SISTERS OF CHARITY ilsc Pe-ru-na for Coughs, Colds, Grip and Catarrh-A Congressman's Letter. In every country of the civilized world listers of Charity are known. Not only do they minister to the spiritual and intellectual needs of the charges com mitted to their care, but they also feiinister to their bodily needs. With so many children to take care of and to protect from climate and disease, these wise and prudent Sisters have found I'eruna u never failing safeguard. Dr. Hartman receives many letters from Catholic bisters from all over the United States. A recommend recently received from a Catholic institution in Detroit. Mich., reads as follows: Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio: Dear Sir: "The young girl who used the Peruna was suffering from laryngi tis, and loss of voice. The result of the treatment was most satisfactory. She found great relief, and after further use o f the medicine we hope to be able to say she Is entirely cured." Sisters of Charity. 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Nab. swnwaa.awava-r Bin MlffiWrTaVt Itm -a4. Book of testtmals and It iA 1 4' tiaafaaut iaVXX. Pr.g-B.&awal S aj.JL B.t i .mm. r s v David Meeklson. LDEJIIfiPl) Commoner THE DOCTRINE OP DESTINY. President Roosevelt went all the way to Memphis to Join in welcoming Gen eral Luke K. Wright upon the latter's return from the Philippines. While there the executive took occasion to exploit anew the convenient theory of destiny, which has been urged as an excuse for the permanent retention of the Philippines. He said, among other things: "Whether we are glad or sorry that events have forced us to go there is aside from the question. The point is that, au the inevitable re sult of the war with Spain, we found ourselves In the Philippines, and that we could not leave the Islands without discredit." The statement that "events have forced us" to exercise dominion over the Philippine islands Is not true. The demand made by this government for the Islands was not a forced one so far as we were concerned. It was purely voluntary, and the demand was made because of the supposed pecuni ary advantage that the islands would be to us. Immediately after the vic tory of Manila the president began in quiring about the resources of the is lands and Influential exponents of the Imperialistic doctrine have constantly paraded the financial advantage of "our new possessions." The treaty with Spain should have provided for the independence of the Philippine islands as it provided for the independence of Cuba. The fail ure to make provision for independ ence wos the first mistake on the part of the administration, but that mistake could have been cured by a declaration of the nation's purpose to give inde pendence to the Filipinos. The rati fication of the treaty did not compel us to hold the islands, and the senate, after the ratification of the treaty, came within one vote of passing a resolution promising independence. It required the vote of the republican vice president to defeat this resolution. Then the McEnery resolution was sup ported by nearly all the republicans who voted for the ratification of the treaty, and that resolution declared that the question of disposition was left to the futune determination of congress. Ever since that -time the opponents'. of imperialism have been endeavoring to secure a declaration of purpose on the part of congress, but the republi cans have refused to disclose their plans or admit that they had any. Un der the excuse that we were coerced by events, our government has pro ceeded to kill thousands of Filipinos, and to dispose of their land. Because they have erserted the doctrine set forth In our own Declaration of In dependence aad refused to recognize a title based upon purchase or force, they have been called insurrectionists and have been put to the sword. When Spain, under compulsion, ceded us the Philippine islands she gave us only a quit claim deed; she simply re linquished her claim upon them, but could no more convey title to them than the king of Spain could convey to an American citizen a valid title to a Spanish subject. When the Unit ed States accepted title it accepted it in trust for the Filipinos, just as a man who takes a stolen horse away from a thief holds it as trustee for the real owner. If a man catches a horse thief in the act of leading away a horse from a neighbor's barn and rescures the horse he can not say to his neigh bor that, finding the horse valuable. he feels forced by events to keep it. And yet if be did so his conduct would be no more absurd or indefensible than the conduct of the administration in trying to lay upon circumstances the responsibility for the establishment of a colonial policy. The president lays great stress upon strenuousness, and is credited with much physical cou rage. If he has the moral courage to announce and defend the principles which underly imperialism let him cease to hide behind manufactured cir cumstances; let him boldly condemn the doctrine of government by the con sent of the governed. Let him say: "We are bigger than the Filipinos and can whip them, therefore we are en titled to anything that they have." And when he has applied the doctrine of highway robbery to nations, let him draw the line between such a princi ple applied to governmental affairs and the same principle applied to indi viduals. When he attempts to distin guish between force as the foundation of national expanseion and force as the foundation of individual acquisition he will begin to realize what imperialism means. It is reported in the newspaper dis patches from Washington that "some of the statehood boomers are now urg ing the extraordinary strength of Pres ident Roosevelt in Arizona. Oklahoma and New Mexico; they say that this strength insures ten electoral votes for the republican ticket in 1904. These statehood boomers have hit upon the "argument" that will most appeal to republican leaders. Anything that will contribute to the success of the repub lican party is interpreted by these lead ers as being "good for the nation. A reader of the Commoner calls at tention to the decision of the supreme court to the effect that the silver dol lar is an unlimited legal tender except where contracted against. This law has been in effect since 1878. although many advocates of the gold standard seem ignorant of the fact. A. the president has sent a silver watch, chain and medal to his loyal subjects, the chiefs of Tutuila, we may assume that he considers 16 to 1 about the ratio existing between a cit izen and subject. One reason why the daily newspa pers print ten columns about a college football game and ten lines about a col lege debating contest is that many people think more of feats of the feet than they do of contests between cere brums. Newspapers are made for the same purpose as the Frenchman's razors. Those business firms that imagined they had such a sure thing on the Cuban business are engaged in howling loudly about the woeful ingratitude of the Cubans. Cuba is showing many in dications of being able to go it alone. The gentlemen who urged the Pana ma canal route In order to delay canal construction are disconcerted because the Colombian revolution is ended. But they live in hopes that another one will he started in time to postpone canal construction. Mr. Addicks admits that he has spent $250,000 in trying to secure a senatorial toga. Mr. Addicks seems to delight in being classed an an "easy niark." Aftrr declaring that there are no trusts it la only natural that Mr. Han na should deem the Sherman anti-trust law suQcient to restrain them. Comment. President Eliot of Harvard, recently said: "We have lately, to be sure, felt some hesitation whether there were not In our own country powers strong er than our government. We have had r.ccasion to observe that combined cap ital seemed to regard the government of our country as a secondary power. We hae also observed that combined labor seemed to regard the government of our country as a secondary power. Hut it is not so, gentlemen, and the coming years are going to demonstrate that the American democrary has the Bupreme authority In the continent it occupies." But what is President Eliot doing to bring about this reassertion of the American democracy? He seems to have many words by way of criti cism for laboring men; but if he has yet uttered a vigorous protest against the trust system and the powerful in fluences that for selfish ends are con trolling our government today, such utterances have not been given wide publication. The Rochester (N. Y.) Herald says: "The vigorous opposition to the ship subsidy grab waged by democrats and independent republicans for the past three years has thus far borne fruit in the stimulation of a healthy senti ment in favor of the protection of the federal treasury against the more brazen schemes of individual favorit ism." Undoubtedly the Herald Is cor rect in its statement; and yet it re mains to be seen whether this fact will have any effect upon a republican congress. It did not restrain the sen ate from passing the ship subsidy bill and recent dispatches announce that Congressman Grosvenor has been at Washington for several days with the view of making a special effort in be half of this iniquitous measure. The London correspondent of the New York World cables to his paper as follows: "The foreign agents of the United States steel corporation have been instructed to offer finished steel abroad at prices below those quoted here. This plan was tried by the con stituent companies of the United States steel corporation three years ago and was very successful. Excess of produc tion over consumptionin certain lines is said to be the cause of the reduc tion." And yet republican leaders are interpreting the result of the recent election as a decision by the people in favor of "letting well enough alone" on the tariff question. Abram S. Hewitt was recently asked by a reporter for the New York World if he would express his views on the future of the democratic party. "No, sir," replied Mr. Hewitt. "I have no interest in the matter. I am not a democrat." Mr. Hewitt has made some progress. When he refused to support the democratic ticket in 1896 and again in 1900 his refusal was based on the ground that he was "too good a demo crat" to give support to that ticket. Now Mr. Hewitt is candid and there are others who ought to be equally candid. The St. Paul Globe gives the Ameri can people a pertinent reminder when it says: "We have played a contemp tible part in the Cuban transaction. Our part was, moreover, foolish. But it dictated to us by the protected inter ests and we filled the role doubtless to their satisfaction. It will be still furthed to their satisfaction should it prove that little Cuba is in a position to refuse our exports and to seek else where for a market for her own." The Rocky Mountain News suggests that the growth of the trusts can be checked by adding a few words to our copyright, trade mark and patent laws providing that the privilege granted under such laws are in the form of a lease and not transferable except by the consent of the government. It is a good suggestion and worth adopt ing. Anything and everything should be tried that looks toward the destruc tion of private monopolies. Congressman Hepburn of Iowa says that should Mr. Cannon be elected to the speakership, there would be but little necessity for any other represen tative in the house than the gentleman occupying the speaker's chair. For many years the speaker in a republican house has dominated the entire body. It would seem that Mr. Hepburn would by this time have become accustomed to one man power. It is estimated that the advance in wages by the railroad companies will mean $50,000,000 for the railroad em ployes. It Is also estimated that the advance in freight rates will mean $120,000,000 for the railroads. This is at least one instance where it pays to be "generous." It certainly pays the railroads and the shippers foot the bill. It is now proposed to appropriate $10,000 of the public money to entertain the king of Siam when he visits this country. It will be remembered that the entertainment of the Boer dele gates took place on the back steps of the White house and cost nothing save a lot of mental anxiety on the part of the administration. That harsh, metallic sound from the west is caused by Mr. Perry S. Heath endeavoring to patch up the running gear of a senatorial boom that collided with the ambition of Mr. Reed Smoot, Perhaps Baer will explain that his sudden change of front on the strike settlement was due to a revelation in forming him that no concession should be made to his wards. President Eliot's latest remarks about union labor do not indicate that he has learned more about union labor. It merely indicates that he has learned more about the good sense of the American people. Having raised wages slightly the railroads are now beginning to raise freight rate more than enough to cover the wage rise. Of course the trusts were thankful that it was Mr. Knox after them, and not an attorney general who really meant it- Having drawn from John Mitchell all the facts about the miners' union, let Mr. Baer be put upon the stand and all the facts about the anthracite coal trust drawn from him. . We gather from some administration organ defenses of Mr. Babcock that he believes the republican party is always right, even when convinced that it is wrong. ' It is hard to reconcile the claim of republican leaders that their party la the party of progress with the cam paign shibboleth of "Let well enough j alone. - 3IS LOGIC FAULTY UDGE GARY TALKS AMUSINGLY ON MONOPOLY. Acting Head of the Great Steel Trust First Denounces it a Evil, arid Then Shows Hew Hit Comrany crusnes uui ai competition Y The Industrial chieftains &i the lead of the billion dollar steti trust iay understand their business as iteel producers, but as economists ind philosophers they ar wobbly in iheir logic. President Charles M. Schab made some bad breaks both as to facts and theories when he was before the in dustrial commission in 1901. Now omes Judge I,. H. Gary, the acting lead of the trust, with a three-column Interview in the New York World of Nov. 21. which can properly be described only by sayi::g that it is a 'corker." Here are a few samples of i: is economic wisdom on the subject of monopoly: "I am opposed to private monopoly. No decent man in American can de fend it." "It is an impractieabl ; and utterly unsound idea in businesi." "All sound organizers of industry regnize the absurdity of the mon opoly theory. No large Industry can last in America unless it is founded on the basis of competition, that is, the survival of the fittest." "If the United States steel corpora tion, the mosi powerful private Insti tution in the world, is to succeed, it jiust not and cannot found its policy Dn a program of monopoly. Its suc cess is due to the highest form of competition, competition in brains, in methods, in work." "No man need fear that monopoly Is making any headway in this coun- BAER'S CROCODILE TEARS. .' or? fcancaaaST usa&QQ try. A study of tha United States Steel corporation or of any other great and successful industrial or ganization in the United States will show that it is the spirit of unsleep ing competition a competition that avails itself instantly of every new idea or appliance that makes suc cess." But Judge Gary has very peculiar ideas as to the meaning of monopoly and competition as will be seen from the following quotations from this same interview: "There is a tremendous competition going on all the time between our various mills, a friendly, good-natured rivalry, but none Vhe less eager. It is the kind of competition that Is giving the industrial supremacy of the world into the hands of America. "No, we know very well that we cannot win by the device of a mon opoly. We must win by getting pos session of the best and most econc mi cal raw product "And by using the most concentrated and highly devel oped methods of production. This is a competitive, not monopolistic, idea. "Of course the first element of strength which the United Stages Steel Corporation has is its posses sion of raw products. We own 70,000 acres of Connellsville coal, practically the whole supply of the world. We also own 50,000 acres of Pocahontas coal. These two rals beat the wfcrld for cheapness and quality. We f. so own 700,000,000 tons of unmined ifca. We have methods of measuring the supply in the grow?:d, and that is our estimate. Then w have about 100 miles of our own railroads, besides something like a hundred and fit een steel boats on thi lakes. Our vast system of steel a ill iron mills is con trolled by fifteen subsidiary om panies, which, in turn control their own subsidiary companies." No further coi-xment upon Judge Gary's logic is necessary, except to say that the oniy danger he sees ahead for his wor'd-conquering trust lies in lower tariff duties and in less protection. "If we are to be the domi nant manufacturing nation of the world," he says "ve must be as fully protected as any tlher nation." Judge Gary Iv up-to-date, Z and knows how to maiufacture new defi nitions and roles c f logic, as well as steel rails. These are great times. Byron W. Holt. REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL. They Must Legislate ' on Tariff and Trusts Procrastinating Tactics Will Not Satisfy the People. Tho Republicans are now sailing with a fair wind, and on the crest of a wave of seeming prosperity. How long will It last? There are ominous signs of . a financial storm. That I MW -"all a m-' 1 A -a Jm m VU" . aw- m v.Tftgtf of bnslnMS, th btocJc mar ket Ks on. s descending scale, and In- clpjfent signs of a panic are observable tohose wno iook ucneain ine guriaco. One cause of the financial trouble Ahat is" surely coming Is tho high price of many articles. High prices reduce consumption, and this miiRt soon bo followed by a reduction in production. The family with a limited Income cannot spend more than is earned; If the necessities and luxuries of life are maintained at high level, as thry have In the past year or two, those? with small, fixed Incomes will have to curtail their expenses to make both ends meet. The laborer, the mechan ic and the-clerk find the coal hill, th meat bill and the rent have ndvunccd beyond their means to meet, unless some of thr luxuries are disiicnsed with or poorer or cheaper c lothes aro made to do. Prosperity,, therefore, to these peo ple of limited incomes Is a delusion and a snare. High-priced prosperity always makes large profits for the manufacturers ami generally for tho merchant, but the consumer suffers unless incomes advance in the samo ratio with the Increased cost of liv ins. It is admitted that the cost of living has increased about 40 ht cent and wages on the average have only ad vanced from 10 to l.r per cent. Is it any wonder that worklngmen are demanding more whros and that numerous strikes have been Jn prog ress? Prosperity that is only participated in by a part of the people and leaves the great majority with less than enough to live on comfortably does not deserve the name. The trusts and corporations and favored minori ty are, through monopoly and the pro tection granted by the Republican tariff, piling up riches undreamed of until these last few years. These enormous profits of the monopolists all come from the work of the farmer, the miner and the workmen, who transform the raw material into the necessities and luxuries that our civ ilization demands. These producers are, therefore, entitled to a fair divi sion of the proceeds that is, enough to live comfortably and something to spare for modest luxury, or to save as pleasure or thrift may dictate. Letting wll enough alone and standing pat may be good logic for the trusts and monopolists, but even Senator Hanna and the great majority of other Republican members of Con gress will find hard times on their hands if they continue to bleed the people by piling up riches for the trusts and combines. If the Iowa idea prevails in the selection of a speaker, and the shelter of the pro tective tariff is removed from the trusts, the Republicans may acquire another lease of power in 1904. If, however, the procrastinating tactics of a tariff commission are adopted as the policy of the Republican party, and no revision of the tariff is accom plished before the national election, a political revolution will result. With all the departments of the government in the hands of the Re publicans the people look to them for relief. Great Slump in Values. From Sept. 8 to Nov. 12. fifty-six railroads and eighteen industrial stocks (71 per cent of par value of all listed on the New York stock ex change) declined an average of 10 per cent, or $601,442,000. It is esti mated that all of the listed stocks, with a face value of $7,314,421,790 de clined in value between $700,000,000 and $800,000,000. It would have been easy to account for this great shrinkage had there been a Democratic victory on Nov. 4. It would certainly have been charged to thewicked Democrats who are bent on ruining the country, and whose coming victory cast its shadow in advance. Thousands of editors would have jumped at the chance to blame the party of adversity. They are now at a loss to account for this great slump. Not only will the Republicans have the next House by a safe major ity, but big crops and the settlement of the coal and other great strikes assure us peace and prosperity for some time to come. What, then, caused the slump? As most of the shrinkage occurred after the election, it cannot possibly be charged to the Democrats. It is up to the Republican philosophers to concoct a plausible explanation for this lack of confidence in the G. O. P. No wish is to be Ignored when It ! backed by endeavor. - 1 'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMm PEOPLE WHO ENJOY MISERY. Strange Affliction That Some Unfor tunatea are Subject To. How can anybody enjoy being mis erable? Men do , and no do women. They surround themselves with an atmos phere of gloom. They hug trouble to their breasts. They make mountains out of mole-hill", and there aro tear and groans when there should be smilcH. Perhaps you have a cynle hi your employ. You can pick him out with your eyes Khnt. He ban the blues from Monday morning till Saturday niKht. He will tell you that ho always gels the worst of It from everybody; that his talent Isn't recog nized; that his genius Is wauled; that he Isn't g'-'tlug enough money; thnt there Is no future for him and a lot of tommyrot like diet. Aller that i-onies the brooding i.tae. Any man who broods over real or f'incled wrongs Is dangerous. He in not hane. and he Is also a n i;lity poor workman, whether h: I milking hoe handles or counting money in a bank. He deliberately destroys his own efficiency and chance for succesn, and all for llm perilous and quei.tlonuble happiness of being miserable. Cleveland Press. MATTER OF RELATIVE WEAP. Leather Scat Patch Would Co Farthea Than Paper Sole. ' 1 The New KiiKlum! town meeting is ever a source of anecdote, and on that may bear repealing comes from Welleslcy. Mass., noted for a college and, until his recent death, for one Solomon Flagg. who attributed his fourscore healthy years to the fact that he had always used tobacco and liquor If tne liquor was good. Flagg was town clerk, historian and the traditional wit of town meet ing. At one of these March gather ings the management of the poor farm was under criticism, and aomfl one had made liold to defend the superintendent, Robinson by name, who was charged with being Intoler ably lazy. Flagg listened Intently, then clear ed his throat and thus addressed the chair: "Mr. Moderator Our friend who has taken his seat Is an eloquent -gent, and there may be some truth In his remarks. Hut, Mr. Moderator, In my opinion, a pair of paper taps on the soles of Brother Robinson's shoes ' would outwear a leather patch on th seat of his trousers." And Solomon Flagg carried the day. New York Times. The Bishop and the Bum. Sir Robert Anderson, a veteran of the Sot land Yard detective force, of London, England, maintains that bums and criminals often spring from blameless families, that they may be reclaimed, and that the offspring of criminal families may be developed into respectability if caught young. Max Nordau maintains the reverse on each of these three points. He insists on the literal truth of the proverb: "Like father, like son." Nordau also claims that the sins of the fathers are written on the face of their wins. Recently Anderson and Nordau got, into an argument on the subject in Ivondon and Anderson produced two photographs, one of a bishop, and the. other of a burglar, and challenged Nordau to point out the criminal. After some consideration Nordau de clined to make the attempt. Napoleon's Egotism. New anecdotes showing the heart less egotism of Napoleon are even yet appearing annually. Somo of the new est are from memoirs, recently pub lished, of Chaptal, Minister of Statw under Napoleon. Chaptal said of the Emjieror: "Accustomed to take everything to himself, to have no eye for any on but himself, to esteem no one but him self. Napoleon paralyzed at last every body and everything around him. "If he caressed a child, he pinched It, to hear It cry. "He never felt a generous or hu mane sentiment. His heartlessneHS was expressed In a remark once made to Prince Kourakin, the Russian min ister: 'Your master has not, as I have, twenty-five thousand lives to spend every month.' " Hoodoo Started Trouble. "Some people I know," he began lu an Insinuating tone, "act very much like a hoodoo." "Who do?" asked bis indignant and suspicious friend. "Yes, that's what I said, hoodoo!" "Well, answer my question who do?" "You stupendous ass, that's what I say hoodoo! Hoodoo! Hoodoo!" "You hopeless, gibbering idiot, that's what I'm asking you who do? Who do? Who do?" At last their friends found them locked in a deadly embrace, chewing each other's ears, and long before the attempt at explanation wag complet ed each had been placed tenderly In a heavily padded apartment. Los Angeles Herald. Noises Attract Snakes. It is a remarkable fact that there are certain kinds of noises which at tract snakes. For instance, the whirr of the mowing machine, instead f scaring these reptiles, as might bo supposed, seems both to allure hem and enrage them, and they almost In variably dart toward it, rearing them selves in front of the machine, which, of course, promptly chops off their heads. In six months so many as 120 cobras alone have thus been slaught ered on a farm in India. There by Right. One of them went over and whis pered to the stranger who had come In and taken a seat: "I beg your pardon, but this Is a gathering of working women, met to protest against " J "l am a traveling preacher's wlfe.T said the stranger. And they made her the president i the meeting. V The only v.oman who is pro against temptation is the woman loves. i Ii ? -1 x