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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-03-30
Die Tran i'm Grtperbslssen nHieres
9anDes.

3p.i Grausn Der gbitasoer rnis
bsriitdt. SRI. 8rsdinribse unb Srl.
abbott, baden in Der Isbtsn Drummer
bes rSOurnul Of pOlitieuI GconOmb"
cine 3uInmm.nIttllnng Der per14itbss
nsn 8si4GftieuHssn Der Grausn in ben
0treintgten Staaten p%er0fTentli&t.
Gus bisisr StutiTif esbt berpor, bab
msbr uIs flint Millionsn Grdusn I'M
Sabre 1900 sGelo b%erbienlsn", unb
bab bic Iteigenbe Rate Der arbeitsnbsn
Gruuen in einem Sdbr3ebnt bic Der
MGnnsr iiberiisg. Die 3abl ber in
ber Snbuitrie bei9Gftistsn Trduen
tpuds in 6Dberem pro3entfube uls bic
ipeiblihs 8epTIteruns, unb 5tror i'm
9anaen 2anbe. Der Genius p.rsei9s
net 303 8ef4Gftisunssurten unS In
295 bsrielben fino Grauen tbGtig, Die
tinaisen 8erufs3peise, in Oenen man
isine Sruu finSet, iin6 bus Seer unO
bic Marine. bic Geusrpebr, Dadbedes
XII neutrality-suspicious. uHO CF
fsnarbeit. Sn allen anO.ren @srufss
5speisen 1T bic Grauenarbsit i'm Gteis
gen besriffen, BIB uuf brei, in Nsnsn
fs ubeenommen bat. Sstter 1T es MN
gu fe6en, tpsI4t gei1Gftigungen BEL
ben Truusn in NtbtreOit eetpmnen
fino. 0us finb ndmli9 Scrabs bic
bisber aIs bsiOnbtre Domaine Der Jrlu
o%nseIebenen: S9nsiberinnsn, 9isnlts
mdbden, &eIlnerinnen Die 3abl Der
@9neiberinnen itisg BON 1890 big
1900 nur UNI 17.8 YrpSent unb bic Der
S9neiber UNI $50 pro3ent, Die Der i'm
MiIIinsriss @sI9Gft orbeitenoen MGns
rsr fosar Inn $40 proSent. 9luG in
@irtbsbdus unO Wdf9ereien ipurOsn
bic Srausn Dtelfua BON MGnnern u.rs
brGngt. aber i'm SanbeIstpeIen pets
fen iiberdlI bic Gruuen einen 3updds
BON 1903 PrO5eHt auf sssen 37.6 Der
Mdnner.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-03-30

Die ri&lise anttport. Gin So'
teller lit ni9t 70 lei9t aus Der Gais
flung sl brtnsen. Seine @eifesses
geuipart bepahrt Ii9 felbit in pen
S6pierisfen Jdllen. Cine gepiiis
S6auIpteIerin, Die fi9 INNER germ
re6t jung maGt, obpobl tie bsrtits
ouS benz r@9neiSsr" TT, reiite i'm pOrt'
aen Sabre NIT elmer @9duipielgsiell'
fdaft. Die Sruppe fam siues Scrgs
taas fpdt aber6s in bic Stabt, unb
olS Tie ms Sciel fam, tpies man Der
Dame flint Srcppen bod Elm 3imm:ra
den an, bds ri, Summer 20 trlg.
@itbeHb elite lie btnab unb treiitts
I'm Bureau: sd babe SO. 20 betort'
men!4 So, trfpicerte ld9elnb Der
Sptelitr, mir bspiiben uns, ieoer @as
me Elm mOsli6It 5u tbrem altsr pdts
Isnbes 3immer au seben. Sratt
G6miDt, bic tpmii9e @Ite Sbrer Sc
IsIIf6aft, lit in go. go, unb GrGulsin
Miiller, bic iugcnOltGe 2iebbaberin in
SO. "A. llRo barum baben Sic No.
90" Die GdmC lddtlte liebenss
pirbig, bdnite benz 8u6bulttr frtunss
lid urb t~letterte o6ne Murren Bisbtt
in ibr 0u4labden Etnouf
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-03-30
Il.

NDN YeIUu9HlIU IUuC SuIuHHSI Huu4S
BEN fis ben Sdlpn betreten, umringt
unb umI6nGrmt; Der Mdrdquis, ben
man ben Wttsiftidser ndnnte, itanb
ndtiirli9 In Der erIten Reibe.
rginen @al3er, mein Srdulein,
sinen Dalser, bitte!"
9dbsi fab sr bas iunss IGb&en nit
berliebten aueen an.
~Die, mein bsrebrter Marqquis, sic
tuOll:n troBbem nit mir tunsen9" frnss
te Sufanne.
,SrObbem, mas bebeutet bieIes 2robs
benz, mein GrGultin?"
r0us bebsutet, bab mir ruiRiert,
bOlIftdnbts ruiniert ftnS.. ia, rpiIIen
Sis bos benin nidt9"
,S92 9ein."
Der rMitsiftiGser" tuurbe blaB.
rllebrissns bin i9 dber gar nidt in,
trSftli9 barber -. 60 Iaste i9 bors
bin nod gu msinen gltern: 5abt meis
nsttpesen tein: SOr9e, i6 tuerSs mid
trobbem bsrbeiratben, unb tpenn es bies
fer tbsure Marqquis 1T, Der mid IL
9erli9 meir.r felbft tuegen Iiebt."
bod fte brau9te ben Sab gar ni@t
dus3uipre9en, Der bide Mdrquis
mar unter irsenb einem 9orponb bers
f4punben. Sn flint Minuten bate Ii&
bic Ra9ri9t tpte Der 9lib perbrsitet,
unb es purbe Ieer INN bds iunse Mldbs
den.
9iefslbe grI&einurg pplIsoa fi@ bei
ben glteru. Sc ipurbe Wabdme Sus
tditel febr f9psr, an benz absnb bic
iibliden 4omplimsnte gu bGren, unb
bic anbern Mumus brebtsH ibr o~itentas
tib ben Riidsn.
Sufannd aber tpurbe - Gum erftens
mol - MdusrbIiim9en. @llidli4ers
peife ubsr trut Elm iunser Mann NIT
frublenbem Qntlib duf fie 3u, Serr
pdul 6erbp. SrGulein 0ucaItel mari
ibrsn gltcrn einen beb.utunaspoIlen
Bid 3u, als ipenr RE idsen tpollte:
Run, bate tb nidt ReGt, baB ib ni9t
on ibm ssatpsifeIt2A
pdulSerbb berneigts ii9.
rMein 6rGuletn, ipolIsn sic mir
bic @bre ertpeiIen unb mir ben nG@Iten
Dal3er betpilItsen9"
Sufunnu IG9.Ite NIT sIiidItrublen'
ben augen.
.Die, mein Serr, sic forbern mid
trobbem duf obpobl meme gltern ruis
inert finb9 9enn ni9t tuabr, sic piTa
fen es bod, baB mir ruiniert ftnb2@
.Sd, mstn TrGulein, i9 ipetB es,
unb seru6e neil i'd es psiB, babe iG
mir erldubt, sic aufSufor6trn, benrt
fonf... llnb Der iunse Mann fiiste
bin5u: .Sb, msin GrGulsin, i9 bers
ii4ere Sie, t9 bin febr sIidli@.A
Sufunnd iteIlte fi9 erftdunt.
sDie, Sic ftHb slidli@, neil th ruts
inert bin9"
nSol SD mill es ia ni9t berbeblen,
eS 1T gsoismus bon meiner Sette.
DsRn f9lieBIi9 babe i1 mir esIaot, -
NIT benz, mas i6 berbiene, 70 tuenia ts
aud fein mag, lam man onItGncig Ies
ben. LIMB bann mein GrGusin .
Sebsn sic, tuenft es Tsin mub - en6s
siiItig netn ~ buun fdsen sic mir
tpsnigitsns riGt elei1. J.. 2afIen sic
mir i~penisItens ben Srpi, bdB i@ nod
sintge Gage NIT Der 9Offnuus lsbsii
BARI
Wte betusst Suzanne mar, lam man
ftd bentsnl SIR @eIt&t Frd6Ite pur
Slid. unb treuberStg leste Tie ibre
6onb in bic 6es iunesn Monnes.
,gs 1T nt6t nein; i'm @esentbeil ia.
linb Sie tSnnsn I9on morsen Bel meis
men Gltern I'm meine Sdnb dnbaIten.s
rSb, msin SrGulein.@
Bel einem Saar hattie paul mitten
i'm @adl Dor Srsu6e su tpsinsn dngea
fdnesn.
.Stin Serr panl, btberrf&eu CT.
ii9. bi. aeuts iehsn uns AM
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-03-30
Orei Gel fporene mil, elmer fleiueu
flat DIE Ghamberlain's Eeibwsb,
6holerd un6 Ourdfau : mebt;in

Orei Del d,porene nit elmer tleiuen
;Sldi die Chamberlain Eeibpeb,
6bolerd ulo Durffal : Wlebt;in
pom Gbolere morbus oebeiIt.
Ger o. w. Bomber SiebtOuer,
Ila., ers6blt cine @rfnbrune bic er
mn9te, tpdbrenb er aIs @eIhnures
ner in elmer MorbunterIuhune In
&oworbsuiQe, &retsbappthabt pom
9reiie @lebDurne, Ola, fisurirte. @r
ingt: r@dbreno if bort mar, aB ih
etruns friifes un6 nuf @urf'Jleiid,
oas BET mir Cholera M0rbuS In lebr
Ihlimmer SDrm nerurinhte. Sd
iiiblte ara elenb unb Itidte nod ei'
ner eepifen gbolera : N%eOisin, itatt
oeiien innbte mir Der GpOtbeter cine
5lnIhe gbnmberlnin's 9eibmeb, gb0s
lera uno 9urffau. Wlebisin nit benz
8emerten, baB err bas @ewlnihte
Bate, mir abel in SOIee Der @rs
probtbeit oieies Seilmittels, uDrS6se
mir lebteres gu ihifen, ba er fur
beiien nnfeblbare Sur e%nranttre. Sd
nabm cine 9pIe bnuou uno ilbite in
flnf NatnuteH beTer. Ole tueite
Dole beilte mid ednStia. 8mei
RitseIhporene litten In berielben
8eiIe unb cine flni unb stuauSiD
Gent SiaI1e heilte unS aue bret.
Bum 8ertnuf Bel @nlter Bros.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-03-30

O,frorenss Hutts: unb Git tdItes
Erinipdfisr, IOpis fdiitdtsi 9Gty:se:
Wobruna, perurIa9. bel benz Geflise!
Iat6drrkdlifbe g~ntsiinonng 6ts
Srppfes. lin OteIe 9rantbeit gu bsilsn
miis ,und6It Der 9ropf Don i.intln
Snbali. sntIesrt perben. Dieies ftlbrt
nan folasnbcrmab,n aus: Wldn loGt
bds Sbisr an ben Siiben halten, zap
ttr aropf mad ubpdrts hdnst ilHo
FSrbert banu BEN arOpfinbalt Durc1
8riiden unb Strsiten nd9 Aubsit.
6ierauf aiebt man etnen Rdffss' BIS
GBl0ffeI boil elmer 4proSstttssn S'd'
IitbI ! GGure pbsr elmer 3pro3entlgen
1fdunlSIuns Elm. Ruhotm bas sHtsr
sinen Gag Obne Nubrung geblteDsn ~
berdbrei6t man Ofiers sIetns SaesTl
outen @tibfuttsrs anb uur garl3 a|s'
mGbIi6 &Ornsrfuttsr.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-03-30
Tnr r1agere
Babies

Gett 1T fiir Elm 8abs elm sroses
ScOirfnib I; Ourulu finS Babies
aud bid unO felt. Benn Gaer
Sinh abSemtaSert ausiiebt, 70 Be.
bari es chen ScOtt's GmuliiOn.
DaS 9eiunOe 8abp balt Sas Gett
Guf Eager, bas es ni6t unmittel,
bar fir &nOden unO Miusteln
rStbis fat. Settle Babies linb
9liidti4; iie weinen ni9t; fe iinO
reid; iAr Gett 1T uufsebOben fit
Die 3eit bes SeOarfs. sic iinb
9liidli@, tpeil iie iid bebaSli9 fiji
len. Das Gett umsi6t lire tlsinert
gierOen Sleidium uls Elm Yoliter.
8enn Ie ubSeHtaSert fnO, tbun
bieie HerOeu Bel iebert unianiten
anfuHen tueb. gle freuert iid init
Scott's GmulliOn. Gle 1T file
bic Babies ebeuiO iiB fdmedenb
ME seirmO.
e&idt mad elmer frtIta Frobe.
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n a9tet Ouruuf, oab bisiss
VAA Bib in Der 6orm zines
&M Gtiletts uuf benz llmi9IaS
KHkhA itOer GIaiae Seott's GmuI.
RNN iton in, bic Sbr fault.
N} Scott & Bovine,
M lIk~ Gbemiter,
~ ME- 409'415 YtarI Street,
AN Ntp BORT.
so Cents unO s1.OO; ole apOtbttsn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-03-30

Ginen gGt9en 81 uds
febfer leilt.t Ii9 bic R0ln. 3ts.
pom IA. Gsbruar, tubem lie bon einsm
Bot" bon Sunis fpri@t. Set benz
Muriabertrase BPM s. SUM 1883 1T
Der Sen bon Cunts tbatfG9li9 aud
nidt ms6r ais Der .8Op" ID. 8. benz in
ben eurOpGiTtsn Rolonien nod gang
pnb sGben @ortensebrdud Elm 9iger)
Grdntrei9s, unb NIT CT. i9erifiI9en
MoieEtGt, benz Sultan bon Warotto,
iaS6te .s jebt Sdslelbe ManOber mas
den
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18

STAR BRANCH OFFICES.

II not convenient to call at The
Star office, 18th street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue. leave your ADVERTISE
ment at any OF the following
Branch Offices;
NORTHWEST BRANCHES:
Gentner's Drug Store. l4th and U SITS.
Portrian's Drug Store. 14th and r. I. ave.
tuptons Drug Store. Vermont ave. and St
as rGs S ssSrs stsna 'h isos ' p: ave.
Herbst's Drug Store, 25th and Pa ave.
6riswslls Drug Store. 7th ard e T SITS
Postal Telegraph once. e12 Penna ave.
Postal Telegraph Office. 9th and B sts
Postal Telegraph once, Penn. r. R. Station
s. Kann & Sons Information Bureau.
Woodward & Lothrop. Information bureau.
I essfSr s Rsp sh oes
Commercial Bank bldg, Telegraph once.
Corridor Q. s. Capitol.
Skaters Pharmacy. 9th and New York * ave We
Goldenberg's Department Store, 9l2-2S TIN
ST., Bureau Information.
The Hutchins, kenner Drug Co. IN Ills. e1 1e
Louis B. Castell, Pharmacist. S1oo lin 81
aEoRGErowN:
Drug Drug Store s ssa s and s
Adams Express Office. 1922 82d st.
Pride's Pharmacy, 2Sth and p SITS.
NORTHEAST:
Kenealy's Pharmacy. N. Capitol and l etc.
1ialey's Pharmacy, 18th and ~ Capitoi sS'
Milburn's Pharmacy. 18th and Fl SITS
Buffers Pharmacy, 4th and Stanton place.
SOUTHEAST:
Bradley's Drug Store, Sth and e sts
O'Donnelrs Drug Store Sd and Pa. ave.
SOUTHWEST:
Sullivan's Drug Store. It'll and d SITS.
Eleventh Street Wharf 0Brien Hall
Chas. S. Walter, e0l AZ st.
ANAoosTIA,
c. G. Lohr. 25 Monroe st.
ALEXANDRIA.
A. S. Doniphan, TT King ST.
BRIGHTwooD, D. c.:
VIM. Thomas. Brightwood ave. and Long
fellow st.
TENLEYTowN, D. CT
Andrew Burga, Druggist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18

W.ANTED-TwO ROOMS. WITH BOARD, FOR
lady and children, within the District sub
urbs and near car line Chevy Chase preferred;
state terms per week. Address Box 3d. Star Office
my183t
WANTED-TWO LARGE ROOMS AND BOARD
In country, convenient to suburban cars, to ac
comnodate adults. babies and nurses Write
to 814O Que
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington, Dec 22-The vice-President and
Mrs Fairbanks had guests az dinner tonight
Representative and Mrs Nicholas Longworth Rep
resentative and Mrs. Richmond P. HObson. Mr..
and Mrs John B. Henderson Mr.. and Mrs Ma
thaniel Francis. Mr. and Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis. Mr.. and Mrs. William Clark Wainwright.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wilkins, Lieutenant and
Mrs John TirnmOns. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fair
banks Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Fairbanks. Miss
Foraker, Miss Elkins, Miss Crosby. Miss lie Bre-
ton Miss Walsh. Mr. Lindsay. OF the British En-
bassy; Viscount de Chambrun, OF the French En-
bassv; Mr.. Le Breton and Richard Fairbanks
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Walsh gave dinner to-
night complimentary TO the British Ambassador
and Lady Durand. asking 70 dine with them the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft, Justice Moody,
Senator Mrs. wetrnore. Senator and Mrs. Dry
den. Senator Warren. Mrs Robert Patterson. Mrs.
Richard II Townsend Miss Boardman. Miss Hurd,
Miss Robson. Mr. and Mrs Anderson. Captain and
Mrs Feuton, Captain and Mrs. Clover Mr.. and
Mrs Clover Mr.. and Mrs. Page. Or. Sw1shsr. Al
niral O'Neil and Captain Gilmore.
Mrs. Richard Butler Of New York. VINO spends
the winters at the Rochambeau, entertained at
dinner tonight Major General and Mrs. Gillespie,
Commissioner and Mrs James r Garfield Mr., and
Mrs Herbert Wa6sworth. Major General and Mrs.
John P. Story. DR.. and Mrs Fremont Smith and
Clifford Pinchot.
Miss India Bell Fleming was hostess az 8 lunch
con to-day for Miss Helene Black. whose marriage
TO Lieutenant Stephen Abbott. U. S. A. takes place
On December 27. and her bridesmaids. Miss Florence
McCarty and the Misses Margaret and Madeline
Nash twin sisters. all from Chicago. The party.
which was large one, included the Misses ShOnts
and Miss Calderon.
Captain and Mrs. seaton Schroeder presented
their daughter Miss Joanna Schroeder, 20 society
at large tea this afternoon
The Princeton University Glee Club. composed Of
fifty undergraduates Of "Old Nassau who are on
their way to Atlanta, gave concert at the New
Willard tonight Among the patronesses were Mrs
Fairbanks. Mrs. Foraker. Mrs Dryden Mrs. BrOm-
well. Mrs. Andrew c. Bradley and Mrs George 5.
Huff
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas T. GaT formally announced
to-day the engagement OF their daughter, Miss
Zaidee Gaff to DR.. Cary D. Langhorne- The en-
gasement was made known to Miss CATS intimats-
friends who attended the small domino party which
she gave IN Miss Durand's honor Thursday
evening. The wedding Will probably take place IN
the spring. DIR. LAnghorne is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs John %. Langhorne, Of this city, and brother
Of Mrs. Powell Clayton, tr. Miss CAR Is dsbu-
taute Of last season.
Mrs Frederick R. Swift has Just finished a VISIT
20 her parents. General and Mira A =. Bates and
returned 70 her home IN New York
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
A FORTUNATE SELECTION.

Governor elect Hughes has made fortunate
selection for Superintendent of Banks. Mr..
Keep the present Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, is not merely admirably qualified for
the head of the State Banking Department, but
he likewise commands that complete public
confidence so necessary TO the success Of the
new administration. He has reputation as well
as ability and will start out aided by the pub
lie assurance that the Governor is making good
his campaign promises with regard TO the con-
duct of the department.
The carefully fOstered impression that there
has been something wrong in the department
we believe to be unfounded. Mr. Kilburn's
administration was held In the greatest respect
for a number of years. and only came to be
questioned with regard to two bank failures
where his judgment as TO the proper way to
meet the emergency differed from that Of his
critics. Governor Higgins sustained him. and
probably nothing more would have been heard
of the matter had it not been that stories of
graft and demands for investigation were IN
the air, and the cry was raised, for political
reasons, that the Banking Department should
be overturned.
Whether we'll founded or i'll founded, that
demand has undoubtedly had its influence on
popular opinion, and 1t was of the greatest i'm
portance to Governor Hughes to have at the
head of the department a man entirely free
from political entanglements in this state, and
In going to Washington to secure man who
has made Il high reputation for introducing
modern business methods into the government
departments he has secured what he needed.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
4 LEssoy IN GOVERNMENT.

Judge Magoon's report Of his stewardship as
Governor OF the isthmian canal zone contains
a most pregnant and vital suggestion concern
Eng the Importance of maintaining the depart
nent OF government in that territory at the
highest possible standard Of efficiency and be-
nehcence. There are. Of course. other things
90 think about The proposed Gatun Dam IS
bigger thing than a rural schoolhouse. and
Lake Bohio is expected 10 he big enough to
enguf a myriad Of petty Justices courts En-
gineering problems, with their stupendous mag
nitude, seem, TO some minds, to overshadow and
dwarf ali else. But it would not be we'll TO
let them do so. or TO act for a moment as
though We considered It conceivable that they
could for a moment do so. All men are now
agreed that the sanitary campaign which Gov
ernor Magoon waged so successfully was an
absolutely essential prerequisite TO the prose
cution OF canal construction work But It
would betray an unfamiliarity with the facts
of history not TO recognize that Colombian NAL
administration was coordinate with defective
sanitation in causing the failure Of our prede-
cessOrs IN the canal enterprise. and that good
government in all essential details Is as neces-
sary 70 our success as good sanitation.
Apart from the immediate question OF its
relation 10 the prosecution OF the engineering
tasks, there is the function which our govern.
ment OF the canal zone has to discharge OF
setting an example 10 the surrounding coun
tries a point which Judge MagOon appro
priately emphasizes. There are few lands OF the
earth which have been more ia need of con
crete object lessons in good government thal
Panama itself and its neighb0rs, the Centra
American states at the northwest and Colon
bia and Henezuela at the southeast We arc
confident that Panama is learning those les
sons, and we trust that the other countries
are But not one Of them has vet learned
them fully, or is beyond the point at which ths
example which set may he Of determining
snhuence. A blunder IN engineering on III,
canal might be costly, but IL would chiefly
~ not wholly, concern ourselves, and It wOult
be blunder and nothing more. A blunder fl
the administration Of the canal zone might in
vOlge other nations for . long time 10 come
and might be not only bunder but a crime
For We may be assured cur Southern neigh
OOrs are watching our government OF the zon,
with argus eyes. For years, as they know. W,
have been regarding with disapproyal, with i'm
patience, sometimes with scOIn, the imperfec
tons Of their governments and have beer
vaunting ourselves upon the superiority of Ou
own government and callsg upon them 10 imi
tate H. But all that has been al long range
and our good government las been IN circum
stances very different from those Of their baG
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

government Now, for the first time, we are
at close quarters with them, and we are under
taking the task OF government in circumstances
Identical with theirs No wonder they watch
us closely They want TO see IL IT was merely
distance which lent enchantment 10 the view
OF our law-abidIng stability and order, and If
we can make good in the tropics our boasts of
temperate climes and our impatient and patron
izinC injunctions TO them. If we should fail
10 fulfil our high professions in the canal zone.
they would say our government was, after all,
no better than theirs and our professions of
superior civic virtue were shams; while, if we
succeed. they will be convinced of our SINGER
ity and of the possibility Of practising there
what We have preached here and will receive
an impulse toward that governmental standard
which we have desired for them. Those are
the considerations, clearly perceived by the late
Governor Of the canal zone. which invest with
such Importance the character of our isthmian
civic administration.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
THE ERIE's USE OF ELECTRICITY.

The number of railroad companies in the
country which have adopted plans for the sub
stitution of electricity for steam is steadily
growing. Much has been heard in the last two
or three years of the preparations OF the New
York Central, the Long Island, the New Haven
and the Pennsylvania roads, and on the two
first named the electric service has already been
begun. That Of the Central has not yet reached
the development which the company had in
view when the new policy was undertaken, but
steady growth from this time onward is assured.
Electricity has been in use on short sections of
the Long Island system for over a year The
New Haven road is not yet quite ready TO start
but its arrangements ought to be perfected
within few months. if not within few weeks.
As yet there is no immediate prospect Of a real
ization of the Pennsylvania's intentions. These
are contingent upon the completion OF its tun-
mel from HOboken to Long Island City and of
its big underground station in this city, but con-
corning their ultimate conSummation there can
be no doubt. 1t now appears that another of
the leading railroad companies. the Erie, has
been going ahead quietly but SO energeticallv
with its first venture that it is now practically
ready 10 give the public the benefit of the i'm
provement.
The scene Of the experiment is a portion Of
| the division extending southwark from Roches-
ter. The road is now equipped for an electric
| service between that city and Avon, nineteen
miles away. The traffic in that part of the state
Is lighter than in the vicinity of the metropolis
| but ought TO be large enough to give a prompt
| demonstration of the virtues OF the new motive.
/ agent In fact, the company has already author
! lied the contractors who have done this work
! TO estimate the cost of extending the system to
| Corning, on the main line. Time will thus be
saved whenever the equipment OF the whole
division is found to be desirable.
feature of the Ere's programme which
possesses much popular interest is the fact that
] II expects TO use current generated at Niagara
| Falls. There are two Canadian power COM
+, panies at that point which have been planning
10 market their product in this country. One
| Will be enabled to do so through the co-opera-
| tion Of an American corporation the Niagara.
| Lockport and Ontario Power Company, which
| has transmission line from the falls TO syra-
cuse. This passes few miles south OF Roches-
! ter and has been designed TO carry ii higher
electric pressure than any other line of its kind
! in the eastern part OF the United States A
branch from it will supply current to sub
! station at Avon.
| The Erie plans 10 use electricity only for mas
| senser trains sufficiently light to be operated
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as are those on the New York elevated roads
and in the subway. The motive machinery wil
be placed under the cars and can De controlled
from any point in train. The company is not
ready to employ heavy locomotives such as the
Central will use to haul heavy expresses Into
and out Of this city, and apparently has no need
of them at present. Electricians may be glad
to know. If they are not already acquainted
with the fact that the Erie will have an over
head conductor. and not third rail, and has
adopted "single phase" alternating current,
and not y direct one. In these two respects 1t
is following the practice OF the New Haven
road. but departing from the methods of the
New Yorl, Central and the Long Island road.
The Erie doubtless has good reasons for MAX
ing its first trial of electricity in Western New
York rather than in the suburbs of the metrOp-
oils. Sooner or later, however, it probably will
feel that it must meet the competition Of other
roads by following the example of the New York
Central and Pennsylvania here. Ten years
hence. If there is still any suburban service in
the vicinity of this city which is conducted by
steam. 1t will unquestionably be less profitable
than 1t is to-day. A vast amount of patronage
will in the mean time have been sacrificed to the
lines which have adopted electricity, and busi-
ness which has once been lost is never easily re-
covered. Besides, the economy which results
from modern traction methods IS more obvious
where the traffic is heavy than where 1t Is light