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New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
As TT WAS. rs AND SHALL BE.

There are those who awful portents in the
signs of the times TO whom the world, and per-
haps especially this nation, seems going along
the paths of covetousness, luxury, prof1lgacy
and dissipation to irretrievab!e ruin, and who
bitterly lament the passing away of the good
old days of soberness, industry and thrift.
Yet 129 years ago to-day, in the time of the
primitive and sturdy virtues Of our ancestors. so
iudicious an observer as George Washington
wrote to his friend Benjamin Harrison: IF
was to be called upon to draw picture of the
"times and of men, from what / have seen and
heard and in part known, 1 should in one word
''say that idleness. dissipation and extravaganza
seems to have laid hold Of most Of them; that
speculation. peculation and an Unsuitable thirst
"for riches seems to have got the better OF every
"other consideration and almost every order OF
.'men. 1 need not repeat to you that l am
alarmed and wish to see my countrymen
reused"
OF a truth Solomon the son Of David was
right when he said: "Say not thou, What Is
1.-the cause that the former days were better
".than theseT for thou dost not inquire wisely
concerning this"
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1.-The Merry Widow and its waltz certainly own
the town Just This was brought decidedly
TO the attention Of man who lives In house
uptown the other night. He left his house after
dinner as his wife began the famous waltz Two
doors down the street he picked up the second
theme coming a lower window. Next door
the third refrain reached his ear and at the corner
he was able to say he had heard the whole waltz
progressively, for he was in time to hear the coda
CIara-Iu give you conundrum. Why is
like a carpet?
Clara-WeIl, he's down than people
TomHoh, pshaw! Man is totally unlike carpet.
for the more dust ne has & d9e less hkey he Is 10
Girl babies are often unwelcome in China. A ter
rible witness this Is q stone standing near pool
outside tho city of Foochow. On 1t IS the inscrp-
tion Girls may not be drowned here" Poor
parents often sell give away daughter when
only a few weeks months old, to be the future
wife of a boy about her own age. The child who
becomes a bride by a rearing marriage is taken
home and brought up by the family of her future
husband. An English woman when visiting
school observed a bright boy. about eight years Of
age carrying baby girl She asked If she
his sister, whereupon the boy looked shy and did
not answer. His brother volunteered the informa-
ton: She is his wife!"
Children make life lots brighter and happier"
,oa chdren WE Wouldn't have anv eKc,ls 1t
for going to the circus In for foolinS
with mechanical toys during the holidays Wash
ington Star.
The .Padagogische Zetung" publishes as a
curiosity a letter. which is of comparatively
cent date" from a superintendent to of the
teachers in his district. The letter bears the date
Of February 28, 1857, and contains a reprimand
earned In the opinion of the superintendent. by the
teacher wearing Schnauz- bart, the aggressive
or military style of mustache. when you called
on me-" says the letter. there evidence Of
the beard, and l saw reason for acquainting YOU
with my views You the only teacher in the
district who this dstinction-alr others re-
frain from cultivating the decoration out of re-
spect for my feelings. There is law against
wearing boards but have not yet advanced so
far that the public teacher may throw off his
priestly obligations. Every teacher must look out
also for the moral and religious training of those
who are placed In his charge and he should not
affect the appearance OF lieutenant a salesman
He must respect the feelings OF the community
and conform to customs which the congregation
think right. These good people look with dis
pleasure the bearded teacher The young man
answered: "Honored Sir and Mentor: 1 am con-
yinced My beard has been removed. and II shall
never again offend you. Please accept with my
thanks for your fathery words. the enclosed
Thorwaldsen's picture of the greatest of all Teach
ers. to mark my appreciation of your wise
counsel
Chicago has put tax wheels"
"Crantal or ehicular?'--Cleveand Plain Dealer.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
SIGVBOARD BARKING.

The Hester street clothing dealers whose
barkers assault the passerby In the fury OF
their determination to make him customer
are only little more primitive and direct III
their meth, is than the persons who waylay you
wherever yuu go with their prodigious adver-
tsing signboards. They confront you on every
hand by day, and at night binding electric dis
plays dazzle and distress you. If you ride on
an elevated train you look on blank walls COW
cred with proclamations, and monstrOus sign
boards rise forty or fifty feet high above the
lower housetops, inviting everybody with all the
ugliness of crude colors, cheap wit, and vulgar
sensationaIism to buy the wares whose virtues
they extol. If you take an automobile trip into
the country, don't fatter yourself that you will
escape the mental assaults of these silent bark
ers The road from end to end of your journey
will probably be bordered By a high board
fence plastered with triumphant signs reiterat-
ing the assertions which you sought to escape
In leaving the city We believe that the thesis
might reasonably be defended that the inven-
ton of the arship is due to mans constant de-
sire TO escape the advertising sign, but if that
mode of elevated transit ever becomes feasible
and popular il win probably be found that the
clouds daubed with signs barking the Writ
ues of the latest whiskey and the soapiest soap :
that is they will be unless something is done
10 check this growing nuisance
Probably it is counsel of perfection to sug-
gest that every one who is offended by mon
strous signs glarinc iuminations on his trips
about the city or on his automobile rides should
make and keep New Years resolution not TO
deal with any concern that notoriously of
fends against decency in the size, color or elar-
ing luminosity OF its SKY advertising If a
considerable part of the public would only OBJ
serve that practice the city would undoubtedly
| see prompt abatiDg Of this nuisance: but il
is too much to expect that large element of the
population which finds the most fragrant cases
of signboard advertising offensive to take the
| personal trouble to make SO effective q protest
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
THE NEXT CENSUS.

Plans are already being made for taking the
next federal census Congress has been asked
to vote appropriation available IN 19OS-'O9
for getting the work of enumeration under way
The establishment of a permanent census bu-
reau mas fortunately made this work vastly
easier and has obviated the necessity Of Great
ing force offhand after the hasty and hap-
hazard method of earlier years. This is a
great gain in economy and efficiency for q per-
manent bureau plan and conduct census
in far more thorough and orderly manner
than could improvised one which was al
ways still iEsperfectly organized when the emu
neraiion actually began
A change Just suggested by Director North
would also prove of great advantage. 1t is pro-
posed 10 nave the count taken in April. 1910,
instead of in June. Two valid objections have
many Of the dweIIers in the larger cities shift
try for the summer and that there is more or
JESS migration about thst time among field
hands and farm iaborers. A more serious draw
back is that the results of enumeration in
June cannot he compiled and submitted TO Con-
gress promptly enough foT Intelligent consider
alton at the short session following The fed
eraI apportionnenfs of 1891 and 1901 were
made under much pressure. and {. IS worth re-
membering that the reappor:ionn.cat plan of
fered by the House Census Committee In
1901 was rejected ty the House mainly be-
cause IL was hur-iediy prepared and was con-
sidered i'll digestei and arbitrary. II will re-
Icve the situation greatly If the population
tables can be made ready by OctGDer. 1910, SO
that all plans Of apportioDment based on them
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau.]

WASHINGTON Dec. N.-Mrs. James Bryce
bost.ss at the British Embassy this AFTERNOON III
compIir,.n. to Miss Ashton her sister, aho 'A
.1Ion Nina Kav Shcttlewortn, sister Of the Hon
Mrs James wife of the military attache Oh .'
embassy Mrs. Bryce had no assls'ahce uu
the afternoon The affair was exceedingly ihioi
NAL and delightful
The French Ambassador and Mime. 'uss ~
have two more days of moving from the oio e
bassv on Rhode Island avenue to the ne" erhoass'
avav out 18th street They will prooaoiy pe
sufficiently settled by New Years Day to enter
tain the members of the ambassadors stair a'
dinner ,,ay
The counsellor of the British Embassy anu H'
Isabella Howard are being congratulated upon u"
birth of q son. their third child. The BABY cai'io
Monday and is very we'll. is his mother
The military attache of the BRUSH h'in-
and the Hon. Mrs. James entertained d. u .S
tonight Captain and Mrs. Raymond r. hoose
the naval attache of the German EMBASSY ~
Frau Hebbinghaus, the third secretary Vi ~
British Embassy and Mrs Herbert "rah' "n.rt.Ia.
Miss Marion Oliver the Hon. Nina hay 0"
worth and Captain Sherwood A CheneS'
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
rFron The Tribune Bureau.f

Tribune
washington Dec N.-Instead OF accompany. -
her parents to Pine Knot, Va, yesterday - -
T-tbe Roosevelt left the city about the same -
for New York where for several days sne VIII
,ha euest of Miss Cornelia Landon, daugh.er VI
Mr. and Mrs Henry Hutton Landon She win re
turn to Washington in time for the Ne" ie
reception. ..oso,
New Years Eve will be memorable thi0 s :,
for its numerous dances. The Postmaster Iehe" "
and Mrs Never will give a dinner dance Mrs- L.
u Letter small ball, Mrs William r. Diap %, q
fancy dress ball for the young set ana 'neie VIZ
he a dance at the Washington BARRACKS ioi .no
benefit of the Army and Navy League ioi winch
hundreds of tickets have been sod-
DIR and Mrs Duncan McKim have issued invita-
t,ons for musical to be given on January % io'
which the Boston Symphony Orchestra VIII 1urhis"
the music They will also entertain at o"rer oi'
January 10.
Senator and Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins have issued
,,vitations for a dinner on Monday evening 10
meet Lieutenant and Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant, 81
Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver received this afternoon
q largo number of social leaders, who were pre-
sened to her daughter. Mrs. Joseph Choate IT, oh
New York who is spending the holidays here
Frau Hebbinghaus. wife of the naval at'ache OF
the German Embassy. and Miss Hagner poureo
tea while the Misses Oliver received. Win their
mother and sisters
Mr. and Mrs F. P. B. Sands presented their
daughter Miss Jane Sands, to society this after-
noon Mrs o. H. Perry Johnson and Miss Elsie
Seymour assisted in receiving. while Mrs. C. T.
Glover and Mrs. James Marion Johnston were IN
the tea
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
ApR1ArIc. FROM SOUTHAMPTON.
AN INDIANA PHENOMENON.

From the Louisville Cour1er-Journal:
Residents of the vicinity of Nabb. Clark County.
Ind who in Jeffersonville yesterday reported
a strange phenomenon that observed the
farm of s. X. Peck, near that place, few nights
ago when il intensely dark and there a
drizzling rain from dark until daylight the next
morning. About midnight persons living in the
neigh borhood of the Peck farm awakened by
bright light flooding their homes from the outside
Many arose. and going to their windows found
that some unusual light was Illuminating entire
hillside the Peck place. 1t was near the ground
and remained visible for more than hour. finally
settling down slowly and disappearing
For several years 1t has been the belief that
the surface of the field, the fluid has descended
there frequently; On one occasion a number Of
cows standing In the field killed when a
former owner occupied the farm. Since Peck be-
came the owner the feld has been in blue
grass and the visttations OF lightning have been
few. but the peculiar light was never before.
The spot Is not far away from where 1t is claimed
oil exists. and preparations being made to drill
for IT.. There !: belief that peculiar metallic
formation uudarlieo the vicinity and some day that
not only oil but coal and gold win be found
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28

..The Mobile Register follows the example Of
..The Louisville Courer-JournaP' in yielding as
gracefully as possible to the inevitabilty or
Mr. Bryan's third candidacy. "If Mr.. Bryan
can wn.'' ii says ''he is entitled to his chance-
IF he fails again then the Democratic party viii
no entitled to "a chance" Thus is resignation
tempered with optimism and even defeat made
cheerful and rose colored.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs William Evarts Benjamin gave a dance last
night at her house. IN East @th street. for her
daughter Miss Beatrice Benjamin. one OF the de-
butantes Of the season. with whom j. henry Aie&-
andre 1r.. led the coton- The favors consisted
or satin bags brocaded boxes. cigarette cases. au-
tomobiIe goggles. etc Supper was served at the
conclusion of the dance Among those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wagstaff. Mr. and Mrs
David Wagstaff. Miss Pauline Le Roy FRENCH
Miss Helen Coster Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Rogers. IT..
nearly all the debutantes of the season. as wei
as Francis Roche William Manice. jr. Charles
Janier Clarence PeIl. NJ. Orme Wilson. W. Bar
CLAW Parsons jr.. Malcolm G. Sloane Haini4,on
Fish fr GalIatn Pell. Moses Taylor Pyne, IT.,
yyu,m pbineIander stewart IT, and Fulton Cut
ting.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
PHILOSOPHERS ELECT OFFICERS.

Ithaca. N Y. Dec 27.-The American Philosophi-
cal Association. meeting here today elected thsso
officers for 1903: President. Professor Hugo M1ns-
terberg Of Harvard vice-president. Professor W.
P. Montague. of Columbia; secretary and treasurer.
Professor Frank Thilly. of Cornell: members Of
the executive committee. Professor r. b. Perry.
Harvard: Professor c. M. BakeweE. Yale and
Professor Ernest Albec. Of Cornell
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28

The gypsy queen up in Westchester County
who complains of having been robbed of q
oueenly sum has at least learned that 1t Is
easier to tell many fortunes than to keep one.
Perhaps she has also discovered that a physi-
clan can cure himself more easily than
gypsy can cast her own horoscope and forestall
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28

Thss newspaper Is oDned and published ov
THE Tribune Association Neg0 York corpora
tSos; Office and principal place of business, IND
ssse Building, No. ISL Nassau street, Nep lorS;
Ogden Mills. president; Nathaniel Tutfle. sec
retorv and treasurer The address Of the off,
GERS is the Office of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
NEW HEAD FOR MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY

ST Louis Dec. 2.-The curators Of the University
of Missouri accepted the resignation OF presidents
r. III. Jesse to-day. committee was appointed 70
choose q new president 1t is said that Pre9idens
xesse resigned because ok ~ health
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28

Tom Johnson is now threatening to make an
electric light company's plant in Cleveland cheap
bv competition and then buy it for the city.
Evidently he thinks very well Of the methods
be ,,sed in his war on the traction corporation.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.
Among the passengers who will sail to-day Tor

Among the passengers VINO VIII san to-oay Iof
Europe
NEW YORK. FOR SOUTHAMPTON
Mr. and Mrs. f. w. Carter. M +. Lanan
I,,cbard ~ Ewart Mrs H j. Taylor.
Nsa Flora A Hancock Thomas L. Wells.
MAURITANIA. FOR LIVERPOOL.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Buck Irwin Laughin-
ley George IL Moves
Mr. and Mrs Charles F. Mr.. Mrs. W. w. Walsh.
EYshhack tr.
Charles S. Hail. h B White
Foxhail Keene. tWalter f. Parker
PRESIDENT GRANT, HAMBURG.
Mis. r r. Baird lMr. Richard Hecht
Mrs ~ r. Dick Mr.. Mrs II. Julian
Edward r Emerson Mrs. J. E. Moffat
Travellers who arrived yesterday from abroad
ADRIArIC. FROM SOUTHAMPTON.
Mundj Bey. Mr. and Mrs A W. Knox
Mr. and Mrs J. B. Camp-lMrs. T. P. OConnor
hell, Mr.. and Mrs. O. F. F. Trait
Mrs J. j Crane. J r. Wells.
and Mrs Julian S rs A. c.. Panton-
Eaton logden Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs L. r Flint IT, Duncan Jones.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
IRI,sLE SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS.

Carlisle. Penn, Dec. T.-Major William A. Mer-
GER who for six years has been superintendent OF
the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, has resigned
His resignation is take effect upon the appoint
nnent OF his successor
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28

We hope the BENJAMIN Franklin-Peletiah
Webster controversy now raging will not reach
the Bacon-S Shakespeare cryptogram stage.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
n71nrk DAILY Gibunre

SATURDAY, DECEMBER %. 1907
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28

Mrs j. Rodman Townsend gave theatre parry
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-09-15
HOW % THESE STATEMENTS LINE uR7

In the last issue OF The Ranch an editorial was
published stating that the stockgrowers Of the
Pacific northwest were not getting fair deal at
The hands of the meat packers. We stated in
that editorial that while the consumers of beef
i'm the Puget Sound cities paying more for
their meat than they have ever done before in
the last dozen years, the farmers who are raising
this beef are not getting enough for il from the
meat packers to make stockrasing profitable We
stated further that while consumers i'm the north
western cities were paying considerably higher
prices thau those of the cities OF the east and
middle west the farmers i'm the state of Washing
ron are NOT getting much more than half of what
tho packers in The Missipp valley are paying
~tockraiscrS OF that country.
While no direct reply has been made 10 The
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-09-15
CAUSE AND RESULT.

flock of crows, in caustic language.
Discussed a point with voices raucous
Now tell me would this grave assembIage
BE called a CrOcus or caucus?
Camilla j. Knight
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-27

Read the Silver Belt-Aiways up to date.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-27
PRESCOTT MANS
 VISIT ID GLOBE
Attorney Job Contrasts Conditions in Bisbee and Globe-Says Globe Is Flourishing and Thriving-Suongest Union Camp.

Thomas c. Job, a prominent Repub- lican attorney of Prescott, is in the city today on his way home from Bisbee and Globe, where he has been for some time past on business connected with the Girard Haggott- -Campbell-Job Con struction company of Prescott, says the Phoenix Democrat. The company re- gently secured contract from the War ren Townsite company for the eonstruc- ton of a fve-mile electric line between Bisbee and the town of Warren, which is now being built as residence sub urb of the big mining town. J. B. Cir ard of the company, who built the Pres colt electric ear, line, will have charge of the work on the new line.
 Mir. Job was in Bisbee the day that the eight hundred miners were laid off, and it is his opinion that the mines will never open up again as long as the unions have a foothold in Bisbee.
 Mir. Job stated this morning that he had received the information from reli- able sources while in the copper camp that the mines had plenty of money and reserve funds, and that they would fight the formation of miners union in Bisbee to the bitter end
 Mir. Job came by way of Globe and says in contrast to Bisbee that town is thriving and fourishing and is the strongest union camp in the territory of Arizona. The strength of the unions in Globe can be more fully realized when. as MT. Job said, the miners in that place held meeting to protest against the trial of Mover and Hay wood, and every saloon in the city was induced to close during the course of the meeting. This is thing that prob ably could not be done in any other town in Arizona.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-27
WHO IS THE MARSHALL
Formerly Insane Official of Flagstaff
 Returns Cured and Wants Job

I. T. Wheeler, who was discharged from the insane asylum at Phoenix a few days ago, met with strange recep- ton upon his return to Flagstaff.
 Wheeler was city marshal of Flag staff. having been elected at the muni- cipal election last spring by a large majority.
 Shortly after that he was thrown from a horse and rendered insane. He was committed to the asylum at Phoc- nix and he was an inmate of that in- stitution for several months, but after time he showed improvement and was recently discharged as completely cured.
 Wheeler went back to Flagstaff thankful that the cloud had passed from his mind and presented himself to carry out the will of the people when they elected him as their police officer.
 But Wheeler found that another man had been appointed in his place and the city council stood pat against al lowing Wheeler to fill out the term which he had been elected to serve.
 After arguing the matter Wheeler finally consulted lawyer and had filed a suit against the city of Flagstaff for his salary as marshal of Flagstaff.
 It is said that the people who elected Wheeler are behind him and are dissat- isfed with the council s action in re- fusing him permission to fill the office. The outcome of the suit win be watched with interest.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-27
MARKET HAS
 SLIGHT RECOVERY
Bad Features Seem to Be Discounted Market Due for a Rally-North Butte Strong on Good Buying and Prospects Seem Better.
(By I. N. Kinsey)

GLOBE, February 26.-Paine. Web. Der & Co. say of the copper share mar ket; After first heavy liquidation at opening the market rallied all through the list. North Butte was by far the most active stock and buying would | certainly seem to foretell some very good news to come out in the near flu ture. Tamarack, which was weak yes terday, was in good demand today. Copper Range opened off a point, but rallied easily to $93.50. For tomorrow we expect to see higher prices in North Butte, Tamarack, Quincy and Shannon. Same old buying was seen in Victoria again today and stock looks we'll
 Logan X Bryan: John Cudahy of Calumet, an authority of John D. Ryan, makes public denial today that neither Ryan nor his associates or the Anal gamated Copper company have any in tention of acquiring any interest or con trol of Oseeola or any Bigelow proper ties
 Dee says: North Butte acts as if there was something back of the pres ent move and looks like going much higher.
 Dow, Jones X Co. say of New York market: London market steady. Set clement began today and quotations are now for new account. Sharp declines in coppers in London today. Americans in London one-eighth to one-half below parity, Market rallied somewhat at the close and higher prices are looked for tomorrow. This is only natural after heavy liquidation of past few days.
 Gates says Atchison received Al sup port during the heavy liquidation of the market early in the day.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-27
Town Run by Women

If Norway ever should have mayor, the chances are ten to one a woman would hold the office. This Oxford county village of 1,500 inhabitants has more than score of women managing progressive lines of business. The town physician is woman. A woman IS jus tice of the peace. A woman manages a dry goods store. Another is pho tographer, fifth is bank cashier, a sixth is an undertaken, and still sev- enth is an insurance agent. Until her recent resignation the Rev. Caroline E. Angel was for sixteen years pastor of the Universalist church at Norway. Mrs. E. w. Sanborn is responsible for the appearance of the Norway Adver- tiser, the local weekly. This by no means completes the list of the success ful business women of Norway.-Lew- iston Journal.