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r- y?rr'-' lSR?!i'&&7&BS -VV ? - -est THE WASHINGTON HERALD. WEDNESDAY. 3IARCH 26. 1913. THE WASHINGTON HERALD Pnblufccd Eitrj Morula In the Tear far THE WASHINGTON HERALD- COMPANY Telephone Mils SCO, (Prints Branch ExchasK.1 PUBLICATION OFFICE: 1322 NEW YORK AVENUE N. W. SllliSCItllTlON BATES DX CABBIEB: JJailr and Sunday 15 cent per month Dsllj and Eundi; JS.I0 per rear Uallj. without Sundaj .3 cents per month subscription bates bt iiail: Iltnr ard Pnndsj 45 cent, per month Kiilr and SuvCij JS.40 per year Dally, wlthoat Sunday J5 cent, per month llly, wilbt.it Sunday .B.t per jeur Sunday, without Daily........ titO per year Manuscripts offered for publication will be returned If unavailable, but stamps bould be sent with the manuscript for that purpose. No attention will be paid to anony mous contributions, and no communica tions to the editor will be printed ex cept over the name of the writer. New York Rcrreaentatlre. J. C. WILBEBDISQ. EPEllAl, At'ENCY. Bruniwici Building. Cnlan itepmcntlUn. A. R. KEATOB. TU Hartleid Bmldirg. Atlantic City Heprearntatae. C. K. ABBOT. 633 Bsrtlelt Building. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 16. 1913. Peace Almost Assured. The heroic defense of Adrianople has brought about the situation which promises early peace in the Balkans. The allies have accomplished prac tically nothing since their termination of the peace conferences at London. Janina has surrendered to the Greeks, but fighting along the Tchatalja lines has not brought the Bulgarians any nearer to Stamboul. On the contrary the Moslems have shown something of their ancient doughtiness and have .sturdily held their ground. The elation which followed early successes no longer inspires the Balkan arms, while the Turks have recovered from the de moralization which characterized them in the first part of the war. Their trouble is that they have no money to continue the fight. The difficulty between Austria and Montenegro should not effect the ne gotiations for peace. The powers hac agreed that Scutari shall be in corporated in an independent Albania, which i to be carved out of ceded ter ntor King Nicholas will find him self without any tangible spoils of war. tax that, as has been promised in the case of all those earning below $5,ooo, would never touch them; but would fall upon the wealthy alone. Besides, it appeared to be a fine chance to "gouge the o'thcr fellow," and there was not the slightest objection even to inquisitorial methods. There are scores of Congressmen who would never dare tell their con- stitutents at home why they had voted for a measure- which sent Federal tax gatherers into every home or every store in town or village or to promi nent office-holders. And yet this is just the kind of tax that the country ought to have since some sort of in come tax has become necessary. If there is to be one it ought to be uni versal in its application. But how many Congressmen are ready to face this question squarely on its merits? Mr. Hull's task is a difficult one, in deed, ff .he expects patriotism to aid him to make his proposed bill a prac tical success. A statesman-like bill might wreck the party enacting it (un less it has the support of all sides of Congress), but time would vindicate such action before the next election campaign comes around. Wise Action. , Secretary Redfield may not please the job-hunters, but he will certainly give an evidence of good faith to the country if he carries out his an nounced intention concerning the head of the Bureau of Fisheries. The work of maintaining and in creasing the food supply is certainly far removed from politics. It is vital to the whole country and should be administered by those who are eminently qualified. In the past, the heads of the bureau have been entirely dependent upon their scientific sub ordinates and it is but fitting that the plendid services of the latter should now be recognized. Secretary Redfield seems to be more of a business administrator than a politician, for which let the country give thanks. NATION'S MEN OF AFFAIRS IN CARTOON The Complex Metropolis. The revival of the perennial ques tion whether the great metropolis may be classed among "modern hells," as one of the wickedest citie on the face een if his army should capture the i of the earth is naturally causing rescnt Titj Montenegro will hardly dare toiment among that class of citizens and dcf the powers of Europe. Russia, I visitors who seldom sec anything of in fact. hi-, most powerful backer, has j the seamy side disclosed by occasional 'I ' DO YOUR BEST The little boy who believed in the force of example, hung an immense ostrich egg up in front of his bantam hens and said, LOOK AT THAT AND DO YOUR BEST. Libbey's Lumber Yard is always "doing its best" to serve its customers, and when we do our best there isn't any lumber yard in the world that can beat us. . S White piae doors, $1.50 to $2.75. s Cypres Pickets ud Palings, dressed, $2.50 per 100. Crating Strips, 65c per 100 feet 2 H Gal s Sixth Street and New York Avenue. g:i:ii:ti;m;:ii;ii;:iiiii;;ii;ii;;;:;:i:ii:ii;i;ta;r.i;;i:;:;:;:;::;t;i;iiii:;n;:i::::inr!;;;ii::n: STATESMEN REAL AND NEAR By FRED C.KELLY sfl tsris WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, Secretory of Stntc, a Mnn of Mnnr Pari. adwsed the King to jield to the Aus trian demands. Apparently Monte negro has been fighting for nothing. Tu'ks and allies, alike, are without funds. The conflict at the front has rc-olvcd itself into a sullen struggle on the part of the combatants to hold their own lines. The di-appointed allies, therefore, probably will find it advisable to accept the terms proposed bj the powers, even though the de mand for indemnity is refused. All of that territory west of a line to be drawn from Eno to Midia, following the course of the Maritza and Ergene rivers, is to be ceded to the allied stato. except Albania, the delimita tions of which the powers will decide, Turkej's claim to Crete is to be aban doned. The powers will determine the disposition of the Aegean Islands. These are the basis of negotiations proposed, with the understanding that hostilities must cease when they arc ac cepted. They are not just what the Balkan states dcircd. but they repre sent very tangible fruits of ictory. The proposals may have been drawn by the powers with the idea that when the allies undertake to distribute the ceded territory among themselves, jealousies will be aroused, which will prevent the formation of a permanent Slav confederacy and the growth of a formidable military power above the Bosphorus, but the states themselves can checkmate such a scheme by their own forbearance. Their resources at this time are too limited to make re sistance feasible. The outlook for peace is brighter than it was when the futile armistice was signed. Tax on Prosperity vs. Tax on the Pros perous. Congressman Hull of Tennessee, to whom has been assigned the task of drafting the new Federal income tax law, finds himself worried by partisans, who tell him that (he proposed reduc tion in the tariff will decrease the na tional revenue by $150,000,000, "instead of by only $100,000,000. It seems true that the one per cent tax, with an exemption o.f the $5,000 income, so much talked about when the State Legislatures were being per suaded to accept the sixteenth amend ment to the Federal Constitution, prat tically has been discarded as inade quate, and a substitute plan for a two per cent levy with a $4,000 exemption, is being considered. The imposition of any kind of in come tax is against Democratic prin ciples as long as it is to provide for any exemption whatsoever. A tax on prosperity is one thing, but one upon the prosperous is quite a different mat ter The 'form of government in the United States is intended to encourage individual initiative and to offer a compensatory reward to those who by their ability and activity have made their mark. The only plan so far proposed, a graduated income tax, seems to appeal to thoughtful citizens. It is urged that such a tax .should begin with a levy of one-half of one per cent on incomes of $1,000 and increase to two per cent on incomes of $10,000. Men, outbursts of crime and the accidents that befall less pure-minded persons with an inquiring mind. Like Paris, New York is undoubted ly composed of diverse elements, and it does not neccsarily follow that gross materialism and graft have the whip-hand of spirituality and disinter estedness. One thing, however, is cer tain the mixed population of recent years has brought about not only somo, of the wort forms of materialism, but has alienated from their own city hun dreds of born and bred New Yorkers who find themselves lost in the foreign horde. The Xew York of todiv is a mon- Dt 01 sibilities of vice and crime compared to the comparatively small community of the days that followed the civil war. The excuse given by those New- Yorkers, who cater to the popular taste by the spectacular half-the-night restaurant, with its cabaret perform anccs copied from Paris, is that this- form of entertainment is expected and relished by strangers and by an in creasing number of adopted Xew Yorkers themselves. It is a regrettable fact that, from having been one of the most religious of communities, the metropolis has a hard time to induce people to attend the churches at the Sunday sen-ices, and is compelled to resort to all sorts of possibly sensational methods to se cure anything like a considerable con gregation, yet like an oasis in the desert of doubt and indifference, cer tain parishes arc doing a noble work and far from the cabarets and frivol ous entertainments of Broadway are museums and art galleries and other refined institutions that appeal to the best class of Xew Yorkers and strangers. In short, the metropolis supplies exactly what the resident or the visitor is looking for, and if its manners have deteriorated, its thor oughfares become a menace to life and limb and the idleness that leads to poverty and the poverty that conducts straight to crime are manifested bw occasional hold-ups, startling in their audacity, still Xew York, on the whole, is no worse, if as bad in this respect, than either London or Paris. That the time, to use the Shakespearean phrase, is out of joint everywhere, is an ad mitted fact, and in the demoralization that spares no community, it is only natural that the Western metropolis should take her share. The situation may be summed up in these words: Many of those New Yorkers not bound down to the counting house by 'busi ness indefinitely, prefer to reside some where else. A LITTLE NONSENSE. Tim hiking surrKAomrn. She lovep tn hike along the Ilkc When It Is for the cause. It make." her smile to think each mile Will help make future laws. She sets a goal, then takes a stroll; To reach It Is her plan. And we confess this do-s impress That arch oppressor, man. The suffragette, she may be met On all our roads to-day. To freedom she. with girlish glee. Perambulates her way. Iiooki Bod. A milkman's horse huj no business hanging around a hydrant. Drifted Apart. "Ye, the engagement is off." "What ame between your twr hearts'" 'I hardly know. I told her I worthy cf her. and she agreed t ) heartily on that point that o 'nip kind of languished after that. GOSSIP ON INTERNATIONAL SUBJECTS OF GREAT INTEREST On .Snbnrb. "Can I borrow- your umbrella?" "I don't kivw. Wombat has it. and he seldom lets go of anything he has. I'll Klve you an order on him for It. however, and jou can try your luck." The heaviest burden which M Poln care will have to bear during the tenure of his office as President of the French republic Is the collar' that he must wear as the grand mailer of the Legion of Honor, a position w'ueh Is always tilled h the chief cxwutlie of France. The collar consists of medals, each the size of a franc piece, engraved with the 3rms of the principal French fowns and Joined together by a massive chain, the links of which are fashioned to repre sent bundles of llctors" rods. Attached to this chain is a cross well night two feet tn length. As the entire decoration Is made of solid gold, its weight, of course, is con siderable, and small men like Thiers or ! Loubet found it quite a task to wear the loving ! same. Hut then the French President fortunately is not called upon often to encumber himself w 1th this grand cross, which Is a large cross as well. I recol lect quite distinctly that the only occa sion on w hlch M. I.oubet was seen to wear his grand master's collar w-as on the day he was Invested with it. with reat cerrnonial. A Wbolcnale Find. "Henry, what Is this hair doing i i your COI,. CHARLHS LTMA5. JOHN A. JOTCE. A Chriitha rtntlenun bu gone. And rtlllat soldier nf renown. While Uitu tbtr Ticbh, on bj oca. From mount mnd dt7, fttld and town. With datr for hii start tad gnidr. He cerred the rattle troa and cood. Imbced with loftr. xobla pride. To help hie hnmin brotherhood, Hii ipirit retail in luds abort. Where God with merer holds full awaj. Surrounded vlth eternal lore And truth that aaepa its richt of war. "Xoor, my dear, any man Is liable to acquire a stray hair In pressing through a crowd." "I wouldn't object to a single hair, but I find a whole bunch of puffs." A IVIndr Month. Our old-time friend, the man In the street. With March here, by the way. Is apt to peo much hosiery On prominent display. A Good Idea. "I gave up kissing for Lent." remarked the girl demurely. 'I'd like to call on you th minute Lent expires." declared the young man. March 1! In Hl.torj-. March li. 1129 Joan of Arc gets a new suit of spring armor that buttons down the back. March 13, 175J Dr. Johnson sells a spring poem to a magazine and he and Bosnell eat. lie AlTrays LanRhs Last, "He laughs best who laughs last." "Then what a hearty laugh the English man who Is listening to the anecdote must get." would have a chance to have a -olce In anv rerlous European controversy, be it diplomatic or belligerent. They are. at best, only second-class powers; they are People have the idea that former Gov. Vardaman now Senator from Mississippi, goes about blowing: flames of phosphorus from his nostrils. Hashing his eyes like twin spotlights, hating negroes and eternally in search of a fight. But each of these particulars falls to colncidi; with the facts. Says Senator Vardaman: "I keenly dislike a tlgt;; yet my life has been Just a series of fights. It seems as If no matter i pinion I I'Xt.ress. everybody else, im mediately feels called upon to rise up and tak the opposite view. I'll venture to y that If I went to a Sunday school ronv-sntlon and K-t up and read tho decalogue, some fellow- would promptly ttand up and contradict It" The mm looks peaceable enough, for all this oddi:y of his hair, which Is worn like that of the old-time musical com posers, almost long enough In the back to braid. His faCe Is ruddy, and there Is good-humored l"ok about his light brown eyes that reminds one of the late Hob Taylor. He wears a dark frock coat, white vest. and white string tie. Place him on a horse and he will attract attention even In Washington, where one sees all kinds. Riding horseback is one of the best things that he does. He rode horseback all the ay from Texas, where he was born, to le family's new home In Mlssls:ip;l when he was seven years old. Another thing Vardaman does well is flowery talk. Even In every-day conver sation It Is difficult for him to stick to ordinary language. If he wished to ak friend for a match he probaly would refer to the light as a sulphur-tipped frag ment of the mighty pine felled In one of God's s-un-kjssed forest, or something like that II? likes tn discuss things that happened away back "In the morning of time" or "In the lap of the ages." the gasoline In their auto ran out and they found themselves stuck. In the. mud at midnight, several miles from the nearest white rettlemcnt. They walked until they found n, farm house, but a dog barked at them and thoy dared not enter the gate. Sweet talked to the dog with much -omposure and In a clear, logical way that Impressed Redfield. When It came to recommending' a man to b'j Assistant Secretary of Commerce, here recently. Redfield at ones thought hat cause I espouse, or what of thj midnight adventure with, tho dog. and nicommsnded Sweet, William Kettner, one of the new mem bers of Congress from California, Is a highly enthusiastic lodge mart. Ha Is a thirty-third degree Mason and If t"iev hsd any more degrees he would aim to be In on them, too; ho Is also an Odd Fellow, a Knight of Pythias and an Elk. Sometimes he'll wear one lodge emblem on his lapel, another for a watch charm, still another In his culf buttons and one more for a scarf pin. (Ccrois-ht. 1SU. bj Fred C. KeU. All E!i-. A number of years ago. when Varda man w-as elected t . the Mississippi I.egis small area. and. above all. thei- nr lature, he made up Ms mind tnat he separated from the rest of Europe by I would he Speaker of. the House, then Gov the North Sta and the Baltic, and. hence, "nor. nl finally United States Senator, are severely left to themselves. H d'"1 a" ,he things, but not In brlk This does not mean that any of these ier. as he l-t always defeated for an of nations would not be gratified to be ttc tn flm tlme h" runs- IIe w rte linked with either the triple alliance (dreibund) or Its counter-combine, the triple entente: but what reason can there be for one or the other of these great treaty signatories to burden them selves with an ally from which no mate rial aid can be expected In case of an emergency? The Kaiser, and the Czar as leader of the opposing combination, both have done well to persuade the rules of the little "mecrumschlungen" (sea-surrounded) countries to leave well enough alone. And. as to their remain ing neutral, they better had for their own sakes. feated for the State Legislature, and the next time got it without opposition. Then he was defeated for Speaker of the House, and the next time was elected by unani mous vote. He ran twice for Governor before he was finally elected, and John Sharp Williams beat him for the United States Senatorship. Now that he and Williams are both h,ere, the State of Mis sissippi can brag about having the mast picturesque representation in the Senate. Tostmaster General Burleson was the victim a few years ago of a newspaper error that cost him about JI.S'XI. Nat urally he was so mad that he earnestly The accident that recently befell the jde?lr'd to maim, cripple, and kill some Queen Mother of Italv. when the utrlne- body responsible. The fact that he and jot her magnificent pearl necklace broke , ""' erring newspaper man are now hich gave its name tn the and the priceless little gems were scat- ; great friends shows that the new- head mysterious by Stone-1 tercd In every direction, recalls a slml- or """ Postal system is nrst or all a man or numan instincts wno can torsive and let live. Amfshury. estate made henge. and which now likely Is to be-1 lar mishap to the magnificent five-fold come British crown property, needs no rope which adorned the throat of Queen When the government bought the old accessories of the time of tho Druids to Alexandra on state occasions. While give it romnnce. as It clams to be the I stepping into the gala coach on her ! Pennsylvania Railroad station property very borough which Bishop Ambrosius. way to witness the opening of Parlia- In Washington, the purchase included a In the sixth century, made Into a sane- ment during her latei husband's reign, i high Iron fence. Burleson, who was on tuary. wherein those persecuted, or evil- the necklace caught In the ornate door- the Appropriations Committee. iKiucht doers, found shelter and safety. This handle and the pearls, falling In a the fence for private use. Intending to spot always has been regarded by ec- shower, rolled from the crimson carpet send It down to Austin. Tex., and put It cleslastical students as the ery heart onto the ground. Equerries and ser-1 around some property he owned then-, and center from which flowed the teach- vnnts endeavored to pick up the scat- J The newspaper man referred to got the lngs of Christianity and civilization. And tered white little spheres, which, after I impression that Burleson was a phllan- all those who are acquainted with old fa thorough search, were all recovered. ' throplst and was going to give the fence llnbltt Ik Sleep O Frera tLe Pton Globe. That more than six hours" sleep In twenty-four Is only a habit, and a bad habit at that. Is the contention of a Brooklyn physician who comments on the alleged experience of an Unnamed Har vard professor In successfully substituting a sort of trance state for the genuine article. During nis protessionai lire or more than half a century the Brooklyn doctor declares that he has never slept more than sir hours a day, has never made up for lost sleep, has gone entirely with out sleep for two weeks at a time, con tinuing his labors Just the same,- with only such snatches of sleep as he could take while walking or driving on the road or In the streets while visiting his patients. He holds that sleep is a func tion of the ego or the personality" rather than of the brain or body; that as a rule "one who sleeps the most works the least,'-' and that "for continuous work the brain needs nutrition rather than sleep." All of which mar be quite true In the doctor's case, but his experience Is ex ceptional. If not phenomenal. Sanltarv bubbllnsr fountain .,. in- . ... riducu on uuc ui me trains runnine rule, are 'quite content to support- a between Chlcatro and Minneapolis?" Tried to Cremate Himself. From the Montgomery Journal. TU die before I'll go!" These words were uttered by Will G. Oakley, when Informed that guards were here to take him to the penitentiary to begin a life sentence for the murder of his step father, E. A. Wood. A few minutes later he, placed a crumpled newspaper under his shirt and set fire to It Screams of prisoners attracted the attention of depu ties and they extinguished the flames. Jfew York has a,X persons in Its madhouses. English poetry will recall that It was there that Guinevere tried to forget her pitBt. tj'ieen (Ininrrere had fled the cr-urt. and Mt Thrr. in the hoir hr.ue at AlmrtJ.iry. Weerinr. T.coe ilh her air a little mild. A rank Sir I.ancelot is credited with the duty of removing the Queen's body from Amesbury to Glastonbury for interment. The opening nf the Waterloo meeting the other da reminds one of the an tiquity of British coursing. There is a full dc-crlption of this sport aH far back as Via (A. D.), Latin nnd Greek writers referring to It. In England the first rules for Judging a course were drawn up In the reign of Queen Bess by the Duke of Norfolk ("Oh. Jokey, of Norfolk . . . "). but coursing really sprang Into popu larity at the end of the eighteenth cen tury, when many clubs and societies were formed. The first championship meeting was held at Glasgow In 1S35. and the following year saw the Waterloo cup founded by the proprietor of the Water loo Hotel at Liverpool. Arid not to forget It. the owners of sporting dogs were realously watched over In the past in Britain. When Rich ard II was king, the keeping of grey hounds by servants, grooms or artificers led to trouble. For these sportsmen would go hunting In parks and warrens. the while Christian people were at church hearing divine service." Reforms were arranged. A law was enacted that neither layman with less than forty shillings, nor clerk with less than ten pounds sterling should keep sporting dogs or "engines of game destruction." Servants and laborers were ordered to use only bows and arrows, and to keep Sun day and holiday strictly observed, also to "leave off playing at tennis or foot ball, and other Importunate games." The story printed so promiscuously In the Continental press that a Scandina vian alliance had been formed between the three Kings of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, by which these rulers bound themselves to see to It that their respect ive nations kept a strict neutrality In all the differences between the other European powers. Is not founded upon fact. It la true that there had been such a plan, but, after only one confer ence, the thins was dropped, and quite naturally so. Denmark, for one, which has furnished several Cxaiinaa, never could be expected to look on quietly If ever the Romanoffs are In hot water In Russia. Flesh and blood would revolt against such Indifference. And King Haakon of Norway Is closely related to the ruler of Britain his brother-in-law. In fact. Besides, both these little realms 'have all to gain by friendly relations with the two greatest nations of Europe, and the whole world. But when all Is said. neither of the three countries named prayer-meeting topic lthough some of them were deeply Imbedded In the mud. A historic accident to royal gems oc curred the first time Queen Victoria opened Parliament at the beginning of her reign. The office of carrying the crown before the girl Queen was In trusted tn the then Duke of Argyle. who stumblrd on entering the glided chamber, and the symbol of sover eignty fell to the floor with such vio lence that some of the gems were dis lodged. The Duke of Wellington, with military promptitude, placed a guard around the spot, a somewhat uncompli mentary action, considering the time and place. To Reader at Cincinnati: As near as I can get It, the use of an umbrella first Is recoirteJ about the middle of the eighteenth century, when one day. there appeared on the streets of London, a man earning a strange-tonkin? appar atus. At times he would enrry It by hts side and again he would spread It out. holding It aloft. He was a traveler and had brought the curious device from far-off Persia. The like of it never before had been seen In England and It excited a great deal of curiosity nnd brought ridicule and abuse upon tho man's head. Crowds would follow him, hooting and Jeering and even pelting him with stones. But he was not dis mayed and persisted In his practice day after dar. Finally others took It up and he lived to see his example followed by almost the whole of London's populace. That loan's name was Jonas Hanway. He was the first European to cairy an um brella. FLANEUR. (Coprrijht. WIS. by Court Gossip Syndicate.) Texas town to go around Its tine new- courthouse. That was the story h sent out. and Burleson was obliged ti make good on It, The cost of the fence, along with the freight, amounted to J1.50H or so, and naturally he didn't feel at all clubby toward the enterprising young correspondent. But the latter apologized with such humility that Burleson bgan to feel sorry for him and became his steadfast friend. Also, he came around to the view that the thing was a first rate Joke on him. Even an automoblliu'is mishap in the night season may have Its sunny side tucked away somewhere. Take the case of former Representative Sweet of Mlchlgin. for example. As readers of this highly moral and Instructive column may recall. Sweet and Williim C. Red field, now Secretary of Commerce, were campaigning In Michigan last fall when THE CURIOUS KH Iteiuarknble Ethnological Wonder of w Gntnea. From the Jaran Diilj Herald. Dr. Bruno Behetm gives the following description of the mysterious and litt.e know-n race of the Kukuhuhua of New Guinea: The Kukuhuhus live In a part of English territory through which runs the river I.ukekamu and which Is si' . ated near the German boundary This territory rs looked upon by the sa. 1 race as their inalienable birthright aM every usurper is regarded with hostl. eyts. No European has been able n meet the Kukuhuhus In their dwelling places. Prospectors and English offidali have made repeated attempts to approach them, but their camps were invanab:r found emrty, often with the camp fires still burning. Many a time have Europeans left pres ents highly prized by other natives, suea as corals, red "cloth, looking-glasses. axes. c. In the deserted camps. In the hope of establishing friendly relations with these people. But on returning tc the same places a few days or a few weeks later althougn the camp showed recent traces of occupation, such as llva cinders and fresh footprints, the goods Intended for presents remained untouch ed where they have been placed. Other races of New Gu'.ena fear th Kukuhuhus as poison. They have learnt to their cost what It means to cross th boundary. Some disappear for all time, while others are found dead, thrust through with spear wounds The Kuku huhus. however, do a bartering trade with other natives in the following way The latter brings salt, earthenwares, dried fish. &c. and deposit them in a certain Indicated place. They then re tire for a few hours, being notified to da so by a. curious cry from the d'.stan-e The timid mountain dwellers then de scend to view the goods offered for sale If they want them they put down other goods, such as skins, feathers and other Jungle produce, next to those articles wanted by them. Then they retire in turn, and when the way seems clear, the coast dwellers approach again. If the latter are satisfied with what Is of fered In exchange they take the goods put down by the mountain people and so away. If not satisfied they retire again as before with empty hands. These busi ness transactions between wild races show a sense of honor that resembles careful thought. Dr. Beheim regards the Kukuhuhus a the most remarkable of the ethnologic V. wonders of New Guinea and he was not successful in discovering the secret of their origin. TO END DISRAELIS "LIFE." Londna crrej(Mxtenee New York Tribune George Earle Buckle Is to carry on the biography of Disraeli lef unfin ished by the late William F Mony penny. Mr. Buckle resigned the editorship of the Times last fall and went for a brief tour of South Africa, from which he has not yet returned. It Is under stood that Mr. Monypenny left at th time of his death a large amount of material, carefully collected and ar ranged, bearing on the projected third volume of the life of Disraeli. LIBRARY Br GEORGE FITCH, Anthor of "At Good Old Slrravsk." Intercession for Woman SntTrsistc, Fiot Harper"a Weexlj. St. Bride's Day, which we passed In the calendar about a fortnight ago, was appointed. It seems, as a day of special mediation and Intercession for the woman suffrage movement of Great Britain at services to be held In West minster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral and other cathedrals, churches and chapels throughout the country. A memorial, asking every one to participate, was signed by Canon Wllberforce, Mrs. Bramwell Booth and other eminent ecclesiastics and laywomen and laymen. It Is to wonder how the good people who attended these services directed their mediations, especially in regard to Mrs. Emmoline Pankhurst- Would she figure often, do you suppose. In the. interces sions as "Thy servant Emmellne" or "that weman"? Never mind. The Idea was a good one. Woman suffrage in Engiand still rests very much on the knees of the gods and Is a mighty good A library Is a cold storage warehouse for knowledge. After knowledge has first been can ned in books It Is then placed on lib rary shelves, where It can be gotten at any hour of the day by a tall young lady with spectacles, for the benefit of the public It is a great comfort to know that wisdom Is immortal, and that even though the man who produces throbbing thought may forget It and afterward be run over by a taxlcab while begging for his dinner, his Im mortal words will sleep forever on some library helf. Libraries are pleasant, sunny places, lined with rows of books, and are rarely overcrowded. This Is one of their finest features. No one ever had his toes trampled on while trying to get Into a public library. No lives have been lost by panic-stricken mobs, fighting to get out of a library. Libraries have burned doWn, It Is true, but the seething at tendance Inside always puts on its hat and walks out without barm. People seem satisfied to know that all the wisdom ever produced Is safely stored :n the libraries and da not Insist on going and seeing for themselves. It Is a. great comfort to a man to realize he walks Into the moving picture theater that no matter If he should for get all he knew he would learn It over again by going to a library and drawing out an armful of books. Libraries were once very rare and In frequent Only the big cities bad them. I Nowadays the town of 2.0CO people which hasn't a library Is viewed with sus picion by Its neighbors. Libraries are of two kinds Carnegie and home-built. About twenty years ago Andrew Car- "Cold storage warehouse for knowledge." negle started on the task of speckling the map of the United States with li braries, and built many hundreds, to the Intense disgust of the enterprising towns which had Just finished paying for their own buildings. Moral: Procrastination la. the protec tor of -the tax levy. (Coprrixht. UU, fcj Geargs ilitiew Adams.) M