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IS not altogether persona non grata at

is not altogether persona non grata AZ
the Nine. Gould household.
OF course. when one speaks of the
vulgar scramble for money one Is
not supposed to have in mind such salt
OF the earth as Mon. Boni and Mon.
Helie. Their noble family is very an
Client: not a sans-eulotte among the en-
tire tribe. It is a great thing when one
of this stripe of the genus homo gains
his consent to seek the hand and the for
tune Of some American heiress. Fond
mammas and doting papas beam with
gratified smiles: it is all so wonderful, so
romantic, and so grand. don't you know.
Still, we believe if we were an Ameri-
can girl with a million we would rather
wed an American minus ancestors and
an abnormal appetite for bOnbons than
a Count Bonl or Prince Helle. II we
were such a gin. we think we could get
along without eoroneted notepaper and
a handle to our name. We don't know
not being the girl or possessed of the
million-but we think that is the way we
should feel about it. Being such as we
are, we think nice. swift, and not over
gentle kick in the trousers would express
our opinion of these Frenchmen. If we
were the girl. however, perhaps We should
think the bestowing of q wedding ring a
fit and proper recognition of THEN per-
sonal charms. You never can tell,
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Il has been noteworthy that with
IN the past few months. owing TO
decided falling Of in the output Of
best sellers" Indiana has fallen
from her high estate As puUeyor Of
literature 10 the Union. Il Is. there
fore. with intense qualification that
literary men everywhere win hail
new book Of verse from a gifted pen
Of a statesman Of the East the
Hon. William Sulzer. L is en-
titled Harlem Lyrics. Including an
Ode 70 Olga.
Il Is plain that in this sheaf Of
poetry. the inspiration Of which eTi-
IDENTIFY covers a period of years, the
New Yorker has fallen under the
Influence Of the pseudo classical
school, and many Of these poems
take on a note OF distinct original
its. owing 10 their freshness Of
treatment, their stirring patriotism,
their yinlity, and their superabun-
dant use Of rhyme. Tie influence.
for instance, Of Tennys0n is very
plainly marked in that gem called
silence"
Come not when 7 am stfll
From the House gallery to gaze
on me.
But wait until
I do turn loose the fount Of ora
tory.
That flows from me as from a sill
very MI.
Just watch the day this session
when | speak
About the peerless-it viii take a
week
Come not when ! am stnlr'
Comment on such ringing verse as
this would be supereuous; the plea
has all the pathos Of funeral
march. In his poems descriptive Of
nature Mr.. Sulzer is at his best. as
in the verse;
II know fair hank by the icy
stream"
which bears all the ear-marks Of
tine inspiration. OF purely lyrical
verse there is a little group in this
volume IN which mas be included
the Poem on Awakening. -" Poem
After Working" and. above all. the
Poem After Drinking. We feel
We must quote a stanzs from this
pure gem
''Oh, meFTilv I laugh
When a pale. pink-cyed giraffe
Dances before my eyes, which throb
with pain;
And slligators flY
Like whales across the sky.
And paehyderms spread on the coun-
terpanc.
II is all so realistic. so true. so
soulful
The ode to Olga" the longest
and the best poem ia the book. Is
after the manner Of Alexander Pope.
who first invented lines Of this Pc
oHliar meter; hence they are called
'Alexandgines. " They are used here
With such fine effect that it may
well be that this volume will be
epoeh-making and that hereafter
they VIZ be known as suizer-
ines" which would be much more
fitting and onIy a weak. pale tribute
to one Of the sterling geniuses Of
the age. We quote a few lines.
taken at random, to show the ease
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Raee.traek Gambling Here-

or course, Commissioner Mcfarland
would abolish race-track evils IN the Dis
trict of Columbia if he could He is
keenly alive To the shame and the dis
grace Of the thing. He appreciates the
Unenviable position that Washington, the
Capital of the Nation. occupies in the
eyes of the country and the world IN Civ
ing itself over twice a year to an orgie Of
public gambling. 1t is all done without
his sanction, as everybody knows. He
would end it forthwith, if he had the
power. But a word from him will not
suffice. Everybody knows this The
Washington Herald understands it thor
oughly.
Police Superintendent Sylvester would
stop it, if he could. But a word from him
will not suffice. Of course, we know that
What we said yesterday We repeat to-
day, and it is this-wholly without disre-
spect for or reflection upon either official:
But how long do you suppose it would last if
President Roosevelt should happen 10 tell Police
superintendent Sylvester OF Commissioner Mscfar-
land or some one else IN authority. that the dis
graceful demcrslzing thing had got to stop? Il
would not last at al.
Mr.. mcfarland and Mai. Sylvester were
named merely in passing, and we added
"or some one else in authority" OF
course. we know all about the delay in
the courts, the legal technicalities in
volyed, and the fareical Interpretation of
the law which now permits bookmakers
to place bets if they keep on the move
or stand first on one foot and then on
the other. The point we made and en-
deavored to make clearly, and which We
reiterate to-day, is that if President
Roosevelt should happen to tell some
one in authority say Commissioner
West this time, or District Attorney
Baker-that the thing had got to stop. #
would stop. There would be no more
quibbling. If the racing law did not
reach the gamblers the common Law
/ against gambling would reach them, anC
reach them at once,
We cannot help thinking and hopins
that President Roosevelt will some day
get his mind on the disgraceful situation
and give the word.
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need for a great navy" with an insincible
American nation stretching over the en-
tire hemisphere?
Gov. Johnson's ideas must have an at
tractive sound to the conservative wing
of the Democratic party. We can readily
understand why Col. Henry Watterson
picked the vigorous young Northern gov
ernor as q Democratic winner Though
a conservative, he IS a conservative Of
the right kind. He is neither a corpora
ton lawyer nor a professional trust
buster. lie has many elements OF strength
conspicuously lacking In those hitherto
proposed to head the movement for
Democratic conservatism. We would not
be surprised If Gov. johnson should de-
velop a considerable following before next
July. The Democratic party would do a
graceful and sensible thing if the conven-
ton nominated him for the Vice Presi-
dency.
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EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: II you see it in The Big
Suck. it ism Z necessarily so.
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW.

April Fools Day falls on the first
Of April this year.
The way TO spell Olllahan is with
an "a. not an i. -
sam Bernard. the comedian. was
not, as is popularity supposed, named
after a dog
It is not true that Gov Hughes,
Of New YORK, Is a lineal descendant
Of the Man with the Iron Mask.
II is said to he positively certain
that the new Metropolitan Club viii
be ready for occupancy some time
IN the future.
The most perfect way Of shaving
Is 10 purchase a safety razor. present
It to your dearest enemy, and Trust
yourself to a skillful barber.
The estimated proportion Of those
who sWore of on New Years Day
and have not already fallen TO the
seductive highbal is One-tcnth Of
/ Per cent
An eminent scientist has talcu-
lated that if all the cigar smoke
Speaker Cannon has eXhaled were
gathered together it would make
Washington look much like Pitts
burg.
President Roosevelt shook hands
with 9.f63 people at the New Yeas :
reception at the White House. Mr.
John Barrett has calculated that
each time he shook hands he eX-
pended one pound, three ounces Of
force. This. if applied IN another
direction. would have been equal 10
carrying a battle ship Of the Con
ncctialt class twice across the At
lantie and back again.
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secretarr Taft sized IN.

From the Springfield Republican.
Mr.. Taft's sole element of strength with
the country, as distinguished from Mr.
Roosevelt, lies in a difference Of manner
and mode of action, rather than in any
difference Of political beliefs; and this is
great enough TO make him stand out quite
distinctly as something more than an
echo Of the existing regime 1t is a differ
enee strongly reflected by the measured
weight which is given to every word of
his Boston address and the careful thought
that lies behind the words.
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DEMoCRACY'S OPPORTUNITY.
Union Under Bryan's Leadership At
fords Promise of Success.
Prom the Columbia g. @ state

Prom the Columbia Is. c. State.
Under the caption, Democratic OPP
portunity with Bryan" The Washington
Herald has an editorial directing atten-
ton TO the dlssensions in the Republican
party and the opportunity these schisms
give 10 the Democrats under the leader
ship Of William Jennings Bryan.
The Herald thinks that Il Roosevelt
ism passes, II will be succeeded by
Organism. BY Organism" it means.
doubtless. the policies that Mr.. Bryan
has made so definitely known and un-
derstood within the last few years. In
that sense. Organism is Democracy; and
it is worthy of repetition here that Mr.
Roosevelt has. over and over again.
gTayitated or drifted toward this Dem
ocracy, and increased or lost in popularity
as he drew near 10 or departed from It.
There is no doubt that the best chance
for the Democracy is union under the
leadership of Mr.. Bryan, and this is
becoming every day more and more IN
derst00d and accepted. even by those who
have honestly opposed him
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Death Of Father stafford

U hhhNA
Father Stafford dead! II is hard to be-
iieve. Days must pass before we come
TO the full and bitter realization Of this
sad fact.
He was a part OF the life Of this COM
munity-an inspiring. uplifting part The
Capital, no less than his church, set claim
to him. Each was proud to claim him
as its own.
priest among priests, he was a man
among men. Persuasive and convincing
In the pulpit, brilliant on the platform. in
sympathetic touch with mankind from
the highest to the humblest; an Optlmist,
with sublime faith-his life was an in
spiration.
a helpful. useful citizen was Father
Stafford. possessing a God-given mag
netism that enabled him 10 guide and
lead and influence people within and
without the church. His charity knew
no bounds. His gentle, kindly heart re-
sponded 10 all
Beloved by his parishioners, TO whom
he primarily devoted his time and talents.
respected by the public at large. and af-
fectionately esteemed by large body of
personal friends. ST. Patrick's loss is the
city's loss. His youth barely past and
his magnificent career but beginning to
round itself out, his death is signally
pathetic and deplorable The mourning
for him viii be deep and sincere
The splendid buildings of st. Patrick 5
Church. in the dedication of which the
President Of the United States felt hon
ored to participate. stand as a monument
10 this good apostle who consecrated his
life to the church and humanity. Wash
ington will long hold him in reverent
memory.
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AMOMS OF ARTIE
By JAMES $. HENRY.

If a man names his son Algernon
who has to suffer for It?
The more distant some relatives
are the better they are loved
Why IS it that people use finger
bowls after dinner as if they were
ashamed
As soon as Christmas is oFer a lot
Of women begin worrying about
their spring hats.
In spite Of the increased cost OF
living people still insist on buying
c0ld-storsge eggs
The man who knows exactly how
long he's been on the water wagon
is aching 10 get Of
one good thing about winter is
that the girl who practices on the
piano has 70 keep her window down.
The bass drummer in a thester or
ciestra Is a lucky fellow. He finds
il impossible TO see some Of the
shows.
It's getting 50 nowadays that a
man can't Jingle change in his peck
cts without being regarded with sus-
uicion.
II people would go right hone
after they get done work there
wouldn't be nearly 50 much talk Of
hard times
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Those Frenehmer.

Mon. Boni ess tweak Mon. Helie's nose?
Om? Mon Helie ess black Mon. Bonis
eye? Mon. Helie kick Mon. Boni's shins?
OuI? Mon. Boni make Yer ugly face?
Oui? Oui? Oui?
Oh. those noble scions of the illusrious
clan dc Castellane. 1t is to laugh. Com
ing from the pretentious memorial sery-
ices of a common relative. upon the very
church steps, Mon. Helie de Sagan, prince,
and Mon. Boni de Castellane, count. meet
and engage in one Of those dinky little
scrimmages for which the French 'nobil-
ity'' is famous. It must have been dread
fully exciting-this near-fght. 1t appears
that Mon. Boni precipitated it by splitting
in Mon. Helie's face.
The easus belli is. of course the ex-
Countess de Castellane, whose name has
OF late been rather intimately coupled
with that Of Mon Helie. Nine. Gould.
as she now elects 20 be known, is sup
posed 10 possess some few millions yet,
despite Mon Boni's ersfwhile very gem
tIemanly efforts to get rid of them. Mon.
Helie. who is Mon. Bonis first cousin.
and quite the most disreputable rake in
Gay Paree, is credited with a very prob
able ambition to take up the work of
spending where Mon Boni left of In
order 10 do this, Mon. Helie must, neces-
sarily. annex Nine Gould along with the
millions. To this Mon. Boni is believed
TO object rather strenuously once the
best of chums, Mon. Boni and Mon. Helle
no longer speak as they pass by. Just
how much progress Mon. Helie has made
IN the esteem of Nine. Gould is prob
lematieal Naturally. one would expect
her TO be a little cautious and conserva-
tive, SO far as further alliance with the
de Castellane family is concerned. It
may be said, however. that Mon. Hene
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Plea Against Naval E1trayaganee.

From the PittsbuTg Dispatch
Our naval strength is superlatlvely
adequate to any possible exigency. We
can maintain on both the Atlantic and
Pacific separate fleets that will be "A COM
plete guarantee against aggression. To
stint the work Of productive and remu-
neratIve Improvement that the useless
expenditure for expanding our already
large navy may go on is stupidity of a
degree almost criminal Let the naval
expenditure be freely granted that Is
necessary to keep up the standard Of eff
fectiveness. But il is time for the people
to make themselves heard % the effect
that works which viii be benefit 10 the
whole nation are not TO be rejected to
pursue costly naval eXtravagances.
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kANIHILkTIOA IN OHIO
O'Dieman Swat Finds This the
Party Watchword.
Barren Field at Present for Presidential
Booms-Csnnon and Hufhss.

Barren Field at Present tor Presidential
Booms-Csnnon and Hughes.
Columbus. Ohio. Jan. !, 1903.
Editor The Big Stick, Washington,
u. G.
Dear Sir: Your courteous letter
requesting me % inform you Of the
results Of my mission to Ohio shall
have consideration. These results.
am free to say. however, are barren
After 8 careful inspection Of tlis
strange political field, deemed it
| the part Of wisdom TO withhold any
effort, for the present a. least. on
behalf Of my Presidential ticket,
Cannon and Hughes. The time Is ret
ripe.
Il would be sheer clumsiness on my
part. / truly believe, to take any
step whatever here in the face Of
existing conditions Fsctionalism, if
not feudism. seems 10 be rampant.
| Humiliation is the watchword.
What shall the harvest be ] tTem-
bic to think 0f II.
Holding as ! do. ny dear sir.
that Cannon and Hughes viii in
eEitably he nominated. and knowing
as I do, that 0ur party leaders share
the views which I entertsir-as eYi-
denced by the gratifying outcome Of
M sojoun IN Pennsylvania take
no dark view Of the general situa-
ton. in spite Of the doleful. IN
/ promising things ! have seen and
heard in this grand old state.
| dare not speak Of il in detail, h0W-
ever.
Ohio may well he let alone by
all outsiders This is ny canClu-
sion. A hasty word, an ill-consid-
cred bit Of advice seems but 10 add
fuel to the fame.
I have been most prudent during
my stayra sort Of 'looker-on-in-
Vienna. as my friend. Senator
BeYeTidge, said in commenting upon
something when we enjoyed a pleas
ant railway journey a few short
weeks ago. What I might write
you world serve TO good purpose.
/ il is with no regret, assure Won
in conclusion, that I sm leaving
| Tonight for more harmonious
| scene-Iudisna There, 7 under
stand, unity Of purpose is manifest
in the effort to nominate AFR. Pair
banks. Whica. falling. is sure 70
transfer the State TO cannon and
/ Hughes. ! an, my dear SIR, your
most obedient servant,
O'DTGMAN SWAT.
] z. S.-A happy outcome OF the
| Ohio situation. in my opinion. would
lie IN the elevation Of Mr.. Taft TO
| the supreme bench.
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AMFNnF ioNORARIE

Our friend. the Hon. James Cecil
HOoe. Of Smokers GAP. Va, We are
glad to sag, has come 20 an I'M
derstandiug with us. and renewed
his subscription. We desire now
% set him tight. He asked moth
ing unreasonable. He did not de
mand, as a quid pro quo, az we
thought. that he be mentioned in
every issue. bat he did get the idea
that we were puTposely ignoring
him, and hence entered a protest
by csnceliag his subscription. 1t
was only human. As we said be
fore. we respect him, and We may
add that We do not intend hence
forth 10 give him any further cause
80 complain Of us
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Mr.. Hartman Makes Good.

From the New YORK Weird
The reduction in the number Of persons
killed or injured in accidents on the
Union Pacific from 2097 in 1906, to f,209,
last year, makes an excellent showing for
the improved signal system by which this
economy of life was affected Mr.. Har-
rfman's 5000 miles Of road protected by
block signals evidence a regard for safety
which may be pleaded in extenuatiOn of
other shortcomings in railway manage
ment.
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SOME DIsCORD

There is discofd in the party; Of
trouble there's q raft.
IN Ohio there's an awful split be-
tween FORAKER and Taft.
Joe Kcaling's got the Fairbanks
boom solely within his charge.
But he cant 80 to convention as a
delogate-at-iarge.
PhilandeF Knox is laying low, but
thinks his chances great
OF getting all the delegates from his
all-poweTful State;
Joe Cannon keeps on smiling as he
LOOKS to Illinois.
He thinks his name win be received
with ecsfasies Of iDF.
Each chap Is pulling for himself,
each hopes the Hize te win;
And while the Test are fussing,
Billy Bryan might Slip in,
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IN Danger in Reaction.

The New York Journal of Commerce
makes a plea for 2 higher standard of
integrity in business and for more pru-
dent and more upright methods in the
conduct OF industrial enterprise, and
hopes that one effect of the financial
panic may be TO give some permanence
10 the moral awakening to which Secre-
tary Taft attributes recent remedial legis-
lation. To bring about this desirable re-
suit we must depend on the continuous
application of the force of public opinion.
without which wholesome law cannot be
enforced and wholesome practices be up
held.
II would be unfortunate if the reaction
that seems impending against the rigor
Of our national housekeeping were TO be
carried Sc far as 10 cOuntenance lax bus
mess morality Yet its tendency is I'M
doubtedly in that direction. The panic
is being made use Of to brighten officials
everywhere into stopping inquiry into
corporate rascality and ceasing prosecu-
tiors for infraetions OF the law. This is
no time, We are told. for raking up dead
scandals, nor for exciting public appTe-
hension by setting the machinery Of the
courts in motion. Even Gov Hughes
moderate proposal TO extend the activities
of the publie-service commissions is
deprecated as tending TO unsettle secuTi-
ties Of concerns hitherto exempt from
investigation and regulation. The whole
programme of corporate reform is threat
ened everywhere by the plea that bust
ness is likely to suffer from carrying il
forward Ne taf- ETC.,
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HUSTLING ON THE CANAL.
How Digging Records Compare with
Those on "A Gould Road.


Prom the New York Times.
From Washington comes reports or
truly remarkable |'huttliEg' done by
the builders Of the Panama Canal Since
Mai. Goethals and his army engineers
took hold Of the job all previous excava-
ton records on the line of the canal
have been made 20 look extremely small
OF course, the present Isthmian Com
mission has prohted by the experiences
of its unlucky predecessors, and some Of
the cumulative causes Of success ante
date the time Of its appointment. Never
theless, Mai. Goethals is entitled 70 a
large share Of credit for having dug and
moved in the calendar year 1897 enough
material TO Put an earth and rock blan-
ket over that part of the Island Of Man
haitian bounded by Fifty-ninth street ana
the Battery, North River. and the East
River one foot thick. and then have
enough left over to cover the entire Cen
trail Park with q layer over five feet
thick
But ST this represents the high-waier
mark Of governmental accomplishment,
comparisons with private effort OF the
same nature on the Western Pacific Rail
road possess significance. Mr. George J.
Gould congratuiates the officials Of this
road because with $500 men they have
moved more earth and rock than the
Panama Commission with force Of 30
60 laborers. The Western Pacific record
for the first eleven months Of the year
was u.47l.S09 cubic yards. more than
half Of which was rock. as compared
with the S.l5l.6l5 yards, chiefly Of dirt,
removed in the same period by the Pan
anna Commission; and In addition TO this
three miles Of tunnels were driven, -,
miles Of main line track were built and
ballasted. and immense quantities OF
stone masonry. steel bridges, and other
construction works were erected.
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who Did Its

Prom the Providence Journal
Who-or what-caused the panic? There
were a thousand-nay, numbeTless causes.
Every one is responsible who was living or
doing business on an extravagant scale
in 1907. Our ancestors are in part TespOn-
sible-the remotest of them. whose love of
gain and Of display survives everywhere
to-day I'm the human breast
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Worllnr hx PrIneinIe.

From the New YORK Evening Post,
More suggestive still is the progressive
disclosure Of the governors way Of look
ing AT public problems and searching out
for evils their appropriate remedies. II
is clear that he casts about, first OF all.
for some general principle. Having once
graspod that. he proceeds TO explain and
enforce its necessary consequences In
his recommendations whether trust com
panies in the banking business, race
tracks in the gambling business, bal
lot reform or primary reform we can
see that a principle is always operative
IN Mr. Hughes mind.
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Problem That solves Itself.

From the St. Louis Post-Disratch.
The problem of what TO do with ex-
Presidents is not an important one. Il
has solved itself thus far very agreeably.
No doubt It will do the same in the fu-
ture. The spectacle OF a former President
actually working for living would
neither degrade him In public estimation
nor initiate against the true democratic
spirit OF the people