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The Incon. enience I'D q ReputatioI

The Inconvenience Of Reputation.
In a recent book of stories of Canadi-
an life there is a biography Of a dog
which is likely TO touch a responsive
chord in the hearts Of a good many peo-
pie. The dog was weH-Ineaning. but be
had an evil reputation He had a black
patch over his eye which made him
look ferocious, and he had gotten him
self into one or two scrapes in his early
life which fastened upon him that bad
name which IS popularity supposed TO
be the death sentence Of the canine
world Finally ne encountered O mas
ter who understood him. and TO that
master he proved invaluable.
A reputation is one Of the most IN
manageable things on earth. and some
times IL is one OF the most untrust-
worthy There are hundreds Of people
who go through life with the name OF
being mean OF tyTaunicaI. or bad-tem-
pered. simply because circumstances
forced them into some action in their
youth which seemed 10 Justify the ad-
5ectiye. People are so prone To judge
one another, and 10 vauut their own
superior knowledge OF human nature
in the face OF any proofs which can be
brought 10 the contrary, that bad rep
Utati0u is sometimes fastened on per
sol OF only the average number Of
faults. because some wiseacre or other
pronounced Judgment il a way which
happened to impress the imagination Of
tie public. The effect of such an ex-
perience varies with various people.
Some folk are prone TO shut themselves
away from everyone who misuncer-
stands their motives. and conceal their
real feelings under mask Of Cyniclsn.
This is a convenient way to do, and IL
has the advantage. as "a rule Of max
ing the possessOr OF the mask think well
o. himself others go ou sereneiy and
philosophicaEy. and smile over the
queer little ways of the world. and this
is also comfortable. Stnl others allow
themselves 20 become mOrOse. and mel
aucholy. and here and there is one. who.
when persisteuuy accused Of iniquity.
takes "a perversc delight in justifying
the accusation and giving the neighbor-
hood as old nurses say. something 10
cry for"
There are cases in which a good repu-
tauou is almost as much OF ii burden
as a bad one There are many pious
people who would like Go give way 70
the impulse Of having some rational,
healthy. rolIicking fun now and then. If
they were not afraid that their neigh
burs would think ii out OF character. So
they choke back their laughs and pare
down their jokes and 90 through life
with the reputation OF being stern and
severe. when. in reality. they would ike
a froIic as well as anybody else If they
had rot loaded themselves with the
repJt alton of being too good 10 care for
one. There are learned people who en-
10y nonsense as much as anybody. but
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The samc Old Story.

tFr0m the JoHust0uu CP3J Democracy
DngIeyism s doing business over in Manila.
The new tariff has already shut mp a factory and
thrown hundreds of people out Of work and 10 is
threatening industry boz general But then that
is what o DiueI,y iarig d, for
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His Only Safeguard.


Senator William r. Mason has nominated SEM
tor faTaaeg ai Ohio % be- the staniard-bcarcr %
The Republican party I'D the next Presidential
contest Senator FurIrCT may recover from this
blow, but De should see Prttiercv AZ once and
place him under a bond not 90 second the mo-
ti0n.
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JFrom the TuE4Is.ral4 Evening BuIetin)
Miss Budj-Do you approve of early marriages
Mrs. MallIorQ-Nal TOO carly ] should ray nos
before high noon.
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Nr0m the Chicago EIbunoJ
While Butler Is doing the B1uIauger act Dbl,
ad0rIHg CouHtymeu should Try tD keep from
laughing "a their volatile friends acres the Chan
mel.
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CFrom the Philadelphia Recordp
Il is reported IN New York that Croker viii
sail for England on Thursday next. he may have
unusually good reason % put the great water be-
tween hiiG aud his country by that time
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Bring Il Along.


ttrrm London Punch1
Nisitor-No, I Won't como IN. II ] could SEE
Mr. Jones TO- tUo minutes?
Servaur-W hat name shah ui say. Suug
Nisitor-Proi N5uIersplink cutualieacimer-
ScryaHt-Ooh, sure. ye'd better step I'm and
hrIuE q uIl ". 81.
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Trom lhc Ncp York W0rldD
u is notorious that We can make steel DO aII It's
forms cheaper. much cheaper than any European
nation Steamships arc made principally oi steel
And yet Senator FRYE IS going t1 try again 90
convince Congress that Americans can't build and
Euu Steamships prahfahy without big sIbs.Iics-
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Saving Time.

tFrou the Chicago NeUsl
tie Cat swell roStIurant)-N0u may have any
thing on the bin % fare. dearest shall ] read
30 10 yUut
She-No. darling. just read il % the waiter
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Circulation Statement.
The Gathering OF the Elects.

When Admiral Caiilard's powerful di-
vision Of the French Mediterranean
fleet reaches its initial destination in
Turkish waters it will have no particu-
lar occasion To feel lonesome. Accord
ing TO the latest surmises. it will turn
up at the Island of syria, one Of the Cy-
clades group. about two hundred miles
from the mouth Of the DardaneIIes and
one hundred and fifty from Smyrna.
At the latter there are already four
Greek war vessels. and the entire Rus
sian Mediterranean squadron. Orders.
II is said. have been sent to the Brit
ish Eastern Mediterranean squadron To
proceed 10 BeyToUt. Syria. and. finally.
the second division Of the Italian fleet
has started foI the scene. and viii pick
UP the first division on the way. So
there viii be an imposing International
fleet in position TO observe the action
of France in connection with her naval
demonstration against Turkey.
As yet we do not hear of any activity
on the part of Germany in the prem
ises. 1t would appear strange were the
Kaiser S double eagle not 10 be in evil
dence in the great naval array. the
more SO because eventualities may de-
pend largely upon the attitude il may
suit his interests to assume in relation
10 what is in process Of incubation.
And his policy and conduct undoubt-
eddy viii have an important effect upon
the course OF the Turkish Government
as regards its difficulty with France.
The latter has Just demanded OF the
Sublime Porte a definite statement #
its intentions concerning the pay
ment Of the French claims. when
and how they are 20 be settled.
what the Sultan means 20 do in the
matter of conventions and agreements
concerning the protectorate over French
Catholic Christians in Turkey. and SO
on Although not an ultimatum in
form, this demand is not much short
Of one in essence. and a formal uiti-
matum may be expected TO follow fl
speedily If immediate satisfaction b.
not given.
II Turkey has any powerful friend in
Europe, We may look for resistance. and
that probably would mean war. for the
French Government is now too thor
oughly committed 10 the policy Of force
TO retreat from il without loss of pres
tige at home and abroad which would
certainly result in the downfall of the
present ministry. and possibly q p0pu-
lar revolution. Abdul Hamid has or
dered the entrance of the Dardanellcs
to be planted with additional mines
SalOnica and Smyrna have been treated
in Ike manner, and two Turkish corps
darmee are reported as modifying. 50
il all depends. Were the naval power
Of England and Germany with that OF
Italy and Austria at the back Of the
Sultan. it is safe TO say that he would
defy France. England alone would be
hardly likely to venture into the fracas
IL her present circumstance, and VIII
helm II is the sphinx Of the situation.
1t is a remarkably interesting one ard
viii richly repay watching
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Snmnson,r Orders.


Some % SIMPSONS orders Schley appears never
TO have received until they were published ia the
magazines aad then 10 WAS too late 10 obey them.
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Not Afraid of Competition.


LFTUW ne InIc1E0 T0aT-I
''She must De a very pretty woman"
What makes you think sop
Because she consents 70 have a pretty house
maid 20
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That they may not be disgraCcd i'm the
eyes of their brethren. as they put IL, the
Bulgarian briEands say they must have
the fun amount of the ransom demanded
for Miss stone. and they want it pretty
soon. Owing 20 the friction between Con-
sui General Dickinson. and the Russian
Minister at Sofia. there is another bad
hitch in the proceedings. and the mis-
sionsry influence in the Ottoman Empire
IS said 20 be much opposed 10 the policy
of paying a huge sum for the release Of
the captive. The argument is that should
the briEands realize the fortune they are
after in this case. the whole population
will quit farming and go into the kdnap-
ping line OF business. But not To find
and psy the ransom money would seem
certain 90 involve the sacrifice Of Miss
Stones and Madame Tsilkas lives. That
is the dilemma and it is a very horny
one
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take TO cold bread-sour and heavy.
Another prophet denounces fried things.
His hearers obediently abjure ham and
eggs and eat other things which they
do not know just how To prepare A so
ciety is formed to prevent the excess
i've drinking Of whisky, and incident
ally, beer and light wines are barred
out. and strong tea de5aUches the mem
bers Of the temperance societies because
it is tainted with tannin. What is need
ed is not unreasoning prohibition, but
intelligent instruction
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Further but rather meagre news Of the
British reverse at Brakeulaagte, in the
Transvaal, indicates that IL was a terrible
fight at close quarters. lasting for two
days. and that the Beers were personally
led by Cummandaut General BOtha- There
- one astonishing feature of the reports
OF the engagement sent TO the British
War Office They assert that after Col
Ouel Benson was m1rtally wounded, and
his second in command killed. colonial
major rallied the British troops and re-
pulsed the attacking force until help
came. That in itself might not De extra
ordinary, but il is stated as fact that
the major i~ question was there, and that
his name was Sampson.
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The Umhria the first vess, to arrive
at New York from Liverpool since that
city was declared TO Doe an infected port,
was rigiGIy examined for suspected cases
of bubouic plague before docking Moth
ing Of the kind was discovered. however.
The health authorities of our greatest
soaboard city say that they are not un-
easy about the disease. and expect by
means of careful inspection 60 keep it
out Nevertheless it cannot Dee denied
that there is some danger. and great need
Tor watchfUIness on the part of National.
state and local sanitary officers
The Philippine rebels and cutthroats on
the island OF Samar it is reported. are
receiving supplies smuggled TO them at
night on small boats from the neighb0T-
ing island Of Leyte This practice keeps
our gunboats busy. but apparently not
busy enough TO stop il. In the meantime
the Taft Commission is considering @
treason and SedItion act. IL Is our humble
opinion that. considering the ciTCum-
stances. the Taft Commission would bet
ter suspend and postpone itself md let
General Chaffee have an absolutely free
hand 20 put down rebellion. The time for
TIE introduction Of civil government and
procedure hoes not seem &c have arrived
in the Philippines.
North Park union., 1901-03-22
Senator Bucklin's Bill.

In the House on the Sth instant the
special features of the day were the
discussion ON constitutional amend.
ment bills, they having precedence on
the calendar.
Senate bill / Bucklin). the Austria
lasian tax system, was supported and
opposed with spirit. The author of
the bill was present. Mr.. Lubers had
never become convinced that the sys-
TEN, as applied to this county, is wise.
In New Zealand, where its success is
cited, the revenue derived from that
source was but six or seven per cent.
of the total. That country had excise
and other duties which could not be
used by n state or county. II the sys-
tenn were adopted here the tax on land
must be increased many fold. because
no such excise and other duties could
be used to make up the necessary rev.
enue. He was not certain he would
vote against 1t now, but he gave notice
that unless he received more light he
would oppose 1t on third reading.
Mr.. Mclean was opposed to the prin.
ciple and would vote against 1t. Mr..
Meredith said he should not discuss
the merits Of the system. This bill
proposes to submit to the people the
question whether the constitution shall
be amended SO that any county may
try it or not. He believed In home
rule. and even IL opposed to adoption
OF the system would support this bill
because 1t referred the question to the
people. Mr.. German advocated 1t on
the merits Of the system. Mr.. Bartels
doubted its adaptablllty to established
Institutions. Mr.. Martin supported 1t.
Mr.. Neeley opposed it, rs it permits the
exemption of certain corporations and
combinations from taxation. Mr..
Montgomery advocated 1t on the broad
principle that 1t referred to the people
the question of choosing or rejecting.
Mr.. Riley opposed it on principle.
The bill was finally recommended
for third reading.
North Park union., 1901-03-22
NOW A TRADE WAR.
THE WEST AND SOUTH REBEL
AGAINST THE EAST.

"Ir The United States were q huge
-,nnel with the smaller end at New
Work. no that all things from all SEQ.
lions could scramble In at one end ana
land with a certainty at the other, tne
hnsIness men of New York might not
f,e engaged, as they are at present IN
What threatens to be last struggle
10 prevent the general trade OF Ameri-
"a from eloping to the Interior OF tne
continent. ,.r,,
..rwenty or more years ago neariy
evorvthinr gravitated toward New
York. Boston, Philadelphia ana otner
cities Of the North Atlantic section.
The raw products of every portion OF
the West. from Utica to Denver,
tnmbled over themselves to reach the
manufactories of the East. The retail
era of the West, from the Mononga-
hela to the North Platt and the Sacra-
mento sent their orders for pots, pans,
oe-handles and groceries to the JOB
berg of the Harlem and the Schuykill.
The farmers of the West shipped their
wheat md corn from the Mississippi
valley to the shores Of the Hudson and
the Narragansett to purchase their
plows and their hay-rakes. But In the
latter portion of the seventies the pro-
cess began to stop, and it has been
stopping ever since. The food stun
and the raw material Of the West have
found that home is q good place to
stay. Grocers and furniture dealers
and clothiers and shoemakers .thlnk
that freight charges saved are better
than trade Of old firms on the
Atlantic.
woods grown in the forests of the
Northwest and South are turned into
harvesters and wagons and otnce
desks In the vicinity OF their birth.
The man in the West does his busi-
ness In the West. The man In the
South does his business In the South.
New York is simply submitting to a
law of geography. There are noun
taIns and rivers between the West
and South and the North and East,
and commodities of trade like human
beings, climb or swim only for ncces-
sity or for sport. Grain refuses to 60
up the Blue Ridge In order to get
down to the Atlantic, because it can
reach the ocean at the Gulf or the
Great Lakes with half the effort. Or
ders for metal or cloth balk ut the
mountains and the distance to the
East and North, because they have
found that they can get what they
want in the nearer fields Of Birming-
ham and Superior and North Carolina.
"As Colonel ]. NJ. Lowe of Kansas
City put the thing rather aptly some
years ago In n speech made in reply to
a declaration by railroad managers
that the diversion of traffic to the Gulf
was to be checked:
"It's no use The fiat has gone forth
and all the managers In creation can
not stop It. Western grain will not
submit to climb the mountains and be
hauled 1900 miles down to seaport
when it can reached deep water on a
down grade in half the distance. For
. quarter Of n century the West like
a gigantic Alderney cow, has been
standing. stretched across the conti-
nent with her hind feet In the East
and we are getting tired Of all this
and propose to change ends."-Arthur
l. Street, in Ainslee's Magazine.
North Park union., 1901-03-22
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE

the name of Senator Stewart by the
committee on education. This Dill Is
largely along the lines suggested Dy
Senator James c. Evans before he
died. 1t provides special reformatory
and Industrial school sentences for Of
lenses against compulsory education
laws. In substance it proposed that:
Every child between eight and SIX
teen years of age, who Is habitually
truant from school, disorderly or I'M
moral or both, may be deemed 1u-
venile disorderly person. 1t shall be
the duty of the truant officer to make
complaint against such children; and
the County Court shall commit them
to the children's home il eligible or to
the boys or girls industrial schools.
Any child committed may be transfer
red from the children's home TO either
Industrial school or from either In
dustrial school to the refornatory at
the discretion of the authorities. No
child thus committed shall be detained
beyond the age of eighteen years. Ell
ther the Judge making the sentence or
the authorities of the institution may
dismiss the complaint and release the
inmate at any time his conduct seems
to warrant it."
North Park union., 1901-03-22

tion, defend the state, or, in time OF
war, assist in defending the United
States; and the amount of debt con-
tracted in any one year to provide for
deficiencies of revenue shall not eX-
coed one-fourth of mill on each dol
lar of valuation Of taxable property
within the state, and the aggregate
amount of such debt shall not at any
time exceed three-fourths Of a mill on
each dollar of said valuation until the
valuation shall equal $10O,OOO,OOO, and
thereafter such debt shall not exceed
100000, and the debt incurred IN any
one year for the erection of public
buildings shall not exceed one-half
mill on each dollar Of said valuation,
and the aggregate amount of such
debt shall never Mt any time exceed
the sum Of $4,000 Except as provided
In section five Of this article), and in
all cases the valuation in this section
mentioned shall be that Of the assess
ment last preceding the creation of
said debt"
provided, that in addition to the
amount of debt that may be incurred
as above, the state may contract a
debt by loan, to be evidenced by semi
annual coupon interest-bearing bonds,
with interest thereon Mt not to exceed
the rate Of two per cot. per annum,
to the amount of not to exceed $780,
600, and which shall be sold Tor ex-
changed for the outstanding obliga-
tions of the state), at not less than
their par value. to fund the obligations
of the state which may be outstanding
on the frst day of June, A. d. 1908.
Provided, further, that said bonds
shall be payable In thirty-flve years
from the date Of their issue, and, at
the option of the state, at any time
creating n sinking fund for the ulti-
mate redemption of said bonds. The
said State Board of Equalization shall
| annually, for n period of twenty years,
after fourteen years from the date Of
their issue, levy and assess a special
tax, which shall be In addition to the
rate specified in section IL of article
y. of the constitution. on all taxable
property in the state sufficient In
amount to create an annual fund equal
to five per cent. of the par value of
said bonds.
"And, provided, further. that no out
standing obligation of the state shall
be funded which may have been here
tofore or may hereafter be declared
void by the courts Of this state"
North Park union., 1901-03-22
The DUTY OF MOTHERS

What suffering frequently resu,.
from . mothers ignorance or mon.
frequently from a mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must su,,
fer" and young women are SO taught
There is little truth and a great de,,
Of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she need.
treatment, and her mother should "a.
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take the,,
daughters to physician for examins.
ton; but no mother need hesitate IN
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. MrA Pinkham's address Il
Lynn, Mass.
North Park union., 1901-03-22

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs Pinkham in January, 1899. saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation-
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, feet swell. and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date OF
March, 1899, the mother writes again
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter OF all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals MrA
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating womau's peculiar monthly
troubles
North Park union., 1901-03-22

1--WE KEEP school," said Kentucky
mountaineer. whose eyes were opened
by = visit to Berea college. but can't
say I've ever taught" With more ade-
Quate provision for training and an
ever-rising standard OF qualification.
the pedagogical profession 10 taking on
new dignity and power. All the more
important IL II not to rush things. for
the finest results must depend on full
tides of vitality. In twelve states as
sociations OF teachers met during the
recent holidays. Schoolroom work is
wearing to brain and nerve. and 1t Is
open to question whether It is wise to
pack the vacations with shop-work,
however attractive or handsomely
done.
North Park union., 1901-03-22

The House killed Senator Vests bill
to repeal the act establishing state
board Of arbitration and the board Will
continue to exist.
In the Senate on the 18th instant,
Senator Taylor asked unanimous con-
sent to introduce resolution indorsing
the action OF Senator Carter OF Mon
tana in preventing the river and mar
Dor appropriation. After some depate
1t was refused. A message from the
governor was read stating that ne nad
approved and filed S. C. II. q, regard-
ing the portrait OF Otto Mears being
placed In the capitol dome.
North Park union., 1901-03-22

A man named Chandloux has Just
hanged himself at Nevers. France. The
circumstances of the suicide are in no
way extraordinary except for the fact
that the man was the NTH husband OF
. woman, all OF whose previous hus-
bands came to a violent end. The drst
hanged himself. the second perished in
. are. the third drowned himself. and
the fourth and fifth have both been
found hanged. and in each case.
strangely enough. on a pear tree.
North Park union., 1901-03-22

A "New-Laid-Egg Society" has been
organized In England. In furtherance
OF its object collecting depots are being
established at various points. The
formation of such a union not only
suggests the almost universal propen-
stty Of human beings to increase the
varieties and numbers of societies. but
It testines forcibly to the fact that
recentness in an egg is form Of new
richens which sarcasm spares and
good sense welcomes.
North Park union., 1901-03-22

A Philadelphia Judge 10 reported q
having most exalted idea of the Inn
portance Of his court. for he dned q
physician for contempt because. being
. wituess, he had kept the court wait
ing half an hour. while at the bed
side Of . patient 30 i'll that he could
not safely be left. Said the Judge: ut
u better that patient should die than
that the court should be treated with
contempt"