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Gradual Tarir R.,;s.o, an Issue

The declaration of Woodrow Will
son that the tariff revision downward
VIII be made gradually and without
any intention of upsctting business
CONDITIONS, is going to be a hard issue
Tor the republicans to meet" said
u. Is. Andrews, a prominent merchant
OF st. Louis.
The republican idea of protection
originated with the necessity Of fos-
terlng infant industries. Then :hc
repupilcans adopted the idea Of the
miiicfchc'' in cost at home and abroad
ne ne" republican platform asks for
'l@ maintenance of the American
Standard ~! living. But all along the
I'M" III" republicans have bitterly
any radical revision of the
tariff. N
Governor Wilson. as / understand
II: proposes a gradual REIMBURSEMENT
"f protective duties. at the same time
Nme giving the manufacturers a
nance to accustom themselves to the
oi.hhss. n efhcicr OF American
mannfacturers is no longer denied.
the question of infant Industries is
n" longer an issue. Placed face to
iYfe WIN the proposition Of Compel
ing WIN foreign production. and not
Stampednd by the question of Inn
me"!at" IRE" trade. the manufacturers
are bound TO conform to conditions
And demands of the people at home,
ma meet European competition, with
n realization that the world is their
Ih'Tk"l and III" United States but a
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"~AntOnobileS are cutting into rail-
road traffic in a way that worries
$"ne of the traffic managers Of the
big railroad companies" said G.. NJ
Collins, n railroad man Of Atlanta
Ga.
Increase in the traffic Of the biz
railroads has not beer corresponding
~ AS large in the last two Or three
wears as it "a before tina time
continued Mr.. Collins. Our traffic
managers have sought all sorts Of OK
cuSrs for explanation of the falling
off in travel. and the favorite and
business VAS he reason. Now the,
have just come To the realization tina,
the automobile has been cutting into
their business.
II suppose every hotel in avery biz
city east and west has one or two
automobile touring parties every da,
or two. Take for example, the pres
mt instance. There are half a duZ.r
persons who have come all the way
across the eastern part Of the United
States In their touring car. The com
3ined railroad fare Of those people
would be considerable of an item in
making up the receipts OF a railroad
trip. 1t Is cheaper, doubtless. to tray
Il In this a and generally looked
upon al more pleasant, but / venture
to say that the touring fad will be
IF only short duration.
Travelling by automobile may be
much more healthful. because Of the
outdoors, but it is o nearly so com
'ortable Or lazy-perhaps you may
all it-as railroad travel, where one
can lounge in a luxurious parlor car
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WAYS OF THE DEADLY COBRA
1T is \ DOCILE AND GENTLE PET tND CAN BE TAUGHT TRICKS
but BE CAREFUL.

than a light muslin or cotton wrap
per. Naturally a providing serpent
will often cross the body of the
sleeper. who, half awakened by the
act, will put forth his hand to dis
cover what has disturbed him, and
is Immediately bitten.
Strange to say it Is rare that a ma
tive will injure n of the reptiles.
which ne holds in a kind of a reli-
gious veneration: and the death of
one of his immediate family or rela-
tives brings no other %retribution than
coaXing or forcing the author into
a jar and setting him at liberty at
some distance. The Hindoo priests
bras about their temples. and even
go so far as to feed them regularly.
offering milk, OF which the reptiles
are extremely fond, claiming that.
aside from the sacred character of
the serpents. their value as Destroy
ers Of verinin sufficiently compenL
safes for all danger.
Pliny remarks the affection that ex-
lists between the male and the female
asp, or African cobra. and declares
that if one be destroyed the other
seeks t o avenge its death: and like
wise. the Cingalese say, when n is
killed Its companion is almost GER
tain to be discovered Immediately
after. This belief" says Tennent.
81 had an opportunity Of verifying
more han once. On one occasion,
when a snake was killed in a bath
Of the government house at Colombo,
its mate was found in the same spot
the day after. Again, at my own
stables. a cobra five feet long. having
fallen into a we'll which was too deep
to permit escape. Its companion. Of
the same size, was found the same
morning in an adjoining drain. On
this occasion the snake. which had
been several hours in the we'll. swan
with ease. raising its head and hood
above water. and instances have oc-
Cured Of the cobra di capella taking
considerable excursions by sea-"
In spite of it's venomous character
the cobra is naturally one Of the most
timid and harmless of creatures, rare
ly. if ever. making ar unprvoked at
tack. 1t is only under the sense Of
fear. or when irritated, that 1t strikes,
and. like most of the serpent family,
it is happy to beat a retreat when in
the presence OF man. and unless fol-
lowed and speedily cornered. disap-
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New York Nress.l

The cobra. or cobra Ill capella, to
give its full title. also known as the
hooded or spectacle snake, is not only
one of the most yenonouS of the SER
pent family, but one Of the most nu-
merous, and the world over has less
than half a dozen rivals, the most
prominent of which are the Cleo
patrine asp, or African cobra. the fer
de lance of the Caribbean archipel-
ago. the tic p%aloonga. or cobra mouil
Of Ceylon: the West Indian Trison-
ocephalous. the tiger snake of Aus
tralia and Tasmania. Cohras are in
%ordinately fond OF rats. and the pres
ence of the pests about a dwelling is
n certain means of Turing the cobra.
and perhaps causing il to construct
a den in the foundation walls among
accumulated rubbish. or even in the
attic. 1t is these vermin also that
lure 1t about deserted temples, old
ruins and deserted cane fields and
plantations, and where grass and
jungle have been permitted to spring
up at will. In deserted and honey
combed ant hills cobras are certain
to he found.
The Anglo-Indian, after a brief res
idence in the east, learns to hold the
cobra in contempt, though during the
Heatcd term doors and windows OF
necessity remain Enclosed both day
and night. and it is no uncommon &C.
currence to find traces Of the visit of
a cobra over night. or even it's old
skin on the floor, which it has cast
during its preegrinations about the
room. Ample measures for protec-
ton, however, are always taken in
the way of screens and canopies in
beds; and when men go IL walking
or shooting puttees are invariably
worn. Even trousers are a protec-
ton, since they catch, and perhaps
tear out the curved fangs or absorb
the venom Among the natives. how
ever. who. as a rule. are too idle and
careless to accept Of precaution. the
loss Of life is considerable. in some
districts absolutely frightful. and av-
erages annually for all British India
something like one-seventh Of one
per cent Of the entire population.
So Indifferent are the natives and
so imbued with fatalism that they
march bare-legged through jungles
and thickets. at night casting them
selves on the bare earth or floor in
differently, with no other covering
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pears in some hiding place without
evincing. beyond a threatening hiss,
any desire to become an aggressor.
1t is it's really docile and gentle
disposition. coupled. perhaps with the
adherence and I'VE in which 1t Is
held by the uninitiated. hat causes
the cobra to be the favorite of orien-
tai jugglers. Its striking appearance
and deadly nature is s universally
understood that trifling with it APP
pears to the layman the more Won
derful. To be sure, it is claimed that
performing cobras are deprived of
harmless: but this is true only of
those used by inferior performers, as
a rule. though the serpent sometimes
is rendered harmless by causing 1t to
repeatedly strike ONE object until
the present supply of venom is ex-
hausted.
The exhibition OF a harmless rep
tile becomes merely an exhibition Of
its highly trained condition.; and the
juggler. knowing the sahib's consti-
t%utional incredulity. II exhibiting such
is n to be provided with one or
more snakes that will be
produced by virtue OF a few addition
al annas. and whose deadly character
is vouched for by forcing 1t to strike
some fowl or small quadruped. Now.
too, the performance acquires a diff
ferent character. since when the rep
tile strikes IT Is with the rapidity Of
lightning. The juggler handles it
swiftly and adroitly, without falter-
ing or hesitation, for such would be
fatal, and in the swift seizure and
sudden release Is exhibited a daring
and courage of an exceptional kind.
When necessary, he provokes h ser
pent to strike, and ere it a
and again place itself in an attitude
of defense he grasps 1t quickly just
below the jaws, thereby rendering 1t
powerless. And, when it is released,
it is by a swift Enclosing of the fin
gers and removal of the arms, so
deity performed as to appear as but
one movement. In due time the SER
pent learns that these movements are
devoid Of injury. and consequently
submits to them INTERESTINGLY. and,
unless specially reused, becomes prac-
tically harmless.
The tame cobras are handled in all
ways; are taught to advance and re-
treat. coil and uncoil; bow their
heads and bring their deadly mouths
in close proximity to those of their
masters, all this being accomplished
through through the medium Of GER
tain vocal or instrumental sounds.
which. although travellers are wont to
pronounce them musical, no scope OF
the Imagination can Undue with har-
mony. 1t is not in any sense ser
pent charming" but merely adroit-
ness on the part Of the necromancer,
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Billy clifford.

Brimful of new faces. new songs.
new costumes. new dances and new
music Billy Clifford will appear Mt the
Metropolitan on Tuesday for one per-
Torrance in his emincntly successful
musical feast, The Girl. the Man and
the Game?"
Although Billy calls his latest effort
a musical feast. it has cen often
termed a delicious musical desert of
dainty ~delicacies" and proved to be a
very acceptable Offering last season
from coast to coast.
Not entirely satisfied with his cast
OF last season Mr.. Clifford at the close
OF the season Immediately fastened to
New York to obtain a prima donna
and soubrette superior to those Of
last season. After many weary weeks
he successfully outbid all the New
York magnates and for the prima
donna role secured no less famous
parsonage than Miss Marie Welter,
whose vocal ability Of great merit.
combined with q fascinating stage
presence. have made for her an envi-
role Billy was also Very fortunate to
secure the services of petite Mae Col
Inns, a very clever little Titan haired
actress of the type of Marguerite
Clarke. and who scored q great success
past Year in several New York
productions the last of which was al
ternating in the title role of the Pink
These two clever artists are a
great improvement in the cast Of last
season.
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AM


During the past ten years there have
been q number of plays written, all
tending towards enlightenment. The
classes have been arrayed against the
muses., labor against capital, every
phase of the sinister contention has
had its dramatic boosters and apollo
gists, but it has been reserved to
move at least part Of the question
tn" relation of poverty and criminal
itl in a clearer light.
At the metropolitan theatre on
Monday Margaret Ellington Will offer
Mr.. kenNon's play "kindling," in
which she has scored the greatest sue
c"ss of her career. Miss Ellington as
Maggie Schultz is the principal char
acter. she is the wife of Heinie
Schultz, a stcvcdorr. and they live, or
rather exist. In New York's most
sHnalid East Side. in a miserable ten
.m"nt owned by the rich Mrs. Burke
Wr"tched tenantry with wholesome
quarters. goes in for philanthropy
that kind that does in statistics.
ON the creaky floor above the
Schlltzes lives honest. hard working
Mrs. Bates. an Irish woman as shrewd
and kindly as New York's East Side
affords. She has n son Steve who
only WORKS when there is q second
story" job to be done. The stevedore
strike throws Heinie out of a job, and
hrooding over his troubles, the thought
comes to him, that his fortune con-
sists in not having any children. His
expressions on this subject strike ter
ror 70 the heart of his young wife.
VINO knows hat their union will not
long remain childless.
Steve Bates learning hat Heinie is
out of a job. and that the Schultz
larder is Very low, in~veiglos Maggie
into one of his house-braaking
schemes. h fear that her child will
he born to Indebtedness and this the
great theme OF thu play, spurs her to
this nefar.aus alliance. Compelled by
the law Of nature. Maggie transsres-
ses the law Of man. Steve divides the
proceeds of a robbery with Maggie
who. hiding the source OF her sudden
wealth from her husband. importunes
him to take her to the far west.
Her anxiety arouses his suspicion,
relative Of Mrs. Burke Smith, hears of
the predicament of Maggie. and saves
her by bringing around the restora-
ton Of The stolen property.
Meanwhile headquarters have been
busy.
Mrs. Burke Smith sends detectives
to the Schultz tenement, and she, her
self. goes there. but Maggie's plead
ings soften the heart of his rich wo-
man. who had v felt the Joys of
motherhood. and with the prospect of
going to Wyoming. Mr.. Kenyon brings
his compelling play to an end.
Miss Ellington in her transformation
from the society roles of former sea-
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Curious CONVERSATIONS
tTeken from Exchansea.)

London has the best health record
among European capitals.
s'-Ss than onc-third OF the area ~
N"f'it is Suitable for farming.
salt and vinegar form an eyc.llon+
''H2nSinS mixture for copperware.
oil of lavender, sprinkled about
look shelves. Will prevent their con-
i'n,; mild"wine.
About u million more tons of coal
ere mih,l in France last YEAR than
Va" Gear before.
III" seventh International dry farm :
ins CONGRESS will be held at Loth-
'fl's"' Alberta. in October.
'!Hanliness and durability are claim
ca for :: Rae" chicken coop tina, is
stamped ont of sheet metal.
Simple apparatus for the manufac-
i'f" OF gas from IS per cent and two
per cont gasoline Vapur has been i'm
vented by an Australian.
Electrically speaking. tho average
man each DAY Iissiputes ahou, ,wo
an" a hall Ailowatt hours of energy In
motions, muscular action. mental ey-
"rton and heat radiation.
y moving picture film Of the Equita-
N'' i!re in New York is being circulate
CT thfoush the country and being
OA iiC 'tIielIt pl lnp ponce ana
III" departments of other cities.
The absence Of tunnels and ventilat-
trg devices on a motor liner" recent
~ built in Scotland gives twenty per
mt more DON for passengers. The
exhaust from the engines is discharged
through the masts.
Most of the people of Germany get
their milk supplies from stores or
DISCRIMINATORY wagons in bulk.
y machine to perform the same
service for vessels that a speedometer
Goes for Vehicles has been invented in
Er gland.
The United States geological survey
announces that a large deposit of pot
ASH. sufficient to supply the country's
demand for many years, has been dis
covered in California. Potash at pres
ent is imported chiefly from GERMANY.
p"rtant effect on the price Of this COM
modify, which is largely used in manu-
featuring fertilizers.
The railway station at Leipsic, Ger
many. Just completed. is said TO have
cost $4,000. 900. The PENNSYLVANIA
ts criminal in New York city represents
an outlay of $4,000. 900. AS Liepsic
contains only half a million inhabit-
arts against New Works nearly FIVE
million. it seems that economical Ger
many is doing pretty we'll in the mat
ter of railway facilities.
Miss Mary Woods of the Brooklyn
navy yard cuts the patterns for all the
flags made there. She has been maxi
ing flags for he United States govern
ment for more than thirty years. Re
sides Miss Woods, there are twenty
ine women employed in the Brooklyn
navy yard making flags at the rate of
1900 each year. A modern ships
outfit in the American navy consists
of about $50 flags.
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BACK-.ACTION

Less than a year z the city of
Trenton, y. j., with highly optimistic
demonstrations. adopted the com
M4iSsion form of government, RECON-
mcnded and certified by the experts
in municipal panaceas as the SUR
cure for had city government sub
s"quent "Xperienc" reveals increased
expenditures. decreased "t'lc!en"N
aud unfuliilled promises. Therefore
M people who assert that m" orig
inhl dream is shattered propose I" re-
sort 10 The recall. Nut whether thv
leople who elected this unsatisftc-
'"ry z ,vernrent vote I" recall theii'
or whether if they d" they VIII eject
better men * on" of III" Nnans""r""
mysteries yet concealed in the womb
o' the future.
Another "Xampl" is presented in
the same" state Investigation III Az
lantic City revealed that place. which
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supplemented by long training and
enforcement of certain habits. Never
theless. understanding full we'll tho
fatal results of an accident, which
only instant amputation can avert.
most jugglers carry a large broad
bladed knife of wonderful keeness to
be used in case Of emergency.
Tennent witnessed the death of a
performer in Ceylon, who was pro-
usual familiarity with his cobra. 1t
bit him in the arm and he expired
the same evening. Forbes. in his
"Oriental Memoirs" states that. not
doubling the cobra which had dane
ed for an hour on his table while he
painted it. had been deprived of its
fangs he frequently handled it to OBJ
serve the beauty of its coloring, es-
pecially the white spots on it's hood.
The next morning, however, his
Mohometan servant rushed with great
praise God for his good fortune, since,
while purchasing some fruit at a ba-
zaar. he had observed the man who
had exhibited the serpent the pre-
vious evening engaged in giving a
street performance, when. the cobra,
becoming suddenly irritated, had
darted at the throat Of a young wom-
an. who was %squatted near. and in
ficted a wound from which she died
in the course of half an hour.
When at rest the neck of the cobra
is moi Of greater diameter than the
head, but when confronting an ene-
my or excited by passion and irrita-
ton it raises the front half Cor a lit
tie more) of the body vertically from
the ground, drawing the posterior
portion into a coil, until 1t forms, as
it were, a sort of spiral spring. BY
means of this, aided by an extra ordi-
nary muscular power and the elastic
ity of it's frame. 1t is enabled to launch
itself forward with lightning-like
rapidity. and even leap. if necessary.
to some distance. While thus erect
it holds itself as rigidly as an iron
bar, n the neck at ono begins to
swell to prodigious size. forming the
peculiar protuberance that Is known
as the hood" and exhibiting mark
eddy two connecting spots of white.
to which 1t owes its title of Spectacle
snake"
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\ HUMAN F'.:i!.:N;.

Mach amazement is .N!r' "s-
,rcit ny lr republicans , -
ever the statement thar o.'4arHtic
o"nsressmen are sw%anlpol H." 81 flood
If applications for Offices. l~raIicated
ul'on the election Of W"o,iv"w Will
IN. That this high It'd of pa
iotism seeking Il s-rt.. til" country
for stipend should appear with such
,nticipatory pr"mptitud" is deemed
contribution to thu. gayoty Of poll
les.
Certainly IL is not wholly devoid of
humorous ASPECTS. l5u after all it is
somewhat OF an old story. The appe
lite for a regular salary drawn from
n" United States treasury has never
oen confined 10 party lines, The
ush If republicans for office when a
" administration ome in has been
familiar aspcct of our government
r. the past half century. 1t was a
publican president who complained
f.at after his inauguration he could
I'D no time 10 consider national poll
ias because his waking hours We're
led with the hearing Of urgent pleas
~ appointment.
l'ut the particular aspect which
Nokes more or less gentle sarcasm
T.: that these prompt applications an
date by some months the decision
N" shall be president. That, too.
: very human. Since the days Of
Anaschar-was that the name OF tn.
haracter in the Arabian nights -
who III his dreams of how he would
ropel the princess whom his pros
!,erous fortunes should bring him for
=, wife, kicked over the basket of
glassware on which those fortunes
We're founded. mankind has been
wont to count its chickens before
they are Matched.
He who does not let his fancy wan
der to the time when his hopes OF
high fortune shall be realized is un-
aspiring. That for a large share OF
our democratic friends the Elysiar
dream is A place at the public Grill
has been a demonstrated proposition
since h a campaign when the demo
ratio marchers sang the slogan:
Four, four,
-Four years more Of Grover;
Out they go,
In we go.
And then We'll be in clover.
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West Virginia can b." classed as
on" Of the most doubtful of states in
the coming election said Charles +.
T.1er Of Phiiipli, republican candi-
late for representative At large. Whu
Was beaten IN the recent primaries.
"Df course. every republican in
West Virginia is hopeful, ana ther.
5 't"ry Hhei.hood that tho republic
can stat" ticket sill b- elected, hui
"hcn II comes TO candidates Tor con-
gross and the national ticket. no on.
b"ii":", car prophcs% hoW West
Virginia viii 90. The Roosevelt fol-
lowing in tn" state is big-big enough
t" make tn" republican vote Of tn
state exceedingly doubtful. There il
~" doubt that the cnndidncy of Col
"ncl Roosevelt will result in Il VERY
decided detection from the regular
r. publican vote. He will draw also
rom h democratic strength. bu:
not so greatly, in my opinion, as from
fl'. republicans. The result therefore.
t. difficult to predict.
1t looks 10 m" AZ this time that
Governor Wilson viii carry Nest Viz
G!nia. President Taft. of course. has
Il great MANY votes that otherwise
would be given to Taft. Governor
Wilson. on til" other hand. is popular
among democrats, and is pretty sur.
to poll nearly lhe fun strength of tn.
| Democratic VOtt.'
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sons to the poverty stricken. baby
loving Maggie Schultz. is a little more
than startling. 1t can be truly said
that in her performance of the young
wife OF the tenements, she has found
herself in the most difficult part in
which she has v played. and thea
tregoers will see at last the real Mar
garet llington-an emotional actress
of the greatest talent, where her nat
ural attributes and skilful training
comingle at her best.
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With the danger of losing the votes
of the other faction if they declare
for one. the congressional candidates
in his state are living a life of real
blood sweating torture.
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A Maryland court has decided that
n drunken man has no right to ride
on "A street car and the company will
probably charge that the court is en-
ceedins its jurisdiction by a%bolishing
the owl car.
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It is said in New York that the Bel
monts and Ryans are as enthusiastic
for Wilson as they were for Bryan
in 1896, 1900 and 1908.
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We suppose Roosevelt had the
same fascination for getting back to
Chicago that a man has to visit the
place where he was held up INC rob-
bed.
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Republics may be ungrateful. bu'
we notice hat England is not build
ing any monuments for j. Bruce Is.
may.