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The Wrathrr.
The Indications fop Georgia to-day are
for cloudiness and occasional rains;
warmer weather in extreme eastern por
tion; fresh to brisk southeast to south
winds; and for Eastern Florida, occasion
al rains probable in northern and central
portions, warmer in extreme northern
portion, fresh southerly winds.
Lieut. Edle of the United States Navy
wHI be remembered in Washington his
tory as the man who was once engaged
to tho niece of Senator Depew.
It's odd about those Spanish warships,
sunk *t Cavite by Admiral Dewey. A
year ago It was announced that they
had been raised and put under the Amer
ican flag. Then Lieut. Hobson was or
dered to Manila to raise them; and now
the information comes that a contract
for raising them has been let.
Fix-President Cleveland Is In the sixty
fourth year of his age, nevertheless If
the stories of his duck shooting which
come from Norfolk are true his eye must
be as clear and his nerve as steady as
those of a man half his age. It Is said
that the other day out of 100 chances to
shoot he bagged seventy-five ducks, a
record of which any hunter might well
be proud.
The queer story Is teld in a London
dispatch that Sir Alfred Milner, tho Gov
ernor of the Transvaal, was born In Ger
many and has never been naturalized a
British subject He finished his educa
tion at Oxford, and for many years has
been In the service of the British gov
ernment, but It is said that no record ex
ists of his ever having become a British
citizen.
Senator Hanna denounces as "stuff and
nonsense" the report that the President
is planning for a third nomination. In
1904. 'The man who will be the next can
didate of the Republican party," said the
Senator, "mas -be In sight, but the finger
Of destiny Is not yet pointing In his di
rection." Incidentally the Senator did not
think much Importance was o Ire attach
ed to the rumors of certain Senators be
ing candidates for the nomination. “The
Senate," he said, “has never been a suc
cessful incubator for presidential chicks."
It was announced upon authority In
New York a Cwy or two ago that the sal
ary of Charles M, Schwab as president
of the Untied States Steel Corporation is
to be, not ptoo.tMi a year u< at first re
ported, but a round 11,(1 uu,w per annum,
or at about the rale of about 19 per min
ute, waking and sleeping. A man con
nected with tiie oorporetluu declared that
Mr, Schwab would earn every cent of tin
fabulous salary paid him, a!no* by Ida
know-iadga of the vast buslneaa be woutd
the corporation at trail
>a Mr, Mvtiwab lisa a contract with
me corporaUtta wovwuig a period | Sow
rears
ENGLAND'S ANSWER.
England's answer to the Senate's
amendments, refusing to accede to them.
Is not materially different from what it
was expected it would be, though there
was a report in circulation a couple of
weeks or so ago that she would agree to
them with some minor modifications. She
does not say that she will not consider
other propositions along the same line,
but she makes it clear that for any con
cessions she may make she will expect
compensation.
What will the next step of our govern
ment be? It is clear from whai England
says that she regards the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty as binding as it was the day it
was made. That being the ease, it cannot
be abrogated without her consent, except
by running the risk of a disruption of our
friendly relations with her. It takes two
parties to make a treaty, and it takes
two to set it oeide without disturbing the
friendly relations between the parties to
it. The Senate undertook to set aside the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty without consulting
England. Naturally England reseoted the
Senate's net, though her resentment is
not shown in her answer. It is evident
from the answer, however, that if the
Hepburn Nicaragua bill had been passed,
and steps had been taken to construct the
canal in accordance with its provisions,
England would have taken offense. It
may be said that it would have been of
very little consequence to us if she had,
but as a matter of fact it would have
been a great deal of consequence to us.
We might have had to engage In a war
with iier that whuld have cost twice as
much as the building of the canal, and
the buiiding of the canal might have been
delayed a great deal longer than it will
be under existing conditions.
Tlie question which presents itself now
Is, What course will our government pur
sue? Will It undertake to negotiate anew
treaty, having for its main object the
abrogation of the Clayton-Buiwer treaty,
and tlie right, to fortify the Nicaragua
canal? It is probable that England would
engage in negotiations having these ob
jects in view r , but we should have to pay
pretty dearly for any concessions which
wo might obtain. Indeed, it is doubtful
if either the Senate or the American peo
ple would agree to the terms which Eng
land would demand. In that event, the
construction of the canal would be put
Off indefinitely.
May it not come to pass that those who
killed the Hay-Pauncefote treaty will be
willing to admit that they made a mis
take—that is, if they were really in favor
of the prompt construction of the Nica
ragua canal? They must have known
that England would not agree to the
amendments which they insisted upon
making to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and
they must also have known that the Hep
burn Nicaragua canal bill could not be
passed while the obstacles in tlie way
of building the canal, which the treaty re
moved, remained.
And, after all, is it to our Interest to
have the right to fortify the canal?
Would it not be better, all things consid
ered, to have the canal neutralized as was
provided for in the Hoy-Pauncefote treaty?
It would, of course, be gratifying to our
pride to say that we not only owned the
canal but that we had the right to close
it to other nations when we felt that It
was for our interest to do so, but would
it not be practically impossible to protect
it against the attacks of an enemy?
Would it not take a large army to pro
tect It throughout Its entire length? It
must not be forgotten that one man with
a quantity of dynamite could, at a thou
sand points along the. route, render It im
passable. If It were not neutralized it
would become a point of attudk for an
enemy, and could easily be rendered use
less.
It may turn out therefore that the con
clusion will be reached that the Senate
In rejecting the Hay-Pauncefote treaty—
or practically rejecting it by making
amendments to it which it was almost cer
tain England would not accept—made a
mistake. It certainly delayed the building
of the canal. Without intending to do so
it played into the bands of the great
truns-continentul railroad combination.
II %\\A RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDICKS.
Among luir-mlnded Republicans there
seems o be no doubt that Senator Hanna
is responsible for llr. J. Edward Addicks
who prevents Delaware from having any
representation, in the Senate. Addicks is
a man who made money In gas some
where, and squatted In Delaware with
the avowed purpose of breaking into the
Senate. According to the published ac
counts he is depending upon his money to
carry him to success.
He lias been figuring in Delaware poli
tics for several years, his aim all the
time being to get to the Senate. Until
the meeting of the Republican National
Convention 1t was thought that hts politi
cal career In Delaware was about at an
end, but at that Convention Senator Han
na, for some purpose of his own, recog
nized the Addicks following and made
Addicks the national committeeman from
Delaware. That gave Addicks renewed
hope of getting into the Senate, and
he went back to Delaware with the de
termination of having a majority sent to
the Legislature that would favor him for
the Senate.
He was not as successful as he hoped
to be. There were seven Republican mem
bers of the Legislature who refused to
vote for him under any circumstances. So
the Legislature did not elect any senator,
although there were two vacancies.
Mr. Addicks has been trying, it is said,
to get the President to appoint to Fed
eral offices in Delaware only those whb
will work for him. It 4s understood the
President has refused to do anything of
the sort, and that, In consequence, Mr.
Addicks has determined that there shall
be no senator front Delaware during the
next two years. If the President were to
comply with Addicks' request he would
alienate the powerful 'Dupont faction of
the Republicans, and the chances are the
Republican party would lose Its grip on
the stale.
it would be the best thing that Gould
happen to Detawure If that parly should
lose Its grip on the state. The Democrat*
are far better qualified to manage Its po
litical nlTalra. There are no such men a*
Addicks among them.
The late denator Mage of Pittsburg
was devoted to his mother It Was hts
purpiate to build a large hospital as a
memorial to her, but ill health overtook
lilin ic ton, be took! catty out his plans
Ila left a laig* cstala, and a Will direct
ing that Ilia bulk of till fortune be used
to bond. luinlsl* MM MialntalM lb* Itae
vAdlgl,
THE MOKNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. MARCH 13, 1901.
McLAI RI.VS RAD BREAK.
It seems that Senator McLaurin of
South Carolina has cut loose from the
; Democratic party. At least he has de
cided not to affiliate with the Democrats
of the Senate. Accoding to published re
ports he has notified Senator Jones that
he does not consider that he Is sufficient
ly a party man to attend the caucuses
of the Democratic senators.
Does he intend to join the Republican
j party or to take the position of an lnde
; pendent? It Is worthy of notice that he
j voted with the Republicans on party
j measures during the latter part of the
last Congress, and it is fair to presume
that it is his intention to continue to do
so during the remainder of his senatorial
term, which will expire March 4, 1903.
It is doubtful if he hopes for a re-elec
tion. He certainly will not attempt to se
cure a re-election as a Democrat. What
chance is there for his re-election as an
Independent or as a Republican? It is
doubtful if there is any. There is, of
course, a very considerable sentiment in
South Carolina that sympathises with
Senator McLaurin in the position he has
taken. Will it grow stronger? That is a
question that cannot be very well an
swered at this time. It is a safe state
ment that it will not grow strong enough
by the time Senator McLaurin’s succes
sor must be elected to return him to the
Senate. That is the point of chief in
terest at this time. What tlie strength of
this sentiment will eventually be will no
doubt depend upon events between now
ond the next presidential election.
It is significant that the South Carolina
Legislature refused to consure Senator
McLaurin for his course at Washington.
The interpretation placed upon that re
fusal Is that there is a large element in
that state that approves of his course in
respect to the Philippine legislation. Is
this interpretation correct? There are
sons for thinking it is. The manufactur
ing interest of the state is large and
growing, and It favors the attitude of
the Republican party respecting the Phil
ippines. Hotv great its influence will be
in state politics remains to be deter
mined, but it looks as if Senator McLau
rin thought it would, in the course of a
few years, be the dominating influence.
If this is his view It will no doubt prove
to be a mistaken one.
Senator McLaurin is quoted as saying
that in voting with the Republicans he
acted in accordance with his convictions.
No one probably will doubt that, but hav
ing been elected as a Democrat ought he
not resign his position and go before the
people of his stute and find out whether
or not they approve his course? Perhaps
he thinks it will be time enough to find
out what his constituents think of his
liolitical course when the campaign for
the election of his successor begins. But
would it not be the better course to make
the issue prominent at once by resigning?
THI-1 TWO LETTERS.
The letters of Mr. Cleveland and ex-
Senator Hill to the Crescent Democratic
Club of Baltimore, which appeared in our
dispatches yesterday, were no doubt read
with lively interest by all who take an in
terest In politics. Mr. Hill's was by far
the more satisfying because it was more
practical. Mr. Cleveland's was a good
one, but it dealt almost wholly in general
ties. It did noit make it clear just what he
would have the Democratic party do. He
said it was necessary to get back to gen
uine Democratic doctrines, but there ate
questions before the country which are
somewhat different from those which oc
cupied the party's attention when he was
its leader.
Mr. -Hill seemed to understand the sort
of talk the party needed and his letter
was that of a practical politician. He
touched upon matters which Democrats in
all parts of ithe country are discusshisf.
He was particularly careful to speak of
the great Industrial combinations which
are being formed.
What makes these two letters of special
interest at this time is the fact that both
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hill are being
talked of in connection with the next
presidential nomination of the Democratic
party. Of course, very few think it at all
probable that Mr. Cleveland will have any
prominence as o candidate. Re has been
twice President, and, besides, ho has too
many enemies in his own party to be a
popular candidate. It Ss doubtful if he
has a thought that he is likely to be
asked to lead his party again. He likes,
however, to give his party advice, and it
is probable that he will do a good deal
of letter writing on political subjects dur
ing the next three years, if he lives and
has his health.
, Mr. Hill, however, notwithstanding his
recent statement that he is not seeking
the nomination, is regarded as being anx
ious to be the party’s candidate In ISKH.
Therefore it is probable that he will be
heard from pretty regularly until the
meeting of the Democratic National con
vention, and what he says will have a
tendency to turn the attention of Demo
crats in different purts of the country
towards himself. Just now it looks as if
his chances for getting the nomination
were better than those ot any other one
of the party's leaders.
There appears to be some doubt in the
public mind respecting the scope of the
war revenue reduction bill that was pass
ed by Congress shortly before Its ad
journment. The bill provides for a re
duction in the taxes on beer, stock trans
actions. tobacco and foreign bills of ex
change, and repeals the taxes on com
mercial brokers, checks, certificates of
deposits, notes, money orders, bills of
lading, express receipts, telegrams, tele
phone messages, life insurance, leases,
mortgages, passage tickets, warehouse
receipts, mortgages, proprietary medi
cines, perfumery, cosmetics and chewing
gum. The reductions In nearly all cases
will go into effect on July 1, next. It is
estimated that the reduction in revenues
will l>e approximately 140,Out),**) per an
num.
There are on tiie market many so
c.dltd "blight cures" fer frul4 tru*s. The
Coloiada experiment station has Just is
sued a bulletin In which It describes ex
periments with a certain "cure" tried by
It on (a-ar and apple trees. The bulletin
*ays that tiie directions were followed 10
the letter, and after ■ whole season of
the use of tlis “cure” It was not possible
to “delsot in any way the slightest ben
< fit to ths trees as a result of the use of
tliess nralvrluls." It aitpears, ht-rrfore,
that appl* and pear blight have not yet
'** usaiqusisd by the ovmpoumlcr* of
> M*u4-.air. ,
Senator Hanna is on record as saying
he believes a closure rule will be adopted
in the Senate at the next session of Con
gress. Such a rule would be in violation
of the traditions and the precedents of
the Senate, where courtesy demands that
every Senator shall be heard as long as he
has anything to say. It may be doubted
that the old members, even on the Repub
lican side, would consent to any such vio
lent departure from custom as a closure
rule would be.
In the town of Severy, Kan., a hot mu
nicipal light has jus* come to an end.
There was no such issue as the smash
ing of saloons or the suppression of joints;
the contest was upon the question of
whether chickens should be permitted to
run at large in the streets. After a spir
ited contest the chickens won, and may
now roam a* will over city streets and pri
vate gardens.
PERSONAL.
—John D. Rockefeller has given $5,000
and Senator Hanna $3,000 toward the pay
ment of a $15,000 debt on the Huron Street
Hospital, in Cleveland.
—Ricciotti Garibaldi, a son of the famous
leader and a lieutenant in the Italian
navy, will attend the unveiling in Chicago,
on September 20, of the monument to his
father.
—Lord Salisbury says that he speafcs the
best when he can rest his elbow on some
thing. In the House of Lords he usually
piles up some books on the corner of the
table for an arm rest. On one occasion
somebody removed one of these books—a
work of reference—and he was visibly em
barrassed in. his speech until it was re
turned.
—Although Bishop Clark of Rhode Isl
and, the presiding bishop of the Episco
pal Church, is somewhat feeble, his
friends indignantly deny that his mind is
impaired, or that he allows Dr. McVicker,
the bishop coadjutor, to transact the du
ties incident to the office of presiding
bishop. In point of fact he is in full pos
session of his faculties and keeps com
pletely Informed of what is going on in
the church.
—The late ex-King of Servia, says a
correspondent of the Cleveland Plain Deal
er. was a great favorite in Carlsbad. Dur
ing the last five years he appeared regu
larly iti Hie city. Last season he was to
be seen dally in the race track, surround
ed by the most distinguished members of
the nobility. Whatever adverse criticism
may be made of the late ex-King, he will
be greatly miesed by the poor of Carls
bad, to whom he was lavish in his charity.
—Th© Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria has appointed Prince Khevenhuller-
Metscli to represent him at the dedication
of a memorial chapel to his brother on
the spot at Queretaro where Maximilian
was shot in 1867.
BRIGHT BITS.
—"Did you hear Vognerlist execute that
Beethoven Sonata?” Yes, I knew It was
o case of horrible assault, but I didn’t
know that he had killed the piece.”—Kan
sas City Star.
—“Say, O'Shaunnessy, are you making
any fast day sacrifice?"
"Yes; Tim Grady touched me for the
loan of ten, and I gave it to him. Sure,
you can call that a Lenten, sacrifice—that
is, if you know Tim.”—Kansas City Star.
They haven’t caught you yet,
De Wet;
Their failure makes them fret,
De Wet;
They wildly throw the baited net;
They gayly cry, “He’s ours, you bet!”
And. lo! they’re fooled again,
* De Wet;
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
—"People ought to be mighty careful
about tho way they educate thedr chil
dren," said Senator Sorghum.
"I suppose there are many things you
would arrange differently ir you could go
back and superintend your own child
hood?"
"Yes. For Instance, my thoughtless
teachers sat me down in front of a copy
book and made me write 'honesty is the
best policy’ over and over again. They
dtnned it into me so hard that my young
spirit revolted, and I have had an aver
sion to that motto ever since.”—Washing
ton Star.
—"I have come, sir, to ask you for your
daughter’s hand,” said the young man
boldly.
The old gentleman looked at him sharp
ly for a minute as if undecided what
to do.
"Suppose I refuse it?” he said at last.
“Then, sir,” answered the young man,
“wo will abide by your decision.”
At this the old gentleman started vio
lently.
"You will not elope?" he asked.
"No, sir; wo will not,” replied the
young man. "We know too well what is
due to us in an affair of this description.
Custom puts certain obligations upon you
in the waV of providing a proper wed
ding, and if you think you can escape
that by giving an Imitation of the obsti
nate-father act you are grievously mis
taken.”
"Foiled!” sighed the old gentleman, as
he made a mental calculation of the cost
of the wedding. ’’Take her, my boy; take
her and be happy.”—Chicago Evening
Post.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Chattanooga Times, (Dera.) says:
"Aguinaldo hasn't been heard from di
rectly for nearly a year, so it is stated,
and the belief is becoming general that
he is dead. It would be well, however,
to await an official announcement before
putting too much confidence in this con
jecture. Aguinaldo is a very shrewd
man, and while it does not appear Just
now exactly what he expected to accom
plish by remaining in hiding for so long
a time, it may be safely said tha’ he
is hatching something. In the meantime,
his supporters seem to be gradually drop
ping away from him, and it really ap
pears now that the Insurgent army con
sists simply of a few bands of marnudlng
guerrillas, whose chief delight. In addition
to robbing the natives, is the slaughter
of Americans wherever they can find
them.”
The New York World, (Dem.) says:
“Mrs. Botha is the woman of the hour
in South Africa. Site will render her
country a great service if she succeeds
In her mission as a peacemaker. The
fighting between the Boers and the Brit
ish for many mouths past has only de
stroyed a great deal of human life and
property without the faintest chance that
any conqiensuting advantages would be
thereby gained for the Boers. Mrs. Botha
ts wiser than the brave but mistaken
Boer leaders who want to continue a use
less warfare."
The Philadelphia Ledger. (Ind.) says:
"HD Journalistic experience has already
taught M< Bryan how- to joke. III* re
mark that the railroads opposed the Nlc.
ttragua canal because ‘they were afr>ld
that If the wuter wa* used for the canal
there would not be enough left for their
stock*,’ had quite a gleam of wit 111 It,
likewise a spice of truth."
The Nashville American, (Dem.) say*:
"('handler, of New Hatnpalilre, fall* from
the cushioned Renata on fo a luxurious
feallnr tad. When a New Englander
connect* with Hie iMlblifl of ID only death
sepal at aa him from It."
‘•Baby is Siclt.”
The state of Kansas has for long years
been nominally a prohibition state, says
the London Chronicle, and the law has
been enforced perhaps as well as such
drastic laws can bo. Spirits are allowed
to lie sold only as "medicine,'' and that
is how the following, story dame to be
told. A bronzed and stalwart cowboy
planted a "two-gallon demijohn" on the
counter of a chemist’s shop. “Fill her
up," he said, "baby’s sick.”
One of Mr. Evarts’ Jokes.
Premising that in law to ‘‘divert a
watercourse" is so to use your own land
as to change or stop the natural flow
of water over the adjoining land, to the
injury of its owner, says a W'riter in the
Boston Ttranscript. I will tell you a
story of Mr. Evarts. He and the late R.
IT. Dana and Judge Hoar, (who told it
to me,) were driving together along .he
banks of the upper Connecticut, when
they crossed a pretty little stream, and
Dana quoted something about the “laugh
ing brook.’’ Evarts exclaimed; “Laugh
ing brook? If It be right for a brook to
laugh, how can it be wrong to divert a
water course?”
Merry .lest of Bright Colonel.
An amusing story illustrating British
officialism comes from South Africa, and
will bear repeating, says the Near York
Herald. The colonel of a pioneer regi
ment, repairing the railroad after one of
Gen. DeVVet's many breakages, discovered
a fine empty house, which he proceeded to
occupy as headquarters.
When the news of the Colonel’s com
fortable quarters reached Bloemfontein he
received a telegram which read:
"G. T. M. warns house.”
The colonel was unable to make out
what "G. T. M.” meant, and Inquired of
officers, who translated it "General Traffic
Manager."
"All right,’ said the Colonel. "If he can
use hieroglyphics so can I.”
So he wired back:
"G .T. M. can Cl. T. H."
two days later he received a dispatch
from Bloemfontein ordering him to attend
a board of inquiry. On appearing in due
course he was asked what he meant by
sending such p.n insulting message ito a
superior officer.
"Insulting," repeated the Colonel, inno
cently; “it was nothing of the kind.”
“But what do you mean,” demanded his
superior, "by telling me I can ‘G. T. H.?’ "
“It was elmply an abbreviation." replied
the Colonel, "u. T. M. (general traffic
manager) can G. T. H. (get the house).”
A Rutiled Collector.
Collectors of autographs, post cards, etc.
are not always conscious of the impor
tunacy of their demands, and the follow
ing anecdote, which comes from Trieste,
gives a striking example of their failing
and of the humorous way In which the
intended victim treated his tormentor,
says the London Telegraph. An Italian
painter received a letter in the following
terms: "Dear Sir—l should like to ask
you a great favor, and hope you will ex
cuse the liberty I take. I am muking a
collection of painted post cards, and
should feel myself highly flattered if you
would kindly send me one with a little
picture painted on it by yourself. It will
certainly be the most treasured card of
my collection, as I should be able to say
that you were one of the first to honor
me in this way. Hoping to receive one, I
beg to thank you in advance.” The artist
replied: "Dear Sir—l should like to ask
you a great favor, and hope you will ex
cuse the liberty I take. I am making a
collection of thousand-franc notes, and
should feel myself highly flattered if you
would kindly send me one. It will cer
tainly be the most highly treasured
thousand-franc note of my collection, as
I should be able to say that you were
one of the first to honor me in this way.
Hoping to receive one, I beg to thank
you In advance." We are not told what
the sequel of the correspondence was, but
it is presumable that the picture post
card collector stopped writing in the
above strain to artists.
Accidents of Speech.
The eons of Erin have long labored un
der the imputation of making more
"breaks" with their tongues than any of
their fellow mortals, but from the follow
ing it would seem that the "bull” is not
necessarily indigenous to Irish soil, says
the Chicago Record.
It was a Frenchman who in writing to
an acquaintance said: "I left my knife
at your office yesterday. If you find it,
please send it to me. Yours, Le Roque.
"P. S.—l Since writing this I have found
my knife, so you need not trouble to.send
it.”
The same individual sent a present of
some fruit to a friend, and in the bottom
of the basket he placed a note, the post
script to which read: "you will find this
note in the bottom of the basket, but if
you do not, let me know immediately.”
It was a Scotchman who said: "The
butcher in our town does such a small
business that he only has to kill half a
beef at a time."
A German, in advertising for a lost pig,
said: "It has no earmarks except its tail,
which is missing.”
A British magistrate, on being Informed
by a vagabond that he had no wife, re
sponded: "Well, that’s a lucky thing for
her.”
At a prayer meeting in Vermont a pious
old deacon invoked a blessing on a “poor
young man whose father Is a drunkard
and whose mother is a widow.”
At a negro ball the doorkeeper, on being
asked what "Not transferable” on the
tickets meant, replied: “It means dat
no gentleman am admitted 'less he come
lilsself.”
The Old Country Band.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
I mean the band of olden time, when
you and I were boys;
When music, to be sweet to us, must
drown all other nplse.
When marital airs entranced our ears, and
every fee’.lng fired;
When uniforms with golden braid were
all our hearts desired.
Oh, how those fellows marched about on
every holiday!
The “Square” was filled with music sweet,
the streets with bright array,
The town folks stood upon their steps,
the country folks, discreet.
With horses prancing to the tunes, drove
up some other street.
The boys? Well, you can easy guess—we
shall not try to hide It,
Whenever that old band was out, we fel
lows morehed beside it.
We kept the step the bandmen did, and
kepi It quite as well,*
And always held our corner up when it
was time to yell.
Perhaps they made some discords—per
haps the side horns blew
About three times as strong and loud as
they by right should do;
Perhaps the cymbals didn't clang exactly
with the base
Perhaps the "H-fluts" missed some notes
and tooted out of place.
But what cared we when we were boys?—
to our uncultured breast
"The Girl I Left Behind Ms" was as good
He Sousa’s best;
Our little back* would straighten up, our
tboughts would soar away—
The some of our earthly bliss—to play a
horn some day.
I’ve heard full many bands since then, and
paid lo get <4 seal;
I've heard them play their loudest airs,
wild softly, sadly sweet;
But never has my being thrilled with
rapture mote comp.ct*
Than when 1 heard old Dtrasburg Baud
go mulching down the aireei.
—J. L. dUrojr,
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—A remarkable statement has Just been
telegraphed from Kiel that Dr. E. von
Oppoizer has discovered a variation in
brightness of the newly discovered planet
Eros. This variation, It seems, amounts
to about one magnitude, and the change
takes place in a few hours. Dr. von
Oppoizer requests telescoplsts to verify
his observation, and from the strange
character of the observation, it apparent
ly needs it; for a variable planet is
rather an anomaly.
—The Revue d’Artillerle gives a long no
tice of Joseph Cugnot, for whom it claims
the invention of automobile locomotion.
He was born at Viod, in Lorraine, in 1725,
and gave his attention chiefly to military
matters. In 1770 he constructed a steam
automobile for artillery transport. It was
tried In the presence of the Duke de Choi
seul and others and was, on teh whole,
satisfactory. Another vehicle was finish
ed in 1771, but was not used, owing to the
change of ministry. Gen. Bonaparte ex
amined it in 1793 and communicated a no
tice of it to the institute, but his interest
went no further at the time. After Bon
aparte's return from Egypt a pension of
1.000 francs was granted by him to the in
ventor, who died in 1804.
—There is a lively mayoralty campaign
going on in Topeka, Kan. The rival can
didates are Col. Hughes and Col. War
ner, and. although they are both noted for
their goodness and religious zeal, the
friends of each say that their candidate
has the better record In this respect. The
supporters of Col. Hughes the other day
put forth the statement that he had not
once missed a wekly prayer meeting in
the last eighteen years, and they conclud
ed by asking: "Can Col. Warner say as
much?" “It is true,” retorted Col. War
ner, "that during eighteen years I have
been absent from prayer meeting twice,
but what are the facts? I can prove that
I had malaria, and could not leave my
bed. Nothing but severe illness would
have kept me from weekly prayer meet
ing, and Col. Hughes knows it.” This
explanation evidently Impressed the pub
lic, and the Warnerites followed it up by
declaring that during the last eighteen
years Col. Warner had entertained preach
ers at his house thirty times, including
the Bishop on two occasions. In addition,
he had entertained ninety-two delegates
to Sunday-school conventions, whereas
Col. Hughes has always been backward
In doing his duty In this respect, saying
that his house was too small, whereas
it is generally known that his house is
larger than that of Col. Warner.
—The history of the bicycle reads like
a fairy tale. Ten thousand years hence
the plainest statement of the facts of its
origin, development, uses it serves, and
the place it occupies in our civilization
will be regarded by the scholars of that
time as we of 'to-day regard Plato’s story
of Atlantis or the fable of Deucalion.
That men and women could sit balanced
on a wheel of wire, braced and corded
like a spider's circular miracle which it
fashions in the witching hours of night,
and on it sitting, outrun the horse, out
speed the dog. and go flying down wooded
lanes with the flight of a bird, will be
reckoned as a myth that haunts the im
agination and laughs at the guessing of
the wise. What, for improbability, can
equal this strange and weird creation of
man's inventiveness. Or what so elusive-
Jy mock human belief when once it has
passed into oblivion and .losing all record
as a fact, has become merely a vague
tradition? And if amid the ruins of some
old library a fragment of a manuscript
should be discovered which told how it
was used by rich and poor alike, how it
was adopted into armies, added to the
splendor of great public pageants, obliter
ated castes so that princes and peasants
rode side by side in public parks, con
tributing to popular health and happiness
beyond any other single invention of the
world, what wonder and astonishment
that old-time, long-burled document would
cause among the then existing peoples on
the earth.—Leslie's Weekly.
An article in Nature of Jan. 10, 1901.
treats this interesting topic at some
length and point out that while zoolo
lsts deserve our gratitude for their stud
ies during the century, they have not ef
fectively Interfered to prevent the disap
pearance of certain species. India has the
best record in this respect, for during the
past century not a single species of mam
mal. bird or reptile has been extermi
nated, although the Indian lion has be
come extremely rate. The Persian lion is,
however, still abundant.. In 1615 the last
living aphanapterlx, or flightless rail, was
seen at Mauritius, and the last dodo was
seen alive In 1681. The great northern sea
cow was only discovered on the Islands
of Bering Sea in 1741, and yet it had en
tirely disnppenred by about 1767. The great
tortoise of Reunion dlsaiqieared there be
fore the nineteenth century began. But
the disappearance of the great auk can
be laid to the century Just closed. It be
came extinct on the American sl<ie of the
Atlantic about 1840, and In Europe about
1844. The South African quagga dissp
peured about IS7K owing to the saugliter
by hide-hunters. The thin-shelled tortoise
of the Galapagos Islands b*came extinct
In all probability about 1*75. The black
emeu of South Australia wus also exterm
inated during the century, though It was
abundant in lISKi. The great cormorant
(Balias cormorant) was last swn alive
about ISJU. and many olher |>cclr* of
birds, from all parts of th* world, have
likewise been exterminated In the Dan
ish West India Islands, for example, out
of fourteen slashes cntslogued In 17*} un |y
*4* •JMi ealet; and a similar history can j
it* told of many other localities I
SL. IH. OF BOPt R’T AND & 5 l BT
SCHEDULE.
For Isle of Hope, Montgomery, Thunder,
bolt. Cattle Park and West End.
Daily except Sundays. Subject I*
change without notice.
ISLE OF HOPE.
Lv. City for I. of H.| Lv, Isle of Hope7~
630 am from 40th 600 anT forßolton "
7 30 am from 40th 6 00 am for 40th
8 30 am from 40th 7 00 am for 4Cth
9 15 am from Bolton 8 00 am for 40th
10 30 am from 40th jlO 00 am for 40th
12 00 n'n from 40th 11 00 am for Bolton
1 15 pm from Bolton|ll ao am for 40th
2 30 pm from 40th 2 00 pm for 40th
3 30 pm from 40th 2 40 pm for Bolton
4 30 pm from 40th 3 00 pm for 40th
5 15 pm from Bolton 4 00 pm for 40tli
5 30 pm from 40th 6 00 pm for 40th
6 30 pm from 40th 7 00 pm for 40th
7 30 pm from 40th 8 00 pm for 40th
8 30 pm from 40th 9 00 pm for 40th
930 pm from 40th 10 00 pm for 10th
10 30 pm from 40th 11 00 pm for 40th
MONTGOMERY.
Lv. city for Mong"y.| Lv. Montgomery.^
8 30 am from 40th |- 7 15 am for 40th
230 pm from 40th | 1 15 pm for 40th
630 pm from 40th | 600 pm for 40th
CATTLE PARE
Lv city for C.. Park., Lv. Cattle Pars.
6 30 am from Bolton; 7 00 am for Bolion
7 30 am from Boltoni 8 00 am for Bolton
1 00 pm from Bolton| 1 30 pm for Bolton
2 30 pm from Bolton] 3 00 pm for Bolton
7 00 pm from Bolton] 7 30 pm for Bolton
8 00 pm from 8 30 pm for Bolton
THUNDERBOLT.
Car leaves Bolton street Junction 5:30
a m. and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 11:30 p. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m.
and every thirty minutes thereafter until
12:00 midnight, for Bolton street Junc
tion.
FREIGT AND PARCEL CAR.
This car carries trailer for passengers
on all trips and leaves east side of city
market for Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt
and all Intermediate points at 9:00 a. m.
1:00 p. m., 5:00 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt,
City Market and all intermediate pointa
at 6:00 a. m., 11:00 a. m., 2:40 p. m.
WEST END CAR.
Car leaves west side of City Market
for West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40
minutes thereafter during the day until
11:30 p. m.
Leaves West End at 6:20 a. ra. and ev
ery 40 minutes thereafter during the day
until 12:00 o’clock midnight.
LUCIEN McINTYRE. Gen. Manager.
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