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' X I f v C l'^ Seneca County Courier=Journal. DEVOTED TO THE TEDB INTERESTS OP THE PEOPLE OP SENECA COUNTY. THE COURIER, Esfd 1837. Vol. 6 5 . | r o n s o l i f i a t P f l Alia 2 1 t o o 2 THE JOURNAL. Est'd 1884, Vol. 18.) '-OHSOllQaieQ AUg. 21, 1902. SENECA FALLS, N. Y., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1902. NUMBER 30 't v The Courier-Journal PU B L ISHED EV E R T THURSDAY 3X THE JQURN&l PUBLiSKiNG CO. (UHIXBD) PA R T R IDGE BLOCK, SENECA FALLS, N . Y. T E R M S t O (unty SubscriberB, ^l.SO when paid in advance; Bubacribors outside the county, $2.00 per year, postage prepaid; Subscription for six months, $1.00 in advance. RATES OF ADVERTISING; 9PA0K. |lW .j2W 8 .|4tV B .|2M . 3mB.|^. lyr f p o p o b _8 0 0 |^ 0 0 12 00 IS 00 15 00 20 00 25 00 35 00 35 60160 00 1s“ publiBhed, w ill be charged a t tne legal rates. S pecial N otices .— Fifty per cent, in addition to re^alar ratee. Political, Charitable, Religii 0 be charged at regular rates s and like notices, B U S IN E S S CA RD S . E R N E S T Q. QOULD, A TTO R N E Y AND COUNSELOR. Roon 13 and 15 King block, Seneca P a lls, N . Y W ILLIA M H. H A R P S T . Office a ddress, Seneca Fall*. N. Y. FRED A . SE I Q R E S T , BA R B E R . L. FO S T E R CRO W ELL, B bn io a F alls , N. T . CJAND GRAVEL AND LOAM delivered at reasonable prices. Orders by mall will ro- ce.ve p rompt attention. SH E L D R A K E H OUSE. r pleasure parti comfortB guaranteed. Sheldrake, Seneca Co., N. Y •ODMAN, Prop. KELLOGG’S LIVERY. C. B . H O W E, M , D, r>H Y B IcfA N AND SURGEON, Medical Ex- L aminer and Specialist. General Agent Mutual Reserve l ^ n d Life. Office, first door east of the Sxebange National Bank, Seneca Falls. N. Y . D R . W E Y B U R N . p la c e . T e l e p h o n e . N E - W Y O S K & KUDSGJ 3 RiVEa R. R, THE FOUR-TRSCK THUNK LINE Fifteen Magnificently E quipped P assenger Trains dally traverse the E m p ire State between New Y o rk, Buffalo and the W est. T h is is the Only Line entering the City of New York. All trains arriving at and departing from Grand Central Station, 4th Avenue and 42d Street— the very center of the c>ty. On and isd*; K U , ; : ____ : u ^ t ^ E x p r e s s . . 1:55 p . k . *Syracnse to Qenev. only H. PARE Gen. Agent, Bu EORGE H . DANIEL.'?. Gen. Pass. A gt., New Y o rk. ^G?n^»Tpt., New York. A t H y a n ’s F u r n i t u r e S t o r e . Ma}\ be seen a large and well selected stock of Bed Room Suits, Iron Beds, Side boards, Couches, Extension Tables and Rockers. If its a question of the Newest and Best and yet ac companied by Lowest Prices. It is best to come to us for furniture needs. It pays to look the stock T h e only High Grade Furniture Store in Seneca Falls. E. J. RYAN, Seneca Falls, Pi. Y. commenced business March 3d, 1902. O F F IC E R S : WiLMOT P. E lwell , President, W a l d o G. M orse , V ice-Pres’t, T hos . W. P ollard , Cashier. CIRECTORS: C a r o line C o o k , Waldo G. Morse, Wilmot P. Elwell, T h o m a s W . P o llard, C . F r a n k H a m m o n d , Fred L. Story, William S. Silsby. R e a l e s tate m o rtgages taken and notes and Other commercial paper bought. Certificates of deposit issued bearing as high a rate of interest as is consistent w ith con servative banking. Letters of credit available in all parts of the Business intrusted to this bank wdll be re garded as confidential, and every facility and accomodation in keeping with the account SI® he_extended. BAIRD’S NEW STOCK gi FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS Comprises the latest things in desirable goods. Black and colored dress goods in new weaves for stylish gowns. Waist cloths in various colors and stripes including many novelties in patterns. Ladies', Misses and Children's Cloaks As usual we show the largest assortment of styles in the new close fitting coats and loose fitting Monte Carlo styles. You will appreciate the fact that Baird’s cloaks are always made by the most reliable makers. T. B. BKIRD’S DEY GOOD AND CARPET STORE. Interesting Furniture News. Some interesting new arrivals at TELLER’S. A lot of special priced dining chairs and some $4.50 Oak Rockers which we are selling at $3.00. Remember if }’ou haven’t the ready money that our LIBERAL- C R E D IT S Y S T E M allows you to buy now and pay later in small weekly payments. This offer also applies to our Lace Curtain, Matting, Drapery, Upholsteiy, Picture and Room Moulding Departments. Just received a carload of the famous W. H. S. Greene’s din ing and rocking chairs from ___ .................................................$ 1 - 5 0 t o $ 5 - 7 5 Parlor furniture in three and five piece suits from. ..$17.50 up Sideboards and China Closets ...............................Sp-So to $35.00 Iron Beds in all sizes and colors ................................ $3*25 up A full line of the Jamestown Lounge Co., couches. ..§7.75 up Comfortables .................. 85c up Blankets.....................00 and up A full line of Lace Curtains 85 cents to $6.00 a pair. F R E D T E L L E R . SDinetning For Kotllliin lyOW WE HAVE COT IT ■ W l i J A T I S I T ? STAR TRADING STAMPS as vV IT I ” Free as Water, if you buy of us. Look at the way we give them. Why would YOU not save Stamps if you can get them at this rate? The more you get the better we like it and the more PRES ENTS you get too. Give us all your trade and furnish your house FREE OF COST. ____________ Granulated Sugar ..................................................................... .... .. 5c? Best Full Cream Cheese........................................................................14c. Heinz’s Vinegar, per gallon.................................................................i8c. Pure Lard, per lb..................................... .............................................. 13c. Lard Compound, per lb ........................................................ ..... ...........loc. Clothes Pins, 4 Doz. for.....................................................................5 c . California Hams, per lb ...................................................................v..ioc. Bacon, “ “ .....................................................................15c. A Sack of Our Best XXX Minnesota Flour $1.10 and $5.00 wovth of Stamps. . Extra Stamps on Staple Commodities. 7 bars Cash Soap, 25c, §1.00 woith of .Stamps. | i lb. Bald Eagle Bkg. Powder, 30c. worth I pkg. Cash Soda, Sc. ^i.oo worth of stamps. stamps. 6 rolls Toilet Paper, 25c. $3 worth of stamps. I lb. pkg. cold water Enam. Starch, loc. $I worth of stamps. A 35 c. Fiber Pail, 23 c. $5 worth of stamps. 9 bars Bee Hive Soap, 25c. $2 worth of stamps. I lb. best Shredded Cocoanut, 19c. ,$3 worth of stamps. We are selling more Teas and Coffees than all the tea and coffee stores in Syracuse combined. Look at the way we divide our profits with you by giving you Extra Red Star Stamps. Our 2IC. Dust Tea, ,$r.oo worth of Sti O u r 40c. E n g . Bkfst. T e a , $2 w o rth of star Out 45c, Japan Tea, $2.50 worth of stam O u r j o c . 'l Our 15c Blend Coffee, §1.00 worth of stamps.^ Our 2IC. R io Coffee, ,Si.cx> worth o f stamps. Our 23c. Rio and Java, $1.50 worth of stamps. Our 25c. Java, §2.00 worth of stamps. O u r 27c. Java and M o c h a, $ 2 w o rth of sta Cash Papworth lnow-1 No. 66 Fall Street, Seneca Falls. — _ ! _ E T Y O U R _ _ _ Money MAKE Money D e p o s it th e proceeds from your A p p le, P e a c h and! Pe.ar crops w ith th e Rocliester Trust & Safe Deposit Company, 25 EXCHANGE S T . The Largest Trust Co., between New York & Chicago 4 Per Cent.— Paid on Deposits— d Per Cent. Capital ^ 200 , 000 , Surplus # 700 , 000 . .Resources ^ 11500 , , 000 . In Formally Accepting Gives Full Account of His Stewardship. A Summary of His Conduct of State Business That Refutes Democratic Lies. Senator Platt Declares the Democratic Platform Is Rampant Socialism. Governor Odell and the other candi dates on the Republican state ticket were formally notified of their nomina tions at the executive mansion. Sen- sitor Platt, as chairman of the notiflea- xion committee, made the address, and in accepting Governor Odell gave ac count of the state’s business, which was at once a refutation of the lies of Democratic opponents and an imposing argument in favor of continued Repub lican control of the great affairs of this common-wealth. Senator Platt said: Judge W e r n e r : s t a t e convention, w h ic h th e 23d a n d 24th d a y s C o m a n , T h e R e p u b lic m e t a t S a r a to g a on t of Septem b e r , placed y o u r n a m e s in nom in a tio n fo r th e se v e r a l sta t e offices to ht filled a t th e en s u in g election a n d con fe r r e d u p o n th i s c o m m ittee th e h o n o r a n d -)lele d u tyy off p ee rr ss oo nn a llyly a d v isin g a g r e e a b d u t o p a l you of t h e a c tio n It h a d ta k e n . Y o u , G o v e r n o r O dell, w e r e ren o m i n a te d fo r th e hig h office yo u now hold b y th e inim o u s v o te of th e c o n v e n tion. To no luhllcan fo r m o r e th a n e r a tlo n placed R e p u b lic a n f 1 h a s th i s dis second 1 lis tln c tio n com e of b e ing tim e in n o m in a tio n fo r office of go v e rn o r , b u t th e r e w a s only one opinion a m o n g th e d e leg a tes a s to th e expediency o f re n o m i n a ti n g you. I t •was fe l t a n d sa id th a t y o u r a d m i n i s t r a tio n h a d been so sig n a lly su c c e s s f u l a n d so co rd ia lly a p p r o v e d b y public opinion th a t no o th e r n o m in a tio n w a s to be th o u g h t of. T h e conv e n tio n b e lieved th a t you h a d c o n d u c ted th e a f f a i r s of t h e sta t e so -wisely, -with su c h obvious benefits to th e people a n d w ith su c h p r o p r i e ty a n d credit, th a t y o u r n o m in a tio n a s s u r e d to th e p r in c i p les o f y o u r p a r t y th e greate-st n u m b e r of v o te s th a t th e y could possibly o b ta in In t h e sta t e of Ne-w Y o rk. C o n f i d e n c e o f P a r t y a n d P e o p l e . M a n y q u a litie s -which th e people a d m ire h a v e di.stinguished y o u r a d m in istra tio n an d h a v e m a r k e d y o u r p e r s o n a l co n d u c t In th e g r e a t office o f g o v e rnor. T h e r e h a v e been b o th m e th o d a n d o r ig in a lity in y o u r -work a n d s tr e n g th , se lf confidence an d - m o d e s t d ig n it y in y o u r fie lik e theso h a v e fio-wed h a s enjoyed tyy con-on fro m th e m . N o gov Ithinithin m y recollectionecollection suu c h h ee aa rr it ■w m y r s c h h c fidence a n d su c h lo y a l su p p o r t fro m his p a r t y a s s o c i a te s in office, w h e t h e r In o th e r b r a n c h e s of th e ex e c u tiv e se rv ice o r in th e le g isla tu r e , a n d w ith th i s su p p o r t you h a v e succeeded in c r e a ti n g re f o r m s of a d m in istra tio n so u s e f u l a n d p r o v id e n t B e r in g th e public service itt h a s becorecome m o r e efficient th a n ever i h a s b a c t u a l l y loss expensive to th e ta x p a y e r s . T h e problem of s t a t e ta x a t i o n h a s been solved d u r in g y o u r a d m in istra tio n a n d v e r y la r g e ly b y re a s o n of y o u r recom m e n d a ti o n s to th e le g isla tu r e , a n d th e r e is no lo n g e r a n y b u r d e n upon th e hom e s and farm s of the people of New York for th e e x p e n s e s of th e i r s t a t e go v e rn m e n t. You have conducted the business of the people -with such good sense, such per sonal attention to detail, such rigid econ omy and such a comprehensive undci’ ding of the public i •e-election, which 1 !ured, w ill I :te r e s t th a t your thoroughly as su r e d , w ill b e th e fittin g re w a r d of 1 est, fa i t h f u l a n d self sacrificing servli ^'Rampant Soelali.sni” of Democrats. b y th e a c tio n of th e D e m o c r a ti c p a r t y w h e n it n o m in a te d a tic k e t upon a p l a t fo r m o f rampant a n d u n m a s k e d so c ial ism . I t h a d been g e n e r a ll y supposed th a t th e D e m o c r a ts of th is E m p ir e S t a te , th is g r e a t e s t b u s in e s s com m u n ity, th i s cap i ta l o f in d u s t r y a n d com m e rce, w o u ld ta k e th e o p p o r tu n ity of th is election to repudi- a t e th e w ild d o c tr i n e s a n d th e rec k less le a d e r s h ip w h ic h drove th e i r p a r t y fro m p o w e r a n d h a v e so long held it in public d i s t r u s t , b u t no u t t e r a n c e of t h e la s t tw o n a tio n a l p la tfo r m s of th e D e m o c r a tic p a r ty h a s so a s to n ish e d th e sober m inded people of Ne-w Y o rk a s th e p r o p o s itio n of th e D e m o c r a ti c s t a t e c o n v e n tion la s t w e e k , callin g upon th e fed e r a l g o v e r n m e n t to seize, confiscate a n d o p e r a te th e co a l p r o p e r tie s of t h e c o u n try . ■VVhere a r e th e so c i a l i s t i c , t e n d e n c ies of th e D e m o c r a tic p a r t y to sto p w h e n th e y a d v a n c e so p r e p o s t e r o u s a p la n a s th is? C o a l Is n o t th e only n e c e s s a r y of life. I he people m u s t h a v e food to e a t a n d c lo th e s to w e a r a s w e ll a s fu e l to bu r n . T h e c lu tch of m o n o p o ly is n a t u r a l l y di re c te d a t e v e r y th in g fo r w h ich th e r e Is th e la r g e s t dem a n d . S h a ll th e g o v e r n m e n t becom e t h e n a t io n a l fa r m e r a n d th e ra t i o n a l m a n u f a c t u r e r a s -well a s th e n a tio n a l m in e r ? T h e ste p proposed b y th e D e m o c r a ti c p a r t y le a d s d irec tly to a ll of th o s e re s u l ts. U n til th e D e m o c r a tic con v e n tio n m e t l a s t w e e k a t S a r a to g a A m e ri c a n socialism h a s co n ten te d its e lf w ith th e a t t e m p t to b r in g w h a t a r e called p u b lic u tilitie s u n d e r g o v e r n m e n t control. B u t th e D e m o c r a ts of N e w Y o rk h a v e gone f a r beyond th i s a n d h a v e proposed n o th in g less th a n th a t th e g o v e r n m e n t sh a ll d r iv e th e people o u t of business. New Issue Insures Success. s t a t e a n d by a ll w h o a r e in te r e s t w e lfa re a n d pro g re s s , -w-ere n o t enough to a s s u r e success to th e tic k e t of w h ich you ^ r e now th e head, th i s new issu e so s t a r - tlin g l ------------- — a n econom ic s i t u a ti o n fo r w h ich no p o litic a l p a r t y w a s resp o n s ible a n d w h ich e v e r y good citizen d e p lores a n d hopes to see se ttle d in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h j u s t ic e a n d th e r i g h t s a n d b e tt e r m e n t of m a n k in d . T h e y a tte m p te d , I sa y , to ta k e p a r t i s a n a d v a n ta g e of th is. B u t th e y o v e rstep p e d th e m a r k . T h e y a c te d th e p a r t of d e m a g o g u e s a n d n o t of good co u n s e lors, a n d th e y h a v e p la c e d up o n y o u th e d u t y of sta n d i n g be fo r e th e people a s th e c h a m p io n o f a l l th o s e so u n d prin c iples, b o th a i p o litics a n d econom ics, w h ich h a v e m a d e o u r c o u n try g r e a t a n d o u r people p r o s p e r o u s . I congratulate you, Governor Odell, and y o u , g e n tlem e n , u p o n y o u r n o m in a tio n s a n d u p o n th e g r e a t o p p o r tu n ity of pu b lic u s e f u l n e s s w h ich th e s e co n d itio n s place In y o u r h a n d s . ricage.s Reaeeniea, G o v e r n o r O d e l l th e n r e a d h i s a d dress, in wliicli lie formally accepted the nomination. G o v e r n o r O d e l l s a i d : C o m m ittee—1 a m g r a t e c measage y i u convey, e x p r e s s in g a s It does th« O-entlnued confidence of m y fello w R e p u b lican s . a n d th r o u g h y o u I e x ten d my th a n k s to th e m fo r th e g r e a t h o n o r they h a v e a g a i n c o n f e r r e d -upon m e . T h e p la tfo r m ad o p ted a t S a r a to g a la Its stro n g a n d m e r i ted c o m m e n d a tio n of o u i n a t i o n a l a d m in istra tio n , in m a in ta in in g th e p r in c i p les o f pro tec tio n , i n solv in g th e g r e a t p r o b lem s th a t h a v e com e to u s a s a re s u l t o f th e v.'ar -with S p a in a n d in o t h e r w a y s e n c o u r a g in g P r e s id e n t R o o s e v e l t i n t h e v.-ork t h a t is b e fo r e him , m e e ts •with m y c o r d ia l a p p r o v a l. I n a c c e p tin g th e n o m in a tio n tw o y e a r s ag o I pled g e d a n e a r n e s t e f f o r t if elected to p r o t e c t t h e in t e r e s t s o f th e ta x p a y e r s , to a n e q u a liz a t io n of th e i r b u r d e n s a n d tc th e a b o litio n so f a r a s possible o f a d ir e c t S t a te t a x . H o w w e l l t h i s p led g e h a s been k e p t, tliro u g l i a n d b y th e a s s i s t a n c e o f a SepuMcan legislature, figures rather than w o rd s , r e s u l t s r a t h e r th a n rh e to r ic , c a n te s tify . E v e n w ith th e n e w so u r c e s of rev e n u e th a t h a v e follow e d th e w isdom o f leg isla tio n a t th e sessio n s of m a n d 1902, a n d w h ich h a v e a id e d i n r e d u c in g th e s t a t e ta x ra t e . I t w o u ld h a v e h e e n Im p o s sib l e to h a v e a c c o m p lish e d su c h a re s u l t w i t h o u t t h e e x e r c ise of t h e s t r i c t e s t econ o m y a n d an. in s i s ten c e u p o n th e sa m e b u s in e s s li k e m e th o d s in th e a d m in istra tio n o f t h e s t a t e ’s alC a ira a s is d e m a n d s d In su c c e s s f u l b u s in e s s e n terp r is e s . \Witii th e k n o w ledg e t h a t t h e people of t h e sta t e o f N e w Y o rk do n o t d e s ir e a p a r ^ m o n io u s a d m in istra tio n o f t h e i r a f f a i r s , y e t m y ex p e r ie n c e a n d o b s e r v a tio n h a v e ta u g h t me th a t th e y do d e s ir e econom ical a d m in is tra t i o n . B u t eco n o m ical g o v e r n m e n t is in no sense sy n o n y m o u s w i t h c h e a p g o v e r n m e n t. L e g i s latio n fo llo w in g r e c o m m e n d a tio n s fo r th e co n s o lid a tio n a n d abolitio n o f u s e less com m issions, th e p la c in g o f r e sp o n s ib i lity fo r th e a d m in istra tio n o f all d e p a r tm e n ts in th e co m m issio n s o r th e i r au th o i’ized h e a d to w h ic h th e y p r o p e r ly belong, h a s led to a v e r y m a t e r i a l re d u c tio n in ex p e n s e s . I n co n s id e r in g resu l ts a n d fo r th e p u r p o s e o f co m p a r is o n th e y e a r 1893 seem s to h e th a one c h o s e n by th e D e m o c r a ti c p a r t y . T h e u n f a irn e s s of su c h co m p a r is o n c a n be d e m o n s tr a te d by th e m e r e s t a t e m e n t of fa c t s , th a t since 1S93 th e in s a n e a n d c h a r ita b le h o s p it a ls a n d th e i r in m a te s h a v e b e e n p laced en tire l y u n d e r s t a t e c o n tr o l ; th a t dem a n d s h a v e com e fo r good ro a d s : th a t w i t h th e gi’o w th of p o p u la tio n th e e x p e n s e s o f our ed u c a tio n a l sy s te m h a v e in c r e a s e d ; th a t b y c o n s titu t io n a l e n a c tm e n t t h e m e m b e r ship. of th e le g isla tu r e a n d o f th e s t a t e ju d ic ia r y h a s been a d d e d to . B u t I ha v e so m u c h f a i t h in th e econom y o f th e R e p u b lic a n a d m in istra tio n th a t I a c c e p t th e c h a llen g e a n d su b m i t th e re s u l t s fo r th e in f o r m a ti o n of th e v o te r s o f o u r sta t e . -jriiKis> u iiu. juziuux'. W ith th e d e c la r a tio n of th e R e p u b lican p a r t y a s c o n tain e d in its p la tfo r m e n c o u r a g in g th o s e w h o e n g a g e in le g itim a te tra d e , so n e c e s s a r y to th e co n tin u e d w e l fa r e of c a p ita l a n d lab o r, a n d co n d e m n in g a ll co m b in a tio n s w h ic h seek to op p r e s s th e people o r to artific ia lly en h a n c e th e p r ice s of t h e n e c e s s a r ie s o f life, I am in th o r o u g h a c c o rd . I t sta n d s in stro n g c o n t r a s t to th e u t t e r a n c e s of th e p la tfo r m o f th e D e m o c r a ti c p a r t y , w h ich offers a rem e d y th a t b o r d e r s on socialism , th a t is contrary to th e tra d i tio n s o f o u r in s t i t u tions, th a t w o u ld v io la te th e co n s titu t io n and w o u ld break dov/n th e safeguards w h ich h a v e m a d e th e p r o s p e r ity o f th e A m e r ic a n -w o rkingm a n possible. T h e u n if o r m policy of o u r p a r t y h a s b e e n to e n a c t p r o g re s s iv e la w s fo r th e b e n e f it o f th e w o rk in g m e n . We have p a s s e d la w s acc o r d in g to th e m sh o r te r h o u r s of toil, g iv in g to th e m r i g h t s n o t h e r e to f o r e p o s s e s s e d , in s u r in g p r o p e r sa f e g u a r d s in th e w a y s a n d w o r k s a n d h o ld ing a c c o u n tab le th e em p lo y e r o r h is su p e r i n te n d e n t fo r in ju r ie s received th r o u g h d e fectiv e to o ls; a lso fo r p r e v e n t in g th e re c r u i t i n g in to th e i r r a n k s of m in o r s b e fo r e th e y h a v e been p r o p e r ly fitte d fo r th e b a t t l e o f life, a l l o f -which Is a n e a r n e s t t h a t t h e p ledg e s m a d e fo r f u r th e r im p r o v e m e n t w ill b e fa i t h f u l l y ob se r v e d by a p a r t y w h ich h a s a lw a y s p r o te c te d th e i r in te r e s ts. Kcouuiity In State Institutions. T h e red u c tio n in th e e x p e n d itu r e s of g o v e r n m e n t h a s n o t b e e n b r o u g h t a b o u t w ith o u t so m e c riticism . T h is is p a r t i c u la r l y . t r u e of th e -c h a r i ta b le a n d in s a n e d e p a r tm e n ts. I b e c a m e convinced v e r y e a r l y in m y a d m in istra tio n th a t th e r e w a s to o g r e a t a division o f resp o n s ib ility in the management of these departments a n d too m u c h m o n e y w a s sp e n t fo r o r n a mental structures. A thorough personal ex a m in a tio n o f th e In s titu t io n s confirm e d me in th i s view . T h is led to a m e n d m e n ts to th e lav/s, s u b s t i t u t i n g in th e in s t i t u tio n s fo r th e in s a n e b o a r d s of v isito r s fo r th e m a n a g e r s a n d in th e c h a r ita b le in s t i tu ti o n s a tr a n s f e r o f t h e fin a n c ial a d m in istra t i o n fro m th e sta t e c o m p tr o lle r to officer c h a r g e d en tirely w i t h th i s resp o n sib ility . T h e la t t e r c h a n g e w a s m a d e b e c a u s e of th e g r e a t in c r e a s e in th e w o r k of th e c o m p tr o lle r ’s d e p a r tm e n t in th e co llection of in d ire c t rev e n u e s a n d th e a u d itin g o f a l l a.ocounts a g a i n s t t h e sta te , w h ich ren d e r e d Inspection, ex c e p t b y su b o r d in a tes, im p o s sible, a n d be c a u s e o f com p la in ts w h ic h fre q u e n t ly re a c h e d m e of in s u f f icien t food a n d c lo th in g a n d of con s t a n t fric tio n be tw e e n th e c o m p tr o lle r ’s d e p a r tm e n t a n d th e v a r io u s c h a r ita b le in s t itu tio n s . T h e r e h a s h e e n no ch a n g e in th e p e r so n n e l of a n y of t h e sta f f s of tlie in s t i t u tio n s fo r th e in s a n e , ex c e p t b y d e a th , sin c e t h e e n a c tm e n t of t h e n e w law . T h e b o a r d s of m a n a g e r s o r tru s t e e s of th e c h a r ita b le in s t itu tio n s w e r e le f t u n d is tu r b e d . In view of th e f a c t t h a t th e p r e s e n t b o a r d s of v isito r s o f th e in s a n e a s y lu m s a r e la r g e ly com p o sed of io r m e r m e m b e r s of th e b o a r d s o f m a n a g e r s , th e sa m e a d v a n t a g e h a s b e e n ta k e n o f th e services of th e b e n e v o len tly in c lin e d a s h e re to f o re . A m o r e th o r o u g h in s p e c tion is in s i s ted upon, a n d m o n th l y re p o r ts a r e n o w tra n s m itte d w h ic h e n a b le b o th th e g o v e r n o r a n d th e sta t e com m ission In lu n a c y a s w e ll a s t h e sta t e b o a r d o f c h a r ities to be m a d e th o r o u g h ly a c q u a in ted w ith cond itio n s a s th e y e x ist fro m m o n th to m o n th in th e v a r io u s in s t itu tio n s . T h e r e is no fric tio n a t p r e s e n t ex istin g , a n d th e p a t i e n t s a r e receiv in g m o r e food a n d b e t t e r c a r e th a n h e r e to f o r e . I m ay also s tate th a t a more liberal die tary has been given to the insane. ?50,000 liad n g been added for th a t purpose dur ing the last fiscal year; also that no die tary has ev-er been prepared for the in stitutions since the enactm ent of the new law at the instigation of any one without th e a p p r o v a l o f th e su p e r i n te n d e n ts w h o have charge of the patients. I was in formed upon my visit of inspection that there was great dissatisfaction with the sa l a r i e s a n d th a t it w a s difficult to retain th e se rv ice s o f e o m p e te n t a t t e n d a n t s who a r e in d ire c t c o n ta c t w i t h th e p a tie n t s a n d -whose d u tie s a r e m o s t onero u s . N in e ty th o u s a n d d o lla r s h a v e b e e n a d d e d fo r th e p u r p o s e o f m o r e a d e q u a tely com p e n s a t i n g th o s e -whose fa i t h f u l n e s s w a r r a n t s a d d itio n a l s a l a r y a n d fo r a d d itio n a l a t te n d a n ts . So b o t h in th e m a t t e r of food a n d a tte n d a n c e , w h a t e v e r o th e r re.sults m a y h a v e h e e n achiev e d , th e p a t i e n t s a r e fa r i n g m u c h b e t t e r th a n u n d e r th e old sy s tem . tV ith th i s sta t e m e n t o f f a c t s I a m co n fident th a t th e R e p u b lic a n p a r t y c a n a p p e a l to th e people fo r a p p r o v a l of th e s e g r e a t chan g e s . Democratic Claims Refated. I t is claim e d b y o u r o p p o n e n ts t h a t t h e e x tr e m e ly low ta x r a t e fo r th e p r e s e n t y e a r Is th e re s u l t o f ju g g li n g o f fig u r e s a n d t h a t w ith $16,000,000 of in d ire c t re v e n u e a n d 522.Ot1O.OOO o f a p p r o p r ia tio n s th e r e Is a deficiency o f 56,000,000, a n d t h a t t o m e e t th i s a lleg e d deficiency a la w w a s p a s s e d w h icli p e r m i ts th e c o m p tro lle r t o b o r r o w u p to a lim it o f $3,000,000. T h e la w in q u e s tio n w a s one th a t w a s o r ig in a lly p a s s e d d u r in g th e a d m in istra tio n o f ex- Govemor HUl. The law of 1902 to which they direct attention Is simply an amend ment to this original statute wherein \re v e n u e s ” is su b s ti tu te d fo r “d ire c t t a x es,” a n d th e horro-w ing lim it In s te a d o f b e in g 50 p e r c e n t o f th e a m o u n t a u t h o r ized to b e lev ied In d ire c t ta x e s b y th e le g isla tu r e is lim ite d to $5,000,0(0. T h e rea s o n f o r th i s ch a n g e w a s th a t if th e n e c e s s ity ev e r d id p r ise fo r b o r r o w in g Jn f u t u r e y e a r s in a n tic i p a ti o n o f rev e n u e re c e ip t s $6,000,000 -was fixed a s th e a i a x i - rau m Ha<nv 60 ruof B»at n t tfaa aVBrSKe th e ta x h e r e to f o r e assessed d irec tly upon la n d a n d p r o p e r tj-. T h is la w 'd i s tin c tly states, however, that such revenue bonds c a n o n ly b e issu e d in a n tic i p a ti o n o f th e rev e n u e s a n d m u s t h e p a id w ith in six m o n th s fro m th e rev e n u e s co llected d u r in g th e y e a r f o r w h ic h th e b o n d s h a v e b e e n Issued. T h is Is th e o n ly ch a n g e in th e la w , so th a t i t w o u ld b e of n o ben e f it in m e etin.g a n alleged deficiency. B u t a s su m i n g a ll th a t th e D e m o c r a ti c p a r t y c laim s a s th e in te n tio n of th i s am e n d m e n t, th a t it is u n n e c e s s a r y to b o r ro w e i th e r d u r in g th e c u r r e n t fiscal y e a r or th e su c c e e d in g one is sho-wn b y th e fo l lo w in g fig u r e s : O n S e p t. 30, 1902, th e end of th e fiscal y e a r , th e r e w a s in th e tre a s u r y in c a s h ................ $10,229,853 91 O f w h ic h th e r e b e longed to tr u s t a n d sin k i n g fu n d s ........ 725,907 77 L e a v in g a n a v a ila b le c a s h b a l a n c e fo r a p p r o p r ia tio n s o f . . . $9,503,946 14 .APPROPRIATIONS. T h e r e h a v e been p a id on a c - c o u n t of th e a p p r o p r ia tio n s fo r 1902, $2,017,247.39, w h ich sh o u ld be e ith e r d e d u c ted fro m th e su m to t a l o f a p p r o p r i a tio n s fo r th e y e a r 1902-03, $21,996,905.93, o r s h o u ld be a d d e d to th e to t a l a v a il ab le b a lan c e fo r a p p r o p r ia tions. The comptroller’s m e th o d h a s a lw a y s b e e n th e la t t e r co u rse. F o llo w in g t h is p r a c tic e , th e r e f o r e , a n d ad d in g th e ........................................... 2,017,247 39 T h e to t a l a v a ila b le b a lan c e w o u ld b e ..........................................$11,521,193 53 P r o m w h ic h sh o u ld b e d e d u c ted t h e b a lan c e of a ll a p p r o p r i a tio n s m a d e p r io r to 1902 a n d av a ila b le Sept. 30, 1902 .................................................... 3,504,972 69 L e a v in g a n a c t u a l su r p lu s on Sept. 30, 1902, o f ........................... $8,016,220 84 N e a r l y $500,000 in ex c e s s of th e su r p lu s of Sept. 30, 1901. T h e m o s t c o n s e r v a t iv e esti m a te of rec e ip t s fro m in d i r e c t so u r c e s of rev e n u e w ith o u t a n y c h a n g e in th e rev e n u e lav /s d u r in g th e fis c a l y e a r fo r w h ic h a p p r o p r ia t io n s w e r e m a d e b y th e le g isla tu r e of 1902, end in g Sept. 30, 1903, w ill a m o u n t to $17,000,000, m a k in g , th e r e f o r e , a to t a l a v a ila b le c a s h s u r p lu s o f ............................................. $25,016,220 84 T h e t o t a l a p p r o p r ia tio n s m a d e b y th e le g isla tu r e of 1902 f o r th e fiscal y e a r , fo r w h ich th is b a lan c e is availab le, a r e 21,996,905 93 L e a v in g a n a v a ila b le b a lan c e Of ....................................................... $3,019,314 91 ■Which is t h e la r g e s t b a lan c e , w ith t h r e e ex c e p tions, since 18S1 to th e a d m in istra tio n of G o v e r n o r R o o s e v e lt. I n o th e r w o rds, w e w ill h a v e $3,000,000 of su r p lu s w ith o u t a n y ch a n g e in th e rev e n u e law s w ith w h ic h to com m e n c e th e n e x t fiscal y e a r —nam e ly , O ct. 1, ISOS—a n d h a v e a c tu a l c a s h on h a n d n o t on ly to m e e t e v e r y req u ire m e n t th a t t h e le g isla tu r e h a s m a d e a p p r o p r ia tio n s for, b u t a la r g e su r p lu s to lo a n a t i n t e r e s t to th e b a n k s fo r th e b e n efit of th e sta l A s to e x tr a v ow ing c p la n a tl o n s a r e offered; T h e r e w a s expended b y th e ex ecu tive d e p a r tm e n t in th e y e a r 1S93 .............................................................$49,404 12 A n d in 1901 ................................................. 54,507 23 An increase of............................... $5,103 11 I i t o i 'c a s e 111 R e c e i p t s . E x p la in e d a s follov/s: I n 1S93 th e r e w e r e 14.000 n o ta r i e s public in th e sta te , w h ile in 1901 th e r e w e r e 21,000, a n d th e in c r e a s e d rec e ip t s a m o u n ted to $17,269. T h e in c re a s e d ex p e n s e fo r th e y e a r 1901 is ex p lain e d also b y th e d e s ig n a tio n of sp e c ial counsel b y m y p r e d e c e s s o r , th e ex p e n s e fo r w h ich w a s c h a r g e d to th e y e a r 1901. I n th e se c r e t a r y of sta t e ’s office th e r e w a s a n e x p e n d itu r e in 1S93 of ...................................................... $44,634 64 A n d in 1801 ............................................... 61,161 79 A n in c rease o f ..........................................$19,527 15 Of -W'liicli $15,523.02 ivas made necessary b y tb e new election law , w liich placed upon that department the expense of p r i n tin g enro llm e n t, ch a llen g e a n d affi d a v it b lan k s , re g i s t r y books a n d election law s . T h e b a lan c e of th i s in c re a s e of $4,004.13 r e p r e s e n ts m o r e w o r k m a d e neces sa r y b y in c rease In th e n u m b e r of in c o r p o r a tio n s , w h icli, d u r in g th e first y e a r , fro m A p ril to A p ril, a f t e r th e a m e n d m e n t of th e co rp o r a tio n law s , b r o u g h t over $800,000,000 of new c a p ita liz a t io n in to th e State, w h ich is m o r e b y $500,000 t h a n th e p r e c e d in g y e a r , in c r e a s in g th e rev e n u e s fa r bey o n d a n y th in g d u r in g th e a d m in is tra t i o n of G o v e r n o r F lo w e r , an d a d d in g th a t a m o u n t to 'the to t a l assessed v a lu a tio n of t h e s l a t e of N e w Y o rk. I n th e treA S u rer’s d e p a r tm e n t th e to t a l in c re a s e betv/een th e tw o y e a r s w a s b u t $1,756.95, w h ich is exp lain e d b y th e g r e a te r volum e of w o r k placed upon th a t d e p a r t- I n th e sta t e eng in e e r a n d su r v e y o r ’s de p a r t m e n t th e c o m p a r a tiv e s ta te m e n t sh o w s $25,835.84 expended in 1893 a n d $69,- 376.18 f o r th e y e a r 1901. A s is w e ll know n , th e U n ite d S t a te s geological su r v e y is n o w bein g pro s e c u ted b y th a t d e p a r t ment, and upon it has been placed the su r v e y i n g of leased lan d s , co p y ing of old m a p s , b r id g e d e s ig n ing an d o th e r serv ices an d expenses,, a ll e n tirely n e w w o rk, w h ich a m o u n ted d u r in g th e y e a r 1901 to $45,767.27, so th a t w ith th e s e ded u c tio n s th e r e w o u ld be a n a c tu a l d e c r e a s e fo r th e y e a r 1901 over th e y e a r 1893 of $3,225.93 in th e ex p e n s e s o f t h is d e p a r tm e n t. T h e le g isla tu r e sh o w s a n ex p e n s e fo r th e y e a r of 1S93 o f ---- $504,990 35 A n d fo r th e fiscal y e a r en d in g Sept. 30, 1901....................................... 628,370 89 A. d ifference o f ..................................... $123,380 54 I t w ill be rem e m b e red in th i s connec tion th a t th e new c o n s titu t io n provided fo r fo r t y ad d itio n a l m e m b e r s , v/hose sa l- irie s am o u n ted to $60,000, th e b a lan c e of th e in c rease bein g exp lain e d b y th e m ile age fees, e x t r a a t t e n d a n t s a n d o th e r ex p e n s e s m a d e n e c e s s a r y b y a la r g e r leg is la tu r e . In th e a tto r n e y g e n e r a l’s office th e e x p e n d itu r e s in 1893 w e r e .. $36,121 45 B u t th e r e -was a p p r o p r ia ted di re c t to th e a t to r n e y g e n e r a l fo r special counsel em p loyed in co n n e c tion w ith th e legal w o r k o f th e sta t e d u r in g th a t y e a r ....................................................... 66,953 83 M a k in g a to t a l o f d ire c t a p p r o p r ia t io n s of ....................................... $103,075 28 A d d i t i o n to O ilic i n l D u t i e s . B y a n a m e n d m e n t to th e execu tiv e law in 1893 a l l of th e sta t e ’s le g a l w o r k w a s counsel. T h e -work of th e a t to r n e y g e n e r a l’s office h a s in c r e a s e dI g r e a tlyly . I n 1893893 th e r e v/ere 181 claim s sta t e in th e c o u r t off g r e a t . I n 1 lied a g a i n s t th e o claim s, a n d th e a m o u n t c laim e d w a s $380,983. In 1901 th e r e w e r e 817 claim s filed,, a n d th e a m o u n t to r n e y gem th a n 200 c; th a t y e a r d itio n to th is defen d e d th e fra n c h i s t )erty am o i ) the treas- n d e r th e sratie a t - v e re le s s a ses, a n d th e p e n a lties collected a m o u n ted to b u t $1,200. In ad- th e a tt o r n e y g e n e r a l ititu tio n a lity of th e placed u p o n th propriatkm for this departm e n t y e a r 1901 a m o u n ted to $137,103.95. '\ j 3 t h e fli p e n s e s o f 1901 t h e fines collected are\ de d u c ted th e n e t c o s t w o u ld b e h u t $111,- 103.95, o r fo r a l l th i s in c r e a s e d w o r k b u t $9,228.67 ad d itio n a l. I n th e co m p tr o ller’s office th e ex p e n s e s in 1893 w e r e $92,19L12, w h ile in 1901 th e y w e r e $191,482.62. W h e n w e ta k e in to con sid e r a tio n th e v a s t a m o u n t of n e w w o r k w h ich h a s b e e n p laced u p o n th a t d e p a r t m e n t sin c e 1893 in th e e x a m in a tio n of c o u r t a n d tr u s t fu n d s , in - t h e b u r e a u of c h a r ita b le in s t itu tio n s , iij th e collection o f a ll In d ir e c t rev e n u e s ex c e p t excise fu n d s , w h ic h in c re a s e d fro m $5,852,893.57 to $16,051,353.90 in 1902, inv o lv in g th e ex a m in a t io n o f 7,524 c o rp o r a tio n s , a s com p a r e d w i t h 2,151 i n 1893, a n d t h e a d d itio n a l w o r k m a d e n e c e s s a r y in th e e x a m in a tio n o f e s t a t e s in th e collection of t h e col la t e r a l in h e r i ta n c e ta x , it -will b e se e n that the reason for this additional ex penditure is satisfactorily explained. Cut lu Cost of Printing, th e co s t w a s b u t $276,01 tu a l e x p e n d itu r e in 3901 itom d u r li Of th e s e y e a th a n th e d e b t a fro m y e a r to y« b a lan c e s h a d b e e n le f t to r e a c n su c c e e a - in g a d m in istra tio n to sh o u ld e r . U p o n m y e n tra n c e in to office I w a s s ti - u c k w i t h th i s a p p a r e n t in c r e a s e in th e p r i n t i n g ex p e n s e s a n d b r o u g h t a b o u t a m e n d m e n ts t o th e la w s —first, to red u c e th e co s t to th e sta t e , a-nd, second, to p a y u p a ll deficien cies. D u r i n g th e y e a r ju s t ended $403,- 835.37 o f su c h h a c k d e b ts w e r e p a id . T h e a m o u n t p a id on a c c o u n t o f e x p e n s e s in c u r r e d d u r in g th e y e a r w a s $146,936.21 a n d a b a lan c e d u e on acc o u n t of un f in ish e d w o r k in th e h a n d s of th e p r i n t e r o f $157,- 300, m a k in g a to t a l p r in tin g ex p e n s e fo r th e y e a r o f $304,236.21, w h ic h is $28,225.78 m o r e th a n w a s p a id fo r p r i n t i n g d u r in g th e la s t y e a r - o f G o v e r n o r F l o w e r ’s a d m in i s tr a ti o n , w h ic h is easily ex p lain a b le b y th e in c r e a s e d a m o u n t of su c h w o r k th a t is done fo r th e sta te . B y th e con tr a c t s m a d e u n d e r th e re c e n t p r in tin g le g isla tio n th e d e p a r tm e n t p r in t i n g w ill co s t fo r th e c u r r e n t y e a r $22,594,05 le s s than in 1893. The legislative printing w ill cost $141,006.90 less than in 1S93, giving a total saving on these two items alone, on ^ e same am o u n t of work, of $163,600.95. appropriat''^'*^®’ by the n saving- LOunt of work. T h e a p p r o p r ia tio n s fo r prii o r p r i n t i n g to be n e x t le g isla tu r e w ill b e a t $450,000 less th a n fo r th e c u r r e n t y e a r , b e c a u s e o f t h e s e ch a n g e s in th e law a n d th e liq u id a tio n of a ll old acco u n ts. R e d u c t i o n o f D i r e c t T a x . sh o w n b y th e follow ing: In 1893 the direct tax was ....... $10,418,193 OS I n 1902 th e d ire c t ta x is ............... 748.069 02 O r a to t a l sa v in g in d ir e c t taxes o f ................................ $9,670,123 08 I n IjOl to t a l excise monfeys p a id to th e co u n ties w a s . . $8,216,659 05 T h e co u n ties re ceived from excise licen s e s in 1896, th e la s t y e a r of th e la w . ............................ 3,172,376 58 T h e g a in of th e co u n ties th e r e f o r e is ................................ 5,014,292 47 seived ....... 4,000,000 00 M a k in g a to t a l of d ire c t a n - • n u a l benefit to th e localities of ......................................................... $18,714,415 53 O f w h ich N e w Y o rk c o u n ty h a s receiv e d ................................ 9,670,681 60 I n a d d itio n to th is, a p p r o p r ia tio n s fo r th e c h a r ita b le in s t itu tio n s a n d fo r th e h o s p it a ls fo r th e in s a n e , fo r com m o n schools, fo r th e reg e n ts, fo r a c a d e m ies a n d hig h schools, fo r b u ild in g ro a d s a n d fo r t h e sta t e ’s sh a r e of h ig h w a y ta x e s fo r th e y e a r 1901, am o u n ted to $12,096,394.96, a n d fo r th e sa m e p u r p o s e s in 1893 $7,052,- 274.05, a n in c r e a s e of b e n e f its to th e lo c a l ities u p o n v/hom th is ex p e n s e fo r m e r ly fell, in w h o le or in p a r t , o f $5,014,120.31, w h ich, add e d to th e $18,417,415.5.3, m a k e s a to t a l of d ire c t b e n e f its to th e lo c a lities re su lt in g fro m R e p u b lic a n le g isla tio n of $23,461,536.44 fo r 1301 ov e r th e la s t y e a r of D e m o c r a tic ad m in istra tio n . I t m a y be in te r e s ti n g also to sta t e th a t a s a re s u l t o.f th e o p e ra tio n of th e s e re v enue la w s since th e ir e n a c tm e n t dow n to Sept. 30, 1901, t h e localities h a v e b e e n b e n efited to th e e x t e n t of $153,207,654.88. A s re a l p r o p e r ty p a y s SS 3-10 p e r c e n t o f th e d ir e c t ta x e s , 'i t w ill be seen th a t $134,000,- 000 in ro u n d n u m b e r s h a v e b e e n sa v e d to th e ow n e r s of re a l e s t a t e a n d to th e re n t p a y e r s . Still th e D e m o c r a tic p a r t y claim s th a t th e r e is a n in te r f e r e n c e w ith h o m e ru le a n d th e p r e r o g a t iv e s a n d rig h t s of th e m u n icipalities. T h e r e h a v e heen b u t fo u r m e .a sures p a s s e d over t h e v e to of th e m a y o r of N e w Y o rk d u r in g m y te r m in of fice, a n d th e r e h a v e h e e n no la w s enacted a ffectin g th a t city, w ith th e s e exceptions, th a t h a v e n o t e m a n a ted fro m th e city a n d received th e a p p r o v a l of i t s m a y o r, d i a l l e i ! g e a S e r i i t i n y o f R e c o r d . I f to th e to t a l ap p r o p r ia tio n s fo r th e y e a r ISIR of $17,367,335.98 th e r e a r e added th e Increo.sed a m o u n ts m a d e n e c e s s a r y fo r th e m a in tisnan c e of h o s p it a ls fo r th e in s a n e , th e c h a r ita b le in s t itu tio n s , fo r schools, fo r th e b u ild in g of good ro a d s , - th e In c r e a s e in ex p e n s e s of m o r e th a n a half million doHar.s per annum for the ju d ic ia r y a n d th e le g isla tu r e , in c re a s e d membership of both having been provided fo r b y c o n s titu t io n a l e n a c tm e n t , a m o u n t in g in all to n e a r ly $6,000,000. su c h a p p r o p r ia t io n s fo r 1S93 w o u ld am o u n t In ro u n d n u m b e r s to .$23,009,000. T h e s e figures, co m pared v /ith th e a p p r o p r ia tio n s first fo r th e ye.ar 1901, a m o u n tin g to $22,307,698.75, a n d th e n fo r th e y e a r 1902 $21,996,905.92, w ill give a co m p a r is o n o f th e econom y of th e tv/o ad m in istra tio n s . \With thi.s record, fo r w h ich w e c h a l lenge th e closest sc r u t in y , I a m c o n ten t to go b e fore th e people. G e n tlem e n , I accep t y o u r no m in a tion , a g a in th a n k in g y o u a n d th o s e y o u re p re s e n t fo r th e g r e a t h o n o r you h a v e con fe r r e d upon me, pledging- my.self, if elect ed, to u s e m y b e s t e ffo rts to c a r r y ou t y o u r w ish e s a s ex p ressed in th e a d m ira ble p la tf o r m ad o p ted a t S a r a to g a , an d to m a in ta in a n d w h e r e v e r possible in c r e a s e th e sta n d a r d of efficiency in th e co n d u c t o f th e .affairs of th e sta te . T r y T l i i a —D r o p a P e n n y . Have you ever noticed the interest that iuoney attracts even if it is only a single cent? The iie.-it time that yon se e a co p p \.v eoi'a d r o p p e d in a s t r e e t e a r j u s t o b s e r v e . E v e r y e y e in th e car Avill turn to the spot lyhore it dropped, and there will be inaiiifested a real general concern over its recov ery. Two or three heaths are likely to come iu contact over the point of it.s disappearauce, and thou their owners ivill draw suddenly back and try to appear unconcerned, but in another second they are again leaning forward. The man who dropped the cent is usually the first who appears to have brushed memory of the trivial occur rence a.sido, but just as soon as the eyes iu the car have turned from him his oivn are sure to go back to the floor in the hope that the ti’uaut coin ■will he seen. When he has gone, there hs a re newed interest among the passengers, for the stage or^imlers keepers” has arrived, and those near the spot of disappearance hoc.ome quite diligent until they are aivare they make a cen ter of attraction. But iuterest in that little coin is not lost while there is a passenger left, and when the car is empty the conductor takes his turn and resurrects the oeut.--Xew York Herald. _______________ B i a lc in g T h e m A l l O n e . An elderly minlstiT is fond of telling of a “break” he once made at a double wedding of two sisters. It was ar ranged that the two co’uplcs sliaiild be married ivitli one ceremony, tiie two b r i d e s x - e s p o n d ing a t th e s a m e tim e and the. ttvo bridegrooms doing the same. % There had not been any pre vious rehear;-:al, as the mini.ster had c o m e a lo n g d i s t a n c e a n d h a d re a c h e d the ehiireh but a foiv minute.s before the time for the ceremony, .All w e n t - w e l l u n t i l i t c a m e tim e f o r the minister to .say, “And notv I pro nounce you man and wife.” It suddenlj’^ became obvious to the minister that the u.sual foi’xnula -would not do in the ease of two men and two wives, and he could not think of any •way of making “man” and “wife” plural in the sentence. In his despera tion and confusion he lifted his hands and said solemnly; “And now I pronounce you, one and aU, husband and wife’” R u s s i a ’s A r m ie s ^ Russia has three differeut armies. In Europe her men are five years In the active army, thirteen In the reserve and five yeans in the second re,serve. In Asia they are seven'yeax’s in actual service and six in Uie'Tesorve. In Cau casia they are only thi-ee In the active army and fifteen in the reserve. S tis . a.iad IVXooi^ Children’s views^of many common phenomena are often'rery entertain ing. A little girl Sre years old. asked what happened td-the’ sun after it seti promptly replied: “It rolls itself np in Y litHe hall, like a hedgehog. And Jhat ’8 the jtoon.”—London 33 spte 3 s. 1 ‘ THE HABIT OF LYING. \Ways In \Wliicli E»re-rai-ica.-tioii S l a y Be Develoiietl. How does one become a liar—that is to say, how does the child discover a lie and habitually make use of if? We can admit that a t the beginning there is^ absolute sincerity. The child through all its first years neither lies nor dissimulates. Its sentiments, its desires, translate themselves into words and into acts. Its body is the constant and perfect expression of its inmost being-. Such is the starting point—sin cerity, absolute transparency. There is a multitime of little lies tolerated w'hich we treat as pardon able. We tell the domestic to say we ai-G u o t a t h o m e w h e n w e a r e ; w e c o m pliment people to their faces and crit icise them when they are gone; we say w e a r e happy to see so m e one and di rectly after speak of having heen an noyed. No more is necessary. The ex ample has been given. We lie to the child himself. We are pressed by his many embarrassing questions and in order to free ourselves from the emharrassmentj reply with what Is frequently a falsehood. Some fine day he discovers the ti’uth, and the evil is done. The gravest ease is when the child Is taken’as an accomplice In a w’hen his mother tells him. pains, de- “Above all, do not tell this to your papa.” This is the ruin of all morality. The third stage is the first encounter of the child with society, the first shock with social life. - The child wlio tells all he’ knows, sees and hears, all that he would better have left unsaid, is called the “enfant terrible.” His parents do not tell him to lie, but they tell him it is not necessary to tell all he thinks. This Is extremely serious, as it teaches the child that he cannot show himself as he is. This is the revelation of the lie obligatory. Above among his comrades he quickly irns to dissimulate, because if he Is naive—expresses all his joys, pai sires—they make sport of him: worse, they abuse his confidence; the hopes, projects which he has confided to them he some day sees used against him. Thus the impossibility of living with out lying is revealed to him. Society Qg which modesty, shame. The child becomes a liar because all the world about him lies. The distinc tion between the liar and -the man of sincerity is only relative. There are in reality only two categories—those who content themselves with the lies exact ed by social life and those who have habituated themselves to lying more than society wishes, to lie because of some personal interest. An important cause iii the develop m e n t o f ly i n g in c h i l d r e n is the e m ployment of excessive and ill advised punishments. The child who becomes a liar is the one who lives in perpetual terror of reproaches, humiliation or strokes. The lie for him is a supreme resource.—Chicago Tribune. excuses certain forms of lying which are inspired by a feeling of politeness, His S o l e it iii Oatli. A popular comedian tells a story of a waiter at a London restaurant -who was sadly given to drink. A party of young men determined to reform him, and one clay they read to him an imag in a r y p n i-a g r a p h f r o m a p a p e r x-elatin g a terrible accident in which an inebri ate in blowing out a candle was k i l l ^ by the fiame igniting the alcoholic fumes of Ills breath. James pricked up his ears at this and requested that the paragraph might be read to him again, which was done, to the evident diately went iu search of a Bible. Eeturniug with this, he expressed a ) take a solemn oath ujion it, oaned the fact that he had beer lesire 1 lemoan sorry tippler and was bringing himself to ruin and then swore that never again so long as he lived would he at tempt to blow out a candle. used flies, paste, irm o f b a i t But Not Witlx tlie Line. He had fished up the stream and doivn the stream and w o r m s a n d e v e r y o t h e r fo r m that the ingenuity of man could de vise, hut without result, and as he wended his ivay homeward at the close of the day his temper was high and his fish basket empty. Still, there wended his ivay homeward at the temper was ■mpty. Still, t was no occasion to publish the latter fact to the whole world, so when he met a friend by the way the following dialogue ensued: “Been fishing?” i “Yes.” I “Had a good daj-’s sport?” j “What did you catch?” “The 6:30.”- Answers. ! P e a e lx S to x ies. Peach stones will make a quick, hot fire and one that will last. One and a half or two buckets of peach stones will last as long as a bucket of coal. One has to be careful not to fill the stove too full or there will likely be an explosion similar to a gasoline explo sion. The proper way to keep the lire going is to put in a shovelful a t a time. “Peach stones thrown into a \damp cel lar,” said one who has used them, “are said to_have a peculiar effect on a per son. After the stones are in a cellar for a time gases arise, and the fumes will go to one’s head and giv-e the same effect as if the distilled product of the peach had been imbihed.”-^ a l - timore Sun. Quids Fx’omotlon. “ I h e a r yoxir b r o t h e r is a n a s s i s t a n t bookkeeper.” “Yes, indeed. And, do you know, he proved himself so clever that they’ve p a s s e d h i m o v e r th e fir s t a n d s e c o n d assistantsliips a n d made him third as sistant right Off.”— Neiv York World. N e v e r S t i l l . Mrs. Naggem—And do you love me N a g g ^ (wearily)—I don’t know; I’ve ever Imd the chancel-San Praneiseo No one likes to be reminded that there Is another .side to the story.— Atchison Globe. One does not have to fall asleep to dream.—New York News. \Pride Goeth ) before a FatL\ Some '-pwd people think ihe^ Ate strong, ridicule the idea, o f disease, negledt k e ^ h , , lei ihe hloodmn Snm, $nd mys and Imr Become \ H o o d s S A r s a p a n lla i m d ^ ' ihe fad and save yoar pride*
