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CHARACTER oUTvoT1Nc SCHOLARSHIP.

Philosophical writer's who just laenns the decline In
me intellectual avess s Senate unindu Of the almost
automatic fact that get democracy in Government without
men OF the democratic kind egslate into existence Thompson
who beat Stubbs Kansas weaker than Sbbs Stephenson
not big Spooner The craftsmanship which Bailey
sonaly conbud the Senate will not be maintained BY his
But there stubborn feeling amongst the plain people that
great like ons waters should be taken spns They
ceve this Government to be which be managed ordinary
like themselves Their confidence Roosevelt not based
his capacity for the higher craftsmanship; inspired by
recognition Of his orehanded fighting ability Given fair field and
favor and character will always win scholarship eveness
in the voting places
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been beaten said
he. when I put
forth my full speed.
I challenge any one
here to race with
me-
''The To r OF . .
said quietly: I ac-
cept your cbal.
ienge.'
/" That In . good
Joke said the
Hare. L could
dance around you
all fhA way.'
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One big steel company evidently has
doubts regarding the cOntentment OF
the people. for In the December num-
her OF the Bankers Magazine II has
an advertisement calling attention to
The Washington times., 1912-12-26
Latest Philanthrophy.

Margaret-Josephine has gone in for
q new sort OF philanthropy.
Katharine Goodness! What?
Margaret-She has formed n society
for the prevention OF new forms Of auc.
ton bridge.-IAfe.
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NECLECTINc THE HoMEsTEADER.

Shortly before expiration Pesden.
something like Of the public domain Withdrawn
for ecassHcaion and the Of legislation that would guar
anee that land the legitimate Of the people and guard from
land thieves. coal thieves and timber thieves.
As less clerical matter in connection with those with.
drawas thousands protests registered by the General Land
Office against homestead situated arabic land supposed
tain coal bearing
After Roosevels retirement the anticipated laws
enacted see the last report Of Secretary Fishery and Democratic
House cut the appropriation Of the General Land Office by $00o0
That congressional neglect and congressional combined
left the General Land Office without sufficient force further in
vessae the protests aforesaid and recently homeeade had
travel two hundred miles mountain railroad because nominal
and forgotten protest stood in the way Of his patent
The people Of the West been converted conservation
Western politicians and Western corporations Notwithstanding
experiences such Of this mountain homesteader
many of them, do moderate their enthusiasm.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

This II the day that all the Gags on
meager pocketbooks. slippers for dad.
early shopping. father paying for his
own presents. ETC.. ere carefully cam
phored away. for resurrection next
December.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

II you want q reputation a. q
great little giver, contribute some.
thing toward the inaugural prepar.
ations. When the fuss 10 over you
| get your money back. 1--WE mention
this lest some Of those who have
contributed are ignorant Of the
fact.)
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

N the Mississippi river In olden
~ days the passenger steamboats,
~ were very ornate affairs. vying
with each other in garish glory.
One owner hit on the idea Of naming
his steamboats, cabins instead Of num-
bering them. So he named them in
honor of the States of the Union, each
having above the door the gilt title Of
some State. the big central cabin being
called the "Texas" after the largest
State. Other boat owners took up the
idea, and thus the word cabin was
gradually alternated by State room,
For years the best cabin was still known
Us the Texas. Then that sobriquet died
with the ebbing glory of the old river
steamers. But the word ."stateroom'' be.
came incorporated into our language.
and in time even broke into the diction.
ary, as does many another catch
phrase. Not one person In q thousand
who occupies a stateroom knows the
term once meant - room named for u
The Washington times., 1912-12-26
A Matter Of Nativity.
Expenses Of q Beggar.

"what do you do for . living?' de-
manded the magistrate. II helps
answered. what Ia that?' said tho
pusxled Judge. "Why. It 10 this way:
He has no arms, and I wash and
dress him, and he pays me ten . week
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Throwing a Scare.

ing; "Thc greatest feature Of protec-
tion requiring attention now 10 that
against mob attack. Social conditions
are such that an uprising might occur
at any moment. Are you preparedt"
The Washington times., 1912-12-26
When Plodding Wins.

- NE OF Aesop's Fables was:
''Thc Hare was once boasting
J OF his speed before the other
animals. Il have never vet
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TO A CHRISTMAS TURKEY.
You were . Ioble sight, I vow,
When spread upsn the platter;
But now that you're-well, anyhow,
It's quite another matter.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

The first Christmas celebration was in
% A. D.. 1t which time the Rome Daily
Citisen" ran . cut Of small Csesie Car
psthia surrounded by his Christmas
presents.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26
Although NE know It's very true We
Are not saying much that's new
NE
Guess that maybe you do too-we
Give you greetings, AdmiIl Dew.
RY.
ey.

Statistics up to 1918 this morning show
that at that hour sol per cent Of the
mechanical toys received for Christmas
were still in perfect running order.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26
in GOTHAM
W1Rss BroaAsosv u 7sl1ss~ ASosk

NEW YORK. DECEMBER =
= A6T week jack roses and pansieo
were In bloom. sna now the
IL farmers ere plowing-suow.
80
Every pedestrian with Q beard looked
hks . real live sant: Claus.
Beautiful Snow.
IT'S Beautiful vnow," eli right. "a
lots Of poor men earning for Christ.
e ne: ..;;cy: z SSSP,s Is Of dollars . day helping
A Railroad Puzzle.
There were two trains on adjoining
tracks In the Grand Central station.
One was made up Of aii.steei cars,
which looked solid enough to resist .
hesd-on collision At full speed. The
trainmen had an air OF smartness
ana efficiency. The other was made
up Of dingy old wooden boxes that
looked ~ II they might have been In
use for twenty years. The train crew
had an air Of ''slackness." 0uess
which train belonsed to which road.
A National Poet.
Ivan vasofI. the Bulgarian national
poet who recently has written an ode
to Colonel Roosevelt In gratitude for
bone pleasant things the colonel had
said about vaxoR's countrymen. Ii
among the pioneers Of modern Bull
garian letters. Poe. novelist. educator.
vason 10 above al an ardent patriot.
30 Jealous was he Of the credit due
to the common soldier in the Bulsaro-
Servian war Of 1886 that In . book Of
war verso he deliberately refrained
from any mention OF Alexander Of Bat
tenberg, then Prince Of Bulgaria. For
this vaxoff fell for . time under prince.
~ displeasure, but recovered sufficient
ly from the disgrace to be appointed
minfSter Of education. He 10 . PEN
ioner Of the Bulgarian parliament and
the nearest approach to . poet laurs-
ate that IL to be found outside Of Eng.
land.
Bouillabaisse.
Bouillabaisse. the dish that made the
poet Longfellow famous, 10 . French
fish chowder. . highly satisfactory cross
between the New York and the Rhode
Island articles. with some lobster. pep
pers. and other things thrown in for
variety's sake. There are two French
restaurants at which this dish can al
ways be obtained on Fridays. One Of
them Is downtown and the other. q lit
tie farther uptown. 10 famed for its
traditions Of quiet conservatism. In
both places the bouillabaisse IL Of
quality that reconciles you to the ne.
cessity Of fasting on Fridays-k you
do fast.
A Matter Of Nativity.
The Iron Mountain train started
through Missouri toward the Arkansas
State line after the engineer had
stopped to shoe q COW off the tracks.
In the smoking car two men with long,
tangled boards argued. Then they
turned to another who occupied Q seat
behind them. and one Of the arguers
| said. "Ah begs yoh pahdon, suh-but
are you grammarion? NAV, suh,".
was the Answer; "Ahm q Missourian.'Is
Expenses Of q Beggar. .
aWhat do yor do for n living 7's AZ.
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THE DAYS WORK.

c. Differently I saw q taxi chauf-
feur turn out Of his way to avoid hit.
ting q pedestrian"
Sarah-"I know man who Is thirty
eight years old and can still read Ro-
man numerals"
T. r. H.-~A semi-illuminated individ.
ual entered q street car yesterday and
DID NOT SIT DOWN BESIDE ME.
(This apparent phenomenon is explained
by the fact that was not on the car.)"
No sooner has Christmas Joined tho
ranks Of the past than New Year enters
the field. Life to the paragrapher IL
Just one holiday after another.
Decidedly Not.
G. 8. X: notice that the Rev. Wm
| II. Pettus has been called to Somerville,
Mass. from saltville. Va. Can't you
concoct some sort OF wheeze about his
turning a somersault?
| VIRGINIA REEL.
A cross section Of Mr.. Wilson'S cx-
istence, these days. would show ap-
proximately this: Denial. luncheon, con.
ference. denial. conference. luncheon,
denial. conference. denial.
And. as the morning papers put It,
just after Taft passed the dynamite ex-
ploded. Out Of which you must pull
your own Jokes.
Did you read that prices for rooms,
meals. and other necessities are not 10
be increased inauguration week?
Those were our very words.
q. q. X.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26
WE'LL BE ANOTHER. AND THANKS
FOR THE AID.

IN. I. T. In the Chicago "Tribuns'O.
We win make one In . million to or
sanise . Society for the Suppression Of
Societies for the Prevention Of THIS.
THAT. and the OTHER Thing.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

And don't forget that announcement
OF the makeup Of the weather commit.
tee will be made omorrow-exciusiveIy
In this column.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

"You say Yuma Bill died like a dog2"
"Yes stranger he ketched cough an jes nachy barked him.
self to DEATH"
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

THE heavy. fur-coated man owned the gun
powder factory. and the lean, cadaverous
u person by his side acted as foreman and gen.
erai factotum.
"And how did It happen?' asked the employer
radIy.
well. SIR" came the reply. "you see. sir, old
Bill went Into the mixing room and by mistake
struck q match.
The boss looked surprised, says Answers.
Fancy Bill. Of all people. doing that" he
cried. II 81 ould have thought that would have
been the last thing he'd do
1T was. SIR replied the lanky one. remorse.
fully.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

THE McCOMBS CLUB.
(willism r. McCombs. Presi. and 0en'l
ARr. Motto:
What do We care for timeD
The Sphinx.
The 3 o'clock train TO New York.
Turkey.
Tailors Zone and alD.
The Senate,
The Washington times., 1912-12-26
Decidedly Not.

And. as tho morning papers put It,
just after Taft passed the dynamite ex-
ploded. Out Of which you must pull
your own Jokes.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

Did you read that prices for rooms,
meals. and other necessities are not 10
be increased inauguration week?
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

Those were our very words.
q, q, X.
The Washington times., 1912-12-26
WHA SosSsAsss a ksIfh efsAs OsAer

Unless Captain Oyster sees fit to make
other arrangements. the next Christ
mas will occur on December ., 1914
The Washington times., 1912-12-26

No sooner has Christmas Joined tho
ranks Of the past than New Year enters
the field. Life to the paragrapher IL
Just one holiday after another.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
Peonle Sick Of Politics.

Further evidence that the people gen
erallv are sick of politics is found by Inc
nolitical savants in the fact that CON
eress has received almost no petitions ana
memorials this session. Never before the
clerks of the House and Senate assert
has there been such q dearth OF documents
of this character A few have Deeh re-
ceiyed urging the enactment of the Ken
Won bill. designed to prevent the snip
ment Of Iiauor into prohibition states, ana
a few others from German communities
and from liquor dealers protesting against
the inouisltorial character Of the enact
ment BIZ this subject alone seems ca
pable Of exciting any general interest
and it is appreciated that this is not so
much a question OF politics as OF temper
ance sentiment being worked up by
temperance societies on the one hand and
by the lioGOr dealers associations on the
other. Generally speaking however. the
people do not seem TO care a rap whether
the legislative mill grinds or not. ana
some OF them are frank enough TO say
that all they want is a rest. and that they
would welcome a breakdown Of the iegis-
lative machinery.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
Woodrow Wilson, Sphinx.

That Woodrow Wilson would return 10
this country and give some indication OF
his policy with regard to federal patron
age is the earnest desire OF many Demo
Gratis who are eager TO undertake 'ue
pleasing pastime OF dealing out the po"'-
cal plums. Thus far, although many nave
written to the successful Democratic can
didate begging for light, lie mas ho.
vouchsafed the slightest information ana
no one knows to what extent he VIII rec
ognize the claims OF members or the TWO
Houses Of Congress to dictate appoint
ments, even i'm their respective states
This situation has resulted N practlce
hitherto unknown in Congress. state oei-
egations are meeting and discussing pa
tronage TO which they regard themselves
as entitled and are expressing their views
in the form OF resolutions, all OF WhlSh
begin with the preamble, ION condition
that President Wilson consents, or as
suming that President Wilson follows the
usual custom" etc.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, December lO
Is II the Beginning?

Frightened Democrats and complaccnt
Republicans watched the ticker with in
terest to-day because of the suggestions
that the break in stocks which became
somewhat serious yesterday and devei-
Oped further to-day. was the beginning
Of period Of depression due to the Dem
ocratic determination to make sweeping
reductions IN the tariff Perhaps the
Wall Street figures alone would not nave
been sufficient 10 occasion so much IN
tercst were II not that thousands OF pro-
tests against further tariff tinkering d'
this time have been coming TO Hepre-
sentative Underwood and other Demo
cratic leaders from all sections OF the
country. The prosperity has weathered
Presidential campaign, it is pointed out
but TO expect il TO stand another pro-
tracted period Of tariff tinkering withou'
suffering serious depression is unreasoh-
able The Democratic leaders insist tha'
they will not be deferred by any stump
in Wall Street or any other manitests-
ton OF commercial suffering. They say
they were elected on a platform pledgins
them to revise the tariff, and revise the
the Republican leaders are lying 10" anu
rcmarking that Just such "spissitudlho"s
conduct was TO be expected of the Demo
Gratis and that II the country suffers loSs
Of prosperity and protracted perioo VI
financial depression the voters. both those
, who cast their ballots for Woodrow WIZ
son and those who were led by the siren
call Of the Bull Moose. will nave no Viio
but themselves 20 blame. lncidentaii!' ~
is remarked. such period Of hard di''cs
would completely solve all pFoOie''S "
Republican reorganization and insure an
overwhelming victory two years hsll'e'
shopld the prices OF farm products folio"
the example of stocks. the very erouhu
would be cut from under the Bul MOOSE
movement. according TO the polucd'
prophets. and the third party would ar oe
far too dead TO require the services Hl al
undertaken long before the next natohdi
election.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11

feiting, but they beat the case ana
were acquitted. Warren, or Pete
Dunn is also supposed to have a Grim
inal record. He is younger than MIG
whom the officers. say was not only
the moving impulse behind the letter
to Governor Wilson but the actual
writer.
The postofilce inspectors last might
said that threatening letters to other
people we're written in the same hand-
writing. One Of these was sent last
summer to Thomas p. King, an artist
who had often sketched in the noun
tains. When he received the letter ne
handed it over to the authorities. 1t
demanded that 500 be placed under
an abandoned freight shed.
Another letter was written TO II. j.
Misol, a furniture dealer of Dover bur
he died before it reached him. His fam
lily gave it to the postoffice authorities.
Both these letters were signed BLACK
Hand
The three men were arraigned last
night in Newark before United States
Commissioner Richard Stockton, and
committed TO Essex County Jail In de-
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
An EbuIIient Governor-Elect.

Any one who has fondly hoped that the
responsibilities of the Office OF Governor
OF the Empire State would tend to sadden
and 20 sober the ebullient indivdual
, whom Mr. Murphy nominated and the
people elected Governor of New York, is
doomed to disappointment That is shown
by the statement given TO the press thls
evening by Mr.. Sulzer in connection with
the announcement that he had been III
vlted TO speak at the banquet gwen IN
honor of George w. Fairchild this even
ing The banquet was In honor OF MI.
Fairchild a fact which Mr.. Sulzer ap-
parently overlooked. for he forgot com
pletely to mention the guest OF honor ana
contented himself with few remarks
about Bill" Sulzer, as follows:
The wisest OF the ancients declared
that a man was rich beyond the dreams
Of ayarice IL he could count. in fortune
and in misfortune. his true friends on the
fingers OF one hand. You are all my
friends. and ! know whereof / speak. FOR
have tested your friendship in sunshine
and in storm. According then, TO the
wisdom OF the old philosopher, am IN
deed, rich-if not exactly rich In dollars
yet in something better-somethins ooI-
lars cannot buy-true. sincere friends
with whom / have been associated during
my official life in Washington.
TO my friends 10 those VINO ieal'y
know me. my life II simple one, an
earnest one. and an open book. ! believe
the secret OF all success rs hard WORK
LOYALTY 20 friends and ndelity 70 princi-
ple. The aim Of lie is happiness. and
have found that the best way 20 be happy
is TO make others happy. In fe" words'
"a be unseIhsh. TO be liberal In your Wews'
10 have few prejudices. and those on'y
against wrongs 10 be remedied; 10 De
kind. 10 be true. TO be honest, TO be Just
to be considerate. 10 be tolerant TO oe
generous. 10 be forglying, to be chan-
table and to love your neighoor ar your
self.
1T is OF course unnecessary for me
TO say that after a service OF nearly
eighteen years in public life in the House
Of Representatives. ! am leaving Nash-
ington with many personal regrets Ihe
enduring friendships ! have made mere
however. will abide through life' ana
console myself with the hope that many
of my friends Will visit me durins my So
iourn at Albany" g. u H.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
WILSON'S MAIL ENORMOUS
Secretary Says 40, 900 Letters
Were Received Since July.
(By Telegraph to The Tribune J

BY 1efBfaph 10 me Trlounej
Trenton, n. j., Dec. l0-Forty thousand
letters in Ave months represents the total
Of Governor Wilson's mail since he came
into prominence as the Democratic candi-
date for President last July. These were
the figures given out to-day By Joseph
+. Tumulty. Governor Wilson's secretary,
on whom devolved the task OF reading
and answering most OF them. as only the
more important communications were
turned over to the Governor.
The letters came from all parts OF the
country, and included a number from
cranks threatening Governor Wilson un-
less he did certain things after his in
auguration as President. Since election
nlne-tenths OF the Presldent-elcct's mail
has come from officeseekers. each one
pointing out his peculiar qualifications for
some place at the President-elect's dis
posal, from Cabinet down TO postmaster
at some crossroads town.
There were also a number OF letters
from men urging friends for appointments.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
BLACKMA|LERS Of
WILSON CAPTURED
Continued from first page.

and promised to burn barns, shoot peo
pie on sight and violate the law in
various other ways. II is thought that
the three men arrested really drove
the woman away from her home 50
they could use her mail box.
Davenport, whose alias is Snake, -
has record, according to the govern
ment detectives. who say that seven
years ago he and William Vanderbush
held up a woman and robbed her near
Dover.
Vanderbush is now serving a prison
term and Snake" got off with a light
sentence.
Eight years ago Jacob Dunn. who
is called Mig" and a relative of
Davenport was arrested for counter
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
THE DAY IN WASHINGTON

Democrats after March 4. 1t Is not liAeis ,
however, that any hard and fsst rnie WIN
be observed. II seems more prooapie 'ha'
there will be pretty general trading DC,
tween Democrats ana Republicans anu
that Senators who are fairly popular VIII
be able to secure confirmation OF 'he
nominations in which they are patucu'
larry interested. while those who have no
one behind them except the President will
be held up. or will merely fall 10 pe a''eu
upon. or course, this does not Apply ~
nominations resulting from promouois ~
the military service. and which are 10 all
intents and purposes merely routine mat
ters.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
WILL PRODUCE FOR VARIETIES

The production of vaudeville acts for
performance in the houses directed by
the United Booking Offices will be made
a systematic enterprise with the forms-
ton of a separate department for that
purpose Phil F. Nash has been placed
in charge of the work. The department
will aim at the preparation in detail Of
oil sorts of vaudeville numbers. 1t Is
planned to have specialists In charge Of
divisions Of the work requiring detailed
knowledge OF dancing, costumng and
other phases of production The enter
prise will. il is claimed, have the sup
port OF vaudeville theatre managers
throughout the country.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11
BANKERS TO AID HOSPITALS
Sunday Association Appoints Com
mittee to Raise Funds.

william @. Wilcox and Alfred l.. Mar
ling were elected trustees al a recent
meeting OF the Hospital Sunday Associa-
ton. The following committee was an
nounced as having consented to secure
subscriptions for the Bankers and Brok-
ers Auxiliary: James Speyer. chairman;
Albert n. Wiggin. president OF the Chase
National Bank, treasurer; Allen r..
Forbes. Of Harris. Forbes & Co: Walter
f. Frew, president Of the Corn Exchange
Bank: A. +. Goodhart Of p. ]. Goodhsrt
& Co.: j. Horace Harding. OF Charles p.
Barney & Co; Alexander j, Hemphll.
president OF the Guaranty Trust Com
pany; Gates w. McGsrrah. president OF
the Mechanics and Metals National
Bank: George B. Post, ir., OF Post &
FIagg: William Salomon. Of William Salo-
mon & Co.: Frederick Strauss, OF J. &
w. Seigman & Co., and Francis M. Weld,
OF White. Weld e. Co.
The following committee for the Law
yers' Auxiliary was also announced: Will
lam y. Hornblower. Abram 7. Elkus. Will
lam ID. Guthrie. Victor Morawetz, George
W. Van Slyck and Francis Lynde Stet-
son.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11

then suggested 20 Williams that he go 20
Conn as a possible purchaser lie also
admitted that he urged williams 20 get
letter from Judge Archibald urging Conn
to make the purchase.
II wanted to button mp Judge Arch-
bald" asserted BOland.
Representative Henry ID. clayton, chair
man of the House managers. announced
TO-DAY that he expected 10 conclude tn"
presentation OF evidence for the prosecu-
ton by the end Of this week. Members
OF the Senate expressed the belief that
the presentation Of evidence would not
be concluded until early in January.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-11

the House committee, TO name sub-com-
mittee to hold hearings on the measure
In the absence of Chairman Adamson.
who is now in Georgia, Mr.. Sims is re-
luctant to appoint subcommittee TO take
up the New York fight but probably will
assume that responsibility in the event OF
the continued absence Of Mr.. Adamson.
RI ii becomes apparent hat the pier bill
cannot receive the attention Of the House
prior to Mr.. Suffers resignation the Gov
ernor-elect will consult members Of the
New York delegation and ask one Of
them TO assume charge of IL.