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The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
DESPAIR IS DROWNED.

The hum of industry has drowned
the voice of calamity, and the voice
of despair is no longer heard in the
United States. and the orators with
out occupation here are now looking to
the Philippines for comfort t-"-WiIliam
Mckinley.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
SMALL AND AouINAIDo.

"I will not vote for a candidate for
the Presidency, help to bring par
ty into power who, while they plant
one heel on the forehead Of Booker
Washington, and the other on the fore
head of Robert Small, wave the flag
over Aguinaldo and Mabini-''-George
F. Hoar
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
t<sowA-coMANcHE

Country (S.Goo.oe0 acree) open settlement
Subscribe for THE KIONA CHIEF, devoted ~ fnfoT
nation about these lands. one year. Single
copy,-IOc- Read your friend east
MorGan-s Manual C21o page Settlers Guide1 WITH
Address Dick T. Morgan. PerrZ. o. T.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

IF you have happy home keep il
SO: If not, make it so.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

Many actor whose name is on =
billboard is an acrobat when It comes to
jumping a board-bil
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

The Greatest Thing in the World
Is GOOD HEALTH Take Garfield
Tea 1T viii cleanse your systexzn. purify
your blood and bring good health
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
our LARGE STANDING ARMY.

Our large standing army OF which
the Democracy is in such a state OF
fear consists OF 65. 600 men Switzer-
land keeps nearly two and one-half
times as many in her standing army
of $4,000 men, and besides has Sol :
600 men in reserve
The United States proportionateIy
has the smallest army IN the world
The ratio OF soldiers to total popula-
ton is shown in the following:
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

A community that tole1ates Ioafing
is never a very good place in which to
live,
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

OF and see the beginning OF the end
OF ali this trouble in the Philippine Isl
ands-',
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

If you have a philosophical question
to ask go to u philosopher. not to =
cynic.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

bale full of cotton is certainly a
baleful blessing.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

no CURE A COLD I'M ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIvE BROEO E2uINICE ia MI
druggists refund the money If it fails ctIreA
4. w. Groves signature is on the box Roc-
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

Somehow woman has Il mighty ag
gressive way of pushing q baby buggy
along the sidewalk.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
Are You Using aliens Foot-Ea.

1t is the only cure for Swollen
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and BGnions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes at all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy N. "
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

Some men don't do things because
they are near-sighted. and some be
cause they are far-sighted.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08

Every man believes that he can run
| a newspaper or manage a political cam
paign.
The evening times., 1900-01-25

lively in their abuse OF the Louisiana Pur-
chase. and called the authors Of the plan.
by Just as many names as have lately been
hurled at the advocates OF expansion
Some OF the clergymen who are preaching
solemnly against that iaxity of doctrine
which insists on good works and humility
rather than unlimited faith coupled with
rascality. might Drohtably read some ser
mons Of their predecessors, who declared
that the pavement OF the Internal regions
was partly composed of the bones OF Un-
baptized infants. A clergyman who should
get up in his pulpit and read some OF the
sermons OF certain followers Of Jonathan
Edwards would be invited 10 leave that
pulpit before he was two days older.
whether his congregation happened to be
orthodox or not Why is 1t not reasonable
TO suppose that the innovations of modern
times will prove as benehcent as those Of
a hundred years ago?
The evening times., 1900-01-25
The Erect of Inno,atinn..

Somebody has been hunting up the his
tory Of stagecOaches and the remarks at
tending their advent into the business
world. In 1862 there were it seems. only
six OF these useful vehicles in all Eng
land, and they were, Of course. the only
public convayances. They were found so
useful. however, that patronage rapidly in
creased, and so did the number Of coaches.
This aroused the disapprObation OF one
John Crosset writer OF that day. and he
expressed his opinion in no measured
terms. Among his objections were the fol-
lowing:
''These coaches maze gentlemen come 60 London
upon every small occasion. which otherwise they
would not do except upon urgent necessity Nay,
the cOnvemency oi the passage makes their wives
come often up, who, rather than come such
long journeys ON horseback. would STAY at home
Then when they come to town they must be in
the wade. get fine clothes. 90 90 the PLAYS aud
treats, and by these means gct such a habit Of
ldleness and love Of pleasure that they uneasy
after"
This ebullitio1 has rather a familiar
sound. Apparently. even a hundred and
fifty years ago there were people who
we're afraid that humanity was going to
have too easy a time in the future. Per-
sons now living can remember when steam
cars were introduced in this country. and
old-fashioned folk refused to ride in the
cars because they thought that such rapid
travelling was impious. When cooking
stoves came into general use there were
many old danes who declined TO give I'D
their hreplaees. and remarked contemptu-
ously that their sons wives were too in
dolent to make good housekeepcrs. OF they
would not want all these new-fashioned
eOntrivances. And even today We hear
complaints from many wOuld-be dictators
Of public opinion that the women Of today
are frivolous and pleasure-seeking, and
anxious. as Mr.. John Crosset put il. TO be
in the wade" Even the slang OF that
long-past day has a suspicious family re-
semblance to that Of the present
Ii is instructive sometimes to look back
at the thoughts. ideals. and apprehensions
of our ancestors. Apparently they were
Just as sure that every new idea or change
OF custom was going to be the cause of
unlimited disaster as any croaier OF our
own time Looking back seventy-fve years
we find that provincial Solons were very
The evening times., 1900-01-25
THURSDAY. JANUARY %. 1900.
The Cnnturc of snion IIon.

If General Sir Redyers Buffers despatch
from Spearmau's Camp. dated this morn
ing. means all il seems TO, the prubabili-
ties would seem to be that the relief Of
Ladysmith is not far distant Warren. it
appears. stormed Spion Kop on Tuesday
night and succeeded in capturing it
He was able to hold it ali day yesterday.
although exposed to heavy shell fire. II
WAS still in his possession when Butler re
ported. The reasonable presumption is
that Warren was able TO entrench and get
some heavy guns in place between We'd
nesday and this morning. hence that he is
in better condition TO hold his advantage
today than he was yesterday.
Butler expresses the fear that Warren's
losses were considerable which may be
taken as indicating that he desires to pre-
pare the public mind for a sad casualty
list. He states that Major General Wood
gate. who probably led the assault. was
severely wounded by a shell other and
earlier dispatches which will be read in
the days budget show that the attack on
Spion Hop was strongly supported by op-
cratiOns on the British left and at Pot
gieter's Drift, DundonaId. backed bv
Ciery. seems to have engaged the Beers
with energy and success on the OIlivier's
Hoek Road at Acton Homes on Tuesday.
while Lytueton occupied their attention
at Zvarts Kop.
The net value Of Warren's movement is
not easy to estimate with accuracy as vet
hut 1t has every appearance Of being great
The pos essiou OF SpioB Kop as We under
stand The situation OF affairs. removes the
chief menace TO an extension OF Buffers
hauking movement beyond Acton Homes.
and ought TO make untenabIe the Bocr posi-
lions from the point occupied to Dcwdrop. as
SDiOn Hop formed the salient OF the de-
feusiyo line i'm front of the village named.
With the Kop fortified and shelIing the
trenches and laagers toward Dewdrop. and
DundOnald and Ciery swing around by
Acton Homes toward Walkers HoeI IL
would appear that the lower Free state
passes must be cut of from Joubert imme-
diatoly. unless he withdraws from LADY,
smith to defend them passing around by
Bester's. Aside from any such possibility
the tactial advantage apparently is on the
British side. although that By no means
necessarily involves even probability that
the march into Ladysmith is to be ac-
complished without further and desperate
lighting. the results Of which any attempt
to predict would be premature. II Joubert
decides to resist the relief Of Ladysmith to
the last, he can still inAict severe losses on
his antagonist. We shall be better able 10
judge OF Buffers gains by watching Tor
what the Boer general may do next II he
believes that resistance on his present line
can only lead 10 signal defeat it is highly
probable that it will be found deserted
some morning. and the Boer army discov-
cred somewhere else.
The evening times., 1900-01-25
A CITIZENS COMPLAINT.
Il Washington Becoming Paradise
for SoOthSaycrS and Fakirs:

To the Editor of The TiUeS-
The city Of Washington has more edu-
cational facilities than any other city in
the United States. There are many schools,
colleges. academies. and universities. be-
sides the many governmental. scientific.
and political stations. with their exhibits
and libraries the Congressional Library
the Smithsonian Institution, and many
others. Il is commonly accepted that the
ratio Of intellectual standing Of the inhabi-
tsnts OF Washington is higher, on an sv-
erage than that of any other city. The
number OF those Inhabitants OF Washing
ton who boast Of a higher education" and
who are commonly termed Intelligent
people. is greater in proportion than that Of
any other city in the United States.
Having shown the facilities OF education
and the Intellectual superiority Of Wash
ingtOn. I will now proceed 20 state my
complaint. and say that Washington gives
shelter to and supports more fc-tune-tell-
ers. clairvoyants. tranceists. palmists.
astrologers. and kindred imposters and
frauds than any other city in the United
States. The cities of New York. Philadel-
phia Baltimore, Boston. Cincinnati. Chi
caga. and many others too numerous 10
mention have police regulations OF stat
utOry laws making the practice or telling
fortunes and other fraudulent devices a
misdemeanOr punishable by a heavy fine
and Imprisonment. Only Washington. the
Capital of the most enlightened nation in
the world. the city OF the Intelligent. keeps
an open door for those "fakirs'' and well
comes them TO spread ignorance. supersti-
tiOn, and SOW dissensiOn and create un,
happiness. II is astonishing the influence
these "fakirs' have on their weakminded
and supeFstitiOus clients who are mostly
from the intelligent" class of people
Their evil influence oftentimes disturbs
the happiness OF the home. estranges man
from wife. and tends to revive belief in
spells, witchcraft and other punishable
nonsense. There is hardly a street in Wash
ington which is without its palmist or
similar fraud. Their gaudy and flaring
shingles - be recognized at a distance
Washington is their refuge and paradise
and they are liOcking to it from all parts of
the country. After they have been driven
out from other cities they come TO the
city OF the Intelligent" where they are
welcome to ply their nefarious practice
It is really surprising that the clergy and
educators (and Washington has an ample
supply of them) in connection with the In
telligent people Of Washington have not
moved long ago in the matter and petit
toned Congress TO take steps to efface this
blot from the fair name of the Nation S
Capital The influx to Washington of these
fakirs is increasing alarmingly and the
powers that be should give them TO under
stand that the Capital Of the most enlight-
ened nation in the world. the city Of the
intelligent" is no proper abode for them.
Drive them out,
EDWARD LAWRENCE. NJ. A.
Washington, January %.
The evening times., 1900-01-25
VACANCIES IN THE ARMY.
some Of She Positions soon TO BE
EiIled.

Some Of she Positions soon 10 Be
FILLED.
The amount Of army patronage at the
Presidents disposal has considerably de-
creased since the mastering in of TIE vol
uuteer regiments. but positions in she reg
ular service. which are naturally more
desirable han the temporary places in the
volunteer branch. exist m large numbers
and excite the usual amount Of political
eriCrt
One Of the most desirable places is that
Of lieutenant colonel and inspector. made
vacant by the death o. General LaWycu.
who held that rank in he reGular Lraneh
when he vas killed. hoard Is now con-
sidering the namas OF candidates selected
to be examined and an appointment viii
shortly be announced
knother desirable billet IS shat of major
and assistant adjutant general one Of the
stan appointments which is considered
the best obtainable in the service. The
President will also have the selection Of
some one for transfer &c the pay COTS
with the rank Of major. and q captain or
major OF the line who has seen long SER
vice may be chosen. Nen who have small
chance OF retiring higher than The 1auE Of
major are often appO:c:eG 10 The pay corue
but civilians arr seldom given the much
coveted commissions.
Besides these regular appointments
there are siNJy-JwO vacancies in the rank
of second lieutenant All OF which viii be
filled from civil life end the ranks. The
West Point class graduating in June cCm-
pTises less than This number OF cadets. bur
none OF these vacancies are 10 be retained
as retirements and other causes will pro-
vide the requisite number, no doubt. By
July l next when the graduates are com
missioned
The opportunity Tor the common soldier
TO secure commissioned rank has been
greater in the last twelve months than al
any previous time in the history of the
army and more from this class have been
appointed than in fifteen years. 1t is pro-
posed to still further recognize men from
the ranks in making appointments to va
canCieS which now exist. so il can no lon
ger be claimed the man who now enrolls
IN the ranks has not q fair chance OF Le-
ing a commissioned officer if he is bright
enough 10 meet the examination require
meuts.
Ii was commonly stated by army officers
that men appointed frcm the ranks are the
strictest disciplinarians in the service and
more harsh in dealing with the privates
than West Pointers. Probably they NAV
recall their own experience and regard
harsh conduct as necessary to compel re-
spect The class Of men who have been
appointed from the ranks Of late. however.
has been Of a higher order than usual. and
as a rule is composed of excellent material
for soldiers. The results of examinations
now being held are awaited with much in
terest by the friends Of those who have
been given permission 10 appear. but until
the board has submitted its reports no
information as 10 the standing OF those
found qualified Will be announced.
The evening times., 1900-01-25
Noise in cities.

In one city after another the noise prob
lem has been taken up and handled with
more OF less skill according TO the en-
lightenment and public spirit Of the in
habitants. One writer on this question has
compared the modern city with the mod
ern hotel, and points out the fac' that the
noise which was once COnsidersu IN in
evitabIe feature Of hotel life has now
largely disappeared No longer are gongs
pounded to call the guests to meals or
wake them up in the morning: no longer
do bare floors permit the clatter Of heavily
shod feet through the corridors: in a hun
dred ways the sounds inseparable from a
large and closely packed colony OF human
beings have been lessened OF deadened.
There is no question that racket of all
kinds could be suppressed in a city if the
population in general chose to take a little
pains. What, for example is the need OF
the numerous whistles and bells heard in
railway stations? In the country these
may be useful; in the city they certainly
are not; and the multiplied Whistles Of
innumerable trains make life hide in
the neighborhood Of the station. and thus
depreciate the value of property. which is
a consideration worth the attention Of real
estate men. One or two railroad compa-
nies use specially constructed nOiseIcss
yard engines in their freight yards in
Boston. so that the nuisance in these yards
is much lessened.
IT. in course of time. the horse is ban
ished from the modern city, electricity do
ing the work formerly done by heavy
draft animals. noise will be considerably
Iessened and sanitary conditions improved
Il seems likely that this will one day be
done. Il is also possible that the residence
section Of each city viii be practically free
from traihc. people whOse business re
quires them 10 live near the business. cen
tre being provided with apartments in the
upper stories Of Office buildings. at such a
height that the noise OF the street below
will not seem unpleasant. Il seems proba-
bic. in short that the city OF the future
VIII be n much more comfortable and
beautiful place TO live in than the city of
the present. Just now We have begun 10
build dwelling houses on sanitary lines.
but have not thought much about beauty
OF construction, except in the dwellings of
the rich. IN another generation advant-
ages which only the rich now enjoy viii
have altered down 10 the middle classes.
and the poor viii be housed more comfort
ably AT least than they are al present. That
is the way IN which the laws CT progress
seem to work. The poor today are far
The evening times., 1900-01-25

better of than they were in London a
hundred years ago. The cities Of this couR-
try have grown 50 enormously in SO short
a time that we have had forced on US
many problems for which we were not
ready; hence the immense abuses OF pow
er which exist in some municipal govern
ments. and the utter absence of beauty
grace and comfort from large sections Of
other cities. Il is entirely possible that
in another generation the pandemonium Of
today may have disappeared. and that all
large cities viii be as beautiful, as comfOr-
table. and as healthful places Of residence
as the best OF the large hotels and apart
ment houses are now.
The evening times., 1900-01-25

Il is a rather surprising despatch hat
comes from Manila in relation TO the pa
cifc mission OF Archbishop ChapelIe. The
statement is made that he demands inn
munity from the processes Of civil courts
for all the Catholic clergy in the archi-
pelago. and that they shall only be liable
to suit before or trial by ecclesiastical
tribunals We can hardly credit the story.
MOEsignor Chapelle has lived long enough
in the United States to understand that
this nation will never tolerate the cxemp-
tiOn Of any class from the common ana
equal operation Of American law. which is
made for clerics quite as much as for lay
men. Otis old habit of verbal inaccuracy
must have struck the press censorship
again.
The evening times., 1900-01-25

There must have been something wrong
about the story that under advice from
Washington, the Governor OF Kentucky
had ordered his troops TO eyacuate Frank
fort To-day il is reported that the rail-
ways are preparing trains to carry the en-
tire State Guard to the Capital, and that
marching orders have already been re-
ceived at various points This probably
reflects a strong Republican conviction
that the decision of the Legislature and
courts will be favorable to Goebel-
The evening times., 1900-01-25
Widow. on the Pension Roll.

Qrom the Philadelphia Timesl
OF the civil war pensioners. less than p per
cent are widows; hut as the records go further
back the proportion OF this class Of beneRcaries
Is vastly increased The number Of invalid pen
,loners Is fixed; whereas there has been practically
no legal limit, until quite recently. TO the tres.
ton OF war widows. There are Sis widows on
the pension roll credited 60 the Mexican war aud
only 02oi surviving soldiers Of that conflict The
Indian wars, from 1882 10 1872. show 3 900 widows
and LOS surviving soldiers. There is but one
living soldier Of the war Of 1872; but there are
.99S widows Of that war on the pension rolls
The evening times., 1900-01-25
Censure of Newspapers.


good deal Of the criticism and censurc which
frequently degenerates into mere scoldinp and
abuse OF the American press, j. incitcd by per-
soual malice, an invincible disposition 70 berstc
something or somebody, a feeling that the s,rpc-
nor Righteousness OF the assailant demands that
he should attack something that common and
presumably sinful people believe IN; but taking
the assaults by whoever made. there runs through
them 4 wide streak Of misinformatOn and
ignorance as to what true newspaper is and
what II really says and does.
The evening times., 1900-01-25
Drawing n CIothesIiue.

From the Baltimore SUM-
Mr.. Robert Clsgett, ir., a Nashville (Tenn)
laundryman, is evidently a man Of enterprise.
for he extensively advertises, as all business men
should do, in the newspapers. Through this
medium he informs The public that he has tie
largest and most complete laundry in the
south. and he makes the further announcement
that "no negro washing Is taken Thar NAV
increase Mr.. Clagetts business in Nashville but
If seen in New England it viii be apt 10 create
howl among some of its philauthropic citizens
who keep themselves busy in looking for alleged
determinations against the cOlored people in
the South"
The evening times., 1900-01-25
Protection and Subsidies.

rom ITE Wv lOTh Ilnles-l
The American shipbuilding interest has enioved
the highest degree Of protection in the exclusive
privilege Of supplying the cOasrwise trade Il
has had a rebate on the imported materials for
it's products It has grown 70 a point where
il can and does compete in the building Of war
vessels for other nations. Il is not content
with this II seeks from the taxpayers large sub
sidies We are not aware Of a single sensible
and substantial reason why the taxpayers should
be compelled TO pay such contributions to any
class, and especially 10 this class. which already
enioys peculiar monopoly
The evening times., 1900-01-25
Mr. auay,. NegatIre At.rihute..

Mr. Quay's charm is not one Of external APP
pcarance. He is not 4 professional beauty. He
is not an AdOnis. not even a middle-aged Adonis
No woman would call him ''swectly pretty" And
vet be eXcFts some strange persuasive power. not
recognized by the Constitution and the laws, and
not exercised previously in the Senate, which Is
softbning rugged senatorial breasts and creating
the feeling that Quay is a good fellow and we
must let him n'' As the Tammany statesman
sad "What is a little thing like the Constitu-
ton between friends2''
The evening times., 1900-01-25

No one need be particularly surprised
that the Hon. Charles DENLY thinks
that the Philippines can best be governed
by civil commission, Probably he has
not the least idea Of becoming that COM
mission. Our own humble view is that he
Woule moi become any commission; but no
matter
The evening times., 1900-01-25
CURRENT HUMoR.
4 Mercenarx scheme.
From Golfers Weekly

Auntic-A penny for your thoughts
E6ttle Nephew was thinking that n I sept
quiet and pretended to be thinking you'd say
lust what you did. Gimme the penny.