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The times., 1899-11-21
NIr. BoJ,'s Compendium.

To the disinterc5tai student Of human
affairs, Nr. Edward Box is pcrenu al
source OF Joy. This. OF course. is due in
some measure 10 his wel-auoan periodical.
Il might almost be said that Ir Box is
The ladies Home Journal" 50 dire tly
Is he the inspiration OF every paragraph.
every line. every advertisement II be
found in lis pages from cover to cover.
lie has been suspected o. attending per
zonaily 70 the -Sjde-C0mb Talks With
Girls. and the Heart to Heart Invest ga
tions o- Nouag Meu:" bu, this has been
denied both by him and By literary au-
thorit.es vino are supposed o be in a posi-
tion TO know. I, has also been asserted
on good authority hat he does not uIice
The papers which appear under the caption
Unknown Daughters of Well known
Men, but that the wives. dausnt rs, hired
girls and other dependents OF these &c g.
brities have really been hypnotlzed into
contributing to this great journal OF Amer
lean life.
But there is one department in which
has appeared IA series OF papers. now print
cd in book form. which IS unmistakably the
work OF Mr.. Box It could not by any
possibility be attributed to anyone else
not to Thomas B. Reed, or Theodore
Roosevelt, or Mrs Alexander, or Josiah
Aliens wife It Is issued IN the Ladies
Home Journals Practical Library" and is
called "Successward; a Young Mans Book
for Young Men" The other books in this
library are about kindergartens, good cook
ing. the furnishing Of homes, ami The
building OF houses at fabu!ousIy snail
prices. That there may be q Christmas
present for every member Of the family
this book OF advice TO young men has been
added. II IS a wee book and may be ad-
eautascoasiy placed in the waizteoat paek-
el OF the youth in danger, where he NAV
easily get at Il 10 case he wants to use the
leaves for cigarettes. The pages are OF
about the right size for that
This book wiz undoubtedly appeal 10
many anxious mothers. aunts end Sunday
school ceachers as proper gif; for the
young man just beginning life, and macy
copies are l,acIy 70 be sold to these estima-
bic laiics. Tne mothers viii not purchase
The times., 1899-11-21

of securing from Cuban legislature and
executive any legislation needed to accom-
plish the object. Once Cuba had fixed the
syndicate. the United States would be vel
come 80 take the island, and the sugar
estate holders would willingly buy more
legislation 10 that end.
This Is only a suggestion Of one obstruc-
ton Which IS likely to be encountered by
statesmen who in good faith, shall try in
principle to redeem the pledge of Congress
10 the Cuban people, consistently With the
safety OF their own country. and the neces-
siJy that the United States should always
and in any circumstances retain control Cf
the foreign relations OF Cuba under any
scheme of government including its local
Independence There will be others, aud
among them. the ardent desire of many
able patriots who would like to secure
control of the insular transportation sys-
TEN, and hold a monopoly Of railway tram
way lighting. and water franchises. The
aggregated interest in all these things viii
be handsomely represented in Washington
during the winter by amiable gentlemen of
most hospiJable. conviyial, and liberal dis
positions, and free trips to the Paris EX-
position Of nineteen hundred may be as
plenty before spring-in Congressional cir
cles-as thousand dollar bills in a Montana
election.
The times., 1899-11-21
rhe cnse of Roberts.

IFTlm he =. LoGis tIobe-DtmocFaI-1
The pledges which were made by the Mormon
CaurcA in 1880 and by lbe people Of Utah short
Iy aitcrvarj. just before the passage OF the act
Us which Utah was admitted to statehood, were
iI8c p1lygamy should cease immediately, and
he opposed by the Church and the Mormon ele-
mcut OF Utah. These viii be considered by tie
Republicans. and IL the conclusion be reached
that these pledge, have been broken by Roberts
most Of fine Republicans are likely to vote to
unse-t him But IN. Republicans are very far
flom having q Jwo-thirds vote ii ,he House, and
even 10 an Of tacm declare Tor Roberts expulsion
he cannot be turned out unle-, a good many
Democrats take She same side The matter Of
turning Roberts oai. ar ot turning any regularly
elected member ct the House out. Is not quite SO
easy .s il MAY seem.
The times., 1899-11-21
a MEMORIAL To CONGRESS.
amendments to Revenue Law souEht
~ New York Rroker~

~ New Ork kroker~
NEW YORK Nov. 20.-A memorial 20
Congress has been prepared bv The Con-
solidated Stock and Petroleum Rxehaars
Of this city. asking for changes tn the war
revenue Law. The memorial saws thas the
law imposes a special annual tax OF $50
on brokers who negotiate purchases or
sales OF stocks. bonds. exchange. brIHon.
coin. money. bank notes promissory notes
OF other securities. and imposes Ouly a
special annual tax Of $50 on other Gem
merciat brokers. thus discrimi i1asias
agatnsJ the former class iu favor OF tho
latter class Of brokers. Ic also says that
the law makes similar discrimination bv
imposing a tax on the transfer or sale 8s
an certificates OF stock equal 90 cents on
satn Sluo OF face valge or fraction there-
oi. regardless % the market or artfaI
s"iue' "alle % imposes tax of only Il
lsN' Su sivV ot actUat value iu ths case
ca sales ot merchandise made az anv .t-
change OF board Cf trade
Ine memorial saws thai This i frao,ri+-
oie. not only as between The two classes oe
transactions. but as between high priced
and low priced stocks. transfers of a.. Iatrs.
being the more heavily taxed Currress ia
therefore. asked TO amend the var rave-
nue law making the special license tax
payable annually by ell commercial brok-
efs CT brokers dealing In securities ras
same, and by making the tax PAYABLE On
sales or transfers Of stock payable 40 The
same rate as i now imposed en- sales of
merchandise made az any exchange or
board Of trade, and payable not on the fac.
value Of The security. but on the selling
value.
Copies OF the memorial have been Tor
WaFded tc the secretaries OF the stock sx-
changes OF the country Wirh a request for
similar action, and preparations are also
making TO obtain the signatures 0f the pub
lie in general Practically the entire mem
oership OF the Consolidated Exchange has
signed the memorial.
The times., 1899-11-21
THE PRESIDENT BUSY.
ac May Not attend the Celebration
at Nashville.

The President win probably not go to
Nashville, Tenn. to welcome the returning
Tennessee volunteers who have been fight
ing in the Philippines. Urgent requests
have been made TO the PRECEDENT TO attend
this celebration.
The President sent yesterday TO the War
Department for Information coEceruing the
time when the volunteers will reach Ten
nessee He was informed that they win
be mustered out at San Francisco or No
vember 2S and that they would hardly reach
Nashville before December 1. As Con-
gress will meet on. December 4, and as the
President needs all his spare time to de-
vote 10 his annual message, he viii hardly
have time to make the trip. II was an
nounced at the White House yesterday that
if the President tiRaIly decided to so, 1t
would be a very hurried Trip and he would
spend only a few hours in Nashville.
The times., 1899-11-21

many, however, because they know some
thing about the tastes Of their sons from
experience; and they know that the
chances that any advice OF Mr. Box wi l
be read and followed by these youths is
about as good as the chance of young lion
becoming strict vegetarian.
The public to which Mr. Box really ap-
peals is a small but intensely appreciatiye
one. 1t is composed Of those who love to
watch the unfoldings of unconscious in
tellectual grace and spontaneous humor
in a perfectly naive subject To such the
little book will be an unfaiIing weIl-spr-ng
of delight.
The fun begins in the preface. In this
Mr.. Box says encouragingly that he writes
with the smoke of the battle around him
and from the very thick of the fight.
1t should not of course, be argued from
this that he has left everything and gone
and enlisted; the battle is one over lin
gerie and lace trimmed tea-gowns-the
kind with Paris thoughts sewn into
them. It is the sort of slaughter which we
read about in the large type advertise
ments, in which dressing sacks are ruth
lessly slain at eighty nine cents, and table
cloths die a lingering death at stxty-two
and One-half cents per yard, for today only.
This spirit of earnestness continues
throughout the book The charm of Mr..
Box is that he always takes himself seri-
ousiy. He does so in this case. 1t would
be unjust to the reader to indicate the
character of the book except in the most
general way, but the young man is in
structed as to his choice of career, his
manner toward his employer. his dress,
his amusements, and his moral and relig-
ious feelings There is no excuse for
young man going wrong if he reads this
book and follows its advice. For instance,
he Will find herein the information that if
he wishes to succeed he must be asleep by
eleven and up by seven, and from the con-
text one is led to infer that he should be
tucked into bed by some responsible per-
son every night. He should not go to
dances unless they are over by ten o'clock
nor should he eat late suppars. He should
not drink nor smoke, nor play cards, nor
should he allow himself to become inter-
ested in football, baseball. bicycling. or
any other amusement which is not profit
able and which consumes time and money
If he follows all these rules, and confines
his luncheon TO a Baldwin apple, and his
recreation to an occasional street car ride
he may be a millionaire by the time that
he is seventy-fve. and then it viii not
matter whether or not he can afford to
waste money in dissipation, for the doc
tor will only allow him to drink cambric
tea and play dominoes.
The times., 1899-11-21
Gnrrrnnlrnt Nonlrul.
-Fl1m ths Fi.i7I,.cIp7a7 "a.

IGsre IS Something s.7.rs a--4 cui rr
svstgln {. d t-t u7sa iu Chicago --1 atgi'-- lat
pris- IT. Hrich tiruers NAV se- t---if ---
brit tbe- ca1rtr5 Win nat u-h o. q t-'--flE tA'-
irtv prove worse rlsau iEe disease -.'-.iid i..'
Government rrr-e rrcu th- E7Sue5s IS 3 "a. I-s-
-lrrf-r 10. example tber- is Ett'e trubI sha- ls
,vuuia &c -sr stlgt be compelled 51 pas aH
enormously excessive price for tHa GO ~ .'h
PROPERTY, Taeu- ia The ldrn,ri .'' 't i''
~tilr.,.ts f. 9,-,sIE be ,fiaicllt e aat ,al-
possible 20 secure Competent 3nd cl.n4-t-es-
management Iae plFiit 0lIlI he abaEei io
rris-t human iiy o. engineers. appointed, r1- y
+f..i- shH5.t az Gde.it, Iut hecsU-- t.5gv e1rT-
ti,ir pr-,i-rf- eud s-uG ballot hcv-S- tcHce..inS
ss trfl- az .i-y ,1U hs alleged 1s 60 at7cFiu!s'i-
.i1u i- freight f4sts. wouid b, better o. etiars
tLl- s4I tl-54t =. sl.t.-lgEt Ia- S,1l.s system.
The times., 1899-11-21
WIN Ar,. the nctter Juhgcs.

ITT0W DE tHIlIgJ J0UIulLJ
No one wishes 20 deny lhc sincerity Of the
mon who are heading the aari-jmperiaiistic
movement The same courtesy should allow sin
c.rity TO the four men vino composed the Philip
pine Commission. Tleu ID both bodie, are
equally hauezt, equally sincere, which ought to
De able to speak with ,he v ice OF greatest au-
taority-the mcn who lave obtained their
knowledge frsla rgp-rJs, some Of which are ac-
curate and some not. ard who excite us with
alatcTy, or the men who have gained their facts
from Ewing among The ope, from studying con-
djtious with their own eyes and who give Us
those facts mcel9ged by feeling or by figures OF
-r--r.I-.
The times., 1899-11-21
MR.. LONG TIRED OF OFFICE.
The Secretary Anxious to Retire
From the Cabinet.


No surprise is expressed here at the
statement of Secretary Long. that he may
retire from the Cabinet before the close
of the Administration, but probably not
until after the Presidential G e-tiou next
year. 1t has been generally known for
several months that Mr.. Long was anxious
to retire 10 private life. Indeed, the Sec
retary has more than once told the PTesi-
dent of his intentions and began pcDara
tions TO 20 back to Massachusetts. Last
May The Times published q statement that
Secretary Long had decided 10 resign and
that his successor would be the Assistant
Secretary. Charles A. Allen Of Massa-
and is true now. Secretary Longs desire
TO retire is purely personal. growing
chiefly out Of his domestic affairs. When
ever he leaves the Cabinet the p ace viii
be offered to Mr.. Allen who recently de-
clined TO accept the office of civil governor
OF Porto Rico,
Secretary Long said yesterday tina.
while he would be willing 90 leave the
Cabinet for reasons which we're of pri-
vate nature. affecting only himse md his
family he would remain member of the
President official family until after the
general election next year, unless some
thing occurred which would cause that
understanding to be changed. II is we'll
understood that &r. Long prefers TO live
quietly with mis- family instead Of being
participant in the more cNacting social
life Of a Cabinet officer
The times., 1899-11-21
I&eruan's Dainty Duchess Com
paHy.

Weber's Dainty Duchess Company sp-
peared before big audiences yesterday at
Kernan's. Whether or not there was "a r5al
duchess in the ranks Of the organization IN
terested no one, Tor the entertainments
given were more rspiere with merit JEaE
are those OF many preteGtious combinations
which have appeared here, The clio was
especially good. Swor and De Voc mixed
acrobatics With song am dance in unique
way. Junie MCCree ana Matt Traycrs pr@-
seEted their character sketch, Howard ana
Emerson rendered ballads with moving
pictures fer Illustrations. The Mimic
Four proved entertaining. aGd the Clerise
Sisters, as usual, were the real feature OF
the bill Manhattan Beach Dy Moonlight
show.
The times., 1899-11-21

Joseph Allen. one Of Juiia Arthur's forn-1
support, Is well placed in the character Of
a equity and aucienc od3cer The remainder
IN the rather extended cast are not clever
nor are they we'll trained Lewis Baker Is
a pedantic and sameful Tmmsrgc. while
FIorence Gerald is better than the chances
afforded her The Mme- Ps,ypont OF Ger
trude Witty is at FIRST aytesdingIy weari-
some but when one is brought 10 unt r.
stand its limitations. he is compelled 10
shit the blame Tor Jbis to the shoulders
OF the author. Those aol otherwise men
toned are poor-or worse.
In brief NJ F5y6eau's product is ro-
above the commonplace while the con-
paHy aside from the principals. IL about Of
propoTtioDate merit The Offering is wen
staged. Tive matiress.
The times., 1899-11-21
MLhen AgninnIdo Is Crmshca.

CFrom the indianapolis News.)
The only thing then for parties to dccid. will
De how this shall he dorc and to whom the
task shall be committed There will be then
only two pressing questions before the coun-
try One is the kind Of government we shall give
10 these dependencies the other IS the establish
ment Of our currency on a sound basis. The
large question Of trusts which dovetails with the
tariff will be not tar behind and might indeed be
brought 10 the front.
The times., 1899-11-21
Governments and poIitics.

q T-T1 nc D-VI0IIN II--'.J
Governmental authority EmH=s agents for pub
lie purposes out of lis political kind. TN men
5rc born or are trained TO lie Honp9hucal, TIN
hy some unknown process politics is eliminated
from them, government By parties viii be polti-
cal government, and appointments 10y Govern
wcnts, controlled by partie=, viii be party ap-
pointmsnts. NH--poiiuicai politicians, non-med-
icgI medical practitioner. non-sectarian secta-
raHs nou-mcn men and Hou-womru women are
-numlIE tcrms of contradiction.
The times., 1899-11-21
Cro,yninshieId.

(From the New Orleans Tmes-D DemocGat)
There is perhaps official connected with the
present Administr ration who has given himself 50
many airs as A. $. CgowHinsHield. Cu.oi OF the
Bureau Of Navigation IL has steadily comport-
Cd himself as ii be was under the impression
titst not only IS the Navy Department under his
individual control, but that the Navy longs TO
him
The times., 1899-11-21
AFFAIRS IN VENEZUELA.
= rev Arrests Made OF suspected
RcvoIutfUuf~tS.

1 rev Arrests Made OF suspected
RcvoIutiOuistS-
CARACAS. NeEazgela. Nov -0.-In con-
sequence of compromising correspondence
found en- the person. CT q prominent SUP
porter Of the revoIutiortt General Herman
Iez who was arrested here. many P-ow.-
neng persons Eav5 be-1 Imprisoned
Amorg these taken iu50 custody Lr-
5lcsquira. who Was Minister ot Edlcatioa
ia the late administration. WHO is charged
with attempting 10 negotiate with General
Hernandez. in behalf Of f0rmsr President
ArEraGe for the sale OF quantities oi arms
and ammunition
4f tcomis the American Minister. VIII
tomorrow officially recognize the de fac.o
Governments Of General Castro 3r- Lo0mis
will shortly sail on the cruiser Dztr0-t aa
a cruise 20 the northeast. coast 70 examine
American interests tbers.
The times., 1899-11-21
HnnI,er Washington.

Nrom the St. Paul Poineer-PrcssD
The question Of q Southern contemporary
whether what Booker Washington has become is
possible Ito the average negro 20 a respectable
minority" might just well be ASKED concern
ing the average white man cr respectable
minority Of them. Booker Washington is a
great man, intellectually and morally No race
+! ,,lJteyer color has yet produced an average
man oi That type or even what could strictly be
"a t..H "a minority Uf them.
The times., 1899-11-21
Ad.crsltN Mithort Tenchings.

lFrcm the Houston PO5t)
The Southern cotton >pocuGrar Is a ball by
inheritance and training. Result: He usually
hangs on until the bear lays him out with rib
smasbcr- When that occurs he limps out Of the
ring busted and discousolate community TO
return to his old tactics, with same old result,
next season. Meantime by strange fatality he
nrnhtcth NOT by experience
The times., 1899-11-21
RailyHn. management.

ifrAm tte FitlspNrG NcWs.1
As rule the best talent of the country Is ca
gagged Ia ;hc management ot tine great railroad
y stems These monster corporations. TO he
profitable. must ie guided in On economical
Nay, and t9 get lue best possible results for
their stockholders must bc 0iiicercd by thc best
possible men rtcu with rare executive ability
and comprehensive Lnowcdsr ot thr financial
aoFJii iur- - le couzAy.
The times., 1899-11-21
No DiseourtcAN Intended.
lErnm m. M.mnhi. s.imcLnr-l

IIT0m IH. MImpHIs a-ImGIar-I
Il was going down Madison Street yesterday
morning. said a Mtmpt5n this morning and
was crossing Over al Second when heard Il neHo
who was driving a wagon helind mc cycaim
Look .ut, There, sam. Thaj & my rinc and /
turned around amazed and demanded an eNpla-
nation from tie negro. 'WLe, boss he replied
4 was ies- yeliG az mUh male .EiuL T-e pleased
to know douc honnrri dat lDu-dovu beast BY
namu liif aacl 5ura Iu, s,amln
The times., 1899-11-21
The ParccIz-post system.

IFI0W |H' TI'-T --I"-0 T"TIIU-I
TH-re 5rr manifold rassrrs why our rcuu.-
should have ti.r ad,Iut.se> pt 4 pIry.i-- post
system, Jhc principal one heiTE that it Is u"e,i
ed. Tne ordinary sesHumsdIttan Of lie pstel
service - good IS i+ras -scs uEt larger pack,
ages houl5 De- eenrc9ei 1lal ~ fewer weight
rate than amy uyys 40 tVree.7 s~-tlsuhi thrrc witt
he pleuty of aIpHnr' eF titf fisFre.s-pe-t iics
when il mJ-ss It's tpFctrlc~c at fashugEt7n.
The times., 1899-11-21
Prize Fights and spnrrins Matches.

The more thc matter IS considered and DIS
i.s,ed th. more evident Be- appr4is taat tbe safety
of ufize fighting yutg.Erises la>,, more iu the
irlidersuer ~ oiFrial, Jhlu ,l tHo Horton las
ifs.li ID officials Ni, csll a prize fight -pJrru.,
match. tltn prize dsttins sill so on Where
tlr contestants go ga To da al the damage posi-
bic to each other, . ought nat 90 be diticult i7r
contest.
The times., 1899-11-21
"A Americnp AIIiuncr

(Fram the =. Louis Giobt D9m4cratJ
America will enter into no agreem Mt with any
country to an extent which -yilj hamper its free
dom OF action on any issue. Wha, is understood
in diplomatic language as an alliance will not
bo participated in by this country under any
conditions which can now b, conceived.
The times., 1899-11-21
I.ra,IcrShip uust be Earncti.

jFr5m ihc taIlIso tHT1HI0t-I
Tie aspiring politician wh5 v.l. ultimately
succeed IN reaching q conspicuous place must
bcJt the heat and burden O.. tine d.. tl4t promises
defeat Otherwise PARTIES temporarily III a m.-
uorty could give s,4nt c1eoarssemgu- TO Isad-
ers. In the day Of sHeeess tist panty looks
naturally To- ,He hearing daring tH- days Of di-Is-
Ter OF those candidates oaa e.dm IFS highest re-
ward
The times., 1899-11-21
4 New Field 0pen
U5rom lie NasINiIIc Blan,

OFI0W lhe NasFiIIe BItutI.l
Edward Atkinaldo wiii discontinue his anti
American paper on tie Isl oI January. urshould
quit has lag iurling diairibes and resume his dis
c,lsaon OF she economic differentiation OF carrots
aud luMiI. 4. ealt!e l.na. and Aindlcd ,nbIelt-
The times., 1899-11-21
Notes.

The Lafayette Square Opera House win
be closed all this week. opening on next
Monday night with production Of Angus
tus Thomas Arizona" The cast employ
ed together with other details o2 NE pro-
ducJiou. viii be announced later.
The times., 1899-11-21

Final orders have been sent to Rear
Admiral schley at last, and that much
knocked about officer will have chance
to sail the ocean blue again. His enemies
viii be delighted to have him al the other
side OF the world. and as likely as MT
he may be glad to put the sea between
himself and a country that cannot honor
him as it would, being prevented there
from by temporary circumstances and
creatures
The times., 1899-11-21
THE VANDERBILT WILL.
II - oRcr.d f"r Probate IN the court
at Nessp0rt.

at New Port.
NEWPORT. r. L.. Nov. 20.-There was
offered IN the Probate Court this morning
a petition for the filing OF certified copy
OF he viii aud codicils and probate there
of OF Cornelius Vanderbilt. AMI the grant
ing OF letters testamentaFy CA the estate
IN Rhode Island. This IS he longest doe
ument seen in the Newport Office in year
and perhaps since lis organization The
sill and cGd5cils cover ,a.rly printed pages
and the official records attached clF--
forLy-INe naEes u l.Ell cap