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TfTK OMAHA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMDEIt 3, 1002. PRESIDENT ON PUBLIC NEEDS Annual Messaga to the Con tress on Eut of the Republic SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE LAWMAKERS TYaata. Tariff, Pabllc I.ande, Array Topic that Reqalre l.ra-lala-tire Attrition, (Continued from Second rage ) which sot only the 1'nlled States but for eign nations may take advantage of the machinery already in existence at The Hague. I recommend to the favorable consldera tloa of the congreaa lb" Hawaliao fire claims, which were the auhject of careful Investigation during the last session. Isthmian Canal at Pannmn. The congreaa hai wlaely provided that we ahall build at one an Isthmian canal. If possible at Panama. The attorney general reporta that we can undoub'edly acquire good title from the French Panama Canal company. Negotiations are now pending with Colombia to aecure her assent to our building the canal. This canal will be one of the greatest engineering feats of thj twentieth century; a greater engineering feat than has yet been accomplished dur ing the history of mankind. The work should be carried out as a continuing policy without regard to change of administration; and It should be begun under circumstances which will make it a matter of pride f r all administrations to continue In policy. The canal will be of great benefit It America, and of Importance to all the world. It will be of advantage to us Industrially and alao at Improving our military posi tion Tt will ha rf arivantaa-fl to the COUn - , manner man l lie uuncy u i tries of tropical America. It ia earnestly i pplne. The triumph of to be hoped that all of theie countries will do as some of them have already done with signal success, and will Invite to their shores commerce and Improve their ma terial condition by recognising thit stability and order are the prerequl ite of successful development. No Independent nation In America need have the slightest tlon, continuing. In the meantime, to pre pare for laying the cable. They have, how ever, at length acceded to them, and an ell-American line between our Tactile coast and the Chinese empire, by way of Honolulu and the Philippine Islands, Is thus provided for, and la expected within a few months to be ready for business. Among the conditions Is one reserving the power of the congress to modify or repal any or all of them. A copy of the conditions ia herewith transmitted. Porto Rlro ta Praiserosi. Of Porto Rico It Is only ncessary to say that the prosperity of the Island ard the wisdom with which it hea been governed have been such as to make It serve aa an example of all that is best in Insular ad ministration. Peace la the Philippines. On July 4 last, on the one hundred and twenty-sixth' anniversary of the declaration of our Independence, peace and amnesty were promulgated In the Philippine Islands. Some trouble has since from time to time threatened with the Mohammedan Mores, but with the late Insurrectionary Filipino the war has entirely ceased. Civil govern ment has now been Introduced. Not only doea each Filipino enjoy auch rlghta to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness aa he baa never known during the recorded his lory of the islands, but the people taken as a whole now enjoy a measure of self-gov ernment greater than that granted to any other Orientals by any foreign power and greater than that enjoyed by any other Orientals under their own governments, save the Japanese alone. We have not gone too far in granting these rights of liberty and self-government; but we have certainly gone to the limit that lb the Interests of the Philippine peoplo themselves it was wise or Just to go. To hurry matters, to go faster than we are now going, would entail calamity on the people of the Islands. No policy ever entered Into by the American people haa vindicated' Itself In more signal manner than the policy of holding the Fhll- our arma, above all the triumph of our lawa and principles haa come sooner than we had any right to expect. Praise for tne Army Too much praise cannot be given to the army for what it has done In the Philip pines both in warfare and from an admin- fear of aggression from the United States. I utratlve standpoint in preparing the way It behooves each one to maintain order j for civil government, and similar credit within Its own borders and to discharge belong to the civil authorities for the way Its Juot obligations to foreigners, when n wnch they have planted the seeds of this Is done, they can rest assured that. the gun crews, and especially the gun pointers, and for perfecting an Intelligent system under which alone It Is possible to get good practice. There should be no halt In the work of building up the navy, providing every year additional fighting craft. We are a very held rigidly for the home builder, the set tler who lives on his land and for no one else. In the actual use the desert land law, the timber and stonr law, and th commu tation clause of the homestead law have been so perverted from the Intention with which they were enacted as to permit the rich country, vast in extent of territory I acquisition of large areas of the public do- and great In population; a country more- I ma(n for other than actual settlers, and over, which has an army diminutive in- tha ronsequent prevention of settlement deed, when compared with that of any other Moreover, the arproaehlng exhaustion of tirst-clasa rower. We have deliberately I , v- nnMle rm haa of late led la much dis made our own certain foreign pclirles which eusslon as to the beat manner of using these demand the possession of a first-class navy. B.,huc iannB in the west which are sultab'e The Isthmian canal will greatly Increase the efficiency of our navy, then the building I of the canal would be merely giving a hos tage to any power of superior strength. The Mdnroe doctrine should be treated the cardinal feature of American foreign policy; but It would be worse than Idle to assert It unless we Intended to back it up, and it can be backed up only by a thor oughly good navy. A good navy la not a provocative of war. It Is the surest guar anty of peace. Men the Immediate Seed. chiefly or only for grazing. The sound and steady development of the west depends uron the building tip of homes therein. Much of our prosperity as a nation has been due to the operation of the homestead law. On the other hand, we ahould reeogntie the fact that In the grazing region the man who corresponds to the homesteader may be un able to settle permanently if only allowed to use the same amount of pasture land that his brother, the homesteader. Is allowed to use of arable land. One hundred and sixty acres of fairly rich and well-watered aoll Each individual unit of our navy should or a much smaller amount of Irrigated land, be the most efficient of its kind as re- may keep a famllv In plenty, whereas no gards both material and personnel that Is one could get a living from 160 acres of dry to be found in the world. I call your spe- I pasture land capable of supporting at the clal attention to the need of providing for I outside only one head of cattle to every ten the manning of the ships. Serious trouble I acres, tbrealena us If we cannot do better than we are Dow doing aa regards securing the services of a sufficient number of the high est type of sallormen, of sea mechanics. The veteran aeamen of our warships are of as high a type as can be found in any navy which rides the waters of the world; they are unsurpassed In daring, in resolu tion, in readiness, in thorough knowledge of their profession. They deserve every consideration that can be shown them. But there are not enough of them. 'It Is no more possible to Improvise a crew than Illegal Fence Moat Come Down. In the past great tracts of the public domain have been fenced in by persons having no title thereto, In direct defiance of the law forbidding the maintenance or con struction of any such unlawful Inclosure of public land. For various reasons there haa been little Interference with such lnclosures In the past, But ample notice has now been given the trespassers, and all the resources at the command of the government will hereafter be used to put a aiop to such tres- It Is possible to improvise a warship. To I passing. build the finest ship, with the deadliest battery, and to aend it afloat with a raw crew, no matter how brave they were In dividually, would be to Insure disaster If a foe of average capacity were encountered Neither ships nor men can be Improvised when war has begun. We need 1,000 additional officers In or der to properly man the ships now pro vided for and uuder construction. The classes at the Naval school at Annapolis should be greatly enlarged. At the same In view of the capital Importance of these mattera, I commend them to the earnest consideration of the congress, and it the congress finds difficulty in dealing with them from lack of thorough knowledge of the subject, I recommend that provision be made for a commiasion of experts specially to Investigate and report upon the compli cated queatlons Involved. Attention to Alaska. I especially urge upon the congress the I - . .. Aln.ka Tf la time that we thus add the officers where Deea 01 wl" "B'-' . not 10 our crean a uauuu mai. mama., which haa been ours for thirty-five years, be they strong or weak, they have noth lng to dread from outside Interf rn-e. More and more the Increasing Interdepend ence and complexity of International pol itical and economic relations render It In cumbent on all civilized and orderly pow ers to Insist on the proper policing of the world. Paclae Cable Charier. 1 During the fall of 1901 a communication was addressed to the secretary of state, ssk'ng whether permission would be granted by the president to a corprratirn to lay a cable from a point on tin California coast to the Philippine Islanda by way cf Hawaii. A statement of conditions or terms upon which such corporation would under take to lay and operate a cable was volun teered. Inasmuch aa the congreai was shortly to convene, and Pacific cable legislation had been the subject of consideration by the congress for several years, it teemsji to me wise to defer action 'upon the ap plication until congress had first an ap portunlty to act. The congress adjourned without taking any action, leaving the matter In exactly the same, cond Hon In which It stood when the congress convened. Meanwhile it appears that .the Commer cial Pacific ' Cable company had promptly proceeded with preparations for laying ita cable. It alao made application to the pres ident for access to and use of soundl'gi taken by the United States steamship Nero, for the purpose of discovering a practic able route for a transpacific cable, the company urging that with acceas to these soundings it could complete Its cable much sooner than If It were required to tika soundings upon Its own account. Pending consideration of this subject, It appeared Important and desirable to attach certain conditions to the permission to examine and use the soundings, If It should be granted. In consequence of this solicitation of the cable company, certain condltiona were formulated, upon which the president was billing to allow acceas to theae soundings and to consent to the landing and laying of the cable, subject to any alterations or ad ditions thereto Imposed by the congress. This was deemed proper, especially as It was clear that a cable connection of some kind with China, a foreign country, was a part of the company's plan. This course was, moreover. In accordance with a line of precedents, Including President Grant's ac tion In the case of the first French cable, explained to the congress In his annual message of December, 1875. and .the In stance occurring la 1870 of the second French cable from Brest to St. Pierre, with a branch to Cape Cod. These conditions prescribed, among other things, a maximum rate for commercial messages and that the company should con struct a line from the Philippine Islands to China, there being at present, a la well known, a British line from Manila to Hong long. The representatives of the cable company kept these conditions long under considers MB ESCAPED THE KNIFE. self-government In the ground thus made ready for them. The courage, the un flinching endurance, the high soldierly effi ciency, and the general kind-heartedness and humanity of our troops have been strik ingly manifested. There now remain only aome 15,000 troops in the Islands. All told, over 100,000 have been sent there. Of course, there have been Individual In stances of wrongdoing among them. They warred under fearful difficulties of climate and surroundings; and under the strain of the terrible provocations which they continually received from their foes, occa sional Instances of cruel retaliation oc curred. Kverv effort haa been made to I prevent such cruelties, and Anally these efforts have been completely successful. Every effort has also been made to detect and punish the wrongdoers. After making all allowance for these misdeeds, it re mains true that few indeed have been the instances In which war has been waged by a civilized power against semi-clvillzed or barbarous forces where there has been so little wrongdoing by the victors as In the Philippine Islands. On the other hand, the amount of difficult, Important and be neficent work which has been done Is well-nigh Incalculable. Taking the work of the army and the civil authorities together. It may be ques tioned whether anywhere else In modern times the world has seen a better example of real constructive statesmanship than our people have given In the Philippine Islands. High praise ahould also be given those Filipinos, In the aggregate very nu merous, who have accepted the new Con ditions and joined with our representatives to work with hearty good will for the wel fare of the Islands. Efficiency of Warriors, The army has been reduced to the mini mum allowed by law. It Is very small for the slxe of the nation, and most certainly should be kept at the highest point of efficiency. The senior officers are given scant chance under ordinary conditions to exercise commands commensurate with their rank, under circumstances which would fit them to do their duty In time of actual war. A system of maneuvering our army In bodies of some little stse has been begun and should be steadily continued Without such maneuvers it Is folly to ex pect that In the event of hostilities with any serious foe even, a small army corps could -be handled to advantage. Both our officers and enlisted men are such that we can take hearty pride In them. No better material can be found. But they must he thoroughly trained, both aa individuals and In the mass. The marksmanship of the men must receive 'special attention. In the circumstances of modern warfare the man must act far more on his own Indi vidual responsibility than ever before, and the high individual efficiency of the unit Is of the utmost Importance. Formerly this unit was the regiment; It Is now not the regiment, not even the troops or com pany; it Is the Individual soldier. Every effort must be made to develop every work manlike and soldierly quality in both the officer and the enlisted man. I urgently call your attention to the need of paasing a bill providing for a gen eral staff and for the reorganisation of the supply departments on the linea of the bill proposed by the' secretary of war last year. When the young officers enter the army from West Point they probably stand above their compeers In any other military service. Every effort should be made, by training, by reward of merit, by scrutiny Into the careers and capacity, to keep them of the same high relative excellence throughout their careers. The measure providing for the reorgani zation of the rqlUtla system and for se curing ' the highest efficiency In the Na tional Guard, which haa already passed the house, should receive prompt attention and we need them, we should facilitate the re tirement of those at the head of the list whose usefulness haa become Impaired. Promotion must be fostered If the service Is to be kept efficient. Hard Work for Officers. The lamentable scarcity of officers, and the large number of recruits and of un- should still have as poor a system of law as is the case. No country has a more val uable possession in mineral wealth, in fisheries, furs, forests, and also in land available for certain kinds of farming and stockgrowing. 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Commercial jidwr- Ping Pong, Table Tennis, Ping Pong Tables, Game Boards skilled men necessarily put aboard the new support a large permanent population, vessels aa they have been commissioned, I Alaska needs a good land law and such has thrown upon our officers, and espe- I provisions for homesteads and pre-emptions dally on the lieutenants and Junior grades, as will encourage permanent settlement. We unusual labor and fatigue and haa gravely ahould shape legislation with a view not strained their powers of endurance. Nor to the exploiting and abandoning of the is there sign of any Immediate let-up in territory, but to the building up of homes this strain. It must continue for some therein. The land lawa should be liberal time longer, until more officers are grad- in type, so as to hold out inducement to uated from Annapolis, and until the recruits the actual settler whom we most desire to become trained and skillful In their du- see take posseeslon of the country. The ties. In these difficulties incident upon the forests of Alaska should be protected, and. development of our war fleet the conduct I as a secondary but still important matter of all our officers has been creditable to the the game also, and at the same time it Is service, and the lieutenants and Junior imperative that the settlers should be al- grade in particular have displayed an abll- lowed to cut timber, under proper regu- Ity and a steadfast cheerfulness which en- lations, for their own use. Laws should be titles' them to the ungrudging fbanks of enacted to protect the Alaskan salmon all who realize the disheartening trials and fisheries against the greed which would fatigues to which they are cf necessity destroy them. They should be preserved sublected. I a a permanent industry and food supply. There Is not a cloud on the horizon at Their management and control should be present. There seems not the slightest turned over to the commission of fish and chance of trouble with a foreign power, fisheries. Alaaka should have a delegate We most earnestly hope that this state of In the congreaa. It would be well If a con things may continue; and the way to In- gresalonal committee, cpuld visit Alaska and sure Its continuance Is to provide for a thoroughly efficient navy. The refusal to maintain such a navy would Invite trouble, and If trouble came would Insure disaster. Fatuous self-comolacency. or vanity, or Investigate Its needs ,on the ground. Doiuestlcatlna; . the . Indiana. In dealing with the Indians our nlm should be their ultimate absorption Into the re a Month of Peace After Dreadful ilafferlaa;, operations are becoming a fad; every young man, as soon as be is graduated from a medical college, considers himself capa bi of undertaking the moat aerlous and complicated surgical work, and hundreds of lives ar sacrificed annually to thla mad freniy of Incompetent , men, to rush Jnlo work which should only be undertaken as a last resort, and then only by the most ex perienced and careful surgeons. It la a pleasure, tu view of these tacts, to read the following letter from a woman who has bees saved from one of these dan gerous operations. "I know I should have I action. It la of great Importance that the Informed you long ago regarding my rasa relation of the National Guard to the mll ot pile and the good done me, and I believe Ma and volunteer forces of the t'nited " I sSnrlv Af mi nannl a Dtil law it.1. short-sightedness In refusing to prepare lor i - " v"r. u... danger. :. both foolish and wicked In 'TV011 "J"" ouM be very slow. .. ..t nrlence Portions of the Indian Territory the mix- has shown that such fatuity In refusing ture of blood ha gone on at the same time to recognize or prepare for any crisis In ,n ,we,aUh. education, advance , U usually succeeded by a mad .0 that there are plenty of men with vary- oanic of hysterical fear once the crisis has lD degrees of purity of Indian blood who panic or are absolutely Indistinguishable in point of actually arnvea. social, political, and economic abiliur from Postal Reveasss Gratifying. their 'white associates. There are other . ,x,m ,.-niiea of tribe which have as yet made no per the Postofflce department show, clearly the M dvance toward such equality. To Drosperlty of our people and the Increasing ' , .. ' 17 .. . .1. V. .h. ,ntn vent their going forward at all. More- Th 'receipt. th Postoffice department tribe, live urder widely different inercLEiyi ' . Tlln an last conditions. Where a tribe has made con- :lS..SK snTn'rease1"; - erUI. frm- 161.87 over the preceding year, the n oU " P0"1 to allot the mem- ..I!' " - .n f ber Iand 1 acveralty much a is the case rge uLr "r...T- - .hi. wth white settlers. There are other tribe. tne postal aerviuo. mo uiBsmiuuu " Increase will best appear from the fact that the entire postal receipts for the year 1860 amounted to but $8,518,067. Rural free delivery service is no longer In the experimental atage; It has become a fixed policy. The results following its . ..1 a a.lt ..ai.Aal introduction nave iu..y J"""- fc from any Indian reservation do a special gress in the lsrge approprl.t ons made for lnd w wjrk of Its establicnment ana extension, in- my Bu exceent though r(, an ,m. erage yjariy inaa iu yu. menSe amount of additional work must be in tne rural aietncia 01 ... done on the reservations themselves among r.. jz.rr; .-"I : " ;, , 'i ,1,e o,a- a the young, etClUKI rrUll, W muvr rv suot. vv w 1 InfllanS. rree delivery service w e..u.u Tna flrgt anfl mogt ,mporUnt Blep toward 10 emu aii m.ui .110-.. " tne absorption of the Indian Is to teach comparisons the yearly increase has been blm to earn hu -lylnK. m u u upward of 10 per cent. ,arlIy to be Mamfi that !n each com. un jsovemoer 1. iw:, " ,r" raunlty all Indiana must become either aeuvery routes naa oetu esiauuBuvu auu where auch is not desirable. On the arid prairie lands the effort should be to In duce the Indians to lead pastoral rather than agricultural live, and to permit them to settle in villages rather than to force them to isolation. Tre large Indian schools situated remote were In operation, covering about one-1 third of the territory of the United States available for rural free delivery service. There are now awaiting the action of the tillers of the soil cr stock raleers. Their industries may properly be diversified, and those who show special desire or adapta bility for industrial or even commercial purauits ahould be encouraged so far as department petitions and applicationa for practlcabIe t0 foIIow out eacn nl, ow Unt tne esiaoi'snment oi 1 ihh-i routes. This shows conclusively the want which the establishment of the service has met and the need of further extending It as rapidly as possible. It Is Justified both by the financial results and by the prac tical benefits to our rural population; it brings the men who live on th soil Into close relations with the active business world; It keeps the farmer In dally touch with the markets; It Is a potential educa- Every effort should be made to develop the Indian along the lines of natural apti tude, and to encourago the existing native industrlea peculiar to certain tribes, such as the various kltds of basket weaving, canoe building, smith work and blanket work. Above all, the Indian boys and girls should be given confident command of collo quial English, and should ordinarily be prepared for a vigorous struggle with the conditions under which their people live. I am cured. Last December I sent for your book. I have never been bothered since then, and befor I bad suffered for th last eleven year, and at th time I wrote I had given birth to a child, and they cam down with th delivery of the child by the handful. I could not get them back and I suffered everything; and the doctor said nothing but an operation would ever re lieve me; but I read of your remedy In our dally newspaper and I told my husband to get me a box and I would give it a trial befor consenting to the knife, and thanka be to your aonderful medicine, I was saved from the operating table. Svery person suffering from pile that my husbaad and myself hear of. w recommend your wonderful medicine, but I hardly think I will need any mora for It will be a year th Ilk day of December since 1 had them, and tbat make It ten montba and past now. Thanking you again and wishing you abundant success. I remain, Mrs. S. Hodg son. 106 W. 11th St.. Des Moines, Iowa." Pyramid Pll Cur is sold by druggists for fifty cents a package or will b mailed te any address upon receipt of price, by Pyra mid Drug Co., Marshall. Mich. Write thla firm for little book describing th caus and cur of pll. States should be defined, and that In place of our present obsolete laws a practical and efficient system should b adopted. Provision should be mad to enable the secretary of war to keep cavalry and ar tillery horses, worn-out in long perform ance of duty. 8uch horse fetch but a trill when sold; and rather than turn them out to the misery awaiting them when thus disposed of. It would ba better to em ploy them at light work around the posts, and when necessary to put them pslnlessly to death. Improvement ia the Kavy. For the first time In our hlatory naval maneuvers on a large scale are being held under the Immediate command of the ad miral of th navy. Constantly increasing attention ia being paid to the gunnery of the navy, but tt Is yet far from what It should be. I earnestly urge that the In crease asked for by the secretary of the navy In the appropriation for Improving the marksmanship be granted, la battle the only shots tbat coant are the shots that bit. It Is necessary te provide ample funds for practice with the great guna in time of ptace. These funds must provide not only for th purchase of projectiles but for allowances for prliea to encourage tionai tore, n nm.... iUo ...uo ui ...ui rat,,,,,. tnan for immediate absorption Into property, makes farm life far pleaaanter iotce more highly developed community, and less Isolated, and will do much to .... check the undesirable current from coun- """t "d," - Seeded, try to city. The officials who represent the govern- It Is to be hoped that the congreaa will ment In dealing with the Indians work un make liberal appropriations for the con- der hard condltiona, and also under condi- tlnuance of the service already established I Hons which render it easy to do wrong and for Ita further extension. Irrigation and Land Few subjects of more importance have been taken up by the congreaa In recent years than the Inauguration of the system ot nationally-aided Irrigation 'or the arid regions of the far west. A good beginning therein haa been made. Now that thla pol icy of national irrigation haa been adopted and very difficult to detect wrong. Conse quently they should be amply paid on the one band, and on the other hand a par ticularly high standard of conduct ahould be demanded from tbem, and where mis conduct can be proved the punishment ahould be exemplary. Advance ia Agrlcaltare. In no department of governmental work the need of thorough and scientific forest In recent years has there been greater suc protection will grow more rapidly than ever cess than In tbat of giving scientific aid throughout the public land states. to the farming population, thereby showing Legislation should be provided for the tbem how most efficiently to help them- protection of the game, and the wild crea- selves. There la no need of insisting upon tures generally, on the forest reserves. The Its importance, for the welfare of the senseless slaughter of game, which can by farmer ia fundamentally necessary to the judicious protection be permanently pre-1 welfare of the republic as a whole. In ad served on our national reserves for the peo- dition to such work as quarantine against pie as a whole, should be stopped at once, animal and vegetable plagues, and warring It Is for inatame, a aerloua count againat against tbem when here Introduced, much our national good sense to permit the pres- efficient help has been rendered to the ent practice ot butchering off auch a atately farmer by the Introduction of new plants and teautlful creature as the elk for Its ant. specially fitted for cultivation under the lers or tusks. peculiar conditions existing In different Bo far aa they are available for agrl- portions of the country. New cereals have culture, and to whatever extent they may I been established in the semi-arid west. For be reclstmed under the national Irrigation I instance, the practicability of producing law. the remaining publlo lands ahould b 1 th best types of macaroni wheats la re gions ot an annual rainfall of only ten inches or thereabout, has been conclu sively demonstrated. Through the intro duction of new rices in Louisiana and Texas the production of rice In thla coun try has been made to about equal the home demand. In the southwest the possibility ot repressing overstocked range lands has been demonstrated; in the north many new forage crops have been Introduced, while In the east it has been shown tbat some of our choicest fruits can be stored and shipped in such a way as to find a profitable market abroad. Special St-lentlfle Work. I again recommend to the favorable con sideration of the congress the plan, of the Smithsonian Institution for making tne museum under its charge worthy of the nation and for preserving at the national capital not only records of the vanishing races of men, but of the animals of this continent which, like the buffalo, will soon become extinct unless specimens from which their representatives may be re newed are sought In their native regions and maintained there In safety. Legislation for the District. The District of Columbia is the only part of our territory In which the national gov ernment exercises local or municipal func tiona, and where in consequence the gov ernment has a free hand in reference to certain types of social and economic leg islation which must be essentially local or municipal in their character. The govern-' ment should see to it, for instance, that the hygienic and sanitary legislation af fecting Washington is of a high character. The evils of slum dwellings, whether In the shape of crowded and congealed tenement houae district or of the back-alley type, should never be permitted to grow up In Washington. The city should be a model in every respect for all the cities ot the country. The charitable and correctional systems of the district should receive con sideration at the hands of the congress to the end that tbey may embody the results of tho most advanced thought In these fields. Moreover, while Washington is not a' great Industrial city, there la some In dustrialism here, and our labor legislation, while it would not be Important in Itself, might be made a model for the rest of the nation. Wo ahould pass, for Instance, a wiae employer's liability act for the Dis trict of Columbia, and we need such an act in our navy yards. Railroad companies in the district ought to be required by law to block their frogs. The safety appliance law, for the better protection of the lives and limbs of rail way employes, which was passed In 1893, went into full effect on August 1, 1901. It baa resulted In averting thousands of casu alties. Experience stows, however, tbu necessity of additional legislation to per feet this law. A bill to provide for thia passed the senate at the last session. It Is to be hoped that aome such measure may now be enacted into law. Government Printing;. There is a growing tendency to provide for the publication of masses of documents for which there Is no nubile demand and for the printing of which there la no real necessity. Large numbers of, volumes are turned out by the government printing presses for which there Is no Justification Nothing should be printed by any ot the departments unless It contains something of permanent value, and the congress could with advantage cut down very materially on all the printing which it has now be oome customary to provide. The exceeaivo cost ot government printing ia a strong argument against the position of those who are inclined on abstract grounds to advo cate the government's doing any work which can with propriety be left In private hands. Civil Service Reform. Gratifying progress haa been made dur ing the year In the extension of the merit system of making appointments In tho government service. It should be extended by law to the District of Columbia. It is much to be desired tbat our consular sys tem be established by law on a basis pro viding for appointment and promotion only in consequence of proved fitness. Restoration ( White Mooae. Through a wise provision of the congress at Its laat aeaslon the White House, which bad become disfigured by Incongruous sddl- tions and changes, has now been restored to what it waa planned to be by Washing ton. In making the restorations the ut most care haa been exercised to come aa near aa possible to the early plans and to supplement these plana by a careful study of auch buildings aa that of the University of Virginia, which was built by Jefferson. The White House Is the property of the nation, and so far ss Is compatible with living therein 11 should be kept as It origin ally was. for the same reasons that we keep Mount Vernon as it originally was. Tho stately simplicity of its architecture Is an expression of the character of the period in which it waa built, and Is in accord with the purposes it waa dealgned to serve. It is a good thing to preserve such buildings as historic monuments which keep alive our sense of continuity with the nation's past. The reports of the several executive de partments are submitted to the congress with this communication. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. White House, December 2, 1S02. NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES Svral Publications for Children Suited to the Holiday Times. AMUSING BOOK IN VERSE BY BERTHA UPTON "The Lovable Talea of Janey aad Joaey and Joe" ly Gertrude Smith, a Mrons; Child's Story Fairy Tale by Katberlne Tyle. "The Golllwogg's Airship" is an amusing book In verse by Bertha Upton. It tells the experiences ot five little mites while sailing through the air on a Journey to the moon with Master Oolllwogg as their chief. Prominent personages are Midget, who has a little private balloon faatened to the larger one; Meg, Peg and chatterbox Sarah Jane. Among their many experiences. Midget breaks loose from the larger balloon and gets lost, but i finally found, rome where near the sun. They start homeward, but are captured by an eagle, who takes them to his home In the cliff. Here Is where tactful Sarah Jane with her readv speech proves herself a valuable addition to the party and persuades the eagle to release them, when they resume their Jour ney homeward.' Published by Longmans, Green Co. Gertrude Smith, who is a successful sne- delist In writing storie for children. Is the suthor of a new book entitled: "The Love able Tales of Janey and Josey and Joe." The new book contain the nicest little stories Imaginable about Janey, a sweet, un. selfish child, her sister Josey and her brother Joe. It Is the sort ot book to de light children of from three to seven years and will need no Interpretations, but can be read Just a It Is. Following tells how they were able to have a circus: "And Janey had a parrot, and Joaey had a fan tailed pigeon, and Joe had a monkey O! a funny monkey. And Janey had a dear little pet lamb. And Joaey had a venr fine St. Bernard dog. And little Joe bad a blllv goat. And Janey bad a small mouse-colored aonKey. And Josey had a wee. wee. wee little guinea pig. And Joe had a horned toad. And Josey had a dear, tame bossy calf. And Janey had two cunning little trained dogs. O! the dearest little dogs you ever saw. And Janey and Josey and Joe, you know, esch had a little pony." Published by Harper ft Bros. Mr. Charles Knowlton Bolton, librarian of the Boston Athenaeum, has prepared for publication an extremely interesting study entitled "The Private Soldier Under Wash ington." Going, first of all. to the diaries and Journals of th men themaelvea and then to other contemporary documents, both public and private, he has constructed a straightforward narrative of the dally life under various conditions of the private soldier who served In the revolutionary war. In the last chapter the author says: "Whether France or Washington or the patriot army contributed most to bring about the peace or Paris In 1783 Is of little moment. France and Washington long ago had their due, but it baa been the purpose of these pages to give the prlvato soldier under Washington whatever share In the victory was hi. by right ot the danger, privation and loll that he endured. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons. She tells of the wooing of Judith, a young woman who lived during the early colonial limes of Virginia. Laurence Falkner, to whose lot the wooing of Judith falls, to deceitful, but finally makes amende, for giveness comes and they are happily united. Published by Doubleday, Page & to. "Lives of Two Cats," by Pierre Lot I, If a sketch ot two household pets, Pussy White aud Pussy Gray. Their loves, friend ships, escapades and death, form the main thread of a story which includes several human characters. It Is translated from the French by M. B. Richards and pub lished by Dana, Estea ft Co. Another book by the aame company la "Tho Story ot Little Nell." Thia la taken from Dickens' "Old Curiosity Shop," and is edited by F. L. Knowles.- Except In the case of necessary omissions, the author's language has been left practically unchanged. Tho editor has made no effort to retain any thing more of the plot than relates strictly to the history of Little Nell. "Brldgman's Kewts," by L. J. Brldgman, is an unusually Interesting and instruc tive book in verse. It tells of the travels of these little chaps, tinder the guidance of "Uncle Sam of Washington" into every state In the union. This account of their travels Is written In a Jolly vein, easy to comprehend and tell of the habits of the people, their principal mean. 01 gaining a living and the chief product, of each tat. It Is interesting and will make a valuable Instruction book for children. Pub lished by H. M. Caldwell company. "The Garden of Lies," by Justus Mile. Forman, Is a romantic story of love and adventure in modern Paris with a very beautiful young American girl as the hero ine. The garden referred to in the titlo Is that of an old mansion in the French capital, which Is the scene of the lova. making between a charming American girl and a dashing pseudo prince. There Is a medley 'of plot and Intrigue, Jealousy ana Idyllic love, and some clash of swords. Frederick A. Stokes company, publlahers. Beulah Marie Dix is the author of a new book entitled "A Little Captive Lad." it Is a story that will appeal to boya and, like her previous stories, tells the making of a ne'er-do-well Into a strong man. Her new story is again of the Cromwelllan times and of the son ot a cavalier. His father's friends have prejudiced him greatly against the roundhead brother into whose charge he Is given. Full of the faults of his caste, he Is yet an endearing little lad, and his story will interest many. Published by Macmlllan company. "The Tragedy of Pelee," by George Hen nan, Is "a narrative of personal experience and observation in Martinique." It is an excellent account, giving a mlnutia account of each day's travel and incidents. The author went to Martinique on the cruiser Dixie as a representative from the Out look. It is finely illustrated with photo graphs taken by the author. The frontis piece Is an Illustration showing the night eruption of May 26, from the road going south from Vive toward Ocier. The ac count Is very Interesting. Published by tho Otulook company. A good and profitable book for boys to read is "The Boy; How to Help Him Suc ceed." by Nathaniel C. Fowler. Jr. The first K9 pagea are devoted to good, solid advice as to elements that will bring suc cess. Following this are a few pages giv ing a summary of answers to twenty-five questions bearing on success making, and closing the book under the bead of "The Voice of Distinguished Experience," are the direct answers to these questions by S19 "men of mark." These queationa are In her new small book for girls, 'Loie Mallet Dangerous Gift," Mary Catherine Lee tells the tale of a Quaker girl of ex traordinary beauty beauty so great In deed that the grave and sober-minded Friends were somewhat disquieted and ac counted It a "dangerous gift." The story such as como up continually for the boy Is ot the maiden's discovery of her wonder ful heritage, of the tremendous effect of it in the town where she visited and of the temptation It led her into. It ia purely a Quaker 'story and these devout and quiet people are well drawn, especially her father aud the quiet Quaker who loved her. Hough ton, Mifflin ft Co., publlahers. "In the Green Forest," by Catherine Just starting to meet the battle ot life to propound, and the answers are by distin guished men who have made life a suc cess. Publiehed by Oakwood Publishing company. "The Gift of the Magic Staff." by Fan nie E. Oatrander. Is a fairy story which tells how, when Paul was out In the gar den, he made the acquaintance of a "Little Pyle, is another fairy tale. A fairy of the I 0ree Man." who made him a present of wood named Red Caps sets out Into the ! nicn naa several rings upon It, world to learn magic, accompanied in his Journey by Nightshade, an Ill-conditioned elf. They reach tho country of the Sun Queen, who promises to teach them magic. but tbey must be willing to follow her and the turning or these rings caused thi staff to taaume various forms. The story tells the experiences Paul bad with thla magic staff, how he met the Fairy Mother and the little Queen t-nd hia adventures even mrougn nre. ilea (sp end the Sun ' ln wonaeriana, wnicn were many, among yueen disappear through the fire, and other tblnga being a visit to Santa Claua. A Thoaa-htfal Hnabaad Cured his wife cf fainting and dizxy spells, weakness, headacbe and backach with Electric Bitter. Try tbem. 0c. For al by Kuhn ft Co. Nightshade, thinking Red Cap lost, re turns home, where be impeses on the simple wood fairies, convincing them that he was learned In magic. Red Cap. how ever, reappears in time to expose the treachery and win the approbation of the fairy queen and the applause of all hla friends by the magic be haa learned with the Sun Queen. Published by Little, Brown ft Co. Published by Fleming H. Revell company. Tb above books are for sale by the Me geath Stationery Co., 1308 Farnam street. Sara Beaumont Kennedy, who wrote "Joacelyn Cheshire," has produced another book called "The Wooing of Judith." It la a love story pure and simple sud the author says in the prelude that she intends It for nothing else, and writes: "Not daring adventures, nor test of arms, nor Impossible dangers, nor thrilling mysteries sre my concern, but only a forgotten love story ot th long ago. 'Tls a far cry to those dead daya, but hearts were human In tbat ahadowy land of the past; lov kissed with wine-red Hps and passion stretched whit hand insistently; and so it Is that this story of th ach and th ctacy ot It all rises befor m and demands a scribe." iLliil w nt.Ait UI ViUI Western Champagne la tha paraat and moat health ful of a ia.s. and has Its Pl. fa tha beat hintes tor daily ue. 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