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Ssa) M. B. il UNGATE.
Notary Public.
The leonj;ueniipnt of Port Arthur will
certainly Ro down us one of the famous
sIcros in history.
ti. M. HltchcocVs latest pistil! to the
Hi-brows appears In Koiiuia letter, and
his noxt cplKllo to the Itoiuanti will np
prar Iti iintllhitiMt Ilehrcw.
Lucrative employment for leu -pullers,
jjrnfterz nut', ward heelers. Apply to
the strenuous pirsidpiit of the 4le,tr!c
lighting nioiioiioly. No references re
(luirrd. If coni prlem in Asia are anything
like whnt they tire in America, Japan
In on u Bound fliiaiitliil footing despite
the wdr, Blnce it I now, working the
mines at Yental.
If Great Itrltaln and Ilutishi can arbi
trate their differences it will be hard
, for any party to a dispute In the future
to convince that it 1m something that
cannot be arbitrated.
Wait.mts urc out for the arrest of
Colorado women for registering more)
times than the law allows. And yet
Women BUlTingmts promised to ruise
politics out of the mire.
Secretary Woodson of the democratic
natlonnl committee predicts the election
of Judge Parker. Prophets are not at a
premium In Kentucky or MV. Woodson
would be more ci refill of his reputation.
The naiiyii..! iR-.uomitic campaign
committee has brought 1U eggs to the
wrong market when it appeals, us it
docs, to the editor of The Bee for such
a contribution as he was able and will
ing to make.
The most plausible explanation of the
North sen incident Is that the Uusslau
admiral mistook a trawling chine ior
a torpedo tube. Mariners should be In
st mo ted in all sort of sen serpents be
fore putting to sen.
Senator Fairbanks is in Kentucky, but
It is not expected that he will do much
more damage to Judge Parker's chances
than Mr. Bryan did to President Ilooso
vclt's in Ohio. Still these social visits
are uever out of place.
Candidate K wallow is billed to speak
over a saloon at Kniisas City and the
fact Is creating toinu comment nt the
mouth of the Kuw. But has not the
prohibition candidate sought to btamp
down the liquor traffic for years?
Citizens of the towns in Wyoming and
South Dakota which are In the contests
for the capitals of those states have
been so busy witli local Issues that it is
possible the national candidates would
go by default were it not that all are on
one ticket.
Bernard Shaw says that if whipping
Is essential in the British navy the
cat-o'-uine-talls might be transferred
from the fo'castle to the quarterdeck.
Luckily the proposed system was not in
force In the American navy during the
Schley-Suuipson dispute.
"More people iu Omaha use water
than they, use light," exclaims the
strenuous president of the electric light
ing monopoly, but that Is no reauon why
they should continue to pay tribute to
the electric lighting monopoly when they
can secure better electric light service
at sum Her cost.
Erustus A. Benson's position on mu
nicipal ownership is very unique. Mr.
Benson ardently advocates municipal
ownership as a principle aud appeara
very much exasperated over the corrup
tion and depravity of our public servants
by the public utility corporations, but
he cannot ee bla way clear to putting
his convictions into practice Just now.
Like the hypnottied Heal Estate 'x
chauge committee he pleads: "Manaua
not lb time wui otber time.
GREAT BRITAIS CUyClLtA TORT.
While some of the Hrltisu newspupcia
have not approved the conciliatory
sieeeh of Premier Ilalfour In regnrd
to the North ea episode, there can be
no doubt that it is very generally viewed
in Europe as a most discreet and Ju
dicious utterance, the effect of which
cannot fall to be universally salutary.
There is no question Mint the firing upon
Iiritisli fishing vessels was an offense
which Justified the outburst of Kngllsh
Indignation. Had the Hiitlsh govern
ment decided that It was a casus belli
Mie nations undoubtedly would have re
garded such a conclusion as Justifiable.
The evidence appears to be clear that
the Itusslan naval commander respon
sible for the offense did not take proper
care to ascertain the character of the
vessels tired upon. The explanation
that there was believed to le Japanese
torpedo boats In the waters through
which the Itusslan squadron was sailing
Is not In the least satisfactory. As Mr.
Balfour said, it is inconceivable that
Ureat Britain could be harboring Jap
anese steamers and warships without
Itussla and Indeed the whole civilized
world knowing It and he very properly
protested against such an allegation. A
naval commander of ordinary Judgment
should have understood this, but It would
seem that the ofllccr responsible for the
offense was in such a state of alarm
that he was unnble to use ordinary Judg
ment We think it will be very generally ad
mitted that the Brltls'.i premier was en
tirely right in acknowledging the con
ciliatory spirit shown by the czar ami
his government, although this recogni
tion appears to have displeased certain
London papers and perhaps is ulso re
sented by the jingo element of tile
British people. It may be said that
the czar atid his counsellors saw In the
course taken the only safe path, yet
none the less It was a commendable
course and its recognition as such by
Mr. Balfour Is entirely praiseworthy.
It Is no detriment to tin? British position
and cannot in the slightest degree mili
tate against the just claim of that power
for reparation. Nor has the British case
been In the least weakened by the agree
ment to submit the matter to arbitra
tion. The London Standard reproaches
the government for having made war
like demonstrations that were mere dis
play. There Is very good reason to
think, however, that they were quite
effective at St. Petersburg, and prob
ably also at other European capitals.
At all events It Is unquestionable that
tho right course has been taken. It is
n circumstance of no small significance
that in so grave a matter as this the
principle of arbitration is to be invoked
and certainly every friend of that prin
ciple will find in the fact a source of
gratification. It Is a sign of progress
that cannot fail to prove encouraging to
the friends of International pence every
where and stimulate them to persevere
tn their efforts to promote arbitration
In International controversies.
A MEtilTUlllOUS SCOGESTION.
Among the resolutions adopted by the
Truusmlsslsslppl Commercial congress is
one suggesting that the national congress
enact legislation empowering the Inter
state Commerce commission, when a
rate or practice complained of is found
to be discriminative or unreasonable, to
determine what change shall be made
therein, which determination shall be
operutlve within thirty days and so con
tinue until overruled or suspended under
Judicial proceedings.
This Is in line with recommendations
which have been made by the commis
sion and with the views of those who
lpive sought to broaden and strengthen
the powers of the commission. It con
templates what would undoubtedly prove
of great Service to the public, since with
such power given the commission it
probably would very rarely lie called
upon to exercise it. The railroads would
Ik? more- enreful to avoid causes of com
plaint and would pay a stricter regard to
the law. We cannot see what reason
able objection could be made to the sug
gestion of the TTausmissl8Hippl congress.
The power it proposes to clothe the In
terstate Commerce commission with is
not arbitrary. Its exercise would be sub
ject to Judicial revjew. The commission
should be empowered to remedy, with
out unreasonable delay, practices by the
railroads of which there is complaint
Mint M shown to be well founded. It Is
the right of the public that this should
be done nnd until the commission has
such power it cannot afford such pro
tection to the public as it was intended
to give.
The Transmlsslssippl congress ahould
have provided for getting its suggestion
before the national congress. Possibly
Its officers will attend to this. The dlffl
culty with those who understand the
need of strengthening the powers of the
Interstate Commerce commission Is that
they do not urge their views with sufll
clent (vlgor and persistence. Thus the
railroads are usually able to have their
own way in congress, defeating every
proposition that looks to holding them
to n stricter observance of tho law and
to the prevention of practices which are
against the public interest.
A SEW EPOCH rVR WHEAT.
It appears that while experts of tie.
department of Agriculture differ ns to
the number of years during which the
United States can continue to raise suf
ficient wheot for home consumption, they
ure united in the opinion that we are en
tering npon nn epoch of higher wheat
prices. They think the 0-cent loaf bus
probably come to stay. Au official of
the department in quoted us saying tliut
the whole tendency of the times, except
In .certain localities and under special
conditions la to get away from the wheat
crop aud this tendency tun only be ar
rested by the Inducement of high prices,
lie argued that It Is steadily possible,
as population advances, to put our land
to more profitable uses than wheat cul
ture. "Intensive culture." he said, "will
increase the ylcltf of our farms, but at
un Increased tot-t, and especially will this
show itself in such Simple agriculture
as wheat. While this country can raise
Its own wheat for many decades to come
It will do so only, under the stimulus of
a considerably advanced price, probably
a price advanced beyond the Importing
point, provided the duty remains at "2$
cents per bushel."
Price Is unquestionably the controlling
f.ictor In regard to the future production
of wheat In this country. A well known
American statistician a few years ago
declared that the United States could
supply the world's demand for wheat
nnd would contract to supply the I'nlted
Kingdom for the next thirty years pro
vided it would offer a dollar a bushel In
Mark Lane ns a permanent price. Of
course the country could not supply Eng
land with wheat this year nt that price
without loss, but present conditions are
exceptional. Besides, If American farm
ers could lie assured of dollar wheat It
Is not to be doubted that more of it
would be raised, so that the merit of the
statement of the statistician referred to
is not to be measured by existing con
ditions. We are inclined to isgree with
those who think that this country will
continue for many years to come to raise
enough wheat for the home demand, but
It seems to be an entirely reasonable be
lief that the price will be higher. This
Is th Judgment of those who have given
the question (if the future of wheat care
ful consideration.
THE ORSASIEXTAL VUSGHESS.VAN.
Some men are born great, others
achieve greatness, while others have
greatness thrust upon them. This was
literally the case of the dcmo-populist
candidate for congress from this district,
whose chief merit lies in bis self-confessed
uselcssnesfl for anything except
ornament. There Is more humor Mian
poetry in the ingenious and candid con
fession he makes in ills letter to the
Blair "N'usby" in response to u requisi
tion for congressional activity.
On any matter of serious import, or
that would materially benefit his con
stituency he frankly admits that as a
member of tho minority in the house he
will "cut very little ice," and the only
function which lie Is enabled to perform
Is the paternal distribution of garden
snss under his congressional frank. But
If ho who makes two blades of grass
grow where none grew before is a human
benefactor, how much more can be the
claim for a congressman who ornaments
your flower beds with rutabagas, cauli
flowers, sunflowers nnd moon flowers?
Pointing backward with supreme sat
isfaction to the beneficent work accom
plished for his constituents during his
freshmnn term, our "harmless candi
date" holds out the glowing nnd tinted
prospectus of blossoming flower gardens
for two more seasons, nnd n profusion of
nppetlzing lettuce and radishes, early
spring beans, midsummer' melons, fall
peppers and pickled pigs' feet. What
more shall we ask nnd what more could
he be expected to do for us? Surely the
people of this district would be too aw
fully fastidious if they were not at
tracted by such n feast of good cheer for
the eye and the palate.
I'drslni from the sublime to the seri
ous at-pect of his candidacy the question
the xofers of this district have to ask
themselves nnd nnswer nt the ballot box
is, whether they want to continue a rep
resentative at Washington who can
serve them merely as n seed dispenser.
If the ornamental congres-smnn can do
nothing better when urged to Interest
himself in behalf of the people of his
district than to refer them to the g. o. p..
why should it be necessary to pay n con
gressional salary and a hnndred-dollar-n
-month clerk thrown in for what cm
be done by a mere messenger boy? If
the useless candidate has no better idea
of his own capabilities nnd Influence ns
a member of congress how can he expect
outsiders to rate him hlclier?
VXXECESSARILY ALARMED.
An officer of ono of the big eastern
railroads is quoted as saying tliut "the
growing use of the long-distance tele
phone for business has cost the railroads
of Mils country millions of dollars in pas
senger earnings in the last few yenrs."
He continues: "To what extent money
Is diverted from us in this can, of course,
never be even approximately estimated.
It is n tremendous figure, however, aud
it Is reflected to a certain extent in many
of the recent annual reports."
There is no doubt but that tho perfec
tion of communication facilities by
means other than railroad acts as a sub
stitute for railroad travel. The rnilroid
official referred to declares that he knows
himself at least half a dozen business
men who have given up trips that they
used to take ns regularly as clock work.
aud that it is impossible to get any defi
nite Idea of Mie number of people who
telephone rather than travel, and he
gives it us his opinion that tho telegram
never worked against passenger earnings
ns the telephone does.
People fnuilllnr with tho origin and de
velopment of railroading, however, will
refuse to be alarmed nt this dismal fore
boding or to foresee the day when the
railroad will have been extinguished by
the telephone. We had the postoftlce de
partment long before we had the rail
road, but the interchange of business
communications never attained anything
like great proportions until tho railroad
end tho letter carrier worked together.
Where the telephone and the telegram
have cut off business trips they have also
created an. Innuendo passenger traffic
which without Instuntnneous communi
cation would never have arisen. Thou
sands of trips are made every day on
hurry calls sent by telephone or tele
graph and thousand more In response to
Utters transmitted through the malls.
The earnings from these must also be
reflected in the annual roports, although
thej are not labeled on the surface.
The telephone and the telegraph, more
over, have contributed so much In facili
tating tho operation of railroads that no
railroad man cnu Imagine how he could
get along without them, or would favor
thtir abolition If he could bring it about.
.Ve have not yet reached the culmination
lor our advancement toward tne mie
peiled means of communication, but
even should the culmination of Mie in
ventors' dreams In this direction 1 nt
tainM. ti e rnllrcad will be iu still greater
requisition to transfer the physical pres
ence liet ween distant points which can
never bo dispensed with.
Looking at the report of the British
emigration oilice one Is Impressed with
the difference between conditions In
Uape Colony nnd New Zealand. Im
migration Is prnetictlly barred in ttej
former and is welcomed in the latter,
despite reports of the great troubles
which threaten Client Britain's most
socialistic colony.
Perhaps the Joint appearance of John
X. Baldwin and the editor of tne World
Herald at the Polk meeting evidences
only n missionary experiment to subject
Mie t'nlon Pacific head lobbyist to the
Irresistible logic of the Missouri boodle
prosecutor and make him an Involuutary
convert to the extermination of the
boodle lobby.
It is the frequency of accidents like
that reported from Colorado wuien
makes the averaire American citizen pay
somewhat exorbitant coal bills without
undue complaint. But he would do it
far more willingly did be know thnt n
greater part of Mie receipts went to the
miner whose life Is constantly risked.
Now that Secretary Metcnlf of the
Department of Commerce nnd Inbor has
decided tliut the geisha girl hearing at
St. Louis partakes of the nature of n
judicial proceeding and Is not cx pane, a
good example Is set for Secretary Hitch
cock to make n similar ruling regarding
Investigations into Indian affairs.
Governor Bailey of Kansas isn't
making as much fuss about it as Gov
ernor La Toilette, but he seems to be
having ns effective a way of disposing
of a state trensurcr nlleged to be short
In his account. lie simply makes the
fact public nnd leaves the rest to the
voters.
rrobnbly no one has done so much
unwittingly to advance the cause of in
ternational arbitration as Admiral
KoJoHtvensky. Pew nations like to
think of what might happen if nil of
the navies of the world were to sail at
largo under such n martinet
Clvlllrlnir Inflnenre of Autumn.
St. Louis Republic.
Autumn Is recognized as a civilizing- In
fluence. It tins compelled the Ignrrotes
lo don American clothes, at least when not
before the public during show hours.
ttuskr Help Wnnteil.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Dr. Hillis snys the men who are now
husking corn In Nebraska will be the fa
mous ones forty years hence. This belntj
so, the way to fame should be easy. Ne
braska is calling almost plteouly for corn
huakers.
Getting Dark to Ancient Methods.
)a!iiuu7i o niiiciiioii.
The rod Is again appearing In the dis
cussions of modern educational methods,
According to the views of many exas-
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fimon was riot such an old fogy as tho
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A Common Falling;.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Thet-e seems to be nothing worthy of at
tention in the statement that, the demand
for small bank notes, more particularly
the $3 sort, Is stendlly Increasing. Most
of us have noticed this, and a few of us
have supposed It to be a chronic condition.
The nlfferene'?.
Ban Francisco Chronicle.
When the question of cost of living Is
raised, It Is always wise for the Working
man to keep In mind the fact that In free
trade England the struggle Is for a "living
Wage." In this country tho constant aim
of the worker Is to attain and maintain
the standard of living which he has set for
himself.
Value of Government Ownership.
Kansas City Star.
'The fact that the United States govern
ment has reduced the price of messages
to Alaska since the opening of its new
cable line nisy Ehow the people one of the
advantages of government ownership of
the telegraph but it will also be an Incen
tive to renewed effort on the part of com
mercial cable companies to have the gov
ernment line abandoned or used exclusively
for government business.
McKlrlPy ns nn Inspiration.
Springfield Republican.
The example of President JicKlnley was
held up as an inspiration at a recent meet
ing of English dissenters gathered to plan
for the more effective resistance to the law
of tho land in regard to school taxes. The
speaker told how Mr. McKinley as a young
man had defied the fugitive slave law:
"Come weal, come wue, stripes, imprison
ment and death, wo will1 give food to a
dying slave." The English pamlve reslst
ers, the speaker said, "took their stand
With MoKlnley and the a pun ties and the
thrie Hebrews."
Area ot Our l oal Fields.
Success.
It Is estimated by experts that the area
of American coal fields ut present opto to
mining is mure than five times as great
as that of th coal fleldj of England,
France, Germany and Belgium, th great
coal producing countries of Uurope. While
practically ull the avullublc coal area ot
those commies have boen optned to mining,
ours have scarcely been estimated. When
i take into consideration the fact' that
coal is ono of the great motive powers in
the manufacturing world, It la e vide it
that this immense wealth of coal will bo
of such un udvantuge to the United States
as to be beyond any man's calculutlon.
Readlnar ns a Medicine.
Boston Globe.
The word "dioease" signifies the abneneo
Of ease, and that want of ease la generally
caused by thinking too much of one's self
or one's own concerns. Nervousness la
generally at the bottom of it. Now, If the
doctors, when the) find their patients all
eaten up with too much thinking of them
selves or their business, were to prescribe
a course of Cervantes of Mollere or Bulsi
or Sterne or Dickens or 8hakepeare, and
as strictly enjuln the thoroughness In this
course as they would If tho treatment were
a matter of diet or medicine, many of
them would begin to mend rrom the flrit
moment that these magician had given
them for a forgetfulnesa of self. Halt of
the sickness In this world Is but a form of
egotism the too persistent brooding over
one's own troubles A dn of reading
will often jirove the best rciiiejy.
SKHMONS 1 SHORT METER.
Opposition cure apathy.
Faith creates tho future.
Fatalism takes all force out of life.
Rusty pipes do not enrich the water of
life.
Many would rsther be In sin than out of
style.
A man mny le loud and yet not say
much.
Harplness Is never gained until It Is
given.
Manufacturing sorrow Is one of the worst
of sins.
Vou enrnot do God s work nnd walk your
own way.
Character is the only cash that Is current
In heaven.
Traytng lips cannot square up for pro
fane living.
Nature may make some fools, but all the
fops make themselves.
Thowlng millstones at men Is not the
same thing ns giving them flour.
The greatest coward is the one who Is
nfraid of being charged with feaf.
It Is a good deal easier to condemn a
new idea than It Is to comprehend It.
The man who has no mind of his own
often has the most of it to give away.
The church service that does not stretch
out on to the street only serves the devil.
Many a man thinks he Is getting a cor
ner lot In glory when he puts a dime In the
collection (hat he couldn't pass on the
street car. Chicago Tribune.
SKLL1NH OI R Sl'ltl'Lt S ABROAD.
Slgnlflennce of l Common Traetlce
Amonir Mannf letnrers.
Philadelphia Press.
Great stories are. told by democratic cam
paign orators as to how American manu
facturers sell their products abroad at
lower rates than at home; but they are for
tho most part fiction. As the Industrial
commission showed In its report to con
gress, a very small percentage of the goods
exported is sold at lower rates abroad.
But it Is true that slmllur sales are made
by every other nation. It la equally true
that domestic merchants, to secure new
customers or to get rid of an accumulated
stock, sacrifice u purt of It. There is not
H department store in the country that does
not advertise at times to do that very
thing.
Urltlsh manufacturers, as the consular
reports show, pursue the same course. As
a mill running on full time, with a com
plete force of employes, can produce
cheaper than when runnliiR on part time
with a smaller force. It is only natural
that the owners should try and keep going
on full time. If to do that ihey sell one
quarter of their product at cost for export,
nil the remainder of the product can be
sold at lower rates than would otherwise
be the ense to home consume:-!. At the
same time all of the employes would be ut
work at full time, greatly to their own ad
vantage and to that of the various estab
lishments from which they purchase sup
plies. Consul General Evans says that goods are
sold in Great Britain to foreign buyers at a
less price than In .the home market for the
same reasons as govern audi sales In the
United States. Mr. Evans tells of a Lon
don publishing firm which brought out a
largo edition of a booi of Action at the
Jobbing rate of 60 cents for each copy.
Having several hundred copies left, they
sold them to a Boston firm for 30 cents
each. They could not afford to reduce
the price In London. Trouble at the Bos
ton custom house, because of the reduced
rate, brought out these facts. Consul
Fleming of Edinburgh gives a number of
Illustrations of such lower foreign sales by
British manufacturers, 'nnd Consul Taylor
at Glasgow furnishes like evidence. Ger
man manufacturers make public reports
of lower sales and even losses on foreign
business.
That such sales, when no losses are In
curred, can be made in some cases at an
advantage to home consumers, because they
enable a mill to be kept fully employed,
producing at a lower cost. Is self-evident.
There are probably Instances where such
sales are not Justified. But they are
ureatly exaggerated by Campaign orators,
who entirely Ignore the good results In
othjr cases. .
DIRECTORS MIST DIRECT.
I, rural and Moral Accountability of
Dank Officers.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The comptroller of the currency, In an
address at the convention of bankers at
8t. Louis, stated a truth so commonplace
that it is usually overlooked. No national
bank, he said, whose officers stiictly obeyed
the law under which the bank Was char
tered, ever failed. It might almost be said
that no bank ever failed that did not make
loans in excess of the 10 per cent limit.
There are exceptional instances, of course,
of unexpected defalcations, forgeries or
theft, but these are rare; "the practically
universal rule Is that all failures are due
to excess loans to one individual or In
terest or group of Interests, generally
owned or controlled by the officers of the
bank itself."
When ony question arises concerning a
bank, the comptroller says, "the first thing
looked at Is loans to officers or directors."
If there Is none of these, and If there are
no loans to any one person or lnteroft In
excess of 10 per cent of the capital of the
bank, us the lav,- enjo.ns, the Lank is al
most sure to be lit good condition. The
practical difficulty appears to be that when
these things are discovered, through the
Various devices by which they ro con
cealed, the comptroller may insist cn their
correction, but ran take no compulsory
steps short of closing the bank, which It is
usually desirable to avoid. Sometimes the
excess of loans cun be reduced success
fully; sometimes failure follows. Always
tho responsibility rests upon the officers
and directors of the bank.
This Is the main point on which the
comptroller insists, and the legal and moral
accountability of bunk officers is so ap
parent that the recent tendency to min
imize It In criminal proceedings Is the mure
to be lamented. In the case of the presi
dent of a national bank accused of borrow
ing from Its funds to an amount largely
in excess of the lawful limit, the charge
lo the Jury appeared to take no account of
his fiduciary capacity, but dealt with him
siir.piy as an ordinary "customer" of tho
bank, who was at liberty to borrow a
much us the bank would lend him. Unless
he could be shown to have had a criminal
purpose to rob the bank, It waB to be is
sumed that he Intended to repay the loam?,
and his failure to do so was to be regarded
rather as u misfortune than a fault. This
was not the languuee of the charge, but
It is substantially the Impression that It
left, and the Jury could not agree upon a
verdict. It Is not the purpose hero to
question tho Interpretation of the statute,
but ruther to call Attention to the weakness
of a sysu-m which lnip-jts specific rule
of conduct upon the officers of a bank with
out accountability for their vioiatlon.
It may be that the responsibility in such
a case Is not upon the actual agents, but
upon the whole body of the directors who
permit the violation of the statute. This
Is the view emphasized by Mr. Rldgely,
who concludes his address with the re
minder tbat "the responsibility for bunk
management la by law placed upon tho
board of directors," and that if every
board. Individually and collectively would
realise the Importance of the trust rppr-o
In them, and "diligently as well un hon
estly do their full duty," bunk failures
would be extremely rare.
six 1 1, An shots at tk tvlpit.
rnrt'ot.d Oreg,n,,n. curious thnt the
Episcopalians should object to divorce.
Ecclesiastical divorce is the very founda
tion of their structure.
Chicago Test: The tatement thnt a
Roman Catholic rnrdinnl visited a Metho
dist Episcopal church to Inspect a picture
nf Jesus Christ painted by n jfXf rings of
the millennium.
Washington Post: The Episcopal church
hss decided to refuse to mirry divorced
persons. The decision would be more ef
fective If Justices of the eare were placo.t
under the Jurisdiction of the Episcopal
rhurch.
Boston Transcript: Regard'ess of th
loudest canon of bishops or laymen, th
New Tork divorce mill turns faster and
faster. One Judge's grlPt In three days if
this week was fifty-six cases. But on
trouble In New fork Is It's so easy to get
marrlel In haste.
Baltimore American: The Philadelphia
minister who st a meeting of ministers
declnred that President Roosevelt Is not
a Christian because he did not denounce
liquor In his letter of acceptance was
verv properly, and quite promptly, re
buked by his clerical comrades for his In
tolerant attack. This country la a big
or., but not big enough to hold the nar
row minded views that In other days se.it
men to the noose and to the stake for dif
fering honestly In opinion from their fel
lowmen. end noting according to their own
sincere convictions.
New York Sun: The Episcopal reneral
convention, In formally allowing a minister
to refuse to solemnise the remarriage of a
pery-on divorced, without rendering himself
liable to censure or discipline, simply Justi
fies the precent practice of many of the
clergy of thnt church. The refusal of the
convention to strike out the designation
of the church as th "Protestant Episco
pal" cn the title page of the prayer book
Is moro lT.lflrant. It Indicates that the
hatred of everything savoring of pro
testantism which is so strong amons; !h
"High Church" or "Catholic" party does
not prevail In the communion, but that
the term protestant. with all Its historic
associations, still has the affection nnd
expresses the conviction of the great mass
of Episcopalians.
PERSONAL AXD OTHERWISE-
Trawler-loo, Rojestvensky I
It isn't the first time Ornernl Vodka
caused trouble In this merry world.
The sultan of Turkey must feel mighty
lonesome these flays without an ultimatum
to whet his appetite.
To drag a four-section name over an
ocean highway Is a mighty hard propo
sition for a Russian admiral.
The sun is peeping through tho clouds
over the o'd Kentucky homo. Henry
Watterson hn started a Joke department
In his paper.
The times are growing frosty, henoe It
is fitting and humane to transfer a
Howelly show from street corners to the
shelter of the court house.
Ohio Isn't cutting much Ice In thla cam
paign. For the present the Buckeyes are
satisfied with furnldhlrlg a large propor
tion of the bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Dancing masters insist that the "bear
hug" style of dancing must go. Posslbly
some of the dancing masters are develop
ing wall-flower tendencies. Anyhow, It
isn't their put in.
The Union Pacific may consider Itself
fortunate In not having to deal with New
York Juries In personal Injury ca3F. The
New York Central wa hit for iGO.tOO In one
case not long ago.
The woman who got married after writ
ing "The Memoirs of a Baby" has ach eved
the first edition of the real article und
will be able In due time to tell whether
fact is stranger than Action.
People who start rumors about E. H.
Ilarrlmnn huylng railroads here and there
ire doubtless unaware of the fact that he
Is building a castle on the banks of the
FOR THE COMPLEXION
rimples, blaok
hcads, red,
fy?-!4J.
rouuu, and oily
skin and had
complexions
prevented by
? v
I hot baths with
Ciilicura Soap,
nrecfded by
II (flit applications of Cutlcura Ointment.
FOR SCALP AND HAIR
Shampoos of Cutl
cura Soap and light
dressings of Cuti.
enra stop fallliiK
hair, remove srut,
scales, and dandruff,
f destroy hair para
sites, soothe itching
surfaces, and make
the hair grow when all else falls.
For RED, ROUGH HANDS
Book
sore, red,
rough
liiinrls on
retiring
in a hot
solution
of Cutlcura Soap, dry, and anoint freely
with Cutlcura Ointment. Wear old
gloves or soft bandage during night.
FOR SHAMPOOING
Nothing like
Cutlcura Soap to
ch ar the scalp of
cruts, scales,
and dandruff, tj
prevent HcTifng
and irritation,
and promote hair
growth. To be
followed by light dressiugs of Cutlcura
TWO SOAPS FOR ONE PRICE
"I used to think tbat Cuticura Soap was exclusively skin soap, but I
find on using -it that it is the most delicate and refreshing of toilet and bath
soaps as well, two in one, so to speak, and a such appears to me to have
decided advantages over any skin soap or toilet soap with which I am ac
quainted. I feel that; many ladies who are as yet unacquainted with thea
facts will thauk me for making this public statement."
Maud Fkancks Kvlbs, 633 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, N.
Kf Sb4 for " Ail Aseul tlx Skis, Scalp, ana
1 H-Jd.on. When a man starts to build a
home, with a wife, an archltct and n
buncfi of contractors to deal with, he has
j no time to waste on minor troubles.
I An affectionate calf masticated a bunch
ot money a l'tnnsylvsnla farmer had laid
by to spoil the face of a mortgige. The
ca'f met a violent death, but the mortgage
went right on doing business in the u.unl
way.
1 Cleveland inrtulpes in unwarranted hi
larity over the love idyls of a cltiseu
arrestej for huvKtng a gorgentia'y dressed
dummy In front or a ,iry R.v.d s.orc.
What else ran a poor man do In H locilliy
where embracing nnd kiming Hie real
article provokes a lJ,iKt d.i:nn';o mltT
DOMESTIC ri.KSM IIIKS.
Mrs. Ferguson Georae, dear, h.iw do jou
like my new hat?
Mr. hergnin Do you want my re.u u;'lu
lon of It, l.nura?
Mrs. Ken-.oi.nn-No. I don't, you in, an
thing! Chicago Tllbune.
English Lndy to Irish Olrl-Hou- Is It tint
you- never sneak of belonging to the Irish
race, my dear?
Irish Girl Hecause It Is sinful to boast,
madam. Boston Bulletin.
The right kind cf a wife goes through her
husband s pockets, not to rob him of his
spare change, but to fee If there i nv
mending to be dene Somervllle Journal.
The New Cook What time do you havo
breakfast?
Mrr. Highblower At fvtn thlrtv.
"Well Oi'm sorry Ol can't bo wtd ve."
Smart Set.
"He tried to marry the honvlv heirew
It was his ambition to take care of It r
money for her."
"Did she refuss hJm?"
"Yes. She says that she hss fallen Into
line with other financial institutions and
won't consider a man over do." Cleveland
Leader.
"Wnnt some money, do ye?" Mid th
kind old lady. "Now I woi.d -r ef y de
serve It. What would you do with a penny
ef I gev It to ye?"
"Lndy," replied the pollt heggsir, "ver
kindness would touch me so dnt I'd buy a
postal carJ wld do money an' write vr a
note o' thanks." Philadelphia Catholic
Standard.
Burley There goes Mrs. Twiddle. She's
a peach.
Katlln And her husband Is a regular
heat. Quite nn agricultural alliance, Isn't
It? Boston Transcript.
Nell You seem perfectly sntlsflej with
your new gown.
Be.le Yes; it has been approved by the
man 1 like beM nnd rondimm-d by the
woman 1 hate must.-Philadelphia Ledger.
THE CEMIHVS CAM..
Margaret E. Sangmter In Youth Com .
panlon.
Deep unto deep, It calleth,
The century's dominant cry;
Over the desert and over the plain.
Over the peak and mountain chain,
Under th thrilling sky,
The voice of mighty peoples,
And the tocsin of war anil woe.
From East to West 'tis sounding,
And a man must rise and go.
He must leave tho hearth of his mother,
And far? to the Northern ton.
Tiaverse th waste and dare the dearth.
Know the mooils of the dcroliitu earth.
Live In his tent, alone.
For the century bids him hasten
To find her hlddpn wealth,
The lore she guards and the treasure
She only yields hy stealth.
A man must fear no peril,
He must ride like knight of old:
To tourney and tilt, with a good rtgln
hand. '
That cu aves to the hilt for the love of thy
land,
And here's to the soldier bold!
Who is pure of thought and action,
Who is ready to prrve his age.
Who cares for the thing he doeth.
And not for the soldier's wage.
Deep Into deep, It cnlleth,
The century s urgent cry.
Splendid and strong is the century's song
Valor and love to the haltle throng,
And It may not pass you by.
From East to Wett 'tis pounding,
Tho call for the brave and the true.
O lads with pulpea bounding,
That cry Is meant for you.
Wherever tho need la greatestt
Wherever the ill Is worst,
Over the cliv's thousands thick,
Over the deserts of stone end brio.
Over the lands nccunt.
The crv for help l penllng,
Bitter with want nnd woe
O brother, If you hear It.
A man must arm and go.
FOR IRRITATED SKIN
Itching, scaly, and
crusted eczemas,
rashes, Inflammations,
and dialings, instant
ly relieved by warm
baths with Cutlcura
Soap and gentle
anointings with CnU
cura Oiutiueut, purest
of emollient skin cures.
FOR EASY SHAVING
The emollient, san
ative, antlttptio
properties of Cutl
cura Soap, when
assisted by Cutl
cura Ointment,
render it vastly
superior to all other
shavine soaps for
tender, irritable, liumory skins.
FOR BABY RASHES
Sleep for skin-tortured
babies and rest
for tired mothers,
in warm baths Willi
dl Oitlriira Soap and
gentle anointings
with Cutlcura Oint
ment, purest
emollient skin cures.
FOR W0MA
The emollient,
sanative, anti
septic, cleansing,
purifying, nnd
beantifylntr prop
erties of Culicin a
8 oat and Cutl
cura Ointment, render them of priceless
value to womeu. hpccial directions for
a great variety of uses.
Hui. PoiWr Dtuf k Cba. Carp.,
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