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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26
SUGAR and Coffee

NEW YORK, April 25.-Sugar-Raw Arm;
fair refining s.e2a3 csc; centrifugal, 9s test
A. l2ss4 4Sc. molasses sugar, S.s1a3.I3c: refined
steady: crushed. 6.20ci powdered. 5eOc; granu-
lated, 550c.
Coffee quiet; No. Rio, SC; No. I santos.
s7saS%c.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26
New York Stocks

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2b.-Foilowins Wer"
the closing quotations today:
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
ETHICS OF COMPETITION.
Unrestricted Struggle for Gain Not
Scientific Ideal.

Prof J. B. Clark, Columbia University.
II competition were supreme. II would
be supremely immoral; if it existed
otherwise than by sufferance it would be
IA demon. Nothing could be wilder or
7ercer than an unrestricted struggle Of
millions Of men for gain. and nothing
more irrational than 10 present such a
struggle as a scientific ideal. If It be
pruned Of its greater enormities. as in
actual life is done, If combinations re-
strict its field. and II arbitration and CO.
operation assume some of its functions
lit still requires dlscernmeBt TO see the
agency Of moral law amid the abuses that
remain. II. however. the sole end for
which the process IS tolerated is the
suppression Of greater and more general
injustice, and If a superior power is
ready to abolish 1t wherever il fails 10
fulfill this end. il may be Classed not
as an ideal. but as an available means Of
approaching an ideal In this view only
are We secure from the blank cOnfu-
sion Of suppOsing that the comprehensive
field Of economic life IS alone outside OF
the controlling influence of morality. The
insight that can detect proyideutial de-
sign in the uglier forms Of external na-
ture. should detect it. also. in the re-
pulsive phenomena of organized industry.
in the "higgling OF the market. the alter
cations Of the civil law. and the ignoble
scramble for personal profit.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
AWAKENING OF CHINA.
Evidences of the Rise Of a National
sentiment


sydney Brooks. IN Harpers Weekly
1t is not alone In army matters that the
desire for d more unified and cohesive
system Of administration has made Itself
felt. The formation Of a board OF com
merce at Pekin TO superintend the mining.
railway, telegraph, and industrial inter
ests Of the country as q whole. IS at
once proof OF the awakening Of the cen
traI government to the needs Of a modern
state and a guarantee that those needs
viii be attended to efficiently. Again. a
formal, but so far an effective. approval
has been given 10 the recommendations
Of the monetary commission. which ad-
vised q unidcatIou Of an Chinese cur
rcucies. These are all signs that the
unity of China VIII not forever remain an
appearance merely.
II further evidence were required Of the
reality Of the Chinese TisorEmento. The
young men Of China would supply H. To
the growth Of japanese influence. OF q
newspaper press, Of a military spirit, Of
educational activities, and of administra-
tive reform. there Is being added the cult
Of youth, How could il be otherwise2 ?
When Cinnamon OF the wealthy and off,
cial classes are not merely permitted, but
encouraged, % study abroad, a revOlu-
tonary process has begun which cannot
be artihcially stopped. A few years ago
they would have been kept in the back
ground. and their patriotism suspected
To-day they are welcomed and thrust %
the forefront
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
POLITICAL NOISE HARMLESS.
Business Men Have Nothing to Fear
from the ShOutsrs.

From the New York Evening Post
There is no essential difference between
the agitations now going forward and
those which shook the country in An
drew Jackson's time. The shouting is
louder now. because there are more
throats; aid the modern press makes it
possible for the people to be thrilled by
the same emotion all at the same time,
instead Of successively; but all that does
not change either the fundamental char
acter Of Americans or the nature of their
institutions. There are still courts In
Washington. There is still a dominant
number Of steady and cautious men in
Congress. They will not be raided, and
they refuse to be terrified. Nor is there
any reason to believe that the mass of
the people have wish or purpose except
for corrective and healing laws.
All this being so, our apprehensive
business men should pluck up their spir-
its. They have a hard enough Job on
their hands to work their way back to
prosperity without being at the same time
harried by alarm at renewed appeals to
the groundlings. That sort of thing will
soon pass, and be set down by the politi-
cal historian Of our times for exactly
what it is worth. Meanwhile, it is for
those who have the serious tasks of
keeping the industry and transportation
of the country going, to bear in mind the
powerful forces which make for stability
and sanity and not tremble at the
thunder OF the captains and the shouting
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
GEN. LEES AUTOGRAPH.
Among the Treasures in President
RooseveIt's Library.

From the Boston Transcript.
One Of the recent additions to the Presi-
dents library is among the most valued
of its treasures. 1t is letter of Gen.
Robert +. Lee to his cousin, Gen, Fitz-
hugh Lee 1t was presented to the Presl-
dent by the son Of the latter, Capt Fltz-
hugh Lee, who is one Of the White House
aids and the Presidents companion in
his horseback rides IN the vicinity Of
Washington. The letter is accompanied
by an excellent photograph Of the Con-
federate general: the two are framed to-
gether and occupy a prominent place on
top Of the low bookcase which extends
around the room, Other letters in this
collection are from the pens Of Washing
ton, Lincoln, Jackson, Monroe, and sew
eral of the other predecessors Of Mr..
Roosevelt in the White House. Hanging
near the mantelpiece in this comfortable
nook on the second floor OF the White
House. overlooking the south pOrtic0, is a
photograph Of the Presidents uncle. who
was an officer on the Alabama Of the
Confederate navy. II is in this room that
the President does most of his reading.
and the bookshelves contain few books
which he has not read from cover 10
cover. The Presidents reputation for
rapid and thorough reading Is Well known,
and in addition to a book always on his
library table which ne is reading at odd
moments is another that remains open on
his desk in the White House Office, where
he puts IN the spare moments he has
there reading II is when the President
is travelling that he has a good oppOr-
tunlty for reading, of which ne makes
excellent use
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Washington Dinners, Officially and Socially, and
What is Required of Host and of Guest

porcelain that the pantry of the hostess
affords. There should be water carafes be
tween every few plates, and the sherry
and claret may be put in decanters on
the table. Lace cloths with fancy lin
ings are in the worst Of taste. and in
deed. are never seen except in the homes
Of the vulgar rich and ignorant
a word more just here, as 10 the deco
ration Of the table; flowers which have a
very strong odor should never be used.
for the sense of taste is So closely con
nected with that OF smell that they are
inseparabe A strong scent at dinner
destroys the flavor Of the wines and food.
If there are hyacinths on the table. every
thing tastes OF hyacinths, and so on
through the list of strongly fragrant
flowers. \ diplomat. noted for his acute
sense of smell when asked how he had
enjoyed the dinner at which ne was q
guest the night before. said: Immensely.
except that the lady / took out wore
fresh violets on her corsage, and from
the oysters until the coffee I seemed to be
eating violets."
Wine should be poured by the butler as
soon as the first course is served. and ne
should mention its name before films a
glass No one should allow his glass to
be filled if he has no intention OF drinking
the wine; to do so Is very bad fo-m. and
shows lack of knowledge of social Gus
toms, The formal drinking of heaIths
and toasts is entirely out of date in
America and England. although in
France and Germany this old-fashioned
custom is still punctliously followed.
Much less wine Is consumed at dinner
than formerly, especially by women. If
an unmarried woman takes wine at all.
she should contine herself TO one glass.
choosing the wine she prefers. One is at
liberty to refuse a dish if he desires. but
II he is on diet and can eat none of
the feast provided he should stav at
home. II is most distressing for q hostess
TO see a guest fasting through a dinner
which she has taken pains and thought
20 arrange
The following menu for a dinner given
by a prime minister in Europe 10 Ger
tain members Of the diplomatic corps is
an excellent model, but on this side of the
water 1t is better taste TO have the menu
printed in English rather than French:
lie eqnsomme Richelieu. sherry.
Timbalos Ia parisieBne
lHoo' sauce aux huitres et homards Hook
Stila de CheTCuil sauCa pg.uado et
sTosellle- Champagne
Pain de Foies gras en- Bellevue
s0rbets an champagne
talNahs De b'heme Burgundy
Asperges cu branches.
Savsrn IAuauas.
Glacls friit=. bonhous y!eYe Nlsdere
No one should monopolize the conver-
sation at dinner. which should be light.
gay. witty. Weighty political discussions
should wait until the cigars and Iiuueurs
are served. Worn and moth-eaten stories
for which the slang name IS "chestauts. "
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
SOUTH AND RAILROADS.
Tennessee Joining fn what Seems
an Unnecessary Agitation.

an Unnecessary Agitation.
From the Bristol Herald Courier.
a growing section OF the Southern
press now calls for better service fzom
the railroads. and withdraws the plea fol
unreasonable rates" says The Washing
ton Herald. This is a great deal saner
and something may come OF it."
The plea is being withdrawn because
the people are beginning 10 realize that
a very serious mistake has been made
and 10 urge that it be corrected before
further damage is done. IL is a hopeful
sign. and one in which the political dem
agogue should be able 10 read disap-
proval OF his dangerous activity.
But it is TO be regretted that just as the
pendulum had begun to swing back to a
position Of reason and justice. Tennessee.
which has al along pursued a conseTva-
tive policy, should begin TO threaten the
railroads.
The anti-railroad agitation in the South
has produced results that are little short
Of disastrous. The hostile attitude and
unfTiendly legislation OF certain States
has frightened capital that would other
wise have sought investment in railroads
and railroad enterprises. II has stopped
railroad building and development and
Improvement, and made Tetr-nchment
necessary. So that. instead of extensions
and new lines being pushed into new
territory, railroad construction is at a
standstiIl; instead Of greater and more
Improved facilities on lines in operation,
The service is crippled. and instead OF a
constantly increasing number Of men en-
gagged in an kinds Of railroad work. old
men nave been laid off by the thousands,
and the ranks Of the unemployed have
been considerably augmented. and all
because somebody wanted 10 force the
railroads TO haul passengers for cents
or . II cents a mile.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
HARD TIMES ENLISTMENT.
Thousands Of Unemployed Seeking
Admission to the Army.

From the New York World
Within the last two months 5000 men
have applied at the recruiting Offices in
this city for enlistment in the army. In
the bitter cold of Thursday forenoon
alone seven sound men were enrolled at
the Park row office and many more
turned away. This rush OF would-be sol
diers is among the results Of hard times
Under the strict requirements Of the
service about % per cent Of the New York
applicants have been accepted at once,
while others were taken TO the post hos
pitfalls fOT hopeful treatment.
II was considered alarming in Great
Britain when for the ten years ending
with 1862 the reflections amounted 10 $40
per cent of the applications for enlist
ment in the army. It must be considered.
before making comparisons. that the New
York applicants have been almost en-
tirely from the ranks Of the unemployed,
and that our aEmy's enlistment standard
is the highest in the world Many time
expired men of foreign armies are reject
ed here for slight defects Of sight or feet.
No continental army demands of its re-
CTuits two mOlaT teeth in both upper and
lower jaw on each side. eight in all. so
placed as TO meet fer the proper grinding
of food.
Among the newly listed soldiers in New
York are many young men Of excellent
education who have occupied good Office
positions. Their presence in the ranks is
likely to be for the good OF the service,
and three years of discipline and regular
habits of exercise can scarcely be to their
unTeheved disadvantage.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
MODERN MENTAL QUALITIES.
Scientist Declares Them Not Su-
periOr TO Those of Ancfenfs.

BeEtOF 10 1nOAe OF AnP1Pufg.
Alfred Russell Wallace, in the Fortnightly.
The general idea that our enormous .ad-
vances in science and command over ma
ture serve as demonstrations of our men.
tai superiority to the men of earlier ages
is totally unfounded. The evidence of his
tory and of the earliest monuments alike
goes TO indicate that our intellectual and
moral nature has not advanced I'm any
perceptible degree. In the second place.
we find that the supposed great mental
inferiority Of sayages is equally unfound-
ed The more they are sympathetically
studied the more they are found to re-
semble ourselves In their inherent in
tellectual powers.
Even the so long despised Australians
almost the lowest in material progress
yet show by their complex language, their
elaborate social regulations, and often by
an innate nobility of character, indlca-
tions of a very similar inner nature to
our own. If they possess fewer philoso-
pliers and moralists, they are also free
from so large a proportion of unbalanced
minds-idiots and lunatics-as we pos
sess. On the other hand. we find in the
higher Pacific types men who, though
savages as regards material progress.
are yet generally admitted to be-physi-
cally, Intellectually, and moraIly-our
equals. II not our superiors. Thirdly, we
have no proof whatever that even the
men Of the stone age were mentally or
morally inferior 10 ourselves.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
ONE MAN AND HIS TOWN.
In ROseto Father NiscO Is the
"whoIe Thing"

N. H. Carter. in Mctlures.
A mile from the town of Bangor. in
the Pennsylvania mountains, and but
few miles from the famous Water Gap,
in a region of slate quarries and rich.
productive farms-the Moravian country
lyes an Italian priest IN "A real Italian
town. The priest is the Rev. PasquaIe de
Nlsco. and his town is Roseto, named
after Roseto in the Italian province Of
Foggia. from which most Of the early set
tiers came.
Father Nisco came to ''Eyetallan Town"
when it was the terror Of neighborlng vii
lagos and the despair even Of the Catholic
Church.
I asked Father de Nisco where he had
broken in for betterment-what was the
very first thing he had tried to accom-
piish-and he answered. Everything, I
tried to improve all their conditions
homes. labor. the church. social condl-
tions-everything. / tried 10 start
it all growing at once. he added. for
I knew IT would be slow. slow. !"
IN ten years however, this priest.
gingle-handed, has transformed the col
lection Of shacks TO a town and reared
hundreds Of American citizens there.
OF this town. which contains to-day
more than 2,000 inhabitants. Father de
Nisco is "the de facto mayor, building
Inspector; health department. and arblter
of all questions relating 10 social condi-
tions or business undertakings He is also
the chief Of the police force the president
Of the labor union. the founder Of most
of the clubs-SOCial, literary. musical the
atrical, benevOlent-aHd the organizer OF
the famous brass band, pride Of the town.
Although below medium height and not
of commanding presence Father Nisco
makes himself instantly felt wherever he
goes-in the crowded buzzing Sunday
school the social gatherings, or in the
emergencies where the uuobtrusive man
takes the burden, With life and death in
the balance, He is a man absolutely de-
void Of preteuses-Lincoln is one Of his
ideals-a man who might have walked in
the wood with Emerson. ana il was
lines Of ETnersOH's that came Oftensst TO
me as I talked with him.
Nor kuosest thou what argument
Thy life to thy regbhors creed hath lent
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Business and the Campaign.

From the Springfield Republican
Not quiet but heated campaign with
uncertain ending seems TO be more in
prospect, and this is how the message
comes to play part in calculations over
the business outlook. When. however,
it is considered that even If Bryan were
to win he would have Republican
Senate against him and would be accepted
by the business interests, so bitterly ar
rayed against Roosevelt, as much the
safer man Of the two, It becomes a ques-
ton why the markets should view the
political situation with any great alarm.
For by this time it must be evident that
the country Is not to =ecede from policy
of closer restraint upon corporation con-
duct.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
What the AIdrich BIZ Is.

From the New York Herald.
Controversies as TO whether the IDEAL
system is an asset or credit currency.
whether there should or should not be a
central bank. and the other questions
about which even the experts cannot
agree, have no relation whatever to the
simple proposal of the Aldrich bill. This
merely provides that there shall be ready
fo- immediate use when serious monetary
stiingency threatens the business com
munity an additional supply of circulating
notes which the banks can promptly OBJ
tain by Cepositing approved securities
with the Treasury Department. The spe-
cial tax upon these notes will restrict
their Use 10 periods Of emergency.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
The Toast TO the President.

Prom the Youths Companion.
Certain duties and customs are so much
larger than any individual that to compli-
cate them with personalities is iIl-bred
and irreverent. It has been the custom
at public dinners to drink to the health
Of the President of the United States.
At a recent dinner Of a society which had
always observed this custom the old toast
was omitted and in its place was sub
stituted a toast to the sovereign people
Of the United States. If this was intend
ed as a rebuke to Mr.. Roosevelt, it was
out of place, If it was intended as a
patriotic tribute to the people or the
country. it was equally out of place. The
toast to the President is an old social
form, and has nothing whatever to do
with the person who IS President. To
toast a nation is like trying 10 pat the
sun on the back or clapping ones hands
at the beauty of the ocean.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Growth of Suicide.

From the Chicago Tribune.
During the year 1867 there were nearly
1, 900 cases of suicide reported in the
press. The average per day was just
about thirty. That appalling record
marked a small advance over 1906. when
there were more than 10,O00 instances
Of self-destruction similarly reported.
Suicide has ceased to be an exceptional
upon a restless race. In 1897 the number
exceeded that which included all the
homicides, lynchings, hunting accidents.
and sporting or holiday casualties Of the
twelve months. The loss from mining
accidents might be added 70 this list,
and still the record Of suicide would take
precedence.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
FIESPER.

Her eyes sTe like the evening cir,
Her voice Is ike a rose,
Her lips are like a lovely song,
That ripples as it flows;
And she herself is sweeter than
The sweetest things she knows.
4 slender. haunting, twilight form
OF wonder and surprise,
She seemed a fairy OF a child,
Til. deep within her eyes,
I saw the homewsrd- leading star
OF Womsnhood arise.
Henry Van Dyke. In the Al
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

From the St Louis Globe-Democrat
Seasoned reporters carefully preserve
the reports Of the weddings of American
heiresses to titled foreigners. The scrap
books are useful in the divorce proceed
ings that follow in a few years, If not
sooner.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Az Obvlou. Adyantage.

Prom the Ohio State Journal
Chairman Payne doubtless sees another
advantage in deferring tariff revision
until the short session in the comparative
ease with which II will be found i'm
possible to find time to do much of any
thing.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

NoTE-The Arhiter viii he glad to answer any
questions Of a social nature that may be sub
mitted. Such questions should be addressed to
The Arbiter, care The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Would Hef

From the Gztroit News
But while Hughes has indorsed the
Roosevelt policies, would Hughes have
initiated the Roosevelt policies?
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Long Time Hence.

From the Cleveland Leader.
In time. perhaps. Wall street will look
IN the glass and take the same view Of
itself.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
4 FORMER DIPLOMAT.

Answer-The Count SZechenyi who was
formerly in the Austrian diplomatic SER
vice is, The ATbiteT believes, the father of
the count Of the same name recently
married to Miss Vanderbilt Values and
standards are so different on the other
side from those that prevail in this coun-
try that it is difficult to estimate a mans
wealth. However. the new Countess
Szecheyni viii have enough for both
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

10. Question: am enboldened by the fact tha=
y1u write with 50 much knowledge Of diplomatic al
iars 10 ask If the Count SzecbeHyI who represented
Austria Hungary at the cDrt Of Berlin when I0rd
AmTthili was dean Of the diplomatic corps. and
Couut de Saint-NaeTe was the French minister is
any connection Of the Count Szecheny who recently
married Miss Vanderbilt The SleChenyi | refer 10
was most agreeable and smiable man. but far
from rch. Miss Vanderbilt husband is credited
with being. and found il a great hardship to keen
up the state his position required
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

unciTi 10 ignore yoGr friends while you are waiting
an opportunity 70 speak 70 the hostess What must
one DO:
AnsweT-A too strict construction OF
etiquette is almost as bad as To ignore
1t entirely Ones conduct must aluqy
be governed by common sense. and IL
would not be common sense To stand in
the middle Of the room pretending not
10 see your friends until you had a chInce
to speak TO the hostess. The best plan
would be 20 acknowledge every one who
speaks to you, but not to enter into a
long conversation until you have ad-
dressed the hostess. When such a case
arises, however. as II frequently does.
those who are surrounding the hostess
Immediately fall back and give place 20
the newcomer. Politeness is at bottom
mere matter Of kindness. and one is
always sure 20 be in the right il one does
the kind thing.
s. Question-Can you tell me the name Of the
british Minister who died iu this cosutry aud If he
was buried here or iH England
Answer-Sir Frederick Bruce. There is
a tradition that he was buried in the
United States but as a matter OF fact mis-
body was sent 10 England and was in
TERED there. See Leslie Stephens Ma
tioual Biography"
g. Que,tion-WiIl you he kind enough To tell me
the proper way in which an engagement should be
auHOUuCcde FIANCEE
Answer-An engagement should be an
nounced by the parents of the young
woman engaged either by letters to their
intimates or I'm the society columns of
the newspapers in the town in which they
live Such an announcement should read.
Mr.. and Mrs Smith announce the on
gagement Of their daughter Alice 10 Mr.
John Jones' The announcement of an
enga cement is also often made 1T a din
ner or reception which is given for this
especial purpose. In sending an an
nouncement 10 newspaper care should
be taken that II Is worded exactly as it
is desired il should be published. and
that the names are Jegibv written. A
note 20 the society editor should accom-
pany such a communication, asking her
to be so good as to insert it in her coll
umn and the name and address of the
person sending it should b. accurately
given.