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New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

more ready than we TO meet the requirements
or needs of customers in point of terms or pa! =
mont South Americans do not want to pay
cash They want credit of from three to
twelve months In the majority Of cases theF
cannot pay cash but must have credit. Amer
ican traders generally demand cash Euro
means are almost always willing 10 give loHs
credit II NAV be that the cash system Is tiie
better and that il would he better in The emu
for the South Americans themselves hut 'hat
is not the point. The point is that the Sou'h
Americans want credit and expect credit. anu
need or think they need credit, ana theE are
therefore going 10 buy of those Who VIII si.e
credit in preference TO those who demand caS'.
OF course the credit system has IFS disadNaI-
tares. II entails trouble and occasional JOSS
1pon The creditor. But in some WAY 'rerlnah!
and France and Great Britain manage to ger
along with it and TO make profits out oil 1t III
snita of IFS disadvantages: and If they can 40
SO the United States ought 10 be able 10 90 So
too If not il NAV as we'll shut mp shop
The luan who goes into a market to pu!
NAV he as autocratc he pieases TO be- de
has the whip hand of the situation. Inc Tnati
who goes thither to sell is on different 1ool-
ipf He must adapt himself TO those Whom
he seeks as patrons. and must supply the'r
wants cater to their tastes and accede to their
terms So must the traders of a nation do III
seeking 70 sell their wares 90 the people OF al
other nation It is the law of demand and sup
pIr. not supply and demand. The demand comes
first and the supply must answer it.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
PERSONAL.

The senior secretary OF the American Missionary
Association of New-York DR.. 4 r. Beard. has re-
Gently returned from q somewhat protracted vaca-
tion in F,trope Dr. Beard has exposed himself
frequently long missionary Journeys through the
country and thus impaired his health The ex-
eclItive committee feeling that he needed rest ana
remuneration, voted him vacation ana ulseu hIi9
to go abroad He returns greatly lnprosseu. anu anu
IL is believed will soon have his usual Vgor anu
strength.
Major Ronald Ross. who has done SO much Oh
late years in the way Of fighting the malarial mos
cu,to and has lust received the Nobel Prize IN
recognition of his practical services TO nedicaI
science is a remarkable and many sided man. ne
has quite genius for the branch OF research 10
which he is now devoting his life. but his curious
versatility Is revealed by his finding time TO daoble
in lighter work. He has published two romances
OF some merit. HIS Spirit Of Storm having met
Ross is also the author Of play, but ne looks 70
making moro money out OF mosquitoes than out or
royalties from the theatre managers
NJ Casfmir-Perer IS the only living ex-President
of the French Republic. He was twenty-three
wears old when the Franco Frussian War broke
out and took part IN that conflict and in the Siege
of Paris being decorated with the Legion OF Honor
at its close He entered the Chamber Of Deputies
in 1874 and became President in 1884 IN succession
TO NJ Carnot who had been assassinated He
served scarcely six months. suddenly resisnins IN
1885
statue OF Anthony J. Drexel is to be given to
the city OF Philadelphia by his partner. John H.
Hartes and will be placed In Fairmount Park II
the necessary permission Is given
Governor-elect Pennypacker OF Pennsylvania has
appointed as his secretary Henry s. Dotterer. or
Philadelphia the editor OF a monthly historical
publication called "Pefktomen Region. Past and
Present"
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
THE SECRET OF SELLING.

There is enc great lesson which American in.
dustrialists and merchants have apparently not
yet sufficiently learned in respect TO foreign
trade. That is, that the prime secret Of success
in selling is for the seller TO adapt himself TO
The buyers desires and needs 1t is simple
lesson II ought 10 be obvious 20 all. Every
man realizes it every time be goes into shop
10 buy anything. If be asks for silk hat and
the clerk declines TO show him one. but offers
him a felt hat and tells him that is what he
ought to wear. he is not pleased and he does
not make a purchase. He resents the clerk s
oficiousness, or despises the shop for its pow
erty of resources. and goes TO some other shop
where he can get what he wants. Or If he is
making heavy purchases. that it is necessary
for him 10 have time for payment, and there
are two shops one of which will give credit and
the other will not. he will assuredly patronize
the former.
Now. these are the simple principles which
need TO be applied 10 our foreign trade, especial
ly 30 our Central and South American trade.
and it is through our failure to apply them as
thoroughly as ether countries have done that
We have been so far outstripped by other coun-
tries in Insrkets where We naturally should
have predominance 1t may be that the kinds
of things we use here are better than the kinds
tI SHihrs WHICH NOulD AiDtffSdIS WdDt- bul
that is not the point South Americans wan;
the things they want They do not want to be
told thar they ought to want something else
And they will buy of the traders who Offer
them Just what they want rather than of those
who cannot give them what they want. but
try 10 persuade them TO take something else
which they do not want. No matter II they
want needles without eyes or shoes withou
ssles anything else that seems preposterous
In the name of trade. supply them. Leave th,
rest 10 the schoolmaster, to teach them rfc bet
Ter way. II is the business OF the manufaet
lsrer 10 make and OF the merchant to sell tn
things which people want That is the grea
secret OF Germany's success. While American
agents are showing the kinds OF things Amer
cans use. snd are trying TO persuade Sout
Americans TO them. too. German agent.
and ten times many of them. are finding OF
what kinds of things the South Americans Us
and want and German factories are turnin
OF. Just such things. To the Germans at hom
the things may seem like freaks But what c
thst? They are Just what Germany's foreig
customers want
Then. too, our European competitors are "a
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
4 DEADLY PRACTICAL JOKE.

1t was bad practical joke which was
PLAYED upon the unfortunate Fireman Harmon
that it became a piece of scoundrelism HIS
name was in the honor list. He had done q
great deal of daring work. and had saved more
than one life at the hazard of his own. But
he had yielded to the temptations of the par
rooms and had been absent from duty for TWO
DAYS There was no real danger OF MS dis-
missal from the force. although he might have
been punished by suspension or fine But some
of his associates on the force thought it Wouio
he a fine jest TO frighten him into the belief tnat
he would certainly be thrown out in dlserace'
that his claims 10 pension would therefore ne
nullified and that there would be no posslple
future for him. These men scared him so thor-
oughly that he committed suicide by swallow
ing carbolic acid: and he left a amily to strug-
gle against fate without his help
Practical iokers of a low type often prove
themselves to be pestilent nuisances- Every
man in the department who had any part IN
the bounding of this poor fellow to his death
ought to have his uniform stripped from him
and be cast out with the brand of shame upon
him to the harsh mercies of q cold and unfeei
ing world
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

many But the disease has more than on'e
ohtained foothold in this country. Inc se se'ei
cst enidemics were those Of 1S32 ana Ioo'
Since that time the world has learned lha'
clesn streets and pure water supply are iail'
satisfactory guarantees against serious Houp'e
from this cause Hamburg's experience III ''le
summer of 1892 when she lost eighteen 'liou
sand inhabitants because she had not naoe
these provisions. emphasized that lesson afresh
and forcjbIv Nevertheless. there are plenty OF
places in Europe and America where an cpl
demic might be reasonably anticipated If the
cholera once got A good foothold
Tho now administration in the Philippines has
had 70 contend with other scourges in addition
to cholera this year. Smallpox. bubonic plague
and Ienrosv have been remarkably active in
those islands Against smallpox it has been
feasible to wage fairly successful fight al
though if has not heen practicable to carry
on such n decisive campaign OF eAtermiia''oh III
+be PbiIinpiues as in Porto Rico. where that
disease has virtually disappeared ne
nJaaue is fought best with fire, Cholera is not
so easily reached. If people could ne mace 10
boil the water they drink they would he saIe-
But It is not so easy TO employ compulSioh 10
affect daily conduct for weeks and months rs II
is with vaccination or the destruction of pulld-
inps Then again cholera and other trop1cai
maladies have heen so thoroughly rooted in the
PhiIiDnines under Spanish rule that 1t Will De
q long and tedious process to bring them under
control The American authorities have ex-
hibited vigilance. energy and high sense OF re-
snonsibiIitv 70 the rest of the world. but it is
not surprising that they have failed TO cleanse
these hygienic Augean stables In day.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
Amnef merfe.


.r,or,Sv nv ArT-srC-s:la-The Ninety and Nine
aNERTC,kN THEATRE-sl5-- silver kIht
r7FT,AsCsO TfIEATRE-s-The Darling OF the So's
ysTYOT- TEFATRE-s:15-The MockinE Brd
TSrcA Ar,HAY TIdEATRE-s-Ihe SILVER Slip'et-
STNlO--s.1s-A Chinese Honeymoon
CRITERION THEATRE s:l'-Ihe taNaI'ef-
Nays TT5FaTRE-s:1S-TlIe Rillonsire
S-T,r--y NrT-GF-Fs-2 s--T7s World in Wax
y-HpTpr THEATRE -s:20-Inprrdence- - e.--e
x,r,J-fTE-rrSrTJ STREET THEATRE-e-lp 10TH 0'o'
,zSgpffK T-JIrATrgF-s :25--7he rrofsvhEs
- q .s- vr,T OPERA HOUSES :l5-The Nioolen'sn
11TPeIn soT-ApF- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. C#sar Ton
fpI-=Scc ry.arr, TITEATRE-2:45-MsI q No1l'1
Trick ,--.t-,-,,-
KEITH $3.50 m. 10 1880 p M, ,oil''i'U -
Observation-Disclosures TfIEATBE-s:i5-The Ai'ar -
Friendship. o.,y a,s-.~
-.aSETaT-TAN TBFITRB-s-MsrS OF Magoea
Az tTrJ-2-eA Midnight Bell. -, n, a
StTB6FoIJTAS OPERA HOUSE--e-il Bsrniere u -
--.-xv g svr,T-sr5The Girl with the Green
Johnny comes HaS@Ci'i'e
"a ae7r C Performance
ysPTNf-FSS TEEATRE-s:5o s:5o-Heioeloere IN.
TsRrS-TOR-s THEATRE-go:oo q M Neu"e'i''1'
NTCTORIA-si5-The Eternal CITY. e,,.
W KsTI.Ar1Z'S THFATRE-s-rhe sultan O. S"l"'
F-,yr, -rFJF ATRE-s-Tom Moore
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
P1TTIING DRT ROAES.

The public demand for extensive improve
ments in local transportation is gaining so rap
idly in volume and force that it will probably
compel the corporations to be more generous
resourcefu and enterprising than they have
heeD hitherto It Is fair to say. however. that
tr,ckmen drivers of express wagons and other
vehicles often delay unreasonably the move
ments Of the surface cars. Many of these hold
crs Of reins over horses are truculent and Ill
tempered. and delight in obstructing the tracks
to the serious Inconvenience and trouble Of the
passengers in the street cars. The police should
be required TO look more sharply after drivers
who are guilty of malicious mischief and inten-
tionally cause blockades in our streets and ave-
nues. Possibly stricter municipal regulation
NAV be needed to strengthen the arms or the
guardians of peace and order in such matters.
and to encourage them TO greater activity in
kpepinC the currents of street traffic and travel
moving at suitable speed. But even under the
ordinances which are supposed to be in force
at present patrolmen might do more to prevent
jams in the streams of vehicles which flow up
and down Broadway and between the side
walks of Sxth-ave Third-ave.. Lexington and
Madison aves., Twenty-third-st. and other con
gested parts OF Manhattan Island.
When General Greene takes charge OF the Po-
lice Department on January there may be
much needed rafting of dry bones. which will
work wonders on New-YOrk lines of travel as
we'll as elsewhere.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

Certain irreverent and ribaId Dsnio''
scoffers who delight in revlilng the SOS
Wolfert's Roost, the successor OF the oase
Cipher Alley persist in saying that as po'i'i
clan tho head OF the Albany State machine Is
THE Man with the Green Eyes OF Envy "h'
jealousy Some of them even go so lar az ~
vociferate insults. quoting the language ol 'ie
little children who Knocked Elisha WIN tnen
evil cries Go up. thou baldhead! ihe
bears of the ancient wood OF Beth-Ei u0
voured the presumptuous urchins that seiieu
derisiveIy at the prophet. Are there many peaIe
roaming at large in this State at present
there are. pevery may wisely close up MS hpS'
o,-o, - he is no longer small street boy.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

and give them compensation comparable 10
what they could earn in civil life. it must eA-
pect to lose its best chaplains. The salary ana
rank may already be adequate for the great
body of chaplains. but it is the best chapialns
which the army most needs. ard the authorF
ties should have power to keep them by oner
ing promotions as a reward for special fai'h-
fulOpSS
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

c-aneeId tho gambler has been quoting WHIT
tier i'm nubIished interviews. Who was II tnaC
remarked long ago that Satan himsen nsh.
pervert even a Scripture text in the nope oi
serving his evil ends? Garfield says tha' MS
proceedings against the Police Department ana
the District Attorney we're begun by him oii
principle" and will be fought out ION principe
Isn't this the topmost height CT impudence on
the mart Of a man with such a record!
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

These are the days when mans alternative u
to be coaled or to be cold. with some chances IN
favor of the latter to him who has not pull
upon the purveyor Of anthracite
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

The cost of beef to the retailer is now from foar
t siy cents cheaper than it was three months dso-
So say the men who control the nlarket III. In
Has this welcome reduction been notIcsdoi1 ~; -,
the nrice 10 the consumer? II So IT Will IsVe I'm
more with which to meet his coal oiHs.-Clne Chl-
cago Record Herald.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
~rvvopK DAuy TRpsUNE MONDAY. DECEMBER %. 1902

owing to the reduced production on account OF
the coke shortage
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

Kipling is player Of oaten pipes I'M "a
s,rosdine shade If the plane tree. Arms and
the man he ever sings.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

It would be better to plant ten trees IN tne
C,roton Valley than TO cut one down
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

Ask your butcher about it.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
NO STREET AT ALL


Between Canal and Howard sts- there Is ~
street at all the work of roofing over the SUD
way being in active progress At Ho"eIu9
there is a bridge crossing. east and west
Howard to Grand-st. there is no carriage Tue
There is a narrow. slippery wooden IT,
bridge on the west side. The east sideWAlA
jamned with stones and wood The Grahu
crossing is in fair condition for teams ON'
humpy and poorly graded for those on 1o0'
From Grand TO Broome-st- there IS So
horse way which is hemmed in BY roul -
struction shsnties and a multitude Oh ~
There is west sidewalk. The Broone-sI 49,
ing is good. Between Broonle and Spring sts.' ~.
two hundred feet south of Spring-st- the s',.
width of tae ctreet is open. the red siruei'
ing exposed to view. .bs
At Spring-st Marion-st. bends away - u
southeast from Elm-st. There is a Wes1 -
walk of narrow boards between
and Spring SITS. The Spring-st. crossing Is
board roofing, there being two eaiu
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
The Growth of seaweed.

Seaweeds vary surprisingly in theiI
habits of life. Some species grow al
together beneath the water, attaching
themselves below the lowest tide level
other frequent heights where they are
left dry at every retreating tide, while
others yet are found In situations
where they are scarcely ever covered
by water. Whereas most of them at
tach themselves to rocks or solid bot
tom, keeping to the shadows, there are
exceptions to the rule, among which
the most remarkable il the sargasso
or gulf weed, which floats on the
surface Of the ocean. Immense fields
Of it are seen by the navigator, extend
ing as far as the eye can reach. 1t is
sometimes so abundant as seriously to
interfere with the progress Of ships,
and it was this which so alarmed the
crew of Columbus ON his first voyage
of discovery.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
OLD FASHIONED.

What has become OF the old fashion
ed woman who said, "Oh, now yor
hush?
What has become of the old fashion
ed man who had his picture taken IL
lodge regalia?
What has become Of the old fashion
ed woman who wore a long gold chair
around her neck?
What has become Of the old fashion
ed woman who did things in thret
shakes of q lambs tail?
What has become Of the old fashion
ed woman who referred to the bes
room in her house as "the room"
What has become Of the old fashion
ed home where the children sat will
their noses at the window every nigh
watching for their father?
What has become Of the old fashion
ed girl who, as soon as she became en-
gagged, got out her crochet needle ant
began to make her own trimmings ?
AtchisOn Globe.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

A story is told of certain English
bishop well known for his verbosity
who rose to address the house Of lords
on a very important occasion. II will
divide my speech under twelve heads,
he said, to the discomfort of his audi
ence.
The Marquis of Salisbury begged to
be allowed to interpose with a little
anecdote. "a friend of mine was re-
turning home late one night" he said
"when opposite st. PauPs he saw an
intoxicated man trying to ascertain the
time on the big clock there. Just then
it began to strike and slowly tolled out
II. The man listened. looked hard al
the clock and said: 'Confound you, why
couldn't you have said that all at
once?"
The bishop heartily Joined In the
laughter which followed and took the
hint contained in the story.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

fiammation and liberation, and cures
female weakness It makes weak women
strong, sick women well.
cit IS with pleasure recommend Dr. Pierce s
medicine writes Mrs. Nora Upton, of Cropper
(Cropper Station), Shelby Co., Kentucky. "You
remember my case was one of female weakness 5
and weak lungs had no appetite and would
often spit blood was confined to my bed almost
half Of the time and could hardly stand on my
feet at times for the pains through my whole
body and system. My husband had to pay large
doctor bills for me but since have taken four
bottles of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, four of Favorite Prescription and three
vials of Pleasant Pellets we haven't paid any
more doctor bills 1t had been seven months
since stopped using DR.. Pierce's medicines and
have been enjoying good health all the time
can never praise these medicines too highly,
for have received so much benefit. pray that
many who suffer as did will take DR.. Pierce's
medicines. am sure they will never fail to
cure when given fair trial. Everybody tells
me look better than they ever saw me am
sure feel better than ever did before.r
uFavorite Prescription" has the testi-
nony of thousands of women to its com-
plete cure of wo-nanly diseases. Do not
accept an unknown and improved sub
stitute in its place.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a
ladies' laxative. No other medicine
equals them for gentleness and thorough
ness.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
CuRIOSITlES OF MICA.
its Appearance Before II II Split
Into Sheets.

Into Sheets.
The mica as ii comes from the mines
Is in blocks which are Theoretically
short rhombic prisms, but practically
are scarcely recognizable as such, hav-
ing a very rough and uneven contour.
They have very perfect cleavage
parallel to the base and may be split
into laminR thinner than the thinnest
tissue paper, and these lamina form
the familiar transparent stove panes
end lamp chimneys. The aterior por-
tons of these blocks are opaque. brittle
and worthless. presumably from the
penetration of water, for mica soon
decomposes when exposed to any con-
siderable weathering. A thick layer
of plates has therefore to be removed
from either face ef the blocks before
any mica of commercial size or value
Is reached, and the sheets split from
the remainder are surrounded by a
wide margin of worthless material.
But the difficulties and AOsses OF
mica mining are far from being all
enumerated. Even when occurring In
blocks of commercial size 1T is rem
dered valueless, or comparatively so,
by one or more of a series Of defects,
which may be classed as color. ,specks.
ruling, ribbing and wedge formation.
1t sometimes occurs literally pied with
black dots, consisting in general or
black oxide of iron or garnet, and
when even few of these are present
it's commercial value is destroyed, be-
cause such mica when used as an insu-
lator is peculiarly liable to puncture,
the specks forming practically short
circuits for the electric current. The
same is true of streaks, which are
sometimes turned to red rust.
Some otherwise excellent mica Is
found to be ruled or cut, as it were,
with a series of perfectly straight
lines, parallel to one side of the crys-
tai, so that on being split the mica
falls Immediately into strips; or, again,
instead of being striped or ruled, the
mica is often deeply ribbed or CORFU
gated parallel to the adjacent edges OF
the crystal, SO as to give the appear
ance of the letter A, or, rather, V.
whence it is termed "a mica" As the
ribbed portion has to be cut away In
the sheet, such mica is Improbable
unless the blocks be large. Wedge
mica is that in which the block Is
thicker at one end than the other. the
laminm partaking in the unevenness.
Such blocks are wholly worthless ex-
cept as scrap.-Engineering Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
The Mnce In England.

Every deliberative civil body in Eng
land, even down to the town councils
is provided with a mace, which is
brought forth with solemn ceremony
and placed on the table before the de.
liberations begin. In one or two city
councils a candlestick of silver is add.
ed to the mace, and acts passed in the
absence of these objects are supposed
to be illegal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

'This," said the fond father to the
archaeological expert, seems to be Z
pretty big bill for the treatment yor
have given my daughter"
ut was a difficult treatment" ex
planned the skin doctor. you see, we
had to remove all the cuticle from her
cheeks and graft new epidermis upor
them"
WELL" said the father. reaching fol
his checkbook, 81 don't know whicl
one of us you skinned the most."-Bal
timore American.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
Wrath Dlsarmed.

A little Cambridge girl was discover
ed whispering in school, and the teach
er asked:
what were you saying to the CIR
next to you when I caught you whis
peringT
The little culprit hung her head for {
moment and then replied:
81 was only telling her how nice you
looked in your new Dress"
"Well, that-yes-I know-but we
must The class in spelling will please
stand up."-Christian Register
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

~ BOOK MAILED FREE.
A.A.lFEVERs, Congestions, Innamma-
CURf,s TONS. Lung Fever, Milk Fever.
b. ID. sPRAINs, Lameness, Injuries,
CURES Rheumatism.
C.lsORE THROAT. Quinsy. Epizootic.
CURES Distemper.
d1nps D. 2; woRMs. Bots. Grubs.
II. Z. lCOUGHs, Colds, Influenza. Infiamed
CURES Lungs. Pfeuro-Pneumonia.
r. r. lCOLIC, BeiIyache. Wind-Blown,
CURES Diarrhea, Dysentery.
&C. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
d1nas ai L; KIDNEY & BLADDER DISORDERS.
IL lSKIN DISEASES. Mango, Eruptionss
CURES Ulcers, Grease, Farcy.
JK.l .lBAD CONDITION. Staring Coat.
CURES Indigestion, Stomach staggers.
oOc. each; Stable Case Ten Specifies Book, &C., 81.
At druggists, or sent prepaid receipt Of price.
Humphreys Medicine Co., Cor. William & John
Streets, New York.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
Reserved.

Joel saw you at the opera with
Miss hyperion last night. She's GER
tainly a beauty, but entirely too re-
served for me.
Fred-You just bet she is. I saw her
father this morning and reserved her
especially for myself.-Chicago News.