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STAMPS AT YOUR DOOR.

Every administrator of our great pos
tai department doubtless wishes to ex-
tend its usefulness and to associate his
name with some extension that will win
popular favor. Frank Hatton, it will
be recalled cudgeled his brains for
some scheme until, responsive to the
hammering, there flashed in on him
from the regions where intuitions await
the suspicious opportunity, the idea of
the immediate delivery method of ex-
pediting the movement of letter from
the terminal Office to the addressee. 1t
has held its own, but has never ac-
quired standing in the popular af-
lection at all commensurate with the
dreams of It's originator
Mr.. Wilson has been experimenting in
various ways. He is trying the peram-
bulating postoffice in cities, which will
run in a wagon, equipped like a rail-
way mail car in miniature, and gather
up the mail from the boxes about town
| and deliver it, stamps cancelled and
matter pouched, at the railway station
in time for the train. He has also en-
| deavored to equalize that difference be-
| tween urban and suburban life which
brings the mail to the offices or homes
Of the former, and leaves the latter to
plod to the distant Office for its mail.
The former experiment is working well,
but the latter will involve too great
an expenditure to warrant it's present
adoption.
But another scheme for public serv-
twenty-five of the greater cities, Is one
that will leap into popular favor and
general use. Everyone who writes at
his home instead of his office has felt
the inconvenience of being out of post
age with letters to send and the post
Office miles away. Accommodating
druggists and grocers have~kept pre-
carious supplies for the accommodation
of their customers, but it frequently
happens that they are out just at the
moment of greatest urgency Mr.. Will
son proposes to remedy this by a sim
pie provision. A special house letter
box is prepared and sold at cost to
those wishing the accommodation, hav-
ing two compartments, one for mail for
the house and one for mail for the
postofiice, little signal automatically
| indicating the presence Of the latter
to the postman whenever mail of the
| latter kind is put into the box. A
special envelope is given with the box
containing order slips If one has let
ters written they can be deposited in
the box with the amount of the postage
and with the blank on the slip filed in
with figures showing the number of
letters and stamps required The let
tiers and money are gathered, the
former stamped at the office and sent.
! and the envelope returned assuring the
writer Of the mailing of the letter.
Stamps may be bought in the same
manner. That this will be a great con-
Venience and one that the public will
appreciate goes without saying.
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<MANUFACTUREs AND EXPORTS

For some years the more far-sighted
and intelligent manufacturers have
realized that protection had passed the
point where it was profitable to them
and had reached the condition, in its
natural and inevitable progress. where
1t was positively injurious. They real
lied that their productive capacity had
outrun the consuming power of this
country and that either they must
diminish production or gain access to
foreign markets. Towards the latter
they bent their efforts, striving first TO
obtain their raw materials free of tax
or bonus, willing to accept reductions
of taxation on competing imports and
Indifferent whether any were retained
or not. But they found that the mo-
mentum they had themselves aided in
giving the fostering policy, reinforced
by the demands of their material men,
was too strong for them, and they
turned to the next source of relief
combinations and trusts.
1t was not until a Democratic con-
gress and administration came into
power that any measure of relief could
be afforded them, and even then the
corrupting influences of the enervating
policy had affected Democracy so far
as to prevent the full measure being
obtained. Still the partial relief from
the pressure of their neither mill stone
was Immediately felt, and the effect
showed in the increase of our exports Of
domestic manufactures. With this came
revival Of the old spirit of enterprise
that sought markets In every portion
of the world, and, notably instancing
1t, we have had a commission repre-
senting our manufacturers, unassisted
by the government, visiting our South
American neighbors and spending three
months in seeking markets. Our con-
sular reports TEEN with details Of mar
kets for our manufactures in response
to inquiries from our manufacturers.
A comparison Of this department of
our industries under the tariffs of 1888
and 1884, differing but little In average
rates, but chiefly in either the free
listing or reduction Of rates on raw
material, affords evidence of the bene-
fits Of the latter policy to our manu-
features. Selecting from the group
those Of larger Importance as well as
those most carefully fostered, we place
their exports in 1884 and 1896 in con-
trast, with. where feasible, the unit
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waukee Sentinel, is representative, who
admit the indispensable need of the
assistance Of these men Of the indus
tries, but who insist that they are
there merely as witnesses, experts,
with an interest, however, that must
be discounted by the committee, who
sit as judges ut is next to impossi-
ble," 1t urges. ito learn much about
any industry without getting informa-
ton from somebody for whom that
interest hasa special interest,"" but, IL
these hearings lead to harm. If to an
unsatisfactory law, the fault lies not
with the hearings, but with the hearers,
whose business it is to weigh and con-
slider whatgtheyii hear"
1t strikes us that there is a hitch
here, stitch dropped, that prevents
that logicak progress from premise to
ergo that forms the complete syllog-
ism. Hearings are had because the
committee know nothing, or next to
nothing, about the industry that is to
be fostered. The testimony of men
having special interests in the voca-
lions is needed to give the committee
this necessary information. Thereupon,
the committee, knowing nothing but
what the especially interested men have
told 1t, proceeds to weigh the evil
dence and determine" the degree of
protection. How can they weigh
evidence Of things, of which they know
nothing? Imagine a committee of
blacksmtths set to valuing a picture
on the evidence of painters Of pictures
would it not be rather absurd to ex-
pect them to weigh" the evidence with
intelligence and make accurate judg-
ment of the value?
II the taxing power Of the nation
is to be used to build up, promote and
foster industries as it's chief end with
revenue as an inconsequential incident
we are decidedly of the opinion that
the view of the Sentinel Is an Illogical
one, even granting sufficient capacity
in the committee to frame a suitable
measure without the aid of the ''busi-
ness" men of the favored Industries
a. concession that comedies the impossi.
bic. Mr.. Mckinley holds the true con,
ception as shown by his course in 1890
No one is better qualified to know
how large a margin of profit he would
like to have than is the maker OF
things to be protected; none know as
we'll as he what his competition is
and none can give him a better meas
ure of the compensation needed by
his workmen to enable them to main
tain the dignity Of American labor
This Is thesyiew taken by the .'busi
ness" men themselves; and, as the
law is for their benefit, we confess ar
inability to see why they should moi
get what they want. If we are
to keep up this fostering business, why
be mealy-mouthed about it or make
two or three bites of a cherry?
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When Pigs Are DecOrous.

New York Evening Post
When pigs are seen to walk up decorously
to the trough, carefully forming line and
each waiting for the other to get his fill, we
shall expect to see protected manufacturers
display modest stiffness and humility at a
tariff hearing. Meanwhile. who in congress
is giving hearing to the currency prob
lem. which was convulsng the nation six
weeks ago? Bless your innocent souls laugh
the Republican leaders, did you really think
we meant what we said?
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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 1913: thermometer, 10; relative
humidity IA; wind. northwest; weather,
cloudy: maximum thermometer. 81; minimum
thermometer, 7; daily range. "a; amount of
rainfall or melted snow in last twenty-four
hours, 0.
and elevation. p. +. Lyons, observer.
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of the policy partially embodied in the
act of 1894 becomes apparent The fol-
lowing shows the average value of
these exports in the three tariff periods,
together with the percentage they were
of our entire EXPORTS:
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WASHINGTON, Dec 25.-Forecast for
Saturday: For Minnesota Generally fair;
colder; seutheasterly winds.
For Wisconsin-Partly cloudy weather, pre-
coded by local SHOWS in eastern portion; cold
er and brisk northwesterly winds.
For Montana-Generally fair; warmer;
southerly to westerly winds.
For the Enthusiastically fair weather;
light variable winds; slightly warmer.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, Dec. %, GAS
D. m. Local Time, p. m. 18th Meridian
Ttme-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
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IN woRsHIPFUL SPIRIT

Would DIR. Wright Have All the
Christmas Festivities.
There were three services in honor
of the Christmas festival at st. PauYs
church. The first was shortly after
midnight, the second at 8 o'clock and
the third at II. A great congregation
assembled at the last service. The
center of the church was heavily dec
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
JEweLRv NATIONS.


deliberately carved tortoise shell
combs are worn with indoor costumes
Leather watch bracelets arr turnlshe
to match leather lelm Tor ou,lna
dresses.
Dental thread holders OF silver hay,
been added 90 the already long lis, OF
toilet articles.
a larse oal amethyst surrounded
by q wreath IN yaricolorOl gold. afford,
stylish brooch.
Luxurious affairs are the fine goll
mesh purses with clasp concealed by .
huge topaz or amethyst
with other adlenda Tor writing l,sk,
are silver letter scales. 10 the body of
which a watch IS introduced
Cases for wells are OF openwork alive,
and are furnished with pads OF SIM In
book form. The wells are placed be.
tween these sllken leaves.
Unique parasol handles are thors
With dresden china figures In frame.
work OF Gilt. Long ivory handles. Win
traelngs Of gold and silver are to be-
seen on other parasols. Jewellers Cir.
cular.
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out engaging In fierce and bloody strife
They have received wounds on many a
well-iouEht roof tetorc they emerged
from private life 10 give public oxhi-
billions Like the ramcsake Of one OF
them. both are given to somewhat
excessive use OF language. But In cX-
tcnuation Il should be said that their
language Is principally bad, consisting
OF swearing and yowls. They do not III
dulge IN rhetoric nor dialects. Neither OF
them pretends to be n gentleman. or
anything else but a common fighting
cat.
Corbett Is white and Jackeon 30
black and white. They cost their train
e. % cents apiece. and were brought In
by boy from somewhere. At least "a
Is certain they were not Iampercd.
fashionable cats who had lost courage
and slnow In life Of oneryating lux
ury.
The writer witnessed a fsht between
Corbett and Jackson the other night
SAYS the New York Journal Before
the event each sat Oh stool waiting
for the fray. when time was called
their trainer picked them mp and placed
them In q ring. consisting Of a square
board. having ropes and wooden stakes
around It and placed on high bas-
let
Each wore heavy gloves. They stood
upright most of the time. but ala not
exhibit much science. They proved.
however. that they were game TO the
last drop OF their blood. The trainer
had repeatedly to interfere In order TO
prevent the fight frolH dogonera,ing m
TO a rough and tumble chewing aud
scratching contest. Corbc,t several
times fouled his opponent by biting and
by attempting TO scratch with his hind
fiet In spite OF their outrageous cln-
due, Professor Hampton allowed the
Eight to proceed. It was the in
tention that II should be carried on TO
a knockout. and so Il was The dght
lasted fcur rounds and ended with the
knocking out OF Peter Jackson. To
that result. however, Professor Hamp-
ton largely contributed by helping Cor
belt to throw his opponent over the
ropes.
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century assured me Just the ether gay
that We shall have war. IT don mako
no difference what congress does.
chile" she said. when they's comets
they's bound 70 be war, an VIC kaint
hep H." Her apron dropped on Just
then and she said that was a sign some
body was talking about her. Before
came away she showed me a faded pho
tograph Of her husband. who died a few
years ago. The poor old woman firmly
believes that the picture Is fading just
a. her husbands body Is deoaying and
that when his body has disappeared the
picture viii be entirely gone.-wssh.
ington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

The following story " q lawyer and
simple-hoar,cl client L. borrowed
from Scottish Nights. which prolesses
TO have Il from the lawyer himself:
An Irish woman sent for the lawyer
IN great haste. She wanted him to meet
her IN court and he FASTENED thlthei
with all speed, The woman's son was
about to be placed on trial for burglary.
When the lawyer entered the court
tue old woman rushed up to him and
IN an excited voice said:
MT b. OF want you 10 glt a con.
tnuanee for me by Jimmie"
Very well madam replied the
lawyer 81 viii do so II I can. but It
Will be necessary TO present TO tho
court some grounds for remand.
What shall ! aayg"
'shure We can fist tell the court that
Oh want a continuance I'm Oh can glt A
better lawyer to spake for the by"
The lawyer dropped the case then
and there and We are not Informed Of
the old lady's next move.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

The question Is frequently aaked:
What is a vegetarian community TO use
instead Of leather? OF course. substl.
tu,es would have TO be found. At pres
cnt as hidosaro a waste product. there
Is no need to seek further: but when
they become scarce other substances
VIII certainly take their place Other
things have already begun to compete
with leather Formerly the doublot
and breeches aud even bottles were
made Of that substance Now We use
cloth for bookblndins and other pur-
poses and may have artificial leather
boots Demand always stimulates in
ventica and production Il may. there
fore, be sefely predicted that to make
ample provision for our clothing. even
under a vegetarian rcgimS. "a n task
not beyond the resources of civilization.
We may be- sure u We have followed
nature thus Tar and trusted her for our
greater wants she will assuredly not
fan us IN these lesser things West
minister Review.
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HORSES AND FLUTES.


How the Sybarliss' Enemies Are said Ia
Have Won Hattie.
Born originally IN Greece. u had itl
renaissance In Italy. ana Grisoni and
Flaschi must be acknowledged the
true fathers OF the art. however ready
We may be TO admit that he courts oil
Francis |. ANA Henry ~. by early
adoption Of the offspring adorned IL,
development with the courtly grace
luster and urbanlty Of French innu'
ence. which made the menace the art Of
the princes, as another nation and age
made hawking the sport OF kings. says
the Quarterly Review.
They say" wrote hen Johnson
princes learn no art truly but the art
OF horsemanship. The reason Is. the
brave beast is no natterer lie will
throw a prince as soon IS mis- groom.
The Greek theory OF education, a.
We End Il In Plato was Of a twofold
kind: "One OF gymnastics relating TO
the body. the other OF music for the
sake OF a good state OF the soul" brief
ly. as Mr. Pater expresses Il. "a gym
nastic fused In music" This system
Of education the Greeks applied no
less 10 the training Of horses than OF
men, In the earliest oxiant treatise on
riding. Xenophon pointed out that
horEemanship. like dancing was de-
pendent fundamentally ON the play
impulse. that Tor anything to be done
well II must be done Tor pleasure:
what the horse does under cOmpul-
sion Is done without understanding,
and there Is no beauty In Il any more
than II one should whip and spur a
dancer" The horse must become an
artist, too. In his manner. and use his
limbs with rhythmical freedom.
So far was this carried out that
Athenaeus relates how the Sybarlies
taught even their horses to dance al
their feasts to the music OF the flute,
and on one occasion their enemies put
their knowledge OF this habit to humor.
Gus account. by taking out flute players
to battle and winning the cavalry over
to their side by causing the horses "a
dance 10 a favorlte air. just az the
Pied Piper played the rats Of Hamelir
into the Weser.
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energetically seeking 10 render one an
other unconscious. The lighters are
Jim Corbett and Peter Jackson. These
are not their right names. but have
been conferred by Professor J. w.
Hampton. who has charge OF the spar
ring exhibition which they give at
kelth's Union Square Thoater. Il must
further be explained that the pugllists
are not men. but cats. Their contest Is
not on that account any lees fierce. acrl-
Gus and celebrating. On the contrary.
II Is rather more so. The cats natural
method Of lighting. as most people are
probably aware. Is to bite with his teeth
and 20 scratch with an four feet. He
uses his hind legs with great energy
when he gets his opponent down This
natural method Is very effective. and
would, no doubt. make a public exhi-
billion very interesting. but such an ca
tertainment would hardly be allowed.
The cats have. therefore. been instruct
ed in the rules OF boxing as laid down
by the Marquis OF Quecnsbury. Cor
bett and Jackson are both heavily built
tom cats Of strongly pugnacious In
gtlncts. confirmed and developed by
several years OF hard fighting without
gloves. From the time that they reached
adolescence Il is probable that neither
OF them ever passed an evening with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

i IS curious to nnd how often IN,
printer gives "cc5iacy" when left Il
his own doyicc5. Authors IN these lay
prefer the correct form ecstasy" tn,
late Dr. Gordon Iiake q. g.-thc para
BILE poet. as he has been appropriated,
called published a scrlor Of lon,
lyrical studies entitled Maiden Ecs
tagy," yc, g o. quite common to 80,
ttc title quoted with the subslantlv,
Incorrectly spelled. Two examples OF
"ccatacy" occur IN early chapters OF
Mir George Mcredith's "Rhoda Elem
Ing Ia chapter VI. page 2s. a moo,
Is described as being mixed strangel,
Of humiliation and ccstacy". end IL
the opening paragraph OF chapter *.
page g.. letter from a happy girl "a
Switzerland Is stated 10 give the i'm
prcrGioa 'as Of happy splrlie rest
ing az celestial stages OF her ascent up
ward through spheres Of ecstacy.'
prooircadors should assert their au
thorily In reference TO this word -
Notes and Queries
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Religion requires the cxtirnation n,
all 'hosc passiona and vices which ION.
DER men unsociahle and troublesom. a
one another Tlllotson.
severity carried to the highest hitch
breaks the mind; aud then Ia the placo
OF disorderly young fellow Won bsys
iow-spiri'ed. mopcd creature. Locke
II we're to trust to my obserya,lon
ana give verdict on Il. | mua, depase
mat IN my experience. have found.
'ha' those who were most induleent' TO
themselves were lin The maasl lcss Alnd
70 others than these who have lived A
Tile nearer to self denial. / 70 further
In my experience have observed that
luxurious soiiness Of manaers hard.
ems the heart, at least ts much al an
over'dOne abstinence. BURKE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
RENAISSANCE IN ITALY.
Sya,ania Was disqualified for neiaE an

Symanda Was disqualified for BoiaE an
Historian.
symoads was IS when no published
the Grst volume OF The Renaissance
IN Italy" and he lived 20 finish that
LARGE undertaking. as well as to write
several books Of poems and essays. 10
translate the sonents OF Michael An
golo. the memoirs OF CellIni and GOzzl
and to compose Life OF Buenarettl. %
says the Quarterly Review Ills ac-
tiylty. great aud incessan' though III.
ness struck him down. ranged over the
provinces OF literature with an ever
rlpening judgment and fastldious
choice until he could say IN an In.
structlye sentence. we love the
slernest things IN NE best" For the
duties OF the historian he vas ON more
than ono account singuilgly dIsquali.
fed. Names. dates. events which be
had not seen or felt might be learned
with facility. but vanished from hls
mind as u written Ia watcr. Vague
lll-dlecstCC. inaccurate. rich In posi-.
billtles. poor Ia solid stun this de-
scrip,.on % faculties whirh were TO BE-
employed on task where Glbbon
might have failed. does not inspire IL.
with confidence. Nor will metaphor
and imagery, whereby syconds hope
u not to sublue yet 20 clrcumvenl
philosophical ideas. furnish that In.
sight lacking which student OF th,
renaissance period Is sure TO put bitter
for sweet and sweet for bitter. 10 dream
that the worship OF the body" Is O
new birth unto freedom" and TO de-
/ grade science into the apologlst OF ,
sensual and decorated unbelief Seems
he will not see. and hearing he viii no
understand These are faults OF a NOR,
serious kind than the purple patche.
and rhetorical tone which their autho
has marked In hls volume he move
everywhere on the surface. content q
he Is dealing with painters. poets
humanlsts. In fashion almost operate
and on a system 20 conventional tina
his characters fan In. line for line. witt
the legends and car.caiurcs which
little iudlclous criticism puts out o
court. Large and complex themes
catholicism. the reformation. the re-
yival Of learning handled a thousan,
OF times by partisans. striking thei
roots deep. and Astounding On iyrannou
individualliios. that diner as much a
Junlus II. and ST. Charles Boiromeo. a
Erasmus and Polizlano. Luther an
savanarole. would seem 10 suggest
weighing and sitting OF evidence an
readiness 10 hear both sides. but Sy
monds win not always be at the pain
TO understand the language he Is quot
ing. and 30 faint Is the grasp which h
hrs upon his subject that when a mas
ter more judicial ana iaquirlng come
forward when Bishop Creighton set
the Roman events 10 a just pcrspectiy
he has hardly a word Co say heyon
the suggestion that somewhere. quan
meme, an adequate cause must be foun
for the reformation.