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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
The Great CLAYTON Fire.

A sacriicial fire has been burning
in Clayton, n. j., and the SAVIOR of it
still tickles Gloucester county nostrils.
The Anti-Nicotine Club brought to its
rooms all its idols, cigars, cigarettes,
pipes, tobacco, and burned them up in
the stove. So fierce for the moment is
the rage in Clayton against the holy
herb nicotian. The case of the Vice
President Of tho club, Mr.. SAMUEL
TURNER, is especially glorious or sad,
according to the taste and fancy Of him
who considers it. He is rs; he has
smoked for sixty-three years; with
reasonable prudence and longevity he
might hope TO hold the smokers record,
for this county at least, and puff away
in peace and comfort for a whole green
century. He throws away the laurel
in his grasp. He makes fuel ofthe COM
rades Of two generations. In the heat
and fury of the Clayton anti-nicotine
movement hf gives up the charmer of
pain, the cofsoler of sadness. the blame
less companion of revery, the silent part
ner Of books, the lubricator OF diges-
ton, the fountain Of philosophy, the
mother of good temper, the nurse Of
sound old age, the old faithful, harmless,
constant friend.
A boy may toss away his cigarette
and a youth his cigar or briarwood.
worn for show and ornament rather than
for use, and feel no loss. But wait till
you come 60 forty year. Nobody really
takes his degree in the first and greatest
University OF Virginia before that age.
His bacon isn't really cured till then.
Then he becomes entitled TO the freedom
of the city of Niootia. Then, if he has
eyes IL pierce through the smoke, he be-
gins to see how the world goes round.
For instance, what made the Eliza
bethans great? Tobacco. Whet made
BISMARCK great' Tobacco. Take such a
philosopher and let him come to sixty
year. as he cannot fail TO do unless you
crush him with automobiles OF dyna-
mite. For twenty years more he has
worshipped at the fragrant altar.
Surely he will not be turned away
from il now. Surely he will obey the
voice at eve obeyed at prime.
The Ease Of SAMUEL TURNER Of Clay
ton shows what capacity OF self-renun-
citation exists in the bosom OF the veteran
smoker. But why do people leave of
smoking? Well, n reason is that there
is a lot Of COMPOUNDED doctors who make
it their pleasure TO knock yours in the
head. They tell you point blank " You
positively must stop smoking" and all
the time the rascals have cigar cases
in their pockets. That's the worst pang
Of the condemned smoker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
There Has Becn No Reversal.

One of the members of the Senate
Committee on Interoceanic Canals needs
some kindergarten instruction in candor.
The Populist Senator HARRIS Of Kansas
is reported by a correspondent Of the
Nep York Herald as saying Of the canal
situation:
There is some reason for doub, In the minds
OF men as TO the advantages OF the two routes.
Hicsr aqua and Panama. because of the remark
able and rather unexpected reversal Of opinion
on the part OF the Nicaragua Canal Commission"
This is worthy OF Senator MORGAN
himself. 1t m~isrepresents atrociously
the attitude Of the Isthmian Canal Com
m~issioners. IL gives the impression
that those experts Of eminent attain
ments. high character and unquestioned
disinterestedness ha We wabbled in a
remarkable and unexpected fashion in
their judgment concerning routes.
An accusation OF that kind is bad
enough when it comes from a preju-
diced or i~ll-informed newspaper partisan
Of Nicaragua or Nothing. In the case
Of a Senator Of the United States, a
member Of the committee specially
charged with canal legislation, il is un-
pardonable.
Senator HARRIS knows well enough
that there is nothing inconsistent in the
two reports Of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. He knows that the report Of
Nov. 10. 1901, recognized the engineering
and other advantages Of the Panama
route. and recommended the Nicaragua
route solely for the distinctly stated
reason that the price asked for Panama
al that time made II the more costly
undertaking by not lees than s63. 500 .OO0.
Senator HARBIs knows that the supple
mentary report Of Jan. ~, 1902, was
based on an absolute change IN the con-
ditions which prevented the Commis-
zion from recommending earlier the
purchase Of Panama
Thsfo has been no r.msrtsbl. AHd
rather unehpeoted reverssl Of opinion
on the part 81 the Commission. Ia the
sense which senator HAEEIs's reported
language IL calculated 10 convey The
only fe,efsal has been In tho conditions
~hioh the Commission has bsrn charged
b. lac a. consider aud duly weigh
Not doos tho dislngsnnousnass Of
senator HAHhiH cod there II slll H.
observed that he ls reported AZ speaking
- tho Commission a. the Nicaragua
Cana Commission, I, IL I'D a Moe.
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lsihmlan canal Commission shlrh IL
t.TE atN.f.uf fllna
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
A Suggestion TO Capt. Hobson .

One Of the most noticeable speakers
at the annual banquet Of the New York
Board Of Trade and Transportation the
other evening Was Capt RICHMOND
PEARSON HoBsoN, whose career during
the past -four years need not be described.
IL wa very late when he Was called
upon 10 address the company, although
IL was stated on his behalf that he was
called out Of his turn because he had
ALoNzO HASNA had yielded to him not
only precedence but a considerable
psrt Of the audience. for guests are
accustomed 10 leave m almos, arth-
metical fetrogression a. the end ~ every
speech made after ~ O'Clock And
even then Capt HoBsoN. remaining until
tho proceedings were all over. vas one
Of the last pefsOns 90 leave
Capt HOBsoNs sp..oh Was pi,tur-
ssqus aud ancufatr His statement
of the pr.s.nt efficiency ~ the Navy
Department Nas striking and Jusi
He arguments tot the trade ad,ah.
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a Csmnisnsufsis nav. Sould brns
a. thu county ana ioop here. wsr.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
SENATOR HALEs LUNcHEONs.
He Follows Senator Anthony's Custom, and
Gives Them I'm His Committee Room.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--Senator Eugene
Hale's habit Of giving luncheon parties 10
fashionable Washington people and visiting
friends from out OF town In the room OF the
Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, OF
which he Is chairman. recalls the fact that
the originator Of this popular custom was
the late Senate Henry B. A nthony OF
Rhode Island. washington,s most cele-
brated epicure with the possible exception
OF Col. Sam Ward. By an interesting coin
oidence the rooms now occupied by tho
Committee on Naval Affairs are the same
that were the headquarters OF the Com
mittee on Printing, Of which Mr.. Anthony
was chairman In the heyday OF his popu-
larity as statesman and bon vivant. Like
all Senate committee rooms, that Of the
Committee on Naval Affairs Is divided
into two parts-one where business Is sup
posed to be done and the other where It il
certain IL never Is lone.
Mr.. Anthony WA one Of the most popular
men personally who ever sat in Congress.
It has been said Of him that he lived only
TO make his friends and, incidentally. HIM
self, happy. Gen. Burnside, the Beau
Brummel Of craftsmanship, was his COL
league for many years. and they were q
delightful pair, much sought after In so
ciety. Mr.. Anthony was a man OF ability,
an eloquent speaker and conscientious In
his public work. He kept bachelor hall
In a dingy little house In the old part OF
the West End, and his dinners. which were
frequent. were the talk Of the town.
In the House OF Representatives COM
mittee rooms are used by all the members
Of il at their pleasure. The Naval Affairs
Committee room. in particular, Is the rem
devious of the Representatives who belong
to il, and they use IL as a convenient place
for seeing their friends and attending TO
their correspondence. In the Senate, how
ever, a an committee room Ia his castle,
and The public are no more expected to
enter it at will than TO walk into the mans
private residence. But, then. IL isn't neces-
sary for a Senator 70 borrow the COM
mittee room of his colleagues nowadays,
as each has a room OF his own. furnished
in the most luxurious modern style. with
clerical assistance galore within and a
messenger without, h demands Who
goes theref' when a stranger approaches.
Senator Hale's committee rooms are
on the gallery floor, accessible to the ele-
vator and with a fine east and south ex-
posure, afording a beautiful view of the
East Plaza. the Capitol Park and the Con-
gressional Library. No more attractive
place could be found for giving luncheons.
and the rooms are just as popular now
as in the old days. when graced by the wit
and beauty of Wa shington, with Senator
Anthony at the head OF the table.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
WANT BAGGtGE LiW REPEtIED.
Women az Washington Protest Against u
aud It, Present administration

n~AsnISOIoS. fch ? 4 protest 20 the
President against the manner ~ enforcing
the customs law for the INSPECTION Of no"
bagFsgr Of returning travellers and against
a.. Law itreli has i-'ru cir. ulatrd among
the women uf Washington Who ~ abroad
.fr,yusutly aud hhs received many sigma
tur-s Among fhr prominent uAfnrs al
ia,lrt 60 tLr Ifut'-t are Nh 1hutuas
Nrl-uu payr M John Russell in4ng Nj
HarfirI LAM JuhunpI MI tfoN Iinrhirld
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paIfru rIul.af pfut'rIs suo biuE co.,
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phla. ald uuss hari q fhr movement huI-
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
WHfYE ILLITERACY.
Pisin Remarks Concerning Il by q South.
err journal.
From tie Ahorto Con sutu6on

ftN Wv
There IL no more humilia;ing fact ths.
an intelligent Southern man has To face
than this: That among the white people
Of the South we have as many ilhterate mon
over 81 years Of age as we had ffty-two years
ago. when the census of 1850 was taken!
Make every allo wance that may please
on account OF the Civil War and its conse-
quent impoverishment OF our people. and
yet this depressing fact IL not explicabl-
on any grounds creditable 10 the white people
OF the South. TO say that We have not had
AZ least within the thirty years of our public
school enterprises since 1870 opportunity
and means to improve the educational status
Of our white people Ia to claim an excuse
that Ignores facts and outrages common
sense.
This ignorance OF reading and writing.
the two primary necessities OF the auto
matte citizen, to which W. now refer. eX-
lists among the white men OF the South who
have come to full age, to citizenship. and
all its privileges, since the Cotton Exposition
w ws' w nfte about Judo" do not include Children or
negroes. They speak their conformation
alone upon the srown,pp sons Of Southern
intelligence. efficiency. and ballots the in
terests of our civilization and society depend.
bo " S q Ssei Ss have 10 ps spent on 5sT Schools ssoT how
many schools we have. and how many new
feds and addlestieks, we have imported into
the fact remains that In proportion to our
we have as many men who cannot read and
write as we had fifty years ago. That 10
mean-looking measly fact that cannot be
wiped OF the record.
Our sister States OF the South may deal
with this deplorable situation as they may
elect, but surely IL IL time for Georgia to get
down squarely 70 the work OF correcting
our educational system in a way that viii
work q continuous reduction and practical
disappearance Of this large volume oil litter
erAcy.
We need TO 90 down to bed rock In this
matter In Georgia and sacrifice much IN the
end Of wipine from the rolls OF our white
citizenship the stigma Of abnormal litter
scy that now deRrades II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
Long DELE, VIA tho Dr,,ro,s, E,p....

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A. uhtcA-1nauiy long umr has Elapsed bstSssh
the Launching aad ns acceptance ~ tbc Admiralty
Of ~ torpcdo buat drstrul - lIpr,ts witch hAs
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
Incis Joe Cannon's First Tardy Mark.

w ~
The House had been called 20 order. the
chaplain had invoked the blessing. the journal
was read. and Speaker Henderson. sitting
In his high seat on the rostrum. had asked
the Clerk 10 read the | rgent Deficiency bill.
The bin was read IL was then I?Io Mr.
Cannon. IN charge Of the bill. had not yet
appeared
" here's joe" asked Mr Henderson.
addressing Chairman Payne Of the Ways
and Means Committee. who had wandered
up TO the SPEAKER seat 10 PROFOUND q query
A messenger wa quickly despatched TO the
AppTOpTlatlOn committee rooms, but Nj
Cannon could not be found Then MIR Payne
and q half-dolen Others went scamperins
on % dihpTent directions to hunt the Nen-
cradle chairman Finally. after about i've
minutes DELAY. which means = whole lot
When the Hou-- H. In session. "lucle Joe
appeared az the front door. with hat and
coat ia haLi. nl, face flushed but smiling
For the fact time IN twenty year. he uAr
late. and when he appeared he wss greeted
with "a round Of applaus"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
A World LEGISLATURE.

The General Court OF Massachusetts,
Ia in session a good part Of each year,
thinking large thoughts and producing
large crops of bills. 1t is natural that
world thinkers should heave their cogi-
tations into that industrious hopper;
natural that n petition brought into
the Massachusetts, House Of Repre-
s~entatives the other day should ask
the General Court to ask Congress TO
give the President authority to ask
ten nations TO send representatives to a
powwow for the purpose Of setting In
motion. as far a practicable, a World
Legislature" For mankind, as the Pc
titioners hold. "is one organic body"
Consequently, mankind ought to be
represented by at least n organic
body. The petitioners look forward
to the development Of the organic po-
htical unity Of mankind until each nation
shall be represented in the World Leg
islature. where the concerns OF all
kind will be acted upon by the repre-
sentatives Of all mankind, for the peace
and welfare Of all"
A beautiful, old dream and scheme,
and everybody should be willing to
admit that there are not enough Leg
islatures, Congresses, Parliaments and
80 on now in session. But the organic
political unity Of mankind will need
q good deal more developing before
1t will be visible. And what will a World
Legislature be good for without a World
President and a World Supreme Court?
The Massachusetts, petitioners should
have leave to amend.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
How to Boom the Congressional
Uecord.

Instead Of attempting 10 increase the
circulation of the Congressional Record
by reducing the subscription price, why
not commend it 10 wider public conf
dence by increasing il news value,
That can be- done by making It an
honest reporter Of all that T. haid and
done in the senate and IN the House
An untruthful report, y doctored
journal Of proceedings a Record which
does moi record. IL dear al any price
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03

Whatever SHAPE tho pr"i-'f i'FiSisti"n
fof the relief - 'uta may as-uUlr D. should
not he pat a-luir Il tLr Philippine IuIn
hul Tho b. plain political aHu-'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03

Il will not h. absolutely impossible for
the Hon HFNEY NJ 1EIIb to achieve The
peculiar reputation Of a pr''igrrW before
March 4. 1903
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-02-27
COnAd derate.

An Albany lawyer with penchant
for billiards had occasion recently to
visit s<naIls town. while there, seek
Ing to pass the time, he found a new
and excellent billiard table. Upon his
inquiring If there was anybody about
who could play the landlord referred
him to one Of the natives, who may
be called John Jonesybecause that isn't
his name. They played several games,
but the result was, against the Albany
lawyer. Try as he's might the country
man won.
etMr. jones'" he remarked, II have
quite reputationiat home. They con-
slider me good billiard player, but
I'm not in your class. May ! inquire
how long you have playedr'
''Oh. fer a spell back" replied the
native. Say, stranger, don't want to
hurt your feelin's, but you're the fust
Teller l ever beat"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-02-27
THE TAX LAW.

BY very close vote-6O to 81
the tax law was defeated in the
house on Tuesday last. A hundred
amendments had been adopted, but
they could not save 1t. The HER
AID is satisfied that the house act
ed wisely. A comprehensive and
satisfactory law connot be framed
at this time by reason of constitu-
tional limitations. The legislature
will provide for the submission of
certain amendments to the vote of
the people this fall. The delay will
certainly ensure better law than
is now possible, and so important
measure ought not to be precipi-
lately enacted. Representative ia
eobson, the leading advocate of the
defeated measure, has introduced
another bill, of which more later.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-02-27
Late Local News

V. A. Whipple returned from
Minneapolis on Tuesday night. Mrs.
Whipple remained with her daughter.
The calender winter is ended, and
we have not had day of sleighing-
a remarkable record.
Ed. Dunlap is the recipient of a
beautiful cribbage board, the gift of
his son-in-law Frank Miller of Grand
Forks. 1t is made from an immense
Walrus tooth, beautifully carved and
decorated, and is a genuine work OF
art. 1t was made in Siberia. O
Richard Gaspard OF this city has
gone to Brainard to accept a good
position in a leading Wholesale firm.
On Saturday afternoon of next week
an auction of;;farm machinery, horses,
ETC., will be held by F. E. Minneite in
the city. Anyone having anything
to sell would do we'll to have il
brougt in and listed for this sale.
Fred jacob went to st. Cloud on
Wednesday.
The Boston Dry Goods store has
displayed exquisite taste in interior
decorations for the exhibition of
goods. The north side has been elab-
orately trimmed and presents a very
striking appearance.
The Boston has constructed two
a apartments for the convenience OF
men who desire to try on suits before
They are finished in red
oak.
Lucas Kells went to st. Cloud to
attend the hearing in tn n. r. Clarke
case. and thence to st.
Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-02-27


LITTLE Falls has a newly organized
commercial club that will look after
the interests of the city and county
and keep the outside world posted as
to the advantages they have to offer to
capitalists and the common people
News.
Alexandria, Lyman Prairie, st.
Cloud, New Paynesville, Fergus
Falls-nearly every town of any
size or pretention in this vicinity
has such an organization excepting
Sank Centre. Shall we sit quietly
by and let every town and city
take advantage of any proposition
which may present, without even
an effort.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-02-27
The sffent Boatman.

sWho can swim? Who can swfmY
shouted man who wanted to. cross Q
river in a boat. A crowd OF boatmen
gathered round him, crying: II can. Sc
gn0r! canp
Only one was silent and remained In
his boat all the time.
"And can't you swimY inquired the
stranger.
'No," was the mans curt reply.
ssrhen you shall take me across"
The gentleman had adopted this
method to escape the Importantly Of
rival boatmen in that part Of the eoun-
try. Perhaps also he shrewdly sus-
pected that man who could not swim
would be the safer pilot. Captain Fra
casa.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-02-27

THE editor of the st. Cloud
Times is earnestly, and presuma-
bly, honestly, endeavoring to con-
vert the editor of the Journal Press
to orthodox Christianity. He
breaches him an excellent sermon
a column long in his paper. To
quote from the sermon:
eve are much gratifed at even a
prem onition of change of heart up
on the part of our contemporary.
while the light holds out to burn,
etc. Who knows but that the CONVEX
sion of Saul of Tarsus may be eclipsed
even in St. ClOud?n