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MI. BRYAN and New England.

Mr. BRYAN in few weeks will appear on
Tie lecture platform in New England. His
itinerary is not given. but presumably the
larger cities are included and there he VIII
meet many of the men who figure in demo-
cratic politics. Politically and financially
therefore he should profit by his visit, and
carry away both cash and information.
The peerless leader has not toured that
section of the country since his return from
abroad His auditors therefore will hear
for the first time from his lips his latest
impressions about not only foreign but 90
nestle affairs For it is one of Mr.. BrSan's
characteristics not to stick too closely to MS
text. or limit himself in texts. In his hands
one subject runs readily into another, and
al! subjects lead to politics, as all roads
once led to Rome.
How Will tue New Englanders receive the
railroad proposition? Can Mr.. Bryan con-
vince them? or will they hold out against
him on that as on silver? He draws large
audiences, and government ownership pre-
s,.utcd by word of mouth and reinforced by
Mr. Bryans smile may appear as less
objectionable thing than when presented IN
cold type Still. the Yankees are not emo
tiunal, and il they have not so far warmed
to the proposition Mr.. Bryan's eloduence Is
certain to meet with severe test 1he9
may hear. but heed him not.
And then there is the New England DEM
o,ratic League, the organization winch
sprang last ...Ii rom the brains of George
Fred Williams of Massachusetts and Alex
auder Troup of Connecticut. and was IN
tended to protect Organism in that quarter
against tie sly approaches and -,aneful IN
fuences of Hearstism. What of that? What
progress have its authors and promoters
to report to Mr. Bryan? He knows of their
aims and plans. Mr.. Troup made journey
to Lincoln expressly to lay the matter be-
fore his chief, and returned home with his
chiefs blessing upon his efforts.
Nothing daunted. the Hearst people con-
tinue active and down and around Boston
way are making great claims. They are
speaking softly. but carrying big stick
and they hope to secure some delegates for
use next year at the democratic national
convention.
All things considered. it is time for Mr..
Bryan to show himself and hearten his
New England followers and admirers. Like
all commanders of his quality. his presence
is an asset of value. The boys feel better,
and are fuller of fight. after seeing him and
cheering tor hun. ana he likes friendly
hullabaloo as much any man alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
The DUTY of Parents.

IN one way the Thaw trial. now drag
sing along in New York through an I'M
speakable moral morass of testimony.
serves a beneficial purpose. II is exposing
To the world in detail the wretchedness
OF a certain class of men and women whose
lives are sinks of iniauity and whose ex-
ampies should open the eyes OF other men
and women, of all classes of society, to
the dangers that attend the young in our
large cities. The great majority of fathers
and mothers, of course, need no such reve-
lations TO warn them of the consequence
of neglect of their duty. But 1t Is to be
feared that there are many who are care
less in the training of their children. vino
allow their sons and daughters too much
liberty. who are unaware of the company
the young people keep and the pitfalls
with which they are menaced.
The pitiful story OF Evelyn Thsw. resqtd-
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Washington and Lincoln.

Speaking at Johns Hopkins University on
Friday Hanns Taylor. former minister to
Spain, said in a generous tribute to Mr..
Roosevelt:
Before any comparison is made between
any living President of the United States.
and those who have gone before him, veil
should first be drawn in reverence over the
portraits of Washington and Lincoln. They
must forever dwell apart and alone in their
awful solitude
Sentiment everywhere justifies this ap-
praisement of Washington and Lincoln.
They are not only the leading Americans
hut rank with the greatest men of all the
ages. In wisdom in stoutness of heart, and
in elevation of character, they represent the
best that men have bowed to and been
benefited by since history began to describe
the leaders of mankind.
And yet they were so unlike in some
things il has been said that had they been
contemporaries and thrown together they
would not have been congenial. Washing
ton stands as the austere man; severe in
pose and dignity: formal in thought and
address; a figure for purple and fine linen
Some of his admirers thought he could
give George III points in kinsly bearing
and few kingly characteristics.
Lincoln. on the other hand, stands as the
StNldi man. easy anu siiHplt, anu even
awkward. in pose; informal in thought and
often in address; a figure for homespun
whom purple and fine linen would not be-
Comingly have draped. There was not the
faiutest suggestion of side in his COM
position, and the side of others disap-
peared in his presence. more natural
man. depending entirely upon his character,
never stood up straight before the world.
Gut. unlike they were in some things,
they had much in common that. thrown
together. they would instantly have struck
hands as friends. Both possessed the genius
Of common sense, both were controlled by
pure purposes each was thoroughly the
master of himself, and both moved toward
an objective with as little circumlocution
possible. Both saw things whole. Both ex-
erCised great patience. Lincoln had the
greater gift of expression rising at times
to heights of supreme beauty. but at a
council table he would have listened to
Washington with a Difference and attention
as profound as any that the latters asso-
Cates ever exhibited.
As Mr.. Taylor said. the two men dwell
apart in the hearts of their countrymen,
bat dwell together in a spiritual and an In
tcllectual amity. And 1t requires no stretch
OF fancy to see their shades mingling on
terms of intimacy and appreciation in the
EIysan Fields; and, not unlikely. the shade
OF Washington has grown a little less
severe under the schooling of Mr.. Lin
coins homely illustrations and felicltous
repartec.
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Iondon,s Smart Set Stung.

A dispatch from London says that several
members of 1.-The kings set have recently
been hard hit by a group of mine-swfndle
promoters. some of them dropping practi-
cally all their surplus in blind pool that
was formed by the clever manpulators.
The mines. they allowed it to be known,
were gold producers, located in Siberia.
Shares were sold at s. each at the outset,
but by the adroit of the high-sounding
names secured by the promoters on the
ground floor basis, they were run up in
the market to So. Had the kings friends
sold out then they would have made great
profits. But being on the inside they
thought they ought to hold on and make
more. Even when the bubble burst most of
these insiders chung desperately to their
shares. some, like Lord Knollys, feeling in
honor bound directors not to sell. 1t is
reported that Lord Knollys is practically
cleaned out. Sir Ernest Cassel, one of the
closest friends of King Edward. is said to
have lost no less than $2,50O600, some of
which. it is suspected, is the kings money
put into Sir Ernests hands for rspecula-
ton.
1t now develops that the mines have never
existed save in the fertile Imagination of
the swindlers. and thus there is absolutely
no chance for the tilted investors to recoup
any part of their losses. The whole affair
appears to have been a gigantic swindle.
Some years ago London's smart set suf-
fered severely through slump in South
African securities and since then they have
been comparatively cautious about putting
their money into mines. But the Siberian
swindle seems ito have caught them in a
credulous mood and they are now adopting
economical ways of living to meet the
necessities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
SCHnITZ.

From'the Norfolk virginian Pilot.
'Schmitx Is satisfied" Horrible to con-
template what might have happened II he
was not. He might have lost his temper
and jumped his bail bond.
From the birmingham Are Herald.
Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco has be-
come an International figure even If the
mikado does not like his appearance on the
scene.
From the Boston Advertiser.
San .Franciscans are now bordering over
the perpiexing question as to why Schmitz
Left Home
From the Columbia Is. CO. State.
They will have to change the name of the
Pacific to .Schmitz's sea-"
From the Chicago Journal.
Wouldn't San Francisco be lucky IL Mayor
Schmitx should lose his return ticket! But
OF course such an event would be pretty
tough on the east.
From the Los Angeles Expreas.
1t is not reported that Mayor Schmitz A
coming home with chip cut from the Big
Stick as memento Of his visit to the White
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
LET WELL EhOUGH ALONE.

Something unexpected seems to have happened 10
winters Justly celebrated backbone.-chiesgo
Tribune.
Aye, and though that may be true,
fSng a song OF low coalD
We'd not. when basking
In sunshine, be asking
Why at this time It's not whole.
Take what relief you can get,
Now nearly empty.s the bind
Such weather's nice,
II lessons the price
OF living. That's where you can win.
II winters weak I'm the spine
(afuybe that coal will last througbD
Don't knock intently,
But pass him up gently
That IL the wise thing to do.
Vertebrate fracture may he
(SinS pai song OF low coalD
Who'd be the cynIe
To ask for 4 clinic
- - u II can't be made whoief
Indianapolis New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
"AT HOME" WITH THE MUSE.

l wish the Muse would come to call
When I'm in proper trim
For mounting on my Pegasus,
Booted and spurred for him.
I'm sure I'd never once select
The times and seasons she selects.
For instance, when I've leisure time,
No IDEAS TO be had!
In vain l search my weary wits,
Equipped with pen and pad.
Just waiting for a start, that's all.
IT'S then the Muse will never call.
All. no, She waits till I'm at church
Striving my thoughts to raise.
Then permeates with rhymes the psalms,
The sermon, hymns OF praise,
And coaxes me to make a sonnet
About my next pew neighbours bonnet!
Again, at bridge she tweaks my ear,
Puts ideas in my head,
SO l may trump my partners ace,
Not know what has been led.
But, worst of all, she loves to WOO
When | am having a shampoo!
Her antics show she's feminine,
This Muse. who's SO contrary,
Illusiye coy and hard to win,
So like woman-very
Yet, once she's won after much trying,
She's more than often satisfying!
New York Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
TIE LITERARY BROTHER.

He's Just so literary
He scarce can sleep at night;
He's up an eatin breakfast
Two hours fore mornin' light,
An list min to the mockin' birds
A-singin' out o. sight!
An II really wouldn't matter
Since 1t seems the writer's rule,
But In daytime he's dreamih'
In the shaded valleys cool,
Whilst we're plowin' an .gee-hawin'
OF the everlastin' mule!
Frank l.. Stanton. In the Atlanta Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
The Popular Estimate.

Napoleon was said to be
superstitious man;
George Washington's famed cherry tree
In fiction still we scan
Within q tub Diogenes
Passed his eccentric life.
And Socrates could not appease
The temper of his wife.
Though great their deeds and wise their
laws.
rreal worth lies hid
W. remember them because
OF the fool things they ala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

The Sultan of Turkey has promised to
instruct the grand vizer to look up the
claims awaiting settlement. This looks like
one of the easiest promises the sultan has
yet made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

In investigating E. H. Hartman, the in
terstate commerce commission may find IT.
self confronted by the necessity of study
ing the entire Wall street game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

party of fifty members of Congress
ought to be able to forever settle any lin
gering doubts as to whether Poultney Bige-
low was right or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Mr.. Bryce and the President WILL OF
course exchange polite assurances that
they have read each others books
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Some of the journalistic illustrators make
it appear that women who become involved
in court procedure are invariably good look
ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

The present chief of police al st. Peters
burg. having gone through bomb eSplo-
sion unharmed. is to be congratulated on
ti- success of his administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Senator -Tiliman's lecture income may
tempt some of his constituents to suspect
him of trying to break into the wealthy
classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

The Presidents epigram, "be doors rather
than critics. of the deeds others do"
may tempt some audacious engineer to tell
him to go ahead and build his own canal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

The railway accident continues to alter
nate. with testimony in the Thaw case as
the news feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

The jurors in the Thaw case are obliged
to listen to all the testimony, but they
escape having to see all the fanciful pic
lures
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SHOOTING STARS.


Poets have always had scanty e:-cour-
agement.'
YES" answered the sad-eyed youth with
inky fingers. 1.-THE idea seems to be that
poetry is something everybody ought to
read and nobody ought to write.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Lawyer Gleason and DR. Wylie can both
bear witness 10 Jeromes faculty for spring
ing surprises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Gov. Swettenham should observe Mr..
Bryce and see how easy it is for a man
to be popular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Railway travel Is not only less expensive
than il used to be, but much more exciting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Good Intentions said Uncle Eben,
needs good judgment to back 'em. A hen
don git no credit whutsomever fob settin
on a chiny egg
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Caution.

Lady" said Meandering Mike. do you
want any wood chopped?'
NO" was the sharp answer.
Nor chores of any kind done?'
NO
I'm dat case. 1 feels relieved. I kin take
chance on askin' you fur somethin' to
eat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
The Suburbanite.

The Suburbanite.
Each season brings its share of woe,
The toiler knows no rest Alas,
You either have to shovel snow
Or else you've got to cut the grass.
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Benehciaries.

What class of people do you think has
been most benefited by the libraries you
have founder?
I'm not sure" answered Mr. Dustin
Stax. But kind of suspect it's the archi-
tects."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-31
URGE RETIRED LIST
FOR Old SOLDIERS
PETITION GOING AROUND IN CHI.
cAco TO ASK cONoREss TO
PASS BILL.

Chicago, Oct. s0-A petition, heal
Cd by Governor Deneen and Mayor
Bussee, and backed by /, the loca
Grand Army posts, Loyal Legion and
ether patriotic bodies. is beiag circn
lated in Chicago urging the passage
by congress CT a bill already intro
duced and now In the hands of the
house committee OF military affairs,
establishing retired list for yoiun-
teer officers who served during the
civil war. II provides that every sur
viying officer Of volunteers shall be
eligible to receive ha,f pay at the age
Of GG, and three fourths pay at TO-
according to rank, as compared with
the pay CT officers CT like rank In tae
regular army 1t is estimated tha.
not mere than 10000 men would bena-
fit BY the act.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-31
ROOSEvELT'S POLICIES NOT
RESPONSIBLE SAYS BANKER
For Recent Disturbances Cannon Says Country S
Financial Ability Greater Than Any
Senator Cabot Says Revenue
Surplus Helped

,prahensicn cf serious trouble in any
Quarter Bloomingdale said that he
obtained from Secretary Cortelyou al
.eXpr, ssion similar in character.
After Ills conference at the White
iorse Biocmingdale assigned the
cause Of the recent trouble to be a
Tremendous over expansion and eX-
ploitation OF enterprises far beyond
their worth, until the situation reach
ed point where books had TO be
balanced. The only Connection the
course Of President Roosevelt has
with the crisis was perhaps to hasten
inquiry into the actual worth Of Sc
culities upon which certain crelits
We're based. FrGm this point of view
he said, the sooner a reckoning was
taken the less disastrous the result
II the disaster had been the result Of
the presidents policies, Bloomingdale
added, 1t would have affected the
whole country which was not the
case.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-31
MURDERER COT
DEATH PfNALT TY
NEGRO SLAYER OF CHICAGO
TEACHER, SENTENCED TO
FANG DEC. IL.
Asked Judge to Set Nearer Date But
Was Told That Time Set Was
Shortest tha Law Would
Allow.

| Chicago, Oct. 30. Richard Walton
lcolored, who recently murdered Mrs
Lillian Grant, white, by strangling hel.
and who after a pursuit of seyera
weeks was arrested in Springfield, I'll.
plead guilty, was placed on trial today
Walton entered the plea or guiltyedes
pite the warning of Judge Brentano
that under it, he could be sentenced
70 death. Judge Brentano sentence
Walton to be hanged December l3
Cant you make it shorter Judge, I
asked Walton. Il regret the law will
not permit me to accommodate you,
that's the earliest day possible, 4 re-
piled the judge,
The crime to which Walton pleaded
guilty was one of the worst commit.
ted IN this city in recent years. Mrs
Grant was a teacher Of high reputa-
tion.
She had employed Walton to per.
form some work in her rooms pre-
paratory to moving and during the
night he entered the woman's room
and strangled her to death for the
purpose of securing her jewelry.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-31
RUSSIAN TO 'NN is
ALMOST DESTROYED
BY BIG LANDSLIDE
CALAMITY FOLLOWS EARTH.
QUAKE or OCTOBER 2f--LisT
OF DEAD PLACED AT f5ao--
FIRST REPORTS SOMEWHAT
EXAGGERATED.

|
Tashkend, Russian Trrkistan OCT
9a.--The tswn Of Karatagh In thu
Hussar district OF Bokhara, has beer
Nerwhelmed and completely de
stroyed by landslide that followed
the earthquake OF October 21 Ac.
cording to the latest reports of the
disaster, the majority of the inhabi.
tants Of Karatagh have been killed.
The first reports OF the causultias
were exaggerated the death list being
Ilaced as high as flrteen thousand.
Karatagh has about $500 dwellers,
and there is reason to believe that
obout 1.500 were buried alive. Among
those who survived the disaster are
the governor OF ilaratagh and his
mother.
Karatagh is remotely situated, and
Il takes full week for news to get
out from there, but according to one.
courier who has come through, an
enormous section OF Karatagh noun.
ain, which practically hung over the
own. broke loose and thrndered
down upon the village, which is al
most completely covered.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-31
SURPLUS NOT WRONG:
HELPED THE SITUATION.

! Boston. oct. Ex-senator Heary
Cabot Lodge touched upon the sur.
plus in the treasury at Washington,
and the New York financial stringency
In speech tonight. you may recall, .
said Senator Lodge. 'that former Uni
ted States Treasurer Roberts publish
ed an article about the great wrong IN
a surplus. Roberts was in a state Of
mind because the revenues of the
United States for the last fiscal year
showed a surplus of ninety millions.
Then Boston newspaper took it up.
declaring its habitaual moral that Il
was another hideous evil to be
charged up to the tariff. which ought
to be Immediately reduced. There was
a great panic in New York last week.
The tide of Failure was stemmed in
great measure by the action of Sec
retary Cortelyou. whose conduct in
that great crisis cannot be too nigh,y
praised. How did be do It? By al.
vancing to the banks many millions OF
money from the treasury of the Uni
ted States How did he happen to
have that money in the treasury? Be
cause the United States has a surplus.
How much money would be have ad-
vanoed If We had had a deficit in our
revenues and there had been no SIT
plus in the treasury I think there
we're a coed many people last week
who we're glad the United States bal
4 surplus and to whom It never &C
fr,n..-l..a,a - c.-.-na ID
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-31

New York, Oct 30.-The financial
situation today is SO nearly norma
that there We're few new features q
Importance It was stated BY bankers
that calls for money from the neigh
bolhood Of New York and in the cast
appeared practically satisfied. Calls
for currency of urgent character came
from points west Of the Mississippi.
These calls are being met as condi.
tions permit. Stae superintendent of
Banking Williams, gathered up nest
of the cash in the suspended banks
today and deposited It with growing
Institutions thereby adding several
million dollars to the funds available
III the market BeDIy bafances ngainFt
banks at the clearing house were
smaller than the usual normal condi.
tions. all such balances aggregating
only a little more than s9,000.000 on
clearings of s266, 000 One Of the
most interesting developments of the
situation Is the large amount of pur-
chase of securities in small lots for
lHNtSliutiilS bhOat idi 6G DltFdlS beihN7
ING houses which sell stock and bonds
have been keeping q clerical force at
work overtime executing such orders,
II Is estimated that there are four
hundred thousand more names of
Stockholders on the books of the rail
way and Industrial corporations than
there was year ago. A single large
firm reports sales between s500,000
and $750000 per day. Another firm
states it's wires to outlying places are
crowded with small orders, directing
the transfer of securities to names OF
new owners, while still another firm
declares that there has not been a
movement Of this kind. of such vol
ume for twenty years.
The absence of any failures, either
financial or mercantile in New York |
Of any Importance, except that Of |
Messler and Company private bank I
ing firm. and the offer of call money /
at lower rates than during the mast /
of the year were other favorable symp I
toms of the situation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-31
SPEAKER CANNON ON
FINANCIAL DISTURBANCE

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct 30.--Speaker
Cannon of the National house of rep
resentatives in an address today on
the stability Of the country's financial
condition spoke Of the great wealth
o fthe United States and its market
business and commercial affairs which
were all on the most substantial basis
The last ten years, he said, had been
the greatest in business growth in the
history Of the country This was
shown by the postoffice department,
which registers the business pulse
0 fthe country It's revenues and ex-
penditures ten years ago were about
$50, 900 600. They have rapidly grown
to $500 100000. No other country in
the world has displayed such magniti-
cant progress as this country. The
credit and currency of the country
should not be disturbed by little
Wall street furry which was not an
evidence of any disturbance of the
commercial business or lessened
financial ability of the country There
was no occasion for such false no
ions. Let sensible, energetic bust
loss men realize this financial furry
vas without foundation, and fears
hat had been disturbing the imagin-
ltions Of some would soon vanish IN
hin air and disappear.