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3fl)e Democrat. JBOHSOV & CABS, Fublitheri. ^CHESTER, IOWA. A man who would try to slab a ghost ould stick at nothing. Happiness, Ilk® the raiubow, Is hard locate after it once gets away. There's plenty of room at the top, but iost of us want to be where the crowd Man is two-legged animal who tries to work all the other animals for a liv ing. Aunt Carrie has got her divorce and was also awarded the custody of the feather bed. Justice Is again accelerated by a di vorce granted to a man because his wife has cold feet. When three women sit down to talk about a new dress pattern a small boy with a toy drum Is inaudible. The Russian nihilists are continuing their policy of masterly inactivity. The Czar uses cigarettes to excess. An American dentist has been fixing the sultan's teeth. The United States government inay have to collect the bill. The late James Monroe will be re membered much longer on account of his doctrine than on account of his deeds. A purchase of real estate in I'aris for a Yankee skyscraper has alarmed Frenchmen who revere the Eiffel Tower. King Edward's coronation rites will last four hours, during which time he will be compelled to abstain absolutely from smoking. There are several sovereigns over here who are anxious to get a good swift kick at Prince Henry, who has been abusing Wllhelmlna. A western Judge has decided that oau age is not sausage unless It Is In links. We may yet have to admit that the -'olor of the hair makes the dog. Chicago has a 4-year-old boy who smokes strong cigars. This is bad but let us bo thankful anyway. Wo have ao 4-year-olds who write poetry. On Pltcalrn Island In the South Pa .flc Occan, mail Is delivered only once year. That must be a pleasant place jr the man whose bills come by the osfc King Chulalunkorn of Siam is prepar I to attend the St. Louis Exposition, .is but fair to the king to say that his headquarters will not be 011 the Mid way. When a man has to ask his wife for the price of a haircut, the spiritual af finity is due for a Jar. We are not sur prised, therefore, to learn that Henry and WUhelmlna of Holland are out. That man who was supposed to be dgpd—showed poor taBte in returning 'Just as bis wife was starting on a wed ding trip with another man. He might at least have permitted them to enjoy a pleasant honeymoon. Chicago woman has been paying wto a man to keep him from ing In evil spirits and having her arried away by them. Still, there are about two million more people in the city who. have not been worked In that way. A Philadelphia bank teller has been stricken with smallpox because he han dled germ-Infected currency. This Is unpleasant news, but it will hardly abate the fondness of men, women and children, in Philadelphia and else where, to handle money, even if it is not fresh from the mint or the bureau of engraving and. printing. The Department of Agriculture urges strongly the Introduction of a new In dustry, the cultivation of flowers—par ticularly roses—for purfume-innking. It Is believed that in California the oil, or attar, of roses can be distilled on a scale so extensive that American per fumers may ultimately become inde pendent of foreign producers of attar. In any event the industry, which Is pe culiarly adapted to the tastes of wom en, wlu be a new and largo source of domestic Income. Thousands of microseoplsts arc em ployed In Germany to prevent trichino sis by detecting diseased pork but If a tenth of the money thus expended were used in dissuading people from eating raw meat, the desired result would be attained more completely. A medical Journal uses tills illustration to show "how science outruns statesmanship." Perhaps It Bliould be reminded that sci ence can deal with things as they ought to be, whereas legislators must move slowly because of the Interests, habits and prejudices of people as they are. Can you tell by the manner in which rainwater eats Its way down a hillside whether^Ue soli was originally cov ered with forest? If the tract of land was once wooded, can you by the same sign tell about how long It has been cleared ,Sucb observations are full of Interest The rains make rapid work in eroding newly cleared and newly tilled land and hillsides but the prairie has reached a state of comparative equilib rium. A consular report of the tests made of two American locomotives In use 011 a Bavarian railway says that they are found satisfactory In every respect but one. They whistle after a fashion which sounds "unearthly" to musical German ears. Tliey screech in the way familiar to all who live near Amer ican roads Instead of letting out gentle murmurs as foreign-built engines do when they wish to .attract attention. It Is not strange that there should be such a difference in whistles. In the United States innumerable country roads cross the railways at grade. Men and live stock trespass on the tracks, while they do not abroad. It is neces sary to have some device to warn hu man beings and cattle that they are In danger. No better device than the ear-piercing whistle has been discover ed. In the early days of American rail roading the signs at road crossings read "look out for the locomotive when the bell rings." It was soon discovered that the rattling of wheels often kept a driver from hearing the soft sound of a bell, and the whistle, whose shrill •ound pierces through everything, was Substituted for If- It will be an easy ]SSW&i' illsMSs matter for American locomotive build ers to put 011 the engines which they send abroad the toy whistles to which foreigners are accustomed and which answer there all the purposes of a whistle. A young wouinn lingered In A. store elevator the other day after It had dis gorged the crowd. "Seventeen Is the limit," she said to elevator man "you took in more than twenty." "You have collected six fares without ringing up one," said a lady to a street-car conduc tor. "I am responsible for two please ring them up." "I do not care to discuss the matter here," said a tail college girl to a hackmnn. "I will pay you what you ask, take your number, and make in vestigation later." "Waiters six and eleven," reported a woman to a hotel clerk, "fail to serve me civilly when I do not fee tliem." These four com plaints, all overheard in one day, seem to confirm the rumor that American good-natured indifference Is waking up. The severe morality of modern times threatens the supremacy of one whose gray hairs alone ought to protect him— 110 less a personage than that areligiver, Santa Claus. It has been decided by many wise mothers that this Christmas fiction gives children their first knowl edge of hypocrisy and deceit, and that there is an unbecoming skepticism about the young man of seven or eight who has outlived the St. Nicholas delu sion nnd a certain air of contemptuous pity towards oilier victims of tills de celt. Moreover, they declare that It Is demoralizing to make an Idol of one whose only virtue Is a reckless habit of gift-giving aiul about whoso other habits little is known. Yet 011 the oth er hand it lias never been proved that those who have been thus amiably de luded were any the worse for the decep tion in after life, r.nd, in fact, many who have outlived ail delusions love to hug to themselves the memory of their faith 111 this giver of good gifts. Of course the saint himself has felt his power weakening in late years and he has lived to see automobiles preferred to reindeer as a means of locomotion and to have his travels through chim neys marred by the odors from gas logs, yet he has persisted in ills benevo lent habits In spite of these drawbacks, and it seems a pity to add anything more to Ills pack of miseries. Parents will decide for themselves In this mat er, but at present it looks as if, 011 the coming nights before Christmas, when "mamma in lier 'kerchief and 1 in my cap" settle down for a long winter's nap, the worthy pair will not be dis turbed by tile clatter of Santa Claus' approach. HAND GUIDE FOR PIANOS. One of the chief difficulties to be over come in mastering the piano Is the ten dency of the hands to assume nn incor rect position, the desire to drop the wrists seeming to be a fault with all pupils. William Bolirer, of Montreal, Que., believes that his hand guide— shown herewith—will aid greatly in overcoming this fault, besides auto matically raising the hands to the prop er level when playing on the black keys. The arrangement may be attached to any piano without damaging the instru- KEEl'S WAISTS IN A 1'KOPKR POSITION. ment, the screws which secure the two supports being inserted underneath the keyboard. The guides can be raised or lowered until adjusted to the player's needs, and the rolling carriages offer a minimum resistance to the movement of the hands lip and down the key board. The wheels are rubber tired and the wrist guides are suspended from pairs of spring bows, which are de pressed agaiust the wheels when too much weight is applied to the guides by the drooping of the wrists. This In creased pressure thus serves as a brake to preveut movemeut of the carriages as soon as the hands drop to an im proper position and also removes the tendency of the pupil to depend too much 011 the guides as a means of rest ing 'he arms when tired. YOUNGEST IS NINETY-ONE. HrotlicrsMarried SMcrn, mid tlie Four Have Lived Together fnr 75 Years. Ludlow Deliam and Billot Dehain, brothers, are 113 and 01 years old, re spectively. They are married to sisters, whose respective ages are 91 and OQ. All four are alive and well. The two 1" 1»KUAM AND WIFB, K. IIC!IAM AND WIPE. couples live together in a bumble home, near Chesterfield, Ohio. Siucc the dou ble marriage, almost three-quarters of a century ago these people have never been parted for a period exceeding two weeks. The brothers courted their wives together, proposed and were ac cepted the same evening, and were married together. Reciprocity Limited. In May and June steamers laden with green pease and strawberries leave Brittany daily for England. These are the spoils of the rich lauds about Brest. After Fashodn and the Dreyfus affair, when an anti-English feeling was ram pant, a grocer of this district, distin guished in ills abuse of the British, de nounced the whole race as "despicable preserve-merchants." "Why 'despicable preserve-mer chants?' some one asked. "Because they make the jams they sell lo us. They have 110 sugar and 110 fruit. Despicable? Why, they take our sugar and our fruit, and they make us buy their jams!" A story as slight as tills from the Rev. S. Baring-Uoukl's "Book of Brit tany" would be overweighted by the addition of a moral, but it may be hint ed that to err peasants and politicians —of a certain stripe—are liable alike. A blessing iu disguise usually has a hard time proving its identity. 1' THE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL The institution called upon In the near future to sup ply the kind of ed 11 0 which "unites profession nl nnd culture in terests ibto uiiity of purpose" will have a character ind alms distinctly tlifferout from tiib other established schools. It will be neither a high school a luminal training school, nor & trade school. It will not he a high school, since the culture element will be subordinate to practical technical train ing. Manual training, as this term is now understood, will not be taught, al though the excellencies of this branch of study are recognized. Instead of a gen eral instruction in using tools or design ing things, the following practical sub jects will be taught: pattern making, forging, foundry and machine shop prac tice. It will not be a trade school, how ever, as its activity is not limited to the teaching of one particular trade, hut em bodies in its curriculum such studies as will enable a young man hot merely to carry on his business, but will also give him the knowledge necessary for good citizenship and the culture demanded by the standard of life of the large middle class. In the technical high school a boy should be able to tit himself for indus trial pursuits aud a girl should receive Instruction in the "home making ai ls.' Instruction should be practical nnd fruit ful of immediate results. All the courses, therefore, should lead toward specific em ployment. Heretofore the foreman in the factory, the draftsman iu the architect's oflice, the contractor, the stationary engineer," as well as many others in the ranks of the skilled workmen, received their training during the years of apprenticeship while doing practical work as the exigencies of the day demanded. As much as time aud strength allowed aud ambition prompted they endeavored to pick up such informa tion and culture as a course in a night school could give, or as conversation with better educated men or newspaper read ing and cham-c opportunity would afford. At best it was a hard struggle, nnd due appreciation of economic, social and pro fessional values was often gained by loo many sacrifices and the loss of yeaVs 'in unnecessary experimenting. Many a man or a woman perfectly fa miliar with the three *'KV' of primary education never mastered the two "It's" of secondary education—range aud readi ness. hile high school courses will give range, which is "the apperception of a large number of facts of different char acter, they may fail to impart readiness and mastership in one pursuit or study. This must be acquired by practice "in apperceiving the same or closely allied facts." On the other hand, a trade school, whose aim it is to develop the abilities of its students in one direction, fails to give range and perspective of mental vision. fcxamiuing the statistics offered by the different reports of school superintend ents it is interesting to nolo that on an average only one-third or one-fourth of all the pupils enrolled in the grammar grades enter the public high schools or private institutions of secondary educa tion On the opening day of the*Chicago public schools the enrollment was divided among the different divisions as follows: sc,llools' S.r,ifiS grammar schools, 00,000 primary schools, 12(1,500. Fur thermore, the reports of high school sup erintendents show that about one-third of all the students enrolled leave during or at the end of the first year. Of the remaining students about ouo-fifth leave during or at the end of the second year, and another fraction at the end of the third year, so that only about one-third of the original number of students who en tered the high schools graduate. Why do so few students enter the high schools? And why do more than one- WIFE ABANDONMENT A FELONY. First Minneapolis Huslmud to Suffer a Penalty Under Minnesota Law* To (Jeorgc A. Kcuuey belougs the dis tinction of being the first man convict ed in Miuueapolis under the new law treating abandonment of or failure to support a wife us a felouy. The court was lenient with him and gave lilm the lowest penalty-only niuety days in the workhouse—instead of the limit of three years iu the penitentiary. Mr. Keuuey's bad eminence should be ti warning to other men, says the Min neapolis Tribune, who are inclined to neglect, evade or shirk their duty to their families. The Minnesota law Is a new depart ure in sociology. Heretofore such of fenses have been treated as misdemean ors. The delinquent husband could be tiued-in which case the wife usually hustled around and raised the money to pay—or compelled lo give bonds for good behavior or sent to jail iu default of security. But now he is confronted by a hard-labur proposition. If Iiis failure to support Ids family arises from laziness he finds that he has "jumped out of the frying pan into the lire," in being compelled to work for the State under more disagreeable conditions than free labor could pos sibly involve. If he has means or prop erty lie would naturally prefer to draw upon his resources rather than Incur a penal .sentence. It is not to be presumed that the aver age man will sin more than once in this direction if the law is vigorously en forced against him. If he cnu show that he has done the best lie can nnd that his failure to support his family arises from Inability to find employ ment that is, of course, a good de fense. This law gives the wife a better chance than she had before. She can insist that her husband perform his whole duty as the family provider and if he willfully refuses or neglects to do so she can have him "sent up" and Edison's early wanderings brought hiiu at 17 years of age to the Cincin nati ollice of the Western Union Tele graph Company, where his absorption in electricity and predictions of its fu ture power confirmed the nickname of "Luny," which clung to him even until ills fame was established. "We have the craziest chap iu our of fice „uid the telegraph manager to the editor of (he Cincinnati Commercial (liizette. "He does ail sorts of queer thlugs. I shouldn't be surprised if he turned out to be a genius some day. Let me tell you his last prank. "We have Deeu annoyed for some time by cockroaches. They Infested -f I**—* jit- liUil half of these students leave the high school during the first two years? Cer tainly ofteu for various reasons not to he attributed to our educational system. But It cannot bo denied that many do not enter, or leave soon after entering, because the subject matter Is not well suited to their need. To supply just such subject matter should bo the aim of tho technical high school. It should attract all children who cannot afford to spend four additional years of general study In a high school, and who are yet desirous of continuing the stud ies they like and understand, thus pre paring themselves better for practical pursuits. It should relievo the high school of students who show no particu lar aptitude for theoretical schooling, but who may develop excellent qualities un der another regime, the ends and aims of which arc more clearly perceived and better understood both by pupils and par ents. LOUIS C. MONIN, PII. D., Professor of Economics and rhilosopliy "in Armour Instltuto of Technology, Chicago. ENGLAND'S BRAVE BURGHER FOES. England has been fighting a brave foe in South Africa. I believe that every E is a is ready to pay a just meed of praise to tho brave men who have against such odds, and with a tenacity aud cour age that are wor thy of their race and of their his tory, maintained for so long a time the resistance against the overwhelming odds which England has thrown against them. They, have proven a focman worthy of our best efforts in warfare. Without dis cussing which side has been right, no matter whether we, as Englishmen, con demn the cause for which they have been fighting, we laud their strategy, their bravery, and admire their tenacity. It behooves England to meet tho re sistance with a spirit and tenacity that is tho equal of tho burghers. This alone will make of England a nation worthy to be their conquerors in war, and their friends in peace. JpS. CHAMBERLAIN, British Secretary of State for the Col onics. ADVICE ON KEEPING POSITIONS. You can hold your position If you fit yourself to its mold so as to fill every crevice. Bo like a cake. At first it Is a soft, spongy dough, and is poured into a mold which, it but half fills. As. it bakes it rises and crowds every dent in the mold. Not con tented, it bulges over tho top It makes a cake larger than the mold will hold. So, young man and young woman, be larger than your mold. After you have tilled every crease aud crevice of your position to advantage, work out at the top. It is tho largest cake that brings the most money. Always keep your promises. Your em ployer will never ask you to do more than is possible. Remember that an unful filled promise is as had as a downright untruth. Live within your means. Never let a month pass that you do not put something in the bank. Saving is the the sink. Tliey don't now. Luny fixed them. He just ran two parallel wires round the sink, aud charged one with negative and the other with positive electricity. Bread-crumbs wero tlieu scattered, and when Mr. Cockroach ap peared and put his little feet on the wires, ashes wero all that were left to tell the tale." In this cockroach annihilator was the germ of the incandescent light. NEW USE FOR THE LAMP. Hot water bags have grown to be a positive necessity Iu the household of late years, one advantage of this class of heaters being that they retain the warmth for an extended period of time. But the heat will eventually di- WATKIt JIEATEU FOIC THIS FEET. minisli beyond the point where the wa ter bag is useful, when the water must be renewed. As this cannot be always done conveniently it has occurred to Samuel A. CJotcher, of St. Louis, Mo., that the water might be constantly maintained at the required temperature by an arrangement attached to an or dinary lamp. He lias applied the idea in the manner shown, simply connect ing two bags with a coll of pipe in con junction with the flame. As the latter can be readily regulated it is easy to vary the temperature to suit require ments The inventor does uot confine himself to the use of the heater for Iu door purposes, but applies the same principle to the lieatiug of foot-warmers in carriages aud sleighs, obtatuiug the heat from a lantern carried on the dash board for lightiug the roadway. ao get rid of him. Its enactment is an im portant slep in the direction of the prac tical accomplishment of women's rights. .Edison nnd Hi« "Annihilator." One of the pranks of the youtliful Edison, when his genius was just begin ning to show itself, is described iu Col lier's Weekly. Probably the danger to human as well as insect life involved in Ills electric "ninilliUutor" prevented its general adoption. Along the Yukon. The outlook for gardening and some agriculture in the cold interior region of Alaska is decidedly encouraging. Al though the season was unusually late last year, new potatoes, cabbage, cauli tlower, beets and other vegetables were ready for the table before the middle of August, and lettuce, radishes aud turnips grown in the open had been in use for some weeks. Flower gardens containing a large variety of annuals grown from seed furnished last year were in full bloom. At the station at lilt in part, rye, seeded the previous fall, wintered perfectly and was ripe In •July. Spring seeded barley had ripen ed about the middle of August, and there was quite a prospect for oats and wheat to mature. Extensive areas of excellcut land were found on the Lower first great basic principle in the founda tion of success. Dress neatly and plain ly, for an employer marks a man as a fool who apparels himself with cstrava ganco and glaring colors. Never try to win the favor of your employer by slan dering your elbow workers. Slander al ways sticks. Show kindness to your feU low employes, but do not let it he forced kindness, for that deserves no thanks. Resolve slowly* arid act quickly. He member, It is better to bo alone than in bad company, tliat you cannot give your employer or yourself full value if you try to work after a night of dissipation that silence, like cleanliness, is akin to godliness, and that a clear conscioilco gives sound sleep and good digestion arid clothes one in nn itupregnablo coat of mail.—James J. Ilill in Success. NO EXCUSE FOR FAILURE. Among the tragic figures ot life is the man without peculiar gifts and graces, fitted by na ture for nn ordinary place, but forced by circumstances nnd un due persuasion into one of emi nence, or at least of publicity. Just at present the pulpit does not often allure men who have no fitness for it except that of Christian character, but time has been, nnd that not very long ago, when the piety of mothers induced them to urge the ministry on sons who, in the most exacting of professions, could only fail. Nothing in this world is sadder than wastefulness, and there is absolute waste when a man who could make an excellent shopkeeper, or a notable me chanic, or a thoroughgoing farmer, is in stead pushed into a place where, besides consecration, ho needs love of study, per suasive eloquence, instinctive tact, and nn almost universal sympathy. The same criticism applies to others of the learned professions. The army and tho navy are beckoning more of our sons than of old forestry is coining to thfe front as a new profession journalism has been added to the vocations made practicable to tho lib erally educated, and in brief, a young man with brains, pluck and persever ance has no excuse for not getting on if only he can secure tho right introduction and beginning. We shall have reason to linll it as a wholesome sign of the times when Ameri can youth cease to bo indifferent to poli tics. A country in which any man, how ever ohscuro his origin, tuny, through de termination to overcome obstacles and fine strength of character, arrive at tho highest distinctions in the gift of the republic, ought to stimulate youug men to splendid endeavor and rich achieve ment. One regrets to observe an aver sion on the part of many.men to study political economy, and a singular lack of responsibility in wielding that power of the unit which in the aggregate is so tre mendous a force in our national life.— Margaret E. Sangster in Ladies' Home Journal. SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Yukon, upon which there was an abun dant and often luxuriant growth of grasses over six feet In height The abundant moisture aud long days dur ing the glimmer months account for the surprising luxuriance of vegetation In that far north region. "Moral Suasion.0 A youthful supervising principal, who does not believe In corporal pun ishment, but in moral suasion, was summoned the other afternoon to the classroom of one of his teachers. John ny and Tommy, the teacher complain ed, had been throwing pencils at one another, and she had been unable to make them stop. "Then I will try a. little moral sua sion on them," the supervising princi pal said. "I will take them Into my of fice, sit them down before me, aud from now till half-past 5 I'll keep them throwing pencils at each other. I will also make them write the word 'pen cil' 500 times, and I will make them hand nr* in a UOO-word composition on pencil throwing." The teacher approved with a re spectful smile ot this Ingenious pun ishment. It was then 2 o'clock, and at 5 she made ready to go home. Her way led her past the principal's ollice, and she looked in. He sat reading at ids desk, and Johnny and Tommy, the two boys, stood about seven feet apart, throwing pencils at one another with a weary, bored air.—Philadelphia Itec ord. Turned Over to Mary. A recently published story of the late Lord Morris illustrates his scorn of red tape and petty details. A questiou had arisen as to the cost of heating the Irish law courts, aud a consequential treasury official was sent over from London to Dublin on purpose to investigate the matter. When he introduced himself aud ex plained his errand, Lord Morris smiled with suspicious bianduess and said: "Certainly, 1 will put you Iu commu nication with the person immediately in charge of that department." Then he sent out a messenger, and presently there entered an old char woman. Lord Morris arose aud left the room, saying as he did so: "Mary, here is the young uiau to see about the coal." The Worm Will Turn. The housewife peeped into the soup kettle, says a Oermau paper, then look ed reproachfully at the "lady help." "You've forgottou the onlous again!" she said. "It seems to me you can\ remember anything!" "Excuse me, madam," returned the maid, respectfully but lirmly, "I know nearly all of 'Faust' by heart." A Wild Guess. "Li Hung Chang is said to have has tened his death by a fit of anger." "Perhaps he discovered that one of his 3,000-year-old eggs was bad."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. What, has become of the old-fash ioned child that "made fapesV" Ono Kjre Open. When the Democratic candidate for president spoke nt Minneapolis, during the campaign of 1SJM», Former Senator Washburn addressed a letter to hi asking certain questions. It was an un usual tlihig for a man of Mr. Wash burn's promlhchee to inject himself into a public speech, but Mr. Bryan read his letter at the meeting nnd responded to It. It seems that Mr. Washburn Is getting acquainted with the trust ques tion. In a recent interview he dlsctisseS the subject with intelligence and even vehemence. It is gratifying to note evi dence of revolt among the Republicans, who are responsible for nn administra tive policy that permits the trusts to thrive and fatten upon people at large. The Commodore in a recent Issue com menting upon flie Washburn incident, says It is glad to give circulation to the following extract from Mr. Wash burn's interview: Steel rails can be manufactured today at a fair profit and sold at $17.50 a ton. At that price the rail mills would make a larger profit on their product than the flouring mills would make by a profit of 10 cents barrel on flour— which tho flouring mills would be glad to make, but do not. From the best in formation I have been able to gather, steel rails can be manufactured at about $1(1 per ton. Sold as they were two and a half years ago nt frl7.*0, there was a profit of $1.50 a ton, which Is more thau the profit on flour at 10 cents per barrel, and that is a larger profit than is averaged by the flouring mills of this country. Yet sucli rails now being sold at $28 per tou, making It easy to understand, with such enor mous profits, how tho steel mills are enabled to pay dividends on shares three-fourths of which are composed of water. I do not know just what sum would be required to rebuild these properties, but from what I am able to learn I am satisfied that they can be reproduced at less than one-half tho amount for which they are capitalized. The consequence is that the people and oensumers of the country are being taxed to tills enormous extent in order that the trusts nnd consolidations may pay such dividends. And yet, with this condition of things, we now have a duty of $7.80 per ton on steel rails! And what I have hero said of steel rails can also be said of structural steel, which now enters into construction of different kinds of such an enormous extent. If this is not robbery I would like to find some stronger word to char acterize It "Robbery" is a strong word, but Mr. Washburn wants something even stronger. What will he say of an ad ministration that permits the robbery to go on without making an effort to protect the public? Possibly Mr. Wash burn has only one eye open with this he sees the trusts very clearly. When he gets the other eye open he will be able to see the party leaders who are standing behind the trusts and receiv ing for campaign purposes a part of the money extorted from the people.— Rurlington, Iowa, Journal. *t 7 -i 1 WOMAN IN PUBLIC LIFE. There is no point which ought to be so strongly emphasized, no fact which so needs to be impressed upon those women who are to work for the differ ent political parties, as that of their utter powerlessness to help or hinder. Tho party leaders welcome all the grist which comes to their mill they do not reject any fuel which makes steam they accept every element which increases the enthusiasm, nnd they hon estly desire tho sympathy and co-opera tion of women. But, in politics neither the labors nor the opinions ot women have any appreciable influence unless en forced by the ballot. There are object lessons without number to prove this as sertion. Would it not show more wisdom, com mon sense and self-respect in women to organize and work to make themselves a part of the electorate before thev labor in behalf of any political party? No one party or one class of men will over en franchise women, bu^ it will have to bo done by a combination of the friends iu all parties and all classes. Workiaemaii'd Prosperity. A Chicago newspaper has compiled this interesting comparative table, a study of which will enlighten the house keeper who Is trying to locate that "prosperity" of which so large a boast Is made. It gives the prices of certain leading articles of food in 11)00 aud 1901: 1000. 1001. 'Cents. Cents. Rolled oats, per lb.... 2Ms 3*4 White meal, per lb.... V/j 2*4 Marrow beans, per lb. 3 4 Pea beans, per lb 4 41^ Tapioca 4 5 Honey, per lb 18 v' 22 Butter, per lb 20 28 to 31 ISggs, per dozen 18,20 20 to 25 Nuts, per lb 10 18 Peaches, per can 28 30 Pears, per can 28 31 Cherries, per can .... 30 35 Apples, per peck 25 35 Potatoes, per bu 40, 50 70 to 85 In meats a big jump in price has taken place since early summer. The figures given below (for Chicago) are for April and May and the present time: April and Present May. Cts. time. Cts. per lb. per lb. Porterhouse steaks.17 to20 20to30 Sirloin steaks 10 18 Round steaks 12 to 14 15 to 10 Chuck steaks lOtoll 12 Roast beef 8 to 10 10 to 18 Lamb chops 14 to 10 10 to 18 Mutton 8 to 10 10 to 12 Lamb, hindquarters lO'/j 12% Pork 10 1-3 12 1-3 Veal chops 10 to IS 18 to 20 Outlets 22 23 to 24 —Paducah, Ky., News-Democrat. Harmony for Democracy. Senator .loues was re-elected chair man of the caucus, a positlou which lie will hold, unless lie voluntarily with draws Iu the meantime, for two years, carried with it the prestige of mi .loriiy leader on the tloor of the Sen ate. Tlie caucus was entirely harmo nious and free from friction of any sort. It was attended by all of the Senators who 'lave heretofore been atliiiated with tlie Populist and Silver Uepubli can parties, including Senators licit Held and Dubois, of Idaho, Hmris, of Kansas Teller, of Colorado, and Gib son and Clark of Montana. McLnurlu, of South Carolina, was Uot present, however. Senator .loues had received uotlce from Senator I'lntt, chairman of (he Committee of Itepublleaus which lias been delegated io s«!ect tho com mittees. that I be ItepnMleiins would take care of McLr.urin's assignments. This notice wns accented by the Demo cratic caucus us a concession by Me- ti -.K ^2. 5^- SiSSSSSK J&. t&tB&Si Laurln that hereafter he will class him self with tlie Republican Senators. An Informal discussion of the Hay Pauncefoto treaty resulted iu tacit agreement that the Democrats will not placc any obstacle In the way of the ratification of that Instrument. If a two-tlilrds majority of tho Senate Is prepared to vote for it tho Democrats will consent to the vote being taken at as early a date as tlie majority desires to fix.—Kock Island Argus. Two Face to Face* That Republicanism nnd Democracy, tho two great American forces born of principles that have divided senti ment since the foundation of tills gov ernment. now stand face to face be fore tho country In their proper align ment Is a fact not to be regretted by those who desire a consistent settle ment of existing issues. There Is no present need and no ex cuse fot the organization or mainten ance of other political parties In this country. The questions to be passed upon In the near future arc primal In their nature and were long ngo weighed and analyzed by Republican and Democratic thinkers respectively. The paramount Issue Is that ol govern ment by and for a privileged class at the sacritlce of the rights of many, or government by and for the many at the sacrifice of the unjust privileges ol tlie few. Tlie Republican party stands for the privileges of the few. The Democratic party stands for tlie rights of tho many. The truth of tills continued align ment Is plain. In the approaching ses sion of the Fifty-seventh Congress the representatives of Republicanism will bo found voting for the upholding of the trust power, for the passage of the $180,000,000 ship-subsidy bill taxing tho people for further enrichment of the syndicates, for tho maintenance of the Dinglcy high-tariff law embodying tho principle which created and stlil fosters the trusts, for whatever col onial policy may be dictated by the trusts. In each Instance named the Democratic party will be found light ing for tlie rights of the people ns against these Influences of the priv ilege. There lias never been a time when the two great parties were moro clearly and distinctively arrayed one against tho other. That the people understand liow definite Is the approaching conflict be tween Democracy and Republicanism is indicated by tho practical elimina tion of smaller and Inconsequent po litical parties from the field of battle. There will not be one Populist or silver Republican member of the United States in the approaching session. The National Congress will represent with, exactness the existing alignment of the American people. The two great par ties will exclusively occupy tlie Held In the political contests of 1002 and 1004. Tills fact Is full of promise for Democratic victory. The party of tho people has never been stronger, more aggressive or better organized than now.—St. Louis Republic. Rotiish Riding Temper/' The thing about Mr. McKlnley that gnve liini power mid the confidence of the people In his judgment wns that In a remarkable degree he possessed equipoise. He did not hurry, he was not excitable, lie did not show irrita tion, he did not scold. Mr. Roosevelt is the opposite. A special from Wash ington gives this Incident: "President Roosevelt, after waiting half ail hour for Ills carriage, came somewhat excitedly through the cor ridors of the White House this after noon, proclaiming that such a thing would not occur again. Clad iu Nor folk jacket, corduroy knickerbockers, yellow leather leggins and rough rider hat, turned up at tho side, such as he used to wear In war days, lie looked a veritable rough rider. He clanibercd into Secretary Cortelyou's government carriage and started to meet a friend on the outskirts of tho city with whom he hud an appointment for a cross country walk. "To Roosevelt It Is unpardonable to keep one waiting. As he emerged from tile inner door the attendants scattered and realizing that his ex cited manner was the cause of their flurry a merry twinkle shone from his eye as he looked from the carriage window. He returned, however, in good humor.' There is something about such nil In cldont that makes one feel that It Is not In keeping with the position of tho President of the republic.—Ablllue, Kan., News. A Pliillipiiinc Totmcco Trnnt. The Financier of London said last week: A combine Is being effected among the tobacco growers of the Phil ippine Islands, with a capital of be tween ¥0,000,000 and $7,000,000. The scheme Is being carried on in London under the auspices of the Rothschilds, who, through their Spanish invest ments, have large Interests In the Phil ippines. 1 Democratic Senators at Washington are a unit for party represenfhtlou as well ns parly principle. They will pro test earnestly against tho proposed plan of the Kepubllenu leaders to reduce their representation on the Committee on Claims, lirigntlon and Commerce. Tliey have no objection to the Republi cans increasing their own membership on all the Senate committees so long as tliey leave Democratic representation untouched, but they have strong ob jections to any plan which will tend to lessen Democratic prestige Iu commit tee work. Tlie attitude of the minority was clearly dcliued In a resolution which was unanimously adopted by the Democratic caucus yesterday afternoon. The ea.ucus was called by Senator Jones aiul was the first meeting of Demo cratic Senators that has been held to discuss parly questions since the open ing of the tifty-sevcuth Congress. Tho paper adds: "The contracts and concessions were obtained through some of the American peace delegates, who, In typically Yankee fashion, man aged to combine private and official business. The name of a promineut American commissioner is being freely handled about London, but without any apparent justification. The chief pro moting, It is said, Is being done in New York, though the names of the parties doing it are not announced. According to the report, however, the Rothschilds have a largo hand In the affair."— Sprlngtield, Mass., Republican. Iu view of the strong argument for reciprocity made by Mr. McKlnley in Ills last speech, aud President Roose velt's declared intention lo follow tho policy of his lamented predecessor, It would be supposed that tills subject would occupy a prominent place In the message. As a matter of fact, of the 30,000 words in the document only 000 are devoted to reciprocity. The message as a whole leaves the Impression that the President, In his desire to be conservative, consulted so many persons and took so much advice that there Is comparatively little of Theodore Roosevelt left in It. Later on, however, as has happened with other chief executives, he Is likely to "And himself."—New York Herald. No man knows any one except him self, whom he judges Ut to set free from the coercion of laws and to be abandon ed entirely Ills own choice.—Johnson. 'Bridget, did you call the boys?" "In dade an' Ol called thlm everything O) cud think of, bat they won't git op."— Brooklyn Life. Wlgg—The average run of people have very little sympnthy for each oth er. Wagg—Nonsense! Haven't you ever noticed how folks cry at a wed ding? "I wonder if this bridge pays?" said Lord Lennox, In approaching Vauxhall bridge. "Go over It," said Hook, tho punster,"and you'll bo tolled."—Youth's Companion. Mrs. Porkcbops—Bah I They're mer« parvenus. Mr. Porkcbops—Er—got theUr money since we did? Mrs. Porkchops— Why, yes they've Just struck oil In Texas.—Brooklyn Life. Mrs. Younglln (going out)—John, do you suppose you cau hear tbe baby from where you are If he wakes up and cries? John (who Is reading tft« news paper)—I dunno I hope not An Editorial Encounter: Nubbs—IIo went Into the editor's office like a roar ing lion and came out like a postage stamp. Bubbs—How was that? Nubbs —Licked.—Detroit Free Press. A Costly Feed: "We had a feast for a king at our boardlng-housc yesterday. It Included all the choicest delicacies of the season." "What were they?" "Hash and succtotash."—Cleveland la 1 a Dealer. How It looked: Wife—I've gotten so that I don't care If you are not at home more. 1 have resources of my own. Husband—Y011 don't menn to say that you have lenrneil/to quarrel with your sclf?—Life. Kitty—1that young chap, Charlie Os good, lias fallen in love with a chorus girl. Jane Well, there's nothing strange about that. Young boys always fall In love with girls old enough to be their mothers. "You seem to be much Interested In me, my little girl. What Is It?" "I don't sec how your face can be so smooth nnd clear papa says yo» have traveled all over tho country on It"— Boston Transcript A Trifle Mixed: Tess—What Is ab sinthe, do you know? Jess—Oh! I think It's one of those fake love po tions. I read In a book one time that "absinthe makes the heart grow fond er."—Philadelphia Press. "Tell me," he sighed, "tell me, beauti ful maiden, what Is In your heart?" Miss Henrietta Bean, of Boston, gavo hlin a look of icy disdain, and then vouchsafed tho monosyllable reply: "Blood."—Baltimore American. Some colored folks naturally blue: Miss Johnson—Mellndy Jackson says she has blue blood In her veins! Miss SnoSalke—Well, she orter hab! De fe male side ob her house has been han dling washing-blue for ten generations! —Exchange. For art's sake: "Grlselda," said tho visiting relative, "you ought not to try to sing when you are shaking with tho chills." "1 haven't got the chills, aun tie," replied the church-choir soprano "I am practicing on my tremolo."—CM cago Tribune. "Dld-you ever try any of these hcaltli foods?" the sympathetic friend asked of the dyspeptic lady. "Yes," she re plied, "aud I'm not going to eat any more of them." "Why not?" "Because they spoil my appetite."—Cleveland Plnin Dealer. Before the bout: "Is Mickey In con dition?" "He's as fltie as silk. Ah, Mickey's great boy. He's got some thing up his sleeve that'll astoulsh all thim other duffers." "What-ls It. -Mis ter Doolan?" "It's Ills nr-r-m."—Cleve land Plain Dealer. First Teamster—Well, I see, Moike, we've declared a stroiko at the Selby works. Second Teamster—Kuw! Is that so? And why? First Teamster Well, you see, It wns this way: That fellow Winters, who made the big haul, wasn't a member of the union. How lie did it: Moses—How did vott mnke your fortune? Levi—By horse racing. Moses—Not betting? l.evl No, I started a pawnshop Just outshlo the race-course for the people who wauted to get homo when tho races were over.—Philadelphia Press. Providing himself with business: "You run your automobile very fast through the streets," said the flieud to the doctor. "Yes," replied the man of pills nnd bills "I'm always In a hurry to get there and, besides, when times are a little dull, I can pick up a few cases on the way."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Man's secret power: "Iu all my life," she said, with a sigh, "I have seen only ono uiau that I would care to marry." "Did he look like me?" ho carelessly asked. Then she flung her self into his anus, and wanted to know what secret power men possess that en ables them to tell when they aro loved. —Chicago Record-IIcrald. Hard to tell: "I see your names in tho papers a good deal," commented the old frlcud "I suppose you're really In society now." "My wire thinks we arc," replied tbe man who had become suddenly rich, "but sometimes I bavo my doubts." "How so?" "Well, when there's a swell charity entertainment to be given, with boxes quoted at two and three huudred dollars or more, the evidence seems to indicate that we are very much I11 society but when somo exclusive private function takes place there seems to be nothing but wlijt you might call negative evidence. 1 think possibly It might be correct to say that our mon^y Is in society, but we are not."—Chicago Post Unexpected Kriidilion.* 1 An absent-minded professor of lan guages dropped luto a restaurant one day for a luncheon. "What will you have, sir?" asked the waiter. "Fried eggs," replied the professor. "Over?" said the waiter, meaning, of course, to ask whether he wanted them cooked on both sides or only one. "Ova?" echoed the professor, sur prised at his apparent familiarity with Latin. "Certainly. That is what I or dered. Ova galliuuo." This the waiter Interpreted as mean ing "extra well done," and that is tbe wny they came to the table Faith and Works One day last week a Berkeley student in one of Prof. L. Dupont Syle classes came Into tbe recltatlon-rooin so late that the English teacher made a mild remonstrance at the extreme tardiuesi of the youug man. "Professor," replied the young fc low In excusing himself, "my wat was slow. I shall have no faith In after this." "My dear fellow," said Syle, "w yon do need Is not faith, bnt works San Francisco Wa\ e. if}