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compose and comprise that great DELHI
erative body.
Although each senator is elected for
term of six years, it is provided in
our national constitution that one-third
of the senators shall conclude their
terms every two years. There are now
As states in this republic, and each
state has two senators, so that the SEN
ate is a body of 80 senator's, and every
two years 80 of them conclude their
terms.
Usually it is fortunate for the entire
republic that the senators of marked
ability are elected to succeed them
selves, but sometimes it is unfortunate
for the several states and for the coun-
try that senators are not reelected.
Continuous service in the senate in
creases the ties of personal friendship,
and increases the wisdom and acumen
of good men. In a general sense it may
be said that senators should serve at
least two terms.
On the 4th day of March 30 SEN
ators will conclude their terms. Con-
corning those who will depart from
the senate, and those who will be con-
tinued for another term. we will have
a little chat to-day. OF course, only
the most eminent senator's can have
space in one letter, because those who
are not eminent are in the ma jority.
Chairmanships in the senate are
awards of continuous service. Ordi-
narily, for example, Senator Mason, of
Illinois, might not have been in the
senate long enough to have become
chairman of the great committee on
post offices and post roads. But, by
concatenation of events, he viii be-
come chairman of that important COM
mittee on the 4th day of March.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, now
chairman, will be succeeded by a
democrat; Senator Chandler, of New
Hampshire, will be succeeded by re-
publican; Senator Carter, of Montana,
will be succeeded by a democrat; SEN
ator Gear, of Iowa, is deceased. The
next man in rank on that committee is
Senator Mason, of Illinois; and by rea-
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ator from Alabama has resigned his

ator from Alabama has resigned his
seat?"
Nothing of the kind" said Senator
Morgan, severely. What does the sem
ator mean by such an interruption?
WELL" said Chandler, 81 don't see
how l am to address the gentleman. He
can't be an ambassador from foreign
country, and at the same time a sena-
tor of the United States. If he in
sists that he is an ambassador from
some foreign state, shall have to speak
of him as the ambassador instead of
as the senator from Alabama "
That was a rather keen body blow at
the venerable and dignified senator's
view of states rights, but Senator Nor
gan retorted: THAT is cheap politics
from a cheap politician"
One of Senator Morgan's most strik-
ing utterances was aimed at the dom
ineering influence of President Cleve-
land, who was successfully using pat
ronage to compel the democratic sem
ate to repeal the silver purchase bill,
in October, 1898, when Senator Morgan
said sneeringly to his democratic col
leagues: THE clock strikes in the
white house, and the cuckoos here
about me sally forth to tell US the time
of day."
Senator Hoar, who is vigorous speak
er, struck hard at President Cleveland,
when Mr.. Blount was sent to Hawaii
with letter to President Dole, calling
him MY great and good brother;"
when he was also commissioned to haul
down the flag and reinstate Queen Lii
iuokalani. Senator Hoar said that it
reminded him of the action of Joab,
who took Amasa by the beard and said,
Art thou in health, my brother?' while
he smote him under the fifth rib, so
that he died"
There are pessimists who believe that
the senate is not the strong body that
it used to be; who say that it has de-
Perforated, and that we shall never
again see such magnificent aggrega-
ton of statesmen as were gathered to-
gether when Clay, Webster, Sumner,
Benton, Douglass, Clayton and Blu
chanan were there. But that is simply
nonsense. The race is not deteriorat-
ing, but developing. The lately de-
ceased Senator Davis, of Minnesota,
who gave his superior learning and
wisdom and patriotism to the senate,
was in no whit inferior to preceding
statesmen; and those who remain IN
that august body are equal to the intel
lectual tests which are to be required
of them.
PENNSYLVANIA has returned Senator
Quay; Illinois has returned Senator
Cullom; Iowa retains Senator Allison;
Ohio retains Senator Foraker; South
Carolina retains Senator Tillman; Mis-
sissippi retains Senator Money; Arkan-
sas retains Senator Berry, and Yer
mont retains Senator Proctor. With
these intellectual giants in the senate
from every section, all of them supe-
rior men for the exalted positions in
which they are placed, the great senate
is capable of dealing with national and
international questions for the COM
mon veal. SMITH D. FRY.
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A WORD OF CAUTION.
Addressed to Boys who Have H.
cycles, But Equally Pertinent to
Those of Larger Growth.

Although it may seem selfish to say
so, everyone who owns a bicycle should
make a resolve and stick to it to never
lend the wheel to anyone. This does
not mean that boy should refuse to
let another boy take trial spin for
a block or two, but under no circum-
stances should he loan his wheel for
a day, or even for a ten-mile run. Any
rider who has a wheel fitted to him
knows that it has certain peculiarities,
almost like a horse, which only he
knows. 1t runs better when pedalled
in a certain way, and the borrower,
having a style OF his own, is almost
certain to iniure the machine; trifling
perhaps, but to an extent that the
owner will notice. Then there is the
risk of damage. If the machine is
broken in any way the borrower may
profess a willingness to pay for the
repairs. but at heart he is very unwil-
ling. He acts as if he had been induced
to ride machine liable to break, and
the chances are that he feels a resent
ment toward the lender. Or perhaps
he is not able or willing to repair the
damage. In any event, it will be found
that the borrower is never particularly
grateful for the favor, and no matter
how many times the wheel is loaned to
him, if it is once refused he is your
friend no longer. Therefore the best
for all concerned is to refuse at the
outset to lend your wheel 10 anyone
Golden Days.
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THE NEW CARDINALS
There Will Be No Americans or
Englishmen Among Them.
Archbishop MnrtineIIi. Apostolic
Delegate at Washington, Sure to
BE AppOinted-W Ork Laid Out
for the March COnsistOry.

The consistory to be held at Rome
about the beginning of March will, it
is thought, afford an insight into the
diplomatic relations likely by that
time to obtain between France and the
Holy See. The proposed law against
religious orders now being discussed
in the French assembly will cause
the recall of the papal nuncio at
Paris and his elevation to the
cardinalate. Appearances now seem
to indicate the passage of this law by
the assembly, but should it not pass,
it is thought to be hardly possible
that the pope will elevate any French
The French government always sug-
gests the names of prospective
cardinals to the Holy See, and in the
present tension it is needless to say
such suggestions would be disre-
garded if made. Instead, several
Austrian and German prelates will,
it is said, be nominated.
Archbishop Martinelli, who has
filled the position of apostolic dele
gate at Washington since 1896, has
already been officially notified of his
coming nomination. Of course, he
will not remain in America after he
is made a cardinal, but, like his
predecessor, Cardinal Satolli, will be
recalled to Rome. Who will succeed
him at Washington is already a mat
ter of speculation.
Well-informed ecclesiastics expect
the successor to Archbishop Marti-
nelli as apostolic delegate at Wash
ington to be Mgr. Raffaele Merry del
Val. He at present occupies the po-
sition which Mgr. Satolli did at the
time of his nomination to this coun-
try, that of president of the Noble
Ecclesiastical academy in Rome.
Mgr. del Val is still young man, but
bears the dignity of titular archbish-
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OPP of Nicae. His father is a Spanish
marquis, who married an English
lady, and he himself was born in
London in 1865. He was educated in
England and speaks English as flu
emily as Spanish, French and Italian.
His father has been for many years
ambassador of Spain to the Holy See.
In 1896 Del Val was sent as apostolic
delegate to Canada, to settle Difficult
ties arising over the school question
in Manitoba. His tact and diplomacy
succeeded so well that Prime Minis
ter Laurier had to make several con-
cessions to suit the views of the Holy
See. His appointment will give gen
eral satisfaction to the Catholic
hierarchy of the United States.
One of the Roman prelates who
will be made a cardinal at the March
consistory is Mgr. Francesca S. della
Volpe, who is the present. major
domo in the Vatican palace. He is
not yet bishop, and so will be made
a cardinal deacon. He has held his
present position since 1894, and papal
major domos are always expected to
be elevated to the sacred college.
Mgr. Lorenzeli, nuncio in Paris,
will also be made a cardinal. He was
born in 1853 near Bologna, and the
two years spent in France as nuncio
have admittedly not been a diplomat
ic success. 1t is said he will be re-
called, no matter what happens to
the bill in the French assembly
against religious orders. As nuncio
of the first class, he will be made a
cardinal, even if his recall is caused
by the failure of his mission.
Another Italian cardinal will prob
ably be Mgr. Aristide Ronaldini, nun
clio in Spain since 1896. He is Sc
years of age and has been in diplo-
macy almost since his youth. Sew
eral other Italian prelates occupying
prominent positions in the curia will,
it is said, be nominated cardinals, for
the college contains. since the recent
death of the venerable Galeati, only
So members, while the full college
numbers 70.
OF the foreign element no Ameri-
can or Englishman will obtain the
honor this time. Of the foreign
names the preponderance will be
Germans. Germany is fast assuming
the position of protector of Catholic
interests in China and the orient.
Gossip even mentions the name of
Bishop Anzier, of Picking, in connec-
ton with the sacred college, and it
is known that he is acceptable to the
German emperor. Spain already has
a preponderance in the college be-
yond its usual quota, and so it is said
that the bishops of Metz, Strasburg,
Bamberg, Munich, Breslau and Fulda
stand above any Spanish prelates,
and the selection of any of them will
indicate the growing influence of the
German emperor in Vatican diplo-
macy,
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will prove to be a power in the land,
because they will uphold the dignity
and ability of our great deliberative
body.
1t is a great loss to the state of Idaho
! and to the senate that Senator Shoup,
of that state, is to be retired. Never
| theless. in the selection of ex-senator
Dubois the state of Idaho is to be con-
graduated, because she sends not an
Inexperienced man, but one who has
served with credit in the house of rep
| resentatives and in the senate. He is
Wei equipped for the work which he
vii, easily take up. The political con-
victiOns of these men cut no figure in
the mind of one who views them dis
passionately. They come here not as
politicians from the several states. but
as members of the great national body
of statesmen.
Without intending any invidious dis
tinctions, it may be said that the sem
ate is particularly fortunate in the re-
elections of Senator Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts, republican, and Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama, democrat. These
distinguished statesmen entered the
senate on March 4, 1877, and have
served continuously for "a years. Sem
ator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, was born
in 1926. and is therefore "A years old.
If he lives until the conclusion of his
next term he will be 80; and he bids
fair to last that long, or longer. Sem
ator Morgan, of Alabama, was born in
1924, and is therefore 76 years old, and
will be 50 if he lives to conclude his
next term. They are both old men,
and they are both as vigorous mentally
as they were in their earlier years.
Senator Morgan is a typical old
southern states rights" man. Right
here it may be shown what a loss the
majority side of the senate sustains in
the loss of Senator Chandler, of New
Hampshire, WHO is by all odds the wit
test and most sarcastic member of the
senate. On one occasion, several years
ago. Senator Morgan stood in his place,
and began a speech by saying: 81 stand
here as an ambassador from the SOW
ereign state of Alabama"
what is that?" interjected Chand-
Ter. did l understand that the sem
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
KATHARINE SCHRATT.
RumOr Has 1t That the Popular Wen
ma Actress Is to Marry EN-
perOr Francis Joseph,

kilograms from Paris and VienD
assert that Emperor Francis Joseph
will soon abdicate in favor of Arch
duke Ferdinand in order to marry
Nine. Katharine Schratt, the actress.
1t is said that Nine. Schratt has OBJ
tanned from the pope promise to
dissolve her marriage with Baron
Kisch, which will leave her free to
become the wife of the head of the
house of Hapsburg. The former
actress on her visit to Rome was ac-
companied by the sister of Empress
Elizabeth. Francis Joseph, it is said,
will elevate the actress to the nobil-
ity before the marriage. Nine.
Schratt for 20 years has been the
favorite actress of the imperial fam
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long pole, puts a sort of combination
hooked arrangement at the top and
takes position in a street, and with the
pole held erect waits for bats to come
along and bump into the hooked por-
ton. AS the native sees a bat coming
he plans to have the hook in it's path,
and as he moves the pole so as to bring
the hook into contact with the head of
the bat, the latter usually strikes it
with a bang and drops to the earth
stunned, when the native proceeds to
promptly put the bat to death. After
standing in this position for an hour or
more, the native has pile of bats at
his feet These he takes to market the
next day and receives about two cents
each for them. The bats are eaten only
in small part The wings, head, and, in
fact, all but a small portion of each
side is thrown to waste.
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LIKES HER AUTOMOBILE.
Philadelphia Woman of 93, in spite
of Her Advanced Age, Takes
Spin Every Day.

At SO Mrs. Marie lowering Kuen, of
Oak lane, Philadelphia, enjoys auto
MODELLING. She prides herself, too.
upon being the oldest Daughter of the
Revolution who is an accomplished
chaffeuse.
Il can remember" she says, ''whep
we used to travel in stage coaches. 1t
is very different nowadays running
around in steam automobile 25 miles
an hour. l suppose in the days of the
revolution an auto would have been
considered an invention of the evil
one, and the country folk would have
fled from it in terror had they seen
it whisking down in the quiet roads.
But it's different now"
Mrs. Kuen hasn't the slightest fear
when she climbs up into her auto, and
a pace of 25 miles an hour doesn't wor-
ry her. She enjoys a spin daily.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

The most picturesque bicycle path
in the United States is ten miles in
length. 1t occupies what was once
the towpath of the old Indiana canal,
near Indianapolis. This path has not
been used for many years, and when
work was begun upon it it was little
more than a mere levee with rank
growth of trees and shrubs on one
side and the slow-running waters of
the canal on the other. The canal is
on the east side of the path, and it is
so well shaded that rider scarcely
gets. glimpse of the sun after one
o'clock. At many places along the
path rustic seats have been placed. and
at one point where there are two very
fine springs there are number of long
rustic benches and bicycle rack tina.
can accommodate nearly 100 bicycles.
-Wheelmen's Gazette.
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TOO MUCH BICYCLING.
1t Is Apt TO Produce Enlargement ~
the Heart, Acute BrOnchJIis and
Temporary Insanity.

Riding a bicycle to excess has very
much the same effect. in one Earticu-
lar, that eating too much mince pie
does. 1t makes you see things. Our
illustration shows what one of the rid
ers in the recent six-day bicycle
race at Madison Square garden, New
York, thought he saw. 1t seemed to
be a grinning ape perched on his back.
He tried to throw it off, but it chung.
its claws sunk into his flesh, and
reached down to the tires OF the
wheel. He thought he heard the rub
Der ripping. Then he fell, and they
took him away to rest. The trainers
rubbed him down with oils and lini-
ments, gave him light food, and then he
slept. On awakening, he renewed the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
Cycle Tennis in England.

Cycle polo has not yet caught ON
very much in England, although well
doomed, but a new variation of the
game, cycle tennis, has been intro
duced at many of the provincial meets
Polo is too destructive; it breaks up
delicate constitutions and weak ma
chimes, but tennis is very different.
1t is played by either two or four play
ers, but the courts are not marked
into subdivisions. The ball is served
from the wheel, and each player must
return it while in the saddle. Should
dismount be necessary when return
ing a sharp half-volley, it counts
against the unskillful one.
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Omitted States Senator from Minnesot

Omitted States Senator from Minnesota
son of the seniority rule of the senate
he will become chairman of the COM
mittee.
In the biennial senate changes it sell
dom happens that a man who stands
fifth on the majority side of commit
tee steps into the craftsmanship. But
the states of Colorado, New Hamp-
shire and Montana having selected
other men in place of the veterans, and
the aged senator from Iowa having
passed away, Senator Mason will be
advanced. The writer has seen so
many men come and go, and so many
changes occur, that he cares little for
individuals in making estimates of ma
tional affairs. And yet it is truth to
say that in sending new and untried
men in places of Wolcott, Chandler and
Carter, the states sending them have
weakened their own state influence in
the senate, and have weakened the SEN
ate very materially. Time may show,
however, that the incoming senators
are well worthy their advancement to
the dignity which has been conferred
upon them.
While the senate will be weakened
by losing such men, it is fortunately
continued in strength and potency be-
fore the world by the reelection of
Senators Elkins, of West Virginia;
Frye, of Maine; Hoar, of Massachu-
sets; Mcmillan, of Michigan; Morgan,
A III Il
Sewell, of New Jersey; Warren, of Wyo-
ming, and Wetmore, of Rhode Island.
These able and experienced statesmen
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
BATS OF GREAT SIZE.
In Some Parts of the Philippine Is
lands They Form a Part of
the Poor Mans Diet

The horrible bat of the islands grows
in many cases to the size of the Amer
lean chicken hawk, and is eaten in
some sections of the Philippines. The
best classes of natives, however. says
the Scientific American, do not eat the
bats. The mode of catching the bats
is peculiar. The cities, towns and bar
rios of all the islands of the Philippine
group are quite overrun with bats,
which fly through the streets in large
numbers. They fly slowly and seem in
capable of lodging articles. in their
path. Therefore, the native takes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
WHAT HE THOUGHT HE SAW.

struggle. Whether he won or not, and
which of the riders he was, is not stat
ed. His experience is simply given by
the official physician of the garden as a
typical one, and shows what young
men are capable ofwhen they have set
out to win. That such desperate pur-
suit of success, either in bicycling or
any other enterprise, is liable to defeat
its own ends, however, is obvious.
Among the other things which como
from over-eXertion in bicycling is en-
largement of the heart, acute bron-
chitis and temporary insanity.-Littls
Chronicle.
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AN AUTOMOBILE HORSE.
Designed to BE Hitched On in Front
of Any Vehicle in Place of the
Usual Animal.

An American inventor named Max
ham has recently patented an automo-
bile horse which is designed to be
hitched on in front of any vehicle in
the place of the usual animal The au-
tomobile horse is so arranged that it is
driven in exactly the ordinary way.
Reins are provided for steering and
stopping the machine. A pull on either
rein turns the apparatus in the CORE
spending direction, and a steady pull
with both reins together slows down
the motor and applies the brake. A
secondary pair of reins are provided,
a pull on which brings the automobile
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
THE AUTOMOBILE HORSE.

to stop at once. In France some
what similar invention has been put on
the market, with the difference that the
French machine is constructed in the
shape of a horse. The American in
ventor thinks his machine will be popu-
lar with people who already have We
hicles which they do not feel like
throwing away entirely. BY hitching
on one of his mechanical horses they
may still use their old carriage or wag-
ons and at the same time do away with
the expense and other disadvantages
of keeping horses.
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Hot water quenches thirst in most
instances better than cold. Taken reg
ularly at the rate of one glassful half an
hour before meals it promotes diges-
ton, and in catarrhal conditions of
the stomach it is recommended by ply
sicians. 1t has also been tried as a
remedy for insomnia. Constipation is
frequently the result of an inadequate
supply of water. One of the reasons
people thrive at springs is that besides
any medicinal properties the springs
may possess, they drink much more
water than at home.
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lily of Austria. She has been upon
terms of most intimate association
with the emperor, the empress and
their relatives, and this friendship
has been the occasion of comment
and praise. The beautiful comedienne
of the Ring theater visited America
several years ago. but did not attract
widespread attention. She appeared
as Cyprienne in the French comedy,
sDiYorcOnS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
Giving Definite Invitations.

That oId-time and usually very I'M
satisfactory invitation Come and
give us a nice long visit" is no longer
CONNIE il faut, the more sensible
English fashion for invitations having
taken its place. Now one says come"
at such date "and spend a week"
"two weeks or "a month"; as the
case may be, thus leaving both hostess
and guest to formulate and carry out
individual plans. Only exceptional cir
cumstances should induce a guest to
prolong her stay beyond the limit
originally fixed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

The practice of oiling roads to keep
the dust down was begun in California
a few years ago, and is extending to
several parts of the state. The dry sea-
son is so long that the idea of obtains
ing 6ustless roads is naturally attract
i've to Californians, aud the success
that has attended the use of oil for this
purpose promises to cause its even more
general adoption.
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CREDIT TO COUNTRY.
Americans Have Reason to Be Proud
of Their Senators.
The Great Body Always Energies from
Every Ordeal with Genuine Honor
to Itself and Glory to
the Nation.
Especial Washington letter.

NTHAT is the United States SEN
w ate? You often read about it.
sometimes think of it, and
usually consider it an aggregation of
great and dignified statesmen. But
few people think of the individuals who