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printed during the month of May, JW2, all In regular
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Dabt. Cosies.
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2 112.590
3 114,940
4 Sundny 118,270
5 111,770
6 111.760
7 112.0J0
8 111,910
9 112,600
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15 112,740
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19 113,430
20....". 113,950
21 115,290
22 114,140
23 114,420
24 115,700
25 Sunday 120,280
26 114,170
27 114,990
28 114.610
29 114,140
30 114,580
31 116,720
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Averege dally distribution 112,233
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month of May was 6 10 per cent.
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; IX FAVOR OF FILTRATION.
Mayor Wells's fletermlnatlon to encourage Uie best
Mnd of device for clarifying the water at the Chain of
Bocks Is in line with public sentiment Any other
sdacmc than the filtration of the present water sup
ply will be opposed by tho overwhelming number of
citizens who desire the best system for the city.
Abtfnt $10,000,000 lias been Invested by St. Louis
In' the plant dow in use. If the water were clear, the
supply could probably not be equaled anywhere in
the United States. Tho facilities are in first-class
condition and are adequate for the city's needs. Citi
zens haro voted perpetual public ownership of the
iWatcrworlis.
As the Mayor remarks, something is desired which
;wfll last for generations. Necessarily there will bo
difficulty in arriving at a final conclusion. The prob
lem is one which cannot be solved In a day. The
.various engineering features of the question demand
the earnest and conscientious consideration of men
qualified to pass Judgment
The people of St Louis will be Inclined to follow
Mayor Wells. The exceptional business ability which
he has brought to the city's service is recognized.
'Abore all, tho problem is one of business. TBat an
official who appreciates ithls fact Is at the bead of the
administration augurs well for a purified water sup
ply at lowest cost
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PNEUMATIC TUBE SERVICE.
Much interest will be manifested In the bidding for
tho pneumatic tube-service equipment In the sis large
cities of the country. The advertisements for the
bids have boen published, so that In a few days, or
.weeks, at the most an estimate of. the service to be
Installed may be gained.
Only $500,000 has been appropriated for all the
cities which have been designated by Congress. It is
feared that If the bids are as high as those made in
New York and Boston the Rervlce in each of the cities
now concerned will be limited in scopa and usefulness.
As a business proposition affecting both the city
andUhe country, tho Installation of pneumatic mail '
tubes is of high value. Both the Incoming and out- j
going malls will bo handled more quickly than nt
present thus bringing the customer and dealer into
closer communication.
Until the contracts are let It will be Impossible to
estimate the exact amount of improvements which will
tie made. Anything which will facilitate the move
ments of mails will be heartily accepted. That the
system cannot be Inaugurated with a complete plant
covering the entire city is to be regretted, but nt some
future date that result should be obtained. A begin
ning at present is desirable as opening the way for a
cgijDlote service.
AN EFFECTIVE GENERATION.
With a St Louis girl distinguishing herself In High
School athletics at the same time when her brother
ta winning nthletic honors at Harvard University, we
rnay-snreiy take comfort !n tho confident belief that
Out healthiest city in the United States Is producing the
Bojujflest physical specimens In Its upspringing gen
cragjjp. .Vljherc should bo a deep and genuine satisfaction in
thjs thought too, for the first duty of a" civilized com
munity may well be that of improving the. physical
condition of the race to the highest point possible. '
1 strong and active men and women mean happy men
end -women, and It is the vigorous and calm-nerved
folk who do the things worth doing for the world's
ietterxnent
Those Illogical people who are inclined to cavil at
sifcletlca as tending to the tttglect of the Intellectual
will find It dlllicult to support their argument with
convincing proofs. At the present time. St. Louis
talent in nearly every fiVld "f human endeavor is In
treat demand from the outside world. The men being
thus called for eminent service in other cities'are men
under forty years of ase, thus belonging to the younger
generation of adult St. I.otiisaiis. It is In this genera
tion that the effects of a sane attention to physical cul
ture are so potently apparent The proof offered,
therefore, is that a sound mind in a sound body is the
best mind for genuinely useful achievement.
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PRESIDENT PALMA'S FIRST MESSAGE.
President Palma's first message to the Cuban Con
gress Is characterized by a clear perception of the
task which awaits his administration and offers proof
of an acceptance or duty In a spirit that promises the
best results to the people whose governmental affairs
he has been chosen to administer.
There Is good reason to believe that Paluia is by
far the best man in Cuba to insure the establishment
of a firm and stable government at the outset of the
new Republic's history. He Is a strong, conservative
and well-trained man, admirably fitted to stimulate
! and guide the soundest Cuban aspiration in public
life while at the same time restraining the actions of
extremists who have not yet learned the wisdom of
moderate courses. The Cuban people know beyond
all question that he is devoted to the welfare of his
country.
The first Cuban President's recommendation for
the encouragement of the Island's agricultural ana
cattle-raising industries, his pledge of earnest en
deavor to secure a reduction of the American tariff on
sngar, his Justified plea for the reorganization of a
rural guard for the maintenance of law and order, his
Insistence upon a continuation of the work of sanitary
improvement begun by the American Government, his
concern for the dignity of the Cuban judiciary and
for the development of the Cuban school system satis
factorily indicate the likelihood of a beneficent and
wholesome administration. He is devoting his best
thought to Cuban interests and to the proper estab
lishment of the Island's independent government
Cuban progress in the near future will be watched
with the profoundest attention, especially on the part
of the American people. The sentiment in this coun
try Is that of deep solicitude for Cuba. We want to
see the Cubans manifest undoubted ability for self
rule. We have freed them from the yoke of Spain'
and refused ourselves to govern them against their
consent They cannot more thoroughly satisfy us than
by giving us cause for pride in the people who owe
their liberties to us.
ST. LOUIS MAT GET THE CONVENTIONS.
St Louis must work for the national conventions
of the two great political parties in 35104 exactly as if
the odds were all against this city and there was a
strong opposition to be overcome In the minds of the
Republican and Democratic National Committeemen
who will choose the convention city.
The facts are, perliaps, that both parties look with
favor on St Louis, because of the advantages that will
accrue from meeting in the World's Fair city, but this,
circumstance must not be relied upon too confidently.
Work, hard work, and plenty of it, must be done
to make certain the holding of the two national con
ventions In St. Louis.
The Business Men's League apparently appreciates
this truth and Is acting upon it The League has done
wisely In'placing itself at once in communication with
the National Committeemen of both parties.
There should be no relaxation of effort from this
time until the votes ot both the. Republican and the
Democratic bodies have been cast in favor of St
Louis.
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DECLINE OF INDULGENCE.
That the nousc of Representatives almost unan
imously passed an amendment providing that no spir
ituous liquors shall be sold In the Capitol building will
create no surprise among those who have watched
the trend of public sentiment, especially In political
circles.
More and more Is the fact appreciated that the
man who drinks weakens Iris force. Too often does
the crucial moment In a contest find him unprepared
for the vigorous action and clear-sightedness which
the occasion requires. The enervation which follows
the use of Intoxicants Is the nntural weakness over
which the opponent must triumph if he would win.
Where oratory once won congressional nominations,
there is now a contest of wits and political generalship
worthy of a greater battle. The average Congressman
now in Washington may be said to merit his success,
for he is In a sense the survival of the fittest. He lias
won his spurs by the exercise of thoe talents which
free competition encourages.
It is no wonder that Congress to-day is perhaps
freer from intemperance than ever before. The drunk
ard is the exception an exception wiio suffers the
scorn of his fellows. Of the actual leaders in the Sen
ate and House, It is probably true that not one uses
Intoxicating liquors in excess. Many of them are tee
totalers.
The Representatives who passed the nmendmen
prohibiting the sale of intoxicants in the Capitol are In
no sense of the word cranks. They have reached their
convictions through experiences which remove the
taint of sentimentalism.
Whether the amendment Is accepted by the Senate
remains to be seen. That public sentiment would ap
prove Its adoption by both branches of Congress may
be assumed. The example of the national lawmakers
would bo beneficial to every section of the country.
FRANCE'S PLACE IN AMERICAN FAVOR.
In his contention that France should have the place
of honor among foreign exhibitors at the. St Louis
World's Fair, M. Lagrave, Commissioner of France to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, unquestionably has
the argument of historical appropriateness in his favor.
Nevertheless, It Is doubtful whether the World's
Fair Company can afford to any foreign Government
a place superior to other Governments of the same
class. The St. Louis World's Fair will be the first in
ternational exposition of the Twentieth Century. All
the nations of the earth have been invited to partici
pate. Naturally and Inevitably, they come to the
World's Fair on an equal footing, the guests of the
United States Government, under whose auspices and
with whose co-operation the Fair is held.
What Is certain beyond question is that France will
be commended very warmly to the American heart as
one of the favorite nations In American eyes. The
French hnvc always been stanch friends to this coun
try. Without their help the American Revolution
might not have terminated In victory for the Amer
ican cause. From France was purchased the Louisi
ana Territory, the great transaction whose centennial
anniversary Is to be celebrated by means of the St
Louis World's Fair. France was the first foreign
Government to accept the American Invitation to par
ticipate in that Fair and lias been the most active in
the work of preparation. The French people and Gov
ernment may rest assured of Atnerlcan favor at the
St. Louis World's Fair. They have the right of dem
onstrated friendship as the sound foundation for such
favor.
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music under Government supervision urge as their
strongest argument the -necessity of having in this
country a musical education equal to that obtained in
Europe, thus "saving our sons and daughters from ex
ile to foreign lands," as they express It.
Yet this thing of preventing musical students from
studying In Europe instead of in their native land Is
exactly the one tiling which would not be accomplished
by the establishment of national conservatories of
music in the United States. The same sentiment that
now sends our budding singers and Instrumentalists
abroad would prevail then. The stamp placed upon
an artist by 'one of our national conservatories would
not be regarded by ua as conferring the distinction
or insuring the professional thoroughness marked by
the European brand.
The truth of the matter Is, also, that there is no
necessity for national conservatories of music "to make
the necessary education possible on American soil"
quoting again from the champions of the conservatory
scheme. The necessary education In music is already
waiting on American soil, without the aid of a na
tional conservatory. Every large American city lias
Its teachers of vocal and instrumental music every
whit as good as those of Europe. Right here In St
Louis, voice-culture or the development of physical tal
ent In the playing of Instruments can be carried to as
satisfying an artistic point as in any city of the Old
World. The trouble Is that we are still bowing down
to the fetich of the European stamp in things artistic.
Tlieso plain truths should bo taken to heart by the
American people. We do not need national conserva
tories of music under Government supervision. We do
not need longer to go to Europe for musical education.
The standard of American music teaching Is nlready
as high as that of Europe. It would not therefore, be
raised by a national conservatory. Neither would the
latter serve to stop tho foolish custom of going 'abroad
for musical culture. A common-sense realization of
the fact that we can obtnin the same degree of mu-Ical
culture at home will do this when it is done at all.
Let's drop the 'national conservatory idea. Such an
idea placed in practical execution Is the one thing
that would make us musically more absurd than we
are now in neglecting American teachers of music for
Europeans not In any respect superior.
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American Senators and Representatives in the Na
tional Congress who attended the inauguration of
President Palma of the Cuban Republic express
themselves as being entirely convinced of the ca
pacity of the Cubans for self-government. Admiral
Dewey, while in Manila Bay, was reported to have
declared his conviction that the Filipinos were better
equipped for self-government than the Cubans. There
is a reasonable certainty that, but for our solemn
pledge for Cuban Independence, the trusts would have
compelled the Republican party to hold Cuba as a
colonial possession. There is a reasonable certainty
that, but for trust Influence at tho present time, the
American policy would lie that of granting early .self
government to the Filipinos. The trusts exercise too
much Influence In dictating American policies, and all
their influence is for evil.
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Inventor Edison's announcement that his new
storage battery Is now perfected to the point of
solving the problem of portable electric motor power
will bo received with the profoundest interest by the
civilized world. Heretofore, Mr. Edison has not been
prone to make declarations of achievements that were
not subsequently borne out by the facts. He has a
habit of sustaining his word in such cases. If he has
followed his customary course in the present Instance
the result of his perfected motor may well be awaited
with confident anticipation. A revolution in steam
railway methods would seem to be one of the most
certain of these results, since it stands to reason that
if the new device is successfully applied to automo
biles and street railways, the next step must Inevitably
be its introduction on the great railway systems.
FROM THE GREAT F0ET
THE CORAL GROVE.
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Governor Dockery should devote helpful attention
to the recommendations of the business men of Mis
souri for legislation tending to remedy the unsatis
factory fire Insurance situation in this State. The
matter Is one that demands action from the Governor
and the State Legislature.
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Intelligent, aggressive and untiring effort will se
cure for St Louis the great political national conven
tions in 1904. The World's Fair City must devote
Just .tills sort of effort to gain the ends desired. The
Business Men's League is appropriately at the front
for tills purpose.
RECENT COMMENT.
MUSIC TEACHING AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Advocates of the bill now In Congress providing-
for the establishment of national conservatories of
Developments of Municipal Ilrform.
IfII's Weekly.
Over against the startling disclosures of rancallty and
corruption among municipal officials In Philadelphia, Buf
falo. St. Louis, and other American cities, which have
shocked the country during tho past few months, we have
the substantial encouragement and the hope for better
things Inspired by such a review of municipal progress
for the past year as that presented by Secretary Clinton
Rogers Woodruff before tho National Municipal League
at Its recent meeting In Boston.- In Mr. Woodruffs view
tho concrete achlavcmunts of the past year in municipal
betterment have been more numerous and far-reaching
than in any preceding one. More significant and encour
aging than anything else. In' his opinion, are the growing
Interest of the masses In municipal reform, the disposition
to Ignore party lines In such contests, and the Increased
favor with which tho merit system of appointments to
office is regarded In municipal circles. The tendencies
are apparent to every student of current affairs, and they
afford ground for the belief that we are on the eve of a
brighter and better era In municipal government In
America.
FlOTvrr-Grovrlnir In Jnne.
Country Life In America.
In the greenhouses carnations come In for attention. By
the 1st of June plants should be placed In beds. Early
June is not too late to take cuttings of chrysanthemums
for growing single flowers to single stalks. Early-made
cuttings should be ready to go on to the benches by the
first week In June. Gloxinias started In February should
come In bloom this month, and will fill In the Interval
until the showy chrysanthemums reign supreme. Late
cuttings of hydrangeas can also be made In June, and are
then best grown In a coolhouse. A growing appreciation
of calceolarias as spring-bleomlng pot-plants Is leading
to a much more general growing of them. For March
bloom seed should bo sown In shallow pans and placed H
a coolhouse or well-ventilated and shaded frame by the
middle ot June. Practically the same thing applies to
cinerarias. Asparagus should be dried off from June to
August In the out-of-door beds an earnest warfare against
the weeds must be waged. Watch the beds carefully that
they get sufllcient water. Watch for the rose bug, and
spray or powder the bushes thoroughly.
BT JAMES GATES PERCIVAL.
The reefs made by the coral' Inject are sometimes several miles trrad. extend for hundreds o
miles alons the coasts and often form Islands. The great fleM ot roral development Ilrs between
low water and about 180 feet. Tho coral structure looks like a shrub; sometimes It s meads like a
FU3L1C STAGE AS AN
EDUCATIONAL FACTOR.
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EEP In the wave Is a coral grove.
Where tho purple mullet and goldfish rove.
Where the sea-flower spreads Its leaves of blue
That never are wet with the falling dew.
Hut In bright and changeful beauty shlno
Far down In the green and glassy brine.
The floor Is of sand, like the mountain drift.
And the pearl-shells spangle the flinty snow;
From coral rocks the sea-plants lift
Their boughs where the tides and billows flow.
The water is calm and still below.
For tho winds and waves arc absent there;
And the sands are bright as the stars that glnw
In the motionless fields cf upper air.
There, with Its waving blade of green.
The sea-flag streams through tl.o Mien water.
And the crimson leaf of the dulse is seen
To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter.
There, with a light and easy motion.
The fan-coral sweeps through the clear, deep sea;
And tho yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean
Are bending like corn on tho upland lea.
And life, in rare and beautiful forms.
Is sporting amid those bowers of stone.
And Is safe when the wrathful spirit of storms
Has made the top of the wave hi3 own.
And when the ship from his fury flls.
Where the myriad voices of ocean roar.
When the wind-god frowns In tho murky skits.
And demons are waiting the wreck on shore;
Then, far below. In the peaceful sea.
The purple mullet and goldfish rove.
Where the waters murmur tranquilly
Through the bending twigs ot the coral grove.
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WHITE MAN'S AVARICE
TOWARD THE INDIAN.
Nobody Laugh Xo-rr.
Jefferson City Tribune.
Circuit Attorney Joseph W. Folk was derided by some
at the commencement of hii Investigation of the brib
ery charges In connection with members of the St. Louis
House of Delesates. His earnestness, sincerity of purpose
and honesty have been fully demonstrated by the results.
Three convictions have followed, two for bribery and one
for perjury, and one of those under Indictment has been '
voluntarily exiled to Mexico. Many of those who laughed
at the proceedings when they were begun have come to
look upon them as a most serious business, especially
those under indictment and their friends. Mr. Folk has
dono much for the purity of municipal government In St.
Louis, and deserves well at the hands of all lovers of
honesty among city officials.
Solid Aeilsnt Phelps.
Clinton (Mo.) Democrat.
What Is known as the "lobby" made a bold fight In the
Joplln Congressional District against the re-election of
Gilbert Barbee as a member of th State Democratic Com
mittee. But their efforts proved to be. a dismal failure.
Tho people stood in solid phalanx In favor of Barbee and
against Colonel William H. Phelrs and his lobby tools.
wniTTEK Fon Tim sundat repi-duc.
I BY NELSON A. -MILES.
S the white man's greed golnj to wipe
the Indian out altogether?
Everything seems to indicate that the
proppects favor the- white man rather than
the Indian, but our record In subjugating
the red man are such that we have nothing
to he proud of. Our relation with the In
dians have been governed chiefly by treat
ies and trade, or war and subjugation.
By the first we have Invariably over
reached the Indian, and we find a record of
broken promI?es all the way front the At
lantic to the Pacific, while many of the
fortunes of New York, Chicago. St. Louis
and San Francisco can bo traced directly to
Indian tradcrshlp. By war the natives
have oeen steadily driven toward the sit
ing sua, a subjugated, doomed race.
Irfcoundl the Indians have produceel men
of character and ability, while In war they
have displayed courage and sagacity of a
high order. Education, science and the re
sources of the world have enabled us to
overcome the savages, and they are now at
the mercy of their conquerors.
' In our treaty relations mest extravagant
and sacred promises have been given by
the highest authorities, and yat these havo
frequently been disregarded.
Plnn Set Forth In Statntei.
As to the question what Is the very best
plan to bring the Indian to citizenship or
citizenship to the Indian.
In the statutes at large of the United
States an act of February f. 1S57, says:
Thit upon the completion of saifl allotments
and the rstentlnr lands to raid allotecs. each
and eterr member of the respective ban3s or
tribes of Indians to whom allotments have been
mado shall hae the benefit of and be subject to
the laws, both civil and criminal, of the fitut
or Territory in which thev reIt!e. and no Terrl
torr shall pass or enforce any law denying anr
such Indian within its Jurisdiction the equal pro
tection of the law. And eery Indian bom with
in tho territorial limits, of the United States to
uhom allotments shall have been made under tho
provisions of this net. or under any law and
treaty, and every Indian !.orn within the terri
torial limits of tho United States who ha volun
tarily taken up. within saM limits, his residence
separate and apart from anv tribe of Indians
therein, and has adted the habits of cMHzed
life, is hereby declared to be a citizen of tho
United States, and is entitled to all the riEbts,
prlUleKer and Immunities of such citizens,
whether such Indian has been or not, by birth
or otherwise, a member of any tribe of Indians
within the territorial limits of the United States,
without in anv manner impairing or otherwise
affectlnp the rlirht of any such Indian to tribal
or other property.
A compliance with the provisions of this
act gives every Irdlin tho right to become
a citizen, and I cannot think of any better
plan to effect this end.
ndncntlon Xot a Failure.
Do I think that education of the Indian
has been a failure?
By no means, but no body of people
whose language, religions and customs are
so widely different from our own can be ex
pected to cheerfully and suddenly adopt
ours.
The change must be gradual, continu
ous and In necordsnee with, nature's law.
I think the method of sending Indian chil
dren to Eastern schools gives them an op
portunity to real'ze the great numbers and
power of the white race, as well as the ad
vantages of higher c'vlllzation.
In regard to the alleged evil of furnish
ing rations for the Indians. I do not think
there Is any foundation for the charge that
the fact that the Indians receive rations
should degrade them. Vc have deprived
them of the opportunity of making a live
lihood for themselves In their own way,
and until they shall hue adopted ours the
rations are r.eeey:try. and the uim'nlsh
Ing of them should depend entirely m cir
cumstances and treaty obligations.
As the Governmrnt has In Its employ men
who by long and faithful sjrvlec have es
tablished reputations for Integrity, char
acter and ability which cannot be disputed
men who have commanded armies, recom
structcd State-, controlled hundre-'s of mill
ions of public property and who during
years of experience on the frontier have
opensd the way for c'vlllzation and Chris
tianity It Is belleed that the services of
these ofnclals to elevate the Indian race
would be judicious and re the means or ac
complishing great results.
Families Should Be I.oc-nted.
Every effort should be made to locate
the Indians by families, for the ties of
relationship among them are much strong
er than Is generally supposed. By thia
means the Indians will become Independent
of their tribal relations, and will not be
found congregated In lnrge and unsightly
camps as are now usually met with.
But the great work of reformation must
be mainly through the youth of the dif
ferent tribes. The hope of every race Is
In the rising generation, and this Important ;
work might well enlist the sympathy and
ciinnnrt nf all nhilanthronin and Christian
The children can very easily be taught
the English language, habits cf Industry,
power cf the white race and after a few-
years retrun to their people with some
education, witn more lmeuignce anu wun
their ideas of life entirely changed for the
better.
They would In turn become educators of
their own people, nnd their Influence for
good could not be estimated, while tho
expense of educating them would be trifling
compared to the benefits reaped.
Tho Indians as they become civilized and
educated, as thsj- acquire property nnd pay
taxes toward the support of the Govern
ment, should certainly have the same rights
of citizenship as all other men enjoy.
The w'hlte man and the Indian should be
taught to live side by side, each respecting J
the rights or the otner ana Doth living un
der wholesome laws, enforced with ample
authority and exact Justice.
NELSON A. MILES.
Copyright, U02. byJT. R. Hearst.
HUSBAND CANNOT LEGALLY
OPEN HIS WIFE'S LETTERS.
WRITTEN- FOR THE SfNTjAT RETCBI.IC.
BY OPIC REAR
JUDGE LOWELL, of Boston has handed
down a decision in the United States
Circuit Court that is likely to endear
him to the Confederated Women's Clubs of
America.
He has decided that M. D. Glrrt-jx had no
right to open letters addressed to his wife,
and for that offense has imroscd a fine of
This may have been In strict accordance
with the law, but the great common law of
Jealousy declares that Mr. Giroux had the
right to verify or dispel the gnawing sus
picion that his wife was in love -with an
other man. But the woman complained to
the postal authorities and her husband was
arrested.
Under the law It would seem that the
sealed envelope, when once stamped by tho
authority of the United States, 13 moro
sacred than tho marriage tie.
And this is another decided step toward
centralization, for the marriage Kperfcmed
under State and not National statute.
But has any woman ever been arrested
and fined for opening her husband's letters?
In this country to-day there are thou
sands of staid, hard-working office men who
would like to havo this question answered.
Suppose, for instance, that a man comes
horn from his ofllce weary with commer
cial strife. As he enters the house he fancies
that a chill has fallen upon the atmosphere,
and with a shudder he recalls the fact that
he changed coats that morning. In one of
tho rockets there was a note, a harmless
little thing In violet ink, telling him that sh.
would be pleased to tnke luncheon with
him.
Strain of Labored JJvpInnutliins.
, Nlmblo fingers In suspicious search have
found this note, and the soup grows cold
and the cucumbers wilt and the tea is not
poured.
Can this man rush out and have his wife
, fined JoO? The law which, ever ready to
take advantage of Its own technicalities,
may affirm that the note had already been
opened and therefore was beyond the pro
tecting province of the Government, and In
a measure this would be true, but It does
not help tho man.
' It does not relieve him of the great strain
, of a labored explanation. And explanations
are tiresome when a man is worried. The
same degree of energy would sell a house
or force an option on a valuable tract of
land.
Just here the law appears to be a little
lopsided.
Marriage In It3 truest sense grants equal
privileges to man and to wife. Neither one
should hold secret correspondence.
In her first exuberance of affection the
wife forgets her chts.sjnates. She and Mol
lie were dcoted; they sit wi'h their arms
about each other and murmured over the
same book and vowel eternal love. But
marriage broke these ties and Moll'e was
forgotten.
And so far as correspondence of a warm
nature is concerned, why should not all
other persons be forgotte: ?
If Mrs. Giroux discov r,-d that h.5 had
ceased to hue her husb-nd and that the
smiles and cajoleries of another man had
caused her heart to beat with a new
rhythm, why didn't she tell him?
Nature Is stronger than law, it Is true,
and love may be p g-hiaded as well as
divine, but deception cannot be pardoned.
When Mr. Giroux found tho letters what
was he expected to c!o? Conquer his Jeal
ousy nnd leave them unread? This would
be asking too much He e.iJently loved
her, arid in all the ages of th-j world love
has been an outlaw It takes precedence of
any legislature It antedates duty.
Trrln Ilrotiicr of 1,01c.
Jealousy Is the twin brother of love. It
in the Insanity of the affictiont. and upon
Insanity the law ought to look with a pity
ing ee.
Colonel McBrlde of Kentucky, comment
ing upen the dec.sion of .Jdge Lowell, was
free to remark:
"I do not think the Judge Is right, and I
believe tLat the Supreme Court would re
verse his decision. No Judge in mv St-ite
would dare to hand down such an opinion.
Well, he might once. A man has the com-rron-Iaw
right to read any letter which
his wife writes to another man or any let
ter another man may write to her. And If
the wife objects, the husband ought to lead
her down as far as the forks of the road
and bid her a polite guodby and then, with
proper ceremony, pay his re?pects to the
man."
"What sort of rcsprts. Colonel?-"
"First with one barrel and then with the
other."
"Then you would kill him."
"Unless ho were immortal; yes. suh."
"But would you open your wife's letters.
knowing that It would invoIe a violation
of the law?"
"I surely would."
"And give jour wife the same right?''
"Well, that Is a little personal, suh. I be
lieve In making a woman happy, and some
times she is happiest whsn she leaves her
husband's letters alone. The man who
would not lie to a woman Is a brute."
"But how about a woman?"
"Naturo has forced a man to be a liar,
but a falsehood does not become pretty
lips. However, that Is neither here nor
there. The Judge should not have fined
that man. Our Jealousies, suh, ought to bo
respected."
Copyright, 1902. by W. B. Hearst.
Fable of the Musician.
Once upon a time a very mean man em
ployed a musician to play sweet music for
him.
After some time the player asked his em
ployer for compensation for his services,
and was put off with a fair promise. Again,
after a time, he asked again, with a sim
ilar result. Then a third time he asked,
and Insisted on receiving his pay.
"Did you not hear rue premise to pay
you?"
"Yes," answered the player. "I did hear
you, but I cannot play by ear alone."
Moral A good musician must have his
notes.
-j BY TO.MASO SALVINI.
I HAVE many times been asked to give
my opinion as to how to give the high
est moral education to the masses of
the people.
I have been asked as If I were a sociol
ogist, a philosopher or a scientist, but I
have never mjself. and for very good rea
sons, claimed to be a man of literary abil
ity, and wh-n I now anel then have broken
my silvni-e to give opinion about the con
ception of a part or of other subjects con
nected with my own art. I have never done
so willingly, but alwajs only when I could
no longer refuse, because I tco Well feel
that I am not able ti write satisfactorily.
Though I elo not like to express my Ideas
In print to the public. I nevertheless, of
course, always form my own thoughts, and
so I have on this subject of moral educa
tion, and I now submit th-m to tho reader
that h may decide whether they are right
or wrong.
Tliis subject is one that for many years
has been ery close to my hi-art, and as my
thoughts are all founded on experience, I
liave come to the conclusion that they. In
this case, might be of some help in soiling
the probl, m of moral education.
In tl is. as in many other instances, we
may learn v ry muth from a careful study
of the historv of humanity and draw our
own concl'Jsl' n- intelligently.
Sri'diH jiii;I Humans Took Initiative.
Beth of thee great old nations, upon
whose foundation the civilization of all the
wor.d re-t?. had suiteoded in educating the
masses Dy schools. rr-s m" -irg.s and pub
lic plays, and produced a p nple whose
virtues up to this very date have been very
much admired, if not imitated.
We Mve In a time when the Idea of a
more just and equal division of the profit
between labcr and capita! 1 growing very
strong among all classes of the thinking
fjople; but, of cours especially among
those who are most vitally interested, the
laboring masses.
We live in a time when thes; laboring
xr isEes very often have been compelled to
strike and try to force through what really
t-I" i.g.el to them, and ought to be given to
them without any dispute.
But Is it right, is it even permissible, to
try ih-3'- violent means to gain your end?
Only too otten the people allow them-selve-
t. be thrown into these social bat
tles by the reckless eloquence of Irrespons
ible . vtators. whi will alwas speak to
them a ut their rights, but never about
their duti -. though we all ought to know
that we can claim no rights it we claim
no duties.
Our rights we can enforce through the
press, through our votes, and through our
representation in the Government, and we
are willing to do this, but when it comes
to tho performance ot our duties we are net
nearly so eager nnd never shall be until
we have been educated so. morally, that
duty becomes jus; as Important as right.
Now, to reach tins high moral plane it
seems to me that it would be immeasurably
good If T.e would build and open in all
large cities and Industrial centers, large
halls or theaters to which the price of ad
mission should be vry h'W. or. if possible,
110 admission shoulel be paid at all.
In thee matteis pi should be pro
duced which should Uach the people lessons
of patuuti-.n of jutiie. lo.e of home and
children, and respect for the property and
rishls of other people.
Hi-sEtlts From JuiIIcions Sermons.
Sneeches should also be made as often as
I poryible in clear, distinct, intelligible lan
: guge, advocating love of justice and love
I of humanity and appealing to the hearts of
people, which in all capes are good and true
if net penerted by agitators.
I Ministers should make it a point to preach
I sermons praising tho habit of temperance
; and self-control, and warn against politi
i clans and agitators who only spread dls
I ratisfactlon and Incite riots to further their
own interests.
But though I would expect to see great
results from Judicious sermons and speeches.
I think that nothing-would be as effective
I or as far reacning as tne prouuciiuii ui
I gor.d. moral, patriotic and social plays which
i If well played, wouid be everlasting and In
, fallibie. and when it comes to this part ot
m -irgumcnt I am in a position to know
m subject.
1 Perhaps tho objection will be raised that
j my plan would cost too much and draw to
! much money from taxpayers, but when we
think of the money lost to the community
' by every 3trike. of the expenses caused by
i tho calilrg out of military force, and of
the terrible responsibility resting on those
1 who set brother against brother In these
industrial strifes. I think every one win
see the advantage of my Idea.
Th lalwring man has very little or no
time to read or study; When his work Is
do'-o. he feels the desire to rest and to
etjoy himself, and we all know where he
generally koks for enjoyment In the sa
loons, where he fills him-elf up with poor
whisky or beer that ruins his health and
calls forth all low and base instincts and
feelings.
Our Holy to Provide Amnsement.
Frcm th saloon he m- possibly go to a
meeting, whero the .tpecches are of, the
same quality as the whisky served in his
sib em. and where his brain is filled with
JTeas that have no foundation In Justice or
moi als.
It Is our simple duty to provide other on
tertilnments for him, to show him that
therp are higher feelings than those engen-de--d
by whisky and seditious speeches,
an I we alters and speakers would fee I !be
Importance and magnitude nt the task
W't iipe,n and do our utmr--t to -irr the
e-o-.f 1 nT placed in u".
T'-e Dinner It would er" t Tf-llzc this
phin would mean I '- ih.n nothing In
comparison with the dl. 1 ! and Indirect re
su'ts gained, though, of course. I do not
claim, that the k results would follow
Immediately. I do not even cla'm that we
would be able to convert those who are
now In the power of anarchistic agitators,
though we might hope to bring even part
of those to their sense, but the effect
would be flt in the coming generation
upon whom thr future of society rests.
But. first of all. let every ono of us bo
lut le-t our Government, our rich men.
n r manufacturers giv the laboring man
his rights and just wage?, for the time
has ieme when he has found out that we
cninot do nnythlr.a without his help nnd
that he has a just claim to living wages.
Let our captltalists make up their minds
to be sat'slle'fc with a reasomble profit on
their Invested capital and admit they owe
nomthlnr to the men who make this profit
possible.
To tli" worklngman I would say the
sanio; lie just and reasonable nnd do not
go too far. d'i not use brute force, for all
violence hurts y.,urself. your family and
ynu- cause ven If it be Just.
How happy I should bo to know that my
words bad accomplished something, even
If I should not live to see tho full results
of my Ideas and plans for the betterment
of huminlty.
Copyright, tfrA by W. K. Hearst.
FAMOUS ROYAL KISSES.
Princess Eowena Introduced the
Custom in England.
I'rora the time when kis-lng war first In.
troduc-d into Encl-.nd by the beautiful
Saxon Princess ItoBena. this delightful "os
culatory 1 peration" has never Io't Its popu
larity either with royalties or other per
sons of less exalted rank.
According to a veracio-'s eld record, "the
fair Princess Bowena, the daughter cf
King Hngius of Frlesicnd. precsI the
beaker with her llpklns and saluted th
amorous Vortlseern with a busken." Vorll
gcrn was one of the earliest English Kings',
and the occasion of his receivin the fu
xnous kiss aPuil-d to was a great banquet
at whicn the fair giver was the monarcha
heno-ed guest.
Kissing soon became extremely pcnular
with other royalties: and even !r. 'Voa
well;s day Christina. Queen of STfrtUn,
went so far as to command the English
Ambassador to teach her that "pleasant
mode of English salutation." She no doubt
proved an apt pupil, and must have found
the gail. nt Ambafi-Jor a moat willing
subj. ct for h'.r to practice on.
"Our legislators," protested the machine
politician, "are not as bad as they're
painted."
'Nor' replied the plain citizen. "Well,
they're certainly not as good as they're
iwhitewasaed." Philadelphia, 2rsa.
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