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;' --iMAu! •'^ySjrf^^K-\^^^'- 4 • -- •\\ A., -.r\-.-.<'\.,--;.\ l •: • t\' \-.• tr -- ' <--£ ••VJ, : i-- •i&^'i-'-M voivit w^pf-^ I wit PROBATIOH OFFICER! Civil Service Examination m Be 8^ at Carton, January 23 To FIB Vacancies. K\*•-.•'' : ' ., > .,„_ Rules, a ^^vilt 3»hsidj •/• Rowing '#t w; BILLS IKE LIP / >^^?^PZ?**&®^ W$^ :• ,.-'-,4 -A* kK &f r ;<?••**- •-;':i--^- • t ;\u •all^^ A ' • ^mfc* '.mtiict; <5s- WWfflffii Under the. CivifQ, competitive examm ea January 23, 1915 position; Probation Officer, County Lawrence County. Salary $1,: annum and necessary dlsirarsemel mot to exceed $1,000. Subjects of ex^ animation and relative weighta: Written examination covering laws relating to the work of probation of- ficers, the nature and purpose* of probation, duties of the position and methods of work, l; education, ex- perience and personal qualifications, 1. An oral examination may also be htfd. , ' ' • . This examination will bo lietd at Canton and will be open to men and .stamen -at least twenty-one y«ars of age, citizens of the United States and for at least three months residents of St. Lawrence County. (Persons desiring to enter this ex- amination should notify the State Civil Service Cbmmiccion at once, and secure and tile the proper applica^ tion blank at the earliest practicable date. Applications must be filed With the State Civil Service Commission not later than Friday, January 19, 1*15. GAR11ISON WOULD BA1SE EEGP- • tm >£am- «o .mm m 3T VALUE \SitdHs^ '-6|j^Kr^^r«%s , Allies $wk ! IKESIOBSFJLI CKF IN MARCH BM-Ms ApcdMf ,\ %MI Be»uifo re Libel S«Jt Cos- , AWrdifVta St«y^r.JH<HKitK*of Washington;;—3*e first \ legislative r step. to, iplace the nfllitary forces $>t ^the United States ©n'the'hiasis of pre- paredness for war' was .taken by the Senata' 'Military Affairs [Committee, when the bills em'bodyingj the plans tor tocreaaing the' eftlotepey of ±be/ army worked out by the General Staff and suggested by Secretary Gar- rison, which haye iMejn introduced by! Senator Chtgokerlain, chairman, win betajnanttpror consideration. An ef- fcrt^li^.aM^e 1» jfjfttato fawiraMe reports on the^e me^purga and action en tiiem by, «ie \Senate during\ the presfeiit scssipn qt Congress. The General Staff plan recommend- ed % Secretary Sfcrrison is incorpor- ated in five tbttls. These ©rovlde for: The manufacture upo-os etaoin s of thp mobile a,rmy 0 %dr maximum strength and an iwx*$i# of 1,000 of- An increase of twenty officers in the signal corps.' The estaibltehment of a regular *rmy reserve, , The establishment of an officers' Re- serve corps. The establishment of an army trans- portation reserve corps. The enactment,of these measures will, It Is'believed, give the United _ . a military JJOHS* of no mean proportions, Which can oe made avail- able, for *MtoMi&4ft6 least possi- We delay ^ ^}t possible expend!- tt*re-.o/ m^fm.\- TJa«y carry out the Preifcteofs Mea Of a trained \citi- sewr.\ , '%'a\ oompittjnJifatlon to Senator Chwi^rJ^a SflfiTejbjry Qarrlson Oftt^'tto'foliowteg explanation of ttuk/^tj*-<»f these .maaeures: *»i,<« pftB»ed ( will permit the - -VI! .•^^.•nsaSfWM^ Jjon|on.—^he Conclusion is reached by thf offtciarob^etver attached to *$ritJs^ih4a44a«tWterB\at'the , tstmit Jn, a'rfep«^i|ive^'ou*under date of Januafy %, ^at lleavy guns ate of supren|e importance in modern war- fare, I • ; I \Experiences in this war ha^e I cause* njanyf profound modifications of th«>ri«!S.ipnunonly held befor^ ,ft broke iout*\ he, nays. \Bat no!factor was s»underestimated as *he effect\of ihfeh, torsive projectiles flred by guns wtd howltsera. ' , : ' ''The opening of the war found the Allies fin apposition of inferiority to the enemy lji~tWa. respect—any inferi- ority which, however, has since Iieen made kood—-and the Germans are now expernndng to a far greater extent than iefore the devastating effeetf of these -missiles. The successes of the Japanese at Fort Arthur had given en inkling of the potentialities of the heavyj howitzer 'when employed up againft permanent fortifications, but the decisive effect of high exp>loslves againtt troops in the field, in well concealed intrenchments, has come as a conrplete surprise. 'Tbjs gunner, and store especially the garrison gunner.has* come into his; own, for this arm of the service has anumed importance greater prob- ably Aan it has ever before possess- ed, aira certainly greater than it has known since the time of Napoleon, an artillery officer, himself, great reliance on the moral iterial effect, of the fire of batteries concentrated against ,_.lbn ot the enemy's line whteb fola Intention to break. But far hundred years, against troops field, artillery has, generally' „, been depended upon to cre- ioral effect rather than achiece it nmterial result and Waaj ™«f yed for, tMf war to prove. te ti^r^ttff agent, m .* »' '$•:•>•• tHo-' \^ .it --li'•.:'•' Utfe^^ay general; stooe pe|ition.i in Lfhis United -. . f eraoW and? 4^| Referee »p$e»r 'yt: Hferrill of/ forney,; Tht^ show aabilit\ <rf,•$£*», - debts d«e, erty ekentp4.il include: Waterto* I'Bfeiintetoa'j ntottr-«r Co, ,$30}.J\. A. Ogdenstourip;? Goorge O. wf i.Pearson, 15?^ flbuverne '&•«: Noble,; \W 4ng 1»i filed a' lltey <i». ay,-aftr tfM 'tft 'ftoy s v At- now •\'Wets :'-'-*i5s; prop- l r <9ir#dttors' $28?; Ar- \Rhines $ ^fct^Sj^A^u^ !«k' l to. Have Started WB8& 0^-FuUy Insuredt '•yo^B)^ L-2- ir:~rk:-'; ' i:W : Y3 : &Y.yt>' $304 BOB FEI who,, place and ts Pine*** Now. (th *« The folt venturw\Wt- manager of i ciated toy fronl the, \J of rsoent- ,; TUfe-ft *>&**'* strode O'clock. UHsar utirasu< ..tjaie large 'buitding containing tKe office and \general store of the MacnAvMac., 1 iC^ioratioiJ, and ' d[n r which was *,locate& ^Iso. the pos|i jOffic> at Bmndreth ' Lake Stat^oR, about- 1 25 . :mlles north of Kui, ton- Chaitti was completely des- troyed}, by a fire which started 1 at midnight, Jandary 5. Three nten who were sleeping- in the ibuUdtog exper- leiced narrow escapes. ' : The company te engaged in iupih^rr tag on a large scale ahd its work on thc> ttaast; 4t ,«ontmls will eontiaus, it is estHnated, <or about 20 years. One of the members of the firm, John Mc- Donald, is Ideated at Brandreth Lake andhte partner is the oiwner and pro- prietor of the McAlpin Hotel to New York. Mr. McDonald and two em- ployes of 'tlie^Csmpany hate had their sleeping, apartments upstairs in the concern's •&%-building and everything appeared to be all right when they retired on Tuesday night. TJhey were awakened by *he» fire, which.started somewhere downstairs, and spread with the greatest rapidity, and they had to hurry from the (place as'A>on as they awoke. ' '•Mr. McDonald and Mr. Webb man- aged to leave by the stairway, how- ever, but Mr. Blade,, who is a heavy man, weighing •about.200-pouads, wss not eo fortunate. He succeeded to making his way to the roof, from which he Jumped off into a mow bank, tte was Uninjured. •'The origin of the Maze la unknown fcjrt it is hejteved that tt may have fc^ started *y..mice; It was impoa- *fo> tattle to do anything towards\quelling 'T3 the flames arid the building and all ;j&. to «w»lw*»-wer«i wmpietely consum- ,m ' '&Y &&*:*. Thomas of Utica is ilie ifa3i)0$m'&r$te company and ha* , iM^;:'is>,.*<«fin»5ter. Pmi^i't^tffptii by''to«wwioe: ••Tj^;©^a^.-h«* FlUQej^§ JprtepK, *l«HT4tiG SW'| ft b&NOf R& 4 ©B»1«I*1SS Am AJLMBd >ijN# MOVEMENT T OF TROOPS PliFFteeiLT Faih^us ^HarvHerd Scattered * .\ StfelastWliek•flWch3Set& \ \ ...-.-. mm& - ••'V- J>yS 4- •M one «f the^fre^te^t jsaies <tf -Hoi* Etelh cattle ever \ toW } $n. America* •*fei.,-B.' H. 'Uollar of 'Jtenvelton,' St '• Lawteace.- tsottaty;' •• realised $149,805 i tofiythe sa^ ol - 176 .Tti-eadof flooded: •a€fi»als at the. *I4verpool' Payillonl', The kverage price •paid for \the .atii?*! matte was $851. In the herd were many yo|nghuUK'andheifers, •' ' '. ' te-third'ofd thee entiree herda went- G ermany Berliri-r^Tfie' war office has given out the following statement: \The <bad weather lasted , thraugli yesterday in the western theatre 'of war. The L«ys -has r in certain places i ,mne-thir of ta entir ner weui flo()de4 ttte couhtry to a width of 80O| to |0l iva j> Cabana; Jr., of Hne Grove >\»•»« ''- ' 1 Fapa, Klwa, wh* paid $58,555 for his; purchase, 'which included Pontiac „™, Apple Korodyke VHi, for which hefpaid $2£,000 the first day of the safe. KordSyke segils Johanna II. was sold to Fred Pa|bst of Milwaukee for $18,600. This tull is a brother of the onte purchased by Mr. Cabana, The <i >* i Hr.i-'.- ,, ., tor' the f*ro«re«siTe, •$»' • I Very- m^^^iodimim ma- chiftery, thaa ft *WW be to ewve one of the 4Wer ttirttat '• where lilt one toa to *& ia t*> IWwiih fuel and pour to oU to keen tt ruani|ig smoothly. It wfir tm exowiMtoglf difficult to mid '\ anyone who will 4o as well as Mr. tJtobteson did and 5 it is more than * SavbaMe that tt r wlll be very affiqult to find ahybodr who is wiling to try. Those WJWMB %e served ought to thank Mm Tory haarttly for what he did in their bafaair, and that their can- didacies and cause did not succeed was not fate fault 1 nw.Jiiii.>tiiniii.w>.wi.i—. HBITIgH BfiWT. Callfprnla Chitlook. With the proclamation of Egypt as a -Brtthm proteotbrate. the tiepf etical suzeranity of-the Bultan is extmguisb- ed, and Egypt enters on the last, or at least the latest of its many foreign sovereignties, ' Even daring the age of the Phar- aohs, Egypt wa« for a long time un- der the domination of tae&ykgos, or shepherd kings, who were oftviously foreigners. Once then, Egypt baa been a part, of every empire the world has known, save that of .Caarlemange —Persians. Greeks, Romans, Byzan- tines, Saracens,, Turks, and how British. The 'British sovereignty has of course been'-»c$tual for \years 1>ijrt ft took this war- to elevate <a mere •fact into a #eory. Bteneaforward (until next time} $8gypt is British. Egypt is veryiold and very patient. 1 A century Is o<*l long. Usually, when it has been conquered, it has endured ' the foreign rule for at Iaast halt a thousand years—long enough to learn the language and religion *f *tts con- querors. The whole of modern or med- iaeval history i*-but an epfaode, in the memory of Egypt, The- jttme of America, since Columbus, i| |ut one, and that the latest, of Egypt's many dynasties. Wxw Abraham went down into, Egypt, because the famine was grevious in the land, the il'jramids then stood, a tradition almost as an- cient as they are now. In JSgypt, a merely Roman monument is 40 recent that the traveler passes it: by un- noticed! The British Empire, to which Egypt is, now\ annexed, is ajthing 6t yesterday. And when the ihing of tomorrow comes, Egypt, >ancient, changeless Sfcypt, will placidly take Its part in that, too.- The smooth man to speech may be I rough in deal. Forbearance is oftentimes a very much abused virture. Teaching by example is a vocation we are all engaged in. » V^ 1 * I WJJH tf ' tie dais when the Republicans'1 the state theueopie have taken a course in OdS of grafting. They have been taught th the state's business. They know what to as they never knew before. They will 'be \ til its aspects, from a political contribution Stealing of the water power of the state. v Tl party in power is going to do with its presem •JoototroUed the gOTernmantl or 'theoryand praeffca \^>&$#<•; (game in the vast laboratory of tch arid how to interpret events )le to recognise crookedness in >m a favored contractor to the »y are watching to see what the opportunity. , \ Y THE SHIPPINGijiMUL The proposition advanced J>y PresidentItWMson for the the government ownership and operation of a merchant imwfne, which threatens the^qun- try with-another.ex&a .session of congress, kppears, in its larger aspects^ to ibe a singular combination of socialism and yielding to capitalistic influences. - The.Administration, by its advocacy of government owned railways in Alaska, 'f^kriwd nwby theproposal to estfblish a government owned mer- c-ba&t. marine <wffi4&,<*pp*ar to be leaning strongly toward socialism. On* the very large prlyate interests in ibullding of the (Alaska railroad, other hajftd there,are -supposed to be SQBej Alaska-iytf#,will«be.|Bade valuable' by th* to spite of. whick^act, it it be i a fact, the couiStry supported the Alaska propo giitoa •with.^syb^iBtlal unanimity. ! Tb* case of 'the shipping proposal is valHy different EPrlvate capital it not rusftiog into the construction of new ffeighters. There are conditions which make foreign' commerce a risky proposition Just now. So it is, proposed • to have tfce government g o into the business and if it pays sell out to private *caplta!,. Khile if it does not pay.of course She government will stay in the business, for Krivate capital win not buy, ' ' ,•'.'.', With guch S» utterly fool pr6vision in tjie proposed law, it is, of course, impossible to disccuss the proposition on its merits. The joker In the inter- ests of the shipping trust so far oyer.shadpjws th,e proposal itself that it is the joker only which is open to discussion,! ;/& plan, te provide all American manufacturers and merchants with facilities j for parrying on the foreign com* nmcejof the United States at cost, by the; central government representing all the people forthe -benefit of all -the ipe* |»Ie, would She worthy of Berious consideration. But the proposal to author^ three members of the cabinet to, spend $40,000,00,0 as they may see fit In itihe (purchase of; ships, to be later Sold back to\ private owners looks like a^gantic job, which the.'shipping trust is attempting to put over on the Amirkan people. In any event the real iisue is not government ownership, it is a,new sort,of governmental aid to a special phase of >big (business ' ' ;^^»T«&s^--3 « measure, the great and shall ab*adoii fhfj in tiieir bands ture cWa<jns *6 Mr. MfCay's vigor v iotWjh^k.of opjjjosj^g,.., „ . ;- TtiSJ hJU^might^ w^ W«g«rde4 ,as one for the ^roterf^o'f</$!•/. t^ T«ry toun^atton of %» |talp^te comtog citizens. It is flfrdas^ental in its aims, laudable. In Ss^jpwtpose, and m,^;t»ipa8ii&|,, :'- •/ . ( Banker-Fira*et(. ,vTe are facing af\ world ;at war- where peace may pot flrwail- until exhaustion comes. .Aw.'We* or our statesmen, rising fc^ situation? Neutrality abroad? 3T«t At home? No. Old heltefs, theor|A, pflBoles, hopes are in thenb&laoce-rlhr^.lwa reach- er her supreme m$ '\**- fe^e our warning and opport»i^r. j •For US, thda m^#»«t^ me&ing of a more, self-supporwBgajad sufilcent and protected nafijiH-hjrlth larger and more vari% 'employments, through the making of iiior^ of our necessities at horn*. •-' \ ' This, 'by providiBi. for; protection from every pqattio^ ,aot only by « sane and'scientiflc.^fariff review by commission—by r«#ro6ity by com- mission, inst^«ff*rttf ttn-kering' ~(more husiheBs.\ but-also toy a v nc arine—protected si4y,' that will help as wide as the wr World commerce*, begins on the • ' ~* growth begins •have federal ^SH#4 . „_.„ -«bf ;Bj[gitmy, r % \ cotf^tKmdjslt jpjtfers -a Very. iUumlnatmg ^fehaaary oj; the explanations and Justiflcaitons J offered. WdQi'his help we classify the -pleas as follows: /Phe imperial chancellor—;We com» mitted a wrong, but necessity knows no law. ', Count von Bertistorff—French avi- ators had flown over Belgium. German professors—Another crime Of English hypocrisy. . < Professor Burgess, of Columbia- Belgium had outgrown the \baby \food\ of neutrality guarantees. Judge Grosscup—The neutrality treaty Was not binding as a contrac- tual obligation, j Professor Sloane, ,of (Prineeton**- There never \was a treaty. Doctor Dernburg—Belgium violated her own neutrality. Pennypacker—She stood in the middle of the street. Maximilian Harden—Our critics can all go- to hell. W» find all of these more or less interesting, -but we are frank to say that the last seems to us the least of- fensive of the lot meters. _ \The enemy's attempt to eject' us from oar spositions, in ,the dunes of 'Nieupdrt failed.'. ' , \iNurtheast of Soissons the French [repeated their ittacks. . ••They, were 0 repulsed yesterday' with great losses to the enemy. We captured more th,|n. J0O prisoners. •Battle at Soisstffis itself recommenced today.' The 'French $ayp ftga^a Ajarse-i ly, attacked. Their attacks woke down with veryj heavy losses to them. *Hn • the Argonne we have gained further ground. . to this district and also la the neighborhood of Apremont, north of Toul.'tbe battles continue. . \On the evening of January 8 the French again tried to take the village of Burnhaupt by a night attack \Which failed completely. Oui? troops took J 230 more, French prisoners and one [chine gun, so that the war booty tak- en at Burnhapt is increased to two officers, 420 men and one machine gun. jThe French apparently suffered heavy\ losses oh this onciurian tdao, as great numbers of killed and Injured are lying before our front and in' the neighboring woods. 'Only trivial £mjageme$ts took place yesterday in upper Alsace. About midnight our troops repelled a French attack at lower Aspanfc; \TJte weather in the eastern th^a- atra of war is pot yet Improved. The situation remains unchanged on the entire dasterh famt. 'U«ffiU«»port»nt „; Russia advancie •-*'.Ta?^s»i5»55^BB^K4.\ '•' * iiWa^fmmiSaicY' daka of tbes two bulls, ^Pontiac Lady Kdrndyke, which held the. world's record at the ageof 4 years, went to Davis Brothers of Mexico for $3,600. Dpaa Konigen Pieterte and Pontiac P^t went to Mr. Cabana for $6,500 $6,500; respectivelyi lother large buyer was W. H. ,er for the Carnation Stock Farm . Seattle, Wash.,. who acquired lenty-Jwo head tor a sum total of 1,405. tt account of the quarantine in ly parts of the country resulting imin the mouth and foot disease s^me of the breeders making purchas- ed at this sale will be obliged to board their holdings at Liverpool un- til'-possession is given to make ship- ment. ' ' The New York State Breeders As~ socistion held a sale at the'Liverpool Pavilion Wednesday and Thursday. SALIENT FEATURES • 7 BF lit tfvt WHY •vj«; \ VOTBS FOB W^MCN •* ?.\-: leas ipollttcs), „jf«a, mercbant- ^navy and sub- our market •and maintain i The advocates of women's suffrage in iais state, haye^mucb to encour- ; age them. A Democratic legislature has .\passed the iieoe^^ resolution for the submission to the people of an amendment to. the constitution and a Re- publican governor i^ his first message JaJjjgjjosked ^tRepttblicao, legislature to\ pass the resolution a second time, as required*y law.\ 1 - Ji » - «• • 1 >-. .>; :%.', ,L The independent vote, as represented (bv|th>'!Prdgre3#iV^^party7%BKiBro3a hibltion party and the. Sulzerites is aH to 1 'feVpr'of^d'toV ^'vWjfm^ifi^^h^J democrats have acted favorably on the mit^er and if the leglskture'acts £s the Governor asks it to, the matter would appear to be practically settled^f But there is another opportunity tor favorable action, in the constltutfonal convention which meets next summer. vAlj^etber it would appear that the chances are exceedingly Aright for !NeW York to be the first eastern-state to, grant full suffrage- to women. , . - .-. This honor, may, however, fall W tftlMe 1aIaod«| where Governor Beeh- man has recommended 1 an act; to grant -Pre>*det(ttal jWffrage to women. The Governor makes the request *te the latereBt W' plain justice and of sound. political principles.\ lAs. the Governor's ip*tty/has a majority of 109! in the General Assembly and as.no amendment to the constitution appears to 9 are «u «u»«e~ ZZLernher &n'in. |*e necessary, as in «hte state, it is possibly that the*race between -Nesw York Tt- 4« human to rememwer. an **»- 1 » . rt . . , , . . , • ,. 1 • - ._ --J ,£r*»t a. kiadaessw - ^a* 4 Bbode Island may oeaoloseone,- .s. !, t . •:„ . . life, business, ig, but in spend- ly ;for real and lent^ Show that \for- jury and forget a ktodaessw [country ,roads-»loi there-^-roads too and state aid., Economy of time. fle» n«*t to tng^eaerouslya remunerative <deve: \\PractioaT result -,„... eign^rs usually tak^us aprcflt that and protection-^)*,™^^ wfctored muet-iot «nl*irly#^.« fetter «W -Amertcan. • .. ;, UjQtor Concern i? ,P* e . »6ri<H>s,and pratticai VT^nm^;^^ 1 ent peace at home^f™** »om social unrest by every me^that- wJU make for our commercyfe ; lB*M*t«al, and agricultural activH|»- ^ _ - • This under such: uspial^ndittono as witt develop the highest type of dtt- Stensbip with \aU % ,«MWren of .^U the people in 5 a fentobt«tjc_stfbool •system, there taugl*«6jg«ttt» of I'work with, hands,.^d;*nd Heart as bread and *o me j# m *^?f n ** ! « n - huilders and natiow(»*e». iJsswiaily muatj^ory energy ,be bent toward an <iPl*flW*p *«* i»Bl fertafee ouf'fields^Jied' the .world^i^id: THE BOSSES OPPOSE THE SHOBT UAI.LOT ^'trpuMe-.^sy ~cn<i ; what tha sfrnp^J toms portended.\ ' We wonder whe±er ' any definite purpose of patriotic or governmental expedience i^ served by continuing to ignore officially, and blink optimisti- cally the geological mystery that lies not on the banks of the- grenu Cule- bra cut but buried profoundly behind its slopes. For it is not a question of superficial landslides and'the lim't of the possibilities thereof, and the me- chanical methods of prevention, 'but bj underlying strata and faults ni for- mation the extent of which is at pre- sent an unknown factor *n th* canal's future. Knickerbocker Preso. One of the favorite arguments made by men who make a living in.poHtica against the short ballot is. that-it would take from the peoj>ie the right to elect heeds of departments. \iW politicians affect a high spirit of righteoua indignation, when it i s pror posed to transfer to- the governor the responsibility tor selection of. -th«se •heads. G£ course .every politician knows that the voters have very lit' tie to do with the selection of minor officials and that tbe-trauefer of re- sponsibility would, toe from the politi- cal oommittces to the governor and not from the people to the governor. In effect, the voters' attitude on the subject is: \We* have not the facili- ties to know the fitness of candidates for these, minor places. .For?mahy years we have been trusting-to politi- cal leaders and dolegHSS'Hd conven- tions to pick them out fefr-«s; They have made a bad mess of i t and now wj&purpose to focus our atjentjon on ^ecting>-ersftYfinjor E .w% «§Satr^t.i &j$ w«r,will ^CQ--o|^bioM^e respottsibfli-1 ty of selecting heads of department\' Whatever else the state government may need to bring it closer and make it-more responsible to the public J im-j mediate need of the short \ballot is. evident to all who have studied recent events at Albany. It is needed to make the direct •primary law more effective. It will do away with fee log-rolling among so-called * leaders for places on the ticket and make it the,duty of the governor to choose men fit for theSvork, regardless\ of their geographical or political value. There is always talk that it is -dan- CtOVEBNOB WHITSUS'SL SEBSSA6E New York \Sun. Why, the reader of Governor Whit- fnan's message, to the Legislature •will ask, if a single headed commis- sion Should control conservation, of J}ew York's \natural resources, should hot a single headed, commission man- age the building!of ittlghWays? Yet Uhe Governor wants a \aon-partisaa\' hoard of three\ lor the State roads, while he would 'nave one man, with \expert administrative;heads\ under hinif protect the lands and forests, the inland waters and the fish'and game. • •Neither non-prvrtisan nor bi-parti- san executive boards inspire confl- idence. We have fend them for all [purposes and invariably the division of responsibility has produced unsat- isfactory results. They -afford too miany excuses and explanations, too much opportunity tit flotttn* v J&e -blame oh the other' fellow. Bettor •on© man who cannot dodge, blame when things go wroqg, than threes or four who can always prove an. alip. Moreover, a somewhat sophisticated electorate will hot deceive itself with the belief that a three-man commis- sion spoils the elimination of pon- tics or that continuity ot processes which is sometimes desirable. Bterein- is the weakness of the Gov- ernor'* attitude. He is lor both things, at once. He \believes in the undivid- ed responsibility of a single head, and recommends a ' commission of three members with the usual restric- tions as t o political- am»3.tion, over- t lapping terms and the M«J- Bnt ¥\ s Isystem hws been discredited, not once, but scores of times, and the whole •lesson of experience is that centrau- zation of authorfty and responsibiluy makes for economy and efficiency. Outside of this curious contradic- tion the Governor's message iff ad- mirably Republican, and incidentally in ibehalf of economy: The. ancient myth M rural electoral superiority is repeated; directly or indirectly the Democrats are charged with' invent- ing extravagance and corruption. _ It reveals the serious strain to which Mr. Whitman's intellectuals must have been subjected while he was keeping partisanship .out of his in- auguration address^ -;.;:•.•\' •' : i&£^?&&&^ \ \it is'a xae^^Vb-^pmf^'wUfik. ^a so quickly transform himself i|ito a soldier.\ - \, \ ''ph, wo have a chance to study tactics all the time. Sivory married man, for instance, hae to be a master (g strategy.\—Lculcville Couder- Jburnul. : l X Cool Suggestion. t Sales=tan-r-This vase Is really worth £30, hut tlere being a. little chip off hero, I will sell it to you for $20. . Customer—-Can you break off an- other little chip and let in* have tt |o $10?—Boston Tranccript, Willing to Stay Mrs. Atwell had had a quarrel with icr maid, Lizzie, <\nd fee maid re- tarked that aho would leave. \Lizzie said the mistress severely, 'you must stay until I get another grill.\ T intend to, mum,\ said Lizzie. j*Sbure it's only right some watt Isfcould tell her tho kind of a woman ye' are.\—Kansas City Star. Mil l H^.H - ii. »• Critics and Criticised. Theodore Dreiser, the novelist, was talking of criticism. \I like pointed criticicm,\ he said, '^criticism such as I heard in the loV ;y «f a theatre the other night at the snd of the play. \The critic was an old gentleman. fl'm criticism, which was fcr'Ms wile's [%aps alone, consisted of .these words: •\Well you would comer\~kansss :ity Times. Breaking the tteeord, ( iBriggsr-;-Banter ia a very methodi- teal chap, isn't he? J, Griggs—Wonderfully so. H© told ane that he laid out a course of read- ing for his eammer vacation and act- ually got half way through one of the ! books.—tLife, • ^ A Bargain. ,, \Mr. Citibred—Do your cows give [jmuch milk? j Mr. Tallgrass—No one ever gives •jute nothin*. i have to swap 'em fod- [der for it.—Chicago Nev/s.' •• rl~~M \t^ > -J4. H i\ Up to the Minute. Cranque—A wife' is an expensive iiusury. 'j Blanque—So is an automobile^ j Cranquc-Jgufe. But you can;get |a nev/ model every year.—Judgel Prepared. Lawyer—The cross-examination did |fnot seem to worry you. Have you fhad any previous experience? - Client—'Only six children.—Pau- lson's Weekly. - , f * old Their fileiB. •He boasts that he came of a^ find I I family.\ ™ >| \Yes; aind how they mnst-hawl teougked when he leftl\—Judge I ' -
