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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
In the Yellowstone Park.

We are all left to conjecture as to how
the President is spending the time in the
Yellowstone Park. The popular guess re-
lates to a study of nature during the day
and confabs on the subject with John Bur-
roughs in the evening. That idea is per-
suasive. The park is most interesting
place for the naturalist. and the President
and Mr.. Burroughs have a good deal in
common on the literary side in general
There are no Interruptions The reporters
are halted at the big gate, so to speak, and
public business is for the time suspended
If 1t so pleases him, therefore, the Presi-
dent can loaf and invite his SOUL" and
rest up against the exactions of his ap-
preaching trip to ST. Louis and thence to
the Pacific coast.
But maybe the President is improving
the opportunity to put the finishing touches
to the address he is to deliver at the
grounds of the Louisiana purchase EXPOSE
ton at the close of this month The theme
is one that must appeal very strongly to
him, and the country is expecting some
thing striking the subject. He has trod
that path before. The author of the win
ming of the West has a knowledge of the
history which is in such large part to be
COMMUNICATED at st. Louis that few men
whole country for audience it is easily to
be supposed that he will spare no pains to
appear at his very best.
Still another spur to a finished perform
ance on his part is the fact that Mr.. Cleve-
land also is to be present and deliver an
address. Here will be a sort of dignified
and good-natured rivalry. Mr.. Cleveland
We are told, is preparing his address with
great care His failure to deliver his
usual lectures at Princeton this spring Is
attributed to his desire to equip himself
thoroughly for this appearance at St Louis
The topic appeals to him, as it does to
everybody: and it will lose nothing in his
hands as the result of the recent associa-
ton of his name with another race for the
presidency.
But whether the President is occupied
while in the park with nature or with his
st Louis address, or with BOTH the coun-
try wishes him joy of his visit He has his
own way of doing things. and as a rule he
does things pretty well. If strenuousness
is something of fad with him, it is an in
spring fad, and the public benefits by his
own labors and by his example
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
The Fall Elections.
From the Cincinnati Times-star

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Interest in the fall elections already is
manifest although there are but eight
states that elect governOrs-Ohio, Iowa,
Maryland. Rhode Island Massachusetts,,
Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi. The
returns in Louisiana and Mississippi are,
of course, a mere Formally; elections in
those states are a mere farce. Kentucky
promises to be the scene of hot battle, be-
cause of internecine strife among the de-
mocracy. Ohio is reliably republican
that, with popular candidate and harmo-
NOUS action the usual majority of $4,000
should be rolled up. The republican plu-
rality in Massachusetts has been cut to 81,
600. but this is big enough to win several
elections with. The democrats won in
Rhode Island last fall but the republicans
hold the legislature. A change of a few
thousand votes controls the state. Mary
land, on state issues, is democratic, and it
is doubtful if enough national interest will
be involved this year to place the state in
the republican column. In Iowa the repub-
licans have a normal plurality of 10000, and
the only interest centers in whether the
Cummings tariff revisionists will be able to
incorporate in the partys state platform
the Iowa idea" so called, or if modifca-
ton of it will be adopted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Stret-Car Letter Boxes

Inc practical tests which have lust been
conducted in this city to demonstrate the
efficiency of device to utilize moving
street cars for the collection of mail mat
Ter afford ground for hoping that perhaps
way has been found to lessen the time
lost between the dropping of a letter in the
mail box and its delivery. Complaint has
often been heard that 1t requires as much
Tune TO send letter from Georgetown to
the navy yard from the center of the
city to New York. This is due to no spe-
-ciiic fault of the postal system short of the
fact that the letter may rest in a box I'M
touched for several hours after being de-
posted The collections are scheduled with
reference to the presumptive demand of the
regions. but there will necessarily always;
be periods in every district even those
within which collections are most fire.
quently made. when letter deposited iusi
after the box has been emptied may wait
long time before being collected and thus
perhaps miss the train the delivery by
which ii could be promptly transmitted to
the receiver. If any device can be perfected
whereby this fraction of possible lost time
may be reduced to lowest terms the pub
lie will undoubtedly be benefited The
street car running under d short Roadway
offers therefore, a suggestive medium of
collection Up to the present time 1t has
served only as a general mail carrier in
the transportation of cars especially
equipped for the collection of the bags
from the remote districts of the commun-
lty. The proposition now under consdera-
ton by the postal authorities is to make
OF every car a moving letter box to re-
celNe mail matter at street crossings, even
when under way, and to discharge it upon
reaching the point on the line nearest the
post office. 1t does not appear from the
news article printed today that the let
ters can be removed from the car within
such short space Of time as to prevent
ue-up of considerable consequence at the
point of discharge. Presumably this OPERA
ton can be quickly performed otherwise
il would be perhaps too much to ask of the
travelling public to submit to delays for
the collection from the car-body of maybe
one letter. or the examination of the car
box only to find no contents If the system
does not interfere with the schedules of the
street railways too seriously there would
seem 10 be no reason why such al device
assuming that the letters are protected
from injury or loss. would not greatly ia
cilitate the collection and the eventual dis
tribution of the mails Certainly in these
days of advance and Improvement all prop
ositions of this nature are worthy of CON
sideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Parry Of Indiana.

There is one name which may with safety
be marked off the list of vice presidential
aspirants. d. NJ. Parry of Indianapolis
does not appear now to be available for
national political honors. The speech he
delivered at New Orleans the other day on
the subject of organized labor has pro-
voked bitter comment in labor circles and
Is quite freely criticised outside of labor
circles 1t was, upon the whole, an inju-
dicious deliverance. whether considered as
coming from an employer of labor, or from
a man accredited with a desire to crown a
successful business career with term of
public office. The late Senator Joe Brown
of Georgia. in speaking of another Georgia
statesman. said: Hes good man. but
lacks judgment" The same may be said
of Mr.. Parry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

Missouri.

Will the disclosures in Missouri affect
adversely the party responsible for con-
ditions in the state? Is the control Of the
party in power imperiled as the result of
them?
If we reason from what took place re-
Gently in the city Of ST. Louis the reply to
these questions is not creditable to the
people of the commonwealth. Boodlers
were unearthed, indictments drawn and
convictions secured. Corruption 1t was
shown. had marked the pathway of i'm
portant municipal enactmentS. Men had
grown rich selling their votes as members
of the city council, and others had grown
rich buying those votes. The case was
made as plain as a pikestaff. An election
came on a few weeks ago. and there was
general expectation that the people would
improve the opportunity to punish both the
individuals and the organiZati ton reSpon
sible for the city's shame. But that result
was not reached. The boodlers actually
triumphed. The returns were In effect an
Endorsement of the men and the methods
so recently piloried
We have now to do with scandal COW
ering the whole state. Boodlers seeking
Kansas City as their fellow-c orruptionists
have had at st. Louis. Thousand dollar
bills circulated freely pennies in a
crap game. Country legislators, dazzled
by the denomination of the notes that had
come into their hands. forgot all prudence
and threw off all restraint and changed
them at banks or at high-class groggeries,
it was most convenient. The game was
played openly that exposure was inev-
table. Exposure has come, and the grand
jury is busy. Several senators have been
indicted. several are lodging bailiffs for
fear of arrest. and the lieutenant governor
is in hiding and negotiating for terms. He
will appear and testify if the prosecuting
attorney will agree not to make his inter-
rogatories too pointed and embarrassing.
There is everything here necessary to Sc
cure a complete overturn politically, But
we shall probably not witness an overturn.
Here and there some boss who has been
smirched will give place to new man.
Lobbyists will grow a little more cautious
or be shifted to suit the emergency. Lieu
tenant Governor Lee will probably drop out
of the running at least for while. That
will be likely to mark the extreme limit of
whatever changes are forced by the present
developments. For the rest. silence. There
is an election law in Missouri which leaves
nothing to chance" and which prevents
any expression at the polls of a too great
sensitiyeness touching misgovernment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

submission of the report comes suddenly
the news that because certain miners refuse
to work nine hours thirty-two cci.ieries OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Company
were shut down yesterday. $4,000 men being
locked out. The people are left quite in
the dark as to the meaning of this manei-
yer. Says President Baer of the Reading
in reply to question as to the lockout:
well. you have the report Of the COM
missions awards and the events of today.
You can put them together and figure out
as could That's all have to say-figurs
1t out
One of the news reports of the situation
has this paragraph:
Superintendent Y eth says that no work
will be done at the Reading Company's col
lieries this summer unless the men agree to
work six days of nine hours each"
1t is unnecessary to look into the merits
of the controversy as to hours. The fact
suff1ces that a dispute has arisen and that
the mechanism carefully provided by the
strike commission has been disregarded
by at least one side. If this dispute has
come suddenly catching the operators and
miners unawares before they have had time
to provide their boards of conciliation. no
excuse is thereby afforded for the peremp-
toIy ucHduu VI the company Tic lcu
shall yield to its Interpretation of the terms
of the award under penalty of lockout.
The company on its side Is pledged not to
engage in lockouts pending settlements,
covering a period of three years. The men
are pledged not to strike. Thus 1t Is not
difficult to reason that the blame In this
case rests upon the company for taking
the initiative in locking the men out be-
fore the difficulties could be even debated,
much less referred to the board Of con-
Citation now in process of formation.
This attitude on the part of the Read
ing company will initiate against it in the
public mind. To be sure the public has
but little direct voice in the adjustment
of it's relations with the coal producers.
but in the long run there will be a reckon
ing if this disposition to consgn the con-
sumers to the limbo of unconsidered vic
tins continues indefinitely. And in the last
analysis the present display of contempt
for the terms of the commissions award is
not resented by the people so much on the
score of the injustice to the miners as on
account of the danger which it threatens
of a wanton violation of the whole finding
later when lockout or strike would
bear most heavily on the consumers. If
the company cannot keep faith at the out
set of the new dispensation and in small
things what hope is there of righteous
ness on it's part in large matters later?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Lynchings in United States.
From the Toronto Star


News comes today of mob in the south
ern states giving lynch law to man who
was found after his death to have been in
nocent of the crime of which he was sus-
pected. This is not the first nor the second
time this has happened in the country
where lynch law prevails. Where popular
violence usurps the functions of justice
such crimes as this are bound to occur.
The first person suspected is not always
the guilty man, for an assassin may de
liberately plan to direct suspicion against
some other person. Those who murdered
this innocent man should be brought to
book for it. but there is little reason to
suppose that anything will be done about 1t
or that even the mad practice of lynchins
will suffer check from this exposure of
its unsuitability means of dealing out
justice. The wonder of the world is that
there has not started up in the United
States an anti-lynching society with
branches everywhere. with millions OF
members and millions of revenue, with
which to fight this great and law-destroy-
ing evil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Devery.

It's strange about Mr.. Deyery Now we
see him and now we don't Now he is on
the eve of becoming powerful factor in
Tammany Hall. and now his aspirations re-
ceive rude shock from court decision
But disabled and divided. he is. or is rep
resented to be. undismayed. He has, he de-
clares just begun to fight. Tammany's
protest against this man is amazing. OBJ
lection is made to his ignorance, his
bumptiousness and his lack of decorum.
Fear is expressed that the organization
would be injured In the eyes of the COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Not a Laggard.

l likes to see de hours go by
When spring is bright again:
To feel de sunshine fun de sky
An hear de birds refrain.
De blossomin, flowers, de wavin' trees
Are trimmed wifi glitterin' gold.
/ can lay back an take my ease
AS glories new unfold.
1 goes along whah dey's arrayed
De sunshine an de flowers:
keeps in step wifi dat parade,
A mahchin' wifi de hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Briber and Bribed.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia ledger.
AS a general principle. it should be de-
creed that the bride giver shall be held
up to even greater scorn and be subject to
penalties more severe than the bribe taker,
despicable as the latter commonly is, but
both the law and public sentiment trend
the contrary way. 1t is the briber who
tempts the bribed who often subjects an
otherwise honest but weak man to a temp
tation which his circumstances. or condi-
tins may render irresistible. The bride
giver Is the more fragrant offender and
If driven from his stronghold there will be
no more bride takers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
The Obstinate Many.

Il am very sorry that we can't have har-
mony in our party" said the statesman.
Harmony is Indispensable"
Yes; but you won't agree with the other
people,
"Of course, 1 won't. And it is exceeding
ly stupid of them not to see that the only
way to have harmony is to come around
and agree with me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

munity by admitting him to seat among
the leaders. This is richness. To appre-
ciate how rich the richness. one has only
to run over the list Of the men who of re-
cent years have directed Tammanys for
tunes. or who now are directing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

The beautiful compilations produced by
the food experiments may compel the De-
partment of Agriculture to add to it's al
ready numerous responsibilities by open
ing a correspondence department for
beauty side-talks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
SHOOTING STARS.
His Method.

''Have you any evidence against the
prisoner"
None" answered the detective.
Then why did you arrest him?''
IT'S great idea of my own. When the
real criminal sees an innocent man in trou-
BILE. maybe he'll come forward and con-
fess'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

DR.. Parkhurst refers to Mr.. Bill Devery
as Billy" The celebrated New York
humorist-statesman may now be expected
to refer to the famous reformer as DOC"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

Even the splendors of Yellowstone Park
will hardly compensate the President for
missing the beauties of springtime in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

The Sultan of Turkey has again been
warned to put an end to disturbances in his
domain; and as he has again promised to
do SO he regards the incident as closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

Boston is to have horse show. 1t re
mains to be discovered what there is intel
lectual about a horse show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

The public will now turn its attention
from the differences of the base ball capt.
talists and take an interest in the work of
the players
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

Dom Pauls South African home has been
sold; but the old gentleman had enough put
by to insure him comfortable boarding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

Tom l.. Johnson is justified in feeling that
he has done we'll enough to permit him to
rest on his political laurels for a little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

1t is hardly expected that when Richard
Croker gets back home next summer the
town will be so good that he cannot recoe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

The oolored man resents the assumption
that he is inferior every time he remembers
that he has given France its favorite
amusement. the cake walk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

With reference to the Burdick mystery
the Buffalo detectives have about given up
hope of becoming unbaffied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

If Thomas Jefferson could be heard from
there would probably be some protest
against the manner in which certain mod
ern statesmen are using him for advertis-
ing purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

New York Is always in need of certain
amount of reform, but has not yet sue
ceeded in finding anybody who can aeon.
rately adjust the dose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

1t is said that the Americas cup Is in
danger this time. If 1T were not there
would be no use Of a race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

1t will presently be time to cease being
apprehensive of rain and to take precau-
tons against sun-stroke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

The new building for the New York stock
exchange cost $4,O0O.0OO. The lambs ought
to be proud of their work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Linton Pluck

From the New York World.
Upton pluck is stronger than Upton luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Uncertain!

From the Baltimore American.
We would like to think that this is spring.
but we are afraid to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Her eMiId SUGGESTION.

Charley. DEAR said young Mrs Tor
club?"
Certainly not. I have no time for
euchre."
"Well, I won't urge you. But I can't
help thinking that if you played the horses
as well as 1 play euchre we'd have a lot
of money now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Don't.

| From the Chicago News.
| One cannot help clean the city by dump
| ing dirt into the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

The "Prolific" Author.
1 love to take my pen in hand
On any theme in sight:
The less that l can understand,
The more like to write.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
A Correction.

From the Chicago Tribune.
An Iowa paper says that Carter Harrison
as a presidential candidate couldn't carry
one state" There's more than one state he
couldn't carry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

Don't be too proud said Uncle Eben.
eff you doesn' hab to work fob libbin'.
Loafn' is 'complishment dat anybody kin
learn"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-16
women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man
that Is the order of woman's pref
erences. Jewels form a magnetic
mighty power to the average wo.
man. Even that greatest OF all
Jewels, health, Is often ruined In
the strenuous effort to save the
money to purchase them. If
woman will risk her health to get
a coveted gem. then let her fortify
herself against the insiduous conse'
quences of coughs, colds and bron
chial affections by regular use Of
DR.. Boschee's German Syrup, II
will promptly arrest consumption
In Its early stages and heatl the al
fected lungs and bronchial tubes
and drive the dread disease from
the system. 1t is not a cure all
but 1t Is a certain cure for coughs
colds and all bronchial troubles.
You can get DR.. Green's reliable
remedies at D. A. Memberships
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-16

One Minute Cough Cure gives
relief In one minute because 1t kills
the microbe which tickles the mu-
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time clears the phlegm, draws out
the inflammation and heals and
soothes the affected parts. One
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the lungs, wards off pneumonia and
Is harmless and never failing cure
in all durable cases of coughs, colds
and Group. One Minute Cough
Cure Is pleasant to take, harmless
and good alike for Young and old.
Opera House Drug Store.