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Notary Public.
Cear Nicholas has the consolation of
knowing; that every cloud has a silver
lining.
No signs yet at St. Louis of the return
of Santos-Dumont. For that distin
guished hot air nrtlet the wind Is blow
ing the other way.
After alighting from the train Mr. Bryan
walked rapld'y up Main street for a long
distance before he was recognised. Platts?
mouth Dispatch to the World-Herald.
Has It come to this?
The lucrative position of minister of
the Interior is still open at 6t Peters
burg for an armor-plated bomb-proof
statesman. No others need apply.
After thinking It over, Vice. Presiden
tial Candidate Tibbies has come to the
conclusion that after all the populists
got about everything they naked for. .
11" the presort bitterness doesn't die
out that rope of snnd will hardly suf
tleo to keep the two partt.m together, to
miT nothing of rescuing til iuu In the
welt.
That receivership for the beneficiary
organization known as "the American
Legion of Honor" tends to stamp that
beneficent enterprise as decidedly lack
ing In honor if not In bonesty.
The Bennett will case decision Is not
so hard on Mr. Bryan In depriving him
of tho $50,000 he claimed under Its pro
visions, as It Is advertising that emi
nent lawyer as unable to draw a valid
will.
That promising young colt, Gassaway
Davis, la the only one whose entry has
not been made official yet. The start
ers seem to be neglecting him. Maybe
be mistakes the notification committee
for a collection committee and Is in hid
ing. That spliced rope of sand the Uomo
pops have thrown to the old man In the
bottom of the well Is no whit stouter
than It M as previous to ths splicing, and
the old man Is tortured by well grounded
fears that this Is ouly another attempt
to string htm.
Chicago packers have put into force
again the rule against smoking by em
ployes Inside their plants which waa re
laxed for a time for the benefit of their
new men. Tho rule for supplying the
colored strike breakers with dally water
melons seems to have lapsed by It own
weight.
The edict of the International Typo--i
graphical union for the enforcement of
vau elght-hoor day In all printing offices,
the same as is now enforced in ul union
newspaper printing offices, beginning lit
1000, should be marked down ou the cal
endar. Look out for strikes in the Job
printing offices when the edict goes Into
effect."
Colonel Harry B. New, in charge of
the western headquarters for the repvuV
llcan national campaign, Is quoted as
saying that the day of red fire end flam
beaus tu politics la passed and that the
pyroiechnlcal dlttplay in the present cam
palpn will be indulged very sparingly.
If this kevps up the small boy pretty
eoou won't get any fun out of election
at all unless be bull is his own bonfire.
Thi reionaa of tha car to congratu
lations on the birth of en heir show
(hit Le is still thoroughly liuprcguatrd
villi the Ivlt-a that he has been opnolntetl
to rule over Russia by dlvlae sight snd
tbiit the lrd of all Los simply scut au
othcr divinely ordiilii. d ruler to take up
the work Lei) It retires !l of which
is ('.eck'Wly Interesting to iuhabUnr.ts
of a grent republic like cms iu whili
eveiy citizen ling the fame divine r''t
to boveri.lto'ut U-at every otter cUUca
BA JAPAX MADE A WSTAKEt
Those who have allowed their sym
pathies to go out to Japun In its struggle
In the fnr east with Runsla Will experi
ence a sincere regret If Japan has been
careless and impetuous enough to blun
der into as grave an error as the Rye
shitelnl affair appears on the surface.
A fair and impartial hearing may prove
that Japan committed no offense ngnliiiit
International law and until such a hear
ing has been bad It will be manifestly
unfair to pass final Judgment 'in the
case. Btlll all reports of the case received-
from the sent of war ninke it
appear that an unwarrantable attack
has been made upon an unarmed adver
sary after It bnd become the protege
of a neutral power which had the right
to extend protection and also that tho
Japanese towed away as prize booty a
ship to which It had absolutely no right
Should it be established without ex
tenuating circumstances that Japan has
violated an International agreement the
effect must Iks unfavorftWe upon tho
prestige which hns been enjoyed by
Japan and which appears all the
brighter because until now It has re
mained nntornished by a single act to
which the civilized world can take ex
ception. In its conduct throughout the
entire struggle Japan has been an agree
able surprise. It bns betrayed a morale
and a love for modern Ideas and high
standards quite unexpected. In its treat
ment of affairs In the far east it has
won admiration, and It would be a la
mentable and nnfortunnte situation for
Japan If at this stage of the conflict,
when victory seems almost within its
grasp, it should have blundered into
an act which it cannot expluin away
sotlsfactorlly and which must call down
npon It only adverse criticism.
rKILIXQ TUB WAR DRAIN.
A Toklo dispatch states that Japan's
war expenses up to the end of July
amounted to $100,000,000. Other Infor
mation from the same source Is to the
effect that the financial needs of the
government are becoming acuto and that
recourse to the foreign market wjll be
necessary before long. The difficulty,
it Is said, which the government finds
is In giving satisfactory security. The
statement is made that foreign financial
establishments which have been op
prouehed proposed that agents nomi
nated by them should be placed in con
trol or made advisers of the administra
tion of the camphor and tobacco monopo
lies offered as security. This the Japa
nese government naturally shrank from,
being unwllllug to place the country In
any position of dependency upon Euro
pean financial institutions, the' customs
revenues being already partly pledged
for the last foreign loan. Of course
Japan is by no moans at the end of her
resources, but the war drain is heavy
and is not decreasing and It is quite
probable that she will soon be compelled
to again seek foreign financial aid, at
whatever . concessions may be asked of
her. She is pushing hostilities with all
possible vigor, but there is much fight
ing yet to be done and unless Japan can
keep In condition to strike the enemy
fast and hard she may meet with re
verses that would be fatal.
Russia's war expenses are very much
greater than those of Japan, but her
resources are also larger, though these
are being put to a severe strain. It Is
snld that the government is making
strenuous efforts to keep gold in the
country and has so for paid anywhere
from (50,000.000 to $240,000,000 in two
year notes for military supplies. There
Is of course nothing official regarding
financial conditions in Russia, but it is
not to be doubted that they are becom
ing serious, for besides the enormous
demand for war expenses she has a
great foreign debt that must be looked
after. Russia would perhaps find it
somewhat difficult at present to get
money from abroad, though possibly less
so than Japan. In either case the finan
ciers would demand the soundest avail
able security and a high rate of Interest.
Meanwhile both nations maintain a de
termined attitude and there Is no Indica
tion that either would consider a pro
posal of Intervention, were any of the
powers or all of them . to submit one.
The outlook Is still for an Indefinite con
tinuance of the conflict.
TRAVDCLKNT NATURALIZATION.
The federal authorities and the state
superintendent pt elections In New York
have been investigating the sale of nat
uralisation papers and the result is
n run sing. According to a statement
made by the state superintendent of
elections $000,000 has been made within
th last year from the sale of fraudu
lent naturalization papers, that over
100,000 of the fraudulent papers have
been sold by those engaged iu this Il
licit traffic and that 30,000 of these have
been Issued In New York City. It Is
stated that a reduction of 30 to 50 per
cent In the number of naturalization
papers Jssued In some of the boroughs
of the city has already boen effected by
vigilant supervision of professional wit
nesses. Iu his last uunuul message President
Roosevelt called the attention of con
gress to the naturalization frauds. He
aid that "forgeries und perjuries of
shameless and llugront cuuracter have
been perpetrated, not only In the dense
renters of population, but throughout
the country, and It U established beyond
doubt that very many so-called cltlsens
Of the United states have no title what
ever to that right and are ussei-ttug and
enjoying the benefits of the same
throueh the gronnest fuds." The mut
ter wus referred to In the report of the
attorney general, v ho recommended sev
eral amendments to the naturalisation
law that would make it more stiinuent
In Its requirements and probably put
a end to the frauds. Among ti.e sjv
gosttons made by the attorney general
wmb that the power of Issuing certificates
of naturalization should be withdrawn
by cougreva from th various state
courts and should be restricted to fed-
ecul courts, al.io tlut all administrative
matters relating to naturalization should
bo committed to one central government
bureau. It wns further recommended
that It be made a crime against the
United States to sell or transfer declara
tions of Intention.
All will concur in tho view of Tresb
dent Itoosevclt that "It should men it
something to become a citizen of
the United States, and in the process no
loophole whatever should be left open to
fraud." After the disclosures that have
been modo in New York of the truffle
In fraudulent naturalization papers there
ought to be no delay on the part of con
g.ess in making the obviously necessary
amendments to the naturalization law,
FEDERAL iyCURl'ORATIUN LAW.
There U nn increasing agitation Iu fa'
vor of a federal Incorporation law, as
has appeared nt recent meetings ofbar
associations and other such organiza
tions. There is some question as to
the power of congress to enact such a
law, but the oplition was expressed at
the meeting of1 the Corauiercbil Law
League of America the past week that
congress has tho power to enuct such a
statute. Measure providing for such
a law have been introduced In congress,
but no progress wos made lu their con
slderatlon and It did not appeor that
congressional sentiment was generally
favorable to legislation of this kind,
At any rate thex measures were per
mitted to rest In the committee to which
they were referred.
Rut the agitation in favor of a na
tlonal incorporation act that the fact that
it is advocated by some of the ablest
lawyers in the country can hardly fall
to make an impression .upon congress
which will lead to nn earnest considera
tion of the subject. Some time ago
James It. Dill of New York, the well
known corporation lawyer, In an address
at Harvard university, made a strong
plea for a law along the lines of the
national banking act, not abridging the
powers of the state to create local cor
porations, but affording nn opportunity
to organize 'corporations, national in ex
tent, whose business relates to inter
state and foreign commerce, with the pro
tection of the nntlonnl government
sgrlnst conflicting state legislation and
local political enactments.
Mr. Dill held that we can look for no
effective publicity no effective restric
tions or regulation of corporate power
under a diverse and systematically op
posed state legislation. . He expressed
the opinion thot corporations would vol
untarily nvnll themselves of a national
net for reasons of self-protection, since
It hns become necessary for the sound
corporations to differentiate their posi
tion from tlioie, otherwise situated.
Then financial Jnterests will favor It
The bankers would insist that the finan
ciers organise their company under that
law which would inspire the greatest
public confidence. Another considera
tion is that no corporation engaged in
Interstate commerce, no corporation de
siring to do buRlnePS throughout tho
length and breadth of the country, could
afford to be other than a national or
gi nlzntlon. In the opinion of Mr. Dill
it would not be long before the invest
ing public would draw the lines sharply
between state-created organizations as
suming to do a business national In ex
tent and a true national corporation.
There has never been any question, we
believe, as to the power of congress in
enacting the national banking law and
It is not apparent that a national incor
poration act, on the lines of the bank
ing lawt is not within the power of con
gress. The principle that Justifies the
one would seem to warrant the other.
The question is certainly interesting in
connection with that of an effective
retulfitlon of corporate power and mer
its thoughtful public attention anil rtls
ciNIori7 AN EXCELLENT CUSTOMER,
It is a familiar fact thut Canada is an
excellent customer of this country. The
0,000,000 people of the Dominion take
annually more American goods than we
sell in all the rest of the western hem
isphere. There lis just Come from the
Department of Commerce and Labor A
summary of exports and imports for
the last fiscal year, which ended with
June. From this It appears that the ex
ports to the Dominion amounted to $131,
000,000 cm increase of more than $S,000,
000 over our sales there In the preced
ing year and of nearly $24,000,000 over
those of 102, which was a year of
great trade acilvity. While onr exports
were thus Increased, the amount of im
ports declined, as compared with the
preceding year, the balance of trade in
favor of the United States being about
$80,000,000, the largest balance In ouf
favor In the history of trade with our
northern .neighbor.
In the light of these figures, remarks
tho New York Commercial, it is likely
to be exceedingly difficult to get the
mass of American Voters greatly excited
over the question of reciprocity with
Canada. As a matter of fuct they are
taking very little Interest in the ques
tion, except in New Knglnnd and a por
tion of the northwest, notwithstanding
the democratic demand for a general
policy of reciprocity, with particular ref
erence to the Dominion. In Massachu
setts especially there is a very strong
sentiment among republicans in favor
of closer trade relations with Canadn
and they are urging it with a vigor that
is likely to exert an Influence elsewhere.
It is easy to understand the strength of
the sentiment in that section, wMch
supplies the larger part of our exports
of insniifaetures to the Dominion.
It Is certainly difficult to make an lm
presslQu In behalf of reclproelty in view
of the steady growth of our trade, but
the question arles whether we can con
tinue to bold this trade unless we enter
into sri arrangement with the Dominion
which will enable Its people to sell more
of their prod nets In the American mar
ket. There is the danger, of course, that
Canada rniir at any time place tariff du
ties so high as to reduce our trade with
that country vi-rr materially. TUs'has
been threstened and the advocates of
reclproelty profess to believe that It Is
certain to come alnrnt sooner or later.
There Is not at present any pronounced
Indication that the Canadian people are
anxious for reciprocity and the under
standing Is that the Dominion govern
ment will take no steps looking to an
arrangement of that kind. The initia
tive must be taken by the United States
or nothing Will be done. There appears
to be no disposition at Washington to
Invite Canada to enter into negotiations
for a treaty of reciprocity.
Mrsi Florence Msybiick, who was re
cently released from an English prison,
has sailed for America under an as
sumed name. Before leaving France,
where she has been visiting her mother,
she gave out an interview in which she
again protested her Innocence and said
that she hoped to see the day when her
innocence would be proven before the
world. The protest was not necessary
to convince the average American of
the absolute injustice of the sentence
imposed upon her by the courts of Eng
land some fifteen years ago. There has
never been a time since that unfortunate
Incident that Americans have believed
her guilty, snd to them her protestation
of Innocence Is entirely unnecessary.
Eastern papers contain a dispatch from
Louisville telling how Congressman Ollle
James of the First Kentucky district
leaped from a window when the county
police raided the Turf Exchange pool
room, how he landed in a cornfield and
minus hat started down two rows of
corn at full speed for the street car
track, and how a few hours later he
left town for Atlantic City to Join Our
Dave In taking a panoramic view 'from
a roller chair pushed by a North Caro
lina Senega in blan. Little. Ollle must
have gotten into bad habits when ho
was out here a few months ago as tho
guest of the Jacksonlan club.
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Elaborate plans ore said to be in prog
ress to provide the young women stu
dent at the Nebraska State university
with adequate living quarters by the
transformation of an old hotel bulld'.ng
Into a dormitory. The iuteutlons of
the promoters of this enterprise are
doubtless good, but we warn them right
now to take every possible precaution
against danger from fire. The hotel
building which they are transforming is
known as a firetrnp at best The first
requisite In providing dormitory accom
modatlons for women university stu
dents are safety and sanitation.
The Wisconsin state railroad assess
ment nnder the new ad valorem tax law
increases the taxes to be paid by tho
railroads in that state more than 80 per
cent. We surely take no chances in pre
dicting that the Wisconsin railroads will
not pay up until after they shall have
tried every possible legal obstruction at
forded by friendly courts.
Woolnar Success. ,
Somervllle. Journal.
Everything comas to him who walta and
works lika biases whlla ns waits. '
Speak I'p, Henry.
Chicago Tribune.
Henry Oaasaway Davis can acaroely do
less than follow the example of his chief
and pledge himself not to accept mora than
one vice presidential term.
The irritation of Abdul.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tour old friend Abdul Hamld would give
a good deal in promissory notes, not In
cash If the American squadron could be
bottled up in the Black sea, too.
Where True Coara.ce Shines.
Chicago Inter Oceatn.
After all, it Is a aomewhat serious thing
to walk right up to a man and suddenly
Inform htm that he has been nominated
for president by a democratic convention.
Rewards of Peace.
Philadelphia Press.
One of the rewards of the close of ths
war in the east will be a full, plain ac
count of how it really was conducted. At
present the correspondents appear to be en
gaged In a hugs guessing contest.
Ancient History Amended.
Chicago Record-Herald.
"A man Is a child till the age of SO," says
Pythagoras, "a youth till the age of 40. a
man at CO and an old man at HO." If Pytha
goras were living now he might add "and
able to run for ths vice presidency at fl, If
ha has the price."
Commendable Knersry.
Philadelphia Record.
We have sent a fleet to Turkey, dis
patched a gunboat to Ban Domingo, and
two warships have been moved up near
enough to the Veneiuelon eoaat to bs on
hand In case of an emergency. We ara
performing our duties as a part of the
world'a police with commendable energy.
Actions Bneak lo4r Than Words.
Minneapolis Journal.
Tha announcement that there are to be
no western democratic campaign headquar
ters doesn't comport very well with tha
claim that the west has anywhere from
ten to a doscn states which Judga pnrkeij
is mora likely to carry than President
Roosevelt. This is another case where ac
tions speak louder than words.
, Taken hy Surprise.
Chicago Tribune.
"What can I do for you. gentlemenT"
asked Methuselah, motioning his visitors to
seats. '
"W have come," said the chairman of
tha oommltte. "to ask if you will accept
nomination for the vice presidency."
"I will not, gentlemen f exclaimed th
venerable patrlsrch, rising to his feet,
graxplng his esne. and tottering sway, In
dignantly. "I am not old enough for that I"
Methuselah was right. He lived seven or
eight year after this event.
II Who Hesitates I Lost.
Washington I'ost.
Of course, w do hot underrats tho Im
portance of the British monarch's recent
action In respect of creasing trousers. We
fully understand that th apperltlon of the
royal legs at the Newmarket races some
days ago amounts to an edict which all
loyal Englishmen and New Torkers wilt at
one obey. It Is a mere question of time,
indeed, and of very little time at that,
when right-minded flunkey on both side
Of the Atlantic will shut their masters'
doors in the face of any wretch so vile as
to wear trousers thst have not been ereascrt
both waya front and bnck and stdsways
SO that a cross section will preaent th
shape ( f a diamond. King EJward ha set
tho fcehlon, and to ao la to cXiy. ,
TrtAvrsTiri oi arunini.
Ministerial rreaka Who firing; Dis
credit on Their Tallin.
Cincinnati Commerclsl-Trlbune.
Tho religion which dues not appeal to th
mind und tha soul and which docs net at
tract because of Innate Worth It of Hit
account. The sootier It goes the better It
will be for all rave tha sensationalist
clergyman who la compelled to gather c n
grrgiitions by methods bordTlnr on the
methods of the circus ring. In West Vir
ginia bold cliff In the neighborhood of
larkf rnburg rejoices In the name of Devil's
Tea Table, and from it, at an rltltude of
6e feet. Rev. John Joe Copen, otherwise
"The Cyclone Exhorler of West Virginia,"
preached recently, likening the' occasion to
Paul preaching on Mars Hill.
It win a picturesque pulpit, no doubt. Ti
reach It the Reverend Cyclone Exhorter
was compelled to clumber up ttccp rocks
tu pass through narrow defiles and to reach
i,ic.hot rlnt bv means of a rope sev
enty feet in lefipth, with his mimemua con
gregation at the foot of the hill anfl near
Ing tho cyclonlo exhortation megaphonlcally
carried to them from the summit oi in
rocks. fndoubteUly the day waa enjnyab'e.
The skies were clear, the day was fire and
th Reverend Cyclone hod announced that
trapeze performances and a burgoo, would
conclude'the ceremonies, and they did.
ihiimh the whole occasion was,
the most thoroughly burlesque performance
was when the Reverend Cyclone lisenoa
himself to tho Great Arostle of the Gen
tiles
Th. American la fond of the spectacular
.i.. ,nA In mnderata-aunntltles. But
a l l i ' ' i .
K.iinvn In mcsmDhonlc spectacu
larlsm nor Jn mixing religion and tight rope
trapfte performances. He rosy not e i
.Wnlv reliaious man. but he has a. whole
some sense of tha proprieties, n is
a fur nim IO aricri ii
jir.,nn. tw.iwr.an the mountebank In tne
pulpit and the clergyman who preaches be
cause he believes and relies on his belief
for the holding of his nock together.
CRUELTY TO CHIXD11E.
Tho t'glr Orlnd and Drlll'Imposcd on
Children In Schools
Chicaao Chronicle.
It is hoped thnt when the children under
ii am nil released from long hours
factories, mills and stores the attention
cf cliih women and philanthropists geper
ally will be turned to the children in 'our
niihiin nchnnln. It may be found there
Is
am much wenrv tedlotisness. as much Ion
suffering in the school room as there was
in the mill, and that the demands are iai
more exacting in proportion to ability.
A Philadelphia physician not long ago
aiMreaslna: an association of parents, said
"No class in the community are subjoct to
rh rtnilv slavery or hav such Impossible
tasks Imposed on them as have many of
the children In our schools." There is an
immense smount of truth In the remarks
and It ourht not to pass unheeded.
Th Mnsrlv commission Is not alone In
thlnklna- that the character of our schools
should be radically changed; that the child
should not endure what well might be
classed as penal servitude for the sake o
nushlnar his Intellect beyond all norma
bounds; thnt he should not b deprived of
his childhood and made to endure two long
sessions each dny In order to pass qutcatiy
from grade to grade, and so "fit him for
the battle of life.'
Tha old barbarity of flogging and th
other rude forms of punishment have been
dispensed with. A milder rule ooiains in
the school room, but there still remain th
tedious confinement, the Irksome tasks, tne
Ugly grind and drill that take all heart and
Ufa out of tho child. When will It stqpT
What new sedaffotry Is there that will
relievo Instead of Impose on th chlldT
Whr ahnll h the deliverer or wno win
rhamnlon children's right ao they may have
th normal, healthy pleasure that belongs
to childhood and la tho best security ior
futnra well beinaT Th tlm IS ripe ior a,
change and It ought to bo made quickly.
INSANITARY CAUL SEATS.
Kentucky Starts Reform thnt Will
Bear Transplanting;.
ChlcoKO Record-Herald.
Th Kentucky State Board of Health, In
Its war on unsanitary conditions in railway
coaches, will receive a godspeed from every
frallroad passenger in whatever part of th
country wno stops to uuuk oh me uuen
of dirt and dlscas to which h Is sub
jected.
Tha olush seat Is th central evil wnicn
the Kentucky board Is attacking. It has
been placed under state ban, and th board
proposes to Indict every railroad official It
can reach In the state who can by any pos
sibility bo held responsible for operating
cars with such seat coverings. Either
leather or cane Is permitted as a substi
tute. Tha requirement extends doid. io
sleepers and day coaches.
There Is no question but that tee piusn
aeat is one of the llnest receptacles tor
filth that could be devised. Th dust that
Unwi in throuKh tho open car window is
caught and held fast, "and It any disease
germs are In th air they are pretty sur
to find a camping out place on tho plush
until a
human victim conies aiong.
.m.- tn nwtm tint fintn TO flTiV SUCh
LCUl IK 1 scum w s r 1
sanitary objection, but they ar hot and
often uncomfortable, ana not ai an to u
compared for downright ease with the can
seats, which are usually set asld for day
coaches, tourist sleepers and tho least pre-
.r,n..,, ears. Another good seat covering
is of linen, which can bo taken off and
cleaned at frequent Intervals.
i would bo well for every state to man
provision by legislation for sanitary seats,
sanitary bed clothing in Denns ana me
best possible ventilation. Th railway com
have had much mor interest in
mere appearance than in hcalthfulness in
the asU Borne of theni ar learning tnai
looks ar comparatively a minor detail,
but others need to be taught.
MILLIOXA1HK NOTIFIER9.
Hunch of Plain, 1'lnlocrnt Carry
News to Parker.
Kansas City Btar.
That was a notable company of financier
that went up tho Hudson on tha yscht
fcUgamore to notify Judge Parker of his
selection to lead the hosts of the plain peo
ple lu a terrlflo onslaught upon predatory
wealth and corporate greed. It's a saf
guess that a ston couldn't have ben
thrown In the crowd of notltiers without
hitting S millionaire u.iless Champ Clark
hsd happened to get In the way.
Thero wera Co:d Meyer counsel for the
Sugar trust), Thomas F. Ryan (financier,
vie president Morton Trust company, trus
ts American Burety company, director
Pere Marquette railway, Consolidated Gas,
Consolidated Tobacco, National Bank of
the United Btatea and many other corpora
tions). Perry Belmont (director of several
trust companies and member New York
Chamber of Commerce), August Belmont
(New York representative of tho Roths
childs and director In more than thirty
lurse railway, bunking and manufacturing
corporations), George Foster Peabody (di
rector, chairman of the board or vice presi
dent of numerous corporations), W. F.
Btixehan (director In various corporations).
and other men of Wealth too numerous to '
mention.
It is estimated thnt capital to tho extent
of several billions was represunted In th
notification ceremonies. When such an ag
gregation of corporation hater Is united for
a slngl object, the protection ot th plain
people, who can doubt that th interest of
th niusse will t adsquatsly guarded!
rr.nsorsAi, Atn otherwise.
As a. rumor factory Che Poo has 8hanglinl
done to a finish.
.Never mind the thermometer. Watch the
waving silk en the corn and be happy.
The slant of fncto Pun's "big stick" pro
dune a tremulo effect on Abdul Hamld's
promissory notes.
New York's Inheritance tas rivals Hen
nlng's van a A collector. It touched the
Whitney estate for II2I.0H0.
Another national convention, that of the
continental (anti-Parker) democrats. Is to
be held In Chicago August si
The snvlng Imblt Is a useful one to cult
vale. A New Tork girl lust coughed up
coin she swallowed fifteen -car. ago.
A Dubuque man wants to shake tho
partner of his Joys because she smokes
cigarettes in bed. Some men are mighty
hard to please.
The fate of the Port Arthur licet l not
quite aa melancholy as that of Ihc Spanish
fleet at Santiago, but Is Just as dlsnstrous
for Russian prestige snd arms.
The masnanlmlty of woman at times
Illumines a dreary world. On of the sex
in Loulsvlllo actually loaned an ex-husban
the wherewith to marry a hated rival.
rn of the leorrotes from 6t. Louis on
.n official trtslt to Washington, shed hi
lldless hat and clgnr and donned white duck
trousers before saluting the president
Omaha's Judicial precedents are humping
around tne world. A Chicago Solomon
emulates the lofty examphj by enjoining a
talkative family and bringing pcaca to the
neighborhood.
Cleveland hns adapted a comprehensive
buildlna code which includes a section de
sinned to abolish signboards. Cleveland is
one of the progressive cities thnt cheerily
welcomes imitators.
Pert paragraphs are Increasing tho gaiety
of the waning summer season by butting
Into the controversy over how men should
part their hair. What little they possess
Is too precious to part with.
The cabbage crop of Connecticut is Im
perilled, and tho supply of pure havanas
from that section will be diminished lu
proportion. If lovers of tufers have tears
to shed, please shed them now.
A Kentucky lawyer who was nominated
on the prohibition ticket for a county of
fice possessed such a delicate sense ot
loyalty to tho state that he went off Into
a lonely corner of tho city and committed
suicide.
For conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman, that of milking a stray cow, a
sergeant at Fort Meada was struck by
lightning. Just at that moment tho cow
got busjc and kicked his Jaw loos 9. Tho
surgeon says he will live to fight again.
The sentimental chief of police of Kansas
City endears himself anew to tho spooning
host by the Kaw. He decrees what youth
has affirmed for ages, that not more than
tiMm n.r.ntiM co.n Sa felv rids together in a
single buggy. In other words, two Is com
pany, threa Is a bore. Isn't that chief a
dearT
Tho follow who Jumped Into print re
cently with tho assertion that mules do not
n-k mn obtain useful information Dy ap
plying to Alfred Carl, Hahnemann hospital,
Philadelphia, Carl pushed a lighted cigar
ette into the mouth of a mule ana got a
a-ood impression of a "good luck." emblem
embossed on his cuticle.
WILLIAM (TUB WITTY.
Appellation Beatowod Ipon the Poor-
less Leader.
Cincinnati Commercial-Trlbun.
Mr. Bryan may not bo another William
tha Bilent, but he has fair claims to tho
appellation ot William tho Witty. Onco
upon a time, when President MCK-inicy
made mention of soma observation's h had
taken from tho rear platform during ft
southern trip, Mr. Bryan roused hlmseii to
tha etna at f ATI n Ti A remarked that ho himself
had traveled somewhat in his time and had
come to tho conclusion that tho rear plat
form was about tho poorest place for tak
ing correct nbservat on that couia possiDiy
be found. On last Saturday, as William tho
Witty rested between trains In Cincinnati,
ha wu unable to specify the states which
would vote for Parker and Davis, adding,
with charmlnir naivete: "You know tnat
in mv Ufa I was cretty certain that
tho democracy would win and undertook
predictions of victory. You are acquainted
with tho outcome."
nnmewhnt scaualnted. It was during th
pendency of tho two occasions that Mr.
iMm found the rear platform to bo tho
most deluding sort of thing when it came
to gauging sentiments by the size of tho
crowd. Mr. Bryan has acquired tne wit or
iitinn and will venture no mor tho rola
of prophet. But Judg Parker well may
..v vviiiiam tha Witty. "Call you this a
backing of your friends?" Not only without
even one little prediction as to which states
win an rinmncratia ana wnicn wm h uukti-
wlse, William tho Witty Is unwilling fo
haxard a venture on general reaulta of any
nr isiAither mi'tficntions nor generalisa
tions rolled from Hps hitherto all too willing
to prophesy with Insistence, and to prog-
- -- -
nostlcato with recklessness.
There must be a reason for It Possibly
William th Witty, In th cours of his re-
cer
mt peregrinations In tho lecture platform
uslness, has been given opportunities to
take observation from other points of
view, with th Inevitable conclusion that
whatever may b ita advantages as a post
observation, tho rear platlorm is, ana is
rnntinua to be. the fixed abode of the
Gentleman from Esopus and of all who
travel with him William the Witty In
cluded. It would be a sans conclusion.
IThen j$ite3fc-vT!
wind ,. il
. "Wham tha wind blows" that's the) time) our N.ver
Wljrifle) Eya Qlaas is most appreciated. "Can't tiK 'mm
off" is tho verdict of all who wear thorn.
Nw a word about our facilities for making scientific)
Eya Examination, spsotaclo msklna and lens grinding.
Wo have dug to the very bottom of Optical Sclenca; wt
guarantee our wor k; wa are Exwlualva Optlelana.
Wo arc Spectacle Maker.
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WhulMaU aa Rt4l. fatabliahcd IH9e. fsctary th HmIkM,
Htlttia SHOT AT TUB PtXPIT.
Chicago Record-Herald: Dowle Is to be
come related by mart lag to 5,ono.onn. Ills
trip around the world as rather profitable,
after all.
Cincinnati Tribune: Kven his worst ene
mica and accusers must admit that Rlshop
Putter Is game in standing at th bar and
defending himself.
Roston Transcript: A short life and an
unhappy one can be predicted for tho
Strange new sect of nature worshiper
that has appeared In a New Jersey town,
where It startles the stntig burghers hy
I- J the garden nnd picking a tomato or an
sppie wncn nungry, cy rsiing no cooKed
food, by wearing as few clothes as possible
the exsct limit la not stated and In g. n
ernl trying to live more closely to nitur
than nnture ever Intended.
Bprlnsfleld Republican: Suppose a decent
New York boy goes with friends into
Rlshop Potter's saloon and drinks m..r
than Is gmd for him before the keeper dis
covers the fact. His mother remonstrates
with her son, and the son answers, "Mother,
I merely drank In the saloon dedicated by
Rlshop Potter." How is the family In
fluence to fight against the Rlshop Potter
Influence In such a case? Cannot tho boy
argue that a saloon good enough to b
dedicated by Rlshop Potter Is good enough
for him to frequent? Tho case la hypo
thetical, perhaps, but It Illustrates on of
the moral dangers which necessarily ac
company the experiment with which th
bishop has Identified his name.
DOMESTIC I-LKASANTRIEB.
Maud Tr
Uayboy makes mo awfully
tired. Ho one of these elderly mashers.
Malel-You wrong him. He's only on
of these elderly pernons who thluk they'rn
mashers. Chicago Tribune.
"May I kiss youT"
"Not much."
"All rlnht; I wanted only one or two."'-
Town Topics.
"Did you actually have tha nerve to pro
pose to Miss Boston?"
"Yoh; I told her my heart beat wildly for
her alone, and"
ltiu hub uvueve jruuf
"No, she reached over snd felt my pulse."
Philadelphia Catholic Standard.
You can always tell whether th couple
alklng in the rain Is married or not hy
M,"B n ,u.-i(i-i viip mail or mi
woman gets the drippings from tho um
brella he Is carrying. Somervlllo Journal.
"Would you permit your daurhter ta
marry a titled roue?" asked Mrs. oldcastl.
i uon i anow, replied ner nostess. ua
the Rooeys belong to a very old fondly!"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Mrs. Enpeck Here's a story about a
man who actually sold his wife. Now,
what do you think of that?
T." .. 1- . V . , , . . .
world who buy any old thing. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
"Tho man whom I marry," said Miss
Sparker, "must bo handsome and"
"And rich?" put in Miss Whlsem.
He must ha mora th. rth ...l.l-..
Miss Sparker, "he must be ehla to pay tha
repair bills on my automobile." Philadel
phia Press.
Ml'SIO OK THE COR.
I
S. W. Glllllan In Baltimore American,
The grand armies of peace are encamping
afield.
There Is no glint en tho spear, no blase on
the shield.
No flashing of helmet, nor th gleamina; of
blade,
For the shaft of each weapon is with pearl
Inlaid.
Their standards or glistening with the dow
of the dawn,
And growing in splendor with th growing
of morn,
And there's muslo far sweeter than the
clarion horn
Tls the life-giving irrusio of the rustling
corn.
How stately and majestlo and graceful in
mien
Are the soldiers of peace In their mantles
cf green;
O'er the brow of each soldier waves a tall,
tasseied plume
An emblem of plenty Is the straw-nodding
bloom;
From land of tho prairies and realms of the
morn,
They are coming, their arms brimming1 with
golden corn.
And there's muslo far sweeter than the
nunisman a norn
'Tls the life-giving muslo of ths mstllng
corn.
They are msrrhlng abreast where the dim
skyline dies,
Th grand armies of peace, born of earth
snd tha skies;
'Neath their ribbons and pennons there are
no uirlv scars.
Tho trophies of victories, tho red ensfgne
of wars, .
Breadwinners for tho nations, more fruitful
than trees.
The tread of their legion Is heard across
the wide sess.
Keepine- step to the muslo of Plenty's full
iMirn
"Its the life-giving muslo of ths rustllng-
com. Y
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