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The Washington times., 1905-08-27

with Col. R. z. Morse than any other
fluid extract OF alcoholic disturbance
that has ever been labeled with the
white ribbon of Notwithstanding in
nocence
And maple sirup, which never saw
maple tree; maple sirup, made in
Peoria of vinegar, Drowned sugar,
and glucose; maple sirup, counterfeit
confection of commercial cunning and
Chicagosewage; maple sirup, in
whose name have been perpetrated
more crimes against mankind's diges-
tion than have yet been braved by all
the heroes of DR.. Wiley's poison
squads it seriously proposed to
smear the nose of this new defender
of the Nations Latin-American col
lecting agency with this outrage on
common honesty and hot buck
wheats? Ii is impossible to believe
that Vermont would do it.
The demon gin may be as bad as
is alleged by the most enthusiastic
denunciator who never drank a rickey
On hot afternoon; but surely it de-
serves Better than to be put below
hard cider and the maple sirup of
commerce.
And if il be proposed to use a bot
tie of real, genuine, tree-sap maple
sirup, protest must be entered here
and now That hottie nf panu{pe
maple sirup is entitled, not to be
wasted on the prov of battleship,
but to be sealed up in the corner
stone of the Temple of Fame as the
last survivor of a once glorious line
now, alas, extinct.
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Cider and Maple Sirup.

The discussion now going on in
Vermont as TO the fluid which shall
be used in christening the battleship
Vermont opens opportunities for end
less suggestions Champagne is OBJ
jected TO by lot of Green Mountain
prohibiticnists, who prefer hard cider
or maple sirup or something else
more appropriate TO the State.
1t is not easy TO believe that the
enemies of the rum fiend would
spring hard cider On the good ship
Vermont as she wabbles adown the
ways to her native element. II they
do, il will evidence that they don't
know the real potency of hard cider,
compared TO which, fo. real down
right efficiency, champagne looks like
a frenzied life insurance policy along
side a bank roll. Hard cider is the
stuff against which any old topper
will sound friendly warning. 1t con-
tains more headaches, more seal
brown tastes, more misanthropy,
more moral degradacy and the posi-
bilities Of more intimate acquaintance
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The Church in America.

What the churches want is more Of
God and less of dress and social posi-
ton; more OF a spirit of the Master and
less Of strife for place and money,
and more religion by example and life
than by preaching and talking. Follow
God in the life and you become a con-
tinual sermon fer Him.
In these words the Rev. G. Camp
bell Morgan, London evangelist, pre-
sents his estimate of the American
church 1.-The churches 90 not seem
to be much more than social organi-
cations" Our business men, wrap
ped uD in their own affairs or busy
in the pursuit of pleasure or frivol-
ity, lose track of the way anu forget
the pledge they made to their church.
The old fire and the old-time. spirit
are lacking"
Who among us shall say DR.. Nor
gan is not right? Who shall deny
that our business men have lost
track of the way?" Who shall say
that dress and social position have
not assumed an unwonted and Who'll
ly unwarranted prominence in our
churches? Surely no man who knows
anything about religion in America.
But the active churchman is not
discouraged. He has noted in late
years what seems TO be turning of
the tide The men OF America have
wworshiped the dollar long enough
and they are beginning to find il out
If not in the great churches, surely
in the smaller churches they are more
frequent attendants. Moral standards
are being raised There is more than
cnc congregation within reach of
Wellington strong enough 70 con-
DEM the willful wrong-doer in spite
OF his money. Churches of pure re-
ligion are gaining over the .-institu-
tional' churches everywhere In the
British Isles this same movement,
which on this side of the Atlantic is
gaining headway slowly. has > ~ cpl
over England, Scotland. and Ireland
like a tide wave
What is the explanation? Il is
that men are turning 70 religion IN
the spirit that makes them living
sermons. IL goes against the Ameri-
can grain TO preach. Many a man
who thinks with DR.. Morgan has
voiced his convictions only in new
allegiance TO his faith. And the world
looking on, has taken pattern by his
example What this visiting evange-
list has said OF US may be and prob
ably is true. But we are already
moTing on TO better things.
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BL LUE BOOK AGED
EIGHTY-F FIVE YEARS
Official Government Register of 1920 Has 225 Pages as
Compared With It's 3,945 Pages Today-Owned
by Major James H. Reeve.

Major James II. Reeve. superintendent
of the stamp division of the Postoffice
Department. has on his desk at the de-
partment an interesting volume in the
shape of the official register of the Gov
ernment. which is now known as the
Blue Book. for the year 1s20. The in
significance of the size of the book is
at once noticeable. when compared with
the Blue Book of today.
The surface of a sheet is just about
one-quarter the size of the present book.
and il has only 22s pages. while the
latest official register contains 3.s45 pages
Of much smaller type.
The figures in regard to the Postoffice
Department are particularly interesting
The total number of employees for the
department in those days was only
twenty-six. consisting of the Postmaster
General, one Assistant Postmaster Cen
eraI. one chief clerk and his assistant.
one bOokkeeper. two messengers and
nineteen clerks -z-
Major Reeve commented upon the fact
that the whole Postoffice Department of
that day could have been easily accom-
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
Senatorial Feud in
Dakota Waxing Warm
Kittredge, Who Set Out to Beat His Col
league, Has Troubles of His Own.
Gamble Fighting Hard.

to loom dubious for the kittredge-Mar-
tin combination. Then, according to re-
cent report from South Dakota, the Kit
tredge people made overtures to both
Martin and Gamble in the effort to re-
store the status quo To Kittredge it
was suggested that ne retire from the
Senate with the promise of good posi-
ton in the diplomatic service. possibly
as good as an ambassadorship, and
when he declined to consider this, the
effort was made to induce Martin to
withdraw his candidacy and allow Gam
BILE to be reelected without opposition.
Martin in to Stay.
To this proposal Martin was equally
gonistic. He declared it was too
late. that he was in the race and would
stay in. and would expect Kittredge to
stand by him
1t is stated that Kittredge has bought
control of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
the chief Republican paper of the State,
and turned ii into his organ The fight
thus far has not gone well for him.
Gamble and Coe l. Crawford, the anti
Kittredge leader who wants to be gov
ernor, have made a combinations; and
former Senator Pettigrew. drifting back
toward Republioanism once more. and
feeling very kindly toward the Roose-
welt type OF Republicanism, Is said to
be practically in league with Gamble
and Crawford.
In the event that the Kittredge-Martin
crowd wins in convention, il is declared
that the opposition will name an inde-
pendent Republican ticket, secure a
Democratic Endorsement OF it. go be-
fore the State with the cry that the
President is being betrayed and that
the railroads-never very popular in
South Dakota-are getting their grip
firmly on the State
The situation does not look good for
the klttredge interest at this time But
kittredge Is a resourceful politician and
has great Influences back of him. and
il IS far from certain that he will be
defeated
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modated in one of the spacious rooms of
the present building of the department.
The total number of employees of the
postoftice throughout the United States
then was about LOO.
The official register was, at the time
referred to. prepared under the direc-
ton Of the Secretary of State and print
ed by a private firm The register shows
that James Monroe was President at the
time. and that his salary wa sonly S25,-
coo. as compared to the $4,000 that the
President now receives
One of the members of the Supreme
Court at the time was Gabriel DuYall,
of Maryland and he now has a deseen-
dant in the employ OF the Government
in his great-great-grandda Mrs
Parsini Duvall Robinson. who is employ
ed in ire division inspectors office Of the
Second ASSISTANT Postmaster General of
the Postoffice Department.
The register also shows that the city
of Washington was provided with a sur
veyor in the person of Joseph Elger. of
Pennsylvania, at the munificent salary
Of $500 per annum-
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NeW York S Harmonu.

Another new situation is presented
by the developing preliminaries TO
the coming municipal campaign in
New York city. The metropolis, like
other large cities, is able 10 stand a
wave of moral reform only at inter
walls. At present it is entirely salts
fied with the attitude of the Mcclellan
administration on this subject, as ex-
pressed in deeds by District Attorney
Jerome. Mcclellan has maintained
good enough order, and yet has not
enforced any blue laws. New York
has been free and easy enough to
feel comfortable, without being wide
open enough to cause revolt: a not
able achievement, in which ali parties
seem willing in a general way to
acquiesce.
so the issue now apparently most
likely TO be adopted-and to be adopt
ed by both parties-is city ownership.
Former Governor Odell didn't want
IL, but is reported TO have given in,
consenting to fusion with the Citi-
=e-.@ =e-:S' Union and to let the Union have
its issue of municipal ownership The
Citizens Union wanted Jerome for
mayor at the head of the fusion ticket.
and, not getting him, has contented
itself with taking about everything
else in sight. II gets the issue, and
it gets the Endorsement of Jerome
If the Hearst Democrats and the
really influential element of other
Democrats who believe in it succeed
III getting the Murphy organization
TO declare for city ownership. there
will be an unprecedented situation.
Both parties viii be for city owner
ship; both will be for Jerome. 1t
isn't easy TO see how a very Wig
orous campaign is to be developed
in such a situation. TAS deciding fac
tor would likely be the attitude OF
the voters toward the other Ques-
tion-aiways weighty with New York
ers, whether il is mentioned in the
platforms or not-of how literally the
town ought TO be run. AS Mcclellan
has apparently well pleased the COM
munity in this regard. il seems likely
that he would be reelected
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
Public Opinion in St. Louis

Our country and perhaps every
other country which has siIch a thing.
is inclined to underestimate public
opinion. The people on the side of
lax administration, or party spoils,
or open disregard OF the law, are so
quick TO make their influence felt and
those on the other side are so slow
that reforms are often thought impos-
sible when they need but a start to
win.
st. Louis has been for years in Just
this position. Her Sunday, in spite
OF laws which correspond generally
TO those of Washington, has been as
wide open as Sunday in the Capital
has been tight shut The sale OF
liquor on Sunday in ST Louis is ex-
pressly forbidden. Yet no saloon
thought of closing down. And when
those who knew the law asked that
il be enforced they were met with the
two invariable answers Of denuncia-
ton as "reformers" and assurances
that the law could not be fulfilled IN
less sustained by public opinion"
Disdaining both these objections.
Governor Folk has enforced the law.
District Attorney Jerome, while visit
ing Missouri, ayerred that the States
executive could not do this. But the
governor has proven that he could.
and that being sustained by public
opinion had nothing to do with the
case
What is the result? According to
the st. Louis Post Dispatch, it is that
disturbances Of the peace on Sunday
have decreased by 13 per cent, drunk
enness on Sunday by 3S per cent, and
assaults with intent TO kill on Sun
day by 80 per cent. This is not all.
The prospect revealed TO the Post
Dispatch is even more encouraging:
Drunkenness in the lid period has 10
creased So per cent from May To July III
the governor persists in his enforcement
Of the law and the police do not reIa X
their vigilance it viii be argued that
within another four months Sunday
drunkenness will have been almost en-
urely done sway with in the city of
St Louis
ST Louis has been ciassed as a
practical" city. which means that
gamblers have counted on protection
there in the operation of gaming
houses, saloonkeepers have felt en-
couraged TO defy the law, and the
crimes which gambling and Illicit
liquor selling invariably breed have
been accepted as commonplaces. Yet
men who know the people of st.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

wisdom of Rasin's course. The Demo-
Gratis carried eighteen of the twenty
four wards. and secured control of
both branches of the city council
Whether he can achieve another such
victory by working similar game
when the amendment is under fire re-
mains TO be seen
Contest in AllegaIy-
one of the most interesting contests
nm the Republican side is that in Ale
eonv county. where ex-State Senator
David T.. Dick is defying ex-United
States Senator George l. Wellington
and daring him TO a joint discussion
Dick Is again candidate for State
senator. hut there are four others whose
ambitions lie in the same direction
OF these, however, only one looks dan
s,erous TO Dick and for him the eX-
miner is cunning. This most formidable
o,,Donent is a son of former Subtreasurer
lanes Sloan. and he is b;rcked by Wei
iington.
If there is any one man for. whom
Dick has Jess use than for any other
t!<,t man Is Jim Sloan Both live III
Homecoming and have always been pollt-
cal opponents. Sloan was regarded as
the representative of the corporations,
while Dick. who came out of the mines
to get into politics. always spoke 1or
the working classes lie was elected
to the Legislature and made himself
solid by pushing through labor DIS
Twice he served as member of the house
CT delegates and once as, State sena-
tor. he became Representative Pearre
right bower and through him secured
the appointment of deputy naval officer.
n position he now fills. Before going
into this fight Dick called upon the
President to learn whether he could
hold on after being nominated. Firmly
but politely he WAS informed he would
have to vacate. nevertheless Dick de-
cided he would take chances.
Dicks purpose is to so back TO the
senate ard. being in position TO lay his
wires make q play for the Congress
sionai nomination in succession 10
George Pear-e The latter has concluded
rot TO stand for another term and
promised 10 help Dick.
But the miners arch enemies won I
alIcw him 10 reach the goal OF his am
bttior, If they can prevent IL. and hence
are now working to defeat him for sena-
tor. There was still another Richmond
in the field. when the entries first Were
announced, VINO threatened &c become
even more of Il factor than Sloan. This
was Daub. backed by young Lowndes
and all of the mCneyed Influences back OF
Lowndes Unfortunately fc- him. he
thought he could make better headway
on an aati-corpCration platform than
On that he was travelling. so he declared
his opposition TO the railroads ou7 the
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
FRIENDS CLAIM Mr.. JOSEPH
SAVED LITTLE BOYS LIFE

Friends of George Joseph of rs Four
and-a-half street southwest. are claim
ing for him the credit of saving this
life of nine-year-old Raymond Lewis,
and discounting the story that the boy
was rescued from watery grave by
Policeman Wilson. of the Fourth pre-
cinct-
Joseph's friends say that the police
man did not arrive on the scene un ii
after the child had been taken from the
ditch into which he fell. Joseph. they
say. was near when Lewis fell In. and
rushed at once 10 the place Seeing the
child struggling in the water. Joseph
jumped in and soon had the boy out s&
danger.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

South Dakota's sensational feud. be-
tween Senators Kittredge and Gamble.
IS reported TO be rapidly attaining the
proportions and general character of a
Kilkenny cats affair Senator Kittredge
who is credited with setting out to COM
pass the defeat of his senior colleague
is now represented as being seriously
concerned lest he may have undertaken
too large a contract
The opening of the contest was marked
by the announcement, few weeks ago,
of the candidacy of Representative Eben
w. Martin. OF Deadwood. for the Sem
atori.il seat in succession to- Senator
Gamble. Mr.. Martin announced that he
had burned his bridges. and would be
Senator or retire to private life.
This announcement was promptly fol-
lowed by the declaration. on the part
of Senator CANDLES friends, that Mar
Tin was really the creature of Kittredge.
and was to be made Senator because
Kittredge wanted to be rid of Gamble.
1t has been well known in the State for
q long time that Kittredge was un-
friendly to his colleague and senior
Gamble Got Busy.
Senator Gamble, however, did not take
kindly to the proposal to drop him out
OF his seat. He and his friends got
busy. They declared that the real
question at issue was not who should
be Senator, but whether the State should
have sny Senator friendly to the Presi-
dents policies on tariff and railroad and
other questions.
They insisted that Kittredge was a
high tariff and pro-railroad man, and
.
Because of his desire to control the
State against the Presidential program.
1t was said. Kittredge wanted TO sibstE-
tute Martin, man of his own kind. for
Gamble.
The coaleScence of the Gamble sup
porters with the other anti-machine Re
publicans in the State. presently devei-
oped such strength that matters began
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III. WITTE.

Great Russian OF the mighty frame.
Pray tell us, sir, about your name;
We DO not like it-not bit.
To call you curtly, Mister Wit
And vet TO one so grave as you
We feel assured 'twould never 90
tFoT nippancy is such "A pltyD
TO name your exccllency. Witty
High Guardian OF the Dove Of Peace
And wrestler with the japanese.
We're sure no dove would ever twitter
Of doves do thaD for one called Witter,
With each new day the problem grows,
Peace of Portsmouth? Goodness
knows
Just tell us this. would life he swceter
If We refer to you as Veeter2
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

Louis say thai today Governor Folk
can count upon more of their votes
than any other man in the State. ST.
louis has been practical only be-
cause its practical citizens have
been allowed to misrepresent its pub
lie opinion. The real public opinion
of the city is with the law. 1t is
strongly to be hoped it may make it
self felt in the future.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

differential question. attacked the pass
system, and did other things that COM
PEELED Lowndes to throw him over All
Of the Lowndes interests are tied up in
corporations. and his people insisted it
would never do 10 help an enemy. Now
Daub is going it alore. AS he has no
financial backing, the others do not fear
him.
Two Other Candidates.
There are two other candidates who
pose as friends of the working man.
They are Macbeth and Mcmillan, the
latter an ex-delegate 10 the Legislature.
Neither. however, has any ability nor
much Of a following, so Dick does not
fear them Sloan is the one man dis
turbing the ex-senator's peace OF mind
He thinks if he can induce Sloan and
Wellington to meet him in joint debate
he can kill both with the same stone
WellingtOn's political record is vulnera-
BILE. and Dick has bitter tongue. The
former United States Senator is also
something of a scrapper. and could un-
doubtedly give as wei as he received.
The county would like to see this pair
Of gamecocks get together They could
sell tickets at 81 apiece and pack any
hall in the county. The set-to would be
worth the price of admission.
Dick has the reputation of being the
champion endurance speaker in the
State Without the slightest preparation
he can launch into an argument and hold
an audience for half a day. if necessary.
He frequently addressed the senate at
Annapolis for two hours at stretch.
and when speaking against time on
party questions has on several occasions
consumed from six to eight hours Pa
thos is his strong forte. and when he
gets in among the miners and relates
his trials and tribulations as well as
their grievances the toilers are wrought
up TO a frenzy.
III this campaign Dick depends upon
his tongue. He has no money. From
now until after the primaries he will
keep a-moving, speaking nightly and
covering every district in the county BY
keeping the labor questions before the
voters and harping on the connection of
Sloan and Wellington, Dick hopes 10
neutralize the effect of the money his
opponents are expected TO put out.
The county is Republican by about
Loo. bat four years ago, because of In
ternaI disscnsion. Dave Lewis. a popular
young Democrat. was elected to the
senate. Ii is not likely that history will
repeat itself in this instance; hence, IL
Dick wins the nomination his election
is assured
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LEADING THE SIMPLE LIFE.

First Boy-Pop's going to lead the
simple life.
Second Boy-What's he doing?
He's given away ali his private cars
to the poor people in the neighborhoed" ."
Life.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

People who are looking forward with
eaSerness 10 tie day when Spooner will
fay La Toilette in the Senate chamber
mi-ht as well take a change Of venue.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

Doubtless those Democrats who pro-
pose running Parker for mayor of New
York are firing Of the responsibility
q governing the town
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

And IS our militant and posteritv-
promoting President going TO stand for
this proposal TO prohibit soldiers from
marrvingI
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

Senator Long Of Kansas is another
gentleman who Will have his mind
changed for him after he gets homo
and thinks Z over
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

Tho automobile is thinning out the
piutocracy in a fashion that threatens
TO leave tne anarchists out OF situa-
ton.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

Russic's view about paying SGG0. 600 OOa
for Sakhalin is not unlike the opinion
America would entertain on buying
Nevada for Sl.C00. 90. coo
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
The Hay Fever Vote.

The Department of Commerce and
Labor has justified its existence by
landing knockout blow on the solar
plexus of hay fever. At the same
time Secretary Metcalf's aggregation
has definitely proved its claim to be
the most versatile and widely-accom-
plished branch of Government serv-
ice Time was when the Department
of Agriculture was strictly in the
running for this distinction, and even
the Interior Department has done
some mighty good quarters; but the
Daily Consular and Trade Reports, as
has been said before, and is now re-
peated with the emphasis of renewed
conviction. have all the other depart
mentS of paternalistic intelligence in
the selling platter class.
Once more it is Consul General
Guenther, of Frankfort, who comes
forward with the great discovery. Mr.
Guenther is endowed with positive
genius for popularizing the scientific
achievements of the German profes-
sors. Whether it is a new universal
language, plan of making clothes
pins that will not split, or a method
OF navigating the air in a vacuum
Guenther is sure to be there with the
goods.
The hay fever cure of which he
tells is based on the admission that
the pollen of certain plants causes the
trouble, which some scientists have
denied To overcome this poison
Prof Dunbar, Of the Hygienic Insti-
tute at Frankfort, developed a serum
by inoculating horses with the pollen
poison. This serum is most effective
ly applied by the introduction into
the nasal canal. either in a diluted
form or by wetting a small ball of
loose cotton with it In half an hour
il will render the painful membrane
entirely insensible to the effects of
the pollen poison.
We have not Investigated the pro-
portions of the hay fever vote. II
it votes as it sneezes. it will easily
carry the country. And its candi-
dates viii be:
For President-Victor II. Metcalf.
For Vice President-Consul General
Guenther
Platform-Free serum and cotton
balls in August.