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New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

v, ~ b,s rugged and stubborn personality
but essentially he is typical figure among goou
mon who are the bulwarks of doomed poliucai
order With the evolution of party government
those men have come to be loyal TO names
ratber than to realities. They shouted honestly
and heartily for Republicanism or Democracy
lust as they would have shouted for KING
charles or King Louis and thought that was the
whole duty of man They worshipped party or
ranization for its sake. and could see only
treason in the course of those who dared to ask
what the organization was doing to justify its
existence and to oppose it when they felt II
was doing wrong.
That was the attitude Of the vast majority Oh
voters of both parties in the years Immediately
following the Civil War. But it is happily be-
coming less and less SO all the time. More men
every year, not merely among the highly edu-
Gated but among the rank and file, are doing
their own political thinking, and quietly form
ing their own opinions concerning candidates
and policies. They may often biunder, but they
are governing themselves. Long ago we adopted
the forms of democracy, but only slowly do we
reach the reality. For the first thrty-hVe
wears under the Constitution this country was
an oligarchy ruled by a small number OF I'M
portant families with the tradition of Colonial
greatness about them. Then came the democrauc
revolt of Jackson, and from that time the peo-
nle in increasing numbers have had voice In
the government But the party system built up
bv Jackson has been made the Interpreter ana
often the suppressor of that voice. Now we see
signs of a new era. Parties and party leader
ship will not pass away but they Will be more
sharply scrutinized- Names will mean less TO
voters and acts more. That, we think, is the
large significance of the widespread movement
which carried various states and cltles from
their political moorings last week, ana II is Tue
of ayicfpnpa of this larger puDllc,
NOT hafora taken account Of In his philosophy,
which probably explains Governor Pennypack-
er's excursion into liberality. He is a brave
man. He has never been turned aside from
conviction by ridicule or obloquy. Not fear OF
self-interest but rather new idea OF the es-
sence of democratic government, must account
for his transformation.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13
TWO GREAT RAILWAYS.

The ceremonies at Deposit last week which
commemorated the completion of the Erie Rail-
way more than half a century ago naturally
suggest a comparison between the history and
route of that great highway and those of the one
which for many years its chief rival. The
Erie designed from the very outset as q
through line. communicating with the West by
means of shipping and stage coaches at Dunkirk,
and reaching tidewater at Piermont. on the Hud-
son. The Central, on the other hand was patch
work of local roads which were wrought into
system long after the first of them was COM
peted. The northernmost of the two railways,
moreover, was obliged to meet the competition
of a canal which closely paralleled its route
and a natural waterway placed the Hudson
River road under a similar disadvantage when
that addition was made to the combination.
Yet, in spite of this embarrassment, and al
though it had not so early a start the New
York Central has enjoyed a larger measure of
prosperity than the Erie. It's good fortune is to
some extent due to the fact that there has been
greater continuity in its management Other
purely personal elements, doubt. have also
contributed to the result. Still, no unimportant
share in the Central's success is traceable to
the size Of the principal cities which it serves
and to the industries that have built them up.
When the last federal census was taken there
were only two places on the original line of the
Erie WHICH had population exceeding 10000.
Binghamton reported nearly 10000 and Elmira
over $4,000. Middletown had less than $4,000
Inhabitants. and there were not mora than
three four other cities which could boast
over 10000 The Central made very different
showing that same year. Omitting Cohoes and
Troy, the cities along the Hudson and also
those on the branch running from Rochester to
Niagara rails. the northern road showed seven
cities whose population exceeded 10000 and
three whose inhabitants numbered anywhere
from l06,374 TO 352,3S7. Buffalo, the largest
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

of them all, has engaged in both commerce and
manufacturing Rochester and Syracuse nave
devoted themselves almost exclusively 10 the
latter occupation, Syracuse having utilized 10
the utmost the valuable and wonderful SAT-
sprfngs which nature gave her, and Rocnester
having made the most of the magnificent water
mower afforded by the Genesee- The lack OF
mower at many points along the Erie except at
Ringhamton perhaps explains the slowness OF
the growth of population there Practically the
whole region from Orange County to Chautau-
qua is admirably adapted to one department OF
agriculture or another. 1t is famous for its
livestock, dairy products or the quality OF
some such crop as the tobacco OF the Chemung
Valley; but manufactures have not been ex-
tensively introduced there
Not the least curious contrast Is afforded by
the termini of the two systems. Eventually 1t
was found necessary to extend the Erie road
down through northern New-Jersey to the vicin-
ity of New-York City; but half century ago
the eastern end of this line was at Piermont
which now has less than 5000 inhabitants,
whereas Albany reported nearly $4,000 in lsoo'
Dunkirk at the western extremity of the orig
inal road. had less than 1900 inhabitants that
year, whereas Buffalo had Il population fully
thirty times as large Extensions have been
built I'D TO Rochester and Buffalo, thus enlarg-
ing the traffic of the Erie within the limits OF
the state; but Salamanca at which point the
through line to the more distant west dlverges,
is even smaller than Dunkirk. If one were TO
compare the line which connects the latter city
and Piermont with that between Buffalo and
Albany it would quickly appear that the local
traffic on the Erie bears much smaller pro-
portion to it's through business than the one does
to the other on the Central.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13
PERSONAL.
ing.

E. c. Hovey Of Boston. member Of the Ameri-
can Library Association. is in Chicago. trying to
raise funds for the establishment OF national
HEADQUARTERS for all public libraries 1t is proposed
later with an endowment Of s1,ooooo0.
DR. Livingston. the African explorer, is to have
q monument erected to his memory at Chitamoo.
where he died
Marconi has tho good taste to dislike the word
.rMarconigram" used to describe wireless mss
sage.
Miss Gertrude Massey. the painter Of miniatures.
has received twelve commissions from the King
and Queen Of England She recently painted a
picture of the Queens Japanese spaniel
The King Humbert prize Of $3.50 for the most I'M
been awarded to DR.. Oscar Calpins of Heidelberg
Lady Mary Louise Douglas Hamilton. the propri-
etor of the Island of Arran, who attained her ma
Duke Of Hamilton, and is probably the richest
the dukedom, which is the oldest in Scotland is
only distant relative Of her ladyship. being de-
scended from the fourth duke.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford claims the dis
tinction Of being the first European who was al
lowed. by invitation to gaze the face Of the
Mikado of Japan. This In 1868 In that year
Lord Charles gazetted to the Galatea, which
with the Duke of Edinburgh board, made an
extensive tour Among other places visited by the
ship Japan. where the English prince was In
vited by the Emperor to visit him at his palace
Thus" says Lord Charles Beresford. I'VE were
the first Europeans to the Mikado. and we
should have been cut down in the streets by the
Japs if had not been guarded by thirty or
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

bunder and its attendant sacrlnce were Dy 10
means fru1tless. Admiral Cervera's splendid
sally from Santiago was both costly ana rrult-
less, and yet we can scarcely see how he could
have escaped severe censure had he declined
to make it.
Admiral Nebogatoff. however, was perhaps
more than any other commander whom we can
recall justifiable in exercising somewhat IN
subordinate discretion and surrendering instead
of fighting. That is because he knew that there
was absolutely nothing TO be gained by further
resistance The battle already hopeessly
lost; in fact he knew, his comrades must all
have known, that it was lost before it was be
gun He knew that he could not hope to light
his way out and escape to a friendly port,
where his ships would be saved for Russia
He knew there no hope. not one chance IN
a thousand, of his being able to destroy any
japanese ships while suffering the destruction
of his own; and he knew. too. that If he did
destroy some Japanese ships that achievement
would be entirely barren one and would not
in the least affect the further progress OF the
war.
Apart from the savage instinct OF doing as
much harm as possible before the end. every
motive was in favor of the course which he
pursued. True, he let several ships fall into
Japan's hands But then he saved for Russia
several thousand lives. 1t would be unsafe
and demorazing to adopt his action as prece-
dent for all men to follow at pleasure. Per-
haps as q matter of military form some CEN
sure of him is necessary But It is, as we nave
said, impossible to withhold sympathy from
him. and we are inclined to think the sober
Judgment of the world will be that he is by
no means the most censurable of those re-
sponsible for that battle and its results.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13
NEBOGATOFF'S DILEMMA.

1t is impossible to refrain from sympathizng
with Admiral Nebogatof. 1t will be recalled
that In the battle of the Sea of Japan he sur
rendered the ships under his command to the
Japanese. instead Of fighting on until they
sank For that be has been bitterly censured
as coward and q traitor, and his son has been
practically driven out Of the Russian Imperial
Naval Academy Now he declares that when
he surrendered the ships he realized that he
was condemnIng himself to obioQuy, but that he
deliberately did so rather than sacrlnce use
lessly two thousand lives
From the military point of view 1t might be
dangerous to establish the principle that COM
mander may at discretion cease fighting and
surrender In order TO avoid bloodshed He Is
sent forth not to surrender. but to fight, and
fighting essentially involves sacriIice or hves
Moreover, Ii is sometimes necessary, or at
least profitable TO make what may seem 10
some a wanton sacrifice of life At is mag
nificent but ii is not war, was the seemingly
apt comment upon the charge of the Light brl-
sade at Balaklava, yet IN fact that Donsuous
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13
GovERyoR PENNYPACKER's CHANGE.

Even Governor Pennypacker has seen the
light He who few months ago would have
been inclined to remind rebels against the divine
order of government under the direction of the
political machine, Of the days when their
temerity would have been punished by the rack
and thumbscrs W, has suffered an Election Day
change, and appears as the champion of sweep
ing reforms which will strike at the very root
of the abuses wrought by those whom he has so
long defended. II would be easy to sneer at
Governor Pennypacker's conversion a mere
politicians trimming of his sails in the face OF
storm; but such sneer would 90 lnJusuce 10
him and miss the true significance of his action
Governor Pennypacker was never charged with
being q politician, much less corruptionlst
His trouble was not of the heart, but of the
mind He has medieval intelligence. He has
aeen the Pobfedonostseff of Pennsylvania. He
is learned, austere, high minded, but has been
welded to a theory of politics, as the only safe
and sound method of conducting government,
lal,der which all the abuses OF Quay and Dur
ham fiourished If he saw those abuses at all,
they seemed as nothing TO him BESIDE the outy
OF maintaining the established order OF anaiTs.
In France he would have been Lesitlmist- In
Russia be would have stood for bureaucracy
and the Orthodox Church in the race OF any
exposure of official peculatton or prlestiy crln1e'
and he would have thought he was doing bis
duty.
When, therefore. Governor Pennypacker Calls
extra session Of the legislature to give Feiii-
sylyenia what is In effect new charter OF
freedom, 1T means something more than the
abandonment Of the bosses, who according to his
old creed could do no wrong. 1t means the ac-
eeptance. IN measure at least. Of new stand
ards of popular rights and it suggests the dawn
of q new day in the history of self-government
Governor Peanypaeke- presents the extsrn9lS OF
hourbopiSm IN somewhat exaggerated ioil0,
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13
4musenents.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC-s-wizard o. Or.
ALHAMBRA-2-S
8IJOU-S:15-The Music Master.
BROADWAY-s:15-Veronioce
CASINO-S-The Earl and the Girl
COI11NIAIr-2-S-Naudevfle.
CRITERION-s:2o- Great Match.
pALY'S-S-The Catch oi the Season
lpEN MUSEE-Worid in Wax
EMPIRE-S-Peter Pan
GkRDEN-S-Mscbeth
HAMMERsTEIN's vICToRIA--.2-s:l5-Ea
HARLEM OPERA FOUSE-S:15-Davio GarTick
HERALD SQrARE-s:15-F in Tarnnaanyx MA aa- p-ir
ETPPoDROME-2-s-The Romance OF hinooo iii
cess and Yankee Circus Mars
HUDSON-S:15-Msn and Superman-
JOE WEBER R'S-9:15--The Prince ChaD
KNTcKERBOCKER-S-Tw Night =. ,,..,.,.s
f.Fw .DS'S-S-The Music Master sno IL hePfs
EordIsn6-
IIBERTY-S:15-M -Moonshine.
M-s:3a-Just Out of College
LYRICS: :5s-Happy Land
MADISON SOUARE-s:so-Th Man on the BOX
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-Horse Snow
Observation-Disclosures
NANHaTTAN-S S:2e-Monna Wanna.
Mr,NDF,I. .SsoFN S:i5--hiacneth
-S:15-1he White Cat
NFW-YORK- -s:I5-LittIe Johnny Jones
T'RTNCESS-s:15-Zira. rr;.+
pROCToR's FIFTH ANENUE--S--OnVer i"i'e-
SAVOY-s: s:2a-The Walls OF Jericno
ACK.S-S:2o-The SQuaw Man
WEST END-S-airls VIII Be Girls
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, was
I'm New-York on Election Day, and now improves
his opportunity for a III quoque as to the South 5
treatment of the negro. He afirms the treat
ment the negro gets in the South on election
days is not a marker to what he saw some OF
the Hearst voters get. The ex-Senators testi-
monv is valuable. and confirms the necessity Oh
going into the whole matter in the thorough way
now proposed.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

Judge Parker is helping Mr.. Mcclellan to hold
on to his office That is only fair Last year he
put Mr. Hearst back in Congress, and IS thus
inopartiaI in his favors to the rivals.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

Tammany's expressed confidence tne1 re-
count would swell McClellan's plurality may De
genuine but somehow II does not see" 'o MAI
monize with the vigorous measures taken 10
block such recounting.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

This is an unsympathetic and forgetful world
Nobody has asked about Mr. Osborne's tonsillitis
since he ceased to be public character on Elec-
ton Day
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

similarly unprecedented consumption, so tnat
of the market
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13
Tndeg to Advertisements.
Business Notices.

OCTOBER LEADS.
Ten Months Past
and The THbune's
Gain in Advertising Increases
Abundant Evidence Of Popular Advertising
Medium.
months ending October
1905, New-york Daily and
Sunday Tribune printed
SSG. .407 Lines of Advertising
Excluding Tribune advcrtisernents)
during the period OF 1904
In other words this gain In ten months OF
Over 2S0S Columns
Cslt lines q cournn.l
An average gain of over COLUMNS A DAY.
Circulation Books Open.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

The trustees of Columbia University have, IN
the person of Professor John W. Burgess, made
q happy selection for the first incumbent OF the
Theodore Roosevelt Chair of America H1story
and Institutions In the University OF berhh' es-
ia bisled through the generosity Of Mr.. James
Spever Dr. Burgess is admirably qualified TO
interpret the genius of American political insti-
tutions to German students, as he has done note
worthy work in that direction for our own STU
dents The novel plan Of exchange in teachers'
arranged by the German Emperor and President
Butler contemplates a German professor at Co
Iumbia and 1t is to be hoped that exchanges
between other universities may be made, thus
drawing the scholars and students OF the nations
into closer bonds of sympathy and understand
New-York tribune., 1905-11-13

The attempt to make Londoners endure oul
quick lunch." including "sinkers, has proved
a melancholy failure. Good for London! Nov
let New-Yorkers go on strike against dyspepsia
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-13
HAD TOO MANY LAWYERS.
Legal Fraternity Grew Too Numer-
GUS and King Henry vi. Trimmed
Their Number.

The dowager empress OF China
threatens another drastic reform. She
insists that the lawyers of her land
shall - study law, reports London
Black and White.
We all know the boast of Peter the
Great--that there was but one lawyer
Ia the whole of Russia, and he was
going to have that one executed.
There was once a somewhat similar
feeling in England, though as the
statute in which it was expressed has
been repealed, only lawyers now know
anything about it. Henry vi. found
that he had too many legal gentle
men in his dominions, especially in
Norfolk and Suffolk. He drew har-
they had been and then were.
Formerly, he declared when there
were but six or eight attorneys" in
these counties great tranquility pre-
vailed. But now the numbers had in
creased to fourscore, or more, which
come to every fair, market and other
places where is any assembly Of peo-
pie, exhorting procuring, moving and
melting the people to attempt untrue
and foreign suits for small trespasses,
little offenses and small sums of
debt whereby proceed many suits more
of evil will and malice than of truth
of the thing, to the manifold vexa-
tons and no small damage of the in
habitants."
Therefore it was enacted that there
should be henceforth only six common
number in Suffolk, and two in the city
of Norwich.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-13
MOTHS FOND OF PRUNES
Possible Substitute for Camphor Balls
to Protect Winter
Clothing.

II have made a discovery, or, at
least, | think it is discovery" said
the housewife, according to the New
York Sun. moths like prunes.
81 have mentioned that fact to many
persons since | found it was true, and
they have scoffed at me, all but my
grocer. He tells me that he discov-
cred some time ago that moths are
very fond of prunes.
Il have noticed for some time an oc-
casional moth flying around my kitch-
en-, and | wondered where they came
from. | remembered few days ago
that had placed a package of prunes
on an upper shelf in the kitchen closet.
and | went looking for it.
Now, this was pound package of
prunes, and the package was sealed.
noticed several little holes near the
top of the package, and as | cut the
top open what was my surprise to find
it full of moths
''If moths like prunes so much. |
rather think that some day prunes may
take the place of camphor balls when
it comes time to pack away the winter
clothing"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-13
JAPAN Is FICTIONLESS.
Works on Science Most Often Called
For in Libraries, with Litera-
ture Next.

The literary taste of the japanese
is significantly shown in the report OF
the librarian of the imperial library at
Toxic. For fiction there is no de
mand, a curious contrast to the eX-
perience of most American and Eng
lish Libraries.
While 12,4S6 works relating to the
ology and religion, or only 1.6 per
cent of the total number of books in
the library. were asked for according
to the records of the past year, there
were demanded by readers 166,677 vol
umes, of 21.6 per cent, classified under
the head of mathematics, science and
medicine.
Works on literature and language to
the number of 153,7l1-that is. 20 per
cent, were asked for, while Is per
cent. of the applications were for
books on history and geography.
Works on art. industries, engineer
ing, military and naval science figure
prominently on the list of additions
made in recent years to the shelves OF
the imperial library.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-13
YANKEE INVENTiVENESS
Massa cnusetts Man Knew How to Ex-
tinguish a Taper That Was
Inextinguishable

IN a little Massachusetts town lives
man who for two causes enjoys
desthless local fame. says Lippincott's
Magazine For one thing. he is the
only native of the place who has been
to Europe; and he, moreover, per
formed while there the ensuing feat
which the neighbors still recount with
GREATNESS admiration:
While in Rome the New Highlander
was shown a certain shrine before
which burned solitary taper.
THAT taper" explained the guide in
machine built English" taper he
has burned before this shrine zoe
years He miraculous taper Never
he has been extinguish. For seven
long century that taper has miracu-
lousy burn before one shrine, and
not once has been-what you call
put out"
The Yankee viewed the miracle can
die in silence for full minute. Then,
leaning slowly forward. he extin-
guished the flame with mighty
puff"
Turning with triumphant chuckle
to the scandalized and speeches.
guide, he announced, calmly:
"Waal, it's aout now!"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-13
Mans Nose Supported Him.

There was once a man who was deaf
and dumb, and in consequence had diff
ficulty in earning enough to support
himself. AS often occurs, those who are
deprived of one sense have another in
an uusual degree. This was the case
with this man. He had a sense of smell
so remarkable that he became an ex-
pert in detecting the presence of oil
wells. His nose was purchased by big
company NATURALLY the man himself
went along with his nose) and he man
aged to exc out an excellent living
Washington Star.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-13
RIGHTS OF CHORUS GIRLS.
New York Manager Protects Them
from Unwelcome Attentions
of Men.

The time Is past when wealthy
young men can sit in the front row
Of a first-class theater and sogle the
young women in the chorus, says the
New York Sun. Certain managers
used never to make strenuous objec-
tons to this sort of fun, providing
the young men didn't interfere with
the enjoyment of the rest of the au-
dience, but no manager will permit it
now.
Five wellknown young men about
town tried 1t at a Broadway theater
few nights ago, and the manage
ment put up with their nonsense until
the first part of the show was over.
Then the five left their seats and start
ed out for drink. When they re-
turned they were allowed to enter the
theater, but two ushers barred the
aisle leading to their seats. Near
the ushers stood the manager of the
house. Said he to the five young men:
THE ladies of the chorus have com
planned of your unwelcome attentions.
You have seen half of this show and
can get half the price of the face value
of your seats at the box Office If you de-
sire. You can't return to your seats.
II you try to, I'll have you all ar
rested"
The five young men consulted. Then
they apologized for their conduct. The
manager said he was sorry, but he
couldn't let them return to their seats.
They saw the rest of the show stand
ing up in the back of the house.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-13
Gardening as a "cnre y

Few of us know that far better cure
for all our health troubles than any of
the patent medicines which are so con-
stantly recommended lies at our doors
in more senses than one-i. e.. the gar
den cure. This idea is at last breaking
through the crust of centuries and
emerging to the light; so that garden
cities, lady gardeners, horticulture and
agriculture and various other signs OF
coming sanity, amateur gardening be-
ing one of the most conspicuous, are all
on the increase. All we have to do is
to open our doors and live in our gar
dens-Amateur Gardening.