The sun., 1901-04-26

do not harmonize with the malicious,
though charmingly garbed, lnsurgent
methods.
The Supreme Court was not to be
caught by captious logic and the oft re-
peated cry of wolf. wolf!!' That Dug
nifed body was entirely too profound for
that. and because of the decision 1t gave
regarding the action of Governor Stone,
The Insurgent blackmailers are weeping
and wailing and snashing their teeth III
A rage that is really delightful and re-
I freshing to behold. Governor Stone Is 70
he congratulated upon The escape from
| the net spread SO cunningly Tor MS cap
i ture and ultimate destruction MS mgr
public official and a private, respected
citizcn and man Of home. All honor 10
Governor Stone AMI the Supreme oo"rt
of Pennsylvania.
Some idea Of the enormous amounts
made hy walters who understand tne arr
of extorting tips from those who habit
lually frequent the restaurants, IN Which
,hey are EMPLOYED, may be obtained from
n statement made in the New YORK Couft
the other day by a knight OF the whi'e
lapron. who sued his employer for dam
ages caused by falling dumbwalter.
The waiter in question was employed
by Sherry, one of the fashionable cater
: ers of New York, and he stated upon
! 1.-The witness stand that his weekly earn
ings from tips alone, amounted 10 Sioo.
Is if any wonder that the public Is op-
posed to tipping when such sum aS
( this is pl,icked every week from its
= lpockets?
, Instead of diminishing, the tipping
habit is growing and expanding IN every
direction. The average waiter at the
fashionable cafes is paid from twenty 20
4 ltwenty-fiye dollars n month and he ac-
! lcepts this salary willingly because ne
7 lknows by eXnerience. that he can soon
: make 1t so unpleasant for the regular
habitues of the place that they VIII zee
him as often as they dine.
Not long since. Il gentleman. who takes
II Ills luncheon daily 1T one of the swell
le lolnees here. remarked to his attendant
i hat there seemed TO be superabund-
:, ,nce Of dimes when the change was re.
turned
Yes" replied the waiter, I'VE must
kcep the dimes in circulation as we can
40: live on our salary and no tip is
worth considering less than ten cents.
,'lhen your employer supplies the smal
silver pieces for change. does he!' quer
i'd the gentleman whose interest was
aroused.
"Oh, yes,'' reiterated the waiter, ant
thn cashier is instructed to put upon tn
iplate as many dimes as possible. to hell
ius out. Our salary. yoH know. is small
only seventy cents a day and we mus
make enough money to support our fam
les some how" The gentleman retlectc,
Is he saw FIVE shining dimes placed be
fore him and submitted once more to tn
laily steal. But hr has abandoned hi
customary habits. and instead of cor
forming his former custom. he now take
his luncheons Mt his club where the fe
system was abolished on penalty Of dis
missal.
III District Attorney sothermel is not til
.ontented. selfassured man he was whe
. lhe stepped into the shoes of former lol
ltrct Attorney Graham. Mr.. Rotherm
! has failed to verify the predcation mac
FOR him by his enthusiastic admirers al
-rirndS and because of this failure
his failure for which he has no one
lbamc but himsclf--hc will not be renon
mated 1t is hard, cruel blow to ms
of Mr.. Rothermcl's pride, but just SUI
hard. cruel blows, are dealt every day
men quite as deserving of public suppo
!! Is is Mr. Rothermel. Unfortunately +
Mr.. Rotlicrme when he donned his Of
.iai galb. he outgrew himself and so
forgot his personal friends. In 9th
words. his head expanded to so enormo
aeerec that his old admirers did n
now him and now he is fretting a
'uming because the world is so cold a
lnappreciativc
Fred" Rothcrmel of four years q
ma Erred leothermel of today be
IL about as much relation to each other
10 the equator and the north pole.
people know this, the politicians, who
the way arc moi fools, have long reall;
Ia the same thing and for these feaso
and many others, Of Mr. Rotherm'
lwn making. Philadelphia will have
brand new District Attorney when
voters get ready to make the change.
But "Frca'' Rothermcl is not
} only man who has suffered at the thr'
i. Of Ambition.
res 4 charmingIy interesting new book
Was Mr. Frederick Palmer, the well-kno
war correspondent. entitled .rhe w
If the Service" has Just come from
il %. press Of Charles Scrihner's Sons. w
crate the volume cmhndieS Mr.. Palmef,S !
alton lfoH 1T story telling. there is a po
than about his writing that at once wins
. has holds the attention Of the reader as
sus !praceels with the pleasing narrati
the For it must be understood. Mr. Pal
ming has seen fit 70 describe the results of
1t is observation i'll the army and navy
rably hort stories,anl the piquant manne
over which they are told imparts a peer
reefs harm ta their reading and carries
and through scenes connected with the
vent lwar Most of the stories are laid in
t EN- Philippines and deal with love and
,lding among the naval officers uuartcred on
no is fieSt IN those waters The pictures
IN ol Somhrc and bright by turns and ar
nalst refreshing as the genial sea bre
ace. themselves. Howard Chandler CHI
lnder- has contributed six strikingly beau
elfsh- illustrations.
ments
was The Pennsylvania Railroad Comp
n any always progressive and first i'll the
press 10 provide firSt-cla Transportation
, hap the public upon special occasions '
assed. railroads are. as n rule overcrowdcd
y the nonnces materially reduced rates to
to see fao on account Of the Pan-Amel
ificant Exposition. which opens next We
le and day, May |. To the tourist who de
Penn | to Spru1 :. loup time Dt tlp pNDOSi