and not from that of the interests of any particular political party. It is the very reverse of neutral-fearless and outspoken on all the great questions of the day, but presenting its editorial opinion upon independent judgment and entirely regardless of political affiliations. Partisanship is barred as strictly from the news columns as from the editorial page. All political news is given without partisan coloring, thus enabling the reader to form correct conclusions for himself. In the ordinary partisan newspaper, political news is usually colored to such an extent as to make it difficult if not impossible for the reader to secure a sound basis for intelligent judgment.

The Ninth Biennial Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, will be held in the city of Buffalo, N. Y., commencing Monday morning at nine o'clock, September 12, 1904.

The annual report of Grand Master Hannahan shows the Brotherhood to be in a very flourishing condition. The net increase in membership during the year ending June 30th, 1904, was 5866, making a total membership on that date in good standing of 54,434. We congratulate the Brotherhood on this very satisfactory growth and trust the coming years will find every man on the left hand side one of them.

The Souvenir and Convention edition of the Fireman's magazine for September is a particularly interesting one. The pictures of different views of Niagara Falls and vicinity, and also those in and around Buffalo are very attractive and show the highest stage of the engravers' and printers' art.

McClure's Magazine for September is a vigorous expression of American life and interest, part fact, part fiction, all entertaining. Several serious articles give it commanding importance and character. Of these William Allen White writes of "Roosevelt and the Postal Frauds," and in a clear and concise manner he tells the engrossing story of this great crime against the government and the manner of its exposure. But he does more. He reads the lesson of these events and keenly characterizes the men who made them. It is in all an article which every American citizen will want and ought to read. Ida M. Tarbell gets at the very heart of the trust question in her Standard Oil History in a masterly paper on "The Price of Oil." Here is what the consumer wants to know, how the trust affects prices. Miss Tarbell traces the variation of oil prices under the Standard's manipulations from the

beginning and draws convincing conclusions from an overwhelming array of facts, evidently wrought out with infinnite pains.

Circular No. 428 issued from the office of C. E. Soule, superintendent of the Central Vermont Railway Co., and approved by. W. E. Mullins, superintendent of transportation, reads as follows: "Mr. J. A. Sturtevant is appointed station master, St. Albans station, vice J. C. White, deceased.

"Effective July 23rd, 1904.'

This appointment comes to Mr. Sturtevant after thirty-two years of active service as a conductor on one line, during which time he never received a black mark nor was in an accident in which he was in any way blamed. This is a record equalled by but one man in the employ of the company.

The electrotypes from which the pictures in the front of this issue were reproduced, were kindly loaned to us by the Columbia River & Northern Railway Company. This company operates a line of steamers on the Columbia river, known as the "Regulator Line" between The Dalles and Portland, 115 miles, and the whole distance is a continual panorama of grand scenery, so that it is hard to tell which view on the river is more beautiful than another. We have no doubt a trip on the Columbia will be one of the most attractive features of the Lewis & Clark Exposition next year.

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How few Americans know that the greatest "find" of extinct animals made in a single locality in any part of the world was made in central Wyoming! It is known as the Bone-Cabin Quarry, because a Mexican sheep-herder had constructed his cabin of the fossils, nearly all of which were of the skeletons of dinosaurs. The discovery was made by Walter Granger of the American Museum of Natural History expedition of 1897, but hitherto no full description of the quarry has appeared. Henry Fairfield Osborn, Paleontologist of the Museum, who first visited it in 1898, and has had charge of the exploration of its coveted geological riches, has prepared a popular account of the contents and of the ways of preserving them for museum purposes. Restorations by Charles R. Knight of the great dinosaurs, drawn under Prof. Osborn's supervision, give startling reality to one of the most notable scientific papers of the day: For full account of this wonderful find see September Century.

We see by a card just received from Brother Lafe W. Carlton, that he has quit the rails and gone into the business of more particular looking after the comforts of the inner and outer manthat is to say he has gone into the hotel business. Brother Carlton is now proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel, with 150 newly furnished rooms, at 15 S. Clark street, Chicago, Ill. Brothers going to Chicago or having friends going there, can now feel sure of having a good place to go, and at the same time know they are with friends. We bespeak for Brother Carlton a large measure of suc

cess.

QUEER IDEAS SOME PEOPLE HAVE OF WHAT CONGRESSMEN CAN DO FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS.-The original intent of the law which authorized the introduction of new and valuable varieties of plants, has been perverted, says Henry A. Castle, former auditor for the Postoffice Department, in the September World's Work, This year, 45,000,000 packets of garden and flower seeds will be sent out, few of them differing in any respect from those sold at retail stores, but public opinion seems to sustain the policy.

Representative Stevens of Minnesota forwarded not long since, to one of his people at home a package of garden seeds. In a few days a letter profuse with thanks was received, with this concluding paragraph: "Please send me a sack of oats, a sack of corn, and as many trees as you can get at the Agricultural Department."

There are a thousand ways of lying, but all lead to the same end. It does not matter whether you wear lies, tell lies, act lies, live lies, your character is ruined all the same.

There is no more demoralizing influence in modern life than the unnatural straining to seem other than we are. Nothing else so quickly lowers self-respect, takes the fine edge off honor and blunts the conscience as the sense of being a sham, a gilded fraud, or an unreality. It cheapens standards. lowers ideals, saps ambition, and takes the spring and joy out of living. No man can make the most and the best of himself until he is absolutely honest with his own soul, and unfalteringly true to his highest ideals, and this is impossible while he is living a lie.-From Success. Bas

We have received a copy of the educational Chart No. 7, that has been prepared by "Railway and Locomotive Engineering." This is a transparency of an Atlantic type locomotive. Every part is numbered with the corresponding number and name of the part on the margin. They are giving this very attractive Chart away with a year's subscription to "Railway and Locomotive Engineering," or selling it at twentyfive cents a copy. The "Railway and Locomotive Engineering" is a very attractive and practical Journal of Railway Motive Power and Rolling Stock, and is interesting and instructive to men in all positions of the transportation departments. It is published at 174 Broadway, N. Y., and the subscription price is $2.00.