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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

for both employer and employed that the
latter should be able to say, 81 am free
man. and if you do not like my work l
will find other work. You will do me no
injury by dismissng me, if our relations
are not satisfactory. You have no hold on
me, and If / choose to work for you 1t is
of my own free will and preference. l
do my task we'll, not from fear OF dismis-
sal, but because l have pride in 1t and in
my own reputation as a good workman
The employer who knows that his men
are loyal 20 him because they choose to
be, not from fear of losing their bread
and butter, has sense of security which
the gods may envy. What the world needs
is less charity and more justice; less gov
eminent and more free cooperation.
The company store affords one of the
easiest and most effective means of getting
control of the laborer. 1t must be remem-
bered that the wages of miner or other
workman OF the same grade are on
level, which makes difference of two or
three cents in the price ri commodity
serious matter. The average miner gets
about a dollar and thirty-nve cents day.
Out of this he must generally support
wife and two or three children. or, if IN
married, he is likely to owe help to his
parents II is safe to say that that dollar
and thirty-flve cents must support at least
three people and frequently double that
number. Some theorists have declared it
impossible for man to live on fifteen
cents a day. Suppose this miner spends
fifteen cents for the food Of each member
of the family. If there are four in the
family he must pay at least sixty cents for
their food-four dollars and twenty cents
out of his eight dollars and ten ceHts
week. This leaves three dollars and ninety
cents out of. which to pay for fuel, shelter.
clothing, and medicine, and the miner Is
not infrequently fined for the services of
company Doctor 1t may easily be seen
that il the prices of all the commodities
furnished by his employer are orly slightly
raised, his living expenses will surely ex
coed his wages, and he will find himself,
at the end of an ordinarily severe winter,
many dollars in debt to the company. Thus,
if he wishes to give up his job. he cannot
de so without the certainty CT being penni-
less and without credit while he is looking
for another one. A man must be in excep-
tional circumstances TO risk such & condi-
ton of things for his wife and family as
well as himself. How is he better off than
the Old time slave? Is 1T any better TO
starye than to be Whipped to death for re-
fusal to obey orders?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15
TO AVOID CAPE HATTERAs.
4 Survey for n Waterway Along the
North Carolina Sounds.

WILMINGTON. N. c., Sept. 14-Civil
engineers left this afternoon for Roanoke
Island to begin the survey of the water
way down the North Carolina Sounds. by
which vessels can avoid Cape Hatteras
channel sixteen feet deep is coptem-
plated. AT present vessels drawing more
than seven feet cannot use the route.
The estimates of the cost of deepening
THE channel will be submitted to the next
Congress, which will be asked to make
the necessary appropriation. The propos-
ed route win be a great boon to seafaring
men. Its primary aim will be to prevent
loss of life. but it will alsg save time. as
the sounds are fairly well sheltered and
vessels will not be so much at the mercy
of winds as in the open sea. The route
will have northern outlet through the
Dismal Swamp Canal and a southern out
let at Beaufort
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15
A. a Judge of Mcn

lT rom TIC TIIT IIUTu IIIItN-T
The Washington correspondent who asserted
in recent letter to a daily paper that Presi-
d,ut Mckinley was acute judge of character
really framed a serious indictment against him
Ii the President understood, when he made John
Sherman Secretary of State. that the venerable
Senator was past usefulness he ieopardized the
interests of the country to make Mark Hanna
Senator. The appointment of Alser is Secretary
Of War was outrageous imposition on the
people. if AIr. Mckinley understood-as many
good judges Of character did-how Ager was
built. The appointment o. McKerua TO the SUI
preme Bench against the protest Of the bar Of
California is only excusahle on the ground that
the President Is not good judge OF charac-
ter The came may be said Of the appointments
OF the notorious Dewers OF New orleans, Of
MLaLh. Aeelv. nALhhonc. and mAnE olAe!.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15
L,Enfnnf TerrihIc.

lFTUW Inc UIITWOTt SUM
There are some bad men among the genuine
Ironcho- busters OF South Dakota, but none u
them is as terrible as the cow-punchcr from
nm 10 his work The hearts of the wickedesL
of these rough riders Of the plains must have
reiaiced within them when they saw Teddy" in
action grinding his tech in rage and filling the
air with denunciatons Of the seven million
Americans whom he recently branded as towards
and advocates OF a policy OF infamy. Here"
they could not help thinking, ''is the greatest
all.round puncher in the Union. who, in less
time than we could brand steer can brand
half Of the male population of the United States
with the marks of his scorn. He is not only
a peach but the whole peach crop Of the
Union. We are but humble eew-punohers Ted
dy is the king OF anpunchers- political
broncho- busting phenomenon OF the age. We'll
come him into the herd and give him the
choicest cuts of chuck as token OF our admira-
tion aud loyalty
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15
soUTHERE school, HISTORIES.
Difference Paid to the Demands of
Confederate Veterans.

COLUMBIA. S. c.. Sept. 1.-THE State
Board of Education has adopted books for
the public schools for six years from date.
None others can be used. The board has
given heed to the demands made by Com
federate veterans and others that South
ern children should be taught from South
ern books and all the histories and read
ers selected come from a Richmond pub
fishing house and the histories are written
by a Virginian
General Walker. after returning from the
last Confederate reunion, resigned his place
as manager of publishing house In
Charleston to devote his whole time to
this cause, working not only in South Caro-
lima, but in other Southern States.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

Although the anthracite coal strike or
der will not take effect until Monday, the
miners in the Scranton district have al
thousand II is no longer doubted that
general tie-up will begin when the men
still Il work leave the mines on Saturday
night. The indications are that the labor
organizations of the country at large will
stand by and help tie strikers. The strug-
gle promises to be hard and long one
1t is to be hoped that it may run it's
course unsuIlied by the violence that has
marked labor wars in the past
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

TFT0W Inc BUHlI0 EVcHIHg Ilmes-J
Republicanism, which has grown to he the
synonym for monopoly. has fed tine monster OF
its own creation until he lords it in tue inso-
lence of power. The money tyrant can well
afford to laugh at the political lilliputians who
now essay to bind him with their little cords
Most offenders, high or low. and Of all kinds.
are ready to promise anything at the bar OF
judgment, but that kind of plea will not d. in
the omen court of American public opinion.
1t was u habit Of the kings Of old to plav
high iinks with the peoples rights and property
and then. when halted, to don the sackcloth and
ashes and ask to be tried once more" but
when The head Of the great Republic OF modern
times gets down to that sort OF thing it looks
very much like political tomfoolerv.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Mckinley in Ohio.-It is an ,

Mckinley in Obio.-It is an open
secret among Republicans in this city
that the President has returned TO olio
this week not to enjoy the quiet Gem
forts of his home at Canton, as given out
by Mr.. Hannas enterprising press
agents, but to counteract with his per-
sonal influence. if that be necessary the
effect of the visit of Mr.. Bryan to that
State this week The reports which have
been made to Mr.. Mckinley from Ohio
during the past two weeks are not as re-
assuring as either he or MIR. Hanna could
wish. and it is said that Mr.. Hanna him
self advised the President to closely
watch developments from close quarters
in the Buckeye State for week or so.
Mr.. Bryan's reception at Columbus YES
terday had heen carefully planned for
nearly mouth. and it is thought that
If Mr.. Hanna had discovered that there
was not to br such an inpour of people
from all over Buckeyedom into the cap
ital city to greet the Democratic stand
ard bearer, the Presidents campaign
manager would not have advised h.l TO
desert his post here at the most delicate
point in the negotiations with China and
go back to Canton. Some optimistic
Democrats protesting an intimate knowl-
edge of conditions in Ohio declare with
out reserve that Mr.. Mckinley viii lose
that State this year. and cite in proof OF
their contention the certainty that fully
three-fourths of the hundred thousand
totes that were cast for Golden Rule"
Jones last year will go to Bryan and
Stevenson in November. If this is rell
probability, of course it behooyes Mr..
Mckinley to be up and doing In Ohio.
three -fourths of the Jones vote cast for
Bryan would more than wipe out the
plurality MIR. Mckinley received in his
State four years ago. The supposition is
that during the PresidYlt's stay at Can
ton this week he will call into counsel
all of the trustworthy party leaders in
the State irrespective of their factfonal
utilization, past or present, and will make
a direct appeal to them to ''shuck' their
coats and go to work That apathy"
against which Mr. Hanna inveis his so
much, can be no more dangerous in any
other part of the Union than in Ohio
under present conditions, and unless the
faithful stand to their guns from now
until the close of the polls in November
there is no telling what will happen. 1t
would not be surprising If large excur-
sions of Mr.. McKnley's fellow citizens
were run into Canton during his pre- SAINT
visit there, and, of course If this is d NJ
the temptation to make front porch
speeches to them will be too great even
for the imperturbable Chief Magistrate
to resist Indeed it may turn out that
on his way back to Washington he will
be unable to forego the pleasure Ct talk
ing 20 them from the rear platform of
his car. If he does his he is almost sure
TO be swamped with demands from ether
sections of the particularly the
Middle West and New York-for his pres
ence and eloquence. so that it is expe ted
that within the next three weeks the
President will start on rather exte1s. We
swing around the circle. This at any Iate
is what is predicted by soI.e wise Re
publicans.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

tFFpm the chicago thrOmCle.1
Senator Mason, like Senator Hoar. has sue
ceeded in making it entirely obvious that he Is
very much opposed 10 Imperialism in speech
while lac is very much in favor OF the chief OF
the impeIialiss in action.
But neither OF them has ever attempted to
explain how a man who is sincerely opposed
to imperialism can consistently support tine
President and the party which, according to
their own showing, arc bent on establishing
system OF subject dependencies, which is i'm.
perialism ii ever there was such 4 thing.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

already know how little the alleged prom
ises of our European friends. 10 maintain
the open door for our benefit amount to
We must be on the ground and in force,
and il necessary, show our teeth to stand
the smallest show in the end.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

Up to yesterday the Governor Of Texas
had been placed in possession of relief
funds amounting to one million five hun
bred thousand dollars-a noble showing
for four days of charitable effort. The
fund viii be swelled sti!l further before
the end of the week, and may probably
reach three million dollars before the end
of another week. Wednesday next will
be Galveston Day in Washington. when
the managers of our local theatres will
give benefit performances in aid of the
storm victims. The great heart of the
nation is touched and it is bleeding good
red gold for our suffering brethren and
sisters in Texas.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

Do not ask for Heuricks by their names Of
dark or light" but ask for ''MacTzen" and
SENATE by their names, and you Will not be
deceived in drinking an inferior grade Of beer.
These beers have been awarded a prize medal
at the Paris Exposition and you will fully APP
precate thes,, high grade beverages. For a case
u Heurich's phone 6Sl, Arlington Bouliag Co.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15
House Hunting.

With the advent of cool weather. the
oyster. and the school teacher, the aver
age citizen thinks of hunting q house. At
this time of year there is a general dis
position TO move, almost as great as in
the spring This, however, seems to be
confined to the city. The dweller in the
country settles. down snugly in his domi-
cile to await the approach of winter.
Perhaps the reason is that the city
dweller is generally obliged to live in
house which is not his, and was not con-
structed for his convenience. After year
CT two of residence he has discovered all
of its faults, and decided that other faults
Nslld be more bearable. Perhaps the
i,ouse IS too small for the needs of his
family; the landlord may not be accommo-
dating. the neighbors may be unpleasant,
or the plumbing bad. all of which defects
can hardly be discovered without more
or less prolonged residence.
The fact is that every family should
have house of its own, shaped to suit
individual needs and tastes. The great
defect of city life is that this is so seldom
possible. People who live in apartment
houses. in blocks. or in. tenernents are
more or less at the mercy of their neigh
bors and their landlords.
The ordinary house built TO rent, has
numerous defects which could be easily
remedied. 1t is constructed rather for
show than for comfort. Most women will
agree that landlord never thinks that
family needs as much closet room for its
wardrobe is actually necessary. and
that there is tendency 10 make the re-
cepti0n rooms large and the bedrooms
small which is not conducive to health.
Heating arrangements are generally bet
ter than the ventilation In half the
houses of moderate price which can be
found in city it is almost impossible to
secure perfect ventilation. The light is
apt to be but little better than the air.
Owing to persistent agitation on the
subject, attention is generally paid to
plumbing. but The minor matters of air
and sunshine do not always receive atten-
ton.
1t is doubtful whether the house built
to rent win ever be much improved, I'M
less public opinion forces the builder to
construct it right in the first place The
public needs to be Educated to demand
better houses and then it may get them.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

MILLS rs an AutbOr.-It has Just been
learned that Washington's permanent citi-
zenship very recently was increased by
the removal here of the Hon. Roger
Quarles Mills. of Texas. Since he left
the Senate Colonel Mills has become a
millionaire through the unexpected de-
velopment of large kerosene wells on his
farm near Corsicana. and it is reported
that he now derives revenue of 81, 500
day by leasing this valuable property to
the Standard OIL Company. This has en-
ableG him to retire not only from the
hurly-burly of politics. but also to indulge
his taste for study and literary pursuits.
Accordingly, he is now said to be engaged
In preparing a work on the subject of
tariff laws which he hopes to make the
most thorough and exhaustive treatment
of that theme in existence. That he is
well equipped for hiseself-imposed task is
conceded-by everybody who followed his
career in Congress, both in the House
and Senate. Some of the distinguished
Texans friends declare that a wonderful
change has come over him since he left
Washington. Theyisay that he is decid-
cdly more morose than he was when he
was in the full flush of his powers here,
and that he displays a pronounced indis-
position to mingle with the madding crowd
in its ignoble strife. While 1t is UNDER
stood that he is not fighting Mr.. Bryan,
still II is also understood that he is not dis
posed to aid the Nebraskan in any other
way than by keeping quiet. II is thought
that Colonel Mills will have his book on
the tariff ready for the publisher within
a year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

Delaware for Bryan.-Scarcely anv
doubt longer exists as to Delaware The
last yestige of uncertainty was removed,
according to the judgment of men well ac-
gualnted with that State, when the Ad-
dicks and Dupont factions, few days ago,
stubbornly refused to compose their diff
ferences and unite in a fight to hold the
state in line for Mckinley. 1t is reported
mar Mr.. Hanna saeu will take the case in
hand and attemDt TO bring about a settle
1nent Of the differences, but it is gen
orally thought that even if Mr.. Hanna
should restore temporary peace among the
warning factionists he could not save the
state. Delaware is naturally Democratic.
and with Addicks and Dupont pulling
against each other through separate or
ganizat ions. 1t Is not considered as at all
likely that the Standard OIL and other
similar trust interests will care to spend
the money this year for the Republican
ticket in that State that they spent in
1896. Mr. Bryan Will make several
speeches in Delaware during his visit to
the East in October, and it is expected
that he will put the finishing touches to
the Job of redeeming the Blue Hen State
from the Republicans.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15

In Alabama the law makes il inisde--
meanor for any banker to discount any
note at a higher rate than S per cent
Under this statute a bill was brought in
the case of Turner VS.. Merchants BaaiS
(2S So. Rep. 47el 10 cancel mortgage
on the ground that it was usurious ard,
therefore, void, the contention being that
although the statute does not expressly
prohibit the making OF a usurious con-
tract. yet this follows as an implied 5-o-
hibition and that the enforcement of con-
tracts in violation of tSis statute would
be in derogation CO q sound principle neg
essary to be maintained In order to up
hold the supremacy Of the law and the
dignity of the State. But the Supreme
Court held that the loan. though prohibited
by the act was not in itself wrong, and
that the complainant was not entitled to
relief without rendering the amount actu-
ally borrowed with lawful interest. as he
vino asks equity must do equity.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-15
A ynnderhiIt stntesmn,

a Vanderbilt Stntesman.-Mr PIatt
has made-a valuable addition to his po-
litical machine in New York in the person
of the Hon. Cornelius Vanderbilt. This
young gentleman was initiated into the
mysteries of craftsmanship at Mr.. Platts
recent typewriter State convention at
Saratoga, which he attended as a delegate
The way the New YorK newspapers de-
scribe his entrance TO politics is that Mr.
Vanderbilt permitted the Republicans OF
his Assembly district TO eject him dele
gate to the Saratoga convention" The
young gentleman conducted himself with
credit at the convention, in that he did not
attempt to make speech or TO be inter-
viewed for publication on the issues of the
campaign. II goes without saying that he
would get all the space he wanted in the
New York papers if he desired to talk on
politics Nj Plat has decided to send his
young convert to the lower house of TIM
next Legislature at Albany. and ii is the
most natural thing in the world that the
young miilionaire's New York admirers
should be predicting for him most brill
liant career at Albany this winter. 1t is
presumed that after a years experience In
the State Legislature. Vanderbilt will be
sent to Congress by Mr.. Plat, provided,
of course Mr. Croker and Tammany Hall
are willing for him to come. At the be-
ginning OF MS pOilllcdi career Inc young
man enjoys the unique distinction OF being
the first Vanderbilt to enter politics. all
the other members Of his family having de-
voted themselves strenuOusly to money
making for several generations Young
Vanderbilt Is described by persons who
know him as a youth of uncommonly
strong sense. and as being possessed of an
ambition TO do something for himself. II
he likes the game of politics it is be-
lieyed he will stick to 1t, and as his for
tune is enormous, of course. he will be able
TO accomplish a good deal for himself, his
friends, and his family's vast property in
terests His younger brother. Alfred, WIS
named by his father. the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt. as the head Of the family"
whatever that means in this democratic
country. that has no laws Of primogeniture.
Being thus relieved OF the responsibility
of managing the enormous estate left by
his father. young Cornelius Is at liberty to
pursue his neural inclinations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-26
WAGNER GUT 4 TURKEY
PRISONERS At THE JAIL HAD A
REAL CHRISTMAS FEAST
YESTERDAY
EVEN RoGAN FOUND PLEAsURE
In Dissecting tho TootIso1ne Eiped
That WAS Served at John
WaGener's Last GEicial
Repast.

A big Christmas dinner with the accom-
paniment OF nuts and candy and a good
cigar relieved the monotony at the coun-
ty jail Yesterday, and served to remind
the forty or more prisoners confined
there that while q cruel word had
abridged their liberty for infractions Or
it's laws, yet they were not forgotten.
Each received his portion of the feast
prepared by big-Eearted Sheriff Wagner,
served in the cells, and while not accom-
panied with service of plate it was sub
stantial and what is more. enjoyed by
the participants. Second courses were
served when demanded and each Was
given his fill of the good things. At the
close cigars were distributed. the smok-
ers being furnished by Prosecuting At
torney Finehout.
Rogan, who is awaiting trial for rob-
bing the offices of the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing company. and who has given
the officials much trouble owing to his
surliness and feigned insanity, was
among the joiHest of the crowd, and
did justice to the spread. - ~
Sheriff Wagner, with the coming of
the new year, sewers his connection
with the county in an official way. Yes
terday's feast to the prisoners WAS only
one Of his many acts of kindness.