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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-27
Firs Department chaplains.

The New York fire department is to be equipped with chaplains, just the same as a regiment of soldiers. The officials consider that it is as necessary to have chaplains at fires as it is to have them accompany troops to the firing line in time of battle. Loss of life at fires is sometimes very heavy, as was recently shown here. There should always be some one present to administer spiritual consolation. Fire Commissioner Scannel has appointed two chaplains for the department. They will hold the rank of chief of battalion, and will perform the same duties as chaplains in the army, in all cases ac- companying their batta1ions into ac- tion. The only distinction between ar- my chaplains and fire chaplains is that the latter will receive no compensation for their services.-New York Corres- pondenee Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-27
Nou the sa ame.

A little girl who was being taken into the country for days outing by the Chicago vacation school commit tee was observed to be very sedate as she sat in the open street car. Have you ever had ride on the cars be- fore?" the teacher asked. "Yes. I've hitched, but I never sat up straight like this hafara" she anSwarad
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for his purpose. The Americans use steel
instead of copper and brass for various fit
uBgs, and instead of turning the axle down
to get a collar for the wheel the English
do, they simply screwed collar on to the
axle. The couplings used throughout the
North China railways are the American
automatic coupling, costing 40 per car.
There is both encoura cement and warn
ing in this passage from the report of the
man whose mission to China was to dis
cover ways and means of lettering English
trade. The American manufacturers must
keep the standard of their products high
Made In the United States should become
the worlds trademark for superiority in
quality, as well as for reasonableness in
price and speed in delivery. Having won
the markets of the far east by underbid-
ding competitors in point of both price and
time. 1t remains to hold those markets by
winning their confidence. 1t is to be borne
in mind that the men in charge of the en-
terprises in China are almost without ex-
ception Europeans capable of discrimina-
ton in the quality of ma terials, just as in
the present case. The native creduity and
ignorance cannot be played upon to force
sales and to hold patronage. The world is
now buying the bulk of its steel products in
this country, and there is no reason why
We cannot hold this trade for an indefinite
period. as long as our iron and coal mines
yield sufficient materials and as long as we
maintain the quality of our goods beyond
the reach of other producers.
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Washington Has Done Well.


Like Baltimore Washington has been
holding a peace jubilee this week. and in
consequence is feeling very gay. This is in
large me lsure Il local celebration. gotten
up by the residents of the capital and has
proven that they know how to do things
IN the right way. True, they have many
things in their favor. The President and
the members of his cabinet can be called
upon to give such an event a semi-nationai
character; there are always a few other
statesmen who will consent to aid by their
presence and by speeches, if speeches are
wanted army and navy officers galore are
on hand to help. so that Washington has a
nucleus for celebration ready at any time
1t has made good use of all these factors
this week, and there is no desire to beit-
tie the very oreditable jubilee which has
done it notable honor. The parades and
other attractions have been we'll worth see
ing, and have been witnessed by many
thousands of people. Baltimore sends to
Washington sincere congratulations for the
great success it has made of its peace jul
bilee.
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A Triumph for Civilization.

ii'h tHe We" 1ofk EyeIilIg Post.
The decision of the London telegram TO
ABANDON its experiment of publishing a
sunday edition, modelled somewhat on the
american plan, is distinct triumph for
CIVILIZATION. Religious or Sabbatarian
preJudices have had very little influence in
deciding the case. The English reading
puhlc refused to support a Sunday paper
not because they regarded it as a violation
OF the sabbath, but because they had lit
tie taste for that kind of Sunday ocuupa-
ton. They have got beyond the childish
stage or pictures and tittle-tattle. and the
general mass of trivialities and vulgarittes
Whlch NIL the vast eXpanseS of our Sunday
denominations. The craving there for every
thlng that can by any stretch he called
news Is not 50 Unsuitable as 1t seems to
be on this side of the Atlantic News with
US is anything, no matter how trivial
which We have not heard before and which
by the mere act of being put in type and
pictured becomes of such absorbing in
teFeSt ana Importance, that an entire day
must De given up to its perusal. Surely a
sunday edition. ten or twenty times the
dimensions OF an ordinary edition, must
nave something in it somewhere that is
most of 1t is prepared SO far in advance OF
the date of publication that whatever
news quality it may once have had has de
parted, ana the necessity of producing the
great mass eliminates entirely the exercis Sc
OF discrimination. 1t is thrown together
with pltchfOrk and shovel, and muck IA Ike
ana then thrown at the head of the pub
nc The English people, if they have seen
chance specimens of this product have had
good cause for saying: NO, thank you;
we VII! not nave that kind of thing here -
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Mark Twain, who has been sojuurnng in
Vienna for nearly two years will be re-
Ceived in audience by Emperor Francis Jo-
seph today. and tomorrow leaves for home.
He viii return by the way of England and
viii make stay of some little length there.
The dispatch making this announcement
then goes on TO say:
Mr.. Clemens told the correspondent that
his new book. in which he tells of the re-
markabie people ne has net from his child
hood. will occupy great part of the re-
nainder of his life. 1t is bequest to DOS
terity and will only be published a hundred
years after his death. The portraits were
GraWn solely for his own pleasure in d
work telling the whole truth without mall
ice but without respect to persons, conVen-
lions or pruderies. The men and women
depicted will appear with all their warts.
The work will not be written in Mark
Twan's familiar style. which, the author
anticipates. will be forgotten by the time
the work is published
Can it be that the great humorist was
quizzing the correspondent? Isn't a hun
dred Years a long time ahead for him TO
draw upon? Besides. he declares he is
dropping the style which has given him his
fame and is addressing himself to serious
performance. He is known as a humorist.
If his work in jestiEg vein fails to keep his
name alive. how is the public a hundred
years after his death TO be reused to inter
est ir an autobiography prepared in sober
vein?
Then again. what assurance has he that
so remote a posterity will care a fig about
the men and women of whom he is taking
the trouble to write the truth as he now
sees it? Their fame may be of no greater
permaneuce than his own. A publisher try
ing to sell volume of personal recolIec-
lions of a longforgotten author about a
lot OF long-forgotten people would prob
ably have a hard time. There is sort OF
Mark Twain joke in the bare suggestion.
If Mr.. Clemens means what he says he
ought to shorten the time. The time he
has set fer the appearance of his book Is
too far Off He has a large and apprecia
tive constituency both at home and abroad
and he will keep it while he lives and for
some years afterward. But who shall say
| for how many years? Nothing is more un-
| certain than popularity. and literary pop
ularity has been considered the most I'M
certain form of public favor. The writer
who appeals to posterity is apt, as has been
said. TO miss his audience Moreover. there
IS something repulsiye In the idea of ROD
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CreditabIe Display.

Washington is to be congratulated upon
the success Of the peace jubilee which
local brains. morey ard energy have pro-
duCed f.. the enjoyment Of its people and
ucighh0r-ng communities.
The celebration IS appropriately divided
into three divisions embracing in turn the
symbols Of war, the symbols of peace and
the symbols of history. the resultant of
war and peace. The first days parade af-
forded the city an excellent opportunity to
extend a hearty welcome to the returning
regiment of 4th Volunteers or 'Tmmunes "
Very many of the members of this regi-
ment are from Washington, and the good
fortune which made it possible to place the
organization In line was appreciated by the
people,
Yesterdays parade was Strikingly Sug
gestive of the earnestHess with which our
business interests respond to opportunities
TO contribute to the local entertainment
and to uphold the local reputation and
credit. The display was large and e1abo-
rate enough to warrant hearty Congratu-
lations to those who participated The
commercial showing made by so-cailed
'non-cOmmercial Washington was a sur
prise TO the uninitiated.
Today's pageant and reveIries are expect
ed to be the most elaborate and unique of
all Washington has experienced but little
in the way of such spectacles in years past
and this suggestion of carnival time will
doubtless be enjoyed.
one of the most significant features of the
occasion has been the repeated demonstra-
ton Of The national character of the city
through the participation of the President
and other high officials of the government
in The various displays Whatever is done
in the nations city naturally partakes of
the character Of the nation. Its people en-
gagged from all the states but they are
bound together by a spirit of union suggest
ing the republic in its component parts and
its coherent strength Mr.. Mckinley is
both the President of the United States and
the mayor of Washington The jubilee has
accentuated the close relationship of the
community to the government and the peo-
pie Of the whole Union.
Yet Of course the celebration itself has
been a local enterprise rejecting the de-
sires of the people Of Washington TO do
homage to the prowess of the United States
in war and its prosperity in the peace which
in its fulluess is yet to come The capital
has acquitted itself Well, and encouraged
by success il Will grid its loins for the pa
Jriotic and public-sprited labors connected
with the still grander project of the Celebra-
cion in 1900 Of the centennial of the ma
lions city
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\ buckeyes Mistaken Lament.

Mr.. BromweH of Ohio. whose worshpfu
/ letter to Mr.. Reed is just now the cause of
| 50 much amusement, forgets, as some other
peopl- are doing. the history of MI Reed
| first ton to the speakership of the
| House. 1t is an interesting story.
Not few of the ablest members OF the
republican party thought blunder had
ben committed in the choice of Mr.. Reed
| over Mr.. Mckinley for the speakership
| The comparison was with Mr.. Carlisle, who
had held the office for six years, and dis
charged its duties much like a judga and
so little like a partisan that men of all
parties, except d few extremists of his own
party, had sounded his praises in a very
nigh key. The idea, therefore. was that
| the man among the republicans who in
temperament the most strongly resembled
Mr.. Carlisle should have been selected to
succeed him. And Mr. Mckinley rather
than Mr.. Reed had exhibited this oualifica-
ton.
Mr.. Reed. on the other hand, was in many
things the very opposite of Mr.. Carlisle
People wondered how this man of aggres-
sive qualities of nimble wit and audacious
humor would appear in the Speakers chair,
| following man like Mr.. Carlisle who was
a stranger to epigram and one of the mas
wondered, Mr.. Reed did not but took the
chair with confidence and aase and gave
both the House and the country sample
OF TIE presiding officers art which was as
lnvigorating and servicea Bile as it was new
and daring. Before the session was two
months old he had revolutionize d the whole
course of parliamentary procedure, put
business on a thoroughly workable basis
and justified his election many times over
He had demonstrated concluSivaly that the
occasion had demanded not a man of the
Carlisle type but one of his own type
History is but repeating itself lust rs
Mr.. Carlisle held the record then, Mr.. Reed
holds II now. But distinguished as his work
IN the Speakers chair has been it is not es-
sential TO the country's good that he remain
in that office. His WITHDRAW wal from public
l:fe is notable circumstance but the Fifty
sixth Congress has not been orphaned as
Mr.. Bromwell Seems to fear, by reason of
1t. The new Speaker will probably Justify
his election rs fully, if not as picturesquely,
as Mr.. Reed did his. The country is not
running short of good men.
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The success Of American products in the
foreign markets = one of the marvels of
the close OF the century. Recently pub
Iished statistics revealed the stupendous
gains of the exports upon the imports Of
la.e. Consular and treasury reports con-
tjnue 70 disclose the inroads which our
goods Of all kinds aave made in the mar
kvjs which have heretofore been controlled
By British OF German trade. For a nation
which has meanwhile fought one of the
powers Of Europe TO standstiII the United
States has made some remarkable COM
mercial strides forward during the past
twelve or eighteen months. With the At
bara bridge affair fresh in memory. certain
sentences in the report made by Lord
Charles Beresfprd 70 the Associated Cham
bers Of Commerce of England upon his
tour through China. under the auspices Of
that organization. now published in his
book. The Break-t'p Of China" are espe-
cially Interesting Lord Charles tells in
one Of the earlier chapters Of visit To
Tongshan. not far from T1entsin. and. dis
oussing the affairs of the Scandinavian
railway. an enterprise financed by British
capitalists, he says:
Il found Mr.. klnder-the manager-eu,-
plOying engines Of American manufacture
Bslidwins. On inquiring why he was Civ
ing up using English engines. he gave me
the following facts: He had applied ia
several English firms but they could no,
deliver according to his specifications
either As regards price or time. The En-
glish price was - 500. with twenry-four
months to deliver. The American engines
were only II $50 and four and A halt
months to deliver He said the American
engines were not so good. but good enough
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Termination,

The Filipino soldier has been toiling
through mountain pass. which the rainy
season made more than ordinarily unpleas-
ant.
"Cap'n.'' said he. II love my country"
"Of course you do
Il regard Aguinaldo as a second George
Washington in hard luck
so say We all of u.s..
But, Cap'n. as a candid man L want to
confess this much. If | thought los Yank-
ees would get up "a good roads movement as
soon as they conquered the islands, I'm
blest if | wouldn't be tempted to desert"
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sale of the City and Suburban Road.

In development Of the principle upon
which the recent financial movements in
street railway and electric lighting proper
ties in this city are based. comes the news
from Baltimore that the City and Suburban
system Is to be sold to the capitalists com
posing what is to be known as the hold
ing company controlling all of the other
railroad properties except the Capital Trac
ton. Thus il comes To pass that those
lines not included in the Capital Traction
system are 10 be associated in harmo-
NOUS group. even though they may not
for a time. or may never, be assembled un-
der a single corporate organization. In
view of the relationship Of the mIsceIa-
IrouS lines 10 these associated capitalists
it Is probably better that the City and
Suburban should fall into the same cate
CORY as the Metropolitan and the smaller
properties which have lately been pur-
chased. The more that is accomplished to-
ward clearly establishing the proper rela-
uoEs between these establishments the bet
ter il will be- for the public whatever may
he the future developments. The people
want To understand as to the ownership in
order To b. able TO fix such responsibility
as may be incurred in the management of
the roads. Washington Is entering upon
81 new era IN its street railway history
Lines hitherto bankrupt weak are to be
Fehabihtated and equipped upon the most
modern basis. For these favOrs the citi-
z"ns are deeply grateful to the capitalists
who have sought this investment. As long
as the enterprise - conducted upon the
basis OF giving the people good service i'm
orCer that good business returns may flow
from the transaction there will he no pro-
test ~ so1u. however. as there are sug-
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VI Used.

It's almost June, the gentle time
When joy should be complete;
When woodland songs in chorus chime
And perfumed breezes meet.
lis true the rose has braved the chill
His petals to unfurl,
And here and there bird will trilI-
But where's the summer girl?
The heroes pass in line along
The ribboned thoroughfare:
And beauty fingers in the throng,
And trumpets gaiiy blare
In radiant delight We stray;
Yet, mid the merry whirl,
One pauses with regret to say,
Where is the summer girl?"
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Hero Worship.
From the Portland Oregonian.

The world cannot afford to let go unre-
warded the man who dares to do instantly
and in danger. Instinctively it rushes to
honor the vrile and thus insures itself of
virlity. When the democracy's volunteer
comes home men give him their votes and
women their love. And if there is any
idolatry in modern peoples it is the worship
bestowed upon the heroic dead. 1t is an
indication of soundness In the body polite
In the day when the soldier is forgotten for
the scholar dreams will take the place of
deeds.
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One of the Most Influential.

From the Oakland Cali Tribune
The Evening Star of Washington is the
latest paper to go in for a home of its own
Il huge nine-story structure being planned
Tor 1t on Pennsylvania avenue. The Star is
one OF the most influential papers in the
country. on account of the opportunities
presented by publication at the capital. and
It's progress is but the natural sequence of
its surroundings.
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What do you think will be the outcome Of
the peace conference" asked the German
diplomat
oh" answered the German emperor. Il
think We'll get through all right l have
every hope of being able to restrain our
man Won Stengel from jumping in and de-
claring war with the rest of Europe on his
own responsibility"
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Has His ADUrOVaI.

Doesn't it annoy you to see yourself rid
icued so frequently in the papers?'
Not Bit" answered Farmer Corntossel.
The more they picter me as a guileless
hayseed that anybody kin gold-brick, the
better ! like 1t. 1t makes summer boarders
more onsuspicious."
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Thomas b. Reed has so often had occa-
sion to observe the fickleness of popular
interest that he will doubtless feel no bit
terness over the fact that the style of
crease in the Presidents trousers is attract
ing the attention once bestowed on the
Maine parlamentarian's sash.
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History VIII Confirm Their Judgmen

History will confirm the Judgment of the
American soldiers in the Philippines who
charge all the sacrifice of life and property
around Manila to the self-rghteous dis
loyalty of the 'anti-imperialists, as they
are 50 proud of styling themselves.
The only Imperialism they are opposed to
is the sovereign will of the American peo-
Pile. That will is imperial and absolute in
this republic. and will SO continue while the
republic endures.
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held in pickle by a dead hand Why not
put the book out before he dies and give
the people whose warts he has painted
an opportunity to paint his ''warts?" That
would make good fun for everybody else.
however seriously those Immediately in
volved might take the matter.
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Mating
Records
Broken.

The record has already been
broken-this years selling up to this
time tar surprising any other. If
you have not as yet made the &C
quaintance of our three great Mat
ting Departments and the possibility
OF your saving large part OF what
you would pay observation-disclosures will
not be better time than now.
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The fact that the peace conference has
been doing business for several days with
out developing any demand for King Oscar
oil sweden to step in and referee a point of
order may be considered hopeful.
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Queen Victoria is to be congratulated on
achieving her eightieth birthday without
precipitaling d movement 10 give her a
fty-dOliara-plat dinner
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A Difference.

The man who will not go six squares
Without the claimants aid
Walks twenty miles, and never cares,
When in the big parade.
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SHOOTING STARS.
Drawing Distinctions.

What is their position in society,"" asked
the inquisitive girl.
We'll" answered Miss Cayenne, Il should
say they are betwixt and between They
aren't exactly nobody. and yet they aren't
really anybody"
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CerTera Is entitled to some little con-
graduation on the fact that there is no
other admiral around trying to take the
credit for his beIformance al Santiaeo
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- . -

Governor Roosevelt $ friends are still adj
vlsing him To keep Informed concerning
the NOV -ments of ell Captain PIatt and look
out for an ambush
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France set the soldiers to carrying the
mails when the Paris letter carriers went
| on a strike The army will now be more
| popular than ever.
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VIII Find Them Everywhere.

Editor Stead, raising his eyebrows in
wonder at American activity. says that he
noticed at Wfrballen. Russia a harrow
made in New Jersey. We dare say he
could also find Yankee tools in nearly every
busy spot In the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25

An inventor claims that he has a system
for communication with Mars An isthmian
canal down here on earth is more important
at present.
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The eccentricity Of the weather is all
that has prevented the announcement of a
straw-hat trust long before this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25

The Prince Of Wales has given the queen
a great deal Of trouble, but he never wrote
any birthday poetry about her.
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\ strenuous effort will he made to vel
come Admiral Dewey in a manner which
Will partially compensate for his nl-luck
f. not getting To Washington's peace jubi-
ZEE
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1t looks as If the hOrseless carriage were
still several laps ahead of the flying ma
chine III the race for recognition as a prac-
licaI achievement