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from Brownsville and the fort is soon
to be abandoned.
The abandonment of Fort Brown
wd doubtless be discussed in Con-
gress. and the Roosevelt policy of
furnishing any district that objects to
negro officials or negro troops will no
doubt be criticized. Instead of investl-
eating each case the President seems
to have determined that wherever the
color line is drawn some punishment
shall go with it. Fort Brown is to be
abandoned wholly regardless of the
frontier in order to punish the people
of Brownsville who had caused sew
eral negro soldiers to be arrested in
connection with the disorders at
Brownsville. The negro soldiers should
first have been tried and the facts
brought out, but the President has de-
cided to abandon the fort at once and
to ascertain the facts afterwards.
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To turn and wind fiery Pegasus,
And witch the world with noble horse
manship.
II King Henry w.
Melting Gold Coins.

The government has heretofore re-
ported the stock of gold coin in the
country including bullion in the hands
of the government at S1,4s5 900 ,000-a
billion and a half in round number, or
the equivalent Of about four Rookie
Teller fortunes, more or less More
than half of the money in the country
consists of gold, the lesser part con-
sisting of treasury noes, greenbacks,
national bank notes, silver dollars and
subsidiary silver.
But the statement of gold in the
country has been found to be erro-
neous. The jewellers and dentists and
various other people have been con-
verting gold coins to their respective
uses, and Director Roberts of the mint
has decided to substract $3.50, 100000
from the total, t. us bringing the Off
cha. figures down to the actual stock
of gold on hand.
The dentists, jewelers., opticians,
penmakers, gold and silver leaf heaters
consumes just about $3,500,O00 in gold
year, and the proposition now Is to
deduct at one stroke $150,00O000 to
cover the past consumption, and then
to deduct $3,5OO,000 hereafter as a
years melting Of gold coins. The OBJ
ject is to get within the truth, and
Director Robert has conducted
wide correspondence and investigation
for the purpose of ascertaining APP
proximately the satisfaction OF gold
for useful purposes.
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ECONOMIC USE OF TREES

wish that the gods may so crush him
II he Is not telling the truth the oath is
regarded as of the utmost sancitity
pious Hindu will often take off his
shoes when he comes to a ppal, and walk
five times round 1t from left to right, re-
peating as he does so a verse which says:
THE roots are Brohma, the bark Vishnu,
the branches the Mahadeo. In the bark
lives the Ganges, the leaves are the minor
deities. Hail to thee, king of trees" The
gular (Ficus glomeratea), the bargad,
which is another name for the banyan
and the pakar (Ficus venosa are all mem
bers of the fig tribe, the Levites of the
forest. The gular yields a larger fruit
than the banyan, and is a good deal used
as a food. In the extremely hot weather
of this year the writer found that myster-
ious holes were being dug by night round
pound On inquiring into the cause he
found that the servants were incising the
roots to obtain the juice, which they said
they drank to keep up their strength dur
ing the heat. There are more than a
hundred spcies of the Ficus genus TO be
found in India; and 500 more elsewhere.
Caoutchouc, or India rubber, is derived
from the Ficus elastica; a somewhat sim
liar milky juice exudes from the other
species
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THE KAISER DoWsER.

From the New York Sun.
wilhelm II. had been lost for a day
or two. For at least twenty-four hours
he had not taken command Of any add
tional department of knowledge. assumed
any new role, or communicated any new
Impressions to mankind Was he signing
like his Macedonian prototype? Was ennui
gnawing him at last. Was his all accom-
plished and restless mind, having for
twenty-four hours ceased to flash surprise
upon the universe, becoming like the dull
weed that rots on Lethe's wharf? 1t look
ed as If Excalbur was rusting and the
Kaleidoscope revolved no more.
Prestol Abracadabra The Investigator,
conoueror and director of everything on
earth leaps, flustered and exultant. from
its bowels. The wielder of the forked
lightning Yields the forked divinatory
stick. the wand of Mercury, the rod Of
Aaron. The screened springs of water
surgle and betray themselves to their
overload. Hidden treasure gives itself up.
Within the hands of men entirely great
the dowsing rod is mightler than the
sword.
While Mr.. Roosevelt was weaving his
smell over the silent letters the German
tsmperor was weaving his over the silent
waters and the buried gold. Now the
Kaiser is preaching the virtues of the
dowsing rod. The world will be disap-
pointed sorely if he doesn't look under
the he'd of the Rhine and find the Nibel-
ing Hoard.
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Cuba and the United States.

The news from Cuba continues to
be puzzling, and it is difficult to say
what the actual situation Is. The
bush may have revolted against town
rule. but 1t is more probable that a
pro- Cuban feeling and an utter dis
trust of all elections are at the bottom
of the movement. AS things are going
Tomas Estrada Palma could keep
himself and his co-workers in power
Indefinitely. and the Cuban begins to
see that while his island furnishes
rich pickings to Americans and Eng
lishmen yet 1t yields none or next to
none to the poor ragged Cubans. TWO
thirds of the sugar we import comes
from Cuba, and the commerce between
the two republics now aggregate $780,
100000. 1t Is estimated that Amer
leans have invested s100,O00,000 In
Cuban plantations, mines and rail-
roads. The very land is going into the
hands of foreigners, and this alone rem
ders the Cuban discontinued. This is
probably the basic trouble, and 1T
means that the revolution will struggle
on. The revolutionists may not be
able to seize Havana, but ON the
other hand the Palma government
which counted itself in will not be able
to pacify the provinces.
In the long run the United States
will be compelled to intervene In or
der to protect life and property, and
~ go there the second time we will
go there to stay. No beet sugar states
man from Colorado will be needed.
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webster's Dictionary Unaffected.

The management of Webster's die
fore his eyes, for he unfiinchingly
says the Carnegie Roosevelt spelling
scheme will get no showing in Web
ster's dictionary, abridged or unabridg-
ed. English" says Manager Rowley,
is a lively enough language without
a Wholesale change such as that which
Is now being agitated. Shipped partl-
ciples, like 'stopt' for stopped, are
particularly undesirable, and hideous,
and will not come into good use for
long time"
When Mr.. Roosevelt went out of
politics and Mr.. Carnegie out of philan-
thropy they went into photography on
a generous scale, but they forgot to
provide themselves with a following
They have none today, and they will
have none tomorrow, always except
ing Secretary Loeb, VINO is poWerless
to control the spelling of his own
words.
The men who publish Webster's die
tionary strive to keep it up to the best
English, and they say the Carnegie
Roosevelt spelling may be simplified
English, but it is not the best Eng
lish. but it is not the best English,
and they will have none of it.
This decision practically throws the
presidential spoilers out of count, for
no official order reaches as Far in this
country as Webster's justly celebrated
dictionary does.
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Fort Brown Abandoned.

The regular army includes four
negro regiments, two of cavalry and
two infantry regiments. These four
regiments number about 1000 men, or
about s per cent of the army. The
officers of the four negro regiments
are white, and they stand as high as
the officers of white regiments.
No serious trouble over the use of
the negro regular army troops had
arisen until a negro soldier in uniform
was knocked down by white man In
Brownsville, Texas. This in turn led
to the raiding Of saloon by party
of negro soldiers, and in the melee one
or two lives were lost. The offend
ing negroes have been arrested and
will no doubt be brought to trial by
the law authorities of Texas.
+ But meanwhile President Roosevelt
has decided to abandon the fort at
Brownsville just as he closed the
Indianola postoffice when trouble
arose over negro postmaster. The
negro troops have been withdrawn
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.DRYDOCK DEWEY'S VOYAGE

had less to do. There was far more
hauling, but less care of guns We had
no disasters while on the way, and only
one man was reported SICK an officer.
who was sent home to be operated on for
appendicitis.
THE worst part of the trip was on the
way across the Atlantic. where we en-
eountered several storms. but at no time
was the dock in real danger. We got
stuck in the suez canal. as most every
vessel does and we were delayed three
weeks at the Canary islands because OF
the dock breaking loose, but when the
dock arrived at Olongapo she was in 80
per cent better condition, so far as hold
ing together for hauling was concerned,
than when we started from the Chesa-
peake. 1 arrived in Olongapo at s O. clock
in the morning, and left on the Empress
of China at noon. Since then the Dewey
has successfully locked the transport
Meade.
What did I do? Oh. I played solitaire
most of the time, and for the remainder
amused the officers I told as many
stories as l could remember. and occa-
sionally sang a song. That is, while we
were not working. for you must not get
the impression that we were not kept at
work large part of the time. The men
amused themselves dancing and at games,
just as sailors do on a battleshlp.
I'VE had plenty to eat. Why shouldn't
we have? We had a refrigerator ship
along with us amply stored with all sorts
of meats and provisions. so much that
we had great deal of the stuff left when
we got to our destination. The food was
good, and the absence of a sick list shows
how we thrived on it and the bracing air
of the several oceans.
Notice had gone ahead that we were
coming, and all vessels steered clear of
us Most everywhere we went, however,
much notice was taken of the big dock.
Occasionally we had to stop at a port,
but then my chief worry was getting out
again, and l had no time for pleasure 1
was happiest during the voyage when l
was out in the middle of the ocean, clear
of land and vessels. It was a great voy-
age, but, as l say, 1t was no garden
party"
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ALAsAMA's SENATORS.

From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
The democrats of Alabama held pri-
mary for the nomination of a candidate
for governor, two candidates for United
States senator, and for the minor state Of
fees A notable feature of the primary
was the nomination without opposition
both of the present senators. The legls-
lature of Alabama meets only once in
four years, and while Senator Morgar's
term ends with next March, Senator Pet
tus will serve two years longer, until
the 4th of March, 1909.
Senator Morgan is now serving his fifth
term as senator and on the 4th day OF
next March he will have served thirty
consecutive years He was born at Athens,
Tenn, on the Goth day of June, 1924, and
is now in his S3rd year. He will be re-
elected and If he lives to serve out MS
term he will have been In the Senate
thirty-six years and at the end OF the
term will be in his seth year.
Senator Pettus Is serving his second
term in the Senate. which as already said
will expire in 1909; but he is an Older man
than Senator Morgan. He was born III
Alabama in the year 1921, and is row n
the seth year of his age He will be re-
elected if he lives, and at the end Of his
third term VIII De WITHIN -FOUR months VI
being 82 years old.
In keeping these two old men in the Of
fee the democrats of Alabama are not
governed by a sentiment solely, that is
admirable; they show an appreciation of
talent, craftsmanship and individual high
character. Both of them are admired by
their countrymen of all parties, not mere
ly on account of their advanced age and
mental vigor, but on account of their
talents and their independence on occa-
sion. One of the measures passed by the
Congress at its last session, that seemed
to be the outcome of popular clamor to
a large extent, was the Hepburn rate
BILL which passed the two houses by
practically unanimous vote. Both OF the
Alabama senators voted against 1t; but
they have been seldom criticized and
never once so far as we know has their
motive been questioned. They were OPP
posed to the bill and Notwithstanding
great pressure was brought for its pass
age, they showed their courage by voting
against 1t and they have suffered nothing
in public estimation on account OF their
votes.
We have no hesitation in saying that
the democrats of Alabama have honored
themselves and their state by nominating
these two grand old men to succeed them
selves 1t Is creditable to the state that
neither of them had opposition.
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kinu Cotton.

Cotton is king In the export record of
the United States for the fiscal year just
ended" said a government statistician.
"The total value of raw cotton exported
for the first time crossed the 400 million
dollar line and exceeded by far the value
of any other article of merchandise sent
out of the country. The exports of bread
stuffs of all kinds aggregated but 1856 mil
lion dollars, those OF provisions but 2l1
millions, and those of iron and steel man.
ufactures but 161 million dollars. Exports
of cotton have increased very rapidly in
value during the last five years.
Europe is, OF course. our principal Gus
toner for raw cotton. The United King
dom took last year III million dollars
worth. Germany 1ol millions. France 40
millions and Italy about q millions while
the other countries of Europe took about
SO million dollars worth. Japan Is also
customer for our raw cotton. but very
irregular in the quantity bought since
she only buys largely of American cotton
when prices are low relying upon India
and China in years when American prices
are high. The value of cotton exported to
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From the WaahInrton poat

From the Washington Post.
~ FTER nearly nine months of con-
WI tinuous travelling over five oceans
and a continent, Commander Har-
ry H. Hosley of the expedition which tow
ed the big dock Dewey to the Philippines
reported to the navy department yester-
day.
AS the weather-beaten and rudy COM
mander proceeded to the office of Acting
Secretary Newberry his progress was
like that of a conquering hero. He was
congratulated on every hand by his old
friends in the department, who expressed
their pleasure and pride in the great re-
cord he had made in towing the dock Il, OS9
miles. through storms and other perils, in
ia days. They declared he had performed
the greatest feat of its kind in history.
Mr. Newberry expressed the congratu-
lations of himself, as acting secretary. and
of the department to Commander Hosley
on the successful termination of the trip
The interview was reminiscent, but not
long. The commander received his orders
to proceed to his old station as supervisor
of the port of New York, and left later in
the day for his post
Why should l talk about my trip?"
said Commander Hosley just before he
left for New York IT have written of
1t to the department so many times that
1 am tired of 1t. 1t Is a very old story to
me now But let me tell you that 1t was
no garden party. From the start to the
finish there was enough work to keep us
all busy, and some of 1t of very siren
uous kind.
I'VE left Solomon's island, in Chesa-
peake bay, the morning of December s
last, and l delivered the dock to Admiral
Train. at olongapo. July TO- Today I re-
turned, and. today, also, Admiral Trains
boy arrived for burial That is the sad
part.
There were several hundred men on
the golfers Caesar and Brutus, the re-
frigerator ship Glacier, and the dock
itself There were ITO on the Glacier, 85
on the Caesar, 30 on the Brutus and 30
on the Dewey 1886 men in all. In some
respects they had more to do than the
men on battleship, and in others they
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SHE MERELY WANTED BILL.

From the Dundee Advertiser
A dear old lady who had never left her
native village before decided last summer
TO pay n flying visit to Portsmouth to see
her son, a sailor. The excursion train
landed her at the harbor station. Wander
ing down to the pontoon In A dazed fash
ion. she was hustled into boat by an
entertaining boatman, and before she had
recovered from her establishment found
herself by the side of the Victory.
Locking up In awe at the imposing old
hulk, she spled sailors face beaming at
her from a portfolio. Immediately light
dawned on her puzzled brain, and she
yelled out. rs this the navy?"
Eyes, man," was the apologetic reply
"Then tell our Bin I wants im." she
commanded.
"Your Billy' wonderingly queried the
tar.
Eyes, my Bill-he's In the navy" was
the lucid reply.
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Terra lncounlto.

Papa, where is ValparaisoT my
youngest, aged 0, asked me a few even
ings ago." said paterfamelias.
Where is valparaiso7 repeated.
Look in your geography or ask some OF
your brothers or sisters. Tell Nettie
where Valparaiso is, Tom..
You can search me-, said Tom. And
so say we al lof u.s.. chorused the others.
We'll, you children remind me of the
lady who visited Europe and on her re-
turn was telling about all the swell peo-
pie she met over there, when someone
asked her had she seen the Dardanelles,
l remarked.
No. said the lady, they were not at
home when l called
II just tell this story to show how little
our people know of the world outside the
United States. | have encyclopedias,
maps, globes and universal dictionaries
stacked away in glass bookcases, but on
the tables are cheap, trashy novels. What
am 1 to do about It"
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Each year Labor Day gains ground
in this broad country as holiday. This
year its first observance In the state
of Mississippi will take place. Says
Governor Vardaman in his proclama-
ton: Now I do proclaim the day as
a holiday within the state of Mississ-
ippi; do urge that it be observed and
celebrated as such by the people of
the state wherever they may be or
of whatever vocation" This official
call for the observance of the day In
Mississippi is broad and liberal, look
ing to a general holiday such as this
district has long been accustomed to.
Here in this district the day Is more
generally observed than any other
holiday, Christmas alone excepted.
Christmas is the children's great day.
They come first in public estimation,
and Labor Day is a good second.
A holiday at the opening Of a new
commercial year, after all have passed
safely through a heated term, is al
ways acceptable. Labor, too, has Its
great rights and undisputed claims
to recognition, and the result Is that
Labor Day has a fixed place in the ma
tional calendar. This is well, and all
should enueavor tomorrow to make
the holiday a happy one to all the
naofIa
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THE POWER OF SONG.
" Arthur 'shaughnessy.

BY Arthur o Shaughnessy-
we are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers OF dreams
Wandering by lone sea-preakers,
And sitting by desolate streams
world-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams
Yet we are the movers and shakers
OF the world forever, 1t seems.
with wonderful deathless ditties
We build up the worlds great cities,
And out of fabulous story
We fashion an empires glory;
One man with a dream, at pleasure,
Shall go forth and conquer crown;
And there with a new songs measure
Can trample a kingdom down.
We, in the ages lying
In the buried past of the earth,
Built Nineveh with our signing,
And Babel itself in our mirth
And o'erthrew them with prophesying
To the old of the new worlds worth;
For each age is a dream that Is dying,
Or one that Is coming to birth
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uNeREEcHED CLERGY

From London Vanity Fair.
1t is being gravely mooted that the pic
turesque dress OF bishops deans and arch
deacons might be extended to the rest
of the clergy. AS a matter Of fact, the
seventy-fourth canon prescribed that
Identical dress for the whole of the clergy,
and they are in consequence entitled, If
not in duty bound, to adopt 1t. In the
country the breeehes and CATERS would
be a very sensible alternative to trousers.
and it is somewhat surprising that while
many of the rural clergy wear knicker-
bockers. but few have adopted breeches,
which were especially enjoined on them
by the canon.
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coNkLlNe's RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Henry watterson in The Reader for Ser

Henry watterson in The Reader for Sep
TENDER.
When the late Senator German of Mary
land first came to the Senate, Mr.. Conk-
ling and he happened TO be seated to-
gether upon sofa in the Senate cham
Der while a well-known statesman of the
period occupied the floor. German" said
Conkling. ''you have come here in good
season. Let me give you a sure recipe
for success. Begin every speech you make
with the assertion that you, and you alone
are the purest man that ever lived and
end each with the declaration that you
are the bravest." And when German asked
Conkling why he himself had not followed
this rescript. Conkling answered with a
sigh; II learned 1t roo late"