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Th. dlvld. R MSflittsunHt BarfMay By REAR-ADMIRAL P. F. HARRINGTON, U. 8. N. history of the <■ >untry may bet .Such are the results which had their I jn:o two periods: the first ex- beginnings in the colony mg from : he English colonies to th Revolution, ti wlodgment of rolonics to th in the colony of James- eUlemcnt I town, which we are accustomed to • close of j think of as the birthplace of the Amer- e second I lean nation. The wonderful story, the inde- I present the condlt stcinnlng t ition, ment. 13 of me i at the 1 noting rem, population, ag- tronsportatlon, ton* art, science, Inven- lnternatlonal rela- tnd n:entous In the history of the world, is worthy of national illustration and commemoration and of the sympathy and participation of all civilized people. It is the object of the Jamestown Ter centennial Exposition to organize an appropriate celebration of those great events in the history of our country and progress of the world. the caharacter and scope of the ttlemcnt of principles exposition have not been always cor rectly appreciated, it may be well to state its purposes as officially declared, and then to Inquire how the actual preparations and arrangements fulfill the original high objects of commem oration. The charter granted by the State of Virginia to the Jamestown Exposition Company on March 10, 1902, recited In the preamble, interalia: "It is the desire and purpose of the people of this commonwealth to fit tingly commemorate the third centen nial of the settlement effected at Jamestown on the thirteenth day of May, In the year sixteen hundred and seven. “The most fitting form of such a cel ebration would be to hold a great ex position in some one of the cities of Virginia, in which all our sister States, and, If possible, all the English-speak ing people of the earth, shall be in vited to participate, and where shall be displayed the products of peace and the fruits of free institutions In all realms. "It is the opinion of the General As sembly of Virginia that such exposition should be held at some place adjacent to the waters of Hampton Roads, whereon the naves of all nations may rendezvous in honor of the hardy mar iners who braved the dangers of the deep to establish the colony." And in the act it la further declared: "The eompany shall select a suitable name designating the said exposition, which name shall be commensurate . with the great significance of the event ion. never loosed |r commemorates, and shall contain £he inalienable rights | -name of no city. It shall also have and actions upon which human ? Is well end flraniy constituted, we flpd a national development which has Bp p.ir I, • ! In ■ h• • ry .f ::: cikind. No other notion of ancient or modern t rnt - grew during a century and a quarter from birth to a maturity of principles and of power, of dominating influence upon all Governments and people. Whatever of foreign evils we have Imported through a practically unrestrained Immigration, the laws of our national life, founded upon the best precepts of ages, have preserved and advances the highest principles of hu man liberty. Whatever difficulties and failures we have mot and yet endure, the people of the United States are to day among the foremost In moral prog ress and in just aspirations for the fu ture. Yet the attainments of the nation had their genesis in that earlier period of Colonial life. At the times of the first permanent settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts, the people of Eng. , land were representative of the highest type of civilization then existing. Through foreign wars and domestic controversies, through many wrongs and tyrannies, they had conceived eer- tnin rules of national existence, which, often broken and trampled upon by parties nnd monarchs. survived In the conscience nnd resolved of the people as the heritage, the very birthright of freemen. These high views were trans mitted with the first colonies to the soul of our country. The Puritan never succumbed to oppre his grasp upon thosf which come to man from God. The I power to erect at Jamestown or else- Cavaller was an agent in the establish- where a suitable permanent memorial ment of beneficent rules of a free Gov- | D f such caharacter as to it may seem ernment. If we find among both types most appropriate and proper, the exe- Indivlduals who had no views except cu tion of a memorial at Jamestown to of self-advancement, tt Is equally true j )e subject to the consent and the de bit they were dominated by men of [ P i Kn t o be subject to the approval of 1 the Association for the Preservation of character who were Inspired by earnest desire to promote the future good of their country and posterity, regardless of their pcsonal Interests or profits. Among the men who settled at Jamestown on May IS. 1607. there were loaders of high conception of Govern ment nnd In the colony of Jamestown were the first assertion of social and governmental principles which lie at the foundation of our natlonnl life. Virginia Antiquities.” On March 3, 1903, Congress passed an act, which declared In part: “Whereas, It is desirable to commem orate In a fitting and appropriate man ner the birth of the American ration, the first permanent settlement of Eng lish-speaking people on the American continent made at Jamestown, Va. the 13th day of May, 1607, in order that the great events of American history Rome of the acts of that colony were j which have resulted therefrom may be the beginnings of our Constitution. j accentuated to the present and future The movement for the colonization j generations of American citizens; and of Virginia, following . the treaty of I whereas that section of the common- pi ice between England and Spain. In : wealth of Virginia where the first per- 1605. was national In scope It became I manent settlement was made conspicu- one of the Important factors in the i ous in the history of the American na- polltles of the period: not only in Eng land and America, hut in France. Spain And the Netherlands: not. only In the contest then going on between Protest antism nnd Roman Catholicism, hut in the conflict between the Crown and the Commons. While the Plymouth colo nists were Independents and those of the Massachusetts 'Bay tieUlements Non-conformists, thev held the same Christian faith ns those of Virginia. The emigrants to Jamestown, notwith standing the presence of a few Roman Catholics, were not only distinctively I’totestnnt hut representative of a na tion practically undivided In faith nnd united In faith the Church of England. The minister of that church took an native part, from earnest interest. In the colonization of Virginia: and tho sermons, state papers nnd records of the time show that the work of the church was the first Important element of colonization and of subsequent in fluence and effect upon the Govern ment and Institutions of the new land. The first charter began with the de claration of propagation of the Christ ian religion: and the objects of the ex peditions under Gates and Delaware, stated In the letters patent. Included, as the first, advancement of Kingdom of God. Tho work of the church was supple mented by the early Institution in Vir ginia of the family. The practice of divorce, too frequent and unjustifiable, disrupting family ties, has not -broken seriously the vast number of homes •wherein tho family life makes the sta bility of this nation. G-’od Governors settled the proper relation of the colonists toward those in authority and a rightful intercourse nmong men; nnd. when venal rulers broke those established associations, protest nnd reslstan the Government, pr: Crown, fallen continuously Into the hands of competent and good men and ti<m by reason of the vital and mo mentous events which have taken place there In the Colonial, Revolutionary and Civil War eras of the nation, in cluding not only the first permanent settlement of English-speaking people, but also the scene of the capitulation of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. and the scene of the first naval conflict be tween nrmor-clad vessels, the Monitor and Merrimac; therefore be It enacted that there shall be inaugurated in the year 1907, on and near the waters of Hampton Roads, In the State of Vir ginia, as herein provided, an intern- national naval, marine and military celebration, beginning May 13. and ending not later than November 1, 1907.” The act appropriated $250,000 for the expenses of the celebration, which in cluded $50,000 for a permanent monu ment upon the place of the first per manent English settlement at James town, and authorized the President “to Issue a proclamation of the celebration, setting forth the event to be commem orated, inviting foreign nations to par ticipate by sending their naval vessels and such representations of their mil itary organizations as may be practi cable and to have such portions of our army and navy assembled there during the said celebration as may be com patible with the public service.” The militia of the several States were also invited to participate. This celebration, directed by Con gress, is in close proximity both in time nnd place, to the Jamestown Ter centennial Exposition organized under the law of Virginia, and it was un doubtedly Intended as an aid to that exposition, but the two arrangements are entirely separate in control and in character. Congress entered Into a allowed. Had j fl| rec t national participation in the ex- ling from the | position by a law passed in 1906, which will be presently explained. Officers of the army and navy are brought uniform g ■ ! results, a repro- i obedient to law, the loyal servants of tentative system would have been long : the people, and they do not indulge in postponed. In lt>19 there met at commendation or criticism of their Jamestown the first legislative assent- rulers.- But it may not be improper for bly of America. It cons sted of twen- I one a [ them to point good reasons for 11 j tho act of Congress and the appropri- a : ater.ess of participation by the army ty-two members, two of each from eleven boroughs. One of the first acts of the ttMembly was to insist uabn t|w principle of the Declaration of Rights of 1776. that no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate emol uments or privileges from the com munity but in consideration of services. The colony came to the fir stage of civil and religious freedom and cl progress through representative Government at a time when, in Eng land, parliamentary legislation had been disuse! during some years under the rule of James I. Then began the colonist struggle between a represent ative Government of the people and personal rule. There were times of protest an 1 rebellion against govern- j mental wrong, the subversion of law I and navy in the great national event, but keeping in view that their pres ence will not be the main feature but will be collateral and subsidiary to the arrangements and objects of the ^ ;c j Jamestown Ter-Centennlal Exposition, a congregation of peace and not for wa r. It may be rightly affirmed that there would he no exposition in 1907 but for the past services of military and naval bodies. Had the English navy been crushed and destroyed by the Spanish Armada in 156$. the English settle ment of Virginia would not have been I effected: and a history of this land may have been made by another peo ple. In the Colonial and Revolutionary and tyrannous absorption and misuse wars Of our country, the military and insure* Jr., in Amerli Who and bo :- by Governors, such was the :i->n "■ ‘d by Nath.anial Bacon, 676. just a century before the n Revolution. tho people elect their rulers ke the laws, the Government wl reflect the caharacter ar.d attain ments of the people, and a country will be eventually, in moral and govern- mund. The first representative Gov ernment at Jamestown antedated all others in this country: the beginning of the conflict between personal and popular control. From that time to the present day there has been a strug gle for good Government of the peo ple. Through that contest there has been exemplified in our colonial and I national life every phase of culture, , enterprise, her ism and sacrifice. The church has taught the observance of : th, precepts of the religion of Christ. • I. aislation has given sanction to high! principles. In jurisprudent e, dlpio- | n-.u-y and international relations the , course of our nation is marked by jus tice and generosity. Education and I ;-eien,o illumined the path 'f progress, i It: military annals Washington lead* the long line of heroes. The story of th;, navy beams with the ligh trlous names. Every conflict or peace in which our cour been engaged glows will splendid courage. In all lines fort, though obstacles and evil the way. the goal is a true ? tulavn,emont of our country. of illus- of war has Mures of -s of ef- lie in ervice and naval forces have borne honorable parts often of decisive importance. The story of America cannot be writ ten without" many chapters upon the real services nnd devotion of those men who put on the uniform of the army and navy, or wore that of the citizen soldiery. The celebration of the birth and growth of the nation would be In complete without the presence of those arms which made the commemoration possible. The Congress recognized tho army and navy and the militia as an element of our national life and history worthy of representation at a gather ing of citizens of all States, to rejoice over the past and gather fraternal and patriotic spirit for the future. War is a calamity always to be de plored. but not always to be avoided. War is to be judged as to its object. Its necessity or possibility of honora ble avoidance. No American will af firm or admit that the War of the Revolution was on the part of the colonists, an unjust war. that it did hot possess the elements of honor and necessity which secure the approval of mankind. There are righteous causes of war. and wars of gross in justice. The hopes of many people are fixed upon a peaceful settlement of international disputes, a hope held, perhaps not more earnestly than by those who in the event of war. have to do the fighting. But as as of ambition, of annexation and of conquest occur, a peoplp is not Justified in neglecting means of right ful defense. England without a navy would have been helpless and broken before the Spanish Armada. And to day our own nation cannot disband its army and navy while it has great in terests to guard in the presence of vast forces to which it may be oppos- , ed. Had the United States possessed in 189S its navy of today, there would ’ have been no costly and bloody war; for it is well known that Spain entered upon the conflict in the confidence, which but few of her people did not 1 share, that her navy would vanquish our own. We are in the Philippines and we have a duty there. We have a Pacific coast as well as an Atlantic, ■ to defend. We are about to guard the ; Isthmus of Panama for the benefit of the world. Far-seeing patriots cannot be otherwise than unhappy and anx ious, in recognition of the fact that our defensive preparations do not ex ist or are inadequate. For. surelv, -while our country will not seek war nor enter upon a conflict not just and necessary, the possession of suitable means of defense, commemsurate with our internal greatness as a nation, must be regarded as the best assur ance of peace and of continued happi ness. The full military powers of our country will not be displayed at the exposition, but the national guard of the several States and the army and navy will be modestly represented, and the officers and men will be there in a spirit of friendliness to all our vis itors from foreign lands. It is under stood that upon the opening of the ex position by the President of the Uni ted States and upon the arrival of any military representatives or naval ves sels of friendly nations, there will be present such of our national military and naval forces as may be assembled without detriment to the public ser vice in the course of their regular employments. The ceremonies will be on the exposition grounds and they will be chiefly of a civil character. The scene will be splendid In its civic nature, and it Is intended that the battalions or companies of the army navy and national guard shall fill their proper place in an imposing event commemorative of the history of the nation. Subsequently, there will main at the exposition a detachment of each arm of the military service and a division of naval vessels for the purpose of exhibition to the citi zens of the United States. There is not a State and not many counties In the United States that have not citi zens in the army and navy. All the people support the army and navy, and they do it willingly, and it is right and proper that the people who visit the exposition shall have an op portunitv to see something of thi great forces of national defense which they have created and maintain. But there will be no carnival of war nor inspiration of military conquest. It is expected that many friendly nations will be represented by naval vessels nnd a few bv companies of soldiers, illustrative of their military arm. We come now to a brief statement of the principal and more Important measures of the Jamestown Exposi tion Company, intended to give prom inence to the civic history of our country, commemorative, educational, historical and patriotic. Nearly all the buildings are illustrative of architec ture of the colonial period, with many reproductions either exact or upon reduced scale. The principal build ing. the auditorium, with its annexes of historic art and of education, fronts upon Raleigh square, which will be a floral design, and overlooks Hampton Roads. The auditorium is provided for the use of numerous congresses or conventions, of which, up to the mid dle of February, one hundred and nineteen had arranged their programs of attendance and work. A hall of congresses will be provided, with seating capacity for 8,000 persons. This hail is entered from outside the exposition grounds, and It will be used for religious services, morning and evening, during the entire period of the exposition. The conventions rep resent many associations and lines of endeavor, industrial, educational, pro fessional, commercial, technical, fra ternal. religious, historical and patrlo tic. The Tidewater Ministerial Union is arranging regular evangelistic ser vices at the exposition. Perhaps the most prominent of the conventions will be historical and fraternal. The exposition exhibit buildings in clude: Manufactures and Arts. 550 feet long, 280 feet wide. Machinery and Transportation, 550 feet long, 280 feet wide. States’ exhibit, 500 feet long, 300 feet wide. States' exhibit court, 250 feet long, 90 feet wide. Mines and Metallurgy, 250 feet long, 100 feet wide. Mines and Metallurgy annex, 100 feet long. 100 feet wide. Food Products, 300 feet long, 250 feet wide. Marine, 300 feet long. 90 feet wide. Power and Alcohol (denatured), 300 feet long, 150 feet wide. Graphic Arts, 150 feet long, 150 feet wide. Agricultural Implements, 100 feet long. 100 feet wide. Transportation. 250 feet long, 200 feet wide. Transportation, 200 feet long, 100 feet wide. Foods. 100 feet long. 100 feet wide. Forestry. 100 feet long. 50 feet wide Manufacturers, 100 feet long, 100 feet wide. Virginia Mines and Timber, 250 feet long. 100 feet wide. There is under construction an ad ditional fireproof building. 300 feet long by 90 feet wide, which has been found necessary to house the exhibits of his toric art. Arts and crafts (four build ings), education (college and univer sity), education (primary and secon dary), buildings of incorporated com panies and individuals for special pur poses. Thirty States have appropri ated money for buildings, for the use of their citizens and for historical ,a>:- hibits. Eighteen of these State build ings are built or building. Congress, by act of June 30. 1906, provided for exhibits at the James town Exposition from the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum and the Library of Congress, of such ar ticles and materials of a historical na ture as will serve to impart a knowl edge of our colonial and national his tory. from the War and Navy Depart- j ments. the life saving service, the rev enue cutter service, the army, the navy. I the light house service, the bureau of j fisheries, and an exhibit from the Island | of Porto Rico. priation of $100,000 in aid of the Negro Development and Exposition Company of the United States of America, t enable it to make tin exhibit of th progress of the negro race in this country At the exposition. The amusement section of the expo sition will be similar to that of pre- | vious expositons, like the Midway ! or the Pike, with many novel features. ! The lamented Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, first president of the exposition, suggested one day in a humorous way, that this section would be a rendezvous ’for In dians and might be called the War path. The name stuck, though not de scriptive of the prospective pleasures of the section. Among the amusements may be no ted balloon ascensions, athletic sports and games, military exercises of the army detachment and National Guards, boat, races, and musical performances. The second and third weeks in Sep tember will be marked by the yacht races under the management of a na tional organization, the Jamestown Ex position yacht racing commission. Doubtless the West Point cadets and the midshipmen of the Naval Academy- will contribute some exposition of their skill, athletic or professional, during their brief visit. During the last eighteen months there has sprung up a city upon the expo sition grounds, and the improvements of the landscape in connection with the natural features of the site have made a scene of singular beauty. There will gather people of all classes and from all parts of the country, and each will find some object of interest. The Governors have settled rules which will insure good order and the conveniences and pleasure of all worthy visitors. Gambling, betting, the sale of intoxi cating liquors on the grounds, and dis orderly conduct of any kind will be suppressed. The exposition will be closed on Sundays. It appears that the program of exhibits, exercises and ar rangements is worthy of a great com memorative assembly. People of the North. South and West will meet un der the impression of historical pic tures and scenes which belong to all. There must arise a new interest and study in the -history of our country, for the educational and historic feat ures of the exposition will overshadow all others and be of the most perma nent effect. It cannot be doubted that a new spirit of union and patriotism will appear from the exposition to ev ery part of the land. WHAT DO THE DEAD CARE? By Graham Hood, in New York Ad vertiser. A few days ago a woman came to me to ask for financial assistance. As she was Loth an honest and an in dustrious old woman I felt glad that I had been able to help her until she chanced to tell me that her son. who had just died, had left something more than $200 in life insurance. That she should have had such a sum of money less than ten days prior to this time, and that she should now be in danger of dispossession seemed inexplicable. So I asked her about it nnd she told me—told me quite frankly—that all the money had been' spent in paying for the funeral. In spite of the "fact that the debts that she had contracted would never have been incurred if it had not been for her boy’s sickness she had neglected all of them and had expended every cent of his money in giving him just as fine a burial as it would procure. Senseless as the whole thing seem ed to me, I know, of course, that her case is by no means an uncommon one. The same thing Is happening every day, and will continue to happen in just the same way until the people have been educated up to the fact that nobody has the moral right to assume extravagant responsibilities for the sake of the dead when such expendi tures are bound to deprive the living of just so many necessities. Nobody with any soul would ever be guilty of suggesting that the dead be treated with any sort of disrespect. If you have a heart in y.our breast it revolts at the idea that anybody should be buried in the pauper's field, and when the body so threatened is that of a person who was known to you you will be liable to go far out of your way and to exert every effort to prevent what seems to be a hor rible catastrophe. In this you are jus tified, but there is a wide step between this decent tribute to humanity and the indecent extravagance that re duces the living to iticonditlon of want. Of course this does not apply so' strongly to a person who has plenty ill RAILROADS TO 8E DIBIT H. HARRIMAN SAYS PRESENT GUAGE MUST BE WIDENED TO SIX FEET. Washington Dispatch in New York Sun. Following his announced intention of taking the public into his confidence to a greater extent than he has done heretofore, E. H. Harriman let ij be known that he would be interviewed. Discussing railroads in the abstract, Mr. Harriman said: “The railroads of the United States will have to be rebuilt with much heavier rails and with a gauge of six feet, instead of the present gauge of four feet eight and one-half inches. This change will come within the next ten years, and the roads of 1917 will be much in advance of the roads of 1907 as the roads of today are an im provement over the roads of 1S97. Either locomotives of such size that nobody now can imagine them or elec tric engines will have to be provided. think in time the latter will be more feasible. The locomotive with the pres ent gauge of tracks has reached its ca pacity. The freight car of the present will have to give way to an all-steel freight car. which will be two feet wider, two feet higher and several feet longer. It will at the same time be possible to make the car much lighter in proportion to carriage capacity tha*i the present car, and this will effect a great saving in the cost of transporta tion. Grades will be reduced every where. tunnels will have to be en larged, bridges must be rebuilt to make them equal to the strain of increased loads that will pass over them. To do all of these things will cost bil lions of dollars—nobody can tell how many billions.” This brought Mr. Harriman to the subject of finance, and he deplored the fact that the money question and tho tariff question of the present day had not been settled before the railroad agitation was begun. While declaring that the recent rate legislation had not Jnjured the railroads, he expressed the belief that it had had a tendency to advance the price of money to rail roads, and declared that the Interest which railroads were paying now was from 25 to 33 1-2 per cent higher than it was a year or more ago, and this not for any other reason than that lenders of money did not know to what extreme the agitation against railroads would lead. Three and a half per cent was a good interest rate in France, yet the French lenders were charging the American roads 4 1-2 and 5 per cent'. “I do not consider the money ques tion settled by any means," continued Mr. Harriman. “It will become a live ly issue when hard times shall come again; as they undoubtedly will, al though there Is nothing in "the present situation which would lead me to be lieve that there is any danger in the immediate future. They may not come within the lifetime of any man now living. I think it would have been better, too, if there had been a modification of the tariff before the railroad agitation was begun. “There has been a growing suspic ion against railroads,” continued Mr. Harriman. “and it ought to be dis pelled. There ought to be greater co operation among the railroads, the general Government and the public. I believe in Government regulation of railroads, but I believe also that the combinations of railroads should be legalized to the extent that such com binations will aid in cheapening trans portation. Such combinations are a present-day necessity, and the Gov ernment in exercising its right of reg ulation should recognize that neces sity. Then the Government and the railroads can co-operate and the pub lic will be benfited.” Speaking of the construction of the Panama canal Mr. Harriman said that the statement was untrue that the trans-continental roads were doing what they could do to hinder the con struction of the canal. It was noth ing but the old cry against the rail roads, he said. "I was asked by the Interstate Commerce Commission.” Mr. Harriman went on, “what I regarded as the greatest of my railroad experiences. My reply was that I considered -tho closing of the break in the Colorado river as the most remarkable achieve ment of recent history. In the hand- HEART OF LOUIS XIV Strange Story of Its Being in Westminster Abbey—Recovered from St. Denis—Bankrupts Barred from Houses of Parliament. (By William E. Curtis). LONDON, Oct. 23.—The fact does not appear in the guide books, nor is the story told in any of the numerous works that have been written about the noblest temple of worship in England, but a friend gives me a weird tale about "the heart of Louis XIV., the greatest King of France, being buried in Westminster Abbey. He got the grewsome- facts from the late Sir Wil liam Harcourt, the Liberal leader, whose widow is an American, the daughter of Mr. Motley, the historian. The Harcourts, it seems, had many French connections, who fled to Eng land for refuge during the Frencn rev olution. Among them was a canon of the cathedral of St. Denis, the royal mausoleum of France, where fifty Kings and Queens are buried in rows of tombs. When he was about leav ing the Harcourt mansion to return to his home across the channel, the canon expressed the gratitude of himselt and two or three of his associates who had enjoyed the hospitality of his host, and produced from his pocket something that looked like a pieec of leather. “I was in the cathedral of St. Denis when the royal tombs were broken open by the mob,” he said, “and the ashes of the Kings were scattered to the winds. This," and he held up the in significant looking object, “is the heart of Louis Quatorze, which was kept in an urn on the top of his sar cophagus. I managed to save it and would like to leave it with you until affairs are entirely tranquil in France." But the abbe never called for his strange memento. He died of an epi demic shortly after his Teturn to ihis country, and the Harcourt family found themselves in a dilemma. Not know ing exactly what to do -with the relic they concluded to do nothing and await developments. The heart was careful ly stowed away in a cabinet, but was occasionally brought out for the inspec tion of visitors. The late Dr. Buck- land, while dean of Westminster, was a guest at the mansion on one occasion and asked to see the weird curiositj’. He was a very eccentric man and at that time was very old. He took the heart in his hand, rubbed it with a wet finger and then for some reason or an other placed it in his mouth. The ejac ulation of the astonished company seemed to rattle the distinguished pre late and he swallowed the heart while gasping an explantlon. The old man fainted when he realized what he had done, and a physician whom they called declared that they had better let well enough alone because he could never digest the thing and might throw it off his stomach. But he never did. He died a few weeks later from senile debility, so the doctor said, but it is entirely probable that the tough old heart of Louis XIV.. which had suffered a variety of violent emotions, hastened his end. It was an overdose of heart, and by this strange combination of circumstances the heart of Louis XIV. is now reposing in West minster Abbey with the body of English dean for its sepulcher. from, ar.d if the latter chose to answer, could act upon the evidence, but tho defendant could not bo compelled to re ply unless he desired to do so. Bankrupts Barred From Parliament. Bankrupts, men who can not pay their debts, are not eligible to the Luxuriance of Names. In a chancery suit which was re cently decided by a London court, the heirs to the estate, six in number, bear the following names: 1. Mabel Elmlngham Ethel Hunting- tar Beatrice Blazonbarro Evangeline Vise de Lou de Orellana Plantagenet Taedmag Saxon. 2. Lyonesse Matilda Dora Agnes Er nestine Curzon Paulet Wllbraham Joyse Lylup Ydwalio Odlin Rugonie Bently Saxon i a DysarL 3. Xestor Egbert Lionel Taedinag Hugh Erehenwynne Liona Esa Crom well Orma NaVHle Dysart. 4. Liona Decima Veronica Edyth Undine Cyssle Hylda Rowena Vyola Advla Lionella R yglna Ursula Isabelle Blanche Lelins Dysart. 5. Edith Regina Valentine Myra Pol- worth Avelina PhiHippn Kolantha de .Orellana Plantagenet. 6. Lyonulph Cos Patrick Bruce Berke ley Germain TulUbardlne Petersham de Orellana Dysart Plantagenet. Each of the persons above named was awarded £30,000 front the estate of their relatjve. Lieutenant Toiemache Ralph William Lionel Blazenbury Wll braham Tolemache-Tolesntache. and, although we are told that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, it is evident that they need the money. It would be interesting to know the names of the rest of Lieutenant Tolo- maeho Tolesmache-Tolemaebe, with sisters and cousins and aunts. To Rid London of Smoke. An electrical engineer named Arnold Lupton, who has been engaged in set ting up power plants on the Canadi-u side of Niagara Falls, has recently s ib- mitted to the London county council a comprehensive scheme by which lie pro poses to rid London-of smoke. It Is esti mated that the damage suffered by people in London from the smoko nuisance is as imfch ns $10,000,000 a year, without con sidering tho inconvenience. It is also asserted that the fogs which often com pel a suspension of business for days at a time are very largely due to the soot In the atmosphere, which becomes satur ated with moisture. The damage to tho stocks of tradesmen alone during tho winter season amounts to millions of dol lars. and valuable paintings, statuary and other works of art are sometimes ruined by the smoke and soot that sift in through the windows. London is one vast workshop. The mechanical Industries are scattered over tho entire area and are not massed in a single section as they often are in other' cities. There ’are factories in tho most fashionable quaters of tho west end. and with chimneys that emit vast clouds of d'-nsc smoke. The houses of London are generally warmed by open grates in which soft coal is burned. There are very few furnaces, and steam heat can be found only In the most mod ern buildings. Taking it altogether, the people here suffer from the smoke nui sance more, perhaps, than those of any other city. Hence any proposition that will cure this evil or diminish the dam ages will receive serious attention. Mr. Lupton proposes that the county council, which is the legislative nnd exec utive authority for greater London, shall pet up several large generating stations an j at the nearest coal mines in Derbyshire, and build cable lines for transmitting electric heat, light and power to the city. Ho would warm tho house, cook the meals and turn the wheels of all London by . ! force generated 150 miles distant, and has British Parliament, and if they be- i p r p Se med a series of tallies to demon- they - - - come insolvent after election must resign. The act says: “If a member of the House of Com mons is adjudged bankrupt, and the disqualifications arising therefrom aro not removed within six months from the date of the order, the court shall immediately after the expiration of that time certify the same to the House of Commons and thereupon the speaker shall declare the seat of tho member vacant.” Nor can a bankrupt sit or vote In the House of Lords, or in any com mittee thereof, nor can ho be elevated to the peerage, nor can he be elected as a peer of Scotland or Ireland. If a hereditary peer becomes bankrupt his seat is vacated until he pays his debts and in case of a representative peer a new election is held. This might be a good rule for the Senate and the House of Representatives at Washing ton. It is based upon the theory that a man who can not attend to his own affairs properly is not competent strate the economy as well as other ad vantage of the scheme. IJis figures show that one ton of coal at the mines will furnish a- much power as three in Lon don. and there will he a great advantage in tho saving of transportation. stand for many years to come. Tern- i Parliament shall have sufficient in- porarily at least the Colorado river ; come to. enable him to five according has been conquered, but like the Mis- to the dignity of his office, for he re- sissippi in its delta region, it will bear ■celves no compensation whatever from watching always. The people of the of money, for. while It is true that it ; n n g of rock and stone our engineers j look after those of a nation. It is also would be far more appropriate for the ■ made a record which . is likely to 1 considered necessary that a member living to give that money to people 1 who are starving and freezing to death for want of the bare necessities of life, It Is their own money, and there is no law to prevent them from wasting it upon elaborate funerals and extrava gant floral displays. But wasted it Is, though, when an equal sum. if given to the poor, would be a far finer trib ute to the memory -of the man or wo man who has gone. It is. and it will probably always be. difficult to make the remaining mem bers of a bereaved familv believe this. Deprived of the one who has been loved, it seems to them as though nothing could be too good nor too imperial valley are naturally greatly rejoiced at- the successful work of the engineers of the Southern Pacific Railway.” Mr. Harriman closed his interview by saying that President Roosevelt, he believed, had come to'a realization of the necessity of railroad and Gov ernment co-operating, and that he be lieved that the President saw the ne cessity of legal combinations in the interest of cheaper transportation. the Government. When Parliament meets in October it is expected that at least one seat will be declared vacant and a new election ordered, a prominent member of the House of Commons having been ‘ involved in bankruptcy proceed ings since its adjournment. There was a similar case in the last Parlia ment. One of the Irish members was ordered to "withdraw from the House until his bankruptcy shall have been IN TP STATES ed. The feeling of pride, too, may enter into tho to some extent- just as it did in the case of this wash erwoman who spent her last pennv to give her bov just as fine a funeral as other families in the neighborhood had given their dead: but," however, we may look at it. it cannot be re garded in any way but as deplorable. If It were true, as some of the heathen peoples think, that the dead take an interest In worldlv affairs aft er their passage from life, we might be justified in following them to the grave with the most elaborate dis plays of grief. We ' might even be justified in doing as the Chinese do. and heap up food and drink around the new-made grave that the soul of the departed might come to satisfy his hunger and thirst, but we do not’hold any such opinions. Instead we have been taught to believe that the body that is left when the soul has taken Its departure is but so much in sentient clav. and that, so far as the feeling of the dead are concerned, the method pursued in their disposal is a matter of no consequence. If the dead cared for ail these fancy trappings and bright trimmings, for the plumes and the flowers, nobody would have any right to object, how- trut so and know trative of the resources and Interna- ; nothing about it such expenditures tional relations of the American repub- become a useless waste of money, lies, in the Government buildings. 1 especially when the living deprive Twelve American republics have ac- I themselves of actual necessities in or- costly when the question of this final • Air. Harriman said he spent a very expenditure in his behalf is concern- I pleasant week in Wasihngton. He The bureau of American republics I ever great the expenditure was invited to make an exhibit iilus- long as they don’t care s cepted invitations to participate more numerous representation than ever be fore. The act further directed the erection at the exposition of suitable buildings for the Government exhibits, a suitable building for the exhibit of | the life saving service, a fisheries build- I ing and aquarium, a building for u'i> as j a place of rendezvous for the soldiers and sailors of the United States army and navy and of foreign armies and . navies participating in the celebration, an a similar rendezvous for army and j navel officers participating (seven j buildings in all! der that these mere remains of what was once a man may be honored to an extent that the man himself was never honored during his life. Treat the dead with respect, by all means, and bury them decently, but remem ber that a heartfelt tear dropped on the grave is a far more appropriate tribute to the virtues of the man who has gone than all this senseless dis play and costly ceremony. COLUMBUS, Ga., March 17.—Tho Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index will say tomorrow in its regular weekly issue: “Included in the reporth to the Index this week is .notable news of additional developments in Georgia and Alabama of water power of more of the large and numerous streams which in these two States begin to descend through shoals ana waterfalls to the level of the sea. Announcement Is made that the General Electric Company has pur chased the power rights of Jackson Shoals on the Choccolocco near Talla dega, Ala., and will develop this power extensively at a large cost. In addi tion to furnishing power for manufac turing purposes, an interurban elec tric railway between Talladega, Annis ton and Gadsden, Ala., is contem plated. "The Bibb Power Company, Macon, Ga., previously noted, has effected or ganization, applied for authority to in crease its capital stock from $1 on.000 , to $5,000,000 and proposes to develop superseded or annulled, or until his j 50.000-horsepower of electric energy at creditors, proving their debts, shall ! plants on the Oconee, Ocmulgee and have been paid or satisfied to the full left here for New York tonight. Has Tobacco Hart. •Baltimore Dispatch to New Herald. The case of an eminently respectable woman of Baltimore, who is suffering with tobacco heart in one of the city hospitals, but who never used tobacco in her life, has been brought to the attention of Commissioner of Health Boley. The name of the woman has not been divulged, but the doctor explains the case as follows: "The lady in question has been liv ing in a tobacco smoke infected atmos phere for years. First her father, then her brother, next her husband, and finally her sons smoked. In the win ter, especially when the house is tight ly closed during most of the day, she was living entirely in a smoke-filled atmosphere. “It was natural that she and the hundreds of other women who live un der the same conditions should inhale tobacco smoke. It is the inhaling that hurts. "Women living under the con ditions I describe are actually eating tobacco smoke for long periods, and although they don’t feel the ill-effects at the time, may eventually develop tobacco heart.” amount.” Mr. McHugh, for that was the gentleman’s name, vacated his j seat, but made a compromise with his York creditors and was at once re-elected j without opposition. Kissing the Book. Flint rivers. It is announced that con struction work will begin in the early summer upon a power plant on Little river that will represent when com pleted a total investment of $2,000,000. With the enormous waterpower devel opments in North Alabama, to Colum, The act further provided for two i th Our Mineral Production. From Mineral Wealth. The mineral resources of North America are practically inexhaustible, and though hav< piers. extending from the exposition into the waters of Hampton Roads, forming a basiin or harbor. The piers are In course of construction, giving location to the exposition names. Susan Constant Pier, Godspeed Pier. Discov- will i cry Landing" ar.d Smith Harbor. The act also promise! for the erection of a permanent landing pier at James! town Island. The act further provided an appro- alren dy been developed more extensively and systematically than any other country, the next few years promise more wonderful results than have heretofore been accomplished The production of metals in the United States in 1905 was: Aluminum $ 3.200.000 Copper 136.837.S60 Gold (fine) 87.048.237 Iron (pig) 377.540.S62 Lead 3 n 357 702 Silver (fine) 35 850,955 Zinc 23,733,635 Motor to South Pole. London Cable to the New York World. “To the south pole by motor car.” If this is a dream, the new British south polar expedition, which will leave this country in October. will try to make It a reality. The expedition will be commanded by J. H. Shackleton. who was third lieutenant of the discovery in the na tional antarctic expedition. He will take with him a powerful automobile. Many polar explorers believe a mo tor car can be used most advantag eously in traveling over great ex panses of ice. The car will be modi fied from the ordinary type but an automobile it will be, with body, en gine and wheels. A Fighting State. From Outing Magazine. Whenever you scratch Kansas his tory you find a fight. No territory of equal size has had so much war over so many different causes. Her story in Indian "fighting, gambler fighting, out law fighting, town-site fighting nnd po litical fighting is not approached by any other portion of the WesL An agitation is going on In England I bus. Ga., Albany. Ga.. and other points again compelling witnesses to kiss the j in Georgia and Alabama, readers of the filthy cover of a Bible in court. It is ! Index are familiar. These developments shown that the same copies of the I n°t only represent scripture have been used for a gener ation for this purpose and the doctors say that they have undoubtedly been the means of communicating disease. The medical associations have again and again recommended the adoption of some other method of pledging a witness, and the lawyers admit that the kissing of a Bible does not make the slightest difference with the tes timony of a man who is willing to commit perjury. An illustration of the indifference was furnished tho other day by a Chinese who was call ed to the stand in one of the London courts and was asked how he prefer red to take the oath. He replied: “Allee samee breakee platee, kiilee eookee. smellee bookee.” Publisher Assumes Responsibility. A decision of great importance to the newspaper profession has recently been rendered by the Court of Appeals of Great B'ritain. In a libel suit brought by a commercial firm aginst a trade paper, the plaintiff endeavored to show that the defendant had been used as a j tool by a competing firm in the same business, and to establish that fact he | was closely questioned as to the source of the information upon which | the article complained of was based. The defendant refused to give any in formation on this subject or to divulge his sources of information in this par ticular case or in any other. The lower court ordered him to answer the ques tions, and. as he persisted In his re fusal committed him to jail for con tempt. The Court of Appeals promptlv revoked the order of committal and took the ground that the publisher and not his informant was responsible for whatever damage the publication caused: that it was a matter of nocon- sequence whether the writer obtained his information from Tom, Diok or Harry. He assumed all responsibility when he repeated it. no matter what source it came from', and could not ab solve himself from blame by quoting his authority, nor could a. complainant involve the source of the Information in the case. The court decided that the piaintiff had the right to ask the defendant where his information came t investments of themselves, but they are active and at tractive promoters of manufacturing industries of varied character, and im port f.nd far-reaching factors in indus trial growth. Georgia and Alabama have une.qualed climatic and labor con ditions and ample transportation ficil- ities. -With power furnished at sma.l cost, they afford unrivaled opportun ities for profitable manufacturing— with raw materials at the doors of the factories. “Bids are asked for making interior improvements in the Federal building at Macon, Ga. “Among things reported by the Index this week are: $300,000 realty and trust company. Bridgeport. Ala.: $20,000 Ignd company, Waycross, Ga.: $300,000 bank. Montgomery, Ala.: $400,000 enlarge ment and Improvement of fertilizer fac tory Augusta. Ga.; $100,000 foundry company, Gadsden, Ala.: barrel factory, Pelham, Ga.; concrete machinery plant, Atlanta, Ga.: $30,000 Woodmen of tha World building. Mobile, Ala.; three story hotel. Valdosta. Ga.: $10,000 hotel near Mobile, Ala.: knitting mill near Augusta. Ga.: light pant and water works, Thomaston, Ala.; power plant, Milledgevilie, Ga.: railroad extension from Brooklyn to Andalusia. Ala.; gin nery and excelsior plant, Gainesville, Ga.; $25,000 school hu’ dings. Decatur. Ala.; theater. LaGrange, Ga.; output of a company's brown ore mines in Geot - gia to be increased fr in 500 to 2.000 tons daily: proposed municipal bond is sues for public improvements as fol lows: Columbus, Ga., $100,000: Ensley, Ala.. $100,000: Elberton. Ga. $20,000; numerous business buildings, churches, residences and construction contrac'S awarded, among the number being one for a $150,000 warehouse at Birming ham, Ala. It is reported that the ere‘- tion of a seven story office building is projected at Montgomery, Ala., but as yet this has not been confirmed.” AN OPEN SHOP. From the Edmonton Morn ! ng Journal. The labor unions of Chicago h^ve purchased a cemetery, where only members of the union may be burled. —News item.