Newspaper Page Text
H THE JOURNAL LUCIAN SWIFT, J. S. McLAIN, ."MANAGER. EDITOR. 'j SUBSCRIPTION TERMS far able to The Journal Printing; Co. ■ i Delivered by Mail. One copy, one m0nth............ 10.85 On» copy/three m0nth5.;.;:...:;.r...f T I.OO On ©copy, six month* ......... 2.00 One copy, one year...V..»..'..'......i *.w Saturday Eve. edition, 20 to 26 pages.. 1.50 Delivered by Carrier. One copy, one week.'....'.;;*....*.'.. 8 cents One copy, one m0nth............35 cents Single copy ...................*.. 2 cents TUB JOURNAL, 1* published •▼err evening, - except Sunday, 'at 47-49 Fourth Street South, Journal Building, Minneapolis, Minn. * C. J. uniauu, Manager Foreign Adver tising Department • NEW YORK OFFICE—B6, 87. 88 Tribune building. CHICAGO OFFICE—3O7, 4W Stock Ex change building. , CHANGES OF ADDRESS Subscribers ordering addresses of their papers changed must always give their former as well as present address. *~ COATIMJEIJ All papers are continued until an ex plicit order Is received lor discontinuance, and until all arrearages are paid. *" coSJLpJLAivrs Subscriber* -will please notify the office in every case that their paper 1* not delivered promptly or the collection* not properly made. The Journal is on sale at the news stands of the following hotels: Plttsburg, Pa— Queune. Salt Lake City, Utah—The Knutsford. Omaha, Neb.—Paxton Hotel. Los Angeles. Cal.—Hotel Van Nuys. Denver, Col.—Brown's Palace Hotel. , St. Louis. Mo.—Planters' Hotel, Southern Hotel. * - ' Kansas City, Mo.-Coates House. ,„_, Boston, Muss.—Young's Hotel. Unitea (tales, Touralne. ;..'„' Cleveland. Ohio—Hollenden House, Weddell House. Cincinnati, Ohio—Grand Hotel. Detroit, Mich.—Russell House, Cadillac. - Washington. D. Arlington Hotel, Ra- Chlcago, 111.—Auditorium Annex, Great Korthcrn. New York Clty—lmperlal. Holland, Murray Hill, Waldorf. Spokane, Wash.—Spokane Hotel. .Tacoma, —Tacorna Hotel. Seattle, Wash.—Butler Hotel. Portland. Oregon—Portland Hotel, Perkins Hotel. ■■'-. •'„•■ ■"? •.•-'•■'■. Business Before Pleasure The Cuban constitutional convention tiow understands, by the instructions sent to Governor General Wood, that the Unit fed States expects the acceptance of the Platt amendment without amendment or marginal Cuban exegesis. They under stand that there will be no modification of the terms and that the insular govern ment they are constructing cannot be put in operation until the terms are accepted ■without change. This is sufficiently ex plicit. If they will not accept the terms there is no use sitting longer as a con stitutional convention. The main, the overshadowing business, is the acceptance of the terms offered. It is a matter of business before pleasure. Having pulled the Cubans out of the grasp of Spain and put in operation ef fective police, sanitary, educational, pos tal and other departments to the very great improvement of Cuban conditions, the United States is not going to abandon the island to the tender mercies of such an element as that led by Gomez. It would be a crime of the deepest dye to do so. It would be the most severe blow which could possibly be inflicted upon the Cu bans themselves. Only two courses, as to Cuba are open. One is to annex the Island and the other, and only way open now, is the establishment of an inde pendent republic with a full understand ing that the Just and vital interests of Cuba and of the United States shall be unmistakeably denned and maintained. It is absolutely essential that a gov ernment be established which can main tain peace and order and the protection of life and property. Our obligations to ourselves and to the outside world make us responsible for the quality of the Cu ban government. We cannot relieve our selves of the obligations of the treaty o? Paris. We liberated Cuba, but we could not, having liberated her, steam away ■with a benedicte and leave the Cubans to night and chaos. We could not honorably put a stop to a very vicious government and leave the island to be under a worse government or none at all. Thus our gov ernment is justified in its position toward Cuba by every principle of human justice and right. The will of congress and the American people will be carried out. The Cubans, by their action as to the ternir are deliberately adjourning the hour of the establishment of their own independ ence. The exclusion of the Independence from the international yacht race simply be cause her owner insists on managing her himself, instead of allowing some mem ber of the New York Yacht Club to man age her, is calculated to create the im pression that this is not much of an in ternational race after all, but only a lit tle private affair of an exclusive set in New York. Any American boat sailed by her owner or his representatives ought to be eligible to enter for the honor of defending the cup and any rules to the contrary destroy the right of the boat se lected to assume the r»le of defender of • national trophy. The Chief Issue The other day, just before Speaker Henderson sailed for Europe, he was asked what would be the chief issue of the next congress, and he promptly replied: "Wise legislation; that's what we're af ter." General Henderson should be fol lowed in this quest by the unbroken ranks of the republican party and by all demo crats who desire to see the ship of state pass safely through the storm and stress of one of the most trying periods of our national history. It may be said that the country is in no peril; that in war we are united and we can trust the. patriotism and good, strong common sense of the people to stand by the government. It is true that the awak ened public . sentiment rescued the coun try form the calamity of re pudiation of its obligations and financial collapse and dishonor and from' the fierce grip of the so cialistic democracy, and from the com bination of that socialistic democracy with the open enemies of our common country, but it is not a comfortable reflection that the democratic party committed itself to a coalition with South African Boers and the Tagalogs of • Luzon against the govern ment of the United States and not only sought to embroil us in a war with Great Britain by violating cur neutrality obli carions. but after shouting vociferously for the declaration of war against Spain in 1898, refused, when it was over, to face the inevitable resultant work of acting on the responsibilities of conquest and purchase, and cowardly turned against their own government and sought to pro tract the war in the Philippines against the United States. Not only this, but, since the supreme court has decided that the government's contention that the constitution does not follow the flag is right, these same people have heaped abuse in every outrageous way upou the court and charged bribery and corruption, upon the members. They seek to foist their crass ignorance and bitter partisanship upon the public, when every candid man knows that each mem ber of the court wrote his opinion under the guidance of his own judgment and attempted to honestly interpret the law. These disgruntled ones, not being able to find "any way to appeal from the court's Judgment, want to abolish the court. It was so in the income tax case. The leader of the democracy demanded the abolition of the supreme court or its par tizan reconstruction so that it would obey party behests. The whole aim of the (femocracy seems to be to promote insub ordination to constituted authority. This is the teaching of the party leaders from Bryan down to the humblest henchman of the party. It is necessary that, under such condi tions, the duty of congress is clearly to ef fect wise legislation as General Hender son says. More than this, it must be recognized that our new responsibilities as a nation and the changed industrial and financial conditions of our country demand a stronger spirit of loyalty to the promo tion of the national welfare than has heretofore *xisted. No party which stands on a platform antagonistic to the national welfare can win. Policies which stand for the national welfare are known and recognized by their substantial fruits. Their Identity is easily established. The barking of canines cannot destroy them. They can only be seriously im paired by the stupidity of those who aided in their promotion. The St. Paul sostofflee cat, on the gov ernment pay roll for $10 a year, has thrown up his job and quit. But whether his resignation is final or not is a matter upon which Postmaster McGiU has not been able to make up his mind. He does not forget that "the cat came back." When will it oocur to Mr. Bryan, whose arguments have been so thoroughly smashed by the logic of events, that he has talked about enough for the present? The Course of Business Heavy rains have fallen during the week over the -western crop belt and a good harvest seems to be reasonably as sured. In the northwest the rains have extended to the Missouri river, covering much of the district that suffers at times for moisture. As a result, business men in the northwest seem to* have assur ance of another year of general pros perity. In the southwest the drouth has taken better hold and rains did not come in time to give the best results, but the south west will raise a fair crop at least, so that for the country as a whole the basis of prosperity for the year seems to have been well laid. It is this important fact that stands out prominently for the week. The country can do business when crops are present to furnish the people money. In the general field developments during the week have not been important. Mr. Morgan is coming home, and he is given the credit of being the one man in the financial world to whom all interests can tie to with confidence. It is believed that an understanding between rival railroad interests has been reached, and that in the future there will be little disturbance within the lines of the'great competiting companies. It is probable that there is yet consid erable reorganization to do, especially in the southwest, where the Gould interests are active. Out of the negotiations that have been going on Is coming a new rail road policy that will, in its general pur-* pose, supersede naturally much of the official machinery that has been devised for the purpose of holding in proper re lation the railroad systems of the coun try. There will be less for the interstate commerce commission to do when the railroads settle their differences. Bank cleariflgs measure up strong—Sl pertcent increase for the week. Minne apolis and St. Paul show decreases, a fact that may seem strange to many. In part, it is due to the reduced crop production northwest last year and to the fact that for two weeks past there has been a dis position on 'the part of large interests to curtail credits to some extent until the crop position was more clearly outlined. The conditions are now so favorable that there will be an increase of business. The machinists' strike is not settled, and it is causing dullness in some cities, in those industrial centers, especially where iron is used largely. It is expected that a settlement will be reached soon. In general, the iron trade is in a healthy condition. The exports of wheat and flour are very heavy. Foreigners have been buying freely in view of the shortage in German production. The exports for the last week were 6,664,000 bushels, or 2,500,000 more than in the same week a year ago. In the face of this wheat has declined 5c a bushel this week on account of heavy July liquidation that started with heavy rains. One way to get rid of the post canteen would be to enlist none but teetotalers. Count Castellane has discovered a.new way to make a j fool of himself. It dosn't seem as if there could be' many that he has not tried. ; ... : ; Conventions ;\ We ..want the-business men of . Minne apolis to read the article which appears in ;this. issue of The : Journal on. the subject of conventions. ; We do not care to. discuss the question as to whether conventions .pay ior V not. The advantage to'be derived from any convention, state or national, depends upon how much' it costs to .' secure it, J how much money. it will probably bring to town,. and what it is worth in the way of advertising.- These are .business considerations to be taken into account in each specific case. " No general rule can be laid down. But that conventions—a,<great -many conventions out of the hundreds held every year—are worth having we will assume is con ceded. :■/-. The question. here is whether Minne apolis will- undertake -to secure business and advertising in that way. Some jtis-| ■ ■ - - ■ ■ ■ .■',:'■.■' THE MINNEAPO^a j JOTJENAt. Tory of previous efforts Is given in this article, some estimates of the results. The showing as to the situation the cur rent year ought to be stimulating to more vigorous and systematic effort, if it is conceded that it pays to go after and se cure important conventions. It also sug gests a striking difference between the attitude of the business men of Minne apolis toward this proposition and the business men of St. Paul and Milwaukee. While Minneapolis has three conventions of importance during the year, St. Paul has fifteen. Another fact that will interest our busi ness men increasingly the more they con-' sider it is that St. Paul is using Minne apolis attractions for the purpose of se curing conventions for that city. The St. Paul representatives hustling for conven tions enlarge upon the beauties of Min nehaha Falls and park, the Soldiers' Home, and the lakes adjacent, most of which happen to lie in Minneapolis. Pic tures of these beautiful spots are freely distributed and prove so attractive often as to settle the question of location and bring to St. Paul conventions which are making so much business for the hotel men there that they have more than they know how to take care of, and are actual ly complaining of the crowd, while the restaurant men, retail men, and others interested in transient 'trade, are receiv ing a direct benefit, to say nothing of the valuable advertising that city is re ceiving throughout the country. The answer of the grand Jury to the mayor's sneering remarks about that body is an indictment for his particular pet. We are a good deal more interested, how ever, in Dr. Clark's treatment of hos pital patients than in his handling of any public funds that may come into his hands in small amounts. We are afraid Charley Towne is "put ting the dollar before the man." He says he has quit politics for business and his name appears in the list of stockholders of a big Texas oil corporation. The "Don't Tne Dont Knock Club, it recently incorporated at Knock CtUOßuffalo, where they put folks off, has gained many recruits from people who are trying to stem the tide of indiscriminate criticism on men and things. The club believes that the prac tice of speaking ill of people, sometimes called "knocking," is detestable, unbrotherly and uncharitable, and reflects Injury on the "knocker." The creed of the new club is worth quoting in full: We believe it our duty to conceal the im perfections of our fellows (provided their ac tions are not of great menace to the welfare of the community), and do all we can by precept and example to show them where they err. We believe that a persistent, deliberate knocker is as vile and as dangerous to the welfare of a community as a murderer. We believe that many people judge others by their own standard, and that because they are not tempted or are able to resist doing some particular thing that they consider wrong, they feel themselves warranted in despising and criticizing those who are weak er than themselves or whose opinions differ with their own. In Buffalo the penalty for backbiting has been, placed at one penny, but local clubs will decide as to the size of this levy, which will probably go to charity. Herein the club dif fers from the Buffaloes. Many people acquire a chronic habit of complaining, not only of people but of estab lished institutions, like governments, parties, the jury system, marriage, trustß, etc., etc., without having investigated these matters at all. The other day a minister of prominence in Orange, N. J., was called to serve on a jury for the first time in hie life. Afterwards he made this manly confession: It is the most Interesting experience I ever went through. I used to think that justice as applied in courts was more or less a mat ter of luck, but I find I was wrong. The men who have been with me on juries gave the most conscientious attention and judg ment to every case. The jury system doubtless has its imper fections, but it seems to be the best that can be done at this age of the world. It is one of the commonest of faults to criticise with out thought the jury system as not calculated to subserve the ends of justice, but it would be difficult to find anything to take its place at present. From being a "knocker" on the subject the Orange minister was convinced by one simple experience that the jury system I was good. Somebody has given it as a bit of advice to "think no evil." When people make it a business to look for the good in persons or things, they usually find more than they ex pect, and they brighten up with a kind of genial optimism that makes them lovable. A time has been predicted when swords shall be beaten into plowshares. Before that time fully comes the knocker's hammer will have to be beaten into the right hand of fel lowship. Then nations will not be anxious to "knock" one another with cannon balle. Stop knocking persons, things, weather, events, customs, manners, etc., and the world will look and be a good deal better. And reforms will come easier, for you do not an tagonize the parties who need reform. Don't knock. The awful and perilous trip of the packet Lion from Winoßa, Minn., to La Crosse, Wis., so graphically described in the Tribune, re minds one of Mark Twain's "Raging Canal" poem, when, to light ship, they threw over board Lord Byron' 6 works, a ripsaw and a sow. The New York fathers are trying to shut up the street pianos and the hucksters before 9 a. m. and after sp. m. There Is a large section of foreign lung devoted to causing insomnia among the native American stock. Crippled beggars of Syracuse, N. V., have formed a combine and staked off certain lim its, so as not to interfere with one another. Those who violate these boundaries are fined by a "manager." Studied forgetfulness on the part of an in terested witness is treated heroically by Judge McGee. One trouble with Dr. Dowie is that he hasn't any sense of humor. Points of View. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. General Fred Grant differs from Edward At -I'inson In regard to the conduct of the war in the Philippines. It should be remembered, however, that Grant has not been sojourning in Boston, where the tyranny of the American troops was most keenly felt. An Early Date for Trouble. New York World. The fair plaintiff in one of Newport's nu merous divorce suits testified the other day: "The trouble between my husband and my self began the day before we were mar ried." That was certainly taking time by the forelock. Can't Conceal His Characteristic*. Washington Post. Mr. Altgeld had the bad taste to abuse the late John ft. Tajmer. Mr. Altgeld has many of the traits of the political hyena. AMERICANIZED I love my Trans-Atlantic brother well, I hate his foes infernally; With conscious pride I feel my bosom swall When ho greets me fraternally. Tet might it not, I sometimes ask, befall That his loved presence might begin to pall? His kodak on my privacy intrudes, His beef fills to satiety, His canned goods crowd what late were soli tudes. His heiresses society. 'Tis his—one drop of sweet in Utter cup 'Tis his alarum wakes my servants up. His oil my lamp, his corn my belly fills, He builds me my machine: y, And boards that tell the praises of his pills Adorn my native scenery; While in the Tube—so Yankeefied -*c are— 11 ride perforce in his triumphal rar. I —Londoa Daily Chronicle. Minneapolis Journal's Current Topic Series Papers by Experts and Specialists of National Reputatic n. WHAT THE GOVERNMENT >' I DOES FOR THE PEOPLE XVII.-^BOMETh7!«G~tHE (iOVEHV. ■' -_, ■ ' MENt'Vails TO ■I)O':', v ;:;,':,,'l ' By J. L. M. Curry, ex-minister to Spain; general agent of the Peabody and Slater funds. . .. y»,s -.■■.. -...-. -.. • (.' %, (Copyright. 1901. by Victor F. Lawson.) In February. the trustees of the Pea tocon^r" 0" fUDd Preßented a memorial ment gwhtifCCOn:i>anl6<l by a easterly argu ment, which proceeded ' from -••»'; committee W^rfn d °fv, Mr c SteWart ' Chief-; Justice ! V^aite, and.. Mr. ,Svarts. ■;•: Inviting .attention, to the vital necessity of national aid for the colored ; population, and especially to the great masses of colored 'children who are growing i?, ° rt t V°te™ Under the institution of thf United States." At other «e ß slon ß the subject was presented anew to the , ountry . The gen l r*L* genl °f the fund ha* Presented two VrnrT^ ° congT*SP. appeared three times educatlnn 6/!, 118'6 aDd lloUße c^mittees on education , and .urged the matter | before as semblies north and south. 'At the late South ern Educational association in ' Richmond. .Va.. the very able and accomplished head of the^bureau ;■ of^educitlon. Dr./ William T. ; I Harris,. felt constrained to call ..he attention' ; of the r country again to this vital subject this paramount | issue. . Hitherto the i govern ment ha not concurred in the views of the trustee, but has cruelly and suicldallv turned a.deaf ear to arguments which seemed to be irresistible, and this refusal only makes more obligatory : thfe patriotic . sacrifices of the southern states. ■- - --r .. >•" What the Peabody Fund H a« Done. Ihree results from the Peabody educa tion fund may be indisputably claimed- Mrst-State school systems have been per manently established, are growing in effi ciency every year and are more securely imbedded in the hearts of the people Kdu cation, is now regarded as a function of government, and no tax on property is con sidered more legitimate than that levied for the support of the schools. The leading normal schools are the direct result of the personal influence and effort of the general agents and of timely assistance rendered from the fund. Second-Hostility to, or prejudice against, the education of the negroes has been largely removed or greatly softened, and this de pendent class Is recognized as entitled with the white people to the benefits of the sys tem, to which by taxation they contribute only a trifle. In thirty years the southern states have given about $110,000,000 to the education of the late slaves and their de scendants. What Mr. Winthrop forcibly said has grown into a political maxim, that "slav ery is but half abolished, while millions of freemen with votes in their hands are left without education." Third—ln Mr. Peabody's devotion to his country there was something beautiful, touch ing and assimilating. Such expressions as "beloved and common country," "our great country," "the whoie of our dear country which I have loved so well," were frequently on his lips, and his matchless gift initiated an era of good feeling, for it "was the earli est manifestation of a spirit of reconcilia tion toward those from whom," said Mr. Winthrop, "we have been so unhappily alienated, and against whom we of the north have^been so recently arrayed in arms." The indebtedness to a northern man. the labor ious efforts of trustees and agents, the en larging and elevating influence of the general education of the masses, the reflex influence upon higher Institutions of learning, have tended to efface sectionalism and bring the lately belligerent portions of our common country into closer relations of friendship and fraternity. Career of George Peabody. George Peabody was born in Danvers, Mass., now Peabody, Mass.. Feb. 18, 1795. His parents were humble, but respectable, and his education was obtained in a common village school. In- his early life he was compelled to work for his support. This necessity took him to different places until he found himself at Georgetown in the Dis trict of Columbia. He removed to Baltimore and as the result of great energy and busi ness capacity, soon established houses in Philadelphia and New York. In 1837 he took The Dealer's Story. Copyright, 1901, by R. O. Ackley. It was one cold night just two years ago, that I, first noticed him—l didn't learn his name until later. I was dealing roulette at that table over there, the same as now, and had had a hard day of it—a lot of plungers playing the limit, scattering bets all over the table, and the worst of it, the bank was losing ail the time. Well, the crowd had pretty well thinned out —it was along toward morning—when in walked a young fellow, and staked a big bet He was well-dressed, tall and slim, and fine looking anyway you'd take him; but I could see by his face and by the way he handled the chips that he was in some kino of trouble. We get so we can read a face pretty accur ately—it's part of our business, and I felt certain when I first looked at that young man that his closet contained a pretty big skeleton of some kind. He played for a couple of hours, scattering chips all over the table, never countiug a bet, and half the time he would have played against himself if I hadn't Interfered. What's that? No, sir, I can't sit and see a man place bets that are bound to lose for him; and then I believe I took an interest in that ycung fellow right from the start. Anyway I rather wanted him to win. And he did win. No matter how reckless he played, he didn't seem able to lose. After that he dropped in pretty regular, always playing in the same listless way, not even looking up when the ball stopped, and the strangest part of it, hardly ever losing a bet. It ran along this way about six months, and, although he didn't.show it much, each day I could see some fresh indication of the fast life he was leading. And it worried me a good deal. Not that it's an uncommon thing in this business to see a young fellow going down the line, but somehow this young man seemed different, just slipping along so Daily New York Letter. * * >j» BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL, No. 21 Park Row. Summer Homes. June B.—To the stranger who visits the city during the summer months there is no ave nue of entertainment that offers more in the ■way of pure pleasure than an outing in al most any of the countrysides around New York. In every direction he will see scores of beautiful summer homes, Elizabethan manor houses, Spanish and Moorish mansions and country houses built in the old colonial styles. Mile after mile of beautiful drive ways shaded by magnificent beeches, maples and elms will be open .to him in which ever direction he drives. The country is one of bills and valleys, of green woods, lawns and running streams, a country unsurpassed for the ideal summer home. In Somerset. Essex. and Morris counties, New Jersey, in which are located some of the most beautiful homes, property haa increased in value enormously in the last rew years. Striking into the interior of New Jersey by half a dozen railroad lines, these country establish ments will be found. Then, too, the Jersey coast is a c6ntinuation of summer homes styled "villas," but the equal of almost everything in the line of European palaces and chateatix. Up the Hudson for miles on either side, on the sound shores of West chester county and Connecticut and on both sides of Long Island, are continuous lines of the most attractive summer establish ments. The American Derby. Commando, greatest of 3-year-olds and without a superior of any age on the Ameri can turf to-day, will carry the white and blue spots of James R. Keene in the American Laid on the Shelf. Albany Journal. About this time the denizens of the rural districts who take summer boarders lay away their conscientious scruples for the season. up his abode permanently in , London as a merchant and money broker, where he rose to respect and distinction, and established a character; for business shrewdness and in tegrity surpassed. by y nonp in th* world's metropolis. Living the rest of his life in Jut Z« h t 7" ,lntensel y ™ Arnertean with" , , I Of loral attachments and pArsonal he eDwar lP h S- the troub.ous period o 1 a / . WM ardent in hIE Patriotism and a devoted friend of the union. When oeace was made he was deeply sympathetic with those who had suffered moTt during t£J privations and sorrows of the terrible strug- Hi. Great Gift to the South. Mr. Peabody became renowned for his bene flcence. which was never Bpasmodic nor the result of hasty actrton, but conducted on fixed principles, after mature and most thoughtful examination. Before he decided 'upon his munificent gift, which made him the greatest benefactor the south ever had, he considered he t , purposed wlth the utmost care and deliberation and called, to his counsel proml ™,mi men Z h°m he had known intimately in m,h °m nUSIneSS life- Among these w«e Bshop Mcllvaine, Mr. Corcoran and Mr Winthrop. To the last of these he unfolded confidentially his p.ans with fullness and clearness, stating that from the earliest years of his manhood he had contemplated a dispo sition of his property which would do great good to his fellowmen. The letter of gift finally agreed upon shows in every line the persuasive influence of Mr. Winthrop's states manlike and comprehensive suggestions The animating principle of the gift was inscribed upon the seal of the fund and was given by him as a sentiment at the bicentennial cele bration at Danvers—"Education, a Debt Due from Present to Future Generations." The gifts of private persons in the United States for education have surpassed in num ber and amount any made in other parts of the civilized world. Rockefeller, Stanford, Carnegie, Clark. Smith, Armour, Cupples, Brooking 3, Hearst, Slater, Johns Hopkins, Colgate, Vanderbilt, Morgan and others have enrolled their names among the immortals by their large contributions, but these have b^n mainly for universities, for advanced edu cation, for those able through parents or guardians to accomplish their honorable am bitions. Peabody, with a big heart, broad American and humanitarian views, gave to the poor, the destitute, and declared that it was for the promotion "of the intellectual, moral or industrial education among the young of the more destitute portions of tho southern and southwestern states of the union —thpse portions of our beloved and common country which have suffered from the de structive ravages and the not less disas trous consequences of civil war.'' The Value of His Gift. He required that the benefits of his gift should be "distributed among the entire population, without other distinction than their needs and the opportunities of useful ness to them." In order to appreciate th» timeliness and value of this immense con tribution to the needs of the people it is necessary to recall the fact that at the time of the gift the south was in a state of ap parently hopeless iliipoverishment. At the close of the war corporations were sus pended, banks were closed, railways were dismantled, securities were depreciated or made valueless, business was r&ralyzfd, wives were widowed, children were orphaned. Academics and colleges had been closed. The young had been arrested in their educa tional plans. The country was in a state of stagnation, exhaustion, poverty and bank ruptcy. For ihe administration of the trust Mr. Peabody selected fifteen distinguished men, at the head of whom was Mr. Winthrop, wh-j devoted with unrelaxing zeal and hopefulness the greater part of his time to the success ful management of what he said was ths greatest honor of his life. Among the mci. chosen were Governor Fish, Bishop Mcll vaine, General Grant, Admiral Farragut, Mr. Rives, Mr. Evarts, Governor Graham, Gov ernor Aiken and Mr. Riggs. From that time to this, as death has released some of them from duty, their places have been filler! by men of equal distinction and ability. Thes<? trustees fortunately selected as general agent Dr. Barnas Sears, a ripe scholar, an expert quiet like, down, down, all the time. The worst of it was, he seemed to realize it him self, but didn't care; and then any one could see that he wasn't made for that kind of life. He had always come in alone, and one night I was surprised to see that he was accompanied by a young man about his own age. They both came over to my table and bought a stack of chips. For some time they played in silence, then the stranger said abruptly: "By the way, Allen, I heard something the other day about that pretty Bernice Arthur you used to be so intimate with." Allen's face turned aibhade whiter, but he answered quietly enough: "What is it?" "You haven't heard? She's to marry a fel low by the name of Franklin—immensely rich, they say. The wedding takes place this fall." Allen's face had grown as white as chalk, and his hand trembled as he suddenly pushed his whole stack of chips over on the red. 1 spun the wheel and he lost. And when he lost that bet, sir, although I'm not very superstitious, I felt sure his luck would change for the worse, and it did. Moreover, from that on there was a marked change in the man. He was dissipating more than ever. It was the last night of the carnival—they hold a street carnival here every fall. The play had been pretty heavy all day, but about 8 o'clock, when the crowd had thinned out, Allen walked in. He laid a $100 bill on the black, and in a low voice said: "My last dol lar. Black, I live. Red—.well, why not? Chance has decided the fate of far greater things." I rolled the wheel; the little ball rolled around the groove. We both watched it in breathless silence. Knowing the man as I did, I felt sure his life hung on the chance. He had come to the end of his rope, and staked all. Suddenly, and with a sharp click, the little ball struck the diamond, bounded, Derby this year. Though Mr. Keene declines to state what his plans are, the employes of his stable being equally reticent, it is well known that he is particularly anxious to have a descendant of the famous Domino win the rare. There never lived a racehorse greater than Domino, father of Commando. During the panic of 1893 he saved his owner from going to the wall by his success on the turf, winning fully $180,000 during the year, and Mr. Keene, whose affection for the old horse was universally known, has never lost the opportunity to bring his progeny to the front. Twice already has Mr. Keene tried to win the great Chicago race. St. Leonard, who carried his colors in the world's fair Derby j in 1893, was defeated by Boundless, a western j horse. The following year he sent Domino, who up to that time had an. unbroken record. Already the winner of $200,000, Mr. Keene was confident his colt would win, but in this, as in the former race, he was to meet with disappointment. Rey el Santa Anita won, While Domino, beaten* early in the contest, was pulled up and finished last. It is to re trieve this defeat of his sire, the first defeat Le had ever known, that Commando will go to Chicago. The Meat Excitement. Meat has gone up. Sirloin and porterhouse steaks, round steaks and roasts of all kinds have taken a jump tinder the benign influence of the "beef trust." Steaks of all kinds have been advanced from 1% to 2 cents a pound, and the indications are that they will go still higher. The dealers blame it on the "beef trust." They say if they wish to buy a car cass of beef they get a price from the trust, but no explanation. They must take it or leave it, and as they have to live they take it. I The "beef trust," the combination dt west ern packing-houses that supply about 70 per Can the Gap Be Widened? Kansas City Journal. It.looks as if William J. Bryan would Just about retain enough of his popularity to split the democratic party wide open In 1904. i SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1901. In education, of unfailing tact, courtesy and common sense. With a full mmci and the peisoual suggestions of Mr. Peabody—for he lived nearly three years after the gift ani attended two of the meetings—Dr. Sears per formed with consummate discretion and abil ity his delicate duties, and under bis super vision the trust, was inaugurated and began its career of wide usefulness. EstabliNhiniK Common School*. The first step under Dr. Sears, growing out ot his study <>f the situation, was to lay foun dations for the establishment of public school systems. It needs to be borne in mind that under the ancient regime no public school sys tem providing universal education existed at the south. There was no Vyatem adequate to the education at public expense of the white youth and the peculiar social system forbade the education of the negroes. Sparse popula tion made permanent systems difficult, if not impossible. Slavery was now fortunately abolished, and by the fourteenth amendment national citizenship was created and co-occu pancy of the same territory \>y two distinct races, with the same civil rights and privi leges, made the education of the negroea a social, political and Industrial necessity. The 4 south had had academies and colleges of high order, equal to any in the land, turning out products in manhood and womanhood not in ferior to those In any civilized country, but there vas no system on the statute book adapted to the needs of the entire population. Free schools for all the people was the only sufficient scheme to carry out Mr. Peabody's clearly expressed intentions and to put the south on a plane of equality in capability and mental attainments with states which had had for years well dt-vised common schools Obviously, the first indispensable step was to ■create a healthy and sustaining public opinion and to organize that opinion for legislative and community action. Dr. Sears chose his residence at Staunton, Va., visited every southern state, spoke in cities and towns, ad dressed legislatures, utilized the public press, stimulated the establishment of schools by giving to them liberal aid from the Peabody fund, always on the simple and wise princi ple of helping those who help themselves. Difficulties That Were Overcome. The difficulties in the way of using the in co-me effectively, according to the fixed plan, are not easy to realize. Soon the applications for aid were numerous, urgent and annoying. Some were worthy, some were dishonest, many were wildly Utopian, and the half if granted would have exhausted the whole fund in less than a year. Ingenuity and invention were put actively at work to devise schemes for getting hold of some of the money, which had been magnified into untold millions. The orists, visionaries, sects, crazy people, were among the persistent applicants. Fixed rules had to be established and adhered to with firmness, patience, wisdom and good temper. Work was begun by selecting in the states a few schools at radiating centers, to Illustrate by examples the best methods of teaching and to exert a healthful diffusive influence in fa vor of free schools for all citizens. To use the apt words of Professor Harris of Richmond college, the idea was to supple ment judiciously and helpfully so as "'to se T cure the just mean between concentration for strength and diffusion for relief." A part of current expenses was contributed to stimulate the people to self-exertion in the good cause, and this amount wee determined in some de gree by the amount of money raised by a state tax, local tax or voluntary contribu tions. The aided schools were to be graded, to have at least 100 pupils, to continue In ses sion nine or ten months and to have free tui tion. Teachers, discipline, text books and all such questions were left to the state or local authorities, yet, while disclaiming all purpose of interference with' the school authorities, the trustees claimed "absolute discretion" in giving or withholding funds, refused to dis tribute according to population or in propor tion to destitution, and were guided in their action by what would be productive of bene ficial results and contribute to the further ance of the purpose, which was frankly avowed and always kept prominently in view. All along it was declared that this aid to independent schools was a temporary expedi ent and that the schools must become a part of the general system of state-controlled in- and rolled off: struck again, then glided into the black, only to the thrown out again, roll partly around the wheel, then settle down. "Twenty-one, red." He had lost. For a moment he stood there, looking straight ahead, then with a laugh, turned and walked down the stairs. In my life I have played for some pretty high stakes, but never before have I rolled the wheel when I thought a human iife was at stake. I followed him, resolved if possible to prevent his doing himself any harm. The streets were brilliantly lighted, a procession of gayly decorated floats was passing. Every one was merry. But Allen walked on, to all appearances unconscious of his surroundings. Suddenly a squad of mounted officers dashed up. "Stand back!" they cried, forc ing the people on to the sidewalk. By this time I found myself standing text to Alljn. Our way was blocked by the crowd, so we stepped forward to the curb. Down the street the city fire department—hose cart and all—was coming at full speed, making an exhibition run. "Back, back!" cried the officers. Suddenly a slim, girlish figure darted for ward directly in the path of the oncoming team. The next Instant Allen had dashed forward, seized the girl by the vaist, lifted Ler bodily and tossed her full into the arms of the startled crowd. One second Allen stood there, a smile on his lips, looking square at the oncoming borses. "Jump!" I cried, but he did not move. The crowd held its breath. Then the plunging torses were upon him. When they picked him up a moment later, a mangled, bloody form, he was unconscious but still alive. The following morning the papers contained a full account of the disaster. Allen was still alive, but in a very rrect-ricus condi tion. The name of the youtg lady y,as Miss Eernice Arthur, and Allen's fatal pause, fitter saving the girl, was ascribed to mo- cent of the Xew York trade, blame it on the farmer. The farmer, they say, is too busy harvesting his crops to think of preparing stock for market, and prices go up according ly. There is too much prosperity, they com plain, entirely too much, and their contention is that unless they do something to equalize matters they will be forced to the wall. At this stage the matter hangs fire. It Is inter esting to speculate where the farmer will cast the blame. Automobile Stages. Twelve automobile stages, capable of mak ing ten miles an hour, including stops, with a seating capacity of thirty-four passengers, will b<» put into operation on Broadway on Aug. l, and the number will be increased thereafter as rapidly as possible There will be room enough in the aisles of these coaches for persons to walk between the two row 3 of passengers, and the roof will be made high enough to save the tall passenger with the silk hat from his customary humiliation. The "Exide type 1 of storage battery will be used, and in every respect th« coaches will meet the highest requirements for comfort able transportation. Including extensions of the original Fifth avenue stage line, the route to be covered by the new vehicles will aggregate twenty-two miles. Too Much H> Lehr-lty. It is to be hoped since Harry Lehr has become Mr. Elizabeth Drexel Dahlgren he will retire to the peace and quiet of the handsome home provided by his partner in the domestic enterprise, and in the future con duct himself as befits the poor but proud hus band of a wealthly woman. For many years Mr. Lehr has been amusing society and the public generally by his antics, such as noc turnal wadii gs in a real fountain with Mrs. Freddie Gebhard to the delight of onlookers Quite Right. Providence Journal. Mr. Cleveland says he has not time to reply to Mr. Bryan; and, though in these days be has all the time there is, he Is quite right. ititutions, or the help would be withdrawn. Results of the Work. Schools—excellent, well taught, well man aged—sprung up throughout the south, and the experiment was bo satisfactory, goot schools "became so popular and such a recog nized necessity, that in the course of a fe* years every Btate had in organic law or 01 statute books, and in practical operation t system of public scools modeled, with so'm< necessary changes, upon systems which hac worked well in sister states in the north and west. When these systems were estab lished, as had been assiduously worked for the trustees no longer helped independem schools, but gave their aid only to fre. schools, carried on under state auspices am acted in co-operation with state educatlona authorities. For twenty years or more, no a dollar has been given to any school whi-f has not been, in whole or in part, under stat< administration and aided by state revenues The improvement of state systems of pub'll< schools was the next logical step. Excellent has been rewarded and the Income of th« fund is now almost exclusively used in teach er training. The Peabody Normal college a Nashville, in which all the southern stau» are allowed a definite number of free schol arsbips, has grown to be a great Institution with thirty-one teachers and &K> students male and female, and receives the majo part of the annual income of the fund Un der the wise and masterly management o President Payne, this college now rank among the best of its kind in the union Through the active Influence of the agent and the timely pecuniary co-operation of th. fund, normal schools have been establiihet in nearly all the southern states, and U these schools, if of a high order and sup ported and controlled by the state, libera aid is given. Teachers' institutes, held an nually in the different staf.cs under the man agement of state superintendents, are en couraged so as to furnish to the jwiblii school teachers, especially to those who hay not enjoyed pedagogic training, instructioi from experts and the most successful teach ers who can be obtained. Some of the state' nave now several normal schools, and ii this effort to increase the qualifications o teachers and to require an advancing stand ard, the negroes have largely shared. Men Who Administered the Fund. Since the origin of the trust, in 1887 ther< have been only two general agents betweej whom there was unbroken and intlmat! friendship, and often close and confldentia conference. The present agent, familiar fron the first with the policy and plans and act of Dr. Sears, has felt it a duty and a privi lege to follow in the footsteps of his prede cessor, and thus accomplish most effectuall the beneficent and patriotic purpose of thl great founder of the trust. He visits onc-i or twice a year the schools receiving help and has had the honor and privilege of ad dressing more legislatures than any othe American ever had. Besides the names mentioned In the origins trust, the trustees, chosen from both sections now include such men as Bishop Whipple Dr. Greene, Governor Porter, J. Pierpon Morgan, William A. Courtenay, Chief Jos tice Fuller, Judge Somerville, Ambassado Choate, Judge Fenner, President Gilman Senators Wetmore and Hoar, President Me Klnley and Richard Olney. Such men am their predecessors, giving without remunera tion time and thought to the management o this world-renowned benefaction, have had ; happy and unifying influence upon the see tions that cannot be overestimated. The fund was reduced to $1,000,000 by tb; refusal of Mississippi and Florida to pa; their bonds. The income from the remainde is used in the work which has been described Since 1867 nearly $3,000,000 has been paid ou by the treasurers, mainly on recommenda tion of the general agents. When it is sai' that that most eminent and experlenee< financier, J. Pierpont Morgan, is the treas urer, one may know that the finances an managed without diminution for salary am with consummate and unparalleled skill. By H. O. Ackley. mentary confusion. "Miss Arthur," it was further stated, "had suffered no injuries, and when seen by a reporter was apparently as well as usual. Acting on the inrpulse of the mcrccnt, <=he tad started to cross the street—not seeing iho apr reaching flre team, until so unceremon iously hurled from her perilous situation." On the society page appeared a notice of the postponement of Miss Arthur's marriage, which was to have taken pUce the following day. The reason assigned was the unsettled condition of Miss Arthur's nerves, due to her narrow escape. I visited the hospital, but not see the pa tient. HU life could be saved, but he would be a cripple for life. I didn't call again until I learned by the paper that Mr. Allen was able to receive visitors. Then I was rather afraid he would not care to see me; but he seemed glad to have me there. He was sitting propped up in a chair, looking pale and thin, but re markably happy. Around the room were ar ranged several bouquets of fresh-cut flowers The way they were arranged was what first caught my attention—a touch here and there, that makes the plainest kind of a room take on the appearance of a home, and that touch, sir, can only be given by the hand of a lov ing woman. We chatted on different unimportant sub jects until I rose to go, when he put out his .hand, and, with a smile, said: "You remem ber the last bet I made? Well, I think chance decided in my favor after all." I didn't know what he meant Just then, but later, as 1 came down the stairs, I met Miss Arthur just going up, her arms full of flowers. Then I understood. Yes, sir; he married heiy though most peo ple say that she married him. At least, as the story goes, she proposed. If you fre watch ing out this window about 4 o'^ck, you'll see them drive by. He can't walk a step you know. and the destruction of hosiery and lingerie. He has also essayed daring things as .1 cotillion leader, has acted as secretary to John Jacob Astor, nearly disrupted "The Strollers," the swell amateur theatrical or ganization, by desiring to appear rouged and costumed as a ballet dancer, and recently was press agentcd as exploiting a lovely brand of champagne. As Mr. Lehr came here from Baltimore without money or family and fought his way into exclusive circles by pure and unadulterated nerve with the fair sex, the public hopes and prays he will now give someone else a chance to appear in print. ■ Surely his wife, a Drexel. can run the es > tablishment without financial assistance from ■ newspaper advertising. ! Mr. Pine-Coflln. There is a gentleman of the name of Rich ard Pine-Coffin who has been rejoicing in | much litigation of late. Mr. Pine-Coffin baa confined his actions to affairs in which J. Pierpont Morgan is interested, having op posed certain combinations of coal railroads engineered by the great American purchaser of everything from a nutmeg plant to a large Interest in the Atlantic ocean. Mr. Pine- Coffln's suit doesn't amount to much, but his name does, and to a disinterested onlooker It would appear that his sole object in going to law is to call public attention to one of the most unconsciously humorous specimens to be found in the annals of freak nomen clature. Xo explanation is made as to how Mr. Pine-Coffin became the uncomfortable possessor of his titles. As he hyphenates the J names he evidently has himself to blame and cannot find fault with the poor taste of hi* ancestors. Mr. Pine-Coffin is an English man and it is suggested, because of the nat ural British appreciation of anything ap proaching American humor, that be Is not yet aware there is anything curious about his combination of names. —N. N. A. A (inlet Sunday In Denver. , Denver Times. No drinks were for sale Sunday in Denver, except in the saloons, restaurants and drufr stores.