinois district represents a shoe
string; Mr. Pickett of the Third Iowa dis
trict represents a monkey-wrench with Its
Jaws open; Mr. Hamlin of the Seventh Mis
souri district Uvea In one end of a sledge
hammer which rests upon the end of
another sledge hammer represented by Mr.
Crow of the Fourteenth district In states
like Tennessee and Kentucky the district
lines on the map do not present such
weird formations, but the republican dis
tricts In the eastern part of those states
have a great many more people In them
than the democratlo districts further west.
Both parties are perfectly willing to make
the most of the possibility of the gerry
mander, and the legislatures to be elected
this fall probably will have it- In tholr
power to say which of the two parties shall
control the house of representatives dur
ing the second decade of the twentieth)
century.
By raiTDzrmio j. kabkibt.
Tomorrow The Slovak Union.
The Girl at the
Itaces.
Let him run with his fourth leg, too!
"They're at the start! They're off Hoorayl
That waa a first getaway.
I only see a cloud of dust
Will Blue Eyes win? He mustl He mustt
They're at the half! They're In the stretch!
That yellow horse has won the wretch!
That's the last time I'll back the blue;
I think It's hateful now don't you?"
(Copyright, 1910. by the N. T. Herald Co.)
Musings of a Gentle Cynic.
Flattery Is merely praise of other people, .
If you don't put In a good word for some
people they feel put out.
All the world's a stage, on which every
prominent character hua a thousand under
studies. It's easy enough to make up your mind
what you would do If you were some other
fellow.
The man who pins his faith to a woman
should use a safety pin unless h expects
to get scratched.
Time Is money. In fact, In the matter of
healing a broken heart, time will do almost
aa well as money.
When a girl jilts one man and trarrles
another, the one who was Jilted generally
gets over It soonest. New York Times.
