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4 Psychological Panic.

From the New York Evening Post,
We agree entirely with the Judgment
which asCribes the excuses of last
weeks sudden panic TO psychological
rather than purely financial causes. Il
was, in its way, a logical counterpart 10
the publics mad rush into speculation.
on q wholly unprecedented scale, dur
ing the last half of April. 1901. Precise
~ as that extraordinary craze was ended
q the moment when it seemed that
nothing at all could stop il. by a sudden
return 60 public sanity. so, we believe
the present crisis VIII end. To Sat
urday's prediction of our London fnan-
cial correspondent, that restoration Of
common sense 10 the public. and prop
er reform in the trust company law.
may make the present moment the foun-
dation of truer prosperity than the coun-
try has ever hitherto enjoyed, we heart
ily subscribe.
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OUR RELATIONS WITH JAPAN.
Comment Of London Times ON the
Immigration Question.

From the London Times
There is one assumption. common in
American newspapers, against which IT
may be as well 10 utter at once a word
Of protest It is that the position Of
this country and of the United States IN
regard 20 japanese immigration is the
same England, we are told Is regarded
IN America as a partner with the
United States, and it Is argued that the
settlement Of the immigration problem
ought not 10 be beyond the power Of
"Anglo-Amer!can" diplomacy. We can
not for a moment admit the correctness
Of this supposition. There are, no doubt
certain features in the immigration ques-
ton. as IL presents itself in Vancouver
and as It presents itself at San Francis
co, which are Identical. But there are
also many features IN the wider aspects
Of the question which are entirely diff
ferent and which render all talk about
England and America being "IH the same
boat" quite misleading. We must remind
those who make this assumption that the
japanese are the allies Of this country.
70 whom for reasons Of great and endUr-
ing Importance. she has bound herself
by solemn treaty. That consideration
alone should convince ali men Of COM
mon sense that IN this matter we are
not, and cannot be, in the same position
as the Americans.
We believe that the questions between
the United States and Japan will be
amicably and satisfactorily solved, not
because Of. but in spite of. the dispatch
Of the Pacific fleet. But. If anything
could impede or retard the solution, it
would be the dangerous assumption, which
seems 20 underlie much Of the writing
and speaking on the subject in America.
that Japan would agree 10 stop immigra-
ton as a matter Of course, if America
and England called upon her TO do SO
The japanese government, we are conf
dent, viii exhibit their ordinary good
sense and calm reason IN handling an
admittedly difficult problem. But they
are the representatives, OF singu!arly
high spirited and chiyalrous nation. who
cherish very high sense Of their own
dignity. The worst way in the world 10
obtain concessions from such race is
90 approach them IN the tactless fashion
which finds favor with portion of the
American press
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Sketches of Public Men

From the Success Magazine.
One of the most interesting of the new
features that came our way recently, is
number Of little thumb-nail sketches
about the great men of the National Capt.
tol. They are by Mr.. o. o. Stealey,
Washington correspondent Of the Louis
vile COurier-Journal, one Of the Oldest
and most observing writer's at the Capital
Nearly every prominent man since the
ante-bellum days has come under the
close scrutiny Of Mr.. SteaIey. From his
life story. this writer has taken some
vital point, and around this point his
little sketch is written. We have. secured
what we think are the most Interesting
Of Mr.. Stealey's manuscripts. They will
be interspersed with the big articles Of
the magazine, for we know that a dinner
OF roast beef alone. no matter how prime
and well cooked. is very unpalatable
thing. 1t is the little dishes on the side
that add TO the savory interest of the
feast
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Tariff Commission plnns.

As IL is evident that there will be no
revision of the tariff until after the Presi-
dental election, there is a strong move
ment for the creation of a permanent
tariff commission to study the subject of
tariff rates and classifcations In an
open letter signed by the chairmen Of
the National Association of Manufactur-
ers. the Foreign Commerce Convention,
and the American Reciprocal Tariff
League, It is stated that it will require
at least two years of inquiry 10 determine
what tariff changes should be made and
that. consequently, if no provision be
made at the coming session Of Congress
for sucn inquiry. revision will have TO
be postponed until 1910 or 1911. For this
reason it is urged that every considera-
ton of wisdom and prudence suggests
the creation by the incoming Congress Of
a permanent tariff commission"
The tariff commission idea has been
brought forward in another form by
Lieut.. Gov Chanler, Of New York, who.
while deploring the evils Of our tariff
system, dcprecates rash or hasty action
for their correction. In his recent At
lanta speech. Mr.. Chanler proposed a
rigid and intelligent investigation of the
tariff question. Let a commission be APP
pointed for this object. he said, composed
Of Senators and Representatives OF both
parties, professors Of political economy.
representatives, Of importers, exporters,
manufacturers, and consumers, of organ
lied labor. and Of the farmers. Such
conference, he thought. would enIghten
the people as TO the best remedies for
tariff evils But would a conference Of
this sort reach any agreement at all. or,
if It did, would it reach the root Of the
complaints from the industrial world
about the untavorable effects Of our tariff
policy on American export trade?
The commission plan of the three bodies
mentioned above is of an entirely different
order It eontemplates the creation by
Congress of a permanent nonpartisan
body. 10 be part of the administrative
system of the government, which shah
investigate the operation Of tariff sched-
ules and customs classifcations. hear
complaints, study domestic and foreign
market conditions, and report to the
President and Congress such modiaca-
tons Of the tariff as may, in its judg-
ment, be requisite. The belief is ex-
pressed by those who are urging this plan
that a tariff commission would in due
course Of time demonstrate its value and
win ,the confidence Of the people and of
Congress to such a degree that its find
fngs and recommendations, based upon
broad business considerations. would be
respected. and as a general rule ap-
proved"
Whether this method Of taking the
tariff out OF politics" or any other, will
commend itself 10 Congress Is probIemat-
icaL It IS certain, however. that the mat
ter VIII be brought 70 the attention OF
our national legislators this winter so
that they will have an opportunity Of de-
Gliding whether they viii expedite tariff
revision by authorizing a commission 70
take IL UP. or win POSTPONE It in the
good old way until after the next PresI-
Dental election or later.
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Thanksgiving Thnnghts-

The President of the United States, fol-
lowing well-established custom, which he
often does. contrary 10 the suggested
ideas Of a number Of people not ueces-
sary to mention. has issued his Thanks
giving Day proclamation, setting aside
Thursday, November ., as the date
This, as is also usual, will be followed
by the proclamations Of numerous State
officials; the result being a general day
Of praise to the Lord for blessings be-
slowed. suffering withheld, &c.
IN one sentence the President varies
the usual somewhat perfunctory phras-
ing Of the official promulgations. and
says:
1t behooyes us 10 bcseech the Gner Of anhhiugs
that We may not fall into love Of case and luxury.
And. really. we should do that, you
know. The idea is very pretty indeed.
and we'll and happily suggested What
boots it that the beef trust has so ar
ranged it that the Thanksgiving Day tur-
key costs about twice as much as it
should cost or did cost, a few years
ago? What matters it that the table
cleth, the crockery. the butter the eggs.
the-everything costs more than Il ever
seemed possible it should? Is il not.
nevertheless, a great thing 20 be able
10 gaze around and view the battered re-
mains of slaughtered octopl. trusts, and
other Ubiquitous institutions and add to
our feeling of exUItati0n "a prayer that
we may never fall into love OF ease
and luxury thus tempting the dead and
gone monsters aforesaid to arise and
push up prices still further?
Should We not indeed. be extra thank
ful for the many things our Chief Mag
istrate has not said about our blessed
tariff system. by the grace Of which this
present era of abnormal prices is boosted
and held up? Who knows the tempta-
lions TO fall into love Of ease and lux
ury' that might beset us were we not
mindful Of this guardian angel ever at
our side-the tariff as arranged and pro-
vided for our happiness In the long ago?
Surely, the one thing 10 DO is to avoid
falling into love of ease and luxury. d"
Such aspirations may do for those unde-
sirable citizens possessed Of swollen for
tunes. and who are, therefore. able TO
afford it-but IL is not for common folks
who desire not so much the substance Of
things good 20 eat, pretty 20 wear and
satisfying in this world as they do the
inezpressible pleasure OF RECALLING their
mental makeup OCc8s 0naIIy with Cae
solemn contemplation Of golden rules of
conduct beautiful and uplifting regula-
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YOUTH IN PRESIDENCY.
Few Executives InauEurated Before
Reaching Fiftieth Year.

Reaching Eiftieth Year.
From the New York Times.
Theodore Roosevelt. now on the thresh-
old Of bis ffueth year, has been Presi-
dent Of the United States since Septem-
Der Is, 1901. when be was forty-three
years Of age. lie has been the youngest
of all our Presidents, and only four OF
the others. Franklin Pierce. L. S. Grant
James A. Garfield, ana Grover Cleveland,
were iuausurated before they had passed
the half-CeHtury mark
in February. 17Q, Washington ceIe-
brated his forty-niuth birthday in camp
in the period of comparative inacuon pro-
ceding the union Of French and American
troops for the assault on Yorktown. In
his dfueth year, 1872, jefferson, as Secre-
tary Of State In Washingt0n's Cabinet
Urew up bis famous report on our rela-
lions with Spain. In 1900. when he had
Just entered his ffueth year, Madison
was out OF Office. but making his states
manshiD feit in the most famous OF all
his papers his defense Of his resolu-
tons against the alien and sedition laws
~
was one of his "of years" The ueg0-
tlations with Great Britain looking 10 the
protection of neutral rights had failed
and. although he had been spoken OF
for the Presidency, Madison overshad-
owed him.
Jackson's fftleth year 1916. was com
parauveIy calm for his stormy life. The
first rumble of the distant drum OF the
Seminole War had not been heard. But
be had already figured I'm the popular
mind as q possible President. Some ex-
citing weeks Of LincOln's hftieth year,
1>5>. were given UP 10 a joint debate with
stephen A. Douglas Of the burning Ques-
tons Of the hour. Both were candidates
for election from Illinois 10 the United
states Senate. Douglas was elected Sen
at0r but three years afterward Lincoln
was inaUguTaJed President OF the United
States
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 50. 1907.
An Appeal for the Government Clerk.

An Appeal for the Government Clerk.
One Of the few government officers. this
year, in the annual reports which have
so far been made public. TO come out in
an emphatic way in favor of the retire
ment Of government clerks is the Pay
master General of the army. Gen. Sniffen
discusses the question with special refer
ence 10 the employees Of his own bureau
III the War Department, but the remarks
which he has made are applicable to all
those Of the civil service. He says:
Il would also renew the recommendations made
BY my Predecessors in advocacy OF retirement for
government CLERKS with reasonable retired pay. Sew
eral bills on this subject were introduced in the
Senate and House of Representatives al the last se
SION Of Congress, but were not acted upon. These
bills do not contemplate that the retired nay shall
be charge against the public funds. but that the
payments are 20 be made from d fund created and
set apart for the purpose in the Treasury by de-
ductions from each clerks monthly Iay. It Is to
be hoped that Congress viii give consideration 70
this matter at the next session. While there are
no CLERKS IN this ofce at the present time who are
lncaTaCtated for the performance Of their fun duty
It is probable that before many years shall have
elapsed some OF them by reason Of iudrmitias due
10 advanced age. may not Be- capable Of fully meet
ing the demands OF the positions they may then
occupy. The question Of how 20 dispose OF these
clarAs under such circumstances presents quite a
problem. To discharge them would not be O com
rlendable proceeding, the contrary, IL would
almost amount 20 cUelty, as few Of such en-
Dioyes have any means Of support outside Of their
salaries There being no provision Tor their retire
llent with pay, the only thing left is % assign
them 10 less czactiug duties. with a corresponding
reduction Of salary; hut this is only a makestilt
and the situation and conditions indicate the uecss-
sity fer the legislation mentioned
The situation is candidly set forth in
this passage which gives in terse and
vigorous terms the argument which ought
TO convince Congress that there is as
much need of the retirement of civilian
employees as of those of the commissioned
grades and enlisted force Of the military
and naval services. The civilian clerk
gets much less than the army officer. and
in some cases does the work for which
the officer gets credit That. Of course.
does not enter into the question any more
than in a most indirect and restricted
sense. Il remains the fact that If there
IS 20 be a provision for the superannuated
servant of the government, the system
viii not be complete until il takes in the
government clerk. AS Gen. Sniffen says.
il is 10 be hoped that Congress VIII give
consideration 10 this matter at the next
session.
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MEN AND THINGS.
Derccn,Ient of Confucins.

a Pittsburs newspaper correspondent
has recently interviewed Duke X ung,
the seventy-sixth llneaI descendant Of
Confucius, who lives In yamen in
China He says. Duke ECung received
us in his official robes, and was most
kind and affable. He is a tall. strongly
made man Of thirty-fve years Of age.
The duke speaks 10 English. His high
ness does not often leave his home and
has only twice visited Pekin. The large
number of members Of his establishment
who crowded into the hall to listen to the
audience. caused me TO ask the duke II
he kept a large establishment, and he
informed me that it consisted Of fully
900 souls His revenue IS derived from
the villages of the neighbOrhOOd for many
miles around one village as FAR away
from Chufou as 900 u C40 miles paying
an annual sum. His highness expressed
friendly sentiments toward foreigners
whom he alleges he is always glad to re-
celye when they visit Chufou. lie ex-
pressed the opinion that English was
practically the official language Of
China"
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Is Marriage necIinincr

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The next United States census may
throw some light on the inquiry whether
Americans are less inclined 70 marriage
now than in former years. The popular
impression is that they are. The charge
that the extravaganza Of modern women
accounts in a great degree for the de-
cline Of marriage is repealed by the
EnClishwOmen. who are entering the dis
Cussion in the press, and they establish
q strong case against the men who ex-
clude themselves from home life by ex-
pensive diversions.
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The Crisis.

The joke market was on the tOboggau.
MonoiogIe foundries were running on
half time, and many Of the humorous
publications were forced 10 suspend.
The Secretary Of Jokes was appealed TO.
and right Hobly did he respond.
He threw 3).Cl9gJ jokes upon the mar
ket. Some OF them We're very ancient.
but they were jokes. nevertheless. Thus
was a panic averted and confidence, r.
the tWlnkUng Of an eye, restored.
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He Gets Angry.

Can we send you up q tuu Of wine?'
inquired the clerk.
Nav" replied Mr.. Nuritch.
How about a few baskets Of cham
pagne?"
Look here, young man, are you trying
to kid me? Don't sou s'p0se 7 know that
wine is sold in bottles? 1 know that you
don't order IL Ike YOU would coal"
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Prof Rowe, Of Columbia College, re-
ceived at the beginning OF September, at
Lima, Peru, his diploma Of doctor Of laws
from the University Of San Marcos. The
papers Of the Peruvian capital describe
the ceremony as brilliant There was a
large audience, comprising many men Of
science and literature, as well as high
officials. DR.. Ribeyro, rector Of the uni
versity. on receiving Prof. Rowe, deliv-
cred an Grafton, in which he insisted
upon the great Importance which the
cooperation OF the United States and
South American universities would eXer-
else over the future Of America" Prof
Rowe after having given thanks FOR the
distinction bestowed upon him, said that
the tirne had come 70 strengthen the re-
latiOns between the scientific Institutions
OF the United States and Of L2tiu-Amer-
lea. and that their cooperation would
contribute 10 the solution Of many grave
social political. and industrial problems
which to-day drew the attention of the
world The universities OF the north
and south Of this continent. added Prof
Rowe. had. moreover. the mission Of fOs-
terinE q communion Of ideas between the
two parts Of the New World.
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busting on Ancient sroraIities.

From tho Portland Orugluian-
When President Roosevelt says 10 the
men Of wealth as well as to the men
without wealth, Thou shalt not steal"
the whole Tountry listens and most OF
the people applaud Yet there is moth
ing new or strange about il. Moses
promulgated the same ideas of prop
erty rights and human conduct some
fifty centuries ago.
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His Method.

Miss-Tve 10 sympathy for the man
who proposes and is rejected, and then
gets sore. 4 man should be wise enough
TO know what his answer will be before
he offers himself
Mr.-Sure-I always make good and
certain that a girls going 20 reject me
before l dare to propose.
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From the Philadelphia Record
The stand-patters no doubt observe
that there was no smell Of tariff scare
behind the Wall street panic Of last
week. but they are not saying anything
about their observations.
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Couldn't Convert Him.

The native magiclans or "tOhUugas" Of
New Zealand are passing away. Toh0to
was about the last Of them. A recent writ
CT on New Zealand says that he was so
old that his age could not be guessed.
So sacred was his person held that il
was only after repeated delays that a
white man was allowed to see him. He
held that white men We're not lit to asso-
ciate with as they had no system OF
taDu sacred and consecrated) nor did
they regard things which were tapu 10
the Maori with any reverence. From
the first he had resisted all efforts of
the missionaries 70 abandon his ancient
faith for Christianity, and as be had q
large following who for his sake refused
TO become Christians, his conversion was
greatly desired. New Zealand's greatest
bishop laid siege TO the old heather at
Makota. hat Jree-Clad isle in Lake
RoteTua. For hours the bishop endeav-
ored 10 win the Maori priest over. To-
noto sat unmoved in gloomy silence At
length be lifted his head "Harkeu
unto my words" he said. IF you can do
this 1 VIII accept your God" Then,
picking up the dead leaf Of a cabbage
tree which had fiuttered to the ground
he held Il loosely between his fingers at
arms length. His withered body was
naked 10 the hips. The sun was high in
the heavens, no deception seemed posi-
Bile After repeating an incarnation he in
vited his visitor 20 look and, behold, the
leaf had turned green and fresh in his
hands. The strong-minded, highly edu-
Gated bishop had no belief either in To-
hoto or his powers, yet by some strange
influence the decrepiJ Polynesian was
able TO make the white man believe that
what he saw was a fresh, green leaf.
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The Usual Price.

MY dear shir," gurgled the inebriated
individual who had been dragged from
beneath a passing truck. you have
shaved me. you have shaved me. Take
this a. cents
"Aw. make il ten" responded the dis
gruntled rescuer. Il don't shave no man
for less than q dime
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.


THE VERSATILE GOOSEBONE.
The go0sebone gifts its innings now,
/ swowi
81 Perkins takes his goosebone down
An shows how It Is turnin' brown.
Look here" bawls he,
From this / see
The winter will be mild as tea.'
The goosebone knows the weather some,
! Vuml
BIZ Peters takes his goosebone down
An shows how IT is turnin brown.
See there" he'll yell,
Them spots foretell
A winter cold an long, as Well
The goosebone Is a curious thing,
BY jingi
The man that knows kin take it down
An show how II is turnIn brown;
Point out each spot
An like as not
Prove any old idee he got!
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Stories Gave Out.

According 10 Capt Mahan, who has
contributed so many "reminiscences of the
civil war blockade duty, even in those
tumultuous days was not always so ro-
mantle and exciting as we commonly
suppose. Capt Mahan tells of the time
when he was attached to the Pocahon-
tas, which was detailed for service in
the Gulf of Mexico. Blockade duty on
that coast was. according to the captain,
desperately tedious work. BY the time
the supply vessels arrived from the
North, bearing the long waited-for news
papers TO Sabine Pass, where the POca-
hOntas was stationed, the news of the
day was stale, indeed, and the deeply
bored officers had got 10 the bottom tier
Of their fresh beef Il have never seen"
remarked Capt. Mahan. "a body Of in
teiligent men reduced SO nearly to i'm
becility as my shipmates then were. The
largest store Of anecdotes was sure TO
have run dry, the deepest vein Of orig
nal humoT to have run OUT He re-
members, he says. hearing at the time
of two notorious telleTs of stories being
pitte6 against each other for the even
ing's amusement, when one was driven.
as a last resource, to recounting that
Mary had little lamb
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Agreed,

Mrs. JawbaCk-This paper says that
eating meat causes bad temper.
NJ Jawback-If that means the kind
Of meat you've been expecting me to
chew on for the last few days, the pa
pcr's right.
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Where His Credit Comes In.

From the Springfield Republican.
President Roosevelt's compliments TO
Secretary Cortelyou are deserved, and
let US commend the President for re-
sistng the temptation TO add: Don't
forget that I appointed him"
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Benevolent MnIefactors.

From the Ohio State Journal
IN short, the Presidential congratula-
tons are extended to the conservative,
substantial, wise, public-spirited. invalu-
able maIefactcrs Of great wealth.