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Merry Christmas to you all.
'Santa Claus ia rightfully the hero of
the day.
. cnristmas comes but once a year so
make the best of it.
i-Por this one day at least there should
be no talk or thought of war.
It is Christinas that Vindicates the
time-honored custom of wearing stock
ings. , .
"Senator -Hanna haa Jeft New Tortr
Well,' of course, he could not expect to
carry away i Roosevelt's own state.
Luckily .we have a few holidays oh
the calenduf that do not require an of
ficial proclamation to warn us of their
. ' approach. . ,
War.roay be What.Oeneral Sherman
Bftid (tt la, tmt It aeenifl rather tome
when, compared with, the modern rail-
ww .x.e i
Th nronS. of the oinv boom
are just going ahead without" waiting
for the aid or consent of the 'man be-
hlnd the name.
The , biggesK stationary steam engine
on earth will be one of , the moving: ex
hibits at the Louisiana Purchase ex
position at St Louis.
A band of munlclans stopped the trad-
Ing on the New York board yesterday
which was more than one John Alexan
der Dowle could do.
Minister Conger gives the pleasing as
surance; that China haa begun to com
mence to get ready to do something or
other about the treaty.
General Reyes plana to lay his com
munication upon Secretary Hay's front
porch' and then run' homo real fast be
fore anyone gets to. the door. ,
From his public Interview it ia to. be
Inferred that Senator Millnrd has read
the papers quite conscientiously, but
Indulged in no conclusions of his own.
Either Chicago or St Louis will be
quite filling to take the location of the
aemucrauc natiouai convention as a
postscript to the season's gift-giving.
Captain Drejf us is climbing diligently
though somewhat luborlouxly to his old
nlactt ft t tm inn nf tlia rn-it mnn , l ,
. .. . t,
first page of the most conservative
newspapers.
Can' tt be that that -poisoned pancake
story . from Tecutnseh la only for the
purpose of Inducing such results as will
adorn Sunny James with the smile that
won't come off? '
Recipe for a quick conflagration: Have
long strings of "dry popcorn Just where
they wHl come In contact with the ex -
plring gasps of the Christmas tree can-
die. "V ',"'
The State department hasv had the
War department eud a warship to Che
mulpo, Corea, to prefect American In
terests there. Evidently it ia time for
soma of the heathen to be good.
The further the inquiry In the ship
building trust cases goes into all" the
details, the clearer it becomes that
everyone connected with the scheme
waa enlisted In a patriotic effort to get
rieb by doing the other fellow.
J
Great preparations are telug made
In - New York for the restoration of
Tammany Hall to control the muuk-1-
pal governuieat with the installation of
the newly -elected tnayur and other city
offlcera. Old Father Knickerbocker is
not entirely sure whither it is to be
an occasion for bllurlty or for solem
nity. We shall aoon aee what we shall
aee there after the exit of the reform
aUttKtkn.
CBHISTMAB.
This la the most Joyoua holiday of 4he
Christian year, appealing aa none other
to all that la beat In our nature. It
la a time of good trill, charity and
cheer. Under Ita benignant Influence
the barriers of selfishness jrlre way
and the spirit of affection and friend
ship asserts Itself. Every gracious and
kindly and gentle sentiment la awak
ened at this season and the heart la
indeed cold and hard that la Incapable
of feeling the genial Influence of thla
day.
There la no more beautiful atory than
that of the first Chrlstmaa. It haa been
said that If It had no rcligioua atgnifl-
cance. If It were not the beginning of
a new era In human history. If It were
fnerely an Idyll conceived either by a
poet or contrived by tUe accruing Imag
ination of the rac. It were nnsurpaased
In its touch upon all the poetic, imagina
tive and romantic Instinct. But for
hundreds of millions of mankind It haa
a religious significance that gives it
the atrongest claim to their considera
tion and which la steadily broadening.
In lta social feature, also, Christmas
stands first among festal occasions.
nrmging togeiner relatives ana irienun
from whose reunion memories are cre
ated that give perennial pleasure. It
would be difficult to find anyone who
cannot recall some happy and cherished
Incident associated with Christmas.
In Its inspiration 'to charitable acta it
is the most beneficent of seasons, not
I . a . . . A- ,1t. 4
only giving nappiness to minions i
neeiy for the time, but exerting an in-
"".'."!!o!ooo flnence In the cause of benevo
tt!!!!!!!!!!!!..si!iso lence that reachea'far beyond. It Is
tt 8i,oBO not uncommon to hear deprecation of
atr.m . olrt-.tnaVlna' nt this ses
"
eon, as being carnea 10 excess, nna per
. m
haps there Is tome reason for such
criticism, but it ia really a very beauti-
fill custom and who shall measure the
far-reaching good done by Christmas
gifts. At any rate It la a custom that
has taken such firm root that it Is cer
tain to endure indefinitely.
To all Its patrons The Bee extends
the season's greeting.
th suurn run th vasal.
Strong expressions favorable to the
Panama treaty are coming from the
south, all showing that that section de
sires the construction of the Isthmian
canal as soon as it is possible to do so.
The' Louisiana legislature, before ad
journing the extra session a few days
j ago, adopted unanimously a resolution
instructing the senators from that state
I to vote for the ratification of the
ranoina- treaty. One of the senators,
Mr. McEuery, said in a recent inter
view, that he did, not believe the demo
crats can muster sufficient votes in the
senate to defeat ratification and de
clared that such defeat would not only
prevent construction of a canal at
Panama, but at Nicaragua or anywhere
jelse.
Another noteworthy southern utter-
Knce ,avorable to the'treatv ls that of
tLe AOanta Constitution, the" leading
democratic paper of Georgia and one of
f ii a tvi " in n nonTln l in tha annrh l r nn.
iunedly endorses the course of the ha
tlonal "anilnlstratlon In, regard to Tan-
ama anu conuemnB emocrauc opposmon
to the treaty,
In view of these expressions and
others no less strong it seems entirely
safe to say that Senator Gorman will
not succeed in inducing the democrats
of the senate to unite against the
treaty, as he is understood to be scbem-
lng to do. Indeed, It Is not improbable,
in view of the sentiment in the south.
that the Maryland senator will see the
expediency of abandoning opposition to
tho treaty, so as to avoid giving offense
to the south, the support, of which he
hopes to get in the next democratic na
tlonal convention. It Is said that there
are at least eight democratic senators
who are favorable to the treaty and It
is quite probable that a larger number
will be found on that side when the vote
on ratification Is taken.. The sentiment
In the south for the canal la a potent In
fluence ', ' .
TISC Ah K&TuKM VICTORIES.1 ' ?
The supporters of the fiscal reform
policy of Mr. Chamberlain have reason
for encouragement In the result of re
cent elpctlnna. A few nuelia ion turn
bje.Wel,lluM ere LeId ,u of wLk.h
triumph was scored for the policy ad
vocated by the former coloulal secre
tary. - In these parliamentary districts
th free traders were confident of win
ning, but the fiscal reformers were
elected by large majorities. Another
I . . , , , , . , t
wiTiuijr ivi me v tin ill lift i ii nil l iTB UHS JUst
been wen In the Ludlow division of
Wropahl. where the contest was
fought exclusively on the fiscal question
the supporter of the proposed reform
being e2ected by a decisive majority.
The liberal newspapers show a feeling
of discouragement over the outcome of
I these elections, one of them pointing out
that Chamberlain is a power in the coun
Mry which it would be serious not to
estimate highly. One of them urged
that the personal factor is the most
threatening one for the liberals In their
content for the maintenance of the ex-
istlng fiscal system, Implying that It Is
Chamberlain rather than his argument's
which the free traders have most to
fear. It is unquestionable that the
leader of the fittcal reform moveraent'ls
a very strong man able, energetic and
profoundly in eurneet. But the obvious
fact Is that In the present contest hi
strength lies not In his personality, but
in his ability to demonstrate that large
numbers of Britons are in a condition
which could not be made much worse
by any change' of fiscal policy, but
might be greatly bettered. It Is this
that appeals to many British farmers.
to a Urge body of worklngmen and to
manufacturers. Most of these may
care very little for the imperial Idea
of Chamberlain, but when he show
them In his plausible and persuasive
way that the policy he advocates would
bring Improvement In their condition he
draws them to him, with what effect the
recent elections, with tha fiscal question
s the Issue, plainly telL - .
While Mr, Chamberlain Is for the pres
ent resting, it being useless to carry
on his campaign during the holiday
season, he is not permitting the people
to altogether lose sight of the question
he has raised. He haa constituted a
commission composed of men prominent
In the financial, commercial and politi
cal affairs of the country, which is to
investigate conditions under the existing
fiscal system and formulate a plan of
reform. Although this quite extraor
dinary course on the part of Chamber
lain has been sharply criticised, there
no doubt that the commission will
stand and perform the work for which
It has been created. In the meantime
the fiscal reform leader will doubtless
continue his campaign in such way as
he shall deem best calculated to bring
about the result he desires.
a m tenia Ait bavaoe.
Michigan is convulsed from center to
circumference by the parole of a sav
ings bank wrecker, who was sentenced
to fifteen years in the penitentiary and
liberated by the governor after sixteen
months of Involuntary servitude. While
this is not' exactly a counterpart of the
Hartley parole and pardon, the people of
Michigan look upon it very much in the
aame light, notwithstanding the pledge
of the distinguished financier that he
would see to It that the creditors of the
bank would get every penny due them.
Such pledges were made by Bank
Wrecker Mosher and State Embezzler
Hartley before they were Incarcerated,
and after they tried to break out of the
pen, but these verbal securities have
gone to protest
Unlike Nebraska, Michigan haa a
board of pardons, and the strange part
of the parole granted by the governor
of Michigan is'that he acted independ
ently of the pardon board, which never
took any action in the case. Like the
late Governor Savage, Governor Bliss of
Michigan seeks, to excuse bis extraor
dinary yction by claiming that more
than 2(0 prominent citizens of Detroit
had written letters asking for the re
lease and the names of a thousand de
positors had been appended to the peti
tion presented in his behalf. Such let
ters and petitions are always easy to
get, especially when creditors are as
sured that by so doing they will be
able to recover some part of their lost
savings or deposits.
Unless all precedents amount to
nothing It would be safe to make a fore
cast that the buncoed depositors of the
Detroit City Savings bank have no bet
ter chance to secure, a , dividend than
have the depositors of the Capital Na
tional bank of Lincoln. Whether Gov
ernor Bliss will be able to explain away
his unpardonable exercise of executive
clemency, or whether he will, find it to
advantage to emulate the example of
the redoubtable Savage by transferring
hl8 activity to Oumbe'ltriM in Wash
ington state, time alone will telV ;
Our democratic .friends In congress
want it distinctly, understood that they
all want the isthmian canal to be con
structed', and ready for operation' at
the earliest: possible moment but they
would rather go" without any canal at
all than to let a republican admlnistra
tlon have the credit for its successful
construction! .
Joseph Chamberlain has gamed an
other member of the House of Commons
for his propaganda through an election
to fill 8 vacancy caused by death. It
only enough of the opposition die off
conveniently, Mr. Chamberlain may
some day find himself with a majority
of Parliament back of him with their
support ' ' "
Jaat Aboat Tbla Time. , '
Saturday Evening Post
He is a wise man who knows what-is in
iila own pockets. .
Among Those Present.
Chicago News. ,
General Wood figures that when history
comes to be written up to data he will be
among those present, . while some of the
detractors may not' get a footnpte..,
Progress Harta Tbelr Keeling.
Chicago Inter Ocean,
It la evident, judging from its attitude
toward the Panama canal, that the demo
cratic party hopes to be able in the cam
paign of 1904 to point with pride to tho fact
that It is still striving to stem the tide of
progress. . y
He la Ballt that Way. .
Boston Transcript
Of course the aultan apologises. - lie has
all the Ana courtesy that characterised the
participants In a western lynching, who,
after hanging tha wrong' man, called on
the widow and admitted that tha laugh
was "onto them."
Aaather Iowa Idea.
Indianapolis News.
In refusing to grant New Jersey's re
quest for the extradition of a man wanted
for wife desertion, because of the wording
and punctuation of the New Jersey law.
Governor Cummins of Iowa demonstrates
that he haa ideas on composition awell as
on the tariff.
Frarra at Bad Faith.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Promising a fair treaty, Colombia In
duced this country to change Its Isthmian
canal plans from Nicaragua to Panama,
When a treaty waa submitted giving Co
lombia SlO.OttO.OOO down and tTST.OOO a year
for allowing this country to spend 1200,
OOO.OCO on the , Isthmian canal, Colombia
marked up the figures Immensely, and
added that even the advance demanded
might not be satisfactory. The protest of
the United States against the flagrant
acta of Colombian bf faith will be an
effective one. '
His Tale Isspravod.
Phl'adelphla Record.
The first use to which the kauier put
his recovered voice was to make a remark
that must bo mora Infuriating to English
men than his message of congratulation
to the Boers upon the capture of Jame
son's raiders, lit Slid that Blurher and
the Prusi4ans rescued Wellington from de
etrurlion at Waterloo. That Wellington
n'edei Blucher very much was never de
nled. but It cuts the Ensllah very deep to
be told that Instead of being tha eon.
queror of Napoleon, Wellington was Just
saved from deotructtoa by th-; Prussians.
LK1VRI ROaf THK TIUBK8.
Merry Christmas!
It eomes but' one a. year. Thanksl
All Is not cold that rUtters on. the tree.
Now by theae presents wa know who's
who. . . .
It really mora enjoyable to rive than
receive?
The old folks havs earned 8 rest Olva
It cheerfully.
Soma people are never satisfied. They
need a hammer.
Don't look Ilka a Christmas tree when
the sun goes down.
This Is not a good time to examine the
price marks. Put It off.
If not too full for thought think of tha
morning of the day after.
Masmume of eranog shnuld be put cut
of sight qulckly-lf not too hot.
Those who forgot you should be for
given. - Perhaps they didn't have the price.
In thla gracious season college men should
avoid giving too frequently tha Greek
fraternity sign, "Whaddle yave."
'Irft Joy be unconflned," but don't draw
the cork too frequently. There are other
days and the supply is abundant.
' From the riotous days' of plenty, ws now
pass 1o the - pinch Of economy. - The
strenuous pace of Christmas has 8 limit
The sweet spirit enveloping every gift
loses much of Its tender sentiment when
you reach for an ax after opening the
box. . , .
. The ardent young, . man who presents
his best girl with a bogus spark must not
be offended when called down as gem
crow. . , . .. ...
If your "steady" haa done the right thing
show your appreciation by giving tha
other fellow the best dances on , your
program. - . . ...
From Christmas cigars eomes that rare
atmosphere called "holy smoke." If you
don't Ilka tha. brand pass It up to your
dear friends. , ,
It Is poor policy, and bad form to boost
your generosity "by raising the price mark.
People will . catch on, and plant banana
peelings on the front steps.
If you hava the honor of stripping the
tree, don't let your left hand know what
the right la doing In your pocket.' Be sura
you're right In It, then go ahead.
Don't kick out loud If your favorite com
pany did not come. up., to expectations.
Consider how Insignificant the November
salary looks when placed bealde a Christ
mas proposition. . -ii r
It Is possible to absorb too much of" a
good thing. Go slow. 'Walt until the shades
-of night obscure your fcurvea. Wiser Is he
who lingers on tha sofa and musses the
hand embroidered pillows. ' '
The Christmas ' tree 1s an ornament for
a day, an article of 'Utillty for tomorrow,
and a Joy .for moonS that ' follow. It
supplies, a stock of switches as eloquent
and caressing aa the parental slipper. One
trial will convince. '
Although the commercial and material
atmosphere overshadows all else In tha
preparatory stages, there la a peculiar
fitness In giving a thought or two to the
true significance of the holiday. Such
thoughts may . diminish the temperature
In "tha sweet bye and bye."
Be good and roar will be happy, even
you didn't get all you thought waa com
ing. If you have causa to grumble, forget
It. . If your temper to ruffled, cut It out
Throw wide open th windows of the soul
and let In th unWne. It might enlarge
your heart: f . -1
tliOCKHtfl 'YERACITT.
Telling the TrstV nnffles the Temper
of nallroa-d-j, Hate, Makers. .
Pittebura 'Dispatch. i
It was interesting, e though provocative of
sarcasms, to loam that the railway traffic
men present While Mr.' Frank- Waterhousa
of Seattle was giving his testimony before
the Interstate commission were "shocked'
at. his statements. ' The especial statement
which elicited this sentiment of Surprise
and horror waa that- his steamship com
pany had a contract' with the Northern Pa
cific by which the railroad 1 to carry
freight landed at Seattle from its ships at
one rate, whlla charging another and pro
hibitive rate to alt others. '
It IS obvious that' What shocked the rail
road men was not the existence of such a
contract, but the Ill-timed truthfulness of
Mr. Waterhousa tn blurting out the fact be
fore a body which Was bound to Institute
prosecutions.' Even the commercial publio
la not "shocked" to' hear of such a con
tract It haa heard of just such things too
often before. The .traffic men have been
knocking around this wicked world too long
to be shocked to learn that It Is still done.
But it does jar then to hava the recipient
of such a favor travel, across tha oontlnent
In order to tell the truth whore it will. do
most harm to the trafflo men.
The railway men In their subsequent and
subterranean dealings with Mr. Water
house should consider one plea In mitiga
tion. He Is not a railway trafflo man, but
a steamship man. He has had no profes
sional experience tn . the necessity of pro
claiming that combinations are for the sake
of preserving impartial rates wUe making
sub-rosa contracts to give .the business all
to one shipper. Nevertheless we fear that
Mr. Waterhouse's , special and profitable
contract will prove short-lived. In the first
place the law will stop It now that it la
Mscloaed. Jn the second place the railways
have little use for a man who gets a cinch
f that sort and then gives the snap away,
THE POWER CAM AU
Columbus Thinks There is Hooia (or
One itlore.
Columbus (Neb.) Telegram.
The Telegram had boyc j . to announce
today that tha Columbus power canal route
had been selected by tha money Interests
which contemplate the construction of a
great electric, plant in Nebraska. We
have been disappointed. On the face of the
returns it would appear that the capitalists
hava selected the Fremont proportion for
first development Tha people of Colura-
bus must not play the part of dogs-ln-tjt
manger. We must be strong enough and
gentle enough to congratulate our Fremont
friends, and wish them every success,
That Is the attitude wo should have ex
pected them to assume had the victory
been ours. It is said the Fremont canal
will be constructed immediately. We hope
thla is true. If It shall be constructed
the discovery will at once be made that
there ia bona tide demand in Nebraska
Tor three times as much power as can be
developed at Fremont. In that event not
a day would be lost In building a plant at
Columbus along tho lines of our plans and
specifications. Columbus haa lost nothing
save a little time. If Mr. Kenyon shall be
able' to finance the ' Fremont proposition,
otters will have leas difficulty in financing
the Columbus deal. The. hope of Columbus
depends upon the quick building ef the
Fremont plant AJ1 the power calculated
to be developed at Fremont could aot
supply one-half tha demands for power
within easy reach. The Telegram
congratulates Mr. Richards, that magnl
ftcent cltisen of Fremont, who haa given
to - the world a splendid exhibition of
loyalty to his home city. At the same
time we give every credit to Mr. Baboock,
who so loyally represented Columbus In the
long fight. He has - Inst the first round.
but be succumbed te-superior force, and
carried - his Integrity with him when he
went dewm. '
BIT Or WASHIKOTOIS LIFfC.
9
Miner Seeaea and Ineldents Sketched
a the Spot.
The maligned and, hitherto Insignificant
copper coin beating the almighty flat of
Uncle Sam has at last conquered the Pa
cific coast and secured a permanent place
In the circulating medium of the tide
washed states. Ever since California was
born with a golden spoon In Its mouth the
copper piece has been an outcast In that lo
cality. When exhibited aa a curiosity It
commanded some Interest - but when It
sought to do business It was given a Sierra
frost. The department store, however,
wrought a change to make change and
the despised copper cornea rolling to the
front Treasury officials report heavy ship
ment of coppers to San Francisco, Los
Angeles and other points on the coast, and
a bill has been Introduced In congress au
thorising the coinage of 1-cent pieces at
the San, Francisco mint
The demand for cents from the Paclflo
coast has been so great during tha last
few months that the subtreasurles in New
York, .Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Or
leans, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis
hive been called on to supply it The bill
referred to above is considered by treasury
officials to be certain to pass and prepara
tions are already being made to supply
San Francisco . with the necessary dies,
stamps and other apparatus for the coinage
of 1-cent pieces.
Representative Aiken, a new - member
from South Carolina, Is establishing a rec
ord for himself in the line of statesman
ship, and Is also eomlng to be 'regarded aa
one of the best story tellers in the house.
One of the interesting features of his
stories is that they are nearly all drawn
from the Incidents of real life which have
come under his observation. This Is one
of the contributions:
'In a little town down In South Carolina
there lived a lawyer who, like many an
other man of brains," was addicted to the
flowing bowl. He was sT brilliant fellow,
but when in his cups, in which condition he
was to be found a greater portion of the
time, he was always a nuisance about the
court house.
'Not Infrequently, when under the In
fluence of liquor, he would create a scene
In court and disturb the proceedings until
finally the court In remonstrating with
him, threatened him with disbarment un
less he reformed. Even this threat failed
to induce the bibulous barrister to abandon
his drink.
"At last he waa brought before the eourt
to be expelled from the bar. He stood
there, reeling and reeking with the Odor
of whisky.
"Tour honor (hlc), your honor,' he
pleaded, 'I'd like to say Just one word be
fore I leave (hie) the sacred precincts (hlc)
of this temple of justice (hlc). I am drunk,
your honor, sah (hlc), but, your honor, sah,
I (hlc) I'll get over that sah, but (WO.
your honor, sah, you are a . damn fool
(hlc), your honor, sah, but you'll never
(hlc) get over that, sah.' " ,
Senator Carmack of Tennessee has an
Individual and at the same time almost
rhythmical method of pronouncing the
word "reciprocity," which now resounds
with' so much congressional eloquence. It
Is almost as though it were reo-see-pros-l-tee"
when Mr. Carmack rolls the sylla
bles' from his tongue.' But' It is not the
first time that the discussions of colonial
and kindred questions In congress have
brought -out strange pronunciations. There
is a distinct school of statesmen at the
capital that still insists on saying "Cubey,
and likewise another clstlnct school that
seysFIUplni"- " '""'" 3
"There will be not more than three Jus
tices of the supreme court to favor re
versal of the decision of the circuit court
In the merger case." remarked a Washing
ton lawyer to the Boston Transcript corre
spondent ' "This assumes that the five Jus
tices who rendered the Transmlssourt de
cision will look the same way now, end
that of the two new men who have come
to the court since that tlirie, at least one,
and possibly both, will take the same
view. This was the consensus of corridor
gossip as the famous argument of this
week was nearing its close.
"The whole tendency of the times," he
continued, "haa been to regard the great
trans partition routes more and more as In
strumentalities of Interstate and foreign
commerce to such an extent that no power
or authority except that of the general
government Is competent to deal with them.
In other words,-the courts see the danger
that some of these great corporations will
pass beyond the power of the state which
created them and thus beyond all control
unless they are to be subjected to the
legislative and Judicial powers of the
United Ststes. In a word, they realise
the weird creation of the Frankenstein
which passed beyond the control of Its
creator. This feeling seems to be in the
air, and necessarily exercises a potent .In
fluence.. You see, a natural person can
do anything that he is not forbidden to do
by law, while a corporation, as the crea
tion of statutes, can do those things when
the law authorises, and the question of
how far the luws of New Jersey can
authorise a corporation to entroncn upon
the authority of states a thousand miles
away1 becomes very serious.1
Charles " G. Bennett, secretary of the
United States son' , has eent to that body
his snnual report detailing the expendi
tures of last year. In some cases the Items
are more characteristic of a woman's bou
doir than of supplies for staid and dignined
senators. The stationery room, where arti
cles are put on sale at cost to senators. In
th year sold manicure sets, wrist bags
at prices up to 130 and similar articles ap
preciated by women. Card cases, leather
cases for railroad passes and such arti
cles found a large sale. The medicine
chest In tho fSTlce of the sergeant-at-arms
dispensed W.000 grains of quinine pills, a
dosen packages of eourt plaster, large
quantities v f pepsin and soda, mint tablets
and horehound drops to a total of twenty
pounds. Toilet articles were dispensed by
the government to a large amount In such
lines as bay rums, powders, cologne, dan
druff cures, smelling salts and complexion
restoratives. It also appears that the
senate used four tons of hay In the fiscal
year just ended.
General Young began his military career
as a private In the Twelfth Pennsylvania
infantry In 1861. When he retires next
January he will be succeeded by another
former private soldier General Chaffee.
General Chaffee enlisted as a private in the
Sixth cavalry In 1861. and will not retire
until 190. Bo the first two chiefs of the
general staff will be soldiers who have
risen from the ranka. But six of the
seventeen men who have been generals In
chief of the United States army have been
West Pointers. Those six ranged from
Grant to Schofleld. All six reached the
command In consequence of the civil
war. .
"Old Flggers" Grosvenor of Ohio arose
ponderously in tha house one morning and
held up a compelling hand.
"Mr. - Speaker," he aald, "I notice by the
Record that I am quoted as having re
ferred to the United States senate as 'they.'
I think that should be corrected. Mr. I "res
ident, as I always refer to the United
States senate aa It' "
"Tag." aald Speaker Cannon. "The des
ignation ftta and will be changed."