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and blunder on the part of politicians
who believed that no man, not trained in
the practical school Of politics, should be
selected to direct the campaign. Mr.
Cortelyou's experience had been in the
line Of routine government work and
later of executive experience. but he
was not believed to have any knowledge
or appreciation Of what il known as
practical politics.
President Roosevelt had his own iCea,
however, Of the kind of man he wanted
to run the campaign. He believes thor
oughly in political organization and
knowing Cortelyou's genius for organ
ization in government work he con-
cluded the same quality would be val
liable in political campaign.
Chairman Cortelyou has not disap-
pointed the president, but he has disap-
pointed his critics within his own party.
The old line politicians take their hats
on to this young general who has brought
into politics the genius and ability that
proved SO effective in conducting gov
eminent department. Even his political
opponents express admiration for Mr..
Cortelyou's quiet and effective method
of managing campaign. The visitors
at the republican headquarters in New
York and Chicago are all struck with
the business air that characterizes them.
The whole force works with the system
and efficiency Of q we'll organized busi-
ness house, all Of which is the result
of Mr.. Cortelyou's methods.
The young chairman has not forgot
ten the few lessons he learned in prac-
teal politics, OF which the public had
no general knowledge. He had close
with the late national chair
man. Hanna, and his address and tact
are now being used effectively persuade
ing those interested in republican sue
cess to open their pocketbooks.
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He 10 . Protestant preacher In Paris.
Once. when l was In York, England.
I had occasion to climb early one
morning upon the top OF . tramcar
filled with workmen. To one of them
I mentioned that lived In Brook
lyn.
you know DR.. Talmage. them" he
asked. @8#B$s
II do, extremely WELL
"Then," said the man, earnestly,
laying his hand upon my knee, you
can tell mel read his sermon every
veek-does he practice what hs
preaches?"
Wagner does. He looks the peasant
that he is. He Is big and powerful in
build, with heavy shoulders, . broad
face and manner Of hearty simpli-
city. It is his theory that modern life
Is growing so complex that heroic
measures are necessary; that we must
get back to nature and natural ways
Of doing things. It is not q bad doc
trine for New York.
Wagner comes endorsed by John
Wannamaker: he goes to visit Presi-
dent Roosevelt. another sturdy speci-
men who enjoys q simple existence
when he can. f
shall be surprised IL there Il 81
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AN AMERICAN GYPSY CAMP.

Wallachian, Romanie: some argue
that 1t 10 corruption of the Hindu
"D0m," the name given to one of the
wandering people of India, known
from ancient times The jealousy
guarded Romany language is supposed
to be Hindu dialect derived from
the Sanskit. but very greatly corrupt
ed by admixture with the many lam
guages Of the many lands visited by
the nomads. The name gypsy is a
corruption Of the word Egyptian, il
used in several languages Spanish,
Turkish. Albanian, Hungarian), and
accounts for the belief that the wan
derers originally hailed from Egypt.
The French call them Bohemians, the
Italians. and also the Spanish, allude
to them as Zingaro. 1t is said the
Romany dislikes to have one word OF
his vocabulary learned by an outsider,
E stranger. and II word is stolen he
at once drops 1t himself and adopts q
new one in its place, borrowed from q
country foreign to the intruder Be
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i T. ~ 3@ uOL ~ 81 ~ any
longer. Some interesting figures in To-
cal political activities now are rich
and well-bred young men. You might
number the mayor Though he began
life as reporter and politics as
$4,O0O-a-year clerk, he has command
of wealth through his wife, daugh-
ter Of John G. Hecksher.
One of Mr.. McClellan's friends Is
Congressman Francis Burton Har-
rison. Young Harrison's father was
Jefferson Davis private secretary
when McClellan's father was organic
ing armies to drive Davis out OF Rich
mond. Harrison's mother is known as
a writer and in society. His wife is
the daughter of a many-times mil
lionaire of the Pacific coast. No
man in local politics has fairer
future. Young as ne IS, he has been
nominated for the lieutenant governor
ship. t @
A rival of Mr.. Harrison in politics
Is his college classmate at Yale, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, whose cutting OF
with million" In his fathers viii
made such a stir, and who has de-
clined nomination for congress Cor
nelius is the only one of the younger
Vanderbilts who has shown business
ability. He has creditable fame as
an inventor; and in the recent military
maneuvers in Virginia toilei as
lieutenant In the dust incidentally he
was knocked out by the heat, for he
has not inherited the iron constitu-
ton Of the old commodore.
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trovert this idea, some hold It proba-
bic that there has never been a band
OF genuine gipsies in America; but
the Gypsy Lore Journal makes the
statement that in 1915 nine border
gipsies. by names Faa, Stirling, Yors-
toun, Finneck, Lindsey, Ross and Rob-
ertson were transported by Glasgow
magistrates to Virginia plantations.
Mention has been made of the gipsies
sent over during our revolutionary
war, and there is record of the pres
ence Of gipsies in New York a half
century ago. Among gypsy names in
America we find those of the good old
families. that is, good old gypsy tami-
lies: Lee. Lowell, Cooper, Stanley.
Bosvills. etc. The gipsies take intense
pride in family" in spite of their
supposed democracy.
To go back to the European gipsies.
They appeared In Germany some time
earlier than In England, in which
country their numbers increased rap
idly; here they travelled about IN
bands, having leaders called count,
lord or duke. As early as the eleventh
century they lived as serfs or nomads
In the Greek-speaking countries of
southeast Europe. The Spanish gypsy
is known to us through song and
story. but travellers aver he of tho
present is dirtier and more greedy
than picturesque. In Scotland the gip-
Sy flOuriShed earlier and greatly.
there intermarrying with the native
and not looked down upon. To-day
in Scotland quite number of gipsies
are filling posts of honor in the medi-
cal and legal professions.
The Gypsy calls himself q Romany,
never a gypsy. The origin of the
word Is in dispute. some holding that
it was borrowed by the gipsies of Eu-
rope from the province called. in
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with which the records OF PAGERS ant
| trotters have been whitfield down c1
late suggests the query whether sulky
time hasn't nearly reached the limit.
The bicycle sulky with pneumatic
tires and low seat knocked few easy
seconds of the records made by horses
about equally good. but no improve
ment upon the pneumatic has beer
suggested, and the wind shield is dis.
credited as introducing an unnatural
condition.
But consider: John r. Gentry paced
a mile as long ago as 1896 in half .
minute more than the even two" StaI
cred the record to 1859 and fraction
Alix trotted mile in 2:03A ten years
ago, and the record dropped only 2
second and q quarter in nine years.
The wind shield brought three PAGERS
and three trotters within the two-mln.
ute class. but that, like Rip Van Wiz.
kle's drink. don't count" Practically
one minute was knocked off the trot-
ting time in century; ii only one
second and quarter was lost in the
last ten years of that time the process
is slowing up.
Consider how, in the same ten
years, bicycle records have dropped by
fractions, not of seconds, but Of min
utes, without essential improvement
in the make of wheels. The tine may
come when it will take wheelmen ten
years to squeeze out second or so
less of time at the mile. l can re-
member Robert Bonner wisely specu-
lating whether the man on the wheel
would ever catch the horse at that
distance.
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/
negro degenerate. The colored popula-
| ton Of this city is to a great extent
a barometer that reflects the sentiment
Of the race throughout the country. The
aspiration Of the better classes as TYPE
| fed in the Booker Washington move
| ment Is reflected in the upper crust Of
colOred society in Washington. The
brutal instincts that lead to the horrible
crimes whose retribution usually comes
in the form of'lynching are observable
through the lower strata Of the negro
population here. Major Sylvester, chief
| Of police, declares that II the idle and
evil negro were eliminated from WASH
ington this city would be the most peace
full in the world.
Just now the colored people IN this
city are very much worked up over the
Jim Grow Car" proposition. The I'd.
Joining states Of Virginia and Maryland
have laws In operation that compel the
segregation Of the negroes and put them
into cars that are known By that more
or less euphonious term. "Jim. Grow
Cars" The Washington negro is @
rule very assertive, and ~ there are no
federal laws regardinehisplace on street
cars and railroad cars no does not hes.
itate to push himself. sometimes ofren.
sively. among the whites, but as soon
as he gets out Of the district he is un-
tremendously chucked into car by
himself. This IL very humiliatins and
the colored people Of the district have
held nnotinNa -i<h, %ha ,~w-~n.> - ec.-
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Date RolY Poly.

Make q rich biscuit dough, roll thin
and spread with dates that have been
stoned, chopped and stewed in Z little
water until tender; sprinkle with sugar,
roll and steam nearly an hour then set
III the oven to brown slightly. Dates are
a wholesome fruit. too little appre-
ciated; natural laxative, sweet enough
to be pleasant, and easily prepared in
many delicate methods.-Good Liter
allure.
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people. To quote again from the au
thOrity cited: 1.-THE Romany is still
the life Of the entire vagabond popu-
lation Of the roads in England. it be-
ing almost impossible to find a tinker
or petty hawker that is not part gip
sy. There are but few hundred full
FLOODED tent-gipsy, persons in Eng
land. but of kairengroes. or house
dwellers. who keep their gypsy blood
a secret. and of half-breeds (churedl
or posh an posh). of those affiliated
by blood-au Of whom possess the
great secret Of the Romany language
to q greater or less degree-there are
perhaps 10000"
An astounding number. it seems to
US. and yet when one learns how they
once overrun the country, 1t becomes
very reasonable that at least that
many now remain. Four hundred
years ago they, entered Britain. slip
ming In slyly. and In SO years in
creased SO largely. their depredations
were 90 bold and burdensome. that
acts for their suppression were de-
manded. At one assize Ii poor Re-
manies were executed simply on the
accusation of belonging to the out
landish gypsy race. The outrages COM
mittod by the gipsies at this time
were Incredible. their presence in tho
country most evil infliction-hence
the summary punishment.
In divers ways England checked the
growth Of her gipsy population. Dur
isR the American revolution she
forced this portion Of her human ma
sterial'' into tho fleets and armies sent
to aRht the Yankees. but many Of the
unwilling soldiers deserted on reach
ing land. and sought home on our
soil. Railway extension also inter-
Tered with the gipsy in England. and
the Enclosure act. which took away
iron, him the open stretches wherein
he had been wont to pitch his chan
ding camp. Doubtless the English
eapsy can say feelingly that things are
mot vhat they once were.
rh-day the gypsy in England Ia an
Industrious person. and lives on the
m II the lana; not on refuse. the ira
Aitional food Of the. gypsy wandersr.
Rok1. mea and. women work. the latter
1iasSSttsr wa&e.earner OF the two;
naanisny With the women Il no lost
~ neither n horse-tradins with the
men: and they have control OF the
Trade a oS1a1ag chairs Of spAt rat
~. fhey ny Ind SELF baskets. brcoms.
.sofhes1in6a. 80: they make meat
skawers ard closhes-pegs. and they
sroyide music, and necromancy At tho
OR. Really. the modern gypsy makes
: vary good living in England.
n the Untssd states the gipsies are
~ mo wen known as in the COMPACT
saIa. there are not SO many. AND ~
e1,er travel from Maine to Texas they
- eive 4 locality but . glimpse OF !
their mode Of life. We are more or
sass acquainted with the be-shawied. |
s,srs- headed fortune teller. that goes |
srom house 20 house. and with the
..,nsv musician: many OF the door-to-
.,nnr neddlers. re recognize as OF gip-
= Mood. also the keepers OF small tn
= and basket stores. and the
:. s..r,e,t itdnerant thinkers and cut
4 "a said that gipsies established two
-,,l.era in this country. one IN new
n.e,snd. the other In Pennsyivann,
~ that in these villages Romany Is
..,n snoken. though secretly. TO con- !
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Uncle Sans Bar for out tn = man ~,
11 conceals the fact
that he is married when he enlists in the
army. It has been suggested that the
punishment under these circumstances
is out of proportion to the infraction
Of army rules and 1t is proposed to re-.
duce the punishment SO as to retain de-
sirable men in the service. notwith.
standing the fact that they are mar
ried. Many army officers contend that
the best soldiers are often those who
have wives to look after them or to
provide for.
The principal objection to married
soldiers is that in the transfer Of troops
involving travel beyond the seas and
long periods of absence from home sta
tons the soldier with . wife becomes
somewhat of an impediment The wives
sometimes give trouble and II husband
and wife are separated there is dissat-
isfaction and occasionally q desertion.
This objection, however, il believed to
be offset by the better character of the
men who are married. They are apt to
be steadier and more attentive to their
duties.
The authorities have encountered
some difnculty in getting the best ma
terial into the ranks Of the army. just
now the navy seems to have the call. q
the life there Is more attractive and the
opportunity greater for seeing more It
the world. Army life in time Of peace
Is rather monotonous and young men
after the present short enlistment Of
three years do not care to reinlist There
Is q suggestion that the term Of enlist
ment be extended to what it formerly
was. that is, five years. It was thought
that the privilege Of rising from the
ranks and receiving commissions would
be an inducement to Intelligent young
men to enter the army. This is not
found to be the case. however. and the
only explanation that seems to offer Is
that there are better opportunities In
the labor and business world for strong.
healthy and intelligent young men.
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Parsnip Scum.

Scrape and cut a pint of parslfips into
small pieces; put into a kettle with
three small potatoes. sliced, one small
onion, a pint OF milk and quart OF
water; cook until the vegetables fall to
pieces; run through colander and then
season to taste with salt, pepper and
butter.-Good Literature.
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been selling the plants one by ore
There we're eight. besides Schwab's
Bethlehem steel works. The first fou:
Of the eight brought at auction ,
trifle over 100000. The trust had
been capitalized at some $67,000,000.
Never was steal more audacioua
Nothing that could advertise it was
lost sight Of Poor Leroy Dresser Was
brought in because he was brother
in-law of George Vanderbilt. and that
gave the conspirators q chance IN
whisper the Vanderbilt name. Lewis
Nixon. the cleverest ship designer -
the country. perhaps. but no financier.
was exploited. It was nearly the ruin
Of both these men. Jim" Hill wss
building his great ships at one Of tn.
eight yards, paying for the material
himself because the yard WASN'T
strong enough to take 50 great con.
tract; but, that arrangement was con-
cealed.
The personnel Of the trusts victim.
adds interest One Of the largest sui.
ferers hereabouts was Gov. Odell, ;
shrewd citizen. hardly the kind one
would expect to see caught with chat.
Another victim was the widow of Fer
.nando Wood. tho wartime Tammany
mayor Of New York. Still another
was Charles HI. Kavanaugh, knit
goods manufacturer upstate. II Is hia
suit that is to be tried.
"High finance" IL queer. Here has
been worse than highway robbery, and
no one suggests that anyone be put
in Jail. Kavanau8h's action is a suit
against the former directors Of the
Trust Company Of the Republic. Dres-
ser's company. which financed the
deal. to compel them to pay into the
trust treasury the amount its stock
deprecated through ] their monkeyins
with the trust.
It somehow does sound complicated
But perhaps that is the best they can
do at present.
OWEN LANGDoN
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mers 1t his farm At Laurel, Maryland


only an hours run out OF the city.
Few public men are better known q
the capital than Mr.. German, and it y
safe to say few are more respected. h
has thousands OF acQuaintances heso
now who are particularly interested q
the campaign because they believe thai
Mr.. German is one Of the actual. II net
not the titular. head Of the national
democratic committee. He is as fmper.
turable as Mr.. C0rtelyou. Is diplomats
and tactful and back Of all this has life
times experience OF the ms and oSts q
politics. He is expected to turn many
q trick that will keep the other side
guessing, but he is too shrewd to advances
any opinion or make any prediction be-
yond the general statement that with
harmony and hard work there Is Q
chance to win the election.
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MAKE q uyluS ulp
to Oyster Bay the
day before election
in November, will
vote the straight
republican ticket
early in the morn
ing and return to
Washington eiec-
ton day afternoon
in order to be In the
e K e c utive offices
when the returns
come in at night.
The pre- S id ent's
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Always Tell the Truta

Father-1 hear, my boy. that ron
have lately told your mother several
falsehoods This grieves me to tho
heart Always tell the truth, even
though It may bring suffering upo4d
you. Will you promise met
Boy--Yes. father.
Very we'll. Now 70 and ses&who II
knocking at the door. II itx3 the rats
collector, say I'm not at hnr4Se. -Stra!
Stories.
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Retort ConIteo,,a.

At dinner party in Avondale the
other evening a callPw youth found
himself seated between two young mes
who own q merchant tailoring estab.
lishment.
"I-aw-have been placed between
two-aw-tailors. it aeems," remarked
his dudelets.
Yes" replied one Of the young
men. "and at the present stage Of tn.
game we have only 1Dne goose between
us."-Cincinnau E1fquirer.
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OaA = vi LAO 4A1ICA
ests. When he Sc
lected Secretary OF
Commerce and La
Dor Cortelyou to be
chairman Of the ma
tional committee
and thus be his per-
sonal representa-
tive in the political
contest, there was
nO end of criticism,
grumbling and pre-
dictiOn of disaster
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12

not be some modi-
fcati0n OF therules
regarding enlist
ments in the regu-
lar army. The rule
regarding the adj
mission Of married
men into the ranks.
1t Is contended by
some of the author
tiles. might well be
abrogated. or at
lie a st modified.
There Is now severe
punishment meted
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in Washington and
have at easy range
all types and
classes of the col.
ored race for his In.
vestigation. There
Is represented in
10000 colored pop
ulation Of the cap
ital city every de-
gree Of excellence
and evil In the
negro from the
millionaire, edu-
Gated c0lored man
I@-- A.
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"A Blacr sh ep.

Mrs. Highmind-It WORRIES me sick 70
think how my little boy Is growing up
without taste for literatufs
Friend-Hasn't he any?
Mrs. Highmind-Not bit. bought
him a beautifully bound copy Eof Rus
kin's Seven Lamps OF Archit9 picture.
and / actually had to whip him TO maks
him read it.-N. Y. Weekly. A
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known citizens are pitte6 against each
ether In directing the republican and
democratic campaigns Mr.. Cortelyou
has been = resident Of the District for
some ~ years. while Senator German
ID looked on as one Of the old tnhab-
itants. He has had home in Washing
Ton 1or generation and spends his win
ters mere with his family and his sum
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12

y "A SOClGIy "uS
occupied in wrap
ping itself in COL
ton wool. q mes
sage comes from
luxurious France
telling Of THE
Simple Life"
Charles Wagner
Is one Of those
men about whom
you hear . great
deal all at once
after he has been
growing In public
esteem for years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
Tn" Democratic Managers.
The democrats also have a we'll orea,
lied national headquarters. but Il r,

CURED q longer
time to get them
into smooth run
ming order. To aid
In this they secured
the services Of SEN
ator Arthur Pue
German Of Mary
land, a past master
In politics and
statescraft.
Washington Is
particularly inter-
ested in the cam
paign now that
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= ~ AANSo
has been more
legitimate since
the sharps dis
carded the wind
shield, out public
interest has gone
with the records
However. the sea-
son lasts longe:
than it used. and
there is talk thai:
Lou Dillon mag
yet break records.
The S o W n ess
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12

Hal the rlc0e1
Vanderbilts have
been doing re-
Gently is shown
in n humdrum
transfer of real
estate on Fifth
avenue. Here the
family are gradu.
ally buying up
plot after plot
in a region where
land sells for
from $4,000 to 49,
OOu per front foot
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The shipbuilding Suits.

UGH interest IS
conferred in the
suits against the
shipbuilding trust.
The fact that no
poor people were
bitten in this steal
does not lessen
interest, for 1t
was the browning
outrage Of "over-
capitalization. :"
Senator Smith.
Of New jersey !.
the receiver. has