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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
We Shall Never Fall Back.

Mr.. Jefferson Seligman, the eminent
financier, is a pronounced optimist in
respect to the future which lies be-
fore us. He says:
Il am as hopeful as ever of the fu-
ture, and can see nothing to stop the
onward march of prosperity. Never
before in the history of the country
were business conditions on such sta
BILE foundations. Good times have
come to stay. Mills and factories OF
every kind are taxed to their utmost
capacity. Railroad business is limited
only by the capacity of its rolling
stock. Each passing week shows some
new high record of earnings.
| do not think that we shall ever fall
back to the conditions that prevailed
a few years ago. The wealth OF the
country and the buying power of the
world have become so enormous that
/. is only reasonable to say that old
forms of business have become ooso-
lete and new era has opened"
The one thing most obsolete OF all Is
the theory of free trade, which had
temporary resurrection few years
ago, and which was responsible for the
evil conditions which existed then and
to which Mr. Seligman thinks we will
never go back. That industry destroy
ing policy has no part nor lot in pros
perity. Prosperity has come to stay.
and therefore free trade must of ne
cessity retire into 'innocuous desue-
tude" along with its most prominent
champion. Free trade and prosperity
cannot exist at one and the same time
In this country. We shall never fall
back into the conditions which pre-
vailed few years ago, because we
shall not fall back into free trade
again
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

Columbus, Ohio, dispatches state
that a company is being organized In
that city to build an electric railroad
according to plans made by a citizen
of Middletown. The road is to rest
upon a line of single iron pillars
which are to be anchored in massive
stone foundations. The cars Will run
upon a single traction rail upon
heavy iron beam extending between
the pillars and will retain equilibrium
through the agency of single guard
rail above. The complete structure
will extend twenty-three feet above
the ground. Experts pronounce the
road perfect from an economical stand
point. A locomotive requires four
pounds of coal per horse power per
hour out of which is obtained a speed
OF sixty miles, while these cars VIII
run with a consumption of one and
oue-half pounds of coal per horse pow
er per hour, with an average speed OF
200 miles per hour.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
Real Causes of Prosperity.

A former United States senator. in
a speech delivered in Omaha, at
tributed the prosperity which this
country is now enjoying solely to
natural causes. He urges that neither
fiscal policy nor faith has anything to
do with it. Upon his theory, this coun-
try should have been most prosperous
in 1897 than ever before or since, for
in that year nature was most prodigal
of her gifts in this country than at
any other time. The crops were the
largest ever known, and owing to
scarcity abroad, prices were high.
However, these natural causes
large crops here and small ones abroad
did not make the prosperity that Is
now with us. We had been sending
more money abroad for other articles
than we were receiving from abroad;
hundreds of thousands of men would
have been idle in spite of the pros
perity of the farmers, where now there
is a labor famine, and natures bounty
is liable to be restricted by the ina
bility to secure workmen for the harV-
vest.
Nature did its part, to be sure, but
the Republican administration and
congress did more for the country,
when protective tariff law was passed
and honest money maintained, than
did nature.
1t would have been a hard and un-
successful task for nature to compete
with free trade and dishonest forty
fve-cent dollars.-Tacoma (Wash.)
Ledger.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

whsoping-cough. when once the
acute stage has passed, can often be re-
lieved by very simple means. Inc
paroxysms of coughing are then chiei-
ly nervous in character, and can often,
like other nervous spasms, be relieved
by anything which distracts the chlio
attention. One of the best ways Oh
accomplishing this is to hold botue
of ordinary smelling-salts under the
child's nose. not suddenly, SO as TO
cause fright, but quietly, with the as
surance that 1t will help the cough
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
THE FARMER THINKS.
He Is Well Satisfied with the Hired
Man" Now In the White House.

He Il Well Satisfied with the Hired
Man" Now In the White House.
Under the appropriate heading of
Horse Sense in Iowa." the New York
Sun prints the following:
Upon the occasion of a recent visit
to Iowa l asked a farmer in an interior
county what the people of Iowa in
tended to do at the next presidential
election, and his answer was as fol-
lows:
"'Wall, l never argue politics and
never did, but If l give a man a job
and he does his work well, what's the
use of turning him off and Citing a
new man? Now, Mr.. Mckinley does
his work right up to the handle, and
no man could a done it better, though
| didn't have no part in putting him
there. So what's the sense in turning
him out and putting new man in his
place?
He made lot of promises about
good times, and | can't see as he over
stated the facts either, for certainly
the times have been laundering good.
there's no denying that.
"'Now, Bill Bryan comes around
here telling the boys If they didn't
elect him the country would go to hell; /;
and be quick about it. Pears like Bill
didn't know what he was talking
about, or was lying. likely the latter.
Guess we can spare Bill spell yet, so
he can get his picture took. Maybe
he'll learn something IL he hangs
around the house and keeps his head
cocl out there in Nebraska If he runs
again you can easy git the fool census
by counting his vote. He reminds me
II a mule owned once-the only time
he used his head was at dinner time
rest OF th- time he was hunting
round to find something to kick at.
EcKInley will go back cy smother
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

The pardon OF Capt. Dreyfus by the
French government undoubtedly brings
to a definite close, so far as judicial
proceedings are concerned. all action
on the part OF the unfortunate Jew, or
on the part of his friends. Neither Is
any case penang. and probably no case
can be made up, which will permit the
taking of further sworn evidence touch
ing the guilt or innocence of the ac-
cused man. He has legally been pro-
nounced guilty. but by the pardon he
is morally pronounced not guilty. The
"extenuating circumstances found by
the court-martial contradicted the
formal verdict OF the court, for there
can be no circumstances that extenu-
ate treason. The government com
pletes the contradiction by pardonine
the man. II he were guilty, his or
tense was SO great that pardon could
not be merited. With moral vindi-
cation Dreyfus must be content. The
civilized world believes him innocent,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

w. X. Anderson. United States Con-
sui at Hanover. says: that 1t seems
to be generally admitted that Ger
man beet sugar. when once II
comes into competition with the Gu
ban product, must go to the wall IN
casting about for some way OF SAVING
the industry from utter destruction,
many plans have been proposed. out
the most available seems to be 10
increase home consumption To this
end, it is proposed to issue sugar as
a ration to the soldiers and to en-
courage farmers to feed 1t to STOCK
especially to hogs. OF course. this
will necessitate the cheapening OF the
article, and the only way this can De
effectually accomplished is to abolish
the taxes now paid on sugar consumed
in Germany, and reduce or entirety
discontinue sugar bounties.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
term, leastwise. that's what the neigh
bors say, and I'm likewise.

term, leastwise, that's what the nelgn-
bors say, and I'm likewise.
W. c. II.
New York, Sept. IL.
The farmers of the United States are
not saying much about politics just
now. They are engaged in harvesting
and marketing at good prices one Oh
the heaviest crops they have ever had'
and their cattle. hogs and sheep are
bringing them more money than for
good many years past. They nave
mostly finished paying off the mort
cages which were part of the bless
ings of free-trade tariff tinkering, 1885
1897, and are now taking the beneht OF
the good times which were promised
by the advance agent of prosperity.
They have stopped thinking about 10
to l or fiat money, and are not worry
ing much about the trusts. This Iowa
farmer is a representative type. he
knows what he lost by the triumph OIL
tariff reform" in 1892, and he KNOWS
how vastly he is the gamer by the trl-
umph of "McKinleyism" in 1896. Next
year he will know how to vote.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

Presenting Admiral Dewey with a
loving cup, in the name of the city OF
New York, Mayor Van Wyck called
him "a man OF destiny" He is. What
ever honor the nation can bestow has
been paid him and he deserves 1t all.
But his unparalleled success and the
peoples united praise have only awak-
ened In the heart OF the honest sailor
4 sense of deep humility. His "des-
tiny" is to demonstrate the essential
modesty Of true greatness. Admiral
Dewey's most abiding victory has been
avNr himself
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31


Complaints have been made against
the officers of some of the Fall river
mills for hiring women and minors to
work nights as well as days, but on
investigation it appears that, although
the mills in question are running every
week night until 10 o'clock, they are
not violating the law which forbids
the employment of women and minors
more than fifty-eight hours in week.
The fact that the question has been
raised at all presents a situation Gu
riously in contrast with that which
existed in former years. There were
no violations of the ifty-eight-hour
restriction of the days OF the
Wilson tariff. No complaints were
then heard of over-working wom-
en-, minors, or any other class
of labor. The trouble in that
ghastly period was to keep the mills
running on halftime, to say nothing of
overtime.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
Passing of the Horse.

So soon as nature sees an improve
ment there is n change. The candle
gave way to electricity and the horse
to the automobile. The fact that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters has been sold
for over half century, proves
Its value. There is nothing to equal it
for stomach or liver trouble.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
A. Summer Advances.

The poet sings of Junetime and the BIOS
SONS and the bees
And butterflies and hammocks and leas
and breeze and trees.
But in July and August. ah. We miss his :
phrases nice,
He has Joined the mighty chorus and is
hollering for ice.
Washington Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

Representatives of Germany and the
United States contemplate joint ex-
cursion to the south pole. Assuredly
this is going a long way in friendship.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

Some men are so fond Of an argu
ment that they will dispute with
guide board about the distance to th'
next town.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

"Why did you let Smith talk to you ali
the way downtown about his baby?"
II was afraid that II l changed the sub
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

An Illinois rural preacher rode over
into an adjoining county on his bicycle
to wed an eloping couple. This isn't
the first time Cupid has scored with the
wheel,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

The average woman would never be
successful in running for office; she
would have TO stop TOO often to see If
her hat was on straight.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

A bachelor says a woman Away:
means what she says while she is say
ing it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

Poor regulations would be scarce II
all men were credited with their good
intentions.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

No man ever thinks he has attained
his proper position in the world until
he is able to look down CT somebody.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

The troubles a man usually tries fe
drown are those he borrows.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

Usually the man o. might is man
who won't.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31

traced to a woman" What makes them
think woman wrote it?' 1T had no
date"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
Catamenth Cures Catarrn.

Keeps your breath pure and nostrils clean. Send
name for free sample to w. A. Hover or Bridaham
4 Quereau, Denver. All druggists, so cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
GERMAN COUNT SENT TO PRISON.

Stole a Jersey woman'sD Diamonds, and, 1t
Is Alleged, Plotted to Divorce Her.
Count Alfred Won Zeuner was convicted in
the Special Sessions Court In Jersey City yes
terday Of stealing a diamond ring and a dia-
mond earring from Mrs. WilheImina SelliRer
OF 1913 Nelson avenue. Judge Blair sentenced
him to three years in State prison and to pay
$500 fine.
The case was an incident OF an alleged con-
spiracy to procure evidence against Mrs. Selli-
ger to be used by her husband In procuring a
divorce. Selliger. 1t is asserted. deserted his
wife ten years ago. II February last she
heard that he was In Oswego and went there to
look for him. Won Zeuner was night clerk In
the hote! at which shestopped. After she had
been there a day or two she told him the object
OF her visit and he volunteered to help her.
The woman returned to Jersey City on March
IL. and a few days later Won Zeuner called on
arranged TO teach her three children German
for 20 cents q lesson. Before long he went to
board at the house.
On Friday. April 2. the Count took the dia-
Selliger that she would get them back: He left
the house after breakfast on the following
mornine and did not return until ? A.; M: on
Sunday. He had some, broken Easter
Jag While he was asleep Mrs. selllger
searched. his pockets and found q pawn
ticket for the rings. She also found two letters
from iron z her husband H6s I'd b Which da ni S0n VI %sts her eI that that
cure evidence against her. She sent for q po-
liceman and had the, Count arrested on a
charge, OF larceny. The diamonds were re-
'H IN psss .E9@ s g R ! Jad iH h Blalr DENOUNCED
the Count as one Of the most contemplate
scamps who had ever been In the court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
MOSQUITO SOVEREIGNTY o CEDED
The Indians Divided Over Giving Nicaragua
Full Control.

New ORLEANS. La. May 24.-The steamer
which arrived this morning from Bluefelds
announces considerable excitement there and
the possibility OF the reopening Of all the
Nicaraguan troubles growing out OF tho con-
vention OF the chiefs or head men OF the Mos
quito Indians. This convention was called by
Gen. Torres. the Nicaraguan Governor. who
wanted to get from the Mosquitoes. former
masters OF the country. the surrender Of their
sovereignty and their consent to the annexa-
ton Of. the coast country and Its consolidation
witt, the rest OF Nicaragua and the surrender
Of al special priyileges. Gen, Torres got q
majority OF them refused to agree 20 the
proposition.
Frequent conferences were held. but the
Indians remained Arm and threatened ven-
geance on any OF their number who surren-
Steamer left Bluefelds. they were still hold
ing out for the restoration Of the former indie
pendence OF the Mosquito reservation and
threatening a revolution against Nicaragua
unless II was conceded.
The NicaraRuan authorities say that the Mos
quito movement is being engineered by the
dissatisfied American and British merchants
OF Bluefields. who engineered the Reyes Tevo-
luton and are still conspiring against Mica
raguan sovereignty. Consul Clancy at Blue
fields after an examination has found that tho
value Of American property In that town is
S 1876, 500-far exceeding the combined prop
erty Of all other nationalities. the natives
included,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
THE HARRTSoN-ALTGELD FIGHT
II VIII BE Taken Before tho Democratic
National Committee To-Day.

II VIII BE Taken Before the Democratic
National Committee To-Day.
ST. LOUIS. May 24.-The FREQ Silver-Anti-
Trust Democrat banquet to be given in the
Coliseum tomorrow night and the conference
OF the National Committee will be memorable
from the ~factional fight among the faithful Of
Illinois as to which man shall rule. Carter Har-
rison or John p. Altgeld.
The National Committee will meet in con-
ference at the Planters Hotel In the morning.
when an attempt will be made to GUST Altgeld.
on the ground that he bolted the regular
Democratic ticket in the Chicago munio-
ipal election. Mayor Harrison will not be
present. but his interests will be looked
after by National Committeeman Gahan, the
Mayor's private. secretary Edward Laheff;
Walter Watson, Chairman OF the Illinois State
Committee: Alderman Coghlan, better known
under, his sobriGuet Bathhouse" Coghlan.
FORMER Gov. Altgeld will arrive In the morn
ing accompanied by p. ]. pevlin and other
stanch adherents.. prepared to make a
and Means Committee. The Harrison
with William G.. stone. acting Chairman
Of the National Committee. and demanded that
Altgeld be retired. Mr., Stone and hltgeld are
intimate friends. and II is not thought that the
former will yield to the demands OF the harri-
son men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
SUMNER MUSIC IN THE PARKS.
A Full Series of Concerts Arranged by the
Park Department

A Full Series of Concerts Arranged by tho
Park Department
The following schedule Of concerts to be
given In the various parks in Manhattan this
summer was given out yesterday by Secretary
Holly OF the Park Board:
Central Park-Seventy-first Regiment Band.
Fanciulli, thirty concerts. Saturday and Sun
day aftern oons at 4 o'clock. beginning May 81.
Mount Moriis-Squadron A Band. Lederhaus.
thirteen concerts .Tuesday evenings at &
o'clock. beginning May 80.
Abingdon S~quare-0ld Guard Band. Ram
pone. fifteen c2ncerts. Wednesday evenings.
beginning May 81.
Washington square Eighth Regiment Band.
Crowley, and Halle's Band. thirteen concerts,
Monday evenings. beginning May %,
Madison Square = Fourteenth Regiment
Band, Conterno. and Berndt's Band. twelve con-
certs. Thursday evenings. beginning June1.
Battery-Sixty-nint Regiment Band, Bayne.
and Wards Band. thirteen concerts. Friday
evenings. beginning June 2.
TompEins Square-Nlnth Regiment Band,
Bent. and Wagner's Band, seven, CONCERTS
Mulberry Bend-Berndt's. Di Matteo's and
evenings. beginning May 81.
East River-Boswald's and Kauer's bands,
thirteen concerts. Thursday evenings. begin
ming June l.
Coriears Hook-Kauor's. Wards and Halle's
bands. twelve concerts. Monday evenings. be-
ginning May ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25

there was q great ado Of hisslng and "booine."
'nouRh the farce itself was applauded.
fupils OF the National Dramatic Conserva.
Sory gave their first public rehearsal at the
rlIth Avenue yesterday afternoon. They pre-
."s sws t%9 short plays familiar, TO New, York.
novlees showed newness In movements and
speooh' out gave promise OF Improvement.
The soma cycle In a Persian Garden"
Wnich was, made known at the Waldorf As
s9tis last ylntsr, Is to be produced this evening
r. ~ tne Park Hill Country Club house. Yonkers.
IN an elaborate environment. Persian COS:
me performers. Fisher Miller, the amateur
tenor VIII be, SUPPORTED by professionals.
"A orief burlesque Of Israel ZangwilPs Chill
dren OF the Ghetto" has been, written BY
dren q Ike stileetttSo%1' There f Is Some enc talk Hht Of
next season.
A benefit, will be given to Leo c. Teller at
weber d Fields's next Sunday evening. Mr..
hall.
Betyssn ths acts Of Carmen" Of the Hsr:
EE,sLsa "GoS s.Se The Queen" IN honor q Vic,
stood and showed much friendly enthusiasm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
THE FLIGHT OF BATS.
An Original Observation of the Dlstanc
They Fly Above the Earth.

GENEVA. N. Y. May 24.-Dr. William F.
Brooks, Director OF Smith Observatory. In this
city. made an original observation last night
as to the distance bats fly above the earth.
While DR.. Brooks was looking at the moon o bat
crossed the field OF observation. 1t was fol-
lowed by about forty others during the even
ing. From the distinctness Of the image and
length OF time. from three to five seconds. re-
quired by each hat to cross the segment Of the
moon In the field OF the telescope. DR.. Brooks
estimated the distance from the instrument to
the bats to be about seven and one half miles,
The angle at which the telescope was inclined
gave 1t a grade Of about three feet In eleven.
which at the distance named would put the
bats more than two miles above the surface OF
the earth. The atmosphere. was very clear at
the time the bats passed. andthec characteristic
nervous fiutter Of their wings could be plainly
seen.
William p. Wheeler Of the State Experiment
Station, an ornithologist. says this observation
is probably the first OF its kind. He says that
the IN iRrations OF bats are probably as definite
nothing, has heretofore been even approx.
the earth at which they travel. Victor H. Lowe,
entomologist at the State Experiment Station.
says the supposition that the bats were luna
moths was without doubt incorrect. as the
wing movement OF the moth y markedly diff
ferent from that OF the bat. The observation
was witnessed by two newspaper men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
THE REF. MR. NICHOLS DEPosED.
Bishop Potter Issues Notices to That Eject
Depoaed Man Now q Catholic.

Depohed NAN NOW n Catnouc.
Bishop Potter notified the clergy OF the dio-
cese yesterday. and sent notices also to his
colleagues in the episcopate throughout the
country. Of the deposition from the ministry OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church Of the Rev. 9.
W. De Lyon Nichols. formerly a priest Of the
Church in this diocese. who lately became con-
verted to the Roman Catholic communion and
united with that faith in st. Stephens Church.
Mr.. Nichols was graduated from the General
Theological Seminary In 1887. and was or
dained to the diaconate the same year. The
following year he was ordained to the priest
hood. He became a missionary OF the New
York Protestant Episcopal City Mission So
ciety. and was employed by 1t to serve In sew
eral OF the. city institutions as chaplain. The
last part OF his employment by the society was
passed on Blackwelps Island as chaplain OF
the Chapel Of the Good Shepherd.
On the day before his admission 10 the
Roman Catholic Church 1t Is said that Mr.,
Nichols was summoned to. app'nr hofore
Bishop Potter to answer certain eha.Les which
had been made against. him. He did not APP
pear before the Bishop. however. but instead.
sent a notice OF his remuneration oil, the Epis-
copal Church and its ministry. thereby. putting
thority IN the Episcopal Church;
Episcopal Church Mr., Nichols acted as a curate
he had done but little work OF q ministerial
pafnrn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
HAFFES
Labelled "Useless" by Holahan and Put
On the shelf with Coogan.

Labelled "Useless' by Holahan and Put
On the Shelf with Coogan.
The Board OF Public Improvements gave a
hearing yesterday on q resolution to adopt a
map showing the streets on City Island. Presi-
dent circuit Of the borough OF Brooklyn moved
to refer the map to the local board OF the
Bronx, so that the sentiment OF the residents
OF the neighborhood could be ascertained.
We know what the sentiment In better than
they do" said President Holahan. Il hope
the motion will not prevail"
The motion was lost. whereupon President
HafYen Of the Bronx jumped to his feet.
1T doesn't make any difference to me wheth-
err YOU Ignore me or not he began.
why. the law ignores you" Interrupted Mr..
IF / an to be ignored / want to know II, 50
that / can go to the people and tell them where
stand" shouted Mr.. Haffen, pounding on the
table.
there already" retorted Mr.. Holahap.
That's damn, right roared Mr.. Hafren.
whose face was flushed with anger. i" never
feared a mar yet and l never will"