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AN APPEAL FOE THE FARM. ,
By ov. Hughes of Sew York.
When you get
has a little elbow
to develop, he has
'v . ' . A- own. His thinking
to him every night nnd every morn
ing, and he Is less of a machine nnd
more of a man, so that I do not
think that the farmers need- to be
looked upon, or want to he looked
upon, as dependents of the State.
They do not come to the State gov
ernment asking atms. They are Belf
rellant, they are Intelligent.
What we want In connection with
agriculture is what we want In con
nection with every other Held of no-
Pirn
ITfl-i JI-'l- ik'il
oot. mrciiES. De effort. We want training, we
want intelligence, we want scientific method, we want
direction, we want the way shown, and then the man
cau walk hi It There Is no reason why the same care
and intention and Rklll nud scientific consideration should
not be devoted to agriculture as to industry and the
technical trades.
The men who are running away from the farm too
frequently make a mistake, and soroe dny nnd tho day
is rapidly approaching our young men, In larger num
bers, will wake up to the fact that they have a pretty
good chance on the farm, and that they may bo to a
greater degree independent and happy In life If they stay
where their happy lots were coat in connection with their
fathers' farm or another which they may he able to
procure.
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THE LIBERTY OF SOCIETY WOMEN.
By Dr. Emit Reich.
Are society women free? And, If so, Is
that liberty conducive to things evil or good?
Most society women would, there Is little
doubt, say that they now infinitely are more
free than their ancestors used to be. If that
liberty Is taken simply from the material side,
It cnnot be denied. Society women ore al
lowed to go out when and where they like.
They have clubs of their own; they Invite
men to their clubs on their own hook; they go out to
lectures, dinners, receptions, or concerts alone ; they carry
HI OCTOBER.
I dreamed ene cay an army passed along
With many colored banners streaming
free
in.l . . . 1 1 i : 1
-nuu niuu 7 ruunuH () L wuu null ill a l l i . .
song ;
In all it seemed most fair and gay to
me.
And yet, I said, they do but go to death,
This bright array. They soon will
i scattered lie
" O'er hills and meadow lands, the merry
breath
Of life all fled who marched so proud
ly by.
And then it seemed I was but dreaming
half;
For low and clear
Beside my ear
Rang antuiun'8 mocking laugh.
I looked, and lo! I knew it otherwise;
I saw tho say sab.ioth of ihn trees
Flaunt mis and golds beneath the Octo
ber skips,
And hivird tba stirring anthem of the
breeze :
1 saw the h:7. like clouds of azure dust
Afloat in air where many feet have
trod ;
I saw the iron-weed and mullein thrust
Tail spears mid lines of gleaming gold-cn-rad.
There came a menace of drear winter
then :
I felt a smart
Within my henrt
And antnrnn mocked again.
Bessie Hfnilrlck In the Critic.
'EI A PFPSmi AFFAIR
n 1 ti unnii ni niu
A small, brown, silky spaniel was
running frantically In nnd out. pausin?;
now nnd then to raise his sad little eyes
to tho faces of the unheeding shop
pers. Suddenly he gave a wild Jump
nnd .1 yt'lp of recognition It wns not
She comlns up the block, but n famil
iar face a friend. Scniuneritig for
ward, the little doc Jumped loyously
np in front of the approaching man,
aow nt his knee, now under his feet.
But the I if it man paid no attention
until he found farther progress nn Im
possibility, then he gave an Impatient
kick.
"Get eiit of here, yon " He glanced
down nt the small offender. "Ton my
soul. I believe you're Tags," he added,
quickly, picking up the curly baK to
avoid crushing It. The dog's delight
knew no bounds; he licked the man's,
bands, he reached n dozen times to
lick his face, and, foiled In the attempt,
cuddled up against the big arm, nnd
wns content rescued !
The big man looked keenly up and
down the thoroughfare.
"Your mlstre-s. T:;gs," he whispered
"where Is she?"
Slowly he walked down the long
block, looking eagerly from left to
right, until he readied Stearns'; there
he hesitated, nud suddenly turning,
hailed a hansom.
"By George;'' he muttered. "I won't
It. I'll hold you for ransom, old
chap, and a big one lit that. We're
lucky dogs!"
What a ll'vd of memories, what a
Kca of visions, did that ll:iy creature re
call, as tlicv dvov.j dowly up-town. But
most persistent of nil, t;lie stood before
him uk ho had last seen her white,
angry, and determined. The trouble
had nil come f t i;::iv:pectedly, like u
flash from an cure ky; and just as
suddenly had k!io miled for foreign
Khoifs, leaving him cruxhe'l stunned
with no hope'. Now slie jad returned;
here was animated evidence, and a me
dium of reconciliation. Fate was hold
ing wide 1111 i pen i!,w,r, I nt. how to en
ter to p;:ss 1( c -uoiier!
Ideas bud.l.vl. I.io-soi.ie.l. nnd died;
nnd tirnvini' ut l-. ii'c and the conclu
sion V.'.jit !)(' would undoubtedly adver
tise her Iosk, h- deddx! to await her
niovex
Tut nest .vr-I-j, as ho erpocted,
on correspondence of their own; they not lafre-quently
earn their own livelihood. Nearly all the externals of
Uberty are there, llowever, liberty Is not an external
or material thing; it la entirely spiritual.
The admiration and social looking up to that non
society women Invariably devote to "gentlemen" Is a
cause of failure which does not exist in good society.
The woman that is at once shocked by any slight remark
of ceueral politeness Is the woman that Is easily shaken.
In society, women born to It are neither easily shocked
by animated words nor easily shaken. Fewer liberties
and more liberty Is this not a goal worthy of tho re
formers of society? Fewer clubs and lesser club life.
Society women in the present system of their liberty are
much envied, even admired, but not suincleutly respected.
Less outward liberty would lend to more solid support
out where a man
room and a chance
thoughts of his
la not supplied
OVERCAPITALIZATION OF RAILROADS.
By Francis Stetson.
II l.tl I I
ising to pay sums exceeding the original consideration
of the bonds, It Is to be observed that In the case of cor
porations, Just as In the case of Individuals, this Is a
matter of financial credit.
The corporation or the individual tn good credit can
borrow at a Iwr rite and without discount; while to
induce loans, those In poor credit must make concessions
Inversely large. Under such conditions excessive bonded
Indebtedness does not constitute overcapitalization; and
if It be an evil, It is on evil expressly permitted by law.
That It Is au evil when incurred for any purpose not
strictly within the lawful purposes of the corporation,
or for an amount Impairing the ability of tho corpora
tion to carry on its legitimate business, I fully recognize.
Reasonable safeguards should be provided against such
evil, nnd should be accepted chcerfuly by corporate man
agers. In this direction the provisions of the so-called publlc
utiHtles bill, requiring a commission's prior npproval of
all railroad bonds, as well as of issues of railroad stocks,
are eminently proper.
half way down the second column of
the paper appeared tho following no
tice :
tOST Thursday afternoon. In vicinity of
Sterns' ; spaniel, answering to name of
"Tags." Suitable reward, if returned to
, Riverside Drive.
He smiled grimly, nnd seating him
self at his desk, penned this reply:
ForrXI) Ttmrsdny afternoon, tn vicinity
of Sterns' : a npanlel, annwerlng to name of
"Togs." Would you consider yourself "suit
able?" U W. G.
Sunday seemed long In coming, but
when It finally arrived, Lawrence Gor-
don was awake and cnlliug for his
.1 I .V.li-W"-"';
YET TIIEI1E WAS NONE FOB HIM.
morning pnier long before his accus
tomed hour. lie glanced eagerly, hur
riedly, through the first column, the
second and even the third. Then he
begnn nil over again; slower and with
closer scrutiny, but only to be dlsap
)K)Inted. The messages were multi
farious; gay. grave. Indifferent ones;
sent to as many varied hearts; yet
there was none for him. Ilevas per
ceptibly chagrined, but perhaps ho had
expected too early a reply.
Another day passed, and he grew Im
patient as did Tags. Tuesday morn
ing, and no reply. On Wednesday tho
following brief but apropos message
appeared :
Tfl53 cries pitifully. Must be bomedlck.
U W. G.
Gordon felt that she must have ren
not only his tirst but also his secrnd
appeal, for well' he knew that until lus
had recovered her pet she would anx
iously scan the column for tidings of
him. Three times, for luck, he would
try; and, If ho failed! Bah! there was
no such word ns fall. With the cour
age brn of despair he wrote his laBt
entresy :
Tags is lonely. So nm I. Can't we come
and get you- 1 W. (i.
And the next morning the first col
umn was headed :
Tags- -come !
Fannlo Elton Morris In Scrap Bock.
A lllilortaii'x .lol.r.
Mneanlay Is not usually regarded a
n humorous writer, but in ills "History
of England" he perpetrates the follow
ing In relating the death of Charles II.
lie says: ".Several of til prescriptions
hnve been preserved. Oiie of them is
Klgned by fourteen doctors. He recov-,
ered his senses, but he was evidently
In a situation of extreme danger."
l)ic rt'liun.
"This popular fiction Is all rot. In
real life the girl's father seldom ob
jects to the man of her choice."
"You're wrong there. He often ob
jects, but he's usually t(o wise to say
anythiug." I'lttsburg Post.
After a woman has been married a
few months she has this sort of a look
in her face: "I wish I hud known Home
things sooner."
Beware of the pensive m.ii I, young
man; t-ho Is apt to develop Into an ex
pensive wife.
What a lot of rot thero U lu the
newspapers! Ai.d taU U HJiv.e liit-re
of It.
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mm,
So far as relates to the rates of railroads In
competition and under State regulation, thero
is no possibility of harm from overenpitallEu
tion. In every other particular Indicated by
the President any evil from overcapitalization
would exist and operate' In respect of stock
coritorations generally, whether organized as
railroads or for Industrial purposes.
So far as concerns the Issue of bonds, prom
Chinese authorities hnve decided
that all railroads built by Chinese shall
revert to the government twenty-five,
years ofter they aro opened.
For the first time In their history the
French railways have given German
locomotive makers an order. The loco
motives now ordered are of n:i uncom-.
monly heavy type.
Bananas nru being ripened In Eng
land by electricity. The bunches aro
hung In airtight cases In which are a
number of electric lights. The light
and heat ripeir the fruit and It can
lie easily regulated.
Dr. Arthur I). Little, addressing thu
American Chemical Society recently,
mentioned sume interest hi Instance.!
of the Immense contributions of chem
istry to the worl; and wealth of the
world. The steel Industry, he said. Is
to-day, at every point, under the strict
est chemical control. Abnrn S. Hew
itt estimated that the Bessemer prou
cs.i alone added, directly and Indirect
ly, ?2,i!.!,(i()0,(i()0 yearly to the world's
wenltlf. Chemical processes of making
nindder and Indigo colors have changed
the face of thore Industries. Oue-half
of the entire consumption of Indigo Is
now produced in German chemical
plants. Ultra-marine Is now furnish
ed by chemistry at half the price, of
copper, whereas, In the form of lapis
lazuli, In the days of Lieblg, it was
dearer than gold.
EkelKTg, Hie Swedish discoverer of
tantalum, gave that name to the metal
because of the tantalizing dlllicullies
that he encountered while Investigat
ing It. It Is only recently that tanta
lum has been obtained In n state, of
purity, and the rapidity with which It
has been produced, in response to the
demands of commerce nnd Industry, is
almost unprecedented. It furnishes an
excellent filament for eleotric lamps.
Only a little while ago tin mineral
from which tantalum Is obtained was
so rare that not enough could bo found
to supply specimens to all the iniiier
a logical museums. Now Australia
alone produces more than seventy tons
of tantallte a year. This does not sveni
u very great quantity, but It Is to be
remembered that n single pound of
tantalum sullices to .furnish 2'i.K)0
lamps, each of l!."i-caiidlo power. The
metal Is so bard that it Is said that a
diamond-pointed borer, making 5,(MX)
revolutions a minute, produces In it,
alter thre; days of work, an excava
tion only one fiftieth of an Inch In
depth.
lirlnln of I'ln-t Tuliaern,
In the jury room at the court house
a few dajH ago u farmer said, as he
took a chew of tobacco:
"All the difference In the world in
tobacco. I've tried come twenty dif
ferent kinds, and none Is ns good us
that v.e used to make ourselves down
en i lit farm. We would take n maple
log while 'fwas green nnd brtro a dox.e:i
boles In It with n two-Inch auger.
They were our molds. We selected our
choicest tobacco nud saked It for a
week or more In wild honey. Then we'd
take the leaf to the log, get a good hick
ory 'tamping' slick and go to work.
"A little ball of the honey-soaked to
bacco would be put in an amor hole
ami tamped In with the stick and a
hammer. We'd pound It In solid. Hall
ufler ball would be rammed In ntl.
pounded until the' whole bccuuiH n
solid plur. When the hole was nearly
full we would pound In the plug and
then the log woi'l I be put away to
season. As th" wood dried the moisture
would be dravii from the tobacco. Ami
when It wns split the sweetest (olmcco
ever made was taken from Ir. Wo call
ed it 'plug' tobacco and that's where
the urnae orlgUwttd." Kansas city
Star.
' STEAMER STEERED BY GIIOST.
t'rfw Sair spook at (he Wheel mm4
lnf to th Storr.
Just tweuty-slx years ago this montl
I left Glasgow tn a full-rigged ship of
tho City Line, being a midshipman of
the company. We were bound around
the Cape of Good Ilojie to Calcutta.
We made a record run to the line In
elghteeu days, and, missing tho dol
drums, got a fair wind from the wct
ward. When In tho locality of tho Po Verde
Islands the captain set the course for
the night, leaving the chart on the
cabin table, with penciled .course for
tho second officer's guidance.
In the middle watch, while I was on
deck on tin opposite side of the roof
deck from the olllcer, the captain called
for me nnd Inquired who had tampered
with the chart. I replied that 1 Had
seen no one go down below through tho
companion way.
lie then called the otllcer nnd Inquir
ed of him ; lie also denied any knowl
edge of the saine. . ,
lie retired after changing the pencil
marked course again to the correct
course. It had been changed to another
course by some unknown person.
In about an hour the captain. In a
rnge, called the otllcer down and railed
the first olllcer and steward out of their
cabins, and demanded who had been
playing the fool with hlin by tamper
ing with the chart. Nobody knew of
tho occurrence.
Disbelieving and lu n passion lie
ngnlu changed tho course to the correct
hearings, and warning the otllcer on
watch and myself to keep a sharp look
out ho went to his berth, but lay down
with the door of his cabin open, com
manding a view of the saloon table
with chart In slht.
In about twenty minutes, while all
wero watching, a man dressed lu nn
ordinary black gentleman's suit earn.
from tho fore part of the saloon, out of
the companlonway and approaching tho
table hastily penciled tho course back
again the third time, heading us oit of
our course.
The captain, dumfounded at first t n
stranger on a merchant vessel when
three weeks ont of port, said uothlnjt,
but recovering himself he sprang o-it of
his bunk, roaring: "Who are you?"
The person, pointing to the chart,
Ptarted toward the companlonway, th
captain springing after him.
In the companlonway he vanished.
No ono ever calne on deck, where wo
were wultlng to catch him, hnvlng pecn
all, and thinking possibly t was a
stowaway, though how he could have
lived nnd where hidden himself was In
comprehensible. All bauds were then called, nnd a
complete search of the jBhlp made, the
captain seeming to think that the man
must have slipped past us in deck,
doubting the possibility of .he vauNn
Ing, being no believer lu spiritual mani
festations until then. No trace ot any
body was found.
Then tho captain, nfjer conferilng
with the otllcers, changed the orders
nnd we followed the course given by tho
npparitlon. The next morning, it aoont
9, we came up to n boat load of ocop.o
who had taken to tho boat from a
burning ship.
On the boat approaching tha rail, a j
man cried out: "There Is Hie mm I
saw la my dream," pointing to I no can
tain. He claimed to have seen tm.np
tain and to know that he would bn
saved by him In a dream the previous
niglt.
Vet tho man wns not drowse! l.ke
the apparition, nor did he look like hi in.
Four parties saw the apparition, the
second officer, captain, man nt the
wheel and myself. This account was
logged und can be. verified. New York
World.
Wins SlioollnK.
Wing shooting can no more be theo
retically taught than can riding, skat-
1 Ing, sailing n boat, milking a cow or
playing the violin. Practice and per-
severance In this, ns In nil Held sports,
can alone make perfect, while the most,
persistent effort even then often falls to
nrnko a "crack phot." Certain rules,
however, must -govern the beginner,
which, If observed, will materially aid
him In becoming nn expert.
When ii novice takes the field for
game he Is very upt to become flustered,
or "rattled," nt the critical moment
when the bird Is flushed, and then ho
will stare, open inouthe.l. and wonder
how It happened. This often occurs in
the field, and the tyro Invariably h.'is
some plausible excuse to offer. . Ills
"gun was not cocked," he "stubbed his
toe Just as the bird rose" or soino
equally weak explanation Is made, or
elso he lays nil the blame on his dogs,
whoso thoughts, could they but cxpresa
theiii. It would bo Interesting to inter
pret. Tho best wing shooters do not close
one cyo In aiming, nor do they follow
the bird In Its (lights with tho muzzle
of the gun, but closing one eye Is ad
mittedly better than tightly shilling
both, as many young would-be sports
men have been Lnuwu to do. Recrea
tion.
Cart-fully Krleelril.
One of ttn most remarkable features
of life In New South Wales is the
transformation of criminals into hard
working clllzci's. Of the. KO.COO settlers
there in S2l, 'j;i,(;t;o were or had been
convict):. It Is said that on board an
American liner u boastful Australian
asserted loudly nnd over nnd over again
that "the incii wli-i fettled Australia
wen? a remarkably sensible lot."
"Yes," said an American quietly, "I
have ii I ways understood tiiat they were
sent out by the very best judges."
'llio Itlvnl.
"My work," remarket the bald
headed dentist, "In so painle-s that my
pa lien is often fall nt-h-cp lu the chair
while I iiiii operuilng."
"Hum! Thai's nothing," retorted his
rival. ".My patients nearly all Insist
on hnvlng their pictures taken while I
am at work in order to catch ,lie ex
pression of delight on their faces.".
toml.ni Kxprci's.
When a man gets mad. his wife Is
more concerned tbut the ucighlKirs may
hear biui than she U over tho cause of
;uu Tutu.
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
IMMIGRATION CAN NOT BE
II K new mmleratloii commission, after Jun-
Tlketlng atout Euroto for some time, nt public
expense, Is about to sail for home, bearing
wiin II, nn wh? uon; nun i " ini"r
plan to keep criminal nnd vicious foreign
ers from immigrating hero In future. This
plan is a requirement that every Immigrant
hereafter shall bear a certificate of good character from
his home authorities, certified to by nn American consul.
This, nt first glance, looks like an excellent iden; at
any rate, every Amerlcnu would like to bnvo crmnal and
vicious foreigners kept out of the country, und t make
a law that they must keep out seems to settle the matter.
But, on examination, It will be Seen that such a law
could not be enforced and might as well not lie made.
With our enormous and unpollced const lines, with
thousands of miles of unprotected border on the north
and south, It Is Impossible to keep out of the country any
white person that wants to enter. Once a foreigner Is on
territory of the t'nlted States, he would bo snfe, for
there Is no means of distinguishing hlin from hundreds
of thousands of others. There Is no way of registering
and keeping account of 80.000,000 people, nor of prevent
ing as many ns wish to from Joining them.
The United' Slates is helpless, and cannot protect Itself
from the flood of humanity that Is pouring In on It every
year. Even prohibiting Immigration altogether would bo
useless. We might as well make up our minds that this
country will continue to be the refuge of tlie criminals
and the vicious of the world, nud trust to our vigilance
and alertness, and to a drustlc enforcement of our own
laws to prevent them from Injuring us after they arrive.
Indianapolis 1un.
WILL PRECEDENT BE
iRECEDENT will be brokeu if any of the
I present Presidential probabilities Is nomi
IP!
nated. Since 1S'J4 no nirmlier of the cahlnft
has been elevated to tho Presidency of the
United States, and only three In the whole
history of the government In 1S24 John
Qulncy Adunis, of Massachusetts, wns the
candidate of tho Whigs ugnlnst Andrew Jackson, but
there was no choice by the people, und Mr. Adams was
elected by the votes of the House of Representatives. At
the time of his election Adams was Secretary of State In
the cabinet of President Monroe. The two Immediate
predecessors of President John Qulncy Adams wero also
members of the cabinet at the time of their nomination
for the Presidency. James Madison being President Jef
THE UNC0NQUERED MOORS.
A Gbiullr IlnUlcllelil thitt Maimed
liO.OOO J'urlut;ieac Vlellitin.
France and Spain, who under the
terms of tho Algeelras International
conference have the responsibility of
policing Morocco, may find the task a
difficult. If not ImiHisslble, one. The re
sistance of the Moors nt Casablanca,
where the French, with all their su
perior equipment have been barely
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TUMULT IN TIIK STREETS OF CASABLANCA.
able to hold their own is a lorctusto
of what may be expected If tho Moors
become suddenly and generally aroused.
Every European country which has
undertaken to siibduo the Moors has
failed, and France may well hesitate
beforo attempting tho task.
Portugal was for several hundred
years lu possession of nearly all thu
Moorish ports on the Atlantic, Includ
ing Casablanca. In lo7S. under Dom
Sebastian, she attempted to subdue the
whole country and falUd most tragic
ally. A Duke of I.einster and many
other gentlemanly adventurers J.ilned.
lJoiu Sebastian's standards und began
the Journey to thu capital, widen so
many conquerors Irivo undertaken, but
lu which no single ono has sucuvdcd,
at least not si:ue tho day whon thu
green banners of the Prtiphet of Islam
were llrst flung to the breezes froai tho
battlements of Feu.
I loin Helmut la n and his arm of
20,ikm,0 men, together with the un
counted adventurers who had eon.n t
gelher from nil over I'hrlsteiido to
follow so gallant and an generoai a
prince, met their fate in the valley by
Alkcsnr, which Is watered by a nluil
low river Identified ns lUo Llxus of
Pliny. Thero UO.CtH) men were cut to
pleit-s by tho Moorish cavalry, and
those who died here by the sword wrc
thu fortunate members of the nn.iy.
According to s:jme accounts, Ixim e-
baKilaii nnd the more notable of .Ms
followers, wounded or captives, weftf
taken to Mqulnex. where, after tha.
had graced the triumph of the terrlb
Sultan, Abdcl-Melct, their conquerei'.
the irrenter ninmx-r of thtui were
turled alive la th.1 city walla. la tbcut
REGULATED.
STRAW
BROKEN P
same walls nro vlslblo i to-day many
hundred brteked-up. cells lu which on
this occasion and at other times of
fanatical fury Christians were Im
mured while living as u punishment, for
refusing to become renegades to their
creed.
After this disaster Portugal gradual
ly withdrew from Morocco, and In 1000
what remained of her conquests was
"eded to F.nglnnd ns part of the dowry
f the Infnnta Catherine of Bragnuza,
who became the wife of Charles II. In
Tangier tho Eugllsh held on grluTy for
twenty years, harassed ull tluir time
by the Moors. On ono occusloa tho
Earl of Tevlott, the llrltish gjveruor,
with most of his o (liccrs and a large
portion of tho garrison, was surprised
by tho vigilant Moors, and but few
escaped with their lives. Finally tho
English prudently nhandoned Tangier.
In IS."!) the Spaniards, under O'Don-
nell. Invaded Morocco, bent upoif ob
taining satisfaction for undouht! In
juries at tho bands of tho Is.' I ess
Moors, nnd perhaps with thoughts of
permanent conquest If all went well.
From -10,000 to 00,000 men wer en
gaged for two ywirs, with heavy cas
ualties, and even greater losses from
sickness. At tho end of the sci-ond
campaign tho Spaniards declared their
honor satisfied, and retired, having ac
complished no permanent result.
lu 1SIK1 the Moors attacked the Span
ish jsissessloii of Melllla, and tho Ma
drid government. If hungry for adven
ture, had every opportunity, and jien
Justification, for n punitive cxpedl.joii,
but very wisely did lint avail Itsel,' of
the opportunity. It knew the fea.-ful
cost in life and treasure tbut woubi bu
entailed In u contort with these flovco
marauders.
liinrrt-ut.
"Everything sliu tells you Is un ei
apgeratlon." "lld you ever ask her her age or the
3lze of lier shoes?" Ron Ylvant.
There never was a woman who didn't
occasionally pray for u rhunsu in her
ubl'kud'a dlsp'jsltlun.
ferson's Secertnry of State at the time of the nominating
convention of 1808, and James Monroe holding the same
lortfollo under President Madison when he was nomi
nated In 1810.
Madison, Monroe and J. ). Adams found the cabinet a
stepping stone to the highest honor in the gift of the
people, but this political history has never repeated Itself.
No man now alive can recall a time, however, when four
members of the same cabinet were prominently mention
ed as candidates for the Presidency In the same year.
Secretary Oortelyou, Secretary Tsft and ex-Sccretacy
Shaw will find no precedent for the elevation of a cabi
net minister, other than a Secretary of State, to the of
fice of President .
Superstitious persons who may admire Mr. Form Iter
and Mr. Knox will probably be Impressed with the fact
that no senator of the United States ever stepped direct
ly from his senatorial office Into that of the Presidency,
(n fact only two or three ex-senators bare been elected
President, although some of the most distinguished mem
bers of the upper house have been disappointed aspi
rants for the office. Among the Presidents who held of
fice subsequent to the time of John Qulncy Adams to to
be recalled Andrew Jackson, who resigned from the Sen
ate to be a candidate for President, but wb was de
feated. That was In the campaign In which Jackson was
opposed by J. Q. Adams, resulting In tho election of
Adams by the House of Representatires. When at last
Jackson was elected President he had been out of the
Senate four years. Utlca Globe.
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.
HE Chicago Tribune has beea taking a rote
of the editors of the Middle West on choice
I of Republican Presidential candidates. It
asked the Republican editors of Illinois
S?)S)SM9 In,J1n. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
afagJ the Iwe Dakotas, Nebraska. Mtasouri nnd
Kansas If they approved the progressive
policies of President Roosevelt Of tho replica 1509 ap
proved the policies of the administration and W did not
To the question, "do you prefer a progressive or con
servative man for President Roosevelt's successor?" 1,433
want a progressive and 170 a conservative.
For first choice of candidates 044 wore for Taft, lftl
for Canuon, 150 for Fairbanks, 19 for Knox. 184 for
Hughes, 230 for La Follette, nnd scattering votes for a
dozen others. President Roosevelt received 158 rotes,
but the Tribune explains that In the groat majority of
answers received tho voters expressed themselves in fa
vor of Roosevelt If he could be prevailed ou to accept the
nomination. Toledo Blade.
THE STORM,
Graphic Deacrlptloa of Ila Cmlnff br
One Who Lived lo Tell the Tale.
"Tho weather conditions," he said,
"had been precisely those to make the
experienced navigator cautious.
"Tho morning wus sultry. There wns
not n breath of air stirring. When
the sun was half way up to tho zenith
It showed as a dull copper dink. A
faintly bluish hnzo rested upon the
horizon.
"When the tide began to make an
almost Imiierceptlble breeze came up
from tho sou'west Just enough to make
the flags tall off at Intervals aid then
settle down and flap feebly against tho
staffs.
"Ranks of clouds appeared, and
finally massed themselves In tho west
ern sky. I Bald to myself that It was
no time to bo nt sen that at high wa
ter there would be something doing 'up
nloft and lower down.
"Later tho clouds begnn to draw wa
ter. The heavy bnnk Bocmod to pnrt
and ono portion of It bore away to tho
south'ard and the other to tho nor'ard.
A few big drops of rain fell, but that
was all we got, of It In the oourso
of tho aftornoon I ventured out
"Along toward low water the light
breeze of wind failed. There was a
dead calm. I had all sail set but could
not keep steerage way. She simply
drifted with tho tide. The surface of
the sea was like glass, save for a long
swell that came In from seaward.
"Over In the no'theast the peak of
a cloud showed Itself.' It was fringed
with light It mounted rapidly. Other
clouds seemed to bo pushing It an.
"Tho white fringe edged tae porten
tous bnnk they were forming. Below
this tho color wns dull loaden.
"I knew what tbnt meant I over
hauled my ground tackle, keeping an
eye nil tho time on tho bank of cloud '
coming up against tho direction from
which the breezo had been blowing be
foro tho dead en nn.
"Suddenly a ripple appeared on tho
water beneath the dark cloud with Its
fringe of white and sails of vessels up
to windward dropped as If tho halyards
had been cut I "could see men scurry
ing about the decks.
"A yellow ruffle nppenred upon tho
water, advancing with inconceivable ve
locity. Beyond it was a wall of tor
rentlal rain, rent by blinding streaks,
of lightning. Peal after ueal of thun
der came in quick succession!
"I vainly tried to head the craft su
that she would take the onset of the
gale head on. Tho dark rlpplo on the
water, followed closely by tho lino of
yellow foam, was almost upon me.
"What was I to do? I could let tho
sails go by tho run, drop the anchor,
pay out ull my line and bang on. But
what If tho gale should bo so stiff that
she couldn't Ho to It? Th;n I would
have to buoy my anchor lino and send
."with bare pblcs till tho gale blew Itself
out
"While these thought were flashing
through my mind It came to a point
where KMiiethlug must be done quickly.
"Without another Instant's hesitation
I gut out, took my canoo under my arm
and walked ashore, barely In time to
keep from getting wet above Aw kueea."
--Washington Post.
Aroufclnif ttmulnUon.
Little Johnnie, having In his posses
sion a couple of bantam hens which
laid very s-.r.nll eggs, suddeuly bit on u
plan. (Joins one morning to t'ie fowl
run, Johnnio's father was rurprlsad to
llnd nn ostrich egg tied t ono of tho
ben:?: niul above It a curJ with the
words :
"Keep your eye on this and do jonr.
best." London Tld r.lta.
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