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NTINEL'-JOURNAL PUBLISHE D WEEKFY PICKENS, SOU'ii ALiNA. France is flying well to the front. Fashion is willing to be hobbled but not haremed. The harem-scaren.skirt has cortalin 1Y been well advertised. "Man wants but little here below." The poet didn't mention women. There are 411,322 federal offices and still not enough to go around. "It has been found that radium will kill a cat." IBut drowning is cheaper. The harem skirt may be sometning to wear besides being something to talk about. New York's 62-story building Is car rying the elevator business to a limit and almost to the stars. These government statistics will Donvince even the farmers before long that agriculture is profitable. Our idea of no place to start an um brella factory is on Mars. Prof. Low. oll says It never rains there. "Don't eat when you're tired," says A magazine writer. That's the kind 0f advice that makes us tired. And if they put pockets in the pan taloon skirt it's otw bet that she'll stand with her hands in 'em, too. That Chicago lawgiver who wants to legislate against the harem skirt must never have tripped over a fair woman's train. Now that a high-browed professor has escertained that colds cost only $44.34 this spring, look out for a bar. gain-counter rush. Profanity is not to be legislated from the New York stage. In other words, lin some of the plays all of the Jokes are not to be cut out. Are there not small, rocky islands where powder mills might go away by thellves( and explode without in terferting with tihe neighbors? The proposed law to prevent love less marriages recalls the ancient quest ion: "What Is love?" Likewise, how can it be mmade permanent? Twenty-one professors at. the U1ni versity of Moscow have been forced to re sign by striking students. Russia must be a gladsome placo for a stu dent. American heiresses are waiting for an advance list of King George's ap poitments of 600 0w radical peers. Some of' hem w.i!l be laborites, no doubt. An eastern savant teill us fat men rarely are criminais. Jlulius Caesar had the same Idea---at least according t~o Shakespeare, or' liacon, or whoever It was. A skeleton found in England is said to be I100.000 years old. 'Thlis may be remiarkable, but. is there any limit to the age t hat a skeleton may eventu ally attain? The Chic(ago girl who got into pirin t on the assumpB1tionl that she wanted to marrmy an Inudian has gone on tihe vaudleville st age. Might have known it from the starti. A New JIersey dog catcher pr'opose~s to get 'emi with an aeroplane. 'Then to the oth1er i tiunmhs of aevomnutics will be addeld that oif a bark sail ing through the air. The coronaltion of' Kinug (1 (orge willi intr'odulce special styles in hats, says an exchange, which is tough luck for the muan who was planning to wear Just year's straw again). A woman who wvas dlescribied by her artist husband as ai "modern Venlus" has just been awardled $25 a month alimony. Well, all V'enuses are sup posed1 to be more or' less broke. If the day of the harem skirt has arrivedl it wili come in regar-dless of joeers and friendly or unfriendly legis latIon. If it has not come then all the advanced women in the world cannot force It. A Massachusetts chief of police Wants the dlucking-stool revived for feminine scolds, ie will want it stillt 2nore when the tongues he wvould thus restrain havo finished their assaulta upon him. "A Chicago matron avers that a breach of promise suit against her husband merely amuses her. llow ever, that form of amusement is not likely to become generally popular among the ,matrons. A New Jersey wvoman ini an aliena tion-of-affections suit recently recov eredh $2,000 for the loss of her hus band's love. And many of her sisters will probably consider her a lucky woman, more to be cnvied than pitied Now a woman speaker comes for. ward to. say that it is the iceb~ox, not "a the bal'ot l:ox, which should interest women. To the average woman who Wants to enlarge her ,phere, encour ,e by warm enthus arm,. thya will co'd advice. FOR PUBLIC GCONTROL VAIL FOR REGULATION AS W.ELL AS PUBLICITY. SAYS BOTH HERE TO STAY Frank Recognition of Public Rights by the President of Western Union and Telephone Companies. Public regulation of public service corporations has come to stay. R ought to have come and it ought to stay. That is the flat and unequivocal assertion of Theodore N. Vail, presi dent of both the American Telephone and Telegraph company and the Western Union Telegraph company. It came in the form of his annual re port to the seventy thousand stock. holders of the two great corporations. Although Mr. Vail's advocacy of full publicity in connection with the affairs of such concerns was well under stood, nobody in financial circles had anticipated so frank an avowal of full public rights in the shaping of their general conduct. It came conse quently as a surprise, not only be cause of its novelty and squareness, but also on account of the unqualified acquiescence of a board of directors comprising such eminent and conserv- p ative financiers as Robert Winson of Kidder, Peabody & Co., and Henry L. c Higginson of Boston, Henry P. Davi C son of J. P. Morgan & Co.; Senator W. Murray Crane, George F. Baer, T. Jefferson Coolidge Jr., Norman W. Harris, John I. Waterbury and others. President Vail's declaration is her aided as the first recognition by those in high corporate authority of the jus tice 'of the demand that the public be regarded as virtual partners in all matters that pertain to the common wolfate. lie goes directly to the point. "Public control or regulation of public service corporations by perma nent commissions," he says, "has come and come to stay. Control, or regulation, to be effective means pub. licity; it means semi-public discus sion and consideration before action; it means everything which is the op posite of and inconsistent with effec tive competition. Competition- ig gressive, effective competit ion--means strife, industrial warfare; it means contelntiOn; it oftentimes means tak ing advantage of or resorting to any means that the conscience of the con testants or the degree of the enforce ment of the laws will permit. "Aggressivo competition means duplication of plant and investment. The ultimate object of such competi tion is the possession of the field wv holly or prtially; therefore it means eit her ultinte combination on such basis and with such prices as will cover past losses, or it means loss of return on investment, and eventual loss of capital. However it renudits, all costs of aggressive, un-I controlledl competition are eventuially borne, directly or indirectly, by the public. Competition which is not ag gressive, presup~poses co-oplerativye ac tIon, understandings, agreements, whiich result in general uniformity or harmony of action, which, in fact is not comp letition butt is combination, utnstable, but for the time effective. When t horoughily understood it will be found that. "control" will give more of the benefits andl public ad vantages, which are expected to be obta inted through such owvnership, and will obtain them without the public burtden of either the public omeec. htolder or public debt or operating deficit, "When through a wise and jutdi ciouis state conttrol and1 regulation tal the adv-antages without any of the disadvanntages of state ownet-ship are securtted, state ownership) is doomed." "If Mr. Vail is right," says lHarper's Weekly, In a conciso summning-up), "t hen it seems pretty lain that we are entered upon a new era in both ec-onomics and polities. Andl it is high time we (lid if evolution is to siup. Plant revolution as an efficient force in the development of civilization." Unreliable Physiognomy. I am a profoundI disbeliever in phys iogtnmy. Featutres are false wit nlesses. Stupidity frequently wvears a mask of intelligence. I know busi ness men who look liko poets and poets whio look like business men. M~et of genlits invariably look like idiots, and if you pick out the man who looks most eminent in a party you are sutre to find he is a nobody. I always distrust men who look mag flifi'cent. Natutro is a stingy creature, She seldom gives a man the double gift of being great and looking great. She took care to lame Byron and de form Popie and disfigure Johnson. ButI the ctrowning example of her jealous parsimony is Shakespeare. I ftavo al ways been disappointed wvith Shakos-1 pear'e'o face, It does not live up to his poetry. it is (lull, heavy and corm Inonplace.--Adventuros in London. Vegetable Fancy Work. Little Mrs. Bride had almost every thing to learn about housekeeping, but she was so enthusiastic in her interest that every one was glad to hell) her. "I have some particularly tine as paraguts," the marketman toldl her one day, and he displayed a bunch for her adtmirationm. "Picked not three hours ago," he added.t Mt's. Bride looked at it with unaf fected amazement. "Does it grow like that ?" she asked., "I always supposed the cook braided the ends of it.".-vmm' main ~W110 ROSE FROM Pip ;4 t I despotic. Through coalition with cl rojected himself into state and nation lost fecund political entity in Ohio. Cox is today a man of great wealtt any, or bank, is a big stockholder in a ompanies, manufacturing enterprises, i erns, is treasurer of an insurance comp( le is of determined character and ther distinguished politicians when ti What is worth having is worth asking I dvice must call on him. WAS ONCE A CA The career of Gov. George W. )onaghey, twice chief executive of rkansas, shows how success comes o the man who struggles for it and s is worthy of it. Not many years tgo Mr. Donaghey was an obscure cab not maker in an Arkansas village. He )ranched out as a contractor and mrned for himself a splendid reputa ion as a square-dealing business man by the erection of many public build ngs in Arkansas, Oklahoma and T'exas. Soine ten years ago it was decided to erect a new state house in Arkan sas. Donaghey was one of the bid ciers, but the contract went to anoth er. Then and there he vowed that he would be the fi-st to sit under the dome of the new capitol as governor r)f the state. He had never been in polities, and had all to learn about that intricate game. While the odds were against hini, he was elected and m re-elected, and should he run again th( returned for a third term. When lie en'tered office the new ca and legislative tangle that had delaye, Gov. Donaghey took hold of the situatio chaos, assumed the direction of the wo1 the satisfaction of seeing the asseniblin lined halls. A few days later he took andl thus fulfilled his vow to be the fit dome. yeradetee\ulclfe 1 hliaco Maine legislatu-e. After several terms als native city, Lewiston, later becanir yntered~ upot his long career in congri senate would fali upon Se'nator Frye; bu merous duties of that position, and tho >thier. His term will espiro March 4, SEEKING ANIM. Tihte time may possibly come when residents of Louisiana may shoot hip popotami from their back porches and iettlers in the Rockies may chase the aimnble eland and springbok-all ani nals now indigetnouts to Africa. For a rear or more considerable study has >eon given to certaitn wihd animals of Africa as a source of food supply and ho proposition has- been seriously ad-. lanced to stock the marshes and )ayous of -the south with hippopotami. n this way some enthusiasts h'ave teen a way for getting even with the >eef trust, obliviouts of the fact that he trust might corner the hiippopota nii equally as the wild western steers. The idea of stocking certain parts >f the country with animals from At 'ica, which might prove valuable as a ood supply, is now to be tested. One if the notable globe trotters of Eng. and and a man who is as familiar with Africa as he is with London, 4aj. Fred R, Burnham, has gone to Aft bject of brtnging them to this counatry v'ith him in the enterprise is John Hays alders. Maj. Burnham was one of th he Beer war and .is familiar wvith the he task he has turned his hand to. inimals of Africa meet with success thi nuch diversified and the Texas steer ai nals of loss imnm-tance IBOY TO BOSS George B. Cox, the politicai boss ol Jincinnati and Hamilton county, whd s now under indictment on the charge )f perjury, is essentially a self-made nan. Success has crowned him in musiness and politics and the reason ke assigns for this is that he has never Proken his word. Born amid humble surroundings in he West end of Cincinnati, he began ife as a pinboy in a bowling alley. rhen he drove a delivery wagon and oecame one of the best known young nen in the Eighteenth ward, then a )emocratic stronghold. There was a 'ebellious sentiment against the "kid. ,love" element, and Mr. Cox was nom; nated for the council and elected as a lepublican. He had just reached his najority. With a friend he started q aloon and billiard parlor and laid thl oundation of his political leadership, In his power over government in Jincinnati and Hamilton county CoX iques outside of that domain he has il politics, and is today reckoned the i. He is at the head of a trust com team and electric railways, telephone icluding a couple of car building con. rny and controls a number of theaters. never calls on governors, senators or tey visit Cincinnati. I-ls motto is 'or," and those who seek his favor and A BIN ET-M AKE R jo \"' 'If ade such a good executive that he was re Is hardly a doubt that hie would be pitol was involved In a bribery scandal [t its construction for several years. n with firm hands, brought order out of rk himiself, and on January 11.-last had g of the first legislature in its marble the oa1th of office for the second time, atgvenr osi eeahit inse 3R OFSEAT aogerhreod exetive body. The wate Srenatorl aerl doub Vermot herveud be yet as invoedn an brier scndthe tor itsontrfciowa for seeany years bewtfr hisdst broenate oeder, outo hiselfator ony anuar nex at Mr.Ad ghouste ofrs eeslatures in its1 mable tevingo coticeuosr ther ecn that bod goerin the sieneath ever inie.dO Senatort Wiiamersarce eatre of waineoi Marh 15,to 1881 tht United electes senate aneutegewae hado succeed re in thainy.e aea Sfena Meill cofmont hsexrved3 yeas inte sene renwd.1 nh he oreseniveswi hil Seiet atorne Allison of wa state man ter bes.orhsdinaythaste leader, snt lisi hrlengthycaypbe ofsevcntrg the hourden of reprsontivlet wi 1871, and body tor inptre senat anvmalsice tOn arnt Wedmestiatin liem celebratedhi t hiteth annivsary the Brtsenatrmy It was the Mafrch1s todometat tho wasd cmceu by the Aeicn tlesar to succee Ames hg. mabecom an a HOME OF OROCKEIT Preserved as Memorial to Hero of the Alamo. San Antonio, Where American Troopq Concentrated, Former Home of One of Most Pictu.esque Fron tiersmen of Nation. The center of interest in America today is historic old San Antonio, which is the point of concentration for the bulk of troops that have gathered in Texas to be utilized in the present emergency. Just -beyond Fort Sam Houston, which may be termed the citadel of San Antonio, is a grass cov ered plain, 800 acres in extent, where the great camp is situated. The troops are massed bygegiments, which are encamped in squads, all facing in the direction of Gen. Carter's head quarters, which are located on top of a little hill that is the only elevation to break the monotony of the land scape. The interesting city of San Antonio consists of three parts: the old town, or San Antonio proper, between the San Pedro and the San Antonio riv ers; Chihuahua, west of the San Pedro; and Alamo, east of the San Antonio. The old town is the busi ness quarter and has in great part lost its Mexican character, having been almost entirely rebuilt since 1860. Chihuahua is almost exclusively Mexican in character and population. The houses are one story high, built partly of stone and partly of upright logs with cane roofs. Alamo is the largest quarter of the city, is consid erably larger than the other two and is mostly inhabited by Germans. In the north part is the Alamo plaza, with the fort of that name which, 64 years ago, was the scene of a savage and sanguinary encounter between a small company of Texans and Americans, and a greatly superior force of Mexicans, which resulted in the capture of the fort and the inas Davy Crockett Home. sacre of the entre garrison. .A mong the valiant defenderas was the famous Davy Crockett, who had gone to help the Texans in their fight for indepen dence, and who fell'surrounded by the bodies of those he had slain ere he was cut down. TIhe heroic valor of the garrison and the barbarity of the Mexicans thrilled the American peop~le. The cry of "Rie member the Alamo!" was heard throughout the country; and the feel ing wvhich it excited did much to bring on the war with Mexico, in which an American army swvept triumphantly into the capital of the Montezumnas. Hard by this historic place is the old cabin of Davy Crockett, which has been preserved by the patriotic TPex ans as a lasting memorial to the hero, Wvho lost his life in the sublime cause of liberty. WHERE WOMEN ARE WANTED Farmers of the Great Canadian.North West Are Suffering From Loneliness. Winnipeg, Man.--The farmers hang hbout the tiny stations that dot the great transcontinental railroad tracks between Winnipeg and the Rockies, waiting for a sight of the emigrant girls on the wvest-bound train that goes through once in 24 hours. Every one of them is on the lookout for a wife. Loneliness is not good for a man, and~ that is wvhy one finds hun dreds of young fellows who ar-e de veloping the land of the great north west eager to find a mate. Hlow scarce the right type of girl for dlomuestic work in Canada is may be judged from the words uttered by the bishop of London a short time ago. "It is practically impossible," he said, "to get a servant in Canada for love or money. I could find places for 200 girls tomorrow if we had money to send them out." Further proof of the dearth of women in Canada is furnished by Ar thur- M. Grenfell, son-in-law of Earl Grey, the governor general of Can ada, who says: "There are eight men to every woman in the land. Do mestic service of various kinds is to be had for the asking." .Just a word of warning, however. Girls must not expect to be snapped up by the first man that comes along and have a nice, easy time of it, Girls are only wanted who know how to wvork and who wvill work, and for thenm, the wages range from $10 a month for common help) to $30 and $5~0 for specialists--that is, for in stance, qualified cooks. New York's Street-Car Traffic. Newv York.--More than 50 per cent, of 3,500,000 persons, of the seven mil lions living in Greater New York and its environs, ride daily on the trac tion lines of the Metropolitan district, according to statistics completed by the public service enmmtissian SOUR STOMA0H "I tsed Casearets and feel like a new man. I have beenl a sufferer from dys pepsia and sour stomach for the last tw years. I have been taking medicine an other drgs, but could find no relief ont for a short time. I will recommen Cascarets to my friends as the only thin for indigestion and sour stomiach and keep the bowels in god condition They are very nice to eat." 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You never can tell as you bear your precious fiddle-case through the streets what magic casement may not open on the foam (of steins), and what fairy hand may not beckbn -y.qu within to do the one thing needful to opu fifty-nine, or draw a valiant bow in the battle of Schumann quintet. Robert 11. Schauffler, in the Atlantic. 'A GOOD BET. Mrs. Newpop-Mrs. Jones says that only one woman In a thousand is ca pable of bringing up children. Mr. Newpop--I'll bet she thinks she is one of the ones. REASONED IT OUT And Found a Change In Food Put HIm Right. A man does not count as wasted the time ho spends in thinking over his business, but he seems loth to give the same sort of eareful attention to himself and to his health. And yet his business would be worth little without good health to caro for it. A buriness man tells how ho did hlig. self good by carefully thinking over hiat physical condition, investigating to finid out what was needed, and thlen changing to the right food. "For some years I had been bot-her c a great deal after meals. My rood .-eemed to lay like lead in my stomach, pro~ducing heaviness and dullness and solnetimnes positive pain. Of course this rendered me more or less unfit fer business, and I made up my mind that something would have to be done. "Reflection led me to the conclusion that over-eating, filling the stomach with indigestible food, was responsible for many of the ills that human flesh endures, and that I was Punishing myself in that way-that was what was making me so dull; heavy and un comfortable, and ulnfit for business after lieals. I concluded to try Grape Nuts food to see what it could do for me. "I have been using it for some months now, and am glad to say that I do not suffer any longer after meals; my food seems to assimilate eaily and perfectly, and to do the work for which it was intended. "I have regained my normal weight, and find that business is a pleasure once moro--can take more interest in it, and my mind is clearer and more alert." Nrtme given by Pitbm Co., Ba8ttlie Creek, Mich. Road "The Road to Wellville," in Pkge. "There's a Riason." Flyer read the above letter? A We*e one appears from time to time. They r? enuine, true, and full of humes (