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Down In the crowdtll , busy street
A IIttlo chlilt was lost :
110 ran with wear' 1I1t1e feet
Where hurrying tlllndrl'ds crossed : r ;
f l rom tho'J who stopped he turned aside ,
And , IIlIed with suddell Cear ,
} Jt1 wlhll ) ' , pitiful ! ) ' cried
i'or 0110Yllo dill not hear.
111. anxious Cather came at last
f ' " . And claslled the wee IlIlrrled ! ) ' , t
And mnn ) ' 1\ ono who past
COlleen Icd 1tenr of JO ) ' .
The fnther klsst the If tile fneo . .
. Wllh nil the Rtaln It hore. ! . ,
" . And Uissful truRt Wa ! ! In the pIa co ,
} Where fear hull beell before.
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- I 1111\ but nil :1. child thaI's lost : .
lIy drendful douht ! ! oPllrel'sed
I ' I thlnlc of gulfs that Inust be cros3ed ,
' And fear III In m ) ' brenlt ,
! ; 0 , will 111) ' fnllh return to mo
It . " ' 11I lie COlllo back I < Ol11e ( tay 1
i , To where J linger douhtlllltly ,
. And lead lIIe 011 the wn ' ? . . .
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A Jc"lirtaiion and a Typewriter
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Copyrlghttd. 11)02 , bv Thf uthor , PuI > llh1r19 Company.
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"You are not thlnlelng of makIng
nny new busIness deals , are you ?
Here Is a very Imllortant t 'pewrltten
letter , " saId Bub , who was smtlng the
mall , flingIng the mlsslvo across the
brealefast table to his sister.
Natallo Imlt her pretty brows.
"Must be an advOl'tisement , " she com-
mente . "How disappoInting , when I
expected a letter from Mr. Vander-
beel , , "
She languidliy opened the stiff on.
\'elollo and then a cloud darl\Oned her
eyes.
This was the letter :
"Dear Daintiness-I am rushed wIth
busIness , my two partners beIng ill ,
which must account fO ! ' thIs method
of communication , I Iwow that 'ou
care to hear from me , and fiatter my.
soIr that , : rou would rather recolve n
line In this unconventional wa ' than
none at nIl.
"I think of 'ou constantly and the
tact that I shaH bo unable t.o run upI
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"Well , upon my word , what effronteryl
A typewritten letter , and to mel"
for over Sunday , as you suggest , does
not mean that you are any the less
dear to me. 1 thInk wo understand
each other so well that explanatlQns
nnd excuses are superfluous between
us.
us."I
"I am hungry for a sIght or you.
'What arc 'our plans as' regards com.
Ing to town ? Evcl' 'thln Is'ery gay
here , bllt , as ) 'OU mllst Imow. IIfo Is
novO\ \ ' quito c0mplete to me when 'Oll
are absent ,
"Do sIt down upon receillt or thIs
and write mc ono or 3'our nice breezy
letters with nIl the news , especIally
that pertaIning to 'our churmln selt ,
Thino over ,
"HAHnY. "
, " 'Yell , upon my worl ! , what effront.
I er ) ' ! A t3'pe\\'l'ltten letter , and to me !
! I will teach HIs ImpOl'Unence ales ,
1 son.rite him a nIce. hre ( > y letter ,
J Indeed ! He will thInk me a regular
cyclone when I tell him of m ' ollnion )
of hIs method of cOl'l'espOlHlence , "
Dllh cried "Hear ! Heur ! " and Na.
talio left breal\fast untasted in her
anne 'ance.
A week later Irs , MOI'gan und Na.
talio went to town to do some shopping -
ping , Harr ' Yanderbecl , silled them
at the ollem.
"You deserve a gooll scoldln , " he
saId , bendIng over the girl's pretty
brown head.
" ' ' 'hat , then , do 'ou deserve ? " she
retorted.
"I should hate to get al. my deserts ,
I'vo been slIch a mean scamp genoml.
Ir , but what particular sin do 'ou refer -
fer to now ? "
"I urn not In the habIt of receiving
tyHJWrlttt'n ! lettor\ ! from my m scu-
! 111\1' frIends , "
"Ah , dear little lally. bllt I told 'ou
I waH extrl'.ordlnarll ' blls- . "
"Thero can be no OXCIISO for orrer.
. . . .tnp a lady such an insult , "
"WhereIn lies the hanll ? "
"How ohtuse 3'011 are. Can 'Oll pre-
tenrl that It Is In good taste to say
nlco , Intlmato thIngs. such as that let.
tcr contnlnedthrou h a thll'd Ilerson ' !
Why , the mere thought malees me
( \ blush , I ousht never to speal , to ) 'OU
a aln. lIow 'Olll' t 'po\\'I'iter must be
: laughing at us both. Oh , it was vul.
gar to do such a thing , "
" 1'13' t 'pewrlter , mademoIselle. Is a
tolht thing or Iron Hnd steel , not
gIven to laughter. "
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"It is absurd to try to evade the
question in that way. I mean the
young woman to whom 'ou dictuto
'our correspondence , I sl1ppose it is
a young woman , the matter is oven
worse If ) 'oUt' t 'pewrltot' is n man. "
"You thInk so ? That is too bad , because -
cause my t'llewriter is a mall , "
"And 'ou were shameless enough
to let him Imow that ) 'OU dared write
such things to me , "
" 'Vhy , he lenows as much about mo
as I do myself , "
"Such confidence may do very well
so far as business matters are concerned -
cerned , but you hnd no right to reveal
our friendshill to a cIerI , . ' "
"r love to see you look 11I,0 that , "
said the man , "If the music wore not
goIng to blare forth In u mInute I
IIhould delay my confession halt an
hour longer , just for the pleasure of
watchIng ) 'onr rnge , "
" 'Vhat now ? " impatlontly. '
" 1\ly tnJO\\Titer Is no clot'I , . " I
"I do 1I0t care who he is , 1I0thlng :
can Imlll'Ovo the situation.
"Oh. yes , ) 'OU do dare. That letter.
to which you talw such exception , and
whIch I reaIl : , ' prided m 'self was
raUct' a neat job , IR the work or the
blushIng man ) 'OU see before you ? "
"You did it ? "
"I dId it with my little fingers , "
"ImpossIble ! "
"Dearest ) 'oung woman. nothIng is
impossIble to ono with my talents. I
must go now. .peoJlo ) are settlIng
down again. 'Vhat n 1.101'0 the music
13 : I am coming to calI tomormw
whether you want me or not , and
next time he sure ) 'Ou are I'ight before
you accuse a nice gentleman or all
sorts of hOl'rlble crImes. "
Natalie pondered and wondered , and
arrived at nothIng but ) Jerplexlty.
Was it ] lossible , she asked herself
as the mtisic thundel'cII to a grand
finale , that this entel'lalningsome. .
what fl'ivolous manoJ'.the-world , un.
derstood the manIpulation of a type.
writer.
"I will provo hIm , " she saId as she
moved out of the Ollerhonse amidst
the luxuriously attired mob. "lIo is
extremely good fun to flirt with and
if ho's told the truth about this affaIr
of course it's all rIght and thel'e need
bo no hreak in Olll' IIltle intimacy. "
The next aftel'Uooll when 1\11' . Van.
del'hecl. entered the Morgans' private
sitting 1'00111 ho found a cheerfully
bUbhllng tea Iwttle Rnd a radIant girl ,
Ho did not notice a queer-shaped object -
ject on a small tahle in a c rner.
Natalie was In high spirits and they
sldrted the dangm'ous shoals of love-
maldng. as was theil' custom ,
lIal'1' ' Vanderheck lall IV j.lst how
far to go in such dellcato mattot's , and
as Natallo Iwow just where to HtOP
hIm. hoth found the ) JastllIo ! exciting ,
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Natalie regarded him with wide , wo : ' ! .
derlng eyes.
"Aro 'ou aware , my dear. that It Is
'our oh\'iol1s duty to send mo away ?
I do not lenow enough to go of my own
free will. I ) JrCfHlmo 'ou are goIng to
dhro this e\'enlng. and dIning meaus
a frock othel' than that fascinating
affair 'ou huve on. "
"I want 'ou to do somothlng for me
first , " with a ) Jleadlng smile ,
"What bliss ! I hOJe ) It III somethIng
ver ) ' dlillcult , tbat I mny show m '
valor , "
"That depends , " saId Natalie with 1\
laugh , muglng the blacle cloth from '
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the t'lIewrlter , ' 'It Is not exactly thl )
1lnd oC a tnslt Indies In the IJlst19011 '
to set , Cor theh' faithi'II 1 knights , but '
It Jo extremel ) ' tlll.todnto , which Is I'
alwnys tu ) ' ondol\vor. I am crnz ) ' to
Reo how these strnnso lool\lng mn-
c.1nes ! are managed. W.on't ) 'Otl sbow
me ? "
'fho man tnrn'd a bit Imll' nt the
sight of th ( ' nlcwl'lter , but his pau'lo
was so slight as to ho Impol'cl'lllIbl ( ' .
"CortahI ' . " ho saId , 8tolJllll1 [ ; for'
ward. "It Is scnreel ) ' so romnntlc n
tasle as I'oscuing 'Olll' ( ; Io\'o f'Om ! 1\
lI,9n's dt.l , hut lnuch sln\11lor. 0) ' the ;
walIss : ChannIng , pl'co of llaper
Is n requlsito of this lasl , . " .
"Will 1Illeco of no to paper do ? "
"Au 'thing wrltablo will do. "
Ho run the paper Into the mnchfJo
with flOUl'lsh , nnd begnn to rattle ,
the l\Oys at quite a rosJectablo ) sJecd. )
Natallo rcgal'lled him with \ \ Ide.
wondel'lns e 'es. "IIe cl1n do it , " Dho
thought.
'fho 'oung man ] lulled the paper
out of the mnchlno and held it UIJ to
her. There were severnl lines , rend.
ing : "This Is a sampl ! ) of the worle
of thIs machine , " all pel'foctly writ.
ten.
"Thank ) 'ou. " saId Natnlie. "It is
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very interesting. "
"Don't mention It. Shall always ho
glad to do an ) ' typewriting ) 'OU mny
have , but I warn you in udvance that-
m ) ' clll1rges 111'0 rather high. "
"It seems IlIIgrateful , hut I really
must send ) 'OU away now. "
"Tho best oC thhlgs must have I1n
end , even the tasR of wrillng' on the
typewrIter at the whim of a fnir
YOUU ! ; cre ture , lIa , hum ! So rolls
the world awa ) ' . " .
Natalie pressed hIs hand gently In
parting' . and there was a tondcr soU-
reproachfulness in her e'es. Ho lenow
she regretted her suspicion of him ,
and his gu ) ' farewell was intended to
assure het' of his forgiveness.
Vanderbecl. paused fot' moment
on the curb outsIde , "What a strol\O
of luck that she
did not insIst on my
wrl lng nny mol'O when that is the
only sentence I 100ow , " and ho swung
on to a car feeling well content.
WAS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
Minister Turn : : Apparent Predicament
to His Advantage.
Hev. I , W , SanfOl'd , leader of a new
sect at Shiloh , J\le" that threatens
to exceed In numbers Dowie's army ,
lells a stor ) ' of a Prosb 'terlan minIs.
tel' .
"ThIs minIster , " says Mr , Sanford ,
"was maling a tour of MaIne , preach.
ing each Sunday in a dllTerent church.
It hUP11ened that on ono particular
Sunday he had no new dIscourse Ilre.
pared. 'fhls , however , did 1I0t bother
him. Woull ! he not be among strange
people ?
"It chanced , however , that when be
amse in the pulpIt ho saw a number
of last Sunday's congregation seated
In the front row. A delegation had
como to heal' him agaIn , Intending' , If
he pleased them , to offQl' hIm the
incumbency ot their ChUl'ch ,
"What was ho to do ? lIe suspected
the cause of the delegation's visit , and
ho wanted to please them mIghtily.
An InspIration came to hIm , and ,
tl'Ownlng down Ullon hIs IlCarenl , he
began :
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'Dear Friends : I have been much
lJall\ed hy It report that has reached
me , I ) II'eached last Sunday , as you
Imow , In Shiloh church. 'Veil , I have
been rellabl ) ' Informed that the good
llOople of Shiloh took umbrage at my
dlscoUl'sl' . 'fhey questioned its ortho.
doxy. I low am I to reJly ) to them ?
IIow am I to defend myself ? Dut ono
way Is open to me. In order to refute
this baseless charge from Shiloh I am
goins to repeat , sentence by lIentence ,
and WOl'I ! for word , the sermon I
preached there last Sundar. Glvo me ,
I pray 'ou , ) 'OUr attention , and see if
) 'OU can find in Jl1 ' sermon a single
unOl'tho ox thought.-Chlcago Hoc-
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She Was Stuck on the Place.
A strnnge thing happened in thIs
vlllago recentlr during a lull in the
heav ) ' rains , and it happened to ono
pOOl' , lone hen , and caused her owner
to gaze and wonder In astonIshment.
'I'hls particular hen In question has a
broCH ) or nbout twontr chlclens which
shp Is forced to scratch fOl' and shel-
tot' from hawhs and do other thIngs
thllt lire necessary fa I' moth rly hens
to 1001 , out fOI' when chlelwns are
'ouug.
Well. It happened that ono mOI'uln
the raIn stolJpell (01' a few hours and
the gl'pund was oxceedlngly soft and
suscl'ptiblo to the Iledal extromltles or
all hinds of walling creatures , cspe-
clallr hons. 1\t's ! , lien started out to
sl'at'h for a few cholco wOI'ms and
bugs ,
About an hour later her owner
came Into the 'al'd and saw her
sc'ratchlng on the ground and sup.
posed she was co\'el'iug her ( 'hlcls
from some llaHslng haw110 ! weut
UIJ to her , hut she did uot start. Aud
good reason , too ; she was stucl ( in
the mud UI ) to hel' fcathet'y breast.
The man , of course , extrkated 1\II'S.
If , from hel' emharrasslng position
and she hustlell bacl , Into the harn
to walt until the gro" IIlI dl'IClI.-
Ullldefol'll , l\le" Hecol'lL
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Thoughta on the Seasons.
l lntlf'n'd with IlrnmJ 1' of ( 'SCUIIO
/'rnll / ) ( " ' ( 'I'Y hllrlflll hlasl.
8/1'1111 / ' : ' IlIkl'lI , 0 Hprhhtl ) ' Iay. thy shape
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J 11'1' JO\'t.lIl'Hl nlill her hlst.
! . ( ' ! 'S ( nit' Is flllmml'r rhllnl ; ' high
III IIt'n'l' l'olHtlllal power' .
LI'HH fail' thlll ; wht'll a 1I'I\II'I1t \ il t ) '
BI'III ! ; ; > ! 011 , hm' jliU'llIg ! hOUl' ,
" 'hl'n I'lIrth "I'PUYR wllh Joldl'lI Dlwaves
'I'llI' lahlll'lI of tilt ! plow.
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All torlghlC'11 un the buugh ;
" 'hili pl'l1.Ihl'ullt , ' IIlItlllllll 81' , : s ,
IIl'fon' , ,111' lIl'al' " Ihli IInlllll/ /
or wlntl'l' l'Ullhlll1 ; III , III close
'I'he emblomn tic 1'0111111 :
5111'11 b ( ' 0111' 51I1'III " 011I' lImmcr ! ! IlIch :
8(1 mu ' 0111'lIllImn 1.111'1111
" ' 111hfllr } ' " 'llIll'r , IIlId lire IlIlIch.
' 1'hl'oll/lh l1eavol"IIIIIII IHIU" , h..r I'/lIt !
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, N"EED OF TllE CANATJ.
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ITS NECESSITY ,
OIJtructlonlst3 In the en1lto Are III
Oppo31t1on to Their P"rty Followers
In Scheming to Delay the Conrotruc.
tlon of the P..nma Watcrwny ,
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Senalor 'Gol'll1an's tactIcal mnuou'
, 'era Oil the isthmIan cannl lIuestion
ha\'o been IHlecessful only In uncoverIng -
Ing the wonl , poInts in the Democratic
line.
Democrntlc Sl'nators who orIgInally
( a\'OI'ol1 the Panamn route and who
\'oled fot' the SJooner ) 1.111I nnl1 to rnt.
f ( ) . the lIa'aHerrnn canal h'eaty have
no reason fOt' opposlns the IlI'osent canal -
nal treat ) ' .
Democrnts who held that the tl'eaty
wIth ColombIa made too mnn ' con.
cessions cannot logically OllJose ) the
IJresent treat ) ' , which mnles no con.
cessions Inhnlenl to the interests of
the United Stntes.
Senators who formC'rl ' fa\'orecl the
NIcaragua route are rIght In the ab.
stract. 'I'ho Inter Ocean belio\'cd
'ears ago and bello\'es now that the
Nicnragua route Is preferable to the
Panama routc. 'I'ho contention that
there Is 'greater rislnnl1 reator pos.
siblllty of scandal in coustructl'ng n
canal on the Pnnama route than on
the NIcaragua stili stands.
As n cnnal on the NlcarnSlla route
is Imposslblo and as a canal on the
Panama route can be cOl1l1tructed Un-
lIet. mol'o favorable cll'cumstances
than 0\01' heforo , the real friends of
an isthmian canal ha\'o accolltod the
sItuation , preferring a canal on the
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Pnnama route with all its l'1sls to no
canal at nll.
'l'ho Domocratlc senntors honestly
In favor of an IsthmIan canal accopt-
cd thIs view of the sItuation when
they voted for the Spooner 1.1111. They .
have not changed their vIews and are
now objecting , not to n canal on n
particular route , but to the means
used to secure control or the route.
ThIs objection Is personal or political
and cannot stand In the court of finnl
issllo when the question is a cllnal on
the Panama route or no canal at all.
On thIs question no one doubts
how the AmerIcan people would voto.
East and West , North and SOllth ,
Democrats and POPllllstS , as well as
Ilepubllcans , they are In favor of an
Isthmian cann ! . 1\11' . Gorman's scheming -
ing to defeat the ratification of the
canal treaty has developed the
strength at the canal Bentlmont In
the Democratic party. There Is no
opposItion to the ratification In the
nopubllcan party.
Wh ' , then , treat the qllestlon as a
party Isslle ? Why not act upon It In I
its real charactm' , as an AmerIcan' '
question , and IHlt asldo Mr. Gonnan's
theory that any qllestlon , no matter
how vltnl to AmerIcan progress , may
O used as a roothall In the game oC
Ilolltics-Chlcago Inter Ocean.
MORGAN'S CHANGE OF HEART ,
Senator Would Now Annex the Isth.
mus of Panama.
Sonntor Morgan has "recognIzed"
tlio Panama canal. Dut the vonemblo
assailant or the Presldenl's Panama
policy w1l1 not recognIze the now re.
public , Instead of I'ecognlzlng It as
an Independent overnrnent ho would
grab It antI annex It to the UnIon.
If anybo y In thIs country tool , Senator -
ator Morgan serlousl ) ' on the IlIthmlan
canal question his b1l1 for the annexation -
tion of Panama , Introduced In the
Senate , would ho rogat'ded as an
alarmIng and unexpected maulfesta-
tlon of "Imllorlullstlc" tendoncles IJn
the ) J rt or the venerable statesman
ft'om Alabama.
Senator Morgan hns vlelousl ) ' Inm-
pooned the prosldent for aIdIng the
tDrmatlon of the new ropubllc and for
recognIzIng' Its Indopend nce , 110
charged the presIdent with havIng
prechJltnted the revolutlcJIl and do.
nouncorl the Panama canal treaty as
unlawful.
Dut the venerable senator has executed -
ecuted an amulnf ; flop. lIe no longoI'
sltll up Illghts with the Constitution
Bnd scr ams with frenzr aR he contemplates -
templates the o\ltrago perpetrated
LJpon the soverelgll state of Colombia
by the people or Panama. Having
l11adl1 up hIs mInd that nothIng can
[ lOW prevent the bulltllng or tl10 Pan'
mn canal , Senator Morgnn 18 not snt-
Inflod with n "canal strIp" ton mll08
\tldo. Ho wants to annex the entlro
Isthmus , cnnal stl'ill , Colon , PannmA
ancl all. lIIs 1.1111 provldcs thnt al\ \
the rights IUtd IJl'operlcs ! or the ne-
puhllc of Panama or e\'ory dcscrlptlon
shl\lI " 11St III the Unlled Stnles of
Amorlcl1 , without resor\'o , a\Hl shall 1.10
suhject to lIell' : so\'orelgn JurIsdIction.
It Is true thal Senntorforgnn doen
lIot IJroposo to talw the Isthmus wIthout -
out some compoml\tlon. ! 110 woult !
glvo for It $10,000,000 , whIch ho ra-
, Jards as a gOOll prlco for territory
t hat contaIns enl ) ' 31G71 squa1'o miles.
lIe lloes not neglecl also to provldo a
lmlm for the bereavell ColombIans in
the shallo or $16,000,000.
'fhe eloquenl senalor will bo warm.
I ) ' wolcomell to the 1'11\11(8 or the " 1m.
porlallllts. " The IInllortant thIng to
the countr ) ' . hOWIJ\'CI' , Is the fact thnt
Senator Monnn hils finally admlltotl
that the Pnnama cnnlll i a 111'01.1111111.
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No roollng With the Tariff.
'I'ho unsettled condItions fl'om whIch
the countr ) ' hus just commenced to
reco\'er do not alhnll or Introdur.lng
: Ul ' now II.ncCl'talntles until the sley
hils materiall ) ' clearod. Hnd the boom
continued thel'o mIght ha\'o been
some gl'ounds for the ollPononts or
the tnrirr to IIrgUl ! thnt It was brlnglns
too much prosIJcl'\t \ ' , but now thnt the
hoom hns had II check the llungor that
would follow the Introduction of n
further IlIsar1'angemont of trade con.
ditlonll could Invite nothIng but dlsas.
tor. .
The nopubllcnns ha\'o nlwn3's stood
for a tarllT that would enable Amorl.
can Intlustr ' to thri\'c. There Is 110
occnsion now to lIull away nny IJrotec.
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Uncle nm-You se ( ' , my dear Lad ' ot the Snows , the thln s ) 'ou have
to se ] ] are preclsel ) ' the thing's wo ha\'o to se ] ] . If we should consent to
so foolish a ] Jleco of hllslness as to rob our farmers of Ulelr protection , we
shollld certainl ' insist uJon IIn open marlcct fOl' 0111' manllfactures.
1\1lss Canada-'I'hen wo can't trado. , Yo want to bll11t ! up our own In.
dustries.
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th'o wall , nnd o\'on If the threadbnro
nt'gumont tJiat 1tarifC Is not needed
to pl'Otect goods that can 1.10 made for
the expert tt'lldo had any weIght at
any tlmo It has al ways been olTllet hy
the fact that It a tnt'iff Is not needed
IlIlt'ticularly on an ' specific IIno of
manufactul'ins , It docs no hurt to that
Industr ) ' . EVQn the Democrats In
Congress see that thIs Is no tlmo to
howl calamIty or to jeopal'dlzo the In.
te1'ests of the countr ' , and the ) ' woulci
i hardly be extremists If lhey could
, effect an 'thinJ ; hy It. 'I'ho most ot
I theIr nolso will 1.10 for the benefit of
the gallet'lcs.-Plltsblll'g 'fhues.
Farmers and Exports.
Some of the Democmtlc orntors
woull1 1.10 plensed to mlllw It out that
the falling 01T or the exports , whIch
was shown by the Illst reports , wns
callseci b ' the IIresont tarIff lawH , ancI
that the docrellso or the oXllorts work.
ed Injury to the fa1'merll. Some ha\'o
gone so far as to say that the Dlngloy
law Is 1'eSllonslhle for the falllns off of
the exports of farm IJl'Olhlcts. It so
happens that most or the Ilroclucts
which have shown a docrenso in export -
port are on the free lisl. 'I'here haE.
heen 110 decrease In the IlrCluetlon ( of
farm III'oducts. No ono has l.lCen com.
plaining hecauso his cOl'n crOll , or hIs
wheat crop has he en a failure. Pl'icl's
nlfo 111'0 good , It the PXPOl'tS hn\'e
fallen off it n1C'lIns I hnt Instead or
sellln In a forel n marltet the farm.
ers are fiolllng lit homo , Everyone Is
omplo'ed and IH a consllmer. Home
) leollo ) 1\1'0 couRllmlll homo ) JI'oducts.
The farmer Is foodlng hIs nelghbol's In
AmC'rlcRn comnl rclal centCl's , But
the farmC'rR would not 111\\0 had a
chance to do thla wore It not rOl' the
fact thnt the present tllI'lff schedule
malw It ) Iosslhle for the fnctorles to
work nIght anci ciay to malto goods for
the homo anci forel n marlccts. The
fnrmer's p1'OSllerit ) ' Is Inthnntel ' IInl-
ed with the prosllOl'it ) ' of ull the ether
clusses of the cOllntr ) ' , IB the farmer
slltlsfied ? It Is 1I0t 111coly that one
who stolls to c'olls1clm' will \'oto (01' a
chnnge- venllort 'l'hllell.
Wrong from Flrr.t to Last.
. WIth the tnl'lff Iwpt at the protec-
tI\'e point AmCl'ican ) llanto will bo
enlarged to cio nil the \\'ol'k necessnry
for Ihls countr ) ' . With the tarilT talen
011' . wIth Delllocl'atlc free tmllo , thQ
European mlllfl woulcI hold that tmda
nnci saln more as thIs country rrow ,
AmerIcan steel IUIII Iron worleerll
would then come Into cilrtCt ! competition -
tion wIth foreIgn lahor and wages
would go down , . 'fho tnlst woulll not
1.10 crushed. There Is lIothln plaIner
than timt the DomocratIo idea Is
wrong frOlU fIl'st tu Illst.-Lnfa'otta
( IntI , ) Call ,
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H FIRST SHOT ,
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It Is Fired by Japan- - the Eastern
War.
Clum FOO-'rho .Jllpanesu fleel at.
tlwlwcl Port Arlhnr nl. mhlnlght on
Monda ) ' .
'I'wo HlIlslnn ! hllllleshltJs nnd ono
Husslnll crulsel' WCl'O dIsabled b ) ' tor.
pOl1008.
'I'ho two hattleshlps IUsabled nl'e the
PollavlallIl I he CZAI'oVItl'h. - The cl1s.
nhlell nl'morC'd crulsel' Do'nlm nnd the
groUlHICJll hattleshllJs hlocl , the on-
tl'lIUCO to the harhor. IJI'o\'olltlng gun-
hOllts fI'om goIng out anll baUleflhlI\s
ntHl cl'ulsors from goln In nnd'Het -
tln coul. Bosldes this. , TalI n hns the
Husslnn gunbonls Vnmlg anl1 KOI'ot ?
ct'ught nt Chemulpo. They Were
hOllnd \'lalll\05tool , . :
1'ho .Tn II II fleet WIIS under COin'
m:1I\l1 : of VICl' Allmlml Togo. and fOllr
fust ( 'I'lIlsI'S , the Chltose , Shlldshlma ,
Yasll1ma nnd lwate. clrl'lOiI outRltl\ ! .
I1mwlng' the flro of the HlIsslnns. They
t hon joIned the main tI'ot IInd 1111
went in 10 IIttacl , the III'JI\01'ecl \ crllisers
In the .JIIIJUlHSO fleet , whIch conslstet.l
or two II1\'lslono , were the 1\I1I(11s:1 : , the
flars llttho : first class hl\tlIeshltJs
Ashl , FlljI , Inashlma , Shllmshl Mn ,
Patsllso anl1 the dlspntch heat TatslI'
ma , 'fho IJConll : 111\'lslon of the fleet ,
unl1er commnll1l of AdmIral Kamlm.
lira , on the 'tInllhll ( Iclsllmo , conslsl.
eli 0' the nrmOl'ed cl'ulsors Yultllma.
Asama alld Iwntz.
When seen b ' the slennter Jo'oo
Chow 'I'ueslln ) ' morning the asl cruls-
ors wore cll'cllng' In a radllHI of' sIx
mllos. No torlJedo bonia were seen
unll It Is Ill'obahlo thllt the ) ' left the
vIcinIty actOl' the tOl'llello attllcl , of
Monlluy nIght. The Hllsslan tIcut out-
sttlo of the harhol' consIsted of. the
hattleships PC'tropawlawsle , flagshIp :
Poroswel , sllh'fluA'Rhltl : Pablella , Pol-
tl\\'a , Czaro\'ltl'h , Hot\'lzan allll Sohag.
to1ol ] , and the cl'ulsOl'S NovlI" Do-
nrhl , Ba 'at'u , Dlnnll , Pnladn , Aslwhl
anll An al'a. 'I'ho dlsahled bal tloshlpR
nro insillo Forts lIuau ChIng Shnn amI
ChI Kwan Shan. 'rho cruiser Is'Ollt. .
sIde , but within mngo or the forts ,
l.ONDON-The nnml mon In I.on-
don regllrded the result or Japan's
first altacle with torpedo lJOats on the
Hllsslait fleet off Pot'l Arthur al ! he.
Ing stu/Horlng / one. They poInted
out that Ylce\03' AloxlolT's refOl'cnctj
to "mInes" oh\'lousl " " .
\ ) meant "torpo.
does , " nnd snld that If the Husslnn
veesels ha\'o hoen stl'lIcl , 1.13' "whlto
head tot'pelloes" the ) ' Ilrobahl ) ' ha\'o
heon sunl , 01' aI'O rosUng on the mlill
In Port Al'thur , III nn ) ' CIIIIO hOllolo3slf
out of action fOl' a oonslllernhlo tlmo ,
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TO SAVE BALTIMORE ,
Prompt Action to Preven't Loss of
Trade Adv1lntages.
U.UI'IlOIm'I'ho scene In Ald l" I
en Bnllhnoro hegan to ho'Islhly
cloll ! ' " 'OdlHRlhl ' uflol' a confm'OItce I
hetween l\111 'OI' I\lcLnno , 1\ special
joint commIttee of the logislatlll'o and
I
: t. forlllillahle dolcgation of relll'esontu.
t1vo hllslnesH men. ThlH confOl'enCl ! I
was llt'l'an l11 ! wllh 1'Iew of meeting I
In II pI'actlcal wa : , ' the awflll exigency r
whleb thIs cOll1l11l1nlt ) ' fncos. At thl
moellnl IJCsltlos t ho mn 'OI' there l
WOl'O IlI'csenl. inlhwntlal memhors of I
tht ! state Iu w.maI\llIg \ hod ) ' , Il Ilozen
hnlll , IlI'l'allents , , fOl'lnOl' Governor }
lI1lth , Unlled States Senutor-olect
HU'lIol' UlHI sO\'OI'al of the loadIng citizens -
izens ,
'I'he SUllI'ome IIlIostioll to ho decldell
WtlS that of call1n - on the national
govCl'nmellt. 1'01' fwllllers to talto the
plaeo of the two militia l'oglment
1I0W dolllg dllty In the hlll'llell dls ,
h'lel. 'I'ho eonstltuloll ( or 1\1a6'lallll
l'oqllll'OS thut no 811'h l'OCluost he mad' !
of the Ill'oslllont eXI'opt hy l'eqllost IIf
the stale legislatlll'e. 'rho leglslatlvo
commltlee was ) Il'eflent anll consllltcll
with the mU'OI' , anll clt ) ' otnclals 011
thnt ) JOlnl. It waH shown thut thlt !
Is lIot a tlmo rol' sent Imellt as to the
uhlllly of the slate to tal\O care or Il.
solf. i1l1l1 that the UnIted Slates Bol ,
IlIel's wm'e needed and needed lit
onc'c. all this SCOI'O It wus shown
thut the mIlitiamen were alreally
milch exhauHted , and that the militia
on active dllt ) ' Is costing the stat'J
$ riO.OOO a dar.
The UllIlIIUI\CClUont \ of the leglslntlve
C'ommlttoo t hal It wOllld t'ocoml1lCllI1
at OIlee tlw Imll1C1l1ate )1I\8Sa ) e of the
resolution wus l'ecelved with pleas.
me hy the ollclulti ! and huslness mon
) II'escn t.
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NEWSPAPERS IN BAD SHAPE.
Temporary Arrangements for GettIng ,
Out Editions. "
BA UI'I\I ; OIL. . , 1\111.-1'ho newspaper
SltllUtlO1I In Baltlmoro Is temJol'arlly )
UI'l'an l'd as followli :
'rhl ! SlIn will IIse Its job 1ll'lntlnt ; ,
) Jlant. whlc'h wns olltslllo the IIro IIno ! : ! ,
I
'rho II0l'llld Is being sut h ) ' hand In I
the o1lll'0 of the Cuthollc 1\111'1'01' , und
will ho 1ll'lntl'll on the ) Irosses of the
gvenlng WOl'ld , whIch was alflo Ollt
or the hllrned Ilisll'lct , The Amm'lcan
liaR estahllsnod tomlloral'y qllarters
In Elltuw Htreol , anI } the Bvenlng I
( ! Ws hUH headqllarters In the oficeH ! I
o'cmpled somc 'eam ngo hr the lIcr.
aid at l lItnnnll Baltlmol'c stl'oets , I
nnd will lJend th'h' matl'lces to the
PhllItIt'1)Jhl/l : ) / Press. the copy beIng
fOI'\\'tmled h : . wire allll specIal mell.
SOl'ger , 'I'ho nel'man COITeSllondeut
Is gettIng Ollt IIR nHJI'nlng edItion at
tlw olllcoes of , the WOI'III. - I
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Gladnecs In Berlin. , j
m RLIN-JaIHII1'I > inItial snccess In I
the IIl'st , ' ,
attacl wIth tOl'lIedo boats'on' _ .1
the HlIlsll\u ; Hect off POl't Arthnr IIro. \
IllIeed a deep ImlJresslon both on the
11001110 111111 m 111 I 1\1' ) ' IInd ua'al cl'llIcB
hOl'e , Oroulls cnthorell al'olltlll the
cllstl'lhllterR of the "oxtl'as" ( I the
st roets : UIII reall the 1I0WS almost _
WIUI cxclaml1ttplls uf gladness , The } . -
cOlnme"nt lit thc mal'lno deJlnrtll1en
was that CVt'n the temllOrary dlsnblo- r'
mellt of thl'eo w/lrshllls / IJlacl'tI the
Ilusslnlls at a Iroul dlsallvnntage In
the futuro' ollol'atons. !