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MR. HAY'S COURSE "WITH RUSSIA.
How seriously the United States Is
regarded as an International force by
British opinion may be inferred from
an article we reprint this morning from
the London Morning Post, comprising
the views of its Washington corre
spondent, and an editorial utterance.
The narrative of Mr. Low must be ac
cepted as in all Important essentials
correct, though it as well as the Post's
arguments must be taken with allow
ance for the intense desire of English
men to array the United States against
Russia, to nag British diplomacy into
fresh assaults on their traditional Cos
sack foes, and to magnify the recent
brush between "Washington and St
Petersburg into a settled "estrange
ment" If Mr. Low is right, then the most of
our anti-Russian "Washington corre
spondents are wrong. That is to say,
the legendary understanding between
America, England and Japan, and the
eelf-sacrificlng labors of Secretary
Hay to serve all mankind In Manchu
ria in the guise of a philanthropist are
altogether swept away by the London
paper's letter setting down a plain,
straightforward tale of our Secretary's
firm, shrewd and successful undertak
ing, to hold Russia rigidly to the prom
ises she had made relative to Man
churia and to every concession to
which American capital and trade can
be held justly entitled in Asiatic Rus
sia. The careful reader of the articles to
Which we refer can hardly fall of an
impression that the proudest and most
influential position the United States
can reach before the world is to be
had by going it alone. There Is al
ways present In our diplomacy the
general principle, foreseen by the
Fathers, that "entangling alliances"
with any one or more European pow
ers must necessarily result in that
every gain made in one direction will
be counterbalanced by a loss made
through enmities In other directions.
Favors to France put us at a disadvan
tage in Germany; and our surest way
to Russian esteem Is not to join hands
with Japan against her.
We unhesitatingly commend, there
fore, the Post's appreciation of the sln-gle-mindedness
of Secretary Hay in
striking out a bold and independent
course for Washington to pursue, mak
ing only rightful demands upon Russia
and backing them up by the plain fact
that we are untrammeled by Euro
pean entanglements and unaffected by
European jealousies. It Is this fear
less and vigorous course which has
given to us a respected standing among
the nations of the earth, and justifies
the Post in its belief that our cred
itable assertion of ourselves in Asia Is
perhaps the most Important diplomatic
event of the twentieth century. If we
continue to maintain our Independence
of entanglements with other powers
we shall be free to insist upon correct
treatment by Russia. Not by giving
her to understand that we are assist
ing her enemies, but by frank discus
sion with her, man to man, can we
expect and Insist upon justice in trade
rights and investment privileges. We
suspect that Secretary Hay's love of
open dealing is more In accord with
the mood of President Roosevelt than
with the smoother methods of Presi
dent McKinley.
WHITE MEN IN THE TROriCS.
John Ferguson, editor of the Colombo
Observer, the leading dally of Ceylon,
where he has resided for the last forty
two years, would seem to be a notable
proof that a white man can live and
retain his health In the tropical cli
mate of Southern Asia. If an English
man can live forty years in Colombo,
why cannot an American live health
fully .In Manila? The coast climate of
Luzon cannot be more deleterious in
health than the coast climate of India.
The heat cannot be more depressing In
the Philippines than it ls In Madras,
In Southern India, or in Colombo. A
White man cannot, of course, afford to
j)e as careless In food and drink In
tropical Asia as he can In the temper
ate zone of Europe and America; but
prudent man can keep his health In
the Philippines probably as easily as
be can in Southern India and Ceylon.
Thackeray was born in India, and his
parents, who lived there for many years,
ftld not break down in health. Many
Eaellsh Army officers, such as Lord
Roberts and the late Sir Neville Cham
berlain, lived forty years In India. Ma
caulay spent four years at hard Intel
lectual labor in Calcutta without im
pairment of his health, and Kipling's
stories of Indian life show that Euro
peans, even those who do not live pru
dently, do not break down under the
heat of Southern India. The marches
performed by English soldiers during
th "rush" campaign of Lucknow were
remarkable, but they were successfully
endured. There are, of course, malari
ous districts in Africa and in Asia
where a white man cannot live; but
there is good reason to believe that a
sturdy European who Is temperate In
his life can keep his health in the Phil
ippines as, well as he can in India.
He will need to boll the water he drinks
'and be very sparing in his use of al
coholic liquors, but a man who leads a
temperate life can keep his health in
the Philippines.
There are a number of officers of the
Tegular Army who did not go to the
Philippines until they were past fifty;
and yet these men enjoyed perfect
health at Manila and returned in as
good condition as they were when they
.left the United States for Manila. One
of these officers was 0 years of age
when he reached Manila,, and he suf
fered no injurious effects from the cli
mate. PETTING OUT OF THE HOLE.
How gracefully the Louisville Courier-Journal
can reverse its engines, the
while keeping up an appearance of
going in the same direction, is known
to all readers of that journal in 1900,
when Mr. Watterson's coat-tails yield
ed to the admonishing pull of his busi
ness office. Its skill in covering up a
false start was also exhibited in an
extract we printed from It the other
day on the Panama Imbroglio. It was
the Courier-Journal's misfortune to get
in wrong on the Panama business, and
in the pleasantest manner possible It
explained how futile all protest Is and
how tolerable after all Is the inevi
table if you only take it philosoph
ically. Comes now the New York Times, en
deared to all honest men by Its prince
ly retractions and manly apologies,
hitherto a most violent antagonist of
the Administration's Panama policy,
but now giving us a charming and
forceful leader on "Destiny," the point
of which Is that that trusty old pilot
Is taking us Into the isthmus inevi
tably as the necessary supplanter of
Incompetent government in Latin
America; and that however we may
protest, and regret minor details, some
embarrassing, some, perhaps, discred
iting, yet on the whole we are simply
moving along upon the path of world
development, as we did in Cuba and
the Philippines. We quote:
The establishment of this republic under
our protection must be regarded as one of
a chain of events which In the end will
bring the states of Central America, and
some, at least, of the states of South Amer
ica, definitely within our sphere of control.
If not actually under our -flag. . . . Lord
Salisbury's classification of the living and
the dying nations, made during the Spanish
war, furnishes v us with the key to the ter
ritorial situation upon the shores of the
Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. We see
there peoples bearing Spanish names, but of
mixed blood, who seem to be smitten with
an incurable Incapacity for self-government.
. . . Politically Incapable, thcy are also
Industrially incompetent. They do not ad
minister their estate as the world, sooner
or later, will Insist that it be administered.
. . . Opportunity has been neglected,
boundless resources barely opened. When
ie talk of destiny in South and Central
America we mean only that these talents
shall not be wrapped up in the napkin of
slothfulness. that senseless vanity, consum
ing ambition, lntornal ptrlfe, and perpetual
revolution, shall not forever blight these
lands and stunt their development. We
have Porto Rico, wc hold Cuba In leash,
and her ultimate destiny lies with us. We
have now caused to be established a little
republic on the Isthmus. "We should be
guilty of the basest Ingratitude if we did
not protect it. Destiny docs not mucE
mind false steps. We have made falso
steps In the Panama business. They cause
us some shame, they may excite our Indig
nation. But the wheels of time roll on.
There is little to add to this presenta
tion of the necessity and imperative
ness of progress. The practical mind
looks at the Isthmus today and sees
how infinitely better the canal situa
tion is than it was before, or could
ever become under the baleful sway of
Colombia. Possibly the net result of
this Incident will be to enjoin caution
in certain quarters where there has
been eager desire to antagonize the
policies and performances of Theodore
Roosevelt Efforts in this direction
start off gaily enough, but emulate
Langley's aerodrome with a regular
ity that is becoming painful.
A PRACTICAL CLUB.
Baltimore has an "Empty Stocking
Club," which is, described as "at. once
a useful and pretty charity, since It
not only helps in material things, but
gives pleasure, amusement and happi
ness." Its purpose, of course, has to
do with the Christmas holiday, and Its
organization was inspired by the
Christmas spirit. It is conspicuous not
only for its giving where gifts are most
warmly appreciated, but for the old
fashioned method of its giving. Child
less women and women who do not love
children may belong to and work as
siduously in other clubs, but mothers
and child-lovers find place in this. The
assistance that it renders Is both of a
material and aesthetic type. It brings
Christmas cheer, with seasonable arti
cles of clothing, needed articles of food
and simple toys, so dear to the heart of
childhood, into the homes of the very
poor.
As recited by a Baltimore journal,
this organization had a beautiful in
ception. An artist who sympathized
with the waifs of his city put his soul
into a series of pictures about them,
showing their yearning for a bit of the
brightness and good cheer which falls
to the lot of more fortunate children.
A woman, in passing, saw one of these
pictures and was so impressed with the
touching scene a little waif on a
Christmas morn looking ruefully upon
her empty, tattered stocking which
she had hung up the evening before
with childish trust In the Santa Claus
myth that she Immediately set out to
find a way to fill as many as possible
of 'those little stockings. Nothing can
be accomplished without organization,
and In response to this fact the "Empty
Stocking Qlub" came Into existence.
This was several years ago, and ever
since it has made Christmas a joyful
reality to hundreds of waifs in Balti
more. Its plan is to seek out the children
of those who are so poor that the small
est mite of a Christmas is out of the
question. The entertainment prepared
is held in some hall or room large
enough for the purpose usually a the
aterto which the beneficiaries are
given free transportation, and the whole
afternoon is devoted to the entertain-
I ment of the eager, happy little guests.
At the close a real Santa Claus comes
out on the stage and each child re
ceives a stocking filled to the top with
things dear to the heart of childhood.
Parents in other walks of life may
have high scruples about the Santa
Claus myth and piously refuse to In
dorse the pretty fable. But parents
who belong to the class known as the
very poor are too keenly on the alert
for anything that may bring the pleas
ures of the Christmas season to the
children to object to the work of the
"Empty Stocking Club" on this, basis.
And the little waifs of the street, the
representatives -of defrauded childhood,
who gaze with wistful eyes Into the
Christmas shop windows, where, in all
his mystic grotesqueness, St Nicholas
holds court who Is there who would
deprive these of the feeling of awe min
gled with gladness with which they re
ceive the well-filled stocking from the
hands of the bluff and blustering
"make believe" who dispenses the fa
vors? We can well believe that the "Empty
Stocking Club" of Baltimore has found
little opposition in this line to over
come or ignore. Nor is ,it likely that,
when they have outgrown their childish
years, the recipients of these mystic
gifts will look back with a disposition
to censure as a fraud the pretty conceit
that captivated their fancy and won
their confidence while life was new to
them and its ways were dark.
SHARP POLITICAL STRATEGY.
At the banquet of the British Club in
New York City on the anniversary of
the King of England's birthday a re
markable speech was made by Dr. Pe
terson, president of the McGIll Univer
sity, Montreal, the leading college of
Canada. Dr. Peterson Is a Scotchman,
comparatively young and Is described
as a very eloquent orator and a strong
thinker. Dr. Peterson began by an al
lusion to the decision of Lord, Alver
stone in the Alaska boundary case, say
ing that no Canadian whose opinion Is
worth considering at all has any doubt
that the decision Lord Alverstone gave
was founded upon justice and the law;
that Canada did not doubt Its justice
and had entire confidence in the Integ
rity of the tribunal. Dr. Petersonthen
turned to a discussion of the respective
tariff policies of Great Britain and the
United States, and declared that in his
judgment Hamilton and Henry Clay
were greater statesmen for their day
and generation than Richard Cobden;
that the wisdom of. the United States
has been vindicated, and that England
confessed it today when by the voice
of Mr. Chamberlain she Is asking for
a change In policy whereby England
may be able In some measure to" com
mand her home markets and to obtain
a fair share of those of the colonies.
Dr. Peterson said that all thinking men
in Canada are in 'full accord with Mr.
Chamberlain. Dr. Peterson was enthu
siastically applauded by his whole au
dience, which was almost entirely com
posed of men of British birth or citizenship.-
The views of Mr. Chamberlain seem
to be approved by the great middle
classes and the wageworkers of Eng
land. Very large audiences attend him
wherever he speaks, and It Is confi
dently predicted that when the next
general elections come Parliament will
be found to contain, a majority as de
cisively in favor of Chamberlain's pol
icy as was the majority obtained by
Peel for the repeal of the corn laws.
This Is the more probable because Bal
four and Chamberlain are really one
and have been devising and are now ex
ecuting the cleverest bit of political
strategy that has been performed since
the days of Lord Beaconsfield. Mr.
Balfour is disposed to agree with Mr.
Chamberlain's views, but he is too con
summate a politician prematurely to
formulate his views into a specific bill
until he has satisfied himself how rad
ical a tariff reform the English people
will approve; so he suffers Mr. Cham
berlain "to resign from the Cabinet In
order not to embarrass It and to begin
the popular campaign of education,
while Mr. Balfour, who is really with
him. continues to head the Ministry and
preserve the unity of the Conservative
party by declining to commit himself
prematurely to Mr. Chamberlain's
most extreme views. Thus far this
strategy has been crowned with suc
cess. If Mr. Chamberlain finds out that the
country is not yet ripe for the enact
ment of his policy, Balfour will hand
the whole fiscal question over to a
royal commission for investigation out
side of politics, thus shelving it for two
years or more. The defection from
Balfour's party does not increase; the
Duke of Devonshire has departed, but
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, a much abler
man, has returned to his allegiance.
Some even -of the Liberal' rank and file
look with favor on Chamberlain's pro
gramme. Notwithstanding the opposi
tion of the Trades-Union Congress and
the Miners' Federation, 5000 workmen
assembled In Liverpool to listen to
Chamberlain, who among other things
made a shrewd hit when he saldf "It
Is absolutely impossible to reconcile
free trade and trade-unionism. You
carr have one or the other, but you
cannot have both." And he further
said:
Of what use was It to prohibit sweating In
Great Britain if sweated goods from foreign
countries were admitted. If the cheapest
goods wcro bought; that Is, those produced
where labor is cheaper than it Is In Great
Britain, why not import cheap labor Itself?
Chamberlain's progress from Glasgow
to Newcastle, Liverpool and other In
dustrial and trade centers has been a
tour of triumph. While Chamberlain Is
thus doing his work of educating the
voters, Balfour Is arranging to "hold
the fort" for a year or two until the
present Parliament Is near the end of
its seven years' statutory term. He
can do this easily enough, for the
Unionist free-traders do not control
more than sixty seats; in the House of
Commons, and with the aid of the Irish
Nationals he can avoid defeat during
the next session. The vote of the Irish
party can be obtained by an act for the
relief of agricultural laborers, which
Mr. Wyndham has already promised,
and by the grant of a state-endowed
Catholic teaching university, whjch Mr.
Balfour has long advocated. Mr. Bal
four is in a position to secure the Irish
vote because he can redeem his pledges,
since the Conservative House of Lords
would be sure to approve the measures
of Balfour, the Conservative Premier.
The Liberals would grant as good
terms to the Irish party, but they could
not deliver the goods with the House
of Lords antl-Llberal. The president of
McGIll College, in his address, made a
strong plea for reciprocity between
Canada and the United States, and It Is
said that Mr. Chamberlain holds that a
reciprocity treaty with the United
States would mean the ultimate annex
ation of Canada, and one of vhls sup
porters, Lord Brassey, after a -recent
1 visit to Canada, said .that "only the
adoption of a preferential tariff would
save the empire from breakdown; that
an American offer of reciprocity might
eventually be accepted, in which case
a political union between the United
States and Canada would only be a
question of time." The Premier of
Manitoba heartily approves of Mr.
Chamberlain's plan, saying that the
colonies have been forced by the law of
self-protection to abandon the fiscal
policy of the mother land, "which mort
gaged their home market before it was
created." It begins to look as if Bal
four and Chamberlain were a pair of
"heavenly twins" In political sagacity
and craft
The month that passes without her
alding a new cure for consumption is
an exceptional one In this era of stren
uous effort in the realm of medical sci
ence. The latest of these cures is her
alded, not by a physician or a bacteriol
ogist, but by a Russian mining engi
neer, Zagoranskl, to whom the secret
was bequeathed by an old foreman In
the mines of Siberia, who Is said to
have tested it upon Siberian exiles for
years with the most satisfactory re
sults. How much the bracing air of
that section and the outdoor life of the
subjects had to do In rendering the cure
efficacious can only be known when the
remedy is tried in other localities. Zag
oranskl will try to secure the prize
which he had heard was offered by
John D. Rockefeller for. the cure of
consumption, before divulging the na
ture of his remedy. The Rockefeller
prize was not offered for the cure of
consumption alone, but for patholog
ical research along various lines; it Is
not doubted, however, that satisfac
tory demonstration of the cure of con
sumption will be munificently reward
ed. Moreover, a humane man In pos
session of such a secret would find It
impossible to withhold It long from the
pale host that would come to him for
relief. If the Siberian cure is genuine
it will not long remain a secret The
world has advanced too far In the hu
manities to permit that
The mountain road between North
Yamhill and Tillamook has become im
passable to vehicles earlier than usual
this year. This is owing rather to the
high winds that have prevailed along
the coast than to an untimely fall of
snow in the Coast Range. The situa
tion is one that sorely Irks the citizens
of the coast county thus Isolated. It
emphasizes, moreover, the long depri
vation that a county, rich in every nat
ural resource, has suffered in the lack
of railway facilities. It Is bad enough
when favoring winds permit steamers
to serve the needs of commerce and
the mountain roads are in a condition
to allow staging. But when both of
these sources of ingress and egress are
cut off by storms the situation becomes
almost unbearable. "Shut in from all
the world without," however, there Is
nothing left for the citizens of Tilla
mook but to make the most of such
privileges as they have, as did the
cheerful pioneers of the Willamette
Valley, possess their souls in patience
and hope for the early coming of the
railroad. In the meantime the tele
phone wires will be kept up. If possi
ble, and Uncle Sam's mail bags will be
pushed through on horseback at any
sacrifice. So things are not so bad as
they might be.
The expenditure of $101,000,000 for the
construction of a barge canal was in
dorsed by a majority of 216,000 votes
at the late election in New York. The
cost of this canal, enormous as It Is, Is
less than one year's tax budget In New
York City. The Issue was sharply de
fined upon "sectional lines. In New
York City the vote was six to one
In Its favor. Buffalo and Oswego, the
canal terminals on Lakes Erie and On
tario, gave a large majority for it The
remainder of the state polled a major
ity of nearly 180,000 against it, but the
majority In the three cities named was
too great to be overcome, even by this
large negative vote. As an offset to
the seeming Injustice of allowing these
great terminal sections "to decide in a
matter of such vast expense is the fact
that the counties polling a majority for
the measure pay four-fifths of the
taxes. , This is an argument that the
citizens of Multnomah County can
readily appreciate, though other sec
tions of the state are proverbially slow
to Indorse Its logic.
Already sheep are freezing upon some
sections of the great Rocky Mountain
ranges. Herders took chances in late
driving from the Summer to the Winter
range and were caught by the blizzard
with their helpless Hocks In transit
This Is an always possible incident of
the livestock business of the great .pla
teau and is dismissed when the returns
come in as one of the liabilities which
stock-owners must calculate upon. The
sufferings of the wretched animals are
no more taken into account by those
upon whom the creatures are depend
ent than are the long-drawn-out ago
nies of the disabled "maverick" upon
whose living carcass the buzzards and
the coyotes feast In the simple lan
guage of the plains, "a man gets used
to these things, and don't let them
worry him."
The public was treated to a genuine
surprise when a few weeks ago a Kan
sas veteran asked that his name be
stricken from the pension rolls on the
ground that he no longer needed aid.
It is pretty safe to say that his exam
ple Is not likely to be followed to any
conslderable extent by wealthy pension
ers. Officials of the Pension Bureau,
having had exceptionally good oppor
tunity to study human nature, do not
expect a material reduction of the pen
sion list to follow the statement of this
case. The Idea advanced is contrary
both to the theory and practice of mod
ern pension laws. The disability or
need of the recipient has long since been
expunged from the pension demand.
The weather growler puts up as long
and loud and persistent a growl about
this "beastly climate" as If the Indian
Summer of this year had not recently
jotted down In the memorandum book
of the oldest inhabitant the record of a
most beautiful Autumn extending up
to the second day of November. At
the date named It will be remembered
we needed rajn. The farmers were
clamoring for it, the merchants with
full stocks of seasonable goods anxious
ly waited for the season to develop.
The need has been supplied; the con
ditions favoring a profitable Fall trade
have been met, and still the growler
growls.
Mr. Williamson says he will not talk
about the Moody prosecution what
he might say would be used for polit
ical purposes- It is unfortunate, in
deed, that he did not exercise this cau
tion before he wrote that remarkable
letter.
VIEWS OF THE MOODY CASE.
A Good Guesser.
Condon Times.
Malcolm A. Moody's case conies up for
trial next Monday. The indfetment re
turned by the grand jury at Portland did J
not find favor with the people of Eastern
Oregon, who desired to see justice done.
Mr. Moody is no stranger in this part of
the state and no one for a moment
imagines that he is guilty of the crime,
charged. He was always known as a man
of sound judgment and Integrity and ere
another week rolls around the fact will
be chronicled that the charge against ex
Congressman M. A. Moody was false.
Fou! Blows Never Win.
Salem Journal.
That Moody was Innocent, all who knew
him never doubted; that he could be con
victed, those who preferred the charges
never for a moment believed. The evi
dent object was to besmirch Moody, and
in this they have, to a certain extent, suc
ceeded. Should he again go into the po
litical field, the fact of his arrest of his
being charged with a crime, will be her
alded far and wide, and, of course, some
will believe it They will believe It just
because there are human- buzzarda who
delight In feasting on that kind of mate
rial; because, In political contests, mud is
sometimes as dangerous as stones; be
cause there has grown up In this country
an unfortunate belief that all our officials
are dishonest, and any statement against
them finds many who believe it In so
far as this result can be accomplished
Moody's personal enemies have been suc
cessful; but they have left no blot on
his Integrity, no stain on his honor. On
the other hand, the underhanded attack
on Moody has had an effect the little
gang of conspirators failed to consider.
It has created a feeling of Indignation
among fair-minded people, who compose
the great majority. The average American
likes to see fair play, and the man who
strikes the foul blow Invariably loses.
Moody comes out of the ordeal with clean
hands and reputation, while those who
conspired to his undoing have succeeded
only in bringing on themselves the sn
preme contempt of decent, cleanly people.
How About Hfs Accusers?
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The utter collapse of the charges against
Mr. Moody, who, during his term In con
gress, was one of the most Influential
members ever sent by Oregon to the
lower house, was forecasted early In the
trial. As was developed in the testimony,
there appeared to be on the part of po
litical and business opponents of the ac
cused a plan to drag him Into court at
any hazard; and the means employed were
such that Judge Bellinger, In ruling out
certain testimony, said "the proceedings
before the grand jury must have been ex
ceptional." The verdict will be received by the peo
ple of. the entire Northwest as the vindi
cation of a man unjustly accused. To
those familiar with the career of Mr.
Moody, whether private or public, the
charge that he had committed a crime was
surprising: but when it was said that he,
who all his life has been an upright busi
ness man engaged In some of the largest
enterprises in the Inland Empire, and has
represented with distinction his district in
Congress, had rifled the United States mall
in order to rob a widow of a trifling sum,
the charge was astounding in Its impu
dence and shamelessness. No wonder his
friends said he was being made the victim
of a conspiracy designed to ruin hlra.
Mr. Moody Is not besmirched in the
slightest He has passed unscathed
through the ordeal. His admirable per
sonal qualities, his enviable record in
public life and his unsullied character
stand out more strongly than ever be
cause of the despicable attempts to drag
his good name in the mire. He Is en
trenched on the solid ground of a reputa
tion built up through years of activity and
usefulness in the community In which he
has made his home, and at the present
moment he is especially conspicuous be
cause of tho contrast between his own In
tegrity and the standing of those whose
methods would not endure the light of a
hearing in court. In this case the ac
cused retains his place on the heights of
honest endeavor, while far below Is the
noisome slough into which malice sought
to drag him.
But what of the other side of the case?
What do the people of Oregon think of
It? What will the voters of Oregon say
when they get a chance at the men who
tried to railroad Malcolm Moody Into the
penitentiary?
Function of the "Fuse."
Persons are sometimes frightened whilev
on an electric car by the sound of a slight
explosion, followed by smoke, and try in
a panic to get out. with risk to life and
limb. As this panic Is a real source of
danger, while the burning out of a fuse is
not, the Electrical Review undertakes to
explain what a fuse is and why it Is a
means of safety:
The current which will flof. through a mo
tor when it Is standing still Is In almost all
cases far in excess of that which the motor
is designed to carry; and, Indeed, in a well
designed motor a current dangerous for tho
motor will be reached before the motor has
been stalled. The effect of this heavy cur
rent on the motor, if allowed to continue, Is
to heat the windings to a dangerous degree
and destroy the Insulation, possibly setting
It on fire; and it Is to prevent this occur
rence, whether due to careless handling of
the car or to unexpected causes, that the
fuses arc used. A fuse is simply a short
pieco of wlro of such size that It will be
melted by a current which, If allowed to
flow through the motor for any time, will
damage It. When a fuse blows then It sim
ply means that one of the safety devices on
the car has operated to prevent damage to
tho motor. Tho molting of the fuse opens
the circuit and cuts oft tho current from
the motor. To protect the car the fuse Is
inclosed In a fireproof box.
Besides the fuse there is generally on the
roof of the car, over the motorman's
head, another device to accomplish tho
same purpose, called the "circuit-breaker."
This Is a switch controlled by a
magnet which open3 when the current be
comes excessive. "It Is set" says the Re
view, "to operate at a higher current
value than the fuse, because the circuit
breaker acts almost Instantaneously,
while It takes a little time for the fuse
to be melted. Now, a motor can stand
for a second or two a current which
would destroy it if appjled for a longer
period. The circuit-breaker, then, tnkes
care of heavy overloads, and the fuse
protects the motor against those smaller
currents which are dangerous if applied
for a considerable time. The fuse and
the circuit-breaker are safety devices, the
operation of which indicates not that there
Is danger to those on the car, but that
danger to the motors has been averted."
Observant New Jersey.
Newark (N. J.) News.
There is a new religious sect out in Ore
gon known aa the Holy Rollers. As a for
mer Republican politician Is one of the
head pushers, it is generally conceded
that the name of 'the cult Is a corruption of
the well-known "high rollers."
A Weary Lot Is Thine.
Sir Walter Scott.
A weary lot Is thine, fair maid,
A weary lot la thine!
To pull the thorn thy brow to braid,
And press the rue for wine.
A lightsome eje, a soldier's mien,
A feather of the blue,
A doublet of the Lincoln green
No more of me you knew
My love!
No more of me you knew.
"This morn Is merry June, I trow, e
The rose is budding fain;
But she shall bloom in Winter snow
Ere we two meet again."
He turn'd his charger as he. spake
Upon the river shore.
He gave the bridle relna a shake,
Said "Adieu for evermore,
t My love!
And adieu for evermore.-
IN THE END THEY DO RIGHT.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
"We gave her liberty," the President
said of Cuba in his message yesterday to
Congress. "We must help her onward
and upward, and in helping her we shall
help ourselves."
We gave Cuba liberty. Then, lest she
misuse It to our danger-we restricted her
liberty. To irfve her liberty was not
enough unless we gave her prosperity
also. And without prosperity our re
striction upon her liberty 13 a danger to
us Instead of a safeguard.
These facts have stared U3 in the face
ever since our self-respect compelled us
to avenge the Maine and free Cuba.
Special Interests, thinking only of Imme
diate gain, have tried to becolud these
facts. For three years they have pre
vented Congress from doing its plain duty
to Cuba and the United States.
Justice to Cuba and the prosperity of
Cuba would harm no American industry.
They would greatly benefit Amer
ican industry as a whole. Furthermore,
they would put our political relations
with Cuba upon the secure basis of a
mutuality of material Interests.
Many of our people have been slow to
see that National honor and Interest
alike called us to establish prosperity for
Cuba. Hence Congress has been slow to
act. But now Congress will act, for the
people have seen the facts and know the
truth.
Really the most conservative of all
great nations, the American people have
moved toward Cuba Inch by Inch. But
they have at last arrived at the truth,
and their Congress will now register
their decree.
However slowly and cautiously they
move, the American people are always
thinking. Starting with right desires
they always think right In the final con
clusion, and In the end they do right
In Condonation of Flats.
New York Times.
The chief solicitude of those who con
demn the multiple dwelling is ""for the
children of the families thus housed. For
them the confinement t6f restricted apart
ments ha3 disadvantages, and even the
pathetic llttlo "back yard" of the aver
age private dwelling, with its little
square of sickly grass inclosed In a strip
of bluestone flagging, giving a chance to
breathe tho air of out-of-doors with pro
tection from the contamination of the
sidewalk or the street. Is better In Its
poor way than anything the "flat" can
offer. But there is another side to this
picture which those who pity the children
of apartment-domiciled families fall to
see, or at least to give due weight to. In
apartments the family life is less subject
to the demoralization of Infant morals
and manners which results from depen
dence upon servants. Children are brought
more Intimately and continuously under
the maternal influence, and if this In
fluence Is good it makes for their moral
upbuilding. The family life is closer, and
should be more wholesome than that of
the roomy dwelling favoring the cultiva
tion of "solitary tastes and giving more op
portunity to escape from parental obser
vation, guidance, and restraint during the
time when the character is forming and
habits are taking shape. Mother and child
are much nearer together in the con
tracted area of an apartment than they
are likely to be In the house divided into
the horizontal strata of kitchen and
basement parlor and living and sleep
ing apartments.
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Colombia's Forfeiture of Confidence.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Any fair-minded person who followed
the proceedings of the Colombian Con
gress In the matter of the Hay-Herran
treaty will know that the privileges
granted to Colombia by Panama were
shamefully abused. The whining plea of
the legislative buccaneers who endeavored
to blackmail on the strength of posses
sions to which Panama had conditionally
surrendered title, a plea to Panama to
return to the confederation, Is backed
by a promise to adopt the canal treaty
precisely as It stands. No more pitiful
confession of wrongdoing could possibly
be offered. In making it the Colombian
government admits that the Colombian
Legislature was guilty of bad faith and
of a heartless disregard for the best in
terests of the only portion of the confed
eracy which was directly affected by the
rejection or acceptance of the treaty. It
makes logical the admission by the civil
ized world that Panama's act of rebellion
was justifiable. It was necessary that
such admission should originate here.
Casuists may argue that there Is no prece
dent for the speed with which Panama
has been urged along the road to com
pleted nationality. But If this be so we
can only say that there are times when
precedents may well be dispensed with.
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Disraeli's Wants.
Blackwood's Magazine.
A dowager who knew Disraeli and was
discussing him after his death gave a cu
rious example of what she called his
"funny sayings." It appears that he hap
pened to mention, in the course of an
afternoon call, that he wanted two pos
sessions which every one owned as a mat
ter of course, but which he had all his life
dispensed with, and insisted that the lady
should guess what they were.
"I made," said she, "every kind of con
jecture, but without success, and on my
asking him. to enlighten me he solemnly
answered they were a watch and an um
brella. 'But how do you manage,' I asked,
if there happens to bo no clock in the
room and you want to know the time?"
'I ring for a servant,' was the magnilo
quent reply. 'Well,' I continued, 'and
what about the umbrella? What do you
do, for instance, if you are In the Park
and are caught In a sudden shower?' 'I
take refuge,' he replied, with a smile of
excessive gallantry! 'under the umbrella
of the first pretty woman I meet' "
Saw Napoleon Aboard Bellerophon.
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Very few persons of this day can boast
of having seen Napoleon Bonaparte. One
of the. few Is J. W. Ryder, of Devonport.
England, who attained his Wth birthday
recently. He was a boy when the Belle
rophon put into Plymouth Sound with the
French Emperor on board as a prisoner,
but he clearly recollects the view he had
of Napoleon. As this happened some 84
years ago, and as there are no survivors
of Waterloo left, it would appear that Mr.
Ryder is almost, if not quite, the last of
those living who can remember the "pe
tit corporal."
O Captain! My Captaihl
Walt Whitman.
O CaDtaln! my Captain, our fearful trip is
done.
The ship has weathered every rack, the prize
we sought Is won.
The port la near, the bolls I hear, the people
all exulting,
While follow eye3 the steady keel, the vessel
grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the blecdlnsr drops of red.
Where on the deck my Captain lies
Fallen cold and dead.
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the
bell3;
Rise up for you the flag Is flung for you the
bugle trills,
For jou bouq.uets and ribboned wreaths for
you the shores acrowdimr.
For you they call, the swaying mass, their
eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck
You've fallen cold and dead.
.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale
and still,
My father dops not feel my arm. he has no
pulee nor will.
The ship Is anchored safe and sound, Its voy-
aglo closed and done.
From fearful trip the victor ship comes In
with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I, with mournful tread.
Walk the deck my Captain lies.
Fallen cold and dead.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Hasn't the conductor called Tom Johrt
son's station yet?
Only about one man In fifty, If searched,
could prove an alibi.
The Roosevelt children seem to have
passed into total eclipse.
When life is so short at best, why will
people squander it playingchess?
Doesn't it seem about time to .make
room in the Old Ladles' Home for Ade
llna Pattl?
Cromwell seems to be about the only
man In history who made a success of
butting in.
It is noticeable that most people wear
their rosemary as well as their rue, with
a difference.
7
He who is most slow in making a prom
ise Is the most faithful in its perform
ance. Rosseau.
The untimely demise of Mr. Thomas
Horn should tend to discourage pot-shooting
in Wyoming.
As soon as Mr. Hearst gets his bear
ings the Congressional Record will begin
issuing a colored supplement
Thursday's shooting affray is another
evidence of the fidelity of Innocent By
stander to his post of duty.
By a long life of rectitude and circum
spection a man may overcome the handi
cap of being a tenor singer.
After a debauch of thunder shower the
weather takes the pledge and signs it
with a rainbow. Thomas Bailey Aldrlch.
Among the articles entirely unsuited to
the diet of human beings, mince pie and
buckwheat cakes stand near the head of
the list
The one objectionable feature about
Heaven, so far as accounts are to be
trusted, Is that St Peter doesn't Issue
pass checks.
The Christmas magazines which are be
ginning to arrive are two parts union un
derwear and automobiles to one part
space-rate stories.
The Republic of Colombia can learn
something which will be to Its advantage
by writing or calling on Alfonso XHI, the
Palace, "In Old Madrid."
Respectfully suggested to the Bryan
Democracy: For President In 1904, John
Alexander Dowie, of Zlon; for Vice-President,
Mary MacLane, of Butte.
The announcement that King Leopold,
of Belgium, is to visit Newport next Sum
mer should call for a few supplementary
remarks from "Marsa Henry" Watter
son. If the movement to require the ladies
to remove their hats during church serv
ices is successful it will mark another tri
umph of religion over the world, the
flesh and the devil.
The confident high school lass who has
read "The Faerie Queene" can say amo,
amas, amat and fight ragtime out of a
$150 piano, talks about "culture" as famil
iarly as if It were a new health food.
Down in Arizona a short time ago a
cow-puncher, who was universally popu
lar, died and the boys decided to erect a
monument over his grave and Inscribe
thereon an appropriate tribute to their
departed friend. The result of this de
cision is a huge boulder, which they rolled
down from the foothills, on the face of
which is carved: "He Done His Darndest
Angels Could Do No More."
At last the reason for the plentiful crop
of divorces in Cook County has been
given. 'Mrs. Borer has solved the puzzle
when she declares that women eat too
many eggs, says the Chicago Post Egg
diet, she asserts, is heavy and "brings on
feelings of lassitude. Housewives neglect
their duties and husbands become angry.
The lawyers do the rest." In the case of
society women the result Is the same.
"The social leader loses her brightness
of eye, her piquancy and charm. Trouble
follows and then come the lawyers."
When we reflect that Chicago Is in the
heart of a tremendous egg-producing
country, and that the prices of eggs are
often absurdly low as compared with
prices In other parts of the Republic, we
can easily understand the added peril to
our domestic Institutions. Now In Boston,
where eggs frequently range In price from
50 to 75 cents a dozen, true conjugal hap
piness reigns. Housewives preserve their
elasticity of step and briskness of do
mestic purpose, the feminine eye retains
Its luster, woman's piquancy and charm
are ever present at the family table, and
the divorce court Is consequently an idle
phantom. Mrs. Rorer has awakened us
to a sense of our danger and to a realiza
tion of measures of relief. Away with the
malevolent trouble-breeding, divorce-compelling
egg! Confusion to the hen, the
enemy of society! What shall it be
poached eggs and discord or tea and toast
and marmalade and undisturbed affinity?
OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.
Sunday School Teacher Willie, what can
you tell me of Daniel In the lion's den?
Willie Nothln'. Do cop soaked me wld his
club Jes' as I was tryln' to crawl under de
tent. Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Mystery of It "I can't understan',"
said Uncle Ebcn. "how it is dat some folks
kin be too proud to work, an.' at de same
time humble enough to let de famiy give
'em board an' lodgln' free." Washington
Star.
Shakespeare Sized Up. Ned Tour Liter
ary Circle Is making a study of Shakespeare,
now, I believe. Bess Yes, Indeed. Ned
And what do you think of him? Bess Oh!
wo all think he's Just too cute. Philadel
phia Press.
Bertha Oh, dear, I'm so tired of having
every man who comes along making loe
to me! Kitty I wouldn't mind, dear; It
never goes any farther than that, you know.
Of course, none of them is really serious.
Boston Transcript.
"I believe," said the minister, "that it
would be a good Idea to have an 'S. R. O.
sign for our church, that we might use on
occasion." "Yes," agreed the carping par
ishioner; 'VI suppose it would mean 'slcep-lng-room
only. " Judge.
The Sphinx persistently refused to break
her silence. "Majbe," said the Egyptians,
"she is afraid the cook will leave If she
says a word." Knowing- the difficulties of
living In the suburbs, they foreboro to
pres3 her further. Harper's Bazar.
"Yes," said the playgoer, "the soubrctte in
uniform came out and sung that she was
'One of the Banks.' " "Did it impress the
audience?" a3ked the friend. "Yes, they
agreed unanimously that she was as rank as
they make them." Chicago Dally News.
"I wouldn't be surprised If this was going
to be the breaking up of China," said the
man who takes an Interest In foreign af
fairs. "Oh. dear!" exclaimed his wife, who
had Just engaged a new kitchen maid. "I
don't caro for the china' If she'll only con
sent to stay." Chicago Record-Herald.