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THE MOENESTG OBEGOltflAK, WEDNESDAY; DECEMBER 19, 1900. Site rjgomcm Catered at the Postofflce at Portland, Oregon. as second-class natter. TELEPHONES. Editorial Booms..... ICG Business Oace...CC7 REVISED SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Mall (postage prepaid). In Advance Dally, with Sunday, per month ......$ 83 Dal.y, Sunday excepted, per year......... 4 00 Dal,y, with Sunday, per ear.. ........... 0 00 Sunday, per year ........ ................ 2 00 The Weekly, per year..................... 1 W The "Weekly, S months 5 To City Subscribers Daily, per -week, delivered, Sundays excepted,15c Daay, per week, delivered, Sundays includeL20c POSTAGE RATES. f nlted States, Canada and Mexico: 10 to lG-pase paper ..le 1G to 82-page paper............. ......2c Foreign rates double. News or discussion Intended for publication In The Oregoslan should be addressed Invaria bly "Editor The Oregonlan." not to the nam of any Individual. letters relating to advertis ing, subscriptions or to any business matter ehould be addressed simply "The Oregonlan." The Oregonlan does not buy poems or stories from Individuals, and cannot undertake to re turn any manuscripts sent to It -without solici tation. No stamps should be Inclosed for this purposo. Puget Bound Bureau Captain A. Thompson, -office at 1111 Pacific avenue, Tacoraa. Box 055, JTacoma Postofnee. Eastern Business Office The Tribune build ing. New Tork City; "The Rookery," Chicago; the 8. C. Beckwlth special agency. New Tork. For sale In Eaa Francisco by J. K. Cooper, T46 Market street, near the Palaco Hotel; Gold Knuth Bros.. 230 Sutter street; F. "W. Pitts. 1008 Market street; Foster & Orear, Ferry y.'ews stand. For Bale In Los Angeles by JJ. F. Gardner. 159 So. Spring street, and Oliver & Haines, 100 0. Spring street. For sale In Chicago by the P. O. News Co., 17 Dearborn street. For sal In Omaha by H. C Shears. 105 N. "Sixteenth street, and Barkalow Bros., 1012 Xarnam street. For sale la Salt Lake by the Salt Lake News Xto., 77 "W. Second South street For cala In New Orleans by Ernest & Co., 316 Royal street. On file In "Washington, D. C.,- with A. "W. 5unn, COO 14th N. W. For sale In Denver, Colo., by Hamilton & "Kendrlck. 000-912 Seventh street. soldiers and thus for many years keep civilians off the rolls of the Government service. It Is a curious fact that this bill "was vigorously supported by Dem ocratic Representative Sulzer, on the ground that its passage had been asked for by every Grand Army post In the country. Representative Sulzer dis tinguished himself during the Presiden tial campaign by his desperate efforts to make the Bryanlte spooks of "Im perialism" and "militarism" -walk. The campaign Is over, and Representative Sulzer seeks to make his peace "with his constituents of military antecedents by supporting a bill creating a military caste so vicious that the leading Union veterans of the House felt obliged to kill it convicted on substantially the same charge, and he has been pardoned, too, on the same condition. The Governor's defense Is that the civilian members of the conspiracy Ifave not been brought to justice. On this plea President ilc Kinley -would be Justified in pardoning Captain Carter. The outrage of the whole business is that Governor Pln gree treats the pardoning power not as a puDllc trust, but as a personal pre rogative .which he has a right to use to rescue an old personal friend from Just legal punishment. E? CREASE TODAY'S "WEATHER. Rain; continued Varmi brisk to high southerly winds. 1 PORTLAXD, WEJDXESDAY, DEC. 19 j The Hopkins reapportionment bill, re ported favorably to the House on Mon day, gives one additional Representa tive to Louisiana, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and "West Vir ginia, and two additional Representa tives to Texas, these Increases being effected through loss of one each by Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia. The inequities of the bill are manifest, and grow out of the determi nation to restrict the House to its present membership. The price paid for this slight gain to convenience is too high. It makes very little difference whether the House consists of 357 mem bers or of 3S5, and It makes still less difference whether the Electoral College has 447 votes or 475. But It makes much difference whether some states ere unjustly treated so much that it is doubtful If the Hopkins bill can sur tlve the strenuous fight that will be made upon It. The Crumpacker bill Is far better. The "West, for one thing, should stand out for Justice to the State of "Washington, not only because tl.e extra Representative and electoral vote to which It Is entitled will strengthen the "West in Congress, but because "Washington's growth in popu lation entitles It to that recognition. "We offer the following table for com parison. It shows the number of Rep resentatives Mr. Hopkins proposes to give the various states he is willing to reward, their population under the cen sus of 1900, and the average number of Inhabitants to each of their Representa tlves. It also lncluoes corresponding figures for the State of "Washington: Population. Ratio. 1.381.027 197.000 4.821.G50 210.000 1.761.393 220.000 l.stss.coa 20ti.ooo 7.20S.O0O 207.000 958 00 101.000 8.04S 823 203,000 517,052 20S.OOO These figures point their own moral. Why isn't Louisiana's present ratio of one Representative for 230,000 people, or "West Virginia's present ratio of one Representative for 239,000 people, as tol erable for them as is the proposed con tinuance of Washington with one Rep resentative for 258,000 people? "What has Texas done for Mr. Hopkins or his party that one Representative for 217, 000 people isn't enough for it, while one Representative for 25S.OO0 people Is enough for "Washington? State. Reps. L -ls.ana 7 I..d;s .23 M.mesota .......... 8 New Jersey ........ 0 New Tork 85 "West lrglnia 5 Texas 15 "Washington 2 The House acted wisely on Monday when It refused passage to the bill pro posing to give preference to honorably discharged soldiers in the executive branches cf the Government. The ef fect cf this bill, which extends the pro visions of the existing law, giving pref erence to honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the Civil War to all sol diers honorably discharged, including the war with Spain and the war with the Philippines, would practically be to create a military caste or class. It would place it the top of "the preferen tial list all the soldiers and sailors of the war with Spain, amounting to 209, 000, the 100,000 now In service, and the S5.000 that would be entitled under the reorganization bilL That Is, It would give preference to 350,000 men, and for many years keep civilians off the rolls. The remarkable feature of the debate was that the bill was vigorously op posed by the ablest ex-TJnlon soldiers of the Houue, General Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Colonel Hepburn, of Iowa. The fact that the bill was beaten by a vcte of more than two to one shows that both parties, are determined that the Government service should be open to alL To pension worthy soldiers is always sound public policy, but to give them the preference before the law in the matter of eligibility to the Gov ernment service would be very bad policy. "What the Government seeks is effi cient servants. If an ex-soldier is com petent, surely his worthy military serv ice will not be a bar to his appoint ment, and if he is nqt competent, his military service ought not to give him a preference over a competent civilian. "Without the benefit of any existing law, gciso of our returned Oregon volunteers a,ve found that their military service helped to secure for them nomination Icr elective offices. This was legiti mate, and, other things being equal, a returned soldier of gooa record starts with an advantage in a race for an elective public office. But It would not be fair to load up the list of ellglbles Icr arpolntments In. the Government eervice with 250,000 soldiers, who had a legal preference against civilians. N3th.ng would go further to fortify the charges of militarism made by the Democracy in the recent campaign than to give legal preference to 350.008 JEFFEKSOX OX IMPROYEMEXTS. The Oregonlan has several times lately referred to the signal ease with which the Federal .Government raises money through customs and Internal revenue, contrasted with the burden of direct taxation under state, county and city governments everywhere, and has suggested that It would be advisable, wherever practicable, to transfer the labor and cost of state and municipal functions to the National auspices. This general theme was a favorite one with President Jefferson. He wanted the Federal Government to do a .great many things which Democrats of to day shrink from through fear of cen tralization, and he urged this Idea be cause of the ease with which the Fed eral Government can raise money. In his first Inaugural, March 4," 1S0L he briefly referred to his general Idea upon the subject In the phrases "encourage ment of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid," and "the diffusion Information," and in his second annual message he favored "to maintain com merce and 'navigation, ... to foster bur fisheries . . . and protect the manufactures adapted to our circum stances. In his second Inaugural, how ever, his ideas, from experience, had taken more definite form. At that time, March 4. 1805, he used this significant language: "What farmer, -what mechanic, -what laborer, ever sees a tax-gatherer of the United States T These contributions enable us to support the current expenses of the Government, to fulflll contracts -with foreign nations, to extinguish the native right of soil -within our limits, to extend those limits, and to apply such a sur plus to our public debts as places at a short day their final redemption, and, that redemp tion once effected, the revenue liberated there by may, by a Just repartition of It among the states and a corresponding amendment of the Constitution, be applied In time of peace to rivers, canals, roads, arts, manufactures, edu cation and other great objects within the state. Jefferson's idea of redistributing the Federal revenue among the states for use In Internal improvements has been rendered unnecessary by the practice that has grown up of appropriating money directly from the Federal Treas ury for suck purposes; but. In view of the fact that Congress is reducing the revenue while internal improvements of every kind languish for support, one Is tempted to suggest its revival, If the distribution should be made upon a basis of Inhabitants or representation in Congress. It is certainly regrettable that such easily raised revenue as we get through customs and internal rev enue should be turned away, when so many localities are unable to afford, through direct taxation, improvement of their rivers and harbors, and reclama tion of their arid lands. Notice the comprehensive character of Jefferson's proposal. He would have the Government raise money from cus toms and Inteixal revenue, not only for rivers and canals, but for roads, arts, manufactures and education. It is evi dent that the time Is past for Govern ment aid of manufactures, and that private beneficence is doing about all that Is necessary for art, If we except, perhaps, the legitimate use of taxation for public parks, monuments, etc. But as to rivers, roads and canals, there Is no doubt whatever that the Govern ment is In a position to do this far more easily than local organizations, and can do It, moreover, without fear of dangerous centralization. As to ed ucation, the case is not so clear. States support largely their universities, and to whatever extent this prevails, the work could be done far more easily by the Federal Government The extent to which taxation can be Judiciously ap plied in aid of educational facilities for the masses ie very questionable, and probably such aid should In any event be restricted to providing buildings, ap paratus, libraries, etc, where the pupil would be abl3 to gain an education If he chose, but where his advancement would still depend altogether upon his own Industry and zeal. Nobody should board and clothe a student, or buy his books, or pay his tuition. Let him do this for himself. But the work of pro viding the bare facilities to which he may have access by paying for them must be provided by charity or taxa tion. No institution of learning, within the reach of the poor. If it is to have the books and appliances with which accurate knowledge may be obtained, can be supported by Its earnings. Thoughts like these, perhapB, were In Jefferson's mind. At any rate, he re curred to the topic In his sixth annual message (December, 1S06), urging again the continuance of revenue laws, oppos ing reduction of tariff, so as to "give that advantage to foreign over domes tic manufactures," and in his enumera tion of desirable objects of aid through "these surpluses," puts the cause of education first, thus: Their patriotism would certainly prefer its atlnuanoe and application to the great pur poses of the public education, roads, risers, canals, etc To these ends he recommended amendment of the Constitution. It is impressive to find that to the last Jef ferson returned to this idea that the easily raised revenues of the Federal Government should be extended to pub He works. "Shall It lie unproductive In the public vaults?" he asked in his final message to Congress. "Shall the rev enue be reduced? Or shall It not rather be appropriated to the Improvements of roads, canals, rivers, education and other great foundations of prosperity and union?" suicide which is committed when there Is no insanity unless utter weariness of life be Insanity. Any man who from youth up has led a llfa of sorrow and bitter struggle before beiated ffsuccess comes with the meridian of Ills days can remember many momentsof utter Indifference as to whether hi? lived or died, when the weight of a hair would have broken the camel's back of his endurance. The action of Governor Plngree In pardoning "William L. "White one day after he began to serve a term of 10 years in the penitentiary has excited the Just indignation of the whole people of his state. White was Quartermaster-General of the state during the Spanish War, and was a member of the Governor's political family. He was convicted of conspiring with members of the Henderson-Ames Company, of Kalamazoo, to defraud the state of J50, 090 In the purchase of clothing for the state troops, and admitted his guilt. Governor Plngree now lets him out, on condition that he pay the state $5000 In five annual Installments of 51000 each. Inspector-General A. L. Marsh was also OF IXSAXITY AXD SUI CIDE. A correspdndent. In a communication, elsewhere published, is prompt to ridi cule Goldwln Smith's suggestion as to the probability that the increase of n. sanity and suicide is due to "sensibil ity Intensified by civilization"; that "the rate of suicide increases with Na tional education; not that National ede ucatlon produces suicide, but it 'pro duces sensibility." Our correspondent Is a hardy egotist to denounce any care fully considered opinion of so able and accomplished a scholar and thinker as Goldwln Smith as the "merest non sense." No man, who has won high reputation as professor of modern his tory, in Oxford, and is regarded as a very able political thinker In England, Canada an? the United States, Is open to the suspicion of carefully writing and publishing anything that "is the merest nonsense." The view of Mr. Smith that both suicide and insanity Increase with the Increasing stress of modern life and education Is supported by the consensus of Intelligent thinkers and observers on both sides of the water. In a primitive stage of civiliza tion, or even a seml-clvilized condition, cases of insan'ty and suicide are not common, meaning by that voluntary suicide, not the involuntary suicide that obtains In Japan or China, where the court orders a state criminal of high rank to commit suicide, or where It is the custom of the people by hereditary habit to embrace suicide to escape dis-j honor or disgraceful death. The as- sumption of our correspondent that tho Increase of Insanity Is due chiefly to alcohol is absurd, because the use of alcohol has greatly decreased slnfce 1840, when the first serious movement against the Intemperate consumption of alcohol began. The Teutonic race Is far more temperate than the Celtic but the German Is more suicidal thaA the alcoholic Irishman. Mr. Smith remarks that the Roman Catholic Celt Is so mercurial that he hears with compla cency that the rate of suicide; among the sober Saxon Presbyterians' of Ul ster is double that among the Irish of his own race and religion. Marriage is an antidote to suicide. bulclde is far less common among women than men, because women are more patient as well as leps resolute than men, and are less exposed to the stress of life. In Spain, which Is one Of the soberest nations In the world, women are prone to suicide because of the Intensity of Spanish passion. Na poleon condemned suicide, but never theless attempted It and said at St. Helena that the reason he did not per sist in attempts at self-destruction was the reflection that It would gratify his enemies, and he would be a fool to please those 'who had wrecked his for tunes. A deadly plot against his rep utation was the real cause of the sui cide of Lord Castlereagh. Plato named irremediable and Intolerable shame as the one thing that may palliate suicide in the case of any one who has stood high as a man of honor. If you ask the experts who maintain that all cases of suicide are cases of insanity, what they mean by insanity, they will say, "tendency to suicide," Just as in cases of murder, when they are called In support of a defense on the ground of Insanity, the only account of Insanity they can give Is tendency to murder. The rough, popular criticism of a sui cide is that the victim was either crazy or a coward, but too many persons con spicuous for strength of mind and moral courage have committed suicide to Justify the sweeping statement that every suicide Is either crazy or a cow ard. The destruction of the instinct or Impulse of self-preservation not seldom takes place without the destruction of the general sanity of the man. The man, either through grief, like that of the great and good Sir Samuel Romilly, misfortune, physical pain, poverty linked to degrading associations so dis gusting as to be daggers daily to a man of honor and spirit, grows absolutely Indifferent to life; the self-preservative Impulse or instinct sinks to zero and the man dies of sheer indifference to life, because of Its utter hopelessness of decent outcome. There are hundreds of Union veterans who can testify that they have been so miserable In body through rain, cold, hunger and fatigue that they have had in battle the Indif ference of a starved wolf to danger. That Is, the instinct of self-preservation was so enfeebled that danger or death was regarded with the absolute uncon cern or with the defiance that Is born of a suffering man's ugly mood. Lord Cllve, a great and powerful mind, sank under what seemed gloomy and hope less prospects to a poor youth of tower ing ambition, to the point whose next registry was suicide, but when he actu ally had his pistol to his ear, an Insur rection In India broke out which di verted him from his purpose, and he rose to a position of vast power and Il lustrious usefulness. Then, when he had but Just completed his 49th year, rich and covered with honors, the in active life of princely leisure so de pressed his intensely active spirit that the suicidal impulse arrested at 25 re turned In his declining days and he died by his own hand. So sane was Cllve that he frequently said that he had twice In youth tried to commit suicide, but had' been so unexpectedly interrupted in his purpose both times that he became Impressed with the no tion that he was reserved for something great Probably a bad liver. Joined to his great poverty and friendlessness. had made Cllve fancy life was not worth living at 25. Probably satiety and Inactivity and ill health and opium made him fancy life was not worth liv ing at 49. Suicide was actually committed, at tempted or deliberately planned for ex ecution under certain contingencies by Hannibal, Demosthenes, Themlstocles, Antony, Brutus, Cato, Casslus, Cleo patra, Frederick the Great, Napoleon, Castlereagh, Sir Samuel Romilly, the poet Chatterton, and the great geolo gist, Hugh Miller. Among the notable suicides in America have been William M. Hunt, a famous artist, and ex United States Senator Preston King. We are not speaking of self-destruction from insanity or lesion of tbg brain, which Is, to all Intents and purposes, natural death, but we are spca'king of A STUBBOHX COXTEXTIOX. England has awakened to the fact that she still nas a costly war on hand in South Africa. "Little Bobs" reck oned without his antagonist when he sent to the War Office .the assuring tidings that the "war was over." Paul Kruger is the only Boer of prominence, up to date, who ha voluntarily aban doned the field, and. sought safety and sympathy In flight. While there can be but one result to this stubbornly con tested fight, the final supremacy of England, this result can hirdly be said to be In sight, certainly not in hand, as long as calls foe troops to fill the sadly decimated ranks of the British Army continue, land -a war budget of 16,000, 000 Is made available by a special ses sion of Parliament called for that pur pose. The Judgment of the Boers as well as the quality of their humanity in con tinuing this hopeless, prostrating, dev astating strife, may well be questioned, but the stubborn quality of their cour age is undeniable. Courage "of the type that makes needless sacrifice of life; that Inflicts all the woes and horrors of a plainly futile war upon the noncom batants of a country; that refuses to accept the Inevitable, ceases to be ad mirable Nevar throughout , the years of their courageous contention for dis union were the people of the. South so sublime In their courage as yhen they accepted the fact that the forces of the Union were victorious, andithat the only hope of ending the war lay In their honorable surrender. Fighters to the death, as long as any hope of ulti mate success remained, the Americans of the South were yet courageous enough and humane enough to surren der when this hope was utterly dis pelled by the fortunes of war. The Boers might well take counsel of true courage and humanity rrom the exam ple of the brave men of the South In abandoning a hopeless cause, and find in the prosperity that has followed tne rehabilitation of that section ninder a new Industrial reglm,e encouragement for the future of their own land under a revised form of government. By a tortuous method of reasoning the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reaches the conclusion that Senator Towne, of Min nesota, will "enjoy the distinction of having been an actual Senator for a shQrter period than any one who has ever held a seat in that body." Towne took his seat December 10, and his term will expire January 7. On January 7 he will have been a Senator for twenty eight days. The Pioneer-Press deducts holidays and Sundays from this period, and figures Towne an actual Senator for only twelve days. A Senator of the United States Is a Senator from the time he takes his seat until his term expires. Holidays and Sundays are as much a part of his term of office as are the days that he sits in his seat and answers roll-calls. Towne's term is short enough, but Oregon can go it sev eral better. Delazon Smith took- his seat In the Senate February lif 1859, and went4out March 3,ylS59. He "was. a Senator for eighteen days, beating Towne's record by ten days. - and from participating In drunken or gies in St. Paul and In the low dives which formerly stood close to the mili tary reservation. Especially significant and Important was Archbishop Ireland's answer to Sen ator Burrows' question as to whether the Army canteen did not present a temptation to drink to young men who had never tasted liquor before they en tered the Army. "That sort of a man In the Army is a rare article," said the archbishop, "but If a man Is found In the Army who has been able to resist the temptations of the saloon In ordinary life, I think he will be able to resist the evils of the canteen." Archbtshon Ireland Is a reformer, but he Is a practical reformer. His views of the Army canteen and of the tem perance question in general will meet with the Indorsement of most practical people. He does not make the mistake of demanding the Impossible. He realizes that the world cannot be entirely re-, formed In a day. DIVISIOX OF STATES. Eastern Oregon and Washington "Waiting Preponderant Population. Spokane Spokesman-Review. When Oregon laid the foundation of Its state institutions, the eastern counties were sparsely populated, and all the pub lic buildings were thrown to the western section. In this matter Eastern Washing ton ha3 had better treatment. We have the State Agricultural College at Pullman, two Normal Schools at Cheney and Ellens burg, a hospital for the insane at Med ical Lake, and the penitentiary at Walla Walla. To Western Washington went the capital at Olympia, the State "Universltv at Seattle, an asylum for the insane at Steilacoom, the School for Defective Touth at Vancouver, a normal school at Whatcom, the reform school at Centralia. and the Soldiers Home, at Ortlng. In matter of representation in Congress, Eastern Washington has also had more equitable treatment than its neighbor, Eastern Oregon. For these reasons, the feeling of isolation and unfriendliness is not nearly so great here as In Eastern Oregon. The Oregonlan concedes that division of Oregon Is a probability, but thinks separa tion is far"in the distance. It says: "The state may be divided some day, probablr will. Oregon has already parted with Washington and parts or Idaho and Mon tana. As a mother of states, its birth pangs may not yet be over. Yet for the sake of its traditions, end for the sake of those to whom the whole state, with all Its varied history, resources and prom ice. Is dear, we may -wish the separation to be deferred as long as possible." The United States Constitution has opened a way for the erection of new states from old. It is provided, section 3, article. 4, that "New states may be admitted by the Congress Into this Union; but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state, nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states or parts of states, without the consent of the Legislatures of the states concerned as well as of the Con gress." So long as Western Oregon and Western Washington retain preponderance of pop ulation, it is not likely that legislative ap proval would be granted to state division. There remains also the obstacle of Con gressional approval. The older states would hardly view with equanimity a step which would double the Senatorial repre sentation of Washington or Oregon. Still, as The Oregonlan says, the thing Is to be reckoned among the remote possibilities. One of .the best examples of Montana enterprise that has come to our notice for some time is the sixty-page edition of the Anaconda Standard, which ap peared last Sunday. The issue is the Christmas 'number of that excellent Journal. The extensive and rich min ing Interests of the great State of Mon tana, and especially of that section con tiguous to Anaconda, are described In a vivid and reliable manner. Other re sources are tlso given deserved atten tion. The many other elements which hold out Inducements for the perma nent or prospective residentroccupy good space, and are treated In a man ner which will permit of no Improve ment. This might-be well said of the entire number. It Is a credit to Its pub lishers, and. If we mistake not, will redound to the lasting benefit of the section and state from whence It issued. Senator Vest, the Democratic-sage of Missouri, after a careful study of the situation, announces that not until 1912 will the Democrats elect a President, even if they are fortunate enough to secure one that year. This perspective scttleB Bryan, as it Is not In the line of probability that even his extraordi nary wind-power will hold out through three more Presidential campaigns. It also looks discouraging for Hill, who, nothing loath, is being groomed for the race of 1904. The late Major-General John G. Parke was graduated -from West Point in 1849; he was a division commander under General Burnslde at Roanoke Island and In his North Carolina cam paign. He commanded the Ninth Army Corps before Vlcksburg, In1 June, 1863, and 'Vas a corps commander under Grant before Petersburg. ' W. C. T. U. War. Washington Letter Baltimore Sun. An Imposing delegation of W. C. T. U. women visited the restaurants of the Sen site and House today, ostensibly to ap pease their appetites, but In reality to gratify their curiosity concerning the sale of wines and liquors In the Capitol. A half dozen or more of these ladles entered the Senate recstaurant, and, in stead of accepting the Invitation of the waiter to be sented at one of the tables, proceeded to investigate the contents of the different glasses placed on the counter and tables. As they approached the board at which were seated Senator Wol cott and several other men one of the white-ribboned ladles extended her hand for the menu card which was being scanned by one 0 the statesmen. Ascertaining that no wines or liquors wero listed on the menu, she turned with a look of satisfaction and made some re mark about a temperance Administration. A look of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the committee when this was learned, but this turned into satisfied ex pectancy as a delegate from New Eng land discovered a suspicious-looking fluid in one of the little tumblers. Rapidly crossing the room she approached the lady who, accompanied by a well-known Representative from the East, held the glass poised as she was about to raise It to her lips. "I beg your pardon, but will you please tell me what you have in that glass? Inquired the white-ribboned reformer. The question amazed the crowd and al most deprived the lady of her self-control. The glass bade fair to crash to the table, but she who held it soon re covered and answered: "It's a very good quality of port." A shiver seemed to run through the ranks of the white-ribboned women and anger and indignation were apparent. A sensational scene followed. The committee openly denounced the Admin istration which a few moments before they had lauded, declared it to be a sin ful example to the younger generation for the lawmakers of the land to openly drink intoxicating liquors, condemned members of their own sex even more than the statesmen, and much to the chagrin of the waiters occupied much of the floor sDace. walking about hindering traffic and denouncing such outrageous proceedings J as drinking In the very Capitol of tne Nation. The committee finally retreated with out eating their luncheon declaring that they would prepare resolutions expressive of their opinions. As the committee filed into the cor ridor the pretty young woman gracefully lifted, her delayed glass and smilingly said: "Here's to the health of the committee." HANNA ADMIRABLY ANSWERED. Chicago Timca-Herald. Senator Haxma's speech In favor of the ship subsidy bill Thursday was the most effective presentation of his side of the proposition that has yet beecn heard In the Senate. It appealed to the only considerations that render the proposal to spend J3.00O.0CO a year In the attempt to build up the American merchant marine tolerable to the American people Na tional pride and natural business in stincts. In his own words, it was an "appeal to the American people for the re-establlshment of the great shipbuilding industry." "I want." said he, "to put it on higher J grounds than mere dollars and cents. It Is away and beylnd that point in patriot ism and pride in our National life. As to the popularity or unpopularity of this measure, I stand here to say that every llne of It Is in the Interest of the Ameri can people. Upon that basis I make my appeal." Senator Hanna's knowledge and experi ence was gained under conditions alto gether different from those that prevail on the ocean. Nature has given to the United States a practical monopoly of the carry ing trade of the Great Lakes. We have the coast line, the commerce, the ports and the cash. All we have had to do was to build the ships. What competition there 13 has been all among ourselves. Canada has not had the ports, the in centive nor the means to compete with us. On the Lakes the natural laws of supply and demand have been with us, on the ocean they are against us. While they favored us, our shipbuilding industry flourished and our flag floated on every sea and In every port. When, with changing conditions, those same laws were against us, our ships and flag grad ually vanished from the foreign carrying trade of the world. It was Senator Hanna's misfortune to follow Senator Fryefs exhaustive two days' effort on the same side of the ques tion, whose speech affords all the ammu nition that the opponents of the ship subsidy bill need for answer to the appeals of the Ohio Senator. For Instance, Mr. Hanna as lea: "Why should we not put some of our idle capital into the building of ships and sailing them for the benefit of our pro ducers and manufacturers?" Senator Frye afforded the explanation when he said: "Our ships, costing 25 per cent more than those of England and Germany, with operating charges at least 40 per cent greater by reason of higher wages and better living, unprotected, are compelled to compete with those pro tected." According to Senator Frye the follow ing amounts were paid by the nations named annually to encourage their re spective merchant marine: Great Britain 1S99 $5,857,525 Germany 1S99 1,894.620 France 1899 7.602,242 Italy 1S?S) 2.185,266 Russia 1549 1,371,187 Austria 1899 1.724.249 Spain 1S96 1.629.927 Netherlands 1898 259.971 Norway 1899 136,943 Sweden 1893 31.844 Denmark 1899 82.465 Japan 1899 3,492.107 Note. These figures induce mail sub sidies and construction, navigation and fishing bounties. In 1899 the United States paid $593,211 in mall subsidies. In order to show what an insignificant part "protection," "bounties," "subsidies" or whatever jou choose to call it, plays in the building up of a merchant marine, it is Instructive to glance at the following statement of the merchant navies In 1SG0 and 1S93, of some of the nations mentioned by Senator Frye: 1S50. 1S93. Tonnage. Tonnage, NOTE AND COMMENT. In spite of the general prosperity, tho shortest day of the year Is approaching. The heirs- of Charles Hoyt have been fighting over his estate. Where there's a will there's a row. Now there Is an Eskimo dog trust, but this is only to be expected. The Eskimo dog is well known as a trusty anlmaL John Bull every day Is obliged now to say: "I report with regret That I've Jujt met De-wet." If the fool-killer skipped any maker oft freak election bets he can get them w hlle they are making New Tear's resolutions. The fact that W. J. Bryan is going to start a paper indicates that the maga zines have been refusing some" of his copy lately. George Gould has sold his yacht also. With the proceeds he will perhaps be able to keep his brother-in-law a week or two more. The British won a battle in the Trans vaal Monday. It really begins to look as If the Boers arc having . hard time in winding up the war. Dr. Parker, a London divine, has started a newspaper. He has not yet felt the need of asking the advice of Rev. Charles M. Sheldon as to the manner of conducting It. , The Sultan of Turkey has sent the crew of the Kentucky a supply of cigarettes, but he will have to give them som-J quloker poison if he wants to get rid oC them before the end of the year. When the new University of Chicago, a few years, ago. waa drawing on Eastern college faculties for its staff, one of the men whom it obtained was W. G. Hale, professor of Latin at Cornell. Professor Hale's family packed up their household goods and prepared to migrate. The 5-yeor-old daughter of the house was in tears at parting with her playmates and seemed to feel hat the foundation of everything was being shaken. When It came to the family's last night In its dis mantled home, she knelt at her little bed to say her prayers. When she came to the "Amen" she uttered a fervent "Good by." "Why do you say good-by?" her mother asked. In surprise. "Why. mamma," was the reply, "of course God knows that we are going to Chicago tomorrow." 13.9S8,a 2,453.334 1,242,091 875.851 380.414 455,609 1,694.230 605,991 511.958 The Prohibition vote will disappoint that party. It will little exceed, if any. 200.000 votes. In 1896 the two Prohlbl Like Mr. Hoar, He Iioved Him. Washington dispatch to Philadelphia Press. tlon tickets polled about 13t,000 votes, A member from West Virginia, in re but the increased vote of this year over latlng some of four years ago falls many thousands below the total for 1892. 1UELAXD OX THE OAXTEEX. Post Exchange Problem a It Ap pears; to a Practlcnl Reformer. Chicago Tribune. No one will question the sincerity of Archbishop Ireland In the position he takes on the. vexed question of the Army canteen. Few people have, done so much and such important work? for the cause of temperance as the distinguished prel ate. Himself a total abstainer, he his for years used all his great Influence, both Inside and outside the church, to promote temperance and to minimize the evils of the liquor traffic When he de clares, therefore, that the canteen Is an Instrument, of good, andmikes for tem perance and good morals in the Army, his opinion is entitled to great weight, even among people Who most radically differ with him. It is to be observed that the arch bishop doesliot speak from mere hear say or rumor. His conclusion is the re sult of years Of personal observation. Fort Snelllng Is an lmportint Army post near Archbishop. Ireland's home In St. Paul, and he has there carefully stud led the effect of the canteen on the sol diers." It Is his deliberate judgment that the canteen has reduced the amount of drinking in the Army 'and has kept the soldiers' from Illegally obtaining liquor latlng some of his campaign experiences, told of a fellow-Congressman who came into the state to assist him In the cam paign by making speeches. This partic ular Congressman is known for his flow ery -language and fervid oratory. The West Virginian said his friend spoke for nearly two hours and never touched upon the Issues of the campaign, but for all that time indulged in oratorical pyro technics and extravagant eulogisms on the Republican party and its leaders. As a sample of superlative hyperbole the closing sentence of this orator's speech Is clvcn as follows: "If I had the arm of an Atlas I would climb the Alpine heights, snatch from the rocky cliff a giant fir, and, dipping it In the lava of Vesuvius, would write In let ters of living fire across the azure vault of heaven these words: 'McKinley, I love you.' " General Harrison "Was Tickled. Washington correspondence Louisville Courier-Journal The Democratic party that was, was "reorganized" here last night at a dinner party. One of the Democrats present made a stirring speech. In which he agreed to support Hanna for President In 1904 on the ground that Hanna by that time would have had eight years' experience in the office, which would cer tainly entitle him to the honor of being Chief Magistrate of the country. Ex President Harrison, who was present- at the dinner,, and at his best, laughed heartily at the palpable hit. British 4,232,962 German French 6SS.153 Italian (1870) 1.012.164 Austro-Hungarian (1870) 329,377 Dutch 292,675 Norwegian 293,315 Swedish (1870) 345,862 Danish (1S70) 173.646 These two tables, taken together,, prove that the enormous subsidies paid by France have been Ineffectual to retain her proportion of the carrying trade of the world, while the merchant marine of Nor way, Sweden and Denmark, with insig nificant government aid, have moved up 'until combined it occupies, a second place to that of Great Britain. What is the explanation of this? Sen ator Frye, In a single sentence, furnishes the only true and incontrovertible solu tion, to-wlt: "The Norwegian ships can beat the world today in cheapness of carrying." If the operating charges of American ships are at least 40 per cent greater than those of England and Ger man ships, what show have they to com pete with Norwegian ships, which cost 25 per cent less than ours, and can be operated cheaper than those of England or Germany or any other nation? But Senator Frye Is also authority for the statement that the effect of American competition, when subsidized, on the car rying trade of the worta would be to re duce freight rates 25 per cent, and that "on the Atlantic ships are carrying, or two years ago were carrying, as low as they could profitably." He also said: "It has been utterly Im possible for an American citizen under existing conditions to invest his money in American ships to engage in the for eign carrying trade." In short, Invest ment in American ships It not profitable under natural conditions with normal freight rates, and yet Mr. Frye would have us attempt to make ft profitable by taking J9.000.000 a year out of the treasury to foster a competition that would have the Immediate effect to reduce the present unprofitable freight rates "at least 25 per cent." This Is so preposterous a proposition that it Is a conclusive reply to the strong appeal of Senator Hanna for some legis lation that will restore ouc merchant marine on the ocean. That consumma tion is one toward which the great West, which has not a dollar to invest In the shipping industry, would gladly contrib ute were it assured of some practical plan to effect it. The West thoroughly appreciates the desirability of carrying American commerce to the bounds of the uttermost sea In American ships and un der the American flag. But the West ob jects to pouring millions of the people's money Into what 13 practically an Indus trial sieve. There are two things that forbid the attempt the cost of building American ships and the cost of hiring and feeding sailors on American ships. As Mr. Frye says, the wages and fare of foreigners on American ships have to be on the Ameri can scale, and we of the West would .not have it otherwise. In the matter of voting money for build ing a navy the West, which has not an inch of coast to protetct, has proved its National spirit by suppporting every ap propriation asked. It Is not affrighted by the word "subsidy," but it balks over a proposition to take money from the Na tional Treasury to render the conditions of a self-supporting merchant marine mors unprofitable than ever. If the ships of other nations in a com petition open to all can carry our exports and Imports more cheaply than we can ourselves, let them play the role of hod carriers at the wages of hodcarrlers. Jt what We pay to other nations for carrying our freight enables them to buy our products and manufactures, they are welcome to it so long as we' have more profitable employment for our capital, brains and Industry. This has been a gocd year for elder making in this state and a great deal of very good quality has been made, and still It Is no uncommon thing to see barrels of cider for sale In the grocery stores labeled "Old Kentucky Cider." There is but little cider used for drinking here except in a sweet condition. The days of drinking hard cider are past, for the reason that there are so many other ana harder things to drink. Cider can be bottled and kept for drinking and if prop erly treated is about as good as cham pagne. A few persons put up such cider, but occasionally they do not drink it. One well-known citizen put up a' couple of barrels. He hung bags of mustard seed in the bungholes of the barrels and every few days drew off the elder into another barrel, burned sulphur In thu first one and then after a few days sy phoned the elder back into It. This he repeated a number of times and finally had It bottled and the corks wired in all the same as the corks in champagne bottles, and the cider placed on racks In his cellar. All went well for a few aaj 3 and then gas began to generate In the bottles and they began to explode. It was seen that the cider had not boe: "racked off" often enough, and that dis aster was Impending, but nothing could be done to prevent it. The bottles con tinued to explode more frequently, till It seemed as If a commando of Boers with a lot of pompons had taken possession of the cellar and the flying glass and spout ing cider rendered it impossible for any one to go into the place. This circum stance is not calculated to encourage the bottling cider, as It would he cheaper to buy champagne, and less dangerous. PLEASAXTR.IES OF PARAGRAPIIERS And He Did. He Do you think it Is proper etiquette for a gentleman to take a lady's arm? She No; but ho might ask her for her hand. Philadelphia. Evening Bulletin. Sportsman (to Smith, who hasn't brought down a single bird all day) Do you know Lord Peckham? Smith Oh. dear, yes; I've often shot at his house. Sportsman Ever hit It? Fun. A Failure in Quantity. "Ma, I bought jou some candy down town." "That was kind. Tommy; where Is ltT" "Well, ma, I was so long comln' home on the cars that it didn't last tilt I got here." Indianapolis Journal. Jones I have found out what my wife is. going to give me for Christmas. It's a seal purse, set with silver, for carrying In the hand. Winter But it can never be of any usa to you. Jones No; but the box of cigars will that I have bought for her. Boston Transcript. He Imparts Information. Little Ethel Mam ma told Freddy that If he wasn't good Santa Claus wouldn't bring him anything. "Won't he? Little George Oh, mamma's Just throwing a scare Into Freddy, and he's so little he don't know any better. Santa Claus leaves you things whether you're good or nott PucS. Ballade of Autumn. Andrew Lang. "We built a castle In the air. In Summer weather, you and X. The wind and sua were in your hair Gold hair against a sapphire sky! "When Autumn came, with leaves that fly Before the storm, across, the plain. You fled from me, with scarce a sigh My Love returns no more again I The windy lights of Autumn flare; I watch the moonlit sail go by; I marvel how men toll and fare. The weary business that they plyl Their voyaging Is vanity. And fairy gold Is all their gain. ' t And all tho winds of Winter cry, "My Love returns no more again r" Here, in my castle of Despair, I sit alone with memory; , The wind-fed wolf has left his lair. To keep the outcast company. The brooding owl he boots hard by. The hare shall kindle on thy hearthstono. The Rhymer's soothest prophecy My Love returns no more again! ENVOT. Lady, my home until I die Is here, wher youth and hope were slain; They flit, the ghosts of our July, My Love returns no more again I Ave 3Iaria. Byro'n. Ave Maria! blessed be the hour! The time, the clime, the spot, where I so oft Have felt that moment in Its fullest power Sink o'er the earth so beautiful and soft "While swune the deep bell In the distant tower. Or the faint dying day-hymn stole aloft. And not a breath crept through the rosy air. And yet the forest leaves seemed stirred with prayer. Ave Maria! 'tis the hour of prayer t Ave Maria! 'tis the hour of love! Ave Maria! May our spirits dare Look up to thine and to thy Son's above! Ave Maria! Ob, that face so fair! Those downcast eyes beneath the Almighty Dove "What though 'tis but a pictured Image? strike That painting Is no Idol 'tis too like.