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Out With tho Droncs.

The Hon. ALEXANDER MONROE DoCKERY
OF the Third Missouri district will introduce
into tho House OF Representatives next
week the following resolution:
btrs elect TO the House Of Representatives Of the Fifty
third Congress- to be appointed by the Speaker Of tho
House OF Representative, Of the Fifysccond Congress-
shall prior 10 the hrss Monday OF December next IN
Quirs into and examine the methods OF business and
work In the executive department Of the ,ioverumeEt
tho time and attention devoted 10 the operations
gree Of efficiency OF all ,uch Employee ami whether
sons authorized to bs employed IN said executive de-
partmsnts can be made wlAout injury to the Pablo
service.
said commission or any subcommittee thereof
shah have power send Tor perfons and papers and
may report by bill or Otherwise tho Fltythird Con-
gress All necessary expense, Of said shall
be paid out OF the appropriation for the
items for the contingent fund OF tho Heuss of Repre.
sentaves upon vouchers bs approved by the Chair
man OF said commission"
The work which Mr.. DoCKERY will strive
to have done by means OF this resolution Is
important and necessary. The creation
and multiplication OF useless Offices have
been constant part OF the policy OF Re-
publican Congresses. The abolition of such
offices Is duty OF Democratic Congress.
The practice OF the Democratic party must
not belle its principles. Strict economy In
administration and tho suppression OF Of
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. There rises n huge wall. scventy-flvo feet
nigh, "nclo sing n square court. OF which the
sid" is 40 feet long. Part Of tho wall. having
fallen into ruins. has been robuilt from tho
ancient materials. but the whole OF tho north
side" with its beautiful pilnst"rs. is perfect.
As me visitors enter the court they stand
still in a-tonishm"nt ut the extraordinary
siEht Whi"h meets their eyes for here. crowded
within those four walls. is the native village "
latmor. IL was NATURAL enough for the Arabs
TO hulld their mud huts within these ready
mad" Qualifications. but the impression rrO-
durcu hy such Village in such u place is
indcscrihaily strange The temple. so to speak,
is eaton out at tha core, aud little but the shell
remains. But here and there u nutnd Corin.
THAN column or Eroupot columns. with eniau-
laturo st!! perfect. rises in stately ginre far
over the wrrtched huts. til" rich. creamy color
OF the limestone and til" beautiful mouldings II
the capitals contrasting with the clear blue OF
the cloudless sky.
The best view 81 thu whole is to be obtained
from the roof OF TIL" nnos. which. once branti.
full and adorned W! tn sculpture. ia now all bat.
tered and defacod md has been Inetnmor.
phoscd into II suuald liitio mosque. 70 do.
scribe tho view from that roof were indeed y
hopeless task High into the clear h!lr air
and the golden unshine riso the stately coll
unlns crowded and Jun bled and hrnped to-
E"ther below. untouched by the gladdpning
sunbeams. unrcfreshrd by the pure. FREQ air.
lies all the snuaor and wretchedness Of an
Arab mUd-hut village
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source Of the old. Thcv can punish tho
existing feminine victims. but they cannot
whiten the black hearts OF the masculine
despoilcrs which keep up thoir numbers In
fixed ratio to tho whole population.
The truth is that men are ashamed to
make woman alone punishable for an OF.
fence of which man is equally guilty. 1t
Is not fair. 1t outragcs the sense OF justice
IN men. n society is determined to cure
this terrible disease. IL must cease to dis
criminatc between men and women after
its present fashion. It must impose
tho same legal and social penalties
on both the SHINING man and the
SHINING woman 1t must make the vice
equally punishable Ivy whichever practised.
Tho sense OF justice In men is already put to
n painful strain oven by the restraining So
verify of tho police upon these wrctched vic
tins of masculine lust, and IL the treatment
Of them Is made ms cruel as PARKHuRsT de-
sircs. every instinct OF justice and man
hood will rise up In indignant revolt.
That is the explanation OF the public con-
sent to the liberation Of the social OWL. The
police merely represent the sentiment OF
mon. Tho necessity Of providing safeguards
for the public health and public order re-
quires q discrimination against the women
which in itself is harsh punishment, and
the social ostraclsm to which they must
submit is n powerful deterrent from vice
that is not applied to their seduccrs and
associates among men.
Hence this liberation must continue In the
form OF secluding the evil so far as practi-
cable, or It'll must be replaced by the direct le-
gal recognition and licensing OF vice as a so
cinl necessity so long ns the moral standards
of vast numbers Of men remain as they are
now. That is the alternative. Both courses
are shameful enough to men. but men will
not add to their load OF shame the con-
seriousness OF committing the further out
RACES on the weak and dcfencees5 which
PARKHURsT and his sensational allies would
impose on them.
The only efrectual cure for the disease is
to raise the moral standard Of men. and it
is remedy to be applied by tho Church
and not by tho State. Make all men good
and there will be no bad women. Even rs
it is. vice is rare among women as compared
with men,
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out any other Issue than that OF war. The thing
appears SO serious that cannot believe in the
far from being ready in armaments. in the
means 81 mobi,izing her troors. and especially
n her financial condition, Bnt IN these mat;
For many years past Russia has heen, restless.
and she Is visibly out Of patience. 1t Is to be
ienred that one day or another she may listcn
10 those, wIich prom pied the wise policy which
has guided her conduct up to the present.
her T 81: s1 of
seems likely to fail. II the contcnding parties
young King Alexanler. The Car would cor;
talnly not hermit that throne to be pulled
sn whs s sSs ys"n s ne
e"piasfaticn. Insirnilcant as It may spPear
thes,aprronch ofthc .srring Of 1898.
tn. signs OF antaEonism between Russia ,,i, Ia
such an extent that they take on the. character
81 had feeling and almost unbridled hostility;
respectively, suppressed tho POSTS Of aaacLts
,n,l.aTes. which we're IN existence during the
t bS IN sTf rom s 40 S.T te
tween the two countries. At st Petersburg
tie oil m nation OF the German element. which
tons. Is going on more and more openly. At
Berlin they are carving on II regular cam.
everything, which interests the credit OF
peramont ALWAYS throws him into en-
tremes. has committed an act OF public
2iScourtesy to tho Gar which Alexander
III. has not failed to feel bitterly. At the SER
vice celebrated on the occasion of tho ami
tersnry in the chapel of the Russian Embassy
at Berlin. there was neither II representative
Of the Enporor Of Germany nor Il delegation
from either OF the two German rogiir ents OF
which Alexander III. is tho honorary chief.
placed the former cordially between the two
soNereigns. which was, Ierhaps. on moro than
GU" occasion the most cflicacious preSctNcr Of
European peace. When antiuathy holds tn"
foremost place IN tn. existing sentiments. it
requires very little TO hring about n conflict.
Everything is ready for war. and nothing is
wanting cNcapt tho cdSus heU to bring II on:
and the question Of the Balkans may furnish
that at any moment. L. M\sSENAS.
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We find list Of twenty living American
poets In a disGuisition upon poetry printed by
the Jerish Progress. Here are the pames:
RILEY. ALDRIcH. EaAN. STEDMAN. MILLER. GIL
DER, THOMPSON. SToDDAED. JOHNSON HARTE.
CARLETON. WILSON. WooDBERRY. THA1TER.
BEERS. HOWE. HowELLs. and three Others We
must confess that some OF these names are
unfamiliar to us. though We strive to keep q
full roster OF contemporary poets. and also to
cover all their productions In n sympathetic or
appreciative or observant spirit. Wears sure
that those readers OF THE Sun who are
familiar with the poetry OF the times will say
that many names which deserve to be put
alongside the best OF those upon the list
printed by the Jerish Progress are nbsent from
1t. We ourselves entertain this opinion. For
nearly every poets name hero given We could
give the name of another poet OF equal merit
and. indeed. We are constantly printing tho
names OF poets who. We feel certain. are more
meritorious thar some OF those whose names
are here printed. We doubt whether the Jptp-
ish Progress takes In tithe Of the rhyme OF
this teeminG land.
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The Black SiIesla Musk,

A solitary horseman on a bay horse has
for some days been scattering terror and
collecting toll from dwcllcrs in the remote
and unfrcquonted districts of Chicago. He
wears black silesia mask. and his steed is
swiftcr than cable car. The unfortunate
inhabitants of Cicero have fed before him.
Lake View is practically deserted. and
Aurora has nervous prostration. He
flashes revolver" in the faces Of way
farers. and comrcls them TO empty their
pockets and lay their valuablcs in
the road. He seems to refuse silver
watches. from which it is argued
that lie Is either monomctallist or
foe OF plutocrats. His description
as we get it from various Chicago persons
In condition OF panic Is rich and various.
To Waterman who saw him in Grossdalo
on Sunday afternoon he seemed youth of
20. "a smooth-faced young chap, with a
light complexion He wore dark clothes.
short sack coat. and n dark SLOUGH hat |
cannot be sure that he did not wear short
dark overcoat." Observe carefully tho
Overcoat. IL you please. Think OF the Hon.
RICHARD TUnPIN. or any truo and actual
knight of the road. on duty in short over.
coat. TO the Waterman tho highwaymans
horse. saddlclcss and n-blanketcd,
looked "a blooded animal. a very light bay,
almost sorrel. with two white hind feet"
Notice in passing the elegant Cook county
locution. hrO hind feet. The road agents
right hand was thrust deep Into his side
pocket. Presumably he was caressing a
pocket liask The watchlnan thinks it was
"gun."
On Friday this redoubtable wnsbbucllor
Is said To have held up" a boy OF 10.
Amount Of swag, fifty cents. On the same
day he put on his black silesia mask and
put out his revolver and riAed youth in a
grOcer's wagon. Proceeds. nothing. He
also held up another grocer, and got two
dollars. A Sergeant Of police who saw him
but didn't follow him. prudently suspecting
perhaps that the stranger was an ill-favored
person. describes him as "about 8 feet 4
inches tall. weighed about l40 pounds. was
clean shaven. and looked like Swede. He
wore u stiff black hat. black overcoat orna-
mented with braid. and was between 20 and
so years old"
A florist saw the Man with the Sllesa
Mask on the old Plainfield road In the gray
dawn Of Monday morning. riding slowly
and on "a spirited and speedy steed." How
the florist knew that the slow-golng steed
was speedy doesn't appear. He must be a
horse reader Tho town marshal OF Lyons
is sure that the florist didn't SEQ the high
wGyman. The town marshal did. and to his
cost His story:
What is man to do riding along quiet country
road In the middle Of quiet Sunday afternoon II
honeman suddenly appears before him and thrusis
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HEArr TELESCOPE MoUN7YsGs
The Massive Structure that VIII Hold the
Lens OF the Yerkcs Iustruncnt.

f'oN' INC 'trsefnHu Lfdfrr
The contract Ct, for the new lSrkcs te,ssconc
scy, a Cleveland firm. The monster ins,ru.
ment. which will tossoss the distinction ri,
bci1g thS larSSst dtSSesSoGe " The w;rh IS to-
to the Chicago Uhiversitv Tho gift will alsa
include an observatory. in which the tcescous
will be placed. the entire amount givon t. tho
n1Gersy Gr this Sn @ hat
will TIC advanced at once. aud it will be pushes
to completion as quickly as possible Ii Is the,
wish Of the company to have the telescope en-.
tirely finished In one year.
The Yerkes telescope will havo mn o'jnn.
glass OF forty inches clear np.rturc, and the,
total length Of tho tube. with it, arrossoricy,
VIII not be less than seycnty-liye feat. The
weight OF sixty ions The tnhn. nlono vii
weigh six tons. Tho polar axis. which carries
the entiro weight OF the tubc and its attach.
ments. will weigh flvc tons, The dtiNius
menso tubc with a motion CORRESPONDING to,
the rNnct apparent motion OF thu star being
observed Will weigh ono ton. The weight "
the column supporting the mechanism OF tho
telescope viii not DO less than thirty tons, TN,
instrument will be provided with all the com.
pliratcd motions which arc necessary IN
such large telescope The machinery al
Grated Ivy the hand Of the astrnnnmcr or "
electric motors, ut tho will nf the ohsrrv",.
Tho electri'. motors arc governed 10y n small
orators table "r in any other conveni.n, posi-.
uo't In desiG and general construction the,
lerkcs will DO very similar to tho Lick. al.
though twill be 70 per cent. more powerful
The construction OF tho instrument will. Of
necessity. be undertaken in sections. II womb
require mn ordinary SKIS story buildngto AFFORD
room Tor IT'S building ns II whole AS 1t Is. the
the company will he partially removed in order
to make room for the big visitor
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Russia's hunger-stricken districts this
season form the southern part OF last years
famine area They are largely In the black
soil region once regarded as tho IN ost fertile
in Europe. and are o melancholy example Of
the deterioration Of Russian agriculture.
brought about chiefly by the dsforesting Of tho
country. This conclusion has been reached
both by Russian and foreign observers who
have studied the question. They say that the
enormous destruction Of the forests in and
around the black soil provinces have brought
about a complete change Of climate within
twenty years. Tho trees once wardsd off the
scorching winds. and tho m DISTURB they helped
retain in the soil prevented drouChts. These
winds and drouRhts are now tho greatest
causes OF evil to the farmers.
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From ne london Buiide 2,


wo have before us the annual report of Mr. Love
grove surveyor to the hoard OF Works for The kn1y
district Among the special points touched on IN tue
report We md comment on the Disagreement OF she
streets by loose paper nuisance which IN many dis
tricis OF London requires checking it strong tan
Mr. Lovegrovs says: Tho sources of s'oy ar" '""se
pager from hoardings; tFads.uens circulate received
by passers by only 10 he thrown III tha roId'
and often scattered 10y hanlf"s from
cart driving rapitly along the streets also
thrown away by trahrsmCn anl street hawa"rr' Men
employed at cost Of Ia" r4'eiay"Fs in clearing
away much OF thus but hhor1iy after clearance tho
street is as full Of paper AGAIN II Is observed at the
duscart shoot that iisn one lhrh Of 'he oaa consists
of pRper In ,nius districts tho dusimen are ordered
not to take orpor is coming under the head OF art
es which nug'i 10 lie burned In the house Some
s,rlnre,. ,,soa or this subject seems necessary
though it INST Dc admitted there might be difficulty
applyinE II.
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One Mans Eonth and Old Age,


ZtpoN1l. Ala. Nov. -. Old Pete Reynolds 10
dead He was one Of tho most noted charao-
ters in Clehurn county. For sixty years he has
lived the life OF u hermit. avoiding the pres
ence Of women and having but little to do with
men. In his youth he was one OF tho sports Of
Mobile. where. having rich father. he was
enabled to fly into every species OF ssipat ion.
lie was IL years old when. in Il quarrel with q
companio ion over the iavors shown by u young
lady. who was at THAT time the local belle. he
inflicted wounds wiIch eventually led to his
death. His fathers wealth brought him ac-
Iuittal. but this was all rendered in vain. since
this young lady refused longer to recognize
him. He abandoned Mobile and plunged into
the wilderness Of north Alabama and was for
years at IL time lost to all who knew him.
Once. Iust before the war. he ,yenturod out to
learn, something OF the world he had so long
elegance and went to Huntsville. ,where he
was invited to n bali at which the select circle
Of the Tennessee Valley were present: One Of
the first ladies WHOM he met WAS his Mobile
acquaintance OF other years. They bowel
stihiy as they passed. Reynolds hastened
from the scene. returned to the fastness OF his
seclusion. and never ventured again to the
habitations of men.
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fees not absolutely necessary to efficient
administration should be insisted upon In
every department Of the public service. Re-
publican extravaganza has brought the
Treasury to condition which would
impose a policy Of economy upon the
Democrats even II they were not bound to
such q policy by their history and their
pledges. Mr.. DocKERY's resolution Is
soundly Democratic. Drive out the
drones and the incnpnblcs. Government
Office was not intended to be charitable
institution or n lounging place. 1t should
DO place for hard work that must DO
done: and useless or merely ornamental
of1iceholders. from JERRY RUsK's analyzcrs
OF crows stom achs to the smallest super
nuous bungstarter, should be put out and
their Offices abolished.
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The Only Remedy.

The Mayor of Pittsburgh has undertaken
to solve tho most terrible of social problems
by the simple method Of closing up sum
marily the disorderly houses OF that town.
He makes tho experiment at the demand
OF ministers and other citizens that he Gil
force the law against such resorts In its
extreme severity. tho charge having been
made that by toleratinR the evil the Pitts
burgh police were practically licensing 1t.
The same charge is made against the
police OF New York. They are accused OF
winklng ut vice. Tho public. oven. know Of
Its existence. for cannot be kept secret. 1t
leaves an indelible mark on tho faces and
manners OF the women who minister to it.
Generally they arc easily recognizable in the
streets by all mon. They must have homes
from which to hail. and those places cannot
be respectable. The very admission of such
women to house gives it tho faint of dis
repute. whether tho other inmates be or
derby or disordcrly. But ns it il
in Now York. so it is IN every great
city Of Christendom. except that here this
vice Is less. proportionately to the popula-
ton. and 1t is not manifested 50 openly MS
abroad. 1t has also been here from tho
very foundation OF tho town. and under
oSciy poilCo COMMUNICATIONS. no Reports
Of the Police Superintendent Of forty and
fifty years ago show that it was tolerated
then to an even greater extent than now,
and was far more offensive in its
display. The police have never attempted
to conceal 1t. However much they might
have tried. they could not have hidden IL.
This police federation OF tho vlco tho
Mayor of Pittsburgh has now stopped per-
cmptorily. He has ordered every vicious
resort to DO closed up. Superintendent
BYRNEs might undoubtedly do tho same In
New York. The situation OF such houses Is
matter OF common repute. and the police
are accustomed to deal with them accord
Ing to this general reputation without bo-
ing TOO scrupulous in exacting absolute and
SPECIFIC evidence OF their character.
Every one OF them could DO shut I'D
Io-hlght without any stretch OF authority
winch would get the police into trouble, |
ana oil the Inmates might be brought be. |
fore tho Police justices tomorrow morning.
WEE. then. Is not tho raid made The prac- |
ucul results OF the experiment OF the Pitts. |
burgh Mayor explain why. They also show |
why Just and enlightened public sentiment |
would not justify tho police in II proceeding |
SO violent. These places do not create vice. |
Vice creates them. II their wretched In. |
mates are driven out OF tho houses in which |
they now 1.-Two. they must find residences
elsewhere Even il they were all killed or |
sent to prison for life. their places would he |
supplied by tho same infamy OF men Which |
sent them down into degradation. and the |
police could no moro stop tho source OF the |
new, supply than they could dam up the
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DYRENFoRTE. the cloud drIller. continues
to mako fair weather. and tho Washington and
Chicago enthusiasts who have looked rever-
emily on his efforts are dry and sad. But,
courage! The Hon. CHARLES BRAINS FAPwEII,
the greatest patron and friend OF artificial
rain water in the country. has an expert. We
are Informed. who undertakes to freeze large
blocks OF atmosphere. You melt tho snow. and
tho parched plains Of western Kansas feel the
gracious drops. II Mr.. FARwEIL's expert Is as
successful as he hopes to be. the ra!nless lands
can Do sure Of leo cream. any way.
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National Gunrd NOtea.

Since tho election of Major Cochran in the Thirteenth
the regiment has been in coIstn ant broil Cba-ces
have been made by tho xdhereuts OF tho can.
didato that tho two comnanes which were some tina
ago transferred from tho tusbanded Trtysecund vera
brought into the regiment with previous understand
Ing at their OIL, GERS should support Cochran who was
the Colonsrs candidate) for tho Majority Tho fact
~, ,h.ir ro,. la ,,orn, , 80 ,. .,,., $780,,
IN. coor NJ truth IN IN. charge. n mar. such
understanding the officer. cu,c.,n.a nav. arsa,,
discovered their ,nstal. for IN, cu,.a,ps NJ ho,n
nj Nh. trnnsferrsd conn.pi.. nav. ,.p,.,sd
,b.ir r..,,r,t,on. n.,,,s. -, hat, ,r..,m.,, a,
the hands OF Col Austen Cant MAYER of Comn,uv
r.siyn.d aftcr having h.en nctaica No A,;u,. ant .
honor ms the rank of Frs, Lieutenant h
all that the regin,ental Adjutant may claim Can't
a,,as Cn, .ns,. ,.I.sa, Me-, - ' So,,',s,', ,a.
- -. A.. -, 49,, 49,. - -
."'t,'"s A. w. So .'o" Wv $3.50 49,.
w. w.. p."' w. Wv ~ ~, ~"
Tue 'o'ohe' IS '" 'A"'o'A "s~e' " iu .ns
~. ,~.,,..a,,., =. ..-..,.. 49,. -....., A.. a..
no"su' ne MS mo ""!''a' al" i"eu' n'oo. 70
li''e fanny o ', "'' " ~,
'e'"p " ,,'. A '' ~ ~
'e""e' " ' .' h 30 ~ p
s"""se " " ~ w " " s "
pFsseh' rams lux Wv WV oe''"'
II. ,,hi.,, .,,pc. NJ tn. Tventy.s.-opd p.o,n.nt
~h,ch ,xiu ,ara pInc. Mt the armorv newt rhu,.d.v
,ght nrom,s. To h. most succes,fnI ns und,r III.
Presidency Of Mnor BARTLETT tn. has
MANAGED in "A conmon.s.nse manner Ths nrur.
oo,.s nv. nc.ntves to ths hest saor,s o,
the athletes of the regiment whose number and calpr,
insure s,rited contests with strong probability Of
,,,,s.. ,,,. $500. n,,,..I,,n .,t ~, 49,. ~.
~ 80, =, "n 49,. -, .,, a, oco -. w. ,,t =.
.,o",u W vs., ~ 80 $500 ~
VIZ '''A'' - Wv s~"''' W. .""' 'N'''''
Can't ueyvood C. Broup Inspsctor OF Rife Practice
OF Tie Twentytbird who has pilot the teams of the
regiment to MANY state uud brigade ch.mrlonsuipsat
Creedmore thinks 4, worthy of notlc. that the rue
which has against his regiment so long should
he discussed with a view to change now that tho SOW
.n,h Re,in.nt IN. secrrsd tho State cA I'm iOnsbip
'He ,"'' 'oa' "e ,.,,,,.ut 10 ride
'o' 'n'ee '''" .Au W.. " ul.fors
P'"''''' anu N"'' D''"'' -
Com,,nv r NJ IN, Fourteenth Rsg,ment is looking
,r C.n,.,,, and tcpr candidates are looking for the
ocic. I,.u,s Av.rv .nI Andrews canvassing. and
o,.AI,t w,Iloc. ia also in the told An eI.o,iiosr
nns nam, ia not mentioned is san DO In the aed
a., 49, ,.cur. the priz.
-"' N''
Tn, athleti, games Of the Twelfth Regiment athletic
nj. pla inst
hssos'"'''" '" .,.,o,.,,,, =, .,,,.,..
Will bring together 'ho '"'s'n' "hk's-''"""A ~'"'