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TO-DAY.>4

Other suns "will shine as golden,Other skies he just as blue, ^

Other south winds blow as soltly,Oentlv drinking up the dew;

Othei goldenrods and astersWith the sun and sky agree.

These for other men and womenJustto-day tor you and me.

Other fruit of winey flavor <

Wanderers will pluck and eat.;Other birds with winsome voicesOther songs will sing.as sweet;

O'er the dappled brook will midgesDance an nour. then cease to be.

4 71 4'. 1.1 !4me wurjii nun na\e lu-iiiuiiow.

But to-day's for you and me.

Other gardens will he planted 1Fair as thts which we call ours.

Other blooms will put- to shamingThese benign, old-fashioned flowers;

All the glories of the sunset '

In the sunrise one may see.That which others call the dawning 1

Is the night for ycu and me..Success, j

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JPICTURESk ;Scene: A West End picture gal- 1

levy. Gerald Markham, a young man <

of thirty, is walking about in an aim- £~

, less way. engaged in the bewilderingoccupation of trying to forget. On <

- the previous evening he had made a 3proposal of marriage to Dorothy 1

-; - Wargrave, and had been politely rejg:%:jected. s

As he turns from one of the pic- itures, he finds himself face to face i"with Dorothy and her aunt. Mrs. Ar.> buthnot. He is about to pass them £

, with an elaborate bow. when Mrs.Arbuthnot. who knows nothing cf bis §rejection, stops hini. «

Mrs'. Arbuthnot: O Mr. Markham, t

I'm so glad we met you. There's Mrs. tWaring in the next room, and I do '«

so want a moment's chat with her.- .Would you mind taking Dorothy <

round while I'm gone? Thanks, so

*| ' much. < Bustles away, beaming with i

Jk smiles.) 1

Gerald (after contemplating his Iboots for some seconds): Very de?pressing weather for this time of theyear, Miss Wargrave?

Dorothy: Do you think so? Why, 5the sun was shining as we came in..Gerald: Was it, indeed? I didn't

notice it. You must be sorry you

ffpSp;-."icanie in> now.

Dorothy: 0 not at all. I enjoy'.pictures. Will you show me some of

§|||: the best?Gerald: Certainly, if you wish it.

This fas they stop before a larger canvas) is quite a masterpiece. It's

a beautiful allegory of Death breakingthe chains of tired souls weary ofi,. the world. I think it's the most sat

}- isfying picture I have ever

Dorothy: It's rather depressing,isn't it?

Gerald: Do you find it sc? 0 I amill «>» > sTlftrnthr <3 *.hirj'r

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It seems all sunshine and brightness. sDo you know what it is? NumberbN -19' i

Gerald (referring to the cata-

r logue): Yes, 1 thought so. It's a

r <' maypole dance of the fifteenth cen- j.|V:- turv. .If you look at it you will see

that th§ coloring is very convention- .

al. The laughter of the dancers ^seem to lack reality. One would say t

V tthat their merriment is forced and

yh hollow."

Nov.* liere is a really fine^

piece of work, vThe Death of Ophe- .

lia."JDorothy: 0. and I suppose that's .

_:"Hamlet bending over her?_ Gerald: Yes. You will notice what ta beautifully peaceful expression theartist has given her. as if death had

^brought her happiness at last. Thesuggestion cf tears upon Hamlet's

p-''

eyelashes is quite masterly; and ihe "

grief of that woman in the back- ^£ ,-rj ground with her face buried in her',

hands. You can almost see her frame '

jtJei £ TV;fet.v shaking with the sobs that ^- Dorothy: This locks nice: Number J

p- * 25. I-like the gill's face awfully. (

:> Gerald (referring to catalogue): (

O yes. They simply call it "Be- (

* y trothed" here. It's rather showy a«nd 1

not very effective. Now the-next pic-ture, "The Dyins^ "

Dorothy: O, do let me look at this jone a little longer, please. They lookso happy together,

h Gerald: O. if it gives you anypleasure. I shall be only too delight- ied. I'm sure.

Dorothy: If you really think thepicture is a poor one, I'll pass it by.

Gerald: Xot on my account, please.I am sorry if I seemed to be forcingan unweicome opinion upon you.- Dorothy: O, I hope I've done noth-ing to suggest that your opinion isunweicome, Mr. Markham. I am

sure there is a great deal in what yousay, only

Gerald: Perhaps I am a littleprejudiced this morning. After all,the contemplating of other people'shappiness, when one is

Dorothy: Then you admit thatthey look happy? That's all I jclaimed for the picture.

Gerald (softening his voice a little):Yes, they look very happy.They have reason to be. They are.

betrothed.Dorothy (speaking hurriedly)

"What's this one. number 31 ? It i^ animpressionist picture, I should think.

Gerald (referring to catalogue):O yes. It's called the "Garden ofDeath.*' Some girl, crossed in love,filled her room full of flowers, andthen laid down and died from thepoisoned atmosphere. Rather dis"mal sort of subject, isn't it?

Dorothy (shuddering): Horrid.1Let's get away from it. (Takes hisarm with an apparently unconscious

V" movement.)

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Gerald: That's funny, isn't it?Number 53, "The Christmas Hamper."Somebody's sent the old boya hamper, and he's found nothing init but a heap of bricks and straw.Do look at the comical way he's holdingthe empty basket up and peeringinside it.

Dorothy (laughing): It's awfullyclever, isn't it? I must bring auntieround and show it to her. She's veryfond of anything that's really funny.There's a big picture over there. Itiuuivs i<iiiirri wen iiuiii ucic. ± nviAderwhat it is.

Gerald (as they walk up to it): 0res! that's that celebrated picture,'The Village Bride." Magnificentpiece of work, isn't it? Kow thelight seems to sparkle on her face!

Dorothy: She's a very pretty girl,loo.

Gerald: O, I don't know. I've metit least one who is far prettier. Besides,a girl never looks so pretty as

ivhen she is wearing her bridal dress.Dorothy (a little embarrassed):

rhat's a striking picture.the knightin armor and the lady and the solliers;what is it?

Gerald: 0, that's Jackson's cele*^ J ' Tf (N Ouraictl yiL'lUIC, V JV.IU1 jr. n o a.

knight who has come back from thetvar and is returning to his lady thescarf she tied on his arm as a talisnan.It's a great painting. Such a

ine air of animation and rejoicinglbout it. See how glad she looksit meeting him again, and howMrs. Arbuthnot (hurrying up): My

'ear Dorothy, I've been looking for*ou everywhere. I began to be afraid[ had lost you.Dorothy: Mr. Markham has-been'

;howing me the pictures and explain-ng them, auntie. And I've been so

nterested.Gerald: Not more so than I, I am

;ure, Mrs. Arbuthnot.Mrs. Arbuthnot: Well, we must be

joing. Are you disengaged this;evening, Mr. Markham? We are

lining alone, and should be delightedo see you. Dorothy is staying withis over Sunday.Gerald: I should be very happy in- J

leed, if (looks at Dorothy)Dorothy (coloring a little and hold-ng out her hand with a smile): Auevoir, Mr. Markham..G. A., ivMack and White. , \\». j

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loving Parts Which Arc the "Brainsof Plant Life."

There are two classes of plantsvliich are incited by man's presence.o describe certain definite move- ;nenis. One class, the sensitive)lants, retract their leaflets as we ap- !>roach them as if they resented any jittempt at closer intimacy, while the j>ther class, comprising all those vinesrhich develop climbing organs called Jendrils, will reach out toward us ifve place our hands in contact withhem, and will even use a finger as c ];upport to climb upon. We knowhat these tendrils will wind just as

eadily about a twig or a grass stem.>ut as one feels these sensitive ;itrands multiply their encircling coilsLbout one's fingers there almost;ecms to be established between us

md the vegetable world a more inti-nate : elatiouship than has ever exstedbefore.Tendrils are indeed capable of ex-

libiting faculties and going throughsolutions more wonderful perhapshan many of us realize. It is onlyifter we have seen them at work,esting with their sensitive tips the>bjeets they come in contact with,ipparently considering their suitabil-ty as a support and then accepting or

ejecting them, as the case may be.i is only then that we realize howustly they have been called thebrains of plant life."The thoroughness with which these

vandering tips explore their sur

oundingsis illustrated by an instanceI observed in a grapevine teniril.A cherry branch, whose leavestad been variously punctured andscalloped by insects, hung near theenaril, and a particular leaf hadi.ust one small hole in its blade, notjver three-sixteenths of an inch inliameter. So careful had been theexploration of the leaf's surface that.his one small hole had been discoveredby the tendril, which had thrustitself nearly three »incbes through:he opening..Harper's Magazine.

flood Snail Year, Good Sheep Year.' Most people would be horrified

to learn that the finest mutton inthe world comes from sheep fattenedon snails." rays a large breeder ofSouthdown sheep; "nevertheless itis a fact. In seasons when snails are

plentiful the mutton from our sheephas a delicious flavor which it never

acquires from the most scientific formof feeding. On the continent a dietof snails is a regular cure for consumption.and is said to fatten andnourish the body in a wonderful way.

"There is a popular superstition/-*. j- j-*. a j-i:ne aaus, "mac me unique auu ueucateflavor of Southdown mutton isdue largely to the quantity of wildthyme which- they crop with thegrass in their pastures. But personallyI give the snails the greaterpart of the credit for the soft, plumpflesh and the sweetness of flavor inour celebrated sheep. So much intheir the case that the saying, "Goodsnail year, good sheep year,*' hasbecome almost a proverb among shepherdsand breeders.".London Mail

A Boy Topsy.Out in Downs a little Swede boy

went to school and the teacher askedhis name. "Yonny Olsen," he replied."How old are you?" asked theteacher. "Ay not no how old aybane." "Well, when were you born?"continued the teacher. "Ay not tornat all, ay got s'epmutter.".KansafCity Star

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illlSgiratCBj ^/p5>^ Ji A German invention promises a

new area in the production of lead

j pencils. In the new process o* raanu!facture a composition made princi-j pally from the potato takes the placeof the cedar in the pencil.

"People everywhere are going! blind because of the glare of white

j cement sidewalks," says Dr. Frank

I Foster, of Warsaw, Ind., in a letter to! in© uitv uouncn. ne uui iuuirs

j increased number of spectacles to

J this cause, and suggests that dark-

j colored material be used in the con-

i struction of walks.

jThe highest tree in the world, so

far as has been ascertained, is an

Australian gum tree of the species ofeucalyptus regnans. which stands inthe Cape Otway range. It is no less

; than 4ir> feet high. Gum trees growvery fast. There is one in Floridawhich shot up forty feet in fouryears, and another in Guatemala,which grew 120 feet in twelve years,This corresponds to a rise of ten feetin a year, or nearly one foot a month,

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October always begins on the same

day of the week as January, April as.July, September as December. Febjruary, Maxell and November begin on

* 9 T %w1the same aays. may, juiib uuu aujgust always begin on different daysfrom each other and every othermonth in the year. The first andlast days of the year are always thesame. These rules do not apply to

l(eap year.

Experiments have shown that, as a

general rule, Australian coals are

not specially liable to spontaneouscombustion, with the exception ofthose coals that are rich in ironpyrites. If the pyritous portion, commonlyknown as "brassy tops," is exposedto the weather there is then a

liability of spontaneous combustion,and it is important for the workingof the coal that these "brassy tops"be absolutely got rid of in the mineif air be admitted at all to the seam.

The American Institute of SocialService has received from Berlin an

exhibit containing forty-five specimensof different kinds of dust.mineral, animal and vegetable.producedin various industries, and likelyto be inhaled by workmen. Alsothe same number of photographsshowing the microscopical characteristicsof these various dusts. Modelsin wax represent human lungs as

they are affected by occupationaldusts; other models show normallungs for comparison, while stillv.r.v,o.7 +110 offoptc of industrial

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poisons on the system.. H

.Jury Was Sceptical.Judge Fox, of the Supremi Court,

killed a turkey in southeast'

Missourithe day after- the hunting seasonclosed. When his attention was

called to his violation of the la./- hewent before the grand jury and madea complaint, telling how lie had madea wonderfully long shot and did not

expect to kill the turkey, but instructedthe jurors that it was their" duty10 indict him, especially as it was tilsduty to know the law, and his ov\.Isight was therefore the more inex!cusable.When he afterward inquired why

he was not fined for the misdemeanorhe -was informed that the jury didnot believe he could have killed a

turkey as far as he claimed to haveshot..Linn Creek Review.^

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Growth of Canada.

j Canada, like the widow's cruse ofoil, seems to grow with the using,One supposes there is an ultimatefrontier somewhere Detween w.iwi

fields and eternal ice, but where shallwe find it? The old geographersfixed it at the international boundary.Then it was supposed to be atWinnipeg. For years Edmonton was

the "Last House." ar.d yet 4 00 milesnorth of Edmonton good wheat is

grown and milled. The fact ie thatno attempt has yet bem made to fixthe northern limit of the soil whichincites agriculture and offers richreward to the willing farmer..NationalMagazine.

Peary Buys a Marine Belie.Commander Robert E. Peary, U. S.

N., has purchased of her D.imariscottaowners the ancient piukeyschooner Mary, and will have herrestored in an effort to perpetuatethis vanishing style of craft. TheMary is strongly built and in goodcondition. She is the second oldestmerchant vessel under the Americanflag, having been built at Portsmouthin 1811. Commander Peary is muehinterested in these ancient crafts, andhas for some time been attempting tosecure one to preserve as a type examniP.as the Dinkey build will soon

be extinct..Kennebec Journal.

Crazy."Why did you dismiss that employe?"asked one railway official."He became annoying," answered

the other; "he insisted on trying tofigure out how much we could save

by economizing on wreckages insteadof on the payroll of signaloperators.".WashingtonStar.

A Just Jlcbuk<vDying Magnate."At this solemn

moment I want to transfer to you a

great trust "

Pastor."Hush, hush, my dear sir!At such a time vou should be turningyour thoughts heavenward, insteadof trying to unload on an unsuspectingminister cf the gospel.".Puck.

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Lumber Men to Meet Again.The North Carolina Pine Asosciaticn,controlling all the leading lumber

mils in that state and South Carolina,Virginia and eastern Maryland, whichdiscussed, without action, at a meetingearly in August, the question ofa curtailment of the lumber output bythee losing down of the mills of theassociation, has been called to meet

at Wilmington, X. C., September 4thfor final action in the matter.

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Merchants Register a Kick.The Merchants' Exchange of Charlestonhas addrsae'sd a communication to

Labor Commissioner Charles I-\ Neil!in New York, asking him to interferein the strike of the telegraphers andimprove the situation.The merchants all assert that they

are losing money under the present unsatisfactorytelegraph service and theyhave tired waiting for the companiesto improve it. The exchange desires jto add to its telegraphic reports of theprovision markets and cannot do so as

long as the strike continues.

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To Frobe Discriminations.The special commission cf the legislatureappointed at the last session to

investigate the railroad discriminationsagainst South Carolina and especiallyCharleston will ni'et in conferencewith the sta*.-^ railroad commissioners.The legislative commission has held

several sittings in Charleston and donemuch work in examining the freightrates, conditions of tie roadbeds,tracks, equipments, finances, etc., andafter the conference with the commisoirmor?tho lp£ns1?tr»rwill hp:r?n the

preparation of their report for the 1-giislature at its next session."

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Tillman Out With Iowa.A DesMoines dispatch says: Senai

tbr Tillman is angry, not at the ne|grces this time, but ?.t Icwa, and particularlythe Iowa newspapers. SenatorTillman dclivend a lecture at DesMoines,and since the lecture he hasbeen assailed right and left by the [Iowr. press.At Washington, la., he was threatenedwith lynching and numerous Iowa

towns have threatened to do h m harm

if he shows up there. Several lecturedates have been canceled becauseof the objections on the pan of thechurches to his speaking. . .

In the address at Washing on the

other evening Tillman came back at

his enemies. He declared there was a

gigantic plot to put him in bad odorwith the administration and with

friends at home, so as to defeat him if

he came up for re-election.*

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Status of Telegraphers' Strike.

Manager Sudu* of the Western Un135.* *1. P n -o era i orion omce <tt ntueiio, i;, UbuiU j

work at the Charleston office, in" ac- jcordance with orders of District ManagerDillon, supplementing thd force

of the local operators. Mrs. Suder is

also at a key, being probably the first

time in the history of telegraphing in

Charleston that a woman has had' charge of a key in a local office. OperatorKennedy of Brunswick is also at

work in the Charleston office. J. A.

Cooper, formerly manager of theBrunswick office, who has been assistingin the Charleston office, has goneto Albany, Ga., to reopen the office at

that point.The telegraph situation has improvedsomewhat in Charleston, but the

merchants and business interests generallyare still oomplaining vigorously.*

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German Baron Investigating.Baron von Pilis, director of the

North German Lloyd Steamship com. ~ *i » » » rt l'Mrt r\f Immi.

psuy, now pi a ixuc

grant and freight vessels to Mediterraneanports, arrived in Charlestonlast. Monday for a conference withlocal interests, looking towards theestablishment of Charleston as the terminusof the line for the supply of

immigrants to all this section of the

south. Indications are favorable for

the establishment of the line and a

definite announcement to this effect

is expected.Baron von Pilis was the guest of

the commercial organizations on an

excursion around the harbor Mondaynight, and a banquet was given in

his honor. Speeches were made byprominent men and much enthusiasm

expressed over the project.*

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Political Fling at Capers.A Washington dispatch says: E. W.

Screven, deputy collector of internal* ^a Vv/arwi

revenue in. ooum Liin-una, nas utcu

appointed revenue agen't for Northand South Carolina, with headquartersat Greensboro. Screven, who will assumethe duties of the position duringthe next few weeks, was a candidate

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for the postmastership in Columbia,John G. Capers, the temporary commissionerof internal revenue, whoretires next December, is accused offorcing Screven on the government so

as to tighten his hold on the southernpolitical situation. It is also allegedthat he was forced to appoint JohnH. Huggins as postmaster at Columbiaand to square himself, he created J

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URGED PEOPLE'S RIGHTS.For This Cause Governor Smith Su*

pended Him, Says Deposed Rail*read Commissioner Brown.

When Railroad Commissioner Jorcph M. Brown received notice of hisdismissal at the hands of GovernorSmith, he was iri his office at the capitalanswering a number of requestsfor his recent pamphlet showing thatreduced freight rates have been ac-

companied by an increase in the pricecf all articles upon which reductionswere secured. When asked about theorder of the governor and his plans,Commissioner Brawn staV:d that hehad recently received numerous requestsfor this pamphlet, not onlyfrcm Georgia, but from Alabama, and

eight or ten other states."I have had no intimation from the

governor as to his purpose," CommissionerBrown said,, "and hence can

only judge from the logic of pastevents as to what his reasons were.

"To begin with, when I came on

the board in August, 1904, there was

pending before it. a petition from theAtlanta freight bureau, asking thcommission to put in the well known

port rate. There was also' pending a

Petition for reductions in interstaterates, which was of vastly more importanceto all cities and sections ofthe state than the question of ratesbetween Atlanta and the ports alone.The mere important petition was ta-ken up first and resulted in the agree*ment secured in February, 1905, whichwas followed by the announcement ofthe reductions made in May following."Then the port rate question was

taken up, and Governor Smith, thenas an attorney, appeared before thebeard and strongly urged that it be

granted. Decisions of the United States

suprtme- court, so far as I could readthem, put it out of the power of theboard to grant the reductions askedin this petition; hence I, with anothermember of the board, felt that we hadto deny it."A fsw weeks after that time, Mr.

Smith made public speeches, in whichhe announced that, if elected governor,he would suspend me.

"After we reduced freight rates, I

noticed that the prices of everythingon which rates were reduced had adtanced.I got from the United Statesbureal of labor office figures showingthe prices before the rates were reduced,and also the prices in Decern-ber, 1906, and I showed in a pampmetwhich I isued that this reduction of

$2,000,000 in the freight rates hadbeen all absorbed by manufacturersand jobbers, and that farmers and theother laboring people of Georgia not

only received no share of the reduclionin rates which had been promisedthem, but that Governor Smith's forinerclients and other manufacturersand jobbers throughout the state were

absorbing the reductions and then raisingthe prices until they were higherthan before the rates were reduced. 1

naturally assume that GovernorSmith's feeling of loyalty to his formerclients, the manufacturers and the

jobbers has caused him to take theaction toward me wihch has just beenmade public.'"Asked as to whether he would take

any steps to contest the action of the

governor in ordering his suspension,Mr. Brown replied:"Being an official of the state, appointedby the proper power and clothedwith certain duties of momentous

interest to the people of Georgia, I.1...-.. T ts7/->5tM ho rofrpanf to mvUCCUi UIU.I. x n«uiu .- . ..

duty if I consented to the proposedsubversion of their rights equally with

Oiy own. In brief, the question for

the people to determine, is whetherthe prejudice or whim of the governior shall, or shall not, supplant theconstitution and the statute laws ofthe state."Commissioner Brown stated that he

would be at his office in the capitol,as usual, and as to his future conductwould be guided by whatever his cou&sel advised.

CAN SEND TELEGRAMS BY MAIL.

IQuestion of Illegality Passed Upon by

United States District Attorney.It is not illegal to send telegrams

through the mail, is the statement

j made by United States District AttorneyLyman M. Bass, at Buffalo. Effortswere made by the striking telegraphers'to bring the managements of

the Western Union and Pctsal companiesinto court for receiving messagesat the regular rates and then sendingthem by mail.Mr. Bass says that there is no fed

eral law covering the case.

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Georgia Governor SuspendsRailroad Commissioner.

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ACTION IS SENSATIONAL 'J4

S. G. McLendon is Immediately Appointedto Fill Vacancy.GovernorGives No Reason in theOrder for His Action.

Hen. Joseph M. Brown, one ofGeorgia's railroad commissioners, was

suspended from office Wednesdaymorningby Governor Smith.- - . . ^

non. ». liuyion Aicijeuaon 01 rncmasville,elected last fall to succeedCommissioner Brown at the expirationof his term, October 15. was immedi'ately appointed to succeed the sus-

pended official.Commissioner Brown was immediatelyserved with copies of the order

in his office. He took the matter veryquietly.vMr. McLendon drove to the capitol .

about 11;30 o'clock Wednesday morn.ingand was sworn in by GovernorSmith. This action placed him in authorityin less than two hours' afterhis appointment.mt -< ,V. ..J. ... J !.Wine secnou 01 c^ue uuucr wu:i,u

the governor predicated his action ill \*S\suspending Commissioner Brown is asfollows:"Any commissioner may be suspendedfrom office by order of the 'v:|P

governor who shall report' the fact j- $of such suspension and the reason

therefor to the next general assembly,,and if a majority of each branch ofthe general assembly declare that saidcommissioner shall be removed from

office, his term of Office shall expire.The governor sh2ll have the same

power to fill vacancies in the office ofcommissioner as to fill other vacan- M

cies, and if for any reason said commissionersare not appointed during; /the present session of the general as- %

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sembly, the governor shall appointthein thereafter and report to the nextsenate, but the time until then shallnot be counted as part of the term.of office of said commissioners, respectively,as herein provided."There are various surmises as tothecauses leading up to Governor

Smith's action. In his campaign andsince his election the governor stated \ ,

repeatedly that it was his purpose tohave a commission in conformity with^ >

his views, and that if any commis- fysioner failed to do his duty he wouldsuspend him from office.

Several contributory causes are believedto have actuated the chief execirtive.Commissioner Brown has

given out various interviews recentlyto show that freight reduction means fnothing to the consumer, but that it

simply puts the money in the handsofthe^ manufacturer and the wholesaler.^

He also dissented frora the majorityopinion of the commission in the passengerrate reduction, effective September2. He adhered to the zone sys-

' |tern, and when the majority opinion

rmt rm record a dissent that

agreed only in part with the finding ofthe other two members. It is believedthat Governor Smith felt t£at Commisisioner Brown was in the main opposedto the reforms desired by him, and in- *

dorsed by the masses at the polls.^ Under the act authorizing the removalof a commissioner it will be

noted that the governor is required to*

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specifically set forth his reason to the

general assembly. This canont be

done now until the next session. Com.missioner Brown's term would have

expired on October 15th next.Commissioner Joseph M. Brown was

elected a member of the railroad corn!mission on August 13, 1904. He came

to the office with twenty years of railroadexperience back of him in th»service of the Western and Atlantic;both when the property was operatedby the state and after it passed under v

the control of the Louisville and Nashville.As a rate expert, he ranks high, .

many considering him one o* the best '

rate experts in the country. He has

been a deep student of tariffs^ traffic

and all matters apparetaining to thebusiness.While a student in Harvard, Mr,

Brown's eyesight failed, and for a long *

while it was feared he would be totallyblind. It left him with a permanenteye trouble.News of the suspension of CommissionerBrown spread rapidly through

the capitol and the city, creating h sensation.THROWING AWAY MONEY.

Uncle Sams Pays Out Much Cash inthe Pacification of Cuba.

It cost the United States government$2,554,970 in addition to the regularordinary expense to keep the

United States army of Cuban pacificationin that island during the fiscal

year of 1907. This fact is shown in

the annual report of QuartermasterGeneral Aleshire.

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