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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESSl MONDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1908.
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Let tbe Matter Drop.
The nomination by the Democrats
of Texas of delegates for the State at
large to their National Convention by
popular vote was quite unusual, if not
unprecedented.
It was also a useless bit of extrava-
gance of time and money for which
there can be In no way an adequate
return. The end sought might have
been accomplished in the usual man-
ner of selecting delegates to both the
State and National Conventions with-
out distracting the voters of the State
yrho are for the most part, very busy
With their workday affairs at this sea-
son of the year.
Now that it is over it Is best that
the incident be closed and the Bailey
and anti-Bailey controversy relegated
to the shades of forgetfulness until
there shall be occasion for Its recru-
descence, if that should ever be.
Mr. Bailey has still five years to
serve of the term in the United States
Senate to which he was elected a little
more than a year ago. A majority of
the members of his party voting in
Saturday's primaries have said by
their votes that he is entiled to their
confidence and that is equivalent to
•n endorsement, which means that
they desire him to continue to serve
them as their representative.
Five years hence the Democrats of
Texas will be called upon to nominato
Mr. Bailey's successor, and it will then
be for the qualified voters of the State
to elect State Senators and Repre-
sentatives who will voice their senti-
ments in the election of Senator
Bailey's successor. By that time the
political situation in Texas may have
undergone a compete change. Some
of the most active and Intense parti-
sans of Senator Bailey in last Satur-
day's election may be most vigorously
opposed to him in 1913, and, on the
other hand, some of those who fought
him most bitterly in the campaign just
closed may be numbered among his
Closest friends and most ardent sup-
porters.
JPolitics makes strange bedfellows
and the whirligig of time brings
many changes. One can never tell
this year what his political alignment
next year may be, however set In his
jnlnd and obstinate he may assume
to be. Let the Bailey matter rest now
and let the asperities of the campaign
subside. Let those who have become
estranged kiss and make up and all
pull together In harmony and unison
for a greater Texas and a greater pros-
perity for all.
The latercoastal Canal.
made. In some others there is only a
small amount of excavation necessary,
because the intervening distance is
very short. At some other points there
is a strip of several miles through
which it would be necessary to dig a
ditch to connect the waters, and pro-
vide navigation from one part of the
canal to the other.
Of course it will be necessary to do
a considerable amount of dredging, for
tbe lagoons are generally shallow, but
a canal depth of eight or nine feet
would meet all requirements and that
could easily bo secured by dredging
that would not be very expensive as
compared with the cost of dredging at
the seaports where the winds are con-
stantly filling the chanael with sand.
There have been some very extrava-
gant estimates of this cost of complet-
ing the intcrcoastal canal, which most
probably were mere guess work. The
Board of Engineers may be able, from
a careful inspection, to make an In-
telligent estimate and then Congress
may be persuaded to make an appro-
priation sufficient to cover the cost.
When the Board of Engineers comes
to Texas the citizens of' the Texas
coast country should be prepared to
present such statistics as will be con-
vincing, and they can do this if they
will.
Government engineers who are com-
ing South directly after adjournment
Of Congress to Inspect the Intcrcoastal
(anal will give a hearing to citizens
Interested in the project at points in
Texas and Louisiana.
After Inspection of such portions of
the canal as have been completed,
mainly in Louisiana, it is expected
that the engineers will go over the en-
tire route of til canal, at least as far
*g Corpus Chftsti.
. After computing the cost of what
has been done and estimating tbe cost
of what yet remains to be done, the
Government engineers will be able to
<9port as to the feasibility of the in-
tercoastal canal project. After hear-
la* the testimony of the cltisens living
: the. route of the proposed canal
i In the country contiguous thereto,
tfreae eutneers may be able to reach
1 conclusions and report as to the bene-
fits to accrue to the commerce, the
agricultural development and In the
Vpbulldlng of the country in determi-
nation of the question as to whether
Ik* opening of this Inland waterway
SMpU b€ worth a great deal more than
Ibeost
"* provided for such a
as is contemplated in the long
of lakes, bayous and bays whlcn
the Mississippi River to
Mo Grande and which it Is only
to connect up to establish
continuous waterway. In some
ii already
Money in Chickens and Eggs.
In the local market poultry com-
mands such a high price as it almost
prohibitory for persons of limited in-
come and economical habits.
Last week spring chickens of frying
size wore selling at from G5 cents to
75 cents each, and two of them would
not be too much for a meal for an
able bodied man with a good appetite.
Turkeys were quoted at 16 cents a
poui.d "on the hoof," as the cattleman
would say, and 20 cents dressed, while
eggs freely sold at 20 cents a dozen.
Now it is up to farmers and poultry
raisers to say if thero is not big
money in the poultry industry at
prices considerably lower than those
quoted. Of course, the farmer is not to
be blamed for getting all that bo c;iu for
his products. We would not begrudge
him a dollar apiece for his chickens or
a dollar a dozen for his eggs, becauso
we realize that the prosperity of the
farmer is the basis of all proBperltv,
but at the same time we must also
realize that some consideration is due
to the consumer.
There have been times and locali-
ties in which the ruling market price
for spring chicks was not above $3,
or less, a dozen and for eggs 10 cents
a dozen, or less. Perhaps this was
not enough to pay for the trouble and
expense of raising chickens, yet even
at that farmers said it beat raisins cot-
ton at 8 cents a pound, which is about
an average price for the staple
through a number of seasons. Chick-
ens and eggs are always in demand,
and notwithstanding the fact that the
the hen fruit crop of this country
amounts to considerably more in the
aggregate than the cotton crop, the
supply never seems to exceed the de-
mand.
Chickens and eggs are marketable
at all seasons of the year. Through-
out the spring and summer the faith-
ful and industrious hen Is attending
to busintess and all that she asks of
her owner is food and protection for
herself and brood. She does not re-
quire any fine raiment or holidays or
special attention in the way of hand-
somely equipped apartments. Almost
any old place will answer for her nest
and all that is necessary is to keep
natural enemies away from it, and
every farmer knows the character and
habits of these natural enemies. He
has only to afford the protection which
proper care will give to have plenty
of chickens and eggs all the year
round and to realize good profits from'
the labors of his hens.
When chickens and eggs command
such high prices as they now do in the
Weal market, why is not more atten-
tion given to the poultry industry In
this immediate vicinity?
care of herself will not be In a hurry
to marry until the right man comes
along.
The work of constructing the Jetties
for deepening the channel of Aransas
Pass is progressing so favorably that
it will not bo long before tho new
seaport, one of the best on the Gulf
coast, will be ready for business.
There Is going to be a big city on that
part of the Texas coast one of these
days and it may not be at a very dis-
tant day.
Representative De Armond of Mis-
souri has introduced a bill in Congress
making it unlawful for the Govern-
ment to Issue a license for the sale
pf intoxicating liquors in a prohibition
State. The Prohibitionists are work-
ing hard for the passage of such a law,
but it Is not probable that they will
succeed at this session.
Referring to tho fact that that the
Bank of New York has just celebrated
its ono hundred and tenth anniversary,
the Boston Transcript calls attention
to the fact that it "has always stood
on its present site and, at one time,
had Alexander Hamilton on its board
of directors.'' It's history Is moving.
The Boston Transcript comes for-
ward with the interesting bit of infor-
mation that "the American Winston
Churchill can send a message of con-
dolence to his English namesake."
For that matter, so can anyone who
has the amount necessary to cover the
cable tolls; but what's the use?
The Detroit News, speaking of tho
purchase of Central Park by two Wis-
consin men from a bunco steerer for
$2000, declares that "it was a crime
for them to have the $2000." Still, as
they did have, it was most commend-
able In them to attempt to invest it in
real estate.
Referring to the assertion of Sen-
ator Bailey to the effect that for sev-
enteen years he has "never made one
mistake," the Washington Herald
holds that it is a remarkable record,
if it isn't a mistake.
The Albuquerque (N. M.) Journal
asks tho folio'vlng pertinent questio.i:
"What's the use of spending so much
mcney on ironclad warships if the
ordinary passenger boat can ram thorn
to the bottom ?"
When Mr. Ryan says 95 per cent ot
the stock of American railroads is
pure water, the statement is calcu-
lated to stagger credulity—not only as
to the amount of water, but as to its
purity.
The fact that the mayor of Umpson
gets a salary of only $1 a year leads
cite to suppose that ho Is a prohibi-
tionist. A drinking man could never
live on that salary.
The fact that a cable message re-
cites that "J. P. Morgan left Rome to-
day," leads an exchange to comment:
"Of course he will return and get it."
Now that Delaware is solid for Gray
It is undoubtedly up to some one to
surpass Ge#lge Washington and give
Dfla.ware the double cross.
From al! accounts of the treatment
of political prisoners In Hayti there
is a splendid opening there for a live
American undertaker.
The esteemed Washington Herald
has apparently been deceived by a
garbled story concerning the dog eat-
ing fish In Texas waters. The story
that a dog, resting quietly on the
bank, was suddenly pounced upon and
Bwallowed by a mammoth black bass
was slightly exaggerated. The sim-
ple truth 1b that th£ dog and the fish
both got tangled up in a fishing line
and in trying to release Itself the fish
drowned the dog after a strenuous
contest. As to the other story that
Texas fishermen frequently bait their
hooks with jack rabbits there Is lack
of authentic testimony.
The Houston Post tells of a 15-year-
old girl who is said to be the best
cook in the county, who makes her
own shirtwaists, with the button row
In front, and whose hats are never
more t{>an eleven Inches across. When
tbat girl gets to be three or four years
older the Post thinks there will be a
scramble among discerning men for
her hand that will amount almost to a
riot. It is probable, however, that a
girl who Its» thoroughly aMs to tok*
One thing that must be awfully con-
Ecling to Boh Evans is that when he
dies his picture will again appear in
the papers.
That Pennsylvania man who ran to
catch a train and filed from overexer-
tion probably wishes that he was run-
Ling yet
The Merry Widow Cat.
1 hear her low. sweet voice complain
As on the fence she moans and mourns;
Or In the sunshine or the rain
Her heart Is ever pierced with thorns.
At midnight when the clock chimes out
She lifts an echo loud and long—
A widow mourning nine lost lives
In one continuous, yowling song!
When stars come forth to pave with
gold
The vastness of the Milky Way,
Then doth she all her grief unfold
To those who list and long to slay.
And fain would hurl them at her face;
But, oh, the grief that cat can look
Would turn a sinner back to grace!
And so I suffer and -swear on,
That she may sing and have her will,
Until the long night drifts to dawn
And all the world at last Is still.
'Tls for a moment, though, for soon
The milkman at the alley gate
Beats with the vigor of a loon,
And life la but a dream of fate!
I know not how her grief will last,
But, widow-like, I trust ere long
Her heart Will make another cast,
And that may end her doleful song!
1 hate to kill, for life Is sweet,
And cats have nine, hence nine times
sweeter. I
But, oh, if I could only reach,
I'd grab her by tho throat and beat
her! .
—Baltimore Bun.
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Reflections of a Bachelor.
People Insist on morality unless It's for
themselves.
When a woman hasn't a good figure
It's a sign everybody Is an old cat not to
think she has.
A wife calls It not being faithful to her
when her husband thinks snother wom-
an's hair curls naturally.
Nobody should blame a poor girl for
not screamtfig at being kissed when her
Terlthprw!1 ,tow*d w ttei
WHAT STATE PAPERS SAY
Undoubtedly.
Hannibal during his campaign In Italy
and Spain plundered 400 towns and de-
stroyed 300,WO men.—Houston Post.
One Is naturally convlncsd that had
Hannibal lived In the present day he
would have been given political prefer-
ment In Hayti.
♦ ♦ ♦
Often the Case.
"Beamont is today the best business
city In the State," was the affirmation
of a former resident and business man
who has been absent for a number of
years an a resident of another city.—
Beaumont Enterprise.
All of which goes to show that some
persons have to leave home to appre-
ciate It.
♦ ♦ ♦
Economy.
Our fleet will have traveled 42,000 mll»s
on the world voyage before reaching the
home shores.—Sherman Democrat.
When one considers the cost, he Is
naturally glad that those four additional
battleships wero not thought of before.
* -♦ ♦
Winning Reputaion.
The Secretary of War has been di-
rected by Congress to furnish tents and
otherwise relieve the suffering of storm
victims in the South wherever needed,—
Sherman Democrat.
Tho Secretary of War is the real "trou-
ble man." He Is called upon for all
sorts of services In any direction.
♦ ♦
Still In Doubt.
A New York man lost his wife In a
poker game, but it has not been deter-
mined yet whether he Is winner or loser.
—Houston Post.
It may be, however, that someone drew
a queen.
♦ ♦ ♦
Delicate Matter.
The question Is whether the Jury will
hang today or decide today.—Galveston
News,
It may be that they are in favor of
stringing a fellow.
♦ ♦ ♦
Explanatory.
A little farm well tilled Is a priceless
heritage, especially if It Is located In
Plarker County.—Weatherford Herald.
This probably explains the uncertainty
of those North Texas farmers as to the
value of their holdings when making a
rendition on those black lanu farms for
the tax assessor.
e- ♦ e-
Self Protection.
Editors in Texas with a paucity of
ideas will have a hard time after next
Saturday finding material for their edi-"
torlal space.—Gonzales Inquirer.
The editors should have resorted to
the boiler nlate before instead of after
tho election.
♦ ♦ ♦
But Natural.
Mr. Hryan says that his Income is ex-
aggerated. Thero arc some of us who
would like to try living for u while on
an exaggerated income.—Beaumont En-
terprise.
Well, there are a lot of t..itigs exag-
gerated about Bryan.
♦ ♦ ♦
Back to the Footlights.
Is it iKissible that Maybelle Oilman, or
rather, Mrs. W. E. Corey, is tiring of
the faet I hat she has been dropped from
the rays of the limelight? It Is a pecu-
liar thing that once a person of either
sex has had the rays focused on them
and then withdrawn, they are soon anx-
ious to nnee more appear in the public
eye, Mabelle Oilman occupied the atten-
tion of two continents and then to entire-
ly disappear from view was more than
she could stand.—Denlson Herald.
Apparently there Is nothing for It but
that Mabelle Is justified In resuming her
kicking. r
♦ ♦ ♦
Unfair Advantage.
The citizens of the town of Alolna are
undoubtedly deserving of, the sympathy
of the State. Editor Will Easterllng an-
nounces that there is to be produced In
the Avalanche of that city a story bv
himself, which he candidly avows has
been rejected by every magazine in
North America. The Express suggests
that Editor Easterllng hold a voting con-
test before printing the first installment.
♦ ♦ ♦
Often True.
Happiness is like a kitten's tail—hard
to catch. But there Is lots of fun chas-
ing it.—Bell County Democrat.
Furthermore, in either case, If you
should catch up with the object pursued
you would not feel as if you had ac-
quired your money's worth.
♦ ♦
Getting Stylish.
The first automobile police patrol
wagon is now in operation In Chicago
Williamson County Sun.
In time those Chicago police may mas-
ter the Intricacies of the lobster a la
Newburg and the cafa nolr.
Are Sure To.
The sweet girl gradute will soon be
in evidence.—Yoakum Times.
Well, almost any jury will give her
testimony favorable consideration.
♦ ♦ ♦
Nothing Doing.
A New York paper suggests the Idea
that women be appointed members of the
police. A good suggestion. We hapnen
to know some women who are espable
of wielding a club and some men who
need clubbing.—Yoakum Times.
They would never do for the detective
department, however. It Is next to Im-
possible to do "gum shoe" work In
French heels.
♦ ♦ ♦
Both Like It
Better half a loaf than no bread. But
it it's Just the same to you. would you
mind making ours half a plsT—Browns-
ville Herald.
Truly a Journalistic or a political
choice.
^
The Mouldering Sculptor.
Prospective Tenant—X should want the
studio for sculpture.
Caretaker—Yes, sir; some of these Is
let for that. There's a sculptor moulder-
ing next door, sir.—London Tatler.
A Fearf u I Suggestion.
"I see that an eminent naturalist at-
taches Importance to the fact that he has
heard the 'honk' of the wild goose."
"Yes," answered the skeptic. 'He
doesn't realise thst he may have been
deceived by some nature-faking automo-
bile horn."—Washington War.
A Knock.-
"I haven't a single painting of mine
left," said D'Auber. "I manage to sell
them all "
"That speaks well for your artistic
taste," said Crlttlck.
"Yes, I think so."
"Yes; If you didn't have such good taate
you might keep them to disfigure your
own walls."—Philadelphia Press.
Mot Entirely Improper.
Baggs {severely)—Is It ever admissible
' » man to pay even the slightest atten-
to a married womaaT . . .
(cheerfully)—oirtalnly, If she's
TOPICS OP THB TIMES.
A Mistaken Demand.
The demand by many newspapers for
immediate and special legislation on the
tariff for their benefit is nott, in the opin-
ion of the Post, a wise move. Granting
that the reduction of duties would re-
duce the cost of paper—a proposition that
remains to be proved—It Is not seemly
that the newspapers should engage In a
united and almost frantic effort to ob-
tain legislation In their own advantage,
while Ignoring the demands of the whole
public, if the newspapers are suffering
irom a burdonsome tariff, consumsrs of
other products are suffering also. This
paper heartily endorses that clause In
the Massachusetts Republican platform
which opposes the piecemeal r«|ffalon
of the tnrlff. When the time comes to
revise the tariff—and it should be soon—
the task should be performed carefully
and thoroughly, with regard to the well-
being of the country from every stand-
point, and without special favor to any-
one.
The newspapers clamoring for legis-
lation at this time In their own behalf
will meet with disappointment. The net
result of their efforts Is likely to be
a loss of prestige and public confidence.
Tho Post Is ,as anxious as any other
newspaper to buy print paper cheaply,
but It cannot bring Itself to the point of
making a special plea to Congress in its
own favor, without regard to the general
benefit that ought to come from an In-
telligent and complete revision of the
tariff. A newspaper has the confidence
of the public only when It stands for a
square deal for all the people. When It
forgets Its character as spokesman of
the public and becomes a spokesman for
Itself alnne, It need not expect that the
public will overlook tho change.—Wash-
ington Post.
"Class Consciousness."
Says Theodore Roosevelt In his latest
message:
"Every far-sighted patriot should pro-
test first of all against the growth in this
country of that evil thing which Is called
'class consciousness.' "
But "class consciousness' need not keep
anyone awake nights with worrying.
There is far less of It than there was
when the Republic was founded. It has
not Increased and is not Increasing.
Would a church In a New England vil-
lage nowadays assign its pews according
to the recognized social rank of the par-
ishioners? Would public references to
"gentry" and "commonalty" be relish-
ed? Is there anything corresponding to
the social state of Van Rensselaer, the
Albany patroon? Could It now be truly
slid, as before the Civil War, that the
social and political rule of the entire
South rested with 8000 families? Would
the contrast between the "clodhopper"
and the "gentleman" be attempted for
the political advantage of the latter by
the friends of a Douglas today against a
Lincoln?
The government of every American ool-
ony was aristocratic; a property qualifi-
cation was required In every State until
1783-In some long after that. Social as
well as political democracy came In with
Jefferson. His abolition of estates entail
in Virginia was a death blow to class.
Without primogeniture the grandson of
the busslness buccaneer of today will lose
his wealth to the parvenu of tomorrow.
Without titles he will have nothing left
to sustain class pride; he nas nothing
now to which any other may not aspire.—
New York World.
Boston's French Culture.
We sneak readily in Europe of "the
American type" and especially of "an
American type." Tho longer you live in
the United States the more you are per-
suaded that this general Idea is, like most
of its congeners, a false Idea. Diversity
Is great among men. It is Infinite among
women. How could it be otherwise.'
What basis exists for uniformity? Ra~e?
But what is there In common between
Boston and San Francisco or between
New York and New Orleans? Their
education? It varies widely as you go
from one section to another. There is no
unity—except the unity created by Euro-
pean thought as a mental convenience.
The "American woman' of the novel and
the play is a European invention. The
American women at home have neither
physically nor morally that conventional
aspect.
Boston, the Puritan, intellectual city,
holds ideas regarding the education of
young girls quite different from the ideas
that obtsin In Washington and New York.
There, more than elsewhere, you ob-
serve that cohesion of the family which
today so strongly characterizes the
French. The young girls have a certain
Independence but not a complete liberty.
They are at home with their parents
more often than away from home and
apart from them. They talk less and are
less allowed to go in for everything than
In New York and Washington. You can
tell the young women by their dress and
appeanilice—which Is not so easily ac-
complished elsewhere. They are more
like Frenchjglrls than any other Ameri-
can girls. I aon't Insist that they are bet-
ter brought up than their sisters—I am
only saying they are differently brought
up. Yet they have their originality. And
that originality, if I mistake not, is of the
Intellectual order.
Dinner is announced. The traveler from
France Is seated by preference between
two young girls who "speak admirable
French." Almost all of them do. But
their first move Is—by sort of coquetry
to make excuses for their Ignorance. As
soon as the Ice Is broken the conversation
begins ordinarily In the realm of ordinary
Ideas. You soon discern thst the girl on
your right Is deeply Interested In politics,
snd that the girl on your left prefers to
talk literature. They speak of the con-
flict between the United States and Japan
or of the relations between church and
state, or of M. Paul Bourset's latest ro-
mances. A sentence always begins with a
"Que pensez vous?" Yet they have opin-
ions of their own, which they have often
an opportunity to express, If only in the
papers they read to one another In their
clubs.
"I must speak tomorrow myself," said
one of them, referring to piy lectures at
Harvard. "I am togjlscus* the question as
to whether the Resident was right in
sending the fleet to the Pacific. I think
he was."
French affairs have an astonishing In-
terest for them. In their eyes Paris rep-
resents literature, the drama, the arts;
Is the capital of the beautiful. To speak
French well is a brevet ot fashionable
distinction. To have lived In Paris Is a
guaranty of good taste. Must I own up
to It? I found that many romances and
light plays which I had forgotten ten
years ago were still fresh In their memo-
ries. The limitations of my erudition
humiliated me. American gtrls, however,
were kind enough to sssure me—by way
of an angliclsh that always troubled me
a little—that they considered foreign
politics as "exciting" as the theater. I
wish I thought so.
Dees what I have just been saying
seem to argue these young women are
blue-stocking*? That would be a false
Impression. However gravely they talk
literature or hlatory, they are gay, essen-
tially gay, and generally very pretty.
They are at least as fond of dancing as
of books. Besides, as this European and
especially this French culturs is wide-
spread, the fact of possessing It Is noth-
ing exceptional and gives rise to no af-
fection; there Is a perfect naturalness In
the serious tons ot thsse feminine talk-
era. So the talk never becomes absurd.
It Is admitted that the youag girl may b«
better Informed than the man she dance*
with. Whether shs has pursued her
studies at the university or at home, shs
has a good teacher and has acquired a
broader and better knowledge than many
young mea of her ass. Beauty, fortune
and elegance are aot eaouah to content
them. The tstsltsstual world has also
Its claim. When they travel they "work
at" their Itinerary. When they come
home they ean tell what they have seen.
Their recitals may be more delightful or
leas so. but some of these demoiselles
have a^syrb sysnsss ot Judgment-
WHY SOME MEN LEAVE HOME.
ani
iNlnffliii'
—Indianapolis News.
MASSAGING THE HEART.
One of the Many y/onderful Achieve-
ments of Modern Surgery.
It was In 1S96 that the world was
startled by the report of a case of suc-
cessful stitching of a wound in a man's
heart. By 1902 the operation had been
frequently attempted, and of the known
cases there were nearly 40 per cent of
recoveries. The percentage is .slightly
higher in the latest tabulation. So rooted
Is our belief that the heart Is the most
vulnerable organ of the body that we find
it hard to believe that it can be operated
on successfully. Yet the percentage of
recoveries almost equals that of recov-
eries from bullet wounds in the abdomen.
An Injury to the most vital organ Is,
Willi modern surgery, no longer neces-
sarily fatal.
Perhaps the most marvelous case on
record Is that of a patient brought in
with a bullet wound in such a place that
the missile must have reached the heart.
The man si 111 breathed, but there was
scarcely any pulse. He was operated
upon at once and as soon as the heart
whs exposed a jet of blood twenty inches
high spurted from the wound. This was
immediately stitched up, stopping the loss
of blood. But where was the bullet.
Cautiously the heart was lifted up. There
was no sign that the bullet had gone
through it. It must have lodged in the
heart Itself. Ah, the surgeon can feel It
plainly in the wall opposite the wound.
To leave it there means dearth.
Quickly the heart is trussed up half
out of the body, and with Infinite caution
an incision Is made. But how to get out
the bullet? The surgeon dare not use
forceps for fear of pushing the bullet
back into the cavity of the heart. Very
gently and carefully he pinches the heart
between his thumb and forefinger, and
in a moment the missile drops out. The
wound was stitched up and the cavity
closed, and the patient made a complete
recovery.
Handling the beating heart does not
seem so wonderful as causing it to beat
agnlif>after It has actually stopped. This
was done in Beveral cases where a wound
In the heart was being stitched, and only
after a prolonged massage was the organ
induced to beat again. But the modern
surgeon has gone even further. In cases
where the heart had collapsed from
chloroform during an operation, he will
not hesitate to make an opening to reach
the organ by one of three routes and ap-
ply direct massage to it with his hand.—
Broadway Magazine.
LUXURY-IN HOTEL BUILDING.
Enormous Sums Expended for Com-
rort of Patrons in New York.
The addition to the Hotel Astor,
doubling Its capacity, will require an
outlay of $1,000,000. A ball room, adapted
for use as a theater, and a vast roof
garden are among the improvements
planned. At the Plaza a summer rose
garden and an avenue terrace with a
vine-covered pergola will furnish further
provocatives to that polite gluttony which
palm gardens, orangeries and Pompelan
rooms foster. Was Babylcjh or Rome so
given to eating and drinking as is this
capital of the New World?
A story of hotel prosperity unparalleled
anywhere Is told in the builders' con-
tracts. The enlargement of the Astor
follows close upon the rebuilding of the
Plaza. Since the Waldorf set the ex-
ample with the addition of the Astoria,
the Manhattan and Hoffman have been
enlarged.
The vast sums expended on hotel con-
struction In New York within a decade,
roughly reckoned, staggers the powers of
computation. London in that time, ac-
cording to a recent estimate, has spent
fron.. 14^,000,000 to JdO.OOO.OOO on new hotels.
Three New York hotels—the Waldorf-
Astoria, assessed for taxation at $12,160,-
000; the New Plaza, assessed at $7,000,000,
and the Astor, the new assessment of
which will approximate 15,000,000—repre-
sent an Investment exceeding half the
total outlay On London hotels. Reckon-
ing with these the Belmont, $3,875,000; the
Manhattan, $3,200,000; the St. Regis, $2,-
300,000; the Ootham. the Knickerbocker
and the innumerable apartment hotels
from the Ansonia downward. New York's
pre-eminence as a hotel city remains be-
yond dispute.
Ernest Runts, In a London address on
the modern hotel. Instanced the develop-
ment of the "lounge" or glorified lobby
as Its distinctive feature. No hotel, he
said, would now be tolerated without this
plane of rendezvous. Mr. Runtz regards
the lounge as a woman's invention.
"After a good meal she does not desire
to be pitchforked away from the man of
her choice."
Is the skyscraper hotel, then, to be
considered as another monument to
emancipated womanhood? Certainly the
facilities provided for the comradeship of
the sexes have had much to do with Its
success. He builded better than he knew
who devised the first palm room and pea-
cock alley.—New York World.
PRESIDENT AND^THB NEGROES.
His Appointments to Office Base* on
Merit and Fitness.
While some are advising the negro
voters to bolt the Republican party and
support a Democrat at the coming Presi-
dential election, President Roosevelt Is
rscognlslng the negro In a way that no
other President of the United States has
svsr don# His recent recognition of
merit and fitness was the appointment of
S. Lalng Williams of Chicago as United
States attorney, to take charge of the
Bureau of Immigration for that section
of the country. , . ,
Wo President has ever appointed so
many colored men to prominent Federal
positions In ths Northern States. No
other President has had ths courage to
aeaolnt negroes to Federal positions In
■aeh cities aa New York. Chicago and
each clt
Boston..
It Is true thst other Presidents have
stated numbers of negroes to office,
almost without exception these places
In the goathoca States, where
towar aa tar
appointed
Mt^lmosl
as the counting of votes are concerned.
President Roosevelt believes that In the
Northern States, where the negro not
only votes, but also has his vote counted,
some attention should be paid to putting
negro men In office. No other President,
for some unknown reason, ever thought
of adhering to such a policy.
This does not mean that he has ceased
appointing negro men to Federal posi-
tions In the South, but It does mean that
he Is giving the race recognition through-
out the entire country, and that his Fed-
eral appointments are not confined to ono
section of the United States, as has been
the case In the past.—New York Age.
"PANDEMOf^UM;rATl>£NVER.
That Is What Senator Culberson Ex-
pects After First Ballet.
Tn the hearts of anti-Bryan men a great
hope is growing. Where six months ago
the nomination of the peerless leader
from Nebraska seemed an assured fact,
the situation today is changed.
Senator Rayner, the eloquent lawyer
and stubborn fighter of the Maryland
marshes, sounded the tocsin of the anti-
Bryan men in tbe Senate Thursday when
he declared that the Democratic party
had had enough of "scribes and mounte-
banks."
There Is no doubt that the anti-Bryan
sentiment Is rising. Governor Johnson of
Minnesota led the van, but In the wake
have come men who were going to be for
Bryan through fdieer indifference and ac-
quiescence in wtrat appeared to be a cer-
tainty.
The battle is on and no man can fore-
tell Its end.
"If. you don't nominate Bryan on the
first ballot at Denver—what then?" asks
a Democratic Senator of Senator Culber-
son. the minority leader in the upper
branch of Congress.
"Pandemonium," replied the Texas
man.
And that Is what it will be. Defeat
Brvan on the first ballot and you will
loose the flood gates. Out of the uproar
may come another young Lochlnvar, Just
as Bryan came in 18!m, with a catch
Phrase such as the "cross of gold and the
crown of thorns," or with an idea, a fol-
lowing, or an entity that will sweep the
convention.
"Fandemonlum," that's the general
opinion, and according to anti-Bryan men
thijt is what the party needs more than
anvthing else In the world. They are
lmiking their campaign upoh the cry that
the party should not be slave to one man,
that the platform and Its campaigns
should not be the personal asset of one
uiar.; that Its nomination should not be
a commercial commodity.
What the anti-Bryan men are demand-
ing is an open convention, free from all
struggle, a healthy and hearty rejuvena-
tion that will leave no scars of battle and
in the verv fire of conflict conceive a
mlghtv and militant party enthusiastic
for victory rather than a train of servers
following in a path leading to sure de-
feat.—Washington Dispatch to New York
American.
HOWTO PLAY BRIDGE.
Here Are Some Timely Hlnta On ■
Popular Game.
This is a popular pastime and much of
the attention of our best minds In high
society is concentrated upon guessing
whether or not a given card is in the
hand of a person on his right or on his
left. In order to be an accomplished
bridge player one must possess the tol-
lowing attributes:
1. A dress suit. (This does not apply
to ladies).
2. A roll of clean bills with a rubber
band encircling fhem.
3. A cigarette, j
4. A stoical, Bland and unimpassloned
nature.
5. A piece of paper and a pencil.
6. A partner, usually of the opposite
sex.
You may, with delicacy, criticize nearly
every play your partner makes. She
doubtless deserves It; but. as a rule, this
criticism should not extend beyond her
jrowess as a player. Try to remember
that a gentleman Is one who never unin-
tentionally Insults anybody.
Bridge should never be played seriously.
On< should carry on an animated con-
versation during the course of plav. It
is custcmary, too, to hold the cards in
one hand and a hot muffin in the other.
Get up from the table rather frequently
and telephone, receive visitors, give or-
der? to the servants and pour tea. The
questions, "Who led?" "What are
trumps?" "Is that my trick?" etc.,
are always permissible and lend some
spirit to what otherwise, might prove a
dull game.
In playing bridge with two ladles, a
man should be careful to play "highest
man and highest woman." In this way
he will be playing against a matfTand his
chance of being recompensed for his
winnings will be less remote. Never play
with three ladles.
When you are dummy and your partner
has finished playing the hand you should
invariably glare at her (or him) and
make one of the following remarks:
1. You played It the only way to lose
the odd!
J.^hy, In heaven's name, didn't you
get out the trumps?"
3. You must lose a pot of money at this
game, don't you?
4. It's lucky I'm not playing ten-cent
points.
5. Why not take your finesse the other
way?
6. The eight of clubs was good, you
know!
7. Yeo, If you had played your ace of
diamonds we would have saved It.
S. It's a pity you didn't open the hearts,
—Llpplncott's Ma
He—Mabel, you grow mora beautiful
every day.
She (pleaaed)-Ohl Jack, yob do
«ay.
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