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An Irrelevant Question.

The ghost Of General JACOB s.. CoXEY
stalked in the House on Wednesday. 1t
Is brought out periodically in the stress
of tariff debates to start the willing
cheer. The great question that con-
vulsed the House on Wednesday was
whether the army marched on Washing
ton before or after the passage of the
Wilson, German bill. II before, it was
the cue for the Democrats to cheer; if
after, the applause was logical on the
Republican side. JOHN SHARP WILL
JAMS identified a cartoon Of Coxey's
Army displayed by Representative
CHARLES B. Lands Of Indiana, who
was in the midst. Of a ripping stand
pat demonstration, as a publication
of May IA, 1894. The Wilson-G German
bill had not been passed at that time,
and the country was operating" under
the Mckinley tariff law, said the exultant
WILLIAMS, whereupon the Democrats
took the cue, and uproarious was their
glee.
Arose a veteran Of sixty years, the
Hon. EBENEZER j. HILL Of Connecticut,
and put the cheerful WILLIAMS down
with the a~sseveration that the Wilson,
German bill was passed in February,
three months before the advent Of CoxEY
and his ragged crew; whereat tumult
broke loose on the Republican side. Sly
Mr.. HILL, dull witted JOHN SHARP!
The Wilson bill passed in February
passed the House; but 1t was the end
of August before the House was finally
through with the Wilson-Gorman bill,
after the Senate had made over Mr..
WILSON'S bill. So much in the interests
of historical accuracy. CoxEY's Army
appeared in Washington in May. The
General began to recruit In March, weeks
after the Wilson bill was sent to the
Senate. Stand patters and revisers can
make what they please Of the fact; but
what in thunder has the marching and
countermarching Of CoxEY's Army to do
with the question whether the tariff needs
overhauling now? Verify the House is
easily amused by the retrospect of dead
issues.
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Suppose hat a woman dressed for the
theatre or the opera should dine at a
restaurant before going to the enter
tainment of the mind. Suppose that
her gown Of exquisite texture and deli
cate tint should be one OF the joys Of
her life and a genuine thing of beauty.
Suppose that a waiter should stumble
in passing her and spill a dish of tomato
soup over the gown, thereby splashing
its dainty complexion of cream with
ugly freckles of red. Would the cow
be ruined or would it just be slightly
injured?
This is the problem which confronted
a legal authority in New Jersey a day or
two ago. Mere Man has no disposition
to comment ~unfavorably on that de-
cision, which held that the cow was
merely damaged, not ruined, and that
the owner Of it was entitled to the receipt
Of IS from the proprietor Of the restau-
rant. Jersey justice is proverbial.
Still, Mere Man would like to see a
case Of this sort tried before a jury of
experts, say women's t%ailors, or even
women themselves. If there is anything
in this world Of which Mere Man may
be sure, it is that a jury of women's tailon
would return a verdict that no woman
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Some Life Yet in sexasenarians.

When a man between sixty and sev.
enty years old can perform the feat
accomplished the other day by EDWARD
PAYsoN WESTON, who walked from City
Hall, Philadelphia, to City Hall, New
York, a distance Of ninety-six miles, in
less than twenty-three hours and a half,
thereby beating the record made by
himself when in the prime Of life, the
most impatient youngster will scarcely
presume to say Of him, -Superf1uous
lags the veteran on the stage" Nor is
this by any mean the only pedestrian
achievement which appears to refute
Professor OsLER's dictum that after forty
a mans physical and mental powers
decline so rapidly as sensibly to impair
his fitness for effective work. 1t is a
matter of record that in 1911 an Eng
lishman, n THOMAS STANDEN, at the
age of sixty, walked 400 miles in LOO
consecutive hours. The ancient Greeks
had to their credit some remarkable
feats OF endurance, as for example the
conveyance of the news of the victory
at Marathon to Athens, but those were
attributed to young men.
History is full of demonstrations of the
retention of physical power far beyond
the age which Professor OsLER was
inclined to regard as the time for retir-
ing from active life. JULIUS CESAR
was considerably more than forty when
he entered Upon his arduous ten year
campaign in Gaul, the hardships and
privations Of which he shared with his
soldiers. Indeed, II we except the two
Sc1PIos, who bore the surname of ARR
CANUs, and PoMPEIUs MAGNUs, all the
great Generals of the Roman Republic
did what they did when over forty. IT,
RENEE was forty-seven when he beat the
much younger oNDE in the Battle Of the
Dunes; he was sixty-one when he over
ran part Of the Netherlands, and sixty
three when he defeated the 1mperialist
Generals on the Rhine. OLIVER CRoM-
WE'LL was forty-three when he first drew
a sword, and he was ffty-flve when he
plucked 'Worcester's laureate wreath"
Prince EUGENE was ffty-three when he
beat the Turks at Peterwardein. MARL-
BOROUGH was fifty-four at Blenheim, and
ffty-nine at Malplaquet. Still fresh in
remembrance is the fact that Won MoLrKE
was over seventy when be planned and
carried out the campaign Of 1870, which
has no parallel in history al regards the
number Of soldiers made prisoners at
Sedan and Metz. Among naval CON-
mander, BLAKE was over fifty before he
set foot on a ship Of war, and JERv1s had
passed that age when he won the fight
off Cape St. Vincent. No toll oan put a
severer tax on physical stamina than
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THE MAHARAJA AT MT. VERNON.
Stands With Uncovered Head at the Tomb
OF Washington.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Maharaia.
Gaekwar of Baroda, and his party to-day
visited Mount Vernon and laid a floral W reath
on the tomb Of Washington. The Prince
mingled with the other visitors to Mount
Vernon in a most democratic way and seemed
to enjoy the trip immensely. At Washing
TOMS tomb the Prince stood with uncoyered
head, and he was next shown through the
historic rooms Of the old mansion that was
occupied by Washington. He was especially
interested in the collection of old swords
and other weapons which the General had.
worn in battle and which are now %exhibitad
to visitors. On leaving the mansion the
Maharaja thanked Supt. Dodge, who had
acted as his personal escort and guide during
the visit TO Mount Vernon, and said.
Even in my own country the naop,o
know, we'll the great deeds of Washing ton'
n l have read about him many, many
times. Truly he was a great man and I
am glad to have visited his home"
The party returned to Washington shortly
hotel. WIG"
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chicago TO orr RAiiTAYS
Companies Agree on pian by which rhy
May Sell 90 city.

Companies Agree on Plan by which TheJ
May Sell 60 city.
Representatives Of the North and wes
Side Railway companies Of Chicago and the
Chicago Union Traction Company ~ that
city after q series OF conferences hers
came u an agreement yesterday which viii
permit the early completion Of negotiation,
for the sale Of the properties Of all the CON.
panies 70 the city. The agreement does
not settle the differences between the CON.
panies taking part in It, but places all the
property Of all the companies in such shape
that it a be sold to the city with a clear
title.
The agreement was brought about by
concessions by the Union Traction Com.
pany to It's underlying companies, the
North and West Side concerns. The de-
tailed terms of the agreement will be an.
nounced in Chicago to-day.
1t was stated, however, that though the
North and West Side companies appear to
have an advantage the superior company
granted concessions because 1t considered
1t best for all concerned to bring about
an early rehabilitation Of the properties.
Stockholders Of Union Traction, it was said
with great confidence, will be much better
of as q result Of the settlement.
The properties and franchises Of the
three companies are to be trusted with
new company which will be incorporated
at once. The new company will have full
power TO dispose Of all the properties and
will not be hampered by the lawsuits be-
tween the three companies.
In case the new company comes to terms
with the city, 1t will hold the money secured
for the properties and franchises until
the respective rights of the stock and bond.
holders OF the Union Traction, North Side
and West Side companies are determined
by the courts or amicably adjusted out Of
court. Then and not until then will II
distribute the proceeds Of the sale to the
city.
New York financiers interested in the
properties and the Chicago men taking
part In the conferences seemed pleased
with the outcome.
the agreement IL also a good thing for
the city" said one of the oonferees. The
city a now get the properties at an early
date and the work OF building them up
can begin at once. The city will have
a more valuable property than If the
wrangling had continued, and the public
will more speedily get better service
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anil an elgvated ssric'uec vaii r.srtss,,
w,lh ihesH plans
Mayor Met lellan fcmathsI Ma, NJ,
ataptlrnson had esplaiasd ihat us as,s
ttre wuild b. merely = 'sn,r NV 10
President Mctlowan ~ the ha,r' n ,tts
men auppuftetl NJ Aheafh'a bfa'r., 4rta.
hoard ultimately decided "a si,c H. Ns,rs,
on the acheTne until tho MISTER hat lsas
presented 10 the Hapid Transit aias
In tho regular way.
pulicp Commissioner Bingham lslf lsioN
the board the report ~ the Health f~pan
nent coDdemnina thirty three Stain,
ho,tsra IN Manhattan and isked ~ m an
preparation ~ tiIsDo, mn 10 repln,u iser
The matter was referred ~ Tho I nurir,is,
for report,
The contractors for the rev Hall NJ Rao.
orda appeared iefore tho hnari m "a
60 o nmo directI ma them m az.
plain the delay In completing tho huihllhf
They charged the Municipal Art Comm,,.
eion with being Responsible FOR tho deay
because Of the failure ~ that body 10 an.
prove ~ parts 81 the interior decoration,
The contractors eaId that some depart.
menta could move into the building Nv lul,
1 and that the entire work would 10 finished
by October u.
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THE SEAGOERS.
The New York. Finland, Minneapolis, Fur
nessia and Campania Sail To-day.

The New York. Finland, Minneapolis. Fur
nessia and C~ampania sal To-day.
Among the passengers sailing to-day OF
the New York for Southampton are:
The Hon. and Mrs. Addison Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Carter, DR.. Noncure d. Conway.
John Cocks, Major j. r. Graham, Gilbert
Green. Mr.. and Mrs. John Ford. Albert Hal
stead, United States Consul to Birmingham.
and Mrs, Halstead. Charles NJ. Harper. Ed
ward l.. Leeds. James Lindsay. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul g.. McIntire, David Montgomery, DR..
r. E, o'Connell. Henry Phipps, Miss Ada
Rehan. F. Roosevelt Scovel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank s. Taggart. G. @. Thorn. Mr.. and Mrs.
George b. Torrey. Mr.. and Mrs, August A.
Vatable, Major Creighton Webb, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. c. Wiegand. George Wishart and Mr..
and Mrs, E. p. Vandergaw.
On the Finland for Antwerp:
The Baroness de Bazus. Mr.. and Mrs. z. H.
Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph n. Eisendrath,
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. I. Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Hsrdins. Mr.. and Mrs, NJ. B. Leavitt. Mt.
and Mrs. Andre de Montpelier. Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker Newton. DR.. and Mrs. Q. T. Poore.
Prof. and Mrs. H. H. Powers. DR.. and Mrs.
s. sperry, u, S. n, MIR. and Mrs. W. F. Spin
Gey, NJ " az Sn id M dfIst1 W. ! + w5iIas.. NJ. : end %. Mrs:
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Young.
On the Minneapolis for London:
gs SSS5f" NJ AFs sna M! r 8. + EFBb9 Pfssp. f 'M<l sSd
and Mrs George +. S{hllds, MI; and Mrs.
TawSett,, Alfred Russell Fraser, William
s SSiiS Mrs. NE j. ' n, Holland H5ii a SnH W. L. efaf sGsley. MI +.
Harrison Lambert, ". ", Martin, MI, and
Tough and MIR. and Mrs. Amos W. Wright.
On the Furnessia for Glasgow:
Mr.; and M5s: Thomas \. Abbott. Mrs.
Broadhurst, Prof, and Mrs. George B. Carr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Darnton. r. W. Gordon
soil. Robert F., johnson. William F. King,
Themes Mnar r all NJ: a5Ed Mt Mrs Robert
Mrs. Jacob s. Robson and William Tayler.
On the Campania for Liverpool:
II. s. Bowen. Capt. p. g. Budd, Mr.. and
Gronin. j; " French, Mr.; and Mrs. Frederick
drew Morton, pr. L. b, Ricketts,, Newton Fl.
Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs, Albert Rich, WA. Ross.
Warren Smith. A. s. .Thurston, Allan G.. Ter.
hume, Willard H Wheeler and T. j. Walker.
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The Landlord Glass.

To THE EDITOR OF TIKI SuS-Sir: a few words
on the rent question and Its bearing on social prob
lens would not DO miss. As we all know. In rent
the people are most numerically taxed by a spe-
cial favored class called landlords" and this with
out representation. They have in England the
same favored class. so let Us make o comparison.
over there q six room house can be rented for
from % TO - a month; and as regards store rent
$500 a year would be considered big rent. When
that Is the worst state OF affairs In England, Is II
not time to inquire why this country allows such
an unlimited taxation to constantly crush the
people without representation
Why should the landlords be allowed 10 refuse
tenants who have childreni They were children
once, and probably worse than those whom they
refuse rooms 70 live In. HENRY CHANCELLOR.
ST. Chrysostom's Chapter. Church Association
Advancement Interests Of Labor.
NEW YORK, May Is.
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VSwLER BT,IEs SANB'L 'T0ET.


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The Republic of Central America,

Mr.. R. NJ. RIvAs, editor OF the DidriO
del Sdltddor, an important Central Amer
lean newspaper, said in an interview
in Washington the other day that "the
time of revolutions in Central America
has passed, and the public men Of all
the countries concerned are looking
toward a union founded upon lasting
peace. The spirit Of union is in the
air, but the time has not yet come; it
will come within a decade
In 1921 the region now known as Gen.
trail America renowned its allegiance
to Spain. Soon after a c~onfederacy
called the Republic of Central America
was formed. After a somewhat stormy
experience this was dissolved in 1880.
Since then numerous attempts have
been made to reunite the five constituent
republics. The most notable were those
of 1912, 1s47, 1852, 1889 and 1893. All
failed, but the idea and the purpose
abide, and some day there will be union.
Union is the logic OF the situation. Five
independent republics within an area
only a little smaller than Spain and only
a little larger than Japan or California,
and including a population only a little
greater than that Of the city of New York,
are a political and economic absurdity.
The people are racially homogeneous,
and there is marked correspondence Of
economic resources.
The prime requisites for a united and
enduring United States Of Central Amer
lea are an adequate railway system and
a strong man. The railway system is
in process Of construction; at least,
local systems are being built. When
these are completed they will need to be
connected by a line from Guatemala
City, via San Salvador and Managua, to
San Jose, Costa RIGA. 1t is more than
doubtful if this will be done within the
next ten years. When it is done, or
when such a line is assured, the nan
for the time will doubtless appear and
the long desired uniication will be eff
fected on a permanent basis.
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Three Houses.

In the election of 1902 the Democrats
won ia seats in the House Of Represen-
tatives and the Republicans 2lO, Two
Union Labor Democrats" were success-
full at the polls in San Francisco, who,
during the Efty-eighth Congress, acted
with the Democrats. In a body COM
posed Of $50 members. the Republicans
had a plurality of thirty-six and a ma
jority of thirty-four, The election was
held thirteen months after THEODORE
ROOSEVELT became President OF the
United States.
In 1904 Mr.. ROOSEVELT was a candidate
for election to the Presidency. His
great popularity strengthened his party
in every Congress district, and its effect
was plainly een in the result Of the
contests for membership in the House.
The Republicans held every seat they
had won in 1902, except two, and gained
thirty-seven districts. that had gone
Democratic in that year, besides winning
the two San Francisco districts then
held by the Union Labor Democrats.
The Fifty-ninth Congress consists Of
1877 Democrats and PAD Republicans in
the House. The Republicans have a
majority of liz. How many Of the dis
tricts they gained in 1904. as compared
with 1902, can they hold in 1e08f
An examination Of the Congressional
Directoryshows that the Republican gains
of 1904 were made in widely separated
districts. In this table the Congress
districts which turned from Democratic
or Union Labor Democratic to Repub-
lioan In the Roosevelt year, with the
names Of the men representing them in
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Afyasis aave CIpiiIs and lem . Nov
WoFtf, and NtuFtf.Ag sa INV Nben n"
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cst~riHlly ihas baft ~ u IN shieb pfe
su#Hahiv pfufestur OsteH h mf@' IN
ieesa1ed w. and Numalative pfrrf ~
fhr fsahHesa N he sasefslUH fhHf n III
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~ biane " bfnufeas meiefial and
i%n'eilsehml aiimned Nv manklHt snuid
me- have lHeh seHaihlv loeef lhsH " h
how NmrHe tho ashie vemehta wrought
Nv mon ovef fofty In N" dusnslH ~
selencr pyfr md sppied ~ may fecaH
that al ~ tefstUfLs'a wfitloas whieh
have epine dusn Nv w. we're c1npeae'l
lstwrrn he hftie'h ycaf and the NJ
aitty4 thrr, vheH w. diod FHtseta
HteUs waa nfty nihe wheh he published
ihe Vovum Oraahum and %a'stystwo
vhrn w. hroueht out the IN t%uefnentla :
D%tsrtHtTa was %Fty.eiaht when ho
finished NE Principal = and ktSr wm
nifnaiv m old man when w. brought
fufth his 'Cfitiuue ~ Pure HHnaun >
DaAwfs VA long tssst forty whom he
published sThe Origin ~ stnelcs and
aims, MI that viii nve ~ HERHERT
SrtNCFR's writing WA tonned after he
had paaaed The agr NJ whirh according
10 Professor OalER. men are compare
lively usclee.' C%orsnNttrs was nifty.
seven when he completed the system IT
astronomy which bears hia name. KEP-
LEH was ffty-eix when his 'RudOlphtne
Tables" were finished. The fSt part Of
the 'Mecanique Celeste" wa pub"
lishcd when LAPLAcE was fifty; the hfth
part when he wa H~cventy-four Sir
ISAAC NEWTON was forty-fve when he
completed the Principal, and La
voiBIER was forty-six when he pub
lished his Elementary Treatise Of Chem
istry.' JAMES WATT was nearly fifty
before he proved tho commercial value
Of his steam engine and s.. =. y. MORSE
was ffty-three before he convinced the
world that his electric telegraph was
practicable.
What Is true Of science Is no less true
of literature and art. Very many, II not
a majority, Of the most memorable
achievements in those fields were per-
formed after the age Of forty, and not
a few after the age Of sixty had been
passed, Among the masterpieces com
posed by men more than sixty it may
suffice to mention the "Oresteia' trilogy
Of EscHYLUs, the "Gdlpus Coloneus'
of SoPHocLEs, the "Iphigenia at Aulis'
and the "Bacche' of EURIPIDEs, the
Paradise Regained' and Samson
Agonistes' Of MILTON, and the second
part of GoETHE's Faust
Not only, then, in respect Of physical
endurance such as WESTON the pedes-
trian exhibited the other day, but in
every channel OF human endeavor.
sexagenarians have proved their COM
petence to cope with men of half their