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Indian Summer.

Popular opinion as to just what period is
properly to be known as Indian summer"
l., unsettled. The term Is applied to almost
any warm spell occurring after the first
frosts. Some amateur meteorologists Ge-
clare that Indian summer is the name to
be siven TO any such stretch of weather
coming after the equlnoctial storms, which
mark the beginning of autumn. Tradition
declares that Indian summer does not come
until November II, which is the day de-
voted to the festival of st. Martin IN Eng
land. A period of balmy weather CORE
spending to the soft airs and haze of The
American Indian summer prevails in au-
tumn throughout England and the Mediter-
ranean countries, which feel the influence
Of a warm body of water temperfng the
chill Of the advancing winter The Amer
lean name was given to the season on the
ground OF the custom which in early days
prevailed among the Indians of using this
delightful time in which to harvest their
corn. The tradition runs that the Indians
always counted upon a second summer Of
nine days just before winter set in.
Apparently there is no fixed time for In
dian summer. the prevalence of the autumn
warmth varying with the latitude and per
haps the longitude as well. These pres
IONS and glowing foliage, which are am1ng
the signs of Indian summer, may not be-
long strictly to that period. But they are
none the less welcome and pleasure giving
and especially are they reassuring when
the fuel problem is considered. If this is
not Indian summer in fact, may these soft
days last until the real season itself comes
along. Every day of such delightful
weather is a clear gain and means money
saved 10 the coal user. There would be no
tears shed indeed outside of coal selling
circles II this year nature were to come to
the relief of a distressed people and grant
a special dispensation continuing Indian
summer until next April
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public will so brand him II It Is satisfied
by proof that the retailer actually pays only
"a. 10 for his SIS coal. But 1t win not suffice
for the operator merely to condemn verbal
ly the retailer as an extortionist. IL he Is
such in fact. The operator must come to
the rescue of the public directly and put his
coal in the market at a fair price. He can
do this by establishing direct agencies for
the retailing of his product, displacing those
whom he denounces as extortioners.
1t Is to be hoped that the arbitration COM
mission will be enabled to consider the peo-
pies case before adjournment. 1t should be
able to ascertain the exact range Of hard
coal prices at all stages. Thus the con-
sumers could he accurately informed as to
whom to blame for any unwarranted rise
in the price of fuel. Hard coal Is today a
necessity. whatever 1t may become later
when substitutes have established them
selves in general use. Its price Is matter
for serious concern and any wholesaler who
adds to the price because Of losses incurred
through his stupidity or bad management.
or any retailer who increases his rates be-
cause of the strike without regard for the
prices charged by the wholesaler. Is guilty
of extortion deserving the most emphatic
condemnation.
So 1t is now up to these two parties to the
business of supplying the people with coal
each to demonstrate his own innocence or
the others guilt. If the wholesaler charges
the retailer only normal prices and the lat
ter sells at abnormal prices the latter Is
fit subject for punishment. If on the other
hand the retailer sells only at his usual
margin and the wholesaler is charging high
rates based upon his strike losses. then the
wholesaler or operator is properly an OBJ
sentiment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
The Home Stretch.

We have entered today upon the last two
weeks of the campaign. VIII they show an
awakening of popular interest? There has
been widespread complaint of apathy. Reg
istration In q number of states is below the
desired figure and disappointment to those
who have worked for different result. The
spellbInders have failed to weave spells.
Meetings have been poorly attended, and
those present have manifested but languld
interest In the arguments and appeals Men
of national influence, filling executive or
legislative posts OF great power. have faced
small audiences and found them cold. Has
ir been designedly, so far, waiting race?
Shall we witness a lively and whipping
finish? And what as to the result? Chair
man Babcock confesses to some weeks OF
uncertainty and anxiety, but declares that
everything is going we'll with the republic
cans now. On the other hand, there are
prominent democrats who claim to De eH-
pecting landslide. A democratic majority
of fifty In the next House seems very likely
20 them.
The complaint Is made in some quarters
that We have too many campaigns we are
no sooner done with one than another be-
gins. The people, We are told, are tlrinS OF
thu constant strain and excitement, and are
a little grumpy about the growing size or
the bills Politics has become sort of In
dustry There is something doing" every
Year Many men make a study of political
management, and each with corps of
clerks and strikers tries to keep the pot
boiling all the time. The result is fatigue in
many sections. Stumpers have become
everyday and commonplace. Drum-bea tings
and banner-raisngs and marching process
sions have lost their former exhilarating
effects.
And yet there seems to be no relief avail
able. The number of elections. national,
state and municipal. Is necessarily large
Long terms in office are not in favor, and
should not be. The most eminent students
of popular government declare for regular
and frequent appeals TO the electorate. and
for close watch on all public servants.
Altogether, 1t comes high. but Is 1t not
worth the outlay? Should any election.
from coroner to President. be permitted to
60 by default? Should not all national cleo
tons in particular be contested with the
full spirit OF all the people? Can We hope
for the proper direction of our larger af-
fairs and the progress to which we are rea-
sonably entitled unless interest is constantly
manifested by those who with the ballots
at their command are the sources of power?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

In such places rest" their engines and ap-
planes, which would otherwise be kept
under constant strain and motion. If the
compact, homogeneous metal Is subject to
such wear and tear, such a process OF
disintegration, how much more so IS the
delicate and complicated human system,
with its exposure to manifold disarrange-
ments and WEAKNESS. The annual leave CT
the clerk represents the governments con-
tributfon to his efficiency. its Insurance
against his breakdown. The experienced
clerk Is a better aid than the new clerk.
So the clerk who Is careful enough sbou.
his health and his general naehtal elasticity
to take full advantage Of his resting period
Is in the end more useful TO the public
service than he who holds to his task year
in and year out without rest. l. Is only the
exceptional physical constitution which can
stand such a continuous strain, and the
possession of such a physique does not
necessarily imply a mental strength equal
to a corresponding strain. II the heads OF
departments believe that the law granting
leaves of absence works to the detr1ment
Of the service, they should secure Its re-
peal or modification. But until 1t Is
changed or eliminated there Is virtue rather
than discredit in the full consumption OF
the leave which it grants and which Is less
to be considered as a favor to the empleye
than as a measure of precaution on the
part Of the government.
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Coal Peace Should Last,


From the Scranton Tribune.
The commission which has been named by
President Roosevelt to inquire exhaustively
into the anthracite industry will, without
doubt. Command public confidence, do it's
work thoroughly and report conclusions and
recommendations morally binding upon all
concerned. 1t must be more than a make
shift to tide over temporary national cri-
sis: 1t must lay broad and durable founda-
tons for reconstruction Of the anthrac cite
business to the end that order, discipline
and just remuneration of capital and
labor shall prevail indefinitely. The recog-
milton of the public's equity in the premises
contained in the enforced submission of
both belligerents to its fnterposition pre-
supposes and must affect this. Otherwise
all that this strike has cost will have been
expended in vain; and government, which
on this occasion was proved powerless to
cope with the situation by means of its es-
tablished institutions and which was driven
to create for the protection of public inter-
ests an extraordinary temporary mechan-
ism of adjustment not authorized by law,
VIII have been put to the shame of Witness
ing its impotence made permanent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
Labor and Politics.

Whether well or i'll founded, the impression
widely prevails that the labor question has
entered distinctly into our politics, and that
from now on political leaders and managers
will be obliged to shape their course &C
cordingly. The opinion Is expressed that
labor organizations will be rapidly adj
vanced In power and numbers as the result
of the termination of the anthracite coal
strike, and that an effort will be made to-
fuse and use these organizations In labors
behalf at the polls. There are those who
expect to see this influence eXerted two
years hence; and so 1t Is predicted that the
next presidential campaign. both in the Is
sues presented and in the energy of their
advocacy. will be most notable one
Be this as 1t may, 1t Is plain enough that
labor's leadership has greatly improved In
the last few years. and that as constituted
today 1t represents a high order or COM
potency and shrewd appraisement Of OPP
portunities and how to improve them. For
example, the difference between Martin
Irons, or Eugene Debs, and John Mitchell
Is striking Fury and fiamboyant procla
nation are not the weapons of Mr.. Mitchell.
He uses other weapons, and uses them very
well. Not without sand as one may easily
see, and not without the capacity to ex-
press himself we'll with tongue or pen. he is
the superior of Irons in action and Of Debs
In council. The "scrappy nature of the
one, and the red-eyed 7uency Of the other.
are absent from his makeup. or are under
severe repression. He has carried himself
In the controversy now closing with
markable self-possession and diplomacy,
and has scored both for his cause and for
himself
But the credit for what has been gained
for labor is, of course. not wholly Mr..
Mitchell's. He has had some excellent ad-
vice, and 1t must have come from sources
we'll entitled to respect. Not all of his ad
visers have appeared IN the negotiations
but all, we may be sure, are men with
pretty clear heads and with knowledge of
labor's needs and aspirations And this is
the principal point. Labors leaders are
working now in agreement Success does
tism of one man. Failure would not result
from the folly of one man. Some of the
lessons of the past seem to have been well
learned, and they are now being applied
with skill.
However, in it's last analysis the labor
question is really not a new question. Its
present prominence grows out Of our phe-
nomenal prosperity and advancement, and
We shall not deserve or enjoy continual
ton of good fortune il We are unable to ad-
just for the general good by the ballot and
by other means the difficulties to which even
good fortune leads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
Tomorrow (Tuesday)
Special Display of
Superb Imported Paris
Baby Coats, Party Dresses,
Christening Robes.

Everything Paris has sent is more elaborate this
year than ever. There more laces ribbons,
more hounces more furbelows of every sort. But we
insisted on having, at the time, of the beau
tuly plain things that show best of all what wonder
full work French needewomen do
There French Dresses starting at two dollars
with every little tuck and stitch put in by hand But,
of course, the fine things are here, too-exquisite
frocks, trimmed with real lace and bits of hand
broidery, as high as twenty-five dollars.
beautiful of nanook
dainty in a insertion G eiaboay Trimmed w 9R insertion
ae nd finished with 'A
New ideas in Boys First short dresses are French Na'ns"k and
belts match collars trimmed with Insertion lace
finish
trimmed medallns black and white silk belt match
t Ap T c aa1 en sh Down the nd nish With g Sn
which make q very attractive No.
Late % fad One ees has h esa Of w ss %
Trimmed With satin rbbon feather;
Large
deliberately trimmed with white satin rib
PettQats popular than
six naoW ues quilting;
apt bottom With quilting and emSFdeTd snS oEes do Chime
ui and trimmed with wide insertion edged with
ssry iron s 9Pds
with dainty sur yoke is shired back and
ing r graceful
siIS
st@asse
match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
Coal Prices.

The confusing public is apparently not
easy in mind TO the future of anthracite
prices Vague promises that the retail price
will soon drop to normal are heard on all
sides. but this does not seem to satisfy the
people who are now absolutely without fuel
and who. unless meanwhile they find effec-
tive substitutes, must soon lay in their
winters stock OF hard coal. The house
holder is anxious to know whether he must
pay a { the rate of SO a ton. which II is an
nounced will prevail at first when the sup
ply is resumed or at the rate of about s.
ton. the usual price during the winter.
In other words. is he to pay more than
twice as much for his coal as he Is accus-
toned 70 pay?
1t will be remembered that when mining
has been resumed the actual cost of coal
production and transportation will not be
penny ton greater than it was last
spring. The mems wages are not imme-
dlately 10 be Increased under the truce
agreement. on the loss side Of the opera
tors accounts will stand several millions of
dollars in lost trade and damaged equip
meut. The public may eventually be force q
to assume this burden and recoup the opera
tors losses. But such proceeding would
have no warrant in equity or economics.
Those losses stand for the stubbornness with
which the Operators refused during five
months to submit the dispute to arbitra-
tion. 1t should be regarded their stake
in the game. which they have lost The
other side. the miners. winners in the con-
test. will have no chance to recover the
lost wages. Why, then, should the losers
break even. at the expense of the innocent
public?
"A leading coal operator was quoted in 4
New York paper the other day as declaring
that the dealer who buys coal Of us at
|l.7S ton and sells 1t to the public at SO is
q roeeer." UnQuestionably he Is, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
Janey and Josey and Joe.

Miss Gertrude Smiths new book
for very little children, entitled ''The
Lovable Tales of Janey and Josey
and joe" has just been published.
Miss Smith has her own way of tell
ing stories to children-a way which
is strikingly interesting. Her method
of story telling goes very long way
towards solving the problem of how
to amuse the younger children in a
family. The stories are told as a
mother would tell them herself, and
the book relieves her of the effort to
be inventive. The price OF this book
is $I.3o net.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
'sLiterature and Life. -

Mr.. HOwellS' new book of conn
ment and "reminiscences, entitled
Literature and Life" has just been
published. As a commentator on
men and events, literary and other
wise, Mr.. Howells has very few SUI
periors in charm, style and ability
to entertain his readers, having
reached that age of mellow judgment
and of richly stored memory when
all he has to say is not only of in
terest but of value. The price of
this book is $2.25.
Book DEPARTMENT Basement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

An Ohio candidate for Congress declares
that if elected he will scorn evening clothes
and wear his every -day suit to the White
House receptions. This may be a very
noble and courageous resolve. but 1t is diff
cult TO perceive what bearing 1t can have
on the questions of public policy he will be
called upon consider IN his official ca
paCity,
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Who WinsP The People.


From The Philadelphia Press.
When a great public calamity like coal
famine has been averted, as President
Roosevelt has done by ending the anthra-
cite strike, 1t is idle to speculate as to
which side has won Neither has won
Both have done their best to claim a VIC
tory. This is human. President John
Mitchell did it in his letter of Friday The
presidents of the coal-carrying roads tried
to do the same In their letter to the Presi-
dent Each has hard job to prove a VIC
tory. Neither wanted what has come.
President Mitchell wanted recognition -
and this has not come. The operators did
not want arbitration, and this has come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
A Placid Character.

Not over-righteous. but not overload,
Not laughin' always. but not very sad,
Thankful fur sunshine an thankful fur
rain,
Never assumin to brag or complain:
Uncle Jim,
That's him.
Never was what you'd call wealthy, an yet
Never seems backward bout payin' a debt
Never attempts philanthropic display.
Yet pore folks an children smile at him an
say,
Uncle JIM
That's him.
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'oThen Won are an optimist."
A Great Difference.

'"The stage isn't what it used to be- said
the man who invariably speaks in tone Of
regret.
That's right" answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. Nowadays the stage has electric
lights and an abundance of scenery and
competent stage hands and comfortable
dressing rooms. The stage isn't what IT
used to be. I'm exceedingly glad OF It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
Guaranteed
Sewing Machines.

Our. w. & L. and New Victor
Sewing Machines are equal to any
on the market today. They are
made by the oldest and best manu-
facturers in the country, and are
strictly reliable in every way. We
guarantee and keep them in repair
for five years free of charge. They
range in price from $500 to $1,000.
Cali and have their merits demon
strated.
Second floor
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A Sense of Wrong.

What did you tell yoh boss when he
foun out you was wearin' his clothes?"
Il done reproved him foh his lack of ap-
probation. l reminded him dat imitation
were de sincerest Hattery."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

The gentlemen who have been making ex-
periments to find a convenient substitute for
coal should not give up their efforts be-
cause Of the resumption of work at the
mines. There may be other and more seri-
Gus strikes, and besides this, there is
suspicion that coal is unreasonably dear
even under normal conditions of production
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

While In New York the Crown Prince of
Siam will have all the legitimate entertain
ment that city affords. He will look at the
sky scrapers during the day and go TO the
theater in the evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

Mr.. Hall Game is again in this country
trying to lash the dramatic critics into
fury, and aspersions are being cast on the
originality Of his play and his advertising
m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
To Many Banquets.

Ide like to hold a hero's place
With talents to command 1t,
And yet / sadly fear that my
Digestion wouldn't stand it.
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Plenty in Memphis.

From the Memphis Commercial-Appe
A Boston man proposes to use water FOR
fuel 1t seems to US that we have heard
something about fire water before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

1t is predicted that coal will not be very
plentiful until late in December. An effort
will doubtless be made to have 1t In hand
in time to prevent merry Christmas from
being q hollow mockery
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His Form Book.

"You say that little scrap book has cost
you hundreds of dollars!'
Yes" answered the sad-eyed youth.
But there is nothing in it except lot Of
tabulated horse race information
That's all It's an edition de hard
luck"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

David b. Hill Will have TO do a great deal
OF explaining to his wealthy friends among
the eastern democrats before he can be re-
ceived on the same footing that he held be-
fore he declared for government ownership
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

Kansas has about decided to aba ndon the
excitement of populistic oratory for the
gentler but more satisfying joy Of the corn
husking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

The manner in which he has to be pes
tered by the newspapers In order to get him
to register indicates sad lack of patriot
ism in the average voter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

If Sir Thomas had been betting man it
is doubtful If he could afford to keep on
challenging in this way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

The enormous production of gold. which
threatens an embarrassing abundance. puts
the back number label on some of Mr..
Bryans choicest epigrams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
Strenuous Golf.
From tho Now Yorl

From the New York World
When golf players settle disputes by
whacking each other with clubs, as In that
Montclair game on Saturday they will have
as big galleries" as foot ball men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

Many man who poses as "sociologist'
fails to take enough interest in the prac-
teal work of government to attend the
primaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
SHOOTING STARS.
An Unfortunate.

'You say you don't believe In finding fault
with the ways Of the world"
Yes"
Then you are an optmist."
mot at all. I am convinced that the
world is so hopelessly bad that there isn't
the slightest use of trying to say or do any
thing about it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

Some Of the London editorials on Ameri-
can affairs are a little hay; but as a rule
they indicate that the editors have awak-
ened to the fact that there is something
doing in the western hemisphere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

Mr.. Baer may as well forego any hopes of
winning prize in any voting contests to
determine who is the most popular man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

Mr.. John Mitchell must be- given credit for
being man OF more ability than that pos
sessed by the average leader in a strike
He has lodged several temptations to lose
his temper and his head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

: The fall of 1902 will be long remembered
as the time when coal was considered
bargain at SIS ton.
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Rights.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The right to strike does not involve the
right to kill.
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Some Can't Sec It.
'hicago Record Herald.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Grover Cleveland sees q ray Of hope
Some OF the members Of Mr.. Clevelands
party would be greatly obliged for 4 photo
graph Of the ray,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

beauty size excellent equipment of
the most complete and
partn1ents OF its nd m
You cordially invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20

The phrase up to date is often made to
cover a multitude of idiocies.