Outbound.
A 10n I ) ' sail hi the \'allt S I\'room ,
1 11tH'lIut out Cor thu lIort oC gluom ,
'l'he'o'a o Is Car on the trackls / t11l "
'l'he wutch Is long am } the seas uro wide. *
f t ; ;
' 1'ht hcalllanlis blue In the slnkltll ; da ) '
l lss 1110 a IlI\nd on the outward wu ) ' ,
(
Tlte Culling gulls , as tile ) ' dip anll veer , i. .
, Lift mo a'ulee that Is , , "uull to henr.
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( ' 1'ho Jr at wlnlls come , ' .nd the h a\'lng
' Hcn ,
i 'rhe restless mother , Is calling lIre ,
2l The cr ) ' oC her heart Is lone anll willI ,
Searching tlto night for her wanllerell
" - child , ' t
, ;
Deautlful , weariless mother of mIne , '
III the rJrt or dOOIll 1 urn here , I am
' thlnc ,
ne'ollll the fathom or hope or fear , f
' Prolll bourn to bourn of the dusk I stecr.
! /
' - the wake ot the stars , In the
' ; 1 111
11'1 . tille , Cram dream.to -Unlmown llrenm , , f'J I\\ :
, . - -
t . -
" A G A 2T ! UP I J I
T ' " "o
.
"Teuf ! Teuf ! Teuf ! Teuf ! Hrrr !
'Vough ! " 'fhe automobile ceased Its
, monotonous chant , coughed once or
twice and subsided Into a state of
.sllence , and , alas ! immobility. In a
moment the chauffeur was oIY his scat
, and poltlng about In the machinery ,
' ! 'hen ho went to the door of the car.
't'lage ' and touched his hat.
"Bcg pardon , miss , " he said , "but
. lOhe's brolee down an'll have to go to
the shop , I'm sorry , but you'll have
to get around the city some other
, \'ay , "
The girl on the bacl , seat-a tall ,
handsome blonde with the bluest of
'blue eyes-uttered an exclalmatlon ,
.
'U that Isn't too l.Iad ! And I've got
just two hours to see Washington l.Ie-
iore my train goes ! Can't 'ou call
another auto for me ? "
,
The chauffeur glanced around him ,
" 'Oh , : yes'm , " he said. "Of course ,
There ought to 1.10 some here on the
'Stand now , only there ain't. But I'll
'go In an' telephone for one right
awa ' . "
The man Ioolced douhtfullr : at the
machine indicated , "Don't thlnl , so ,
lnlss , " he answered. "That's a prlvato
maehlne , or I miss my guess ; still ,
I'll aslc. " Leaving the girl ho wall\Oll
oOvor to the curl.l and addrcssed the
young man sitting on the 1.I0x of a
11andsomo automol.llle ,
No one familiaI' with the new horseless -
less vehicle would for one momcnt
ltavo supposed that the one In question -
tion was for hire , "Racer" appeared
in every line of Its l.Iulld and costliness -
ness In the exquisite nicety of Its on-
'Stru < : tlon ,
'fhat an'thlng l.Iut an Instant negative -
tive would 1.10 the answer to his qucry
"whether that machine was for hire ? "
3tad never passed his brain , so his astonishment -
tonishment ma ) ' he guessed when the
) 'oung man on thc hex started ,
glanced at the girl still sitting In the
injured vohlcle a short dlstanco away ,
flushed deeply , and replied In the af-
. . . . : : : L-J flrmatlve , Then , without waiting for
further explanation , he promptly ran
, "
111s machine to the sldo of the other ,
nnd halted to permit thn girl to climb
In , 'fhe next moment they were
swinging down the avenue at a livelY
galt ,
The girl leaned forward , "Ahem ! "
she said. "DId the other man tell ) 'OU
where I wanted to go ? "
"Said 'on wanted to see the cit ) ' ,
ma'am , " returned the ) 'oung man , 1'0-
spectfullr , l.Iut In a curlousl ) ' muffied
tone , Ho had lwpt his head averted ,
. almost as If he wished to conceal his
features-a wish-if It were a wlsh-
in which he had heen successful ; the
girl had looleed at the machine , l.Iut
. not at the drl\'er ,
'Vhen the cnauffeur spol\O she
, started and glanced curiously at him ,
, as though his voice struck some dol'-
I . mant chord In her memory. "Yes , "
she said , "I do want to see the city ,
but I want to get to the dcpot by 3
o'cloclc , My train goes out then , "
"Yes'm , I'll get 'OU there in time ,
, . : . Golrlg East , ma'am ? "
I , Again the girl 1001\Od at him curl.
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/I She's broke '
down an'lI have to
, . . . . ao to the shop. "
, . , : I' ' l ouslr. "Ycs , " she answercd sowlr ! ,
, ; . . "I'm on m ) ' way to college , "
" "Oh-or- bollo\'o III the higher
Olillcation of women , then , "
'l'ho girl's cyes wcro dancing with
, , ; ' . ' flln now , "UndOl' ccrtaln clrcllm ,
\ . , " stances , " she said , "Is that the capl ,
; . , ' ; tol" "
"
. , "Yes'm. that's the capitol , ' Unller
' , . h . certain circumstances , Wha circum ,
" . .
' .tancos , for IIlIlance' ; ! "
"Oh. a stepmother at lIome. jor In.
: A
stance , How man ) ' senators are
there ? "
"Three hundred and eighty-six , I
bellovo. A stepmother might l.Ie a tel"
1'01' to some girls , of course , hut most
of thorn can get away from ouo home
to another without going to college , "
"How ? By the way , Is that the library -
.
brary ? "
"Yes. Whr , of course , most girls
have-havc-can marry , " The man
was spealelng eagarly now , I.Il1t he still
I < opt his face tllrned away and threw
the wordB ovcr his shoulder ,
"Married ! Whew ! That's a ver '
radical rcmodr. It might 1.10 worse
than the other trouhle. lIow many
1.I001 < s are there In the I1l.1rary ? "
"Two or three million , I helleve. Oh ,
no ! YOII wouldn't find It so. I'm sure ,
' 1'hlnk or growing Into a spectacled
old maid ! All college girls do , 'ou
lenow , Then think of that ) 'oung fellow -
low just longing to malce a homo for
'on- "
'on"What
"What building Is that ? "
"That ? Oh , the patent office or the
pension office or something ! thlnlc
of- "
"But SUPIlOse the girl has sent him
away ? "
" 'rhen let her whistle him IJacl { and
sce whether he won't como , "
The girl glanced at the broad haclc
of the man before her , while her
shoulders qul\'erod with silent mirth ,
.
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"BessIe , " he exclaimed , "Do you
mean It ? "
Then she pucleerod up her lips and 11e-
lIberatelr omitted a clear , soft whlstlo ,
The effect was magical. Instantly
the chauffem Bwung around In his
scat and faced her. "Bessie ! " ho cx-
claimed. "do 'ou moan It ? "
The girl smiled at him , thourh : ; her
e'es were dewy. "Of cOIII'se J : do ,
Ii'ranlc , " she said , "I never thought
'ou would go away as ) ' 011 did just
for a word. No ! No ! Keep your
seat. You can say rill that's really
necessary from where 'Oll are , "
"And 'ou lcnew me all the time ? " ,
"Of course , The mlnllte I really
100l\Od at ) 'ou. But 'ou'll malce mo
miss my train , "
"Train ? No train for 'ou ! I'll not
tnle any chances now. Your Interest
In the cUr may have lallsed , but
here's the cUr hall , Shall I go In and
get a marrlago license , ol'-wlll 'ou
go In with me ? "
lIe had sprung from the seat and
stood holding out hlR hands , the light
of love pleading In his e'es , "Won't
'ou go In with me , llesslo ? " he asled
ugaln ,
FOI' an Instant the girl hesitated :
then she tool { the proffered hand ,
"Yes , Franl , , " she said softly. "I will
go with -oll-now and always. "
"B1esR that old gasoline rattletrap
that bl'Ol\O down with 'ou , " ho cried ,
.
'It must have IlCen one of Cupltl's up'
to-datu chal'lots In dlsgulse-lloston
Globe ,
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Head of British Army.
Lord'Roherts , who has just. retired ,
was only the elghteonth ( ' 0l11mal11ler ,
In.'hlef that the British arl11Y has had
since the oUlco wus create,1 In 1 GH.
'fhls gives an a\'omgo tenlll'e of near ,
Iy thlrleen 'ears. which Is a long tlmc
for any mun to Ren'e ancl' worldng
hlR war 1111 to so loft ) ' n. Ilosltlon ,
But. at. times the ofl\l'e \ has been va.
cant , and not all of the InclUnbl > nb
IlIIt theh' feet on all the 1'01ll1lls or the
1I11111er , In earllel' times the ofl1cu
wus a Ilcl'qutlte ! ; of the ! -reat. CharlCf
II. appolntell his tHill , the Dul\C oj
1\1onmollth , who was later beheade
Ho wus followed h ) ' the nllliO of 1\1nrl
, horough , 'rho Dul\O of WellIngtor
waR the fifteenth In 8u'I'esslon , If 1'0
, , apilointments he counted ,
COULDN'T STAND FOR DEATH.
But Miser , WJc : Willing to Go Half
WJy-for. : Money.
1\Iarl lIauna's SIICCCSRor , Gen. Dlcl"
wns In hIs youth n teller In an' Aleron
IJIlnlc , Of his hanl\lnl ; eXllerlencea
he sometimes sa 'H :
"Ono f the dOll081tors with 0111' firm
had the rcputatlO1\ hohlg a mlscr.
[ d01\'t 1m ow whelh t. he was a 1I11scr
01' not , l.Iut I do Imow that ho woultt
sOl11etlmes ml1lo In one Ilay thrco or
four doposlts-now a dollar , now two
dollars , now fift ) ' cen ts. Did1 ever
hear of such a thing ?
"The ) ' IIBed to tell a qllcer stOl' '
ahout this old fellow. 'fher IIsed te
declare that n man onee went to him
and saltl :
" 'I'm a doctor , and I'll glvo 'ou
$10,000 If 'oll'll let 1110 kill ) ' 011 , 1
want to see how , Cllt In a certain yeln
n. man dies , '
"The old I11lsCI' wrlnlcled his fore
heud.
" 'Let mo think a bit , ' ho sahl.
"There was n. long silence.
" 'Well ? ' said the , 'Ialtol' .
II 'GIve mo till tomon'ow , ' Bald , the
111 I SOl' . ' [ ' 11 think this Imslnes8 oul
thorollghb' , ami tomorrow I'll give
'ou a declslvo answel' , yes or no. '
"So the man went away , and the
next day ho retllrned. 'fho miseI' said
to hll11 :
" ' 1 can't let ' Idll fOl'
'Olt 1110 $10,000 ,
friend. I've figmed I f all out , and
I find that ) ' 0111' money would 1.10 no
good to mo after I was dead , I'll tell
'Oll what I will do , though , I'll let
'Oll half , l ll mo for $5,000 , ' "
Where the LIne Is Drawn.
Congressman Joe T. Rohlnson or
Arkansas , who Is serving his first
to I'm In Washington , Is allthorlty for
the fact that whllo his state may have
Its faults when It comes to gallantr ) '
with the fah' sex "otd Arlmnsnw"
shows UI ) gmndlr. n'urlng his term
In the legislature a third assistant
clerIc had to he elected and 1Jy unanl ,
mous consent It wus decided that. the
pluce should go to 11. woman. T\e
energotlc chamllons of three fall'
daughters of the state enlisted them
selves and only after twentfollr l.Ialt
lots , 1\1lss Hltles : , 01' , as a moml.ler des.
Ignated hm' , the "LII ' of I afayette , "
was chosen.
"Yes , " responded John U , Tharer
to whom Hoblnson was te11lng the
hltcrestlng story. "Mun's admiration
for woman never fiags. lie wl1l give
her half his fortllne ; ho will glvo her
his whole heart ; In fact ho seems
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read ' to glvo hOl' every advantage except -
cept his seat In the strcet car.-Bos.
ton Journal ,
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His True PosItion.
The Celtic wit that bub1.l1es forth
In the arguments of Lawyer Thomas
Hiley Is alwa's refreshing , eyen his
opponents having to concede polntf !
made h ) ' apt clauses In his jury addresses -
dresses , A hrothcr l w'er , who had
settled a probate matter , had sent In
a hl1l for a. Yer ) ' largo fee and the
heh's thcreullon engaged 1\11' . Rlloy to
contest the charge against their form-
l1l' c\Jllllsel. Mr , Hiley's 1I1ea ended In
this manner :
"I went to my hrother attorne "s
office and I reasoned with hlm-I
l.Ieggelt hlm-I Imlltored hlm-I he-
seeched him to remember that he was
enl ' a counsel In this case and not
one of the helrs-Boston Journal.
Out of Date.
Some twenty yeal's ago , when WII.
ton Laclmye first went upon the
stage , he was rehearsln1 ; a part In
"Paul Kallvar , " under the direction
of the authOl' , the late Steele 1\1acl-
aye , who. whllo he was admitted to
ho a very callUhlo stage manager , was
'considercd somewhat old-fashIOlll'd h '
the more modern dmmatlc school.
During the rehearsal \laclmye und
Laclmye had a. slight dispute as to
how a part should l.Ie acted ,
"Do you pretend to argue with me ? "
Itomanded 1\1aclm'e , magestlcally , "I :
haYb been an aclmowledgcd muster of
the dramatic art fOI' twontr ) 'eal'S , ' "
"Yes , " said Laclca 'e , "l.Iut not this
twenty , "
A Gallant Butterman.
When the Queen of gngland , dauJh : ,
tel' of the King or Denmarlt , was the
Princess of 'Vales , Bhe attended one
afternoon , a fooll show ,
At this food show there was a IUS-
play of huttoI' that pleased the Prln.
cess of 'Vales greatl ) ' . She pmised
the huttor , and to Its exhll.lltol' she
said :
"Denmark sends liS the hest hutter ,
doesn't It ? "
'l'he dealer smiled , and shook his
head.
"No , 'our royal hlhnoss : , " he an.
swered , gallantly , "Denmlu'lc sOIlIls UR
the hest prlncesseB , hut Dovonshlro
sends liS the hest hutter , "
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A CIlld's Thought of God.
'rhey say ( hnt GOll 11,1'1' ver ' hllh ;
But If ) 'ou look ullo"o the ) llneli
YOII CUllllotjet ) our God ; 1111I1 why ?
And It ) ' 011 dl down In the milles
YOII ,11 ( > \1' HC ! ' 111111 In tht' uoltl ,
' 1'hoUlh CI'OI1l 111111 nil thn t's glul'Y shines.
God II'(0 / good , Ire Wl'nrR 1\ fet ] !
or hCII\'t'1I und earlh acrOHS IIIH fnC' -
I.lku lt'cn'ts kept , fOl' 10"0 , IIntold.
Bllt stili 1 C't'l that 1Iisnhracl'
Sildei ! down by thl'lIII : : , thrulIh nil thlnl's ;
1IIIIt.l ( ' , '
'l'hrollh : : lIght allt ! sOllnd or o"ery place :
All If m ) ' tPllll'r moth ( > l' Inltl
On m ) ' IIhlltlJI \ hl'l' 1lssell'lrl'I'lIlIrp \ ,
"alr-\\'nklll lilt' at nlrht , IIIltl Hald ,
"Who klHI < t'd rOll through the dark , lIenr
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HII sl'r ?
-I'UzntJ : lh Hnrrell Brnwnlng.
A UnIque Water Cooler.
SevOl'al 1I0W devices nl'o Oil the mar ,
Icat for heepln ! ; watel' cool without
puttln ! ; Ice In It. Olle III'1'allelllon\ ! \
conslHltl : of a pall which hnH all apeI'
1111'0 tOl' Ice III the cell tel" , 'rho watm
Is p01\l'ell \ arr\nll : , thlll : , a11l1 even In the
: ottest we " ' )1' wlll lw(111 cool fOJ
twelve hour' ; ' ' 1'hI8 IH all eSlllclall
deslral.lle sclU1010 for the slclc 1'0011I ,
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h'lLII > INO A S1'UDENT
NOT FfT FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT ,
SAYS JUDGE TArT ,
He ; 0 Opposed to Any Move Which
Would EncourJge : Tholl' Dtslrc for
Independence-G"Jve " : Responsibility
Restn on American Vot.el's.
The Phlllllplnc8 hlliopelldence com.
mltteo to whIch Sel retar ' 'l'nft reo
ferretl In his spcech nt Chicago , con.
slsts , as he saltl , of "a numher of ex.
rellent and IlI'omlnent gentlcmon , "
Among the ltIel11bCl'S Ilre nenrl ) ' a doz.
n t1nlvcrsU ' IIl'esltlont ! : ! , Including gJ.
lot of llan'lml , Sl'hul'mnn of Cornell ,
Jordan of 1. . < 'll\nll StallfOl'd , .11' " 1\llIg :
f Oherllll , and Aldo\'lnan \ of ' 1'ulano ' at
cw OrleanH. We select these names
hecauso thc ' alTonl convincing evl.
lIence that meml.lcrshlp Is not confined
to any s11Iall ! ! ectlon of the counll'r.
Aside from that , the apl1l'aranCO of the
nl\I11O of the Ill'oslttent of COI'nell In
the list Is pecullarlr Intel'ustlng he-
cause of DI' . Schlll'man's servlco on
one of the Phlllllpincs commissions ,
Another mcml.ler Is JUdge OeOl'go
Gmy of Dl'laware , who III SUllposel\ \
ha\'o dOllc some violence to his 6wn
opinions when ho slgllcd the treaty
b ' which the United States acquired
tltlo to the Phlllpplllcs. Various
I.Irnnchcs of the Christian church are
represented by BIshop Pottel' , Blsholl
SIJUItUng and Dr , Pal'lchurst , whllo
a11l0ng the othcl' s\gnerB \ to the Indo.
pondence petition are Charles I rancls
Adams , Anllrew Cal'l1egle , 'V. 0 , How.
ells and Horace Whlt . It wlll thus
ho Rcen thut the excollcnt ami Ilromi.
nent gentlemen are falrlr well dlstrln ,
uted , not only gcogrnphlcnlly , bllt I1lso
nH regards their ( llIrslllts ,
On the othel' hallt ! It wOllld no doubt
bo vel'y casy to mal\O UII 1lal'e ! list
or representative men who wOllld Ills-
sent fl'om theh' views anti agl'ce with
1\11' , 'faft that It Is not wlso fOl' our
political pl1rtles to pledge the11lselves
to the hulelJCl1llence of the Phlllpilines ,
If we 1111ponl to nl\mes fOl' authority
this fact mllst be'tal\On Into account ,
and of COllrRe VOl' ) ' great authority I1t.
taches to the name of the tlecretar : '
himself.
But where there Is suC'h a IU\'iRlon
of authority on great IJIlblltJ ll\leHtlon
there are the Htrongost reasons wh '
each h1l1lvidual citizen shoult ! glvo It
earnest consldemtlon , ant ! thl1t brings
nH to 3. vel' ' dllllcult aSllect of the
Philippines prohlem , ' 1'he sovereignty
of the Islanda Is actllnlly rellosct ! In
the voting population of the Unltell
States , which acts In Its own nffnlrs
as a Ilemocrao ) ' . And whllo this electorate -
torate Is very jealo\ls of Its own rights ,
milch allvo to Its own Interests , and
thorollghly well InfOl'met ! on the sllll-
jects that hnmedlatel ' concC\'n It ,
there Is 110 proBpect that It can ever
fully c0111llrehend I _ strallgo pcoplo re'
movcd fr0111 It hy tho\lsa1HIB of mlleH ,
[ n other words , If the Filipinos aN
generally Ignorant , from lack of
schools , we : their governors , aI'O now
and are destined to 1.10 exceptionally
Ignorant as regards them from lack if
contact anti lack or mclal sympathy ,
Heferences to the oxn11lples of ether
powers do not solve the'IIrohl01l1 01'
eliminate the serlollR natlll'e of whl1t
Is undouhtodly a grave anol11aly umong
American political Institutions. It
would therefore 1.10 a most hnppy os.
cnpe fOl' us If we could dispose of the
PhlllpphleR as we disposed of CUbn ,
and this Is "hat the Indopen enl'o
commltteo desires , Secretary 'faft
thln1s , however , that the tlmo Is not
rille ; that the Filipinos cannot ' lenl'll
: : ; elf-govol'llment h ) ' Indopeni'lent pmc-
tlce , hut onlr under n very long course
Jf tutelage , Ile argnes , therefore , that
It would he a gl'oat 'mlstalto for alii'
political IJUrties to give them the platform -
form oncouragemen t that Is advocated
b ) ' the committee , hecause It would In-
Rpll'e 3. best of natlvo agitators to a
dangerous activity.
'fhat mar lie so ; l.Iut neither the gen ,
orous Impulses of our people aB the ) '
fire expressed In legislation , nor the
fact that their dclegated authority Is
temporarily In good hands can 1.10 Ruhl
to clear' the situation oC its perlllexl-
tlos , This much only Is cortaln , that
If wo are to hold the IslandR wo must
give them the l.Ienoflt or that ctel'llal
vlgllanco without which the IIl.1crties
or no people are saCe ,
The Chasm In the DemocrJcy. :
ExUnlted Statcs Senator Pettl I'o\V ,
ono of the Bryan stulwarts , sa's he
will bolt the ticket If ClovolnnU or
anyl.lo y like him Is nominated. Pot.
tlgrew Is not quite so hlg a perBonago
as he was a few years UO , hilt ho
has a puU yct amen ! ; the Democl'llts
of his state. Ills views on the Cleveland -
land matter are undollhtedl ) ' helrl hy
a largo majority of his party In South
Dalcotn. and vicinity. 'fhese views , In
fuct , are very popular amen ; : ; Demo'
crats In nearly all the states west of
the MlsslBslPIIl , and they are cntOl'-
talned In Homo of the states hetween
the hlg river and the Alleghanles ,
lIow does Pettlgl'ew stanll on
Parlccr ? The Il1'csumptlon IB that he
Is against hl1l1 , 'fho Democrats "t
South Dalcota , hy an ImmenHe major-
Itr , are going to I1carHt , accol'dlng
to accounts , The New Yorlc editor
and CongreRRman Is malclng something -
thing 1I1cc a clean sweep In the IlI'alrlo
nnd mountain Btates , lIe will como
to St. l.oul8 with n hlg dlJleg-ation ho ,
hind him. PettIgrew will he ono of
hit : sllpporters , In hlR Intel'est many
or the former Bryanlte chieftains , In'
cll\dlng \ lll' 'an hll11Helr. will \Vorl"
Thill Is the wa ) ' thlns at'o Hhniling
among the Domllcl'at ; of the tmns-
MIHslSHlppl stateR ,
'fho prlnclpnl signifIcance which
this has fill' the cOl\ntr \ ' I1t largo 111
thnt It ShOWB the chasm In the DOIll-
: crac ) ' Is HtllI ol1Cn , As Ihe con"n ( ,
lion approacheR It Is 1II\OIy to g"l
widol' Insteud of narrower , Th(1 olJ
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uard of the BrYllnltos wlll vote for
Hoosevolt If Clovclunll or anybolly
consplcuousl ' IdentlfIl'd , , , Ith the ox'
prosldent's olenll'nt of the party
Bhould 1.10 nomlnatcd , This hM I.Icen
nlUlOuncetl many times , BxSonator
HeagQn of 'l'exas declnrcd rccently
that as between HooRovelt 1\1\11 \ Clove.
II'u1I1 he. Is 11 Hoosevoll man. l\Ian ' ot
the lr 'unlto contlngnnt. or the IlI1rty
holel this nttltllde. Prohahlr ltearnl1
Is ollJosed to n man IIIco Parker nlso ,
for Cleveland Is understood to fl1vor
the judgo'B candldoe ' . 'rho St. ! .ol\lfI \
cOI1\'ontlon of 1904 lEI lIIcol ' to see a
fight w ! lch will mnleo thl1t omQ\lto In
Chicago In ISlG ! seem 111,0 1\ Jove
feast. The Democmts Icnow they can
not win In 1JO ! , ' In I1ny case , and the
oPIJOslng bosRes In the pnrt . thoro.
fore are anxlolls to have tholr feuds
fought to n finish this ) 'cal'-St. LOlIlg
G1c JJo.Delllocrnt.
MJke : No Promises ,
"The hope of HUCCCSS In 0\11' worl ,
In the 1'hlll1'lllnes , " SIl'S Secretary
'I'nft , "IR tl'l\nq\llllity or the IJltI.lIle
mind , " 'fhat Is ono rcason why ho can
not Ilgreo with the weU.lntentioned
and 1lI.lnformed gentlemen who 1111\0
pctltloned the two great party organ I
zatlons to InRert In their platforms a
prom Iso to the li'llIphwR that they wlU
ulthnatelr be given hulollendence. ' } 'I , , :
secretar ' assumes the Democrats will
do what Is asled or the111. No doubt
ther will. They hr.vo a hahlt of I.Ill1n :
derlng where the Phlliplnes [ qucstlon
Is concel'ned , AR fOl' the ROll\llIlIcans \ ,
the ) ' will mal\O no mlsta1co on this
poln t ,
Vague promises of "ultimate Inde.
Ilcndence" In part ' platforms will com.
mlt the cOlin try to nothing , I.Il1t they
will l.Ie sclzed on b ' the malcontents
In the archhllllgo ! nnd made the haslH
of a now ngltatlon. 'rho action of the
political organizations will 1.10 fnlsol ) '
rCIII'esented to 11 densol ' Ignorant 11(1)0
ull1t1on aR meaning sp edy Indellt'nd.
once-next month 01' next year , 'l'hero
will he tll1'l11011 and tllml\lt. \ 'fhe rest.
Icss nnd turhulent spirits will reaR-
sume their asce\1llcnc ' . 'fho lJOuce1I1
and edllcated li'lIIplnos , who nro sutls-
flf)11 ) wltl ! the IIresent Hltllatlon anll
, , 'ho ollght to he the leaders of their
lIeople , the al1llctod with tlmh1ltr.
'fhe ) ' will lceel ) quiet , whllo "the
heathen me nnd the lleoille Imuglno q
vnln thing , "
'fhe time for decision us to whether
the Ji'lIIphHHI : shollld ho gl\'cn hllie.
1Il'mience cannot nrlse , sa's Seeretury
'fnft , who Imows them helter than
anr other Amol'icnn , "fol' 1consider. .
ahle period , lu'obahlr Hevel'al genem-
tlons. " It wOllld ho ( 'rl111lnl\l folly to
throw fIl'ohmnds nmon the FlllJllnos
hy pl'Omlslng them "nlthnato hlllc , .
Ilendenl'e , " 'fhc ' shollld ho Iu'omlsoll ,
al1l1 ho given wlthollt deln ) ' , hettel'
tralsllortntlon fnclllties In the f01'1Il
of railroads Ilnd hlghwll 's , the IIn taxed
admission of all theh' p\'odllcts to the
Unltell Stntes , und all othOl' pmctlcal
gifts that will promote Jlrospel'lty und ,
consoqllentlr , lIeace.
Not So , Poor as We Thought. '
The shrlnlwge or seclll'lty valllcs that
hegnn with the Northm'n Paclfle IHlnic
or lJOl ! has not hllli all the effects thnt
were fOl\J'ed at the time.
Heall ' hard timeR did not come ,
Slwclllation did Indeed collapse , and
Investmcnt tottercd , llllt the great In-
dllstrles and the grcat commerce that
connccts Iu'odllcer und conSllm01' went
on , mOl'e slowly-much more sJowly'- :
hilt stili steadily ,
What we lost. In the heavy weather
was not the shill of prosperity Itself ,
hilt some of Its salls. Whnt wo sllf.
fel'ed f\'Om most was not decline of
prodllclng and consllmlng ahlllty , hltt
loss of confidence ,
However , the ( 'rops have l.Ieen Illrgo
and mOl'o vaillable than In Ilrevlollll
'oars , Banle clearings IlIIII mllway
eamlngs are Rhowlng todar the In-
crcaslng activity In commcrce , Fluid
call1tnl Is so plcntlflll that. gold goes
nh\'Oad hecause It IB clumpor here than
there , Wo were lIetter , off to an wo
Imew.
'l'he flltnre cannot he salll to he
wholl ' clear. But the gl'eat legal and
flnnncial IS8110 made hy the Northel'll
Secllrltlos case has heen met wlthollt
rovolutlonnry proccdlll'es. Common
sensa In the adjustment of I a 1.101' dls.
Imtes Is plainly Increasing.
With n wiRe choice as a resllit of the
political campaign now Impcndln ! !
there seems no reason why the Amel"
Ican people should nllt find their Jlros.
perlty In 1 ! lOr. not only sullstantlnl hut
gencl'a ] ,
A Great Economic Question.
' 1'ho ( I\Wstion of the IlI'otection and
development of 0111" hOl11e IndllstrleR
IH not. ono or pnrt ' politics , aH the
ndhel'ents or the protectloll Illea are
fOllnd In all of our great political
IlIlrtles , Protoctloll Is a greut l'co :
nomic IJllestlon , and we Reo whnt won
dorflll effects It has hrought 'ahout In
thlR cOllntrr , and ulso In Gm'many ,
afl(1 ( the ottorts that are now maldng
In I ngland to change the economic
theorleH at that country , which ther
hl\\'o rlln along free trude IIncs fOl'
six decades-Tho Louisiana Plant '
and SlIgal' 1\Ianufactlll'cl' ,
WhJt : It CIJlms : ,
Th(1 frce trade Phlladelllhin Hccorll
snem'lnI ! ) ' remarls thnt "the Hepllh-
lIean II/Irlr / IH the claimant 01' all the
l'olllllr "s Ilrosperltr , Inchllllng the rlso
In the Ilrlco or wheat. " Oh , no , It Is
not. It merel ) ' claims to ho the earnest -
est RllppOl'\ct' \ of polltles : which tend to
Ilromotn ami maintain the clIntr " 1 !
prOHJlerlt ' , And thu heallty of the con.
tentlon Is that expcl'h'nce hus IJro\'cll
It to ho ( 'orr e't , 'rho Ican ' al'H when
the Democrutlc Ilollc ) ' of free trade
WIIS In ollCration are all thnt neell ho
eltell to attest the fact.-'l'l'Or 'flmes.
King Edward's Auto.
King 1'IIWI1I'd's ' now autolllolllle Is
c\I1ahlo of mal < tng slxtfI\'o mlles all
huur ,
l
, ; ; ; rr.v U ; 10
.zr ' .
. . .AND
.IS@ . .
Never Touched HIm.
"Laugh , and the world laughs wlLh
fOu , " quoted the fUllny JUun as ho
! tandell in an alll'gell joleo.
"But this , " rejolncd the editor , 9
o glanced at it , 'lis nlJ laughing
Dlattor. "
Whereupon the jol < esmlth , with
ead howcd down , wandered benco
Into the hither.
He Was In Luck.
"But can 'ou afford to marry ,
roung man ? " aslccd the dear girl's
rathor.
"Sure , " answered the wouldhe son.
in.law. "I hn\'o a friend who has just
been ordalncd n minister and ho is
Ivillins to tlo the lenot free , just for
rnctlce. "
SkeptlcJl. :
l\lIgg1es-Touchol11 has n wondertu
l1omory , lIe can actually repeat the
Ollmes at all the members of the pres.
ent congross.
Mltgglns-lIlIh , I'll het a dollar to n. '
10ughnut he can't repeat the uames
) t half the men he owes , "
In and Out ,
Dr. PomIJOIHI-All the world's a.
stage ,
SmarlIellhYepancI : a11 the daCe
'
I : OI'S , are ushe th wa 's.
An Apt Pupil.
Teacher-But have 'ou no excuse to
offer ?
Purl- : You Buld ) 'estert1ay'that ono
I\'ho was gooll at excuses was usually
: : flll at nothlnl : ; else. Undo the clr'
umltlUlccs 1 think It hetter for mo
rlf.t to tin anything that will lower
me In ) 'OU1' esllmntlon.-Boston . Tl'I1.u'
! crlpt.
,
- -
I-lope for the Future.
Como ! COllie ! " cried .tho candl.
iate's 1'I'lend , "don't bo dlshcartened
10 easll ' . "
"Uut I'm H\II'O to. be heaton , " replied
: he cIUldldute" Itlsm3 : h' .
" ' )11 , lot your motto he , 'llo who
'uns and fights awa ' mnr lIve to run
' ' ' '
motllel' day.
- - -
Nothing to Boast Of.
" don't''thlnlt
DlfltlnB-"I much at
\rs. aoogoo's abIlity as n mallufac'
: u1'e1' . "
l\Urlclns-"Wh ' , what do you
nenn ? "
BlflclnR-"Googoo t ld me the other
lay that his wlfo made him whut ho"
. S . "
,
Too Watery.
Brnle-"Poor MI' , BlulTer , Ho trlel\
:0 : mallo UH bellevo he was Il great
o\lrlRt , but trlPlwd himself dread-
: ulh' . "
gva-"In what wa ' ? " .
1 rnle-"ne Raid ho went automol.lll'
'ns ' In Venice. "
Wanted the Best.
Barher-Hel'o you are , sir. Shllve ,
Ill' , All right , sir.
Uncle Wayl.lac1-No , ) 'e don't ,
mung follOl" ' No shave fur me ! I
see yer slrn an' I wantol' glt tonsorl.
t d , whatever that Is , an' I l\1u liar
: ur It , too , '
I I" PI : ! , , ! , ! . 1I
, . . - , , - - - .
.
.
JIe-I'm just boglnlling to find my
rue pluce lu the world.
She-Denr mo ! How humiliating !
-Now Y01'lc Dully News ,
Backed a Horse and Won.
"Did 'Iz Iver male IllY money back.
n' 11I'SeRllIlIIlall' \ : : / "
"Sure , 01 made a hm1llred dollars
ran co , "
"How did 'CZ (10 ul ? "
" 01 hachcII him down a ciliaI' awn
hln tmed th' mon for lavin' th' door
Illon-New Yorlccr
Two Questions.
"Georio , will 'ou tn ) o me to at.
nany llll1ces after we al'o mnrrledO (
" , Tano , will you he no more wl11lng
a stay lot honH ! thun rOil now are 1'/
Measure of WeJlth. :
"lIow rich Is he ? "
"Wel1 , ho's rich enough to hav up.
'endlellls , "
