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But Miller was fortunate enough-or
unfortunate enough-as others may pre-
fer to regard ito have incurred the
enmity of the Bookbinder's union, Of
which he was member, and to have had
it entered on the records that his dis
missal from the government printing
: Office was due to his expulsion from the
union. Then he became national fig
ure. President Roosevelt, to whose at
tention the matter was called, looked
into the case and came to the conclusion
that no organization had a right to die
tate to the United States government
what sort of men should be employed.
and that the only expression on that
subject must come through duly en-
acted law of congress.
The law as it stands now expressly
prohibits any such discrimination as
that which worked to Millers detriment,
; and the president ordered that Miller
should be reinstated. Whether he will
remain in the government service re-
mains to be seen.
The government printing Office here
after is to be an open shop, with all
that the term implies. 1t will not help
the members Of the union to strike, be-
cause if they do they cannot get back
under the law, without the special per-
mission of the civil service commission,
which they in striking would defy. More
over, if they were to strike, the govern
ment would undoubtedly meet them by
introducing machines in the printing Of
flee, which labor influence has hitherto
succeeded in keeping congress from per-
mitting
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TOLD IN WASHINGTON. !.
SEMI Newsy Gossip from the Seat of
the National Government.
CONTROVERSY OVER MILLER.
Magnificent Pillars Of the, Treaaury
Building Are Crumbling-HOw
Gen. Davis Won Fame-The
Son of Ben Wade.
ashington.-William A. Miller has |
become a national character all of a sud- !

QeD. A 1e" days
ago he was simply
a former assistant
foreman. of t h e
bindery Of the gov
ernment print n 6
Office - discharged
at that. Nothing
heroic or attractive
about a figure like
that and no partic-
ular reas on ap-
parently why he
should be forced
into the D1lblic eve
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an will stand to lose $500 on Corbett, and
would undoubtedly place a larger bet
If he could afford it, for he wants to see
Jeffries whipped badly. To the public
Jeffries says he will be decidedly eau
tious in the ring, but to his training
cronies he intimates that he will use
hurricane tactics when he meets Cor
bett. AS for Corbett he is saying noth-
ing, but saws wood in way that keeps
every one guessing. However, he is
undoubtedly relying to a great extent
on his new heart punch. OF this Yank
Kenny said recently: "It's no use talk
ing, I've been with Fitzsimmons for
years and I've sampled some Of his hard
ones, but don't know of anything I'd
sooner avoid than Corbett's body punch.
I guess it would be pretty hard to make
the average person believe it. will
frankly say that wouldn't have believed
it myself that it was possible for man
like Corbett to get into his present
shape and become such punisher."
Articles of agreement have been
signed for a six-round bout between
Young Corbett and Tim Callahan, Of
Philadelphia. They are to meet before
the club offering the best inducements:
weight, 128 pounds at 6 o'clock
Johnny Burns, the efeatherweight, who
has been out ofthe game since he fought
Jimmy Gardner, of Lowell, to a stand
still in Boston, is anxious to fight some
Of the top notchers in his class. He gives
Jimmy Briggs, Hughey Murphy, Tim
Callahan and Young Corbett the prefer
ence, and says he has money to bet he
can outp0int any Of them.
Joe Cans will not go abroad to fight,
as he has been offered two coast matches
for the fall months. :-
Mike Mems1c now wants to meet
anybody at 126 pounds, Tommy Mowatt
and Hugh McPadden preferred.
Benny Monroe, of Memphis, Tenn,
was the record breaker in the golden
wheel race at Charles River park, Bos-
ton, riding in the fourth hour of the
weeks contest forty-nine miles 210
yards, which is 624 yards better than
the worlds record made last night on
the same track by De Guichard. The lat
ter covered forty-seven miles ,056 yards
and Lawson 80 miles 176 yards. -.
Mike Egan is now the undisputed
handbal1 champion of the world. In his
international match with Timothy Two
hill, of Dublin, he did not lose one Of the
fifteen games played, and in practically
every game the Irish champion was
overwhelmingly defeated. 81 ..,z=z5s &zzs.
Al deal has been consummated between
the Cleveland and st. Louis American
league clubs whereby Cleveland ac-
ouires Pitcher Frank Donahue from st.
Louis In exchange for Gene Wright and
cash consfderation. The amount Of the.
latter is,hot stated. .:5s=
z At the sporting events at Ibrox park.
glasgow, Arthur Duffy won the 1OO-yard
dash In 9 As seconds. This equals the
English and beats the Scotch record for
this distance. Westney Nss third. u the
high jump Westnay and Murrey tied 81
s5feet 10 inches
HARRY MARTIN. e
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ington the finest r'sSufes'
Doric architecture in this country.
There are 30 of them, each of them
about 40 feet high, and taken together
they create an imposing facade, which
has won the admiration of architects
the world over.
But, imposing as they are in appear
ance, there is note of insincerity about
them. They are built in pieces, each
pillar containing seven separate sections,
and they are built of sandstone. The
columns on the north front of the treas
ury, on the contrary, are solid mono-
liths of Quincy granite, and while they
are not so many in number, they are
more impressive for that very reason.
Last summer Secretary Shaw be-
thought himself to clean the sandstone
pillars on the east front, and he put
to- work on them sand blast machine
that in few weeks had peeled from the
surface the accumulated dust and CRIME
of 30 years. The cleansing process has
had two results. 1t has revealed to the
most needless eye the lines of division
between the sections of the columns, and
it has disclosed hundreds of cracks and
assures which hitherto had not been
suspected. Some of the columns are
cracked in scores of places like sun
baked mud, waiting only for water to
settle and freeze there in order to wreck
the entire column. In other places frag-
ments of stone can be pulled out which
crumble between the fingers like dry
bread. 1t is proposed now to coat the
columns with nicolite, a preparation
which it is said will seal up the pores in
the stone, rendering it impervious to
water and acids. 1t is reckoned that
this process may preserve the columns
for 80 or 40 years longer; but sooner
or later they will all have to be replaced
by granite.
Whistler in Washington.
There is an old house at the corner
TNxrv@1
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ling a statement as,
1t seems on first
reading. because
the pillars have
nothing whatever
to do with the
financial stability
Of the con Germ.
They are the sand
stone columns on
he east front which
for a generation
and more have pre-
sented to the view
Of visitors to Wash
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general who is in
teresting If for no
other reason be-
cause he is the
son of old Ben
Wade, the militant
senator from Ohio,
who was president
pro TEN. of the
senate when An
drew Johnson was
president and who
would have sue
ceeded to the pres
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A TriAe Mixed.

cant you tell me about the naval
battles of the war Of 1922 asked the
teacher. e. s. -
Eyes, ma'am," said the pupil, little
doubtful. "The naval battles were
successful on the sea. but they were
not SO successful on land."-N. r.
Times. -. -
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floor of which is
now occupied by a
beer saloon, which
so years ago had
the distinction of
harboring that. &C.
centric EMU 8,
ia m e 8 w e h ell
Whistler.
Whistler ad
lived so long in
England when he
died recently that
:. few =. : ! people ever
thought of him as
an American !. and
Lowell, Mass, was
e. = ,-+. a E.
at West Point, and
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OF One Kind.

"You didn't have any luck?" she
said, inquiringly, when he returned
from his fishing trip. :
"None at ALL" he admitted.
Then she got whit of his, breath.
mo wonder" she commented. You
must have taken all the bait your
sell" Chicago Post.
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OR N.n|
q! A. II L p I S
. Living at Riverside, Cal, IL a family
with wonderful athletic record. Of

ID children ten are.
sons. and Of these
ten sons six have
already di s tin<'
guished themselves
in the field of ath-
letics. and the oth-
.er four promise to
do as well as soon
as years and oppor-.
tunity offer. Geo.
H. Dole, q brother
of the territorial.
governor Of :Ha-
!. .w'iaii. is the father
OF this remarkable
family. who have
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A Sure Thinx.

Ginkers-This life insurance idea is
good enough il a man dies young, but
suppose should live 30 or 40 years long
er-I'd be terribly out Of pocket.
:Agent-No danger Of that, sir. You'll
soon kill yourself working to pay the
premiums."-N Y. Sun.
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.A.GOOd Time.

Mr.. Bensonhurst- Willie, did you
have good time the week you spent
at~your grandfather's? 1.ss7:5.s z- J
Little Willie Rather! He let me 70
out to play without calling me back:
every time and saying: Willie, have
you got 2 clean handkerchief?',
Brooklyn Citizen. IS
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why He Thouxht So,

why He THOUGHT So. =
~Ah," remarked the serious fndfvid-
ual, "a wise man never builds his house
upon sand" .-.p.,..--~ -
We'll, retorted the proprietor of q
seaside hotel, "a wise man may not, but
I know a lot Of fellows who have made
a worldly success doing that very
thing. "-Cincinnatf Commercial-Trib-
une.
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fS. Thoroughly COMPETENT Person.
First Sportsman-Good guide, is he?
Second Sportsman-Oh, yes! II neces-
sary, he'n do the shooting and bring
home the game and let you say you did
it and whip anybody that says you
dfdn't-Puck. < 80
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Doth: :Corbett and
Jehries, and Tom
my Ryan seems to
be the cause of it
all. B e fore he
Joined the staff of
Corbett's trainers
there came from
both. camps the
m 0st dignifed
statements Of the
opposition, b u t
since he arrived
hard feelings on
both sides are the
rule. When the big
4~k+ nnvroo ~ pv-
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Old Lawyer1h do you feel that
your client will lose his case. Have
syon exhausted every means at your
disposal to- -
Young LaWyerNo, bat i have sex.
hausted al the meana q hia disposal.
aadelphiA Pre-
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Hasn,t Claimed II.

p Reuben bet Cyrus he could stay
under water the longest. !"
'sWho won s5
tsReuten. s5@-
..41Then why don't he claim the bet?''
aHe hasnt come up yet. Philadel-
phta Record. sss.ss
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Treasury Building Crumblins.
The pillars of the United States treas
ury are crumbling. That is not so start
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Homemade bread

Husband---And so you made this bread
yourself? It is remarkable. q. / 1
= Young Wife-It's real good, isn't It?
But it was such trouble. had to
watch 1t constantly to keep 1t from
burning. 49,. ...-.....l :
WAS that the only .trouble?" :
"Of course. got the dough from the
baker's."-N. Y. Weekly. SIS
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Feat Of Gen. Davis,

Maj. Gen. George w. Davis, who has
just been retired for age, has splendid
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An Open Secret.
The reason for embracing
We need not seek afar;
Men love to hug delusions-
And girls delusions are.
Chicago Daily News.
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True Imdependenee.


Young LADY, am tired of living on
my relatives. and want to be indepen-
dent. = -
Employment Agent-I might get
you place in store.
THAT won't do. I'd be under some
ones orders continually. want to be
independent of everything and every
body" . .--
"Ah. I see. I'll get YOU place as
eook."-N. Y. Weekly.
He was Fitted. r.
= "You say that in college you specially,
0tted yourself for Wall street business, z z
said the broker to an applicant for situ-
alton. x
eyes, sir.'
That's odd. I didn't know colleges
oould be Of much use In our line. What
special study did you devote yourself
to?" =, !, e il
Hydraulic engineering. Puck. .-
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Cant Lose ,Em.

Oh, why should we daily encounter,
AS we wander to and fro,
The man who recalls such weather
Some fifty-odd years ago.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
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He'd Better Not.

He'd Better Not. - -, 1
I'd like to tell her sometimes IL I dared.
I'd like to whisper something in her
ear; ~.- -. .--se&*
I'll do it, too someday, If I am spared,
It means lot to ME, she's such a dear:
I'd like to whisper something. yes.
-. would, r d
But fear-1 fear her scornful glance to
brook!
But still mayhap 'twould do her lots Of
good, 5-,s7ss- Z :z
To tell her how my mother used to
cook. -. y
Chicago Journal. 49, zsssz
AMfNgrHxcn nACn pnnnrs1n9
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Sarcastic comments are the order Of
the day about the training quarters of
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Whistler In Wash1nRton.
There is an old house at the corner
OF Twelfth and E streets. the lower
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To Succeed n0vla.

Davis successor in the Philippines
will be James F.. Wade, now a major
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Family symptoms.-

Mr.. >Jones-That young Snodgrass
acts as II he was one of the family.
His Only Daughter-How, so papa?
Mr.. Jones-Why, he acts scared
when your. mothers around!-Puck.
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Wiener have become deeply inter-
ested in this race problem in tha
south.
Wurst-Take my advice und forged
ID. Dose horse race systems are no
goot.-N. Z. Sun.
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. Don't you know that you could own
: house for the money you spend On
smoking 81 S.,
!" answered the obstinate man.
s.'but maybe the trouble with taxes and
assessments and repairs would drive
me, to drink, and that would ~
worse. se.',vashington Star.
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'The: trouble with father" said the
gilded youth, lis that he has no idea Of
the value Of money @s&.
! you don't mean to imply that he is a
spendthrift. = 25 s. ss.<s:s=.=
y Not at ALL But he puts his money
away and doesn't appear to have any ap-
probation Of all the things he might
buy with it. ."-Washington Star.
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yet he was born in Lowell, Mass, was
IS eaaet tor time at West Point and
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Plus X, THE new POPE

his availability was commented upon
by the really thoughtful writers more
frequently than that Of any other car
dinal AS an example, special cor
respondent of a. prominent American
daily last April wrote as follows to his
paper concerning Cardinal Sarto and
the papacy:
sit is Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, the
patriarch of Venice, the friend and
patron of Able Perosi, the composer,
who is at the present moment regard
ed not only throughout Italy, but like
wise in the principal capitals Of Eu-
rope, as destined to become the next
pope. So little has been heard Of him
until now in connection with the papal
succession that he may be regarded in
the light Of a dark horse in the race,
which is perhaps due to the fact that
he rarely goes to Rome, that he has
never been resident of the Eternal
City, and that from the time Of his be-
ing appointed vicar general of the did,
cese of Treviso until now he has held
steadily aloof from all the projects of
the curia.
'The vast majority of the Italian car
dinals, and especially those who, form
ing part of the curia, are established
in the Eternal City, have won their
promotion to the sacred college as
members Of the diplomatic service of
the papacy rather than as priests. And
when a prelate has spent the greater
portion Of his life In diplomacy, and
has found it the stepping stone to high
honors, it naturally leaves him at the
close of his career as representative of
| the Vatican abroad. with greater
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POPE Plus <, FORMERLY CARDINAL sARTo.

leaning toward statecraft than toward
the administrative and doctrinal duties
of his office at Rome. Many persons
declare that it is imperative that the
next pontiff should be prelate who
would devote his entire energies to re-
forms Of an administrative and eco
nomic character, and likewise to the
more rigid enforcement of the doc
trines and discipline of the church.
Cardinal Sarto the patriarch of Ven-
ice, is the man of all others who fills
these requirements He is probably
the most able administrator Of the Ital-
ian episcopacy, combines tirmness and
determination with abundant tact and
common sense, and has managed to in
stitute number of very practical re-
forms in his archdiocese of Venice
without giving offense either to the cler-
gy or to the laity. He avoids ell news
paper notoriety. Indeed, his name IS
rarely mentioned in the press. He has
ALWAYS understood how to maintain
an agreeable yet dignitied modus vi
vendi with the Italian authorities,
from whom he derives his stipend, and
has shown his enlightenment by the
vigorous campaign which he has car
ried on against the veneration of relics
of questionable authenticity. He is on
friendly terms with the members OF
the reigning house Of Italy, during the
late reign took part with King Hum
bert and Queen Margherita in
launching of a man-of-war at Ven
ice. as we'll as in other state
ceremonies at which they were
present, and would certainly be a
most agreeable choice as pope to
the present ruler of Italy. He is just
sixty eight years old, which will be in
his favor in the eyes of the conclave,
since, as general rule, that number Of
years constitutes a guarantee that the
ipontificate will not be of undue length"
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nature, beloved by many millions Of
people. 1t is certain that no prelate
would have a more enthusiastic sane
ton from the laity.
Pope Plus X. is sixty-eight years
old. He was born at Riese, in the prov
ince of Venice, and was educated in
the Salesian institute at Cottolengo,
founded by the famous Dom Bosco. He
was always of serious turn Of mind
and when young man his rector said
to him that he had never been
child
Cardinal Sarto was not discovered"
until he had reached middle age. He
was a parish priest in the province of
Venice for the most of his years and
finally became bishop. His high ex-
ecutive qualities and unexcelled learn
ing became known soon after his ele-
walton and were recognized by the au-
thorities of the church. 1t was not
until 1898 that he was created cardi-
nal, at which time he was also named
as patriarch of Venice. Thus the
modest but able parish priest became
the head of the province in which he
had served SO many years in lowly
position. His selection was made by
the consistory Of 1893, which was COM
PEELED to sue the throne for the privi-
lege Of installing him as patriarch of
Venice. In return for this concession,
which was made through Premier
Crispi, the church appointed an ecclesi-
astical vicar apostolic in northeastern
Africa to assist the premier in his pet
scheme Of extending the African colo
MES.
Cardinal Sarto had not been in Office
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YIN April, 1902, when the late Pope
II Leo XIII. was in practically per-
feet health and there was no
IN probability that his brilliant reign
would be so soon cut short by the grim
roaper, the pontiff remarked in seri-
ous conversation with Father Perosi,
the Italian priest whose musical COM
nositions have made him famous the
world over, that he was convinced that
his successor would be Cardinal Sarto,
the patriarch of Venice. When the
recent conclave went into session there
seemed little probability that Leo's
prophecy would be fulfilled, for Ram
polla seemed to have an almost COM
handing lead among the members of
the college of cardinals, with Oreglia,
Gotti and Serafino Vannutelli as strong
possibilities. Besides these, there were
several others who were thought to be
likely candidates In case the rivalry
among the leaders should become SO
intense as to make the election of any
one of them impossible. But Sartos
name was scarcely mentioned except
among the most reverent who remem-
bered the prediction of Pope Leo and
those who were mindful of the popu-
larity in the Catholic church of Cardi-
nal Sarto, which by many was regard
ed as being second not even to
that of Leo himself Cardinal Sarto,
now Pope Plus x, evidently did not
seriously consider himself as one Of the
papabili, for the evening before his
election he declared, in speaking to a
friend who had suggested that he
might be the next pope, that when he
started for Rome from Venice he had
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more than year before he publicly de-
clared for a union between church and
state, speaking in no uncertain way.
His utterances created great sensa-
ton, and 1t was felt that he might have
offended the holy father by the fervor
of his words. Apparently he received
the silent appreciation of the pope, in
whose estimation he ever held firm
place.
1t was said at the time that Cardinal
Sarto made his public announcement
that the Austrian and Prussian ambas-
sailors at the Vatican were. endeavor-
ing to induce the papal authorities to
agree to a modus vivendi. Emperor
Francis Joseph is reported to have
written several letters to the pope with
this end in view, and Emperor William
of Germany is said to have been equal
ly anxious to bring about an under
standing between the Vatican and the
Italian government.
For more than three decades a gulf
has yawned between the rival palaces
of king and pope, gulf material and
political. For thirty-five years-since
the Italians battered down the massive
walls near the old Porta Pia-earnest
men and noble women Of all parties
have been dreaming and hoping that
the mighty breach between victors and
vanquished might in some way be
closed.
It was said of Pope Leo that in 1878,
when he had just succeeded Pope Plus
TX. he longed for some amicable ar
rangement with the Italians, but II
he did reasons of state outweighed his
private wish. He was silent, and thus
pledged himself to the no compromise
party.
1t is strange that while Sarto was
never seriously considered by the pub
lie at large or by the ordinary press
correspondents as a papal probability,
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bought a return ticket. But the unex-
pected has happened, and Leo's pre-
diction has been fulflled-Cardinal
Sarto is Pope Plus X, and the Roman
Catholic church is satisfied that the
progress made during the reign OF
Leo XIII. Is to be continued and per-
haps amplified under the administra-
ton of the present pontiff.
Pope Leo's prediction was considered
remarkable by reason of the fact that
because Of Sarto's position with refer
ence to modus vivendi between the
church and the state he seemed to be
On that important point directly OPP
posed to Leo. For instance, Cardinal
Sarto publicly announced his joy when
there were strong probabilities OF
union between church and state, and
his accession to the pontificate has long
been regarded in certain quarters as
the solution of the Roman problem SO
long unsolved and so long cause OF
dissension over all Italy, to say nothing
Of its bearing upon the attitude OF 9TH
er Catholic countries. Cardinal Sarto
is noted for his prudence, having never
meddled with politics, and for extreme
independence. He is also patron OF
the arts, and launched Father Lorenzo
Perosi, the celebrated priest composer.
The cardinal is recognized as one OF
the most learned men in the church
He is a stickler for the exact truth as
between the church and the people, ana
won much renown some years ago py
destroying certain relics OF douptlul
authenticity. He brings to his hlgn
office a character Of most attractive
modesty, unusual energy in the dlrec'
ton Of matters large and small tne
talents of fine administrative oncei
and the first qualities Of an organizer
In addition to his abilities and MS un
doubted Christian character, the car
dinal is, from the sweetness OF hlS