THE WASHINGTON TIMES TUESDAY JANUARY 1 1907s

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Daily one yearSunday one year

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JANUARY 1 1MT

Work for the New Year

Washingtons New Year begins Inthe shadow of scores of homes af-flicted and hundreds of hearts heavywith selling1 The freedom from

the merrymaking theobservances the general rejoicingthe hearty courageous sanguineoutlook wfeteh mark title seasononliaarrry are mwd to assumeCapital i more newly it house ofsorrow this first day of 1M7 than aplace of feasting

of Ube District enter the yearwith a a trust touse our influence and glee our ener-gy to the learning of the oflife through railroad managementIn OUt intercourse with our

the members of Congreos we jowe it to and to them tojneft this efcttgittion to make them

that m far aa or interest isconcern to them the year 1907

will require nothing of theta woreurgently than legfsimiion to safe-guard those who travel in

addition we must see to It thatthe New Year doe not lose the

of the olds awakening tothe business onportiuiUies of UteCapital that the nee of the citylearn to la n upon their own re-sources more sad Congressless that the houseoleaning of ourslums goes forward thatthe schools ae conducted for Utegood of theehilden and no one elaethat we care for the bodies of ourchildren an we do for their brainand that we work ejuweetly to gripthe Capital advantage

There is mueh to do i Og T and itre te with 4he people of Washingtonto do it I

The Hours of Service Btll

In the light of Sunday tragedynlmost within the shadow of theCapitol Congress should look withdear eyes on the limited hours ef-Kerviee bill now pending before theSenate Whether that aeddent wasclue to overlong hours of employ-ment or not it is clear that employ-ment beyond the limits establishedin the bill latH danger and threat-ens lives of passengers

Curious information iota be hall bycanning the original hilt as nowprinted with alt pending amendrufiits The author was Mr La Folletfe He would have had the Inter-state Conuneree Commiaaion equip-ped with power and men to super-vise the roads sad prevent the employment of their operativea km erthan was in its judgment ante For1h s Mr DollIver report from theCommittee on Edttcatten and Labor-a substitute Rung the nMudmnm dayat Hixteen hours on a atreteh andrequiring at least ten hours rest

the operative a to workMr McLawrin and Mr Qallinger offer amendments making the pur-pose of the hill clear beyond doubt-ing And Mr Foraker aprinklesthrough il Mich phraaea aain nn emesgeney eigfct for teehours off duty sad not morethan before the U6 penalty foreach violation of the act

A vote has been ordeved In theSenate for January 10 The rail-roads are endeavoring to have thebill rereferred for more hearingsIt will be interesting to note if thatmeans of killing the meaanre sanprevail within a fortnight of thehorror at Terra Cotta

Gowns for Lady Peacock

A wife who spend 5800 for twentyone gowns in two montha does soat the dressmakers riak This is thewholly sensible judgment of a eourtin Paris and it will be made proper-ly the subject of harmteas fun inAjneruan newspapers The issuewas this

Must tradesmen exerciae prudenceand reserve a taking orders whichare manifestly exaggerated or need-lessly repeated

The decision was that they mustand so th m 0 of the Mil to wIdenthe womans husband bj etod islost to the particular dreaam k r Incjuestion

But in the smiling we may do everthe picture of Fair Woman lihtfcontracting bills for 6000 for aseasons gowns sink merrily wavlagthem along for her masculine mealticket to pay we must not forgetthat such parfornMinees are aa rareamong wives as IS OO dinners tohums girls are among hue

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ask for the simple gowns whichnecessity requires

Two women of doubtful refinement dowbtful ohiefty because they

their conversation with evI eryano within earshot were talkingI in a local rot urant the day bofero-Chrietimas about their ttv ntr Ilowanew for clothna

1 Real that I am simply alwaysdebt t my dFea mwkerM said one

5 en I got only 40 H tooth forelopes I dont believe 1 owed asmuch as I do now John will simplyIwtve to me more than 1 0

The other trade anawer la aboutthese words

MMy dear men just dont conceiveof the sails that are nmtle on uswomen Why 100 a month isnt

enawgh plainest wonWith which turned to greet

their hwbanda one a metwkant-wltlt care written in deep linea over4 fa the other a bureau chiefwhose salary is by law at

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AH about the roost qulek eyesthe newcomers and saw their

eommonpkwa business suits AHabout the room afeo were womenbetter dressoil than their tlkUvsisters who not flW or

90 on their Clothes in two monthswere not so oonsi i uous a

the Lady Poaooek of Parts whosegowns took her into o rt hereor the e Lady Parrots of Washington but they were vastly fairer rep

of their sex

That Third Term League-

It w only one of the signs of pub-lic sentiment tills Itooeevelt ThirdTerm League that lass been formedin Chicago and is already spreadingits literature throughout the landThe platform a a rta that theleague is nonpartisan that it wasteJtooeevelt nominated on wy and alltickets because it says he is thepeoples tool that it purposesto form an organisation everyState and proceed along lines not al-together dissimilar from that pur-sued by the McKinley LOBMM inItt

But what will Theodore Rooseveltsay to alt this eomesfrom Kdward A Iforoer the

of the leaguedont ears whether President

Roosevelt likes It or not To mywind he has nothing to say aboutit lIe is the only man in whom thepeople haw Mboofctte and Impliciteonndenee We know he is boNest

Therein Mr Horace whoever hemay be speaks for a great manymillion voters in these UntiedState

We have believed for some timeth t gircunmUHsua might b w ii ato make President ItoosevsM renomination in 1908 imperative andso much a matter of duty that he

be compelled as a good eittem-to uecoHskler lice expressed daterwi j

nation not to rn again We have I

particular that third j

kwgues going to have much todo with settling the problem if theexigency arises the great and spontaneou Hnriaing of the will-is to do the work The new organi-sation is more interesting a asymptom than a a motive fovea asyet

to awwir oil for-getting what it was you sworeTtee land at Olympia

Onroialaatoaii of the GeneralLand Omee May Mr Ultefaooek ea ta couple of jrttenforxs

election of Simon aucseanelm asfrom Cotorado m the fact that

the States motto te Nothing WithoutProvidence New Yorks motto has

ieaisor for A hwMwd ywrand so tar k hasnt sot theDJr

tint your haWu off

Some people In Philadelphia an obbecause a Quaker Brown

Chub is illaciisaing iriatORle love mayevWently dont know why PtatM Passed

Army smg OM propose to outflt ourMMdtors in the troples with black uad nv ar It would make a flee iHiairtnqin Phtlq nea

Song a sens of New X

A full of ryeA day of song and cood rosolv

THE KNOW IT ALLMost qus emer was t k

demusWho Knowad U all an bound to Issue

his sayThere wusnt no theayter jlay that owe

eom to townBut Brown hed sit to M It night or-

Hsd n a plat to git Ma lorereset

An when the curtain rte upon theAn alt actors got to work aWtem

of their bestHod nieh r In hie aa rvatM war

An whet the most exeitm part of allwoe

An folks was little nervous an per-plexed

Old hd whisper loud enoughfor every one to hearIll you I kits tell whats eonm

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saaie HOr anrwhevas he happened for to be

Fur an old jest a eotn-on itt

Hed squawk to alt his crttiM Talkta woe

put when the grip worn Sots roundlast winter wue a

It onto Nick an te k Mmdawn

An then he got reli ioa far he thaaghthim end was near

An sure enough that wits the tad oBrows

His folks was all round anJest before he died

Deacon WWE readtfir of atort

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THE HEAD WAITERBe Careful Children you are

now in the Presence of His FrigidDignity the Head Waiter Czarof all the Rushers Of course youknow LHtle Ones that the HeWalter the Big Noise in EverySwell who sees thatvou get a Good Dinner if Tiphim One Simoleon and who alsosees that you get a Frost if you failto Tip Him He is Hired by Man-

agement and Paid by the Guestsand the chances are he Owns moreRea Estate than half the GladCladGuys who Beckon to him GetWise My littie Men and becomeHead Wafters if you wish to Amass-a Fortune with Nothing investedbut Dignity

Oh you poor old ganderIt is no nee to wander

we know youve leeaedaMa your goes I cooked

SURE THING

In glee will madlyNot of the fleids

Nor of the gladsaat springAh no the poet now

A little word like jagooAnd make it at this glad Pees Year

Rhyme well with water wagon

Santa Claus Left a Real Live

Baby on Door

CWOKNATl Otto L rbree-

Margesoa declare they are thehappiest ail maMe ta the VMMM all be j

canes 8anu Class hraocnt theaa a reallive baby girl as a CbriatMas m

The three woman JIve aea Theywere to mhiaigtit mass atPeters Cathedral Chrtets Bve whoathere came a sharp tug at the doOrbeu Mary opened the door sad toteda monthold girt baby richly dressed taa cheap chip basket

Joat aa theatttomohUe disappear around

corner The child was evidently wellhorn and carefully tended Ilex

were et Madembroidered rnd toe sap M 1 coat wereof white fur With the nolld ta thebasket was thia note in an educatedwomen handwriting

Three ounces of milk every two hoursday and twice during night Be

warm the milk Helen wasborn November JWS

The neighborhood ie aroused overtht naming of Margeaona Chrtetmen baby More than 21 personsChristmas Day to see the ThepinHters will change theto Christine and rear her In the Catho-lic faith They have taken steps towardlegally adopting the baby nave sold

to leave the child theirproperty when they die

CANTON Jan 1 latest estimatesshow that four million persons arestarving in the North Anhul provincethe East of Roasts and the whole Northof Kiang Su Chins Owing to the ex-

cessive rains and failure of the cropconditions are gradually growing

NEW YEAR RECEPTION-

BY ODD FELLOWS LODGE

Federal City Lodge No 20 I O O Flocated ta Northeast Temple will tender a New Year reception and smokerto visiting brethren tomorrow eveningfrom 7 to W p m in commeniora-tkm of the dose of the most ttuoceesfulyear of its years of exist-

ence A progranf has been arranged toiochtde the of the sec-

ond degree by a winning team andthe installation by Deputy Grand Macter A II VermllltOH of followingoffieera at the Met matingNoble Brand F A viceO A Booth past grand J S Ashfordrecording secretary Henry IV Webernnanrial D C treas-urer Baklea organist

J Weber master ofSingleton eiectrkuui E

Rune degree director J II Woodof degree team Daniel V Chia

holm trustees J T Cain H M Gunderson and G 6 Wilson

SUES THE RIGGS HOUSE

FOR HUSBANDS DEATH

Charging that through negUgeoee OrrIn G Staples proprietor of the Rlggs

ta responsible for the death ofher husband Albert Flynn who diedas result of injuries he receivedfrom the explosion of a coffeeUie kitchen of that last

Georgia Flynnrecover 110000 damages frcm StaplesShe is named as the admipf Jtratrlx of

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SOME NEW SIMILESAM ig as a trustAa small e a

empty as churchesAs slow a a trolleyAs test as aAs pointed SK truthAs a old beerAn stur as a massAs limber asAs wild as a BfcMUfevr

As meek as a eoMorAs proud as a brideAs as aAs wet as the tide

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START WI03H THESEKeep up tow Good wt to sins part

of It next Ohwetmos

Dont threw away untilyou have got to the end of the year

rve than to re-

oeive except la the matter offense

Those who wanted MO More then theyhonestly expose Jilt a ie t what they

A word to the wIN ta miaxassary

Is en SOSM one elses head

MARKED DOWN

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Durorr the New esaaesink be AB the

9e the buyers Jvet the aaa-

UPSix fty each or men

We now esa tie to M Mttte-iirer three dollars etghtyfewr

Correspondence QuicklyDevelops Love Match

jn Far West

Baetriee SellPa Jan LMtai-of this was one

apMt of fm ansiverad on sa n si

six ago Her letter aresanass front William M Tanner of

L T Cupid promptly got bavyand the porreepondeaee tatertstta were enchaagedTanner proposed marriage was aoosptd aut teat Friday evenia DeeesnlMir-

m the Western suitor arrived ta townVtsh met him at the depot with

a pink carnation ta her bodies as hadbeen previously arranged as the stanfor reeognlUeti two who metthen for the first time entered a caband were driven to the parsonage ofthe Flat Methodist where theywere married They went Immediatelyto the home on tale street andreceived the parental

Mrs who is onlyisthe of of thiscity Mr Tanner a ef TotesI T and a woodworker by profession

Bride and hrtdearoMn have for theirnew home in the far West

PERSIAN SENATE PUN

TEHERAN Jan LTHere was greatexcitement in the national assemblywhen the eonstttutlaa as signed by theShah was read to that body the as-sembly objecting to the proposed eem-poshton ef the senate The questiontherefore to yet settled and negotiations on the subject haw been resumed between i cabinet and the peeJF

CHURCH OF INCARNATIONCHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

The Sunday school children of theChurch of the Incarnation PortesUntEpiscopal Twelfth and N streets north-west were delighted Sunday by aChristmas festival service The beau-tiful pactnre of the Nativity over thealtar was specially lighted and therewere two well trimmed and well lightedChristmas trees The cbtdreng vestedchoir the Sunday school teaebene andpupils marched through the aisles ofthe church singine the ancient proces-sional 0 Come All Ye Faithful Tnecongregation Joined In singing Christ-mas hymns The reactor and superintendent made addresses

LINCOLN POST AND W R cIN PUBLIC INSTALLATION-

There will be a public installa-tion of the officers of Lincoln Poet NoX G A R and of Lincoln WomensRelief Corps No 6 at G A R Jail

Pennsylvania venue northwest ORtomorrow evening

Friends and especially members ofother posts and corps are cordially in-vited to be present

FAREWELL TO DUDLEYBY PRESIDENT OF PERU

MEW YORK Jan 1 A farewellwas given to the retiring neecan Irvin D Dudley at Luna

Peru who Je to be suoaeeded ojt LeslieCouotbe It pt so alivPresident Pardo The President saida toast that the whole of Peru2dr Dudleys departure J

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KILLED LIFELONG FRIEND

Remark of Jr Aldrich About WifeSaid to Be CJaaec ef

BATON ill Janweeks Oeonfje

X wet on trial INN n theehaige of mwrderteg Dr R H AMrlaf-cUs sellipn rtsssiiistgsad basely phjrslHaa

ease has aroused the toBUeroat in lisafslsas and the

fiotittVMMt that the ThawWhite es ebas ax aw Tech In several rep 4tthe two eases are similar Involving aitthey de the unwritten law and amotive wMeh la hinted at ht whips

What satins the Parrot ease extraor-dinary ta the fret that at the time ofthe killing Favrot was district Jwdaand had to roaain in Jail w4the tMHfl anethor election could be held andanther

In circles known to be friendly to theAldrich faaatty the belief to expressedthat Dr AJdrtch was a auutyr that he

his in an unwise aUemptto show tab deep friendship for JudgesParrot aad to reveal to him secretwith which he thought Ma friend oughtto be made acquainted In other partsef the same circles it has beened that Favrot got the wrong rasasad that he realised his error toe late

Dr Aldrich was Parrots mrn-Hy phyateMn having attended both Mssand his wife for several years He weea religious abstemious mannever was a breath of suspicion on hisprivate Hte or his public eaadaet

Oppressed by SecieLshort time Sisters tke

tragedy be began dhwroaHaej Illspert MM of dissipatioa tram hang aperadte bream more cad more fraeoantTo Mends who spoke to him about MaC-

MMMeWt IMB IMt was pIp iHmVMl MJ

dreadful secretOne day It is related by the decUMra

rinds Dr Aldrich west to a fettowcud ignoring the ethtos f

his prnfeaslea laid hare the aeeret lieappealed to his thathe to Pavrot sad reveal It tohim Dr Aldrich spoke of himand of his to destroy eemV

reposed In a woman yet he irkthat as a friend be could no taoger-presvrve silence It is said the doctorappealed to Anally consented end this

on theAnother lesion

Friend of Jadge Favrot give d ervereton They that Dr AU-

tsob intoxteated waa not ao caseM m his speech as he k vbeen sad made bouts that involved MMgood same of a woman The naiat-ltaleoiartr banned to Favrot and tarformed him ef the alleged refleotioaaeast by Dr Aldrich This spurred theangered mast to action

Louisiana social cbrles are thus di-vided Inii two factions thaee who belien ent tive Parrot was

taking the law into his ownthose who beUere Dr Aid

rich paid aa awful penalty for whit hemeant to be aa actJail Become Crowded

MesBmhtle the court machinery efEast Baton Rouge pariah baa bees dieorgaarsoa Favrot could not very woHrelease himself and there was no ee

perform the duties of district JudgeUU a new Judge could be elected

result tics criminal docket has hewn

j charged bailable nffeasor The SO-

BS the law does not allow Its mterferlenee

social We of the StateFavrot took an active part

campaign for CoMrees whoa heSam Robertson wehad represented the Sixth rtmjTfselsnsI

district for a down yearsWOBMBS AaWriea BUgated

Mrs ambition was a homeIn Waahm Um One day after herhusbands election his earner wasblighted by the tragedy

The of Dr Aldrich by JudgeParrot ocenrred November 7 mot Thereturns from the election were stilleommg ia when thewalked down Capitol street OaejMthu

the newaentative Mr Favrot thanked Memapparently aa collected as ever milreplied that he bad another encasementA few moments later the took

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KEEPS OPEN HOUSE TODAY-

The V branch of the WOBMB-SCbriettat Temperance TJnlon will We athome to baste friends at Btt SIxth streetnorthwest from 7 to M D m todayAmong those who will receive are MrsDon P Blame Mrs A C Giles MMClayton Bmte Mtes Owynette Chris-tian Mlsa DeJste Frtdley Mtw Lucy vBeaie Miss Irene Umberger Miss Kath-ryn Murphy Miss Pearl Origobjr Miss

Frances Moore Mine Augusta Pal-mer Miss Lola Howard Miss Violareal Miss JBUa Jackson Miss VirginiaRaymond Miss Julia potter Miss Re-becca Wheat Mrs White Mias MayCrabb Miss Swinaea Miss Parh r MhMLaura Wade Mine Lithe Wade MissBertha Arts Miss Bremman MrsXVade Miss Marion Alice Dyer MimiClara S Dyer Miss Ohm M WoodMiss Mabel C Diver MUM vRitchie Mrs C F Habercow MissMaud B Rice Miss Linda Cllft IdlesLillian Moxley Miss Nettle Walton MfeAnnie Gregory Miss LUJian GregoryMime S B White Mrs J EMrs E G Benson Mrs Jessie Cobey

A GOOD CRITICSir Henry Irving the English

once wanted a white horse to use inene of his scenes but no white horsethat was auitable could he get At Jeatthe London Globe the story astage hand advised him to apply to acertain distinguishedwho he said had such a horse

Sir Henry visited the owner inspectedthe horse sad the bargain WM etmeluded but as an afterthought Kr

said he trusted the animal weenot fractious

Not at all Sir Henry I a eureyeaan excellent horse in every WhyI rode him night ffler night and AHI had t of was he wouldoccasionally yawn when I was on thestage

Indeed said Sir Henry bit ofa critic then evidently

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By HENRY LITCHFIELD WESTCommissioner District of Columbia

ET us be thankful for what we have and if the New Year bringsgreater prosperity and happiness let us heartily rejoice kwt Jf itbrings adversity und sorrow there is still BO roseon why we

fchouia not thank God and take courage

By the REV DR SAMUEL N GREENEPastor Calvary Baptist Church

i LLOW me to wish every reader of Th Watingten Times a veryhappy Now Year

Let u romemler ns we miter it tied In dovpttHf tosarviao of God and humanity we are safe j ardians our dtyStrength being commercial value purifying oooiol sleek intowhich our children must enter and live and contributing to thosemoral and spiritual forces which are the assurance of our ootmtrytB

and power

By the REV GEORGE CALVERTRector St Andrews P E Church

IEE opening of a New Year is the beginning of a now opporiMoityWhat this needs what the true loyal pstrfotle of hercitizens should give her in the coming year te the gtajeeva en-

deavor to be what now we are in name CbriirtJaagThe form f Christianity without Its being a power io Hcaet to

regulate the moods and methods of life careers and work without Itsmolding our character qn the Clrrtetisn imttern ia than nothinc

Let every one seek to make the owning year of JJOT a happyone for one and all by lotting Christ rule and direct their Maria In allthings

Let WJ live not for ourselves alone but for tko and v oIM-

ing of others in a moral material and spiritual way Y g wink thebust Wishes for the New Year

DR ELMER GATES0 THE New Year lMT with ite dangers and opnort rnltlaa fte joys

yot undfeoovered Avondars of science and art nod its yet Harevoaled dvante let we give a hearty greeting of weieano anti a prayer for-

th of all noble effort How eagerly we will all await the risingV the dilly ourtaln upon the ceaseless drams of evontal What slow

Mill we et of the cosmic trond and of the eternal purposes matTeveahneHte of feeling and doing 0 New Year boat thou in

for wash of us What hints wilt the eternal stary give us of its

EMILY N RITCHIE McLEAN

Pres Gen Daughters of American RevolutionWID keep my memory green may echo ou New Year Bay in

I every of age looking back to youth ia ory heart of-

f sordid hopes looking bank to soaring Jdoalm hi ovary heartof calloHfiad Indifferenee looking 1 aek to fervid Ian in ev ry bewrt of

the patriot looking back to the nations birth

MAURICE FRANCIS EGANPoet Author and Philosopher

GIN am old year goes out and again hope aprtog now a4 Im-

mortal not aa Pope mrfd that te too inHntte a wordbut immortaL So you Thaokerays parting to

tIle year JiM I hope sir yeti wilt be a hatter wan aa they inthan in this Moribund whose career in Me ta just coming t its

terminus man fn power in body in sours h arth Amen goodsir in all And lot MS all say akin to that ertng that when

Thackeray says man he means wotwan1 as wellLet v hope even all the New Year may bring no parting that

rend the heart and leave the soul desolate Death hi the door to followThackeray still by which we enter another room we know beHove this we are cure oven as the evidence of the sekwtiie mon thatno thing dies but sometimes this door is closed in the twinkle of sneye with violence And then God seems so far off sad then it Is withm as If our flight was into the wilderness in the winter There Js no sor-

row like to this and there is no consolation IH this for sock asorrow Science cannot solace ns poetry one only tell the wound hUhand hope In a utwre life are all that are left to vs Let us treat thenthey may not be tried in 1M7 and that to aM we love there my be inthe oomlng your the

Promise of a tern as fairAnd alt the train of bounteous hoursConduct by paths of growing powerTo reverence and silver hairs

By RABBI ABRAM SIMONWashington Hebrew Congregation

I OBBRT DROWNING offers us a very hopeful New Year iifiHia-

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Gods in His heavenAlls right with Ills

IToaven is not orphaned nor the earth skipped the cogBoth are anchored to the happiness and progress tff homaai life Thereis no more raanllnaos in an arm folded optimism than a lead droopingpessimism Alls right with the world hi an upward rung not thetopmost round of completion and perfection Gods rule of the universenot by force nor yet by power but by His apirft prgoupposag sad com-

pels the ever progressive march on earth of the sfiirittml value ofpeace honor purity patriotism culture and religion Amid the clashand clang of contentions nations amid the eakiinitfos and eataoa ophegof criminal carelessness or of irresponsible accidents amU the robscarnival of laxity and licentiousness amid the mad dance around graftby a people gone daft amid sights and sounds distressing depressingand discordant the music of song embodies the verytonic of hope that springeth eternal in the human This ig

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By the REV TEUNIS S HAMLINPastor Church of the Covenant

N WISHING each other a happy New Year for MOT the dttang ofWashington have much upon which to congratulate each other Thebeauty and general good order of our city lie high of

its deairablenees as a place of residence the cheerful pros-

perity of the past year and the good outlook for the year to noses

These give excellent promise that kind wishes for 1WT win be realisedBut we should not rest in wishes however sincere sad hearty

Though we do not here enjoy full selfgovernment still we eon make ourinfluence pull our Legislature in the direction And we shouldnot only wish for and talk of but earnestly set about getting some muchneeded Improvements Many of our streets are ie bad eondttlon weare paying too much for oar as for all local transportation we havean almost constant epidemic of typhoid our public shook are fn a stateof harmful agitation Let the President the Congress the Commissioners know that the citizens are in dead earueet to alt tboee sadother abuses corrected and beneath our New Year eoHgratmtetiensthere lies a settled purpose to secure what is oar Jut due

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