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The soul of man can never be en slaved Bave by its own infirmities, nor freed Save by its very strength and own resolve And constant vision and supreme endeavor! You will be free? Then courage, O my brother! -George Cabot Lodge. LOOKING UP 'C "It's always morning t] somewhere." t Unless a man is peculiarly consti- e tuted, he does not yearr for a fight. But it is a fact, despite this situation, F that the man who is looking for a fight usually succeeds in finding what he is after. Generally, too, it is the man who does not like a fight, who i puts up the best battle when circum stances force him to it. The bravest U man is not the noisiest and a loud mouth is not a badge of courage. It is this disposition to avoid trou ble which is 'largely responsible for the fact that there are so many places in which the minority controls the gov- t ernment. The folks who, on general principle, have been friendly to clean government and honest administration have been unwilling to get in and make a fight for these things. They have been willing enough to shout words of encouragement to the few men who would take a stand for the right, but there would end their par ticipation in the contest. They would vote if it happened to be convenient, but they would not participate in cau cus or primary, because it meant a contest. So the control of the caucus and the primary fell into the hands of the men who represented the minority sentiment of the community, but who were always on hand and always were willing to scrap. It was not a matter of principle with them-they had made politics a business proposition and the control of the ward caucus and the city government meant for them easy living. And they resorted to any means whatever, in order to secure and retain their hold upon the direction of affairs. But they went too far. Overconfi dent, they played their game too strongly. Like the bully, looking for a fight, they finally waked up the fellow who would give battle if com pelled so to do. These minority-gov ernment forces have exceeded the bounds which prudence, earlier, set for them. They have stirred public sentiment and public sentiment is squaring itself for the struggle which is inevitable if decency and justice are to be the governing influence in this country. This process of awakening has been slow. It necessitated the work of the muck-raker. This work was deplored by many clean and worthy citizens because they did not wish to have the filth and nastiness of crooked politics exposed to the naked eye. It was de plored by the gangsters, because they, too, wished these things to remain hidden-though for quite a different reason. And now the majority, forced to fight by the insolence of the minority, is preparing for the great battle. It is the contest for social and industrial justice and it is the most vital strug gle which has been made in this coun try since the adoption of the constitu tion. When the new alignment was formed, there were sneers about "carrying religion into politics." But we don't hear much of that now. The certainty of the struggle and the im portance of its issues are accepted. And the whole country is lining up for the battle which must result in the victory of the right. S-THE OI'TIM.I T. PRACTICE AND PREACHING not lon for Rather often, the critics assert that the preachers do not ,,n practice. This is the last-ditch stand of him who yields to the argument which he knows is right; it is the retort of the h man who cannot answer the argument but who does not wish to concede its correctness. "Why don't they practice I what they preach ?" This is the parting shot. It is a bit °,p of ammunition which has been used in warfare for many car suf ages. The other night, a boy we know well asked this question he of his mother. The lad was not in controversial mood, but h, was wondering at the evident shortcomings of people who r urge right living and correct habits. And the question was drt asked not with any impertinence but rather sorrowfully. tat And the reply of the mother, it seemed to us, was amazing tfo wise. or "There are not any of us," said the mother, "who practice an up to the standard of our preaching, because if we are sin- the cere, our preaching represents our ideal. We preach that be ideal if we are really in earnest; and we try our best to live W, up to it. But because we are what we are, we cannot at- Fo tain that ideal, though we can, if we try hard, corfie closer "" and closer, all the time, to reaching it. the "But, because we cannot practice our preaching entirely, oa it does not mean that our preaching is not correct or that co we are insincere. As long as we keep our ideal in sight and sa as long as we strive as hard as we can to reach it, we are he being made stronger and better. It's better to make this Wi effort and to fail, than it is to settle back and declare that th we can't do it, so there's no use in trying. "It is the boy or girl, the man or woman, who keeps .in th mind the ideal which has been selected and who makes an earnest effort to live up to that ideal, who is best and strong est. Failure should not weaken or discourage. It should at prepare us for even a stronger fight than we have ever made t before. It is this sort of practice that is the mark of the real ui man and the real woman." The dinner went on after that. The boy looked thought ful. Then he smiled and seemed to have caught the idea. 91 That it was a good idea, who will question ? It is the ever lasting struggle that keeps us strong and in training. If " we are ready for the emergency when it faces us, it is be cause we have kept "in form." There is no justification for the position of him who set tles back and says things are good enough as they are; that there is no cause for effort; that it is better to take things easy. h It is the establishment of an ideal and a continued effort t to attain that ideal which makes us strong and keeps us strong. Perseverence has won more victories than bril liancy has to its credit. This is true in school, in business, in whatever line of endeavor we engage. It was the perseverence of the spider, swinging for a hold upon a beam, which gave Bruce the cour'age for the one d more attempt which was the one needed. There is no dis grace in failure, if it is failure after honest effort. This sort of failure, in fact, is a strengthening influence. If our ideals are right and if we were able to attain them, this world would become perfection. There was but one t' Perfect Man in the world's history. But the fact that we n cannot reach perfection should not discourage us from try n ing to get as close to it as we can. The athlete, striving for a record, does not desist because t he fails to leap the desired height at the first trial. He re w turns to the scratch and tries again. He keeps on trying e until, one day, he sails over the bar. Even then he does not I a stop. He sets the bar a notch higher and goes after a new record. Preaching is not a mistake. Let the critics decry it as they will, preaching fixes the ideal. Without it, we should lack the inspiration of the goal which it places before us. e And if the preacher does not always exemplify his preach 7 ing in his practice, the fact does not make his preaching any o the less helpful. e Whether we are preaching for religious advancement, or r whether we are preaching for civic betterment, whether we te are urging a unified community upon a question of educa e tion or city improvement-if the preaching is sincere it does , good. It fixes an ideal. When that ideal is accepted, when y individuals or communities are working for that ideal, the id preaching has done its work. n This, all of it, assumes that the preaching is sincere. There must be the failure that follows honest effort-not - the failure of the four-flusher or the side-stepper. If we are on the square in our practice and on the square in our e preaching, it is not absolute failure if the one does not meet - entirely the requirements of the other. -A. L. S. h The Man and His Beast. e Croilsfh it Give heed unto the iv\\rd which are written, even into the words which have been written in the irreat Book of the ('ity That Is ttuided by The River. llarket unto these .words and give heed unto them, that ye may know the things that were done in the city. For it hath been said by them of old. Verily there shall be many who read, but there shall be few who under stand. For there is none so blind as he wlho will not see. And there is none so dense as he who will not seek to understand. Behold, he who will not understand readeth the word which is written and readeth it not right. He distorteth the word and maketh it to serve his own purpose, even the word of the record. Nor will he be on the square when he readeth, for he desireth to fool his neighbor and to deceive him. So lie readeth the word one way and he interpreteth it yet another wly. And he thinketh in his heart that he can put something over. But he getteth nowhere and he fool eth nobody but himself. For, verily, the people read for them selves and they know what hath been written. And unto him who readeth for him self shall be given understanding, but unto him who listeneth to the word of the noicker shall confusion come and lvain regret. Now it camle to pass in those days, when Jimtrodes sat upon the throne and was king within the city, that the end of the reign of Jimrodes was at hand. And Jhimrodes had not earned his pay. Even the shekels of gold and of lv\'er which the people had paid unto him, had he obtained by false pre tense. tFor so did Jimrodes say. even in the parchment which Uncle Dudley wrote for hIll alld which he gave unto the people of the city. And in those days there came a great storam anfl it descended upon the city and enveloped it. Thrutgh the hours of the night did the storm rage and it was cold within the gates of the city. Colder than i blazes was it and there was a great shiver. And there were great drifts within the streets. Nor could the people find their way home in the midst of the storm. The chariots did not run nor the cars. For the snow was too deep. And it was hard on the horses, even upon the steeds which were driven in the city and upon the streets thereof. For, behold, there were among the drivers of the horses, some who did not care that their beasts suffered so long as they, themselves, were com fortable. And the horses were left standing in the streets and in the alleys. And they had no blankets. upon them. wherewith they might be protected from the storm For their drivers did not care. But there \vere within the city yet other drivers of horses who were mer ciful unto their beasts and who were careful that the animals- might not suffer. Blankets did they provide for their horses and warm stables. Nor would they drive the horses out into the storrh, except that it was necessary. For of those two classes were the drivers of horses within the city. Then Bill, even Bill who y.as cap taip of the host, spake unto his cap tains and unto his men and said. (to forth into the highways and byways of the city, even into the streets and alley.s, and gather all the horses that are. left standing in the cold. Take them unto stables, where they may be warm. And see unto it that every driver shall provide blankets, where with his steeds shall be kept warm. For it is some cold and the hcorses must not suffer. And the captain. went forth clnd( their men with them. Unto all parts of the city did they go, even as till had said unto them and as he had commanded them to do. And they found it even as Bill had said. For there were horses that had been left standing in the storm. even while their drivers sat with the cocks in the kitchen or lifted a hot one at the bar. And when the captains and their men had gone forth, they gathered all I these horses into stables. And there were tile horses fed and made ccarm. And there were thirty of them. Then came the captains unto Bill and said unto him, Verily it hath been done ac thtou hast commanded. And the horses are no more in the storm upon the street. And Bill looked and saw that it was good. Now, also when the snow came upon the city and the wind blew in the streets thereof, it was hard sledding. Nor could the people of the city walk about, as was their custom. For the snow was piled high in the Splaces wherein they were wnllt to, walk. And they could not get about. Some were there who could not get home and wh;o were forced to stay in town. And thley made a great hlcter, S but at heart they rejoiced. 'Focr at home there was coal to carry and wocod to split. And sonmec there were who were S caught at home and could not get toc town. And they said, Ha-Ha, but they were not glad, for they could not play , solo at home and they were hiandy to the woodshed. And Tomprice saw that the strcets were bad and the walks. And he called unto his man, even unto the forceman with whom he had surrounded him self, and said, Verily will we go forth into the drifts and we will make aiths wherein these people may, walk. Then did Tomprice go forth with his foreman. Even into the midst of the storm did they go and into the 'drifts. And they made paths wherein the e people might walk and they idug ways wherein the chariots of the city might he driven. And those who were caught in town were able to get home and those who e were caught at hlonne were able to get into town. And all were glad. For, verily, it is that which a man )t hath not that he most wanteth. S And tile ieople looked cand saw tilhe good work which Tompnrice had done. And they saw that Tomprice was on IS his job. Good and plenty ccwas he on his job, both Tomprice and the fore man with whom hlie had surrounded S. himself. t nd the people of the city were glad. ly And they said, one unto, another, Verily and in truth here are two men who are earning their pay. r Even tihe shekels of gold and of sil ve r which we pay unto them do these men ealrn. a- And they spake good words for Bill Sand for To'nprice. For they earned their Ipy cand the f Ipeople were satisfied. And so it -came to pass that these things were written in the record. even in tihe record cof The ('ity That Was e. tuillded by The River. SOLON'S DAUGHTER IS A VASSAR GIRL MISS NATALIE SUTHERUAND. Miss Natalie Sutherland. daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Howard Sutherland of Elkins, W. Va., is a stu dent at Vassar college. She has just returned to her school work after a visit with her parents at the national capital. Uncle Sam Studies Income Figures " " 4M . ''i'}y v'''::tiý;;::;'"""ý'::":{"a4':y:\."" \" .:ý{ Inquiring about the intricasies of the income tax law in New York customs house; William H. Osborn, commis sioner of internal revenue. Washington; Feb. 7.-Have you an income of $3,000 or more? If so, bet ter look irito this new federal income tax law and prepare to pay the tax. No use trying to dodge it. Uncle Sam's intelligent sleuths, working for Commissioner of Internal Revenue William H. Osborn, are said to be gathering information on the quiet. Perhaps they have found out about your income. And there's a big pen alty awaiting the man or woman who tells false storiea about his or her income. Luther F. Speer, deputy commission er of internal revenue, is the man who will collect the tax. He has made quite a study of the new law and what he says about It is worth listening to. It is estimated that the income tax law will affect directly more than a half million citizens and aliens," says Mr. Speer. . 4 Every citizen of the United States, whether residing at home or abroad, and every person residing in the United states, whether a citizen or not, will be liable to this tax, levied at the rate of 1 per cent annually upon such of his or her net income as exceeds $3,000 except in certain cases. Levied on Net Incomes. "The personal income tax is to Ibe levied on the net incomes of indi viduals. In ascertaining this net in come two kinds of deductions will he allowed from the gross income. The first of these is known as the "spe cific exemption," which is $3,000 for all unmarried persons and $4,000 for all married men living with their w\ive.; or married women living with their husbands. 3But only one deduc tion of $41000 will he made from the t ggregate income of both husband and wife when living together. The second dedulction is that for necessary ex lenses, interest paid within the year, taxes, losses, etc., allowable in the ascertainment of net inlcolle when the gross income is derived from busi ness. "'l'hese dledhluctions for necessary ex pense's actually paid in carrying out any hulsiness will noit include personal, living or family expenses. All neces sary explenses, such as clerk hire, rent al of place of business, lighting, heat ing. stationery, livery charges, etc., will be co.nside'red ais exceptions grow C ing out of the i'induct of the business. But expenses for medical attendance, ý' store accounts, falllily supplies, wages In Little Old New York New York, Fceb. 7.-As Abe Martin might say, "What has become of the old-fashioned woman who used to stay home and 'tend to her knitting?" She certainly is hard to find in these days, when women are making their influence felt in every line of human activity. A generation ago it would have created something of a sensation for a woman to speak at it banquet of business men. Now little or no at tention is attracted by the announce ment that Mrs. J. Borden Harriman is to be a leading speaker at the dinner of the National Retail I)rygoods' asso elation at the Hotel Astor next Tues day night. Few persons, either men or women, are better informed than Mrs. Harriman on the broad subject of the relations between employer and employc. President Wilson recognized this fact when he appointed her as a member of the national committee on industrial relations. It is to he regretted that the state cannot have the services of Frank Moss in the present graft investiga tion and -in any prosecutions that mnay follow. Mr. Moss, who has just re signed his position on District Attor ney Whitman's staff to return to his private practice, is the ablest graft prosecutor in New York. William Travers Jerome not excepted. His ex perience along this line dates back to the days of the old Lexow commit tee, when be was the right-hand man of the Rev. I)r. Charles Parkhurst. It was Mr. Moss who collected the evi dence to prove that vice was protected by the police. He also led many gamb ling raids under the auspices of the committee of 15, which led to the overthrow of Tamnmany and. the elec tion of Seth Low and District Attor ney Jerome in 1901. During the past few years, as Mr. Whitman's assist ant. Mr. Moss has prosecuted some of the most important criminal trials in the history of the country. Among these was the trial of Lieutenant Charles Becker and the four gunmen for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. r In New York city there are between 1 60,000 and 100,000 homeless men and women who find shelter on winter t nights either in the rear rooms of sa & loons or In lodging houses where lt liquors are sold, according to a re port on the conditions for the care of of domestic servants, cost of board, room or house rent for family or per sonal use will not be deductible from gross income in making the returns for net income. A Graduated Tax. "Now as to the rates of this tax. There is, first the "normal rate' of 1 per cent on all net incomes not over $20,000. The amount of this rate is estimated' by taking 1 per cent of the net income minus the exemption of the $3,000 or $4,000 allowable to the person making the return. The law also pro vides for an additional tax of 1 per cent per annum upon the amount by which the total net income exceeds $50,000; 2 per cent per annum upon total net incomes between $50,000 and $75,000; 3 per cent upon $75,000 to $100,000; 4 per cent upon $100,000 to $250,000; 5 per cent upon $250,000 to $500,000, and 6 per cent upon net in comes over $500,000. "This tax will be obtained in two ways-by what is known as collection at source and collection from the in dividual. According to the first meth od all companies, corporations, etc., having the custody or disposal of the interest, premiums, annuities, rents, etc., of another person, exceeding $3,000 for any taxable year, is required by the law to, withhold 1 per cent of these gains and pay it to the government directly. But no such collection at the 'source' will be made upon dividends, etc., of corporations subject to the cor poration tax. What Return Must Include. "The other method, that of collec tion from the individual, w\ill be un dertaken in this manner. Every per son of legal age subject to the tax will be required to make accurate re turn of his annual income to the col lector of internal revenue of the dis trict in which he resides, this state ment setting forth specifically his gross amount of income from all sep the homeless in this city that has just B been made public by State Excise E Commissioner Farley. Whether the tl accommodations provided by public a charity or by private enterprise is a P matter of speculation, says the report, fi but when there is an unusually bit- n ter cold night in winter, actual con- V dflions confront theory with the fact It that the homeless overflow the places a of refuge provided and crowd the sa- n loons of the congested districts. Su- li perintendents in charge of several mis- A sions on the lower East Side told the A agents of the excise department that a they believed the saloons did a great S deal of good in allowing the homeless t' to occupy their rear rooms, because, h as one of the superfntendents ex- g plained for nights in bad weather it was practically impossible to obtain ti lodging at the cheap lodging houses, a which were filled early. The commit- F tee of 50, headed by Seth Low, which t, investigated these conditions reported b as follows: "As yet, adequate substi- 11 tutes for the social benefits which o thousands of people actually derive c daily from the saloons have not yet t been developed. It is to this problem c that the experience, the wisdom, and c the wealth of those interested in so- t cial progress must be directed." a The serious illness of Marcus Mayer has brought forth many expressions of a sympathy from members of the the- i atrical profession, particularly the old- J er members. Mr. Mayer is the last t survivor of a famous group of theatri- a cal managers and impresarios that flourished along in the early '80s and I which included Henry E. Abbey, Au- I gustin Daly, A. M. Palmer and the Graus. Mr. Mayer's first venture as a manager was the starring of Julia Dean Hayne, which was a success. Then followed a season with the younger Kean. after which he succes sively directed the tours of the world renowned celebrities, Lady Don, wife of Sir William Don, said to be the most beautiful woman of her time; Edwin Booth, the great tragedian: Lawrence Barrett, Edwin Adams, Ade laide Neilson, Rose Eyttnge, Jane Had Ing, Charlotte Cushman, Sarah Bern hardt, Sir Henry Irving, M. Coquelin. Monet-Sully, Mary Anderson and Ade lina Patti, for whom he managed three tours, one to South America and Mex arate sources, and from this total must be deducted the aggregate ites*ns of expenses and allowances to which I referred. "If the income taxpayer has hl resi dence in a foreign couintry his returns will be made to the collector of the district in which his principal business' in the United States is carried on. But if the taxpayer is liable only to the 'normal tax' of 1 per cent he need not make return of income -derived from dividends on stock of corporations tax able under the corporation tax. Part nerships will not be' required to make returns of profits or income, for the reason that the individuals compobfin' these partnerships will account foe all income in their individual returnis. "The taxpayer must include in' hTs statement of income gains, profits and income derived from salaries, wage or compensation for personrial servile5 of whatever kind and in whatever forid paid, or from professions, buSineSs, trade, commerce or sales or dealings in property, whether real or personal; also income growing out of the owner ship or use of or interest in real or personal property, and from interest, rents, dividends, securities or the transactions of any lawful business carried on for gain or profit. Pro ceeds of life insurance policies, how ever, are free from tax, and need not Ibe included in the return of income. Neither shall interest upon United States, state, county or municipal bonds be included. How Law Hits Aliens. "Citizens must make these returns of their income whether living at home or abroad, but non-resident aliens are required to make returns only upon income derived from property in the United States. "Physicians, lawyers and other per sons receiving fees for professional services must include all actual re ceipts of such fees rendered in the year for which return is made, to gether with all unpaid accounts, charges for services or contingent in come due for that year, if the same are considered good and collectible. Dcebtsmay be considered worthless only after legal proceedings to recov er them have proved fruitless. Inter est on notes, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, if good and collect ible at the end of the year, must be returned as income whether actually collected or not. "Any person or. officer of any cor poration who makes a false or fraud ulent return will be subject to 4 fine as high as $2,000, or to a term of imprisonment as long as one .year, or both, at the discretion of the coiurt. And, furthermore, the commissioner of internal revenue is authorised to dou ble his tax." ico. While in South Amdrlca Mane. Patti was paid $5,000 in gold by Mr. Mayer for each appearance. Then came a tour of the far east with Sarahl Bernhardt, playing engagements Ii Egypt and India, followed by tours of the principal cities of Europe. He was with Mine. Bernhardt when she played before the czar and imperial family at St. Petersburg, and has a magnificent diamond ring as a sou venir of the occasion. Mr. Mayer in later years brought many European artists to America, also introduclng many Americans to the European pub lic, and holds the record for trans Atlantic voyages, having crossed toe Atlantic ocean probably 150 timeS, which, with several trips to Australia, South Africa, Japan and China, and two round-the-world journeys, ranks him well up with the most famous globe trotters. In publishing circles in this city the present week has been recalled as the centenary of the birth of George P. Putnam, who probably is entitled to be called the first great Americdn book publisher. Mr. Putnarp was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a boy of 14 when he came to New York and obtained a position as a clerk. in a, book store. He began at that time a compilation of dates, at first for his own benefit. As time went on he foulid that this collection might be published and it was issued as a "Chronology" when he was 19 years old. The title afterward, under which it became well known, was "The World's Progress." After several years Putnam entered the employ of the publisher and book seller, John Wiley, and at the age of 26 he became a partner in the house. Meanwhile he had traveled in England for his employer and again he went to London, where he established a branch of the firm. Whilei- he was in London he published the "Amerioan Bookseller," and he compiled a work called "American Facts,' which was published as- an answer to Chasles I Dickens' "American Notes." At, 34 P utnam returned to America and west B into business for himself in New. York. His most important enterprise wdi tb. dertaken soon afterward, namely, the publication of Washington Irviag'* works. It proved a very suce~ugsi$ venture and he subsequently publ~abha i, the works of James Featmore COapgea - Edgar Allen Poe, Bayard Tauit. e James Russell Lowell, Wlliam Cti.-. Bryant and _thers. .