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Current Comment.
What Delay Might Have Brought.

From the Atlanta Constitution
In the rapid developments of modern
progress we will soon have no Old World
upon which to ruminate.
1t is now stated that trolley cars are to
be shipped to the land of the Pharaohs so
that the same fate awaits the camels of
that country which has already overta-
ken the horses of our own. Alexandria
and Cairo will become but second editions
of New York and Brooklyn and the oldest
nation on the earth will thus become one
OF the newest,
1t would be interesting to ponder over
the labor which might have been saved
had Moses but delayed his excursion into
the desert until the present time He
would have found travel more convenient
than it was in his day, and would not
require a period of 40 days to do what
as many minutes now makes possible
The next thing will be to erect a sum-
mer hotel on the summit of Mount Nebo
where the loungers can look over the
Promised Land without getting too far
away from the attractions of seductive
Cairo
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Pertinent and Peculiar.

The inventor of the propeller wheel
studied the motion of a fish's tail when
swimming. The volutons of the pro-
peller's blades are exactly like the mo-
tons of the fish's tail A,
Lawn mower knives can be sharp
ened without removing them from the
machine by using, a new attachment
having grindstone set in the face
of a wooden bar, to be clamped to the
guide bar on the mower. with screws
to adjust it at the right angle to place
an edge on the knives as they revolve.
Tickets are easily handled by new
pocket case, having central recep-
tacle in which the tickets are placed,
with a spring wall on one side which
presses them to the opposite side and
into slot in sliding yoke. the lat
ter being moved outward to discharge
each ticket in turn.
A tobacco pipe has been patented
which has two bowls formed in a sin
gle square block, with a hole in each
side for the insertion of the pipestem
the bowl being used alternately, so
that the heat from one dries the other
out and causes a current of fresh air
to pass through it.
An Englishman has designed a neat
folding mud guard for bicycles. wire
yoke being hinged to the frame to
swing parallel with the forks when not
in use, with roller at the outer end
of the yoke to carry fiat fabric, which
rolls up against the fork A brace is
placed at the center of the guard to
curve it SO it will follow the shape of
the wheel.
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Using Silver.

n CCORDING to the Engineering
and Mining Journal, great
deal Of silver was consumed
abroad during the past year. The Jour
nal states that there were immense
amounts used in the arts, while India,
China and Japan took 49,350,OOO ounces
from London, 12.990.000 ounces from
America and 10000, 900 ounces from Aus
tralia. France and Russia bought some
silver bullion for coinage purposes, but
the great bulk of consumption was in
the arts. The total production for the
year. according to the Journal, was
100, 900 600 ounces, of which the United
States and America produced 10, 900
ounces. The highest price for the year
was 60.6S cents per ounce and the low
est was $3.50 per ounce. The average
price for the year was 1925.
AS rule the great silver mines of the
country are closed down and the silver
produced in the United States comes
from mines where it is by-product of
gold, copper or lead.
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A Difference in Method,

& tRPRISE has been expressed at
~ the quickness with which a new
president has been elected and
has taken his seat in the French repub-
lie, contrasting with the long campaign
and public excitement in this country
in presidential elections. Two days
after Faure died Loubet had taken his
seat as president
1t should be remembered however,
that in case of the death of a president
OF the United States a new president
| would be installed with even less delay
than in France and with no contest or
friction whatever. The reason is that
the constitution of the United States
provides vice president, which is not
the case with the constitution of the
French republic
When Lincoln was assassinated the
oath of office was at once administered
to Vice President Andrew johnson, at
his rooms in the Kirkwood house by
Chief Justice Chase. When Garfield was
shot, in 1881, he fingered fer several
months before death finally came to his
relief Arthur was actually sworn in
as president before Garfield died, the
oath of office being administered as soon
as the physicians announced that Gar
field could live but a few hours.
IN france, as stated, there is no vice
president, but there is provision in the
french constipation that the national
assembly shall ''reassemble Immediate
| ~ ana proceed to the election of a
new president. 1t is also provided that
1t snail meet at Versailles. which re-
moves it from the influence of the Paris
uproar and excitement No speech
| making even was allowed when Loubet
| was elected.
Ahother curious difference between
| the French and American constitutions
in regard to president may be noted,
! The president in the United States is
elected for stated period of four wears.
In case of his death, resignation or re-
moval from office. the vice president
| serves out the balance of the term for
which the president had been elected
| In France it is different. Loubet in
| stead of serving out the balance of
Faures term will, If nothing happens
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Prominent People.

General Marsh of Illinois has knowl-
edge of military laws and tactics among
the best in congress. for he mas made a
careful study of thest matters Tor years.
DR. James r. Cocke the Boston physi-
clan and authority on hypnotism. has
been blind since childhood, yet IS an ex-
pert surgeon and has written number of
medical and scientific books.
Bishop Rowe, head Of he Episcopal do
cese of Alaska, who is at present in Chi
cago, says there is no lack of food in
the Klondike. but he does not think the
country as rich as it is generally supposed
to be.
Robert Barr, the novelist, says that he
will wager he can step off train at any
village in England and at two out of
every three houses receive an amrmative
answer to the question. Have you any
relatives in America"
The kaiser intends 10 add the study of
astronomy to his other multtudinous hob
bies. Since he visited the observatory at
Potsdam the other night he has made ar
rangements for the placing of astronomi-
cal instruments in one Of the top rooms
of the palace.
DIR. T. Hayward Hays, surgeon major in
the royal Siamese navy and physician to
Chulalongkorn. king or Siam, is visiting
friends in Baltimore Fifteen years ago
he went to Slam as medical missionary.
The Siamese looked upon him as mira
Gle worker.
Senator Ross of Vermont lives in
handsome house about a mile and a half
from st. Johnsbury. His residence over
looks the beautiful Passumpsic valley. The
senator takes a great delight in his farm,
to the cultivation of which he gives much
personal attention
President Eliot of Harvard warns the
New England Sabbath Protective league
that sit will not do to attempt to disasso-
ctate pleasure and the Sabbath. Good peo-
pie take more JOY than bad, and God de-
lights in every innocent pleasure"
The Rev. G. S. Lef1ingwell, rector of St.
Savior's Episcopal church, Bar Harbor,
for the last 20 years, has resigned and will
live in the South on account of the failing
health of his wife. St. Savior's church
numbers among its communicates in sum-
mer some of the most prominent people of
the United States.
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Didn't Take Breakfast.

~ NE of the amusing stories Of the
~ naval battle in Manila harbor
commented on all over Europe
as we'll as in America, was one to the
erect that in the midst of the engage
ment the breakfast gong sounded and
the American fleet Withdrew in order
that the men could have their break
lasts without danger of disturbance
from the Spanish shells.
1t now seems that this story is not
true. 1t is too bad that 1t isn't true.
Tor the incident was certainly unique
in the history of warfare. But as a
matter of fact few people ever believed
thatthat was the real secret of Dewey's
temporary withdrawal during the en-
gagement
A New York war correspondent. u
retired naval officer. saw the fight from
the Olympia's bridge and has written
an article for one of the magazines
telling about the battle The CORE
spondent says in regard to this with
drawal:
Il do not exaggerate when I say that
as we hauled off into the bay the gloom
on the bridge of the Olympia was
thicker than London fog in Novem-
ber Neither Commodore Dewey nor
any of the staff believed that the Span
ish ships had been sufficiently injured
by our fire to prevent them from renew
ing the battle quite as furiously as
they had previously fought Indeed we
had all been distinctly disappointed in
the results of our fire. Our projectiles
seemed to go too high or too low. Sew
eral times the commodore had ex-
pressed dissatisfaction at the failure of
our gunners to hit the enemy. Conse-
quently Dewey hauled out into the open
bay at the end of the fifth round to take
stock of ammunition and devise a new
plan of attack. I told the commodore
l intended to attribute our withdrawal
to the need for breakfast. He inti-
mated that it was not matter of much
Importance what reason l assigned so
long as l did not give the true one.
And so the breakfast episode went to
the world as plausible excuse for
what seemed like an extraordinary
strategic manoeuver-one which has
been the subject of more comment than
almost any other event during the bat
tle."
This will probably be accepted as the
true version of the withdrawal of
Dewey until Dewey gives his own &C
count of it. BY the way, Dewey is
about the only prominent man in the
army or navy who hasn't written for
the. magazines. Hobson, Shafter, Samp-
son, Schley, Roosevelt, Merritt, Miles
and about all the others have been in
duced to write an article for some
magazine or other Any magazine
would give a fortune for an exclusive
article by Dewey on the battle, but he
has refused every offer made. He he's
more important business on hand than
writing for the magazines, and he has
certainly shown good taste in his re-
fuSal.
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FROM Ilt-BltS.
The largest coal field in the world is in
the Chinese province of Human. Baron
Won Richthofen, who investigated the
mineral wealth of China, reported that
the whole of the southeastern part of the
province of Human may be called one
great coal field, covering in all some q 700
square miles. Over large areas of this the
coal measures are visible on the surface,
and good proportion of the coal is of ex-
cellent quality. Human also produces iron,
copper, silver, quicksilver tin, lead and
gold. AS to the latter mineral there are
GA localities where gold is to be found
and in some the mines are indisputa bly,
rich. The same minerals are found in
Shanshi which in proportion to its area
has probably the largest and most easily
workable coal field of any region in the
globe. At the present rate of consumption
the world could be supplied with coal
from Shanshi for 10000 years.
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A Hero at Home.

From the Topeka Capital.
Not all the heroes were at Santiago.
One of them came forward recently in
Topeka, when tina SANTA Fe railroad
found it necessary 10 reduce the fierce
employed in the freight department.
Among those who We're to be dis
charged was a man with a wife and
half dozen children, and his salary
was the family's only income. Lines
appeared in his face as the expiration
of his term of service drew near ana
his eyes told a story of suffering and
despair
Dean Waters, a fellow employe, saw
all this. 1t made him sick at heart,
and his folks saw that something was
the matter, but he kept his thoughts to
himself. For a week he watched the
other workman suffer in silence, and at
night he could not sleep for thinking of
the hardships in store for this man.
wife and little ones. Then he made a
resolve. Going to the head of the de-
partment he said:
If resign my position, will you keep
Mr.. Blank
Yes" replied the head of the de-
partment.
Accept my resignation" said Wat
ers, and he left the room without an
other word.
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who destroyed Cervera's fleet. The ad-
minstration may make the promotions,
but in the eyes of the people it cannot
rob heroism of the laurels it has fairly
won.
1t is recalled that during the civil
war similar favoritism was at times
shown by the military bureau at Wash
ington. General Grant was twice relieV-
ed of his command after he had cap
tured Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and
Nashville. General Sherman was re-
lieved of his command in Kentucky for
stating that 1T would require an army
of 200, 900 men to capture and hold tie
Southwest. For this he was sent TO
the st. Louis barracks, but subsequent
events proved he was right General
Thomas was relieved once because he
had incurred Stanton's displeasure, but
lust before the general who was to re-
lieve him reached Nashville Thomas
had won the battle which made him ia
NOUS
All the weight and influence of Long,
Alger and the whole administration
will prove powerless to down good
man or to make a hero out of man
who isn't one.
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Debating as to Heroes.

* ECRETARY LONG in his criti-
~ cism of Schley seemed rather to
evade the question asked of him
by the senate as to why Sampson was
placed above Schley. While giving rea-
sons why Schley should not be given
the honors Of the Santiago campaign
he gives no reasons why Sampson
should be given those honors. If Secre-
tary Longs statement is true the navy
department is subject to severe criti-
cism for having permitted Schhy to
retain his position at all. If he dis
obeyed orders he should have been re-
n1anded or lowered in rank before the
battle of Santiago took place and
should never have been permitted to
retain so important a position as the
one which he held. If Long is right
Schley should be court -martialed in
stead of honored by being advanced TO
the position of a rear admiral.
Whatever the navy department or
The government may do the vast ma
jority of the people of this country
will give Schley the credit for the great
victory at Santiago. They will still re-
member that Sampson was not present
at the battle and that his vessel did not
fire a shot in it. Furthermore. not q
single vessel of the fleet has a record
of any signal made to 1T during the
battle by Admiral Sampson He was
mot within signalling distance of any OF
the ships until the last Spanish vesse
had struck her flag.
The greatest blunder that the admin
istration has made is in trying to die
tate to the people of this country who
they shall consider the heroes of the
war. You can't force the people to ac-
cept heroes. The people know that
Shafter was not the victor at Santiago
and they know that 1T wasn't Sampson
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a. 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.
Lieutenant French Dead.

~ GAIN the sorrow of the lament
able Filipino war comes home
to Montana for another Mon
tana home is desolated. Yesterdays
dispatches tell the sad news of the
death of Lieutenant Eugene S. French
of company L, First Montana volun-
teers. Lieutenant French was a resi-
dent of Helena. where he was we'll
known and highly esteemed He leaves
a wife and a child in the Capitol City
to mourn his loss. He had been en-
gagged in the real estate and insurance
busire ss in that city, but in late years
mad been in politics, serving Lewis and
wards as treasurer.
That Montana. boys are doing their
full duty is shown by the fact that
more than Montana's proportionate
share have been killed and there is a
long list of wounded. The Montana
regiment will shrk nothing. But it
should be remembered that they VOL
unteered for the war with Spain, to
help free Cuba. There never was an
expectation that they would be called
on to fight savages in the islands of
Oceanica. That being the case, Mon
tana will welcome the news which an
nounces that Spain has ratified the
treaty and that the volunteers can re-
turn to their homes.
One of yesterdays dispatches says
that the government has decided to
send the ninth regular infantry, now
at New York, and the sixth infantry,
NOV at San Antonio. to reinforce Cen
eral Otis in the Philippines. These reg
1ments are expected to sail from San
francisco on March IS. This either
means that the government anticipates
greater difficulty in subduing the Fill
pinos than it had contemplated, or else
THAT the regulars will be substituted
for volunteers, who will be allowed ITO
return to their homes 1t is to be hop
ed that the latter is the case.
To the family and friends of Lieuten-
ant French will be extended the earn
est, heartfelt sympathy of the entire
state.
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MYSTERIES OF THE BASEMENT,



Fairs Kitchen.
From the Detroit Free Press ~
Many of Bishop Fairs experiences have
amused the people of Michigan, vet many
of them are still in reserve. One morning
he met a forbldding hobo coming out of
the basement, pleasantly inquired what he
had been doing there, and on learning
that he had been sleeping in the cellar,
ordered a couch placed in the back hall,
which the tramp used as lodging place
till the spirit of restiessness took him to
pastures new
But what the bishop most enjoyed was
the result of unusual thrift on the part
of colored aunty who served as cook
He noticed that the grocery bills were I'M
usually large, and wondered how all the
articles paid for could be used in his linz
tied household. but he was a liberal pro-
wider, and gave the matter no special at
tention till he happened into the kitchen
after dinner one evening. 1t was an I'M
usual invasion on his part and led to sew
eral surprises. At table loaded with
good fare were four lusty colored men,
and aunty was waiting on them
"What entertainment is this?" he asked,
with his inimitable smile.
''We'se boa'din' heah," answered the
largest of the four, as he reflled his
plate.
Boarding here?" with an incredulous
laugh.
yes, sab. Aunty done took us in when
we begun work on dat buildin' in de IA
end OBJ de block"
Aunty unblushingly acknowledged the
corn, her apology being that she wanted
to "git some fings TO- wintah.' All that
the good bishop did was to secure set
tlement to date, aunty pocketing the pro-
ceeds with the remark: .'Dey neber war
no money in takin' dat class OBJ boadahs,
nohow.''
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He Showed His Courage.
~ HAT the funeral of the late Pres
ident Faure of France was at
tended by no damon ST raj ions

~ HAT the funeral of the late Pres
ident Faure of France was at
tended by no demonstrations
unfriendly to the republic or to it's new
president. will be a matter for much
qualification in this country. 1t had
been declared in the streets of Paris
that Loubet would not dare attend the
Kissed and ,hooted and stoned along the
entire route. Friends and officials at
tempted to dissuade Loubet from at
tending the funeral but the new pres
ident declared he would participate in
the procession, no matter what might
happen.
1t is to be hoped that President Lou
bet will display equal courage in deal
ing with the Dreyfus case. Undoubt-
eddy Faure showed great weakness in
that matter and worried greatly about
it, 1t is not known what Loubets sent
iments are in regard to the Dreyfus
matter, but it is a case which cannot
be ignored and it is the great danger
~ l. ihHCe to-udS. 1HJuSllce Is d great
err menace to the republic than are the
Bonapartists and royalsts. No gov
eminent can afford to be unjust. If
Dreyfus has been unjustly sentenced to
life Imprisonment it will form 50 black
page in the history of France that it
must threaten the existence of the re-
public. Will President Loubet have the
courage to require a revision of the
caSao
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One Execution,

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ii was the annual meeting of the Back
Bay Anti-Cruelty society.
I'VE must" said the eloquent chairman,
both of whose swollen ears were covered
with plasters. I'VE must extend to every
creeping thing the gracious and loving
protection of our noble organization"
At this point he was interrupted. A tall
thin man in red comforter and speckled
mittens arose in the back part of the hall
and shrilly shouted:
Always an forevermore exceptin' tn
dinblasted groundhog.'
Then he sat down amid loud and SYM
pathetic applause.
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MEDlTATIoRs OF MARTIN DooLEy
On the Recent Visit Of Lord Ch.r,..
Beresford.

~ 49,,
o islI OF Lord Charles
beresford.
from the chicago Journal.
- see be tn pa-apers," said Mr. DooIey,
that Lord Char-ies Beresford is in our
! iiis., as hogan says.
An VINO IN DIVES he?" asked Mr..
| Hennessy.
| ,e Walherford man." said Mr..
Dooies. l knowed his father weli--a
| mafKess pc thrade an fine man.
anar-ies Wint TO sea early, but he's now in
IN piasterin, business-cemintin tn lie
ance ~ tn United States an England.
- enank ye 70 laugh at me joke. Misther
~ f1innissy, an not be standin there lookin'
iih ~. ohlnnyman In q sthreet car
oon Know what We mean said Mr.
flenhessy, softly.
Loro Charles Beresford is sort Nv adj
. vance agent " tn White Mans Burden
- a!eeuy company--two little Evas, tour
iiuliohrea millyon Topsies SIX hundhred
ihityoh Uncle Toms. He's billin IA
eouhtnry fr tn threeumphal tour " N
aonsther Aggregation. Nawthin can
s'op II. Biood Is thicker tnan Wather, an
.osetner ar-rm-in-ar-rm Wen spread IN
llshe ~ cViil1ation y ON wan ihu ~ u
lhurruid 10 IN other' no matther What you
an ,SchWart1melster say nfhhissy.
Pc a,vins. me y way me kinshen
|
US. ie "neIps' says Lord Ihar-les
nereslo "a an. Hoooyara hipiing an. I1ddE
.nsaa,,n,s sn VI o.her Ahsio-oaxoh s.
tooiish an iiiVoious people, cheap Dut
~ ue-i'e .,. i IN lnsineere cousins theS
800; 10 httie ye Know ABOUT amy
w ,hs. !. ~, are oissIace 70 humanity,
iose " uoIlar peter .nan ye love
. ..A .nii.s pue wv uoliars-Y ie ar-re saw
1se out inthrestn mlsname our titles.
I
~ "a Ca m an penethratin Lee-Metfofa.
- n.ss se fe heroes an give tnlm Wurruk
70 40 we Smash IN their mats an ihvate
s.i " ~ peslase. nave destroysa
ous iahs uaee. re ar-re rapldiy conVartin
eSstniai paAaees lh.o owelnh
asa;.s,. Hlorais are loose yere
ms are enerVa.ill put Pheasant an
n,,,ss,, ~ ~, 49, -. nosss. .,, ate
3D. a. - .apie a. W iaVe no reiEioh.
=. ~ ai-re "helps " IN Of me. Inose
Nv, =. se ma. ARE not our nfothers-in-laW
H..o az piolheis. annoy US So
s We n,usl pe NUMBERS ~ our own
.a.i ~. same people tnat Is washed
,,,at;,t;a pe th Mlsslssippi as II rows
msanh a,ons " hapeeryai states ~
oheeho an Duluth, Mattsachootsets, Is
70 oe Iound arnin a livin on tn short
~, 20. -, .,'oi ,s., uire,er names. we nave
o. sh ho,,a aarne ii.hfaenoor. re rread our
-, 50 we can understhand II,
a. We ieau se re aspirin autnors-Poe
az az i1oweii an " Sieuth IN, detective.
. we ar hot onlamliyar with ye're in
~, va en.n iis.h,y' we ar-re as pr-roud as
- ~ u acHieVemints ~ Gin raj
ol,al.e' an GIN RAJ Coxey: 4ere ambas-
sauois nave al"ays peen kindly received,
ea' " t they taught US now TO dnraw
~ nus,eo iiusii OF Wept on our collars
,r..,.. Ute ma potnry 70 u.s. we mad
uIotheriy ieellh thlm that med US say:
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to him, serve for seven years from last
Saturday.
The French president is much better
paid than the president of the United
States. but he is required to live in al
most regal style. He receives a salary
of 100000 and it is customary for the
assembly to vote him as much more for
his EXPENSES