New-York tribune., 1903-04-20

fanily7' returned the listener TT isn't time for
him yet" the Westerner replied
e rne Pae M AH @ u is .de, as qs but
20 his iatima tes he is man of wit and joiiLy.
lating them When he and secretary Shaw meet
contest On one occasion at banquet. where MI:
Allies was down for speech toward the last OF
called upon him at the outset. MY Allies had ez<
pTecedfnG sneskers He [tas "a however NOT unequal
to the emergency. "Gentlemen% n. he said my my
reminds me OF an epaph which an eccentric C cit It.
chiseIled on his tomb. When the marble cutter
had done his WORK we all vent % out 70 FeaG nacte tg
this. but not soon
IMPARTIAL AND COURAGEoUs-Fourth As
sstant Postmaster General Bristow is keeny aware
Of the fact that his present work in ferreting
out the irregularities in the Postoffice Depart
ment means the lineup OF powerful political inter
ests in the ranks of his enemies. This was the
natural outcome of his investigation of the Cuban
frauds and his official scalp saved during me
smoke that followed that investigation only by
the steadfast determination of President Mcl\in-
ley to protect the who. conscious of the logi-
cal result upon himself urswervingIy bent all his
endeavors TO the unearthing of the frauds On the
island. without fear without favor.
The same result Is obvious IN the present case,
soto Without @ pTefeTence5 and without prejudce
he and his friends know that President Roosevelt
fdence shown by two Presidents in the honesty
Of ihe most important nvestga corruption
me- Of snbsatai Character to Kansas newspaper
man whose appointment to his present office sev-
eeaers1 sEat SHsrs ASKS is this risoWS Mr.
TOW is lank Pr0duef OF & 1ne oIar Ex feet and
there is a vast deal Of native shrewdness ana
SsHg integrity g m S ia his home state and
is of wheel horses of politics IN that part
AN OIDTIME SINGLE TAXER-The Rip Van
a
counterpart in a in Milan. Wash, who mas
lust written TO Mr.. Schurz' the Secretary OF the
Interior. propoundlng few inquiries on tax mat
ters. The from the Far Northwest Is LABOR
ing under the deusion that Carl schurz, VINO held
the Interior portfolio many administrations back
is still in the possession of that office and the emol-
urnents thereof. At the head Of series OF inter
rogations that display the nursing of a grievance
or two the writer says:
MILAN Wash Worthy Mr Schurz: do not
intend TO sing YOU a stupid overdrawn song of
lamentation about the injustice Of human caprice
but IL is nv sacred earnest to be able to help you
In fr short or T T feT IF a. Otto to-
Here are the questions he asks:
two5hird5 higher than 1 an eighty Of ike char
good or better improvements the latter?
second-Is it honorable II the law taxes Ta1 daTa1
value. only because 1t IS cultivated more OF less
!"T7hird-Does II show a noble temperament if any
good grain farm is taxed discInina from an an
farm if similar conditions Of soil are present?
II am Wiling & to @ fes6g onaT Ta! nR small faTmer as
well any other mechanic or tTadesInan. can
meated With the belief and confidence that home
Iessness and worklessness. as well as need need, ; ana
reckessness will in q short time sink almost INTO
impossibiiity with the conviction that am in a
fully, very submissively,
NEW CANONs OF ART CRITICIsM.-Charles
T Yerkes who has been electrifying London with
his new schemes the metropolitan and district
railways of that city. is famous judge OF paint
ings his collection If masterpieces being one OF
tho most valuable in the world "A few years
ago" he gays. there was zest in collecting works
of art for the treasures had not all been
located and 1t was possible occasionally TO come
across some priceless Pa1ntng hq9eh bs @ ec6ange
the works OF the cid masters have been traced and
hays 6gs been e 9pusaf seg R Py R o
Moreover. the wealthy holders OF these art treas as
the modern rich man has learned not 70 determine
or ore nv weiehing the respondent gold frame.
HEALTH RESORT FOR HoRsEs.-It will
prise many persons in this country TO learn that
Uncle Sam is using his good Offices to furnish baths
for horses but lease just granted by the Interior
pepa rtn1ent discloses this fact The lease grants
TO a man in Hot Springs, Ark. where there is
government reservation. the privilege of furnish
ing hot water for pool bath for the treatment
of horses that are. to speak. under the weather
F5orse. that have had high living and, like the
hlueblooQ of the human SuIIeF from IHeAiIih
balm Of Gead at Hot Springs. and. what is more.
UfholIt price if need be. Veterinary surgeons be
lieye that the waters there so beneficial in
human "a ses that they must Of necessity be
equally productive of good to the equtnes The
SSeids Of the human species In the free hathhouse.
hut for equine animals suffering from diseases or
"a rious kinds as we'll The springs are popular
Nth the bluebooded animal stock OF the country.
many racehOrseS with TecoroS ana pedlsfeeS OF
high and low degree make regular plI6r!maBcs 10
the resort
A TOUCHING SWAN SONG.-Nearly two years
,ro a cockstIre Young Virginia Congressman went
SO far as 10 write a speech accepting the anttci-
mated unanimous nomination Of his State conFen-
,fon at the head Of the gubernatoral ticket but
tore u IN when the primary returns failed to dis
close an,- delegates in his favor. The other even
ing he went over address Harlem club. where
he was introduced as Representative Claude Swan
son his first public appearance for twelve months
ard he has returned TO Washington overwhelmed
with enthusiasm. He says New-York City Is sure sure
n he Iemocratic after the next mayoraity eIec-
tion ard that the Tammany workers are slIhI,ly
snojling for the time when they can get al me
baIiot boxes and vote themselves hack into power
He has il firmly in his mind that 1904 is 10 De a
1oemorratic wear There's going 10 be a great re
ftxnosition ia in part responsible for H. Every
where YOU "a nowadays people nave me name OF
Tererson on their lips. Did you ever see so man!
Ie4erson hanoIlets as now? In the store one meets
with Jefferson flags. The men are an wearing
Tererson hats and next year we are going TO nave
q Jefferson time of II in poiitics-we're going 10
elsSt a Temocratic President on principles enunci-
afed BY President Jefferson