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Here's a Book

The Life and Letters of Gen George
Gordon Meade" by George Meade,
edited by George Gordon Meade. and
published by Charles scribner's Sons, of
New York.
These letters, In the form Of a diary,
made from the correspondence of Cen
eral Meade to his wife, in the main,
give a detailed and most accurate ac-
count of Mexican and civil war ma
neuvers. and present a picture of the
civil war In particular, from a stand
point which Is impossible to be at
tanned by histories and other accounts
of that great domestic upheaval
Any hiatus In the letters has been
filled in by a narrative. written by
George Meade, colonel in the United
states army. and the second son of
General Meade. The work was COM
niIed and written at a time so near the
war itself, In the reconstruction period,
when an unbiased opinion was most
often beclouded from a lack OF per
spective, that only broad minded man
and thSFoub tbe word SSrdier ro,,a In the highest
mass OF data without prejudice.
In the account Of the Battle of Gettys-
burg. which Is supplemented with maps
giving the positions Of the respective
armies from June 2s until the night Of
70 show the operations OF both forces
leading up to. and during. the conflict,
THE value OF this work from a his
torical point cannot be rated too highly
while to the younger generation of stu,
dents Of anairs OF war. and the remain
ing participants OF the struggle, II is a
text book to be studied With all rsyer.
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has narrowed down to one between the public and
the Tammany forces at Albany.
The question at issue is whether defiance of pub
lie opinion by political organization like Tammany
can be carried far that there is no hope for the
public except in initiative and referendum.
There is little doubt what the result would be
were the test to come through legislative election
instead of mere extra session of the same old legs
lature. AS it is, the legislators seem untouched.
The governors bill will likely be almost as badly
beaten as before But Suffers time will yet come.
New York cannot we'll pass through such crisis
and not be the gamer by it eventually. And mean
while its chief executive has given to governors Of
all other States notable example of fearless en-
deavor to enact the will of the people he represents
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SUFFERS BATTLE AGAINST TAMMANY

The governor of New York is the most national
figure of all State officials. In his person vested
all such opposition to Tammany as Woodrow Wilson
dared express at the time. He was supposedly the
peoples candidate par excellence.
Governor Sulzer did not start off very we'll He
seemed to carry his popular mission to dangerous
extremes. He began with a variety of sweeping
more or less ill-advised attacks on New Yorks nan-
cial district. When he signed the full train crew
bill he apparently signed also his certificate as
a player to the galleries.
But SuIzer is this week entering the final round
in fight in behalf of popular rights that has in all
probability no parallel in the history of State govern
ment
His party stands pledged to a workable primary
law. His Democratic legislature enacted one that
was make-believe. He vetoed it. And then he ap-
pealed to the public to vindicate him. The cam
pagn has been notable. Roosevelt, Low, Cochran
have taken part in it, called into nonpartisan service
by the governor himself. There has been no elec-
ton In the meantime. What Governor Sulzer has
tried to do has been merely to get public opinion to
assert itself to an obdurate legislature. The contest
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GOOD HOT WEATHER READING.

Back in 1908, when Congress was considering the
emergency currency measure, Senator Lodge made q
speech that might well be re-read by statesmen jus,
now disposed to unduy excite themselves on that
subject.
Mr.. Lodge, speaking of the Aldrich- -Vreeland
measure paid an eloquent tribute to Senator Aldrich
pointing the difficulties in constructing any cur
rency scheme and fitting it into the tumble of fnan-
cial construction the country already had The ma
tonal banks, State banks savings Institutions great
private banks; the per cent bonds held by the ma
tonal banks the national bank notes. the gold GER
tcates, the vast Government holding of gold against
the certfcates-these and great compexity of
other features must be considered in the effort to
formulate piece of currency legislation that should
improve without adding further and impossible COM
plicatons and that would fit into this patchwork of
financial creations without pushing everything apart
Senator Lodge believed that Mr. Aldrich had ac-
complished something useful in his effort to meet
these conditions, and he pronounced distinguish
ed achievement in constructive legislation.
This incident is recalled because it may point
8 moral for gentlemen disposed to be hyper
critical toward any currency measure that may come
forward Senator Lodge admitted that he had
sought aid and counsel from men of business in f.
nance, and had found none able to tell him what
ought to be DONE. His own difficulties in getting
assistance had impressed him the more with the
bigness of the Aldrich accomplishment
Let it be borne in mind that the difficulties of
the situation, of cutting and fitting and piecing
safey-vave mechanism into the structure of f.
nancial organization, are no less now than then
Criticism is vastly easier than construction. The
administration measure or any other that any cour-
ageous man dares to bring forward at this time is
entitled to consideration and candid study before
it shall be condemned.
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AMERICAN TRADE WITH JAPAN.

Another excellent reason why there will be no
war between the United States and Japan is that
this country is by far the largest buyer of Japanese
exports, and that Japan buys more from the United
States than from any other country.
For the year 1912, the figures show, Japan broke
all records in both exports and imports. The United
States bought just about one-third of all Japan's
sales in foreign trade. Indeed, the importance of
this trade to both countries is suggested by the state
ment that in the last two years the totals have more
than doubled Last year bought almost S5S, ZOO,
600 worth of raw and waste silk from Japan, an
increase of nearly S13,0OO,OO0.
Hardly less important to Japan than her sales
TO America are her purchases in this market The
island empire is fast becoming the head of the fabric
weaving business for the Orient and for this she
must have a constantly increasing amount of raw
cotton of which the United States is the worlds chief
source of supply. Thus very great and fast grow
ing industry in Japan is dependent largely on the
possibility of getting its materials in this country
The importance of Japan as factor in inter-
national trade is certain to increase rapidly with the
opening and modernizaton of China Last year the
United States sold to Japan over S63 100000 worth
Of goods. The opening of the Panama canal is
expected by industrial authorities in both countries
10 be followed by expansion of this trade at rate
never before known; yet, without the canal and with
out the impetus of reawakened China yet seriously
felt our 1912 exports to Japan were almost S23 000
600 more than for 1911.
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A CONCERT OF POWERS.

few short and heeting weeks agone the headlines
were informing waiting world that Leader Under
wood would never, never accept the Wilson ideas
Of tariff revision.
But Mr.. Underwood accepted them. He did more.
He pleaded for them, frankly saying that they were
the Administration views and for one he was willing
to merge his personal views in order that the Admin
istraton might make good.
About that same time the. wiseacres were point
ing out that Mr.. Bryans selection as Secretary of
State was a frightful mistake, because Mr.. Bryan
could not work in double harness if he wanted to,
and anyhow he would not want to. He would
assuredy prove the Judas of any Administration that
admitted him to its counsels.
But MIR. Bryan has accepted the Administration
currency BILL just as, before that he accepted its
tariff measure. He has urged united action to
pass it.
We seem at length to have encountered situa-
ton in which the powers are able to keep their
concert in harmony. -
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Learn One Thing
Every Day
2.-THE OCEAN CABLE.

n N ocean cable consists Of two
"a copper wires. bound by many
q y coats OF paper. gutts percha.
hemp. lead. and steel. Even
w1th this complete. protection . break
occurs at timeA
The breaking Of the cable Il caused
~ many things. Natural corrosion n
the least frequsnt cause. At the bottom
o. the sea all sorts of marine plants
and animais fasten to II IN many
places there are large coral formations
around 1t. and once. when q break was
caused. It was discovered that . huge
dead whale had IT coiled about its body.
A break tn the cable Ii located By
means Of q machine that throws elec-
tr1city into the wire until II IL full The
gauge on the machine shows how much
current has been consumed. then. cal
culattng by the amount Of electricity
that mile Of copper wire VIII hold,
they discover how many miles distant
the break il.
The Great Eastern. the wonder ship
OF its time, costing $5,0o0,o0 was .
hoodoo. II met with accident after ac-
cident, and finally went down, but IL
accomplished the great feat of laying
the Atlantic cable.
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THE OLD AND THE NEW.

From the New York Sun" Sept 3. 1s3s).
Harriet Shultz, charged with committing q
violent assault on the person Of Henry
Shultz. one Of her husbands, who appeared
against her as complainant; he stated that
his wife was generally pretty clever to him.
but, by some means or other she was
more ill-natured than usual last night, and
took occasion to give him something Of .
hogging-he stood on the defensive when
his wife made the attack. but inding him.
self unable to cope with her In the matri-
monial combat, he bawled murder" which
brought a watchman to his assistance. The
injured husband. with the assistance Of the
watchman, succeeded In capturing his tyrsn-
nicai RIB, and brought her. q prisoner, to
the watch-house- On their prou,isine to live
tosether peaceabiy for the future, they were
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MAIL BAG
From Tie 7imes' Readers
A Plea for Traffic Rights.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
As all motor vehicles In the District
Of Columbia pay for q license tag.
also an annual wheel tax and personal
property tax on their motor cars, 1t
would appear that motorists should
have the privilege Of few rights Of
way and not all favors Of the road
way be given to pedestrians, to whom
the sidewalks belong exclusively. It
IL much easier for the pedestrian to
stop, look. listen than for a motorist
to do so-the former has the sidewalks
for safety; street crossings only should
be the right Of way for pedestrians.
Yet thousands use tho entire roadway
for strolling. lettering. and gathering
In groups. Newspapers are read, In the
middle Of the streets. small children are
allowed to play there, pet dogs and cats
dart about at will without the slightest
restraint from the authorities.
Motorists are constantly being held
up and fined for the slightest infringe
ment Of traffic laws. in behalf Of pedes-
TRANS.
Is this inconsistency justice, or even
common fair play? Isn't 1t time to
work the traffic laws here both way?
Warnings and accidents having failed
to deter pedestrians from criminal
carelessness' on their part, would not
fines levied upon pedestrians as well
as motorists. for violating traffic laws,
act as q double safeguard to the pub
lie? LINNIE NJ. BOURNE.
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AXE HASTE Beloved make haste
lIv querdde! Ghd thy paiine in sashes of silk, and
take up thy bathing suit and depart for the Landotl
Lo there is place called SUMMER RESORT where an
tne words fake and all the and merely taker
that she may resemble debutdnte-.
And the debutane paieth the lily gdeth the
refined gold of her hair that she mistaken actress
Where the damse of sweet sixteen pleh the
ereme decouete and long earrings
arians and embalmed bachelors-
And the widow of forysx doeth "ngenue" in white
muslin and blue ribbons and flh mad NTH college
youths
Where the shorthand maiden pos and arrayeh
herself in purple and fine linen and hose spun Of Sill
And the heiess goeh about clad khaki peasant
sandals
Where the thIdor clerk disporeth himself white fanne
and chattereth of his "yavt and his "motah-cahr-"
And the millionaire repeeh joyuLy his shieepes and his
old pipe and his fishing clothes.
Where dame spendeth half her days making herself auu
ngand the other halt searching for SOMETHING "ue"
Where the shneth beach, inviting lovers to bask
in its radiance--and there is NO ONE to love-
Where the nduceh sleep-and mosquitoes drive
away
Where the salt air gieth thee biting appee-ond the hotel
gpeth thee naugh wiherewith to satisfy it.
Where goeth search of hedh-dnd filled NTH
freckles and debts and malaria
Make haste say, make haste depart for this land of
skinned milk and artificial honey of and SUM-
burn and canned vegetables and neaope sports and
caHiopes
Behold and gather here neither they shall
for What they shall hear for what they ea but
this aone that they join the MakeBeepe and
thereby escape from THEMSELVES.
For such is the Kingdom of Forgetfulnessl Selah
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A Wise Child.

"HE little daughter Of . prominent
divine whom 1t would be cruel
to name, was recently taken to
her fathers church for the first
time She was. Of course, intensely in
terested in all that went on.
A true little Yankee. her first remark
on coming out was:
do all those little boys in nighties
get paid for singingr'
Yes. I suppose so.' replied hsr
mother.
And does father get paid. too"
Yes"
well. I shouldn't think they'd have
to pay him much. for he does nothing
but talk. and he just loves to do that"
judge
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A Boys Grace.

A FARMERS boy had Just been
~ confirmed in the country
n church one Sunday morning.
The service was long and the
boy had three \miles to walk home,
where he arrived very hungry and i'm
patient for dinner. AS the family sat
down to the table his father said:
John. You say grace"
And John said
why, father, I never did such a
thing. 1 don't know how. You know
l was only confirmed today"
Wen. said his father, 'ft Is a good
time 10 begin. You can't begin any
younger. Go on and say the grace"
So John piously folded his hands,
closed his eyes. bowed his head and
said 20 Lord, have mercy on these
vittals. Amen;"-Chicago Record Her.
oA
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CAS- It would happen today).
BIG WIFE; WEE HUBBY;
ROLLING-PIN: JAIL,
Hundred-Pound Henry Shultz No Mattel
for Muscular Spouse; All Ends
Happily.

Henry shultz is small. and weighs 100
pounds; Harriet Shultz is large, and
weighs 300 pounds. And thereby hangs
- to1e-- ~
The shultzes live at 1856 Tenth street
northeast, and are usually a loving
couple, despite the difference in avoirdu-
pois. Officer Martin Gallagher. when
passing the house last night, heard
sounds Of a scuffe and cries for help.
He Investigated. and found the diminu-
tive husband crouched in a corner, his
wife towering over him with a rolling
pin. Gallagher went to the rescue, and,
at Shultz's request. arrested Mrs.
Shultz.
In Police Court this morning Mrs.
Shultz promised to behave and the hus-
band withdrew his complaint. They de-
parted apparently happy.
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THE PRESIDENT ON CURRENCY.

| President Wilson's message to the Congress on
currency reform was instinct with an earnestness
that has not marked other communications. He feels
that he conrons the crisis of the special session, and
is determined that the Congress and the country alike
shall know that he is intensely in earnest in his
demand for immediate action. If there is failure of
action the responsibility is not to be his. If there
is depression and despondency in business after the
tariff revision, he proposes that he shall not be blamed
for it, that his party shall not be, if Congress shall
not have given him the whole program he demanded
and that program as now outlined makes currency
reform full partner with tariff revision
1t is passing strange that Democrats should seri-
ousy antagonize the Administration in this general
purpose. The Republicans in 1908 passed an emer-
gency currency bill, limited to six years in its term
of operation. At that time they must have believed
that such a measure was needful, else they would
not have passed it.
That measures life will expire year hence. Can
any Republican who believed or pretended to believe
that it was necessary when it was passed, now stand
before the country and protest that its continuance
is not necessary?
Democrats, of course, are in different position.
They we're not responsible for that legislation But
Democrats did take part in its passage, and did join
in the denunciation of currency conditions then
existent How, then, can either Democrats Repub-
lcans raise strenuous objection to the Presidents
demand that there be extension of the life of legis
ation that is intended to insure against dangerous
emergencies?
AS to the details of the legislation before Con-
gress, there is much misgving, and it is justified
After all, the Administration currency measure is
not the reorganization and re-establshment of the
monetary system on sound basis. 1t is makeshift
much as was the Aldrich bill. Perhaps it is as much
as reasonably be expected to pass at this time
But it is unfair TO assume that it is fundamental
elemental reorganization of currency chaos into cur
rency system, for it is nothing Of the kind =
The thing that is needed is not only to extend the
operations of the emergency currency law now in
force-and this is in effect what the Administration
measure does-but to take up the broader vastly
bigger question of making real reorganization of
both currency and banking on modern and scientific
lines 1t is mistake to that the measure to
which the Administration has committed itself covers
the ground and reaches out to insure the future. 1t
does nothing of the kind. ...-.
Ii would have been impossible politics, of course,
pass few lines of legislation extending the opera
tons of the Aldrich act few years Democrats
have too widely and ardeny denounced that measure
II necessary to substitute something for it, to
make the differences appear as important as might
oe-and to keep TIE insurance policy in force.
The Administration measure is an extension of
the insurance policy, but it is not satisfactory fire.
prevention system, by any means. |,
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End.Seat Hogs.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Your editorial in a recent issue Is mot
nice" Everybody isn't "hoggish." I
am not, and know a few others who
are not. I. unfortunately, however.
know a great number Of ''end-seat
hogs" (since such is the term every
body seems to use). What astonishes
me Is that there are any. 1t is so diff
cult to board a car when nearly all the
seats are occupied. and 1t is SO dis
agreeable to have people climbing all
over you. that 1t seems plain that the
easiest thing to do is to move up. 1t
is very much easier to leave the car
even from the very far end than to
board one and take the second seat. 1t
is very disagreeable to me to have peo-
pie fall all over me to reach a farther
seat. and very much prefer to move.
So. IL the "end-seat hog" could be made
to realize that 1t Is really to his own
selfish advantage to relinquish what he
has always considered a prize, the gen.
eral public would be greatly benefited.
But everybody isn't "hoggish." so
please retract o. b. B.
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To say nothing of columning while
sundry artisans labor at putting up
awnings a foot or two distant. using
ones desk as a combination hatrack
and tool chest the while.
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monarchies into republics.
"And gradually" said Mr.. James,
''monarchies are changing into repub-
lies. Portugal and China have changed
within the last few years.
''Monarchies are doomed. and not the
least benefit of their passing Is the
abolishing Of the special privileges that
members Of the old. aristocratic fam
lilies always enjoy under monarchial
rule"
Mr. James smiled and continued:
"The new lady of the castle was un-
a true republican. who said ::
There are the graves Of the former
owners ancestors. My ancestors she
added. proudly. are all living'."-Bos-
kol XAeAA
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Things that make life worth while:
Taxicabbing to the station G1.oo and
tip) because one is behind time. to find
that the train is an hour and ten min
utes late
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"When / Get Rich"

B. F.: II shall pay you the sls.4 q that
that Congressman owes YOU"
M. r. N. Il shall have all the swing
ing doors in the country fitted with
glass panels"
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W1A Sometimes q LIffle ~ the oeAe~

The clerks, mayhap. desire a holiday
on July fifth in order to recover from the
excitement Of the pageant. Whatever
the excesses Of the Fourth, however,
We give assurance that this incandes-
cent column will positively appear on
July fifth. We are nothing II not hardy.
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And when We attain millionarlty we
shall organize a company that will sell
magazines on trains at the regular
prices.
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And Yet Nobody Was Hurt.
(From the "Herald.")

From the "Herald.")
Three bullets wormed their way
through score OF persons before they
were stopped by a wall.
The Washington times., 1913-06-24

As exclusively forecast in this pro-
phetic panicle. the President appeared
in person and personally read his
message.
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Seeker" postcards his perturbation
that Chairman Ferris, according to the
papers. has ordered Hearings on
Reservoir" Couldn't they find better
placer" he asks.
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The House up to today has been unenthusi.
astic concerning immediate action: the SEN
ate even more lukewarm
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YOU NEVER CAN.

You never can judge of a fellow
Because of the hue of his vest:
The hnndsomest-wrapped panatelIa
Is not by long shot the best.
The Washington times., 1913-06-24
From The Times

BUT WE DON'T BELIEVE You MEAN
THAT
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GOOD STORIES
Healthy Ancestors.

DwARD JAMES said In Concord
II that the object of his paper, pub
lished in Paris, is to change
rpona RI hies into renuhlics
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Church Laughs When Harry Lauder
Speaks. ks."-The Times"
The very stones were moved.
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What's on tie Program, in
Washington Today

Meeting of Washington Council.
| knights of Columbus.
Boy Scouts start on washington-Chi-
cago relay race from the White
House. noon.
Opening Of the camp Of the Y. NJ C.
A. boys department. South River.
Baseball-washington VS.. New York.
Meetings-Night:
iasonic-Federal Lodge. No. I: Acacia.
No. Is. and Takoma, No. 80; De
Molay Commandery. No. I. X T.;
Robert de Bruce Council Of Kadosh.
Scottish Rite. and Albert Pike Con-
| { sistory; Electa Chapter. No. Q. and
Bethlehem. No. Z. Order Of the East
Odd FeIlows-washington Lodge. No.
No. Nc. q; Fred D. Stuart En'ampment
Red Men-Idaho Tribe. No, Is. North
east Temple, Osceola Tribe, No. 10.
Tenleytow
Maccabee Hall,( Brightwood.
knights Of Columbus-Washingt
Council
Knights Of Pythias-webster Lodge,
No. Z. Excelsior. No. IA. Germania,
No. Is, Capital. No. "a, and Myrtle.
No. e5: Friendship Temple. No. 8,
Pythian Sisters.
Golden Eagles-Monarch. No. 2. Fifth
and G streets.
Amusements.
Colum6ia-"Mrs. Leffingwelrs Boots."
S:15 ID. m.
PolrsE"The Call OF the North" s.,s
and S:l5 D. m.
Belasco-Antarctic pictures, 500 and s.so
p. m.
cosmos-vaudevilie. loo to 1o:45 p. m.
Echn-An
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and musin
by section Marine Band.
Marshall Hall-Woodward a. Lothron
Employees Relief Association, boats
leave Seventh street wharf. 10 a. m.
2:30 and $50 p. m.
River View Park-Boats leave Ssventh
street wharf. 1000 q. M. 200 and 100
p. -
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For headline purposes. possibly, they
nave to be written "M'Nab" and
M Reynolds" But try to pronounce
them.