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What VIII BE the Outcome of the
Reichstag's Dissolution?

The German Government has named
yanuary rs as the date for a general
eIection, and the new Reichstag chosen
It that time will meet about a fortnight
later. Is there ground for the prevail
ing opinion that the Government will
again win a victory, a. it did on the three
FORMER occasions when it punished a
~recalcitrant Reichstag by dissolution?
We may throw light upon the question if
We recall the conditions under which the
German national assembly is elected.
The provisions Of the German organic
law relating 20 the Reichstag are the
result of a compromise between Bis
16ARcK and the Liberals. FERDINAND
XaAsALLE, the well known Socialist, is
credited with having persuaded Bis
1xARcK not to impose a property quail
ncation for the franchise. The members
"a the Chamber are chosen for five years
'.(up 10 1883 the term was two years.
Nv direct universal suffrage. and secret
ballot. The voters must be % years
old, and they must not be in active
military service, OF paupers, or other
wise disqualified On the other hand,
avery voter who has been q citizen Of
any constituent State for q year may be
ohosen q member of the Reichstag for
my district in the empire, without re-
rard to his W place of residence. Even
soldiers in active service, though not
Allowed to vote, are eligible.
We observe next that in Germany the
ocrutin ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, not the scrNtin dc
&sss, obtains. That is to say, the members
are choeen in single electoral districts
iaxed by imperial law. These districts
had originally a hundred thousand in
Eabitants apiece, except, OF course, in the
enaIest States, each of which has at
hast one member. As the Government,
however, has firmly resisted for more
1han thirty years every attempt at
Revision, the districts, owing TO the
erowth Of the larger cities, are now very
tnncquai. The inequality is scandalous
a. the case of Berlin, which returns but
uzx members, when It should have at
least twenty. 1t is calling, also, in the
case Of Hamburg, which has but three
Smsmbers, when it ought TO have eight
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Army and Navy Attaches.

In his capacity as Acting Chief Of the
STAFF of the Army, General THOMAS Fl.
BARRY recommends increased pay and
higher rank for those officers who are
cent abroad to our various diplomatic
stations as military attaches. He seems
70 think that with more money TO spend
and more imposing handles to their
names they will be able to discharge
more satisfactorily those rather i'll
defined, not to say mysterious, duties
assigned them by an all wise Govern
ment. Whether Congress win take Gen.
sral BARRY's view of the matter we shall
know later.
Meanwhile we have to consider the
interesting coincidence that a great many
thoughtful citizens Of the United States
are asking themselves whether it rs be-
coming in us to maintain these military
establishments in foreign capitals at all.
Il 10 their opinion that instead Of increas-
ing the rank and pay Of our army and
navy attaches we should be wiser to call
them In entirely and ask other Govern
ments to initiate that example so far at
least as concerns the United States.
Men who have carefully appraised the
operation of the system at home and
abroad can find nothing in the fruits
thereof to warrant its perpetuation.
I,fuch less do they recognize the pro-
riety and usefulness of expanding its
cope or adding to its equipment. 1t is
well known fact that any diplomatic
representative at Washington, London,
Paris, Berlin, Rome or other capital has
pnly to ask for any official information
which the Government in question is
filling to impart and this Information
wfl be promptly furnished, no matter
what the agency of the requisition. Re-
ports, indeed, are prepared for the ex-
press purpose Of meeting such requests
md would be delivered to any qualified
applicant. If the United States had no
army or navy attache at a single foreign
c0urt or capital, the documents which we
have a right to ask for and the Govern
mont concerned is disposed to furnish
would still be as easily accessible through
ordinary diplomatic processes as though
~ 0cy WeTo Cdllcu lOr Wy WAoAO OuhSh VI
blazing Brigadiers and Admirals. Short
bfthe point at which national reserve and
belf- protecting secrecy set up their bar
rier OF defence, there is no visible need
pf the attache. The question, then, is
whether and to what extent our Govern
nent proposes to evade, surmount or
|wriggle through that barrier.
No need to review the scandals which
have been bred by the attache in his
httempt to pass beyond the barrier in
question. France has suffered. Ger
many, the United States: what need to
70 over the nauseous and abhorrent
ohronicle2 No Government in Europe
" on this side is proud Of the miserable
harvest. 1t must be evident tosthe least
earoful observer Of events that the sys-
Am has little II anything to its credit
md q vast deal of disgrace and humilia-
ion on the other page Of the account.
Va d mot follow the extremists In assert
lng that militay and naval attaches are
oither superfuous accessories or plain
spies, but we should be very grateful to
the person who could explain to us their
|lexitfmate and honest usefulness.
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Power Enough Now.
From the Macon Telegraph.

FTom NE Mdcon TeIt0Toph.
II President Roosevelt only had the power
he asks Congress to confer on him. to dismiss
any oficer OF the navy whom he may deem
unworthy. wouldn't the heads fall right and
left when epauletted autocrats did not stand
around" to suit him? Under existing law the
President cannot dismiss officers except on
the Judgment Of a c~ourt-martial. Anybody
or anything obnoxious to Theodore Roose-
welt Is unworthy and II It depended solely
on his will none would be safe that did not
act to please him.. II Congress is wise It will
not extend Mr.. R~oosevelt's power in this
direction,
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Ohia,s Squirrel Hunters.
From De CIepssond Plain Deal

FTom Ne CgeOS0Hd FTdtN DddIeT'
A curious organization has been Effected In
Chicago. It 10 called The Sons and Daughters Of
the Ohio Squirrel Huntera" and It's intent is 70
keep alive the memory OF those gallant Ohioans
who hurried 10 Cincinnati m 1862 to protect that
city and the Ohio border from q threatened inya-
sion Of the Confederate forces. In this motley
throng OF hons defenders were mere boys and men
long past the military age. And their arms were
quite 40 varied as their personalities. They had
no uniforms and the weapons they carried were
muskets and rifles and ~shotguns and rcvolvers,
many Of the first named being venerable weapons
that had seen service as far back as 1872. Al the
Governors call for men this mass OF volunteers was
hurried 90 Cincinnati. where II remained on duty
until the danger had passed.
A part Of this army OF defence was recruited IN
Cleveland and there are veterans OF the local force
who stl survive.
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From me Ntnefeenm Century.
The doctrinaires Of Today complain that the
birth rate 10 too low and recommend US To take
the business OF reproduction out OF natures hand
aud stimulate. or at least encourage. q more rapid
growth Of the population. Have they considered
what the outcome would now be had the birth
rate OF IS per 1000 In 1875 been maintained. with
the death rate reduced 10 IS and the net increase
OF population 10 instead OF 10 per l.0OOf
The following table shows that the growth OF
population 10 not determined exclusively by the
births. and also that the value OF the births in add
ting to the population s.highest In England.
AvxRAoK PER 1900 POPULATION.
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British In.titution Falling.

From ne London Ddly Chronicle.
Az regards the long and deadR warfare between
the turkey and To- nat bTeasteG rival. the goose,
for the prime honors OF the Christmas dinner table
an expert c~cnfcsses that the goose's defeat In popu-
larity Is probably irTetrievable now. The flesh
Is proving" said he. too rich for the delicate tastes
OF most well to do people. and there is not enough
Of It for the poor. None the less, for the real trench
erman who has a healthy gusto and a well filled
purse. your turkey, which has 10 be helped out
with sausages and bacon to give II a flavor, is no
where In II with your goose
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Mayor dunno, whose immediate NUM-
cipal ownership has become a joint man
agement OF the city transportation lines,
providing unlimited opportunities for shift
ing the blame for unsatisfactory service,
wants his salary increased to SIS 900 a year.
1t is probable that he regards this as a small
sum for the city to pay to the n who
rescued it from public control of its street
railway lines.
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PER 1000 POPULATION

Russia, with the highest birth rate In Europe,
has also the largest rate of Increase Of population.
This rapid growth OF population necessarily aggra.
Yates the troubles Of her unhealthy social state
and may be an effort OF nature 10 hasten reform in
that unhappy country. Prussa's birth rate has
decreased from 407 IN 1875 to sA5 In 1903, and yet
the addition to the population m 1908 was .eperi 900
greater than In 1875, when the birth rate was o.
per 1000 hizher. In England the birth rate fell
7 per 1000 between 1878 and 1908, but the addition
70 the population was greater In 1908 than in 1878
By q per 1000.
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From hs London Tribune.
Mr.. Muir asked the witness how he passed his
time in this public house. Talking" said Tresss-
din. and sometimes playing a friendly game OF
darts or '~coddam.'"
is that another name for shove -ha'penny',-
asked Mr.. Muir.
NO" explained Tressadin. You hide Q f~arthins
In your hand under the table. and the other side
has 70 and which hand Il Is in. II 10 . game that's
played In every public house and coffee shop
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Peace.

Peace.
on. say. tie up the dogs OF war.
That erstwhile In a mob
Bayed deep -mouthed welcome TO the nRht-
The pups have lost their Job.
Take Mars and put him on the farm.
Where lows the placid COW
Serenely in her simple life.
n hitch him 10 a plough.
Get onto Janus; n he shows
a sign to Join the fray.
Just swat him on the Jaw and turn
His head the other way.
Hang up the sword OF Theodore.
No longer red and grim;
And II he bucks and wants 10 scrap,
Sweet Peace VIII sit on him.
That's what
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
''society's'' Losing Trades.

Literature. art, love and sport, each has Its groups
OF knaves, who are prosptrlng on the recently
acquired knowledge that our society" Is little
else than half witted. During the past quarter
OF q century society" In England has lost over a
hundred millions in the City. and has received
slxpence in the pound as a commission on the trans
action,
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Long and Faithful Service.

FrOH fhc Madras Mdl,
A life convict In the Andamans had served some
long period when an order recently came for hts
release. All the time he had been In the band.
and had evidently so far forgotten that he was A
prisoner that on his release he put in a claim for a
pension on account OF his long and faithful servic G
as a Government servant.
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Nonssenarlan's Sight Restored.

FTOW W6 LUHUJW DuHV MWE,
The Rev. james Boulton OF Northwich, aged
81. lost h;s sight Ave years ago. He recently con
suited an eminent eye specialist, and after submit
ting 70 an operation recovered his sight. He Is the
oldest Primitive Methodist minister In England.
and Is now superannuAted- He has been IN the
ministry for sixtyshvs vvAza
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Am ! any better than the father Of my country
JOHN WESLEY GAfNEs, Ts~neSses'S slenf son.
Not better, perhaps, but different,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
OustinR the Doctor.

What has become of the general practitioner.
Of the family doctor1 He Is slowly disappearing.
ousted by two formidable opponents-the patent
medicine and the cIairvoyant. Yes. the clair
voyant, and this fact Is hardly To tho credit Of men
and women OF the present day.
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upon this meat doth Boston feed:

-~Pragmatism in It's all aroundness must consider
piuralism. Monism must establish unity"
Not a bit Of a doubt OF it, and pragma-
tism wins. The Bostonians are inevitably
and invariably pragmatioal.
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From tho National CO-operatOr.
II the young men would devote as much Of their
time 70 money making as they do TO love making
there would be more Rockefeller IN the world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

After q spirited debate the constitutional con
vention Of Oklahoma decided to invoke "the guild
ance OF Almighty GoD."-F1ordd Times Union.
That was before Mr.. BRYAN took charge
Of the Oklahoma Constitution.
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FOLK Is a man OF few words and tremendous
accomplishments.-Ths Hon. THOMAS SPEED MosBr
IN the Arena.
Whewl Who would nave thought it,
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Christmas for rlutoorAts.
First ArrionAirs-pad you ret an acceptable Sfa
se<sgknS nphsnxarsrfnse sssp0nA.
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From ne Tar Heel.
We are willing 70 admit mat everythnG has
gone 70 the 6ev1.
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Choice Of Evils.
Patent-But Isn't this o largo fest
psaheEeSCbe anAAuisess ta& nisfgAAeAiasm
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tf our friends tpho faror Us pfh manuscripts for
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ng,f IN all cases send stamps for that pGrpOse.
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Manhattan, New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11

gition is in the mould IT is placed in an oven to
be hardened. From the oven it travels to an
other operator. who trims off the rough edges
and shapes 1t into the finished tooth. Then It
goes to the furnace to receive the final baking
at a tremendous heat After that the girls get
In their fine work, polishing and finishing and
examining for defects. for the smallest flaw in
the tooth will cause discomfort when in the
mouth Some of the girls. skilled in the work.
sit all day long critically examining the cards of
shining teeth and discarding those that i'm
perfect and need further touching up.
There are faddists in teeth as In every
thing else Sometimes a toothless person will
order set of teeth of the kind she has seen
some one else flashing admiring audience
If these artificial and the cOvetous one will
pay the price. the dentist will make point of
basling in the cleaning smile of the possessor
of the fine set OF teth. and will then order a set
expressly made to match it, The task of sup
plying such an order is often easy as long years
of experience in moulding teeth has secured
models of almost every kind of genuine teeth
but occasionally there are ordered what g
known freak teeth"-teeth which have
peculiar color and a shape so different from any
teeth before manufactured that il takes DAYS of
experiment with chemicals and moulds to pro-
duce anything that approaches the original
on the other hand, men frequently want teeth
the cooring process has to be of the expert order
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11
AMERICAN Made TEETH.
Dentists of the World Get Them
from Philadelphia Factories.

.eIf there is anv crashing of teeth going at
This present writing" remarked the facetious
drummer you can be safe in betting the teeth
are American made
Just as America has taken the commercial lead
in many other articles IF manufacture that no
one dreamed Uncle Sam would ever control. so
gradually the superiority of American-made
teeth has forced all nations to come TO this coun
try for their dental supplies. until to-day it is
no eXaggeration to say that at this moment
millions of jaws in Europe and Asia and Africa
masticating with the aid of the product OF
United States tooth factories. To Philadelphia
belongs the honor of having the largest plant
for the manufacture of artificial teeth in the
world. These teeth have been sent to the utter
most ends Of the earth.
In other days every dentist made his teeth in
a little laboratory attached to his Office. Now
they made in gigantic factories where hun
dreds Of hands are employed. The labor is of
the most skilled order. and the fine hand of
woman is employed with satisfaction in shap-
ing and finishing the cleaning dental supplies.
In one of the big factories there is capacious
freproof room in which are kept the mouds of
hundreds of different kinds of teeth. Should
there be call for teeth of particular pat
tern supplied by the factory years ago. the
mould could be got in few minutes and the
order filled with much greater CELEBRITY than if
new style were required.
When new teeth are ordered-and there are
fashions in teeth. it seems-it is necessary to
make mould first. The greatest care is taken
by handwor1ers in the preparation of these
moulds, which must be shaped and fooled with
the utmost precision in order that the teeth may
conform to the shape and style ordered. When
the mould is made it is filed with the soft COM
position and the cover put on to it into the
shape Of the mould The nature of this compo-
sition, which resembles In appearance plaster
of paris is a factory secret When the conpo-
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WHERE RUBIES ARE GOT
At Mogok, tn Burmah, Many Per
sons Gather Them.

II Is seven jewel movement" says the
tewener. pushing watch out on the case toward
a youth who stands in front The youth has
never owned a timepiece better than a cheap
watch with a sixteen foot spring that cost 81
or 50. He has been saving money for a long
time in order to get "turnfp" that he Guild
pull forth with feeling OF pride. He has the
hard earned money In his pocket A seven
Jewel movement! The youths heart swelIs with
pride. Those words make the dream OF months
almost reality itself
Lifting the watch from the showcase as - n
was something OF exceptional value the lew
ener deft1y snaps back the rear cover and ev-
poses the works-and the jewels InwarlIv ev
cited but pretending to be deliberate the Jewels
are examined by the youth, and he decides n
take the watch. although IT costs a little mora
than he had intended to pay
Fortunately for him. the youths casa &c
other one Of lack of knowledge producing low in
enable Those same jewels in a certain VAL 80
Burma sell at the rate OF a hundred for wv,
shiIingS The natives OF Mogok in the ,-aI1sv
OF the Yeni. find profit In sorting them ont %
the refuse discarded after the pfyeonbIo,5
stones Of any size have been picked out of tbs
gravel
Mogok Is the place where the finest rIrFies ara
found II Is Just OF the road to Manda1a1-
about sixty-ffve miles from that place Ono i
reminded OF the flying fishes as one looks across
the old river bed on the edge of which the to,7r,
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ODD WATER WHEELS-
Some Float ON Streams ones
Make a RiUer Lift Itself.

,. o1 Syria and Tffis make their
-. AZ +bines that Americans do not seem
= - learned the secret OF persuading the
water courses OF this country to perform
A. T5Ats the natives have learned how 20
utilize the power Of the current OF inc nv
Kur without building dams what they h@1'o
.ooor,D1isbed nossibIy might be done by an
American farmer living on the banks OF iap
;a,z moving stream and desiring small cheap
mower The Caucasians build floats on the sur
face OF the river Into them are set water
ubeers The whole affair Is fastened TO me
banl, in such a way that IL will rise and IAN
with anv change in the level OF the surface
of the river so that the power Is about constant
all the time.
In Hama the ancient entering IN OF Hama u
the syrians have accomplished feat Inl'
makes one think Of lifting ones self over
fence by Juggling at ones bootstraps- IheS
have harnessed the historic Orontes, or NaT1r 2
Ash as the Syrians call it. INTO the "o'A "a
lifting itself many feet toward the zenith ana
trained it thus to water their fruitful gardens
and orchards
AS for size the water wheels which do this
work are as TO other water wheels what Nj
agara is to other waterfalls. As one stands
bv one Of these great wooden frames revolving
upon it's wooden axle and looks up at its perl
meter forty feet above one thinks it large. and
is astonished when he turns his gaze upstream
to see that relatively it is not a great wheel for
in the distance looms up one sixty feet in height
Even then he is not prepared for the spectacle
of one ninety feet in diamter. gruntfng around
on it's cuInbrous axle just outside the town
Life in Hama for some people is like the Tx
ing OF others for olives. an acquired taste be-
cause OF these very water wheels. According
feels about ii it is a musical city
filed with nerve racking groans Day and night
without ceasing these massive slow revolving
structures utter speech For those who have
acquired taste for their companionship the
never ceasing tones are soothing. resembling the
ocean roar a slow fugue played on some
cyclopean organ. The diapason tones are
deeper and louder than the deepest organ stop
Now they in unison. now repeating II
theme, one after another. now for brief m
ment in sublime harmony never TO be fo
gotten. according TO one traveller. then or
more together In a tremendous chorus. T
sounds described as a slow movement
the scale. followed with a heavy drop to
keynote as: Do mi sol. do do do; do sol
DO DO DO. This unceasing Sisyphean mus,
IT is said has been going ON for a century a
least
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60 that no one may detect the presence or raiSe
tooth In the dental display OF the nicotine useI
A large business is done In these tinted cesln
and the art OF coloring 10 match sample s II
important in its way as the making Oh l"0
.oa+b 20 r,atch the shape OF the genuine ones