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' That poor old man Is still in the bot
tom of the well waiting for the judg
ment day.'
"Towns I Have Lost" by Kouropat
kln,: might be the title of a very com
plete geography "of southern Manchuria.
Joseph Chamberlain's devotion to fiscal
reform will be proven If jhe continues
bl fight In the face of Kipling's lauda
tory lines. - . "
If there Is any way to put a brake
upon reckless autosiobUlng in Omaha
It chould be dona before the casualty
list grows lon'fc'er.'4' . f .
Nebraska has a member of the execu
tive committee in charge of the national
campaign. Nebraska .ought to liuve Its
requisitions honored now. '
The man in the bottom of the well will
have a dismal future before htm if he
depends exclusively on the popooratlc
rope-splicers to pull him out.
Populists who speak of "funkm by
honorable ' means" -should bo a little
more specific 'in- dealing with fellows
to whom all means are honorable that
bold out hope' of "success.
Before renewing operations In Mace
donia' "Boris Kara fort should take a
course of study under Unlnoult, as Miss
Stone-has not yet recommended him for
joveroor of the Balkan province.
. ".'' 8 '. .1 I '
The, Hussian general In command of
the defenses of Port Arthur Is the only
jue without a rather long record of re
treats', but that officer probulily wishes
be too could make a rapid advauce to
the rear.
If Candidate Davis cannot manage 'a
(Vest Virginia democratic convention
without trouble what would he do in the
icnste' when those ' IrrepifssIblP colt.
Morgan, Hoar, Pettus and Cor:.re;i gut
Into a wrangler
Kansas populists favor fusion with the
flempcrats. As there are not enough
populists and democrats altogether in
Kansas to make a respectable showing,
ft will , make little difference whether
the ropventlona end In fusion or lu con
fusion. -. t N
The ccar now has an opportunity to
"make good" a few of big pretensions to
regard only the best interests of the
It ussian people,. Hla sincerity will be
Judged to a great extent by his selec
tion of ' a successor to Minister von
I'lehve.
How do the republicans of Hurt
couuty like the idea of having a Judicial
committee officered by residents of
Douglas county couduct a primary elec
tion for them?' Home rule in party
organizations is a pretty good principle
to tie to. . "
How fortunate Speaker Cannon did
not have to notify Keuator Fairbanks
.of hie nomination, for even Vm-le Joe's
unmatched ability would have been
hoMly equal to the task of making the
cilice appvar more iniiorlant -lu his
estimation uow than it was three months
ago.
The disastrous experience of Nebraska
City with a cocaine fiend einphaslicg the
soundness of the position taken by Chief
of I'ollce Donahue that the sale of such
drugs should be un-ier strict regulation.
If it Is not possible to rvach the evil by
local authority, Mate legislation should
be procured, not only to protect the pub
lic, but also to protect the victims of
ULe drug habit against themselves.
S1SXAT0R FAWIJASKt ttOTlFlZtX.
The republican candidate for vice
president vus yesterday formally noti
fied of his nomination. The speech of
Hon. Ellliu Koot contains some striking
points. He said the nomination of Sen
ator Fairbanks "was not made for the
purpose of conciliating possible mal
contents or f swelling the campaign
fund of the party. No bargains or
Intrigues contributed to it No suppres
sions of the truth or mfsleadlng of the
convention as to your principles and
opinions were necessary to bring It
about." No one can have any difficult
In discerning the application of these
sentences. The unprecedented action of
the St Louis convention In nominating
an octogenarian for the vice presidency
was not Intended as a tribute to the
man, although h is admittedly a most
worthy citizen, but was bvlonsly and
unmistakably In recognition of his busi
ness connections and his ability to con
tribute generously to the campaign fund.
Mr. Davis is not hostile to corporations.
As a railroad president and a national
banker be Is identified with corporations.
Therefore It was thought he could be
useful In "conciliating possible mal
contents'that Is, those who might ob
ject to the 8ntl-trust declaration of the
platform. At the .same time- his large
wealth plutocratic in Its proportions
was a compelling argument In favor of
his nomination. , What Mr.'Root said in
regard to nominating for the' second
office under the government so aged a
man as the democratic candidate should
receive the serious attention of voters
and especially of that considerable body
of voters who will this year cast their
first ballot in a presidential election.
In accepting the nomination Senator
Fairbanks urged as essential to the
fullest development , of our national
strength the maintenance of the mone
tary and economic policies of the re
publican party. He pointed Out that if
these were overthrown a period of In
dustrial depression would . Inevitably
ensue. Senator Fairbanks has long been
known as one of the most, earnest sup
porters of the gold standard and there
is no ambiguity In regard to it In bis
speech of yesterday. He declared It to
be essential not only that the standard
should' be as good as the best In the
world, but that the people should have
the assurance that It will be so main
tained. "We must have not only a
president who Is unalterably committed
to the gold standard, but both bouses of
congress in entire accord 'with him on
the subject."'' Senator Fairbanks is a
thorough believer In the.protectlve pol
icy, which he correctly says finds justifi
cation In the Industrial development of
the country. He briefly indicates the
danger there would be in entrusting to
the enemies of protection a revision of
the tariff. It would create uncertainty
and "uncertainty undermines confidence
and loss of confidence breeds confusion
and distress in commercial affairs."
The acceptance speeches of Tresldent
Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks make
a strong presentation of the claims of
the republican party to the continued
confidence and support of the country.
A riVOTAL STATE.
The New York Commercial observes
that political managers do wisely In put
ting New York In the column of doubtful
stutes and points out that no state lu
the union has been so erratic, politically,
as that commonwealth. It has uniformly
reversed Itself every four years since
1840, wish the exception of 18!J and
1900, the cause of the heavy pluralities
given td McKlnley in those years being
of course well understood.
The Commercial thinks that one rea
son for, the political fickleness of the
state is the shifting character of the pop
ulation of New York City. Every year
a large new element, both foreign and
American, Is added to the voting popula
tion of that city and in addition there
Is also a considerable element which,
while agreeing with one of the leading
political parties on matters like the tariff,
disagrees with it on other questions, and
accordingly it votes as circumstances
seem to demand. "In a word," says.that
paper, "there is a great army of inde
pendent voters Jn this commonwealth
and both republican and democratic cam-
pulgn managers do el to keep the fact
lu mind." There is no doubt that the
result in New York this year will depend
very much upon the" drlr ijf the large
independent vote.
WHAT OF 1118 VUPVLARITYI
The friends 'of Judge Parker claim
that ho Is exceedingly popular In his
state, but au examination of 1 his
political history, for ho has been some
thing of a pollticiuu, 'dues not. quite
Justify the claim. He tlrst became
known in New York politics lu 1885,
when he was chairman of the executive
committee of the democratic state com-'
mlttee. His party was successful, but
It does not uppear that It was due to
Parker's popularity or ability, since the
real management of the campalgu was
In other hands. His 'work was recog
nized, however, and he stepped into tho
supreme court by appolutmeut to fill a
vacancy. . - , ', .
From that court he was nppoluted by
Governor David 11. Hill to a Seat upon
the bench of the court of appeals, which
is the tribunal of last resort in New
York. In 1807 Hill's luflucnce gave Dar
ker the nomination for chief Justice of
the court of appeals und be was elected,
receiving a majority of 00,8811. Much
has been said about this as evidencing
his popularity. It was freely used in
this way by hit supiorter at St. Ixuls.
Hut what is the fact? His election was
due to t lie omission of any candidate for
that office by the cltlaens' union party
lu their ticket for mayor of New York
and since nearly all the votes cast for
the fublou candidate for mayor, Iav,
were republican, the usual estimate la
that the republican candidate for chief
judtlce, Wallace, lost a Unit 100,000 votes
in that way. It is obviously absurd,
therefore, to cite Parker's majority hi
180T as evidence of his fopulsrtty. He
was really elected by default A com
parison tetween the vote cast for Par
ker In the counties and the democratic
vote for members of the assembly the
game year in those counties shows that
Parker ran about 20,000 behind the ag
gregate vote for district candidates in
his own party.
, There is no reason to think that Judge
Tarker's popularity In New York has
very - much Increased since he was
elected to the Judicial position be oecu
ples He has been giving all' bis time
and attention to his duties as chief Jus
tice and not meddling in politics or
mingling with the people. He is conse
quently not much better known to those
of his own state than to the country at
large. Manifestly there Is no Substantial
ground for the assertion that Alton U.
Parker is of great popularity In the Em
pire state.
THK CHRISTIAN SALOON.
The address of Bishop Henry C.
Potter of the Episcopal church 'at the
opening of the Subway Tavern, a model
saloon Just established in the city of
New York, will undoubtedly shock a
great many good people who look upon
the saloon under whatever name it may
go as the Incarnation of all that Is evil.
The" question is: Will saloons out of
which men come as sober as they were
when they went in be a factor for saving
men from the degradation and debase
ment of beastly drunkenness or will they
become the entering wedge for starting
the liquor habit with people who other
wise might shun the saloon and the
liquor habit altogether? The experi
ment is certainly worth trying.
Years ago Henry Ward Beecher ad
vocated athletics, billiard rooms' and
sports that were formerly looked upon
as on' the border line of the forbidden
as an annex to Young Men's Christian
association balls, with a view to at
tracting, away from the baunts of vice
and questionable resorts the young men
who had a craving for such recreation
In one form or the other. The experiment
has been tried In many large cities and
is now generally regarded as a success,
admitting even that many thousands of
young men still prefer the disorderly
resorts to the Young Men's Christian
association gymnasium.
A solitary subway tavern cannot "be
expected to supersede the 0,000 saloons
in the city of New York, bnf If the ex
periment succeeds and receives the en
dorsement of the good people who want
to combat Intemperance In a rational
way It will not be many years before
taverns of this character will be estab
lished by the hundred in Greater New
York and In due time In every large
city of the country.
In any event Bishop' Potter struck
the keynote when he declared that men
who move in his social circles have no
difficulty in securing Intoxicating re
freshment In the fashionable clubs,
while the poor man who lives in two
rooms with five children has no other
resort In which to while sway a leisure
hour than the saloon. Those who cry
that the cure will be worse than the
disease should abide their indignant
souls In patience until the new departure
has had sufficient time to prove either
a success or a failure.
The proposition of the voting machine
manufacturers should be thoroughly in
vestigated by the council and if the ma
chine will do all that is claimed for it
the council will be Justified by the tax
payers in entering Into a contract. It
Ik not merely a question of saving
money; It is also a question of saving
time, doing away with election contests
and doing away also with charges of
fraud and manipulation of the ballots.
Omaha and Douglas county will pay
exactly one-tenth of the total revenues
of Nebraska raised through taxation.
It will be well for up-state people, who
are too often disposed to decry Omaha,
to remember that if this city were wiped
off the map, or had been built on the
Iowa side of the river, they would be
paying Just 10 per cent more taxes every
year.
Candidate Davis did not have as good
control of the West Virginia democratic
convention as he thought. The chair
man. In his address, succeeded in de
nouncing "combinations of capital in
restraint of trade" despite the source
from whloh tho vice presidential candi
date is expected to produce campaign
funds.
The Judges of the district court are
entitled to the highest commeudation for
their decision to give up their annual
vacation and not to adjourn the present
term of court in order to be able to more
speedily and effectively supervise the
litigation that necessarily must crowd
the docket by reason of the scavenger
law.
Last year the business house of the
president of the Nebraska State Fire
man's association was destroyed while
he was at Norfolk showing how to fight
Arcs. It Is to be hoped fate will be kinder
this year, not only to the president,
but to all the towns lu the state whose
men are In line at the stue tournament.
Whether there . shall be any pav
ing done lu Omaha this year, Omaha
should by all means proceed without
needless delay to acquire a municipal
asphalt paving repair plant, so that it
can begin operations early next spring,
whether the next legislature changes the
charter or not.
There Is more than a suggestion of
politics in the effort of Attorney tieneral
Crow of Missouri to bring the case of
the alleged tSt. Louis bridge combine
before tho f literal authorities at this
time, but the people will forgive the
politics If the attorney's points are well
taken.
ii '--
Fusionista promised "sound hemp"
several times lu the past, but always
failed to produce material that would
come up to the test. A merchant who
sells Inferior goods by misrepresentation
destroys the confidence of his customers
and loses his trade.
Baals of Content.
Baltimore Republican.
The phlloaorher of the day slshs plain
tively, "Give me pie and milk for lunch,
and I care not how the poor packers ia
Chicago are going to can their beef."
Traly an Offenalve Caadldate.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Folk of Mlsaourl wanta to have a law
which will force corporations to return to
the people franchisee which have been se
cured through bribery. That man Juat
loves to make enemies of certain ktnda.
Cram ha of Comfart.
Chicago Record-Herald.
One of the Russian generals boasts that
he surprised the Japs by retreating when
they didn't expect him to. It must be truly
gratifying- to some of the Russians to be
able to show the world what wonderful
strategists they are.
Shocklaa- SeoBltlT Hervee.
Baltimore American.
With countleaa wiseacres adjuring us
to keep our temper and preserve our equa
nimity under all circumstances, it is quite
a puzzling shock to be told by New York
physicians that a well knows sport of that
state la dying from the suppression of
emotion.
Coin In the Tree nary.
Boston Globe.
Last week for the first time In the
htitorv of the country there was more
than $1,000,000,000 In coin In the United
States treasury, held In trust for the peo
ple. More than half of it Is in gold coin
and there are 469,873,000 silver dollars. And
the reason It Is there Is that people don't
want to be bothered carrying it around in
their pockets.
Canse of Rnaalan Reserves.
Buffalo Express.
Soma explanation of the continual Rus
sian reverse may be given in the accounts
of the czar's reception by some of his
subjects, who wept with emotion In a spir
itual ecstasy while he prayed and blessed
them, prostrating themselves before him,
while many had prayed and fasted before
hand that they might be worthy to gase
upon Ms countenance. No nation living
so far away from the twentieth century as
that could expect-to face any up-to-date
nation in modern warfare.
Karokl oa Mlaalon of RtTtage.
Cleveland' Jjeader.
See how "In some wise all things wear
round betimes!" It appears from the testi
mony of his nephew, which should be good,
that Kuroki, the principal Japanese gen
eral opposed to Kouropatkln, is directly
descended from a Polish father, who en
trustej him with a mission of vengeance
against the nation that wiped from the
face of the earth the kingdom of Stanis
laus. Probably Kurokl's father never
dared to hope for opportunity such as has
been and will be afforda-'. his gallant son.
Cbeeklngc Motor Madaeaa.
New York Tribune.
It Is time to put a stop to motor -odness.
Wo mean both klnda of madnes at of
the begoggled "scorcher," who dn . es his
locomotive at furious speed upon the high
way without regard for limb or life of
himself or of . others, and also that of
those who Ia impotent exasperation hurl
stones or shoot bullets at the "scorching"
lawbreakers. . Joubflegs It is not right to
shoot at motormeh . or .at their engines,
though it is net difficult to understand how
strong the provocation to do so is at times.
That form of madness must be checked.
But so must be checked the inciting cause
of It, which Is far more prevalent.
Government Hevenne.
Philadelphia Press.
Secretary Shaw remarked recently that
If the conditions of business thla year
should approximate those of 1894 there
would be a deficit for the fiscal y ar of
$90,000,000, as against the $70,000,000 actually
reached in that year. Thla leada some
free traders to assert that the secretary
did not know that the Wilson tariff law
was not in effect In the fiscal year of 1894.
But the democratic party waa in power,
and that waa what the secretary had In
mind. He knew that it would be Im
possible, even if the democrats succeeded
at the polls next November, for them to
change the tariff In this fiscal year. But
their success at the polls would paralyse
business and stop Imports, awaiting a lower
tariff. Just as was the case in 1&94. It
would mean deficit and disaster precisely aa
existed to such an alarming extent under
democratic rule in 1894.
OPERATORS ARB WROQ.
Mlae Ownera in ieaaaylvaal Hake a
Mistake In Action.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The reference of the disputes In the an
thracite region to arbitration, with the
establishment of the Board of Conciliation
to carry out and apply the principles of
the awsrd, was welcomed as a great tri
umph of peace, equity and fair dealing
over the spirit of lawlessness and violence.
If this tribunal shall now break down,
through the refusal of the operators to
accept its decisions, the public responsi
bility that must rest on them will be noth
ing short of criminal.
No excuse Is Imaginable for the Insist
ence of the operators upon reopening a
question already referred to and decided by
the designated umpire. The miners have
loyally accepted decisions not fa.vora.ble to
them, soma of which were Important. Upon
what pretext can the operators refuse to
accept a decision upon a comparatively
trivial matter because it Ib contrary to their
contention? The only reason which can be
conceived for such a course Is that they
prefer war to peace, and are seeking, for
their own purposes, to provoke another
strike. Can they imagine that public opin
ion will tolerate such a conspiracy?
. Parties to an ordlnsry litigation can be
compelled to obey' the Judgment of the
court. That there Is no physical power
which can enforce the Judgment of an
arbitration only makes the more imperative
the compulsion of honor. The queatlon of
the payment of the check welghman was
debated before the Conciliation board, and
by mutual consent waa referred to the
umpire, whose decision waa duly given.
That was flnul and conclusive. To dispute
the declalon, to ask the umpire to recon
sider if, la not merely an Insult to him;
It violates the whole principle of arbitration
and affronts the public sense of truth and
equity.
. The miners' representatives were right
In refusing to entertain the motion. If
the others persist, H will be evident that
they are disloyally seeking to overthrow
the tribunal which they have solemnly en
gaged themselves to respect. That men
holding large publlo responsibilities should
thus defy the plainest obligations and set
an example of reckleNMies and bad faith
aeenis incredible. One seeks for some
reasonable Justification of tbelr course, but
none appara. They cannot plead lguor
ramo of mlsunJVratandlng. They can ei.
cue themselves unly by an Immediate
abandonment of a petition utterly unten
able In logic, In honor tr In, publlo policy.
EATT3G TOO MICH MB AT.
Goad Time to Was Fat oa the
Vegetarian Plan.
Baltimore American
The beef strike has nsturally started a
discussion concerning the effecta of a meat
famine, should the controversy be Indefi
nitely prolonged. The vegetarians are said
to be rather pleased, as the people will be
forced to abstain from mest. snd they
will thereby discover the superior health
fulness of a vegetable diet. There are
some who do not agree with the above.
The New Tork Medical Journal has mis
givings concerning the results of vegeta
rianism suddenly imposed upon sn entire
people. The Journsl says: "What one
does voluntarily In the way of dletetlo
performances Is probably lees spt to Indure
untoward consequences than that which Is
forced upon a person."
The paper also refers to the gorging with
meat, which is almost sure to follow a
cessation of the fsmlne. As the parrot
remarked when he fought the monkey,
there Is something to be said for both
sides. The experiment has been tried In
this country. There were times during tha
civil war when for considerable periods
the soldiers got no meat, not even any
bread, or vegetables except green corn.
The work of a soldier In an active cam
paign Is as heavy as that of an ordinary
laborer, and sometimes heavier, and yet
there was no unusual sickness, the only
visible effect being the loss of a pound or
two In weight.
It Is easy to understand that a strict
vegetable diet might, at first, lead to cer
tain trifling disorders, but they would soon
pass away. It Is not likely, however, that
the enforced observance of such a diet
would lead to Its permanent adoption by
many. The taste for meat Is hereditary,
and the longing for It would continue,
whether people were able to buy It or not.
Mors meat is eaten than is at all neces
sary, and If a famine had the effect of
making people more abstemious, It would
be a blessing In disguise. The apprehen
sion that the people would gorge them
selves with meat when the famine ended
s not necessary. Universal experience
shows that famine prices do not end with
famine. The reduction of prices Is a very
gradual process, . which gives ample op
portunity for the publlo to accustom Itself
to the situation.
PERSONAL N OTIC 9.
General Ebelardo A. Moscoso, one of
the leaders of the San Domingo revolu
tion of 1890, died In New Tork last Fri
day. He was exiled after the failure of
the revolution.
The position ictt so summarily vacant
by von Plehve's taklng.oft would not seem
to be a very desirable one with all Its at
tendant risks, but lots of men are look
ing and longing for it.
W. S. Gilbert, associated with Arthur
Sullivan In the composing of comic operas,
Is reputed to be enormously wealthy. The
royslties from his "Plgmalton and Gala
tea" alone brought him In $300,000.
A grandson of Alexander Hamilton re
sides In Elk Neck, Md., keeping a country
store and acting as postmaster. He Is
74 years old and always speaks of the
first secretary of the treasury as
"grandpa."
The value of the estate of the late Mayor
Samuel M. Jones of Toledo Is roughly es
timated by his son, Percy Jones, In pro
bate court, at $346,000, of which $325,000 Is
personal property snd $21,000 real estate.
The mayor left no will.
Maurus Jokal, the Hungarian author, who
died the other day, waa a real literary man.
He left debts amounting to $20,000, and no
assets, which recalls Johnson's remark on
Goldsmith's Indebtedness of $10,000: "Was
poet. ever. so trusted before?"
Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee
Institute was recently elected an honorary
member of the Harvard chapter of the
Phi Beta Kappa. He Is the first of his
race to have been thus honored. The de
gree of master of arts was conferred upon
him by Harvard in 1898.
Disaster of a serious financial nature
has overtaken the Boetonlana, one of tho
oldest and best organised comic opera
companies In the histrionic profession.
After a season's engagement the principals
and chorus are stranded in Atlantic City,
where they concluded a three week' run,
with no money to pay their board bills.
Hablbullah Khan, who lives and rules In
Afghanistan, has a way with prophets and
seers which makes such gentry very careful
of what they predict. Certain of the pro
fessional wise men having prophesied dis
aster to trie klngdpm by a certain data, his
majesty has put them into prison. If
their prophesies fall to come true he has
promised to cut their heads off.
Prince Abbas Hllml, khedlve of Egypt,
who was in London recently, Is a clever
farmer, a skillful engineer, a master of
five languages, a scientist, a keen man
of business, a yachtsman and a prince
of many social accomplishments. He Is
also a sanitary reformer and has built a
model village not far from his palace at
Koulbeh, on the outskirts of Cairo. He
Is a well-built man of medium height.
While Government Chemist Wiley la
repeating his warning against "the Ameri
can habit of drinking large quantities of
ice cold liquids, and In many cases gulping
them down so rapidly that the whole body
feels the shock," observers of social cus
toms In London say that never before
was there such a demand In England for
American cold drinks as this summer. It's
thus our vices spread; our virtues remain
at home.
Esopus chroniclers have another mystery
to solve. It is aald that the ghost of
Garry van Wagonen, a famous democrat
of that place, who aald he would never
have his hslr cut If Abraham Lincoln waa
elected, has been seen at Union Center,
near Judge Parker's residence. The ghost
has made Its appearance periodically ever
since Garry died, first In 1870 (Tllden),
next In 1884 (Cleveland), and again In K92.
Democrats look upon the. wraith's appear,
ance as a good omen. There seems to be
no question about Its Identity, as It la re
ported to have "Garry's peculiar loping
gait"
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.
Kansas City Times: There Is an Impres
sion that Thomas Jefferson will continue
to be the laat democratic president with
red hair, although Judge Parker la said to
be a strawberry blonde.
Chicago Tribune: The assurance of Sen
ator Proctor that Vermont will go republi
can this fall removes a load of anxiety
from the public mind. We feel almost cer
tain now that Iowa will go the same way.
Kansas City Journal: The statement that
Mr, Bryan is selling off his cattle will bear
Investigation- Is Mr. Bryan selling to the
Beef trust and thus strengthening tha
grinding monopoly's grip on tha plain peo
ple? President Roosevelt: Our opponents,
either openly or secretly, according to their
several temperments, now ask the people
to trust their present promisee In consid
eration of tha fact that they Intend to treat
their past promises as null and void.
Philadelphia Presa: The name of the
prohibition candidate for president presents
an Irresistible temptation to the punsters.
The party organ prints a rollicking cam
paign chorus, the refrain of .which begins:
"Oh, it's Swallow, Swallow, ' Swallow all
the day.
Swallow by our firesides snd Swallow far
away.
That la thirst-provoklngly scandslous,
and the attention of Dr. Swallow's bishop
should be called to It,
SIDELIGHTS OS WtSKHO PEOPLE.
Gsls Aboat the Rasalaaa and tba
Jape In Peace and War.
General Kouropatkln, commander In chief
of the Ruxslan forces, is RS years of age.
He is sn Inspiring figure to Russians,
trusted because he has never been afraid.
Five years sgo Kouropatkln was wsrned
that the great powder magaslne at St.
Petersburg was to be blown up within
twenty-four hours and the magaslne st
Toulon, too. Toulon was outelde his
sphere, but Kouropatkln, who received the
warning while In bed, rose and went at
once to the 6t. Petersburg magaslne stores,
Calling together officers snd men, he In
spected the stores, declared the Inspection
satisfactory and gsve every man three
days' leave as a token of his pleasure.
Other guards and sappers were summoned,
a rampart was dug sround the magaslne
and before night It was certain that any
danger that had existed had been averted.
Nothing happened, but the next morning
the powder magaslne In Toulon was blown
up,
Japanese doctors snd druggists are snld
to have reached a higher standard than the
world has given them credit for.
Jspanese druggist are of two classes, the
one certified and qualified to compound
medicines, the other dealing In drugs and
sundries. The native doctors, ss a usual
thing, dispense their own medicines, though
a few write prescriptions only, these latter
for the most part having studied In Ger
many snd holding a university flogree. The
metric system Is used for both weights
and measures. There Is a considerable,
popular demand for household remedies
and many of these correspond exactly with
those which have here long slnco fallen
Into disuse. Thus snakes, lltards, frogs,
crabs and other anlmrls sre kept In a dried
condition In the native drug stores and en
Joy more or less repute ss medical sgents.
Face paints and powders and various
dentifrices are much In vogus and plasters
to relieve headaches and neuralgia are
largely employed. Massage Is used In rheu
matism and In nervous affections snd Is to
largo extend In the hands of the blind.
The manufacture of mineral waters Is
carefully supervised by the authorities snd
fine are Inflicted In any ease where the
official standard of purity Is departed from.
A writer who knows Russia thus hits off
Russian peasantry. "They have," he sayB,
"the heavy plodding walk and the pa
tience of oxen, and a sad fatalism that
might render them Inert were It not for the
Cossacks ready to prod them on with their
lances." Unlike the Jap, who can do with
four hours' sleep In the twenty-four, "the
moujik would like to hibernate for Ave or
six months, sleeping on his cottage stove."
"Any story of the crar Is credible until
a likelier one Invalidates It," says Harper's
Weekly. "The csar lives, behind closed
shutters, and there is no trustworthy Jacob
Rll to give the public a reliable peep
through them. To be sure, he Is often seen
In public; to be sure, he makes discourses
from time to time that the public may hear
or read; but It Is a man in uniform that
people see, and the words of a man in
uniform that they hear. The real man lives
secluded, advised by counselors whom his
people rarely know and still more rarely
trust. In the Quarterly Review a writer,
said to be a high Russian official, draws a
picture of the czar which has made some
stir In England. It is sufficiently depres
sing. He represents him as possessed of
the dangerous notion that he is God's lieu
tneant on earth and acting under divine
guidance. He takes seriously. It seems,
the legal fiction that the king can do no
wrong, and. resting on that belief and re
lying on advisors who encourage It, he
meddles with everything, to the prodigious
detriment of the business of state. Plehve
possessed his confidence. De Wltte lost It
by steadfastly counseling his master to
keep his word, evacuate Manchuria and
avoid war. Says the Quarterly writer: 'He
is ever struggling with phantoms, fighting
windmills, conversing with saints, consult
ing spirits of the dead. Books he long ago
ceased to read; sound advice he is In
capable of listening to.' "
A Japanese youth, who obtained a situa
tion with an English firm on trial, waa
asked a few days after his appointment
by the cashier to write to a customer who
had owed some money to the house for a
long time, and who seemed to have no
Intention of paying. "Write briefly and po
litely," said the cashier, "but let him un
derstand distinctly that we expect the
money without further delay." The letter
was written and on the following day
csme a check for the amount due. The
surprised cashier asked the new clerk to
show him a copy of the letter which had
been so effectual. It ran thus: "Dear Slr
If you do not send us at once the money
you owe us, we shall be nbti .
steps which will cause you the utmost
iuiuiiiutni. Keapeetriflly yours."
"Father John of Kronstadt, who has
prophealcd that the war ln. Tr,.
will continue for twenty-five years, ia really
mo nov. jonn eergleff, one of the priests
of St. Andrew's cathedral in the famoua
jonress city," relates .Leslie's Weekly.
"After the csar, he is and ha hin
years the greatest man In Russia, by virtue
Ul P'ety ana reputed power of healing.
Bop(e or me highest rank, aa well . k.
pooreat peasants, go to him for help. He
wa aummonea to the deathbed of the
Emperor Alexander, and when th nrAAnt-
csar was stricken with typhoid In Uvadln.
puuuo opinion necessitated that the Im
perial doctors should be reinforced by
Father John's heallmr touch ru.nii.
barriers a strong personality will make
Itself felt."
The mikado of JaDan has. nr mik..
had, Just one fad. He longed to create, by
means of a more carnivorous diet, a taller
raoe of soldiers. Small boys In government
schools were fed for six or seven years
in the European way. They never became
reconciled to It, and it disagreed with
them. Nor did they grow any taller than
vegetarian children. The doctors charged
to look after the experimental diet sent in
their report last year. They could think
of no better way of securing tun
thar by encouraging Japanese to marry
According to The Chmliir r.A r... ...
the native drug stores in Japan are still
largely stocked with dried snakes, toads,
llsards, crabs, etc.. Infusions of which are
the popular household remedies throughout
..oui.iry. various "secret remedies,"
which are supposed to be us universal and
potent In their curatlv ?, -
of our western patent medicines, also
abound. Magic plasters are much In vogue
and massage Is largely practiced, the op-
n.iur. uemg crueny blind people. Face
paints and powders muy also be seen oa
die siicjvea
Japanese Journalism Is developing on
western lines and with
The events of the present war are respon
sible for extras which are sold on the
street In the American fashion. The news
men run bareleggBd with a sort of napkin
uiouim me neau ana a small bell at the
belt, which rings as they go. When the
wr news Is lively the extras come .out
In a correspondingly lively manner, one
after the other, and are liberally patroin
Ised. The sensational reporter has ap
peared there, as well as the female Jour
nallst, and things are "whooped up" more
than they used to be. Oue consilience
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CHICAGO,
of this Is that Journalism here and there
begins to pay, where formerly it had to be
subsidised as a matter of patriotism and
public spirit. There Is an English column
In all the papers and English Is studied lit
all the schools. The country has 600 news
papers In all and several of them have re
spectively a circulation exceeding 100,000
copies.
THE COST PER CAPITA.
Economy of the American Gorrn
men Challenges Comparison.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. B
Singular that while the American Mer
chant and manufacturer, farmrr d cot
ton planter are Increasing their eftports at
the rate of scores of millions ansrually, and
while the cost of running the, government
of the United States Is wonderfully less
than the cost per capita of sny govern
ment In the world singular It Is that th
country Is going to the dogs. For the
latter Informstlon the country Is Indebted
to the St. Ixiuls platform and to the as
sertions of the gentlemen who are strug
gling to keep their positions on Its decayed
planks and wabbling aupiorts.
With the policy of protection bringing
about the development of American genius
and skill and enabling the American
farmer, producer, manufacturer and mer
chant to exceed the exports of 1902 by
$80,000,000 and the exports of 1V0J by $47,000,
000 for the fiscal years ending with June
80 the administration of President Roose
velt Is at the front with a record of econ
omy that will challenge the commendation
of all American citlsens, not regarding the
conferences at Esopus. The Department
of Commerce and Labor furnishes the fol
lowing official figures showing the per
capita cost of government:
New Zealand $.18.34
Australia 87. q
Great Britain a W
France ll.M
Belgium 17. 40
Paraguay 17.80
Austria-Hungary. 14. r?
Argentine 12. M
Cuba 12.40
Portugal 11-46
Holland 11 40
Spain , 10.09
Sweden 8-M
German empire 9.45
Dominion or Canada 8 80
United States 7.97
For a population approximating 80,000,000
the showing made by the administration
of President Roosevelt Is nothing short of
phenomenal. It will be a campaign docu
ment to be avoided by the gentlemen of
the persuasion of the silence of tha St.
Louis platform. As the figures are offi
cial, democratic denials will be taken at
their true value, but in any event they
will be made merely as a matter of form
and democratic practice.
SMILING LINES.
"The army of the United States Is quicker
In nctlon than that of any other nation."
"Oh, I don't know. Did you ever see the
Russian army with a bunch of Japs chas
ing It?" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gllroy Parsons Is a liberal sort of fel
low. He offered me a cigar Just now.
Butman You didn't take It?
Gllroy No.
Butman Then how do you know whether
it was liberality or merely malice? Boston
Transcript.
"Has your friend, Blfklns, the architect,
put up anything lately?"
"Yes. I tried to collect a bill from him
yesterday and he put up a good bluff."
Cleveland Pluln Dealer.
"I can remember," said Senator Sorg
hum, "when I sent the telegram that prac
tically decided my political future."
"Indeed. Was It addressed to a conven
tion?" "No. To a man who was seeing about a
campaign fund. It read: 'Terms accepted.
Draw on me at sight.' "Washington Star.
"O, yes; he's got money; there's no de
nying that."
"Hut what sort of a fellow Is he?"
"Well, the sort of a fellow who screws
a diamond stud into the bosom of his neg
lige shirt." Philadelphia Press.
landlord We allow no csnsrfes, babies,
dogs, pianos or students of music In this
flat.
Pretty Applicant Do you think that my
tennis "racket" would disturb the rest of
the prisoners? Detroit Free Press.
"It's hahd luck," said 1'nrs Eben, "dat
politeness don' cost nuffln,' cause soma
people dat aln' got de Instincts might have
de price." Washington Star.
"What's hla politics?"
"HI polltlis? Haven't I Just told yOtt
he's the manager of a brass band?" New
York Sun.
THE BEST OK MOTTOES.
Philadelphia Catholic Standard.
Friends, let your motto be
"Never give up."
Smile at adversity.
Never give up.
What though misfortune's knlle
Pierces you In the strife,
Make this your rule In life;
Never give up.
Stubbornly persevere.
Never give up.
Fight on from yesr to year.
Never give up
Fortune will smile on you
As she Is wont to do
On the brave fighters who
Never give up.
Still let your metto be:
"Never give up." .
E'en in prosperity, .
Never give up.
Friends who are on the bum.
Finding your wealth has coma,
Brace you to lend them some.
Never give up.
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