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e-ninilteil with 1'rei.i.ienf IJinmevelt ami
Mtoriiey I li'iiiral Krmx In the prejiarM-
fion of hi liill ami It show t rnre-
ful 'iinl ilmrniicli i-iiiiii'leratliiii. U will
"ip iiaml pul. lie int, re-it iitnl altrntion
'o ii '.'!. iier eMeiif than any i.Hier hill
inf roipi. ei in the present eonifre-i-i, ami
think if afe t" -ay n ill have the
very jii'iier.il approval nf f!ii.K- whn ..-
lieve there sllolll.l lie mill i I inlln I leirUI,..
j fintl for the i-i'iiiilatioii Mini miper-.-isinli
iih of the irreat i onihinatlon-i eni;ai:ei In
in 'I infi rit ite ami fnrelifn i-nniniercH. It
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I .'i"' fr.'in i i h"' lieli pi'ij.l. ii t Iuilu-itrial eiiti-rprisei wont
i. m ral of tli' j stra, lily mi. a ntnnmit of inpit.-il
I'im-. . n ' -tnii: I haviinr irmie intn these imilertaklnei. As
tviiiarUi'il I'V the p;iT irivinii the te
nri -i. they prove that the riinrnnMH niirr.i
ti"iw nf tr'i-t orraiil7.er- In .eeent year
have not stilled the competitive prinel
pi", which would prnl'iilily have even
limie stfotii;ly ns-ierti d Itself ilurln the
past year Imt for the roiiditioll of the
iimney market. Another haniperiint fact
Inn been the ilittlculty III jfettlnK lim
titlal for plant const met Ion.
Inspite the ol'Sfai'le-i tn the orea nida
tion ef Independent enterprises, hov
fver. in in-li has hoen ai cmnplished and
the oitnntlnn n shown hy the ftirures Is
,'ilt.iu'ethi'r reassurhiii. Very nenernlly
the Independent enterprises are on u
substantial basis mid are under the man
aircinriit of men of ex perieiico and abil
ity, tmf n few of whom w ero formerly
with the coinbliiatimis. It Is not prob
able that industrial combination will cj-
i' mi niucii lartner. nun it is ny no iiienus
lniMssible that n reactionary inovement
w 111 take plaee. nnder the pressure of
in!o;i.idont competition, that will re-duci-
the iniinber of cnmblnntlons before
the close of the present year. At nil
i vents It l jrratifyinir to find that the
competitive principle is still In nctlvo
operation.
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ton of competitors: auaiiist
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t of the imt.' .liu; i ' ''- perati n and profit sharinif uu-vi-inm
,,f kar . dnii'itedly present a most proinlsinir -
orr ,w I'll" hi I'll'oli 1 1 T the vexed problem of nialn-
ih" iiii oiniin and ! tainiiitf amicable relations between cap
,.f ..iii-ii; i will , ital .Hid labor. I'p tn this tltn. llow
I ever, no protit sharimx HchiMiii ha Iwpn
' devised that would In strictly Just and
eipiitable both fn the workman mid his
employer. 'n-nper atlmi on a small scale
has been successfully triiil ill various
P ir-ts of th" country, but it litis invaria
bly broken down in hard times when
ruinou i'niiiN'tlf imi mid over production
! entailed heavy hisses upon the eo-oper-1
i afive c el-em.
,.f ti... 4..ut i.i Tin- l.ifiora'e protit sharlnic scheme
- .a' i!i"l. as the idveni-cil w'Mi such a ureaf ttmirlsh of
li-t lines i' otn t'.e iruinpcts by the ("nitcd .Mtate Steel
l"v hi'" the sai i company appears at tlrst blush very at
i1. it mi H. e eai'iial t:;i' five and full of promise for the etn
well a on s Hue i.lnvcs of that i uu ii t ii- corMiral Imi. A
"us il'iv coii-tl careful analysis shows it tn be an in
r eiiiniis plan for clic kim; the power of
the labor oruauizatioiis and labor emn-
-is i n . i'.'it "f biniitinii. iinlya small minority of the
'isci s nu'i a . . - i m i employes mi the steel trust pay
in 'f c't'o'-i i.anwt roll l'el',114 in th f iur classes reeelvlm;
1'e I'ne- in. i' aeniinl snlaiies nf J..'iiin ti ,ii.-..iii. frmn
. . . ' . ; :. in in s:n nun. frmn 1ii.iiimi tu .' .
i . unlet- 'imi',' .i"d !'! in jt'.'i 1 1 urn upward.
.. -'jlii. n ''ii' The !i.''i -.i LiMi-d . Ilielals of the Steel
i .ill' i:-'-t 'Ml naturally be content with the
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i.'-i.s ! r. a. d pr III -I'll in,' ,n i he eoliilltiolis offered.
' i'ii. i : i it W li a I ' per . cm di iilcinl "ii t h" si :ck.
a n .i uu earn h'i in ,ii to per day
A SI'F.CIAI. CUMMF.m COI HT.
In n recent address Mr. I'routy, of the
Interstate t'oinninrce ointnic sion, nrccd
the creation of a special tribunal, In the
nature of a cotuineree court, which
fhouM 1h charireil with the duty of re
view and enforcing the orders of n
commission, frmn which appeal iixn
iUestions of law, mid jierhaps those of
fact, should lie to the supreme court of
the ('lilted State. He said the members
of such tribunal would be aplo!:iteil for
life mid would therefore possess the con
servatism of a court. '"They would not
come in direct contact with the parties
In the same wny that n commission does
and hence would be removed from those
Influences of n quasi -personal nature.
They would stand resismsilile to public
opinion for the roier discharge of their
duties. After all, they would Riieedtly
become nn expert lmdy, even more fa
miliar with the matters at issue thun n
commission itself and would be able to
net intelligently nnd promptly." Mr.
Trinity unvested that such n tribunal
would not be confined to. reviewing nnd
enforcing the orders of n commission,
even though Its duties were limited to
the regulation of Interstate nillwn.vs, but
might In- available in dealing with inu-
noM.ly In other branches of Interstate
commerce than railway transimrtatlon.
The preposition to crene n tribunal of
this character Is not new. It, was pre
sented several years ago at the confer
ence held in I hicagn tn discuss meth
ods for regulating railroads and the
trust and received some public atten
tion nnd favorable comment at that time.
If has been advocated by a few students
of the problem of rail war resiulntlon
and If is to Ih remarked that Mr. Trouty
by no means exhausted In his address
the arguments In support of the proiMi
sltion. Whatever may be thought re
garding the necessity for a special court
tn deal with Issues arising between the
Interstate Commerce commission au.l
the railroads, there is not a reasonable
doubt that such a tribunal could l
made of very great public service. We
have never seen any sound objection to
creating a court of the character ndvo
eated by Mr. I'routy nnd n strong argu
metir Iti behah of the proposition Is
found In the fact that it is disapproved
by the railroads.
Neither the dire results to Cuba, pre
dicted as sure to follow failure to do
something for that island nor the dis
astrous consemiences to American beet
sugar interests expected from the an
nexation of Hawaii, portu Hlco and
the Philippines have materialized. The
prophecies indulged by both sides to the
Cuban tariff controversy last year have
apparently shot equally wide of the
mark, leaving the reciprocity treaty to
be considered purely as a business
prowsitlnn .between the two nations.
Perhaps after all It was uo misfortune
tn any one that the w hole question was
left over for solier and deliberate action.
A leading New York financial Journal
'Nplalus the tardy return to eastern cen
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Ill tllue "!' ,, pi cssloli file stock divi-
len.ls Mould .i'ii- - or shrink tn insignitl-
II III I ,11 ,i I I lolls.
I he .i.j...ri'iil ol.icet of th. protit shar-
I il.e I 'iltcd States Steel
so i nn h tn secure .nore
or .1 reater ultimo of
s ii. hi ad off alkoiits and
. 1 1,, r u m-ds. a tempi ing
Ii mis. hut the rank 1 ters of funds withdrawn during the fall
is from I.'.ii.imhi to ! due in nart tn the emiriimiis soecii.
latlmi In western land. Whatever the
fffct in this particular may be, there Is
no doubt as to the fact that a large
amount m' money has been ahsorlied In
to ,i cent I western laud speculation. It lias gone
of Hie pr ,f I I,, such an extent that bankers in sev-
uid men ( eral western states have made an organ
ized eft'. Tt tn discourage such spcellla
liou and have for some time refused to
furnish funds to those who are oper
ating in Canadian lands and in the
cheaper hinds of the northwest.
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puisc huiio up lu the i iiipliiyib n ho ui'e
Th" scheme for organizing all the
'build railroads on a similar plan to the
Northern Securities company is now
uii'lersioo.1 to be waiting only for the
ccii.ioii of the courts upon the latter,
but It is tn lie said tn the credit of the
i ioiild project that It Is not announced
as a piuceh uf bi'iievuk'Ut ttuniuiila-
liull"
ahfk rt'iiTv rtAtis i.i-t'i.
The past rise before me like a dream.
Again we an- spectator and partici
pant In th- gnat struggle for national
I'fe. I am carricl back to the national
capital during the tnost gloomy period
"f the civil war. following the tllsas
trmis campaign of the Army of Virginia
under lielicral Pope, whom I had ac
companied a army telegrapher frmn the
liapid.-iii to Pull Itun. .lust forty year
ago, Thursday, Abraham Lincoln immor
talized himself by appending hi name
to the historic pro 'lamatlmi of emanci
pation. Pol' four mouths preceding that
day I had opiiort unity to study the sad.
furrowed face of the martyred president
every day, being stationed In the old
War department building that stood
w ithin one hundred yards of the White
House, and whence the president con
ducted his war correspondence by tele
graph with his generals In the Held and
the war governors nt the various state
capital. It will be regarded as singular,
almost Incomprehensible, that through
out the entire four years of the war in
which vast armies were marshaled and
maneuvered, the commander in chief of
the nrmy and navy could not be reached
by wire in the White House, but was
obliged tn make dally and almost hourly
calls In the library nsini of the War de
partment, which had been converted into
a military telegraph office.
Among the precious mementoes of the
war preserved by me is a diary record
ing my experiences In the United States
military telegraph corps. The introduc
tory was the following sad refrain:
(Written between It :3a atnl midnight, De
cember 31.
Another year, ere mnny minutes pass,
Will clone its history mnurtifullv, nlns!
Joys which It brought compare! with thfl
sorrow
Will make us feci glad it clones tomorrow.
What are the changes of eighteen Rixty
t wo,
I ask myself, ami find It Is too true.
That man Is dust, to dust he will return
And leave behind perhaps a few to mourn.
The graves are filled by patriotic sons,
The tears are shed by wives and little ones.
What treasures spent could purchase all
the blood
From those who love them? When will It
end, O God!
Then let us pray that eighteen sixly-three
May once more bless this land of liberty
With peaceful homes, all strife may cease,
And crown our efforts with a blessed peace.
The advent of the New Year Is her
alded by a yearning for the cessation of
the war and the restoration of ieaoe:
January 1, 18G3 War Department, Wash
ington. The clock has barely struck 12. An
other year commenced, and with it perhaps
a new era for liberly; but what will be
changed? Mysterious future! A blessing
to all hides from our view the end our
destiny. I commence the year in the War
department. May I end It in a peaceful
home or peaceful circle of friends, discuss
ing the pttat.
The story of New Year's day and the
incidents of the president's levee are
briefly recited in the diary us follows:
The day is clear and cold. Tho presi
dent called at the War department ofllce
at his usual hour about 8 -30 a. m. I took
ft stroll through the streets at 11 a. m.;
considerable bustle, but not half as much
as Christmas day. The great feature of tho
day aa the president's levee officers of
tho army, headed by General Halleck, met
at the War department; navy offlcers,
beaded by Rear Admiral Foote, at the Navy
department. Many army odloers appeared
In full dress uniform. Captains and lieu
tenants sported gilt epaulets and cocked
hats, while major generals only wore plain
shoulder straps. The navy officers were the
finer looking body. They invariably dis
played full gala dress, cocked hats, epau
lets, swords and flashy uniforms. Army
and navy offlcers passed the inclosure to
the White House, while a considerable
crowd was gathered outside the gates.
While these officers were entering the
White House the foreign ministers, diplo
mats and cabinet offlcers were coming out
and entered superb carriages driven by
liveried coachmen. Each foreign minister
appeared In the full court dresi of his na
tion. Soon the army and navy officers tiled
out.
At 12 the gates were opened for tho ci
vilians. I tried to wedge my way through
the grounds. The crowd was dense and
mixed. Men and women of all classes old
ladles, young ladles, babies and children
were Jammed together and held at bay by
a squad of soldiers with fixed bayonets.
The metropolitan police were lnsido the
building. Finally I got In. The president
looked rather cheerful. His whiskers were
trimmed within about an inch of his face.
He stood In the center of the East room
and shook hands with everyone. Aa I
passed he remarked to me, "How-do-you
do-sir?" To a lady Just ahead of me, who
carried an Infant, "How is the baby?" Mrs
Lincoln was rot present, probably on ac
count of her being In mourning.
New Year's receptions at the White
House in won? recent tln.es In some r1
siiects afford n picturesque contrast with
the. memorable levee of lMii.l. There w us
no martial niulse by the red-coated Ma
rine band the musical marines were out
In the ois'U fighting the relsds. There
were uo tropical plants and flowers and
no gorgeous decorations. The Hags were
in active demand on the firing Hue. There
were no cabinet officers lu line, the cab
inet officers were detained on active duty
at their respective departments. Abru
haul Lincoln stood alone in that large
reception room, undergoing the trying
ordeal of three mortal hours' of hand
shaking.
The signing of the emancipation proc
Imitation, which struck the shackles
from the limbs of more than four mil
lions of human beings held in bondage
was without ceremony and did not ere
ute n ripple of .excitement. If memory
serves me right, and I feel sure that it
does, there was not u colored .1111 ii pres
ent at the reception on that New Year's
day to shake the hand of the cmaiici
pator. There whs not the least demon
stration lu honor of the event by tiny
society or group of people In th. c!ty of
Washington. By u very large majority
of the Nsiple then living at the national
capital the proclamation was regarded
as a jxipe's bull against the comet.
Abraham Lincoln had served notice on
Jefferson Ihivls ami his confederate fol
lowers on the o'Jil day of Septembel'
lMiL'. teHIng tlicin that .f they did not
stack arms, disperse :ud abandon the
rebellion within one hundred davit hi
would Mink ti deadly bluw ut bluvery
I he one hundred da expired on New
Year's day. The rebel were still lu
arm and the proclamation wa Issued
to redeem the promise by tie chief e
ccutlve a a war measure. The only
mention in my diary to the most world
famed act lu the life of Abraham l.lu
coin I this:
Returned to the War department at 1" :la
p m. A in en g the tut k.i.ir, s sent lo New
Yerk Is the prei 'latitat leu ef the preKl h nt ill
substance setting free by his authority ns
president ef the t'nltcd States atnl cmn-nianiler-lii-i
hlcf ef the nrmy and nay all
slaves In the otates ef Louisiana, except
ing seme parishes rnmcil. Including New Or
leans: nil slaves In Mississippi. Florida.
Trx.is, Alabama. Smith Carolina. Nnrth Car
elinii. Arkunsns, Georgia and Virginia, ex
cepting some districts hear Nnrfulk and
West Virginia.
Although the proel.nmit ion was made
public lu the Washington Kvelil.ig Star
of thnt day it was my lot to transmit
the lirst olllcial copy of the document
from the War department, but In hand
ling the message I had no Idea of the
far-reaching cmisetptcnci s. Much greater
prominence i. given In my diary to the
war news received on New Year's day
forty years ago. A victory lor the army
nnd disaster for the navy tire summed
up In these lew lines:
News from the battl-.' In Tennessee near
Murfreeshoro. fought day before yesterday
and partly today. MrCook attacked Hardee,
was driven hack some distance, hut confed
erate center was broken anil report "They
are retreating." We occupy Murfreeshoro.
Fighting described ns terrific. Gen'l Willlch
reported killed. Lieutenant Colonel Gal -t'sche,
chief of Hosecrans' stafT, killed.
Gen'l Stanley and Rousseau wounded. Dis
patch from Fortress Monroe announces that
Monitor In 'ow of the -Rhode Island passed
Hntteras on Tuesday, the 3nth, In fine
weather. Ity !i:2 a terrible gale com
menced. Tho Monitor sprung a leak and In
spite of the efforts of Capt. nankhead. its
commander, nud crew, she sunk. A num'.icr
of the crew, Including some officers, are
missing.
K. ROSKWATKIi.
A distinct movement is In progress
among Iowa educators for consolidation
of rural schools. The condition of many
of the country district schools has been
a matter of increasing complaint in
Iowa in recent years, the eMiclcncy of
the system showing a poor contrast
with that of the city schools. As a
remedy a considerable number of the
country districts have voluntarily con
solidated, establishing at central points
graded schools, which, with the com
bined resources at their command, have
been enabled to secure a high standard
of instruction. These experiments
have been so satisfactory that there Is
now a strong agitation for change in
the law to provide for the general adop
tion of , the plan.
Ml II 111 IIO I St Till-: l'l I Ml.
Soiinrvlll'' .tniiriinl If sshn'lui ,int
free, perluipa th'-i'- wmiM t" a I ii r n r i up
ulnr deitin lot f' r It
Springfield Ri I'lil ll.-iiii I: If ' "i nm.li
lo expert tin' 111 I ll I -1 r In fnril'lll nil III'
heal this winter, yet It mn .Mr M.m,ti win
snld. whin nskid the lim way In wiirni iii
a church: "llulld a sriat flrr In th"
pulpit."
Chlcsg'i I'est : Dr. Mmm J Ssmik" tun
contributed his meed lo tho spun ef the
season I'V ipiest Imilng the illrlnlt v of
Christ. Mr Savage must fiur thai b" will
be overlooked If he dni'Mi t keep en niplng
something different.
Indianapolis Journal China has rc-uni,-.!
the Issuing of vnrnlliss to tnlsleiiaili-s.
After wh.it has occurred as a nsnlt of Irv
ing to eemert the Mongolian would It let
be a food Idea tn wlthd'iiw our ew nei lis'
and bt the 'Ileal hen Chinee" take In
chances''
Springfield Republican: There In sein--thlng
stunning about the $;o,n).niiii Meth
odist thank offering fund, and one I
tempted to say that only ihe Meihodlsta
could have done so reninrkahle a thing as
to raise It. The nchlmenii nt Is certainly
all eye-opener tn those who think that tx
church needs state aid, as most Englishmen
do.
riillndelphla lieror.l An .Mutinies i lergv
nmn colored has announced himself as n
candidate for the chaplaincy of the t'tiltid
States senate. He Is the editor of a Journal
printed In the Interest of his race called
"Hot Shots." Ills candidacy nffords a tine
opportunity for the republican majority In
the senate to vindicate Its professed love
for the negro and throw hot shgt into th"
ranks of disbelievers.
l'.imton Globe: A York state minister met
a pnliceninn ami could not avoid an allusion
to the local topic of the borough. "What
a number of burglars there are about," ho
said, "why don't you constables Brrcst
them?" The policeman regarded thn
clergyman solemnly. "Sir." he replied,
"there are thousands of persons going to
hell every year. Why don't you mlnlsurs
stop them?" Tit for tat.
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A i,, I . i I. nn nn wlil'h i'ii will tu i r
...i'. in ( m in, i fol I I ii' ' i '
'lli..ii-li i'i l'l, iK Pul tin' l.-ik ef U'oi
1 1-1 hi I In- i 1 1 il 1 1 1 li 1 1 1 ' I sr if I
S' tie : . n in n t iniik'' any ei'-inkii t,e
i ii ii ho tfni mill in ike nit) ineiii'
Ii . ii tin tniii Is I ..I In the nnoti uu ll
Will tt"l I ' I'll I I I III" I I 'in III is
('it i' 1 1 in wl'lli'lll remitting I- 1 1 he
pardon wltlnnil u nt.iv ef iiin-tiin. n'
It s tin ice 'li k 1 1 1 1.- tile teu'i cut of lour
t rot In r lie i'ii 1 1." I ii . Iii i i.f lui i r i-d.
It l In tor to miiI n ginnl mini" liforn
us : Ii.i ii to Pine ii hirge fortune hi-hlnt.
II M 1111 I till f
The railroad committee of the city
council of Chicago Is now conducting
an invc itigatlon Into the causes of the
pn-sont high prices of soft coal, and,
while it has not yet completed Its ardu
ous labors, the consensus of opinion
nniong the coal dealers Is that to n com
bination of economic: causes and the
law- of supply and demand Is due the
present lack of coal and consequent
high prices. In the meantime the com-
lination of the dealers and the combi
nation of economic causes keep thou
sands of people shivering, while the op-
ration of the law of supply and de
mand Is tilling the coffers of the mine
owners and coal jobbers.
Wherr the Hublier Work.
Saturday Evening Tost.
If dogs were built on tho same plan as
some speH'ht-s their conclusions would wag
behind their ears.
Gi'HIiik Her Money's Worlli.
St. Iouls Glohe-Uemoerat.
Lady Curzon is ono of the few titled
Americans who seems to be getting the full
worth of her money.
Too Well Known at llonief
Boston Transcript.
The bachelor governor of Kansas bears
some of the marks of a prophet. Ho has
received sixty-seven offers of marriage from
New York, and forty-four from Illinois, but
none from his own state.
I'C.IISOVVI. AMI OTHKHWIT..
By swift and heroic efforts the sultan of
Morocco mnnaged to keep his Fez on
straight.
The famous Moulin Rouen Is no more. Hut
there remains enough of l'nrls to Incite
eqvinl zeal in the art of painting.
Dr. Ixirenz eats two breakfasts a day.
consisting of ta. on. ham and chops. At this
rate Mr. Armour will soon get his money
back.
Dick Croker Is buying up more land In
England. Where did he get it? Richard
did not own an American coal mine or a
coal lard.
The attorney general of Illinois, armed
with a hot poker, Is camping on the trail of
the coal sharks. What the situation needs
is an automatic plledriver.
Over in Australia the people who are com
plaining of excessive heat might work up a
profitable trade with the Vnlted States by
canning the excess for export.
The report that Mr. Rockefeller had de
rided to found the Ida Tarbell College for
Women and endow It with $10,000, noO has
not been verified. It Isn't necessary to con
tradict It.
President Castro of Venezuela was found
dancing when war dispatches were brought
to him. Tho distance between Castro and
Wellington is altogether too great for a
twentieth century Hyron to span success
fully. It costs good, sound money to play a prac
tical Joke on a Chicago maiden. A man
who Jokingly asked a woman to marry him
was held up for $2,.ri00 In a breach of prom
ise suit. Served hlra right. An offer of
marriage is no Joke.
Four hundred husbands deserted their
homes in Chicago last year because their
wives were poor rooks. General Crook's
idea of a pliable Indian applies aa well to
the paleface. The highway to domestic
happiness is through the alimentary canal.
A local census of Oakland, Cal., the
Brooklyn of San Frnnelsco, shows S2.ir'.ri in
habitants. E. A. O'llrlen, formerly city
editor of The Bee, bossed the Job and was
rewarded with a set of complimentary reso
lutions adopted by the city council. In the
manifold experiences of a newspaper num.
no other act approaches a set of embalmed
resolutions In soothing his harassed soul,
lifting him above the selfishness of the
world and Inspiring nobler deeds In behalf
of mankind. Commendatory resolutions by
a common council are priceless Jewels in
the bosom of newspaper life. Mr. O'Brien's
good fortune is the envy and the admira
tion of his former associates.
Ni w York Ceintiu rclnl nut In Chlcagi
the imtuiiliti e on m heel li'.iin.liri tin lit hss.
ll Is n pnrii. I. milist I'uti-I "wotiiHii' f"r
"lH'l" In i hisslfyitig 'Ihe female ten ti
ers." That i omiiili tec wlmtiM-r H Is, an
Olhrllll lllllllii Ipill t, ,ly I'f Otherwise till
d mo well If Chicago ti.-nl cut f illen Intn
the iilfjou.lltr and the Pad fotiii ef snyltu
"lady timbers'' It Is high time that snnie
t'nil; si t In r right. I'of lldy th" "aalea
Indies" may him nn much dune f r them
ere long and linn there will be soon hiV"
for the "nasherlndles" and ilmne hotel pro
prietors who deeor.ite dnnrs with am h
legends ns ladles' parlor,"
New Ynrk Sun Hut some words excel
ent 111 IhemselMs mid their proper plain
grow wearisome after yens of Itermlon.
"Lady" has long to di d a a, ;it I . ai, I' hss
lis proper :n use mid pertinent use, but It
leses dls! t ti c-1 Inn and liecnmes alumni ridic
ulous when misapplied mil overworked. It
Is a yon, I ol I word. I'M ii If II h is not tho
homi ly mi aping of "I rc'id kmnihT." which
an etymoloKy dear to Cnilvle an I ituskln
gave it, but good old words may suffer In
foolish mouths "Lii.lv ti-advr," ' lady
client," "lady 'Inner." "saleslady," "lady
HcnographiT." ' sboplady, "holy ashler"
here is too much place for "linlli s " "Lady
friend'- whs good enough for Tetuiv ien and
may perhaps he defended as a saver of tlmn
and would, but we do nut like thee, "lady
friend," and ns for "gentleman friend." il
wears ' pants."
Baltimore American: To try hack to the
old-time hallowed expression "woman" inn
scarcely he deemed surprising. Ii la a
generic word ami has embraced all woman
kind In the minds of English-speaking
people. Not hint; unpleasant connects It
self with Its use. The noblest fi miles of
all nges have done It along with Ihe hum
blest nnd th" mother of mankind is par
ticularly distinguished by the title. Ita
suggestions are pleasant. When one
thinks of a woman it Is of her gentle ipial
llies and virtu. which distinguish her
from the opposite sex. True womanhood
conveys to Ihe mind very excellence and
lovcllnis which 111" lex i.uggests. Of
course, the Chicago school biard by ps ac
tion Is not likely tu niter sudd' nly th"
usatso tn thl i respect, and there mnv not bo
rny sweeping liberation. The word "lady''
having been txpanded to suih an extent ns
to lose its power for differentiating. It
may, and probably will, tie continued In
use ns a synonym for denoting the sex.
IOM .STIC 11.10 A s TK I KK.
Illnesses of the Wrltlntr Trade.
Mostly About People.
Many occupations have diseases which are
more or less Incidental to them, and litera
ture is not exempt. The two most prevalent
literary maladies are writer's cramp and
swelled head. The unfortunate thing about
writer's cramp Is that It Is never cured.
The unfortunate thing about swelled bead
is that It never kills.
Youlh Mot the Heat.
Atlantic Monthly.
We are prone, in our enthusiasm for
youth, to disparage something still better.
Youth Is action, glorious, unrestrained, yet
also undirected, contingent. Manhood Is
action to a higher degree. Youth is beau
tiful, but imperfect, not Immoral, but un
moral. In youth Inheres only the possi
bility of fearlessness tn the literal sense
of the word; In manhood alone He the in
finite possibilities of courage.
When Tlmea Were Strenuous In Iowa,
Cherokee Democrat.
Twenty-five r thirty years ago a coal
famine didn't cause the least concern
among the people. It didn't matter much
then whether it was $4.50 the price then
in western Iowa or 40 per ton. All wo
burned In those days was weeds, the long,
leun, dry weeds, that covered the sloughs,
with a strip of slough grass sandwiched
in between. V ith a family of four per
sons, it took two to gather and pack them
to the house, one to continuously break
them In handfuls and put them in th
stove, while the fourth would nearly freeze
to death trying to k"i p warm by it.
I.Mll STHIAI. GHOWTH.
Statlatlra of I'rogrraa In the lulled
Stales In the l.nat Decode.
The following figures, showing facts about
the wealth and business of the United
States In 1902 and the percentage of In
crease or decrease from the conditions of
18!2. are taken from a table complied by
the New York Commercial Advertise-. It
will be noticed that In the decade values
have increased In every single Item with
the exception of the amount of liabilities of
commercial failures, In which there Is a
Blight falling oft In 1902 from the total
amount In 1S92. Where exact facts are not
obtainable the source of the intimates Is
Indicated In the foot note:
Inc. 1!1
Over 1S2.
I'. C
21. 31
14 W
M VI
r-.hl
S!I.J
llil Mi
41 U
270. M
2. 7.11.177. ?
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1.52."i.yi7.!H3
9,315, P.i.l 912 101.17
4.7M,l-9 4-lii ;i.m
!'.M
something; llrjonil a Salary.
Sucee.is.
A boy or a man who works simpty for bit
salary, and is actuated by ou higher mo
tive, Is dishonest, and the one whom he
most defraui'u Is himself. He is cheating
himself, lu the quality of his dally work, of
that which all the after years, try as be
may. can never give him back. If I were
allowed but one utterance on this subject,
so vital to every young man starting on
the Journey of life, I would say: "IKin't
think too much of the amount of salary
your employer gives you at the start.
Think rath'T ef the possible salary you
can give yourself, in Increasing your skill,
lu expanding your experience, In enlarging
and ennobling yourodf." A man's or a
boy' work Is material with which to bull 1
character and manhood. It Is life's school
for practical training of the faculties,
stretching the mind and strengthenlni and
developing the Intellect. Dot a .Here mill
for griudlug out a salary of dollars and
ceuta.
1V
Population a7n.rtn.iiV,
Wealth Ib94.3iiii.iiii.ua
rvutlonal bank deposits. I 3.2o9.27:t.i;i4
Havings In nk deposits..
Havings bank depositors
Htate hank deposits $
I'rlvate bank deposits..!
Trust company deposits t
Total Punk and trust
company ili pi nils
New York bank clear-
Inga I
Total bank cparinss 116.i'21.t'ilnu;i
Uniii, including certifi
cates. In clrcul illeii fi.TS.713 .jm
Nul l bank notes Oct. 31 t :Ni.47ii S.I4
Money In circulation... t ! 2!9,3i.a.',I
Circulation pt-r capita n
l!nld In the treasury $ 5;J,S 2 ojl
Hallway freight carried
one mile, tons dlS'i . .lain '
Value farm properly.. I lOi.MI.'ail ,M
Value farm products ..$ U:,7sri77 7'
Value of farm animals. I li2.!i1.72',,.!.'i
Wheat bushels e''.2.!'i7.e. 7
Corn. Iu s he la t'8.rtt.3i.fi'.;47l
Wool, pounds ulii.lll.i !J
Value of wool manufac
tures
Cotton, bales
Value of cotton manu
factures f
Value of silk manufac
tures I
Oolil production f
Sugar production, tuna.
IVtrolrum prod icilon.
gallons
Cnpp r ,io,pictl.,n. t'liii
Coal t . r..il mi 1 1- 1 1 . tuns .
1'lg Iron pre. I ti. .ii. t.cis
Steel pr' dui t lull, ten .
M tiiufacti.rtf . iiuml i-r
.Manufai tun . value
product I utt.i -, ai
I- actory em;.. . yes, a r-
n r. uniiier : : i ' '7
Factory wugea a I ... f b.' ii.si
a l ie i f in n Ii .i. ,lre
Imp rt S !
Yal.ie i f :i rch-i. ill -
experts t l.n!.:pi.i"
Value tigi leu'.t tra I -ai'rta t.
Value of ugrli "lit jral
export f
Yal.i- i.f iiiiimi'.ii n r- .I
exports I
Ciilllllieri I ll f.tPliti', No
1 I.i I.l Hit. full. ire f
New York Hun: Ile-l'lty Is akin to love,
you knmv.
She Yes, Isn't It a pity you can't affiird
thai love of u hat for tne?
Philadelphia. Press: peculiar thing about
a man s stum ling in his church."
What's that V
"It depends largely upon his sitting."
Detroit Free Press: Mrs. llcnpcek -Tomorrow
will be the fifteenth anniversary of
our marriage.
lieiipeck You needn't taunt me with it.
Judge: "She says that ho Is a man after
her own heart."
"Then I suppose he will get It."
Chlcas'i News: Witless Who Is that
handsome nil! standing near tin- piano-.'
Mrs I t'lmi r-Tliat im my uaugliti r.
Witless Indeed: She doisllt resembli!
you ill Ihe least.
Cleveland Plain lunler: "I'i'i yur wife
give veil air. cigars this Christmas-
"N'V 1 tti'nk sli" Intended to give tne .1
box but nlnn I went Into the parl,.r and
smoked one of tin- cigars she give me last
year, die changed her mind."
1 hi In, l.li. bin Press: Tess There's only
one tiling that prevents her from making
a cl'-ak of lu r religion.
Ji-i.s And whiit's that?
Tess-She doesn't consider cloaks fash
ionable i.uw.
Chicago Tribune: The Doctor Your cold
goems to be much better.
Tho Profrssi r I certainly am not cough
ing marly us copiously us 1 was before
Christmas.
Chicago Tribune: "C.eorge." said Mra
Ferguson, "Us too bad tilout that lot of
mechanical toys you gav Wilile for a
Christmas gift. Kvery one of them went to
pieces lu less than twenty-four hours."
"Yes," replied Mr. Ferguson, "ih" chap I
bought them of promised they would."
Chica-o pout: "I don't think much of
Venus, anyway."
"Too Immodest ?"
"oh. It isn't that; but she didn't bring up
("lipid to have u 1 roper respect for parental
authority."
Indianapolis News- "Pretty tiresome,
isn't It V" r marked the first man ut a ra-ci-pl
urn.
"It is so." replied the other.
"i d sneak out If I could, but my wife
would get mad. She's a friend of ihe
hoHtcea."
"1 il sneak out. too, but my wife wouol
be furious. She a the hotea."
WIII7HK (.Oil l.
A. J. Watethotise In New York Tinn-a
We used to sit together, my I'ncle Job
where tt lln-
nnil 1.
And w.itch tli" s insi t glory
gere i In the skv ;
Wile fields of crlmeon, purple-edged; great
citadels i f flame;
The shifting play of shade and ray In acme
tanta.-Uc game;
I The sha. lew h M that let pel and ran lu
TO.T'i I klsf the tailing worl.t
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And whist i ri 1. ' l-i-H'-e ' and Pe.iee ' an-1
IN an- r.' .I n lis banner fn'ted
And ri we watched the lambent tlainra mat
ilimr.-d In the iir.
My inn le it' iffd lite hat srd said. "My
1-cj, our li-i'l Is tin re."
Long linn ago my uncle died, the sunlight
en his hair;
It it, wl.iris.eir tie t 1 lea tod iv, I knew
bis i J "I la there ,
For. If bj i I. am a- be slneild n.'t rev h Ih,"
h'.iv'n thr.. gh pp.i a-a dim.
W here i r he went wool. I I... content, he' 1
take lil- Iii .iv ii with I 'm.
An. I. w.itihleai all the -hlfing scenes if
life fi f ilitaalle p..iv.
t ie learned cii" fr ith, in I If irned It well.
u In I r er 1 ll'lllll'll pill .
The li"d we l la- all at "W .ilnil. Ih. IJ...I
o' t r il"e an t pr i r
la ilif In the I.. a Hoc heart Ovi! ileal- to
hold him tin re
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port for li and earuli K at.. Intf n'a of
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