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ern right-ef-way. fn Bagisy'S addition.
under TIE provisions of ordinance No gsl5.
which provides for the Improvement Of
said street by grading and planking tbs
same ard constructing sidewalks On both
sides thereof with parking strips between
sidewalk and pTCTserty hEez. and prcgld-
s1E for the payment therefor IN INSTALL
reafg ard establishing a fund for sGcn
payment by the levygng and collection OF
special assessments upon the property
benefited by tire Improvement. and provid-
irlg for the issuance Of bonds author
ICED ~ an act g the legislature OF the
7ssg and under the provisions OF ordinance
No 2sls approved May It'll. fs2i. as amend
Ell Is ordinances No. $40. approved July
sf.h isss his been daily certified 10 ne for
rolisctg9n. and the respective sums therein
charged and levied against each parcel
and lot 0f Isrd. and part thereof, in said
district in payment OF such .nstaiirnent
remains unpaid. and the same, including
the interest or the whole amount charged
must sss paid or before the Seventh day
81 March ks TrtesS payment De made
On such lnatalinaent On or before the Sew
enfh dty 81 March, lss. the same shall
become sSelin4 8egst. and shall bear interest
At the Fate 81 nine per cent per anlBm
until nssid ard IL not paid before said
time Z penalty OF five 81 per cent. shall
be added. and the sums delinquent shall
h. entered on the annual tax roll for the
current year against each lot and parcel
aud with the interest and penalty shall
BE- collected az ether taxes. together with
such additional charges or penalties as are
authorized 10 he charged and collected on
other delinquent taxes. and each lot or
parcel of land So delinquent shall be sold
FOR the amount OF such assessment. with
interest penalty and costs. in the manner
IFoRGE F. MEAcHAM
City Treasurer cf the City OF Seattle.
Date Of ist publication. Fen. ., isss.
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THROUGH NINE STATES.

The North Western Line comprises over
5000 miles OF perfectly equipped railway
in Illinois Iowa. Wisconsin Michigan.
Minnesota North Dakota. South Dakota.
Nebraska and Wyoming. Il operates tbs
anegt trains In the world. The service 20
Chicago. Milwaukee and all tire principal
cities % the East and Southeast cannot
he sur aSssd Insist on having your ucsss
VIA The North Western" +. W Parker.
Commercial Agent. GAG first avenus. Seat
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TINE SCHEDULE.

In effect January .. 1888
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE.
For Spokane. Rossland. st. Paul
M arg last ................. .oo p. M
n OF olympia neutrality-suspicious.. f.te a. IN.
r or Aberdeen .................... $50 a. IN.
For Tacoma. 100 and so a.. m
f.pV ana ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100 p. m
TRAINS ARRIVE AT stATTLE.
From Spokane. Rossland. ST
Paul and Last -..-...----....-.l2 .fj p. m.
From Portland INITIAL ard IL 20 p. IN.
FROM oiy mPaa ..-.----..-..-.--.. 60 y. m
From Aberdeen ...-...~.,..... 20 y. m.
From Tacoma $40 a. m. 1905
Gee and .....-....................I II % n n
EDaily except sunday. All others daily
THIS card subject 10 change without
notice.
Through tickets TO Japan and China via
Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
Fer rates, routes. and other information
call on or address
I. A. NADEAU,
General Agent. Seattle.
City Ticket ONCE, corner Yesler way
and First avenue.
Depot Ticket Office corner Western ave-
HGe aud Columbia street.
\ -. CHARLTON.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
No 1s5 Morrison street. corner Fh!ra
Portland. or.
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SkAiIT RIN En- ROT TE-Steamor Civ
OF mpaign.-Weekly Time Card.
Leaves Seattle Feb. :. ut midnight; Feb
Q at midn ght: Feb. H. at midnight Leaves
Mount Vernon Feb. g at a. m; Feb II,
at a. m: Feb. - at s a. m. calling at
Tulalip. Stanwood. Fir, Skagit City
Mount Vernon and Avon.
For passenger and freight rates apply
at City Dock. Telephone Main n. II H.
Mcdonald, Master. w p Gilkeson. Man
ager.
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The Daily Pos,-fnfeiisgencer ~ nov ca
sac n ort3anG. or. al E&cn Bros. Is
Morrison street. Portland Hotel news
stand ard Nor.hxes, Sews Company. -
FRS. street.
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PORT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
INGTON ROUTE

Leaves Gaibraith dock. foot OF Washing
ton street for Sylvan Grove. Port White.
Bremerlon. l.. S. Dry Dock. Charleston.
Sidney Tracyton. SilverNale daily. ex-
cept Saturdays and Sundays. at 500 p.
m. Saturdays az go p. m: Sundays At 800
D. m Returning, leaves Silverdaie at 100
a. tn. Dry Dock $50 a. m. Saturday nights
leaves Silverdale $50 y. m. Dry Dock 100
D. m. Telephone. Red Isl.
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General Agent. y. P. Ry.. Seattle

PORT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
INGTON ROUTE.
STEAMER \. r. ROBINSON.
Carrying L. S. Mall
On Port Orchard and Port Washington
route leaves City dock. foot OF Main
street. $50 a. m. calling At South Beach.
Burchell. Brick Yard. Bremerton. T. 5.
Navy Yard. Sidney. Charleston. Tracyton.
Chico Silverdale. Leaves Port Orchard
Navy Station al 2 y m; arrives Seattle a.
D. m. L. y. Robinson, master, Lilly.
Bogardus & Co, agents Telephone.
Main 81
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We are cow prepared to do composites
FOR :hs trade tany TnsasureD In NonpareiI
Mlnlon BREWER anc Long Primer. Bats
faction guaranteed Call address Posi-
Iaie.llge rs or. Seattle.
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Ex-Juage Jonn r Dillon is confined %
h ~ home al Far t{iils ~, j.. with a broken
les due 10 "a fall on Christmas eve.
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RESOLUTION NO. Ia - PROPOSED
Amendment No. S-A resolution and
proposition 10 amend Section l OF Arii-
Gle VIII Of the City Charter, aud for the
submission Of such proposed amendment
10 the qualified voters Of the city at the
next general election.
lie IL resolved by the City Council OF The
CRY Of Seattle.
That Section | of Article VII of the
city Charter Of The city or Seattle be
amended 80 as 10 read as follows:
Section J. There shall be. ard l. here
by created board Of public works. which
shan consist u three members, to-wit: GD
the ctty engineer. who shall be chairman
OF the board. and who shall receive SAT-
1ry of three Thousand dollars per annum.
which STALL constitute his compensation
Is Il member Of said board and a. city
Ri tnefr. 60 the superintendent 81 streets,
sewers and parks. and (si the superintend-
ent of lighting ana water works The
superintendent Of streets, sewers and
parks and the superintendent of lighting
and water works shall receive sGcn com
pehsation for their services 9s members
81 such Board as the Council shall by
Ordinance proN ide.'
And he - further resolved that sac fore
gong proposed amendment be ard the
same & hereby submitted 10 the qualified
voters IF Tue CITY 81 Seattle for their rau-
tration or rejection at the next general
election go be held Marcia Sth, lSS.
Passed the CITY Council the 5fh day OF
January, t.~. and signed by me In open
session In authorization OF its passage
this STA day Of January. 1sss.
r CREIGHTON.
President OF tne city Council
Filed by ne tais 5fh day Of January. lS,'s.
WILL II PARRY,
city Comptroller ana Ex-odleio city
Clerk
Date of first rooicacon. January p. 1855
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STEAMERS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co
EOR SAN ER ANlISI'O

PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
The Company's elegant Steamers UNA
TILLA. CITY OF PrEBLA and WALLA
Wal LA leave SEATTLE via Port Towns
end and Victoria. b. c.. a. m. Jan. %.
Feb. 3. S. Is, IS g. IS March 3 TO- Is, 70.
q so April 4. g. Il IL. "a -. Leave SAN
FRANCISCO for Seattle via Victoria. B.
c.. and Port Townsend. 10 a. m. Jan. 81.
Feb. ). TO- l.. % 81 March 2. :. IL. II, -.
81 April ]. G. H. 1s. 81 26.
FOR ALASKA.
The Steamers QUEEN VICTORIAN.
CITY OF TOPEKA. AI.-kI. COTTAGE
CITY and CURACAO, leave SEATTLE.
Nan eh : i 10 ;. ie IS Il . = h A, Fl
8 s 10. Is Il. is. 20. q. p. %. 80 The com
pany reserves right 10 change without pre-
vious notice steamers. sailing dates and
hours OF sailing. For further particulars
procure conpany's folders.
J. r. TROWBRIDGE. +. S. Supt.. Ocean
Dock. Seattle. City Ticket Agt.. Cos First
Ave. Seattle. Goodall. Perkins & Co..
Gen. Agts. s. +.
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Three round trips daily. excep. Sunday.
Connectlons-At Seattle with the stea uaer
Flyer f0r Tacoma \, Everett with the
steamer kado for Snolonish and with
isc Everett. n Monte criste railway Tor
McG.e Cristo and way stations.
Colma1 Deck Seattle Merchants Dock
Everett Telephone. Seattle. Red szI: Ey-
erett 8. f. y. SCOTT
Msnazsr
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STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
STRS GARLAND AND ETANGEL

Seattle ard TcwrSend- $eah Bay Route
steamer Garland leaves Yesler dock sun
days Tuesdays ana THURSDAYS al III ~
2. m. Ter Port Townsend Port Williams
lSsngt ness Port Angeles. Port Crescent
Getty so&Fg. Fysft Claliam Bay ard Mean
Bay. returning arrives az Seattle o =,
ca opposite day. Steamer Evaagei iravps
1csler dock foc Port Townsend. a'or; An
Se4es and Victoria Mondays. Wednesdays
snd Fridays a s.S1 :. m. arrives Seattle
alternate eAs-s az . .. u. T.L MaIn 4.
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STEAMERS.

FLY ON THE FLYER"
SEATTLE To TACOMA
Four round trips daily. except Sunday.
In one hour and TWENTY-FIVE minutes
THE STEAMER FLYER"
Regular daily trips. Sezttie-Ta coma
route as follows:
TAXING EFFECT TUESDAY. MAY
TINE CARD.
Leave SeattIe-1:s5. u.i5 4. n. e:i5. S:i5
.. n.
Leave Tacoma-a:Sa a. m. i. i:sa. ,. n.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Seattle 30 a. m. Il m. D n.
Leave Tacoma-a;30 a. m. 30. 1-Sa .. N.
Landing at Northern Pacific wharf la
coma and Commercial dock foot Of Ma
mon street. Seattle.
Sundays. steamers Flyer and State OF
Washington.
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Tine CarJ-T.eaves Seattle a N :,
N and ; y. N. Leaves Eyere.: s:lj a. m
80 ?. n. aud rs y. N
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Take Steamer nay CRY sar Anseo-tss
FasFnAVe1 @ Whstcon. Leaves CONNER
cal 4gck Tacoma, :. m; CITY desk
Geo. % M2 = street, seattle 2 IA -l.es
Tiara and Sat. Returning. leases What
corn = e, Fziraase1. SIS 3 m. ana
=. so, e - p ~ sIi.-. esia.s and
Tacoma -, ~ 3 TSGad trip.
". II. ELLA
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THE FIRST NATIONAL. BANK OF
SEATTLE.
fala-np capital -,--...-...-. $50 80
Naa-i-e NcMscken -.........-.-.. Presfser.
, = M>tsfAW ....-.-.-.-.... Wee Frfz5sfe-,
LlFsfe- TzErner -..---.......- 49, ~e,f~-
tienesai Banking business transacted
SASaf sra tet.SrAtta4e sxcaanse Esy able
State. and E4-oRe-
Letters - creaig furnished On Alaska
ratslle AZ a4 trading pests % ;hs - A II
? Co.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
~-e-'-s- N@i+-N. ----.r-- s~ss lS
Transact SeE1sas hsuklax a.xlassx
y Af isiatFd ------.-- .'..---- -.. Pres .de1s
= g a -'tf --..----- .-,-.----k .rs 4-resssient
s@.esy Deposit 5oxes lar R<aA
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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
500 PACIFIC LINES.
New Tourist Car Service
TO tho East.
Commencing February - and every
Thursday thereafter. through tourist car,
Seattle 10 Portland, Maine.
without Change.

Also daily tourist 10 81. Paul. every
Sunday 10 Toronto and every Wednesday
70 Boston.
These cars are modes az comfort aud
elegance.
Train for all Eastern points daily al .
4.
Steamers . Japan ard China. aaa
Homolg.u FIJI AID Australia every four
weeks.
For rates and other information apfly
20 + vs.. MGISNGS,
Freight and Passenger Agent. 80 F4rs.
avenue.
Or 20 p j CoYLE. =.
District Passenger Agent. Vancouver.
b. g.
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STR. CITY OF ABERDEEN
LEAVES FOR TACOMA AND OLYMPIA
AT 30 A. NJ.
DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY.
SAN JUAN ISLANDS.

PUGET SOUND & ALASKA STEAM
SHIP COMPANY
VICTORIA ROUTE.
Steamer City of Kingston between Ia
coma. Wash, and Victoria. b. c.
l0:e0pmiI.vl PSI SEATTLE scar l:45pm
l:ooamlLvl 72Pt Townsend IS Ar Ie45am
3:45amiArll0 Victoria NJ Lvi S:0oam
"Daily except Saturday.
This steamer furnishes first-class ac-
commodations. carrying both freight and
passengers and leaves from Yesler wharf.
Seattle. for Victoria. at 10 p. m. and for
Tacoma at 2:15 p. m.
Passengers for Victoria can occupy state
rooms until { q. m.
For rates. tickets. etc. inquire OF
G. F. THORNDYKE.
Agent. Yes,er Wharf Seattle.
l. A. NADEAC.
General Agent. n. P. Ry. Seattle.
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THE CITY or sEATrLE-city Treas

THE CITY or SEATTLE-City Treas
Notice Is hereby given that the third an
ncaf ius'allment 81 local Improvement
district No 50 for the Improvement OF
Temperance Street. IN the City of Seattle.
from Bradley Street North TO Ninth
Street. under the provisions OF ordinance
Ne. 3ags which provides for the improve
nent Of said street by grading the same
and constructing sidewalks on both sides
thereof. and providing for the payment
therefor IN instaliments and establishing
a fund for such payment by the levying
and collection of special assessments upon
the property benefited by the improve
ment and providing for the issuance OF
bonds a. authorized by an act OF the leg
stature OF the State Of Washington, APP
proved March 9th 1913. and under the pro-
visions Of ordinance No 334l approved
May 1th 1s9i. as amended by ordinance
No. 5f49 approved July 18th. 1884 has
been duly certified TO me for collection.
and the respective sums therein charged
aua levied against each parcel and lot OF
land and part thereof in said district.
IN payment OF sneh installment. remains
unpaid. and the same. Including the inter
e@t on thu whole amount charged. must
be paid or or before the Seventh day Of
March. Isss. Unless payment BE- made
on such lDstal.ment on or before
same shall become delinquent and
shall bear interest at the rate of nine per
cent per annum until paid. and II not
paid before said time a penalty OF five 90
per cent. shall be added. and the Sums de-
hnquent shall be entered on the annual
tax roll for the current year against each
fOt and parcel of land. and part thereof.
50 delinquent. and with the interest and
penalty shall be collected as other taxes,
together with such additional charges or
penalties as are authorized 10 be charged
and collected on other delinquent taxes.
and each lot or parcel II land 50 delin-
qucuf shall be sold for the amount Of such
assessment. with interest, penalty and
costs. in the manner provided by law.
GEORGE +. MEACHAM.
City Treasurer Of the City OF Seattle.
Date u lat pnhIlcatlon. Feb. 5. ISIS.
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SEATTLE & EVERETT NAVIGATION
COMPANY.
GO on TIE GREYHOUND.

SEATTLE. EVERETT AND EDMOND:
ROUTE.
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Sixth grsc4nc.=co xrxr Te2-h.- axenua
south and Dearborn street.
Seventh Precsnct-Eay View boarding
house, Grant street bridge. opposite Bay
View brewery
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s@tesy pssos.s 5oxes lar R<sa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-05

bless DR.. Miles Nervine.
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DR.. MILES MEDICA
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HamliR Department..

The Creamery shipped twenty-five
tubs of butter to Philadelphia this
week.
Charley Banning is with his moth
er and sister at Wathena, Kansas, he
having got tired of Joplin, Missouri.
Messrs. A. j. Cushman and West
colt, of Waterloo, Iowa, were bust
ness callers at the Creamery this
week.
There are still three routes at the
Blue Grass Creamery that are not yet
taken. For particulars apply at the
Creamery.
George Gray, Jr., and Albert Saint
Clair were at the Station on Tuesday
morning dickering with Mr.. Henry
Young for the purchase of his yard
full of fat cattle.
On Sunday, May 18th, the Evan
gelical people will hold Quarterly
Meeting at Champion Hill on which
occasion Presiding Elder Yerger will
be present and deliver sermon.
The churn, at the Creamery, is to
be traded for a churn and butter
worker. Then at the north end of the
creamery where the combined churn
now stands floor will be laid, up
even with the separators, which will
help the looks Of things, muchly.
Tuesday morning Will Huntsberg-
er was at the Station visiting with
his uncles, Henry and Will Young.
On account of declining health MI.
Huntsberger was obliged to resign his
position in the Audubon postotfice
and, we understand, will take trip
to Montana soon.
New line! fastest style of Men and
Boys Hats, Straw Hats and Summer
Underwear, Low Shoes and Oxfords,
Gloves and Mits. We have good
deal for you on Clothing. The price
is right-style correct. We sell No
tions and small items very low
Many make large profits on small
wares. BAKER 81 SHoEsNIITH,
North Branch and Hamlin.
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CAVALRY IN FUTURE WARS.
The Art of tho Dashing Horseman Will
Not Be Eliminated.

The Art of tho Dashing Horseman Will
Not Be Eliminated.
1t has been said that the days of
dashing cavalrymen will soon be
over and that the art of riding will
become as purely pastime as the
art of sailing is destined to become
by reason of the introduction of
steam. This opinion is combated
very vigorously by Major Knnz in
his "Kriegs- Gesohichtliche Belt
rage" He believes that the uses of
cavalry have been changed, but that
its existence is not yet endangered.
On the other hand, he points out
that mere mounted men, as against
highly trained riders under the very
best leaders, are absolutely useless
today. Commenting upon the many
brilliant though unfortunate caval-
ry attacks executed by the French
in 1870, he says:
"First.-A frontal attack of cav
airy against victorious infantry can
only be justified when the aim is to
save time for the purpose of saving
the beaten army. The success Of
such an attack is practically impos.
sible.
Second. -Momentary success of
an attack against the flank of vic
torious infantry is possible. But
even such an attack must end in the
destruction of the force which I'm.
dertakes it,
"Third.-If the enemy's infantry
is beaten, cavalry may be used to
advantage. But it must be faultless
cavalry, led by faultless, courage
GUS riders, men who are also perfect
in their knowledge of the history
and psychology of war. In such a
case no thought must be given to a
few hundred horses laundering or
the field. The enemy's infantry
must not be given time to assemble.
The cavalry must endeavor to head
off the fugitives, for the most dis
heartened of them will lead the
stampede. In the rear of a flying
army are always the bravest. Il
matters little whether the enemy
loses much in killed and wounded
The question is not how to kill men
but how to discourage them, to roll
them of their leaders, to destroy
their organization.
An infantry which has suffered
many losses but has advanced vic
toriously and still has sufficient am
| munition may laugh at cavalry
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attack. An infantry that has been
beaten and whose officers are killed,
and which has lost courage in con.
sequence, is a ready prey to enter
prising cavalry. 1t will be said that
in such case the cavalry of the
beaten army must sacrifice itself
for the infantry. Quite true. The
task of the attacking cavalry will
then be to overthrow the horsemen
of the vanquished army. If this
succeeds, the stampeded horsemen
will only assist in increasing the
confusion Of the flying infantry.
cat any rate, few hundred men
and horses dying of sheer exhaus.
ton in the pursuit of beaten enc.
my will save the trouble of another
bloodthirsty battle. To train caval.
ry for such work is the purpose OF
extensive maneuvers. = Literary
Digest
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the skin, invigorate the system and
enrich the blood. Chronic catarrh in
all phases and stages, cases that have
defed the best of treatment for many
years, take few bottles of Peru ma
to their entire relief. Nervousness,
debility, weakness of both sexes,
sleeplessness, irritability, desponden-
cy, hypochondria, all these disappear
when Pe-ru-na is used according to
directions.
One Of the most instructive books
on chronic catarrh ever furnished
free is being sent by the Peru ma
Drug Manufacturing Company, Co
lumbus, Ohio. This book is very
instructively illustrated with expen-
sive drawings, and will be sent free
to any address.
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well as from the minister of the in.
terror of the day, copies, and in some
cases the originals, of what are
known as the "dossiers' of nearly
10000 of his fellow countrymen con.
spicuous in every walk of French
life. When subsequently indicted
as principal in those disgraceful
Legion of Honor scandals which
caused the downfall of his father.
in-law and the condemnation of his
associates to various terms of i'm.
prisonment, he himself escaped all
punishment, thanks to the posses.
sion of these dossiers, which he
threatened to publish abroad if any
attempt were made to imprisoD
him.
The dossiers are nothing more OF
less than the result of secret police
investigation of the shadows on the
lives of prominent men, the infor.
nation thus obtained being largely
supplemented by means of more OF
less anonymous denunciations. In.
deed there is an entire branch of the
Partisan police force exclusively
employed in making up dossiers,
which often cover 20 and 80 years,
and it may readily be imagined how
great is the power which those pos.
sess who have access to these dos.
siers.
That explains better than any.
thing else why ambitious and un-
scrupulous statesmen usually prefer
the portfolio Of the interior depart.
ment to any other seat in the cabinet
and why the chief commissioner.
ship of the Partisan police has OF
late become the stepping stone to
the highly paid embassadorship to
the court of Vienna and to the
equally lucrative and magnificent
viceroyalty of Algeria. There is
no statesman more hated in France
than M. Costans, whose political
and administrative actions have
been SO utterly regardless of public
opinion, and, one might add, of pub.
lie requirements. Yet no one ven.
lures to attack him. His frequent
possession of the portfolio of the in
terror department and the access
which he enjoyed while there to the
dossiers of the prefecture of police
have placed in his hands a power
which every one of his many foes is
forced to take into account and to
dread.
In Germany, in Austria, and espe-
cially in Italy, the knowledge of a
skeleton in the closets of public men
is recognized as an instrument Of
political warfare, and it is not so
many years ago that a member Of
the opposition almost caused min
isterial crisis at Rome by suddenly
bringing to light in the senate the
fact that one of it's most venerable
and universally respected members,
the Senator Achille del Guidice, the
most intimate friend of ex-Premier
Crispi, and knight grand cross
of the Order of ST. Maurice and st.
Lazarus, had quarter of a century
| previously served not one but three
terms of penal servitude for forgery
and embezzlement. = Washington
Post.